Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2248: 150: Nest

“Based on the details provided by the Yin Family, the Hundred Herbs Realm hasn't completely fallen into ruin. Thankfully, it doesn't seem to be hostile toward visiting cultivators.”

Wang Ba felt a flicker of excitement stir within him at this realization.

He suddenly increased his speed.

After a lengthy period of travel through the boundless void, a glimmer of Qingmu green light finally appeared in the distance.

“The map given by the Yin Family... is truly lacking in precision.”

Wang Ba looked at the Divination Map in his grasp, feeling somewhat speechless.

According to this Divination Map, the Hundred Herbs Realm was supposed to be situated right next to the Eater Realm’s nest, but the actual distance between them was quite vast.

Fortunately, despite the lack of accuracy, the general direction had been correct.

He pushed forward with renewed speed, flying straight toward that verdant Qingmu glow.

As he drew closer, the green light became much more defined.

Suddenly, Wang Ba came to a halt, his brows knitting together in concern.

A thin, shimmering veil of golden light seemed to be draped over that Qingmu green radiance...

“How strange...”

Stopping in his tracks, Wang Ba felt an instinctive wave of unease wash over him.

After a brief moment of hesitation, he quickly projected his spirit into the Realm Sea, extending his consciousness rapidly from his position toward the Hundred Herbs Realm.

In an instant, the entire state of the Hundred Herbs Realm and its surrounding environment was mapped out in his mind.

His heart gave a violent thud!

Upon the realm membrane of the green Hundred Herbs Realm, thousands of demonic beasts were trapped, roaring and struggling in vain. Outside the realm, the entire world was bound tightly by innumerable golden chains etched with sacred sutras. No matter how much the demonic beasts howled or fought, they could not break free.

Even the sound of their cries was completely suppressed!

What truly terrified Wang Ba was that the aura emanating from every single one of these demonic beasts was at the Crossing Tribulation stage!

“What on earth is going on?!”

At that very second, a voice filled with false compassion drifted through the void outside the Hundred Herbs Realm, sounding as if it were giving advice:

“...Layman, you and I have been locked in this stalemate for many years, yet not a soul has come to your aid. It appears you have lost the hearts of your people; the past is now nothing but a void. Why do you persist in holding out here?”

“Do you intend to wait until your strength is entirely spent and you are forced into eternal meditation?”

“Why not come with me to greet the Buddha Lord? There is no need for a future life, no need for Cultivation Ascension; you can achieve ultimate bliss right here and now.”

“The Supreme True Buddha?!”

Wang Ba recognized the source almost immediately!

Though he was not a practitioner of Buddhist Law, he was aware that Orthodox Buddhism focuses on cultivating this life for the sake of the next. They would never claim there was ‘no need for Cultivation Ascension’.

Using his mind to sense the area beyond the Hundred Herbs Realm, he spotted a monk clad in a simple gray robe. The monk sat cross-legged in the emptiness, staring intently at the world before him.

He held a string of golden Buddha beads, his expression serene and full of apparent mercy.

Suddenly, a voice rang out from within the Hundred Herbs Realm, letting out a soft chuckle:

“Little monk, you have repeated those words more times than I can count. Tianshang Buddha predicted my arrival and sent you here to lay a trap for me. Since my skills were inferior, I accept my defeat to him. However, that respect is for Tianshang Buddha, not for you. To think that you, a mere Northern Great Bodhisattva, believe you can take me away—you are underestimating me quite a bit.”

The voice was deep and powerful, carrying the weight of old age. Even without seeing the speaker, one could easily envision a kind, patient Elder with a long beard reaching his chest, possessing both authority and grace.

Wang Ba had no time for such fantasies, however. Hearing those words caused his heart to tremble with shock.

“That monk is the Northern Great Bodhisattva?!”

The Supreme True Buddha is known as the Tianshang Buddha, served by the Great Bodhisattvas of the Four Directions: East, South, West, and North.

It was rumored that their power was comparable to those who had achieved the Great Perfection of the Crossing Tribulation stage.

“If that monk is the Northern Great Bodhisattva, then who is the person trapped inside...”

His mind was filled with bewilderment.

A thousand thoughts raced through his head, but in a heartbeat, they converged into a single urgent realization.

“I must get to the Cloud Sky Realm! I need to find reinforcements!”

But just as he prepared to move, the monk’s whisper echoed directly inside his mind, seemingly tinged with amusement:

“Supreme True Buddha... Layman, where do you think you are going?”