Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2319 - 174: The Truth

Transformations in the world often strike in the blink of an eye.

Just moments ago, the Taoist Field lacked lively music and festivities, yet it brimmed with clinking glasses, hearty laughs, and a serene vibe of harmony.

Yet in the following instant, upheaval crashed down without warning.

Wang Ba had sensed an odd restlessness earlier, but the shocking shift caught him off guard, arriving with such speed and abruptness that it felt like no harbinger at all.

He understood full well that the scene unfolding before his eyes was merely a facade; the true shift had taken root long before, only now revealing itself to all, making it seem so abrupt.

As he watched the purple-robed youth hover in the air, calmly and accurately sending out teams with steady resolve, the events felt startling, though clearly anticipated by the youth.

A flash of insight struck Wang Ba's mind:

"As Sect Leader Bai mentioned earlier, the Supreme True Buddha's followers likely never relied only on battles to drive out the three Mahayana; those earlier fights might have been a ploy to stall and mislead the foes!"

"The string of duel losses appeared to spark this huge assault, yet the core cause could be that the Supreme True Buddha's troops are at last ready for an all-out push!"

With this realization, Wang Ba's spirits plummeted without warning.

The Supreme True Buddha's side had clearly finished all their setups, but how stood the Cloud Sky Realm's defenses?

While these quick notions raced through his head, grim reports flooded in relentlessly.

"Reporting to the Sect Master! Eastern A District is overrun!"

"...Southern D Zone is shattered!"

"A number of Bodhisattvas have pushed through Eastern A District! The Sect holding that key point can't hold on any longer..."

Faces among the gathered Inner World Cultivators twisted in shock, and at last, an early Crossing Tribulation Cultivator blurted out gravely:

"Sect Leader Bai, without rushing back to help, our Sect might be doomed!"

The purple-robed youth spared him no glance, his stare locked on the water curtain that experts were hastily mending, now showing not just the outer chaos but every corner of the realm inside, as he barked swift directives while Cloud Sky Sect members dashed off to act.

"Sect Leader Bai!"

The early Crossing Tribulation Cultivator fretted over his Sect, a mix of fury and desperation fueling his urgent words.

The purple-robed youth halted abruptly, his frosty gaze sliding toward the Crossing Tribulation Cultivator, sending a shiver straight to the man's core, his frame icing over as dread raced unchecked!

With a frosty tone, he declared:

"The moment hasn't come!"

Once done, he spun back, eyes on the water curtain's unfolding turmoil, face etched with gravity, gaze darting along with the scenes, as he kept dishing out orders.

Nearby Crossing Tribulation Cultivator allies were sent off in waves too.

"Not yet?"

At those words, the Crossing Tribulation Cultivator's anxiety surged wildly, though that piercing look had him too cowed to move on his own, so he turned a desperate gaze to Wang Ba standing close by.

Wang Ba couldn't spare thoughts for the chaos outside; his focus stayed glued to the water curtain and the purple-robed youth's deployments, while he mentally projected the battle's next twists from the images there, and soon his heart jolted hard!

"Clashing outnumbered in spots isn't the issue... But why leave the Realm Membrane open? Are they truly aiming to draw in the Supreme True Buddha's forces, then spring a trap on them?"

The purple-robed youth went on directing forces based on the water curtain's displays, sending them into the realm to surround lone intruders; his tactics were cleverly sharp, ensuring Cloud Sky Realm forces always had the upper hand, though with intruders pouring in steadily, the elite numbers on the Cloud Sky side would quickly get swamped by the invaders.

Should the trap go awry, it could easily become a case of luring predators right into the heart of the home.

"What's the real strength behind Cloud Sky Sect?"

Wang Ba mulled over the mystery.

His eyes scanned the water curtain, a flicker of uncertainty rising within.

Forces from the Supreme True Buddha had fully encircled the whole Cloud Sky Realm, with hordes of monks hammering at the Realm Membrane to breach it, but the famed Tianshang Buddha Lord, holder of infinite Buddhist Law, remained unseen, and just three Great Bodhisattvas—skipping the Western one—had emerged.

A blockade like this shouldn't halt the three Mahayana Cultivators.

Right then, a red silhouette wandering the realm in the water curtain caught Wang Ba's eye.

"That's Wisdom Truth."

Wang Ba spotted him right away.

And just then, the purple-robed youth's voice reached Wang Ba:

"Taoist Friend Taiyi, would you assist me?"

Without pause, Wang Ba soared to face the purple-robed youth, lifting his hand with grave intent:

"Gladly."

"Excellent!"

The purple-robed youth jabbed at the 'Wisdom Truth' figure in the water curtain, face stern:

"Daoist Friend, seize and eliminate this foe in under thirty breaths, then hurry back once caught—make haste, no lingering!"

Wang Ba froze in surprise, and the other nearby cultivators gaped in astonishment at the command.

Wisdom Truth Bodhisattva ranked as the top of the ten Bodhisattvas; even stripped of his six supreme Dao Treasures and the black rhinoceros mount, he earned that spot. True Man Taiyi had bested him once, but a mere thirty breaths struck as awfully tight.

Still, Wang Ba only wavered briefly, said nothing further, and gave a firm nod, his form blurring as he exited the Taoist Field.

The Cloud Sky Realm spanned hugely, yet Wang Ba knew Wisdom Truth's presence from their prior clash, no stranger to his energy; a surge of Divine Patterns carried him, and on arrival, he beheld a massive, fang-baring, enormous crimson Bodhisattva clutching a defender at that location.

Around the torn Realm Membrane, vast Chaos Origin Substance roared inward, birthing ceaseless calamities, while other Bodhisattvas and Arhats below seized Cloud Sky Realm cultivators with ruthless flair.