Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2344 183: Departure
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"Keep in mind… should the tide turn against us, depart without delay. This isn't fleeing, but safeguarding the true opportunity…"
"Fellow Daoist Taiyi, since you've been personally instructed by the Heavenly Monarch, when the odds look grim… you ought to recognize the way to withdraw."
In the Cloud Sky Realm, everything spun chaotically, immortal mists tumbled down, fierce beasts plummeted, and all creatures endured torment; with one look, it resembled a toppling structure, a picture of utter devastation.
Beyond the realm's borders, the Buddha's radiance shone golden like sunlight, but right then, it bathed the airborne cultivators inside the Cloud Sky Realm, offering no comfort—instead, it pierced like plunging into a frozen cavern, sending shivers straight to their cores!
Right now, leading at the Cloud Sky Realm's vanguard, Bai Lechan, leader of the Cloud Sky Sect, displayed a gravity on his features unlike anything before.
Wang Ba himself, in this very instant, experienced a void in his thoughts, completely unable to believe it!
"Xiahou Demon… he's truly perished?!"
"True Man Gai has escaped as well… Does that mean the Master of Quiet Cave joined the fray in the end?"
"Master Chao… even Master Chao's Ten Thousand Beasts Unleashed got shattered. He, he… Just how did the Tianshang Buddha Lord pull this off?!"
Wang Ba knew little about the Master of Quiet Cave, yet Xiahou Demon, True Man Gai, and Heavenly Monarch Chao ranked as the Realm Sea's foremost three Mahayana experts. Factoring in the Ten Thousand Beasts as another Mahayana-level force, that made four in total.
But even with four Mahayana powerhouses, they couldn't stand against the Tianshang Buddha Lord?
In that moment, amid surging anxiety, the earlier warnings from Bai Lechan and Master Chao resurfaced in Wang Ba's thoughts.
He'd been puzzled by them earlier, yet now, clarity struck him fully.
"Maybe they foresaw this… but then, why push forward with a fight that never should've started in the first place?"
Confusion swirled in his heart.
Were it up to him, lacking any certainty, he'd exhaust all options to dodge this clash until ready to confront the Supreme True Buddha. However, for the Cloud Sky Realm's defenders, sensing slim chances of victory, why risk it all like this?
Or perhaps some detail escaped his knowledge?
Maybe hidden strategies existed?
But in this dire juncture, no leisure remained for deeper reflection.
As an outer voice, merciful but icy, echoed, the Cloud Sky Realm's barrier swiftly crumbled, with Heavenly Monarch Chao offering no reply—merely fierce bursts of spell clashes erupted anew from beyond.
Amid dread and gloom… as his spirit churned wildly, a staggering pulling force abruptly wrapped around him without a sound!
Wang Ba caught on too late, jolting awake, while the Land-Parting Staff's earthy yellow glow instinctively flared outward.
However, when the pull gripped him, all he sensed was the Land-Parting Staff in his primordial spirit quaking fiercely from the unusual assault.
The outer earthy yellow radiance shook in sync!
Unsteady!
"Northern Great Bodhisattva!"
A cold sweat trickled down Wang Ba's back; his divine sense swept outward in haste, locking onto a gray-robed monk's form among the nearby shattered barrier shards.
The gray robe's sleeves billowed wildly, as though boundless pulling force gushed from within.
A trace of delight and a triumphant grin marked the monk's countenance:
"Layman Taiyi, distraction has no place right now."
Sensing the unstoppable pull piercing past the earthy yellow glow and the mayhem of troops and mounts nearby, Wang Ba's face inevitably turned grave.
With effort, he anchored the quivering Land-Parting Staff using his primordial spirit; myriad ideas raced through his head in a flash, only to be snuffed out just as quick.
In the end, just Master Chao's parting words before clashing with the Tianshang Buddha Lord lingered…
His eyes darted about, surveying nearby, distant spots, and the realm's exterior… Abruptly, he drew forth the sword sheath Dao Treasure, channeling immortal power into it!
Swoosh!
A beam of pale golden sword-glow burst from the sword sheath Dao Treasure, hurtling straight toward the gray-robed monk.
Upon spotting that pale golden sword-glow, though assured of his superior cultivation, the monk—having seen its might—refused to take it lightly; he leaned his frame aside, easing the pull from his sleeves a touch.
The quaking earthy yellow radiance halted briefly.
Wang Ba grasped the opening, bird-wing shadows sprouting on his back as the Wind-Driving Staff pushed to its limit then!
Right away, he withdrew the Land-Parting Staff, unfurled his wings, becoming a streak of verdant light, desperately breaking free from the astonishing pull!
But in that split second, a far more intense pull seized the verdant light streak!
The light flow stuttered, exposing Wang Ba's shape inside.
"Haha, aware of your tricks, why would I allow your getaway!"
From afar, the gray-robed monk lifted his sleeves just then, chuckling loudly.
Yet his grin hardened on his features in an instant.
Bang!
The ensnared Wang Ba exploded under the mighty pull, ripped apart in fragments!
From the broken form, a pale golden sword-glow slipped out quietly, riding the pull's force to close the gap swiftly, severing the monk's sleeve!
Rip!
The sleeve tore clean!
The force pressed on, targeting the monk's brow!
Stunned and furious, the gray-robed monk hastily dodged by shifting his posture once more.
There, the pale golden sword-glow that cut the sleeve shot toward the breached realm barrier, shifting into a verdant silhouette; its bird wings beat once, verdant glow whipping like gales, racing off into the remote horizon!
Witnessing this, the gray-robed monk understood the deception.
Fury boiled in him, followed by a chilly scoff:
"Beyond lies the Heaven and Earth Net—escape is impossible!"
His statement barely ended when, sure enough, the verdant light streak rebounded from outside the realm, encircled by throngs of golden glow orbs arrayed thickly, resembling a colossal web trapping it!