The "flesh" fallen from Tao Qian, the appearance of Buddha's Son Body and the accompanying phenomena, seem to overshadow the Demon Child Body.

Furthermore, the insight triggered in the process shows that the Buddha's Son Body was blessed with [Future Dharma] from Tao Qian, along with the hard-cultivated Buddha Qi over the years, as well as various Buddha treasures like Buddha Bird Protector, People Species Bag, and Rainbow Bone Relics. Moreover, the Heavenly Girl Bodhisattva, Ling Mei'er, follows along.

If comparing the strength at birth alone!

There's no doubt, the Buddha's Son Body is stronger than the Demon Child Body.

Of course, the present Tao Buddha's son has undergone a complete transformation, and if a fair fight were to occur, it's likely even Tao Qian himself might not match the Demon Child Body. As long as the latter sets up the [Ten Thousand Demon Abyss Array] and wields the Evil-slaying Sword to launch a central assault, even experts of the Daoist Transformation Realm would struggle.

However, the birth of Tao Buddha's son was not intended for combat.

Upon hearing the Buddha's Son Body ask to borrow the Miraculous Tree Treasure Boat, it was promptly taken out, and the [Shocking God Bell] was casually hung on the bow, then he continued:

"The Tarnished Compassion Poison, surpasses that of Bai Qin a thousandfold."

"Even though you have obtained the Future Dharma, the Ten Thousand Buddha's Dharma Lineage within All Heavens Buddhism is all restrained by you. Even the many legacies within the Demon Buddha Temple can be controlled by you, yet only having half a book means it isn't perfect. If careless, you might also face disaster."

"Even if combined with the Demon Child Body, it still won't eliminate the calamity..."

As Tao Qian spoke, both Buddha's Son Body and Demon Child Body thought he'd advise not to force it and do their best.

Unexpectedly, he smiled faintly, and added, "Call upon the true self, and I shall come, to bear witness to Daoist transformation, and jointly diminish disaster."

Upon hearing this, the Demon Child, Buddha's Son Body, situated in different lands, clapped their hands laughingly, "The true self too grows restless in calmness, it seems an auspicious event is at hand, the Great Dao is nigh."

After all, being an avatar split from the True Soul, it understands the true self best.

This one is a genuine Daoist for sure, but deep down he is cunning and sly.

If there isn't assurance, he doesn't easily act.

Since the Buddha's Son Body hadn't even truly entered the Search God Realm yet announced he could summon him to go forth, it must be that there's progress in dealing with the "Dao Nightmare" calamity.

Tao Buddha's son, holding Ling Mei'er, smiled and shifted onto the Miraculous Tree Treasure Boat.

Gazing across True Spirit, toward the distant Demon Child Body within the Search God Realm, he said:

"The little monk's Buddha Heart senses that since the Tarnished Compassion Buddha Dust is manifesting, the calamity will inevitably follow. All Buddhas must descend upon the Search God Realm, involving all gods, the magnificent trend is extremely hard to resist... Especially since you, Daoist friend, as the 'Saint Monk's disciple,' are a significant piece in the calamity, it seems that you might soon lose autonomy."

"Though the Great Abyss is vast and boundless, even with the treasure boat sent along, it will take some time, hoping Daoist friend can delay a little!"

After speaking, he manipulated the treasure boat to breach the void, directly and boldly rushing into the Great Abyss along the Ascending Immortal Star Acupoint path.

Perhaps because the Buddha's Son Body is too enticing, or maybe the Dao Nightmare aura on Tao Qian's body is too alluring.

As soon as they left the Longevity Realm, they attracted numerous evil spirits and demons, mostly like those Copper-Mouth Monk, Red Child, and Rabbit Immortal types from before.

With Tao Buddha's divine skills, a move could wipe them all out.

However, since he was in a rush, being intolerant of entanglement, seeing many evildoers gather, he suddenly extended his hand, flicked his fingers, and the next moment witnessed the Shocking God Bell resonate.

Strangely enough, when played by him, the sound wasn't so obnoxiously terrifying, but rather imbued with some mysterious Buddhist charm.

Yet as it fell into the ears of the evil spirits, its power increased by threefold.

The evil creatures scattered like birds and beasts instantly.

...

"Lose autonomy?"

"Those Bodhisattvas and Buddhas upon the Spiritual Mountain are merely avatars and projections. If things really came to a head, my Demon Child, by setting up the array, would fear no one. Even my convenient master, the Saint Monk Jin Chanzi, might not gain any advantage within my Fu Yuan Array."

"As of now, who can still make me lose my autonomy? Heh heh."

Tao Demon Child, after three years of painstaking treasure refining, has gained much, finding a sense of satisfaction perfectly normal.

And indeed, in the following days, no troubles were encountered.

Oddly, the [Tarnished Compassion Great Tribulation], after Yu Fo City's affair, Tao Demon Child expected the entire territory of Tang Country, coupled with his governed Taoyuan Country, would erupt in Tarnished Compassion, mutating all beings and spirits after.

Yet nothing occurred, calm and peaceful, nothing happened.

This went on for a full nine days when Tao Demon Child suddenly felt a mystical perception, and the rapidly expanding Divination Worm conveyed a Heavenly Dao message the next moment.

Search God Realm!

In various countries and territories, almost unmistakably overnight, Tarnished Compassion signs broke out everywhere.

The realization surfaced on Tao Demon Child's face suddenly, understanding dawned:

"I see, how deceitful indeed."

"The Tarnished Compassion Tribulation originated from the [Buddha of Tarnished Compassion], being a Buddha Land's evil poison, if it's to brew into a world-ending great calamity, naturally its starting point should also be within Tang Country… Presumably, Yu Fo City wasn't necessarily the first place of calamity, maybe movements started long ago underneath the Spiritual Mountain, just suppressed by the Buddhas there."

"Dispatched the Glazed Monk to subdue it, to avoid leaving a pretext for all gods and demons and all heaven Dao veins after the calamity bursts out."

"Maybe these nine days, those Monks who received 'Evil Poison' and 'Tarnished Compassion Buddha Son' secretly infiltrated various countries to lay poisonous seeds, ensuring simultaneous Tarnished Compassion outbreaks everywhere, thus absolving themselves of suspicion."

The last notion is evidently Tao Demon Child's dark speculation.

Upon deeper thought, it's not without reason.

Even more so, due to the help of the Divination Worm, ample evidence was found by Tao Demon Child.

Over three years of cultivation, besides refining treasures and skills, Tao Qian also tasked his significant avatar, [Taixu Daoist], to take strands of Divination Worm Silk throughout the Search God Realm, planting them in crucial countries and territories.

This method certainly couldn't let the Divination Worm devour the Heavenly Dao of those places, but it could leave the Divination Worm's eye, for spying and surveillance purposes.

This function is now being realized today.

Although the Tarnished Compassion Tribulation has erupted, being scattered across various places and nations within the Search God Realm, without causing much stir, just minor sparks, it hasn't yet drawn the attention of all gods, demons, Dao veins.

But Tao Qian is different, within a day, he peered into all Tarnished Compassion signs exploding at every place in the Search God Realm.

No matter the size, like viewing a palm print.

Even with the 'Yu Fo City' experience, though prepared in heart, the scenes he observed throughout the day made Tao Demon Child's face turn extremely grim and solemn.

Terror and eeriness fall short of describing the calamity, even the Demon Child body only felt horrified.

With tightly furrowed brows, he sighed in his heart:

"Such evil poison is terrifying indeed, worthy of originating from a Buddha."

"If not for knowing that in this world there's still [Medicine Tathagata Lineage] and my [Future Buddha Son] who can restrain this poison, from today's observations, I too should hastily flee the Search God Realm to avoid inadvertently getting caught in the calamity, becoming cannon fodder."

"That damn Tarnished Compassion Buddha, utterly inhuman, how dare he claim the title of Buddha as an ancestor."

To evoke such thoughts from Tao Demon Child is needless to say because besides ordinary mutated phenomena, something else was also seen.

For instance, what happens when the evil poison infects powerful cultivators?

Numerous cases, with one being exceptionally close at hand.

Tao Demon Child is tangled in emotion tribulation karma, among which is one lover named "Xiu Lvyuan," a female of the Xiu Family lineage, renowned even within the Great Abyss.

She has a younger sister named Xiu Hongqiao, whose nature is notoriously willful and unreasonable.

Originally, she strongly opposed her sister's union with Tao Qian's avatar and often sought opportunities to attack Tao Demon Child's Mystical Pearl Avatar.

But on this day, this woman, infected with Tarnished Compassion Evil Poison.

She not only revealed the terrifying true form of the Xiu Family, akin to filthy green mud, after mutations but became extremely bizarre and terrifying. Before her sister's eyes, she barged into the boudoir, laughing madly, releasing joyous evil Qi, intending to violate Tao Demon Child's avatar on the spot.