CHAPTER 548: CHAPTER 91 CANGHUO ANCIENT STAR

"What place?" The crowd asked in pursuit.

"Canghuo Ancient Star, located eleven billion light-years away from Ten Thousand Buddha Ancient Star!" Ga She replied.

"Canghuo Ancient Star?" Shakyamuni furrowed his brows and said, "Is it another star that possesses the Land of Buddha Transformation?"

"Yes!" Ga She nodded slightly and said, "That star is the oldest one in the Endless Buddha Realm aside from the Holy Buddha Star. It also houses a sub-branch of the Venerable Temple. Although there are over ten Quasi-Saint powerhouses in the sub-branch, the one in charge is merely a Late Quasi-Saint Bodhisattva! It would be a piece of cake to deal with them."

"Then you..."

"Whoom!"

Before Li Qingming could finish his words, he was interrupted by a mighty sound.

The Water of Buddha Transformation in the pool could be seen reducing at a visible rate. In just a moment later, the entire lake dried up, revealing the patchy mud and ravines at the bottom.

The two rock walls at the front of the lake also suddenly emitted a noise nearly akin to the sky collapsing, vibrating so severely that it nearly shattered people’s Primordial Spirits.

Then the two rock walls parted, and the pitch-black cave yawned wide open. A majestic air carrying a shocking ancient aura spread out from the depths of the cave.

Intermittently, the entire Heaven and Earth seemed to resonate with the cave, emitting the mysterious sounds of the Great Dao.

"Roar! Roar! Ah!"

Three giant roars sounded out, a Yellow Dragon spanning ten thousand feet danced wildly, a Sharp Gold White Tiger sprang about, and a wild giant man stomped around.

They charged out of the pitch-black cave, like fierce Primordial beasts released from their cages, all emitting the Cultivation of Quasi-Saint Middle Stage, extremely ferocious to the utmost, creating an immensely shocking scene.

Everyone present suddenly became dumbfounded, thinking to themselves: Strange occurrences happen every day, but today they abound! How could such a small cave be so extraordinary, to suddenly unleash three such fierce and powerful beings, all with heaven-defying Cultivation, flooding with an overwhelming aura.

"Roar!"

The barbaric dragon’s roar stirred the Nine Heavens, the bloodthirsty White Tiger’s roar shook the mountains and rivers, and the wild man pounded his chest, controlling Qiankun with his palms.

The violent Spiritual Energy mixed with the Power of Life Law surged violently and tumultuously, making the entire Land of Buddha Transformation brim with extraordinary phenomena and an overpowering might.

It was almost like witnessing the reappearance of Primordial times, everyone was greatly astonished.

"Big Brother, should we fight or not?" Li Qingquan sharpened his knife with enthusiasm, a tornado of combat desire swirling in his eyes.

"Master, what formidable opponents! Shall we not engage them in a battle?" Yang Jian also did his best to persuade.

Shakyamuni glanced at the two nephews with a smile, saying, "Amitabha Buddha! Two benefactors, if you were to fight with them, it’s likely you who would get hurt!"

"Huh? What does Fellow Daoist mean by that? Are you saying we can’t beat them?" Li Qingquan, upon hearing this, became unhappy, with a hint of anger in his voice.

Shakyamuni was nonchalant, clasping his hands together and said, "The two benefactors misunderstood, that’s not what I meant. These three beings clearly all possess the Power of Life Law; given their current state, no matter the severity of their injuries, they would instantaneously recover as before. If the two Fellow Daoists really want to fight, then wait until this Power of Life Law returns to Heaven and Earth. I believe that by then, they will no longer be your opponents!"

Li Qingquan and Yang Jian exchanged glances, thinking to themselves: "Right! At this moment, the Power of Life Law is continuously present between Heaven and Earth, fighting those three now would clearly be akin to provoking an indestructible cockroach. It would be wiser to wait until the Power of Life Law has completely dissipated before inviting them to combat!"

Li Qingming looked at the two with a somewhat amused expression and said, "What? Don’t feel like fighting anymore?"

"That, heh heh! We can talk about it later, talk about it later..." Both replied with a forced smile, rubbing their hands and feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Swoosh!"

At that moment, the Infinite Spiritual Energy and the Power of Life Law above the Heavenly Vault suddenly all rushed into the three beings’ bodies, and the three beings underwent changes.

The dragon and the White Tiger gradually became more illusory, turning into a stream of Qing air, a stream of white air, all burrowing into the body of the wild man.

The wild man spread his arms wide, allowing the two streams of air to enter his body. His rough face relaxed comfortably under his thick eyebrows, looking more at ease than if he had eaten Ginsengfruit.

A quarter of an hour later, the two streams of air were completely absorbed by the wild man, and at the same time, a rich and near-tangible Upper Qing True Essence enveloped him.

"Such rich Upper Qing True Essence!" Yang Jian exclaimed with horror as he watched the misty wild man: "Could it be that this wild man is Master Long?"

"Silly boy, stop joking!" Li Qingquan burst into loud laughter, "Don’t forget what your Master Long Xu Hu looks like. How could he possibly have..."

But his words were cut off mid-sentence as his mouth gaped open, his eyes transfixed on what lay ahead.

"Hahaha, Eldest Brother! I’ve broken through to the Quasi-Saint Peak!" A roaring laugh came from the Upper Pure Immortal Light in midair.

"Patter! Patter!"

Following that, a series of crisp sounds of treading on air echoed as the Upper Qing True Essence dissipated, revealing the true face of the burly man within.

The burly man stood ten feet tall, his muscular and powerful body wrapped in a beast hide skirt. What drew the most attention was a pair of coral-like, skyward horns growing on his shiny black head, emitting a cold light, exuding an intimidating presence.

"What, you’re really Xu Hu’s junior brother?"

Not only the usually indifferent Shakyamuni was agape, but Li Qingming too was dumbfounded.

Stroking the Dragon Horns atop his head, Long Xuhu, who had the same hands and feet as other people, said in vexation, "It’s all because of that sliver of Power of Life Law. This form has become quite uncomfortable!"

Li Qingquan, who had just snapped out of his shock, stepped forward to touch Long Xuhu’s arm, exclaiming, "Goodness! The Power of Life Law is so bizarre; it can actually reconfigure the blood and muscle tissue structure within a creature. It’s simply unbelievable!"

Long Xuhu shook his arm uncomfortably and said to Li Qingming, "Big senior brother, I must visit the other two Lands of Buddha Transformation. As long as I refine the Power of Life Law from the remaining two lands, I can break through the shackles and achieve the Sub-Saint Realm!"

Li Qingming nodded and said, "It happens that we also need to make a trip to Canghuo Ancient Star! Let’s set off now!"

Having said that, Li Qingming turned his head to look at Ga She’s brother and said, "Ga She, give me the spatial coordinates, set up a Domain Gate, and traverse the stars!"

"Master, I have the Star Map of the entire Endless Buddha Realm, and I’ll transmit it to you with my Divine Sense right now!" Though shaken by the events that unfolded on Long Xuhu, Ga She managed to come to terms with the fact and transferred the Star Map to Li Qingming.

"So it turns out there are so many Life Planets in the Endless Buddha Realm!" Li Qingming quickly scanned the Star Map and remarked after a while.

He then started to scatter one formation object after another and, using the Qiankun Ruler as a pen, inscribed the Void Magic Array.

Half an incense stick’s time later, Li Qingming ignited the Domain Gate and told everyone, "Alright, the Domain Gate is ready, let’s go through now!"

"Okay!"

Everyone exchanged glances and followed closely behind Li Qingming, stepping into the Domain Gate.

"Boom!"

Upon entering the Domain Gate, they were greeted by a corridor that wasn’t too long. On both sides of the dark passageway, white dots of light flickered intermittently—these were sparkling Stars that, with a simple touch, could transport them instantly to the surface of those Stars.

In the span of a single breath, Li Qingming and his company reached the end of the pathway and charged towards the bright area.

"Puff!"

It was like breaking through a layer of paper, a faint impact sound came through as everyone touched the ground, and then they experienced a whirlwind of dizziness, landing directly on the ground.

No sooner had they breached the space and landed than they heard roars of beasts filled with Evil Qi.

Their hearts startled, they thought, "Could it be that we carved the Domain Gate wrong? Didn’t they say it was Canghuo Ancient Star? Why are there beast roars?"

Everyone soared into the air, looking around far and wide, only to see a vast expanse of ancient Primordial forest. Ancient trees reached to the skies, teeming with life, various ferocious birds and beasts lurking, resembling the Barbaric land.

The spot where everyone landed was beside a large lake with a circumference of nearly a thousand zhang.

This lake was the only water source for the expansive Primordial forest. For a tribe, Water is an indispensable necessity for survival.

At the moment, not far from the forest, two beast tribes with unawakened spiritual intelligence were clashing over the ownership of the water source.

"Is this the place?" Li Qingming turned his head to look at Ga She, asking.

After sensing carefully for a long time, Ga She’s eyes suddenly lit up, pointing to the six-pointed star in the sky, "It can’t be wrong, this is Canghuo Ancient Star! Look at that enchanting Star, it turns golden during the day, illuminating the earth. At night, it changes to an enticing silver color. In the entire Endless Buddha Realm, only on Canghuo Ancient Star can you see it!"

"Where do we go now?" Li Qingming nodded slightly and asked Ga She.

"Master, we need to head to the sub-branch of Venerable Temple now. That place is within a strange space, and the Venerable Temple has the key to open it!" Ga She discerned the direction, pointing southeast, "Master, do you see that tall temple over there? That’s the sub-branch of the Venerable Temple!"

"Really f**king flamboyant, as if afraid others won’t know that’s Venerable Temple!"

Everyone followed the direction of Ga She’s pointing finger and couldn’t help but mock.

Indeed! The tall temple stood nearly a thousand zhang tall, its external walls embedded with a thin layer of Purple Gold. Even at night, it was radiant.

Li Qingming smiled and said, "Alright, let’s hurry on, no need to waste more time! I am very curious about that place Ga She mentioned!"

"Whoosh!"

Everyone nodded, transforming into flying rainbows, heading straight for the sub-branch of Venerable Temple. (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for the recommendation ticket and monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)