After slaying the unconscious Scorpion Spirit, Xu Fang did not use the Immortal-Slaying Flying Blade again; a single punch was enough to turn the Scorpion Spirit into a mush.
“The Buddhist sect is truly overstepping, and I can’t leave this without venting my anger!”
Xu Fang gazed at the corpse of the Scorpion Spirit, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes!
He was not one to take revenge for trifles, but the Tathagata’s actions disgusted him. Merely slaying the Tathagata’s avatar and the Scorpion Spirit was not enough to relieve the resentment brewing in Xu Fang’s heart!
With this thought, Xu Fang waved his hand, and a surge of spiritual energy swept over. The Buddha hall conjured by the Tathagata transformed into a wooden platform, and in Xu Fang’s hand appeared a straw doll.
With a snap of his fingers, he placed the straw doll on the wooden platform, and two flames ignited instantly.
Once again, with a flick of his hand, a wolf hair appeared in Xu Fang's right hand. Chanting a spell, he inscribed four characters on the straw doll.
“Spiritual Mountain Tathagata!”
Then, Xu Fang sat cross-legged, chanting incantations!
He intended to use the Seven-Arrow Head technique to curse the Tathagata’s true body!
……
Within the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall of the Spiritual Mountain, the Tathagata was delivering teachings.
With his quasi-saint cultivation, every word he spoke resonated like the sound of Buddha, moving countless Buddhas to enlightenment.
However, amidst this grand sermon, the Tathagata suddenly felt a stir in his heart, his face flashing with anger.
He realized that a breath he had exhaled, manifesting as a peak Mysterious Immortal avatar, had been slain!
“A mere Mysterious Immortal dares to slay my avatar? This Xu Fang truly does not submit to the Buddhist sect. If it weren’t for his Immortal-Slaying Flying Blade, my avatar would never have fallen!”
As the leader of the Buddhist sect, the Tathagata was well aware of the grand plan to spread Buddha’s teachings eastward. However, Xu Fang, as one of the eighty-one trials, could not be dealt with for now.
“Once the teachings are successfully spread east, I will strip Xu Fang of his position at the Spiritual Mountain and suppress him on the shores of the Bohai Sea!”
Anger flashed through the Tathagata’s heart. He began to calculate Xu Fang’s whereabouts using his fingers.
Yet, as he attempted to divine, a heavy feeling suddenly engulfed him.
For he could not deduce Xu Fang’s path!
Everything about Xu Fang was shrouded in mystery!
“Could it be that a great power has intervened to obscure the heavenly secrets?”
A serious look crossed the Tathagata’s eyes. For someone to conceal the heavenly secrets from him, their cultivation must surpass his own.
In the entire Three Realms, only a few saints could overpower him!
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“Could it be that a saint is involved?”
The Tathagata was unaware of the existence of a miraculous system, a cheat of sorts.
“If a saint truly has intervened, this matter must be handled with caution.”
Taking a deep breath, the Tathagata recalled the Scorpion Spirit, which was supposed to be one of the trials, and once again began to calculate.
This time, however, he determined that the Scorpion Spirit had already perished!
At this moment, the Tathagata could be certain without a doubt that Xu Fang was the one who had killed the Scorpion Spirit!
“I granted him the Arhat status, and he refuses it, actively disrupting my Buddhist plans—truly asking for death!”
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While the Tathagata was enraged in the Spiritual Mountain, not far from Futu Mountain, Xu Fang had already set up the straw doll, burned the talisman, and then performed rituals.
During the rituals, the spiritual energy within him was being consumed rapidly, causing Xu Fang’s complexion to pale!
After all, the Seven-Arrow Head could target any being in the Three Realms, and twenty-one days of worship would disperse the three souls and seven spirits of the cursed.
However, the higher the cultivation of the cursed being, the more spiritual energy the caster would need to expend.
Moreover, when the cultivation reached a certain level, there was no guarantee of absolute effectiveness.
For example, Xu Fang, with his early-stage Mysterious Immortal cultivation, would likely be unable to disperse the three souls and seven spirits of a quasi-saint like the Tathagata, even if he exhausted himself.
Yet, Xu Fang’s intention was not to truly disperse the Tathagata; he simply wanted to teach him a lesson!
I, Xu Fang, will not be bullied by anyone!
And even if the Tathagata sought trouble with him afterward, he could always retreat to Mount Fangcun. In a world as vast as this, would the Tathagata dare to find trouble with Master Bodhi?
After all, Master Bodhi had no good impression of the Buddhist sect and would naturally protect him!
This was Xu Fang’s bold confidence in daring to curse the Tathagata!
Twenty-one days passed in the blink of an eye!
The Seven-Arrow Head was nearing its conclusion.
At this moment, Xu Fang's face was pale, and his figure swayed unsteadily, his internal spiritual energy approaching depletion.
Yet, he gritted his teeth and persevered!
With a flick of his hand, he conjured a bow and arrow, then drew back the bowstring, aiming directly at the straw doll inscribed with ‘Spiritual Mountain Tathagata,’ releasing the arrow with a forceful shot!
Swish—
As the arrow struck, the straw doll erupted, blood splattering everywhere!
A chill glimmered in Xu Fang’s eyes. He had already cast his curse upon the Tathagata, and regardless of its effectiveness, he considered this matter to be concluded.
Yet, this incident made him increasingly dissatisfied with his own cultivation.
If only he had sufficient strength, he wouldn’t need to resort to such techniques.
Only with formidable strength could he face everything!
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Within the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall of the Spiritual Mountain.
The Tathagata was agitated, reciting Buddhist teachings, yet his mind was preoccupied with the matters of spreading the teachings eastward.
With the Scorpion Spirit slain by Xu Fang, he needed to find a replacement trial!
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a scorpion listening to the Buddhist teachings by the Buddha lamp.
In the land of the Spiritual Mountain, many beings existed, and many would come to the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall to listen to the teachings.
This scorpion was merely one among them.
However, this scorpion was just an ordinary creature, lacking even the intelligence to understand.
After pondering for a moment, the Tathagata raised his hand and summoned the scorpion!
Amidst the Buddha’s light, the monks in the hall could not discern the Tathagata’s actions.
Only the Scorpion Spirit, trembling in the Tathagata’s grip, had no idea why the Buddha suddenly captured it. The Tathagata smiled and said, “Do not fear; I, the Buddha, am compassionate. Today, you and I are fated. I allow you to pierce me with your tail, and with my blood, I shall help you achieve your demonic form and enter the mortal realm to practice Buddhism.”
The melodious sound of Buddha echoed, naturally possessing a persuasive power. This ordinary scorpion, unable to resist the Tathagata’s scheme, cautiously pierced its tail into the Tathagata’s palm.
As the Buddha's blood entered its body, the scorpion gained immense benefits!
At that moment, as the scorpion’s tail pierced the Tathagata’s palm, Xu Fang simultaneously drew his bow and released the arrow that shattered the straw doll!
In an instant!
The Tathagata felt a sharp pain radiating from the scorpion’s tail, causing him immense discomfort!
While this did not inflict any substantial harm, it weighed heavily on the Tathagata’s heart!
As a Buddha, how many years had it been since he had suffered any injury?
Let alone experience pain.
Thus, this unexpected sting left him bewildered!
Could it be that a mere earthly scorpion stings with such agony?
