Chapter 1079: Chapter 1073: Half-Step Body Integration
The twin spears pierced through the void.
Spiritual power at the Half-Step Body Integration realm, fused with Buddhist light, was naturally effective against evil.
Yet when the attack struck the massive dragon’s scales, it left only shallow wounds—neither deep nor significant—which healed almost instantly.
Li Wei had never fought the Corpse God of the Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems before.
With Min Tiange’s assistance, Fei Heng had used the Corpse God’s body as his Dao Foundation to step into the Body Integration realm. It was no different from seizing another body.
Now, Li Wei was finally witnessing the Corpse God’s strange nature firsthand. It was clearly at the Dao-Glimpsing realm, yet its Dao was unlike anything he had seen.
“The Dao of Corpses? No… this is different. Every scale represents a technique—the techniques these corpses used when they were alive.
Beneath the scales is living flesh and blood, constantly repairing the body… and there are souls as well…”
The moment his spears struck, Li Wei sensed the bizarre structure of the technique.
Ghostly entities surged from all directions around the corpse dragon, intercepting his twin spears. His Spiritual power was reduced by nearly half before it could even land.
“If the twin spears can’t break through… then…”
A golden light flashed in Li Wei’s eyes.
“Buddha’s Divine Palm!”
“This is—” Crown Prince Fei Heng’s expression changed drastically.
“How is this possible? How did he learn Buddhist Dharma?!”
Brilliant Buddhist light rose from Li Wei’s body.
Behind him, a towering Dharma Body took shape.
A black-and-white Bagua lotus platform appeared beneath it.
Seated cross-legged upon the lotus was a handsome monk clad in a kasaya—black on the left, white on the right.
A pair of Yin and Yang koi circled and leapt beside the Dharma Body, moving in perfect harmony.
The Buddha raised its palm.
Harnessing spatial laws, it struck effortlessly across the void, landing directly on the massive blood dragon and leaving behind a colossal palm print.
The countless souls within the corpse dragon could not resist the purifying force of Buddhist Dharma—it directly countered corpse energy.
“Ancestor, let me help you!”
Seeing the Buddhist light suppress the corpse dragon’s aura, Li Kuanghua shouted sharply.
The Buddha-Demon Disk appeared behind her as her Martial Dao Bodhisattva Body rose into the air, unleashing a Bodhisattva’s Divine Palm of its own.
In an instant, a Buddha and a Bodhisattva flanked the corpse dragon.
As the battle intensified, Li Kuanghua suddenly froze for a moment.
She heard the Buddha Dharma Body ask, “Kuanghua… how do you chant Buddhist scriptures?”
“….”
She glanced again at the Ancestor’s Dharma Body.
It was holding prayer beads—but instead of moving them one by one, it was fumbling them randomly with no rhythm at all.
After a brief silence, Li Kuanghua replied, “Ancestor… as long as the intention is sincere, that’s enough. Chanting scriptures or counting beads doesn’t actually increase the power of Buddhist Dharma.”
“…”
Li Wei also fell silent.
With a thought, the Dharma Body tossed the prayer beads aside and simply began unleashing the Buddha’s Divine Palm—punching and kicking through the void without restraint.
Pure Buddhist Dharma.
Watching the Divine Palms strike again and again through the “mirror surfaces” formed by his spatial techniques, a faint smile appeared on Li Wei’s face.
With Yun Hongcai trapped, the greatest beneficiary was undoubtedly the Old Tree, which was now breaking through to the Void Refinement realm.
The second was Li Wei himself.
[Your clan’s Divine Tree, while Yun Clan Ancestor Yun Hongcai used the “Stealing the Heavens” method to seize the faith power of Dharma Master Hongzhen’s Dusheng Bodhisattva at Dusheng Nunnery, activated the “Essence Harvesting Death Array Formation” alongside Fate Techniques to steal Yun Hongcai’s Dao path.]
[Your clan’s Divine Tree, the “Primal Blood Tree,” is using the Body Integration Dao path and accumulated blood essence to construct a Void Refinement space, resisting the tribulation of a demonic breakthrough.]
[It is currently advancing to the Void Refinement realm.]
[Through the array formation, the Primal Blood Tree is transferring the excess faith power it cannot absorb into your body.]
[You are acquiring Half-Step Body Integration Spiritual power!]
[You have obtained faith power.]
[Through the system, you have consumed 30,000 Clan Will to learn the “True Buddhist Mantra of Deliverance for Self and Sentient Beings” cultivated by your descendant Li Kuanghua, gaining the Three Forms of Buddhism!]
[Congratulations. You have refined a Buddhist Dharma Body — the Self-Delivering Arhat (Arhat — In Buddhism, it refers to: A person who has attained personal enlightenment.).]
[The Dharma Body is born from the heart. You have unintentionally stepped onto the Buddhist path—appearing as a Buddha, yet not truly one; delivering yourself, but not others.
You possess the Dharma of an Arhat, yet lack the heart of one.
You have comprehended a fragment of Dharma Master Hongzhen’s “Rebirth” laws.]
So… he had accidentally become a monk.
Li Wei controlled the Dharma Body with a thought. As Yun Hongcai was drained dry by the Old Tree, Li Wei reaped immense benefits as well—his power reaching Half-Step Body Integration.
What a pity.
If he had truly cultivated Buddhism, this faith power alone might have been enough to open the Dao Gate.
“Boom!”
Li Wei turned his gaze toward Li Kuanghua’s Martial Dao Bodhisattva Body.
At this moment, her Dharma Body had shed its earlier compassion.
Its expression turned fierce, manifesting three heads and six arms.
Behind it, the Buddha-Demon Disk shone like a dark sun, radiating black energy.
Wielding a massive staff, it smashed down toward the corpse dragon with overwhelming force.
[Your descendant Li Kuanghua’s Buddha-Demon Disk, after absorbing Buddhist faith power and accumulating blood energy for many years, has advanced to Tier-4!]
[A single thought determines Buddha or Demon, devouring flesh and blood.]
[In Buddha form: all evils retreat, and Buddhist Dharma is strengthened.]
[In Demon form: Spiritual power, physical strength, and regeneration are greatly enhanced.]
[When fused: Buddha and Demon coexist as one—fearless before all.]
[Unlocked Void Refinement extreme technique: Boundless.]
[Buddha and Demon share the same origin—the true heart. Dual laws merge within the body, transforming into ultimate physical power.]
[Acquired supreme-grade Dharma Treasure: Origin Staff. Its weight rivals mountains, capable of suppressing land and sea.]
[Your descendant Li Kuanghua’s Martial Dao Bodhisattva Body has learned the Void Refinement technique: Three Heads and Six Arms.]
[With six-directional perception, one person wields the strength of three, capable of unleashing triple techniques.]
Compared to Li Kuanghua’s ferocious three-headed, six-armed Bodhisattva, Li Wei’s Arhat seemed almost like a calm and gentle scholar.
But the Bodhisattva attacked without restraint.
The Origin Staff was no ordinary treasure. Planted on land, it could stabilize earthquakes and quell wildfires. Set within the sea, it could calm raging tides.
And if unleashed, it could just as easily summon those same disasters.
Even so, despite the relentless assault of a Luohan and a Bodhisattva—both wielding techniques that directly countered it—how could they truly defeat a genuine Body Integration expert?
Even one who had yet to fully master that power.
“Why… why do you insist on seeking death?!”
The corpse dragon roared.
With a single roar, the Buddha palms filling the sky shattered one after another.
In the distance, the observing members of the Li family exchanged glances.
Within Li Yaozu’s sword box, the blades trembled and clattered.
He spoke quietly to Li Yaoqing, “Second Sister… who are you planning to fight?”
Li Yaoqing glanced at the corpse dragon, then at the Buddha battling Perfected Qinghe behind her.
After a brief moment of thought, she smiled and turned toward the four stunned Void Refinement cultivators from Highsun City.
“Let’s go. If that old demoness escapes, none of us will gain anything.”
Feng Tu and Zhou Chengli exchanged a look.
They cast one last glance at the corpse dragon that Fei Heng had become, sighed, and nodded.
Without hesitation, they followed Li Yaoqing to attack Nun Dairou.
“Eldest Brother,” Li Yaoqing called out with a smile as she charged forward, bamboo pole in hand, “that old demoness is strong. Hurry and come help!”
A sword slipped from the box into Li Yaozu’s hand.
Standing calmly against the breeze, he positioned himself before his clansmen.
Behind him, the younger generation drew their weapons, unafraid of the overwhelming pressure of the Body Integration realm.
A sword rang softly.
Li Yaozu raised it, pointing directly at the corpse dragon. His voice remained steady.
“Don’t worry. It’s just a corpse dragon.”
“This will be over soon.”
Li Yunlin and Li Yunbing exchanged glances, not daring to respond.
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