949 It is Sword Anyway Part II (1/2)
It did not matter what kind of Divine Ability one possessed, the sword could break it. It was not because the Divine Ability was too weak, but because the iron sword was too powerful. The iron sword could break the Dharmakaya of Acalanatha, let alone human bodies.
Qi Nian was injured immediately after Jun Mo showed up. The three Elders of Commandment Hall looked solemnly and their thin chests suddenly rose up as if they had inhaled too much of the autumn wind. Between breaths, a series of extremely complicated and obscure syllables came out of their mouths at great speed, which sounded horrible.
In this way, Elders of Commandment Hall finished the syllables they were murmuring, which were indeed hard to understand, for it was not any normal Buddhist Scriptures, but some kind of mantra.
Cultivators had many means, such as Fu and Psyche. Buddhism also had their own special skills including mantra, which was extremely powerful. The mantra the Elders of Commandment Hall were chanting was a fantastic tool which was invented by countless great monks of the previous generations while facing the wall and cudgeling their brains — Vairocana Buddha Devil Conquering Mantra.
The monks of previous generations of the Xuankong Temple put their priority on managing the Buddha land in the depths of the West Wilderness and dealing with the powerful demons after Buddha reached Nirvana.
It was said that Buddha left his legacies in the underground Buddha land. Putting aside the pear tree that Buddha had planted himself and the stones that Buddha had refined, the Prajna Peak were the remains of Buddha. The monks shouldn't worry at all, but unfortunately, they didn't even know how to use these to fight against their enemies.
For this reason, countless great monks racked their brains to come up with a method to use the power of the Buddha land, which was similar to enforcing regulations of the letter. But it required less from the caster. Any caster could borrow the infinite power left by Buddha in the Buddha land as long as they were willing to give up their flesh and longevity.
The method was the Vairocana Buddha Devil Conquering Mantra. It was because the method was very cruel to the caster and it revealed a bloody meaning. Additionally, there was no way to bring a human being who was killed accidentally back to life since it was too powerful, so the Xuankong Temple had always kept it a secret. Only the three Elders of Commandment Hall were able to cultivate it and only the Chief Monk of Scripture could decide when to use it.
Jun Mo's cultivation in Taoist swords had impressed the whole world, and now he was leading the serfs to overturn the Buddha land. There was no doubt the Xuankong Temple saw him as a demon. For the temple, it was high time to use its secret weapon.
The sound of the Vairocana Buddha Devil Conquering Mantra was everywhere.
All of a sudden, the underground world somehow responded. The fierce wind howled upon the field, stones were rolling, the giant peaks two hundred miles away seemed to have trembled slightly, and in the East Peak where the Commandment Hall of Xuankong Temple was located, the pines roared in the wind and the yellow temples were shining. Suddenly, a Light of Buddha appeared in the East Peak and reached to the sky.
The Prajna Peak was the remains of Buddha. The Grand Hall on the summit was the head of Buddha, the cliff yard where the pear tree was located was Buddha's left hand with the palm facing to the sky, his right hand formed another magical place, and the east and west peaks were his two shoulders. The Light of Buddha sprang into the air, like something growing on the shoulders of Buddha.
It was the King Kong Devil Conquering Pestle.
A brisk gale was blowing.
King Kong Devil Conquering Pestle which was shining bright descended from the East Peak, flew through the field and fell on Jun Mo.
The Devil Conquering Pestle had no specific shape, but the Light of Buddha was over ten feet wide. Although Jun Mo could avoid it, most of the thousands of serfs behind him would be killed by the pestle.
Jun Mo suddenly turned pale. With a clear sound, the iron sword floated in the air in front of him. He no longer held the sword with his left hand, but held out his right hand to grab the hilt!
His right arm was cut off by Liu Bai before the Battle of Verdant Canyon. Grabbing the hilt with his lost hand meant rolling the sword with his right sleeve, which suddenly strengthened the power of the iron sword!
There was a loud noise!
The iron sword met with Buddha's King Kong Devil Conquering Pestle in the air above the meadow.
Although Buddha didn't throw the King Kong Devil Conquering Pestle himself, the three Elders of Commandment Hall did so by borrowing the power of Buddha. Thus, the King Kong Pestle seemed to contain all of the power of the entire Buddha land.
Jun Mo was known for his Taoist sword. After Liu Bai's death, he was the undisputed best in terms of Taoist swords, but he mastered the Taoist sword with his right hand. He had no hope of understanding Heaven's Rules after losing his right arm and the state of his cultivation was going down too, which were the reasons for him to go to Xuankong Temple to cultivate Buddhism. He wanted to find another way.
He didn't cultivate Buddhism at all for the past year, and of course he didn't find another way. But he went further and further on the original road and became more determined. Who said that one without the right hand couldn't fully grasp Heaven's Rules with the sword?
It was a sword no matter which hand he used to hold it!
As long as he still had the spirit, he could use his lost right hand to hold the sword as he wished!
With the sword, Jun Mo could destroy the Buddha land!
The Light of Buddha trembled, and the King Kong Pestle was broken! It turned into countless golden flowers and fell on the meadows and in the streams, as if more beautiful than the gold sand flowing from the gold field.
The King Kong Pestle hurt the three Elders of Commandment Hall instead and they were stunned and haggard.
Jun Mo also suffered since he cut off Buddha's Pestle with his iron sword. He was blown hundreds of feet away, like a flying stone and oozed blood at the corner of his lips. The wild grasses and golden flowers under his feet were crushed.
After finally being able to stand still, he crossed his legs to sit down and then meditated. He began to heal himself with Psyche Power. He didn't care about the blood flowing from the corner of his lips and ignored all other things.
Thousands of soldier serfs suddenly separated and then suddenly gathered. They surrounded him in the deepest part of the crowd and raised their weapons. They stared at the distant enemies and looked alert and firm, which gave an impression that the only way to get close to Jun Mo was over their dead bodies.
”Protect the Living Buddha!” The soldier serfs shouted hoarsely, boosting their companions' courage. Although they were somewhat unsettled, no one showed any panic and they even quickly formed battle formation in an orderly manner.
Qi Nian was right.
Back then in front of the Verdant Canyon, Jun Mo fought against thousands of soldiers and prevented the united army of the Divine Halls of West-Hill from moving forward. However, that was all due to the advantage of terrain and the help from the Academy. And it was only seven days.
Now, he had led the old, weak, ill or disabled serfs fighting against the temple for a whole year. He was exhausted and experienced several times of Psyche Power exhaustion.
And he was also injured while breaking the Vairocana Buddha Devil Conquering Mantra casted by the three Elders of Commandment Hall and urgently needed recover his Psyche Power. Fortunately, his cooperation with the soldier serfs was extremely skilled, otherwise it would be extremely dangerous.
At this time, more than a hundred soldier monks were killed or disabled, and the three Elders of Commandment Hall were also resting with their legs crossed. It seemed that Qi Nian would be the only one who could break the defensive line formed by the soldier serfs and kill Jun Mo.
Qi Nian Looked at the blood on his palm and then looked toward the serfs in the distance. And he found that attacking these serfs was a difficult decision to make.
The eyes of the serfs were filled with anger and hatred. Nobody knew how hard they would fight, and more importantly, Qi Nian was not sure he could defeat the injured Jun Mo.
In front of the Verdant Canyon, Jun Mo's right arm was cut off by Liu Bai. Everybody including the Chief Monk of Scripture and Abbey Dean all thought he would never fully grasp Heaven's Rules.