Chapter 1362: Contending Edge

At that moment.

Feeling the sea breeze outside, Jiang Fan's anxious heart slightly eased.

“It's quite unexpected; the journey has been surprisingly smooth.”

He had expected to be caught by the Bodhisattva quickly, but to his surprise, even after reaching Canghai, there was no sign of him.

Could it be that the Bodhisattva hasn't acted yet?

Jiang Fan frowned in thought. That shouldn't be the case!

He understood why the Bodhisattva hadn't emerged before; the Bodhisattva was waiting for Jiang Fan to bring the Asura clan down.

This was a matter of great importance concerning all living beings, and the Bodhisattva wouldn't obstruct it.

However, after the Asura clan was brought down, it should have been time for the Bodhisattva to act.

But he still hadn't moved!

Could it be that Fayin's information was incorrect?

Did the Bodhisattva not intend to convert him?

“Master, ahead is the hidden state-level teleportation array of North Sea.”

The male disciple suddenly reminded him.

A teleportation array?

Jiang Fan suddenly realized!

There was no need for the Heaven-Listening Bodhisattva to chase him all across the continent!

Vice Palace Master You and her disciples had openly discussed capturing him and departing from the North Sea state-level teleportation array.

The Heaven-Listening Bodhisattva, who hears the sounds of all living beings, naturally heard this as well.

So, why would he need to chase Jiang Fan everywhere?

He only needed to wait by the state-level teleportation array!

Jiang Fan's heart tightened. This was like traveling thousands of miles only to deliver himself to the Bodhisattva!

But he couldn't act rashly now.

With Vice Palace Master You present, at least she could hold off the Bodhisattva for a while.

If he revealed himself, the Bodhisattva would come straight for him!

Vice Palace Master You's expression relaxed slightly, and she scoffed, “Didn't I say Jiang Fan was lying?”

“Enemy? What enemy?”

“Heh, he should just come back to Danzhou with me obediently!”

Looking at the Canghai below, she leaped, ready to dive in.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, she abruptly stopped and pulled her two disciples back, retreating rapidly.

Under her astonished gaze, the sea surface near the teleportation array gradually turned golden and spread in all directions.

In an instant.

Within a thousand-mile radius, all the seawater transformed into dazzling golden liquid.

“Buddhist light? Is it the Heaven-Listening Bodhisattva of Baima Temple?” Vice Palace Master You exclaimed in shock.

At this moment, the golden liquid began to boil.

Ten thousand feet of Buddhist light soared into the sky, condensing into a gigantic golden Buddha, as tall as the heavens.

It was identical to the statue of the Buddha enshrined in temples.

With one finger pointing to the sky and the other towards the earth, its eyes slightly lowered, it exuded compassion and solemnity.

“Every encounter is fate. Benefactress You, greetings.”

Vice Palace Master You glanced at the black alchemy cauldron in her hand, muttering to herself, and asked:

“Is the Bodhisattva waiting for me?”

The majestic golden Buddha statue emitted an ethereal, pleasant, and magnetic voice.

“I am waiting for you, and for him, and even more so, for myself.”

Vice Palace Master You's mouth twitched.

It's truly exhausting talking to people from the Buddhist path.

If he's waiting for Jiang Fan, then just say he's waiting for Jiang Fan. Why be so profound?

She hadn't expected that Jiang Fan wasn't tricking her this time; there really was a powerful enemy pursuing him.

And it was the most formidable Bodhisattva in Taicang Great State!

“This old woman doesn't understand what the Bodhisattva is saying. I need to use this teleportation array to leave Taicang Great State now.”

“Please, Bodhisattva, grant me this convenience.”

The massive golden Buddha slowly moved, revealing the Canghai beneath it.

With palms pressed together, it said, “Good.”

“And also, Benefactress You, please relinquish the black cauldron, dissolve your karma, and form a good affinity with my Buddha.”

Vice Palace Master You's eyes narrowed. “What if I refuse?”

The giant Buddha's voice remained gentle. “Green mountains stand still, while floating clouds come and go as they please.”

As the Buddhist chant faded, Vice Palace Master You suddenly felt an indescribable force binding her, rendering her immobile like a mountain.

Meanwhile, the black cauldron in her hand uncontrollably detached from her grasp and moved towards the golden Buddha.

Vice Palace Master You was horrified!

She knew Buddhist dharma was profound and unfathomable, but she never imagined it could be so powerful, immobilizing her with a single word!

Seeing Jiang Fan about to be taken, Vice Palace Master You grew anxious.

Immediately, with a thought, a surge of gray flames erupted from her soul, burning through the invisible Buddhist dharma that had immobilized her.

Her body freed, she flicked her sleeve, applying her alchemy techniques to the cauldron.

Countless inscriptions immediately flashed on it, establishing a connection with Vice Palace Master You.

“Come back!”

The black cauldron immediately flew back.

The golden Buddha's hand gestures changed, performing the 'Refuge Seal'.

“Untouched by the six dusts, without desire or craving.”

With that pronouncement, all the inscriptions on the black cauldron extinguished, and Vice Palace Master You spat out a mouthful of blood, her face deathly pale.

She was both shocked and enraged. “You erased my imprint in the black cauldron?”

Seeing this, she wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and angrily declared, “I refuse to believe you can still take Jiang Fan from me!”

“Heaven and Earth as a Cauldron!”

She roared, and the divine halo behind her head flickered erratically.

In an instant.

The space visible within their sight immediately ignited with fierce flames.

A vast expanse of heaven and earth had been turned into an alchemy cauldron, and everything within it was to be refined into elixirs!

Fiery currents swept across the sky, incinerating everything.

The waves of Canghai churned, as if boiling.

The phrase “burning mountains and boiling seas,” mentioned in books, had materialized at this very moment!

Jiang Fan watched, utterly astonished.

He had underestimated Vice Palace Master You, thinking she only knew how to refine elixirs.

Little did he know, anyone who could reach the Venerable Realm was an invincible existence transcending the limitations of life itself.

God Transformation, God Transformation—the word “God” was no empty boast!

The giant Buddha's Buddhist light dimmed from the refining process, its body flickering and on the verge of breaking apart.

Holding the Skar Seal, like the God Brahma, he said indifferently:

“Great Sun Tathagata.”

The giant Buddha's Buddhist light immediately surged. Wherever it passed, fierce flames were extinguished, and the Canghai calmed.

Vice Palace Master You gritted her teeth and continued to activate her domain.

The two immediately fell into a stalemate.

Jiang Fan's eyes flickered. Seizing the opportunity, he realized this was the perfect moment to escape.

With a thought, he was about to activate his spatial origin.

But he remained cautious. He took out the Black Jade Bloodline Talent from Jiuxiang Chieftain and held it in his mouth.

Because he thought of that Two-Star Giant King.

If he were the Two-Star Giant King, he would also choose to strike at this moment.

Of course, that's assuming the Two-Star Giant King had indeed pursued them.

With the jade slip in his mouth, the aura of the world immediately rushed into his nostrils.

The Buddhist path, the scent of elixirs, the body odor of the two male and female disciples, and... a savage aura.

Jiang Fan's pupils contracted sharply, his gaze like lightning shooting towards the male disciple standing beside Vice Palace Master You, specifically at his shoulder.

He fixed his gaze.

A tiny figure, no bigger than a speck of dust and barely visible to the naked eye, was perched on the shoulder, waiting for an opportune moment to strike!

That was precisely the Two-Star Giant King, capable of freely altering his size!

He had long since stealthily hidden himself on the male disciple during the intense battle between the two!

Jiang Fan's face changed drastically, and he shouted urgently, “Beware the Two-Star Giant King!”

What?

Vice Palace Master You's expression abruptly changed. She didn't know where this so-called Two-Star Giant King was.

But she knew who the Giant King hated the most!

Without hesitation, she hugged the black cauldron and retreated frantically.

The giant Buddha also withdrew its dazzling light, chanting in a high, Sanskrit voice:

“If my heart remains still, then thorns do not move.”

The surrounding space instantly solidified!

However, this could not trap a Two-Star Giant King!

Like a speck of dust, he leaped from the male disciple's shoulder. One of his fingers instantly swelled dozens of feet long, directly crushing down towards the black cauldron!

A cold voice emanated from his mouth:

“You, too, should die!”