Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

“Big Black Buddha Mother!”

“The Black Lotus Sect bases itself on the Black Lotus Sutra, worshiping the Bodhisattva of Flesh and Blood and the Big Black Buddha Mother. The greatest pursuit of the sect from top to bottom is to bring about the descent of the Big Black Buddha Mother into the world.”

“For this purpose, the Black Lotus Sect has been causing chaos everywhere since its inception, conducting dark blood and flesh sacrifices, sparking conflicts everywhere, and has been doing so for thirteen hundred years to this day.”

“In these thirteen hundred years, the Black Lotus Sect has conducted five Flesh Buddha Mother sacrifices, using a large amount of blood, flesh, and living souls, hoping to create a body capable of accommodating the Buddha Mother and allowing Her descent.”

“These five sacrifices each caused extremely bloody turmoil and disaster, and even directly overturned the rule of an ancient dynasty, indirectly causing the deaths of tens of millions of people.”

“Black Demon Corpses are the initial form of this vessel, made up of a vast number of blood and flesh limbs, capable of devouring blood, flesh, and living souls to evolve. Combined with the Black Lotus Sect’s secret spells, it has an almost immortal ability. Ordinary means cannot eradicate it; on the contrary, it would stimulate its evolution. The Black Lotus Sect calls this—Nirvana!”

“Flesh Nirvana!”

“Black Lotus Foetus, Blood Bodhisattva, Flesh Buddha Mother!”

“These are the three stages of the vessel. It is said that once it undergoes Nirvana and becomes the Flesh Buddha Mother, it can attract the will of the Big Black Buddha Mother to descend, allowing one of Her avatars to appear in the human world.”

“The Black Lotus Sect has caused chaos until now, initiating five Flesh Buddha Mother sacrifices, successfully creating a Flesh Buddha Mother only once. It was during that time that Ancient Ming dynasty fell, and the Black Buddha Mother’s avatar appeared in the human realm, rampaging unchecked, devouring many Foundation Establishment Grand Cultivators, before finally perishing from a heavenly thunder strike at Liang Mountain.”

“Had it not been for that heavenly thunder exterminating the demon, the Black Lotus Sect might have truly precipitated an apocalyptic calamity, allowing the Black Buddha Mother to descend to the human realm.”

“…”

Looking at the Black Lotus Foetus that was firmly stepped on, and recalling the “glorious history” of the Black Lotus Sect, Nie Hailong’s expression turned even uglier.

The Federation authorities were very clear that after the Red Moon there would be great chaos, so they had always cracked down severely on forces like the Black Lotus Sect, keeping them under strict surveillance to prevent another “Flesh Buddha Mother sacrifice” from occurring.

But unexpectedly, it still couldn’t be avoided. This time the Black Lotus Sect used some unknown means and had actually cultivated a “Black Lotus Foetus” on Jiuqu Mountain!

If it were allowed to evolve, undergo Flesh Nirvana, and become the third-stage Flesh Buddha Mother and attract the incarnation of the Big Black Buddha Mother, then even with the Federation’s current power, it would likely be extremely difficult to suppress, and in the end, it would cause untold horrific destruction.

So…

“Bang!!!”

The twisted form of the Black Lotus Foetus was firmly trampled, its violent struggles causing the ground to thunder, but it could not unsettle the Taoist in the slightest. The sanguine blood dried up, the pitch-black curse-words evaporated, and it was about to be extinguished under the Taoist’s Heavenly Gang Thunder Fight.

“Swoosh!”

Just at that moment, there came the sound of tearing through the air, as several dark lights shot from different directions, wickedly and viciously aimed at the Taoist.

“Paltry tricks!”

But the Taoist said one word, waving his horsetail whisk, with lightning flickering along it, resembling a thunder whip sweeping away, intercepting the incoming dark lights.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

With each lash of the horsetail whisk, lightning burst forth, like a silver dragon coiling around, shattering the dark lights into pieces that fell to the ground.

Upon closer inspection, they were pitch-black nails, now broken into several pieces, still entwined with lightning, billowing black smoke, and the evil Evil Qi all dispersed.

Indeed, it was the Black Lotus Sect’s treasured Magical Treasure—the Black Demon Nail!

“This…”

“What impressive Thunder Series!”

“There’s such a high-ranking expert in the mortal realm.”

“Could it be a descendant of some Ancient Sect, emerging from a Cave Heaven into the world of mortals?”

“This Black Demon Nail of the Black Lotus Sect is extremely vicious, filthy to the core, designed to break the Gang Qi of Martial Artists and the Mana of Cultivators, yet today it has met its nemesis.”

“The Black Lotus Demon Foetus has been brought forth, could it be that the Lord of the Black Lotus is near?”

“In the past, the incarnation of the Big Black Buddha Mother perished under thunder magic, which proves that thunder magic greatly restrains these evil demons. As long as the battle is swift, destroying the Black Lotus Demon Foetus will prevent the Big Black Buddha Mother from descending an incarnation.”

“Though thunder magic is powerful, it also consumes a lot, and the Black Lotus Demon Foetus has the ability of fleshly Nirvana, making it extremely resistant. Can his mana sustain it?”

Inside the live streaming room, there was still a clamor, attracting many from the “industry” to ponder in secret.

Just at that moment…

“Swoosh!!!”

Once again, the sound of something tearing through the air arose, dark light coming fast as an arrow, with Evil Qi many times more intense, its might far surpassing what came before it.

“This is…”

Everyone’s eyes sharpened, horror-struck beyond words. Before they could speak, the scene slowed down instantaneously, entering “bullet time!”

Time slowed, distinctly revealing that amidst the roaring dark light, a long nail was razor-sharp, with strands of blood red on it, not of energy flow but actual substance—flesh and blood, growing on the surface of this Black Demon Nail, emanating a bizarre and vivid texture.

“Flesh Nail!”

“Magical Treasure!”

“Lord of the Black Lotus!”

The crowd’s complexion changed, even more horrified.

Magical Treasure!

In this mortal world where even those at Foundation Establishment could be called Grand Cultivators, the value of magical treasures doesn’t need to be elaborated upon; each one was a trump card, not to be used unless in a matter of life and death.

The Black Lotus Sect had such a magical treasure, it was said to be refined by the incarnation of the “Buddha Mother” using a large amount of flesh and blood spirits combined with the secret techniques of the Black Lotus before perishing under heavenly thunder, bestowed upon the Black Lotus Sect Hierarch of that time.

After that, although the Buddha Mother’s incarnation was turned to ashes under the heavenly thunder, this magical treasure was not destroyed along with it but was taken away by the Sect Hierarch of the Black Lotus, becoming a symbol of power for the Black Lotus Sect ever since, wielded by successive Sect Hierarchs.

With the reappearance of the Flesh Demon Nail in the world, it was clear that the Black Lotus Sect had come out in full force, and the Sect Hierarch of the Black Lotus, of Foundation Establishment cultivation, was lurking in the shadows, manipulating this demonic magical treasure.

Although Thunder Series magic is part of the Orthodox Righteous Path, the Black Lotus Demon Sutra is a staple of the Orthodox Demonic Path too. Orthodox against orthodox, neither holds an advantage. When the Big Black Buddha Mother incarnated in the past, descendants of ancient sects had entered the world to slay demons, but their fates were as food in the demon’s maw, swallowed by the Buddha Mother.

This power of the demon path was evident.

Now…

“Swoosh!!!”

Thoughts ceased in an instant, time resumed, the Flesh Demon Nail streaked through the air, and reached in a flash before the Taoist, heading straight for his vital points.

“What a novice!”

A cold shout could be heard, and with no time to waste on words, the Taoist flipped over, his horsetail whisk sweeping through the air, like a frenzied dragon dancing wildly, thunderous in its force, striking down onto the black light, sparking off streams of fire.

In the end…

“Bang Bang Bang Bang!”

“Boom!!!”

A series of loud explosions was heard, the dark light shattered, the Flesh Demon Nail was repelled back, charred marks all over it, that scarlet flesh now drained of vitality, withering like tentacles, drying up, congealed, crumbling to dust.

The force of thunder, a change from quantity to quality, seriously damaged the demonic magical treasure.

The severely injured Flesh Demon Nail was repelled, but it also gave the Black Lotus Demon Foetus below a chance to catch its breath.

“Gurgle Gurlle!”

A strange sound echoed, polluted blood gushed forth, curse patterns spread, and the oddly shaped demon fetus assumed a fetal-breathing position, its heartbeat thumping loudly, one couldn’t tell what it was incubating but felt an ominous aura emanating.

“This is bad!”

“Fleshly Nirvana!”

“It’s transforming!”

Seeing this scene, those in the know in the live streaming room all changed color.

Fleshly Nirvana, the descent of a Bodhisattva!

Utterly dire, utterly terrifying!

However, facing this change, the Taoist remained indifferent, holding the horsetail whisk while standing to the side, allowing the adversary to develop, waiting for that fleshly Nirvana, for the Bodhisattva to be born.

“This…!?”

Seeing his unconcerned demeanor, letting the demon fetus undergo Nirvana, everyone was stunned.

What are you doing?

This is the Black Lotus Demon Foetus, the Black Lotus Demon Foetus that gestates a Bodhisattva, a Buddha Mother!

Although we know you’re confident, skilled and fearless, can you afford to be this permissive?