At St. Paul's Academy, Ji Xiang also looked in the direction of the port.
He had sensed the aura of the Ming Dynasty fleet from afar. He hadn't expected the navy to move so quickly. He had only arrived in the south not long ago, and they had already followed. However, this battle was no longer something that could be decided by a few dozen ships. The situation here was even more dangerous than the Battle of Noryang at the time.
Blockading the port and cutting off the supplies of the Portuguese. Of course, they would find some excuse on the surface, such as inspection or repairs. After all, the Portuguese often brought goods that violated trade regulations into Guangzhou. This time, the Guangzhou Provincial Administration Commissioner would probably not be able to protect these people.
"It's dangerous here."
At this moment, St. Paul's Academy had completely transformed into a church of the Demonic Cult. However, the doctrine had not been severely distorted yet. Because they were wary of Christ's assimilation methods, their original plan had changed again.
They only preached the unity of gods and demons, not daring to say that demons acted on behalf of gods. They merely tried to promote that one demon was another side of Christ, but with a clear separation from Christ. This guaranteed the independence of one demon, preventing it from being swallowed by Christ.
However, such a transformation was too slow. Before they could figure out a solution, the situation here had already changed.
"He has arrived."
Ji Xiang muttered to himself, not speaking to the Eastern Hua Fairy.
He was communicating with the Bodhisattva of Vows.
"Indeed, he has arrived. Little friend, do you wish to open the Six Paths of Reincarnation in advance?"
The Bodhisattva of Vows sensed the appearance of the Heavenly Heart Realm cultivator even earlier than Ji Xiang and was shocked. It wasn't that he feared him in terms of Buddhist dharma, but rather, why would a dignified Heavenly Heart Realm cultivator enter here without any Heavenly Heart Realm interference?
What were the Heavenly Heart Realm cultivators of the Three Religions thinking?
The last time a Bodhisattva of Equal Enlightenment descended with his form and spirit, it had caused the Vajra of Huiji to appear and admonish him, and then the Purple Robe God appeared and caused a great disturbance in the East Sea. Now, the Great Sun Tathagata himself had arrived. Who would stop him? Guanyin alone?
"Guanyin is on our side. The South Sea is her territory. Whatever the Great Sun Tathagata intends to do here, he will inevitably have to go through her. However, she, as a Bodhisattva of Equal Enlightenment, probably cannot contend with a Heavenly Heart Realm cultivator. Therefore, Guanyin's appearance here to meet the Great Sun Tathagata represents the will of the Buddha."
"Do you want to use the Ghost Grass Paper?"
After Ji Xiang ascended to immortality, the Bodhisattva of Vows did not immediately urge Ji Xiang to help him open the Six Paths of Reincarnation. It was precisely because of the trip to the South Sea. Looking at it now, it seemed to be the time to open the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
"We do," Ji Xiang nodded, his expression extremely serious, as if facing a great enemy.
As long as an immortal used the Ghost Grass Paper and opened it, Ji Xiang and the Bodhisattva of Vows would establish a connection of wishes, and then the true form of Ksitigarbha in the Six Paths of Reincarnation would return.
Undoubtedly, even among the Bodhisattvas of Equal Enlightenment, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was a top-tier existence. Although normally he could not contend with the Great Sun Tathagata, what if he wielded the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation?
"The Six Paths of Reincarnation are the rules of the world. To break them, one must destroy Buddhist dharma, kill all Buddhas, and not only that, but also destroy the Four Continents, the Sumeru Treasure Peak, the Thunder Sound Great Temple, and completely annihilate all of Buddhism for the cycle of reincarnation to stop!"
"Therefore, even for the Great Sun Tathagata, his Heavenly Heart techniques would be difficult to employ in the face of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. If he cannot display his Heavenly Heart divine abilities, I believe that he will not be able to unleash his full power in the human world. Even if the other Heavenly Heart Realm cultivators of the Three Religions have an ambiguous attitude towards this matter, they will never allow the events of the Great Wise Teacher to repeat!"
"Then, he is merely a flying immortal!"
The Bodhisattva of Vows analyzed the situation. To be honest, he did not want to conflict with the Great Sun Tathagata himself. However, he could not go back on his promise to Ji Xiang, because he had made a great vow, so this battle was inevitable.
"Let's leave here and go to the port. I can't predict what will happen next."
Ji Xiang already knew about the existence of the Great Sun Tathagata, and that the Great Sun Tathagata would come here to seize the form and spirit of the Ghost-Slaying General. All of this was clearly seen in his future vision. In the illusion, it was shown that he would be annihilated, and the Great Sun Tathagata would ascend to a higher level. That was not the "Hun Yuan" realm he had heard of before.
It was a higher realm, where he would be like the ancient ancestor of all Buddhas, the first of all, radiating immeasurable light all around, knowing all past and future events, and even changing and reversing them.
But this was just an illusion, and there was a high probability of failure. This was a certainty!
Because if the opponent truly succeeded in the future, then he would have already died now!
There was no need to ask the Eastern Hua Fairy. She also sensed the appearance of a transcendent being, which made her expression tense. To her, the strength of this unknown person seemed to be no less than that of the Great Lord of the Azure Palace!
"Dao Lord?"
In her era, the Heavenly Heart Realm was called Dao Lord. A Dao Lord was a title for high-level immortals, above flying gods or feathered beings, and among the myriad immortals, they were Dao Lords.
"More than that, there are also people from the Christian faction. Even from a great distance, I can feel his presence. He is too substantial, as if everything around him is an illusion, and only he is a solid stone, maintaining his substance in this illusory world."
"His 'sense of presence' is too high."
Two people entered the entrance of St. Paul's Academy.
They passed through the barrier, and as soon as they entered, Ji Xiang and the Eastern Hua Fairy sensed them. They immediately took a step forward and appeared at the entrance.
"Oh, you're directly using immortal-level footwork. Aren't you afraid of being exposed? You've turned into this appearance, are you here to carry out demonic transformation work?"
"Your name is quite famous in the South Sea."
The person was wearing a black robe, not a black Taoist robe, but just ordinary attire.
However, a faint black aura surrounded him. Behind him followed a child. When the child saw Ji Xiang, his eyes showed confusion, and Ji Xiang immediately reverted to his original appearance.
The child's eyes then became covered with dense bloodshot veins.
"Who are you?" Ji Xiang looked at the person in front of him, and the person did not play any riddles:
"Has the Northern Pole True Person heard of my name?"
"I am Zhou Sheng. The representative of the Longevity Heavenly Palace." He then pointed to the child beside him: "Nurhaci's son, I've forgotten what he was called before, but now he's called Shen Kui."
Ji Xiang was surprised: "You are Zhou Sheng? The one formed by black qi?"
"Heh heh, it was a coincidence. Heaven willed me to be born in this chaotic world, so I was born in response to the times. I can also be considered one of the ten directions of divine evil in heaven and earth."
Zhou Sheng's eyes were filled with excitement:
"I've come to negotiate with you."
"A Heavenly Heart Realm cultivator is targeting you. He wants to kill you and take your Primordial Divine Position to achieve a legendary fruit position in Buddhism. That Buddha position exists in the future and the past, and once attained, it is eternal. He will be time itself, and even born before Buddhist dharma, he will be the Buddha among Buddhas, the God among all Buddhas."
"Benchu Buddha, someone told him that by merging the Primordial Divine Position with his Great Sun Tathagata power, he might obtain this legendary Buddha fruit. Whether he can achieve it is his business, but you will definitely be killed by him."
"So, I'll get straight to the point. I'm here to kill a few people. I want to kill that Thunder King, but I can't defeat him, so I need your help."
"Don't be too quick to refuse."
Seeing Ji Xiang about to speak, Zhou Sheng quickly interrupted him: "I'll state the conditions directly."
"If you help me kill the Thunder King, he has the dragon qi supported by Buddhism. Cut off this dragon qi and feed it to this little one of mine."
"Regarding the Great Sun Tathagata, our Palace Master will help you. His name is Sun En, a Heavenly Heart Realm cultivator, known as the Demonic Heavenly Master! After you kill this Great Sun Tathagata, we at the Heavenly Palace will not interfere with whatever you do to him!"
"Of course, our Palace Master is also involved in this matter because he dislikes the Great Sun Tathagata."
"Sun En?!" Ji Xiang repeated the name. How could he not know about this person's deeds? He just didn't expect him to still be alive. The legend of him escaping by sea and ascending to immortality was indeed true.
Zhou Sheng: "There will be further times when I need your help. Although the Longevity Heavenly Palace had some unpleasant conflicts with you before, our interests are now aligned. After all, you've also killed Nurhaci, so speaking of it, we don't have any major conflicts."
Ji Xiang looked at the child and frowned: "Nurhaci's son... you still want to support a new ruler in the world. Also, my relationship with the Heavenly Palaces of the Inner Mountains and Rivers is not good."
"If your Longevity Heavenly Palace is friendly with me, aren't you afraid of the Zhu Huo Palace causing trouble for you? Or are you stronger than the Zhu Huo Palace, or the Jing Lun Palace?"
Zhou Sheng's expression was strange:
"We are not as good as the Zhu Huo Palace, that is the Shang Qing, but regarding the current situation of the Zhu Huo Palace... I have to say one thing. The Shang Qing is not appearing before you now not because they are making some big move, but because they are being assassinated by your ancestor every day."
"True Man Huolong has gone mad with killing."