Chapter 136: Chapter 118: Slaying Bodhi with a Sword, Refining the Dao Realm with True Flame

Zen Master Kong Ming furrowed his brow. "Master Wang, what do you mean by that?"

The other Dao Realm experts also looked at Wang Xiao in confusion.

They didn’t understand the true meaning behind Wang Xiao’s words.

Wang Xiao said, "My meaning is simple. The Celestial Demons in this world were artificially created. The goal was to use them for a resurrection."

"Haven’t any of you found it strange that a Celestial Demon emerges once every twelve thousand, nine hundred and sixty years, unleashing a great calamity upon the world?"

"And another thing, where did the Underworld come from? How can it allow people to reincarnate? Have you never suspected that someone is pulling the strings from behind the scenes?"

Zen Master Kong Ming’s brows shot up at his words.

He had, of course, suspected such things. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Unfortunately, no one had any answers.

His fixation on the authority of the Underworld, to the point he was willing to go to war with the Great Hao Divine Dynasty, was not only because his own end was near. He also wanted to uncover the Underworld’s origins.

Now, hearing Wang Xiao say all this, he couldn’t help but ask, "Master Wang, are you saying that this great worldly calamity is orchestrated by someone for the purpose of resurrection? And that the Underworld is also man-made? Where did you get this information, and what proof do you have?!"

He couldn’t fathom it. ’An entity capable of orchestrating the great worldly calamity and constructing the Underworld... just how powerful would it have to be!’

’It would have to far surpass our Dao Realm, reaching a Realm we’ve never even heard of!’

’But... is that even possible?!’

When the other Dao Realm experts heard Wang Xiao’s words, they too grew restless and spoke out one after another.

"Yes, Master Wang, how do you know such secrets?"

"Or are you just speculating, spouting empty words!"

"This matter is too inconceivable. If the great worldly calamity is truly orchestrated by a person, how powerful must they be? It’s simply unbelievable!"

Wang Xiao looked at the assembled Dao Realm experts and said,

"As I’ve said, the basis for my judgment lies within your own bodies. Your Great Daoist Nascent Souls contain this person’s Divine Soul Thoughts, and he can control you at any moment. This includes the Dao Realm experts of the past—their bodies also contained his Divine Soul Thoughts. Now, I ask you, if he can control you all so easily, why would he let you truly seal the Celestial Demon?"

"I won’t hide it from you. I once entered the place where the Celestial Demon Candle is sealed. I only saw it from a distance, but from the looks of it, it wasn’t sealed at all!"

"Therefore, the records of the past may all be false."

Upon hearing that their own Great Daoist Nascent Souls contained the Divine Soul Thoughts of another, the expressions of Zen Master Kong Ming and the other Dao Realm experts changed.

They immediately sent out their Divine Thoughts to continuously probe their Great Daoist Nascent Souls, but they discovered nothing amiss.

"Stop checking," Wang Xiao said, shaking his head. "If you could spot it so easily, this person’s planning, which has spanned an entire epoch, would be a complete joke."

Zen Master Kong Ming raised an eyebrow. "If even we can’t detect anything unusual ourselves, Master Wang, how do you know? And how will you prove that our Great Daoist Nascent Souls contain another’s Divine Soul Thoughts?"

Wang Xiao retrieved Three Inches of the Human World from his Inner World, then ignited his Samadhi True Flame and infused it into the artifact.

"All I need is to burn your Great Daoist Nascent Souls with this flame, and I will be able to peel away the Divine Soul Thoughts hidden inside!"

At these words, Zen Master Kong Ming’s eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Amitabha. Are you joking, Master Wang? The Great Daoist Nascent Soul is our very foundation. How could we allow another to tamper with it so casually?"

The other Dao Realm experts also frowned upon hearing this.

"Master Wang, did you invent this outrageous story just for a chance to burn our Great Daoist Nascent Souls? If you want to plot against us, you should have come up with a more clever scheme."

"Heh... Master Wang, if you don’t want to help, just say so. There’s no need to fabricate such an excuse."

"Indeed. No Dao Realm Cultivator would ever allow you to burn their Great Daoist Nascent Soul."

Wang Xiao’s expression remained calm.

"I know. That’s why I never expected any of you to cooperate willingly from the start."

After a brief pause, he turned to Zen Master Kong Ming.

"Zen Master Kong Ming, since you intend to vie for authority over the Underworld, why don’t we have a little match right here? If you win, I will spare no effort to help you when the time comes."

"However, if you lose, you will allow me to burn your Great Daoist Nascent Soul with my Samadhi True Flame, and we’ll see whether what I said is true or false."

At these words, every Dao Realm expert was stunned.

They knew this Master Wang had cultivated for less than a hundred years and had only reached the Dao Realm a mere half-month ago.

And now he was publicly challenging Zen Master Kong Ming, who had cultivated for nine thousand years.

’Has he gone mad?!’

Zen Master Kong Ming was also momentarily stunned.

From the very beginning, he had paid no mind to a Cultivator like Wang Xiao, who had just broken through to the Dao Realm.

He had never expected the man to take the initiative and challenge him.

If he didn’t accept the challenge now, it might cause the other Dao Realm experts to doubt his strength.

It would affect his future bid for authority over the Underworld!

Thinking of this, he said, "Amitabha. Master Wang, if you can receive a single technique from this monk, then what harm is there in letting you burn my Great Daoist Nascent Soul?!"

"Excellent! Please, Master, make your move!"

Wang Xiao sat cross-legged upon the Dharma Platform, separated from Zen Master Kong Ming by a distance of a hundred zhang.

"Then please, enlighten me, Master Wang."

Zen Master Kong Ming’s body shot into the sky. The Magical Power around him surged, completely enveloping the entire mountain peak!

RUMBLE!

It was as if a series of muffled rumbles, like thunder, echoed between Heaven and Earth.

A torrent of violent power poured forth from around Zen Master Kong Ming.