Above the Great Dao-Chapter 1439 - 669: Tathagata

Chen Shi followed Venerable Ananda, only to see that he was not heading towards Leiyin Temple, but instead was descending the mountain, causing a jolt in his heart.

"Could it be that the Great World Venerable has instructed Venerable Ananda to quietly get rid of me?" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Chen Shi's eyes flickered rapidly, though he had been meticulous, most of the experts in Ling Mountain couldn't see that the demise of the Great Ming King of Timeless Tribulation was actually caused by him, but he certainly couldn't hide it from the Tathagata.

Even though he had backing from the East King and Emperor Houtu, if the Great World Venerable truly wished to kill him, could the East King and Emperor Houtu fight to the death for him?

On his seventh day, burning some paper and saying a few harsh words to the Great World Venerable would already be considered magnanimous.

Such figures who rule over a domain wouldn't go to great lengths for a dead man.

Venerable Ananda led him down the mountain, slowing his pace when they arrived at the site of the demise of the Great Freedom Ming King.

All around, there were forty-one enormous cracks either floating in the sky or embedded in the mountains, seemingly as fissures of the Great Dao, shocking to behold.

It was as if lingering one's gaze a bit longer on the cracks might cause one to fall in.

"These are marks left by the Outer Dao."

The voice of the Great World Venerable came from ahead, and Chen Shi looked towards the sound to see a Buddha with golden skin standing on the mountain trail, scrutinizing one of the Outer Dao cracks.

Ananda led him to that Buddha, and upon arriving, the Great World Venerable lightly waved his hand, and Ananda withdrew.

"This kind of Outer Dao is the true culprit that killed the Great Freedom Ming King."

The surroundings of the Great World Venerable also emitted golden light, each ray over a yard long, and behind his head was a halo, which seemed to be composed of Mandala Flowers, encompassing the entire Lingshan Realm.

Ling Mountain was clearly beneath his feet, yet the halo behind his head embraced the entire Ling Mountain, a manifestation of the ultimate grasp of space.

"If I could achieve being in the West Bull New Continent while also concealing the West Bull New Continent within the halo of the Dao Realm behind my head, it would indeed leave others bewildered," Chen Shi pondered.

The Great World Venerable continued to scrutinize the Outer Dao cracks, saying, "The monks of Ling Mountain all believe that I took action to kill the Great Freedom Ming King, little do they know they are mistaken. I merely used my own mana to stuff the Eternal Freedom Divine Power back into his body. The one who killed him was this Outer Dao."

Chen Shi exclaimed in shock, "If it wasn't you who killed the Great Ming King, who else could it be? Who on Ling Mountain has the ability to kill him?"

The Great World Venerable withdrew his gaze and looked deeply at him, saying, "He himself."

Chen Shi was even more surprised, blurting out, "You mean to say the Ming King killed himself?"

The Great World Venerable nodded, saying, "These Outer Dao cracks were refined by the Great Freedom Ming King himself, extremely powerful. Upon refining them, he found that these forty-one Outer Dao were all targeting his vulnerabilities, and the cracks had already embedded themselves in his cultivation techniques and divine skills. The stronger his cultivation, the stronger the cracks. Unable to endure, he unleashed divine skills, releasing these forty-one Outer Dao cracks along with them. That's why the scene at Red Lotus Peak exploded."

He paused slightly, saying, "I stuffed this divine skill back into his body, resulting in his demise."

Chen Shi's expression turned solemn, nodding firmly, "You have seen through it all and uncovered the truth. It indeed seems the Ming King killed himself!"

The Great World Venerable shook his head, saying, "But where did these Outer Dao cracks come from?"

He gently raised his hand, wiping away a mile-long Outer Dao crack in the air.

This gesture was light and easy, yet it stirred towering waves in Chen Shi's heart.

These Outer Dao cracks contained his first Dao Principle, which could split everything, including the Golden Body, Magical Treasure, and even the Great Dao!

The Outer Dao cracks left by the Great Freedom Ming King were refined using his own cultivation, incomparable to the divine skills of a Daluo Golden Immortal and the first Dao Principle personally wielded by Chen Shi!

Especially because the first Dao Principle carried a terrifying pollution!

Whether cultivator or immortal, as long as they slightly touched it, they would find the cracks spreading onto their own bodies!

They would also develop a crack on their bodies, transparent front to back!

Those with weaker cultivation might even split open entirely!

Chen Shi had not yet perfected the first Dao Principle, yet it held such power; if he continued to comprehend more, the first Dao Principle would undoubtedly be a tool capable of triggering mass Great Dao contamination!

Performed by a Daluo Golden Immortal, the first Dao Principle was even more formidable!

Unexpectedly, in the Great World Venerable's hands, it could be wiped away as easily as lifting a hand.

"No, no!"

Chen Shi's eyes flickered as he pondered, "The Great World Venerable confined me for over ten days before allowing Ananda to bring me here to see him. If he truly possessed the ability to erase the first Dao Principle effortlessly, why wait until now? He may have studied it for more than ten days and finally found a way to erase the first Dao Principle."

Though he thought this way, his face revealed a look of astonishment and admiration.

The Great World Venerable stepped forward, arriving before another Outer Dao crack, and again raised his hand to erase it, saying, "Could it be that these Outer Dao cracks were hidden in the ancient scrolls of the Sutra of Eternal Freedom? That the ancient scrolls were not truly ancient scrolls but secretly harbored an Outer Dao, with the cracks appearing in his cultivation's vulnerabilities when the Great Freedom Ming King studied them?"

Chen Shi's expression remained unchanged, saying, "That's a possibility, but unfortunately, the ancient scrolls no longer exist."

The Great World Venerable sighed, "Indeed. The ancient scrolls were supposed to be evidence, proving the Great Freedom Ming King was secretly schemed against, forced to unleash divine skills blanketing Ling Mountain. But the ancient scrolls burned mysteriously, evidence destroyed; no one can prove that the mastermind behind this was a mere Heavenly Soldier from the Heavenly Soldier Camp."