But soon, He found that the other party was also looking at him with greedy eyes.
And it was a hundred times more greedy than His own!
"Do you truly possess the Ten Thousand Corpse Transformation?"
Xu Qing put away his Celestial Axe and eagerly sized up the Corpse Body Buddha.
The Undying Bone, who had been quite shocked, was full of resentment and said:
"The Buddha Master embodies countless forms; deathless and imperishable, how can His incarnations be limited to merely ten thousand corpses? No matter how high your divine techniques are, how can they compare to the Buddha Master!"
The Undying Bone was arrogant, constantly jeering, yet He didn't notice that the Corpse Body Buddha beside him was staring vigilantly at Xu Qing as if facing a great enemy.
Only the same kind understands the same kind; from the look in Xu Qing's eyes, the Corpse Body Buddha saw not contempt but excitement, the kind of ultimate excitement only felt upon seeing a corpse!
This kind of gaze was all too familiar to the Corpse Body Buddha, who loved collecting corpses, but how could a person of righteousness be so obsessed with corpses?
He didn't believe Xu Qing had some peculiar hobby!
The Corpse Body Buddha was enlightened: "You're not a righteous cultivator, but rather a demon like me, who practices through corpses. Am I right?"
"Who's like you? Don't flatter yourself!"
Xu Qing refused to admit, firmly insisting he was a man of righteousness.
"I am a Funeral Master who once held a burial for the Emperor, the chief of the funeral business, and my favorite thing to do daily is to rescue others and do good deeds! Seeing you today makes me happy because I can perform an exorcism ceremony for those you've harmed. I'm nothing like you!"
"Funeral Master..."
The Corpse Body Buddha's expression relaxed slightly, realizing he was just someone who amassed yin virtue through rescuing others.
But besides King Yama, apart from the six paths of reincarnation in the Underworld, someone not specifically in this line, no matter how high his cultivation, how many people can he rescue at once?
The Undying Bone also breathed a sigh of relief. He had a hundred thousand skins, and even if the other party counted them one by one, it would take seven or eight days, so how could he purify them all?
However, before the two demons could stabilize their mindset, they saw the young man before them put away his Primeval Axe and then take out a Judge's Brush that determines life and death, along with an inkstone.
Xu Qing grinned, twisting the Judge's Brush into the inkstone. Once it absorbed the peculiar ink secreted by the Sutra of Salvation, he transformed into 'The Sage of Literature', walking toward the Demon Buddha and the Evil Bodhisattva while writing the Sutra of Salvation.
When the sutras and verses manifested into words, they seemed to come alive, floating in large numbers around Xu Qing. In a short time, hundreds of thousands of words filled the formless arena.
The Corpse Body Buddha was alarmed; those miraculous words made Him feel as if a little nun mistakenly entered a monastery. If He ran even a step slower, large characters would be engraved all over Him!
"Amitabha!"
The Corpse Body Buddha dared not let Xu Qing write any further. He and the Undying Bone simultaneously transformed into thousands, surrounding Xu Qing within the formless arena.
At this moment, the thousands of Demon Buddhas and Evil Bodhisattvas formed an upside-down bowl, with Xu Qing underneath.
Xu Qing looked up and saw thousands of arms and legs reaching out like divine dragons probing with claws from clouds, attacking from all directions with the speed of thunder and the force to split mountains and seas!
This was a unique divine technique of the Buddhist Schools, the Sumeru Vajra Manifestation.
Xu Qing watched the limbs stretch and retract at will, seemingly capable of infinite extension, not only remaining calm but laughing aloud instead.
He raised his hand and waved his sleeve, and hundreds of thousands of characters from the Sutra of Salvation shot out toward the corpses attached to the Demon Buddhas and Evil Bodhisattvas around him.
Meanwhile, Xu Qing employed the Three-Headed Six-Armed divine technique, holding the remaining five Judge's Brushes of earth-grade class in his hands.
When the six arms moved in unison, the chanting of the Sutra of Salvation instantly echoed throughout the arena, transforming into thousands of golden rays of light, each possessing the power to exorcise.
The Corpse Body Buddha was speechless with astonishment. He discovered that each of his avatars lost contact once they touched the words of the Sutra of Salvation, and those disconnected avatars would reveal a smile of liberation upon touching the scripture, as if they had been converted by a high monk.
The Undying Bone, observing from a flanking position opposite the Corpse Body Buddha, was even more terrified.
His countless painted skins couldn't even reach Xu Qing's body. Before they got close, a golden talisman character would always fall upon the skin, causing it to melt instantly.
The Corpse Body Buddha looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar talisman, seeming to recall something.
"The Judge's Brush? You're a Judge of the Underworld?"
Xu Qing ignored this. At this moment, he was immersed in the thrill of rescuing others; compared to the past method of bodily contact for exorcism, he obviously preferred this form of remote exorcism.
This was a critical step in transforming from a melee warrior to a mage.
Corpses were Xu Qing's wealth, and mastering the use of the Judge's Brush brought him closer to 'financial freedom'.
The Undying Bone felt the urge to withdraw; the feeling of being unable to even touch the corner of an opponent's clothes while being exhausted was unbearable for anyone!
The Corpse Body Buddha's thoughts raced, and at a certain moment, He suddenly summoned a magic sword, speaking:
"This person relies solely on magical treasures for his prowess. If we can approach him and take his life, his divine techniques would be nullified!"
The Undying Bone's spirit was rejuvenated, instantly reigniting hope.
A Buddha and a Bodhisattva simultaneously erupted with all their magical power, hiding their true forms within the thousands of incarnations, attempting to approach Xu Qing closely.
At a certain moment, commanding a thousand avatars to shield himself, the Corpse Body Buddha finally reached Xu Qing's back.
The two-faced Corpse Body Buddha abandoned compassion, leaving only the angry Vajra face.
He wielded the Corpse-Dissolving Sword along with the Buddhist transformation technique, intending to cut down Xu Qing's body while occupying the other's corpse to heal his mental trauma.
However, before the Corpse Body Buddha could strike, a second face suddenly manifested on the back of the young man's head.
The three-headed, six-armed young man, instead of retreating, advanced, grabbing the Corpse-Dissolving Sword embedded in himself while simultaneously seizing the hand holding the sword.
The Corpse Body Buddha was momentarily stunned, seemingly still puzzled by the ineffectiveness of the Corpse-Dissolving Sword.
The Corpse-Dissolving Sword could separate soul and body, and until today, it had never failed, yet now...
The Corpse Body Buddha didn't have time to think further before feeling a tight grip on his hand, as the young man flashed a grin at Him, forcibly pulling Him a step closer.
In the next moment, the resounding sound of the Sutra of Salvation filled His mind, shocking the Corpse Body Buddha into dread. He used all his strength to break free from the scripture's bindings, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree; not only could he not break free, he couldn't even budge!
"You are the hidden... dragon... the Dharma Master is seeking..."
The Corpse Body Buddha left a stuttered sentence, then remained completely silent.
Meanwhile, the unaware Undying Bone, seeing the Corpse-Dissolving Sword pierce Xu Qing, was instantly delighted.
He raised his robe, aiming to envelop Xu Qing's head as if covering it with a sack.
"..."
Xu Qing employed the Two-Faced Three-Blade Technique, his appearance transforming once more.
The robe, which had the power to melt flesh and strip bones, was just about to fall when it was pierced by a pair of zombie claws.
For Xu Qing, a zombie with millennia of cultivation, flesh wasn't a fatal weakness. His Undying Bone feared no skinning or deboning.
After piercing the robe with his claws, Xu Qing continued unabated, directly inserting the corpse claws into Undying Bone's chest and ribs.
In the next moment, the Sutra of Salvation operated on two fronts.
Even so, Xu Qing, with two arms freed, was still able to handle unexpected situations comfortably.
In the end, the Undying Bone also left a dying word.
"Half of Yin River Sect's leaders are gone; you are destined to not succeed..."
Xu Qing raised an eyebrow, not bothered by the defeated one's words, instead laughing aloud:
"Even with all of Yin River Sect's leaders intact, could success be guaranteed?"
When demons are about to die, their words may not necessarily be untrue, but Xu Qing, having experienced the vicissitudes of life and rescued thousands, clearly saw through it all more profoundly.