Chapter 262: Chaos in the Buddhist Faction, The Mysterious Black Hand [Third Update]

Ten days later.

The already weakened Undying Great Emperor was cursed to death by Han Jue.

[Your enemy Undying Great Emperor has perished, body and soul, due to your curse. His remnant soul has dissipated.]

His profile picture in the interpersonal relationships list also disappeared.

Han Jue let out a long sigh of relief.

Sigh.

He had only cursed four enemies to death, yet he had lost a hundred thousand years of lifespan.

Who could withstand this?

Han Jue was pained to death, but he still had to continue cursing.

Next was Dragon Subduing Buddha.

A Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation and a four-star hatred degree—he must die!

Half a month later.

[Your enemy Dragon Subduing Buddha's Buddhist heart has shattered due to your curse, leading to Qi Deviation. Fortunately, his soul was protected by the Buddha Ancestor.]

Dammit!

Another big shot is interfering!

Han Jue gritted his teeth and persisted.

Fortunately, this Buddha Ancestor was not as ruthless as the Demon Emperor. About ten more days passed.

[Your enemy Dragon Subduing Buddha has transformed into a malevolent demon due to your curse. The conflict between Buddha and Demon caused him to perish by self-destruction, body and soul.]

Another enemy's profile picture was gone!

Han Jue felt delighted.

He looked at the remaining enemies; most were Immortals and Gods of the Heavenly Court, and their hatred degrees weren't that high.

He hesitated slightly. If he cursed them all to death, wouldn't the Heavenly Court suffer heavy losses?

Forget it.

He wouldn't curse those with one or two stars of hatred degree. The other party was just unhappy with him and didn't necessarily want to kill him.

However, those with a three-star hatred degree had to be cursed to death. This was a precursor to becoming a mortal enemy.

Han Jue filtered through them and continued cursing.

Anyway, these Immortals and Gods weren't strong; a few deaths wouldn't matter.

This hatred had accumulated from fighting the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals over a thousand years ago. After so many years, most of the hatred degrees had dropped, but a few stubborn ones still maintained it. It was simply toxic… Immortal Realm, Buddhist Faction.

Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor sat upon a golden lotus, with countless Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats gathered before him.

Even though the Buddha's light shone universally, the atmosphere was incredibly oppressive.

Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor spoke slowly, "Since the fall of Victorious Fighting Buddha, Heavenly Wrath Divine Buddha and Dragon Subduing Buddha have also perished within the Buddhist Faction one after another. I have calculated that someone is using a supreme treasure to curse them. What do you all think?"

Two Immortal Emperors and one Taiyi Golden Immortal!

Just like that, they were gone!

For the Buddhist Faction, this was definitely a massive loss!

A stout Buddha spoke up, "This is someone provoking the Buddhist Faction, even declaring war. It cannot be tolerated!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the Buddhas were enraged.

"Amitabha. Our Buddha is merciful. We do not provoke others, yet others dare provoke us!"

"How detestable! This is a complete slap in the face to the entire Buddhist Faction!"

"Could it be the work of the Heavenly Court?"

"Unlikely. The Heavenly Emperor would not use such methods. If he truly wanted to target us, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals would likely already be attacking."

"I think it is the Divine Palace. The Divine Palace is mysterious and unpredictable; we don't even know how many Great Powers are hidden there. At least the Heavenly Court does not have anyone with such powerful cursing abilities."

The Buddhas discussed while the Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and messengers looked at each other, all whispering amongst themselves.

Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor slowly opened his eyes and said, "I have calculated that the Magic Treasure is a book."

A book?

The Divine Buddhas became even more confused.

"This scope is too broad. There are too many treasures in the world in the form of a book. The most famous are the Book of Life and Death in the Underworld and the Earth Immortal Book of the Immortal Realm," a Buddha said, shaking his head.

Another Buddha questioned, "Since it is a curse, how could the opponent leave a trail? Could this book be a misdirection?"

His words caused many Buddhas to nod in agreement.

Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor also fell into thought.

He could not calculate who the opponent was at all.

With such ability, hiding a Magic Treasure would not be difficult either.

Could it really be intentional, an attempt to shift the blame?

Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor frowned, becoming more uneasy the more he thought about it. After all, the Immeasurable Calamity was approaching, and he did not want the Buddhist Faction to be the first power to enter the calamity.

The Buddhas were still discussing, but no matter how they debated, they could not identify the true culprit.

Han Jue's profile was simply too small. Even Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor did not pay him any mind, and didn't even know of Han Jue's existence.

In his view, the reason World Honored Buddha Ancestor and the primordial spirit ginseng stayed in the Yao Realm was surely the Heavenly Emperor's scheme. Martial Virtue Divine Lord and Great Emperor Yan Jun had also been in the Yao Realm before, which was enough to hide Han Jue.

Dragon Subduing Buddha and Heavenly Wrath Divine Buddha had also not revealed Han Jue's existence because Han Jue was too weak. Although they wanted to kill him, they did not take him seriously.

The reason Han Jue hadn't died was because the Heavenly Emperor was backing him!

…Another half a year passed.

Except for the Demon Emperor, all enemies with a hatred degree of three stars or higher had been cursed to death by Han Jue.

He had lost a total of a million years of lifespan, which was still a far cry from a hundred million.

Han Jue felt comfortable.

The sky had never been so blue, and the air had never been so fresh.

"Master, you seem very happy. What exactly were you doing earlier?" the enlightenment sword couldn't help but ask.

Seeing Han Jue bleeding from his seven orifices earlier had almost scared her to death.

Han Jue said solemnly, "Treat this as if you saw nothing. You are not allowed to tell anyone, including my Disciples and Grand-disciples. If you dare speak of it, both you and I will die."

Hearing this, the enlightenment sword's face turned pale.

Was it that serious?

She hurriedly promised, "I have already forgotten about this matter!"

Han Jue nodded and said meaningfully, "The world is about to change. When that time comes, we won't even have a place to hide and Cultivate. Hurry up and Cultivate; don't always keep your eyes on me."

The enlightenment sword's face turned red, feeling quite embarrassed.

On the other side.

Inside the Daoist temple.

White-Robed Buddha gazed at the sky outside the door and murmured, "Why hasn't he come yet?"

The Thirteenth Prince had spoken harsh words, saying he would definitely make him pay the price.

As it turned out, several years had passed, and the Thirteenth Prince still hadn't come.

Could it be that the Heavenly Court had intervened?

White-Robed Buddha sighed. Just as he was about to Cultivate, a projection of light appeared before his eyes.

It was none other than Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor!

White-Robed Buddha almost wet himself in fear.

Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor said expressionlessly, "Rest assured, I cannot touch you. I only want to ask you one thing."

White-Robed Buddha forced himself to stay calm and asked, "What is it?"

"At whose hands did Victorious Fighting Buddha die?" Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor asked.

Upon hearing this, White-Robed Buddha understood that Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor had come looking for Han Jue.

He spoke up, "It was an Immortal Emperor of the Jie Sect who took action."

Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor frowned and asked, "How is that possible? Why would the Jie Sect take action?"

"The Immortal Emperor of the Jie Sect was arrogant. He wanted the Physical Body of Victorious Fighting Buddha to resurrect an ancient Great Power," White-Robed Buddha lied through his teeth.

He used to be a Disciple of the Chan Sect and was extremely at odds with the Jie Sect.

During the previous Immeasurable Calamity, the Three Sects of the Daoist Gate had fought internally, leading to their mutual destruction. Even to this day, they remained mortal enemies.

Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor fell silent.

A moment later, his projection of light vanished directly.

White-Robed Buddha breathed a sigh of relief, secretly admiring Han Jue.

Truly impressive.

He had killed Victorious Fighting Buddha, yet Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor couldn't even trace it back to him.

White-Robed Buddha made up his mind to cling tightly to Han Jue's thigh.

The world was vast, but now, he could only stay here, and he also had to rely on the Yao Realm to Attain the Dao as an Emperor.

Heavenly Court.

Imperial Garden.

The Heavenly Emperor was reading a scroll in a pavilion when the figure of Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor appeared.

"Victorious Fighting Buddha did not die at the hands of your Heavenly Court?" Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor asked.

The Heavenly Emperor glanced at him and said, "I wish he had. He killed so many Immortals and Gods of my Heavenly Court."

Han Jue was the Heavenly Emperor's trump card and absolutely could not be exposed.

Although he wasn't sure why Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor was asking this, the Heavenly Emperor still wanted to help Han Jue clear his name, so he said, "Victorious Fighting Buddha was slain by a Mysterious Great Power when he approached the Yao Realm. Even I cannot calculate the origin of this person."

Heavenly Dao Buddha Ancestor's brow furrowed deeply.

Could it really be the Jie Sect?

Thinking about it, the Buddhist Faction and the Jie Sect did indeed have a grudge; many Disciples of the Buddhist Faction had been converted from the Jie Sect.