Chapter 404: The Origin of the Swastika Pagoda and the Transaction
Chapter 404: The Origin of the Swastika Pagoda and the Transaction
"This is what Daoist Fellow Duyuan is talking about."
Then Fang Xiao used his magic power to condense the appearance of the ruined tower as it was when he first saw it.
As for the swastika tower base, since he was not ready to hand it over for the time being, he had no intention of taking it out.
"So this is it. So, fellow Taoist, are you willing to hand this treasure over to me?"
Du Yuan also showed a look of realization when he saw it. In fact, he could only sense that Fang Xiao was carrying a Buddhist treasure, but he didn't know what the treasure was.
"Let's not talk about the transaction for now. Daoist Fellow Duyuan, could you first tell me what kind of treasure this tower is and what its function is.
Although I don't have the same knowledge as you, I am not completely ignorant. Don't try to deceive me."
Fang Xiao asked about the origin of the tower not because he was really curious about it. His real purpose was to know the origin of the resentful soul in the swastika tower base.
After the Yuanshen Dao Sword benefited from it, he read various classics and even sought advice from his own master, but unfortunately he didn't know where it came from.
It seems that this kind of special resentful spirit does not exist in the Taichang world.
"This is just a trivial matter. Since you are curious, I will tell you the truth.
This tower is called the Prison-Suppressing Pagoda, and it is from the spirit world. It must have fallen into this world by accident."
"The prison? What prison is it? Where is it? It has something to do with the resentful souls inside it."
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Fang. This prison is neither in the Taichang Realm nor in the Spirit Realm. Although it is called a prison, it is a world of its own, and its name is the Shura Realm."
Since there are heavens and myriad worlds, there must be myriad races.
Humans, demons, monsters...
Those who are born in this Shura world are the Shura clan.
The realms are not fixed in one place, but move in the void along certain trajectories.
There are times when the two worlds come close to each other or even interact, and a war between the two worlds is inevitable.
And every time the Shura world approaches the spiritual world, it is usually the Buddhist sect that takes the lead in the attack.
However, after the death of a Shura person, his soul will not fall into the underworld, nor enter the cycle of reincarnation, and he will still have 50% of his combat power as before his death, so he should not be underestimated.
The two races were fighting but had no time to clean up these souls, so the Prison-Suppressing Pagoda came into being, which was specifically used to suppress and refine these Shura blood souls and deal with them in a unified manner after the war.
However, the materials used to suppress the Shura Blood Soul are extremely rare, so the Buddhist sect only produced thirty-six of them.
The last time the Spirit World and the Asura World interacted, the Demon World happened to appear at the same time, causing many variables in the war.
Du Yuan was seriously injured in that battle. Even after nearly ten thousand years of recuperation, his condition did not improve, but instead continued to worsen.
Seeing that the thunder tribulation is imminent and death is before his eyes, the best option is to overcome the tribulation and start over.
It just so happened that something big was going to happen in the Taichang Realm that the disaster was arranged to happen here.
Of course, without the help of Buddhism, Du Yuan would not have been able to be reborn in the Taichang world so accurately and easily overcome the mystery in the womb.
However, Du Yuan only told Fang Xiao about the Shura Realm and the Shura Blood Soul, and did not mention anything else.
As for the one Fang Xiao obtained, most of it had actually been completely refined by the Prison-Suppressing Pagoda.
Perhaps it was damaged during the fall into the Taichang Realm, which is why some of the Shura blood soul still remains.
"It turns out there are thirty-five more of these Prison-Suppressing Pagodas. It seems that even if I ascend to the spirit world in the future, I will still have to deal with Buddhism."
The red substance left by Shura's blood soul has a great effect on the Yuanshen Dao Sword, so how could Fang Xiao let it go.
However, the Shura Realm is obviously not a place where humans can go at will or stay for a long time. If they encounter a powerful Shura, wouldn’t they die faster?
In comparison, obtaining the remaining Prison-Suppressing Pagodas is the safest approach.
“This Prison-Suppressing Pagoda can only be used when the Shura Clan invades. It is really useless for Fellow Daoist Fang to keep it.
Since I am a disciple of Buddhism, it is only natural for me to take it back.
If you are willing to return it, please let me know what you want, and I will do my best to satisfy you."
The feeling that Du Yuan gave Fang Xiao was very different from other Buddhists he had met. He was very disciplined.
Of course, this is also related to Fang Xiao’s own strength, otherwise the things would have been taken away by Du Yuan long ago.
"I see. But I still cannot give this thing to you, fellow Taoist."
"That's why."
Du Yuan was very puzzled. Exchanging a useless thing for a useful thing would make everyone happy, so why did Fang Xiao do something that would harm others and not benefit himself?
“First, the Prison-Suppressing Pagoda has been destroyed, and now Fang only has the base of the pagoda left.
Secondly, the billions of Shura blood souls sealed in the base of this tower are still of great use to Fang Zi.
Therefore, I am sorry that I cannot associate with you. "
However, before Du Yuan could say anything, Fang Xiao suddenly changed the subject and spoke.
“Of course, if you don’t mind the damage and are still willing to trade.
If you can pay the transaction item in advance, Fang promises that when Shura Blood Soul has used it up or when you are about to ascend to the spirit world, I will definitely offer it to you with both hands. "
What Fang Xiao meant was that he couldn't deliver the base of the Prison-Suppressing Pagoda now, but you, Du Yuan, had to pay the purchase price first.
With such an operation, not only would a normal person fail to reach a deal, it would be understandable that they would go berserk on the spot.
However, Du Yuan was just stunned, which showed that he had a high level of cultivation. He was far different from those Buddhists Fang Xiao had met.
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Fang is truly an interesting person.
Normally, no one would agree to your unreasonable request, but I agreed.
You can ask for anything you want, but only three, and they must be things I can do."
The reason why Du Yuan agreed to Fang Xiao's request was not because he was stupid, but because he had absolute confidence in himself.
Now he is limited by his cultivation, but when he reaches the stage of becoming a god, relying on his previous life’s foundation, he is confident that he can stand in the first echelon of gods in this world.
By then, even if Fang Xiao couldn't find him, the pressure would be put on Tianlan Sect, so there would be no need to worry that he would not keep his promise.
"Only three requests? Okay, but before that, I have some questions that I need Daoist Fellow Duyuan to answer."
"Fellow Daoist, please ask."
"Daoyou Duyuan probably hasn't condensed his true spirit yet. How did you block my three attacks just now? Of course, you don't have to tell me if it's inconvenient."
Fang Xiao was still very curious about what method Du Yuan used to be able to block his attack power that surpassed the peak of the Nascent Soul stage without any damage.
"So that's what you're asking. It's not inconvenient at all.
This is the secret method of my Buddhist sect, the Acalanatha Sutra.
When one has achieved great success in cultivation, one will be able to keep his body intact, his mind unhurt, and his heart unmoved.
Of course, it also has its drawbacks, which is that it can only be effective when the body and mind are still.”
Hearing this, Fang Xiao was also shocked that there was such a strange method in the world.
However, if it is true as Du Yuan said, the disadvantages would be equally astonishingly serious.
Although if you don't move your body you will become a sandbag for the enemy, you can still use your spiritual consciousness to drive magic weapons to attack the enemy, at least you will be invincible.
But to keep the mind still, there cannot be any change in emotions, otherwise the skill will be broken.
'No wonder he tried to stop me when I was about to attack him with the Zhenkong Sword.
It turns out that the moment he tried to stop me from retracting my swords, he had already failed.'
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