Of course, Song Lin doesn't engage in such practices; he absorbs energy instead of inheriting Shariputra, but the properties of the Shariputra make the energy easier to absorb.

The downside is that once the absorption is complete, the original Shariputra basically loses its spirituality and can no longer be bequeathed.

As time passes, the glow of the Shariputra becomes increasingly dim.

The clouds above the sky turn a pale gold, with sharpness piercing towards the heavens.

The earth's vegetation withers, the soil faintly glimmers with gold, and metal ores gradually form.

The three Great Demons feel as if needles prick their backs, and their foreheads throb with pain; the innate golden energy is too sharp. Cultivators of this path, even without magic artifacts, can destroy anything with just a wisp of golden energy.

Any magic artifact with gold attributes faces reduced effectiveness by at least thirty percent against practitioners of this Dao.

This is the advantage of mastering the Great Dao.

As Song Lin masters more and more of the Great Dao, he gradually becomes flawless.

Boom!

The following day, golden divine light breaks through the firmament.

The sixth Golden Core, with Innate Golden Qi achieved completion.

Above the cave mansion, Song Lin puts away the dim Shariputra.

This retreat took considerable time, but the overall results are quite satisfactory, with not too many setbacks experienced.

Fully absorbed the energy of two Shariputra, increasing the innate Yang Qi Taoist realm, and achieving Innate Golden Qi Golden Core completion.

"Still missing the wood, fire, and earth Golden Cores. What to cultivate next depends on what kind of Shariputra I find."

A thought crossed Song Lin's mind.

These three Great Dao have the lowest practice levels, so they are left for last to cultivate.

Next depends on collecting Shariputra.

After a brief rest, Song Lin, as usual, went to the real world to check the situation.

Unexpectedly, he discovered a problem upon arrival.

A fight had broken out.

Within the Donghua Middle Thousand at that moment came a large army.

The leaders were the Twelve Yuan Chen Twelve Zodiac, twelve Zodiac Heavenly Immortals, fighting alongside Chiyou, Heavenly Mechanism, Mao Zhong, Moyu Qilin, Xiezhi, Ji Dan, and Ji Fa.

The remaining Harmonization and Primordial Spirit each have opponents, with the Heavenly God Realm cultivators being twice their number.

Below are battles between various cultivator leaders and Taoist Soldiers.

The Golden Que Heavenly Court does not follow the method of breaking through from the outside but breaks from within like the former Donghua Heavenly Court, for after all, it was the world of the Great Sun World Venerable, plus many hidden experts in the Small Thousand World.

The pitch-dark starry sky turned reminiscent of a fireworks show, with crackling sounds and dazzling multicolored dharma spiritual light explosions.

The recently forged stars were shattered again amidst the fighting.

Now fighting in the void, both sides quickly approach the Middle Thousand Earth.

If the enemy enters the earth, it will cause great casualties.

Mao Gu, Golden Que Emperor, and Pure Land Venerable met in the sky.

"I was wondering who it was, turns out it's you, bald donkey."

Mao Gu, without a handy weapon, now wielded a peach wood sword. While speaking, his fingertips brushed over the sword's body, flicking it, sending numerous talismans—red, black, yin, gold, jade talismans—towards the two.

Each talisman was a spell.

Endless yellow sand, a thousand-foot Red Dragon, black wind with white flames, Red Light Flying Sword...

Tens of thousands of spells engulfed the two.

Golden Que Emperor stepped back, tearing the void open with a golden dragon head staff manifesting.

Roar!

The dragon head suddenly came to life, let out a dragon's roar, then inhaled heavily.

All spells were swallowed, then spat out as a massive black light ball.

Boom!

A wall of earth appeared in front of Mao Gu, blocking the energy.

Great Sun World Venerable advanced, a lotus-like blood-dropper covering Mao Gu and the surrounding space.

Buddha Light penetrated without gaps, with each beam being a relic-scorching divine artifact.

Mao Zhong struggled to cope with the two-pronged assault.

Soon, he was surrounded with no space to escape.

Golden Que Emperor's strength was unfathomable, and just the dragon head staff Immortal Artifact was difficult to handle.

All spells were ineffective before the Divine Dragon, occasionally transforming into a Five-clawed Golden Dragon, whose combat strength rivaled that of a True Immortal.

"Huh? Where did the other one go? Escaped?" The Great Sun World Venerable chuckled, "In that case, this world shall be mine, this old monk accepts."

While speaking, another dragon head staff descended towards Mao Gu's head.

"Trouble."

Mao Gu's expression was grave.

Boom!

At this moment, a pagoda flew from the horizon, flicking away the lotus, and Mao Gu used the pagoda to bury the Great Sun World Venerable's dharma body in water and fire.

"Nicely done," Mao Gu praised.

Only to see a figure walk out of the void.

Clad in white with black hair, holding a divine sword and a Bright Treasure Wheel.

"This is..." The Great Sun World Venerable's pupils contracted, finding the pure Buddhist Sect aura on this artifact.

Song Lin approached Mao Gu.

"Apologies, I broke through again, which delayed me a bit. You hold off the Golden Que Emperor for a while, I'll handle the Great Sun World Venerable."

"Alright, I can hold him for two hours, ensuring he won't disturb you," Mao Gu replied while using the Qiankun Treasure Tower to block the spells.

"That's too much time; fifteen minutes shall suffice."

Boom!

Song Lin manifested a vast golden dharma body, with six different colored suns hovering above his head.

Charging towards the Buddha Light heedlessly.

Clang clang clang!

The Buddha Light struck the perfected Nine-Transformation Golden Body, merely sparking.

Boom!

One punch, and the Great Sun World Venerable's dharma body crumbled, transforming into a white light moving afar.

Song Lin used the Time-Space Dao to draw closer.

Breaking through its defenses again.

The Great Sun World Venerable was entirely at a disadvantage against Song Lin.

The Time-Space Dao was elusive, now in front, now behind.

Innate Yang Qi and Innate Golden Qi rendered the Great Sun World Venerable's Vajra Divine Power ineffective.

The Innate Eight Diagrams could predict his moves and trajectory, and the Heavenly Water Dao served as a defense.

The Great Sun World Venerable's spells and divine skills had to break through these layers before reaching Song Lin, where the Nine-Transformation Mysterious Skill almost negated their effects.

The Great Sun World Venerable found himself helpless against Song Lin, consistently on the defensive.

"What demon! Why do you possess our Buddhist Sect's artifact?"

The Great Sun World Venerable exclaimed in astonishment.

Why does the person's mastery of the Buddhist Law surpass his own? In comparison, he seemed like an outsider.

Even though higher in cultivation than Song Lin, he was nevertheless suppressed.

This scene immediately boosted the Donghua Heavenly Court's morale.

The Golden Que Emperor, eager to assist, found himself held back by Mao Gu at all costs.

Helplessly watching the Great Sun World Venerable being overpowered.

Boom!

The Bright Treasure Wheel once more shattered the Great Sun World Venerable's body.

Then came countless golden qi and a torrent of heavenly water.

Song Lin closed in, allowing the Buddha Flames and Gold Light to strike his flesh, his right palm turning into a claw, piercing the Great Sun World Venerable's heart.

Wutian Buddha's Demonic Qi instantly corrupted him.

This Demonic Qi was stronger, more profound, and terrifying than before.

Demonic Qi restrained Buddhist Law excellently, and this strike hit the Great Sun World Venerable's fatal point.

In an instant, the Great Sun World Venerable was corrupted, his expression alternating between virtue and malice, the Buddha Light shifting between white and black.

At times he was a Buddha, at times a Devil, standing immobile.

From the start to defeating the Great Sun World Venerable, precisely one quarter-hour passed.

Song Lin withdrew, the Bright Treasure Wheel spinning towards the Golden Que Emperor.

As a Randeng Buddha's artifact, it had the traits to restrain and burn all things.

Seeing his endeavor failed and on the brink of encirclement, the Golden Que Emperor weighed the gains and losses. Even if victorious, his forces would be nearly depleted.

In helplessness, he decided to retreat.

Leaving behind many rear guards, losing forty percent of his forces.

Song Lin stopped the pursuing forces.

"Don't chase a desperate foe; we can settle accounts later."

One thousand years in the story world equals one hundred years in reality.

Once I've formed the Nine Pills, we'll settle the accounts slowly.

Song Lin found the unconscious Great Sun World Venerable and summoned the Black Dragon Bodhisattva and others, saying, "Imprison him in the Demon World, suppress with prohibitions and arrays, and report when he awakens."

"Understood."

The defeat of Gold Que Emperor and others meant the Donghua Heavenly Court had firmly established itself; even knowing Mao Ying was a fake, other forces dared not act rashly.

Returning to the story world.

That day, the Miao Jixiang child beside Buddha made a mistake and was sent to the mortal world.

This is the former life of Huaguang Emperor.

Song Lin knows the plot has reached its final stages; the conflict between the Buddhist and Daoist factions will soon unfold on a grand stage, with the final battle approaching.

It's time to reveal the truth; how will they react upon learning it?

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