Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8

Chapter 97: Chapter 84: The Annihilation of the Buddhist Sect, a New Era for the Martial Dao

Only then did all hell break loose.

“Crown Prince Dayan, Li Chang’an, destroyed the Buddhist Sect… Is that for real?”

“It’s probably true. Don’t forget, just a few days ago, Crown Prince Dayan visited the Taoist, Celestial, and Earth Sects. There’s no reason he wouldn’t have gone to the Buddhist Sect, too.”

“But why didn’t Crown Prince Dayan kill anyone at the Taoist, Celestial, or Earth Sects, yet acted so ruthlessly when he went to the Buddhist Sect?”

“You must not have heard, then.”

“The Celestial, Taoist, and Earth Sects never directly moved against Crown Prince Dayan, but the Buddhist Sect was different. I heard that two years ago, when the Crown Prince was in Xihu Province, the Buddha mobilized the entire power of the Buddhist Sect to try and assassinate him. In the end, though, he managed to escape. Now that Crown Prince Dayan has broken through to the Grandmaster Realm, his revenge is both unexpected and completely understandable.”

“But the Dayan Dynasty really didn’t make a move? Was it just Crown Prince Dayan, all by himself?”

“Who knows? Crown Prince Dayan’s strength is simply beyond the comprehension of ordinary Martial Artists like us. He could already fight the Buddha back when he was in the Grandmaster Realm. Now that he’s achieved a breakthrough as a Grandmaster, destroying the Buddhist Sect all on his own doesn’t seem so impossible!”

For a time, the world was abuzz with discussion.

Amidst their disbelieving excitement, all the Jianghu Martial Artists couldn’t help but reveal looks of awe and longing.

To destroy an entire sect single-handedly… This was something countless Jianghu Martial Artists wouldn’t even dare to dream of, yet now it had been accomplished by someone who was never supposed to amount to anything.

It was truly unbelievable.

They knew that the era of Li Chang’an had arrived.

From now on, in this world, aside from the Land Immortals whose very existence was uncertain, no one would be Li Chang’an’s match.

[Ding! You have succeeded in Defying Fate!]

[At the age of thirteen, you became the strongest Grandmaster in history, slaughtering the Buddhist Sect single-handedly and making your name known throughout the world!]

[Rebirth evaluation has increased. You have received an additional 50,000 Rebirth Points!]

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「Dayan Imperial Palace, Library Pavilion.」

Under Li Chang’an’s orders, members of the Shadow Guard were neatly arranging cart after cart of Martial Arts Secret Manuals and moving them into the Library Pavilion.

Because the number of Cultivation Techniques Secret Manuals collected this time was simply too large, Li Chang’an had to find people to expand the Library Pavilion as quickly as possible.

Li Chang’an had three more floors added to the originally six-story Library Pavilion, turning it into a behemoth that stood out even within the Imperial Palace.

A nine-story pagoda!

After all the carts of Cultivation Techniques Secret Manuals had been transported into the Library Pavilion, Li Chang’an did not, as everyone in the world had predicted, command the world and declare himself invincible. Instead, he once again buried himself in a pile of books and began to frantically absorb knowledge like a sponge!

…

「In the blink of an eye, another five years passed.」

Li Chang’an was now eighteen years old.

In these five years, Li Chang’an successfully integrated the Divine Objects from all Four Major Sects into his body, formally cementing his status in the Grandmaster Realm.

Needless to say, his combat power was terrifying.

In any case, besides the so-called Celestial Beings, no living creature in this world could withstand a single strike from him at full power.

Outside the Imperial Palace, after five years, the heated discussions he had sparked in the Jianghu once again swept across the world.

The old immortal of the Taoist Sect personally delivered the “Eternal Green Skill” to the Library Pavilion. He neither asked Li Chang’an for the Buddhist Sect’s “Vajra Skill” nor for the so-called “Land Immortal Cultivation Technique” from within the Cyan Gold Treasure Sword…

He had only one purpose in delivering the “Eternal Green Skill”: to prevent Li Chang’an from setting his sights on the Taoist Sect.

There was nothing to be done. A Grandmaster who could slaughter the Buddhist Sect and kill the Buddha at the age of thirteen was simply too terrifying.

Fight him? The Grandmasters of the Three Major Sects didn’t dare.

Outlast him? The Grandmasters of the Three Major Sects were already hundreds of years old; they had no hope of outlasting him.

It was foreseeable that—barring any accidents—in the coming centuries, even after all the Grandmasters of the Three Major Sects had passed away, Li Chang’an would still exist, and he would only grow stronger.

Until he was completely unrivaled.

Being watched by a monster who was like a god and a demon, even the slightest hint of hostility from him would bring unbearable consequences for the Three Major Sects.

Therefore, after a full five years of internal struggle, the Elder Daoist Leader of the Taoist Sect made a decision that went against the teachings of his ancestors and handed the “Eternal Green Technique” to Li Chang’an.

He didn’t even dare to mention the previously agreed-upon conditions, all in the hopes that Li Chang’an, seeing the Taoist Sect’s sincere attitude, would not purge the sect after the Elder Daoist Leader passed away.

After the old Daoist set an example, the other sects, the Celestial Sect and the Earth Sect, no longer dared to resist. They all found opportunities to send their own Sect’s Ultimate Techniques to the Imperial Palace.

After so easily obtaining three Grandmaster Level cultivation techniques that he previously wouldn’t have even dared to dream of, Li Chang’an rubbed his nose in embarrassment and muttered to himself, ’What’s going on? I never said I was going to take them by force, did I? You’re all acting like you’re plugging your noses and handing over your own wives to be cuckolded by me. Isn’t my reputation in the outside world suffering for no reason?’

It could be said that under Li Chang’an’s deterrence, the current Great Derivation had already become a super dynasty that truly ruled the world.

The lands where the sun rose and set all belonged to the Great Derivation.

The Three Major Sects were indeed having a very difficult time, deeply afraid that one day Li Chang’an would treat their three remaining sects the same way he had treated the Buddhist Sect.

After pondering for a moment with a frown, Li Chang’an beckoned, calling over the commander of the Shadow Guard. He took a few Cultivation Techniques Secret Manuals that he had created in recent years from a bookshelf, handed them over, and said, “Transcribe these Secret Manuals three times and send a copy to each of the Three Major Sects. I never take things for free. Tell them that if they have any Cultivation Techniques Secret Manuals in the future, they should remember to send them my way!”