Chapter 76

Saint White Lotus sighed and said, "Do you think I don't know? But I have already merged the Heavenly Demon within me. If I don't follow the Buddha's command now, I will die in an instant."

Master Mila frowned and said, "I saw that outsider from the daytime has some skills, and he's not a stubborn righteous person. Why don't we ask him for help?"

Saint White Lotus said, "Brother, what are you talking about? How could those people have the ability to solve our problems? Don't talk nonsense. Let's go out and meet the Dharmapala Mingwang together." Master Mila frowned and said, "I have only heard of the powerful Dharmapala on Wutai Mountain, the boundless Dharmapala on Emei Mountain, the mighty Dharmapala on Sumeru Mountain, and the eternal Dharmapala on Kunlun Mountain."

"Have you ever heard of a Giant Eagle Mingwang? This is truly outrageous, truly outrageous!"

The two brothers kept talking, hesitating and unwilling to go out. The person outside the courtyard grew impatient, gathered the cloud light, transformed into a human form, and landed, saying, "Where is Saint White Lotus? I am the left Dharmapala appointed by Buddha Wutian. Come out and meet me!"

Saint White Lotus was startled and whispered, "This giant eagle has a terrible temper. We dare not offend him."

Master Mila said, "What kind of demon is he? We have a den of thousand-year-old fox spirits at home. Even if we combine our strength, we don't fear him."

Saint White Lotus covered Master Mila's mouth in fear and scolded, "You don't know. The true form of Mingwang is a golden-eyed eagle from the ancient prehistoric era. Brother, how many years has he been cultivating?"

Only then did Master Mila realize the vastness of the world and that not every demon or ghost could be easily dealt with.

He had no choice but to be dragged by Saint White Lotus to the courtyard to pay respects to Mingwang. The Giant Eagle Mingwang stood with his hands behind his back, silently watching Master Mila without speaking. Saint White Lotus hurriedly knelt on the ground, seeing the arrogant and stern expression of the giant eagle.

He was already panicked and quickly pulled his brother's monk's robe, kneeling down and kowtowing repeatedly:

"Disciple did not know the arrival of the Venerable King, and failed to welcome you properly. Please forgive me!"

The Giant Eagle Mingwang watched Master Mila standing without kneeling, sneering and revealing a murderous intent in his eyes. He ignored Saint White Lotus and walked straight into the main house of the Zhang family, sitting in the armchair and asked, "Have you found the item?"

The Zhang family had originally been developing the White Lotus Sect in the Central Plains, but after receiving a command from Buddha Wutian, they moved the entire family to the coast of the Northern Sea to search for something.

This matter was originally confidential, and no one outside of Buddha Wutian and the two Zhang brothers knew about it.

The two brothers were indeed startled. Master Mila quietly pulled Saint White Lotus and said, "This matter is confidential, and I only found some clues from the abbot of Jinshan Temple, Dharma Hai. How could it be so coincidental that Buddha Wutian sent someone to inquire in the evening? How did they know?"

Saint White Lotus also looked unhappy: "Could it be that our family's intention to leave the demonic path has been seen through by Buddha Wutian?"

He shook his head and smiled bitterly: "No, no, Buddha is a great being. Even if our family really turned against him, it wouldn't be his concern. Perhaps the Giant Eagle Mingwang learned of this major event from somewhere and came to compete with us for credit?"

They had been in the secular world for a long time and had seen countless deceitful tricks.

Master Mila also had this thought and nodded: "If he tries to trick us into talking, he must be here to compete for credit. Let's not answer and see what he says." Saint White Lotus nodded and stood to the side with his brother, not responding to the Giant Eagle Mingwang.

The Giant Eagle sneered, "Do you think I came here to compete with you two for credit?"

Master Mila, emboldened, said, "Is that not the case?"

The Giant Eagle Mingwang let out a long whistle, and his figure suddenly appeared behind Master Mila. His voice then came: "What a bold move, blasphemy!" Master Mila had no time to react and was kicked away by the Giant Eagle Mingwang.

Saint White Lotus's face changed, and he shook his body, scattering countless insects while shouting, "Brother, run! Go to your master for refuge!"

The Giant Eagle Mingwang sneered and opened his mouth, swallowing all of Saint White Lotus's insects. He coldly said, "Saint White Lotus, are you going to betray me?"

Master Mila, protected by the Buddha's grace from Jinshan Temple, stopped rolling on the ground. Worried about his brother, he wiped his hand over the Dharma staff, turning it into a golden light and striking the Giant Eagle Mingwang.

The Giant Eagle Mingwang, a prehistoric creature, was not afraid of the Buddha's light. Later, he obtained a true body of Mingwang in the Asura Realm's workshop and was even less afraid of the Buddha's power. He waved his hands and forcefully inserted them into the Buddha's light.

There was a "clank," and he shattered the Dharma staff with one palm.

Master Mila was startled. He had been cultivating for a short time and still had a mortal's nature. With his weapon broken, he instinctively turned to flee, but the Giant Eagle Mingwang followed him like a shadow, lightly pressing his hand on Master Mila's back.

The Buddha's grace from Jinshan Temple was broken by the first strike of the Giant Eagle Mingwang. He casually struck with his hand.

Only after the strike did he realize something was wrong. A seven-colored clear energy burst from Master Mila's back, forming a light wall that repelled the Giant Eagle Mingwang's hand. A loud boom shook the entire Zhang family compound.

Both Master Mila and the Giant Eagle Mingwang were thrown back.

The Giant Eagle Mingwang, being an ancient cultivator, stabilized himself in mid-air with a wave of his hands. Master Mila, however, stumbled and fell to the ground, groaning and unable to get up.

Saint White Lotus quickly stood in front of his brother, fearing that the Giant Eagle Mingwang would strike again.

But the Giant Eagle Mingwang laughed and held out a black lotus, shining it on Master Mila, saying, "So you have also achieved the Dao of the Celestial Immortal. No wonder you have some arrogance. Not bad, not bad!"

Master Mila knew the power of the black lotus, his face turning pale as he flipped up and knelt, saying, "Please calm down, Venerable. Disciple knows he was wrong."

The Giant Eagle Mingwang laughed, "After being illuminated by the Buddha's black lotus, and then merging the Heavenly Demon within you, you will be part of my Dark Abyss lineage. I naturally won't blame you." He extended two wings, emitting ten thousand rays of golden light.

With a whistle, he disappeared from the Zhang family compound, leaving behind the defiant voice of the Giant Eagle Mingwang:

"At this moment, the three realms are in turmoil. I was originally worried that your two were too weak to complete Buddha Wutian's command. Now that you have both achieved the Dao of the Celestial Immortal, I am relieved. Remember, the first Earth Dragon Pearl is a family heirloom of the Nie family, the former commander of the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei."

"The Nie family has been framed and exterminated by me and Cihang Pudu, with only one daughter, Xiaoqian, wandering outside, her fate unknown. You two must quickly mobilize your followers to search. Once you find all five elemental dragon pearls left by the Ancestral Dragon, you will have great merit before Buddha Wutian!"