The Sanguine Sky of Indigo Cloud — The Return of the Blood-Shadow
While the disciples of the Righteous Fa diligently integrated into the Great Fa Sutra each day—constantly elevating their mind-nature and clarifying the truth to deliver sentient beings across all realms—a destructive upheaval struck once more.
That night, the vault of the Indigo Cloud sky abruptly shifted to a horrific shade of sanguine red, as though stained by spreading blood. The macrocosmic atmosphere grew dense, heavy with the scent of myriad-aeon resentment and ferocity. A roar vibrated through layer upon layer of the heavens, bearing a power ten times greater than before, thoroughly tearing asunder the silence of the earthly night.
The colossal form of the Blood-Shadow Wrath Dragon swelled to completely obscure the pristine crescent moon, releasing a dense stream of resentful miasma that distorted surrounding space. Microscopic vegetation withered instantly, and mountain rocks fractured under the suffocating pressure of the old demonic force of annihilation.
Witnessing the anomaly, Minh Ngoc’s Primordial Child body vibrated slightly as his hand tightened around his divine weapon:
“Has that corrupt beast... absorbed the old demonic power to erupt with such horrific strength?”
Tieu Nguyet directed her clear gaze, which reflected the crimson fires, to pierce through the celestial secret:
“This is not merely the recovery of mundane authority... it is being blessed and reinforced by the mutated malevolent gods beyond the Three Realms. They are exhausting the entire strength of the Old Forces in a desperate attempt to extinguish the celestial lamp of the Righteous Fa in this place.”
Tri Nhat stood majestically amidst the tempest, the Pristine White Broadblade in his hand emitting high-pitched, Fa-guarding resonances, ready to enter the formation of rectification:
“It has come to face us directly, to undergo the final purification of its demonic nature.”
A ferocious red current swept through like a scythe of annihilation, instantly transforming the earth beneath it into dark ash.
The Toad Demon Reveals His True Form — The Appearance of the Blood-Shadow Envoy
From the summit of the gloomy Black Mountain, shrouded in chattering chaos and miasma, a laugh of destruction echoed like the grinding of divine weapons from the netherworld.
The Toad Demon stepped forth, his physical form transformed into a grotesque sight: a half-human, half-toad figure with skin as bumpy and red as clotted blood. His twin pupils were lifeless, hollow white, yet they contained sky-high murderous intent. His blood-red mouth, filled with sharp teeth, seeped the wicked black fluid of old matter.
“Tri Nhat, Tieu Nguyet... did you mistakenly believe I was but a small, ancient evil spirit from this mountain corner?” He roared with madness, absorbing the wicked qi from the Blood-Shadow Wrath Dragon as his towering figure obscured the firmament. “I am the Blood-Shadow Envoy, the one granted absolute power by the Gods of the netherworld to obstruct the Righteous Fa!”
Behind him, three colossal, blurred figures emerged, radiating a terrifying pressure that shook the cosmos:
A malevolent god in the form of a Buddha sitting upon a nine-tiered lotus, yet every petal was stained with the pitch-black of corruption;
A malevolent god with massive eagle wings, their edges mottled with dark stains as if gnawed by old laws;
And a malevolent god in the form of a Daoist holding a fly-whisk, which was speckled with the black spots of the final era.
Behind them lay infinite colossal images stretching endlessly into the murky void, where divine radiance intertwined with wicked shadows, creating a horrific spectacle of the old universe.
Minh Ngoc, perceiving the truth with a solemn state of mind, spoke:
“Those are the Gods who have mutated during the Fa-ending period... they have stood completely in opposition to the Righteous Fa and are utilizing their old power to protect evil.”
The Blood-Shadow Envoy emitted a voice that shook their conscious seas:
“Your Holy King only teaches of morality and compassion. Our Gods are the ones who grant true power to rule this cosmos!”
The Convergence of the Righteous Fa — Fellow Practitioners Join the Battle
At the exact moment when darkness seemed poised to swallow the entire earthly realm, the vault of celestial secrets abruptly split in two. Two currents of grand divine power, in hues of Gold and Azure, descended like brilliant, pure meteors.
Two fellow Great Practitioners officially descended to assist: one clad in an azure robe holding the ethereal Mystic Wind Sword, the other in a golden robe wielding the majestic Gold Earth Axe.
“Brother Tri Nhat, we have come according to the celestial arrangement and the compassionate will of the Master.” The practitioner in azure spoke with a Daoist resonance. “Evil forces from dimensions as countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges are converging upon Indigo Cloud. This is no longer a battle for you alone.”
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Tri Nhat bowed toward his two fellow practitioners with righteous faith:
“My thanks to you both for manifesting in time to resonate with the rectifying formation.”
The Great Practitioner in gold smiled heartily, his radiance of grand compassion shining brightly:
“Remain absolutely unmoved in heart! Across this world, there are over fifty million disciples of the Righteous Fa fighting steadfastly in different dimensions to protect the Three Realms. Our process of assisting the Master in rectifying the Fa is never solitary.”
The Battle Erupts — Great Cooperation to Rectify the Malevolent Gods
The Blood-Shadow Wrath Dragon dived down like a colossal mountain of blood, with the Blood-Shadow Envoy following closely behind like a cruel streak of red lightning. The grand battle officially erupted.
The Mystic Wind Sword swung; each grand azure whirlwind tore through the filthy, resentful miasma, creating shimmering fissures of pure-land light in the blood-red night. The Gold Earth Axe struck down, the ground shaking as mountain rocks shattered, instantly transforming into a defensive formation as steadfast as a diamond rock. Tri Nhat swung the Pristine White Broadblade, its edge tracing brilliant rings of azure light, striking directly at the colossal body of the Blood-Shadow Wrath Dragon, causing resentful miasma to billow and vanish beneath the power of rectification.
However, behind the Blood-Shadow Envoy were the mutated malevolent gods. They did not only attack with the old demonic power of annihilation; they began to operate spiritual matrices, striking at the smallest flaws and attachments within the heart-nature of each practitioner to collapse their righteous faith.
The Three Tiers of Demonic Tribulation — Trials and the Birth of Spiritual Divine Treasures
The Tribulation of Minh Ngoc: Doubt and the Mystic Heaven Intent-Stabilizing Seal
The mutated malevolent god lightly flicked his fly-whisk, and Minh Ngoc instantly fell into a dark, solitary heart-scape. Demonic voices whispered from all sides of his conscious sea: “Your level is insufficient,” “You will surely be dissolved,” “Can the Great Fa truly deliver all things?” His will showed signs of wavering, as memories of secular fame and profit from long ago suddenly appeared as seductive invitations.
At that critical moment, the pipa music of My Cam echoed from afar like a sword of pure-land light tearing through the dark fog. Minh Ngoc’s Buddha-nature awakened; he immediately stabilized his heart, his voice shaking the heart-scape:
“My righteous thoughts and will must be as firm as a diamond rock!”
Pure azure light erupted from his dantian, condensing into the Mystic Heaven Intent-Stabilizing Seal—the sixth divine treasure, establishing an absolute spiritual barrier against every factor of doubt.
The Tribulation of Tri Nhat: Ease and the Mystic Heaven Heart-Quieting Lake
Tri Nhat fell into a perfect maze arranged by the Old Forces: a world of peace and prosperity where he had reached ultimate consummation and no longer bore any responsibility for salvation.
The malevolent god’s voice whispered in his ear: “Relinquish your divine weapon and rest; you have fulfilled every vow.”
The practitioner’s heart briefly birthed a thought of ease, his hand nearly loosening its grip on his divine treasure. Yet, a majestic divine sound from remote antiquity echoed in his conscious sea, profoundly shaking his primordial spirit:
“Master... I can never forget the magnificent mission of delivering sentient beings!”
The maze of ease instantly shattered into pieces. Azure light erupted from the crown of his head, condensing into the Mystic Heaven Heart-Quieting Lake—the seventh divine treasure, reflecting and purifying every selfish demonic thought, causing the dark hands of the evil spirits to instantly reveal their corrupt nature.
The Tribulation of Tieu Nguyet: Hopelessness and the Mystic Heaven Heart-Clarifying Pearl
Tieu Nguyet was besieged by spiritual visions showing that all efforts of the Righteous Fa disciples were futile against the overwhelming dark power of the old universe. She felt the future was murky, her conscious sea birthing pessimistic thoughts that the earthly souls of the final era could not be saved.
Amidst that gloom, a great golden bell from the void resonated, reminding her of the Master’s Fa-principle: “You never fight alone.”
Tieu Nguyet’s clear eyes snapped open, and the light of undying faith and hope exploded, condensing into the Mystic Heaven Heart-Clarifying Pearl—the eighth divine treasure, radiating a colossal Clear Heart Domain that helped all species around her find their steadfast righteous faith in the Great Fa.
The Righteous Fa Counterattacks — The Light of the True Heart Rectifies
The three Great Enlightened Beings simultaneously raised their three newly born spiritual divine treasures, their intent unifying with the universe:
“Every maze and illusion... thoroughly dissolve!”
The Mystic Heaven Intent-Stabilizing Seal, the Mystic Heaven Heart-Quieting Lake, and the Mystic Heaven Heart-Clarifying Pearl simultaneously emitted ten thousand changs of light, releasing the purest purifying divine power. The tiers of mutated malevolent gods shrieked in agony as their selfish matrices were completely dissolved by the power of the Great Fa. The Blood-Shadow Wrath Dragon and the Blood-Shadow Envoy were directly bombarded by the three currents of grand true qi, their bodies gradually being purified and vanishing from microscopic to macrocosmic realms in the blinding light.
As the battle reached the stage where only the dark primordial spirit forming the head and tail of the malevolent dragon remained, the Fashen (Law Body) of the Master—the Great Creator—instantly manifested in the boundless sky, majestically raising a single hand in a palm gesture:
“Stop.”
The disciples of the Righteous Fa knelt reverently before His grace. The Master’s Fashen faded, leaving behind a sky of Indigo Cloud that gradually recovered its original, solemn purity.
After the grand trial of life and death, the cultivation power and heart-nature of the practitioners had transcended to a new level, reaching absolute purity as transparent as celestial crystal. Their Primordial Children upon the lotus thrones radiated a brilliance never seen before.
Tri Nhat directed his steadfast gaze toward the distant horizon where the remnants of the Blood-Shadow Wrath Dragon had just retreated:
“Old mutated factors still hide within the dimensions, but our diamond-like righteous thoughts have been tempered into pure gold through the tempest. This battle... is but the beginning of a magnificent new cosmic era.”
CANTO XVI: THE BLOOD-SHADOW COUNTERATTACKS
Indigo Cloud turns sanguine, as crimson torrents flow,
The wrathful dragon turns, its hunger starts to grow.
The Blood Envoy appears, with ruin in his plan,
As fallen gods join forces to crush the heart of man.
Three tiers of tribulation to temper the soul's core,
Three treasures are revealed to purge the ancient shore.
Diamond-like righteous thoughts, in unity they stand,
As the cosmos finds its light across the sacred land.