301: So it was him in this Land of a Thousand Buddhas!
"Is this... a Buddha?"
Human Race Cultivators who had been trying their luck in the Thousand Buddha Secret Realm gazed in shock at the brilliant golden radiance.
"Heavens, this is a ruin, an Ancient Buddha ruin! Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"Who would have thought our luck would be this good? There is such a magnificent Great Buddha ruin in the Thousand Buddha Secret Realm that no one has discovered yet. If we could get a few sariras, wouldn't we just take off?"
"Let's go!"
Countless Cultivators turned into streams of light and headed toward the golden radiance.
Rumble! A deafening sound of the earth tearing apart resounded. In an instant, mountains collapsed, the earth cracked, and the sea of clouds surged as if it were the end of the world.
Looking from afar, there was an ancient Buddha statue lying on its side on this land. But at this moment, the ancient mountain Buddha statue shook violently, its posture changing as it rose into a cross-legged position, with massive fissures spreading wildly in all directions.
At the same time, a destructive demonic intent, completely opposite to the Buddha intent, swept over the sky and earth.
The other half hidden within this ancient mountain Buddha statue was actually a demonic aspect. This Buddha mountain was half-Buddha and half-demon; one side was a compassionate Buddha, and the other was a Hell Asura, giving people a bizarre, highly impactful feeling.
Within the Thousand Buddha Kingdom, countless commoners felt it in their hearts. They knelt on the ground, bowing in the direction of the Buddha-Demon aspect, their expressions pious, their mouths incessantly chanting the Buddha's name.
Inside the inn, Luo Xuanyin slowly stood up, gazing into the distance, and whispered to herself: "So, the one in this Thousand Buddha Kingdom... is him."
"No wonder no one has been able to traverse this Secret Realm for so many years."
"That makes sense. You, once hailed as the number one person in the Buddhist Sect during the Ancient Immortal Era, are not someone those ants of the younger generation, like Candle Nine Nethers, could reach."
"But why have you awakened now? Is it to signal me..."
The next second, her figure vanished from where she stood.
At the same time, inside the most magnificent temple of the Thousand Buddha Kingdom, within the Golden Body temple, sounds of the Buddha permeated the air, and a mysterious dao rhyme that calmed the heart circulated all around.
A young figure sat above, cross-legged on an ancient prayer mat.
He wore a white kasaya, his white robes like snow. He had a feminine face on a male body, handsome as a demon. When silent, a clear smile always hung on his face. There was a red Buddha mark between his eyebrows, he held a string of golden prayer beads in his left hand, and he constantly recited Buddhist scriptures.
His entire body radiated a mysterious dao rhyme, as if he could attain Buddhahood on the spot at any moment.
He was the current number one person of the Buddhist Sect, Worry-free.
He was born with a Buddha heart and possessed a Golden Body Dharma Idol from birth. His Comprehension Ability regarding Buddhist Dharma was nearly that of a Prodigy. As the Buddha Son of the Western Heaven Small Thunder Sound Temple, he had the hope of attaining Buddhahood and was highly legendary within the Five Regions of the Human Race.
He had never made a move, but it was said that his Physical Body did not lose to the Jiang Family's Divine Body; he was one of the hopes of the Human Race.
Since childhood, Worry-free had a dream of converting the Prodigies of the Human Race. Through his continuous efforts over the years, many Prodigies in the Five Domains had been persuaded by him to join the Buddhist Sect, and there had even been incidents where a Saint of a Holy Land disregarded his Sect to join the Buddhist Sect, causing an uproar in the Holy Land.
He felt that converting ordinary people was meaningless; only by converting cultivating Prodigies could one truly propagate the Buddhist Dharma!
Sitting on both sides of him were the high monks of the Thousand Buddha Temple, all elderly monks. They were famous high monks of the Thousand Buddha Kingdom, but at this moment, they listened quietly like students, occasionally displaying looks of sudden enlightenment, and at other times, looking incredibly shocked.
"amitabha, the Hinayana Buddhist Dharma ends here for today..."
"If there is another opportunity, I will certainly discuss Buddhist Dharma with you Great Masters again..."
Worry-free chanted the Buddha's name and spoke softly. As he spoke, an intangible aura emanated from him, making people unconsciously develop a favorable impression of him.
"amitabha, how could we dare, how could we dare? Having received the Hinayana Buddhist Dharma from Great Master Worry-free, only today do we know that there is a heaven beyond heaven!"
"Great Master Worry-free is so young, yet he has mastered such profound Buddhist Dharma and is willing to impart it. Excellent..."
"Great Master Worry-free will surely attain the true fruit in the future..."
The various high monks of the Thousand Buddha Temple spoke one after another in praise, pressing their palms together, looking at Worry-free with gratitude.
"Great Master Worry-free, I wonder if you could stay in the Thousand Buddha Temple for a while longer? This poor monk will inform Your Majesty to hold a Buddha Propagation Assembly so that Great Master Worry-free can save all living beings!" The abbot of the Thousand Buddha Temple said, revealing a look of anticipation.
"That might not be possible. This poor monk came here for a major matter. Now that the time has come, it is time to leave." Worry-free refused, looking up in the direction of the brilliant golden radiance in the distance. Although it was a million miles away, with his cultivation and talent, he could naturally perceive that Buddha intent.
He had come here precisely for this Ancient Buddha Legacy.
The Thousand Buddha Kingdom within this Thousand Buddha Secret Realm was considered the place where Buddhist believers were most pious, so his Revered Master had asked him to pass through and propagate Buddhist Dharma here while waiting for the opportunity to arrive.
"Is that so..." A trace of disappointment flashed in the old eyes of the Thousand Buddha Temple abbot. After pondering for a moment, he added: "If possible, I wonder if Great Master Worry-free could provide a map so that This poor monk could go to the Western Heaven to obtain the Hinayana Buddhist Dharma..."
As soon as these words were spoken, Worry-free's eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly said: "This matter of fetching scriptures is too heavy; it is impossible without Buddha affinity..."
What Realm are they even at? The strongest is barely at Foundation Establishment, and even this is already the ceiling of the Thousand Buddha Kingdom. Yet they want to walk out of the Thousand Buddha Secret Realm and cross the Heavenly Abyss?
That is simply impossible, okay!
If not for the special situation here where high-level Cultivators cannot act, the Buddhist Sect would never have been able to protect this Thousand Buddha Kingdom; it would have long been destroyed by the Yao Race. Being so far away, and located in the deepest part of the Heavenly Abyss near the Heavenly Demon Realm, no one could do anything about it.
The abbot of the Thousand Buddha Temple immediately looked disappointed and was about to speak when he heard Worry-free say.
"Abbot, This poor monk has urgent matters to attend to and must leave first. If we are fated, we will meet again..." Worry-free spoke respectfully, then, without giving the other party a chance to speak, he slipped away.
After Worry-free's figure instantly dissipated, the monks of the Thousand Buddha Temple looked at each other, all with expressions of shock.
"Such magical means, it seems as if it has never appeared before. Great Master Worry-free might be a true Buddha..."
"Sigh, it's a pity we couldn't get the map to the Small Western Heaven..."
Ten thousand miles away, Worry-free took a step, exhaled a heavy breath of foul air, and then sighed in relief: "What a joke, fetching scriptures? That's not something an ordinary person can do..."
"In the records, that person back then went through..."
"Forget it, let's not talk about it. Legacy, This poor monk is coming!"
"As long as I get the Legacy, This poor monk will convert all the Prodigies of the Human Race. Hahahaha!"
...In front of the Buddha-Demon ancient statue, within the pair of mountain-stone hands pressed together, a passage was revealed, with golden Buddha intent and black Devilish Qi intertwining, rising and falling.
"The ruin is open, go!"
"This ruin actually has no cultivation restrictions! Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"Quick, if those on the Heaven Ranking and the Yao Race discover it, it will be too late!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Countless Cultivators turned into streams of light and rushed into the passage.
Among them, Luo Xuanyin stepped through the Void Realm, strolling along. She looked at the passage ahead with a calm expression, murmuring in her heart: "Unable to deduce, is it because of you..."
"Or is it because of the restrictions of this place..."
"Then let me see just how different the Dao of Buddha and Demon in Fusion is..."
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