Chapter 400 The Great Joyful Buddha

Nanzhou, Hundred Battles Valley.

This place can no longer be called Hundred Battles Valley. After a great battle, the landscape of the once thousand-mile valley has completely changed. Geothermal fires gush out and underground rivers flow backward, turning the area into a landscape of lakes and hot springs.

Although the power used during that day's battle was not intentionally released, the strength of both parties far exceeded the limits of this world, and the overflowing power was enough to reshape heaven and earth.

At this moment, many people from the Jianghu have come to Hundred Battles Valley, drawn by its fame.

Some come from various provinces of the Great Jin Dynasty, while others come from Southern Wei.

But the majority are members of the Buddhist Sects.

Even the leader of the Buddhist group is one of the world's last surviving high monks of the 'Liao' generation, Master Liaokong.

Master Liaokong had originally gone into seclusion, no longer concerning himself with worldly affairs.

However, with the emergence of the White Bone Asura organization wreaking havoc in the Western Regions and the prestige of Buddhism greatly diminished, he had no choice but to come out and take charge of the situation.

Beside the fractured valley, the gaunt Master Liaokong looked solemn. Behind him, numerous high monks of the Buddhist Sects gazed with awe at the five-fingered lake filled with water below.

The lake water was murky and bottomless, but it could not hide that sublime and peerless Buddhist intent.

In just this short time, several Disciples with outstanding Aptitude they had brought along had already sat cross-legged, falling into a state of deep Epiphany.

Even Master Liaokong himself felt the Buddhist cultivation within his body begin to circulate on its own, and he could not help but start to contemplate the insights.

"Junior Martial Uncle Liaokong, I heard... this Buddha Palm was struck by the Blade Demon Yan Chu..."

Standing behind Master Liaokong was another of the few remaining high monks of the 'Kong' generation, Master Kongchan, who had also been in closed-door cultivation within the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave.

It must be said that the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave truly deserves its reputation as the ancestral court of Buddhism; its foundations are unimaginably deep.

After Holy Monk Liaochen, Master Kongming, and others died at Heavenly Pillar Mountain, the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave could still produce high monks of the Liao and Kong generations to manage the situation, giving the people of the world a profound new understanding of Buddhism's depth.

No one knew if they had even deeper foundations hidden beneath.

The monk Kongchan spoke with a complex expression, a mix of conflict and yearning:

"That Blade Demon Yan Chu is a great enemy of our Buddhist path. How could he possibly be a True Buddha descended to earth?"

"Furthermore, his reputation is terrible. He is completely unrestrained regarding female charms; he doesn't look like someone whose six senses are pure at all!"

Master Liaokong shook his head and said slowly:

"It is still too early to say!"

"Everything must wait until we meet Yan Chu to be certain!"

"If he truly is the one who struck this Buddha Palm, then he is the True Buddha who caused the bells of ten thousand temples in our Buddhist Sect to ring long and loud. We must bring him into our sect at any cost and worship him properly!"

"And what if he isn't?"

Beside them, Monk Monk Fajue of Nalanda Temple spoke up.

He was the current abbot of Nalanda Temple and had the deepest grievances with Yan Chu. Nalanda Temple had suffered the most devastating losses at Yan Chu's hands.

Of course, as of today, they did not dare to cause trouble for Yan Chu.

Before closing their mountain gates, they had even specifically sent a letter of apology to the World Society to repair their relationship.

It was just that he truly did not know how to face Yan Chu.

"If he isn't..."

Master Liaokong pondered slightly and said:

"Then he isn't!"

The monks around him were stunned by his words and looked at each other in confusion.

However, what Master Liaokong said made sense. If he wasn't, what else could they do? Naturally, they could only obediently return home and continue their search.

In short, their footsteps in pursuit of the True Buddha would never stop!

"Enough! All of you, first contemplate the Buddhist Dharma. The Buddhist intent here is dense; for us, it is no different from a prime cultivation treasure land!"

Hearing this, the monks hurriedly nodded, calmed their minds, and began to contemplate and Cultivate.

In the distance, many people from the Jianghu were observing the battle ruins.

Although they could not sense the Buddhist intent, the residual battle fluctuations in this place were enough for them to grasp a move or two. It was fine for ordinary people, but it was especially profound for experts in the Heaven-Man Realm.

Therefore, during this period, all sorts of characters flocked here, making the place as bustling as a vegetable market.

Many people watched the Buddhist 'dream team' from afar, discussing them fervently.

"The Buddhist Sects have really made a big scene this time. Almost all of their high-level members have come out, right?"

"Legend has it that one of the protagonists of this great battle was a True Buddha. How could the Buddhist Sects sit still? Shouldn't they hurry over to claim their Old Ancestor?"

"That can't be right! How did I hear that the one who struck this palm was the world's number one expert, the Blade Demon Yan Chu?"

"Exactly! The Blade Demon Yan Chu is the True Buddha they are looking for!"

"Heh! How is that possible?"

Someone nearby interjected:

"Blade Demon Yan Chu's six senses are impure, his lust is sky-high, and he kills people like scything grass. How could he be a True Buddha? Which part of him looks like he has anything to do with Buddha?"

"How does it not?"

The person who spoke earlier retorted:

"This news came from the Holy Lotus Sect. It's said that the one Yan Chu fought was Wusheng Old Mother, and Yan Chu used that Buddha Palm to defeat her!"

"That's even more nonsense!"

"Wusheng Old Mother is a legendary figure; whether such a person even exists is still up for debate. Yan Chu has no connection to her whatsoever. How could the two of them possibly start a fight?"

"Brother Zhao, you are also someone who has cultivated to become a Supreme Grandmaster. The world even has legends of Arhats and True Buddhas, so why couldn't Wusheng Old Mother exist? Does the fact that you haven't seen her with your own eyes mean she doesn't exist?"

"Hmph! Regardless, I don't believe it!"

"Alright, you two, stop arguing!"

Another person spoke up to persuade them:

"In my view, the possibility that Yan Chu is a True Buddha is not non-existent!"

"Oh? How so?" the Supreme Grandmaster surnamed Zhao asked curiously.

"Think about it. The Buddhist Sects aren't just composed of high-and-mighty monks who strictly observe the precepts. There are also those of the outer paths, like Demon Buddhas and Joyful Buddhas. Tell me, who do they believe in?"

"You mean..."

"Exactly!"

That person said with absolute certainty:

"If you ask me, if this Buddha Palm was truly struck by the Blade Demon Yan Chu, then he is very likely the Reincarnation of a Joyful Arhat or the Great Buddha of Joy."

"Otherwise, how can you explain why he loves to couple with women so much?"

"Besides, how long has it been since he became famous? Only the Reincarnation of an Immortal or Buddha could explain it!"

Previously, there were many rumors in the Jianghu that Yan Chu was a Reincarnation of a Heaven-Man.

But clearly, the title of Heaven-Man Reincarnation could no longer match him; the Jianghu now rumored that he was the Reincarnation of a great power from the Immortal Realm.

After these words were spoken, several people nearby nodded one after another.

It had to be said that what this person said was logical.

At the same time, someone else nearby associated it with something else:

"I remember that Yan Chu once fought a battle with the Joyful Buddha of the Buddhist Joyful lineage. The Joyful Buddha died miserably in that battle. Could it be that he hated that fellow so much because he was falsely using the name of the Joyful Buddha?"

Once this was said, the others felt it made more and more sense the more they thought about it.

As if they had discovered some incredible news, it quickly spread around Hundred Battles Valley. Many people in the Jianghu soon learned of this information, and the vast majority of them believed it without a doubt.

Great Buddha of Joy! Blade Demon Yan Chu!

These two names, which originally could not have had any intersection, were now fused into one person. Yan Chu had gained yet another new legend in the Jianghu.