But Gu Xuan stared at Xu Xinnian for a while.

A meaningful smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

This guy...

It's such a shame he didn't go for an Oscar for Best Actor!

Indeed, Xu Xinnian was completely unaffected by the awe-inspiring sound of the bell.

He just wanted to find out the truth.

It's all just an act.

He truly deserves the title of the ultimate Voldemort.

This guy's tricks are so dirty!

......

Soon, Xu Xinnian stepped into the main hall.

After entering the hall.

He seemed to have lost his soul, walking straight toward the Manjushri Buddha statue like a walking corpse, and finally stopped at the foot of the statue.

However, unlike other worshippers who came to pay their respects.

Xu Xinnian did not kneel down and kowtow as people expected, but simply stood quietly in place.

It remained completely still, like a sculpture.

Time passed slowly, and an eerie silence filled the entire hall.

Just then.

The Buddha statue, which had been keeping its eyes closed, suddenly opened a crack.

In an instant.

A radiant beam of light burst forth from the crevice, like a golden sun hanging in the sky, radiating boundless majesty.

It inspires awe and makes one hesitant to look directly at it.

And the next moment.

A voice that was both peaceful and ethereal.

Without warning, a voice suddenly rang out within the magnificent Mahavira Hall: "You see the Buddha, why do you not bow?"

The voice seemed to come from beyond the heavens.

They came from across time and space, carrying an irresistible force.

Hearing this question.

Xu Xinnian remained standing there, his eyes vacant and lifeless.

After a long while, he seemed to wake from a dream and muttered to himself, "I...I didn't see the Buddha."

His voice sounded somewhat dull.

It seems that it has not yet fully broken free from a certain dazed state.

"You cannot see the Buddha because there is no Buddha in your heart, therefore there is no Buddha to worship."

The Buddha statue spoke of an ethereal, otherworldly voice.

As if traveling through time and space, it gently drifted into Xu Xinnian's ears once again.

The voice was calm and even.

There were no dramatic ups and downs, but the profound meaning contained within struck Xu Xinnian's heart like a heavy hammer.

Xu Xinnian seemed to be bewitched.

His eyes were fixed on the mysterious Buddha statue before him, and he muttered to himself, "How can I see the Buddha? What should I do..."

His face was full of confusion and bewilderment.

It seemed that in that instant, I lost all sense of direction.

However, at that moment...

The Buddha's voice rang out once more: "If your heart is not sincere, you should kneel down and worship with sincere devotion."

This statement is like the morning bell and evening drum.

But Xu Xinnian suddenly stopped pretending.

His gaze, filled with mockery for his military uniform, fell upon the Manjushri Buddha statue before him: "Ha, what you want to see is nothing more than the sight of countless beings kneeling before you?"

"In the end, all that is called Buddha is nothing more than this!"

......