"I'm not dead yet..." The voice above was obviously much weaker, and it spoke weakly, as if all the strength in the body was exhausted with every word it uttered.
"Senior, how did you get locked up? What did you do wrong?" Yu Kai's voice was filled with curiosity, yet also with caution, as if he was afraid of touching the other person's sore spot.
"How the hell did I, Master Beast, do anything wrong! I was tricked into coming here by that bald donkey Tathagata." He suddenly raised his voice, his tone full of anger and unwillingness, "That damn guy, he told me that he had refined a good treasure and asked me to come in and take a look, but... he trapped me here. I've been trapped here for more than 2,000 years! It's pitch black here, where can I, Master Beast, go to seek justice!" He felt more and more aggrieved as he spoke, and he actually started crying again. The sound echoed in the empty pagoda, sounding particularly desolate.
"If you say I was wrong, it was that I mistakenly took that bald donkey Tathagata as a good person. My mistake was that I coveted his treasures! Woo woo!" His voice was filled with endless resentment, as if he was accusing fate of being unfair.
"Senior, you are a powerful emperor. Aren't you afraid that others will laugh at you if you cry like this?" Yu Kai said with some sympathy, with a hint of ridicule in his voice, trying to ease the depressing atmosphere.
"There are only two of us here, no one else. After so many years, I, Master Shou, feel so wronged, really so wronged!" He seemed to have gotten used to this kind of confession, with a hint of helplessness in his voice.
"By the way, why are you only locked up for a hundred years? What's your relationship with that bald donkey Tathagata? Why is he so partial to you that he only locked you up for a hundred years!" he suddenly asked, with a hint of doubt in his voice.
"I don't even know him. I've never even seen him. He used his great magical powers to capture me when I was fighting with someone, and then I was locked up here!" Yu Kai explained with a hint of helplessness in his voice.
"How is that possible? I know that old bald donkey Tathagata best. He would never arrest you for no reason. You must have done something to provoke him!" There was a hint of doubt in Shouye's voice.
"The Golden Light Bodhisattva chose to self-destruct in order to save me. She died because of me, but I saw it clearly that her soul was still preserved. Maybe the Buddha has a way to save her!" There was a hint of self-blame in Yu Kai's voice.
"You said that Junior Sister Jin Guang blew herself up for you!" The voice from above suddenly became cold, as if it came from hell, carrying endless murderous intent.
"Senior, Golden Light Bodhisattva is your junior sister?" Yu Kai was shocked. He didn't expect that this person was actually the senior brother of Golden Light Bodhisattva. He couldn't help feeling uneasy.
"Tell me, what's going on? If you tell me a lie, I, Beast Master, will come down from the ninth floor and grind you into ashes!" There was a hint of murderous intent in Beast Master's voice, as if it would explode at any time.
"Senior, don't get excited. You just said you could come down?" Yu Kai's eyes lit up, and there was a hint of anticipation in his voice.
"Stop interrupting me, Shouye. Just speak!" There was a hint of impatience in Shouye's voice.
"Don't be angry, Master Beast! I will tell you everything right away." Yu Kai said hurriedly, starting from the Lingxu Secret Realm, and told the whole story in detail.
"You said that Junior Sister Jin Guang still has some soul left. Given the character of that old bald donkey Tathagata, he will most likely save her. Where is my nephew? Let me see his true spirit!" There was a hint of urgency in Beast Master's voice.
"Master Beast, Miao Fa's true spirit has also been taken away by the Buddha!
"Hmph! If this old bald donkey Tathagata doesn't save them, I'll definitely give him a good beating when I get out!" There was a hint of anger in Beast Master's voice.
"Master Shou, can you really move around in this pagoda?" There was a hint of expectation in Yu Kai's voice, as if he saw a glimmer of hope.
"Of course, I, Beast Master, fought my way up layer by layer, and this is the last layer. If I, Beast Master, work harder, I should be able to break through it within 200 years!" There was a hint of confidence in Beast Master's voice.
"Master Beast, how can we fight if we can't even mobilize our spiritual power?" Yu Kai was a little confused, with a hint of puzzlement in his voice.
"Not only are you ugly, but you're also really dumb! Just like when you eat, if you don't have any food, will you find something else to eat?" There was a hint of ridicule in Shouye's voice.
Yu Kai fell into deep thought, then glanced around. Soon, his eyes lit up with excitement. "Master Beast, you mean to find a way to control the power here, to use it against us!" He continued, analyzing, "To break the chains, we must master the demon-subduing scriptures within. To break free from the Netherworld, we must also withstand the karmic fire inflicted by the Buddha within the miasma."
"Hey! There's still hope! I figured it out after a little guidance from Master Beast!"
"Thank you, Master Beast, for your guidance! I will definitely comprehend it quickly and come up to you as soon as possible!" Yu Kai said gratefully, with a hint of determination in his voice.
"Then you'd better hold on tight, because the sutra for subduing demons is not easy to comprehend, and it's even more impossible without some Buddha nature. And this Leiyin Pagoda has nine floors, each one more dangerous than the last!" Beast Master reminded.
"Don't worry, Master Shou. No matter how difficult it is, I will complete it." Yu Kai subconsciously clenched his fists, but the pain made him let out a "hiss!"
"Stop bragging to Master Beast. This demon-subduing scripture cannot be fully understood unless one's mind is at peace. Master Beast has spent a full 1,000 years trying to comprehend it! Young man, you better work hard!"
"Master Shou, thank you for your guidance!" Yu Kai looked grateful.
"Oh! I don't know what happened to Niu Niu and the others. Will that mysterious strong man come to save them? Has Senior Shidi come out of seclusion? And how is my mother now?" The more Yu Kai tried to calm down, the more confused his mind became. His heart was full of worries, as if he was entangled by countless thoughts.
"Humph! This kid is just like Beast Master back then. It's not easy to calm down. Otherwise, how could Beast Master, who is so gifted and powerful, take 1,000 years!" Beast Master thought to himself, "Never mind, I'll take a nap first!"
Yu Kai began to recall the Daoist teachings left by Hongjun Daozu, and his restless heart gradually calmed. With his mind clear of distractions, he began to comprehend the densely packed demon-slaying scriptures on the chain. Each mysterious scripture glowed yellow and slowly flew into his mind.
With the insights gained from the vast immortal realm's predecessors, coupled with the Daoist thoughts left by Hongjun Daozu, he was like holding a dictionary in his hands, quickly parsing each demon-subduing scripture. He had a good understanding and grasped some key points from time to time.
As his lips moved, a mysterious Buddhist text lit up with dazzling light, and his entire head was wrapped in the Buddha's light. The restrictions in his mind were directly broken by him, and the long-lost soul sea suddenly appeared, churning in his mind.
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