"We've searched through the register of powerful figures from the last ten thousand years, and there's never been a record of such a person," a large Buddha statue on the right said in a deep voice. "Is he an old monster from the Central Region? Or a reclusive supreme being from the Northern Region?"
“None of them seem right.” The large Buddha statue in the middle shook its head, its fingertips tracing patterns in front of it, “This aura… is very unfamiliar, yet it carries a sense of carefree freedom, unlike any known lineage.”
All eight of them were powerful beings at the Dao Inquiry Realm, the true foundation of Buddhism, and had long since withdrawn from worldly affairs. Yet today, they were startled by the aura of the phantom on the mountaintop—a being capable of moving them all at once was enough to overturn the entire continent's格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or structure of the continent).
“He wants to protect that scholar.” A large Buddha statue’s gaze narrowed slightly. “That scholar knows too much about us. If he leaves alive, it will be detrimental to Buddhism.”
“But…” another Buddha hesitated, “the strength of that white-robed figure is unfathomable. Do the eight of us have any chance of winning if we join forces?”
Silence fell in the meditation room.
Fear was their shared feeling at this moment. Although the illusory figure had not yet made a move, it had already made them realize that the opponent's strength was likely above theirs.
“Let’s see,” the central Buddha said slowly. “If he only wants to take the scholar away, then we will not be his enemy for now. But if he intends to challenge the foundation of our Buddhist sect…”
A fierce glint flashed in his eyes: "Even if it costs us a lot, we must keep him here!"
Those who can cultivate to this level are not fools; those who knowingly attempt something impossible are fools.
Mountain Top Plaza.
Su She looked at the familiar white-robed figure before him, his eyes welled up with tears, and he quickly bowed and greeted his master!
It's Master!
Although it was just a phantom, and although its aura was much fainter than he remembered, the lazy yet protective aura it exuded was unmistakable!
The white-robed figure didn't turn around to look at Su She, but merely glanced indifferently at the Buddhist cultivators who were frozen in place. His tone was unreadable: "Buddhism? You claim to be compassionate and save the world, yet you've surrounded and killed a scholar seeking the Dao. Is this your 'Buddha'?"
Xuanzhen Zhenfo opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but under that gaze, he couldn't utter a single word. He could only tremble all over, his dark gold kasaya soaked with cold sweat.
Other Buddhist practitioners felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, and didn't even have the courage to look up.
They finally realized what a terrifying existence they had provoked—this scholar's master was actually an unparalleled powerhouse whom even the eight great Buddhas of their Buddhist sect had to be wary of!
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