196: Demons Attack

Chu Mo's Cultivation was nearing its end.

The scorching light on his body began to dim, but this was not a disappearance; rather, it was because he had retracted the halo behind him back into his body.

"Whew! The Great Sun Tathagata Sutra has finally achieved some results. I just don't know how powerful it is?"

Chu Mo exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi, his gaze burning as he looked towards Lan Ruo Temple, a little eager to try: "I'll probably be able to verify the true power of the Great Sun Tathagata Sutra later!"

In the sky, a dark silhouette appeared.

The silhouette became clearer and clearer; it was White Cloud Zen Master, who had fought fiercely with the Tree Demon Grandma of Lan Ruo Temple all night, and his burdensome Disciple.

White Cloud Zen Master rode his kasaya, flying all the way from Lan Ruo Temple to Guo Bei County, not stopping for a moment in between.

His face always maintained a calm and composed expression, as if even if the sky fell, he would not panic.

However, compared to his current state, half a cup of tea ago, the expression on his face was extremely spectacular.

All because of the great sun that illuminated Guo Bei County.

And this.

Only Shi Fang, the Disciple by White Cloud Zen Master's side, knew.

"Master! Is what you said true? Is Wu Kong really a Buddha's Reincarnation?" Shi Fang, who had recovered his consciousness, lay on the kasaya and asked White Cloud Zen Master with great curiosity.

"There's no mistake. That pure Buddhist Qi and that great sun are enough to prove that Wu Kong is a Buddha's Reincarnation." Although White Cloud Zen Master's face was as calm as water, his tone contained an indescribable excitement.

As early as five hundred years ago, the mortal realm had completely lost contact with Immortals and Buddhas, and those Dao lineages that once had contact with Immortals and Buddhas had also actively sought the reason.

However, it was to no avail.

Only the Kunlun faction of the Dao Sect seemed to have found some clues, sealing their mountain and ordering all their Disciples to return to the Sect.

Since then, no one in the human world has achieved Immortal Ascension or Buddhahood.

The reason is unknown.

But some highly Cultivated individuals revealed a hint of information: the path between the human world and the heavenly realm had been cut, and the path to Immortal Ascension had been severed.

Gods and Buddhas, from then on, would not meddle in the affairs of the human world.

And no one in the human world would achieve Immortal Ascension or Buddhahood.

Under such circumstances, even though White Cloud Zen Master had now Cultivated an indestructible body, he still remained doubtful about whether he could achieve the Arhat fruit status.

And now, he saw the path forward.

Gods and Buddhas seemed to be returning again, and the path between the human world and the heavenly realm might have reopened.

"Chan Master, since you have arrived, why not come down and have a chat?"

A righteous voice came.

Only then did White Cloud Zen Master realize he had been distracted, and he quickly controlled his kasaya to land.

Shi Fang followed behind his Master, looking at Chu Mo, who was walking towards them, with some fear.

"Last night, you controlled me..."

"That's right! I did it!" Before Shi Fang could even ask, Chu Mo openly admitted it.

"Why did you control me?" Shi Fang couldn't help but ask.

He heard his Master say that the other party had left a means on him beforehand, and then there was that fiery lotus flower.

Both were indispensable.

Its concealment was such that even his Master, a person with such profound Cultivation, failed to detect it.

It could only mean one thing: this seemingly young man in front of him had a more profound Cultivation than his Master.

But he couldn't understand why the other party specifically left a hidden hand on him; he was just a powerless little novice monk...

Chu Mo ignored Shi Fang and walked directly in front of White Cloud Zen Master, asking: "Chan Master, are you still going to subdue this Tree Demon?"

"amitabha, this humble monk found many monk corpses in Lan Ruo Temple. Each of them was harmed by a Prodigy, fell into the Demonic Path, and became corpse ghosts. As a Buddhist, this humble monk must certainly transcend them. As for that Tree Demon, it acts Heaven-Defyingly, going against the Dao, and if it is not eliminated, it will surely become a great disaster in the future, harming the human world!"

Lan Ruo Temple was originally a Buddhist temple.

From the Tree Demon's mouth, he learned that it was likely because the path to Cultivation had been cut off, and the monks in the temple had too deep an obsession with becoming a Buddha, thus giving rise to Heart Demons.

The Great Master, controlled by Heart Demons, Cultivated a Demonic Technique, transforming into a Demonic Monk, slaughtering the entire Lan Ruo Temple.

Afterwards, the Great Master briefly regained his sanity, discovered the abominable things he had done, and, carrying guilt towards Lan Ruo Temple, committed suicide in front of a Tree Demon that had already developed.

The Great Master's flesh and blood, as well as his sarira, became the Tree Demon's wedding dress, and the Tree Demon might have also plundered the Demonic Technique that the Great Master Cultivated from his remains.

Hence, it gained its current Cultivation.

Chu Mo learned the origin of Lan Ruo Temple's Tree Demon Grandma from White Cloud Zen Master, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

This Tree Demon also had good fortune, gaining such a serendipitous creation so easily, which allowed her to achieve a profound Dao.

"That Tree Demon has already developed. The Great Master's flesh and blood, and the most essential sarira, were obtained by this Tree Demon. Coupled with the fact that she was originally a large locust tree spirit in front of the Buddhist temple, daily influenced by Buddhist scriptures, now that she has fallen into the Demonic Path, Buddhist Dharma does not have a very strong effect on her!"

White Cloud Zen Master recalled his experience fighting the Tree Demon; his attacks on the Tree Demon did not seem to be very lethal.

If it were other Prodigies.

They would probably have been severely injured by him long ago.

"It's not that Buddhist Dharma is useless! It's mainly that Great Master's Buddhist Dharma is too gentle!" Chu Mo laughed.

Gentle? Are you sure?

Shi Fang's mouth twitched slightly.

Just last night, Xiao Zhuo, the kind female ghost who came to Lan Ruo Temple, was almost sent away by his Master's staff. If he hadn't pulled out the staff stuck in her body in time, Xiao Zhuo would probably have vanished into thin air by now.

Thinking of Xiao Zhuo, Shi Fang became melancholic again, looking as if he wanted to speak but hesitated. He also didn't know whether he should tell his Master about this.

At this moment.

The dark clouds in the sky suddenly gathered.

The originally clear sky could no longer see a trace of light, and it even gave people an extremely oppressive feeling.

"A powerful Prodigy is approaching!" Li Tian Ce became alert, still holding the nine dragon jade seal in his hand, his fingers slightly trembling from the force with which he held the nine dragon jade seal.

The Martial Artist's intuition told him that the approaching Prodigy was very powerful, and if he wasn't careful, he could very likely die.

"Whoosh—!"

A paper umbrella floated out of thin air towards the crowd.

White Cloud Zen Master raised an eyebrow, about to lift his hand to suppress the Prodigy in the umbrella.

Suddenly, a female voice rang out.

"Shi Fang, it's me! I'm here to deliver a message!"