Chapter 812: Vanished

Zen Master Huizhao, as the successor of Jiming Temple.

Compared to other foreign Zen masters, he perceives certain aspects more clearly.

The moment Chen Lusi stepped forward, he already knew that this pillar of the Celestial Strategy Mansion… was furious.

He knew he could no longer stand by, he wanted to step forward and stop it.

But he was still a step too late.

Or rather, not late.

When he decided to be a bystander, allowing Huai Yuan to continually provoke the opponent, even harboring a sliver of luck, the outcome was already destined.

… The three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance had arisen in the heart.

Truly deserved this.

But this price… was indeed too great.

The entire Celestial King Hall of Jiming Temple vanished in smoke, along with the century-old reputation of Jiming Temple, destroyed in an instant, becoming the next topic of discussion and laughing stock.

Thinking about this.

Zen Master Huizhao clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, sighed softly, and silently recited, “Amitabha Buddha.”

Meanwhile, the other Zen masters still hadn’t reacted at this moment.

There’s no way.

No matter who it is, it’s impossible to react in time.

That is the Celestial King Hall, the guardian hall of the temple.

And Jiming Temple is not some small temple… even if it had been rebuilt once, it is still a thousand-year-old ancient temple.

Yet in an instant.

The Celestial King Hall became a ruin.

Too fast.

Really too fast.

No one even knows how exactly Chen Lusi did it, what exactly just happened.

The impact this caused was truly too great.

What… exactly happened?

In the end, those who remained calm were those women mentioned by Huai Yuan.

… except for Tang Language.

Unlike Si Yujie, who covered her daughter’s eyes, Xia Panqiu, after letting out a breath, remained motionless and watched the back of Chen Lusi.

Tang Language looked more surprised than those high monks.

She turned around to look at the Celestial King Hall, now a ruin, then turned back to look at Chen Lusi… her eyes full of clear stupidity.

Chen Lusi noticed this but ignored her, instead focusing on Huai Yuan on the ground, continuing, “Using some ghostly means to obstruct the Celestial Strategy of the Celestial Strategy Mansion, I now ask you, do you represent all of Buddhism, or just your side’s Buddhism.”

“…”

Upon hearing this.

Zen Master Huizhao, who had been reciting “Amitabha Buddha,” suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Huai Yuan on the ground.

The other Zen masters also slowly began to react, looking at Huai Yuan on the ground.

“…Hehe.”

Huai Yuan, with his cheek to the ground, remained silent for a long time, then suddenly let out two hoarse laughs: “Chen Tiance, you’re truly impressive… Now, I truly believe you have slain a god, to have withstood the Celestial King with a mortal body, dispersing all the Dharma Aspects in an instant, lifting the entire Celestial King Hall. I truly misunderstood you, in the recent incident, was it not Emperor Shi who was the supporting character?”

“Did I ask about this matter?”

Chen Lusi moved his leg, glanced in the direction of the west, then continued, “My question is, do you now represent all of Buddhism, or just that of your side’s Buddhism.”

“…”

If.

Most of the Zen masters were still in the process of recovering just now, unable to react.

Then at this moment.

When Chen Lusi asked once more, whether Huai Yuan represented all of Buddhism or just his side’s Buddhism.

Everyone reacted.

It wasn’t solely a question directed at Huai Yuan… it was also directed at them.

Because almost the moment Chen Lusi spoke.

The Celestial Punishment Weapon, which had just been aimed at Huai Yuan, was now aimed at them… including Zen Master Huizhao,

All the advanced Empowerers present immediately sensed this, their hair standing on end.

Two paths.

Now two paths lay before them.

If Huai Yuan answered that he represented all of Buddhism and they did not oppose, then what just happened is the stance of the entire Buddhism in the country.

But before Huai Yuan could speak, they also had a chance to speak.

To explain, to exonerate, whatever they may choose.

In short.

Two paths lay before them.

“…Jiming Temple is merely a bystander.”

And ultimately.

About three seconds later.

The first person to speak appeared.

Zen Master Huizhao.

He clasped his hands together, looked at the bowed head of Chen Lusi, and gently said, “No matter who Huai Yuan is, he does not represent the stance of Jiming Temple.”

“Mount Song is merely a bystander, invited here, unaware.”

Immediately after.

The second person to speak appeared, a chubby monk.

“Lingyin Temple did not take part.”

Following that was the third person.

The man donned tattered robes, looked at the scene, hesitated for a moment, then followed with clasped hands, offering his answer.

“…Chen Tiance, does this really matter?”

As the third person spoke, Huai Yuan, still on the ground, seemed unable to restrain himself any longer.

He directly spoke, forcibly interrupting the fourth person about to speak: “Which side do I represent? You should know, the debris you’re standing on right now, is the face of Buddhism, the Celestial Strategy Mansion is very significant, you are very strong, but Buddhism is not small either, you overturned the Celestial King Hall before the Celestial King, equivalent to dismantling the great door of Buddhism. Do you really think I haven’t heard of your feats? Do you really think provoking you was merely to have myself trampled underfoot? …Have you perhaps forgotten something.”

He paused momentarily, then propped his hands on the ground, slowly sat up, turned his head gradually, his eyes turned completely golden, glaring at Chen Lusi with Vajra’s Fury: “Buddhism has been established here for over 2000 years… Whether in Yellow Springs Mainstream or Ten Halls, Buddhism has always played a crucial role, and you, this heretic! A heretic not belonging to Yellow Springs Mainstream, dare to act recklessly here! Dare to act recklessly in this Buddhist Holy Land! Do you know what this means!? …An outsider not belonging here!! Obey the law and await punishment!!!”

As he spoke.

He suddenly reached out and pointed at Chen Lusi, roaring in fury.

As the roar echoed.

Golden light… Blazing golden light directly shot out from his eyes, his mouth.

Simultaneously.

To the West.

The Buddha’s light suddenly rose.

The light was radiant.

There was a faint chanting of sutras in the distance.

Everyone turned their heads sharply.

The Zen masters looked at the sudden burst of Buddha’s light from the west, eyes widening in shock.

Si Yujie’s breath hitched; she instantly forgot about covering her daughter’s eyes and vanished from the spot.

Something was amiss!

All of it felt wrong!!!

How did it seem… like a conspiracy targeting Chen Lusi?

Meanwhile.

Upon hearing that Chen Lusi did not belong to the Yellow Springs Mainstream.

Tang Language recalled Ji Xin’s instructions and leaped towards Chen Lusi.

But neither of them could get close to Chen Lusi.

Swish—

A sound akin to chains clinking echoed.

The two halted mid-air, frozen in place.

…At some unknown time, an ominous black mist appeared, solidifying and wrapping around them, freezing them in their final postures.

Simultaneously, everyone else was halted in their final moment.

The world stood still.

The only one who remained conscious, Chen Lusi, turned to look westward again, then raised his head.

A golden line was slowly descending from the horizon.

It landed right before him.

Then.

The golden line split into two, slowly sliding apart.

Like a door opening.

The ominous black mist seeped out from the void between the golden lines.

As the golden line moved.

Crack.

Space began to fracture; the scenery before them seemed to shatter into countless fragments and dissolve into the void.

At the same time.

A petite girl in a white dress gradually appeared behind Chen Lusi.

Her face was expressionless as she took a step forward and grasped Chen Lusi’s hand.

“Are you afraid?”

Chen Lusi withdrew his gaze from the west and glanced down at Lan.

Lan gently shook her head: “…”

“Although I didn’t expect to go under such circumstances… these religions really aren’t simple.”

Chen Lusi chuckled at this, then slightly tightened his grip on her small hand: “But since the opportunity arises, let’s take a trip… so that Ji Xin and the others don’t worry, but we also can’t let Si Yujie and them fret, so we’ll go and return quickly. No matter what, I will convince my ancestors, rest assured.”

“…”

Lan silently raised her delicate, sculpted face to look at Chen Lusi’s face, without saying anything.

Chen Lusi didn’t mind, reaching out with his other hand to ruffle her hair, smiling gently.

In the next moment.

The ominous black mist that seeped through the doors solidified, quickly wrapping around the two.

…

At the same time.

At the Kunlun Peak, due to the divine calamity of the gods’ collective procession, it was still a ruin.

Reconstruction had yet to be completed.

However… that space filled with black mist where the “Book of Descriptions” lay was unaffected.

At this moment.

In the center of the space, atop the stone platform, lay a thick old book.

No divine light, no supernatural phenomena, the “Book of Descriptions” looked quite heavy as it quietly floated.

But the next second.

Just as the ominous black mist wrapped around Chen Lusi and Lan.

The “Book of Descriptions” suddenly opened, and the pages began to turn by themselves.

Rustle—

The continuous sound of pages turning echoed.

At the top of each page of the “Book of Descriptions,” words began to appear— ‘Name of Evil Charm,’ ‘Name of Evergreen,’ ‘Name of History,’ ‘Name of Folklore,’ ‘Name of the Human World,’ ‘Name of the Ancient,’ ‘Name of the Dragon and Tiger’…

Each page displayed words resembling a directory.

When the “Book of Descriptions” reached the last page, it quickly ran through it before flipping back to the first page.

The first page.

The names written in seal script looked like they were being squeezed by something, moving downward once more.

On the first page, a blank line appeared, and the name “Chen Lusi” that had been altered to be added reappeared.

Then, starting from the character ‘Si,’ it began to disappear.

As if… being erased by something.

When Chen Lusi’s name completely vanished.

Soon after.

Lan’s name began to disappear as well.

And when everything returned to its original state before the alterations.

Bang—

The “Book of Descriptions” snapped shut.

Not long ago, the two new names engraved above Bi Luo and all the mountains and seas disappeared.

…

The Yellow Springs Mainstream.

Suddenly… began to quake violently.

As if scorching oil had been splashed with water.

Countless lightning flashes appeared, starting to weave through the area radiated by the Yellow Springs Mainstream.

The black mist surged, causing the entire Yellow Springs Mainstream to tremble intensely.

Accompanied by the lightning.

Two figures emerged.

One big, one small.

Chen Lusi slowly steadied himself, surrounded by the swirling black mist.

He looked down to check Lan’s condition, then slowly raised his head, gazing ahead.

Looking toward the hazy great hall in front.