"What did you mean by fallen?" Luo Chen asked.
"The literal meaning."
"Hm?"
Luo Chen frowned slightly and looked at the White-Robed Monk in confusion.
Law Master Xuan Du sighed and said faintly, "This matter must begin five hundred years ago..."
As he recounted the tale in detail, Luo Chen and Qing Shuang finally gained some understanding of the Buddhist Sect's hidden secrets.
Mahakala, a heaven-sent genius!
He had been hailed as the genius with the highest Buddha nature and greatest cultivation talent Hanging Temple had seen in a thousand years.
His comprehension of Buddhist scriptures and the speed of his cultivation were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Before he was three hundred years old, he had entered the Vajra Realm.
The previous abbot had long ago appointed him the Prajna Hall Head Seat.
Not only had his realm risen rapidly, but eight hundred years ago, he had single-handedly subdued the then-Fourth Order Desolate Beast, the Golden Winged Great Peng, adding a Dharma-protecting Spirit Venerable to Hanging Temple.
Because of this achievement, Mahakala's prestige within the temple grew ever higher.
In the end, he truly did not disappoint the many eminent monks' expectations. Five hundred years ago, he successfully entered the Arhat Realm.
"That is what you call the Spirit Transformation Stage." To make it easier for Luo Chen and Qing Shuang to understand, Law Master Xuan Du deliberately added this explanation.
Luo Chen nodded. "I know a little about that information. But after he attained the Arhat Realm five hundred years ago, what exactly happened that caused the fallen state you mentioned?"
"The fall did not appear all at once. It progressed step by step until it became what it is today."
Law Master Xuan Du softly recited a Buddhist invocation, then explained, "Senior Brother Jialuo advanced too