Facing Xiao Aoshi's question, Xiao Jingtian revealed a devilish, terrifying smile on his ghastly face, its veins bulging outward. He slowly posed a question in return. "Aoshi, do you know of Bodhidharma's Heart?"
Xiao Aoshi was surprised. "Bodhidharma's Heart? I've heard of Bodhidharma, but what is Bodhidharma's Heart? Bodhidharma's actual heart?"
"Bodhidharma's Heart was a wish Bodhidharma wanted to fulfill before his death! Even Bodhidharma himself could not accomplish it, so he could only pass it on to his disciple Huike, hoping that his disciple, or someone from Shaolin in later generations, could help him fulfill that wish."
"What wish Bodhidharma had is Shaolin's business. What does that have to do with us using that brute, the Black Wind Stronghold Master?"
"Because Bodhidharma's Heart conceals a heaven-shaking secret: a terrifying Cataclysm Weapon capable of destroying this world. Think about it—if we seize Bodhidharma's Heart, release that Cataclysm Weapon, and destroy this world, would that old immortal not stop us?
"I've been wondering all this time why that old immortal went looking for the Black Wind Stronghold Master and even fought him. It wasn't until the people I sent out investigated and discovered that the Black Wind Stronghold Master possessed Bodhidharma's Heart that I understood. The reason that old immortal sought out the Black Wind Stronghold Master may have been for the Bodhidharma's Heart in his possession."
Xiao Aoshi was moved. "You're saying that old immortal wants to take Bodhidharma's Heart and guard it himself, all to prevent it from falling into someone else's hands and bringing catastrophe upon the whole world."
With his hands behind his back, Xiao Jingtian gazed at the distant sea of clouds. He nodded, cold light glinting in his eyes as he laughed. "That old immortal wants to prevent a catastrophe from befalling the world! Then