Rescuing the Tathagata (Part One)

" Tathagata, I've come to save you." Chen Luo gazed at the monk's phantom in the mote of light and transmitted his voice.

He naturally knew this could not be the true mind of the Dizang Tathagata he was looking for. It should be a fragment of Mind Dizang affected by the Evil Method. Now that he had shattered the Blood Sea Demonic Beast's soul projection, he had effectively removed the Demonic Intent from this wisp of divine soul.

At least, he could obtain information about the true mind from this wisp of divine soul. That counted as a gain.

But...

"Alas..." Within the mote of light, that fragment of Mind Dizang let out another heavy sigh. His eyelids lifted slightly as he glanced at Chen Luo, then shook his head.

"After all this time, it was actually a Blood Sea Demonic Beast that came to save me."

"What meaning does my persistence still have?"

"Wait, wait, wait!" Chen Luo was deeply shaken by his words. He hurriedly restored his Original Form and said, "Don't do anything rash!"

"It's me, it's me! Tathagata, look here. Look carefully—it's me!"

"King of Fengdu, Chen Luo!"

That fragment of Mind Dizang looked at Chen Luo again. "King of Fengdu?"

"Yes, yes, yes, it's me, it's me!" Chen Luo nodded furiously. If the Dizang Tathagata had been fine despite being invaded by the Evil Method, only to see that no one had come to save him and then become so despondent that he took his own life, Chen Luo would not even know where to seek justice.

"You came." Mind Dizang nodded, making Chen Luo breathe a little easier. But before he could speak again, he heard another heavy sigh from Mind Dizang.

"Alas..."

"I've been the Tathagata for a thousand years, yet the