Settling cause and effect

"Shouldn't we just kill them all?"

Jiang Lichen raised an eyebrow when he saw Li Hao stop, looking somewhat surprised, yet also a little regretful.

Li Hao shook his head slightly. Apart from those who were extremely powerful and might be doing evil for the Buddha Master, killing these ordinary disciples with low cultivation levels was meaningless.

Buddhism has stood for two thousand years and cannot be eradicated, after all, there are countless Buddhist disciples in the nineteen states outside of this Wuliang Mountain region.

How can we talk about killing them all?

If I remember correctly, the old lady at the Divine General Residence was also a vegetarian and a Buddhist.

Li Hao came to slaughter Buddha, but he killed the tangible Buddha, the Buddha who had fallen into demonic possession, not the Buddha in people's hearts.

After all, many suffering people find solace in "Buddha" as a source of faith, seeking peace of mind. How can one possibly eradicate all suffering?

"You're still too soft-hearted."

Jiang Lichen saw the goodwill in Li Hao's heart and shook his head slightly, "However, there is no point in slaughtering these mortals who are like pigs and dogs. The weak are not worthy of drinking from the sword."

Li Hao glanced at him; this prince always said something astonishing, no wonder he was imprisoned.

"If you say less, life might go much more smoothly," Li Hao said.

"Many say little, but do a lot. I'm just telling the truth. The ignorant and suffering people are merely stepping stones for the powerful and wealthy. Whether they live or die makes no difference," Jiang Lichen said.

Li Hao shook his head slightly, not arguing with him, but looking in a certain direction, his figure flickered and he instantly disappeared.

Outside the mountain peaks, crowds surged.

Many disciples, having shed their monk's robes, swarmed like ants along the mountain paths at the foot of the peaks, fleeing beyond the Brahma Pure Land.

Some cultivators who had reached the Fifteen Li Realm simply flew through the Sky Traversal and fled at full speed.

Li Qianfeng, dressed in rough clothes, ran through the crowd, smearing his face with mud, looking as if he had rolled down a rock, all dirty.

He abandoned the guards of the Divine General Residence, leaving only the old monk by his side; the two were extremely inconspicuous in the crowd.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a figure appeared as if teleported, cutting off the group of runners.

The surging force overturned the fleeing crowd, and everyone who looked at the boy paled in fear.

Some hurriedly knelt down, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

As the large crowd knelt down, Li Qianfeng's expression changed, becoming somewhat unpleasant, but he obediently followed suit and knelt down as well.

The thought that he, the young master of the Divine General Residence's Mansion, Personal Disciple by the Buddha Master, and the Future True Dragon of the Divine General Residence, had to endure such humiliation filled him with Anger, yet he dared not show it in the slightest. He could only recall the words of many elders in his Lineage: a true man can bend and stretch...

It's okay to endure a moment of humiliation.

An ancestor once endured the humiliation of being dismounted, faced adversity and even died, yet managed to bring the news Intelligence back to the army. How much less would this mere act of kneeling be acceptable?

Li Hao's gaze pierced the young man in the crowd like a sharp sword. The young man's Aura was concealed and extremely well hidden, but now that Li Hao was at the Great Peace Dao Realm, how could such a small amount of concealment ability escape his eyes?

"Li Qianfeng, aren't you Personal Disciple of the Buddha Master? Don't you plan to avenge your Master?"

Li Hao said coldly.

Upon hearing Li Hao's words, Li Qianfeng, whose heart had jumped in the crowd, immediately changed his expression and looked at the other party with fear.

Clearly, his disguise has been exposed.

"Young master, run!"

The old monk beside him reacted quickly, shouting and standing in front of Li Qianfeng.

He was once a general under Li Qianfeng's father, and had long ago entrusted his life to this widow and orphan, vowing to defend them to the death.

Bang!

His body, which had just stepped out, exploded suddenly Future unleash the power of Grandmaster.

Blood splattered onto Li Qianfeng, who was just getting up, staining his clothes red.

The burning passion left Li Qianfeng stunned.

The knee that had just been raised slowly went limp again.

"Spare me..."

Li Qianfeng hurriedly kowtowed and knelt on the ground.

When others heard Li Qianfeng's name, they quickly knelt down and crawled away, not daring to approach Li Qianfeng.

Buddha Master's Personal Disciple?

"That must be the esteemed Buddha Child! How dare he mingle with us? Is he trying to kill us?" Many people cursed inwardly, cursing Li Qianfeng's ancestors for eight generations. They hadn't gotten much benefit from him, and now he was even holding them back when they were on the run. Wasn't this just setting them up for failure?

"The rest of you, get out!"

Hearing these wailing pleas for mercy, Li Hao frowned and said...

Hearing Li Hao's words, everyone felt as if they were hearing celestial music. They were so grateful that tears streamed down their faces, and they hurriedly kowtowed a few times before fleeing.

In the blink of an eye, only Li Qianfeng remained here.

"Spare me! Although I have become a Buddha Master, I am a member of the Divine General Residence Li Family. Our alliance with Boundless Mountain is merely based on mutual benefit, not True Heart..."

Li Qianfeng turned pale, realizing he was in grave danger. At this moment, his only hope was to bring out the Divine General Residence in the hope of intimidating Li Hao.

"What, didn't you recognize me?" Li Hao said indifferently.

Li Qianfeng was taken aback and looked up at Li Hao. Only then did he realize that Li Hao's appearance was somewhat familiar, yet also unfamiliar.

So young... Li Qianfeng's pupils suddenly contracted, and he stared at Li Hao in shock. "You, you, it's you?!"

"It seems you've remembered."

Li Hao nodded, then raised his hand, and a series of forces pressed down, gripping Li Qianfeng's body and crushing his bones.

The other party is twenty years old and still in the Heaven and Man Realm, not yet having reached the Three Immortalities. His physical injuries can only be treated with Divine Pill pills and medicines to set his bones.

Despite the intense pain coursing through his body, Li Qianfeng was utterly shocked. His eyes widened in disbelief as he exclaimed:

"It was you? How could that be? You killed my Master?!"

Whether from fear or pain, he let out a hoarse, desperate roar.

The person he desperately wanted to get rid of, the person Master had repeatedly reassured him that he would catch up with sooner or later, actually killed his Master?!

He knew that Li Hao was very strong, and his reputation had soared after the battle in Liang Prefecture. He could be regarded as a strongman of the Four Establishments Realm.

But the higher the realm, the slower the cultivation. In such a short time, Li Hao actually killed the Master he looked up to!

This is Buddha Master!

His status in Li Hao's heart was comparable to that of the Progenitor of the Li Family. How could such a person die at Li Hao's hands?!

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!!"

Li Qianfeng roared, tears of blood streaming from his eyes, a mixture of his ruptured Organs from the pressure and his agonizing madness.

His Heavenly Prodigy was utterly shattered at that moment.

Coughing up blood and fragments of internal organs, Li Qianfeng felt a deep sorrow, as if he had been abandoned by the heavens. If he was Heavenly Prodigy, then what was the young man before him? A monster?!

"My Master cannot be defeated. He is the second strongest in the All Under Heaven. Apart from that True Person, he is invincible..."

Li Qianfeng gritted his teeth, appearing somewhat deranged and insane.

Li Hao didn't waste any words with him, crushed his hands and feet, and stored them in his Heaven and Earth Space.

The five-year-old sword-wielding boy in the Courtyard, with his resolute gaze, once displayed a reputation Heavenly Prodigy. Now, he has fallen to such a state. Perhaps it was from the moment that noblewoman gave him the Poison Pill that their Destiny were altered.

Now, the opponent has been crippled, and he himself has left the Divine General Residence.

The cause and effect of everything began with a single elixir, and it also ended with that elixir.

Li Hao turned back to the side of the Candlelight God. After swallowing the pill, Old Feng was unharmed except for the fact that his soul was missing and could not be retrieved.

"Then, let's head home..."

Li Hao said softly.

Looking at the devastated Spirit Mountain, with traces of destruction from the great battle everywhere, Boundless Mountain was basically destroyed as well.

Without the Buddha Master, even if millions of believers gather in the future, it will be difficult to achieve anything significant.

Just as Li Hao was about to return, a figure came rushing in from outside Boundless Mountain.

Soon, the figure rushed straight to Li Hao.

"Hao'er!"

The figure rushing over was none other than Li Muxiu. He had come at full speed from the Li Family, but when he arrived outside the Brahma Pure Land, he saw those figures scattering and fleeing, which made him immediately realize the situation inside.

Upon hearing the voice, Li Hao immediately recognized it as Second Master.

"Where is Buddha Master, Old Feng...?"

Li Muxiu glanced around, and when he saw the Spirit Mountain split in two, his pupils contracted, and he was horrified.

He abandoned his identity and rushed over at full speed, not only to try to rescue Feng Boping, but also because he expected that once the news spread, Li Hao would most likely come to the rescue as well.

Although he knew Li Hao was very strong, he also knew that the Buddha Master was unfathomable and that Li Hao's current glory and high position were hard-won. He felt that Li Hao had already suffered enough and did not want to see Li Hao's Merit and Fame damaged.

If he could use his Half-Step Invincible Dao Realm to rescue Old Feng, everything would be resolved. At the very least, he could fulfill the promise he made to Feng Boping.

If we cannot share wealth and honor, then we shall share life and death!

"Buddha Master is dead."

Looking at Li Hao Muxiu, who was wearing a mask and had a completely different Aura, Li Muxiu immediately understood why the other party had come here, but felt a little sad.

"Dead?"

Li Muxiu was startled and turned to look at Feng Boping, only to see that he looked foolish and strange. He quickly asked, "Old Feng, what's wrong?"

"His soul is missing," Li Hao said in a low voice.

Li Muxiu was stunned. He hurriedly checked Feng Boping's body and found that it was indeed as Li Hao had said.

His face turned pale, and he clenched his fists.

Li Hao knew he was upset and said softly, "I will retrieve Old Feng's missing soul. Second Master, this is not a place for you. You should go back now."

Li Muxiu looked at Li Hao, feeling a pang of sorrow, and said, "Child, you shouldn't have to bear all this; it should have been me."

He felt pain and dejection. He hadn't been able to get Past when his Eldest Brother perished in Dragon City, and now he still couldn't make it.

He seemed to have lived a carefree life, but he felt that he had failed.

"Old Feng was found by the Buddhist Sect because of me, so it's naturally my turn."

Li Hao offered him a few words of comfort.

After calming down a bit, Li Muxiu immediately asked Li Hao what had happened, and Li Hao briefly explained it to him.

After listening, Li Muxiu's expression was complicated. He said, "Child, there are countless Believer of Buddha Master, covering various Aristocratic Clan and officials everywhere. I'm afraid your actions..."

"It's alright," Li Hao smiled.

Looking at the nonchalant expression on his face, Li Muxiu felt even more heartbroken. He said, "Why don't you go back to the Divine General Residence? With the Divine General Residence's thousand-year-old Merit and Fame, plus your own abilities, you can be protected..."

Li Hao shook his head slightly. "If Your Majesty wishes to strip me of these titles and Merit and Fame, so be it. It's simply returning to the way things were before. I'll still have delicious food to eat and chess to play. It won't affect me much."

"Can..."

Li Hao smiled slightly, bid farewell to the old man, then sat on the back of the Candlelight God and set off on his return journey.

Although we won this time, we also lost; at least it was as Buddha Master wished.

News of this will likely reach the Imperial Capital soon, and eventually the Emperor's ears. Whether the old man understands or not, he'll likely be in a difficult position...

"I've caused him trouble..." Li Hao sighed inwardly.

Li Hao left, and Jiang Lichen followed suit, but before leaving, he glanced at Li Muxiu and chuckled:

"It seems your Li Family is getting bolder and bolder, the young and the old alike, hahaha..."

Li Muxiu had already recognized the mad Ninth Prince. He had heard about many of the prince's deeds, but he didn't pay any attention to such a madman.

Watching the boy's departing figure, his eyes were filled with sorrow, and he had a question left unasked.

That is, will there be another chance in the future for the three of them to reunite again...?

Time is merciless; it seems to only move forward, never stopping for anyone, and certainly never going backward...