Chapter 797: The Existence Above Ten Thousand People
Fortunately, just as the situation reached a stalemate, Venerable Kashyapa stepped forward and broke the deadlock.
"All right. What's past is past. There's no need to dwell on it."
"Right now, the most important thing is to prepare to deal with the matter before us."
"Why did a great formation appear in this manor along with the upheaval in heaven and earth? Even I, a Quasi-Saint..."
"My magic power has been sealed, and I can't bring out even the slightest bit of strength."
"Is it the same for all of you?"
Venerable Kashyapa's words were extremely clever.
He began by saying that what had happened was in the past, glossing over all the unpleasantness from earlier.
Then he shifted everyone's attention to the great formation that had appeared alongside the upheaval in heaven and earth.
Venerable Kashyapa's idea had been a good one.
However, as soon as he said this, it once again displeased the three Bodhisattvas present—Bodhisattva Lingji, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and Manjushri Bodhisattva.
After all, if not for the great formation that had appeared alongside the upheaval in heaven and earth, how could the three of them have ended up in such a state?
More importantly...
When the upheaval in heaven and earth had occurred, Venerable Kashyapa—the strongest among them—not only hadn't lent a hand.
Instead, Venerable Kashyapa had been the first to run away.
As a result, the three Bodhisattvas present had developed quite a bit of resentment toward Venerable Kashyapa.
However, they could only think about that resentment privately.
After all, not to mention Venerable Kashyapa's status in the Buddhist School—he was an existence above tens of thousands of people and second only to Maitreya Buddha.
Even Venerable Kashyapa's Quasi-Saint cultivation alone was enough to make him someone the