By the time the formation runes around the World-Purifying Buddhist Lotus were activated by Lu Xiaotian, the surging demonic energy that had poured into the Buddhist formation was once again forced back by the power of the formation. It stopped only beyond the Silver-Leaf Buddhist Paulownia grove. Now, besides the golden and silver Buddha-light visible to the more than one hundred thousand immortal troops, there was another kind: the purer, more serene light of the Buddhist relics.
With the three colors of Buddha-light interwoven, the surging demonic energy could not advance a single step.
Only after the three different formations had been fully activated did Lu Xiaotian finally see the full appearance of the Buddhist formation's second stage. Beyond the Maha Pure-Spirit Brahma Heaven Formation connected to the outermost layer, the main body of the formation continued to extend deeper inside.
As the three Buddhist sacred objects were activated together, human-shaped Buddhist phantoms seemed to emerge from the endless depths of the formation runes. The vast, resonant Buddhist chants plunged this whole space into a state of transcendent stillness, driving out the restless, chaotic demonic energy.
Lu Xiaotian stood above a vast expanse of World-Purifying Buddhist Lotuses. A relic floated out of his body and transformed into seven World-Purifying Buddhist Lotuses, which merged with the others.
White light blossomed from the Pure Lotus Relics atop countless World-Purifying Buddhist Lotuses, shrouding the surroundings in a hazy whiteness. In that instant, Lu Xiaotian's body seemed to grow detached and serene as well.
Lu Xiaotian's eyes were half-closed, yet the world before him seemed clearer than ever.
Without Lu Xiaotian driving them, the Nirvana True Flame and the Formless Profound Flame slowly flowed out of his body at the same time, scorching his true form with a sizzling hiss. Under the flames, his