Beneath Mount Sumeru, a golden Buddha body a hundred thousand zhang tall stood between heaven and earth.
The entire underground space was filled with vast Buddhist light, and every inch of space trembled violently.
Jieyin and Zhunti knelt on the white jade floor, every bone in their bodies creaking beneath that invisible, immense force.
They had never imagined that such a terrifying monster was hidden in the deepest layer of the Western Continent.
Zhunti pressed his forehead against the icy floor tiles as cold sweat beaded from the tip of his nose.
The aura of this ancient Buddha was even more suffocating than that Dao Ancestor in Zixiao Palace.
"Honored ancestor above, your juniors Jieyin and Zhunti of the Western Teachings pay respects to the supreme Ancient Buddha."
Jieyin lay prone on the ground, his voice trembling.
He had lived through countless yuanhui. Others had always been the ones kneeling before him, yet today he had no choice but to bow his head and grovel.
Chaos Ancient Buddha lowered his enormous golden eyes, his indifferent gaze falling upon the two ants in the center of the hall.
"Were you the ones who awakened this Buddha?"
The Ancient Buddha spoke slowly, and the sound waves stirred up towering torrents through the void.
With every word he uttered, a ravine a thousand zhang wide exploded across the surrounding rock walls.
Zhunti swallowed and gathered his courage to reply.
"It was indeed us two juniors."
"When we saw the Western Lands' spiritual veins withering away, we deliberately ventured deep underground and used Primordial Chaos Saint Blood to unseal the seal, allowing honored ancestor to return to the world."
He deliberately portrayed the misfortune of having his Quintessential Blood drained dry as the great merit of a voluntary sacrifice.
Chaos Ancient Buddha ignored Zhunti's