"Purify!"
Gray-white light blazed. Before the Boney Monk could even scream, he turned into specks of starlight and vanished into the darkness.
The Realm of Return to Void Token drifted back into Yun Shu's hand, its glow fading. He let out a long breath and wiped the sweat from his brow. "As expected of Buddha Prison. I've barely stepped inside, and already I've encountered such a formidable enemy."
He picked up the half-scroll of scripture from the ground. This time, he was prepared; Chaos Power shielded him, preventing the strange force on the scripture from invading him. Unfurling it, he saw that it recorded a Buddhist Sect cultivation technique called the "Great Sun Tathagata Scripture." Though incomplete, the Buddhist aura between its lines was still enough to shake the soul.
"This technique..." A flicker of delight crossed Yun Shu's eyes. "Though it's only a fragment, the Buddhist principles it contains are enough to make up for the shortcomings in my Mental Energy cultivation."
He carefully put the scripture away and continued exploring.
Buddha Prison was vast beyond imagination. Ruins stretched endlessly, and every broken wall and shattered building seemed to conceal secrets unknown.
After walking for about half an hour, Yun Shu arrived before a relatively intact hall. Its doors stood half open, and intricate Buddhist Sect sigils were carved into them. Though mottled with age, they still emitted a faint golden light.
Yun Shu pushed open the doors and entered. The hall was utterly vast and empty. At its center stood a huge altar, covered in densely packed sigils that flickered with gray-white light.
Countless statues stood around the altar. Each depicted a powerful member of the Immortal Race, some standing, some seated, some furious, some smiling—all vivid as life.
"The Immortal Race..." Yun Shu was shaken. The auras