Everyone's expressions turned strange.
Everyone knew why Xumi Palace had sealed the mountain.
The Divine Body had actually asked the question so openly.
Xumi Palace was caught completely off guard.
The abbot's mouth opened and closed, but no words came out.
"May I ask, Master, have I ever committed some unforgivable crime?"
Li Ye looked at the Immortal Monk and asked from afar.
"Amitabha!"
"Benefactor Li acts on his grievances without hesitation, and everything he does has its reasons. You slew the Three Great Dark Quasi-Immortals in a single night. Not only have you committed no unforgivable crime, you have instead rendered a great service to the Myriad Worlds and countless races."
The Immortal Monk paused, then replied.
Li Ye nodded. "In that case, why does your sect fear me instead?"
"The Buddha said: no self, no-self, no sentient beings, no lifespan."
"As eminent monks who attained the Dao on the Imperial Road, members of a top Buddhist sect, which of these four phases have you mastered?"
No self meant not being attached to oneself.
No-self meant transcending the distinction between self and others.
No sentient beings meant not caring about the differences among living beings.
No lifespan meant letting go of attachment to one's life span.
Li Ye used these four phases to challenge them over their mountain sealing. It seemed they had mastered none of them.
They had sealed the mountain out of fear of Li Ye, showing they had not transcended the distinction between self and others. They had also kept Jie Se from going out to his death, showing they were not free of attachment to themselves.
They had done so to protect themselves, showing they were still attached to their lives.
All four phases had been broken.
The eminent monks were speechless, lowering their heads