"The Buddhist sect practices refraining from killing and urging people away from evil, willing to sacrifice itself to deliver all living beings..."
Hearing what the ancient Buddha said, Shi Lan remained unmoved. A faint sneer seeped into her expression. "My killing intent is rising now. Could I ask you to die, so my bloodlust will be appeased?"
"If I do not enter hell, who will? If you are willing to sacrifice yourself, I am willing to accompany you to the Yellow Springs."
Beneath the starry sky, the ancient Buddha replied calmly, his expression compassionate.
Shi Lan did not answer him. Paying no mind to her cracking bones and sinews, blood seeping between her teeth, she once more forced open the Burial Realm.
Crash—
The pitch-black arrow devoured a vast swath of starlight and pierced through the ancient Buddha's phantom. Boundless Incense and Fire Prayer Power scattered, then slowly gathered again.
"Benefactor, you need not waste your effort."
In an instant, the ancient Buddha's figure appeared once more, only slightly more illusory and seemingly almost unharmed.
"Buddha is impermanent and formless, and does not enter the six paths of Samsara. Those in the world who seek something will naturally recite the Buddha's true name in search of protection. How could you possibly surpass the wishes of the billions of living beings across these myriad worlds?"
"If worshipping Buddha worked, these myriad worlds wouldn't be mere projections now!"
With a scoff, Shi Lan took a deep breath and glanced toward Qing Lan, transmitting her voice. "Take the others and go first."
She had just helped Qing Lan out of trouble only because she wanted to use the Falling Rainbow in Qing Lan's possession to keep their enemy in check. But against an existence who had taken the second step, Qing Lan could