After the great upheaval on Buddhist Mountain, there were noticeably fewer monks traveling the Buddhist Realm.
The monks who drove out ghosts and captured demons vanished. Across the Buddhist Realm, ghosts and monsters ran rampant, and the people could barely survive.
The balance that had endured for tens of thousands of years was shattered. For the sake of immortality, the Buddhas still devoured the life force of believers. Vengeful souls grew ever more numerous, yet there were no longer enough monks to deliver them from suffering.
Across the Buddhist Realm, countless vengeful souls surged from the mountains and great earth veins into the mortal world, beginning to plague all living beings.
For a time, grievances and mourning filled the land. All the common people and believers prayed for the Buddhas of Buddhist Mountain to manifest their divine power and rid the world of ghosts and monsters.
However, Buddhist Mountain chose silence. During the turmoil on Buddhist Mountain, Cihang Bodhisattva had acted, and many Arhats and Bodhisattvas had fallen as well. The entire Buddhist Mountain had suffered grievous damage and had no choice but to recuperate for the time being.
For a day or two, the people of the Buddhist Realm could still endure. Yet as the days passed, the chaos of ghosts and monsters grew ever worse, and rumors began to spread throughout the world.
Three men made a wolf, five men made a tiger. The rumors spread more and more widely, becoming ever more distorted. Many believers began to doubt the existence of Buddha, and Buddhist Mountain's faith suffered a devastating blow as a result.
Left with no other choice, one Bodhisattva and Arhat after another descended from Buddhist Mountain in person to drive the ghosts and monsters from the world.
However, there were simply too many ghosts and