The night was cool as water, a cold moon hung high. On Sumeru Buddha Mountain, ten thousand monks chanted scriptures, and countless strands of faith flew toward distant Prayer Mountain, lighting the hope of the Buddhist sect.
Upon the Buddha dais, the Heavenly Buddha Lord sat in silent meditation. Day after day, he cultivated bitterly, seeking to reverse the tilted scales of the Buddha Demon war and reopen the Buddhist sect's Ultimate Purity Method.
This forbidden Buddhist art cast aside filth and evil thoughts, elevating one's Buddhist cultivation to its utmost limit. Yet for ten thousand years, no one had been able to practice it.
Every forbidden art carried its flaws, and the Buddhist sect's Ultimate Purity Method was no exception. Humans possessed seven emotions and six desires; what consequences would come from casting them all aside was something no one knew.
Three thousand li beyond Buddha Mountain, the Demon Palace's eastern army, which had only recently endured a great battle, had now regrouped and prepared to march east once more.
At the forefront of the demon army, Bai Wangran, clad in white, stared coldly toward the distant Buddha Mountain. He had received the Holy Master's order. This time, no matter what, they had to take down the Buddhist sect. Otherwise, his reputation would be utterly ruined.
"Protector, everything is ready. May we depart?" A Demonic General stepped forward from behind and asked respectfully.
Bai Wangran nodded. "Depart at once."
At a single command, the army began its march. Demon soldiers rose into the air one after another. The nine heavens sensed their movement, and dark clouds gathered, blotting out the cold moon above.
The next moment, streaks of light tore across the night sky, racing toward distant Sumeru Buddha Mountain.
Upon Buddha Mountain, countless young novice monks in white