What is faith?
To pour out everything in one's arms for what one seeks.
For Black Lotus Temple's ideal of "all under heaven attaining the Way," Mouse Garan gave up a future where he might have become a celestial demon.
He willingly sacrificed himself and embraced the Hearing Bell.
As the supreme treasure Ancient Calamity Mountain had controlled for many years, the Hearing Bell should never have been capable of being plundered.
It had long been enshrined at Ancient Calamity Mountain. It was unknown how many bodhisattvas and arhats it had enlightened, how many Buddhas' echoes it had received. It had long since become one with Ancient Calamity Mountain, its Buddhist fortune bound to the mountain's.
No matter how far away it was, Ancient Calamity Mountain could summon it back at any time.
In a sense, "Moving the Hearing Bell was like moving Ancient Calamity Mountain."
Who in this world could accomplish such a thing?
That was why a young Demon King like Yang Yu had the chance to take it beyond the mountain gates, walking through bustling markets and crossing perilous lands.
Naturally, given the Hearing Bell's importance, the Great Bodhisattva Chan Fayuan accompanied it as protector, never leaving its side for even a moment.
It should be said that Ancient Calamity Mountain had been sufficiently cautious regarding the Hearing Bell's movement and use.
But the Divine Firmament Land left behind by the legendary Feathered Race in ages past was an extraordinarily special place.
It could, in a state of complete freedom, destroy itself to stop Tiger Taisui's invasion. It could seal off within from without, even cut off the celestial demons' tracking of it. It had practically acquired the rudiments of an independent world.
As the acknowledged orthodox Buddhist Sect of the Demon Realm, Ancient Calamity Mountain had