With Yin Shixing and the others fanning the flames, cultivators throughout the Heaven-Connecting Secret Realm, as well as numerous outside forces, soon learned that Xia Ping had obtained Venerable Subhaddra's inheritance and secret treasures.
This immediately caused an enormous uproar.
"Venerable Subhaddra? That youngest Buddha in all of history? It is said that he willingly perished in order to suppress a demon overlord. If he were still alive today, he would surely be an invincible Saint."
Someone cried out in alarm.
"A genius like that was once a key disciple of the Buddhist sect, entrusted with its highest hopes. He learned countless Buddhist divine abilities and encountered innumerable fortuitous opportunities. Just how terrifying must such a person's inheritance be? It is simply beyond imagination."
"Once upon a time, I too had a chance to enter that secret realm, into that Five-Finger Mountain, but I did not even get a single hair. It seems I truly have no affinity with Buddhism."
"But Xia Ping of the Universe Sect is far too heaven-defying, isn't he? He obtained Venerable Subhaddra's inheritance and also inherited the mantle of the North Nether Saint. His future is boundless."
"The important thing is that he obtained a Saint's extraordinary treasure. It might even be something on the level of a Saint artifact."
"Damn it, a mere Return to Truth Realm junior actually has hope of obtaining a Saint artifact. Life truly is too unfair."
The crowd discussed it heatedly, each filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. They wished they could obtain Venerable Subhaddra's inheritance themselves and take Xia Ping's place. This was simply a heaven-sent fortuitous opportunity.
Yet quite a few fiends and old monsters harbored evil intentions, killing intent arising toward Xia Ping.
Within a secret realm where a Saint had fallen, lush greenery covered