Maitreya Buddha stood to one side and did not rush to ask questions. His abilities were inferior to Buddha's, so he would listen to Buddha in all things.
After a while, Buddha seemed to have made up his mind. "Come, the two of us will go take a look."
"Alright."
"If we find anything unusual later, retreat immediately. Do not linger for even a moment," Buddha reminded him.
The two headed toward Hongjun Island. The closer they got, the more they sensed the tranquility surrounding it.
There was nothing unusual about the place. Everything was so quiet, the winds and waves calm. It was like an earthly paradise, without any conflict or pollution.
The two stood there watching, and for a moment, both were stunned.
Maitreya Buddha and Buddha had passed by Hongjun Island before, yet they had never discovered that it was like this.
Maitreya Buddha asked, "Venerable One, have you noticed anything different?"
"If there truly is anything different, it is that Hongjun Island is far too quiet," Buddha said as he looked at the island in the distance.
After a pause, Buddha led Maitreya Buddha onward toward Hongjun Island, wanting to get closer.
Yet the two still sensed nothing.
They continued forward, felt around again, then continued forward...
They were already very close to Hongjun Island, less than ten meters away. Another step forward and they would enter it.
But the two seemed to have forgotten that Taishang Laojun was inside, and continued onward.
Boom!
A tremendous blast suddenly rang out, followed by an incomparably powerful force that struck at the two of them.
Buddha and Maitreya Buddha had remained on guard and hurriedly resisted, but they were still forced back several hundred meters.
Both were deeply shocked. Everyone in the Three Realms knew what level of