"The Divine Mechanism Palace once cultivated Buddha Spirit Gourds. Every one of them grew splendidly, suffused with Buddhist light and brimming with spiritual charm. But later, the Ancient Buddha Hall demanded every last one of them."
As she spoke, the woman in green looked somewhat despondent. For the first time, a deep sense of helplessness surfaced in those eyes that had always been bright and composed.
She let out a soft sigh.
That sigh was long and bitter, as though it carried a humiliating past too painful to revisit.
She narrowed her eyes slightly and said slowly, "The Ancient Buddha Hall guarded those remains with extreme vigilance. They had nearly plundered every known burial ground of Ancient Buddhas throughout the Spirit Realm. After that, we could no longer find any Ancient Buddha remains, and the Medicine Sect no longer had the means to cultivate new Buddha Spirit Gourds."
Ancient Buddha Hall?
Chen Changming froze for a moment. He swiftly searched through his memories, only to realize that he had no impression of this name at all.
He combed through every memory of the ancient texts he had brought from the Human Realm and sorted through all the factions he had heard of after ascending to the Azure Wave Continent, yet he had never heard anyone mention the words "Ancient Buddha Hall."
What kind of faction was this, to be able to so easily keep the Medicine Sect in its grasp?
"Sect Master, was the Ancient Buddha Hall a force created by the Ancient Buddhas?" Chen Changming asked, his tone carrying a trace of caution and probing.
The moment he heard "Ancient Buddha Hall," the first thing that came to mind was the Ancient Buddhas.
"Yes."
The woman in green nodded. Opening her eyes, she fixed Chen Changming with a piercing