Moved by Hong Yuan's vast, righteous spirit, the two monks, Huiming and Huizhi, finally agreed to the plan for a public execution.
And it would not be Dharma King Baosheng alone who faced execution, but the Red Lotus demoness as well.
Red Lotus was already dead, but the outside world did not know that!
The two monks were moved to tears on the spot by Hong Yuan's determination to subdue demons, vanquish devils, and sweep away their foul miasma.
Even knowing that Vajra Temple would soon become a battlefield, they prostrated themselves in complete submission, without a single objection.
Hong Yuan made a point of offering three sticks of incense before the sacred statue of the Buddha in Mahavira Hall and informing him of the plan. The Buddha held up a flower in approval.
Boundless mist flowed around the four extremities.
The stone gate embedded in the white fog appeared and vanished, as though it had remained unchanged for a thousand years.
Below the gate to the blessed land, Hong Yuan stood upon the steps.
[Blessed Land Dao Lord (gray)-Ascending the Platform, sixth step: Hong Yuan (19)] [Root Bone: 8/100] [Comprehension: 9/100] [Talents: Qi Through All Bones, Clear Eyes Through the Nether] [Martial arts: Six Voids Force]
Nothing else had changed noticeably. Only his age had increased by a year.
Hong Yuan sighed.
He had been in this world for more than four months.
From his initial unease and apprehension, he had now risen into the ranks of the world's supreme masters, with the confidence to face any person or faction.
In no hurry to leave the blessed land's plaza, Hong Yuan simply sat on the steps and observed the mist-shrouded world.
A long while later, his consciousness withdrew from the blessed land and returned to his body.