Bang!
The great doors of the Horse-Head Vajra Principal Deity Hall crashed open.
Outside the hall, Temple Master Dorje led a group of academy rectors, hall masters, jail wardens... and respectfully bowed down. "Welcome, Yundan Duzhi... Hm?"
He looked up and saw only Venerable Invincible's figure, and could not help but freeze.
But then, a wondrous ring emerged behind Invincible's head, transforming into a halo that carried the meaning of Vajra Prajna and unmoving suchness.
A heavy majesty surged forward like mountains collapsing and seas overturning. How many years had it been since they had seen this?
"Greetings, Duzhi Invincible..."
Dorje reacted swiftly and bowed again.
The academy rectors likewise followed him in bowing down, and were even delighted within their hearts.
After all, if an outsider were invited to preside over their temple, who knew how many personnel changes that would bring? If the original Duzhi Invincible continued leading them instead, everyone would be overjoyed—apart from the few who wanted to turn heaven and earth upside down so they could rise to power...
Yet beneath the Duzhi's majesty, they could only smile.
"I attained enlightenment within the Horse-Head Vajra Principal Deity Hall and finally refined the 'rank certificate,' reclaiming my position as Duzhi... I remain 'Invincible'!"
Duzhi Invincible declared.
Behind him, the hall doors slowly shut, and Yundan was nowhere to be seen.
Temple Master Dorje and several old monks understood perfectly well. They knew that the Secret Treasury Domain held many extraordinary methods capable of seizing outsiders' fates and opportunities...
Yundan must have been refined into a pill by the Duzhi and swallowed alive... thus opening the 'rank certificate'!
Good! Wonderful! The Duzhi's Buddhist arts are indeed profound...
The thought only flickered through their minds before they slew it, burying it deep in their hearts.
"These fellows are