Beneath Great Snow Mountain in the Secret Treasury Domain, Sangji stood silently. Before long, light flickered in the eastern sky, and crimson maples blazed like fire, faintly taking the shape of a wolf beast.
A mountain-sized wolf beast, crimson from head to toe and wreathed in bloody light, appeared at some unknown moment. The Kui Wood sunlight overflowing from it gave even Sangji a slight sense of threat.
Beside the wolf beast, Shoucangxuan pressed his palms together and silently chanted sutras, seeming to soothe it.
"Greetings, Great Dharma King!" Upon seeing Sangji, Shoucangxuan respectfully bowed again.
"The abbot of Great Treasury Temple is not coming?" Sangji's voice was hoarse. After receiving the Four Great Dumu into the Esoteric Treasury, he had come beneath Great Snow Mountain to await the Buddha's decree. He had not expected Great Treasury Temple to still send a newly advanced Duzi to shoulder the burden.
"Great Dharma King, please forgive us. This temple's abbot has already come." Shoucangxuan offered an apologetic bow, then looked toward the half-crouching wolf beast, drool continuously spilling from the corners of its mouth. "Previously, the Wood Virtue Spirit Atmosphere changed three times a day. This temple's abbot was also too deeply connected to Akasagarbha Bodhisattva and showed signs of Dao Transformation. Now, only this wolf beast remains for the Great Dharma King's use."
Hearing this, Sangji could not help but fall silent.
At that moment, black flames rose in the southern sky, as though they were burning the firmament.
Then, a figure silently emerged.
He wore a black robe and bore a fierce, evil visage, carrying the aura of great terror and tremendous savagery. He was none other than the abbot of Great Black Heaven Temple—the Dharma King Zengmie.
Great Black Heaven Temple cultivated Encampment Fire. This fire was also called