Scripture Repository

Mo Chen followed Master Huijue through the layered Buddhist halls and meditation courtyards of Buddhist Mountain, eventually arriving before an ancient yet solemn Scripture Repository.

The Scripture Repository towered into the clouds, surrounded by a faint Buddhist radiance, as though it had merged with heaven and earth.

Two monks stood quietly before the pavilion. Upon seeing Master Huijue arrive, they respectfully bowed, then pushed open the heavy wooden doors.

"Benefactor, please!"

Master Huijue gestured with an outstretched hand. Mo Chen nodded in thanks and stepped into the Scripture Repository.

The interior was vast, with rows upon rows of bookshelves and a sea of scriptures as boundless as the ocean.

Every scroll emitted a faint glow, as though it contained endless wisdom and power.

Master Huijue led Mo Chen past layer after layer of bookshelves until they reached a secluded corner.

"Ancient texts concerning the Western Extremity Mystic Abyss are stored here. Benefactor may examine them at will."

Master Huijue pointed at a row of ancient volumes as he spoke.

Mo Chen nodded, casually took down an ancient book, and opened it to read carefully.

The ancient text recorded that the Western Extremity Mystic Abyss was a strange land that had existed since heaven and earth first opened. No one knew its source. The waterfall's waters seemed to be born from nothingness before plunging straight into the abyss.

Beneath the abyss, it was said to connect to another unknown world—perhaps even the true "beyond heaven and earth."

"Beyond heaven and earth..."

Mo Chen raised a brow slightly and murmured under his breath, a profound look of contemplation surfacing in his eyes.

A moment later.

He composed himself and continued reading the ancient book in his hand. Before long, he was wholly immersed within it, as though he had become one with