"Amitabha! Who would have thought that when I parted with fellow cultivator Miaofa several thousand years ago, it would be our final farewell!"
"Yet fellow cultivator Miaofa gave his life for righteousness and attained the fruit of bodhi. For the sake of all living beings, he spared no thought for himself, bearing witness to the compassion and fearlessness of the Buddhist path."
"When he is reborn and enters the cycle of reincarnation once more, another destiny surely awaits him. How wonderful, how wonderful!"
Master Jiekong pressed his palms together. After a soft sigh, he began reciting Buddhist scriptures and the Buddha's name, while a magnificent presence flowed around him like rolling waves.
In the blink of an eye, his expression grew calm, neither sorrowful nor joyful.
But that fleeting change, along with his words, made it clear that he had been quite close to Miaofa Tathagata of the Ten Thousand Buddha Sect.
Hmm? Senior Jiekong and Senior Miaofa knew each other?
Then again, Senior Miaofa was a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator, and Senior Jiekong himself was a figure from ancient times.
They were both Buddhas of the Buddhist Sect. It made sense that they knew each other!
Su Shi'er considered this silently. After his initial surprise, his expression returned to normal.
Before he could speak, Ren Yunzong continued.
"In that case, the hidden move we suspected the Devil Race was holding back—or rather, its true objective—is now plain to see. They must be making active preparations for Demon God Xuantianjun's return."
"The consciousness Demon God Xuantianjun freed from the Immortal Tomb could be sealed by Senior Miaofa Tathagata. Clearly, the grave injuries inflicted by the Immortal back then left his strength severely limited. Whatever his goal, once he breaks the seal, he will have to find a way to increase