The monk leading the group was Jin Chanzi! His true form was the Six-Winged Heavenly Silkworm, one of the Primordial World's Five Insects. All five were vicious creatures: the Six-Winged Heavenly Silkworm, the Bloodthirsty Black Ant Mosquito, the Many-Eyed Golden Centipede, the Nine-Tailed Earth Scorpion, and the Nine-Headed Insect!
The five insects had slaughtered countless beings across the Primordial World. The Six-Winged Heavenly Silkworm had been especially murderous! Yet when Zhunti found him, he had not killed him. He had subdued him instead, eventually turning him into the Jin Chanzi of today!
As one of the Primordial World's Five Insects, Jin Chanzi was naturally gifted. After joining Buddhism, his cultivation had advanced rapidly. Now that he had chosen to embrace the demonic path, his strength was even more terrifying! He had already slaughtered countless beings and had always been inclined toward it. Cultivating the Buddha Dao had tempered the Fiendish Qi and Demon Qi throughout his body. Once he embraced the demonic path again, he naturally became formidable!
Ren watched Jin Chanzi with caution and wariness. This was not Tang Sanzang of later generations, who had no cultivation! Jin Chanzi was immensely powerful. Within Buddhism, he ranked below only Maitreya and Liuli Buddha!
How could Ren be anything but cautious against such a foe? Still, something puzzled him. It would be natural for Buddhists to seek revenge on him, but why had they chosen this moment instead of waiting until he went out alone? Yunxiao was here now. After merging with her physical body, she had entered the Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm and could become a Quasi-Saint at any time! With someone as powerful as Yunxiao present, weren't the Buddhists just asking for trouble?
Jin Chanzi smiled faintly, without a trace of demonic nature showing, and murmured, "Amitabha Buddha...