Haki surged around Ren as he stood tall and gazed at Spirit Mountain, where Buddhist chants echoed through the air.
Within Spirit Mountain, phantom Bodhi trees slowly intertwined, forming the Bodhi Grand Formation.
This was Buddhism's protective formation, created by Zhunti with Jieyin's help.
Now Ren and the others had come in force, making no effort to hide their killing intent.
That killing intent spread across Spirit Mountain, and many of the Buddhas inside spotted Ren.
One of them stared at the sky in horror. "What... Senior Sister Yunxiao? How did she...?"
Before he could finish, Yunxiao's gentle expression turned cold. Her killing intent poured out as she fixed her gaze on him. "Immortal Dingguang... you scum, you traitor. I'll kill you today!"
The Buddha before her was Joy Buddha—Long-Eared Immortal Dingguang, the traitor of the Interception Sect. No wonder Yunxiao was furious.
Immortal Dingguang was terrified, but as he looked around and realized Ren had brought only a few people, he relaxed a little. "Phew... It's just the few of you. That's a relief! You'll never break through the Bodhi Grand Formation!"
Immortal Dingguang stopped trembling. He knew countless members of the Interception Sect hated him to the bone. But so long as he stayed on Spirit Mountain and kept away from the battlefield, what could they do to him? Even if Yunxiao came to his door, what did it matter if she could not break through the formation?
At that thought, a smile crept onto Immortal Dingguang's face.
The sight made Yunxiao's killing intent flare even more violently.
Amid that fury, a great sun slowly appeared within the formation, drifted forward, and took human form. "Ren... what are you doing here?"
Ren burst out laughing when he saw him. "Mahavairocana Buddha! I wondered why I hadn't seen you