Amid the raging Buddha Light, a chaotic black aura followed like a shadow.
As Buddha Light and black aura intertwined, they poured ceaselessly into the star. Within it, a three-headed, nine-armed beast could faintly be seen crouching in the void, its body mottled with clashing colors, still deep in slumber.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the beast's eyelid twitched. It seemed on the verge of waking.
"The Thirteenth Dao Mark is complete, and the meaning of 'Divergence' has finally stabilized. It can help me probe deeper into the River of Time. But beyond that, there's an unexpected bonus."
Sensing that the beast representing the Thirteenth Dao Mark was about to wake, Chen Cuo stopped concerning himself with Little Pig's group. They were all resourceful people with no shortage of outrageous tricks. Even carrying a treasure through a crowded market, they were unlikely to suffer much of a loss.
Besides, Chen Cuo had already torn the Buddha Land before him to pieces. Now was the time to crack its bones and suck out the marrow. How could he leave it alone?
"This Buddha Land has built up its reserves in the Mortal World for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years. Its foundations run incredibly deep. And the Buddhist School has kept scheming against me, openly or otherwise. For public and private reasons alike, I can't leave this Buddha Land standing! But those deep reserves have power to spare even after fully stabilizing the Thirteenth Dao Mark. I might as well use it to see what lies within the River of Time!"
With that thought, his will shone like light upon the star before him!
In an instant, seemingly endless light from the Buddha Land was drawn in once more, flooding into the star as though it cost nothing!
Boom!
Starlight flared!
With a beast's roar,