Between Heaven and Earth, another figure appeared beside that Buddha palm, standing in the Void with the Absolute Blade in hand.
The Buddha palm stopped.
"Fellow Daoist, you stand apart from worldly affairs. Why wade into these muddy waters?" Lamp-Burning Buddha sighed softly.
There was no avoiding this after all.
He knew full well how many twists and turns lay behind this attempt to stop Primordial Emperor Su Meng from attaining Legend and bring him into his Buddhist Pure Land.
On the surface, it was simply the Luo Sect's divine envoys emerging, followed by him, an ancient Buddha of the past, to block the path, while the figure before him stepped out of Tusita Palace to respond.
But this was the outcome of layer upon layer of maneuvering, through twist after twist.
Unfortunately, despite all their efforts, they had still failed to avoid the greatest obstacle.
"I think the water looks quite clear," Meng Chuan said with a soft laugh.
Was it muddy?
To those who could not see through it, it certainly was.
But to Meng Chuan, even if he could not see everything at a glance, he could see nine parts out of ten.
"If you are willing to take a step back today and let me have my way, I will owe you a debt of Karma that can never be settled."
Lamp-Burning Buddha did not want matters to reach the final step. He was still trying to make Meng Chuan give up of his own accord.
"So your resolve to kill me is that firm," Meng Chuan said quietly. "It seems we can't end this peacefully today!"
If he handed over Meng Qi, Lamp-Burning Buddha would obtain the Cause of All Fruits, complete his own Great Dao, and ascend to the Other Shore.
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