He, too, was an evil being who had strayed from the proper path.
But even among those who strayed, there were ranks and distinctions.
The Five-Powers Immortal—Corpse was one of the founding elders of the Yellow Millet Dream Realm, an existence capable of stealing the "literary qi" sealed between heaven and earth, using "Longevity Worms," and achieving an alternative form of immortality through "Borrowing Yin Lifespan."
There was a reason he had survived so many years without being exterminated.
Compared with him—or even with A Lu Hun, whose name could not be mentioned, rather than Corpse—this evil being seemed ordinary and inferior.
He had violated the rules to cultivate the "Vairocana Five-Syllable Mantra Practice."
Cultivating step by step was both a restraint and a safeguard.
The Precepts had not appeared without reason. This "Five-Powers Immortal—Buddha" had exploited his position as Ge Bugui, a lama at a great monastery, to steal two magical artifacts entrusted to his care.
One was the skeletal remains of a khutuktu's hand, deposited in the monastery on the orders of a Great Qing minister.
The other was the "Vairocana Five-Syllable Mantra," written in gold powder.
When he saw the "Vairocana Five-Syllable Mantra," uncontrollable greed and anger arose within him. As the lama Ge Bugui, he forgot his original convictions and made off with both treasures. From there, everything spiraled out of control.
Once discovered, he was hunted across the Plateau and had no choice but to hide in the Yellow Millet Dream Realm.
He had hidden there while the "Five-Powers Immortal—Corpse" was still in his "prime," remaining until now.
A lotus twisted into shape in his palm.
Countless arrows shot forth at once. The lama's lotus abruptly swelled and opened its "mouth," only to be shredded by sword qi.
He tried to ignite his "Vajra flames,"