Xu Taiping did not answer Xuanzhi's question immediately.
He walked up to the White Bodhi Tree and pressed his hand against it before answering:
"I once promised Venerable Jiaye that I would take a White Bodhi branch to the Thousand Buddha Kingdom in Wilderness Heaven."
Although Xu Taiping trusted Master Xuanzhi deeply.
Inviting the Buddha westward this time concerned his life and death, and that of the entire Azure Profound Sect. He could not casually tell others of Lü Daoxuan's plans.
But when Master Xuanzhi heard that Xu Taiping was making this journey to deliver a White Bodhi branch to Venerable Jiaye in the Thousand Buddha Kingdom, his eyes immediately lit up.
"Brother Taiping, is that true?"
Xu Taiping nodded.
"Of course."
Noticing something unusual in Xuanzhi's expression, he immediately asked him another question:
"Master Xuanzhi, could it be that you know something about this White Bodhi branch?"
At this, Xuanzhi glanced warily around and said:
"Please wait a moment, Brother Taiping."
As he spoke, he took a Purple Gold Bowl from his sleeve, then tapped it gently with a Small Copper Pestle.
"Clang!..."
An exceptionally clear note of metal striking stone rang out, lingering as it spread outward from Master Xuanzhi.
At the same time.
Accompanying that metallic note.
Rings of golden light rippled endlessly around the two of them like waves across water.
In an instant, Xu Taiping felt his surroundings fall abruptly silent, so quiet that he could hear their breathing.
Dongfang Yuejian, who had been pondering something, was startled out of her thoughts by the sudden silence. She immediately whipped her head toward Master Xuanzhi and asked:
"Master Xuanzhi, why are you using the Concealment and Detection Method now?"
Clearly, this was not the first time Dongfang Yuejian had seen Xuanzhi cast this spell.
"Amitabha..."
Master