The Divine Continent, the Central Province Continent.
Millions of miles from Heavenly Sword Mountain, Yang Fenggu stood upon the void before the hazy, indistinct continent, his brows tightly knitted.
Not far beside him, Xue Qingcheng and Hai Beier wore tense expressions. Their eyes remained fixed on the illusory continent, filled with worry they could not conceal.
Too much time had passed!
Lin Mo had spent less than half a month within the Primordial Antiquity Ruins, yet nearly half a year had passed outside. Time clearly flowed at vastly different rates in the two spaces.
During that time, the Tai Sui Gate High Priest and the one hundred thousand evil spirit clones had all but swept across the Eastern Domain. Rivers of blood flowed throughout the Eastern Isles, and millions of cultivators who failed to escape in time had been slaughtered!
"The High Priest and the one hundred thousand evil spirits are heading toward the Western Region."
Yang Fenggu's expression was grim, his voice even heavier. "The Western Region is home to the Buddhism Esoteric Sect. Its Sacred Mountain, Buddha Hand Peak, possesses immense Buddha nature and forms the very foundation of Buddhism."
"If the Sacred Mountain is destroyed, Buddhism's strength will inevitably decline, and our Twelve Ancient Sects will suffer along with it!"
Xue Qingcheng and Hai Beier exchanged glances, each seeing the gravity on the other's face.
The Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, one of the Twelve Ancient Sects, belonged to Zen Buddhism. Like Western Esoteric Buddhism, it was a branch of Buddhism.
However, Esoteric Buddhism was weaker, with only two half-step Spirit Transformation cultivators, whereas the abbot of the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple stood at the Spirit Transformation pinnacle. The temple also had four eminent Spirit Transformation monks, all profoundly versed in Buddhist Dharma.
Even so, Buddha Hand Peak