"Mm, naturally!" Xiao Hua said without hesitation. "Once this old man leaves, Xiao Jian and the other alone cannot possibly be a match for you."
"Good!" Xingchen beckoned. "Three junior brothers, come over. We four juniors shall ask Senior Xiao for guidance!"
"Yes, Senior Brother!" From within the shed, the three monks Xingkong, Xingmin, and Xingfan flew out, surrounding Xiao Hua and bowing in salute.
Xiao Hua nodded faintly, returning the courtesy.
"Senior, be careful!" Xingchen waved his hand, and a purple-gold alms bowl appeared in his grasp. He continued, "The formation formed by us four juniors is a Buddhist formation. We ask Senior to judge its might!"
"Hehe..." The moment Xiao Hua heard this, he understood Xingchen's little scheme. Smiling, he said, "Set up your formation quickly! This Xiao shall wait!"
"Yes!" Xingchen was overjoyed. This Buddhist formation took time to set up, and without it, he was not confident that the four of them would necessarily be Xiao Hua's match. To prevent Xiao Hua from attacking now and stopping them from arranging the formation, Xingchen had no choice but to put some thought into it. Sure enough, just as he had expected, Xiao Hua agreed without a second thought. Xingchen answered, formed hand seals, activated his power of faith, and released the Buddhist consciousness from within his Niwan Palace!
"Buzz..." As Buddhist light poured from the alms bowl in Xingchen's hand, it transformed into a lotus petal in midair. Xingkong, Xingmin, and Xingfan also released their alms bowls, each transforming into a lotus petal of a different color.
"Amitabha!" The four proclaimed the Buddha's name at once. Their Buddhist consciousness gathered in midair, gradually forming a rather large Buddhist seal!
"Dou~" Suddenly, Xingchen roared furiously, like a thunderclap from a clear sky. The enormous Buddhist seal shot toward