"Rise..." Xiao Hua had no time to say anything else. With a sweep of his hand, he took the Pure Water Vase held by the Buddha Sarira within his Niwan Palace into his hand. Of course, when he took it out, he did not forget to leave the willow branch inside the Exquisite Pagoda.
The moment Guzhen saw Xiao Hua produce the Pure Water Vase, his eyes lit up. He dared not be negligent and urged his karmic power. Buddhist light arose once more above the alms bowl as it desperately collected the toxic water that had already begun to overflow.
"Collect!" Xiao Hua held the Pure Water Vase aloft in one hand and formed a seal with the other, striking it onto the vase. A stream of pure Buddhist light emerged from the Pure Water Vase and transformed into a lotus-pod-like canopy behind Guzhen. Both the toxic water pouring from the water wall and seeping through its sides were drawn into the Pure Water Vase! Once the threat of toxic water dripping into Guzhen's Buddhist light had been removed, the Buddhist light from the Pure Water Vase surged before Guzhen again. Its immense suction surpassed even Guzhen's alms bowl, swallowing nearly sixty percent of the waves.
Boom... A deafening crash, like raging waves smashing against the shore, came from behind them. The collapsing water wall, together with the surging toxic water, was like a rising tide, rushing at them from behind with such ferocity that it was nearly visible to the naked eye.
"Master Guzhen, lead the way. I'll follow behind. Let us join forces..." Xiao Hua cried spiritedly, forming a Buddhist seal with his hand.
Guzhen seemed infected by his resolve as well. He roared, "As you wish! Go..."
For a time, Buddhist light blazed throughout the entire