Indeed. Within that rough Buddha niche built of massive stones, a Buddha statue carved from fiery-red crystal shimmered with sacred Buddha Light. The light illuminated the statue's features, and wasn't it the lifelike Jiang Liuer? Xiao Hua had once stopped Jiang Liuer, whose Dharma name was Chunzhuang, from tearing down the Buddha decree in Jiangchao Temple. He remembered vividly what Jiang Liuer looked like with his head shaved clean, so at the sight of this statue, he naturally thought of Jiang Liuer!
"How... how... how is this possible?" After his shock, Xiao Hua muttered, "What exactly is going on? How could Liuer be Namo Maitreya Buddha? How could... how could his Buddha statue be here on this mysterious Primordial Continent?"
Xiao Hua's doubts piled upon doubts, but looking at the old Stone Giant who had already risen, he knew he could not get anything from its mouth. After some thought, Xiao Hua waved his hand and released Buddha Bodhi from his Niwan Palace. Buddha Bodhi looked around in astonishment, activated Buddha Light to keep the lava outside, and cupped his hands. "Namo Maitreya Buddha. Why did Benefactor call this poor monk out?"
Xiao Hua did not explain further. He pointed behind Buddha Bodhi at the Buddha niche and said listlessly, "What is it? See for yourself. Why ask?"
"Oh?" Buddha Bodhi was even more puzzled, but when he saw the Buddha statue within the niche, he gave a bitter smile. "Benefactor, what more need this poor monk say? Jiang Liuer is the true reincarnation of Namo Maitreya Buddha. This poor monk is merely a counterfeit! Or rather, this poor monk stole Liuer's destiny and fortune, taking the lead in cultivating the Baye Linglong Scripture!"
"Hiss..." Xiao Hua sucked in a cold breath, and the thoughts in his mind instantly became