Lord of Light was bathed in radiance from head to toe.
At this moment, he was even more dazzling than the sun in the sky.
The words from his mouth became tangible at once. It was as though he were expounding the Dao, and the voice of the Great Dao resounded.
Among the crowd below, more and more people began to kneel in worship.
"Light is the final destination of all things. Everything begins in light; having walked this road, one must naturally dispel darkness and ultimately return in glory to the light.
"Be it Buddhism or the Dao, knights-errant, empires, or the shifting winds and clouds of the world, all are merely one corner of light."
Guiding Venerable stared blankly at Lord of Light.
His gaze was filled with devotion. By the end, tears had even welled up in his eyes.
The changes in his emotions were beyond the understanding of outsiders.
After a long while, the light began to fade, and Guiding Venerable rose from the ground.
He gave Lord of Light a deep bow.
"From today onward, I am willing to serve as the guide of light. Putuo Temple is a Buddhist temple, but it is also a temple of light."
As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of everyone below changed drastically.
He had done nothing, yet with only a few words, he had made an ancestor of an Imperial Dynasty Immortal Sect follow him so completely.
The great figures present could not calm their hearts for a long time.
"May all of you yearn for the light," Lord of Light declared loudly.
Countless flowers of light immediately drifted down from overhead.
As Guiding Venerable conceded and stepped down from the arena, Baili Chengfeng announced Lord of Light's victory from the side.
Those kneeling below