As long as he had enough Curio Materials, he could break through to Sequence 3 in his strongest possible form.
Then it would also be possible to fight the Buddhist Cultivator Society's Sequence 4 across the gap in rank.
But against that...
Against Konghai, who could casually unleash a terrifying giant palm descending from the sky like the Tathagata Divine Palm...
Yang Yong still admitted he could not fight him.
Of the people the Buddhist Cultivator Society had sent this time, only Konghai had made Yang Yong's list of dangerous individuals.
And only Konghai received special treatment from Yang Yong.
Just as Yang Yong was keeping an eye on the Buddhist Cultivator Society while doing everything he could to refine Curios...
That old Monk Mingdeng from the Buddhist Cultivator Society suddenly erupted.
What he said left everyone watching the scene utterly stunned.
After probing the area, Monk Mingdeng opened his eyes.
Tears glimmered in them.
His lips were trembling.
Then...
He said something no one had expected:
"I sensed..."
He paused.
His voice trembled like a candle flickering in the wind.
"The presence of Buddha."
The presence of Buddha.
The moment those words left his mouth, the monks gathered around Mingdeng all froze.
The presence of Buddha?
A living Buddha?
The thought flashed through their minds.
Then every last one of them gaped, staring dumbfounded at their highly respected Uncle-Master Mingdeng, who usually devoted himself to studying Buddhist Dharma...
He dropped to his knees.
His knees struck the rubble-strewn ground with a dull thud.
Then he stretched both hands forward and prostrated himself.
He rose again and took three steps forward.
Then knelt again.
And prostrated himself.
His movements were solemn, his face filled with an almost crazed devotion.
Three prostrations with every step.
He headed into Bone City.