Inescapable Calamity

The Great Sword Saint frowned. "Master Tai Xu, what do you mean by that?!"

Tai Xu pressed his palms together. "Cannot say, cannot say!"

The Four Sword Saints' faces darkened. Tai Xu had brought up the topic, yet refused to explain it clearly, making them want to slap him to death.

Just then, Cosmic Consciousness's somewhat frantic voice rang out. "Tai Xu, are you really going to hand over the Cosmos Laws?! Have you considered that if I lose the Cosmos Laws, I will perish?!"

Tai Xu sighed. "Saving one life is worth more than building a Seven-Level Pagoda. This old monk has no choice but to do this. If there is a next life, this old monk is willing to work like an ox or horse to compensate you."

Cosmic Consciousness roared, "Tai Xu, do whatever you want, but why must you touch my bottom line?!"

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

As soon as the words fell, an uproar erupted throughout the crowd.

"Cosmic Consciousness is enraged. He doesn't plan to take us all down with him, does he?!"

"That's not impossible. Cosmic Consciousness knows he is going to die, and the Buddha Lord betrayed him besides. It would be strange if he weren't furious."

"Cosmic Consciousness isn't a Buddhist. He doesn't possess the spirit of sacrificing oneself for righteousness."

"The Buddha Lord did nothing wrong. He compromised for the sake of all life in the cosmos. Cosmic Consciousness cannot blame him!"

"What use is there in saying that? Morality holds no power before someone who is about to die."

"That's right. Morality has no power. It only depends on whether that person has a conscience."

"Then do you think Cosmic Consciousness has a conscience?!"

"I don't think so. The longer one lives, the more detached one becomes. In the end, only