Time trickled by, little by little.
The Buddha light sweeping through the Bitter Sea grew ever more radiant, finally condensing into thirty-six enormous vortices.
As those vortices emerged, terrifying Buddha light shot into the heavens.
At once, thirty-six lotuses slowly rose up, blooming beneath countless gazes and forming thirty-six lotus platforms.
The eyes of every expert present blazed with fervor. Even some experts at the Eighth and Ninth Tier Immortal Realm felt the urge to fight for them.
So long as one seized a lotus platform, one would have a chance to receive Buddha's Enlightenment.
"Seize... seize the Buddha Lotuses!"
A howl rang out from the crowd. The many experts of the Four Clans charged out one after another, each setting their sights on a Buddha Lotus and intending to occupy it outright.
The momentum was utterly terrifying.
Immediately, thirty-six people rushed to the forefront. There were Tenth Tier Immortals and Ninth Tier Immortals among them, all landing upon the Buddha Lotuses.
By standing upon a Buddha Lotus, one could cross the Bitter Sea and enter Putuo Temple. No one was unwilling to obtain such an opportunity.
Lu Ren had disguised himself as a Yama Clan cultivator. Watching the frenzied struggle before him, he could not help drawing a sharp breath. "How are we supposed to compete for them? To seize a Buddha Lotus, we have to knock someone off it while also fending off everyone else trying to take it!"
"Lu Ren, don't rush. Make your move once the Buddha Lotuses start moving!"
Little Broken Tower reminded him.
Lu Ren nodded and looked toward Yan Ji and the others, only to discover that those top ten experts had yet to act, as though they were waiting for something.
As for Yan Ji, he looked around with a frown. "That