There are few hidden Power of Variables in the world to begin with, and now they are being pierced by the dazzling Buddha light.
High in the heavens, the Wind and Cloud shifted, and Buddhist light shone down. Several Buddhist Sect guardians, each with a different expression, glared angrily, with the leading Arhat looking particularly hostile.
Nearby, the Six Ding and Six Jia, the day-roaming immortals who had already heard about Xu Xiao's deeds in the Underworld, looked at the angry Buddhist Sect monks with puzzled expressions, and then quietly observed Xu Xiao below.
They wanted to go forward and say a few words of advice, but the thought of the telepathic communication from earlier gave them a headache.
This Duty Officer of the Sky-Patrolling Bureau really audacious! Five hundred years ago, he broke ties with the Buddhist Sect, and now he actually dares to target the Pilgrim about to face the tribulation!
This is truly... lawless!!
That's what they were thinking, but whether they were Heavenly Soldiers and Generals or day-roaming immortals, a sense of pleasure rose in their hearts.
In recent years, Buddhist Sect has become increasingly eccentric, and its preaching has become more frequent, drawing away much of the incense offerings from the gods in Heavenly Court, much to the displeasure of the Heavenly Court deities.
However, due to his low official rank, he had no way to communicate with the Western Sect.
At this moment, knowing that Xu Xiao, who was also a celestial official of the Heavenly Court, dared to attack the Pilgrim, the immortals were not without displeasure, even though they knew it was a taboo.
This is a truly enlightened and enlightened cultivator!
Unfortunately, the Western Sect didn't think that way. The message from Spirit Mountain was that they should confront Xu Xiao Xu Xiao, preferably by obtaining incriminating evidence against him to launch an attack.
"How dare Xu Xiao disregard the orders of the Buddha of Spirit Mountain and attack the person picking up the package! Aren't you afraid..."
The guardian deities, with their blue faces and fangs, roared angrily, and with their howls, the Buddha's light in the sky began to be mixed with fierce winds and thunder.
"Who do we have here? Do a few lackeys dare to address me by my name?"
Xu Xiao sneered, then raised his hand and waved it towards the sky.
As the Magic Power within his body circulated, an invisible divine power descended upon the guardian deity, leaving the guardian deity no time to react.
There was no sound, no movement, yet a terrifying crisis was about to unfold.
The leading lion-headed, human-bodied guardian deity sensed a great crisis rising in its heart. The next second, its body erupted with Buddhist light, as if resisting something.
"You..."
Unfortunately, before it could even cry out, the sudden surge of Buddhist light that had been resisting was instantly extinguished, followed by an invisible wave that descended upon it.
'Squeak~'
The unseen threads of cause and effect were torn apart in an instant, and then mercilessly erased by this supernatural power.
Supernatural Power - Cause and Effect Tribulation Sword!! A fragment of a supernatural power left behind by the Goddess Nüwa when she created humankind. It uses one's own karma as a sword to sever the karma of others and destroy the lives of living beings!
Although it was described by the Great Emperor Zhenwu as a supernatural power that was difficult to cultivate, Xu Xiao had already comprehended a great deal of it during his five hundred years of seclusion, and now was just the right time.
After all, the guardian deities of the Buddhist Sect are nothing more than demons and monsters subdued and suppressed by Bodhisattvas and Buddhas; they are not worthy of him drawing his sword.
Before the three guardian deities at the front could react, their Magic Power rapidly dissipated, turning into a sky full of gray smoke and completely Oblivion.
Even the guardian deities affected by the attack had their magical Magic Power rapidly dissipate, revealing their hideous demonic forms. Some were even forced back into their original forms and fell from the sky.
The dazzling Buddhist light that had just illuminated the heavens was suppressed by this attack. Apart from the Arhat that Xu Xiao had deliberately avoided and who remained unharmed, none of the guardian deities who had been cursing and scolding him had a good ending.
Silence! Deathly silence.
Just moments ago, the Western Sect was furious and threatening with its Buddhist light; now, only the leading Arhat looked at Xu Xiao with a sense of impending doom, fearing that he would become their next target.
The celestial officials, including the Six Ding and Six Jia, the Day and Night Patrol Gods, and the Five Heavenly Court Five Directions Jiedi, all gasped in shock. They knew this Duty Officer of the Sky-Patrolling Bureau audacious, but they never imagined he would be this bold.
To kill three Buddhist Sect guardian deities in one strike is tantamount to declaring war on the Buddhist Sect!
Moreover, Xu Xiao's attack was a terrifying causal divine power killing move, which made the celestial officials feel uneasy, wondering if they had become cannon fodder in the hands of a powerful figure.
Unfortunately, they had no choice but to let things take their course.
Xu Xiao casually glanced at the clouds surrounding the Western Sect, then withdrew his arm, a cold smile playing on his lips:
"I am a righteous deity of the Heavenly Court, Duty Officer of the Sky-Patrolling Bureau, responsible for inspecting the Three Realms on behalf of Heaven. How can I allow demons to bark at me like dogs?"
Xu Xiao's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority. "You demons, do you think that by wearing the skin of Buddha, I can't see the sins and karma on your bodies? You even dare to address me by my name, and you even dare to try to frame the celestial officials of the Heavenly Court? You deserve to die!"
With a single sentence, Xu Xiao summed up the matter, not even glancing at the Arhat again.
"You... you... shameless!" The Arhat was startled by Xu Xiao, and upon hearing Xu Xiao's words, he finally couldn't help but curse angrily.
"You are unworthy to be the protector of the Journey to the West! Not only did you harm the Pilgrim, but you also directly killed a guardian deity of the Buddhist Sect. Xu Xiao, you have brought great trouble upon yourself!!"
As he spoke, golden Buddhist light burst forth from the Arhat's body, as if he were about to fight Xu Xiao to the death in the next second.
However, as soon as Xu Xiao raised his right hand, the Arhat involuntarily took a half step back.
He hadn't yet figured out the causal supernatural power he'd just used, and if he acted rashly, he might repeat the mistakes of the other guardians.
Pshaw! Cowardly wretch!
Xu Xiao felt disdain, but he did not make a move against Arhat.
Killing a few demons and guardian deities of the Buddhist Sect is nothing to him; he has plenty of reasons and excuses. But to take action against a Buddhist Sect Arhat is not the right time yet.
"Just wait, once the new Xuanzang awakens, this Journey to the West won't be up to your script anymore!"
Glancing at the cowardly Arhat, Xu Xiao used his raised right hand to brush off imaginary dust from his body, then spoke with a puzzled expression:
"Monk, what makes you say such a thing? Are you trying to frame me? Isn't the Pilgrim just fine?"
Xu Xiao pointed, and just then, Xuanzang slowly woke up.
At this moment, Xuanzang's eyes were no longer dull and confused as before; his broken Buddhist heart had been filled with a new one.
His gaze had become much deeper, still filled with compassion for all humanity, but now held a firmness rarely seen in the original Yamato, and... an indescribable sharpness.
The person is still the same person, and the monk is still the same monk, only the Buddhist heart they uphold has changed.
"This... the Pilgrim... wasn't it said that his Buddhist heart was broken and he had become a useless person?"
Arhat was also bewildered. He only realized he was being obscured by the Power of Variables after receiving instructions from the Buddha above, hence his fury. He had no idea that Xu Xiao had stolen the Buddha's heart.
At this moment, the Buddhist heart of Xuanzang from another world filled the Liaokong. Because of the shared origin, even if Sage came, he would not recognize the Xuanzang before him as any different.
After all, Xu Xiao had planned this for a long time and taken a risky gamble, directly altering the most fundamental cause and effect of fate. Who could find a flaw in his plan?
" Amitabha Buddha!"