The Buddha.
Amitabha.
Buddhist chants reverberated through the air, and golden light suddenly appeared at the ends of the western sky.
A Buddha, radiating golden light from head to toe, rode an auspicious cloud toward them.
In front of it, a scripture in the form of a corpse flew toward the heavenly lightning.
Boom!
The scripture shattered, and the heavenly lightning vanished.
"Buddha."
The immortals outside the mountain gate were stunned. They all flew towards the Buddha, but someone reached the Buddha's side before they did.
"Buddha!"
The Great Strength Bodhisattva, known as the Great Courage Bodhisattva, landed beside the Buddha's lotus throne.
"Buddha, Great Strength Bodhisattva."
The immortals hurried over. The Buddha glanced at them coolly, then grinned at them. At the same time, he snorted, "Mm," in acknowledgment.
Su Liu'er, who'd been waiting for the heavenly lightning to devour her, opened her eyes.
The heavenly lightning vanished.
Then she recalled the words "Amitabha."
"Buddha."
Without the slightest hesitation, the red-eyed Empress Su Liu'er flew directly toward the Buddha. When they were roughly a hundred meters apart, she stopped and knelt in the air.
"Your inner demons have fallen upon you, yet you remain unperturbed. Your willpower is commendable."
Seated on the lotus throne, the Ancestral Buddha nodded his head calmly.
"Come here."
Su Liu'er didn't hesitate. She landed in front of the Buddha's lotus throne.
The Buddha reached out and patted her on the head. Instantly, her mind cleared, and her inner demons scattered.
"Although your willpower is commendable, inner demons are still inner demons. You can suppress them with reason now, but that doesn't mean you'll be able to do so in the future. It's best to use this kind of power sparingly. "
"Many thanks for your help, Buddha, but I still have a request."
"No need to say more. I've come precisely for your request."
The Buddha waved his hand indifferently, then rode his lotus to where Ye Zichen and Su Yan had been devoured by the heavenly lightning.
"Priceless Advice. Father, the Buddha with a Buddha Position has arrived."
Xiao Yan couldn't help but cry out in surprise when he saw what was happening. The old man beside him narrowed his eyes. His murky eyes flashed with a faint, sharp light.
Having lived to his age, he had long since become a shrewd person. His gaze revealed even more of a wily old fox.
"It's actually Amitabha from the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. I thought it would be Sakyamuni from the Central World of Saha. With the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva by his side, this old bald donkey has come with ill intentions. "
Xiao Ting furrowed his brows, his tone grave.
"Then, Father, should we continue to send lightning bolts? The man of good fortune has already been killed by our heavenly lightning. I don't think there's a need to send more lightning and provoke this Buddha, "said Xiao Yan.
"How did I give birth to such a useless son like you." Xiao Ting's eyes flashed fiercely. "If it weren't for the fact that you're my only son, the throne would never have fallen into your hands. Overcautious, greedy for life, and afraid of death. You don't have the slightest shadow of me in the past. "
"Your son knows his mistake."
"Wrong, wrong, wrong. For hundreds of thousands of years, you've only known your wrongs, but when have you ever changed?"
Xiao Ting glared at his only son, annoyed that his son didn't live up to his expectations.
"Our Xiao Family controls the tribulation lightning of the Six Realms. We're part of the God Realm's central judicial department. We punish the sins of ten thousand races and bestow auspicious signs upon the four seas. In other words, we control the karmic luck of all the realms. Anyone who sees us has to show us some respect. As the head of the Xiao Family, you need to have an invincible spirit. But have I ever seen even the slightest bit of that in you? "
"Your son understands," replied Xiao Yan timidly.
Xiao Yan replied timidly. He feared his father from the bottom of his heart.
"Then, Father, should we send lightning bolts or not?"
"You …. Ai …."
Xiao Ting's raised hand fell helplessly. His son ….
"Of course we have to send lightning. Just now, that nine-tailed fox dared to openly defy the heavens. She challenged the might of the entire God Realm and our Xiao Family's dignity. If we don't punish someone like that, how can we maintain our foothold in the face of the God Realm's myriad races? Where will our face go? "
"But the Buddha of the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss is here too!"
"So what?" Xiao Ting's eyes were filled with disdain. "A hundred thousand years ago, I fought that bald donkey and couldn't decide a victor. Everyone says that the Buddha is a benevolent man of all ages and that his path of cultivation is like a fish in water, without any bottlenecks to speak of. Now, I'd like to see just how strong that bald donkey is. Let's see if he's taken the step I've been unable to take in the last hundred thousand years. "
With that, Xiao Ting pushed away Xiao Yan, who was controlling the tribulation lightning.
"I'll handle this personally. Just watch from the sidelines."
"Your son obeys."
The Buddha landed on the back mountain, his expression one of bemoaning the state of the universe and pitying the fate of mankind. He gazed at the floating clouds and couldn't help but shake his head resentfully.
"Sorrow begets sorrow."
He closed his eyes and clasped his hands together.
His lips trembled as scripture after scripture flowed from his mouth to the myriad clans of the Beast Region.
Great mercy.
Great release.
The appearance of the Zombie Progenitors had caused far too many innocent deaths in the Beast Region. Outsiders might not be able to sense this kind of resentment, but living with it for a long time would affect one's mind.
"Light!"
The myriad clans lit up.
With that final word, the Beast Region's resentment and aura of death completely dissipated.
Su Liu 'er and the others felt it the most directly. Just now, when they heard that last word, they felt their bodies relax. Their moods inexplicably improved.
Even though they didn't know why they felt so depressed …
Rumble.
At that moment, the sky rumbled with thunder once more.
The rumbling thunder made the immortals below feel stifled.
"Buddha."
"Retreat."
The Buddha glanced at the Bodhisattva of Great Strength. He'd been prepared to take the lightning for the Buddha, but without hesitation, he retreated out of range.
Boom!
Heavenly lightning descended.
The Buddha clasped his hands together and allowed the lightning to descend.
"Jade-Glass Body!"
The image in the lightning pool showed the Buddha withstanding the lightning. After being tempered by it, his body became even more crystalline.
Xiao Ting couldn't help but shout, "Jade-Glass Body …."
Sure enough, he'd taken that step.
A ruler.
In the past, he'd been born a supreme, half a saint.
His talent was breathtaking, and all the clans in the world admired him. And yet, as dazzling as he was, he'd stopped at the point where he'd become a ruler.
A million years of experience had allowed him to become a half-step ruler, but in the end, half a step was still half a step.
"Hmph, I refuse to believe it!"
He'd struggled against this hurdle from birth to his twilight years. He refused to believe that this bald donkey, who'd only been around for a few hundred thousand years, had actually succeeded.
Rumble.
Another bolt of heavenly lightning fell. This time, it was violet.
It was the most powerful of all heavenly lightning.
The surrounding immortals couldn't help but tremble. They could already sense the destructive power of this bolt of heavenly lightning.
They were practically imagining what would happen if the lightning fell ….
Would the Beast Region, and perhaps even the Three Realms, survive?
However, as this bolt of Heavenly Lightning was falling, the Heavenly Lightning began to move.
It vanished.
"Amitabha," said the Buddha coolly, turning his head.
The Ancestral Buddha turned his head and spoke calmly. A woman in a plain dress slowly walked over from the void.
"Xiao Ting, do you admit to your crimes?"
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