That's right, the person Du Xu was looking at was Lu An.
Even an unintelligent person would immediately associate this situation with what had just happened in the temple hall, not to mention all the people present who were smart enough to know what was going on. The people from the eight sects immediately followed Du Xu's gaze and looked at Lu An with gloating expressions again.
They were hoping to watch a good show.
Although Du Xu was a peak level-eight Heavenly Master, the fact that the Karma Fire Sect had sent him to preside over the situation was enough to show his status in the sect. As the Great Elder of the meditation hall and one of the core figures of the Karma Fire Sect, he naturally knew about the relationship between Lu An and the Hachiko clan. He could not attack Lu An, but he could not let Lu An off since he was so disrespectful to Buddha. Otherwise, where would the dignity of the Karma Fire Sect be? Where would the dignity of Buddhism be?!
Du Xu took a deep breath and asked Lu An directly, "I heard that … Alliance Master Lu is not a believer?"
"Master, I don't believe it," Lu An cupped his hands and said.
"Why not?" Du Xu asked again.
"Why should I believe it?" Lu An asked in return.
"All living things in the world have different emotions. Life is complicated, and the cycle of destiny is controlled by the gods," Du Xu said. "Is Alliance Master Lu not in awe?"
"This is just a Buddhist saying. Daoists also say that everything in the world is born from Dao. There is no god, no name, and no manners." Lu An said, "As the saying goes, seeing is believing. Unless the gods can appear before me and change the world and reincarnation at the same time, forgive me for finding it hard to believe."
"…"
Du Xu looked at Lu An, took a deep breath, and said, "Alliance Master Lu is eloquent. However, the gods are gods because they can't appear before the world. They are high above and control destiny and reincarnation. Although we can't see the gods and Buddhas, the gods and Buddhas really exist and preside over the world. This scripture is the best proof of the existence of the gods and Buddhas. From the scripture, you can comprehend the truth of destiny and obtain the strength and reincarnation bestowed by the gods and Buddhas. "
"I still insist that seeing is believing." Lu An said calmly, "If you can't see the Buddha, how can you know the existence of the Buddha? How can you know whether the scriptures were written by the Buddha or by humans?"
"I've said before that there are no Buddhas, but there are many traces of Buddhas in the world." Du Xu said, "The Buddha statues and records that have been passed down since ancient times, as well as the powerful Buddhist power in the scriptures are the best proof."
As he spoke, Du Xu's eyes became cold and he immediately chanted a scripture!
"Coax … me …"
Immediately, everyone in the room felt a headache, and the Divine Senses in their sea of consciousness began to surge! Everyone immediately took a deep breath. The people of the 31 sects all knew that the Karmic Fire Sect had two special skills. One was the Karmic Fire Fate Wheel, and the other was many Heaven Skills. The Karmic Fire Sect people called them Buddhist Skills. One of the most powerful Buddhist Skills was the current power!
Moreover, everyone knew that they were only listening and were not the main target! Du Xu's chanting was aimed at Lu An. Without a doubt, Lu An would bear the brunt of the power!
Even they had such fluctuations when they heard the sound, let alone Lu An.
However, when Lu An heard the sound, he just frowned … That was all.
His eyes were still calm, and he even picked up the plain water on the table and took a sip. The hand that held the teacup was very steady, without the slightest tremble.
Not only that, Lu An's frown gradually loosened, and his body became more and more relaxed. His eyes became deeper and deeper, as if he had swallowed all the scriptures that were being chanted.
On the main seat, Du Xu couldn't help but frown when he saw this. He didn't know why this guy could be so calm. He had obviously used some of his strength! In front of so many people, he couldn't directly turn hostile and use all his strength, so he had to stop chanting.
Du Xu wasn't the only one who noticed this. Everyone present noticed it and couldn't help but gasp. It seemed that Lu An was indeed extraordinary!
"This is the Buddhist power." Du Xu took a deep breath and said, "Alliance Master Lu, can you feel it?"
"I only felt the Divine Sense attack." Lu An said, "I didn't feel anything else."
Du Xu frowned even more when he heard this. Just when he was about to say something, he was interrupted by Lu An.
Lu An looked at Du Xu and continued, "I have one thing that I don't understand. Please enlighten me."
Du Xu frowned and said, "Please speak."
"Why does Master want me to believe in Buddhism?" Lu An asked.
Master Du Xu's body shook immediately, and he stared at Lu An.
"All things in the world have their own understanding. I have eyes and a heart, so I can comprehend it myself." Lu An said, "I just don't believe in Buddhism. Is it a sin not to believe in Buddhism?"
"…"
There was silence in the palace, and even a pin drop could be heard. Everyone even held their breath, especially the people from the eight sects, who quietly watched this debate.
It had to be said that Lu An's words really began to move them. Lu An said that he had eyes and a heart, which meant that he had his own ideas. They all knew how important it was to have their own ideas when they cultivated to this realm. Especially the last sentence, it moved them even more.
Was it a sin not to believe in Buddhism?
After a few breaths, Master Du Xu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "It's not a sin not to believe in Buddhism, but Buddhism is vast and mighty. This is a huge shortcut. We just want to lead more people into this path, so we can save a lot of time being confused."
"I see." Lu An smiled and said, "There's no need to trouble Master Du Xu. I'm a person who has sharp ears and is more opinionated. Even if I take a detour, I think it's good."
"In that case, this poor monk won't persuade Alliance Master Lu." Master Du Xu said, "Back to the topic, let's discuss the matter of regenerating crystal cores!"
Hearing the words' regenerating crystal cores', everyone present took a deep breath and looked at each other. To be honest, they wanted to continue and hoped that the two of them would debate for a while more. Even so, the debate was already very exciting. However, who won and who lost depended on their own understanding.
Since Du Xu stopped the debate, Lu An naturally had no interest in continuing. Du Xu continued, "Recently, because of the regenerating crystal cores, the 31 sects have been very unstable. My Karma Fire Sect has no intention of obtaining the regenerating crystal cores. I just want to come forward and ask for an explanation so that all the sects can calm down."
"This poor monk's first question is …" Du Xu's eyes turned cold as he said in a deep voice, "Did any sect obtain a regenerating crystal core that night?"
The representative of the Yin Yang Divine Sect, Bian Zhan, immediately cupped his hands and said, "Master, I dare not lie in front of the many Buddha statues of the Karma Fire Sect. I dare to swear on reincarnation that the Yin Yang Divine Sect definitely did not obtain a regenerating crystal core. Otherwise, they will never be reincarnated!"
Everyone in the palace took a deep breath. After all, everyone was more or less a believer in Buddhism. Swearing here was still somewhat credible. After the Yin Yang Divine Sect, the people of the Six Paths Sect and the Immortal Crane Sect also spoke one after another, stating that they definitely did not obtain a regenerating crystal core!
The other five sects followed closely behind and all swore to the Buddha statues that the regenerating crystal core was not in their hands. Those who swore were the core elders of each sect, so everyone had to believe them.
Soon, the core elders of the eight sects had all made their statements. Naturally, everyone looked at Lu An.
Under everyone's gaze, Lu An looked around and said calmly, "My Ice Fire Alliance does not have a regenerating crystal core."
When everyone heard this, they immediately frowned.
Bian Zhan stared at Lu An and said, "Alliance Master Lu, don't say that I'm being unreasonable. Every one of us here has made a solemn oath. Does Alliance Master Lu not dare to?"
"It's not that I don't dare." Lu An frowned slightly and said, "I don't believe in Buddhism. Why should I swear to Buddha?"
"Alliance Master Lu doesn't believe in Buddhism. Why don't you dare to swear?" Bian Zhan retorted.
"I dare to swear." Lu An said, "But so what if I swear? Won't everyone doubt me?"
Bian Zhan frowned even more. He did not expect Lu An to be so troublesome. He was a little annoyed and said directly, "I don't dare to represent others, but if you dare to swear here, the Yin Yang Divine Sect will definitely not doubt the Ice Fire Alliance!"
"Okay." Lu An responded. He looked at everyone and said seriously, "If the regenerating crystal core is in the hands of the Ice Fire Alliance, I, Lu An, will never be reincarnated!"
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