"I'm afraid he didn't do it all by himself …" Long Shituo speculated.
Jing Hua and Master Zhiyuan both nodded.
Earlier, they had discussed with Mahabharoni that the Immortals were extraordinary. Even if they hadn't been discovered by more powerful experts, the situation should have changed after so many years.
Although apart from Jing Hua and Buddhism, most of the participants back then had tacitly kept the relevant secrets regardless of their positions, some rumors should have leaked out.
In addition to his own fragment of the Immortals, Li Shulou had also obtained Lei Han's fragment.
This might be the reason why he could open another portal from the outside world.
However, it was hard to guarantee that no one else had interfered.
Slowly, Long Shituo looked at the portal in front of him and said, "Compared to the portal itself, we need to inform the Revered One of this news as soon as possible."
"Thank you," Jing Hua said.
Long Shituo shook his head. "You're the ones who have worked hard. Please be careful."
"Understood." Jing Hua and Master Zhi Yuan nodded, then stepped into the door of the Immortals together.
Long Shituo waited outside. Seeing that the portal was stable and didn't change because of Jing Hua and Master Zhiyuan's entry, he was slightly relieved. He turned and left the Pure Land to look for Mahabharoni and the others.
As Jing Hua and Master Zhiyuan stepped into the portal, the scene in front of them changed as if countless lights were shining.
After a long time, the lights dissipated, and the scenery in their field of vision returned to normal.
In front of them was a pitch-black world, but it wasn't dim.
There seemed to be a faint flicker of light in the distance.
"It's really here …"
Seeing the old place again, Jing Hua's expression was complicated for a moment.
"Are you okay?" Master Zhiyuan asked from the side.
Jing Hua's expression had returned to normal. "I'm fine. I haven't cultivated enough. Just now, it was like a revolving lantern, and I saw the past again."
Master Zhiyuan asked, "What about now?"
"I'm fine now," Jing Hua replied.
Jing Hua replied, "The past is like a fleeting cloud. Even if it flashes past, it will only last for an instant. It will no longer affect my mind. Looking at it now, it feels like I'm looking at someone else's past instead of my own."
Master Zhiyuan said, "It's great that you can see through all this."
He looked to his left and right. It was as dark as the void of the universe. "Are we already in the Immortals' world?"
"The Immortals have been completely destroyed. What remains now is at best a ruin."
Jing Hua raised her hand and pointed at the spot of light in the distance. "We should still be in the periphery of the Immortal Ruins. The ruins themselves should be there."
Master Zhi Yuan nodded. "Can you sense the location of the people in Chang 'an?"
Jing Hua focused her attention and said, "I haven't found anything yet, but I can't let my guard down. This is the first time I've come here for real. If someone in Chang 'an has done something to change this place, I won't be able to detect it. I can only take one step at a time."
"Since we're already here, there's no reason to give up," Master Zhiyuan said. "Since that's the case, let's head to the ruins."
Jinghua took one last look at the door behind her.
Under the cover of the chaotic and indescribable radiance, the jasper ruyi was like a green duckweed, rising and falling within it, never leaving the left and right of the door.
"I'll go in alone. To be safe, we need someone to guard this place," Jing Huayan said.
Master Zhi Yuan pondered for a moment. "It's not safe for you to go in alone."
Jing Huayan said, "We're already taking a risk by coming in. If anything happens, we'll be lucky if one of us can escape safely."
Master Zhiyuan fell silent upon hearing this.
A few decades ago, the Twelve Yama Kings had wreaked havoc in the Dong Sheng Divine Continent in the Flameyellow World.
Although the Nirvana Buddha's Blessed Lands of the Aparagodānīya Continent had heard of them, they hadn't personally encountered them.
Not long after, the Twelve Yama Kings disappeared because of the Immortals.
In the following days, Master Zhi Yuan and the other monks of the Aparagodānīya Continent only knew that Jing Hua was talented, but they still didn't know the strength of the other Yama Kings.
Thirty to forty years later, the Twelve Yama Kings made a comeback, each more outstanding than before.
Although most of their cultivation had been delayed because of the Immortals' incident, it wasn't really a waste of time.
These thirty to forty years were like quenching for them, making them even stronger than before in the same realm.
The Eight Divine Monks of the Nirvana Buddha's Blessed Lands of the Aparagodānīya Continent could be considered outstanding among those in the same realm.
Whether it was Master Zhi Yuan, Long Shituo, Master Jia Shu, Miao Kunluo, or the other senior monks, they were all more powerful than Xiankong, Huai Yong, and the other 14th-realm senior monks of the Dongsheng Divine Continent.
But even with their strength, they were defeated by Lei Han, Su Po, "Chu Yaoguang", Ao Kong, and Shen Herong.
In fact, even if they weren't compared to Jing Hua, who had also reached the 14th-realm, Master Zhi Yuan and Long Shituo felt inferior.
Moreover, the gap between them wasn't small at all.
Aside from "Chu Yaoguang," who was already at the 15th-realm, Jing Hua was the only one who could fight either Su Po or Ao Kong, who were at the 14th-realm.
The rest of them, including Mahabharoni when he was still at the 14th-realm, or Yu Tianquan, who used to be extremely powerful, were probably inferior to Jing Hua.
It was fine if Chang 'an didn't set an ambush in the ruins of the Immortals. If there was an ambush, Jing Hua might be killed.
If Master Zhi Yuan went with her, the result would be obvious.
Instead, it was better to guard the entrance of the Immortals here. If Jing Hua could retreat here, everyone would have a chance to return to the Benevolent Boar Pure Land.
"I understand. Be careful," Master Zhi Yuan said.
"Yes."
Jing Hua said goodbye to him and then flew forward, toward the spot of light.
When she got closer, she could gradually see that it was an almost translucent illusory palace that seemed to be outlined by light.
It was similar to the Immortals in Jing Hua's memory.
When she saw the appearance of this palace, Jing Hua had a bad feeling.
The ruins of the Immortals looked like they had probably been cleaned up by Chang 'an.
After thinking for a while, Jing Hua finally made up her mind and entered the palace.
Since she had decided to enter, she didn't hesitate and went straight to the core of the Immortals in her memory.
When she stepped into the core of the palace, Jing Hua's heart skipped a beat before she could steady herself.
There was already someone sitting on the throne in the palace.
He seemed to be waiting for her!
Jing Hua took a deep breath and didn't dare to hesitate. She summoned her Boundless Realm avatar.
Her body merged with her avatar and instantly teleported under the light of the Boundless Realm. She flashed out of the palace and fled toward the outside of the ruins of the Immortals.
No one chased after her.
However, Jing Hua didn't dare to slow down. She instantly teleported across the void and returned to the entrance.
However, when she followed the path she came from, the door had already disappeared.
Under normal circumstances, this was impossible.
Although it seemed impossible to tell directions in this void, Jing Hua, who was already at the 14th Realm, knew the directions and paths very well.
If the door was no longer there, there was only one possibility, and that was that it had really disappeared …
Jinghua then searched for Master Zhiyuan, only to discover that she couldn't even find his Buddhist aura.
That jasper Ruyi had her mana. Even though Master Zhiyuan was also of the Buddhist Sect's Boundless Dharma Body, she would still be able to sense it even if he were to return to the Ci Hang Pure Land alone after removing the jasper Ruyi.
In other words, someone more powerful had taken the ruyi.
As for Master Zhi Yuan …
Jing Hua gradually calmed down.
The person who took the ruyi shouldn't be Li Shulou or someone related.
When she came in, she confirmed that the door opened by this jade ruyi indeed only allowed people below the 14th Realm to enter.
Those above the 14th Realm, such as Heavenly Lords, Arhats, Half-Saints, Divine Lords, and so on, couldn't enter. Naturally, they couldn't take the jade ruyi.
Then, that was to say …
In this situation, Jing Hua was even calmer than before.
She stood silently in the boundless void for a moment. Then, she simply let go of her hands and feet and looked around again to see if there was another way to leave this place.
After searching for nothing, Jing Hua's expression was still calm.
She composed herself and returned to the ruins of the Immortals.
When she arrived at the illusory palace again, Jing Hua returned to the core of the palace unhurriedly.
Inside the palace, the same person was still sitting high above.
He looked to be around 20 years old and was extraordinarily handsome.
Jing Hua didn't remember seeing him.
However, now that their eyes met, she vaguely felt a sense of familiarity.
The young man looked at her indifferently. "Are you looking for these?"
A jade ruyi appeared in his hand.
At the same time, the corpse of the former Divine Monk of the Aparagodaniya Continent, Master Zhi Yuan, appeared at the bottom of the stairs.
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