590 The Buddha Among Men (2/2)

There was a saying that Budhha blocked the killing of Buddha, but can a Buddha really kill?

The monk was known as Qi Nian and was the first disciple of the Chief Preaching Monk of the Xuankong Temple. He was a World Wayfarer of the Buddhism Sect and was seen as the closest person in the world to becoming Buddha. When he appeared in front of the world, he was Buddha.

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The black carriage landed heavily on the floor and smashed the stone steps into smithereens. The scene was chaotic while the Light of Buddha descending from the Tile mountain calmly shone; the atmosphere was sad and cold.

The big black horse that fell down was moaning, he spat out some blood tinged saliva as he struck hard against the stone floor with his back hooves and stood up in the Light of Buddha!

Looking at this, Qi Nian had an amused expression. He didn't expect the black horse to have such a strong determination; it was able and dared to stand under such circumstances.

The black carriage was made of steel and was the most precious thing that Master Yan Se left behind. Even though the stone steps in front of the hall were in ruins, the carriage wasn't deformed and only the doors were smashed.

Inside the overturned carriage, Ning Que stood up as he steadied Sangsang who was spitting out blood. He carried her on his back, tying her tightly with rope. Taking down the iron bow off his shoulders, he looked at the monk that was over a hundred feet away outside the carriage.

At the stone square facing the hall, the dozens of monks in yellow attire from the Lanke Temple continued reciting their mantras. Even though the light that had descended from the Tile mountain wasn't guided by the Yue laan bell, the light pillar that landed on the black carriage was slightly weaker, but the Light of Buddha's big tactical array that enveloped the entire Lanke Temple became stronger.

The cultivators within the Lanke Temple had somehow heard the news that the Lady of Light, Sangsang, was the Daughter of Yama as they rushed into the back temple. They looked at the black carriage in shock and apprehension, but no matter how they felt right then, if the black carriage wanted to escape they would definitely take action.

Ning Que guessed the identity of that monk.

Faced by the powerful World Wayfarer of the Buddhism Sect, the Lanke Temple's Light of Buddha big tactical array and the cultivators of the world, many would turn desperate and even choose to give up.

But Ning Que wouldn't.

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If one didn't die, there was no need for despair.

If one was dead, there would be no need for despair either.

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In the face of survival, giving up was not an option. To Ning Que, this was a simple truth and hence he wasn't in despair. What he needed to do next was simple, just like what he had been doing for the last few years: do whatever it takes to survive until death really came.

So he took his bow and loaded an arrow, shooting it towards Qi Nian.

His actions were more stable, faster and smoother than before.

It could be because he was in an old temple, or he had heard too many bell sounds, or the Light of Buddha was above and the one blocking the horse carriage was a Buddha. But whatever it was, his action of shooting the arrow had a trace of calmness from Buddhism in it.

The same thing and the same way of doing it. It was like Buddha picking up flowers; natural without a hint of violence.

Qi Nian looked at the arrow that Ning Que shot, silently praising before using his psyche powers again.

With that, the 17 ancient bells from the 17 halls of the Lanke Temple started moving. The bell sounds from afar became thunderous and solemn with the might of the Buddha, as they echoed throughout the temple.

The Buddhist bell of the ancient temple had sound but didn't have a body; the noises were endless, just like waves hitting against one another. In a moment, they filled all the space in the Lanke Temple.

The Primordial Thirteen Arrows were powerful enough to ignore time but not space.

The iron arrow could suddenly appear at the other end of space due to its unimaginable speed. In actual fact, the arrow still had to pass through space.

The noises of the bells were like waves as they changed the shape of the space within the ancient temple. Hence, even after the iron arrow passed through space, naturally it wouldn't be able to hit its target accurately like in real space.

With a woosh, the white turbulence at the tail end of the iron arrow slowly disappeared.

The iron arrow also disappeared without a trace.

The monk Qi Nian was still standing calmly in front of the horse carriage.

Only after a moment, the sound of a cliff collapsing from afar was transmitted.

The Buddhist scriptures have spoken.

Buddha is in one's heart and incredibly close to people. Even if one didn't follow rules, drank alcohol and made folly, as long as one's thoughts are with Buddhism, one could still become Buddha.

However, that was far away. Even if one followed all the rules and didn't stop reciting, so long as one made mistakes occasionally and unknowingly did things that didn't follow Buddhism, one would still not become a Buddha.

Buddha was near, yet also far away.

Just like Ning Que's arrow, it was already like Buddha.

However, it wanted to shoot the Buddha in the world.

Hence, it could only go to the skies.