638 Buddhas Words (1/2)

One had to be able to get on a path in order to diverge from it. However, the people at White Tower Temple would not allow Ning Que to take Sangsang away. The crowd that had previously been frightened by his viciousness had parted earlier. However, they received courage and strength when the Chief Preaching Monk arrived. The Chief Preaching Monk was the largest obstacle to Ning Que and Sangsang leaving.

Eldest Brother helped Ning Que up. He took out several iron arrows and gave them to Ning Que, saying, ”These are the iron arrows you lost on Wa Mountain. Sixth Brother fixed them. If you can escape, fix the runes. Sixth Brother made these metal cylinders as well and asked me to bring them to you.”

Ning Que accepted the heavy iron arrows and placed them in the quiver. He wound one of the small metal cylinders on the arrowhead of an iron arrow and said, ”Sangsang and I will leave by ourselves. You don't have to send us off, Senior Brother.”

Eldest Brother looked at the crowd in the temple by the lake and the Chief Preaching Monk not far away. He said, ”If you guys can go off by yourselves, would you have had to wait for me to come?”

Ning Que saw the exhaustion in his Senior Brother's eyes and felt uneasy. In his opinion, even if Eldest Brother had broken through the Five States and reached the Limitless State, he was unlikely to win against the Chief Preaching Monk who was in the Diamond Undefeatable State.

Eldest Brother knew what he was worried about and said to him gently, ”Indeed there are not many people who can beat the Chief Preaching Monk. But I can at least stop him.”

He continued, ”The master steps on the thick ground. In the Diamond Undefeatable State, his only weakness is that he is too slow. According to his promise back then, he cannot attack. I am confident in getting you out.”

The two did not lower their voices when they spoke. That was because no matter how much they tried to lower their volume, they would not be able to stop the Chief Preaching Monk from listening in.

The Chief Preaching Monk sat on the ground with his knees crossed. He held the middle of his staff in his right hand, silent and at ease as if he had not heard them, or perhaps, he did not care even if he had.

Ning Que looked at the expression of the monk who was a powerhouse in the Buddhism Sect. His uneasiness grew. He felt that they would encounter trouble if Eldest Brother acted. He reached out to catch Eldest Brother's sleeves.

However, he only managed to grasp a handful of wind.

A slight breeze started, and Eldest Brother's cotton shirt fluttered slightly before it shimmered and disappeared into thin air, leaving behind a word that reverberated in his ears.

”Leave.”

Ning Que knew that this wasn't the time to talk about anything else. Since Eldest Brother had already acted, he had to make use of this opportunity to escape and not mess with Eldest Brother's plans.

Even if Eldest Brother could only hold the Chief Preaching Monk back for a period of time, the crowd in White Tower Temple, especially Master Qi Mei, the Buddhist powerhouses, and Taoist powerhouses from West-Hill Divine Palace, would try to make him and Sangsang stay. As such, he carried Sangsang on his back and rushed toward the quiet lake below the White Pagoda without hesitation.

However, his steps grew heavy and landed on the ground with a thud. He found it difficult to raise his legs again.

They had only just begun to flee but suddenly stopped.

It wasn't because the powerhouses from the Buddhism and Taoism sect had stopped him. It also wasn't because the crowd had rushed at them madly. It was because he sensed an odd change in his surroundings. He saw the terrified expressions of some people and guessed that something shocking had happened behind him.

Ning Que turned around and looked at the Chief Preaching Monk who sat on the ground with his legs crossed.

Eldest Brother had disappeared, entering the Limitless State. His target was naturally the Chief Preaching Monk.

The Limitless State was the most incredible cultivation style in the world. It was above the five states and was like traveling on wind and clouds. One could leap over mountains and pass through countries with it.

There was no other power faster than the Limitless State. Not even the Sage of Sword, Liu Bai's Thousand Mile Sword was faster.

According to Ning Que's calculation, Eldest Brother should have reappeared in front of the Chief Preaching Monk after he disappeared. He might have even have traveled a thousand miles away to retrieve a powerful weapon before returning to the White Tower Temple, crushing the Chief Preaching Monk.

Eldest Brother had reappeared.

But not in front of the Chief Preaching Monk.

He had reappeared some distance away from the Chief Preaching Monk. It was as if he had only taken one step before he was forced to reappear!

Looking at the Chief Preaching Monk who was sitting dozen of feet away with his knees crossed, Eldest Brother's cotton robes fluttered. Dust slowly rose from the ground. Eldest Brother's expression was unusually grave and his body seemed unusually heavy. He could not take another step.

If one looked closely, one would see that his straw slippers were not on the actual surface of the ground. He was levitating about half an inch above it. However, he could not move at all!

Then, the chanting of scripture slowly picked up.

The Chief Preaching Monk sat with his knees crossed, hand holding his staff. With a solemn and majestic expression, he chanted with a voice of Buddha.

”I heard: The three worlds are all fleeting. There is nothing and there is joy. There are rules, and everything is meaningless. Without wind, there would be no dew. Without fog, there would be no lightning. We can see from here that evil comes from within.”