Chapter 2294: Chapter 2293: Golden Buddha Statue

The younger generation greeted these two people.

Their peers, however, avoided them, with hardly a soul in sight a hundred meters around them.

Though these two were of high seniority in the Twelve Exposition Sect, their reputation was quite poor.

As elders, they often took advantage of the female disciples.

They would strike from the shadows and abandon everyone to save themselves when trouble arose.

Such incidents were common, leaving people speechless.

Everyone was waiting here for an entire morning, and although it was winter, the sunlight at the mountain top was scorching hot.

As the sun climbed higher, when everyone started to grow impatient, the five grand ancestors maintained a calm demeanor.

They seemed to merge with the great mountains here, without joy or anger, showing no emotion at all.

Then, suddenly, a dazzling golden light burst forth in the sky, like a golden sun rising in the air.

The younger generation all shielded their eyes with their hands.

The older generation, relying on their own cultivation level, watched the spectacle within the golden light, feeling their hearts race.

A voice recited, "Amitabha!"

In the void, a colossal golden Buddha statue, towering a hundred zhang, stood in midair.

The Buddha statue was majestic and solemn, sitting with legs crossed on a twelve-petaled golden lotus.

Upon closer inspection, it astonishingly resembled Long Fei.

Long Yu’er exclaimed in surprise on the spot, "He became a monk?"

This statue was indeed fashioned after a monk.

With a shaved head and one hand forming a mudra.

It was as if the patriarch Buddha descended from the Western Heaven, drawing forth boundless golden light and resounding Buddhist chants.

Disciples from various sects, including Chu Feng and others hiding in the shadows, also wore expressions of utter astonishment.

Chu Feng slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "This is bad! Did Brother Long despair and seek refuge in the Buddhist path?"

Wang Jie arched a brow, "Impossible! His wife is so beautiful; how could he bear to enter the Buddhist path?"

Murong Chong remarked, "This is not his true body, but his dharma body."

All the experts on the field noticed this fact.

Long Fei’s true body wasn’t present; only his dharma body was here.

The elders from the five clans exchanged glances across the void and looked up at the golden Buddha statue in the sky.

The Ancestor of the Long Family raised a brow and said, "Sending only your dharma body here, do you look down on us?"

"Amitabha!"

Long Fei pressed his palms together and recited, "Not so. My true body is trapped inside the Ci’en Pagoda and cannot come out for the time being. Today’s duel will be with my dharma body against all the elders."

Long Fei had calculated this showdown long ago.

If he didn’t rely on the Buddhist law, even if his main body were present, he wouldn’t stand a chance against five Mahayana Realm masters.

On the contrary, with his main body inside the Ci’en Pagoda, channeling the Buddhist law of the entire Great Tang Empire, he could challenge the five grand ancestors.

Remember, the Buddhist law is boundless.

Within the Three Realms, the power of faith gathered by billions upon billions of followers is vast and endless like the primordial wild.

The human body is a vessel; the more power of faith it can accommodate, the deeper your Buddhist law.

The Tathagata Buddha could bear the power of faith through the Three Realms’ past and present lifetimes, thus achieving his worldly Buddha.

This power of faith is chaotic, a fusion of prayers, wishes, and beliefs from innumerable beings.

Inside, the karmic fire can burn the void.

Long Fei’s present main body is enduring the increasing incineration by this karmic fire.

Imagine, when an individual suffers only from their own thoughts, they may collapse under pressure or problems. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Now Long Fei bears the thoughts of millions, tens of millions, or even over a billion people.

The fires of karmic chaos born from such scattered thoughts are truly terrifying.

Looking from outside the Ci’en Pagoda, the entire pagoda appeared to be engulfed in flames, with raging golden flames soaring into the sky.

Buddhist chants rose high within the void.

Some young monks immediately bled from seven orifices, prompting the Fangzhang to command, "Awaken, all of you!"

The mana inside the Buddha Pagoda surged, affecting the minds of the monks on the field.

If they tried to communicate inside now, the young monks outside couldn’t bear it.

Zhi’an furrowed his brows, taking the opportunity to continually absorb the Buddhist law inside, though his entire body shimmered with golden light, and he too was wracked by karmic fire, gritting his teeth in pain and promptly employing Buddhist law to dispel the karmic fire.

Buddhist law embodies the Four Great Emptinesses, transforming oneself into an empty vessel.

If one harbors even a trace of desire, it swiftly magnifies infinitely, and within an instant, one would turn to ash under the karmic fire.

Wang Xiaoya cried out in shock from outside, "What’s happening out there?"

"It seems like it caught fire!"

Princess Taihua exclaimed as well.

Li Chunfeng stood watching the Buddha Pagoda and said, "It seems that Little Friend Long is summoning the Buddhist law from all directions."

"What is he doing?"

Wang Xiaoya didn’t quite understand.

Li Chunfeng replied, "Let’s visit Mount Hua and see."

They had waited here for three days, yet Long Fei hadn’t appeared, something must have happened at Mount Hua.

After Wang Xiaoya and Princess Taihua nodded, Li Chunfeng wrapped them in his long sleeves, and in a flash, they reached Mount Hua.

This spanned a distance of three thousand li, and he seemingly covered it in an instant.

After arriving, they saw, there, a colossal golden Buddha statue in the sky.

Furthermore, it was shaved-headed and appeared as if painted in gold resembling Long Fei.

Princess Taihua cried out to the sky, "It’s over; Master indeed has become a monk."

Wang Xiaoya also furrowed her brow, pondering whether Long Fei truly despaired and became a monk.

The ancestors from the five peaks had already launched their assault.

In the void, a rumble droned on.

The five peaks suddenly emitted five different rays of light. In the middle was the Thousand Bulls Guard Ancestor, heir to the Kirin Bloodline, channeling the yellow Earth Elemental Force storm.

To the left stood the Ancestor of the Long Family, channeling the green Wood Elemental Force storm.

On the right was the Tiger Clan Ancestor, channeling the golden Golden Elemental Power storm.

To the north was the Black Tortoise Clan Ancestor, channeling the white Water Elemental Force storm.

To the south was the Vermilion Bird Clan Ancestor, channeling the red Fire Elemental Force storm.

The five elements, from five directions, formed a Five Elements Formation.

The five simultaneously acted, surprisingly able to merge the five elements into one using the Five Elements Formation, truly making them the most powerful force among the secular world’s five clans.

Even the sect leaders couldn’t help squinting their eyes, pondering that under the assault of these five storms, they wouldn’t last a round without a heaven-defying magical treasure for protection.

The juniors watching were even more terrified, witnessing the five storms surrounding Long Fei’s golden Buddha statue, crashing towards Long Fei like a tsunami from five directions simultaneously.

Such a level of battle had reached a confrontation with the Heaven and Earth Laws.

The void warped and shifted, a rumble echoed, as if these forces could tear it apart, swirling turbulent winds far and wide.

The Dragon Clan Ancestor let out a long shout, "Surrender! The Buddhist law is boundless, but it is still human effort. No matter how mighty human strength is, it ultimately cannot withstand the natural power of heaven and earth!"

The power of the five laws, like five grinding disks, continuously pressed against the four sides of the golden light around Long Fei’s dharma body statue.

Yet Long Fei’s golden Buddha statue remained as immovable as a mountain, with a sudden shift in hand gestures, executing the Buddha’s Five Syllables Sutra, "Om!"

A Buddhist recitation reverberated, shaking the void.

Merely absorbing the power of faith, this is defense.

To unleash the power of faith, that is offense.

The Buddha’s Five Syllables Sutra is precisely the offensive secret technique.

Any battle secret technique from the Buddhist sect stems from these five secrets.

With the chant of the Om Mantra, the golden light surrounding Long Fei’s golden Buddha statue instantly spiraled up, suddenly forming into the shape of a golden bell in the void, enveloping his golden Buddha statue within.

Below, the Buddhist disciples couldn’t help but exclaim. "Is this the Buddhist Secret Technique, the Golden Bell Barrier?"