The Buddha Cauldron shook, causing the ground of Tianxu Temple to become unstable, and the earth trembled.
"Boom -"
A terrifying wave of demonic power broke through the restrictions of the Buddha Cauldron and surged into the sky, forming a huge black shadow with a ferocious and extremely frightening face. This was the projection of the will of the demonic thoughts. Given a few more years, it could have broken out of the cauldron.
This action was discovered by the old monk, and he had to interrupt the intention of the demonic thoughts.
Several Buddhist seals were cast onto the cauldron's body. The demonic thoughts felt extremely strong pressure, and the black - shadow - like skull in the sky let out a piercing scream, making many senior monks feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Fortunately, this area of the void had been sealed off with Buddhist barriers; otherwise, many innocent lives would have been harmed by the demonic power.
"What a terrifying being!"
Chen Qingyuan looked up at the black - shadow - like skull, and his soul trembled slightly, with a hint of shock in his eyes.
The senior monks chanted sutras together, and a bright golden light emerged, colliding with the demonic power.
For a while, Tianxu Temple was enveloped in black fog and golden light, presenting a very strange scene. Sometimes the black fog prevailed, causing several Buddhist halls to collapse. Sometimes the Buddha's light overpowered the demonic power, pressing the black - shadow - like skull to distort and deform, emitting a low roar.
The old monk set up a top - level Buddhist formation, temporarily trapping the demonic thoughts within the Buddha Cauldron.
The black - shadow - like skull in the void seemed to be bound by dozens of golden chains of order, unable to move.
The fierce wind howled and blew hard against the formation's barrier, causing several cracks to appear on it. The senior monks did not dare to be distracted or careless at all, concentrating on chanting sutras and casting spells.
"Young Benefactor Chen, I need your help," the old monk said. He was bathed in golden Buddha light, with a solemn face that could not be desecrated.
"Huh?" Chen Qingyuan was a bit at a loss. "What can I do to help?"
"I need to borrow a drop of blood from the center of your brow," said the old monk, then he flicked his finger towards Chen Qingyuan's brow.
Buzz!
Chen Qingyuan felt a stinging pain, and a drop of seemingly ordinary blood emerged from the center of his brow.
What use is my blood?
Chen Qingyuan was confused and at a loss, unable to understand the old monk's action.
Although the hundreds of senior monks were suppressing the demonic thoughts within the Buddha Cauldron, they were able to sense this and were filled with doubts and incomprehension.
"Can a drop of blood from the brow of a Golden - Core cultivator really suppress a Mahayana - level demon?"
"The abbot must have a deep meaning in doing this. Perhaps this young benefactor is not as simple as he appears on the surface."
"Hopefully, the abbot's action can suppress the demon. If the demon breaks out of the Buddha Cauldron and returns to the world, it will surely bring disaster to all living beings, and the consequences would be unimaginable."
The monks thought to themselves. Although they didn't have much regard for Chen Qingyuan, they still hoped that the old monk was right and prayed that the demon could be suppressed.
The old monk placed Chen Qingyuan's brow - blood on the tip of his right index finger and used a unique secret technique to draw out its causal power.
Once this was done, it meant that the Buddhist sect had borrowed the power of Qingzong. If Qingzong were in trouble in the future and the Buddhist sect did not offer help, they would be condemned by heaven.
The old monk had already decided. The Buddhist sect had been hiding in the Eastern Land for countless years, and it was time to take a step forward. Whether it was for suppressing the current demon, saving all living beings, or attaining great merits, they could not cower any longer.
"Go!"
After performing the spell, the old monk flicked the drop of blood towards the Buddha Cauldron.
The blood entered the cauldron, and there was no immediate abnormality.
The old monk had only connected the cause - and - effect of Qingzong with Buddhism. Whether it would succeed in the end depended on Chen Qingyuan. After all, it was wishful thinking for an outsider to borrow the power of Qingzong.
Only with the permission of the heir of Qingzong could it be achieved.
"Young Benefactor, repeat after me what I say," said the old monk.
He stood high in the sky, slapped the black - shadow - like skull with one palm, and used extremely powerful Buddhist techniques to send it back into the Buddha Cauldron. Then, bathed in golden light all over, he looked down at Chen Qingyuan below and requested earnestly, "Please."
"Okay," Chen Qingyuan did not refuse, nodding seriously, although he did not know what it meant.
"The Platform of Taiqing, the spiritual law returns to the heart, exorcises evil and suppresses demons, protects the body and pacifies the world, the three disasters are boundless, the six - realm dharma..."
The old monk clasped his hands together and chanted slowly.
Not knowing the origin of the incantation, Chen Qingyuan, with a somewhat puzzled look, repeated loudly, "The Platform of Taiqing..."
Gradually, Chen Qingyuan's heart became extremely pure, and he involuntarily closed his eyes.
After closing his eyes, Chen Qingyuan's consciousness seemed to enter an unknown and mysterious space.
It was all white, and a huge jade platform stood in the sky, about ten miles in diameter.
The jade platform was divided into eight parts, corresponding to the meaning of yin - yang and the eight trigrams.
Chen Qingyuan seemed to be in the center of the jade platform. As he chanted the incantation, the jade platform began to rotate clockwise. It started slowly and then became faster and faster.
At a certain moment, Chen Qingyuan saw a figure in a white Taoist robe emerge from the edge of the jade platform. The figure's appearance was blurry and could not be clearly seen.
Outside, a ray of white light shone from Chen Qingyuan's brow towards the Buddha Cauldron.
Suddenly, a middle - aged man in a white Taoist robe appeared above the Buddha Cauldron, holding a three - foot - long sword, looking very heroic: "Slash!"
His words were like thunder, and his sword was like a galaxy.
Swish -
The sword qi swept away the demonic energy scattered in every corner of Tianxu Temple, and then all of it returned to the Buddha Cauldron and landed on the demonic thoughts.
"Ah -"
The demonic thoughts let out a heart - rending howl, suffering extremely heavy damage.
"How can the causal body be so powerful?"
Looking through the opening of the Buddha Cauldron, the demonic thoughts saw the middle - aged Taoist standing in the clouds, with a terrified expression and a distorted figure.
The so - called causal body is a will that has not dissipated. Normally, the power of such a will is far less than when one is alive, being very fragile and easily erased.
"What... what is this?"
The senior monks all opened their eyes wide and looked up, dumbfounded.
"What a strong sense of righteousness!"
Some of the monks forgot to chant sutras, being frightened by the scene.
"Is it him?"
Monk Dao Chen turned to look at Chen Qingyuan, who was in a mysterious state, with a strange look in his eyes.
Chen Qingyuan's consciousness was trapped within the jade platform, unaware of what was happening outside.
"It's not enough."
Since they had already involved the cause - and - effect of Qingzong, they had to completely eliminate the demonic thoughts within the Buddha Cauldron. The old monk found that although the demonic thoughts were seriously injured, they were not yet on the verge of death.
So, the old monk chanted Qingzong's secret incantation again, and Chen Qingyuan repeated it like a puppet: "Supreme and Boundless, the appearance of the Star Platform..."
It was not difficult for the old monk to obtain Qingzong's cultivation formula. Many years ago, Qingzong declined due to suppressing the Demon Abyss. Various top - level forces occupied Qingzong's resources and even secretly stole Taoist techniques.
Some of Qingzong's Taoist techniques were spread out. After many years, the Eastern Earth Buddhist Sect also obtained a replicated jade slip by chance.
Buzz -
Chen Qingyuan's consciousness was trapped in the center of the jade platform, and he found that the rotation speed of the jade platform doubled again.
A man in a green shirt with his hands behind his back stepped into the sea of clouds and disappeared.
Outside, the virtual image of the man in green appeared.