The Buddhist Sect has always regarded saving all living beings as its own responsibility, and it has indeed enabled countless mortal beings in the Eastern Land to live peaceful lives, which is worthy of admiration.
When facing the huge troubles in the Imperial State in the past, the Buddhist Sect in the Eastern Land, knowing its own inadequacy, chose to stay in a corner of peace.
At this moment, a sentence in Yu Chenran's jade slip affected the old monk's state of mind. "Master Xuankong, since the Buddhist Sect in the Eastern Land can't save all living beings, can it save the descendants of the Qingzong who save all living beings?"
These words kept echoing in the old monk's ears for a long time.
Old Yu, when I see you next time, I will surely "thank" you properly.
Throughout the Dao - Yi Academy, the only person who can contend with the old monk is the dean, who has been missing for five thousand years. Although the two vice - deans are powerful, they are still no match for the old monk.
"Forget it. Since fate has come, the Buddhist Sect can't avoid it," the old monk thought for two full days and finally decided to get involved in this cause - and - effect. Although he didn't have the ability to solve the issue of the Demon Abyss, he must protect Chen Qingyuan and prevent the descendants of the Qingzong from being assassinated by evildoers in the world.
Besides the cause - and - effect related to the Qingzong, the internal situation of the Buddhist Sect was not peaceful either.
This time, the old monk crushed the two - realm communication talisman, hoping that Yu Chenran could come and help by using the secret arts of the Dao - Yi Academy to eliminate the demonic obstacles and suppress a demon.
Although the Buddhist Sect in the Eastern Land was powerful, that demon was not simple either. Having been suppressed for tens of thousands of years, it still hadn't died. Even with the astonishing methods of the Buddhist Sect, it was difficult to annihilate it.
"According to the principles of cause - and - effect in Buddhism, if we can borrow a wisp of the Qingzong's power from young Benefactor Chen, we will surely be able to suppress the demon," said the old monk.
In fact, Chen Qingyuan's arrival was indeed more effective than any other means.
Since the Qingzong had suppressed the Demon Abyss for three hundred thousand years, its inheritors naturally had absolute power to suppress demons.
Normally, one needed to awaken the inheritance memories to exert astonishing power. However, the Buddhist Sect had many secret techniques that could force out the intangible cause - and - effect on Chen Qingyuan in a short time.
When the time came, Monk Dao Chen stood outside the guest room door and knocked gently, "Benefactor Chen."
Click -
The door opened, and Chen Qingyuan, wearing a light - white long - shirt, walked out with big steps.
"Please follow me, Benefactor Chen," said Monk Dao Chen, putting his hands together.
Although Chen Qingyuan was confused in his heart, he didn't say much and followed closely.
In the inner courtyard of the Buddhist Sect, there stood a huge black cauldron about a hundred meters high.
The cauldron's body was pitch - black, engraved with countless ancient Sanskrit characters and showing signs of the passage of time, looking as if it had gone through countless vicissitudes.
When Chen Qingyuan arrived there, he saw hundreds of eminent monks sitting cross - legged around the black cauldron, chanting scriptures. In the void, a closed - eyed Buddha statue was condensed, emanating a powerful coercion.
The old monk stood in the front, facing the black cauldron, with a light - golden Buddha's light emerging from his body.
"Go," Monk Dao Chen signaled Chen Qingyuan to go to the old monk's position with his eyes.
Chen Qingyuan walked over slowly with deep suspicion.
"Master," Chen Qingyuan saluted.
"Benefactor Chen, this is the treasured cauldron of our Tianxu Temple, containing supreme Buddhist dharma," explained the old monk, turning his head and smiling at Chen Qingyuan.
"Fifty thousand years ago, a very powerful demon appeared in the Eastern Land. It once refined a life - bearing star for cultivation, resulting in the death of hundreds of millions of living beings."
"The Tianxu Temple and many powerful Buddhist figures took action and managed to subdue the demon with great difficulty. Later, although the Buddhist Sect spent a lot of effort, it still failed to completely annihilate the demon, so it had to suppress it under this Buddha cauldron, hoping to gradually eliminate it with the power of Buddhism."
"Unfortunately, after fifty thousand years, although the demon's physical body was destroyed, its demonic thoughts still remained in the Buddha cauldron. In recent years, the cauldron has even started to tremble, and it may break out of the cauldron."
"A certain secret art of the Dao - Yi Academy for suppressing sects is very useful for suppressing spiritual thoughts. Originally, the Buddhist Sect wanted to invite your master to come, but unexpectedly, Benefactor Chen came instead."
After the old monk's explanation, Chen Qingyuan roughly understood the situation.
"Master, is the demon in the Buddha cauldron really that terrifying?"
It was terrifying that after fifty thousand years of Buddhist salvation, the demon still couldn't be annihilated.
"Very terrifying," the old monk said solemnly. "If the demonic thoughts break out of the cauldron, countless innocent living beings in the Eastern Land will suffer."
"I have just become a disciple of the Dao - Yi Academy and haven't learned the mystical arts you mentioned, Master. I'm afraid I can't be of much help," Chen Qingyuan thought gloomily. His master had asked him to come to the Eastern Land, but the matter was so serious. Wasn't this being irresponsible?
"No, Benefactor Chen can be of great help," the old monk said with deep meaning.
Chen Qingyuan, who heard this, was at a loss, with many question marks in his mind.
I'm just a Golden - Core - level cultivator. How can I help?
Chen Qingyuan casually glanced around. Each of the eminent monks sitting cross - legged near the black cauldron was a terrifying figure at the Mahayana level. In the past, it was hard for Chen Qingyuan to even see one such person, let alone so many.
Not only was Chen Qingyuan confused, but even all the eminent monks present were puzzled. They were chanting Buddhist scriptures while involuntarily looking at Chen Qingyuan.
How could Chen Qingyuan, just a Golden - Core cultivator, be of any use?
Except for the old monk, no one present believed it, including Chen Qingyuan himself.
"Master, are you joking with me, a junior?" Chen Qingyuan said. "With my abilities, not only can't I help, but I'll probably make things worse."
"Don't worry. Just follow my instructions later, and everything will be fine," the old monk gave a reassuring smile and then walked towards the Buddha cauldron.
The Buddha cauldron had four legs. The Sanskrit characters on it were left by successive generations of eminent monks of the Buddhist Sect, accumulating extremely powerful Buddhist dharma. Even so, the cauldron could only barely suppress the demon.
One could imagine how terrifying the demon inside the cauldron was and where it came from.
"Amitabha," the old monk placed his left hand on the cauldron's body and activated Buddhist techniques, causing the cauldron to tremble.
The wisp of demonic thoughts suppressed in the Buddha cauldron sensed danger and wanted to break out of the cauldron, emitting demonic sounds that directly attacked the soul and evoked the dark side of human nature.
Fortunately, those present were all accomplished monks and were not easily deceived. If they were ordinary - cultivation monks, they would surely have lost their minds and turned into demons by now.
As for Chen Qingyuan, he was not affected at all by the demonic sounds and thought they were quite ordinary.
Woo -
A strong wind blew, like the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves.
Dark clouds gathered, blotting out the sun. The area of the Tianxu Temple lost sunlight, becoming extremely dark and oppressive, making one's soul feel suffocated.
"Evil being, I know your intentions and won't let you harm the world," the old monk said.
A few years ago, the laws of the Buddha cauldron changed. After many speculations, the old monk knew that the demonic thoughts inside had found an opportunity. To prevent the situation from worsening, the old monk had to find a way to solve it.
"If I break out of the cauldron, I will surely kill you bald donkeys!"
The demonic thoughts no longer hid and directly erupted with terrifying demonic power, which couldn't be concealed even with the suppression of the Buddha cauldron.