Until the next moment, Tao Qian, still blinded, suddenly felt a trembling sensation in his mind, emerging without warning, similar to the one before.
In Seeking Immortal County, Tao Qian's astonished gaze was met with a majestic and compassionate voice that suddenly transmitted from thousands of miles away.
There was no chanting of scriptures, no sound of Buddhist music.
Just one Buddhist chant echoed through the area.
In an instant, the tide of Meat Amber that was about to engulf Xiao Meiniang and the others suddenly began to dissolve.
They were halted, dissolved by a figure wrapped in a faint golden Buddha Light.
This ethereal figure, unbeknownst to when, now stood in front of Xiao Meiniang.
An old monk cloaked in a patchwork robe, hunched and so aged he seemed on the verge of passing away any moment.
He stood there, his presence initially as ephemeral as a ghost, his voice coming from a thousand miles away.
But as the "Buddha" word was uttered, the monk's figure turned from illusion to reality, as if he had been standing there from the start.
Such a sight stunned countless onlookers.
What terrified the Demons and Evil Cultivators even more was the disappearance of the ominous contamination that radiated from the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva, which, just like the Meat Amber, was cleansed away bit by bit because of the old monk's arrival.
Though the Buddha Light emanating from the old monk could only illuminate three feet around him, fully incapable of comparing to the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva's ten thousand feet of Buddha Light,
Strangely, everyone's gaze was involuntarily drawn towards the old monk.
Beside Tao Qian, Shan Jiu, who had been pretending to cover his eyes, sighed in amazement after seeing the old monk, "This old master is so powerful, and so fast."
After he spoke, the fearful voice of Pan Hongniang also rose, "The Great Freedom Heart Light Escape Technique? Oh no, it's a monk from Great Freedom Temple."
Inside Iron Buddha Temple, Tao Qian could clearly sense the fear emanating from the depths of the hearts of the Demons and Evil Cultivators, a fear even denser than when facing the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva.
It reminded Tao Qian of the words an old man from the books had once said about that temple: "Of the three thousand eight hundred temples of the Buddhist Sect, only the Great Freedom Temple is the most terrifying."
Seeing the reactions of these demons now, it seemed there was truth to those words.
However, not all demons feared the old monk; the giant Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva was unafraid.
Her peculiar Demon Eye shifted its focus away from Xiao Meiniang and the others, instead locking onto the old monk.
The Charm of the Bodhisattva echoed through the mountains.
"Heart Light Escape, Great Freedom Protective Buddha Light... old monk, it seems you hold a high rank in the Great Freedom Temple. Have you come to hinder my enlightenment?"
Upon hearing this, the old monk's face, full of wrinkles, showed a smile, and his clear eyes displayed not a hint of disdain towards the current form of the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva.
As if such an appearance bore no repulsiveness to him.
Even though in terms of her dharma name, Divine Skills, and Basic Method, the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva was defiling the Buddhist Law.
The old monk once again uttered a Buddhist chant and performed a Buddhist salute, addressing both the Beautiful Corpse and everyone present, revealing a title that caused Tao Qian and many others in the vicinity to feel a jolt in their hearts.
"I am Bai Qin, and I have come here guided by Buddha's Finger."
"There are two tasks that need to be done."
"First, 'Hui Xin', Buddha's son of our temple, has fallen into the hands of Mr. Yang. I kindly ask that he be handed over to me. Hui Xin is the future disciple of my elder monk brother and the future Hui Xin Bodhisattva of our temple, an important responsibility not to be taken lightly."
"Second, I have committed grave sins in my early years. Although my elder brother has enlightened me and I have practiced the Great Freedom Dharma, I still need to atone for those sins. As for how to atone, I need the help of Mr. Yang."
As the old monk spoke these words in a gentle tone, one by one,
Anyone who was aware of the "Bai Qin Play" incident of Tuo County was thrown into shock.
They realized: A huge secret was suddenly being unveiled.
And it was none other than the instigator himself revealing it.
The Bai Qin Elder, who had created the Bai Qin Play that led to the desolation of Tuo County, had actually joined the Great Freedom Temple as a high-ranking monk?
This secret was immensely shocking.
So much so that most people subconsciously ignored the little monk called Hui Xin, who might one day attain the Bodhisattva Status.
Also overlooked was the surname of the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva revealed by the old monk.
The Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva herself showed surprise at the monk's identity and his revelation of the secret.
Her lower devil body squirmed even more violently, becoming a living flesh hell, while her upper half remained the beautiful Bodhisattva body, giving a charming smile. The brilliant Buddha Light from the thousands of Buddha Mother Peacock Feathers intensified, and her attention seemed fully fixated on Bai Qin Old Monk.
As if to tease or challenge, she said, "So it's Bai Qin from that time. You know my name, and I know some of your roots. My esteemed master from Demon Buddha Temple has spoken about you, praising you as an unparalleled genius of the Demon Path. Sadly, you strayed and ended up in that Great Freedom Temple playing the fool."
"You wish to save someone and also want me to help you atone."
"In that case, I have the perfect solution here."
"Why not do this: First, relinquish your cultivation and remove that Buddha Light protecting you, and step into this Physical Body Prison."
"Once I devour you, I can show compassion and release all the prisoners confined herein, allowing the little monk Hui Xin to live, and also allowing Miss Xiao's Immortal Infant to live."
The Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva spoke while slowly extending her long, fleshy arm.
Gradually, she peeled back the terrifying layers of flesh from her lower half, exposing a dark, yawning orifice.
Within, lay dozens of Meat Amber.