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"Grandfather, are we just going to wait like this?"

In the Northern Territory, Old Liu’s grandson looked at his grandfather with some confusion and asked.

It had been the third day since they entered the Northern Territory.

There were rumors that many Celestial Serpents had already ascended the Ladder to Heaven.

Meanwhile, in Yundu, the place where the Buddha Kingdom originally had their most extensive arrangements, several Buddhas were resurrecting, so there must be other forces causing trouble in the dark.

If they did not take precautions early on, and the Four Heavenly Kings and the Eight Great Buddhas failed to resurrect successfully, then perhaps. ..

"To obtain the Eyes of Direct Death, and to initiate Reincarnation, the Future Buddha who was once planted on the Path of Yin Yang would be able to come to the Mortal World at any moment. That is indeed the correct path for the Buddha Kingdom. If we cannot obtain it, no matter how hard we strive in this life, it is merely the fruit of the previous life. What’s the point?

The Outer Demons are about to invade, and if we are still stuck in the previous cycle of Reincarnation, it’s better to go back to Digital City now, and end this world! "

"But there are twelve Buddhas in the Northern Territory, scattered all over. Even if we detect Chen Qing’s location, can we catch up in time?"

"That’s where we have to gamble on a bit of luck..." Old Liu said quietly, looking up at the Golden Gate in the sky.

There are twelve Buddhas in the North, from his current location, he could reach the resting places of eight Buddhas within a day. However, for the remaining four, it would take at least two days’ journey. This was a gamble on probabilities.

Now it all depends on whether Heaven stands on Chen Qing’s side... or on our own!

"But actually, perhaps I’m worrying too much.

.." The child thought for a moment and still offered reassurance: "It won’t be so easy for Chen Qing to steal the power of Buddha. After all, his Spiritual Power is exhausted. Anyone who could have become a Buddha in the past was exceptional, and it won’t be easy for Chen Qing to seize that.

We might not even need to take action... "

"You think too simply of him," Old Liu said, shaking his head with a smile.

"Grandfather, I remember Chen Qing in the real world is just a bookish researcher. Are you perhaps overestimating him?"

"Many people, not achieving great things in life, is not because they lack talent, but because they lack the opportunity.

.." Old Liu looked at the descendant he valued the most and taught in a low voice: "Just like your grandfather, originally I didn’t apply to a military academy; my grades at the time were moderate, and an ideal opportunity for me would have been to enter a normal school, graduate, and surpass a bunch of peers my age as a teacher. If it hadn’t been for my family secretly filling out a military academy application for me, I would have never known that my true talent lay in conducting warfare. "

"Grandfather... You are an exceptional person, whichever path you chose, you would have succeeded," the youngster said.

"No..." Old Liu shook his head: "A person’s destiny is like an intricate web of a spider’s; one wrong step and you could become lost among the masses.

This applies to everyone. I am like this, Chen Qing is the same.

Without us dragging him into this world, he would have never learned of his own talents. .."

In his lifetime, he had never been convinced by anyone, including Elder Long.

He started as a mid-rank lieutenant and worked his way up to the rank of a general all by himself, completely different from Elder Long’s kind of family scion.

He had always been proud of his ability, until the day he faced that young man directly.

Only then did he understand that perhaps there had always been people stronger than him in the world, who just never got the opportunity...

"Chen Qing is very good at seizing opportunities. You don’t understand how much effort we put into suppressing him.

If it were not for... his differing views with Pu Yunchuan, the outcome might have been different.

Bringing him back into play was indeed a risky move.

I’m guarding here not just because of the Eyes of Direct Death but because I know that I can’t let him continue any longer.

One more step in growth, and he’ll be beyond my control. .."

"Grandfather....."

The young man looked into the distance, suddenly saying, "There’s something happening at Joyful Buddha’s place!"

"Joyful Buddha?" Old Liu was stunned for a moment, then his face involuntarily revealed a highly complex expression.

"Really, it’s a narrow path for enemies to meet... is it the will of Heaven?"

Joyful Buddha, among the thirty-six Buddhas, ranked thirty-fourth—not high in standing and his abilities were scorned by many, but no one dared to underestimate him.

Back then... it was he who gave Chen Qing his biggest setback!

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"Mother, I...."

The Emperor swallowed, trembling all over. Although middle-aged, he now blushed and stammered like a child.

"Isn’t this what you’ve always desired?" The woman approached with a smile, her body white as jade and glowing with a luster like the moonlight: "It’s already come to this point, why hesitate any longer?"

Her words ignited a fuse, and almost instantly shattered the last of the Emperor’s willpower. But in that moment, the Emperor felt a pain in the back of his neck, and his entire body was suddenly twisted and lifted into the air.

His body violently shuddered as he looked over in immense irritation. Regardless of who it was, even if it was an Elder who wanted to kill him, couldn’t they wait just a moment longer to let him fulfill his final wish?

"Your Majesty... it’s me!"

"You... Murong? How come you’re..."

"How did I get here?" It was Li Yankong speaking, and seeing the Emperor’s expression, he couldn’t help but feel amused: "It seems Your Majesty realized early that your servant had disappeared. You had already sensed something was wrong, so why did you still fall into the trap?"

"I...." The Emperor was momentarily flustered with shame. He didn’t know what to say. Was it because his heart craved that thrill too much?

"Your Majesty, think carefully, where did you get a mother?"

The Emperor was jolted, and looking down, he saw that the woman who had captivated his soul just moments ago had lost all her charm. The once pure white body seemed to have liquefied, and unbeknownst to him, it had started to swell, turning into something like a mountain of flesh.

As the enticing body melted and swelled, it formed a flesh mountain that was nauseating. The thought of almost becoming part of that flesh lump if he had drawn any closer made the Emperor’s skin crawl!

What was that thing?

"Who are you?"

Despite its massive size, the flesh mountain’s voice was extremely gentle, even softer than that of a woman. If one ignored the monstrosity’s horror, one might think they were speaking with a stunningly beautiful woman.

"I am Murong Lisheng, paying my respects to the Great Buddha!" Li Yankong said coldly.

"People of the Buddha Seed cannot escape the sea of desires, it seems... That’s quite interesting..." The flesh mountain’s gentle voice carried a mocking smile: "The little insect has grown up, too impatient to wait, its wings hardened, hmm..."

"But you are quite interesting..." The flesh lump moved slowly forward: "In this realm of Great Ease Heaven, filled with temptations, it takes more than just not planting seeds to roam freely.

You are special, young man, no wonder...

she chose you. But have you ever thought that she might not have good intentions either? "

"Whether she has good intentions or not is something to consider later. In any case, I feel that it’s a million times better than being consumed by something as disgusting as you."

This nauseating flesh lump made him feel uncomfortable all over. Just the thought of him possibly becoming part of that lump of flesh made him feel as if a million insects were crawling over his body.

No matter what the woman’s scheme was, wouldn’t it be better than this outcome?

"Is that so?" The flesh lump laughed coldly, and bizarre smiling faces appeared on numerous pieces of flesh: "Then let’s wait and see..."