Chapter 475: Chapter 318: Eastern Emperor Opens the Sky, Taiyi Creates Water (Part 3)

It’s not a sudden change, but rather as if it was always like this, forever like this, with no living being noticing anything amiss.

Similarly.

Every Buddha Statue in this universe became the body of its own tributor.

That is, the body receiving incense and tributes.

Thousands of scenes disappeared abruptly, and when clarity returned, it was inside a grand hall.

The hall was pure and desolate, with smoke curling from the incense burners. There wasn’t any incense guest around, just a young monk quietly sweeping the floor, wiping away the dust.

The subtle sound of the broom brushing against the ground echoed inside the hall.

Suddenly, a wind blew, gently stirring the scripture banners on either side. The young monk looked up in astonishment, glancing back at the tightly closed hall doors—

If the doors were shut, where did the wind come from?

In his bewilderment, he suddenly felt something, hugging a broom taller than himself, he turned his gaze toward the massive golden Buddha Statue enshrined in the center of the hall.

The sixteen-foot-tall Buddha Statue, crafted from pure gold, had at some point stepped down from its stone pedestal, standing upright, gazing down at him.

The young monk fell to the ground, then scrambled up, staggered out of the temple door, screaming out in fear:

"Ghost, ghost, ghost!"

"The Buddha has become a spirit, the Buddha has become a spirit!"

Inside the grand hall, the previously solemn and awe-inspiring pure gold sixteen-foot-tall Buddha Statue’s face turned dark.

What nonsense is this?

Not only did his face turn dark, but in the distance, the old abbot, who was meditating, also grimaced, opened his eyes, and stepped forward:

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

The pure temple also suddenly fell into chaos, echoing with the cries of the young monk saying ’The Buddha has become a spirit.’

Then, hurried footsteps sounded,

A group of monks rushed into the grand hall, led by an old monk who grumpily grabbed the young monk,

They were all taken aback.

Looking up, they saw the sixteen-foot Buddha Statue quietly standing there, a compassionate and serene expression watching the mortals entering the temple.

"What demon dares to offend the Golden Body of the Buddha!"

The old abbot holding the young monk was initially stunned, then enraged, unleashing a great lion’s roar of the Buddhist Sect, an intense golden light rose behind him,

The sound waves capable of shattering a star cloud condensed into a line, striking straight at the pure gold six-foot Buddha Statue!

The great lion’s roar crashed against the golden Buddha Statue, merely shaking off some accumulated dust.

The old abbot was stunned, then his expression changed, he stepped back, raised his large palm, poised in a pressing position, shouted:

"Buddha Country!"

A Buddha Country emerged in his palm, though it enveloped and overturned, capable of annihilating half the universe,

yet it converged and condensed in a small space, the golden Buddha Statue did not dodge or evade, standing quietly,

As the Buddha Country approached, it abruptly halted.

Then.

Within the Buddha Country in the old abbot’s palm, millions of Bhikkhus suddenly opened their mouths, voiced, and praised.

Declared as — "Blessed Life Buddha, World-Honored One Buddha!"

In the great sound.

The golden Buddha Statue raised its foot and stepped down.

’Dang!!!’

As if one million brass bells were struck simultaneously, a golden luster emerged from beneath the Buddha Statue’s foot, spreading instantly, enveloping the entire Shaolin and Song Mountain!

Song Mountain turned to gold, Buddha sound echoed, Vajra protected, Arhat stood aside.

And nine rounds of great sun suspended behind the Buddha Statue, shining brightly, illuminating all things in the mountains.

Thus.

The monks, one by one, fell to their knees, only the abbot remained unmoved.

Unable to achieve enlightenment.

The Buddha Statue lifted its eyelids, within its chaotic eyes, the gleam of interest emerged—

Devout Buddhist Disciple, even if not so devout, as long as reciting the Buddha, even if a Venerate, could be enlightened with a word.

Since enlightenment failed.

The old abbot before him was not truly an abbot—indeed, not even a monk.

The old abbot turned to flee,

In a moment, he rushed into the starry sky, then in another moment, fled to an infinitely distant realm, from one end of the Star Sea to the other, to another universe’s border wilderness.

He stopped, standing above the thin Star Sea at the universe’s border wilderness,

Just he had let out a sigh of relief when he raised his head.

Yet again he saw the grand hall, monks prostrated, Vajra protected, Arhat stood aside, nine rounds of great sun revolving,

Again he saw the golden Buddha Statue, standing inside the grand hall, the hall suspended in the universe’s border wilderness.

Right before his eyes.

The old abbot turned his head to flee again, only to hear Buddha sound in his ear, a word of [summon].

In a momentary blur before him, he found himself already bowed before the Buddha Statue.

The old abbot trembled, speaking with a dry voice:

"Merciful Buddha, World-Honored One Buddha..."

The Buddha Statue gazed at him, within its eyes intertwined infinite cause and effect, suddenly an exceedingly bright and dazzling flame flickered. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Under the Fire Eyes Golden Gaze, all illusions are discerned.

Prostrated was not the old abbot, but—the weaver.

More precisely, it was a body transformed by the one who encroached upon the weaver.

Zhang Fusheng silently smiled, as if not comprehending or realizing, simply spoke solemnly, questioning:

"What divine corpse is buried beneath Shaolin Mountain?"

The old abbot dared not even breathe, tremblingly speaking:

"It is a severed corpse—only a head..."

Zhang Fusheng raised his brow, a severed head?

He heard the old abbot, still bowed, continued chanting:

"The head has spanned countless years, but when worshiping, an eminent name and divine title can be seen and known."

"Declared as—"

"Taiyi!"

Once the name was uttered,

The face of the sixteen-foot golden Buddha finally showed some ripples, astonished and dazed, in its eyes cause and effect trembled madly,

Then it shockingly witnessed a scene of illusion!

Zhang Fusheng focused and looked, it was an ancient primal divine spirit, standing in a vast void of all things void, nothing existed,

Embracing and birthing water, birthing water and the sky opened, the sky opened and the earth formed, the earth formed and all things emerged.

The illusion only lasted a brief moment, Zhang Fusheng was awakened from it in astonishment, upon opening his eyes, he was back in the grand hall.

His heart trembled.

Taiyi, East Emperor Taiyi.

And the terrifying illusion seen from the cause and effect surge previously, all indicated one thing—

This East Emperor Taiyi was not the version of the demon lord from past life’s novel stories.

But the version depicted in the myths of Chu,

As one of the ancient supreme gods, the god who opened heaven and earth.

Is a creator god.

East Emperor opened the sky, Taiyi birthed water, and then the world was able to be carved out from the void.

Zhang Fusheng’s heart quivered.

The water of this lower universe...could it be a bit deep??