Being the spirit of the Ancestral Bodhi Tree, no one knew the tree better than Ancestor Bodhi himself. After all, both of them were mutually indispensable existences for countless epochs.
A mark, which the spirit could not erase, had long been left on the Ancestral Bodhi Tree.
“Om mani padme hum…”
It was an incantation to retrieve the Ancestral Bodhi Tree, by shrinking it.
Whoosh!
In that instant, the Ancestral Bodhi Tree shook, and the huge, boundless canopy trembled violently.
Alex looked at the rear, afraid that the demon that had just rushed down would come back. He would be in deep trouble when the time came. Fortunately, there were a lot of movements here, he was on a vast mountain, after all, so the distance was a little great, and it was not profoundly related.
But soon, Alex was shocked. Not only was the Ancestral Bodhi Tree moving, but the Heart Mountain underneath moved as well.
Boom! Boom!
The sound it emitted was simply earth-shattering, like rolling thunder.
The entire mountain shook to the point Alex almost lost his footing.
Immediately afterward, Dairaionji Temple at the foot of the Heart Mountain trembled as well.
‘D*mn! It’s starting to get serious!’ Alex’s face was ashen.
He knew he had overlooked one thing. The Ancestral Bodhi Tree had been growing at the Heart Mountain for countless billions of years, its tree roots probably long penetrated the entire Heart Mountain, wrapping itself around it. Hence, when the tree moved, the mountain would also follow suit.
At this moment, everyone at Dairaionji Temple was alarmed. The commotion caused by the Heart Mountain and the Ancestral Bodhi Tree was simply too great.
Everyone ran out and looked at the Heart Mountain.
“What’s up? What’s up?”
The demons at Dairaionji Temple froze for a moment, but they immediately cheered after.
Just then, a 16.4 foot tall man covered in golden holy light, whose image once resembled the Buddha, walked out of the shrine of Dairaionj i Temple… A halo behind his head shrouded his face, and his facial features were unclear. Nonetheless, he looked extremely steady and patient.
“Master is here!”
“All hail Master!”
The crowd of demons shouted.
It turned out that this great demon was now in control of Dairaionji Temple and claimed to be Lord Buddha.
Lord Buddha was still communicating with the divided soul earlier and did not come out. Moreover, the sounds outside were muted. At this moment, he slowly asked, “This place is Dairaionji Temple. You are set to become the pillars, bodhisattvas and Buddhas that would attain enlightenment in the future, yet you cause a stir and reveal your original demon forms. Where is the decency?”
Upon hearing that, the demons dared not make a sound. One by one, they all turned their backs and became monks with kind faces.
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