"At that time, the World Honored One from the flesh mound at the crown of His head released a hundred jeweled light, and a thousand-petalled rare lotus arose from the midst of the light...."
Ethan Shu's mouth moved faster and faster, vomiting out complex and obscure Sanskrit syllables.
Golden Sanskrit characters, as if materialized, floated to his head, forming a mysterious and magnificent Buddhist scripture.
As the scripture had formed, golden Sanskrit characters faintly revealed the virtual image of a Buddha with radiant light.
Seated in a lotus position at the temple gate, Ethan Shu's handsome face was solemn and dignified, resembling a holy monk despite wearing a torn robe and lacking the monk's tonsure.
"Just a little novice monk, highly enlightened but lacking in cultivation. Go to the hell!"
The monstrous mouth of the massive skeleton face in the sky gaped wide, transmitting the Black Mountain Demon's voice, shaking the mountains and forests.
Ethan Shu remained unmoved and continued reciting the sutra. The Shurangama Mantra above his head became more complete!
Unable to shake Ethan Shu's resolve, the Black Mountain Demon, in shame and anger, controlled the massive assembly of vengeful spirits and malicious fog, rushing down.
"Die——"
"AAAAAAAAAHHHH..."
The terrifying massive skeleton's face gaped wide, with countless vengeful spirits inside emitting ghostly and wolf-like screams.
This terrifying assembly of vengeful spirits and malicious fog was larger than the entire mountain, crashing down, covering the sky, and blocking out the sun, as if it intended to destroy everything.
The dilapidated ancient temple was like an ant under a foot, insignificant.
"Dong-dong-dong..."
"Jingle, jangle, cling-clang…"
Before the massive assembly of vengeful spirits and malicious fog pressed down completely, the tiles of the ancient temple's roof, exposing their raw material, were all blown away, crashing to the ground. The doors and windows shook violently. Cracks spread out from the corners of the walls. The beams and pillars swayed, as if ready to collapse. The leaves of the ancient tree in the courtyard trembled, shedding leaves.
Under the Black Mountain Demon's furious attack, it seemed as if the entire ancient temple would fall apart.
At this moment, Ethan Shu suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were bright and vigorous, like divine lightning breaking through the darkness of night and dawn.
"...As, streaming light at the Buddha's invisible crown, the transformation occurred. Thus Come One proclaimed the spiritual mantra!"
The final four words, "pronounces the mystic spell," resonated like spring thunder in Ethan Shu's mouth, exploding in the darkness of night and dawn.
Ethan Shu stood up tall and shouted,
"One proclaimed the spiritual mantra!"
"One proclaimed the spiritual mantra!"
"One proclaimed the spiritual mantra!"
"Boom——"
The Shurangama Mantra above Ethan Shu's head, the Shurangama Mantra on his robe, and the Shurangama Mantra inscribed on the walls, beams, and bricks of the ancient temple all erupted together!
Ethan Shu seemed to serve as a catalyst, triggering the power of all the Shurangama Mantras to explode simultaneously.
A brilliant and magnificent Buddhist light surged up from the mountaintop, crashing into the sky. Faintly, it seemed as if a thirty-meter-tall golden giant Buddha was seated atop the mountain, striking out with one palm to disperse the massive assembly of vengeful spirits and malicious fog.
"No... Ah——!"
An unwilling roar dispersed with the wind.
Subsequently, the first rays of dawn crossed the eastern sea, leaped over countless mountains, and shone there.
Golden sunlight bathed Ethan Shu's handsome face, making him appear radiant and holy.
"This ordeal has passed..."
Ethan Shu smiled.
The system prompt echoed in his ears:
"Ding-dong, congratulations, host. You have defeated the assembly of vengeful spirits and malicious fog, gaining 1000 cultivation points!"
"Oh, Master!"
Ethan Shu quickly ran into the courtyard of the ancient temple and saw the old monk seated on the ground. His white eyebrows trembled, and then he slowly opened his wrinkled eyelids.
"Master... You're okay... That's good..."
Ethan Shu smiled, and then his vision darkened, collapsing to the ground with a thud.
"My disciple?"
The old monk quickly rose to check on Ethan Shu. Finding that Ethan Shu was merely overly exhausted, with his vitality depleted and fallen asleep, he sighed in relief.
"Strange, what about last night's fatal destiny? Didn't it happen?"
Guided by his inspiration, last night's calamity should have been a sure death, a fate with no hope of survival…
"Could it have been that the uninvoked Shurangama Mantra alone actually warded off the probe of the Black Mountain Demon?"
The old monk pondered in vain, stepping out of the temple gate. His frail body trembled, and his eyes widened in utter astonishment.
What he beheld…
Before the temple gate, a winding stone-paved mountain path that stretched down to the foot of the hill had been covered with bones and broken swords and sabers.
So many bones, that it was hard to imagine how many skeletal soldiers had charged up from the foot of the mountain the previous night.
The old monk also noticed a broom standing upright near the temple gate, not leaning against anything.
A vivid scene unfolded in his mind.
An exceptionally handsome young monk, armed only with a broom, had stood alone as a formidable barrier, sweeping aside nearly a thousand skeletal soldiers and blocking them all!
He seemed to have transformed into the Buddhist guardian deity, the Vajrapani, standing alone against the gates of hell, guarding the pure land of Buddhism behind him.
The old monk stood there for a long time, his hands folded in prayer, taking a deep breath to calm his shocked heart.
"Amitabha, this disciple's future achievements are boundless; he was destined to be a great power in Buddhism!"
"Nowadays, the righteous path was weak, and the demonic path was reviving.
This ebb and flow indicated that a great catastrophe was imminent. Could it have been… that Hsuan Kong was the one chosen to confront this calamity?"
"The mysteries of heaven are difficult to fathom, difficult indeed."
The old monk turned back and waited beside Ethan Shu for him to awaken.
After sleeping for a day and a night, Ethan Shu slowly regained consciousness.
Opening his eyes, Ethan Shu abruptly sat up: "Master!"
The old monk, who had been sitting in meditation for a day and a night, slowly opened his eyes and smiled kindly, "My disciple, you've finally awakened."
Ethan Shu rose and asked, "Where is the Black Mountain Demon? Hadn't he attacked again?"
The old monk replied with a smile, "His main body was pierced by my Purple Gold Scepter, leaving him severely injured."
"That night, the Black Mountain Demon intended to finish me off in one stroke, but you held the line and broke the deadlock of death."
"Now, the Black Mountain Demon is greatly weakened and further injured, unable to attack us."
A sharp glint flashed in Ethan Shu's eyes as he declared, "Strike while the iron is hot! Let's capitalize on our victory and counterattack the Black Mountain Demon, destroying him and bringing him to justice!"
The old monk was surprised by the young monk's killer instinct, decisiveness, boldness, and bravery, shaking his head and saying, "This Black Mountain Demon is inherently cautious."
"Although greatly weakened, he surely had means to preserve his life."
"Furthermore, the Mass Grave Lies was his territory, where he held the advantages of timing, location, and support, making it disadvantageous for us to go there."
"The most important point…"
Ethan Shu's heart skipped a beat, and he said with concern, "Master, haven't your wounds healed yet?"
The old monk, expressionless and serene, smiled faintly, "Within a year, I will attain nirvana and pass away."
Looking kindly at Ethan Shu, the old monk, with a sense of entrustment, said, "Within a year, I will find a way to send you down the mountain."
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