After listening to what the bald monk had said, Lin Fan fell silent. He never expected so much had happened.
“Venerable, where have you been for these past five years?” asked the Venerable Sakyamuni.
“Eh…” Lin Fan hesitated. How could he possibly say he had been with a girl for five whole years?
“I secluded myself for cultivation,” he finally answered with a slight excuse.
“I see. That explains it then,” the Venerable Sakyamuni remarked. “No wonder your abilities have improved so much over these years. I was wondering why I hadn’t heard from you lately.”
At this moment, Lin Fan released Chick from his cave dimension.
“Oooooo!”
The moment Chick emerged, it lifted its head and crowed loudly.
Upon seeing Chick, Venerable Sakyamuni’s face lit up with delight. “Venerable, you couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m practically starving. Let’s roast this chicken.”
As Chick stretched lazily and enjoyed the fresh air, it suddenly heard those words and became furious. It turned its angry chicken eyes directly toward the monk.
“Bald monk! Did you say you were going to roast me?” Chick was furious. How dare this baldy even think of roasting it!
“This chicken can talk…” The Venerable Sakyamuni was startled. A talking chicken was indeed rare.
“Enough, enough. This is Chick, and this is the bald monk. Why don’t you two get to know each other?” Lin Fan suggested.
“Oh, it’s an honor to meet you, Chick brother,” the Venerable Sakyamuni said, extending his hand for a handshake.
But Chick wasn’t so easily appeased. It suddenly jumped up and landed on the monk’s bald head.
“Chick brother is indeed lively,” the Venerable Sakyamuni chuckled.
Observing Chick’s friendliness toward the monk, Lin Fan felt rather strange. Had Chick actually changed its personality?
But suddenly, the Venerable Sakyamuni cried out, “Why does my head feel so hot?”
“Oh no, Chick, did you…?”
At these words, Lin Fan turned quickly and saw that Chick had indeed left a steaming hot present on the monk’s head, smoke rising from it.
“Ooooooo…” Chick crowed joyfully, then jumped onto Lin Fan’s shoulder, folded its wings, and placed its claws on its hips. “Bald monk, watch your mouth next time. You’re such a grown-up but speak like a child, not even as decent as me, Chick!”
Venerable Sakyamuni: “…”
Lin Fan: “…”
…
Meanwhile, in the Buddhist realm,
The Buddhist clan had changed. It was no longer as it once was, but now filled with constant Buddhist chants, making it far from peaceful.
In the Western Paradise…
A group of Buddhas and King Buddhas were sitting there, reverently gazing at the supreme being seated on the high platform.
In this Land of Bliss, Buddhist teachings had transformed into golden dragons swirling through the air as the Buddha preached. The assembly of listening Buddhas was enraptured, completely absorbed in the profound discourse.
But for the King Buddhas, this was utterly disheartening.
They had once been the powerful leaders of the Buddhist clan, controlling the entire sect. But since the arrival of this mysterious Buddha Patriarch, everything had changed.
They had been demoted to third-rate Buddhists, which they could hardly tolerate.
Especially galling was their seating arrangement now based on rank, always pushed to the outer edges.
The Buddhas and World Buddhas seated in front were unfamiliar, seemingly appearing out of nowhere. Even more infuriating was that these newcomers were actually stronger than them.
Was there no justice in this world anymore? When had powerful beings become so common?
It was truly a dog’s life for them.
Crack!
Suddenly, several vacant Buddha seats exploded, startling the surrounding Buddhas.
The seated Buddha suddenly opened his eyes, his mighty voice reverberating through the emptiness.
“Golden Bell World Buddha, Wrathful Buddha… have been slain by evil demons and have returned to the Western Paradise…”
“Amitabha Buddha.”
Upon hearing this, the surrounding Buddhas recited scriptures calmly, their expressions serene.
The King Buddhas, however, were outraged. Someone had actually been killed, yet everyone remained so composed. Was this calmness really necessary?
In their eyes, those two had gone to hunt down that young Sakyamuni. Now that their Buddha seats had shattered, it seemed that the young man had escaped yet another calamity.
Well done!
Truly worthy of being a prodigy of the Buddhist clan, defeating these old fellows.
For the King Buddhas, they had suffered much under these people’s contempt. Now, their clan’s prodigy had taken them down, giving the King Buddhas a great sense of relief and satisfaction.
“It seems I must go myself,” said Buddha Zu, his golden body radiating light, surrounded by coils of Buddhist dragons. He gazed into the infinite void and prepared to go in person.
“Honoring our Buddha,” the surrounding Buddhas called out loudly.
Seeing this, the King Buddhas grew anxious. If he went in person, could that Sakyamuni fellow hold out?
At this moment, Venerable Sakyamuni glared at Chick, and Chick glared back defiantly, as if ready to fight at any moment.
“Wait, someone’s coming.”
Just then, the void changed.
From a clear sky with not a cloud in sight, suddenly a mass of white clouds covered the heavens, exuding golden rays filled with Buddhist essence.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
A vast Buddhist chant echoed through the void. The white clouds seemed to be split apart, revealing a golden Buddha appearing in the sky.
“It’s him, it’s him…” Seeing the figure, Venerable Sakyamuni cried out in alarm.
To him, this figure was simply terrifying.
“Sakyamuni, as a criminal of the Buddhist clan, why do you stubbornly resist? Come back with me to the Western Paradise,” the Buddha’s majestic voice shook heaven and earth. The entire world seemed transformed into a Buddhist realm, with Buddhist dragons soaring, vast and solemn.
“You can go to hell! Go back to your sister’s Western Paradise!” Venerable Sakyamuni roared. Now that his big brother was here, he wouldn’t fear this thing anymore.
At this moment, Lin Fan looked at Sakyamuni in astonishment. “Bald monk, your name is Sakyamuni?”
“Yes, that’s my full name. But I’d prefer you call me the Venerable Sakyamuni,” the monk replied.
“Wow…” Lin Fan felt strangely conflicted inside.
But at this moment, the Buddha in the sky seemed no ordinary foe.
“Esteemed one, you have a connection with our Buddha. Why not join our Buddhist sect?” the Buddha looked at Lin Fan calmly.
“Join your sect? Not a chance!” Lin Fan never expected this baldy would try to recruit him into the Buddhist clan. This was clearly a scam.
“Hmph!”
Suddenly, the Buddha was enraged. A vast palm descended from the sky. “Esteemed one, it’s not too late to turn back.”
“Esteemed one, it’s up to you now…” Seeing this, the Venerable Sakyamuni shouted and retreated.
This was a battle he couldn’t interfere in. He could only let Lin Fan take full command.
As for Lin Fan, this baldy seemed quite formidable.
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