The Eastern Emperor of all Heavens did not wish to become a Buddha.

Chapter 13 The Divine Power of the Ancient Bronze Lamp

Along the way, everyone followed closely behind Zhong Xu, cautiously looking around as they went, fearing that a demon might suddenly leap out from underground.

Before long, the group arrived at the five-colored altar and saw the nine enormous dragon corpses and the ancient, heavy bronze coffin.

Upon arriving here, looking at the ancient bronze coffin filled with the aura of vicissitudes, everyone felt a sense of familiarity.

Just then, a ray of Buddha light emanated from the Buddha statue in Zhong Xu's heart, causing his mind to tremble slightly.

He suddenly turned his gaze and looked in the direction of the Great Thunderclap Temple.

Seeing this, Ye Fan and the others curiously followed his gaze, not understanding what had happened.

boom

Before they could ask any questions, a huge roar resounded.

In an instant, the distant sky was completely covered by endless sand and dust, the stars and moon disappeared, and the world became dark, as if the end of the world had arrived.

"That is."

Someone exclaimed in alarm: "Sandstorm!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire earth began to shake violently, emitting a series of rumbling sounds, like thousands of horses galloping together.

Upon seeing the boundless sandstorm sweeping across the sky in the distance, terror immediately filled everyone's eyes.

"Don't worry, we are currently within the Pure Land where the Great Thunderclap Temple is located, so the sandstorm poses no threat to us!"

At that moment, a gentle voice rang out, calming the fear in everyone's hearts.

At this moment, everyone realized that there was a hazy protective barrier between heaven and earth, centered on the five-colored altar and the Great Thunder Sound, isolating this area from the outside world.

The outside world was filled with endless sandstorms, but they could not break through this protective barrier, while here, everything was calm and peaceful.

After realizing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"wrong."

At this moment, someone noticed the change in the protective barrier and exclaimed, "Master, this protective barrier guarding the Pure Land of the Great Thunderclap Temple seems to be fading. It will probably disappear soon."

Zhong Xu's gaze remained fixed on the Great Thunderclap Temple not far away. Upon hearing this, he didn't even turn his head: "That's the Five-Colored Altar absorbing the power here, gathering the energy to open the Star Gate. Before the power of the protective shield dissipates, we can continue to leave in the bronze coffin. There's no need to worry too much."

Upon hearing Zhong Xu's words, everyone looked closely and discovered that faint light was converging towards the five-colored altar from all directions, causing the altar to emit a hazy divine light.

At this moment, everyone was incredibly grateful to have this almost omniscient master by their side.

At this moment, Ye Fan noticed that Zhong Xu was staring into the distance and asked with some confusion, "Master, have you discovered something?"

The golden Buddha in Zhong Xu's mind lit up slightly, and sensing something, he whispered, "The thing suppressed beneath the Great Thunderclap Temple is probably about to emerge!"

"what!"

A look of surprise flashed in Ye Fan's eyes, and the expressions of the others also changed drastically.

'Om Mani Padme Hum'

As soon as Zhong Xu finished speaking, a magnificent Buddhist chant suddenly resounded throughout the heavens, originating from the location of the Great Thunder Sound, shaking the heavens and the sky, causing the entire ancient star Yinghuo to tremble continuously.

To the astonishment of Ye Fan and the others, a dazzling and sacred Buddhist light suddenly shone from the location where the Great Thunderclap Temple had been, making the entire world a bit brighter.

But just moments later, the Buddha's light dissipated, and a low, chilling roar came from there, making everyone's hearts tremble.

"Demons are indeed suppressed beneath the Great Thunderclap Temple."

Many people turned pale, realizing that the sound came from the direction of the Great Thunderclap Temple.

Zhong Xu frowned slightly. He hadn't allowed Pang Bo to touch the plaque of the Great Thunder Temple, but unexpectedly, Crocodile Ancestor still broke through Shakyamuni's seal.

'It seems that with the passage of time, the seal has almost completely dissipated.'

'Or perhaps it was because I took the Bodhi seed that the seal developed a flaw?'

Rumble

The sandstorm outside the protective barrier continued to rage, while the five-colored altar steadily absorbed its energy. Before long, the barrier shrank to just cover the altar. "What is that?"

At that moment, someone seemed to have noticed something and looked out of the protective barrier with a look of fear on their face.

The world outside the protective barrier suddenly darkened, as if something incredibly tiny had completely taken over the space.

"That's one of the monsters suppressed beneath the Great Thunderclap Temple!"

A soft voice rang out, and Zhong Xu pointed, causing the ancient bronze lamp floating beside him to emit a warm and gentle light, illuminating the entire world.

By the light, everyone could see the little monsters struggling to burrow into the protective shield.

This creature is only ten centimeters long, resembling a crocodile or a snake, covered in black scales. Even though it is only as thick as a thumb, it exudes a fierce aura.

Looking at those ferocious creatures, everyone couldn't help but tremble, and all turned their gazes to the master beside them.

Today, Zhong Xu has become a pillar in everyone's hearts.

boom

Just then, the five-colored altar shook, and five ancient runes of different colors appeared in the sky, like stars, reflecting the light of the five-colored altar.

Seeing this, Zhong Xu understood that the Five-Colored Altar was about to gather all the energy to open the Ancient Starry Road.

With that in mind, he turned his gaze to the many divine crocodiles outside the protective barrier.

"Amitabha!"

After chanting a Buddhist mantra, Zhong Xu activated the new "Great Brahma Prajna" technique, merging his mind with the ancient bronze lamp and integrating all the true energy within his body into it, thus activating the power of this Buddhist artifact.

In an instant, the firelight inside the ancient bronze lamp became incomparably brilliant, illuminating all directions of the universe.

The lights expanded in concentric circles, and from within them rose the sounds of scriptures, grand, solemn, and warm, drifting between heaven and earth.

"That's what I heard."

boom

The world outside the protective barrier was filled with boundless Buddhist light. One after another, divine crocodiles let out miserable cries, their bodies emitting wisps of black mist, and they fell around the five-colored altar with a crackling sound.

The flickering lamplight illuminates all directions, warming hearts. Immeasurable light, immeasurable life, immeasurable Buddha!
Ye Fan and the others stared blankly at the monk holding a blue lamp that radiated boundless light, feeling an unprecedented sense of peace.

"Ouch."

Suddenly, a furious roar echoed from the distant heavens and earth:
"Shakyamuni."

The roar was terrifying beyond measure, even drowning out the sound of the sandstorm that swept across the heavens and earth.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, as an unprecedentedly fierce aura swept across the heavens and earth, causing their bodies to tremble uncontrollably.

"Is that the demon that was sealed away by the Buddha?"

Someone said in a trembling voice, their face turning deathly pale.

Zhong Xu's gaze sharpened slightly, and he said, "Let's go. The energy of the Five-Colored Altar has been fully accumulated, and we can open the Ancient Star Road. Let's hurry and enter the Bronze Ancient Coffin to leave this place before this demon is completely freed."

At this moment, everyone noticed that after the corpses of the divine crocodiles landed, they turned into specks of bloody light and were absorbed by the five-colored altar.

As it absorbed the energy transformed from the flesh and blood of the divine crocodile, the five-colored altar shone brightly, forming the same Yin-Yang Bagua diagram as on Mount Tai.

Seeing this, everyone naturally dared not delay and quickly entered the bronze coffin.

Zhong Xu put away the bronze lamp, glanced at the blood-red eyes in the distance that looked like lanterns, and then quickly entered the bronze coffin.

bang
As Zhong Xu entered the bronze coffin, the lid closed automatically. The nine dragon corpses let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth, pulling the bronze coffin into the portal formed by the Tai Chi Bagua diagram.

Then, the Tai Chi Bagua diagram once again transformed into specks of spiritual light and dissipated into the world.

The bronze coffin had barely disappeared when a massive black shadow appeared before the five-colored altar, its eyes filled with a mixture of doubt and fear as it whispered:
"Shakyamuni."

(End of this chapter)