I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

Swish!

Lu Dongshan's words immediately drew everyone's attention to Gu Xiu.

Sure enough, I'll see you.

The Buddhist divine fire, which originally only ignited six flames, has now, without anyone knowing, ignited a seventh flame.

It was a flame tinged with pink, burning rather weakly, even appearing faint compared to the other six divine flames. Yet, even this faint flame, under the watchful eyes of everyone, flickered in the breeze, never extinguishing!

This is the divine fire of the seven emotions of love. The ignition of this divine fire means that Gu Xiu is not lacking in the seven emotions, and that he is not the so-called young master of the immortal sect, much less a world-destroying immortal!

he.

The seven emotions are complete!

"It's on fire! It's really on fire! We misunderstood Gu Xiu!"

"I knew it. There were rumors before that Gu Xiu had become Daoist partners with the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect of Beiming and that Netherworld Empress. How could he lack the seven emotions? Now it seems that it was indeed a misunderstanding."

"That's true. Gu Xiu used to be a chivalrous person and saved countless people. Many of us here have had relatives, friends, or even ourselves who have received help from Gu Xiu. No matter how you look at it, he is not the kind of person who would destroy Haoyu."

"These bald monks are here specifically to smear us!"

"..."

Cheers erupted at that moment, and those who had some connection with Gu Xiu shouted one by one to rename Gu Xiu.

"This is impossible!"

"How could this be?"

But as everyone cheered, the compassion and composure on Zen Master Wugou's face vanished. His eyes widened, unable to accept the outcome. He took a step and came to Gu Xiu's side, then pointed towards the Buddhist divine fire.

Seeing him make a move, Jiang Jiansi and the others rushed forward to stop him.

But the old sword saint casually raised his hand to stop him: "This is, after all, a Buddhist item. It's better to let them examine it thoroughly. As for whether he will take action..."

"I don't think he's that stupid."

The old swordsman's tone remained calm, but his words carried a hint of threat.

Master Wugou naturally sensed the threat, but fortunately he didn't intend to attack Gu Xiu in front of everyone. He simply kept making hand seals, trying to find the problem within the Buddhist divine fire.

only……

"Impossible, how could there be no problem?"

"No, no, the divine fire is not contaminated in any way, and there is absolutely no interference from any force, but this is impossible!"

"How could this happen? Why did this happen..."

The more he examined the situation, the uglier the expression on Zen Master Wugou's face became. He considered all possibilities: what special methods Gu Xiu might have, what the Sword Saint might intervene, and what unknown forces might be affecting the Buddhist divine fire.

But then, during his examination, he discovered...

There is nothing wrong with the Buddhist divine fire; no force or person is interfering with this test.

Or……

It seems that Gu Xiu's seven emotions of love were sealed by some force before, which is why the Buddhist divine fire could not detect them. However, as the causal power contained in the Buddhist divine fire continued to burn, that seal was slowly swept away.

As a result, Gu Xiu not only ignited the divine fire representing the seven emotions of love, but the flame also grew stronger and stronger over time!

"This is impossible! What did you do? What did you do to him?" Finally, Zen Master Wugou couldn't help but look at the old sword saint, his eyes full of doubt.

The old swordsman did not answer his question, but only frowned seriously.

In the eyes.

A cold glint was drawn but not released.

The cold light instantly brought Zen Master Wugou back to his senses, and he immediately suppressed the resentment and doubt in his eyes.

"What was the result? Why don't you tell us?" the old swordsman said.

This……

Zen Master Wugou's eyelids twitched violently, but in the end he could only say in a deep voice, "The Buddhist divine fire is fine, and Gu Xiu's seven emotions are intact..."

He paused here, still feeling somewhat resentful.

"Is that all?" The old swordsman was clearly not satisfied.

Master Wugou's lips moved, and he finally said, "We have wronged our young friend Gu. He is not the reincarnation of the young master of the immortal sect or the immortal venerable, nor is he the so-called world-destroying immortal. We, the Western Desert Buddhist Sect, have made a mistake."

"And then?" the old swordsman asked.

“Then…” Zen Master Wugou flipped his wrist, and the Mani World-Stabilizing Bowl that had been hanging in the sky immediately fell down and appeared in front of Gu Xiu: “A bet is a bet. We were wrong this time. According to the agreement, this World-Stabilizing Bowl belongs to Benefactor Gu from today onwards.”

"Do you think that's enough?" the old swordsman persisted.

what?

The Immaculate Zen Master was puzzled, but then he heard the Old Sword Saint say:

“I said before that your Buddhist sect should just stay in your own territory and behave yourselves. But you came all this way to slander young friend Gu. Do you know that today’s slander could be mentioned repeatedly at any time, or even used by someone with ulterior motives?”

"You Buddhist sects preach universal love, yet in reality you push people into the eye of the storm. Is a simple 'you're willing to accept the consequences of your bet' enough now?"

"If this is the rule of your Western Desert Buddhist sect, then it seems that I should take some time to go to your Western Desert and ask the one sitting on your Mount Ling whether he also thinks that what you are doing is not a problem."

Upon hearing this, Zen Master Wugou and his fellow disciples Jingyan and Jingde froze, their faces stiffening, and even their bodies trembled slightly.

"Senior is right. This time it was the fault of our Western Desert Buddhist sect. This humble monk apologizes to Benefactor Gu!" Zen Master Wugou was so angry that he almost ground his teeth to powder, but he did not dare to act presumptuously in front of the Sword Saint. He could only put his hands together and bow deeply to Gu Xiu.

Finally, he took a box from his pocket and handed it to Gu Xiu:

"This is a Buddhist karmic fire that I, a humble monk, have refined with great effort. Consider it compensation for the slander against Benefactor Gu. I hope Benefactor Gu will not take offense."

Upon hearing this, many people couldn't help but be surprised.

Buddhist karmic fire is nothing special; many Buddhist practitioners have the means to refine it. However, the Buddhist karmic fire refined by each person is different because it requires the integration of one's own insights and experiences. A Zen master at the supreme level spends a great deal of time and energy to refine the Buddhist karmic fire.

It would be no exaggeration to say that it is extremely rare in the world.

Now that Gu Xiu has lit six soul lamps, sending out this Buddhist karmic fire is clearly a way to directly give Gu Xiu the opportunity to light the seventh soul lamp!

Even the old sword saint, who had seemed a little aggressive, couldn't help but smile at this moment.

He was clearly very pleased with the gift.

However, upon noticing that Gu Xiu in black robes was still standing there, seemingly deep in thought and not yet recovered, the old sword saint's expression changed slightly, and he said softly:

"Please accept this as an apology."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiu in black robes finally came to his senses. He glanced blankly at the old sword saint, then at the Buddhist karmic fire and the world-stabilizing bowl in front of him, and finally reached out to take them, but there was no joy on his face.

instead.

The air was thick with solemnity.

He passed the test of the Buddhist divine fire smoothly, but the final result left him with a bitter taste in his mouth.

Because of this test of the Buddhist divine fire.

The seven divine flames that ignited not only burned away the doubts of everyone present, but also the truth he claimed to have seen after attaining his true self.

Unable to resist, he recalled the words of the original being he had imprisoned in the Sealed Heart Realm:

"Is everything you say, or what you think you see as your true self, really the truth?"

"you……"

"not me!"

At this moment, a huge uproar finally broke out in the heart of the black-robed "Gu Xiu".

Own……

It seems that something was wrong from the very beginning...