Above the Great Dao
Chapter 677 - 304: Wanderer, Mother

Chapter 677: Chapter 304: Wanderer, Mother

The young servant Xiang Tianyu was somewhat puzzled. This person is obviously older than him, so why call him brother?

Chen Shi’s mind was in turmoil.

The old lady was searching for her son, almost driving herself insane in the process.

Once, she had a happy family and fulfilled life, but greed led to her asking her son Xiang Tianyu to help her enter the underworld to search for the Three-Life Stone.

Xiang Tianyu went and never returned.

Her husband Xiang Yunfei abandoned her, and she lived alone and miserable, spending her life in the torment of losing and searching for her son.

She searched for a lifetime, from thirty years old to over sixty, becoming a white-haired old woman, her once proud stature hunched over.

In her pursuit, she created countless soul-related spells, offended many ghost gods, and became a top wanted criminal in the underworld.

She was called the Soul Searching Shura, becoming one of the six notorious villains of the Five Lakes, still obsessively pursuing Xiang Tianyu’s whereabouts.

Chen Shi held Xiang Tianyu’s hand, worrying he might be blown away like other wandering souls by the underworld’s wind, or eaten by its wild beasts, or even killed by those insane Arhats and Gandharvas.

He carefully inquired about the details of Xiang Tianyu’s entry into the Buddhist Hell.

Particularly he questioned the ghost god who sent Xiang Tianyu inside.

"He was a young man, dressed in white garments like a gentleman, very handsome. Behind him was a gigantic ghost god, wearing only ragged shorts, with red skin and red hair, four fangs in his mouth, longer than mine. Oh, right, the red-haired ghost’s eyes were exceptionally round and large, seeming like they would pop out."

Xiang Tianyu said, "The red-haired ghost called that young ghost god ’Young Master.’ The Young Master said there was a Three-Life Stone here, and he could send me inside."

Chen Shi’s heart stirred slightly, and Zhang You’s voice came from the side, saying, "This Young Master has no good intentions."

Chen Shi glanced at him, and Zhang You said, "A normal child with the soul detached from the body can last at most seven days. After seven days, if the soul cannot return, the physical body will certainly die. The Young Master knew how dangerous the Buddhist Hell was, while the young brother was just a normal person, just starting to study, and sent him to the Buddhist Hell. It’s fair to say it was he who caused the young brother’s death."

Chen Shi nodded gently. Originally, if the old lady had summoned the soul within seven days, Xiang Tianyu could have returned to his physical body unscathed.

At that time, the old lady made ample preparations, the yin wind and energy would not harm Xiang Tianyu’s soul, and he could live as lively as ever upon return.

But Xiang Tianyu was sent into Buddhist Hell by the Young Master, and the old lady lost her connection to her son and couldn’t summon his soul back.

As soon as the seven days passed, Xiang Tianyu’s physical body expired, his heartbeat and breathing stopped.

Thus, it was the Young Master who caused Xiang Tianyu’s death!

Chen Shi looked at him, asking, "What does Brother Zhang believe is the Young Master’s purpose?"

Zhang You’s gaze flickered, looking at the shimmering multicolored stones, saying, "It certainly has to do with the Three-Life Stones. He wants the Three-Life Stones, but worries about entering the Buddhist Hell and then becoming trapped like the monks inside. So, he needed someone to help him retrieve the Three-Life Stones, and he conveniently encountered Xiang Tianyu, thus sending him smoothly into Buddhist Hell."

Chen Shi nodded lightly, "Therefore, when we leave Buddhist Hell, we will likely encounter him."

He invited Xiang Tianyu into his small temple, putting away these Three-Life Stones and storing them in the temple.

He closely observed the Leiyin Temple.

Buddhist Hell was extremely dangerous, beyond the traditional ghost gods and monsters, there were bizarre half-Buddhist, half-demon entities, and Xiang Tianyu survived thus far thanks to this Leiyin Temple.

There must be something unusual in the Leiyin Temple that keeps those half-Buddhist, half-demon beings at bay.

These divine shrines, each enshrined a Buddha statue, from the three walls to the dome, each composed the Western Heavenly Bliss World.

However, the statues in the shrines were shattered beyond recognition.

Though the statues were destroyed, the extraordinary power from the incense fire qi remained, lingering and undispersed.

What power destroyed this place, smashing every Buddha statue?

What power forced these demi-Buddhas to enter Nirvana, transforming their physical forms into Buddha mountains sprouting numerous monster eyes?

What forces made the wandering Shuras, Gandharvas, and Arhats become insane, changing from neither human nor ghost?

If Hell isn’t empty, then the Buddhas are absent.

The Buddhas have also descended into oblivion.

After over ten days of recuperation, Monk Wu Chen’s injuries improved significantly, limping to inspect the shrines, with a somber look.

He saw the rumors of half-Buddhists entering Nirvana, turning into Buddha mountains, their attending monks becoming ghost monks, losing their minds, nearly going insane.

On the road, Hu Guanghan, Tian Yue’e, and other impoverished Ghost Scholars talked with him, making him feel much better.

"If there is a Buddha in the heart, why need a statue seated in a shrine?" Amidst his melancholy, Chen Shi’s voice arrived.

Wu Chen was slightly taken aback, pondering the meaning of these words, feeling much more relieved in his heart.

"Heavy profound dharma body, all beings possess equally. I disassemble the world from dust, enveloping heaven and earth. Minuscule yet enormous differences, the root is the same. As in the ocean depths, scales benefit equally."

He clasped his hands, lowering his head, saying, "The Buddhas’ entire form is merely the dharma body. My heart is dust-free, why be fixated on appearances?"

Hu Guanghan came closer, asking, "Monk, what do these few words mean?"

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