The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 698

Chapter 698: Chapter 694: Sudden Change! Chapter 698: Chapter 694: Sudden Change! “This formation doesn't seem to be anything formidable, it seems to be absorbing the Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi to replenish the high monks.” Bai Xiaotian complied with the observation and also found it somewhat strange; he immediately relayed this to Shen Luo through telepathy.

After all, not all the high monks here were practicing disciples; there were also many mortals among them. This Dharma assembly was certainly not going to end in a short time, and if they continued to sit on the high platform without any replenishment, these people might not be able to hold on.

“It's possible, let's see.” Shen Luo replied.

After saying that, he abandoned the effort of meditation and instead closed his eyes to concentrate, focusing his attention entirely on the changes at the bottom of the square.

The Chan masters took turns interpreting the Buddha's Scriptures. Some spoke at length with clear and profound explanations, others were obscure and confusing. Though the high monks understood, the citizens striving to comprehend were left bemused.

When it was Chan'er's turn to interpret, because he is now a mortal, his voice was young and gentle. It was only through the operation of the Array in the Dharma Platform beneath him that his voice was projected.

He interpreted the extensively circulated “Prajna Heart Sutra”. Although everyone had heard it nearly entirely, each saw it differently based on their personal understanding. Chan'er's interpretation simplified it, and in his eloquence, many of the citizens' doubts were instantly resolved, even many high monks found themselves nodding along.

Although Shen Luo has been paying attention to the surrounding changes, he did not miss the nuances of the interpretation. However, after listening to a round, he noticed something strange.

All the monks appointed by Master Lin Da were all from the other countries, but not a single Chan master from the Sacred Lotus Dharma Altar has preached yet.

With this doubt, Shen Luo focused on observing these people. He found that regardless of who was interpreting, people like Dragon Altar and Baoshan always closed their eyes and kept murmuring something, they never looked at anyone and their expression never changed. This made Shen Luo increasingly suspicious.

Just as he was considering reporting this suspicion to Bai Xiaotian, he heard Master Lin Da say: “Longtan Chan Master, what is your understanding of Mahayana Buddhism?”

“In terms of my humble opinion…” Upon hearing this, the Longtan Chan Master began to speak.

“It seems I thought too much…” Upon seeing this, Shen Luo thought to himself with bitter laughter.

However, just as this thought arose in his mind, there came a sudden change.

On the high platform, Longtan Chan Master suddenly said: “All the wonderful laws are but dreams and illusions, instead of seeking the law, it is better to embrace the Dao. Sacred Lotus Dharma Altar's masters, if not now, then when?”

As soon as his words fell, the sixteen monks of the Sacred Lotus Dharma Altar raised their hands one after another and pushed forward, muttering something akin to ghostly whispers with their mouths.

In the palm of their hands, a bloody red “ghost” character appeared, and a stream of blood-red aura emanated from their bodies, stringing the preaching platforms together like threads of red silk.

Before the crowd could react, the towering platforms were stained with red light, lighting up the square like large red lanterns.

A red light shield covered the top of the Dharma platform and confined all the preachers on the platform.

Upon seeing this, Master Tuo Lan raised his hand and made a flower-picking gesture, softly chanting a Buddha's name, and suddenly slapped forward. A Buddha's Illusion immediately emerged behind him, forming the same flower-picking slap gesture.

Where the light hand passed, golden light swelled, and a giant handprint of Buddha heavily slapped on the red light shield.

“Boom!” A muffled sound echoed, the red light shield shook violently, causing the entire Dharma Platform to shake violently.

However, when the vibrations subsided, the red trembling light shield was not affected at all, instead, Master Tuo Lan himself was hit by the backlash. He spat out blood and collapsed within the light shield.

On the other side, other Zen masters also took action, but without exception, they all ended up in the same situation as Master Tuo Lan, unable to break through the light shield from the inside.

Even Master Lin Da, who was in the central Dharma Platform, was also trapped in the light shield. However, he remained calm, continuing to perform the finger-twisting ritual and not being disturbed by external factors.

Chan'er looked a bit troubled, standing at the edge of the Dharma Platform, peering down. He saw Shen Luo looking up and shaking his head at him, signaling him not to worry. This reassured Chan'er, and he immediately sat down cross-legged again.

Observing this, Bai Xiaotian turned his wrist, and a flash of golden light appeared in his palm, revealing a Buddhist Vajra Pestle, one end round, the other pointed.

He held the Vajra Pestle in one hand at the middle, lightly tracing the pointed end with the other hand, a rich golden light illuminated, immediately emitting a tremendous burst of energy.

“Buddha pervades all things, Vajra breaks the demon!”

After a low shout from him, the Vajra Pestle in his hand radiated a red-hot light, piercing fiercely into the platform beside him.

A “bang” sound echoed.

The red light on the Dharma Platform trembled violently, clashing fiercely with the golden light of the Vajra Pestle. The two forces seemed to be like water and fire, collision with each other, causing ripples of turbulence, and the entire platform also trembled violently under this force.

Bai Xiaotian, seeing this, sneered and made a seal with one hand, and once again fiercely slapped the pestle.

A series of Sanskrit runes appeared on the Vajra Pestle. The golden light at the tip twisted into a spiral shape, its penetrating power increased magnificently, directly piercing the red light on the Dharma Platform. It seemed like it would pierce through the platform any moment.

But at that very moment, a tragic cry echoed from above. Chan'er was lying on the edge of the Dharma Platform, with blood at the corner of his mouth, looking extremely pained.

Seeing this, Shen Luo quickly pulled Bai Xiaotian away from the platform to stop him from casting his spells.

“Shen Luo, you…” Bai Xiaotian was cut off before he could finish his sentence.

“This array is very peculiar, it's linked with the lives of the people inside. If you had continued to break the array just now, I'm afraid that Chan'er's life would be at risk.” said Shen Luo.

“What?” Bai Xiaotian exclaimed.

When he looked around, he saw the other monks also attempting to save their masters with their Dharma Protectors, but like him, they all ended in failure.

For the same reason, not because the array was indestructible, but once they forced their way through the array, they would likely harm the lives of the masters inside. Thus, they were forced to abandon attacking the Dharma Platform.

The people standing outside did not understand what was happening. They all looked at each other in confusion and discussed in low voices.

“Father King, what's happening to the masters?” Qi Lianmi, nestled in her father's arms, asked in a puzzled manner.

As the King, Jiao Lianmi naturally noticed something was amiss, he did not answer his son's question, but instead whispered to the bodyguard beside him to take the Queen and the Princes away.

The Queen and the others didn't understand, and while they were puzzled, they heard someone on the Dharma Platform shouting, “Long Tan Zen Master, what are you doing? How dare you set up an array to imprison Master Lin Da and other venerable monks?”

His shout cleared the doubts of the onlookers.

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