Chapter 288: The Great Golden Light Temple!

The location of the Great Golden Light Temple.

At this moment, for a thousand miles around, rosy light descends from the heavens, and the scent of incense permeates the space.

Sect cultivators who arrived upon receiving invitations.

As soon as one enters this range, one can smell the rich scent of incense in the air.

And one can vaguely sense that their own movements are being watched by an invisible, nameless existence in the high sky.

Because of this, even the most unruly cultivators become much more well-behaved after entering the home turf of the Great Golden Light Temple.

As for evil cultivators or those of the Demonic Path, they are directly exposed under this gaze, and thus have no choice but to hurriedly flee this place illuminated by Buddha light.

An Immortal Boat from Zhenshou Xiancheng slowly approaches the location of the Great Golden Light Temple.

Several Golden Core cultivators on the deck of the Immortal Boat look with complex emotions toward the Buddha Kingdom space in the distance, which is covered by a Glazed Golden Light Barrier.

At the request of the leading Golden Core, the Immortal Boat slows down and slowly approaches the Glazed Golden Light Barrier.

Then, as the Golden Core cultivator holds up a Jade Talisman and announces their name.

Ripples appear on the Golden Light barrier, and then a portal emerges to allow the Immortal Boat to pass through.

Entering through the opened portal.

The cultivators on the Immortal Boat flash looks of astonishment one after another.

The Golden Core cultivators who have been to the Great Golden Light Temple before even gasp, saying in low voices:

"Is the Great Golden Light Temple... moving the Earthly Buddha Kingdom out of the Secret Realm?"

In the eyes of the outsiders.

Beyond the magnificent Buddha Temple scene formed by hundreds upon thousands of temples and tens of thousands of Buddha Pagodas on the ground.

A tremendously huge temple, comparable to a giant city, has appeared in the sky.

The temple is resplendent in gold and jade, suspended above the Buddha temples below, with mountains, rivers, lakes, and high peaks within it.

There are a large number of temples within temples scattered throughout it.

Making those who know some of the inside story of the Great Golden Light Temple unable to help but guess that this must be the Earthly Buddha Kingdom hidden in the Great Golden Light Temple's Secret Realm!

It is just that even the Earthly Buddha Kingdom has been directly revealed.

It seems the rumors are highly likely to be true!

This time, the Great Golden Light Temple is truly going to do something major!

The Golden Core cultivators feel complex, somewhat glad that they firmly refused the requests of the younger generation in their families to come and see the world.

After all, this involves a major matter concerning an evil god; who knows what will happen next?

The Immortal Boat from Zhenshou Xiancheng soon meets a welcoming monk standing on a Leaf-shaped Dharma Artifact and, under his guidance, docks at the Floating Port.

Then, just after getting off the Immortal Boat, these Golden Core cultivators from the Immortal City see many old friends staying in the rest area of the port.

There are family friends from other Immortal Cities, as well as peers and old acquaintances from major sects.

Everyone drinks the high-quality Spirit Tea provided by the Great Golden Light Temple together, exchanging information they each know.

Among these, the incident at the Immortal Sect Main Peak of the Chiyuan Immortal Sect has already fallen from the top spot on the annual ranking list.

It has yielded its place to the matter of Xueshen Laozu becoming the Alliance Leader of the Demon-Slaying Alliance.

Many cultivators ask the cultivators from Beidi with great curiosity, hoping to know the first-hand, true details.

The Beidi cultivators have long been sincerely convinced by the Alliance Leader, and naturally, they compliment Su Ping endlessly regarding this.

And just as they are enlivening the atmosphere while waiting for the large-scale Dharma Assembly to officially begin.

A white light suddenly appears in the sky.

Then, everyone in the rest area feels their hearts sink.

Immediately, they curiously look up.

And they see a mature female sword cultivator wearing white clothes and a white mask appear in the sky.

This female sword cultivator holds a Long Sword hidden in an ancient sword scabbard with both hands.

That invisible pressure is emitted from the ancient Long Sword.

Causing many Golden Core cultivators from the Immortal Cities to become excited:

"That is... the sword attendant of Chiyuan Xianren!"

"The one in her hand should be the Long Sword 'Po Huang' used by Chiyuan Xianren in her youth!"

"It is rumored that this Po Huang Long Sword has already been refined into an Avatar of Chiyuan Xianren!"

"In a sense, this means Chiyuan Xianren has come, right?"

Many cultivators hear this and also become excited.

Which of the cultivators born in these last few hundred years did not grow up listening to the invincible myths of Chiyuan Xianren?

In a sense, Chiyuan Xianren is the life idol in their hearts!

Even in the hearts of many cultivators, there is actually some kind of unrealistic thought:

As long as Chiyuan Xianren returns to normal, everything in the Cultivation World will get better!

After the initial excitement, the Golden Core cultivators calm down.

They know that an Avatar is, after all, an Avatar.

Especially this kind of Avatar that resides in a sword and is entrusted to others to use.

No matter how well it performs, it cannot represent the current state of the original body.

This large-scale Dharma Assembly of the Great Golden Light Temple is of great significance.

As another Immortal Sect.

To be honest, if there were no special circumstances, Chiyuan Xianren should have come in person at this time!

The female cultivator holding the ancient Long Sword keeps a cold face the whole way, completely ignoring the eager gazes all around.

Upon entering, he immediately followed the High Monk who had come personally to greet him into the Earthly Buddha Kingdom high in the sky.

He watched the female cultivator's back disappear into the temple gate.

Many cultivators were just about to say something.

Suddenly, they discovered several streaks of Golden Light flying out from the Great Golden Light Temple.

After revealing their forms.

Sharp-eyed Golden Core cultivators recognized that the leader was none other than the Young Abbot Incarnation of the Great Golden Light Temple.

While surprised, a possibility occurred to them, and they all looked in the direction the Abbot was facing.

Ripples appeared in the space there.

Immediately, before long, a large Immortal Boat emerged from the ripples.

Then, the many cultivators saw a thousand-meter-long black True Dragon coiled above this Immortal Boat.

At the same time, standing on either side of the figure shrouded in blood-colored light were the Baiyuan Yaohuang and the Old Green Bull Demon Emperor!

It hardly required anyone to explain.

The cultivators, who had heard the relevant stories hundreds of times, recognized this big shot who could be surrounded by so many Demon Emperors...

Who else could it be but that Xueshen Laozu, the Zhumo Alliance leader!

Looking carefully behind this Old Ancestor again.

Some Golden Core cultivators were surprised to discover the Sect Leader and Vice Sect Leader of the Ten Directions Sect, and the Vice Pavilion Master of the Qianqi Wanfa Pavilion.

And the famous Xuanmu Abbot of Beidi, the famous Patriarch of the Immortal City...

Every one of them was a figure with resounding fame in the circles of Golden Core and even Nascent Soul cultivators.

They had actually appeared on the deck of the Immortal Boat as followers and subordinates of that Old Ancestor.

This caused many high-level members of the great sects to lose their composure.

"I had thought some things were just exaggerations by this Old Ancestor's subordinates..."

"I didn't expect..."

Su Ping sat upright on the Golden Throne specially crafted for him by the Qianqi Wanfa Pavilion.

Under the protection of the Demon Emperors, he used his Divine Sense to have a brief exchange with the Young Abbot Incarnation who had come to greet him.

It had reached this point.

Plus, Su Ping had already demonstrated last time that he knew the secret of the Mysterious Remains.

The Young Abbot did not hide or cover anything up.

He stated directly that for this large Dharma Assembly, the Great Golden Light Temple would forge a Supreme Golden Body for the Great Freedom Ten Thousand Dharmas Savior Buddha Venerable Tian Rulai, whom they had worshipped for a thousand years, spent a thousand years of effort on, and prepared for a thousand years!

Inviting the heroes of the world to the Great Golden Light Temple's Earthly Buddha Kingdom this time was also done with the intention of borrowing their strength.

When the critical moment arrived, if an Evil Spirit Avatar truly appeared, these guests participating in the Dharma Assembly would naturally be a great help.

As for this potential danger, the Great Golden Light Temple had already provided a warning when sending the invitations.

Now it was merely a reminder once more.

Su Ping was naturally supportive of this.

However, Su Ping still reminded the Young Abbot about the issue of Tian Rulai's identity.

Especially by saying one sentence:

"When this world could still reach the Upper Realm and there were True Immortals in the world... there had never been a Buddha title of Great Freedom Ten Thousand Dharmas Savior Buddha Venerable Tian Rulai in the world!"

Su Ping could clearly feel, and it was highly likely intentional, that the Young Abbot's aura experienced a distinct pause after learning this important information.

Clearly, the Young Abbot had guessed something from this information.

Evidently, the young Abbot had guessed something from this information.

"The Great Golden Light Temple thanks the Alliance Leader for the reminder."

The Young Abbot nodded slightly and bowed.

"I ask the Alliance Leader to follow this poor monk to the guest rooms to rest for a while."

Having shared the key information obtained from the Seventh Son of the Evil Spirit, Su Ping felt he had done his utmost.

If the other party continued to forge the Supreme Golden Body, it meant they had ruled out the worst possibility.

Perhaps there really was such a Buddha Venerable in this world who was unknown to other lineages.

Or perhaps, for the Great Golden Light Temple, whether the identity of this existence who called himself a Buddha Venerable was true or not was not important; being able to help them was what was truly important!

Su Ping entered the guest room provided by the Great Golden Light Temple directly.

Calling it a guest room, it was actually a building complex like a small, private courtyard.

The Spirit Qi in the courtyard was abundant, no worse than the Pot Heaven.

However, considering this was the Great Golden Light Temple's Earthly Buddha Kingdom.

Aside from the Spirit-Gathering Cave Abode that the top High Monks might have.

This was likely the best place in the Great Golden Light Temple.

It was also in the first tier of the entire Cultivation World in terms of Spirit Qi concentration.

On the contrary, it made the Spirit Qi level of the Pot Heaven seem quite high!

And the Pot Heaven would only get better as Su Ping continued Fishing.

Su Ping estimated that it wouldn't be long before he could enjoy a cultivation environment that surpassed that of the top people in the Immortal Sects.

With nothing to do, Su Ping simply took a Spirit Pill and then began to cultivate slowly.

Deep within the Great Golden Light Temple.

The Elderly Abbot, wearing a bright red Kasaya, appeared in the Cave Abode of the White Bone Divine Monk.

The Elderly Abbot, wearing a bright red Kasaya, appeared within the Cave Abode of the White Bone Divine Monk.

The two sides sat cross-legged, without words.

Nor was there the slightest exchange of Divine Sense.

However, both sides knew what they wished to know.

"The thousand years of painstaking effort of the Great Golden Light Temple... cannot be in vain."

The White Bone Divine Monk was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke to end this silent conversation.

Immediately, the White Bone Divine Monk transmitted a portion of his memory to the Elderly Abbot.

In this instant, the auras of all three Avatars of the Great Golden Light Temple Abbot were thrown into disarray.

Although they recovered very quickly.

It still drew the attention of the Golden Core and above Cultivators who had noticed them at the time.

"The Great Golden Light Temple's large-scale Dharma Assembly this time is no small matter; it is a major event beneficial to our entire Cultivation World!"

"Even the Chiyuan Immortal Sect has dispatched an Avatar to participate at this time!"

"We righteous Cultivators are duty-bound!"

Thinking the Abbot was worried because an Avatar of the Evil God might come to attack, many Cultivators expressed their stance one after another.

Some sects even brought out their own sect-protecting Secret Treasures to show their determination to support the Great Golden Light Temple.

The Abbot's Avatar, however, hurried away and entered the Main Hall of the Buddha Kingdom.

But other High Monks also rushed over, serving Spirit Tea and Spirit Rice to entertain these guests and expressing their gratitude.

Two days after Su Ping arrived at the Great Golden Light Temple.

Accompanied by the monks in the temples and Buddha Pagodas across this area of a thousand miles, and the massive number of believers under their protection, they all bathed, changed clothes, burned incense, and prayed together.

Then, they chanted the prayer scripture known as the Great Freedom Myriad Dharma Salvation Scripture in unison.

In every space of the Great Golden Light Temple, from the heavens to the earth, and in every temple room.

The resonating Buddha sounds of at least hundreds of millions of people drifted about.

Crack!

Crack!

Su Ping, who was in a temple within the Earthly Buddha Kingdom, immediately sensed an abnormality in a nearby Temple.

He swept his Divine Sense over.

He saw that the incense energy in the Buddha statues within the Temple was extremely dense.

These Buddha statues, which should have been coexisting with the Great Golden Light Temple, actually began to crack inch by inch following the sound of the drifting scripture!

Before long.

One Buddha statue cracked completely, and as it shattered with a crash.

A point of Golden Light swept up a massive amount of Incense Divine Power and flew away, disappearing into the distance.

Clearly, the Great Golden Light Temple was truly going all out this time.

They were unwilling to let go of even the Incense Divine Power of the various Buddha statues worshipped for a thousand years, and were determined to throw it all in.

Crack!

In the Main Hall, as cracks appeared on the statue of the Glazed Golden Light Ancient Buddha.

Many High Monks revealed a trace of hesitation and worry in their eyes.

Then, the sound of the scripture inevitably increased slightly.

The cracking sounds continued to ring out amidst the scripture chanting.

Until several Ancient Buddha statues and the statue of the Great Sun Tathagata also cracked simultaneously.

A High Monk's lips twitched.

The young Abbot in the Main Hall chanted a Buddha name:

"The matter of forging the Supreme Golden Body for Tian Rulai must not fail!"

"This is also the Master's arrangement."

The young Abbot brought up the White Bone Divine Monk.

Immediately, the most senior High Monks closed their eyes again, not daring to object.

"There is no breaking without establishing; as long as the Supreme Golden Body succeeds, everything will get better!"

A High Monk comforted himself, closing his eyes and chanting continuously.

Then, as he chanted.

Soon, a High Monk discovered that his own Essence Spirit and Qi were also being drawn and sucked away.

His heart stirred, and when he wanted to stop it.

The figure and voice of the Abbot appeared in his mind.

After understanding that this was also part of the Dharma Assembly.

For the sake of the future of the Great Golden Light Temple, none of the High Monks chose to interrupt this absorption.

As the Dharma Assembly proceeded step by step.

Relying on his powerful Divine Sense and familiarity with the Incense Divine Path, Su Ping perceived the situation in this Earthly Buddha Kingdom.

He frowned slightly.

In his Dharma Eye, hundreds of millions of lines of Incense Divine Power emerged from the heavens and earth, connecting to the depths of the temple.

The Incense Divine being forged by this Great Golden Light Temple.

Was not only absorbing the willpower of all believers, but even devouring their Essence Spirit and Qi as well.

This was already more destructive than the Blood God Sect.

Su Ping's Divine Sense swept toward the Buddha Pagodas and temples on the ground.

He discovered that a large swath of the mortals had basically collapsed at this moment.

However, they had only fainted from mental exhaustion and had fallen into a deep sleep.

Su Ping breathed a small sigh of relief, inwardly sighing that the Great Golden Light Temple was, after all, an Immortal Sect and not a Demon Sect.

They had not directly drained all the mortals under their command dry.

On the contrary, those monks...

Su Ping noticed that among the monks below, there was no shortage of middle-aged and elderly monks with Qi Refining cultivation who were casting secret arts to burn themselves, providing an excessive amount of Essence Spirit and Qi.

Then, burning until the very end, they even sent out their own Divine Soul.

Causing their bodies to become empty shells!