Chapter 229: Good heavens! Starting off with the Western Paradise? That

At this very moment!

It wasn't just Realization of Arts who was curious.

Whether at the concert venue or in the livestream chat.

Countless people were curious about this "Great Compassion Mantra" of Zhang Yang's—what kind of song was it, really?

The entire venue fell silent!

Under the gaze of the masses.

A series of lingering guqin notes, accompanied by the melodious sound of a flute, drifted out from the stage.

Hm?!

The audience below suddenly had a strange feeling.

It was as if a cool breeze had brushed across their hearts, causing their originally restless minds to slowly calm down.

Some even slowly closed their eyes, savoring the tranquility of the moment.

This scene was captured by the livestream camera.

It immediately drew the attention of everyone in the chat.

In an instant!

The livestream chat was filled with disbelief.

【Holy crap!! This is ridiculous!! The intro is nice, but it's not *that* deep!】

【Haha!! Why do I feel like these people are all plants?】

【This is too fake. It hasn't even started yet, and they're already acting like they've been enlightened.】

【Your acting is subpar; you got into character way too early!!】

【Is it possible that this is actually how they feel on-site!!】

【This is a bit too absurd. I admit the guqin and flute sound great, but not to this extent!】

【Damn!!! Is this Zhang Yang starting to cast a spell? A large-scale ritual in progress!】

【Hahaha!! I can't! I need to go laugh for a while!】

Zhang Yang on stage also observed this situation.

He noticed many people had begun to close their eyes to experience the tranquility of the "Great Compassion Mantra."

A sigh of admiration rose in his heart!

This must be the terrifying power of singing live with "Immersive Presence"!

This skill is truly a god-tier ability for concerts!

However, the effect of this "Great Compassion Mantra."

Was clearly much stronger than his previous "Coral Sea," directly getting the audience hooked.

The strength of this effect might be related to the nature of the music itself.

After all, the "Great Compassion Mantra" was originally a scripture.

*Clack!

Zhang Yang tapped the wooden fish in his hand, preparing to cast his spell.

The people in the livestream might not have felt it, hearing only a standard wooden fish sound.

But the live audience felt that sound reach straight to their crowns.

Before they could recover, Zhang Yang's soft voice rang in their ears.

Namo Ratna Trayaya. Namo Arya.

Avalokiteshvaraya. Bodhisattvaya.

Mahasattvaya. Mahakarunikaya.

Om. Sarva Rabhaye. Sudhanadasya.

In a split second!

The audience members who had been sitting with their eyes closed,

Suddenly opened their eyes wide as copper bells, their gazes filled with disbelief.

The others were also left dumbfounded, completely unable to believe the sounds their ears were hearing!

Damn!!!

This Zhang Yang is actually chanting scriptures!

But this is different from a regular monk chanting; he's singing the scriptures!

Everyone thought Zhang Yang was simply borrowing a few lines of scripture and putting them into the lyrics.

Who would have dared to think!

This guy! He starts off and it's straight to the Western Paradise!

But strangely enough.

Not one of the more than twenty thousand people at the venue made a sound.

They all listened quietly to the "Great Compassion Mantra," their restless hearts finding a moment of peace.

At this moment, they seemed to be in the Great Thunderclap Temple, listening to the Buddha preach!

Many audience members even closed their eyes again, pressing their palms together in a prayer gesture.

Lokate. Karate. Ehihri. Mahabodhisattva.

Sarva Sarva. Mara Mara. Mahimahi Ridhayam. Kuru Kuru.

Suddenly!

The venue was filled with the sounds of Sanskrit!

Along with the wooden fish Zhang Yang tapped from time to time, everything felt perfectly natural.

A perfectly good concert had been forcibly turned into a Buddhist water-and-land ritual by Zhang Yang.

The backstage area was also plunged into an eerie silence.

Who could believe this?

That Zhang Yang could actually write a song like this!

Is this still the same Zhang Yang who wrote those anime-style songs?

Pop, anime, Buddhist music!

How is he able to master these three completely unrelated things?

This reminded them of Zhang Yang's previous evaluation of himself!

"There are twelve pecks of talent in the world; I, Zhang Yang, possess all twelve, and the rest of the world owes me two!"

This guy must have been bragging!

But looking at the current situation.

The brag Zhang Yang made wasn't as big as they had imagined!

Especially for fellow singer-songwriters Xue Xue Zhiqian and Deng Deng Ziqi.

They understood perfectly!

How difficult a thing this was; anyone who could perfectly master multiple musical styles was a monster!

Previously, there was only one person in the entire Chinese music scene called a monster, and that was Teacher Xiaomeng.

Now, they should add another one; his name is Zhang Yang!

But they didn't know!

There is and always will be only one monster!!

"Lulu, don't tell me your Zhang Yang has seen through the vanity of the world and wants to become a monk!"

Listening to the bursts of Sanskrit in the venue, Yu Yu Shuxin looked at Bai Lu in confusion.

Bai Lu only just regained her senses!

She herself couldn't believe that such Buddhist sounds were coming out of Zhang Yang's mouth.

Someone who didn't know better would think this was some eminent monk performing a ritual.

But hearing Yu Yu Shuxin's words, Bai Lu couldn't help but give her a flick on the forehead.

"You're the one who's seen through the world; go be a nun yourself!"

"Ah?! Ouch!"

Yu Yu Shuxin held her head, looking at Bai Lu with resentment.

Compared to the peaceful venue.

The livestream chat was bustling.

Not only were there people trolling, but there were also countless beautiful wishes.

【Holy crap!! Holy crap!! This "Great Compassion Mantra" is awesome! Is this a real Buddhist scripture?】

【If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought the Buddha himself was singing to me!】

【On how to forget Mixue Bingcheng, it has to be this "Great Compassion Mantra"!】

【Why does a 16-year-old girl like me like this song so much ahhh!!! It's really good, it feels like a kind of spiritual satisfaction!】

【Zhang Yang bless me, no, it should be Buddha bless me, let me be safe and sound, let no scumbags bother me, let me get rich, this girl will definitely do good deeds!】

【Buddha: You don't burn incense usually, but you want me to handle things when trouble hits? Me: If you don't handle things, who would burn incense usually!】

【Zhang Yang! Bless my family with peace, health, and happiness, bless me to make big money, bless me to have the body I want!】