Pure Land Middle Thousand World.

Song Lin arrived at the Middle Thousand World of the Great Sun Buddha Sect for the first time.

Similar to other Pure Land worlds of the Buddhist Sect, only monks, Asuras, Heavenly Humans, evil ghosts, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas could reside here.

This place is divided into seven layers, representing seven Small Thousand Worlds.

One is the underworld, one is Hell, and one is the Asura Realm.

The remaining layers are for living beings or Heavenly Humans transformed from believers.

At the center of the Pure Land World is the Great Sun Magnificent Bodhi Dharma Field.

In the sky, there are Dharma Guardian Protectors with three faces and eight arms; underground, there are Vajra Field Gods with wrathful faces; surrounding the Central Buddha Country are the Main River Gods, the Main City Gods guarding the cities, and the Great Freedom Prince, who governs Abnormal Soldiers and Heavenly Humans.

In the void, Bodhisattvas and Buddhas watch over the area, making the security here extremely strict.

It is impossible to sneak in unnoticed.

To set foot here, one must await the outbreak of a Middle Thousand World war.

Song Lin followed the Great Sun World Venerable to the Treasure Temple.

The glazed floor reflected everything clearly. The temple was supported by eighty-one Purple Gold Coiled Dragon Pillars, its Glazed Fire Top glittering above. On the crossbeam of the grand hall, two Divine Dragons crouched with claws bared and teeth exposed, their emerald-green eyes fixed intently on him.

Inside the Bright Treasure Hall, everything repelled evil, leaving nowhere for it to hide.

Song Lin remained unfazed, his expression calm as he followed the Great Sun World Venerable.

On both sides stood statues of Buddha Bodhisattvas and Dharma Image Gods in various poses.

As Song Lin stepped into the Treasure Hall, the eyes of the clay and gilt statues seemed to all turn toward him, giving an uncanny sense of unease.

The main seat of the hall was, of course, the Great Sun World Venerable's Lotus Throne.

Suspended a hundred feet in the air, below it were seven slightly smaller Lotus Thrones.

Among the seven thrones, only six were occupied by Dharma Images. If Song Lin guessed correctly, the empty one must have belonged to Lingwei.

Beneath the seven thrones were seventy-two Buddha seats.

Soon, the Great Sun World Venerable floated up to his throne. After Song Lin had evidently passed some kind of test, the World Venerable began to speak, his voice becoming stern.

"Bao Guangming Bodhisattva, today I grant you the title of Bao Guangming Buddha and entrust you with the rulership of the Bao Guangming Small Thousand World—formerly the Lingwei Small Thousand World. You have one hundred years to assemble a team and uncover the mystery of Lingwei's death. Only then can you formally assume the position of Buddha of the Small Thousand World."

"Many thanks, Buddha!"

Song Lin bowed in gratitude.

At last, he had infiltrated the upper echelons of the Buddhist Sect.

But where was Mao Ying's corpse?

It seemed the Great Sun World Venerable had concealed it well. He could only wait for the right time to unearth it.

For now, two issues remaining: the forces of Donghua Middle Thousand had not yet fully developed a means to counter the Buddhist Sect, and Mao Gu, a True Immortal-level combatant, had not yet awakened.

Once both conditions were satisfied, Song Lin would launch his assault, conquer this Middle Thousand World, and then prepare to deal with the remaining five Middle Thousand factions.

The Dao Fruit generated from the present reality could also nourish the narrative worlds.

After the appointment ceremony ended, Song Lin didn't return to the Lingwei Small Thousand World.

Instead, he began conversing with the six other Small Thousand Buddhas.

The Universal Victory Buddha Ancestor, Miao Yan Buddha, Bao Feng Buddha, Dharma Yan Buddha, Pure Light Buddha Ancestor, Vajra Treasure Moon Buddha, and now himself as Bao Guangming Buddha—the seven Heavenly Immortals together formed the ecosystem of the Pure Land Middle Thousand World.

Beneath the Heavenly Immortals were numerous practitioners at the Harmonization and Primordial Spirit levels.

In casual conversation with the Buddhas, Song Lin learned more detailed information about the other forces.

This Middle Thousand World was governed by five factions.

It was said that the Ancient War had caused the Middle Thousand Continent here to split into five territories, leading to today's power distribution.

Apart from the Pure Land World, there were also the Heavenly God World, Mountain Gods and Earth Spirits Realm, Demon Realm, and Seven Gods Realm.

The sect hierarchs of these worlds were all True Immortal-level experts. The five factions were evenly matched, such that none could overpower the others.

The Heavenly God World was dominated by Star Gods and Heavenly Gods; the Mountain Gods and Earth Spirits Realm centered around Mountain Gods and Earth Spirits; the Demon Realm was ruled by various Devil Gods and Demon Gods.

As for the Seven Gods Realm, it was the most peculiar. Unlike other worlds teeming with myriad major and minor divinities, this world had only seven gods:

Gods of Light, Darkness, Thunder, Water, Fire, Wind, and Earth.

The rest were merely believers.

Of course, believers weren't powerless—through their faith, they received divine blessings that granted them Divine Power, ranked from First-tier to Ninth-tier depending on the depth of their devotion.

Only when the Seven Gods combined their strength could they display True Immortal-level combat power.

"In that case, if we attack the Pure Land Middle Thousand later, the Seven Gods should prove to be the easiest target."

Wutian was adept at manipulating people's minds; such divinities purely reliant on incense and faith to ascend their paths would be especially vulnerable. As for the Seven Gods Realm, it was the weakest of them all—the collective might of seven divinities only barely reached True Immortal-level cultivation.

If internal strife broke out among them, it would be easy to defeat all of them.

Song Lin returned to the Lingwei Great World.

Before Lingwei left, he had taken thirty Harmonization-level practitioners with him—equivalent to the entirety of the Pure Land World's Harmonization combat power—but these forces were utterly annihilated by Donghua Heavenly Court.

Now, only a handful of Primordial Spirit experts and several hundred at the Tribulation Crossing strength remained.

The lower ranks of monks and Heavenly Humans, however, were still abundant.

"As before—let the capable ones join the Pharmacist, and as for the less capable ones... let Wutian turn them into devils directly."

After that, Song Lin settled here.

The Great Sun World Venerable had given him a hundred years to reorganize forces and investigate Lingwei's death. Song Lin wasn't in a hurry—he could just use this century to cultivate and aim to condense his fifth Golden Core as soon as possible.

As for the alchemy location, Song Lin also relocated to this world.

One hundred years here equated to one thousand years of story-world time.

He would refine pills simultaneously in both worlds—whichever batch finished first would be used to break through, while the surplus pills would be given to disciples for consumption.

The Great Sun Pure Land World.

The Great Sun World Venerable summoned Miao Yan Buddha, who had a Dharma Eye at the center of his brow that could perceive the mysteries of the Three Realms.

"Keep a close watch on Bao Guangming. Report to me immediately if there are any anomalies."

The Great Sun World Venerable spoke each word with deliberate weight.

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