Time flew by swiftly, and the day of the law assembly finally arrived.

On this day, Mountain of Mind and Heart was permeated with the Qi of Pure Saint, as a Buddha Light spread out from No Buddha Temple, sweeping away the residual scars of the battle aftermath and the marks of the Great Sun's descent.

Flowers and grass were reborn, trees grew again, and the lush scenery quickly reappeared in the Mountain of Mind and Heart. The Buddha Country Sacred Land regained its former majesty and purity, calming the hearts of the monks.

Even though the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation was still entrenched a thousand miles away, with Awakened present, the monks were unafraid in the slightest.

"Amitabha."

Before the law assembly began, the mountain was already echoing with Buddhist chants, as monks chanted one by one, making Mountain of Mind and Heart fully reveal the purity of Buddha.

Sunlight Bodhisattva heard the echoing Buddhist chants and sensed the darkness being cleansed away, murmuring, "The Chief's Buddhist Law is becoming more refined, but it's a pity…"

He glanced expressionlessly in the direction of No Buddha Temple, then turned straight around, heading to the shaded side, entering Jiuhua Temple, which had reappeared in the Yang World.

Due to the battle after Earth Uncle's descent, Jiuhua Temple was full of ghostly energy and residual souls running rampant, making it unfit for monks who haven't achieved sufficient Realm to enter. Thus, the previous scene of monks coming to recite the Rebirth Mantra was gone.

In the vast space within the temple, broken walls and debris could be seen everywhere, spirit entities howling, emitting sorrowful and fierce cries, presenting an eerie scene.

In the ruined plaza, King Zhuanlun sat cross-legged on a beast-shaped stone statue, silently reciting scriptures, as streams of Buddhist texts appeared, purifying resentment and making residual souls dissipate into a faint spiritual thought, which was absorbed into the roulette suspended in mid-air.

Jiuhua Temple already lacked a Buddhist Temple and statues of the Buddha, but with this person present, it was as if a true Buddha had descended, bringing purity and peace.

"Amitabha."

Sunlight Bodhisattva walked up, reciting a Buddhist chant, raising his palm in greeting, "Buddhist friends."

"Buddhist friends." King Zhuanlun paused his scripture recital to return the greeting.

"Have Buddhist friends sensed the call?" Sunlight Bodhisattva went straight to the point.

Of course, King Zhuanlun knew what Sunlight Bodhisattva was referring to by the call. He slowly shook his head, stating, "This is the thought of the Demon Tribulation, which I have resolved to refuse."

"Whether it's a demon or Buddha remains uncertain."

Sunlight Bodhisattva emotionlessly stated, "A hundred years ago, the Chief personally appointed you, allowing you to lead the Pure Land lineage, waiting for you to advance to fourth-rank so you could become the lineage's leader. Furthermore, the future Chief's position was also within reach. However, due to a Demon calamity, your path was disrupted, and the Pure Land lineage was later taken over by White Lotus Saint Mother Bodhisattva. Although you possess the name of Bodhisattva as a fourth-rank, you lack the true essence of Bodhisattva. Have you ever been content?"

"Being content or discontent, all belong to confusions of karma," King Zhuanlun lowered his gaze, saying, "I neither feel contentment nor discontentment."

"At this moment, you still engage in wordplay with me," Sunlight Bodhisattva showed a hint of severity in his voice and expression, "Do you know that the Demon calamity did not originate externally but was born from the Chief's heart? The Karma Tathagata is precisely the Chief's demon."

Awakened and King Zhuanlun, with no master-disciple titles but with a master-disciple reality, King Zhuanlun was originally recognized to take over the future Chief's position. However, due to the battle between Karma Tathagata and Awakened, his past was cut off.

Now, Sunlight Bodhisattva further exposed the relationship between Awakened and Karma Tathagata; this revelation was enough to shake the mind of any Buddha Country cultivator, causing a loss of composure, akin to Manjusri and Guanyin at the time.

Yet, King Zhuanlun's face remained unchanged, always maintaining a calm appearance, with lowered eyebrows and eyes, exuding serenity.

"You knew."

Sunlight Bodhisattva's brows gathered with anger, resembling the fierce eyes of Vajra, full of sinister energy, "You have long known about the relationship between the Chief and Karma Tathagata, haven't you?"

King Zhuanlun still remained silent.

Sunlight Bodhisattva's anger grew stronger upon seeing this, as he manifested the Bodhisattva Dharma Image behind him, showing the wrathful image, "All these years, you intentionally exhibited detachment, pretending for others to see. Moreover, your path was not truly cut off; the Chief had already prepared a Third Grade Dao Fruit for you."

"Great Bodhisattva·Ksitigarbha! The Chief erased all related records within the Buddha Country, concealing the name of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, so one day you could ascend unknowingly. Even without that Demon calamity, you would still forsake your physical body, first turn to Ghost Path, then ascend as Ksitigarbha."

"The Chief and you did this to guard against us, intending to cleanse us once you ascended, isn't it?"

Sunlight Bodhisattva's anger grew increasingly fiercer, and in the end, his voice and expression turned harsh, seemingly wanting to burn King Zhuanlun entirely.

The intent of Awakened was revealed, causing this Buddha Country Bodhisattva to lose his calm, and even the divine skills of Arhat Dao Fruit, the realm of Bodhisattva Dao Fruit, couldn't suppress the anger within him.

Meanwhile, King Zhuanlun remained like the earth, peaceful and unmoving, quietly listening to Sunlight Bodhisattva's angry words.

As Sunlight Bodhisattva's fury exploded fully along with his words, King Zhuanlun finally said, "Buddhist friends, you are attached to forms."

This statement was akin to a spark igniting the heart of Sunlight Bodhisattva, and the Buddha Light on Sunlight Bodhisattva's Dharma Image exploded, but simultaneously, the Six Paths Roulette behind King Zhuanlun started to turn, rotating the Six Paths, causing the Buddha Light to vanish completely.

Watching them about to engage, it seemed that King Zhuanlun's actions would pacify the situation, yet—

Suddenly, Sunlight Bodhisattva's anger restrained, showing a face of calm so eerie it felt strange. He joined his hands, forming an unusual handprint, and suddenly, brilliant colors appeared, conveying an immense power from the void, descending upon Sunlight Bodhisattva's body.

Simultaneously, a barrier formed, severing the connection between Jiuhua Temple and the outside world.

The barrier appeared abruptly, evidently it had been set long ago.

King Zhuanlun's downcast eyes suddenly widened, observing the handprint formed by Sunlight Bodhisattva, showing shock in his eyes, "This… Amitabha Buddha's Guiding Seal!"

The Six Paths Roulette sharply halted, with six Buddha Images seeming to detach from the roulette, simultaneously pressing toward Sunlight Bodhisattva, who formed the peculiar handprint.

But it was too late.

"These beings first endure such retributions, then fall into hell, passing through countless kalpas, with no end in sight. The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva uses a hundred thousand expedients to teach and transform them."

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, awaken! Awaken! Awaken!"

Sunlight Bodhisattva channels immense power, yet not for offense, instead his mouth utters true words, voice resonating mysteriously, the supreme power stirring the mysterious cause and effect, a ray of Buddha Light bursts forth from the beast-shaped stone statue beneath the Wheel-turning King's throne.

Immediately, a Buddha Image appears suddenly, merging with the form of the Wheel-turning King.

The Six Paths Roulette comes to a halt, the Wheel-turning King too is like being involuntarily fixed onto the stone statue, Buddha's energy rising all over his body, Buddha Light coursing through, falling to the back of his head, transforming into a circle of light.

Sunlight Bodhisattva did not make a move, and yet the Wheel-turning King was already unable to take action.

A third-grade Dao Fruit automatically entered his body, merging with him.

"This humble monk knows far more than what my Buddhist friends imagine."

Sunlight Bodhisattva revealed a faint smile, his hands slowly releasing, letting go, "Erasing the name of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is not mainly to elevate you in others' unawareness, but to extinguish the True Spirit of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Even if the Bodhisattva's name is widely known, without temples or offerings, it can still provide a faint incense offering — this is a common trait among the people of Buddha Country; they believe that there is such a Bodhisattva."

"Therefore, it is necessary to cut off incense offerings so that the True Spirit of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva continuously weakens, then is suppressed and obliterated by a suitable person, and finally assimilated."

And this person is indeed the Wheel-turning King.

He switched to cultivating the Ghost Path, residing in the Yin World for many years, precisely to weaken the True Spirit of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, then absorb its Dao Fruit, and take its place.

Upon hearing this, the Wheel-turning King's expression finally lost its tranquility, but the surprise in his eyes was restrained.

A dignified Qi Mechanism unlike that of a Ghost Cultivator emerged around him, the Six Paths Roulette descended, subduing the Buddha Light behind his head, while strands of true word chains shot out, entangling his body, attempting to lock the Dao Fruit that merged within.

"This shouldn't be something you know." The Wheel-turning King spoke deeply while suppressing the Dao Fruit.

Among the third-grade Dao Fruits belonging to the Buddha Attribute, a very few still retain the True Spirit, untouched by the Five Turbid Evil World, or perhaps the moment of obliteration has not yet arrived. This is information known to Jiang Li by the Awakened, and as a designated successor, the Wheel-turning King should also be aware.

And Sunlight Bodhisattva, absolutely should not know.

He neither had that channel of information nor the capability to perceive the True Spirit within the Dao Fruit.

The secret of the Buddha Attribute Dao Fruit, even the other Supremes may not necessarily know; this secret has been passed down through generations within the line of Chief in Buddha Country.

"Naturally, this humble monk would not know."

Sunlight Bodhisattva displayed a cold demeanor, "Had this monk known earlier that you rebellious ones were attempting to defy the Buddhist Law, attempting to extinguish the True Spirit of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, how could I have allowed you all such freedom until today?"

While speaking, although Sunlight Bodhisattva had already reined in his anger, the anger between his brows became even more pronounced.

Earlier, a few traces of his anger were feigned, but now it was genuine fury.

The environment in Buddha Country, reverence for Buddha is customary; Buddha Country cultivators also live in this environment, and everyone harbors a heart of reverence for Buddha. Even after they become Arhats, Bodhisattvas, objects of others' veneration, in their hearts they still harbor reverence.

Though cases like Manjusri who leverage Buddha, even their ancestors' names, slanderously claiming Emperor Yan as the reincarnation of the Great Sun Tathagata, then usurping faith in both Emperor Yan and the Great Sun Tathagata cannot be excluded, there are some Buddha Country cultivators who have always revered those Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who have already disappeared.

Evidently, Sunlight Bodhisattva is one among them.

He has now also become a Bodhisattva in the eyes of others, yet he remains a person of reverence for Buddha.

In Sunlight Bodhisattva's view, the actions of the Awakened and the Wheel-turning King are tantamount to teacher treason and ancestry betrayal, an act of great disrespect, destined to hell for eternity, unable to transcend, to atone for their sins.

"You—"

The Wheel-turning King, facing peril, did not waver; after realizing Sunlight Bodhisattva was a person of reverence for Buddha, a thought arose in his mind, "A True Spirit within the Dao Fruit has already awakened, it instructed you!"

The Amitabha Buddha's Guiding Seal is meant to channel external powers; the power Sunlight Bodhisattva used to awaken the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Dao Fruit was not of his own origin, he borrowed another's power to scheme against the Wheel-turning King.

Only in this way could the Wheel-turning King be rendered defenseless.

Furthermore, the ability to exert such control over Buddha Attribute Dao Fruits theoretically belongs solely to the Awakened.

If the Awakened is ruled out, then the only possibility is that some undead spirits have awakened.

The Wheel-turning King, who discovered this fact, seemed mentally impacted, finally unable to suppress the fusion of the Dao Fruit, while Sunlight Bodhisattva sneered continuously.

"No wonder you are the chosen successor by the Chief, but alas, even knowing it now, what can you do? You cannot withstand the Dao Fruit of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."

Sunlight Bodhisattva looked at the streams of Buddha Light emerging from the Wheel-turning King's body, "The least likely to betray the Chief was you, and your betrayal was something the Chief definitely could not anticipate."

Increasingly strong Buddha Light penetrated the Wheel-turning King's body and radiated outward, as his ghost body took on a golden hue; his left hand coalesced a precious pearl, while his right hand manifested a staff.

The stone statue under him reformed into a Thousand Leaf Lotus Platform supporting his body, the circle of light behind his head merged with the Six Paths Roulette, the six Buddha Images on the roulette were wholly solidified.

"If hell is not empty, I swear not to become a Buddha; when all beings are saved, I shall attain Bodhi."

The Wheel-turning King had completely changed form, his mouth spoke a vow, and Buddha Light shone everywhere; all places it reached, residual souls' resentment dissipated, twisted ghostly faces gradually became normal human forms, with an expression of relief as they slowly vanished.

"Amitabha."

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