"What's wrong? Is that place a dragon's lair and a tiger's den?" Chu Mo frowned.

"Nonsense, haven't you heard of it?" Fire Dragon replied, then added, "You indeed might not have heard of it. Do you know what that Buddhist sect is? It's a sect that has existed since the ancient times... no, no, no, since the primordial times. They have been passed down for countless years and have never been interrupted! Even the big shots from Heavenly Realm wouldn't dare to venture inside so easily. Isn't a Spirit Refining stage youngster like you seeking death by going there?"

"What exactly is so fearsome about that place? Tell me about it." Chu Mo had always heard various legends about the Buddhist sect, that it was extremely terrifying and that one might never return after entering, but no one ever told him exactly where the true terror lay. To tell the truth, he was very curious.

An old sect in the Immortal Realm, even if it was strong, wouldn't have cultivators surpassing the Dao Conversion stage, would it? Was it really terrifying enough that even the big shots from the Heavenly Realm would dread it?

Fire Dragon hesitated for a moment, then asked, "First tell me, what exactly are you going there for?"

"My family, they died at the hands of the Blood Demon. But at that time, their souls were in the Illusory Spirit Realm. The Blood Demon slaughtered the entire city. My family's bodies were completely destroyed. At the critical moment, the Realm Spirit took action and preserved their souls. But their souls are too fragile to exist for long, nearly impossible. Moreover, they still have to endure endless pain. Therefore, the Realm Spirit told me that if I want their souls to endure and be free from pain, I must send them to the Buddhist sect to listen to the divine teachings..."

Chu Mo did not hide anything from Fire Dragon, as the fact that the Illusory Spirit Realm's Realm Spirit treated him differently was already well known by everyone.

After hearing this, Fire Dragon was silent for a long time, then sighed, "This is indeed a way, but... the Buddhist sect is really too dangerous! If you're set on going, then I'll tell you what I know."

"Please enlighten me, senior," Chu Mo said.

Fire Dragon said, "What makes the Buddhist sect truly powerful are their ancient scriptures, which are particularly formidable! You know, the more powerful the cultivator, the more terrifying the pressure they exude. For example, when I was in the Spirit Realm, the aura I emitted could cause some low-level cultivators to undergo Dao Conversion directly."

"Hmm," Chu Mo nodded in agreement; this was indeed terrifying. This was also why high-level cultivators were formidable, as their deep understanding of the Great Dao allowed them to easily manipulate the forces of Heaven and Earth's laws and crush lower-level cultivators. The manipulation of these forces within their aura to cause Dao Conversion was the most terrifying part.

"The sacred texts of the Buddhist sect have a similar effect. Even a Spirit Refining stage Buddhist cultivator, if they hold a high-level sacred text and recite it, they can even directly convert a Dao Conversion stage cultivator!" Fire Dragon spoke with a lingering fear: "Many from our Dragon Clan have been thus converted and have become protector beasts for the Buddhist sect."

"What? Convert?" Chu Mo was slightly stunned, "Do you mean that through their scriptures, they can directly take someone as their disciple?"

"Yes, that's exactly what's so frightening about them!" Fire Dragon said.

"Taking disciples should be a mutual agreement... cough cough..." As Chu Mo spoke, he suddenly remembered how his master had taken him in. At that time, his mind was like a single track, focused on becoming a disciple of Longevity Heaven. Plus, the Demon Lord was really too intimidating at the time! With all kinds of threats and coercion from the start, Chu Mo, who was just a common young man back then, was scared half to death. How could he dare to take him as a master?

While being tormented to the brink of death, there was only one thought in his mind: If such a terrifying person was his master, he would sooner or later be tortured to death... it would be better to die right away. That's why he stubbornly refused to take the Demon Lord as his master back then.

Now, thinking back on those days, a warm smile appeared on Chu Mo's face. It had been many years since his master left, and there had been no news of him. He wondered how he was now.

"Mutual agreement? You are really naive! Any great being in this world, upon seeing a apt pupil with excellent talent, will definitely think of taking them as a disciple. Especially someone like you..." Fire Dragon teased, "With your monstrous talent, if you enter the Buddhist sect, there's an eight or nine out of ten chance you won't come out."

"What about the great beings at the Emperor Realm? Are they also forced to take masters? Who in this world could be their master?" asked Chu Mo.

"Who said anything about them taking a master?" replied Fire Dragon. "Haven't you heard the saying, 'Lay down the butcher's knife, and you will become a Buddha on the spot'?"

Chu Mo shook his head. "No…"

"It's a classic Buddhist phrase. They believe that all beings in the world suffer and that entering the Buddhist path is the only true liberation!" Fire Dragon explained. "Therefore, even an Emperor Realm being, if deemed worthy by them, could be converted by a high monk. They don't beat or scold you; they just sit there and recite sutras. Kid, let me tell you, don't underestimate this—they contain vast cosmic truths, on par with the laws of the Heavenly Dao! Unless one is supreme, they might be completely unaffected. But anyone below a supreme…almost nobody can escape! If it happens in the holy land of Buddhism, there will even be a divine power blessing them. That's the true foundation of their million-year legacy!"

Chu Mo gasped, his mouth twitching, thinking to himself that Buddhism must indeed be terrifying.

How many people on this path of cultivation can truly lay down the butcher's knife?

It's almost impossible!

Yet, through their scriptures, they can inspire the desire to convert in others, and then truly lay down their butcher's knife, being completely transformed.

No wonder…people say that even the mighty ones at the Emperor Realm don't want to provoke Buddhism. It's not because their combat power is so terrifying, but because their scriptures are too powerful.

"Has no one been able to check them throughout the ages?" asked Chu Mo. "This kind of behavior...although it doesn't kill or harm people, it is somewhat coercive! After all, not everyone is willing to be converted. Each person has their own thoughts and ideas."

"There have been those who could check them…not that there haven't. But those are all legends from ancient times. In that era, Buddhism was at its most glorious. Almost no existence in the entire starry sky could compete with them. They also produced numerous supremes, each…unbelievably powerful," said Fire Dragon. "But later, the ancient world collapsed and divided into the Heavenly Realm, Immortal Realm, Spirit Realm, and Mortal Realm—Buddhism sank with the Immortal Realm. Their qi movement wasn't as strong as before. The Buddhist disciples that once wandered the world gradually disappeared. They either completely left Buddhism to establish their own schools or…went into seclusion. Finding any place to build a small temple, they cultivated on their own."

Fire Dragon seemed to know a lot about Buddhism, speaking incessantly, and added, "Among my ancestors from the Water Dragon Clan, one of them had been converted by Buddhism. After the ancient world collapsed, that ancestor left Buddhism. These events were passed down by them."

"Was that predecessor very powerful?" Chu Mo asked.

"Quasi-Supreme, do you think that's powerful or not?" Fire Dragon's tone was full of admiration. "He was a true king among our Dragon Clan, and we all revered him as the White Dragon King!"

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Third night watch, the body grows more and more powerless, the head heavier and heavier.

See you brothers tomorrow...

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