Chapter 384

Chapter 384: I Die for the Sect Leader

Watching Luan Xin’s massive figure hurriedly leave, Buddha of Merit’s expression shifted.

The Imperishable Realm of the Fifth Heaven represents the Arhat.

The Void Realm of the Sixth Heaven represents the Bodhisattva.

The Ruler Realm of the Seventh Heaven represents the Ancient Buddha.

At this moment, the Buddha of Merit sensed that the combat between the Buddha Sect and the Heavenly Gate was likely about to escalate.

He hurried back, needing to understand what was happening in the Fifth Heaven at once. Declaring war on the Heavenly Gate was definitely not a trivial matter for the Buddha Sect.

Didn’t they already let the people from the Heavenly Gate go from the Ming Fo Temple of the Fifth Heaven?

Luan Xin charged toward the Netherworld.

Truth be told, people from the Heavenly Gate weren’t entirely free from death, but it shouldn’t happen like this now.

If casualties occurred because of the Sect Leader, it would surely cast a shadow over his heart.

However, if they died because of him, and their True Spirits ended up in the Book of Life and Death, Luan Xin might even see this as an enormous opportunity.

Because of this cause and effect, when Lu Ye returned to the Celestial Lord Realm and visited the Netherworld, would he really not notice these True Spirits that had met their fate because of him?

Of course, that was under the premise that their True Spirits had been collected by the Book of Life and Death.

If the Book truly collected their True Spirits, Luan Xin would even contemplate dying for Lu Ye.

Time ticked away.

At Ming Fo Temple, the pressure from the Sixth Heaven came again.

“Fa Hui, have you gone mad? I told you to release the people from the Heavenly Gate! Do you not understand?”

The elderly voice was filled with shock and anger.

“Uncle Master, I can’t let them go. If I do, will Lu Ye spare us?” Fa Hui’s voice remained calm.

“These things can be discussed. You need to release the people from the Heavenly Gate right now. We can negotiate a peaceful resolution!”

“That won’t work, Uncle Master. You probably don’t understand what kind of person Lu Ye is. The moment Ming Fo Temple became his enemy, we had no further retreat.”

“Can’t you think that if you kill the Heavenly Gate people, what happens if Lu Ye still doesn’t show up?”

“What if he does show up?”

“What if he doesn’t show up?”

“I have no choice because Lu Ye won’t give me any options!”

“Uncle Master, you need not worry about the Fifth Heaven!”

“Fa Hui, you’ve really lost your mind!”

Fa Hui turned and left.

A quarter of an hour passed.

Fa Hui joined his palms together, but his eyes were cold and indifferent.

He understood Lu Ye very deeply; he treated his enemies like a harsh winter gale, cold and ruthless, yet to his own people, he was extraordinarily kind.

Down below was a Grand Dao Sect; even if they couldn’t help him much, he still extended great aid to them.

Now the Heavenly Gate was just like that Grand Dao Sect down below.

He wouldn’t just stand by and watch the people of the Heavenly Gate from the Fifth Heaven die because of him.

The Bodhisattva from the Sixth Heaven now looked alarmed.

Oh crap, it’s not the Infinite Heaven… no, Amitabha!

What’s going on?

What’s wrong with Fa Hui? Is he ignoring all reason now? Has he gone mad?

Actually, this Bodhisattva was not in Fa Hui’s position; he could casually suggest that Fa Hui release the Heavenly Gate people, feeling it would be better to let them go and discuss later.

But he wouldn’t consider what would happen if no agreement was reached—what would Ming Fo Temple do then?

Because he wasn’t in the Fifth Heaven.

Time was up.

“Lu Ye, do you really not care about the life and death of the Heavenly Gate people?”

Lu Ye didn’t respond.

“Lu Ye, answer the monk!”

Lu Ye remained silent.

“Lu Ye!”

“Fine, fine, fine. Let me let you hear with your own ears what fate awaits the Heavenly Gate people because of you!”

“Bring her up!”

Soon, Guanzhi Daoist was brought up; she was a woman, and of course, the Buddhist sect wouldn’t do anything inappropriate to female cultivators from the Heavenly Gate.

“Lu Ye, Gaozhong Daoist has now been brought here. Do you want her to speak with you?” Fa Hui asked.

Lu Ye said nothing.

Fa Hui took a deep breath, looking at Guanzhi Daoist.

“Fellow Daoist Guanzhi, you should have something to say to your Sect Leader, right?”

Guanzhi Daoist remained composed and nodded slightly.

“Then say a few words; our Buddha is always compassionate.”

Guanzhi Daoist leaned into the Transmitting Stone.

She spoke.

“Dying for the Sect Leader, no regrets, no complaints!”

“Dying for the Heavenly Dao, no regrets, no complaints!”

“Dying for the Dao…”

Her words were abruptly silenced.

Fa Hui took a deep breath, looking intently at the Transmitting Stone.

He thought, hearing this, Lu Ye should be moved, right?

After all, she’s saying she has no complaints about dying for you. If, under these circumstances, you still refuse to save her, how cold-hearted must you be?

This time, however, it was different.

Lu Ye opened his mouth to respond.

Only a single word.

…

“Goodness!”

…

Fa Hui’s pupils suddenly constricted, his teeth grit together as his expression turned extremely terrifying.

Goodness!

Goodness goodness goodness?

What kind of nonsense is this!

“Kill her!”

Fa Hui shouted loudly.

A monk wielding a long staff stepped forward and swung it down powerfully.

The sound of the wind was heavy, the impact unmistakably audible.

Guanzhi Daoist emitted a muffled grunt as over half her body was smashed to pieces by the staff, along with her Yuan Ying and Soul.

At that moment, the sky suddenly roared with thunder.

“Boom!”

It was a clear sunny day yet thunder struck out of nowhere—just regular thunder with no signs of tribulation.

Fa Hui stared blankly at the mangled remains.

The slaughter had begun!

At that instant, Ming Fo Temple had completely lost its retreat.

The monks became increasingly uneasy.

Though everyone had agreed to kill, now that it was actually happening, they felt like they had stepped onto a fog-filled road.

They couldn’t see the path ahead, not even a bit.

“Lu Ye, did you hear? Guanzhi Daoist is dead, died for you, and the next is coming soon!”

“As long as you don’t show up, those from the Heavenly Gate will all die because of you.”

“They will all die because of you!”

But regardless of how Fa Hui shouted, Lu Ye showed no signs of opening his mouth, and honestly, Fa Hui didn’t know if Lu Ye was even listening.

“Get the next one over here!” Fa Hui said in anger.

Yes, he was killing Lu Ye’s people. Lu Ye wasn’t angry, yet Fa Hui was furious.

Lu Ye even found it somewhat amusing. Did Fa Hui really think all this was because of him?

That his unwillingness to surrender had led them to this fate?

If they really went through with the killing…

“Sect Leader, the True Spirits have been taken!”

Luan Xin transmitted through the heavenly pattern.

“Good!”

The three main souls then bowed to Lu Ye again and transformed into purple light, returning to the Emperor’s Banner.

Lu Ye didn’t even need to wait for the Buddha Son to wake; with a single sword strike, the Buddha Son was cleaved in two, his soul absorbed into the Emperor’s Banner.

He carried the Buddha Son’s corpse and charged toward Ming Fo Temple.

Of course, it wasn’t for revenge; he was merely returning the Buddha Son to his rightful place.

At Ming Fo Temple.

The corpse of the Buddha Son was thrown from a distance, and the monks of Ming Fo Temple stared at the body.

Renowned as the greatest Buddha Son of the last hundred thousand years, fallen.

Both sides had completely lost the possibility of negotiation.

What followed must be one party’s annihilation!