Emperor’s Domination

s who are masters of Buddhism would be qualified to do so; the best ones in an era. This is a fateful encounter; it looks like as you took a step forward in the Ganges earlier, you have sowed a karmic fruit.”

The princess was surprised. When she was in that other world, she did feel something calling her. So it was the fateful connection with Buddhism.

“In that epoch, these eight Buddhas are apex existences! Only the ones that have experienced endless pain and suffering would be able to see them. Back then, even if you have crossed the Ganges, that might not necessarily be enough to see them. Without your fateful connection, you wouldnt be standing here right now to prostrate before them, despite my interference. This is an amazing fortune.” Li Qiye stared at the shocked princess and explained.

The princess finally realized what was going on behind the scene after hearing this. She took a deep breath before carefully looking at the holy bodies. She noticed that all eight were sitting down, meaning that they had the same status. However, there were nine spots but only eight bodies.

“There are nine spots. Are there nine or eight Buddhas?” She asked.

“Yes, there are indeed nine Golden Buddhas in that epoch. However, this place only has eight so one spot is empty.” Li Qiye said while glancing at the empty seat.

“Where is this Buddhas body then? Dont tell me someone else took it away?” She looked at him and asked.

She was certain he had been here before so he was the most likely culprit.

“Dont look at me like that, I didnt take it away.” Li Qiye chuckled: “He himself left. Plus, its not like I can just take these bodies away. They have fused into one with their world. Taking them away is the same as taking the entire Buddhist Plain!”

“He left? So a sacred Buddha came back to life?!” The shaken princess blurted out.

If an old epochs existence had come into being again from rebirth and could leave Exploration Grounds, it would be quite frightening due to its unprecedented nature.

“Youre overthinking it.” Li Qiye smiled and said: “He wasnt here from the very beginning. When their epoch was about to be destroyed, the nine Golden Buddhas deliberated. They wanted to use the power of their epoch to stop it, so they fused their Buddhist affinity with their world. At that point, numerous devout believers did the same thing, using their faith to stop the power of destruction! However, one Buddha among them had a different view.”

“Why is that?” She became curious.

He looked at her and took his time elaborating: “The specks of sand in the Ganges are endless, but ultimately, they are still only sand. Using them to build towering pavilions is still only piling sand together, wont amount to anything.”

The princess didnt dare to comment since she wasnt at the right level. Only a talent standing at the apex could truly analyze the statement.

“The ninth Buddha preferred offense over defense. He wanted to use the faith of his epoch to create a new Buddha with full offensive potential. Just defending against the destructive power alone was impossible. Only by turning themselves into a weapon to sever the great karma and destruction would allow their epoch to survive!”

He paused for a moment before continuing: “However, the other eight didnt agree with his view. Because of this, this last Buddha left during the moment of destruction while the rest continued with their plan, fusing with their world and using its full power to stop the destruction!”

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