The Demon with Holy Radiance

"We have set up numerous Glazed Towers across the Sixty-four States, which can capture residual auras within a certain range. They must have ultimately gone to the Golden Thread Pavilion’s State Territory. After that, they vanished without a trace."

Qing Kong’s voice was extremely hoarse, as if his throat was on fire with every word he spoke. It was painful to listen to.

Guang’an knelt behind them, completely oblivious to what was happening. He was utterly confused by Zen Master Qing Kong’s words and didn’t understand why the Bodhisattva had summoned him.

"Bodhisattva, although I have few leads on the whereabouts of the Life Crane Sect, I did make some unexpected discoveries on my way back.

In Cyan Lotus State, there is no Wudang Mountain! And no Shaolin Temple!"

Qing Kong raised his head. On his withered face, his eyes seemed to gleam with a sharp light.

He then suddenly spun around and pointed at the bewildered Guang’an.

"He is the Buddha’s Son’s Attendant Monk. Why did the Buddha’s Son choose him? According to information I obtained, several months ago, a Direct Disciple named Mu’an, who studied under Elder Zhuan Yu—one of the Golden Thread Pavilion’s Internal Affairs Elders—defected from the Golden Thread Pavilion!

This was news announced personally by Thirty Flow, the Pavilion Master of the Golden Thread Pavilion!"

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, his body beginning to tremble uncontrollably.

"While searching outside the state, I visited a place called Jinlong City. In that city is a gang called the Blood Bat Gang, which was once one of the Mortal Influences under the Life Crane Sect. I found a clue there.

Within the Life Crane Sect, there was once a disciple who took over as the Supervisor of the Blood Bat Gang. His name... was Mu’an!

And the sects that once participated in the Life Crane Sect’s apprenticeship ceremony—they all confessed. The Life Crane Sect’s Sect Leader once held an apprenticeship ceremony for a Direct Disciple. That disciple’s name was Yang An!"

"Mu’an! Yang An!"

"Tell me! Why did the De Ji Buddha’s Son choose you as his Attendant Monk?"

Qing Kong suddenly roared, interrogating Guang’an. The abrupt shout made Guang’an flinch, and he nearly collapsed to the floor.

"I... I don’t know anything!"

Even a fool could see that something was very wrong with the situation unfolding before him.

Under the malevolent gazes of Zen Master Qing Kong and Hai Shu, Guang’an simply couldn’t bear the terrifying pressure and chose to tell the truth.

He truly knew nothing. When the Buddha’s Son chose him as his Attendant Monk, there hadn’t been any sort of test.

Oh, right! He suddenly remembered something.

"The Buddha’s Son summoned me and several of my fellow disciples. At the time... he asked for our Dharma names, and in the end, he chose me."

Guang’an replied, terrified and apprehensive.

"The Dharma name! It was because of the Dharma name! Did you hear that, Bodhisattva?"

Qing Kong burst into laughter, looking completely crazed. He shot up from the ground and spoke to Hai Shu Bodhisattva.

But in the next moment, his body was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into a Golden Buddha Statue in the corner. The statue instantly shattered into dust, and his withered body half-exploded on impact.

"Quiet."

Most of the flesh and blood on Hai Shu’s face had melted, turning entirely into a viscous liquid, so that the sound from his mouth was like the wheezing of a bellows.

In truth, even if Qing Kong had only said the first half, Hai Shu would have already guessed the rest.

The Sea of True Essence within the Buddha’s Son might not be fake. He truly possessed the aptitude of a Buddha’s Son. His identity might be false, but that wasn’t important.

He didn’t care who the Buddha’s Son was. What he cared about was who Lamp Burning was. Because of the great karmic cause, he had never doubted Lamp Burning, and the recent Joyful Shrine Association had already proven Lamp Burning’s power.

And now, Qing Kong had given him the perfect reason.

Although he had failed once before, a single failure proved nothing. It only made his desire for the true essence within Yang An even stronger, and now, it was justified.

Unfortunately, he was currently unable to get away. A riot in the Eternal Prison was imminent, and he could not leave this place.

"Junior Brother Hai Yun, you make the trip. Just eliminate him. There’s no need to bring him back. The Buddha Nature will return to its source on its own. The Land of Great Virtue and Goodness will be his new place of rebirth."