There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 314 It's easy to invite a Buddha, but difficult to send him away

Upon hearing this, the man in blue frowned slightly.

He said, "The descendants of the former emperor have already confirmed that this child possesses the aura of the Holy Emperor, which is by no means a fabrication. Although they have internal strife and acted absurdly, they still have some inheritance and foundation. Their ability to find people and identify things should not be wrong."

As he spoke, a hint of doubt crept into his words: "But if he is truly the reincarnation of the Holy Emperor, he shouldn't possess such a pure Buddhist status. Yet if he is the reincarnation of the Buddha, how could he bear such a clear imperial aura of a celestial dynasty?"

"Hehe," the old man in hemp robes grinned, "The Buddhist sect says he possesses the Great Sun of Enlightenment and is the reincarnation of a true Buddha. Those old fogies say he is the reincarnation of a Holy Emperor. Who really has the final say? Who can say for sure? However, if this person truly has the foundation of a Holy Emperor, once the Buddhist sect finishes their enlightenment and discovers that things are not as they seem, those monks, with their temperament, will definitely not let it go. At that time, this kid will probably suffer. Will you step in then?"

The man in blue narrowed his eyes slightly: "If the situation turns bad, I will protect him and take him away to settle him in order to prevent any unforeseen circumstances. But why would he take such a risky step, impersonating the reincarnation of Buddha? Could it be that he has been blinded and lost his mind by the praise of those remnant clans?"

"Lost his mind?" The old man in hemp robes glanced at him meaningfully and said, "Isn't this exactly what you wanted? He's been battered and bruised by the Buddhist sect and is now desperate. Only then can you legitimately take action, control him, and use this valuable asset to gradually advance your plans. When the time comes, even if those old-timers question you, you can claim that you had no choice but to do so to protect the Holy Emperor."

The man in blue remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

However, in the very next moment!
"Wow!"

Inside the Kuchan Temple, the chaotic Buddhist light suddenly shifted, revealing a glittering, precious light within it!

"This is?"

Upon seeing this light, both the old man in hemp clothing and the man in blue clothing were taken aback!
The Buddha light that covered the entire Kuchan Temple suddenly fluctuated, like a layer of gauze covering many houses, rippling and converging towards the chaotic Buddha light!
Within the Precious Light Buddhist Realm!

Guided by the whisper, Buddhist light surged from Chen Qing's body, converging towards the void above his head, gradually condensing into a blurry phantom of a Buddha!

This illusory Buddha image already bears some resemblance to the Buddha behind Xuan Tan, but its charm is completely different. Its face is blurred, seemingly both sad and happy, surrounded by a gray and desolate Buddha light, with half of its body dim and without light.

However, the moment the Buddha's silhouette appeared, the dim body there, like a bottomless pit, generated a terrifying devouring force, frantically absorbing the power of this illusory Buddhist kingdom!

Golden light, chanting, the Seven Treasure Pond, the Eight Merits Water... even the phantoms of celestial maidens, monks, arhats, and bodhisattvas were all torn apart and devoured!
In the blink of an eye, the once peaceful and idyllic Buddhist paradise began to dim and become illusory at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"So domineering!?"

The composure and confidence on Xuan Tan's face vanished instantly!

"Which ancient Buddha has been reincarnated? How could he possibly devour the wisdom and light of my Buddhist kingdom?!"

As Xuan Tan sensed that the very essence of the Buddhist realm was being swallowed up by that eerie phantom of the Buddha, like a river bursting its banks, a warning bell rang in his heart!
His face darkened, and he formed a mudra with his hands, intending to expel Chen Qing from his Buddhist realm!
However, the half-light and half-shadow Buddha silhouette behind Chen Qing seemed to have taken root in this Buddhist kingdom. Not only did it remain motionless, but its devouring power was even stronger!
Xuan Tan's face immediately turned ugly.

His Buddha-land is based on his previous Buddha status, combined with the manifestation of wisdom from past lives. It may seem illusory, but it is actually closely connected to his origin!

At this moment, the structure of the Buddhist kingdom was being constantly destroyed and devoured by that strange Buddhist shadow. When this feedback was fed back to him, he felt a series of stinging pains in his soul, as if countless tiny cracks were spreading. The key issue was that the foundation was being damaged, which would affect his future advancement!
"If we had known this boy's Buddhist aura was so strange and difficult to deal with, we shouldn't have rashly brought him into the core of the Buddhist kingdom! Now we've let a wolf into the house and gotten ourselves into a trap!"

A moment of regret flashed through his mind, and then Xuan Tan's eyes turned fierce!

"Very well, let's make a decision first, and then we'll talk about other things! Radiant Light Suppresses Demons!"

He let out a low shout, and the outline of the Buddha behind him shone brightly. The solidified seven-colored light shot out like chains, wrapping around Chen Qing and the Buddha shadow behind him, trying to temporarily seal and suppress them!
However, as soon as the precious light chains approached, they were corrupted and assimilated by the gray and desolate Buddhist aura surrounding Chen Qing's Buddhist shadow. Not only did they fail to achieve anything, but they also became nourishment for the opponent, like a clay ox sinking into the sea!
"All phenomena are empty!"

Xuan Tan changed his hand seal again, and used the Buddhist mantra of "emptiness" to try to use the supreme Buddhist Dharma to eliminate the karmic entanglement between Chen Qing and the Buddhist kingdom, and to "empty" him out of this world!

However, the quiescent Buddhist aura that originated from the demonic Buddha's path and fruition was in line with the supreme truth of "the emptiness of all phenomena". Stimulated by this supernatural power, it became even more active and its erosion speed increased by three times!

As the Buddhist illusion he had painstakingly constructed grew increasingly dim, with even slight signs of collapse appearing at its edges, Xuan Tan finally couldn't hold back any longer and realized that conventional methods were no longer effective!
If this continues, it may shake the foundation of my status from my previous life!
Unfortunately, this disastrous outcome was of his own making, and the one who caused this situation was someone he considered a future comrade, someone within the Buddhist community—so he couldn't resort to ruthless methods. "Enough! Enough!"

After a few moments of thought, Xuan Tan sighed, a hint of heartache and determination flashing in his eyes. Then, he pointed his fingers like a knife and made a feint towards the point where his Buddhist kingdom connected with Chen Qing!
"Break!"

"Crack!"

It looks like shattered glass!

Suddenly, the area around Chen Qing was covered with dense cracks, and then it shattered and collapsed!

But Xuan Tan, with a ruthless heart, forcibly tore that ten-foot-wide area off his own Buddhist kingdom!

Along with Chen Qing and the eerie Buddha phantom, they were also expelled from this shattered Buddhist kingdom!

The Buddha's light dissipated, and the illusion vanished.

Xuan Tan clutched his chest, let out a muffled groan, and his face paled slightly, but he felt a tightness in his chest that he had no way to express!

In the courtyard of the hermitage, Mang Shoutuo, Zheng Qingtian and others were anxious when they suddenly saw the Buddhist light that enveloped the courtyard fluctuate violently and then shatter like a broken mirror!
Amidst a flurry of light, a figure calmly stepped out.

Chen Qing was surrounded by an inner aura of Buddha, his appearance solemn and dignified. The shattered Buddha light all converged towards the faint, half-light and half-dark Buddha image behind him, merging into it and making its outline seem to solidify a bit more.

To onlookers, this scene appeared as if Chen Qing, with his supreme Buddhist teachings, had torn apart the Buddha's kingdom and broken free of its boundaries!

"Little Lord!"

"Good brother!"

Upon seeing this, Mang Shoutuo, Zheng Qingtian, and the others felt a great weight lifted from their hearts, and were immediately filled with joy and awe!
"My young master possesses such extraordinary abilities!"

"That monk was clearly of extraordinary origin; the Buddhist protective barrier he set up was broken by my brother!"

After a brief moment of astonishment, the monks of Kuchan Temple who were watching from outside the courtyard immediately focused their attention on the strange Buddha phantom behind Chen Qing, their eyes filled with such fervor that it almost materialized!
"Amitabha! How could they turn the tables and shatter the Buddhist kingdom!"

"Amitabha! Benefactor Chen, you tore apart that Buddha realm? That's simply unbelievable! I've heard that unless the realm itself is activated by a thought, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to break through!"

"Truly worthy of being the reincarnation of the true Buddha! To deal with the true Buddha, one must be the true Buddha!"

The eminent monks from other temples were filled with regret, lamenting that they hadn't humbled themselves and made a concerted effort to befriend him sooner!

Above the clouds, the old man in hemp robes watched for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha! He tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead! That little Buddha Xuan Tan must be heartbroken! A piece of his beautiful Buddhist kingdom has been gnawed away!"

The man in blue frowned, his face showing even more confusion.

"The shattering of the Buddhist kingdom and the devouring of wisdom light—such manifestations undoubtedly indicate the reincarnation of a true Buddha! But the testimony from the former emperor's descendants is also undeniable! What... what exactly is going on? Could it be that those elders are truly so muddled that they can even mistake the reincarnation of a Holy Emperor? Surely no one could be both the reincarnation of a Holy Emperor and the reincarnation of a Buddha? What mystery lies behind this? Could it be that the Holy Emperor, in his past life, entered the Buddhist order through that reincarnation?"

He vaguely felt that he had touched upon some secret of the past, and his heart skipped a beat.

(End of this chapter)