Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

The sound was as loud as a bell.

The majestic words created a powerful sound wave that sent all the surrounding spiritual soil flying.

The young man seemed to transform into a true Buddha, half of his robe slipped away, revealing his bare shoulders and the golden color of his entire body. At the same time, a pale golden eye suddenly opened between his brows.

"No matter how you defend it, you cannot change the fact that it is a demon. Now that the Abyss of Demons has been reborn, ancient demons such as the Devouring Demon have reappeared. If we continue to allow the demons to run rampant, the three heavenly domains will surely face a great disaster!"

"That's just needless worry..."

Despite the overwhelming power emanating from the other party, Xu Yanliu gritted her teeth and said with a hint of mockery, "But that kind of thing has absolutely nothing to do with me protecting this demon!"

"How stubborn!"

"It's coming..."

Zhang Xiaohan struggled to stand up, straightened his back, and the demonic energy within his body gradually emanated.

She tried to stand in front of Zhang Ruoxue, but the latter blocked Zhang Xiaohan with her not-so-sturdy back.

Zhang Ruoxue turned around, looked at Zhang Xiaohan, and gave her her usual simple and honest smile: "It's okay, let your older sister carry it for now..."

"I will protect you."

……

I have a strange feeling that this kind of talk sounds familiar.

It's okay, let your older sister go first~

[Little Han, stand a little behind me. I'm a cultivator now, much stronger than you.]

【Xiaohan, when you grow up, I'll take you out of the village to play and see Jinglin City. There are so many fun things to do there!】

【Xiaohan, I'm leaving now. Mom and Dad will be in your care then; you're not a child anymore… Me? Don't worry, I'll be back. If anyone in the village dares to bully you, just mention my name!】

I will protect you.

……

Ugh... this is so troublesome.

Zhang Xiaohan raised his dead fish eyes and scratched his head in annoyance.

Zhang Ruoxue's silly grin was so infuriating, but he just couldn't bring himself to get angry.

This is really troublesome.

Humans are such troublesome creatures.

"demon……"

The young man stared at Zhang Xiaohan with a furious gaze. The next moment, his spiritual energy rippled twice, and he took a step forward.

Hey~

A crisp and pleasant ringing sound.

At the same time, ripples, just like before, appeared out of nowhere once again.

"coming!"

Xu Yanliu had witnessed the earlier duel between Zhang Xiaohan and the young man, which is why she was able to immediately determine that the moment the ripples appeared was the moment the other party made their move.

However, this time, before the young man could make a move, a seemingly casual and indifferent voice suddenly interrupted his actions.

"Fahai, step back. There's no need to make a scene here."

—The old man's weathered voice.

The young man suddenly stopped in his tracks, and even the dazzling lotus flower stopped spinning. He stared in astonishment at the old man who had been standing to the side for a long time.

His master.

"Master, I..."

"Go back."

The young man fell silent for a moment.

His master's order made him feel somewhat unwilling, but he only had one choice at the moment.

The golden Buddha statue slowly faded away, and the exposed spiritual energy was gradually absorbed into his body. He transformed from his majestic posture, which resembled a true Buddha descending to earth, back into the appearance of a somewhat thin young monk.

He stood next to the old man and put his hands together in prayer.

The old man smiled slightly, looked at Xu Yanliu, and said calmly, "The two ladies had the opportunity to leave, but they still chose to step forward to protect that demon. Their courage is truly commendable."

"There's no need for such pointless praise."

Zhang Ruoxue stared coldly at the old man. Even she could tell that the old man's strength was probably far superior to that of the young man.

At that moment, Zhang Ruoxue and the other two couldn't help but tense up, and their gazes all focused on the old man.

"No, I truly admire the courage of the two female benefactors."

"It is true that his courage is commendable, but it is also true that his behavior was foolish."

The old man slowly raised his eyelids, and in an instant, a ray of golden Buddhist light descended from the sky.

One, two... a hundred, a thousand!

He just stood there, like an ordinary old man.

But around him was an endless, unfathomable golden light that seemed to cover the entire world.

That was Buddha's light.

The Buddha's light shines everywhere.

He slowly clasped his hands together, and at the same time, a huge golden Buddha statue appeared behind him, just like the young man.

But it is different from the Buddha statue of the youth.

The golden Buddha statue behind the young man was about fifty meters tall, which was a terrifying height, as huge as a giant.

But the elderly are different.

That is a Buddha statue that reaches to the heavens.

Yes, it's a gateway to heaven.

The top of the Buddha statue cannot be seen at a glance. Thousands of golden lights converge here, forming a huge swastika that cannot be described in words.

100 meters? 1000 meters?

do not know.

Zhang Ruoxue and Xu Yanliu just stared blankly. Neither of them felt any pressure from the spiritual energy. Unlike when they were young, there was no weight on their shoulders.

But the pressure from the old man's imposing presence far exceeded the pressure from the young man named Fahai.

"A colossal Buddha reaching to the heavens... bathed in golden light..."

Xu Yanliu murmured in astonishment; she had heard of this extraordinary phenomenon before.

No—that wasn't a celestial phenomenon. If you had to say, it was a celestial phenomenon caused by human intervention!

Among the three thousand great paths, there is one path researched by the Buddhist sect of the Western Paradise.

That colossal Buddha reaching to the heavens is the embodiment of Buddhism and Taoism.

He sits in the lotus position, holding the meditation mudra, on a double lotus throne surrounded by scriptures.

This is a manifestation of Buddhism and Taoism!

And now, the all-powerful Buddha standing before Xu Yanliu and Zhang Ruoxue is just like that!

In other words...

The old man, who always kept his eyes slightly narrowed and remained silent...

It triggered the incarnations of Buddha and Tao, and caused the manifestation of Buddha and Tao!

"This is……"

Just gazing at the towering Buddha statue, Zhang Ruoxue couldn't help but feel a desire to kneel and take refuge in it!

Yes, Xu Yanliu recognized what it was.

In the three great heavenly realms, only one type of person can invoke the incarnation of the Great Dao.

Without a doubt, the identity of the old man before them was—

Above the Void Realm, capable of fully utilizing the power of the Great Dao—

saint.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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By transcending the void, one's body gains the ability to become one with the Great Dao itself.

—They are revered as saints by the world, beings who are completely different from the vast majority of cultivators and belong to the pinnacle of cultivation.

saint……

"Hey... this can't be a joke, right?"

Xu Yanliu raised her head and looked up at the towering Buddha, her pretty face filled with disbelief and bewilderment.

It must be admitted that even the leader of the Jin Yao Dao Alliance, who once made Xu Yanliu feel despair, was as fragile as an infant in front of this enormous and sacred Buddha.

fear?

No—at this moment, she seemed to have completely lost all emotion, or perhaps all the emotions in the world could not shake her shaken heart.

“Sage…the Great Dao…” Zhang Ruoxue swallowed hard, staring blankly at the old man: “Didn’t you just say…not to make a big fuss…”

"This thing is not just big anymore..."

The oppressive aura of the Buddha statue enveloped the three of them from beginning to end.

Their legs had lost the ability to move, their arms seemed to be bound by countless chains, and an oppressive feeling that could not be seen came from head to toe, as if to crush their internal organs.