[Your descendant Li Kuanghua is currently breaking through to the Void Refinement realm, becoming a Buddha on the spot.]
At this moment, Li Wei took a deep breath as he watched Li Kuanghua's Buddhist light.
Kuanghua had never dared to break through, fearing that Nun Dairou would discover her true background.
Not only that, she also feared that the demonic nature within the Buddha-Demon Disk would be unable to suppress her Buddha-nature.
The Dusheng Nunnery was said to be an important Buddhist site filled with nuns, but in reality, that place was more terrifying than the Thunder Fire Demon Cave.
The Buddhist scriptures in the Dusheng Nunnery were simply tools used by Nun Dairou for brainwashing.
Whether it was the three Dharma Masters or the nuns under them, having been brainwashed for years, they could no longer be called "human."
Once she became a Buddha, the risk of brainwashing would skyrocket!
A complex look of anxiety and helplessness flashed across Li Wei's eyes.
Waves of Buddhist light radiated within the Dusheng Nunnery, and Li Kuanghua's Bodhisattva Dharmakaya gradually formed in the clouds.
The yellow-clad Bodhisattva sat upon a lotus platform, but the Bodhisattva Dharmakaya appeared exceedingly frail.
In the main hall, the hundreds of cauldron furnaces reignited with roaring fires, and over a hundred nuns sat upon them.
"If Kuanghua wanted to break through, it wouldn't be this difficult. Faith.
For Kuanghua to break through to the Void Refinement realm and forge a Buddhist Dharmakaya, she needs faith—specifically, the 'Form of All Living Beings' Buddhist Dharma she cultivates."
Li Wei sighed.
"Kuanghua opened her mind to break through to the Void Refinement realm and forge her Buddhist Dao Dharmakaya.
By doing this, Nun Dairou will be convinced that her Buddhist Dharma has influenced Kuanghua.
The Dusheng Nunnery is currently in desperate need of a true Buddha, and Kuanghua is a Bodhisattva.
To have Kuanghua forge her Buddha statue, the best method is to collect faith for her in the mortal realm!"
"Once Kuanghua's Buddha statue appears in the mortal realm, she can lead us to find the Dusheng Nunnery!"
"We must arrive before she becomes a true Buddha; otherwise, she will have to unleash her demonic nature, and then we'll be in trouble."
This was the method Kuanghua came up with after they discovered that Hongdan's incense offerings had been stolen.
Although the Dusheng Nunnery's movements were erratic, they had connections with the mortal realm.
Over the years, it wasn't that they hadn't tried to find out how they acquired faith and incense, but they had found nothing.
Now, to find the Dusheng Nunnery, Kuanghua was willing to risk a try, though Li Wei tried to stop her.
But Kuanghua said she wasn't a coward.
"The people of our Li family are all incredibly stubborn."
Li Wei looked at Li Kuanghua, who was radiating waves of Buddhist light, and smiled faintly.
"I've already reached the peak of the Void Refinement realm, so what is there to fear from Nun Dairou? Let her beat me to death ten times if she has the capability!"
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Deston Prefecture.
At this time, Li Tianqi arrived following the trail.
Although Tianyi and Tianming weren't here, and the seniors were staying inside the Profound Seals Talisman, Li Tianqi hadn't let his skills rust.
When it came to searching and tracking, even the assassins of the Heavenly Principle Hall couldn't hold a candle to him.
Before long, Li Tianqi arrived at a temple.
The temple was full of monks, yet they worshipped the statue of Bodhisattva Ward.
This was also the temple where the incense offerings had been stolen.
Li Tianqi staked out the place for a few days.
Monks came and went, and the most powerful abbot among them was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage.
How could they possibly detect his presence?
People came and went within the temple.
People always said that the human heart was complex in times of chaos, but looking at the faces of these People, one could only see peace.
Their innocent expressions were just like Tianming's.
Li Tianqi looked at the People burning incense and worshipping the Bodhisattva.
These People were dressed in rags and starved to the bone, yet they knelt in pious worship, pulling copper coins to drop into the merit box.
Not only that, but after burning incense and chanting sutras, they brought a Buddha statue back to their homes.
"Wonderful! With Bodhisattva Ward's protection, we no longer need to fear demons and ghosts!"
A traveler rejoiced upon receiving a palm-sized Buddha statue.
Li Tianqi felt that the Buddha statue was peculiar, but upon closer inspection, he found nothing unusual.
He immediately followed them and muttered sarcastically, "Can a single Buddha statue fend off demons and ghosts for you?"
But as he said it, Li Tianqi also somewhat understood.
In times of chaos, demons and evil spirits arise; the Azure Cloud Prefecture had been exactly like this back in the day.
Whether it was the battle with Prince Qian or the battle in the Immortal Domain, the blood and resentment left behind by powerful experts after major wars would nourish the heaven and earth, causing ordinary animals to turn into demons.
The dissipation of powerful Spiritual power also allowed those who died with deep resentment to become vicious ghosts lingering in the world.
It was just that these entities didn't dare approach immortal cultivators at all; they only dared to bully mortals.
In Deston Prefecture, everyone was busy fighting the Wu tribe and acting as soldiers.
It wasn't like their hometown in the Azure Cloud Prefecture, where major factions fought over the chance to use these mortal realm demons and evil spirits for training.
The mortals in Deston Prefecture lacked the power to slay demons and eradicate evil. If they didn't believe in Buddha, were they supposed to believe in him, Li Tianqi?
But as soon as night fell, Li Tianqi's expression turned ugly.
This family placed the Bodhisattva Ward in their home, and after worshipping, they truly awakened the Spiritual power of the Bodhisattva Ward statue.
Sensing the Buddhist aura, the demons and evil spirits dared not approach.
"Motherfucker!"
Li Tianqi cursed loudly.
That Buddha statue was absorbing this family's vital energy to form the statue's Spiritual power, subsequently driving away the demons and evil spirits.
At the same time, the Spiritual power formed by their vital energy drew the attention of an increasing number of demons and evil spirits to the village where the Buddha statue was located.
That night, a household was haunted by a vicious ghost. The next day, everyone in the village went to the temple to pray for a Buddha statue.
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