Chapter 1725: Could This Boy One Day Command All the Buddhas of the Holy Realm?
Because thirty-six Buddha statues need to be restored, thirty-six pieces of Buddha's Blood Iron are required.
That day, Yang Xiaotian took his leave from the Myriad Buddhas Sect Ancestor.
He said he would find a way to help the Myriad Buddhas Sect restore the Ten Thousand Buddhas Great Array.
The Myriad Buddhas Ancestor was very courteous and personally escorted Yang Xiaotian and Old Lu out of the Myriad Buddhas Sect.
Soon after Yang Xiaotian's departure, the Sect Leader of Myriad Buddhas received a report via a message talisman from his subordinates. After reading it, his expression was strange and filled with shock and disbelief.
He said to the Myriad Buddhas Ancestor: "Ancestor, the investigation results have just come in. It says Young Master Yang did not fail the first test after entering the Buddha Grotto so quickly."
He paused, trying to calm himself down: "Young Master Yang has already passed the first three tests."
"What, he passed the first three tests so quickly?" The Myriad Buddhas Ancestor was shocked.
It must have been only an hour or so.
To pass the first three tests in just one hour is extremely astonishing.
The key point is that Yang Xiaotian had never attempted the Buddha Grotto test before.
This was his first time.
"Yes, not only did Young Master Yang pass the first three tests, but after reaching the Buddha Hall, he also comprehended one hundred and two Buddha statues," the Sect Leader of Myriad Buddhas stammered.
The Myriad Buddhas Ancestor was greatly shaken, looking incredulously at the Sect Leader: "Comprehended one hundred and two Buddha statues?! Are you sure?!"
Passing the first three tests and being able to comprehend even one Buddha statue in an hour is already incredible, let alone ten or dozens! But Yang Xiaotian comprehended one hundred and two!
"Yes, it has been verified, he indeed comprehended one hundred and two Buddha statues!" The Sect Leader of Myriad Buddhas replied with a complex expression: "The Golden Emperor Buddha Child said Yang Xiaotian comprehended a Buddha statue in just a few breaths."
"However, after comprehending one hundred and two Buddha statues, he suddenly stopped. It seems that because the rewards afterward were not Buddha's Holy Water, he lost interest in continuing, so he left."
The Myriad Buddhas Ancestor was dumbfounded.
He had never heard of anyone leaving the Buddha Hall simply because they lost interest in comprehending further.
Previously, all Buddha Sect geniuses would have to leave the Buddha Grotto because they couldn't fully comprehend the Buddha statues.
"Ancestor?" The Myriad Buddhas Sect Leader called out when he saw the Ancestor lost in thought.
The Myriad Buddhas Ancestor sighed: "Such a Buddhist talent is unmatched through the ages. It is truly a pity that he does not join our Buddha Sect."
"If he were to join our Buddha Sect, he would surely become the second Buddha Ancestor in our Holy Realm in the future."
The Sect Leader was astonished: "Buddha Ancestor!"
"Indeed, if this child joins our Buddha Sect, he will become a Buddha Ancestor!" The Myriad Buddhas Ancestor continued: "Moreover, he is highly likely to become the Buddha Ancestor of the Ages."
Being a Buddha Ancestor is already amazing, but the Buddha Ancestor of the Ages is even more dazzling through eternity.
The Sect Leader was stunned.
He certainly understood how difficult it was to become a Buddha Ancestor.
However, their Ancestor still believed that this child could become a Buddha Ancestor in the future, and not just any Buddha Ancestor but one of the Ages.
A Buddha Ancestor?
Doesn't that imply that this child could command all the Buddha Saints and Ancestors in our Holy Realm in the future?
Thinking of this, the Sect Leader's heart sped up.
After leaving the Myriad Buddhas Sect, Yang Xiaotian began to inquire about Buddha's Blood Iron.
Meanwhile, he took out the seed suspected to be from the Tree of Eternal Life and nourished it with the power of the Eternal Divine Body.
Since his Eternal Divine Body had been cultivated into a Sacred Body, he had been infusing this seed with its power.
Although the seed still showed no signs of change, Yang Xiaotian persisted in nourishing it daily.
On this day, as he was once again nourishing the seed with the power of the Eternal Divine Body, it suddenly emitted a small flash of light.
Yang Xiaotian initially thought he had imagined it, but when he continued, the seed flashed again.
This time, Yang Xiaotian was certain it hadn't been a trick of the eyes.
Filled with joy, he continued nourishing it with the power of the Eternal Divine Body.
However, after half a day, the seed only flickered without undergoing any other changes.
"Try again when your Eternal Sacred Body breaks through to the Twenty-Seventh Layer," Master Ding suggested.
Yang Xiaotian nodded.
However, the reaction from the seed confirmed his previous assumption.
Once his Eternal Sacred Body breaks through to the Twenty-Seventh Layer, he might be able to truly activate the seed's vitality.
A few days later.
Zuo Meng and Li Gu received news about Buddha's Blood Iron.
"Oh, the Fallen Demon Land," Yang Xiaotian was surprised.
Buddha's Blood Iron is a treasure of the Buddha Sect.
However, Zuo Meng and others found out that it was located in the Fallen Demon Land.
The Fallen Demon Land is the demon territory of the Profound Thunder Empire. Many Demon Race experts prefer to live and train there, and even magic experts from nearby empires frequently appear in the Fallen Demon Land.
"There is a demon expert in the Fallen Demon Land who once found a considerable amount of Buddha's Blood Iron in Demon Lake," said Zuo Meng hurriedly. "Moreover, he speculates there is much more Buddha's Blood Iron at the bottom of the lake, but because of the presence of countless magic entities within the lake, he could not reach the lake bed."
Upon hearing that there was a large amount of Buddha's Blood Iron in the Fallen Demon Land's Demon Lake, Yang Xiaotian inquired if Old Lu knew anything about it.
"The Fallen Demon Land's Demon Lake," Old Lu exclaimed in surprise upon hearing it.
He said to Yang Xiaotian: "This Demon Lake in the Fallen Demon Land is very eerie. There's a devouring magic power at its bottom, so no one can reach it. Anyone who gets too close is sucked in."
"Where they go, no one knows, but those swallowed never reappear."
Yang Xiaotian was surprised and suspicious upon hearing this.
"Although there is indeed devouring magic power at the bottom of Demon Lake, it operates with regularity. It only appears every few breaths, so as long as you retrieve the Buddha's Blood Iron during that interval and leave immediately, it should be fine," Master Ding explained. "But there's a strong gravity restriction at the bottom of the lake. Retrieving the Buddha's Blood Iron within a few breaths and leaving won't be easy."
Yang Xiaotian fell into deep thought upon hearing this.
Though the bottom of the Demon Lake has a strong gravity restriction, making movement difficult, he now possesses the Sacred Body of Space-Time and can perform Space-Time Instantaneous Movement.
Retrieving the Buddha's Blood Iron and leaving within a few breaths should not be a major issue.
Immediately, Yang Xiaotian and his companions set off for the Fallen Demon Land.
He needed to quickly find the Buddha's Blood Iron to repair the Ten Thousand Buddhas Great Array. With just over a year left until the Holy Path Conference, without a hundred vials of Buddha's Holy Water, his Posuo Buddha Fruit cannot mature, and he cannot break through to the Saint Realm.
Fortunately, the Fallen Demon Land was not far away. Four days later, they arrived there.
However, the Fallen Demon Land was a place for demons to live and train, riddled with Demon Race Restrictions. After entering, Yang Xiaotian and his companions slowed their pace and proceeded with caution.
Despite this, Yang Xiaotian and his group were targeted by several demons, but Old Lu took care of these demons. Instead, Yang Xiaotian managed to find hundreds of vials of the Tenth Layer of Dao Holy Water and tens of millions of Lower Grade Dao Holy Stones on them.