Chapter 758: The Ancestral Spirit Reveals Itself
Although the old monk Hui Ming and the others were still alive, they were in more agony than if they had died, because their injuries were so severe: pale faces, constant vomiting of blood, missing arms and legs, damage to their Dantian and Meridians, and their True Qi completely dissipated... At this moment, they felt life was worse than death.
Pain!
Boundless pain!
Sorrow!
Boundless sorrow!
Frustration!
Boundless frustration!
The old monk Hui Ming closed his eyes, his heart heavy with sorrow. It was over... everything was over... the Myriad Buddhas Sect that had been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years was about to be destroyed on his watch... He had no face to meet his ancestors... At this moment, he thought of death; better to die than live such a life in shame and defeat.
The Abbot Xuan Si's face was also full of worry, and his heart was filled with bitterness. He was the Abbot, the highest decision-maker of the Myriad Buddhas Sect in name. Now that the Sect was about to be annihilated, it would happen under his leadership. He was useless, unable to protect the foundation laid down by his ancestors. The more Abbot Xuan Si thought about it, the more painful and uncomfortable he felt, until he could not help but shed tears.
The other monks were also in immense pain. The Myriad Buddhas Sect was their home, their glory, the thing they protected with their lives. Now that the Sect faced extermination, their life's purpose and hope were also extinguished.
"Ah!!!!"
A heart-wrenching scream came from afar, followed by the faint sounds of fighting. Without asking, it was clear that it was the commotion caused by the Great Demons. The top experts of the Myriad Buddhas Sect had been gravely injured, and the remaining monks were no match for those Great Demons.
Without any surprises, the Myriad Buddhas Sect would be extinguished tonight.
At this moment, Duanmu Hong walked to the side of the old monk Hui Ming, bowed his head, and stared at Hui Ming's face, "I'll give you a chance to live. Hand over the Defying Heavenly Level Spiritual Medicine obediently, and I will spare your life." Duanmu Hong had sensed carefully just now and could not detect the aura of the Spiritual Medicine, meaning it was hidden in a place that blocked the detection of Qi, a place certainly very concealed. Duanmu Hong himself would probably have a hard time finding it, so he thought of extracting the location of the Spiritual Medicine from old monk Hui Ming.
The old monk Hui Ming opened his eyes and looked at Duanmu Hong calmly, uttering words that nearly infuriated Duanmu to death. "I do not wish to live."
"You!" Duanmu Hong's complexion instantly turned gloomy, and a murderous gleam flashed in his eyes.
"I can give you the Spiritual Medicine," continued the old monk Hui Ming. "But you must promise me that you will not trouble my junior brothers, nephews, the elders, and disciples. Leave them a way to live. If you want to vent your anger, kill me instead."
"Great Elder!"
"We live together, or we die together. If you die, Great Elder, I will not live on cowardly!"
"Great Elder, you can't do this!"
Abbot Xuan Si and the others all became anxious.
"Silence!" old monk Hui Ming scolded. "If you still regard me as the Great Elder, then listen to me. All of you be quiet. As long as you live, the Myriad Buddhas Sect can continue. For the inheritance of the Myriad Buddhas Sect, I am willing to sacrifice everything, including my life."
"Great Elder..." Abbot Xuan Si and the others had tears in their eyes.
The old monk Hui Ming turned his head, looking at Duanmu Hong, "Well? Have you made up your mind?"
Duanmu Hong nodded, "Fine, as long as you hand over the Spiritual Medicine, I will let them off."
"You must swear an oath!"
"I swear... if I go back on my word, may I die a terrible death."
"Make those Great Demons stop, do not continue to harm the disciples of Myriad Buddhas Sect."
"You first tell me the location of the Spiritual Medicine, and then I'll make those Great Demons stop," Duanmu Hong retorted. Who was she to be forever led around by old monk Hui Ming? She also needed to assert her own presence at the right moment.
"No, you first make them stop, then I will give you the Spiritual Medicine."
"Give me the Spiritual Medicine first, then I'll stop them."
On this issue, the two of them had a disagreement, with neither side willing to give in.
"I'm in no hurry," Duanmu Hong hummed. "For every moment we delay, a large number of innocent disciples are killed. I want to see how long you can hold out." Duanmu Hong didn't believe the old monk Hui Ming could bear to watch his own sect's disciples being slaughtered without doing anything.
"You..." Old monk Hui Ming trembled with rage, "If I give you the Spiritual Medicine, what if you go back on your word?"
"I've already taken a deadly oath," Duanmu Hong replied icily. "Besides, my word, Duanmu Hong's word, is like water that's been poured out; it cannot be taken back."
"You should prove your sincerity by calling back those Great Demons right now and stopping them in front of me. Let them swear they won't trouble the Myriad Buddhas Sect again, and I will give you the Spiritual Medicine."
"No, absolutely not! You must hand over the Spiritual Medicine first, then I will stop the Great Demons. There's no room for negotiation on this matter."
"You..."
"Take your time to think about it, I will rest for a while. As I said, for every small delay, a great number of disciples will be slaughtered with incredibly tragic deaths... It's up to you what to do..."
"Ah! Ahh!! Ahh!!!"
Screams of agony came from afar, sounding extremely pitiful.
"You... you demoness..." Old monk Hui Ming's eyes reddened, his breathing became rapid, and a stream of fresh blood flowed from the corner of his mouth... Just as old monk Hui Ming was about to give in, a terrifying presence descended from the sky, enveloping everyone.
"Who's there!" Duanmu Hong's face changed drastically, "Show yourself!!!"
"Such a powerful aura!" Gao Fei and He Hentian both turned pale.
"Whoosh!"
A beam of Jin Guang surged out from the back mountain, rising higher and higher until, at a certain altitude, the Jin Guang suddenly exploded, revealing an old monk wearing a Kasaya. This old monk looked extremely aged, with snow-white eyebrows, a face full of wrinkles, and a frail appearance, giving an impression of being unable to withstand the slightest breeze.
"Who are you?" Duanmu Hong's expression became serious, sensing a crisis emanating from the old monk.
"This monk looks familiar; it seems I've seen him somewhere before." Old monk Hui Ming lay on the ground, his eyes wide open, staring blankly at the Jin Guang old monk. Suddenly, his eyebrows raised, "I remember now! I remember now!!!" he shouted frenziedly, his emotions highly agitated.
"What did you think of?" Abbot Xuan Si asked bewilderingly.
"The old monk in the Jin Guang... is... is..." Old monk Hui Ming's speech suddenly became stammered.
"What is it?"
"It's our ancestor!"
"Ancestor? What! What are you saying? He's our ancestor? Stop joking... Our ancestor passed away long ago."
"I'm not mistaken, I have definitely not mistaken; I've seen our ancestor's portrait before..."
"Impossible, our ancestor has long passed away!"
"I don't know how it's possible, but there's one thing I can be certain about. The old monk revealed within the Jin Guang is indeed our ancestor, I'm absolutely sure of it!" Old monk Hui Ming declared with conviction.
Abbot Xuan Si and the others frowned. Although old monk Hui Ming sounded sure, they still couldn't believe it; the ancestor was a figure from a hundred thousand years ago, long deceased, probably even his bones had turned to dust, how could someone who died a hundred thousand years ago be resurrected? It was absolutely impossible!
Apart from old monk Hui Ming, none of the other monks believed the old monk in the Jin Guang was their ancestor.
Was it really their ancestor? The answer was soon to be revealed!
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