Just after Qing Yu left the Vajra Temple, the fog that shrouded karma also began to lift.
Inside the Great Zen Temple, Bongsang, who was about to return to his quiet room to continue his meditation, pressed his suddenly aching heart and cried out in sorrow, “Brother!”
The uncertainty came so quickly, so unexpectedly.
This strong premonition was the only result of what had happened to Vajra Temple. After all, apart from his fellow disciples at Vajra Temple, there was no other important person in this world.
“Alas, destiny and destiny, destiny and destiny ——”
With a leisurely sigh, a figure appeared behind Bongsang.
“Abbot?” Bongsang turned around in some disbelief to look at the old monk behind him.
The current Xin Yuan was in the form of an old monk.
He could only hear him say, “Old ca*sock only just found out that Vajra Temple, extinguished.”
“Extinguished, extinguished ——,” muttered Bongsang as he dropped to the ground in a crumpled heap.
Although the heartache he felt just now had already foretold to Bongsang the unknown that had befallen the Vajra Temple, it was still god-awful to actually receive the news.
When one is truly sad, the Tong Shen realm is actually no different from a mortal.
Just like Bongsang now, he felt that all his pursuits had vanished into thin air. The square he had pa*sed through earlier seemed to mock Bongsang’s failure.
He had worked so hard to bring the Vajra Temple back to the Great Zen, but in the end, only he himself had returned. This was simply a big joke.
“Alas, naive, naive ——,” Xin Yuan also sighed repeatedly as he watched such a decrepit state of Bongsang.
Whether it was the monks of the Great Zen Temple or Bongsang, they were all too superstitious about Xin Yuan. They are superstitious about the power of “palm karma”, but they forget that Xin Yuan is not omniscient after all.
In this world, there are still people who are able to break away from the karmic line of the Heart’s Edge.
For example, the death of Xinwen, who was stabbed in Northern Zhou, was not within Xin Yuan’s control.
The same is true of the destruction of Vajra Temple today. The Heart’s Edge was never omniscient.
However, past experiences did mould Heart’s Edge into omniscience and omnipotence. From the time Heart’s Edge began practising Buddhism, he had been unstoppable and had everything under his control.
Zen Buddhism has been spreading its branches in the Central Plains for a long time, with countless offshoots. These countless branches have naturally developed their own minds over time. They are all members of the Zen Sect, so who says that the Great Zen Temple has to be the head?
Before Heart’s Edge became the abbot of the Great Zen Temple, the Zen Sect was a large and widespread force, but it was a scattered mess. But after Xin Yuan became the abbot of the Great Zen Temple, this scattered sand was formed into a single piece of twine.
At the Battle of the Divine Capital, the Tantric Sect re-entered the Central Plains, and if it had not been for Xin Yuan’s brilliant foresight, perhaps the Tantric Sect would have succeeded.
Or rather, if Heart’s Edge had not held back the Sun God of the Far East in advance, the Tantrics would have succeeded.
Xinwen’s death did not dispel the crowd’s admiration for Xin Yuan.
“Abbot!” Banshee suddenly had to change from sitting to kneeling and bowed down, “I implore the abbot to tell Banshee, who was it that overwhelmed my Vajra Temple? Who killed my brothers and nephews? I beg the Abbot’s mercy!”
Bongsang kowtowed three times violently.
Three loud kowtows rang out, and Xin Yuan’s old monk posture slowly disappeared as his figure drew up and turned into a middle-aged monk with a serious face.
“Before the destruction of Vajra Temple, the poor monk did not notice anything. Given the connection and karma between Vajra Temple and the Great Zen Temple, this should not have been.”
Xin Yuan leaned down and resumed his general appearance, then said, “In this world, if someone were to hide such a complete secret from the poor monk, there are only three outcomes.
One is that someone no less powerful than the monk would do this. Since he is dealing with someone far weaker than him, he is able to block the karmic leaks with all his might.
Secondly, there is someone who is higher than the poor monk in the Way of Heavenly Mysteries, who will cover up for this matter. There is only one such person in this world, and that is the Elder of Time and Fate.
Thirdly, there is a secret treasure that can conceal the heavenly mysteries.”
“Of these three, the first is extremely unlikely, and no fellow monk would act in this manner.”
The most powerful also have dignity, asking them to cover up to kill a group of martial artists of the highest true dan, don’t they want to lose face?
Moreover, Xin Yuan was the fourth in the Heavenly Ranking, and there were only three people above him. These three, no matter how one thought about it, could not have acted so sneakily.
This was a point that Bongsang strongly agreed with.
“The second point, concerning the Old Man of Time and Destiny, this is somewhat possible.”
“This ——” Bongsang’s mouth opened in surprise, “Abbot, would the Elder of Time Fate do this?”
That is the highly respected Elder Timeless Fate, how could he possibly act like this? How could he have acted in such a way? The destruction of Vajra Temple’s entire clan had never occurred to Bongsang as a possibility.
When he had heard the three possibilities earlier, he had taken the third one as a certainty. The first two, completely impossible.
“You will be a member of the Great Zen Temple, and the poor monk will not hide it from you. Although the Old Man of Time and Destiny had been living in the Altar of Destiny nearly twenty years ago, the poor monk had discovered that he seemed to be hiding something tricky. There is a possibility that he has. And it’s not a slim possibility.” Xin Yuan said solemnly.
If it was someone of the same status as the Old Man of Time and Destiny, he might not have done this. But in the place of the Old Man of Time and Destiny, it was possible. The Way of Heavenly Chance was unpredictable and unpredictable. Who knew if this was the Old Man of Time’s Destiny’s move?
What’s more, Heart’s Edge had already established that this matter was related to the Devil’s Path. After Qing Yu’s departure, the fog gradually cleared and Xin Yuan was able to use the Way of Cause and Effect to find out who was involved.
As far as Heart’s Edge knew, the Elder of Fate was vaguely connected to the Devil’s Path.
“There is a third party, and this is very likely. The poor monk already knows that the Purgatory Peak, the Devil’s Sword Dao and the Hall of Ultimate Destiny are all involved in this matter.
In addition to these three parties, there seems to be a fourth party, but the poor monk has not been able to find any trace of this fourth party ——,” said Xin Yuan, frowning slightly.
“I implore the abbot to tell me where the people of this three parties who have destroyed the sect are now?” General Xiang immediately said.
Immediately exterminating these three sects, Bongsang did not dare to think about it. But the person who had carried out the extermination of the sects, Bongsang could not wait to have them thrown to the ground immediately.
Heart’s Edge did not stop Bongsang’s intention. Three seven-coloured thin threads, which seemed to be there, gently transformed into three of Bongsang’s fingers.
“Go to Vajra Temple first, search for the residual aura of the perpetrator, and strengthen the karmic senses. There is no need to worry, the perpetrators have committed the most heinous crimes and the Buddhas are all on fire. In this matter, the Buddha Sect will give its full a*sistance.” Heart’s Edge said.
Vajra Temple was a great merit of the Zen Sect, and even the Nalanda Temple did not dare to exterminate its entire family. This time, the Buddha Sect could not help but show their support.
“Yes, thank you, Abbot.”
Buxiang immediately got up and shot off into the air.
He could not wait a moment longer; he wanted the murderer to pay the price.
In place, Xin Yuan’s face slowly changed to that of a murderous general of the sands, “Let the poor monk see who is hiding in the shadows.”
The general’s face will be that of an auger that turns the river upside down and stirs up all the dark currents lurking at the bottom of the river. Whoever jumps out to stop it will fall into the eyes of Heart’s Edge.
