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At this point, there was no longer any Amitabha Buddha Emperor in the world, only Shakyamuni remained.
"Namo Amitabha."
As the world crumbled, the supreme power, the formidable imperial body, and the memories of Amitabha Buddha were all severed, leaving only the young novice Shakyamuni in this world.
With the assistance of the supreme source of Amitabha Buddha, the cracks in his celestial platform were repaired, and his lifespan was extended by more than a thousand years. The Venerable Kasyapa, whose wrinkles had diminished considerably, clasped his hands together, bowed to Zhou Xuan, and spoke:
"I hope the Holy Body will take good care of him."
“My disciples are my own to cherish.”
With a wave of his hand, the young novice monk Shakyamuni floated over.
Zhou Xuandao raised his hand and pressed down, gathering the essence of the Dragon Treasure to nourish the young novice monk Shakyamuni:
"However, to my surprise, it actually managed to eliminate everything."
"Our Master possesses great perseverance, great wisdom, great fortune, and great merit. It is only natural that our Master is like this."
As soon as Zhou Xuan finished speaking, Venerable Kasyapa, looking at the young novice Shakyamuni with a complex expression, sighed:
"It's just that... sigh~!!"
With a sigh, Venerable Kasyapa glanced at the Vajra pestle held in the hands of the young novice Shakyamuni.
After bowing to Zhou Xuan once more, the golden Buddha, whose life force had become even stronger after merging with the remains of the Amitabha Emperor, returned from the summit of the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountain to Mount Sumeru in the Western Desert.
"Finally gone!"
As Venerable Kasyapa left, the small vajra held in the palm of the young novice Shakyamuni emitted the talkative sound of the imperial weapon, the vajra:
"I told you, I am an imperial weapon personally forged by the old bald man!"
"How can he, a mere disciple, compare to me?"
"Look, the old monk severed all ties with them, yet he holds me firmly in his grasp!"
"Hahahaha!"
"No, we shouldn't call him Old Baldy anymore, we should call him Little Baldy."
"Hehe, I never expected that the old bald man would have such rosy lips and white teeth when he was a child."
At this point, the talkative Emperor's Weapon, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, spoke to Zhou Xuan:
"Holy Body, do you have a photo stone? Please help me imprint the little bald boy's image. I want to show it to him when he grows up."
"It'll definitely be interesting then, hehehe!"
Listening to the incessant chatter of the talkative Emperor's Weapon, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, Zhou Xuan's lips twitched slightly.
How could I have forgotten about this chatterbox!
No, my tranquil Ninety-Nine Dragons Mountain cannot be left with such a menace!
Upon realizing this, Zhou Xuan immediately raised his hand and slashed through the void, speaking to Venerable Kasyapa, who appeared significantly younger after his lifespan had been extended, on the other side of the void:
"Venerable Kasyapa, you left too quickly; you forgot your Vajra pestle!"
"Namo Amitabha."
Venerable Kasyapa, who was interacting with the current leader of the Western Desert Buddhist sect, slowly raised his head upon hearing this, looked at Zhou Xuan on the other side of the cosmic rift, and shook his head, saying:
“Holy Body, your words are greatly wrong. My master has already severed the cause and effect. I personally forged the imperial weapon, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, which should naturally belong to my young friend Shakyamuni.”
"Therefore, let the Vajra remain with young friend Shakyamuni to protect him on his path."
As soon as he finished speaking, the golden Buddha beside Venerable Kasyapa raised his hand and pressed down, calming the crack in the universe.
The void rift was just closed by the golden Buddha.
Venerable Kasyapa then murmured with a slight smile:
“Master severed the cause and effect and the memory, but I, Kasyapa, have not lost my memory.”
"With the Vajra pestle by my side, my master, the reincarnation of Shakyamuni, will naturally be influenced by the great path of Buddhism."
"In addition, the reincarnation of Master Shakyamuni was born with innate wisdom and a pure Buddha heart."
"I simply don't believe he can resist the urge to practice Buddhism."
“As long as one practices Buddhism, even if Master does not return to Buddhism, he will still be able to open another branch of Buddhism.”
"At that time, Master will still be a member of our Buddhist sect!"
Therefore, this Vajra Pestle must not be retrieved under any circumstances!
At this point, Venerable Kasyapa turned his head and looked at the group of Buddhist disciples gathered at Mount Sumeru, saying:
"From this day forward, the Vajra pestle belongs to my young friend Shakyamuni."
Therefore, the Vajra Pestle is not allowed to return to the Western Desert.
"If they return."
"We beg the Golden Buddha to intervene and return it."
After merging with the remains of the Amitabha Buddha Emperor and mending the rift in the void, the golden-bodied Buddha, possessing the combat power of a flawless level twelve emperor, sealed off the void to prevent Venerable Kasyapa's words from being leaked. Upon hearing this, he slowly nodded and spoke sparingly:
"good."
"We don't even need the imperial weapons anymore."
Gazing at the void rift mended by the golden Buddha, Zhou Xuan raised his hand to stroke his chin and murmured:
"Tsk, Buddhism is really generous!"
"However, there's just one thing: this Vajra Pestle is really too noisy!!"
At this point, Zhou Xuan turned his head and spoke to the incessantly chattering Emperor Weapon, the Demon-Subduing Pestle:
"Did you hear that? From today onwards, you will be my disciple's protector."
"Since it belongs to my disciple, it should abide by the rules of my Qingyun Sect."
"And our Qingyun Sect has only one rule: no chatter!"
"If you keep talking nonsense..."
"I will use the Cauldron of the Origin of All Things to suppress and seal you."
"This prevents you from seeing my disciple."
The moment Zhou Xuan uttered the words "No more talking," the Vajra Pestle immediately began to refute him.
However, after Zhou Xuan ordered that the Vajra Pestle could not meet with the young novice Shakyamuni.
The incessant chatter of the Vajra Pestle abruptly ceased in an instant.
Clearly, after the birth of Shakyamuni, the Vajra Pestle, an imperial weapon forged by the Great Emperor Amitabha himself, was most afraid of being separated from the young novice monk.
"Fine, fine, fine, I give up!"
After a long silence, the talkative Imperial Soldier finally spoke:
"From today onwards, unless absolutely necessary, I will absolutely not utter another word of nonsense!"
"Even if I want to talk nonsense, I'll avoid doing it to you, is that alright?"
"Seriously, if you want me to shut up, just say so!"
Why are you trying to scare me!
"I didn't know that scaring an imperial weapon could scare it to death..."
Listening to the incessant chatter of the Vajra Pestle, Zhou Xuan raised his eyes and gave it a cold look:
"Um?!"
The moment Zhou Xuan's gaze fell upon the Vajra Pestle, the Pestle trembled violently and spoke repeatedly:
"Shut up, shut up, I'll shut up right now!"
"..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Vajra Pestle unleashed a massive amount of supreme divine power. This supreme divine power manifested, outlining countless Great Dao runes that confined all sounds within the runes.
Zhou Xuan stated that he simply didn't want to listen to the Vajra Pestle's nagging, but he didn't have any particular opinion about the Vajra Pestle.
Therefore, when the sound of the Vajra Pestle was confined within the formation and could not be heard by him, Zhou Xuan, who was finally able to have some peace and quiet, nodded slightly.
Time flies, and a month or so has passed in the blink of an eye.
During the past month, Zhou Xuan did not teach the young novice Shakyamuni how to cultivate. One reason was that although the young novice Shakyamuni was the reincarnation of Amitabha Buddha, he was only one year old and, despite his innate Buddha-nature and wisdom, was still somewhat immature.
On the other hand, Zhou Xuan wanted to wait until his pre-selected disciples, the Azure Lotus Demon and the Bodhi Demon, had fully transformed before leading them into cultivation.
Therefore, for more than a month, the young novice Shakyamuni followed the talkative imperial weapon, the Vajra Pestle, and wandered around aimlessly.
It must be said that although the Vajra Pestle was a bit talkative, it was also really serious and responsible. It followed the young novice Shakyamuni around like a mother hen, taking care of the young novice Shakyamuni's daily life and preventing problems before they arose.
What pleased Zhou Xuan even more was that during this period, the Vajra Pestle did not teach the young novice Shakyamuni even a single bit of cultivation methods.
That afternoon, Zhou Xuan, atop Mount Jiushijiulong, was communicating with Cao Yisheng while observing Xiao Nannan's daily life through the divine particles emanating from her body.
"Buzz! Buzz!!"
Suddenly, two great waves surged forth from the summit of Ninety-Nine Dragons Mountain.
Zhou Xuan, whose attention had been momentarily diverted, looked up and saw the two immortal buds, constructed from the Three Thousand Great Daos, suddenly tremble.
Immediately afterwards, the first lotus-shaped bud trembled violently and suddenly bloomed.
Amidst the radiant fragrance and the profusion of golden blossoms, a divine aura filled the air.
A pure and youthful figure emerged slowly from the vast celestial splendor, her steps graceful and delicate.
The figure, clad in a blue robe embroidered with chaotic lotus patterns, with a face as handsome as jade, holding a thirty-six-petal blue lotus in his hand, his tender face filled with childlike pride, stood firm on the lotus, head held high, facing the vast universe, and uttered his voice:
"A lotus blooms under the eternal blue sky!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the young Azure Lotus Demon looked in Zhou Xuan's direction, bowed, and said:
"Disciple Yan Qing greets Master!"
"Boom!!!"
As soon as the Azure Lotus Demon finished speaking, the second celestial bud behind her began to peel away layer by layer, releasing a fragrant aroma.