Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 2673: Chapter 986: Fallen Buddha, Earthly Buddha Country

”Degradation? What does this mean?” Luo Chen asked.

”The literal meaning.”

”Hmm?”

Luo Chen frowned slightly, looking at the monk in white with confusion.

Master Xuan Du sighed and said quietly, ”This matter dates back five hundred years...”

As he recounted the story, Luo Chen and Qing Shuang finally gained some understanding of the Buddhist sect’s hidden secrets.

Mahakala, a prodigy!

He was hailed as the most intrinsically Buddhist and talented genius in the Hanging Temple for a millennium.

His deep understanding of Buddhist scriptures and rapid cultivation pace were unimaginable to ordinary people.

Before reaching 300 years of age, he had already stepped into the Vajra Realm.

He was early on made the head of the Prajna Hall by the previous abbot.

Not only did his realm progress rapidly, but he also subdued the then Fourth Order Wild Beast Golden Wing Roc alone, adding a Guardian Spirit Venerable to the Hanging Temple.

Because of these achievements, Mahakala’s prestige within the temple grew ever higher.

Ultimately, he truly lived up to the expectations of the many high monks in the temple, successfully entering the Arhat Realm five hundred years ago.

”That’s what you call the Divine Transformation Stage,” Master Xuan Du added a note to help Luo Chen and Qing Shuang understand.

Luo Chen nodded, ”I have some knowledge of this information. But what exactly happened after he achieved the Arhat Realm five hundred years ago, resulting in the so-called degradation?”

”Degradation didn’t suddenly appear but was a gradual process until today.”

Master Xuan Du softly recited a Buddhist chant and then explained, ”Brother Jia Luo progressed too swiftly. Even though his intrinsic Buddhist nature was exceptional, and his comprehension of Buddhist scriptures surpassed ours, the time was too short. He could master Buddhist law but found it difficult to understand the Buddhist principles. Thus, it sowed the seeds of hidden danger.”

”Five hundred years ago, after achieving the Arhat stage, he realized that those in the Hanging Temple who attained the Arhat Fruit Position were few, far less than in the Daoist Sect, Mingyuan, and other holy lands. And seeing his remaining brothers had shortcomings, he had a sudden idea to enlighten the Guardian Spirit Venerable Golden Wing Roc.”

”However, he didn’t expect that with his shallow understanding of Buddhist principles, his divine powers were no match for karma, causing the Golden Wing Roc to seize thirty-six high monks’ relics and defect from the Hanging Temple.”

”If it were just that, it would be bearable, but precisely after this first failure in his life, seeds of a heart demon arose from karma, gradually making him more extreme.”

”At that time, Brother Hui Ping once said, Jia Luo was influenced by heaven and earth!”

Influence of heaven and earth?

Luo Chen understood this term deeply, which could be replaced with ”assimilation.”

No matter what cultivation system, when approaching the Fifth Order, interactions with heaven and earth become more frequent.

During this process, cultivators extensively draw from the natural world, comprehending the true intent of laws. But the more one grasps, the more easily they are assimilated by heaven and earth.

One careless move, and one’s Dao Heart becomes unstable, descending into a sea of suffering.

Perhaps this seems somewhat abstract.

But just look at the fate of True Master Shenyuan, and you’ll get a glimpse.

Amidst a demonic deviation, forcibly seizing power unmatched for oneself can only end in death!

Luo Chen sharply caught a familiar name in the other’s speech.

”Monk Hui Ping?”

He suddenly recalled, Monk Hui Ping also hailed from the Hanging Temple and only detached from it a few hundred years ago to establish a sect in the Eastern Wasteland, spreading the Buddhist Dao.

”Could it be, he left the Hanging Temple because of this matter?”

Master Xuan Du nodded slightly, ”That’s right!”

Luo Chen was speechless, ”I hadn’t noticed before that you two were brothers, especially as your ordained names had no apparent connection.”