449: Chapter 40 Karma Sea_2 449: Chapter 40 Karma Sea_2 Yu Wenzhong felt much better after hearing those words.
But he was still angry: “Fan Yin Temple says it welcomes heroes from all over the world…
If they are unwilling to release people, why not be upright and straightforward?!”
“Yu Wenzhong, these words are not quite right.”
Mi Yun spoke softly, “The multitude of worldly connections are not something mere mortals like ourselves can clearly perceive.
Even my master uncle never anticipated before reaching Great Chu Imperial City that in this journey to Great Pudu Temple, the Buddha Country would have more than one fated person.”
“More than one…”
Yu Wenzhong furrowed his brows.
He vaguely captured a very important piece of information.
It seems that the measures laid out by Fan Yin Temple were initially intended for just one person.
“There isn’t much to keep secret.”
Mi Yun said lightly, “The Golden Light Array, Buddha Sound Forest, the copper man wall, and this Karma Sea were all prepared for the Taoist ‘True Master Jun Shan’…
Before departing to the west, master uncle believed that Jun Shan was the biggest adversary of this journey.
He wanted to use the ‘Buddha Country’ of Great Pudu Temple to see through True Master Jun Shan’s true capabilities.
Only, True Master Jun Shan never entered the game.”
Yu Wenzhong, who entered Great Pudu Temple early, was unaware of what had happened afterward.
He asked confusedly, “If True Master Jun Shan didn’t play the game, then who was your master uncle waiting for?”
“…”
Mi Yun did not directly answer the question but spoke solemnly.
“That person is about to arrive.”
The little monk slowly lifted his head, looking into the distance.
At this moment, he felt an inexplicable tension.
Mi Yun murmured to himself, “I wonder what the renowned ‘Xie Zhen’…
actually looks like?”
Traveling over mountains and water with his uncle, and leading the envoy from Da Li Dynasty to here, Mi Yun’s only regret was that on that night at Moss Ridge, he didn’t get to meet “Xie Zhen.”
Everyone says that in the competition of this generation’s Heavenly Pride List, Xie Zhen will take the top spot!
The upheaval in Qing State, the Xuanshui Competition, the calamity of the Northern Hunt.
After a series of events, both the Great Chu and Da Li Dynasties, even as far as thousands of miles away in the Demon Country, have reassessed this young Sword Cultivator who emerged out of nowhere!
Mi Yun’s cultivation of Zen Dao is related to karma.
Perhaps it’s because Xie Zhen’s fame is too great, it affected this western crossing.
He always felt that his life thread had intertwined and connected with that of Xie Zhen—
This chaotic overlap.
Made him greatly interested in this new master of Xuanshui Cave Heaven.
“It’s finally time to meet.”
Mi Yun took a deep breath, focused his spirit, and earnestly watched the end of this cloud-fogged Golden Sea.
He was ready, waiting for Xie Zhen’s arrival.
…
…
A moment later.
At the end of the fog, the light flickered, and a black figure appeared in the Golden Sea.
“…”
Xie Xuanyi silently lifted his head.
The distance from the Golden Light Array to the Golden Body Tower wasn’t actually too far.
Some people need a lifetime.
Yet he took less than two hours, but even so, Xie Xuanyi’s patience was almost exhausted.
Removing the copper man wall was his “warning” to those in the tower not to use any more methods to obstruct him, to measure himself…
Unfortunately.
Miao Zhen saw all this but remained indifferent.
Before the Golden Body Tower, there was this last challenge.
Xie Xuanyi was certain this was the core of the “Buddha Country,” the rules encompassing Great Pudu Temple all originated from here; this seemingly ethereal Golden Sea, suspended with endless threads of Golden Line, these lines related to fate and karma, he presumed at the end of this Golden Sea must sit a monk not much different from “Fa Yan” or “Fa Li.”
The Golden Light Array and Buddha Sound Forest test the Cultivator’s tactical methods and the depth of their Divine Sea.
The copper man wall tests the physical body and possibly Primordial Energy storage.
This last challenge, in reality, has nothing left to test…
Except for karma, fate, and opportunities, these intangible and formless things existing within Buddhist rules.
“Xie Xuanyi, you have arrived.”
As expected.
After Xie Xuanyi stepped into the Golden Sea, a gentle greeting sounded in his ears.
This voice, wrapped in the rules of the Golden Sea, echoed continuously, making it difficult to distinguish direction or reality, but one could faintly discern…
this was a child’s voice, not the “old monk” he had imagined.
“””
…
Xie Xuanyi did not respond, merely slowly lowering his eyelids.
He silently sensed the direction of the voice’s owner.
At the end of the Golden Sea, Mi Yun spoke like a spring breeze: “Patron Xie, this place is called ‘Karma Sea’.
I see you are in a hurry, but there’s really no need to be anxious…
Karma Sea is the final challenge of today’s Great Pudu Temple.
If you can win a spiritual debate against me, you may pass through this Golden Sea and meet Master Miao Zhen at the top of the Golden Body Tower.”
In this vast world, there are countless wonders.
Xie Xuanyi had never encountered a Blessed Land like the “Karma Sea” before.
He tried to stretch out his palm.
The next moment, from within the clouds, suddenly a very thin and sharp Golden Line flew out, as if it had been suspended there all along, spanning across the position of his palm.
If Xie Xuanyi hadn’t withdrawn his hand in time…
this Golden Line would have cut him.
“Patron Xie, the Golden Lines of the Karma Sea are among the sharpest entities under the heavens.
These Golden Lines are infinite and will open or close based on the karma between the two of us.”
“When debating spiritually, our Divine Seas connect and we recognize each other, and this is a way to clarify our karma.”
Mi Yun sighed and advised kindly, “Before the debate begins, it would be wise not to act recklessly… so as to avoid being injured by the fate lines and needlessly increasing your pain.”
At this point,
A loud shout rang out.
“Hey hey hey, Brother Xie!”
Hearing the words ‘Patron Xie’, Yu Wenzhong hurriedly shouted: “Xie Zhen, Xie the Great Benefactor…
are you here?
I’m over here!
Come quickly!”
…
Mi Yun said sadly, “Rest assured, your voice won’t reach over there.”
Hearing this, Yu Wenzhong was disheartened.
But he quickly revived his spirit, lively as a dragon: “So you’re waiting for Xie Zhen…
this guy can indeed fight a battle with True Master Jun Shan!
Can you let me go?
I promise to do well in the challenge this time, and not to trouble you anymore.
Actually, it doesn’t matter if I can’t pass this challenge; I mainly want to see Brother Xie’s elegance!”
“Patron Yu, you’ve already said those words thirteen times, do you think I would believe you now…”
Mi Yun looked somewhat helplessly at this unreasonable guy.
Qiantian Palace Saint Yu Wenzhong is the most troublesome and head-splitting existence he has encountered.
The Karma Sea prizes karma.
According to the rules, to pass through the Golden Sea, one must win a spiritual debate.
Failing the debate is fine; as long as the opponent does not give up, Mi Yun will offer a “try again” opportunity.
But he didn’t want to let Yu Wenzhong try again.
Because this guy has attempted thirteen times, and not once did he play by the rules.
When facing the questions posed in the debate, Yu Wenzhong wouldn’t listen.
Perhaps he didn’t understand, or maybe for some other reason, each time the debate started, this guy would summon “Panxuan Mirror”, attach Red Armor, and charging headlong towards the end of the Golden Sea with a bold and blunt approach.
The extremely sharp Golden Lines of Karma Sea are merely a “warning”-
Who would push forward against the Golden Lines, forcing their way through the Golden Sea?
Only Yu Wenzhong!
Thus, he created the scene we see now-
Mi Yun could only use the Golden Lines of the Karma Sea to entangle the Panxuan Red Armor layer by layer, turning Yu Wenzhong into a wrapped up sticky rice dumpling, just to stop his advance!
Then Yu Wenzhong would curse, plead, and ask for another try…
At first, Mi Yun still had the patience to advise him.
Then he gave Yu Wenzhong another chance.
But later on, he realized, this guy was completely exploiting his “kindness”; even if given another chance, Yu Wenzhong wouldn’t cherish it, always thinking about forcefully overcoming the challenge and breaking through the Golden Sea!
Mi Yun hoped Xie Zhen wouldn’t be like this…
Praying internally, Mi Yun then loosened up a bit.
At this moment, the Karma Sea was still silent and all was well.
The little monk adjusted himself and posed this round of debate.
“Patron Xie, may I ask…”
“What is karma?”
The voice traveled through the sea of clouds, far and wide, spreading, echoing.
The Karma Sea echoed with Mi Yun’s voice.
Ten breaths, twenty breaths…
Mi Yun clasped his hands together, patiently waiting for a response.
Suddenly, his Heart Lake produced a clinking sound, a strong foreboding flashing through his mind!
The black-robed youth standing at the edge of the Golden Sea seemed to have been listening to the remnants of the debate all along.
However, after twenty breaths.
The black-robed youth gradually raised his head, turned his direction, his gaze across thousands of layers of clouds, cast towards where Mi Yun was.
“””