It was terrifying!

The frightening demonic qi swept through the entire Thousand Buddha Grotto as if a Demon King had descended on the earth!

All cultivators present looked at Chu Kuangren with horror that they had never felt before. Even the Buddhist Great One looked solemn.

At that moment, demonic qi was circulating Chu Kuangren while Daoist patterns were interweaving.

Suddenly, the crowd seemed to see hundreds of millions of unjust souls wailing and roaring behind him, while around him, it was as if there was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!

“Even the demonic qi of the most monstrous demonic cultivator I have ever seen isn’t as horrifying as that of the Hundred Academy’s Chief!”

“Could it be that a demonic cultivator is his true nature?”

While the crowd was discussing, the Dark Fox Maiden Sage lamented. “Sure enough, this is the real him!”

He did not fit to be a Buddhist eminent monk or the like but a peerless great demon who wrecked chaos in the universe!

Chu Kuangren sat on the zafu with surging demonic qi.

In the endless demonic qi, a creepy Buddha apparition emerged.

It was a monk with four arms and strange facial features.

He had a pair of black-gold eyes like two whirlpools that could suck one’s soul into it.

“It’s… Demonic Buddha Papiyas!”

When the Buddhist Great One and other Buddhist cultivators saw the apparition sitting upright with the demonic qi, a hint of panic was revealed in their eyes.

For Buddhist cultivators, the Demonic Buddha Papiyas represented the root of all evil!

It was Demonic Buddha — a Buddha among demons and a demon among Buddhas!

He was the rumored Desire Realm Ruler and the Buddhas’ archenemy, an existence that especially lured Buddhists into their demise!

Besides, he could even transform all Buddhists’ Heart Demons, which was the biggest obstacle for countless Buddhists to become Buddhas!

“Chu Kuangren possesses the Papiyas Might!”

“We must not underestimate him. He’s the Buddhist world’s archenemy!”

Some Buddhist cultivators looked at Chu Kuangren with hostility in their eyes.

Chu Kuangren turned a blind eye to the stare around him and looked at the Buddhist Great One in front of him. He said calmly, “Look at me. Do I look like a Buddha?!”

He asked again.

“Impudent fool! How dare you slander the Buddha?”

“With such demonic qi and Demonic Buddha energy, don’t you feel ashamed to say you’re like a Buddha?!”

“Hmph. If you’re a Buddha, there will be no demons in this universe!”

“Chu Kuangren, you will be the Buddhist world’s archenemy for possessing the Papiyas Might. How dare you say that you’re a Buddha?!”

The surrounding Buddhist cultivators confronted Chu Kuangren, while the Buddhist Great One stared at Chu Kuangren without saying a word.

There was a faint hostility in his eyes.

Papiyas was a name that Buddhists detested, and naturally, Chu Kuangren stood against the Buddhist world for possessing the Papiyas Might.

The Buddhist Great One was not happy about it.

“If you’re a Buddha, there will be no demons and Buddhas in this universe,” said the Buddhist Great One.

He had made himself clear.

Since Chu Kuangren possessed demonic qi and the Papiyas Might, it would be a joke if someone like him was a Buddha. Hence, there was no Buddha in the universe.

On the contrary, if someone like him was not considered a demon, even the most vicious person could be regarded as a kind person.

“Hah!”

Chu Kuangren chuckled and was not surprised by the Buddhist Great One’s answer. “Buddha said that it has no form. You judging that I’m not a Buddha because I’m surrounded by demonic qi is contrary to the Buddha’s concept. Buddha lives in one’s heart and can be enlightened with a single thought. You don’t see me as a Buddha because… there is no Buddha in your heart!”

“Nonsense! I’ve been cultivating Dharma for thousands of years and attained the status of a Bodhisattva. How can there be no Buddha in my heart?” the Buddhist Great One said coldly.

Chu Kuangren smiled upon hearing his statement. “In that case, look at me again. Do I look like a Buddha?”

As soon as he said that, he activated his Immortal’s Core to transform the demonic qi into Buddhist Light!

It was easy for his Invincible Self-Empowering Immortal Core to transform into thousands of attributes.

The demonic qi immediately disappeared, and the Buddhist Light flourished!

Chu Kuangren sat upright in the Buddhist Light, with an endless compassionate intent circulating his body. He looked solemn and sacred!

Compared to him, Buddhist Disciple Huijue, who was not far away, seemed like an ordinary little novice monk.

“W-What is this?”

“Demonic qi one moment and Buddhist Light another? What kind of Dao and technique does Chu Kuangren cultivate?!”

Many cultivators were puzzled.

Chu Kuangren’s transformation was creepy and confusing.

As Chu Kuangren mobilized the Buddhist Light, the Papiyas Avatar behind him disappeared, and it was replaced by another Buddhist apparition sitting on the lotus altar.

The Buddhist held a pearl in his left hand and a pewter scepter in his right.

Countless ghouls and dead souls surrounded him while he was bathed in the Buddhist Light.

The Buddhist was surrounded with compassionate intent and seemed to be salvation for hundreds of millions of dead souls. Upon seeing that, everyone was astonished.

With a glance, the Buddhist Great One and other Buddhist cultivators recognize the Buddhist in front of them.

“I-It’s Ksitigarbha!”

Ksitigarbha was one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas — the greatest existence among the eight — and the most powerful elite in the Buddhist world!

Although he had yet to become a Buddha, his status in the Buddhist world was no lower than that of Buddha.

His power was even more unfathomable.

“H-How is this possible?!”

“Besides the Papiyas Might, does he even have the Ksitigarbha’s inheritance?!”

“W-What is going on?”

Demonic Buddha Papiyas was the Desire Realm Ruler and the Buddha’s enemy, while Ksitigarbha was the most powerful elite and the greatest existence in the Buddhist world.

How could those two inheritances live in the same person?!

It was a huge blow to all the Buddha Hearts of the Buddhists present, making them doubt their existence.

Sitting on the zafu with a sympathetic expression, Chu Kuangren asked, “Do I look like a Buddha?!”

Now, the Buddhist Great One was a little confused.

His worldview had suffered a huge impact.

“Ksitigarbha is the great Bodhisattva of the Buddhist world. How could he pass his inheritance to someone with Papiyas Might?!”

“No way. Even if Ksitigarbha didn’t pass it on to you, how could you possibly cultivate those two energies at the same time?!”

Although he was also a Bodhisattva, his attainments were far worse than a great Bodhisattva like Ksitigarbha.

Did he look like a Buddha?

At that moment, Chu Kuangren, who possessed Ksitigarbha Might, looked more like a Buddha than an ordinary Buddha!

“A Buddha has no form, yet you’re concerned about his appearance. Your Buddha Heart has been tainted!”

“Bodhi isn’t fundamentally a tree, and the Holy Mirror isn’t a platform either. They have no forms in the first place, so where can the dust gather?” Chu Kuangren continued saying.

His words were like a knife, stabbing the Buddhist Great One’s Buddha Heart, which could collapse at any moment now!

“Haha! I never thought the Dharma that I’ve cultivated for thousands of years has lost to a young man in a debate. It’s ridiculous!”

The Buddhist Great One laughed madly while his figure began to dissipate like bubbles.

With his Buddha Heart broken, his Immortal Consciousness could no longer sustain itself.

Chu Kuangren watched the scene with a calm expression.

When the Buddhist Great One was biased and considered giving the Sarira to Huijue, he had already fallen short of the mark.

Buddhism emphasized having clear Six Senses and the great enlightenment.

Although the Buddhist Great One wanted to give the Sarira to Huijue for the sake of the Buddhist world, he prioritized his self-interest. From that moment on, his Buddha Heart had a flaw.

Coupled with Chu Kuangren’s debate, his Buddha Heart eventually dimmed, and he could no longer keep the existence of his Immortal Consciousness’.