Legend of the Great Sage

ld always be mutual.
Since Maheśvara loathed the pure land school so much, then the pure land school must loath Maheśvara as well.

Just as he had expected, the Upraised Light abbot thought, The Heavenly Tome of Liberty? The Myriad sect really has gone too far.
If this child continues like this, he’ll either end up as a demonfolk or fall into Maheśvara’s lesser path.
The latter is even worse than the former.
But I can tell that he’s unhappy with this situation as well, so I can give him some guidance.
Since the buddha could subdue Maheśvara, then I’ll subdue this demonic image of him!

As a result, he said, “I can try and erase the image of Maheśvara.
Would you like that, fellow?”

He had already made up his mind.
Even if Li Qingshan objected, he would still go ahead with it.

Li Qngshan beamed with joy inside.
He knew that any lies he told would be seen through before this monk, so he did not bother with posing around.
“Then I’ll have to trouble you, master.”

Since both sides were willing, then the matter was simple.
The Upraised Light abbot ordered others to remove the table before ringing the bell and gathering all the monks in the temple.
He made Li Qingshan sit in the very centre of the grand hall, while he sat behind Li Qingshan.
Several hundred monks huddled around them.

“Are you ready?”

“Please go ahead, master!”

The chanting began to rise and fall, ringing through the grand hall with the playing of various arcane artifacts like golden bowls and wooden fish.
“Namo Amitābha, Namo Amitābha, Namo Amitābha…”

It left Li Qingshan feeling like his head was about to explode.
His back scorched as the demonic image of Maheśvara glared away furiously, seeming like it was about to spring alive.

“Heh, it really is effective!”

The Upraised Light abbot brought his palms together and looked down, assuming a solemn demeanour.
A golden halo rose up from behind his head, leaving him dignified in appearance and bearing some resemblance to the great buddha.

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“Na- Mo- A- Mi- Tā- Bha! Oṃ- Ma- Ṇi- Pad- Me Hūṃ!”

As he spat out the twelve words slowly, each word possessed extraordinary power, like the roar of a tiger.
It left the entire grand hall shaking gently.
When he spat out the last word, he slammed his palm into Li Qingshan’s back.

Bang!

Li Qingshan felt a sickly sweet sensation rise up in his throat, almost coughing up blood.
His organs felt like they were about to rupture.
He thought, This bald ass sure is vicious.
Is he trying to kill me?

The only thing that existed in the Upraised Light abbot’s eyes was the demonic image of Maheśvara.
If he could not destroy it, then he would have to destroy the bearer of this demonic image who was currently on the path of great liberty, Li Qingshan.
While he was an inner disciple of the Myriad sect and the Upraised Light abbot was forbidden from killing him, he only needed to heavily injure him and prevent him from making any more progress with his cultivation.
At the very least, that would stop the spread of the Heavenly Tome of Liberty in the Myriad sect.

These two paths cannot coexist, so do not blame me!

Li Qingshan gritted his teeth and endured it.
The toughness of his physique surprised the Upraised Light abbot.
He soon composed himself and unleashed all of his power.
He erupted with light, like a sun that had fallen in the grand hall.
The great buddha dazzled in the light.

His palm actually sank into Li Qingshan’s back inch by inch, pressing into Maheśvara’s belly.

“The world is like a dwelling of fire, where all life suffers.
The pure land of bliss can bring salvation to all.”

Within the devoted chanting, the monks seemed to see a half-transparent great buddha make its way down from its lotus seat, stepping over the Upraised Light abbot and planting its foot on Li Qingshan’s back.

Li Qingshan felt a rumble in his head, like it had exploded.
His sea of consciousness surged violently.
Only a great buddha stood within there, overlooking him like it was hiding something, smiling gently.

The Heavenly Tome of Liberty circulated uncontrollably, and Li Qingshan almost fought back instinctively.
The image of Maheśvara actually began to move, swinging his arms and wanting to fight back out of anger.

However, this power was just so mighty, and the will was just so firm.
Above and below the skies, he stood supreme, unable to be shaken.
Li Qingshan could not even lift a finger.
All he could do was prostrate himself and convert.

He could not help but develop a hint of regret.
Surely he had not taken things too far this time!

In the Upraised Light abbot’s eyes, the image of Maheśvara gradually blurred and twisted.
A smile formed on his lips.

Suddenly, a will filled with great destruction and great annihilation descended from above, penetrating the top of Li Qingshan’s head.

The image of Maheśvara on his back opened its third eye and produced a stream of black divine flames, striking the Upraised Light abbot in the forehead.

“Argh!” The Upraised Light abbot cried out painfully and collapsed forwards.

Li Qingshan fell forwards as well.
The figure of Maheśvara on his back had vanished, like all of its power had been ejected with the streak of black divine flames.
What replaced it was the image of a golden buddha.

For a moment, all of the light and manifestations of divinities vanished.
The grand hall was deathly silent.