Chapter 397

The abbot had claimed he could lend Leng Yao a helping hand, but in reality, he had to use the supreme treasure of Bodhi Mountain: the Buddha's sarira. The abbot's current cultivation was at the Great Vehicle Stage Great Perfection, the same as Old Ancestor Sang. Although this was the highest level of power in the Lower Realm, and he was only sending a split soul across, it was still beyond what an ordinary cultivator at the Great Vehicle Stage could achieve on his own. If the Buddha had not issued a decree in advance, allowing him to harness the power of the sarira to send Leng Yao's split soul back, the abbot would have been completely helpless. This sarira protected the entire Bodhi Mountain; unless the Buddha gave the order, not even the abbot was permitted to use it. Leng Yao stood before the Buddha's sarira. With a flash of golden Buddhist light, his body suddenly collapsed backward. His soul had already detached from his flesh, leaving behind nothing more than an empty shell in the Xuanling Continent. This vessel had been crafted from submerged ironwood; a clone made from such wood would dissolve into a puddle of water half an hour after the soul returned to it. To avoid soiling the Buddha hall, the abbot had the monks carry the body outside.