Time flew by, seasons changed, and the Five Finger Mountain remained desolate and devoid of life. Unlike the days when the Great Sage Equaling Heaven was suppressed in the mortal realm, Chen Xuan was trapped in the long-abandoned Western Heaven. Naturally, there were no young acolytes passing by to offer fruit, nor would any pilgrims on their way to the West appear.
Furthermore, Chen Xuan was pressed directly beneath the center of the Buddha’s palm; even if someone did pass by, they would never notice him. Chen Xuan, however, had no intention of sitting idly by waiting for death. If he were to remain suppressed for five hundred years, he would miss too many major historical events. "Ten thousand years is too long; seize the day" was Chen Xuan’s current philosophy.
He was confident that he could break out early. Although he could not cultivate himself, the Sword Emperor Wujie and the Soul Heavenly Emperor within the Eight-Step Pagoda, as well as the Evil Lotus inside the Shangyan Panhuang Sword, were all capable of doing so. Once these three had nurtured their physical bodies to a sufficient level, breaking the six-character mantra talisman attached to the Five Finger Mountain would be no issue. Crucially, Chen Xuan had previously exchanged a top-tier ancient corpse for the Evil Lotus to serve as a new vessel. Unlike the Soul Heavenly Emperor or the Sword Emperor Wujie, who were fastidious, the Evil Lotus did not care; as long as he could quickly reshape his body, even enter…
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