The Feng Zun Journey
The Immortal Crystal Pupa
The underground world had been engulfed by darkness, and a decaying and bloody aura still hung in the air.
However, as Feng Zun chanted one after another the Sutra Scripture, the atmosphere suddenly changed, becoming holy and as if full of luck.
The undead who had previously charged towards them like a murderous wave, suddenly froze in place as the radiance of Buddhist light shone and swept over their bodies.
Everything suddenly seemed confused.
And the previously ferocious, bloody, and monstrous energies of them, had been purified under the Buddhist light, disappearing at a speed that could be seen to the naked eye…
It was an unbelievable sight.
Feng Zun sat in the lotus position, like the legendary Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who watches over hell.
Each of his chants was unshakable, so that he could unleash the immeasurable power of the Buddha Dharma, all for the sake of purging the sins of every dead person here.
Chuyu watched in bewilderment, indescribable emotions flowing deep in his heart.
Is there something in this world that Young Master Feng Zun cannot do?
“...wisdom in every Buddhist sutra, being in the midst of a cloud of good fortune, lifting up the suffering of all people in the afterlife, proves with me as an example, that they too can become followers of Buddha.”.
The moment Feng Zun reached this piece of silk, he quietly opened his eyes.
The roar of the silk chant still resounded throughout the underground world.
In the distance, all the undead spirits looked clean and pure, they were engulfed with auspicious aura, no more signs of sin and evil.
They suddenly recalled their previous lives, and all of them looked at the light that had set them free.
Then, the undead bird fowl said gratefully, "Daoist Dean, thank you for doing such a miracle, and giving us freedom!"
The others immediately turned towards Feng Zun and bowed, one after another. “Daoist Partners, thank you for doing wonders and setting us free!”
As their voices of gratitude rang out simultaneously, the bodies of the undead suddenly trembled and shattered into ashes.
Watching this made Chuyu's heart tremble. A feeling he could not express appeared within him, and he became dazed.
In this world there is nothing more cruel, than the longing to die, yet they are unable to do so.
When they were alive, those corpses were disciples of the Eternal Dragon Palace. They had disappeared from this world a long time ago, but wasn't it only today that they finally actually obtained the true form of freedom?
"Young Master, after doing this, you have accumulated a lot of merit and good karma" Chuyu said slowly.
Feng Zun shook his head. “For me, it is not important about merit or karma. I did so, solely to repay the kindness of the Eternal Dragon Palace, that's all.”
As he spoke, he walked into the majestic and ancient palace in the distance.
The palace was very spacious and formed from very uniform chunks of stone.
The gate was tightly sealed, and carved with intricate formation diagrams. Although countless years had eroded the diagram, its entire array still exuded a powerful and imposing pressure.
Feng Zun stood on the stairs and checked the gate. He could not help but recall what the corpse of the fowl said, "The sect leader has ordered that all the intruders, who broke through to the Final Rest must be executed without mercy."
The Last Rest!
Could this be the place that the experts of the Eternal Dragon Palace had prepared... to die in meditation?
The cultivators who failed to enter the Immortal God Realm might be able to enjoy a long life span, but none of them, who would have the same survival as the sun and moon, would be able to enjoy, especially to live forever!
In other words, the cultivators who could truly achieve eternal life, were those who reached the Immortal God realm.
As Feng Zun pondered, he flicked his arm.
A clear and misty beam of light appeared, then struck different points in the intricate formation diagram, which was engraved on the tightly shut gate.
Booms!
Low and muffled explosions sounded.
This gate had been sealed and collected piles of dust, over countless years, but now it was finally slowly opening.
Inside, they did not see any decorations or furniture. However, there were seventy-two towering altars. Each altar was ninety feet tall, thirty feet wide, and was pitch-black. All of that was covered in the mysterious formation diagram.
There was a cocoon-like object at the top of each altar.
When he saw this, Feng Zun was stunned for a while, but he immediately came to a conclusion.
This place might have originally been deliberately set up for experts at the end of their lives. They can enter the sitting meditation and die peacefully.
But then this place turned into a location for the chosen disciples, who would fall asleep long!
"Young Master, are you aware of anything?" Chuyu would not ask?
“That platform or sealing altar, arguably each of them contains something that looks like a cocoon. And it is the Immortal Crystal Cocoon prepared by the Immortal God Realm expert from the Eternal Dragon Palace, ” Feng Zun said casually.
“Altar sealing, as the name suggests, has the power to seal and protect. They can protect from interference and damage from the outside world."
“The cultivators can enter a sleeping state inside the Eternal Crystal. The cocoons sealed their cultivation and life force, maintaining their youthfulness and ensuring that time could not touch them. Then, when the time is right, the cultivator inside can naturally break free from his cocoon and re-enter the world.”
Chuyu said in astonishment, "Could it be that such a divine holy object exists in this world?"
“Divine object? I won't call it that far.” said Feng Zun. “As uncle knows, many demons from ancient times have reappeared to the world. How do you think they survived the Dark Energy Barrier?”
Chuyu was stunned, but she quickly understood. “You mean those demons from ancient times, all of them used artifacts like the Immortal Crystal Cocoon to enter a dormant state or fall asleep? And that's how they survived for fifty thousand years, to avoid the corrosive effects of the Ancient Darkness Guard Energy?”
"That's right," said Feng Zun.
He continued “But many things can happen, and the world always has its ups and downs. If something unexpected happened, it was very likely that those who fell asleep would never wake up again."
As he spoke, he walked towards the palace, Chuyu naturally followed him.