Wrapping his parents and his brother in his sleeves, Austin walked up the mountain.
The tremendous Buddhist power of the universe came at Austin.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire mountain shook, and golden light burst up into the air. It was as if the Spirit Mountain had
awakened.
"Austin, how about we go back?
This place is too gruesome. What do you think?"
Austin's mother said worriedly.
Women were usually more timid than men. She didn't want her precious Austin to take any risks.
"Mom, don't worry. Even if it's a dangerous place, we can go and explore it. Trust me.
If Buddha Hawley is really on this Spirit Mountain, I can take this opportunity to ask him about the true
Buddhism,"
Austin said and laughed.
The Buddhist power surged, and numerous shadows of ancient Buddha popped out on the mountain.
Sitting cross legged in the void, they clasped their hands together, chanting ancient scriptures. Their
voices were so loud, it was deafening.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The bell rang out from the summit of mountain. The sound was deep and loud. Strangely, it made
people feel comfortable and relax.
At that moment, Austin felt the tremendous Buddhist power which seemed to be invincible.
"This is a very important place for Buddhism. Outsiders are not allowed to enter!"
A loud voice resounded, followed by dazzling golden light. The shadows of the creatures responsible
for guarding Buddha all appeared and quickly pounced on Austin.
At the same time, the shadows chanted scriptures, creating massive sound waves.
The numerous ancient Buddhas unleashed all kinds of Buddhist omnipotent skills to attack Austin.
Such skills included the Almighty Vajra Palm, the Divine Buddha Palm, the Vajra Finger and Lion's
Roar.
Facing so many potent attacks, Austin was forced to stop in his tracks.
He didn't want to see his family get into trouble because of him. If anything bad happened to them, he
would not be able to forgive himself.
Austin sent his parents and his brother to the continent he had created with his comprehension of the
law of earth.
As Austin was better with the Earth Exploring Technique, the total mass area of the continent had
reached over four million square miles.
It looked like any other ordinary continent.
But its main difference from Earth was that it was several times larger.
This meant that Austin had been able to create an actual world of his own.
After he was able to secure his family in a safe place, he had nothing to worry about and could fight
better without having anything else to think about.
His whole body began glowing as he grew taller and taller. He didn't stop until he had turned into a
formidable giant. When satisfied with his new size, he rushed up the mountain.
Thick mud walls shot up all around Austin constantly, functioning as hard shields to protect him from all
the attacks.
This was an omnipotent skill that Austin had come up with, taking advantage of the law of earth.
Austin opened his mouth, and a purple sword flew out. It emitted a powerful sword aura while clearing
the path for him. His favorite weapon and treasure had proven its worth in countless battles in the past.
Under Austin's control, the purple sword shattered all the shadows that came his way.
Because of this valuable tool, Austin was able to deal with his enemies while moving forward. In no
time, he finally reached the top of the mountain.
In an instant, all the shadows vanished into thin air.
Upon checking, Austin was certain that there was still some Buddhist power left.
Austin was aware that he had made it to the top of the Spirit Mountain.
There was dead silence on the summit.
There were also many ancient temples and thick and lush vegetation that grew only on that part of the
mountain. Trees were thriving on the summit. But he didn't see any other creature, Buddha or Buddhist
Goddess.
All he could see were the old temples that stood silently in the thick foggy clouds floating quietly around
them.
Austin could tell that this place had been abandoned for a long time.
"So this is the legendary Spirit Mountain?"
Austin looked at the bleak scene before his eyes. He was expecting a thriving community not a lifeless
desolate place.
"Wait!
What's going on over there?"
A tree beside one of the temples caught his attention all of a sudden. Upon closer inspection, Austin
could see that it was growing slowly.
At first, it was just a small green tree less than three feet high. Then it visibly sped up as it grew bigger.
Before long, it had grown into a tall tree.
The tree suddenly started to emit golden lights. Its branches were as thick as a full grown dragon's
body. Its leaves were vividly green.
Then, something happened quickly and surprised Austin.
A figure, sitting cross-legged, appeared under the tree.
It was a middle-aged man with bare feet. He had long earlobes that almost touched his shoulders.
There was a halo behind his head. It seemed that the halo was connected to the law of nature.
Flowers danced like butterflies as they floated and swirled around the man under the old tree.
Austin recognized that it was a bodhi tree with its distinctive branches extended outward.
'It's Buddha Hawley!'
Austin almost shouted out in excitement as he stared at the legendary Buddha.
The Buddha was sitting with his eyes closed, under the bodhi tree beside an old temple. It looked like
nothing could disturb him.
The world had grown quiet.
However, one could comprehend all the truth of Buddhism.
All this was so unreal that Austin felt like he was in a dream.
"How is everything going with Master Dean?" the Buddha under the bodhi tree asked Austin through
his spiritual sense.
He didn't even have to open his eyes.
"Master Dean ?"
Austin was confused.
"You practice the Introduction to Vital Energy Circulation. Aren't you Dean's successor? Or at the very
least, aren't you from the Triple Sect?"
the Buddha continued to ask.
"Ahem... Yes, I am,"
Austin replied truthfully.
The Introduction to Vital Energy Circulation and the Triple Avatar Skill he had learnt were forbidden
secret skills that belonged to no other than the Triple Sect.
Hence, he didn't think that he lied to the Buddha.
The only problem was that he had gotten his hands on the Introduction to Vital Energy Circulation and
the Triple Avatar Skill by chance instead of learning them as a disciple of the Triple Sect.
The Triple Sect was an ancient sect which had existed for a long time on Earth.
Unfortunately, it had long disappeared.
"Yes. Back then, I had discussed the law of nature with Master Dean. We even talked about it for years.
We concluded that Buddhism and Taoism are both different forms of the truth of nature, and there is
need to compare which one is better.
Master Dean once visited the Spirit Mountains, and there, he thought highly of the profoundness of
Buddhism. Meanwhile, I explored thirty-three sacred places and I was impressed with Taoism.
What got my attention the most was the forbidden secret Taoist skills and the theory of achieving one's
value,"
the Buddha said.
Austin was surprised to hear that. He didn't expect that the founders of Buddhism and Taoism would
have such a history, let alone a harmonious existence with each other.
"To be honest with you, sir, I was born at an era when martial arts on the Earth had declined. At that
time, Master Dean had long disappeared, and even the Triple Sect was gone.
I just happened to get some secret skills of the Triple Sect.
So I knew a few of them,"
Austin answered honestly.
"I see."
The Buddha nodded his head.
"However, everything in the world has causality and fate. Since you have obtained the secret skills of
the Triple Sect, you have been destined to be a part of it,"
the Buddha said in a low voice.
Under the bodhi tree, the Buddha looked peaceful and quiet. The petals of the flowers gently fell from
the tree and floated in the air before fluttering downwards to the ground.
"Yep, I have always regarded myself as a member of the Triple Sect,"
Austin responded with a nod.
"Things change. I can't believe that the Triple Sect had broken down,"
the Buddha said with a sigh.
"There are some secret skills of the Triple Sect among the thirty-six sacred places. If you are
interested, you can go there and learn them.
Perhaps you will acquire more secret skills if you're dedicated and sincere enough.
The Spirit Mountain is going to be closed soon. I bid you farewell. You can leave now,"
the Buddha said in a friendly tone.
"Really?!
Thank you for telling me this, sir!"
Austin was overjoyed.
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