Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Western Province.

Central Buddhist Nation.

Every being in the entire Western Province is a follower of Buddhism; there are no secular royal powers or family sects, only temples large and small as well as the Central Buddhist Nation.

But whether it is the temples or the Buddhist Nation, all are under the jurisdiction of the holy Buddhist Spirit Mountain.

Central Buddhist Nation, Nancheng.

Here lies a vast Buddhist monastery, known as Celestial Dragon Temple!

At this moment.

The silence within the Celestial Dragon Temple is suddenly broken by the ringing of resonant bells.

The sonorous, booming peals echo between heaven and earth, awakening all the monks inside the Celestial Dragon Temple, whether they are chanting sutras, meditating, or undergoing arduous closed-door cultivation; upon hearing the bell, they all cease what they're doing.

And gather in front of the Great Buddha Hall.

The monks look at one another, "What on earth happened?"

"The Celestial Dragon Bell has been silent for hundreds of years without a stir; why is it suddenly ringing now? Could it be that some major event is happening?"

"I heard that the Celestial Dragon Bell was personally forged by the Celestial Dragon Supreme and placed here to bolster the Buddhist fate of the Celestial Dragon Temple. Unless it heralds an imminent event critical to the life and death of the Celestial Dragon Temple, there's only one other possibility..."

"What possibility?"

The crowd's eyes turn towards the majestic and luxurious Great Buddha Hall, as the old monk swallows hard and articulates word by word: "The Supreme Venerable manifests, and the Celestial Dragon Bell tolls..."

Hiss!

Supreme Venerable manifests?

Within the entire Western Province, there are openly eighteen supremes, each a Buddha with a fruit position in the Holy Spirit Mountain. And the only one who could manifest in the Celestial Dragon Temple is its founder, who now has a Buddha fruit position on Holy Spirit Mountain – the Celestial Dragon Supreme!

"Silence!"

A monk adorned in a white Kasaya commands with a soft admonition, bringing complete quietness before the Great Buddha Hall.

On his left and right stand seven other monks, all wearing white Kasayas.

These eight are the most distinguished eight disciples once under the Celestial Dragon Supreme, known as the Celestial Dragon Eight.

The Celestial Dragon Eight.

The strongest among them is a formidable being of the ninth rank in the Heaven Venerate Realm.

"We humbly welcome the arrival of the Supreme Venerable!" The Celestial Dragon Eight shout in unison.

The monks from the Celestial Dragon Temple join in the chorus.

Hum!

A golden beam shoots up from the interior of the Great Buddha Hall, with specks of golden light coalescing in the void into a vast and majestic figure. His dark thick eyebrows are as sharp as blades, his eyes emit a dazzling cold light, as if they capture the sun and the moon within.

Upon his golden Kasaya, a Celestial Dragon winding through auspicious clouds shows its fangs and claws ferociously.

This dragon is not embroidery!

It's an actual dragon!

Subdued by the Celestial Dragon Supreme and sealed within this Celestial Dragon Kasaya.

"Disciples pay respects to Master!" The Celestial Dragon Eight kneel in unison, showing utmost respect.

"We have seen the Supreme Venerable..."

The other monks also kneel down one after another, looking up at the Celestial Dragon Supreme with sincere and reverent eyes.

The Celestial Dragon Supreme's dignified aura is surrounded by Buddha's light, obscuring his expression; his icy voice echoes in the ears of the Celestial Dragon Eight: "My Buddhist incarnation has been destroyed, your junior brother has been killed..."

Hiss!

The expressions of the Celestial Dragon Eight change as they exchange looks, seeing the shock on each other's faces.

This is the venerated Supreme.

Even his weakest Buddhist incarnation would have ten percent of his fighting power, and yet it was destroyed by someone?

The voice of Celestial Dragon Supreme came again: "Celestial Dragon Eight, make a trip to Southern State. Anyone related to Xiao Yi is of the demonic path—send them to Nine Serene Underworld, to be redeemed by Ksitigarbha Buddha-Dharma..."

"Disciple obeys the Buddhist command!"

"Master, rest assured, eliminating demons and evildoing is the sacred duty of us Buddhist disciples..."

The Celestial Dragon Eight responded with utmost respect.

"Go now!"

A fervent gleam burst forth from the eyes of Celestial Dragon Supreme, "I have already communicated with those in Southern State, they will not stop you. Perhaps, this will be an opportunity for our Buddhist sect to take control of Southern State and spread the Buddhist Law. After success, there will be divine fruits for you all..."

The Buddhist sect already dominates Western Province, with no force capable of shaking their rule over it.

But...

As the Buddhist sect grows stronger, they are increasingly dissatisfied with the current state.

This is precisely why.

A thousand years ago, Celestial Dragon Supreme set a trap that exiled Master Tianyun, causing him to flee to Southern State to establish Tian Yun Temple. After a millennium of development, Tian Yun Temple has become a powerful force with a significant say in the Nantian Dynasty.

Furthermore, they secretly ordered Master Tianyun to craft a Flesh and Gold Buddha Statue with blood and gold, for him to use the Secret Technique at a critical moment, paving the way for the Buddhist sect to enter Southern State.

But now...

Not only did Xiao Yi destroy the Flesh and Gold Buddha Statue, but he also demolished Tian Yun Temple and killed Master Tianyun.

The Buddhist sect's thousand-year plan was ruined in an instant.

Now, within Holy Spirit Mountain, he faces confrontation from a few other Supreme Venerables of the sects, using this incident as an excuse to create difficulties everywhere, seriously threatening his status.

The only way is to kill Xiao Yi and use this as an opportunity to allow the Buddhist sect to settle in Southern State.

Only by doing this can he maintain his position.

Swoosh!

The silhouette of Celestial Dragon Supreme silently vanished.

In front of the Great Buddha Hall.

The Celestial Dragon Eight stood up first, exchanging glances, with a fervent look in their eyes.

That's the divine fruit of Buddha!

Without becoming a Buddha, it would all be in vain!

Every disciple of the Buddhist sect ultimately aims to become a Buddha...

Now the hope lies before them.

The people exchanged looks: "Follow us, the Eight Divisions of Celestial Dragon Temple, to Southern State..."

...

Southern State, Nantian Dynasty, the capital.

Xiao Yi, Little Lin, Nantian Wen, Nantian Ao, Qiu Yiyun, and others were gathering together. But the atmosphere in the hall was exceptionally tense, even oppressive, with nobody taking the initiative to speak. They could all clearly hear each other's breathing.

Whew!

It wasn't until Xiao Yi exhaled a deep breath that the silence was broken. With a relaxed smile on his face, he looked over the group: "It's merely a small matter. Why be so nervous?"

"A small matter?"

Nantian Ao glanced at him, speaking in disbelief, "That's a Supreme Venerable we're talking about. Although there has been an agreement that Supreme Venerables must not leave their holy lands casually, Celestial Dragon Supreme has already declared his intent, and we, along with the holy lands, cannot stop them. People from the Buddhist sect will soon come looking for you..."

After learning that Celestial Dragon Supreme will send someone to execute Xiao Yi and that the holy lands of Southern State must not intervene.

Qiu Yiyun was the first to come to notify Xiao Yi.

A look of concern crossed Qiu Yiyun's face; the source stone Xiao Yi gave him benefited him greatly, bringing him closer to the Heaven Venerate Realm, so naturally, he did not wish to see Xiao Yi in trouble, and thus advised, "Dean Xiao, why don't you leave Southern State for now? Western Province is a distance away from here; they need at least half a year to reach us, you have plenty of time to escape..."

Nantian Ao said: "Elder Qiu is right; you could head north and seek refuge with Baiyu!"

"Nantian Ao is right; isn't the Holy Maiden of Baiyu your wife? With that relationship, they are unlikely to stand by idly..." Qiu Yiyun said excitedly.

"There's no need to say more!"

Xiao Yi raised his hand to interrupt them, his dark eyes blazing with warlike zeal, and he spoke with measured emphasis, "The mere Buddhist sect is nothing for me to handle alone!"noveldrama