Chapter 981: This Humble Monk Kong Ding Greets the Chief Helmsman!

A short while later.

The secret room of the Immortal Lords Estate.

Seeing that familiar bald head in the room, "Qi Yuan" was instantly taken aback, feeling somewhat startled:

"Great Master Kong Ding?!"

He never expected that he would see the man himself so soon after hearing about the monk's earth-shaking feat on Spirit Mountain from Shui Yunshan.

"It really is you!"

On the other side, Kong Ding was also stunned. His originally indifferent and calm expression rarely showed a hint of excitement and agitation. He suddenly stood up from the prayer mat, his voice still filled with disbelief:

"Chief Helmsman, I didn't expect you to still be alive?!"

"Qi Yuan" nodded with a smile, feeling very satisfied with this reactivated member of the Heaven and Earth Society:

"Great Master Kong Ding, long time no see."

Member Name: Kong Ding

Age: 5,378,937 years old

Cultivation Strength: Buddha Realm Perfection (Daluo Realm)

Current Loyalty: 90

Member Introduction: This member is Namo Guangde Buddha of the Great Thunder Sound Temple on Spirit Mountain. However, he incited a rebellion on Spirit Mountain a few months ago and is now wanted by many forces in the Immortal Realm, including the Buddhist Sect…

He thought that after so many years, the loyalty of this former Buddhist Disciple would have significantly diminished, but to his surprise, it was quite the opposite. After Kong Ding became a Buddha, not only did he not betray the Heaven and Earth Society, but his loyalty value had even increased by a large margin.

Presumably, after experiencing many ups and downs on Spirit Mountain, his sense of belonging to the Heaven and Earth Society had grown deeper, and he completely considered himself a part of it.

"Amitabha. This Humble Monk Kong Ding greets the Chief Helmsman!"

After confirming "Qi Yuan's" identity, Kong Ding immediately pressed his palms together and bowed respectfully to him.

"We are all on the same side; there is no need for such formality. Please, rise quickly."

"Qi Yuan" stepped forward with a smile to help him up, then composed himself and sighed seriously:

"Brother Ji has already told me about what happened in the Buddhist Sect. I didn't expect that even the dignified Buddha Lord could not withstand Xuanyuan Hao's schemes and fell into being a Puppet…"

As he spoke, he reached out and patted Kong Ding's shoulder, offering words of comfort:

"Rest assured, from now on, the Heaven and Earth Society will fight against Tai Hao to the end. Sooner or later, we will let you return to Spirit Mountain openly and honorably, and we will never let you carry the undeserved stigma of being a traitor to the Buddhist Sect."

"Thank you for your concern, Chief Helmsman. This Subordinate is immensely grateful."

Hearing this, Kong Ding first nodded with emotion, then sighed softly and said with a complex expression:

"It is a pity that this Subordinate acted without enough secrecy, not only alerting the enemy prematurely and causing the operation to expose Bo Xun's true face to fail, but also involving many innocent monks. I have truly failed the Chief Helmsman's teachings."

Seeing him so disheartened, Qi Yuan didn't know what else to say.

Not only the Western Heavens Buddhist Sect, but even the Northern Nether Ghost Prison had fallen under the control of Tai Hao's camp. As for the more remote Eight Hundred Demon Kingdoms of the Southern Border, they were already fragmented and disorganized; they couldn't possibly offer any resistance against Tai Hao's forces and might have long since fallen…

Combined with the already incredibly powerful Immortal Court, the entire Immortal Realm had seemingly become the opponent's backyard.

Of course, through the previous time-space regression on Duanmu Xi, he knew that for Luo Hou, who had reincarnated as Tai Hao, the group of Chaos Demon Gods under him were nothing more than tools that could be discarded at any time.

To achieve his goal of replacing the Heavenly Dao, besides coveting the great dao divine tree, Luo Hou also planned to devour all his own kind, turning all the other Chaos Demon Gods into nourishment for his further advancement…

While "Qi Yuan" was secretly contemplating, he suddenly heard Ji Fan ask from the side:

"Great Master Kong Ding, according to what you've said, two Chaos Demon Gods are impersonating the Buddha Lord and the Ghost Emperor, controlling the Buddhist Sect and the Ghost Prison from behind the scenes."

"Besides these two who have been exposed, are there other Chaos Demon Gods hiding in various corners of the Immortal Realm under different identities, waiting for an opportunity to stir up trouble?"

Before the two in the room could answer, Ji Fan quickly added:

"Chaos Demon Gods, as the culprits behind every Primordial Calamity, only bring destruction and ruin to the world. Now that they are lurking so deeply, they clearly have grand designs, and we must be on our guard."

Hearing this, Kong Ding was momentarily stunned, and his expression gradually became solemn as he answered in a heavy voice:

"Indeed. The current Immortal Realm has become a plaything in the hands of the Chaos Demon Gods, and a catastrophic calamity could break out at any time. Moreover, this calamity will be infinitely more terrifying than the previous Primordial Calamity."

"Compared to a direct confrontation with open weapons, this method of secret infiltration is even harder to guard against. If we don't prepare early, we will only end up as meat on the chopping block…"

Then, Kong Ding seemed to think of something and hurriedly said:

"The reason This Humble Monk was able to discover the abnormality in the Buddha Lord last time was actually due to a Destiny encounter, deduced from a slight flaw he revealed."

"And the reason the impersonator, Bo Xun, showed a flaw was because of a brand-new scripture from the Lower Realm…"

"What scripture?"

Hearing Kong Ding's narrative, Ji Fan seemed startled and followed up with curiosity.

It was indeed surprising that a scripture from the Lower Realm could actually affect a Chaos Demon God.

Qi Yuan, beside him, also recovered from his daze and turned his gaze toward Kong Ding.

Facing their questioning looks, Kong Ding did not hide anything. After chanting a Buddhist mantra, he slowly narrated:

"Amitabha. According to the rules of the Great Thunder Sound Temple, all Buddhist Disciples who ascend through the Ascension Pool must first pay their respects to the Buddha Lord and listen to his teachings before his seat."

"At that time, four newly appointed Arhats ascended to the Western Pure Land simultaneously. Each of them had a pure Heart-Nature and devout faith, making them rare Buddhist cultivation Geniuses. They immediately caught the attention of the Great Thunder Sound Temple."

"Since This Humble Monk happened to be in charge of the daily affairs of the Great Thunder Sound Temple at that time, after inquiring about the origins of the four monks, I brought them to see the Buddha Lord."

Speaking up to this point, Kong Ding took a deep breath, seemingly lost in some memory:

"At that time, Bo Xun sat atop the lotus throne and asked the four monks which Buddhist dharma they primarily practiced. To his surprise, the four monks mentioned a Buddhist scripture that had never been heard of before, named… the 'diamond sutra'!"

The diamond sutra?

Hearing those three words, Qi Yuan's eyes instantly widened, and he fell into a state of utter confusion.

What's going on?

The dignified ancestral home of the Buddhist Sect, the Great Thunder Sound Temple, actually doesn't even have the diamond sutra?

What made Qi Yuan feel even more chilled was that he had indeed taught the diamond sutra to four Devil Heads who had taken the purity and desirelessness pills.

In other words, the four newly appointed Arhats Kong Ding mentioned were very likely those four old fellows from the Demon Suppressing Abyss…

It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it?