Chapter 334 Buddha Mother
In the dimly lit grand hall, where only a solitary lamp burned, the night breeze gently stirred, causing the flickering light to tremble incessantly.
Li Muyang’s emotions were similarly trembling without end.
He looked at the woman before him in shock and surprise, her face, voice, and even her aura were almost identical to those of Chu Qingxue.
The only difference was the pitch-black Buddhist kasaya she was wearing.
In the sinister temple of the evil women, filled with a chilling and malevolent atmosphere, this woman, who seemed like the head of the temple, had an aura that was surprisingly neutral and peaceful, a person of the Path of Immortality, devoid of any sinister or malevolent energies.
She sat there quietly, not fitting in with the rest of the Buddha Hall.
Yet, the words that she uttered were shockingly bewildering.
Li Muyang stared intently at her, and asked, “Do you know me?”
The woman in front of him, the spitting image of Chu Qingxue, had called him Nameless upon meeting him… How did this woman know?
But then, the woman in the black kasaya clasped her hands together, sighed, and spoke with a smile.
“Lord Nameless… Oh, I’m sorry, I mean Muyang.”
The woman apologized with a smile, “I didn’t scare you, did I?”
She had called out Li Muyang’s real name, and at that moment, alarm bells rang louder in his heart.
—Not only did this woman know he was Nameless, but she also knew his real name?
Li Muyang stared emotionlessly at her and asked, “What is your relationship with Lady Chu?”
In Tianyuan Continent, the only person who knew the Moon-Biting Crocodile was Li Muyang was the real Glazed Fairy Sword maiden.
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But the Glazed Fairy Sword maiden could not possibly have informed others.
So, what exactly was the relationship between this woman and Chu Qingxue?
Under the fading light of the lone lamp, the woman sighed with a smile, “You may call me Mother Buddha, Qing Xue is my daughter, and she is my most beloved offspring.”
“I have seen everything you went through from thousands of miles away.”
“Loushan City, the Ancient Resentment Well, the Three Rivers City, the Heart Demon World… My undeserving daughter has caused you a lot of trouble, Muyang.”
The woman spoke softly, with a gentle light flickering in her eyes.
Despite her appearance as a young girl, similar to that of Glazed Fairy Sword maiden Chu Qingxue,
The woman in the kasaya, however, exuded a motherly gentleness and tenderness.
Under her gentle gaze, Li Muyang found himself subconsciously wanting to share his grievances and sufferings with her.
But the very next second, Li Muyang’s heart grew cold as he forcefully pulled himself out of that strange state.
He frowned at the Mother Buddha before him, full of wariness, “You are Lady Chu’s mother? Qing Xue was born to you?”
This… what the hell…?
Had he just met his mother-in-law?
But Chu Qingxue was the closed-door disciple of the true person Qing Ye, how could she possibly be the daughter of the Mother Buddha before him!
This Buddha Mother Temple was a place of filth, a dwelling of the wicked.
And the woman who claimed to be “Mother Buddha” from head to toe reeked of the malevolent.
Chu Qingxue her daughter?
What a joke!
Li Muyang simply did not believe it.
The Mother Buddha in the black kasaya let out a helpless smile and said, “Muyang, it’s normal for you not to believe it, given that Qing Xue was abducted many years ago and has long forgotten her bloodline.”
“But I happen to have a piece of evidence, after you see it, you will understand.”
As Mother Buddha spoke, she gently coughed twice.
Suddenly, from the shadows of the great hall, two ghastly white figures emerged.
They appeared to be women, with delicate yet voluptuous curves, but their entire bodies were pale white, without clothes, and devoid of facial features, slowly rising from the shadows on the floor.
In the hands of the two pale figures, they respectfully held a sword scabbard.
The scabbard was simple and unadorned, emitting a familiar aura to Li Muyang.
The moment he saw the scabbard, Li Muyang almost instinctively thought of the Glazed Fairy Sword that Chu Qingxue carried with her—this scabbard clearly shared the same origin as the Glazed Fairy Sword!
The Mother of Buddha sighed with a smile, “This is none other than the scabbard of the Glazed Fairy Sword. When Qing Xue was taken away, I was too weak to save anything but this scabbard.”
“As for Qing Xue and the blade of the Glazed Fairy Sword, they were taken by that powerful person.”
“The scabbard and the Immortal Sword are one and the same; without the scabbard, it will be difficult for Qing Xue to unleash the true power of the Immortal Sword.”
“I hope that one day Qing Xue will return to my side, and the Glazed Fairy Sword, long separated from its scabbard, may once again reunite and restore its might to the world.”
The Mother of Buddha spoke softly, reflecting on the events of the past.
But Li Muyang remained silent, staring at the scabbard.
The moment the Mother of Buddha produced the scabbard, whether her story was true or false, it proved her strength.
The Glazed Fairy Sword’s scabbard, if occupied by ordinary evil spirits, would have been reclaimed by the invincible Master Qing Ye long ago.
Yet the Mother of Buddha before him had possessed the scabbard for many years…
Li Muyang began to ponder whether the power of the heavenly thunder could instantly kill the Mother of Buddha before him.
Perhaps this Mother of Buddha was the most formidable boss he had encountered so far…
Seeing that the other party was amiable and quite friendly towards him, whether or not this friendliness was feigned, Li Muyang decided to hold his forces.
He watched the Mother of Buddha before him and asked, “Since you are Qing Xue’s mother, should I go south to inform Qing Xue of this matter?”
But the Mother of Buddha smiled slightly and shook her head, “It’s not urgent. When you see Qing Xue in the future, it’s fine for you to tell Muyang, or not to; after all, Qing Xue will learn of this sooner or later.”
“Besides, Muyang, you must have more important things to accomplish on your journey north out of the border, don’t you?”
The Mother of Buddha unexpectedly brought up this issue of her own accord.
A flicker of thought crossed Li Muyang’s mind, and he continued the conversation, “Would you be willing to help me resolve the crisis of this land devouring people?”
Going north out of the border, other than slaying evil spirits and leveling up, his most important goal was finding a solution to prevent the land from swallowing everything.
Then, a woman dressed in a pitch-black kasaya nodded with a smile, gentle and kind.
“Of course, you are Qing Xue’s beloved. It is only right, both emotionally and logically, for me to lend a hand.”
The Mother of Buddha spoke, then gently coughed twice.
The two white figures standing beside her with the scabbard seemed to receive some command, sank down quietly with the scabbard, and their figures gradually submerged into the shadows.
But before long, the two ghastly figures rose up again.
They carefully held a long case and respectfully walked to Li Muyang, offering the case to him.
Li Muyang raised an eyebrow at the case.
“For me?”
Seeing the Mother of Buddha nod with a smile, he took the wooden case and opened the lid.
A peculiar fragrance instantly spread throughout the Buddha Hall.
Inside the narrow wooden case, a long white bone Tai Sui writhed.
The white bone Tai Sui, about half a meter long, moved gently in the case like a worm.
This was by far the largest white bone Tai Sui that Li Muyang had ever seen.
His very purpose in coming to the temple of the Mother of Buddha had been to kill the evil women and seize the white bone Tai Sui from the temple.
Yet he had never expected this eerie Mother of Buddha to simply hand over the object…