"Bodhisattva, the cultivators have all completed their tribulations. My cultivation has also been reduced to the early Golden Core stage by heavenly punishment. Can you let me go now?"
With no new baldasses appearing, Yang Hong shouted into the void.
"Very well, you may return."
As soon as Pu Ji's voice fell, Yang Hong felt a dizzying sensation. When he opened his eyes again, he saw Li Lizhi's beautiful and charming face.
"Oh, husband, you've finished helping those baldasses with their tribulations."
Li Lizhi, upon seeing Yang Hong appear, was also surprised and hugged his arm, nuzzling against him.
"Mm, it's over. Those baldasses were quite numerous, a full one hundred eighty-six thousand and three."
"One hundred eighty-six thousand and three? All of them transcending tribulations to become Buddhas?"
Li Lizhi asked in astonishment.
"Yes, all transcending tribulations to ascend. This will add such a strong force to the Buddhist sect in the Upper Realm; I fear it will ignite a war."
"Heh heh, it would be best if they fought until their brains spilled out."
Yang Hong truly wished for a good fight in the Upper Realm, so that immortals, Buddhas, and demons would not disturb his peaceful life. However, if the memory of the black-robed elder from the Tianji Sect was correct, the grand battle in the Immortal-Buddha Realm was planned for ten thousand years later. That was a bit of a pity.
"Little thing, your resentment towards Buddhism is quite deep. However, your brains might not be wanted?"
Just as Yang Hong and his wife were complaining about Buddhism, a majestic yet alluring voice sounded above their heads. Without looking, Yang Hong knew it was Bodhisattva Pu Ji who had arrived.
"Bodhisattva Pu Ji, I didn't say Buddhism, I was merely complaining about baldasses."
"Heh heh, you truly are outrageously bold. To curse baldasses in front of a nun, are you not afraid of death?"
"Heh heh ~ I am already living a life worse than death."
Yang Hong smiled dismissively at Bodhisattva Pu Ji's threat. As he continued to help Buddhist monks through heavenly tribulations, he had a clear feeling that Buddhism owed him karma. That was why he dared to speak so recklessly.
"Little thing, I cannot kill you, but I will not go easy on these women of yours."
Bodhisattva Pu Ji's beautiful peach blossom eyes narrowed, and a faint killing intent enveloped Yang Hong.
"Mm, please do."
Yang Hong waved his hand with a smile, making an inviting gesture. If she truly intended to kill Yang Hong, or Li Lizhi and the others, with Bodhisattva Pu Ji's power, she wouldn't need to ask; direct action would be more in line with her status. Since she asked, it meant she had reservations.
"Little thing, you are too clever. Clever people often have short lives!"
Bodhisattva Pu Ji truly dared not kill Yang Hong. Let alone kill him, even injuring him would bring such immense karma that her cultivation would be stagnant forever. As for killing Li Lizhi? Bodhisattva Pu Ji calculated in her heart, it wasn't worth it. There was still a considerable karmic retribution involved.
"Little thing, you are truly a menace."
"Thank you for the compliment."
Seeing Pu Ji wanting to kill but forcefully restraining herself, Yang Hong's smile grew even brighter.
"Little thing, are you trying to provoke me? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you regardless of the consequences?"
"Bodhisattva, I had no intention of provoking you. I merely wanted to confirm one thing."
"Confirm what?"
"I merely wanted to confirm that the Heavenly Dao of the Taiyuan Continent has only been suppressed or altered, not vanished."
"You..."
Bodhisattva Pu Ji's originally calm expression suddenly changed, and then a violent killing intent directly enveloped Yang Hong. This time, her killing intent truly erupted. However, to Yang Hong, this killing intent was like a gentle breeze brushing against a mountain ridge. He became even more certain of his guess.
Bodhisattva Pu Ji stared at Yang Hong for a long time, then chanted a Buddhist invocation.
"Amitabha, Benefactor Yang, this humble nun was merely joking. I thank Benefactor for your previous help. We shall meet again."
Bodhisattva Pu Ji's sudden calm caused Yang Hong to be momentarily stunned.
"Mm, we shall meet again."
Upon hearing Yang Hong's farewell, Bodhisattva Pu Ji immediately turned and disappeared, leaving Yang Hong astonished once more.
"Husband, that one, she's gone?"
Li Lizhi, whose face had been pale from the killing intent, also looked incredulous. The Bodhisattva, who was so high and mighty, would also end things so anticlimactically?
"She should be gone. She's very busy."
Buddhist light, impossible to conceal, emanated from Bodhisattva Pu Ji. Clearly, the laws of heaven and earth of the Taiyuan Continent were expelling her.
"Right, she's a Bodhisattva, she must be very busy."
"Yes, she must be very busy."
Yang Hong nodded in affirmation.
"Let's go, our family hasn't had a reunion in a long time. Let's go back for a family dinner."
"Mm-hmm~"
Under Li Lizhi's supervision, a reunion dinner prepared with numerous spiritual ingredients was enjoyed by the eight family members, lasting for two days. If they hadn't suddenly discovered that the Buddhist treasure mirror radiating light in the sky had vanished, they might have continued eating.
Qingfeng Mountain had always been protected by the "Five Elements Circle Formation," but it also isolated those within from perceiving external matters. Furthermore, Pu Ji knew she was about to be forced to leave the Taiyuan Continent, so she directly used her last strength to place an even stronger seal on Qingfeng Mountain Villa!
"We've been teleported!"
As soon as he stepped out of the mountain villa's courtyard, Yang Hong immediately noticed the problem. Outside the courtyard was only a small half of the mountain villa, with a circular, smooth cut edge.
"Bang~"
Yang Hong, attempting to fly higher to get a look, was blocked by an invisible wall. His head even felt like it was seeing stars from the impact. Enduring the pain, Yang Hong reached out to measure the invisible wall.
"We can't get out!"
After a long while, Yang Hong emerged from the ground and said gravely to his seven wives, who looked extremely anxious.
"We really can't get out?"
Li Lizhi hugged Yang Hong's arm, her face filled with panic. She had already guessed that they were being imprisoned by Bodhisattva Pu Ji.
"Is that one overreacting a little?"
Zhu Yuyan's face was also a little pale. She dared not refer to Bodhisattva Pu Ji by her title.
"It's not exactly overreacting. After all, she wanted to kill us. Changing it to imprisonment is already quite good."
Yang Hong comforted them with a smile. At the same time, the tension in his heart completely subsided. Bodhisattva Pu Ji truly couldn't kill him. He even suspected that Buddhism couldn't easily make a move against him. Although being imprisoned was very unpleasant, his life was absolutely safe.
"Husband, can your divine sense penetrate this, this barrier?"
Suddenly, Song Yuzhi placed a hand on the transparent wall and asked in a deep voice.
"I'll try."
Yang Hong then spread his divine sense to its fullest, carefully probing the inside and outside of the barrier.
"This is a sphere with a diameter of two li, completely enclosed from the sky to the ground, without any blind spots. With my current divine sense cultivation, I can only penetrate 99 zhang outside the barrier. Outside is no longer Qingfeng Mountain Villa, but the summit of an unknown snowy mountain. It is currently snowing outside."
Speaking of snow, Yang Hong looked up at the sky. Under the influence of Bodhisattva Pu Ji's spherical barrier, there was not a single snowflake falling above his head, nor a trace of dark clouds; it was still bright and sunny. However, his divine sense discovered that outside the barrier, snow was falling heavily.
"What, we're not at Qingfeng Mountain anymore? What about Gao Shi and the others? What about the spiritual plants on the mountain? And where are we?"
Li Lizhi exclaimed in shock again.