"All right. Let's get out of here."
Austin stood up after finishing his chat with his family.
Now that he had found them, he had already fulfilled one of his wishes.
However, there were still a lot of things that he needed to do to accomplish all his tasks.
As he waved his sleeve, he lifted his parents and brother in the air so that they could proceed easier
and faster.
However, just as before they left, Austin noticed something strange.
"What's that sound? Is it coming from that direction?"
Austin raised his head and looked into the depths of the deserted area.
From there, he perceived a tremendous Buddhist power, seething between heaven and earth. This
energy continuously fluctuated with violent force. It was so intimidating and overwhelming that the
affected would have the desire to kneel and worship before it.
"I've never seen such an enormous Buddhist power before!"
Austin had achieved some comprehension of the law of Buddhism and also practiced several
omnipotent skills related to it. But despite all of that, he was still stunned as he felt the inconceivably
strong Buddhist power spreading out from the depths of the deserted area.
Austin's eyes narrowed as his curiosity heightened. He looked intently into the direction where the
power was coming from, trying to perceive everything that was hidden in that area.
Then, he sensed a billowing fluctuation of the Buddhist power, which was surging with great
momentum.
Additionally, he also noticed that there were several ancient mountains in that same direction,
stretching towards the horizon. Since he was already here, he didn't want to waste the opportunity of
checking these things out.
As he stared past into the mountains, the scene gave him the feeling that he returned to ancient times
where savageness was still very common.
"Are you hearing that too? We've heard it a lot of times. After we had escaped here, we originally
intended to go further ahead. However, we clearly felt that there is an incredible pressure from that
direction. It was so eerie that the more we went further, the more difficult it felt to move forward.
Moreover, we could hear those monks chanting from time to time.
The three of us had been constantly looking around all the time, but we haven't seen any monks. It was
so strange that we didn't dare go any further.
We started wondering if what we were hearing were actually ghosts,"
Austin's mother described what they experienced.
"It's probably not a ghost, mom.
The chants that you have been hearing are actually laws of Buddhism that were left here.
In the past, there must have been a pretty powerful monk who often chanted Buddhist scriptures in this
land. His dedication must have been powerful and impressive that his chanting was embedded deep
into the environment here. Thus, until now, those words echo every now and then,"
Austin explained in detail what those strange noises really were.
He was now a divine god, so he already knew all kinds of laws of supreme enlightenment in the world.
No matter how bizarre something was, he could now easily see and understand these things at a
glance.
"Really? That's amazing then!"
The three were surprised as Austin told them the truth behind those strange noises.
"Why don't we go into that deserted area to see which monk had practiced and meditated in that
place?"
With that, Austin began leading his family towards the depths of the deserted area.
"But Austin, it must be dangerous ahead.
Besides, you just killed a lot of people from the Novel Court. I'm sure that the headquarters of the Novel
Court will send more of their people once they received this news.
Why don't we go back to the temple of the mountain god and hide there for the time being?"
Austin's mother persuaded him out of concern.
"Mom, relax. You don't have to worry too much. Currently, no one on Earth is capable enough to beat
me or scare me in any way.
As for the guys from the Novel Court, it would be actually better if they appeared in front of me so that I
would not waste my time finding them one by one.
Don't be afraid now. Let's just go ahead and have a look,"
Austin assured them with a smile.
"Well, your son is correct. He's a divine god now. He can protect us from everything, so we shouldn't be
afraid of anything,"
Clement said as he talked some sense to his wife.
As they continued discussing, they had already started entering the depths of the deserted area under
Austin's leadership. They had been talking for a while, so they had no idea how far they had already
gone.
Looking around the area, all they could see were the towering mountains that were at least hundreds of
thousands of feet high. They stood shoulder to shoulder and soared into the vast sky. On the surface of
the mountains, thick and tall trees covered them that almost blocked the sunshine. The wild creatures
inhabiting the forest used this to their advantage to easily hunt their prey in the dark. Eagles could be
seen soaring in the sky, and the roar of beasts could be heard from within the depths of the forests.
As they went deeper, they started hearing several roars from different creatures lurking around. They
all sounded intimidating as if telling the outsiders to step out of their territory
Seeing their surroundings, they couldn't help but compare it with the prehistoric times.
'I didn't know that such a place exists here on Earth.
Well, it must be a secret realm that was left behind from the ancient times, '
Austin thought to himself.
For Austin's family, it was their first time to personally witness such magnificent scenery that seemed to
only exist in ancient times.
"This is amazing! It's like what we've seen in movies!"
Chad exclaimed in utter shock.
"I wonder what mountain that is. It looks so different from the ordinary ones."
Austin's gaze suddenly fell on a huge mountain near the horizon. What he saw piqued his curiosity, so
he really wanted to inspect it.
"Let's go to that one!"
Austin hurriedly took his entire family in his arms and quickly strode towards the towering mountain
about a thousand miles away.
The place was filled with strong Buddhist power that fluctuated and surged like billowing sea waves
during a thunderstorm.
All creatures had the impulse and desire from their souls to prostate and worship as they got to the
place. There was also a strong yearning to sacrifice every bit of oneself and become a pious believer of
Buddhism.
In an instant, Austin found from the eyes of his parents and brother that they had become devout. They
stared with longing at the towering mountain in front of them as if they had fallen into some kind of
realm that they could not get out of.
"Wake up!"
Austin roared and used the power of his spiritual sense to release his family from the Buddhist power
that had enveloped them.
"Aaargh…"
His family members groaned painfully as they came to their senses.
"What was that? I felt like I entered a dream just now. In there, I knelt on the ground and was chanting
some kind of Buddhist scriptures led by a very kind old monk,"
Austin's mother told what she experienced.
"Me too. I had the exact same dream!"
Clement and Chad repeatedly nodded as they agreed.
"It's not true and it was just an illusion. The Buddhist power enveloping this area is overwhelming that it
already affected your perception,"
Austin said firmly.
"Let's continue moving and ascend the mountain."
Then, Austin started climbing the mountain as soon as he assured that his family was already fine.
Crash! Boom!
Soon after Austin climbed the mountain, it suddenly trembled violently. Deafening high-pitched noises
also resounded everywhere. On top of it all, they heard constant chanting of ancient Buddhist
scriptures while all the chaos was happening.
However, Austin wasn't fazed at all and he just continued walking ahead.
Then, a fierce roar of a lion was heard all of a sudden.
Endless terrifying sound waves fell from the mountain and attempted to press Austin down.
'Wait a minute. Is this the Lion's Roar? I couldn't be mistaken! It is an omnipotent skill of Buddhism.'
Austin stretched his arm and threw a punch towards the direction where the sound waves were
coming. The waves were warded off in an instant and a voice was heard immediately after.
"Who the hell are you to dare trespass into the Spirit Mountain?
Turn back now or be prepared to be crushed into ashes!"
Suddenly, a Bodhisattva appeared in front of Austin, holding a golden pestle in his hand. Dazzling light
spread out from his body, instantly blocking Austin's way ahead of the mountain.
"Did he just say Spirit Mountain?
So this is the Spirit Mountain?! What? I can't believe it!"
Austin was in utter shock as he heard what the Bodhisattva said.
He once heard that on the Spirit Mountain, there stood the Thunder Temple, which was the holiest and
most sacred place known in Buddhism. It was said that Buddha Hawley, the leader of Buddhism, once
cultivated in the Spirit Mountain.
Therefore, the Spirit Mountain was actually the field where Buddha Hawley spread the laws of
Buddhism.
"But how could that be? The laws of Buddhism in our country originated from another ancient state.
Then, shouldn't the Spirit Mountain also be in that ancient country? Why is it in the Hiding Area?"
Austin asked with a confused expression.
"You rude intruders dare to question me? Go to hell!"
Suddenly, the Bodhisattva raised the pestle in his hand and dashed towards Austin. He then released
immense Buddhist power that surged and spread like a vast sea.
"I see you're going all out. Then, let me see what you've got!"
Austin immediately answered with his own power, releasing tremendous chaotic energy from the secret
realms in his body. The energy burst out like raging rivers that clashed against the waves of Buddhist
power.
Crash! Boom!
Austin retracted his arm again and threw a massive punch. The impact from his attack sent the skies
and the earth to tremble viciously. With his monstrous strike, the Bodhisattva's pestle flew in the
opposite direction with great momentum.
"If this really is the real Spirit Mountain, then you can't stop me from climbing the very top of it!
Get out of my way before I crush you," Austin declared through gritted teeth, glaring at the Bodhisattva
with fiery eyes.
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