"What???"
"What happened? Why would the Bodhisattva make such a decision?"
"What did the Buddha's son do wrong to make the Bodhisattva order the severance of their master-disciple relationship and the revocation of his Buddha's son status?"
After Jiyu Bodhisattva's words spread, the people of Jile Buddha Sect were all shocked, their faces filled with disbelief.
Guritun, the Buddha's son, had been stripped of his status!
What exactly had he done to incur such great wrath from the Bodhisattva?
After all, across the major sects of Buddha State, it was rare for a Buddha's son's status to be revoked.
Especially for forces like the Buddhist sect and the Four Great Buddha Sects, such a thing almost never happened.
Even when the previous Buddha's son of the Buddhist sect lost the True Scripture of the Buddha Ancestor, the Buddhist sect did not revoke his status. Instead, he eventually became the head of the Buddhist sect and now presided over it.
Yet, now, such a thing had happened to their Jile Buddha Sect, making it truly difficult for them to believe.
For a time, many powerful figures of the Jile Buddha Sect flew towards the peak of the snow mountain. They wanted to know what had happened and, at the same time, wanted to persuade the Bodhisattva to retract his order.
At the peak of the snow mountain, the Buddha's son of Jile was stunned. He stood frozen on the spot for a long time, unable to snap back to reality, the words previously transmitted by Jiyu Bodhisattva still echoing in his mind.
His status as Buddha's son was gone! His master-disciple relationship with Jiyu Bodhisattva was also severed!!
"Buddha's son! What happened?"
At this moment, quite a few powerful sect members had already arrived. Seeing the utterly disheveled Guritun, they all asked, "What happened?"
Guritun suddenly regained his senses. Ignoring the inquiries from those around him, he scrambled desperately towards the palace gate, then knelt down and cried out.
"Master!!! Disciple was wrong!! Disciple was truly wrong! Please, Master, retract your decree. Please, Master, give disciple a chance. Disciple will definitely resolve the trouble disciple has caused."
The Buddha's son of Jile wept profusely, his mind utterly chaotic. The command from Jiyu Bodhisattva was undoubtedly a fatal blow, stripping away his future life and his hope.
"Master! Disciple does not believe this is your true intention. Disciple does not believe it! Please, Master, retract your decree. Please, Master, forgive disciple!!!"
No matter how Guritun cried out, there was no response from the palace.
"Bodhisattva, please, Bodhisattva, retract your decree. While the Buddha's son has made mistakes, his crimes do not warrant this."
Outside the palace, other powerful figures of the Jile Buddha Sect all spoke out, pleading for Guritun.
"Please, Bodhisattva, calm your anger and retract your decree!"
"Bodhisattva, Guritun is a once-in-a-millennium prodigy of our sect, with a high chance of attaining the Bodhisattva fruit. He is the Buddha's son, and everyone in our sect is convinced. Please, Bodhisattva, reconsider!"
One by one, the Buddhas of the Jile Buddha Sect spoke. Some of them had already bet their hopes on Guritun, investing a great deal of effort. Now that Guritun was no longer the Buddha's son, didn't that mean all their previous efforts were in vain?
"Master, disciple truly knows his mistake. Please, Master, give disciple another chance!"
At this moment, Guritun cried out with a look of remorse, hoping that Jiyu Bodhisattva would retract his decree. Otherwise, he would truly be finished.
"Scram!!! Am I still the Sect Master of the Jile Buddha Sect? Does no one listen to what I say anymore?"
From within the palace, Jiyu Bodhisattva suddenly let out a furious roar, his tone filled with chilling coldness.
Seeing this, everyone present immediately stopped speaking, their faces filled with apprehension, daring not to utter a word.
Even Guritun ceased his outcry and knelt on the ground, not daring to speak.
"Bodhisattva, may I ask what exactly happened? The position of Buddha's son is of great importance and cannot be revoked lightly. We are also considering the sect's interests. The monks and believers on the Great Snow Mountain need an explanation."
Just then, a very old Buddha emerged from the crowd. Upon seeing him, everyone around bowed in respect.
"Grand Elder!"
He was the Grand Elder of the Jile Buddha Sect. He was of the same generation as Liuli Bodhisattva, and by rights, their positions in the various sects should have been equal.
However, Liuli Bodhisattva was a hegemon, while this elder was only at the peak of the Emperor rank. Therefore, although he was the Grand Elder of the Jile Buddha Sect, his position had always been suppressed by Jiyu Bodhisattva.
"Grand Elder, regarding this matter, why don't you ask this fool? I can't be bothered to explain. Also, please arrange for the sect's strong forces to prepare for battle and welcome the enemy!"
Jiyu Bodhisattva said, as he still needed to show some respect to the Grand Elder.
Upon hearing this, the powerful figures of the Jile Buddha Sect outside the palace all changed their expressions, and even the Grand Elder was no longer calm.
Prepare for battle and welcome the enemy??
What exactly had happened to make the Bodhisattva issue such an order?
The Grand Elder's eyes flickered. He looked at Guritun, who was kneeling on the ground, reached out and grabbed him, then asked,
"Buddha's son, what exactly happened?"
Seeing the Grand Elder's displeased expression, Guritun panicked inwardly. He cast another longing glance at the palace behind him, hoping his master would retract his decree. He knew that if he revealed the trouble he had caused, none of the people present would let him off.
"Guritun, speak! What exactly happened?"
The Grand Elder's voice grew colder. At the same time, he grabbed Guritun and brought him back to another palace within the sect. The other powerful figures also rushed over, all having a bad premonition.
"Grand Elder, I!!"
Guritun opened his mouth. Looking at everyone staring intently at him, his heart was filled with dread.
"Speak quickly! Buddha's son, if you still wish for the Bodhisattva to forgive you, quickly reveal the truth now. We can then help you resolve the trouble!"
Impatiently, a powerful figure interrupted Guritun.
In fact, everyone knew that Jiyu Bodhisattva rarely went back on his word. Since he had already spoken, Guritun's status as Buddha's son was truly gone.
Without the status of Buddha's son, Guritun was, in the eyes of these people, merely a disciple with good talent. His status was far inferior to theirs, the elders.
Guritun gritted his teeth and quickly confessed all his actions. The palace fell silent, and everyone listened intently to Guritun's words.
After Guritun finished explaining the entire sequence of events, the palace was dead silent, with only the heavy breathing of a few powerhouses.
Guritun slightly raised his head to glance at the Grand Elder above, his heart filled with trepidation.
"You were no match for Li Xiaotian, so you captured his wife and daughter to threaten him, forcing him to wage war against our Buddha Sect. Is that right, Guritun?"
The Grand Elder asked with a grim expression, his eyes fixed on Guritun.
Other powerhouses in the hall wanted to speak but were stopped by the Grand Elder's gaze.
"No, Grand Elder. I admit I am not Li Xiaotian's match, but he killed several elders of our sect and showed no regard for our Jile Buddha Sect. That is why I captured his wife and daughter. The purpose was to prevent him from escaping Buddha State, so that the sect could not seek justice for the fallen elders and be humiliated, becoming a laughingstock of the entire Buddha State!"
Guritun quickly explained. Although what the Grand Elder said was correct, he could not admit it. He wanted everyone to believe that he had done it for the sect, not for himself.
"Fool!!!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Guritun finished explaining, the Grand Elder blurted out a curse.
"Bastard!!! Stupid!"
Immediately after, the other powerhouses in the palace could not help but exclaim, their anger erupting like a volcano.
"You fool have completely disgraced the face of our Jile Buddha Sect!!"
"Waste, as the Buddha's son of our sect, how could you do such a despicable and shameless thing?"
"No wonder the Bodhisattva stripped you of your Buddha's son status. If a fool like you continues to be our sect's Buddha's son, the Jile Buddha Sect will eventually be implicated by you!!!"