Mu Jinyu and his subordinate Star Lords, their expressions all changed, and their hearts suddenly clenched.
Buke Buzha's face lost its compassionate smile and instantly became solemn and stern as he shouted, "You all back off!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinyu quickly dodged to the side.
Although he had a few ideas on how to subdue the Ghost-Faced Demon, he wasn't certain of success. It seemed Buke Buzha had some confidence, so he would let him try first.
If that didn't work, he would have to try himself!
After seeing Mu Jinyu clear his line of fire, Buke Buzha fiercely lifted the Gatling gun he was holding, and with its profound, pitch-black, and icy barrel, he aimed at the Ghost-Faced Demon and curled his finger around the trigger.
"Tatatatat…"
The violent and domineering bullets burst forth in an instant, emitting an aura of death and beautiful fireworks.
As Buke Buzha pulled the trigger of the Gatling, the gleaming bald head shone with Buddha's Light, golden and splendid, revealing the majestic appearance of a high monk's law body!
At the same time, he silently chanted the scripture:
"Hail Gatling Bodhisattva, Six Roots Purifying Depleted Uranium Bullets. In one breath, thirty-six hundred rounds, great compassion, great mercy, ferrying mankind..."
"Praise Gatling Bodhisattva, during the deep prajna paramita moment, hold the six-barreled child, Turn into Supreme Sacred Artifact."
"One tube one sound, Six-Syllabled Bright Mantra, The Nonequal Curse, the mantra says: Om mani padme hum…"
"Compassionate as the ocean, universally ferrying sentient beings, far from the samsara world, eradicating the aggregations of existence, escape from the Six Paths of Reincarnation, away from the eight distresses, no suffering, extinction path, to the western paradise of ultimate bliss..."
"Six tubes in one breath, thirty-six million rounds, universally ferrying sentient beings have not ceased. How great, Gatling Bodhisattva; how vast, Gatling Bodhisattva. Gatling Bodhisattva, the great protector..."
The more Mu Jinyu and his subordinate Star Lords listened to the chanted scriptures by Buke Buzha, the stranger they felt.
What kind of Buddhist scriptures are these?
And the Ghost-Faced Demon, which had initially been prepared to attack Mu Jinyu and the others as soon as it entered, intending to peel off their faces, who could have known that as soon as it entered, it was confronted with a barrage of gunfire.
If it were ordinary firearms and bullets, it wouldn't have caused any harm to it.
But it just so happened…
Buke Buzha was prepared, with bullets made entirely of gold, specially designed to combat demons, and they were even inscribed with densely packed scriptures, further enhancing their demon-subduing powers!
Thus, the Ghost-Faced Demon hadn't even had a chance to demonstrate its terrifying power when it was instantly shattered and dispersed by Buke Buzha's gunfire, with countless faces flying off its figure and disintegrating instantly…
Soon, the giant ghost face that had occupied the entire doorway was reduced to the size of a normal human face.
Seeing this, Buke Buzha knew his plan had succeeded and turned to look at the somewhat dazed Mu Jinyu and the others, urgently shouting, "Quick, collect this ghost face into the Golden Container, or if it recovers, it will continue killing!"
"Oh, oh..."
Mu Jinyu snapped out of it and quickly took out the briefcase-sized container made of gold, then walked over, first covering his hands with True Yuan, and then carefully tried to pick up the ghost face on the ground.
This ghost face was quite eerie, with no eyeballs, but Mu Jinyu could feel that, as he approached, something malicious and venomous was watching him from those hollow eye sockets.
When Mu Jinyu reached out to grab the ghost face, he also felt as if something was gnawing at his palm, even though the ghost face had no teeth.
Fortunately, with his hands covered in True Yuan, Mu Jinyu could temporarily block the bizarre and ominous erosion.
Subsequently, Mu Jinyu dared not think further, hastily picked up the Gui Lian given salvation by the Gatling Bodhisattva, and stuffed it into the Golden Container, then sealed it off completely!
Once sealed, Mu Jinyu thought that he must have Mu Hongchen prepare him a pair of gold-crafted gloves upon returning, for if he continued to use True Yuan for isolation and encountered any Great Demons, trouble would arise sooner or later.
"Praise the Gatling Bodhisattva!"
Mu Jinyu recited a phrase and then turned around. Looking at Buke Buzha who had put down the Gatling machine gun, he exclaimed, "Master, you truly are brave!"
Buke Buzha waved his hand at Mu Jinyu, saying, "Just now the monk introduced himself, but Benefactor has not yet mentioned his own name."
"Oh," replied Mu Jinyu, "My name is Mu Jinyu, the Tiance True Dragon of the Dragon King Hall!"
"You are the Dragon King of Dragon King Hall?" Buke Buzha startled, pausing in his motion to disassemble the Gatling machine gun before looking intently at Mu Jinyu for a few moments. His eyes lit up and he exclaimed, "Amitabha, Praise the Gatling Bodhisattva. What does the Dragon King think of this Demon-Subduing Beneficial Instrument?"
"Not bad," Mu Jinyu nodded seriously, "I plan to promote it comprehensively."
"Imagine giving one to each soldier; I reckon the aggressive Demons wouldn't be many then. If I discover that the Gatling Bodhisattva can't handle it, I'll take over the combat myself!"
Buke Buzha nodded with approval, "The Dragon King is wise indeed."
Mu Jinyu: "..."
Why do I feel like he's scolding me?
Thereafter, Buke Buzha said no more, crouched down, and began dismantling the specially modified Gatling machine gun. He quickly disassembled it into various parts and packed them into a coarse cloth bag.
Mu Jinyu watched his flowing movements and thought, could this be what is called 'laying down the butcher's knife to become a Buddha'?
Truly, as befits a master, every move he makes is full of Zen!
"That settles this matter, the Demon has been imprisoned, the monk will take his leave now."
Buke Buzha, shouldering what must be a very heavy bag, nodded slightly to Mu Jinyu and then walked out of the door in his straw sandals.
"To kill is to protect life, to sever karma not people..."
From afar, one could still hear Buke Buzha's voice, filled with compassion and tinged with a hint of sorrow.
Mu Jinyu was moved and followed outside, only to see, not far away, Buke Buzha wielding a Buddhist Monk's Knife made of gold, furiously slaying creatures dressed like villagers but oddly faceless!
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu then understood the meaning behind his words.
Buke Buzha came here originally to save the villagers here. Unfortunately, the Ghost-Faced Demon was too powerful, and he himself nearly perished.
Now, although the Ghost-Faced Demon had been subdued, the villagers whose faces had been stripped could not be brought back to life and had turned into Demon minions!
To prevent these Demon minions from harming others, he had no choice but to raise his knife again, slashing at those he had initially come to protect.
"It must be tough on the master!"
Mu Jinyu felt somewhat heavy-hearted.
"Chich!"
Soon, Buke Buzha had eliminated all hundred or so villagers turned into Demon minions, flicked the blood beads off the Buddhist Monk's Knife, sheathed it, and walked out of the village without looking back.
"Amitabha, may you attain Buddhahood..."