Chapter 959: A Ploy To Resolve A Crisis
“Ten Directions Stupa?”
Lady Hundred Flowers had never heard of the Ten Directions Stupa, but she had definitely heard of Kṣitigarbha. It was one of the oldest and most powerful Buddhas of Buddhism. To this day, there were still Buddhists who preached his teachings and traditions. As one of the three Buddhist artifacts that Kṣitigarbha carried with him before he became a Buddha, it did not take a genius to know just how powerful and valuable the Ten Directions Stupa was.
However, Lady Hundred Flowers still did not understand what was the connection between her and the Ten Directions Stupa. Forget coveting it, she had never even heard about it until Ye Qing mentioned it. What the hell was Ding Buren thinking? Was he ill?
As if he could guess what Lady Hundred Flowers was thinking, Ye Qing asked, “Do you remember obtaining a headless Buddha statue, lady?”
“A headless Buddha statue? In fact, I do.”
Lady Hundred Flowers answered without hesitation, “A few months ago, a man came to Hundred Flowers Island and requested some pills from me. However, he did not have enough cash and requested to make up for the deficit with some personal belongings. Seeing how urgent he looked, I agreed to the transaction. One of the belongings he gave me is a headless Buddha statue.”
“The Buddha statue is quite big and made from some sort of strange material I have never seen before. It’s why I have a deep impression of it.”
“Are you saying that the headless Buddha statue is connected to the Ten Directions Stupa, warrior?”
“That is exactly correct.” Ye Qing nodded. “As I told you, Kṣitigarbha was killed in battle. The Ten Directions Stupa was damaged during the battle, and some of its fragments were scattered across various places. Because of this, the Ten Directions Stupa became much weaker than it should’ve been.”