Chapter 3614 An Easy Test

Once light and dark ceased to replace each other, the sealing finally concluded.

"Is this to test one's state of mind?" Zen asked. The Buddha nodded in affirmation.

"Yes."

Zen tilted his head in curiosity. "Am I supposed to break the seal in five minutes?"

The Buddha nodded once again. "If that is what you wish."

"Alright then."

Zen prepared himself by taking a deep breath before he began to concentrate his mind and energy on the task at hand.

He was literally trapped in his own mind and everything was happening in his head, but that did not mean that the world around him was not real.

A benefit of his current situation, however, was being able to do whatever he wanted.

"Mind Sword!" he called from within him. "Break!"

As Zen's mind shouted his command, long swords suddenly materialized beside him.

Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack

His swords, borne from his own will, flew out and shattered the Buddha statues that once covered the land. With the statues gone, the world around him began to crumble.

Like a huge illusory curtain, Zen's swords had split the world open, tearing it apart in order to reveal another, newer world underneath.

"The swordsmanship that is used to mainly cultivate the state of mind was inherited from the Starry Sword Region," the Buddha told him in a calm, enlightened voice. Zen raised an eyebrow at the mention of the technique's origin.

"The Starry Sword Region?" he repeated. He then remembered the Oneness Sky Palace and its ruler. "Is that region ruled by Eastern Emperor Taiyi?"

"The one and only," the Buddha confirmed. "However, I'm afraid it's going to be too difficult to break the mental prison with just this cultivation method. Though your state of mind is sharp, it is not enough."

Zen couldn't help but scoff in amusement. "Really? I don't find it difficult to destroy this world though."

Boom!

As soon as he said that, a loud explosion reverberated all around them as the long swords from before shot out and shattered everything. When the old world fell, another took its place.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

It was a constant state of creation and destruction as Zen continued to shatter the thirteen worlds that surrounded his mind.

At this rate, five minutes would be more than enough for him to pass the Buddha's test.

On the fourteenth world,

lf a star. Zen landed on it and saw a man with incredibly delicate and graceful features. He was so handsome that he could even be considered more beautiful than most women.

"Who are you?" Zen asked. The handsome man gave him a shining smile.

"I'm Emperor Charm."

Zen's eyes immediately widened. "Emperor Charm?!" The emperor nodded and waved his hand dismissively.

"You can go. I don't have any test for you."

His nonchalance took Zen aback. "You don't have any test for me?"

Wasn't the whole point of being here to let these human heroes test and recognize him?

Zen did not immediately do as he said. He merely stood there and stared at the emperor of the Sun Crow race before opening his mouth. "Emperor Charm, did all of you have the same goal back then?"

Emperor Charm tilted his head in curiosity. "What goal?"

"Changing the fate of the chaos and realizing the Finale Way," Zen replied.

Emperor Charm let out a charming laugh that sounded like light, chiming bells on a sunny day. "Of course we had the same goal!"

"It's a pity that the Emperor Charm in the current round of chaos has chosen the opposite way."

The laughter died on Emperor Charm's throat after he heard what Zen just said.

The Emperor Charm in the current round of chaos had inherited everything of him: talent, personality, bloodline, and even theurgies. However, at the end of the day, he remained his own person and even the real Emperor Charm had no power over him.

"I see."

Emperor Charm waved his hand, summoning a gust of wind that blew Zen away.