"Namo Shakyamuni Buddha!"
At the height of the fierce battle that turned the sky dark and the earth dim, a deep Sanskrit chanting of a Buddhist hymn echoed forth.
Immediately afterwards, a monk with a large head and big ears, dressed in a gold kasaya and holding prayer beads, was seen walking on the waves toward them.
As his chant sounded, the previously tumultuous sea immediately calmed down.
Seeing the newcomer, everyone stopped their fighting and turned to watch.
Some recognized the monk and exclaimed in disbelief.
"Is that not Master Jialan from the Tianzhu Esoteric Sect? Wasn't it said that he had entered Nirvana in the middle of the last century?"
Master Jialan, ignoring the astonished looks of the crowd, walked straight toward Li Chen and greeted him with his hands clasped together in salute.
"Namo Shakyamuni Buddha, Immortal Master Li, may you be in good health!"
The arrival of the Esoteric Sect mage took Li Chen by surprise as well.
