Inside the grounds of the Buddha Temple.
Apart from the temples that can be seen everywhere, there are also many mountain cliffs that have been cut through.
Dense Buddha caves have been carved into these cliffs, with scriptures engraved on their walls, and inside are placed meditation cushions, incense tables, small golden Buddha statues, and other essentials required by the Buddhist Sect.
At first glance, this should be the dwelling place of monks, but in reality, it is not.
These Buddha caves are for the use of cultivators who, after qualifying in chanting and meditating on Buddha, are allowed to move freely within the Buddha Temple grounds for rest and cultivation. They are not free of charge.
The small Buddha caves are only big enough for one person to meditate in and cost one medium-grade spirit stone per day.
The medium-sized Buddha caves are slightly more spacious and can accommodate five people, but they cost ten times more.
As for the large Buddha caves, their interior space is like a small temple, and the price reaches the exorbitant rate of one hundred medium-grade spirit stones per day!
With such a price, one could buy a high-grade spiritual weapon, and it’s charged by the day, making it almost unaffordable for Core Formation cultivators.
The Buddha Temple is very humane.If a cultivator is indeed exhausted but short of funds, they can delay paying the accommodation fee for a few days by chanting scriptures a hundred times daily.
If a cultivator ‘suddenly’ feels a connection with Buddha and passes the test to become a monk in the temple, then all the incense money owed can be waived.
Indeed, the Buddha Temple refers to all these payments as ‘incense money’.
According to them, the monks collect money not for themselves but to promote the Buddha’s teachings and to build more golden statues for the Buddha!
Jiang Chen has been staying for many days in the uppermost Buddha cave of a certain cliff.
Having gone through nine cycles of reincarnation, this is not his first time at the Buddha Temple, but he still feels admiration.
The Buddha Temple’s half-brainwashing, half-coercive preaching method is indeed not something many cultivators can withstand.
No wonder the temple’s influence has been growing in recent years, with an endless stream of cultivators willing to shave their heads and become monks.
Recently, he often felt that someone was spying on him.
Without thinking, it must be the elders of the Guidance Hall who have reported the matter.
The bald monks of the Buddha Temple are somewhat restless, but they also fear his reputation as a ‘holy monk’, so they deliberately come to check on his situation.
At the beginning, there were at least several people spying on him every day.
After a few days, seeing that Jiang Chen not only did not leave but also contributed a large amount of ‘incense money’, these bald monks seemed to be reassured and no longer paid attention.
The people of the Buddha Temple do not know that the reason Jiang Chen has not taken action is that Liu Wen, Liu Wu, the two brothers, and Xiaobai are gathering information outside.
The reason he is so willing to pay is not only because he truly does not lack money but also because he knows that the damage he will cause to the Buddha Temple next will definitely exceed the incense money he has paid. In short, it’s worth it.
It’s worth mentioning that since he bears the title of ‘holy monk’, Jiang Chen and his entourage are all exempt from chanting and meditating on Buddha.
At this moment, there is a figure in red in the Buddha cave besides Jiang Chen.
Xiao Hongyi kicked over the incense table and sat on the golden Buddha statue as if it were a stool, her hands propping up her head, her beautiful eyes unblinkingly watching the boiling and scorching hot pill furnace.
Jiang Chen glanced at the purple-black pill smoke rising from the pill furnace.
He was instantly certain. Yes, it’s definitely a poison pill.
“Master, pill refining is exhausting, why are you bothering with these things?” Jiang Chen said helplessly.
“To poison people!”
Xiao Hongyi didn’t turn her head, “I need to protect you, and I don’t have time to go around killing people. Since we have a poison tool person anyway, I can stay with you and poison those I dislike, so why not?”
The poison tool person she referred to was naturally Zhang Hu.
At this moment, Jiang Chen finally understood.
No wonder Xiao Hongyi promoted Zhang Hu to be the sixth true disciple of the Ninth Peak. This was her intention all along.
Thinking of Zhang Hu, Jiang Chen felt a bit of pity.
That person is quite tragic.
Not only was he beaten by him and chopped by Lin Mubai, but rumors also say that Zhang Hu was scared half to death by Qingning.
Now, he has become Xiao Hongyi’s poison tool person.
This tragedy is almost comparable to Lin Feng!
‘Well, I won’t beat him anymore in the future. It’s already quite pitiful.’ Jiang Chen felt a rare sense of compassion.
However, he could only guarantee his own actions. As for what Xiao Hongyi and others might do to Zhang Hu, that was not within his consideration.
“Master, in the past few days, many high-ranking members of the Buddha Temple have come to spy on us. Haven’t they discovered you?” Jiang Chen asked again.
“Hmph, they’re just a bunch of bald donkeys,” Xiao Hongyi said disdainfully.
“I am now truly a phoenix body, and my cultivation has advanced quite a bit. As long as I intend to hide, no one can find me except for that old immortal Buddha and the four Ascetic Monks.”
The Buddha of the Buddha Temple is akin to the Old Ancestor, while the Great Ascetic Monks are like the Supreme Elders.
Below the Great Ascetic Monks, in terms of strength and status from high to low, are the Sect Master, the Great Universal Salvation Monks, and the Six Buddha Sons.
“I see.”
Jiang Chen realized, then said, “Master, if necessary during this visit to the Buddha Temple, I need to find a way to enter the Six Prisons of Buddha, and I hope you won’t stop me then.”
Xiao Hongyi did not respond, only silent.
She naturally knew that the Six Prisons of Buddha were a great opportunity for Lin Feng.
She could also guess that Jiang Chen wanted to enter the Six Prisons to disrupt Lin Feng’s opportunity.
But this was easier said than done.
In his nine cycles of reincarnation, Jiang Chen had tried to snatch Lin Feng’s opportunity ahead of time. But fate would not allow it.
Take the Six Prisons of Buddha, for example.
Even if Jiang Chen had followed Lin Feng’s method step-by-step, he still could not have broken into the Six Prisons. Even if he kept trying and successfully broke into the Six Prisons and obtained the six drops of essence blood from the Old Ancestor of the Demon Suppression Palace, he could not assimilate them.
This is suppression. Otherwise, how could Jiang Chen still be unable to defy fate after nine cycles of reincarnation?
The Son of Destiny is prepared by fate with many opportunities from birth. And fate will not allow a villain to pluck its peaches.
Seeing Xiao Hongyi silent, Jiang Chen straightened his expression: “Master, this matter is very important to me.”
“…Alright,” Xiao Hongyi finally expressed her stance.
Although she stated she would not obstruct him, her thoughtful eyes clearly had other ideas.
Suddenlym, the brothers Liu Wen and Liu Wu returned.
Upon seeing Xiao Hongyi, the two brothers were first startled, then unsurprised.
After all, since leaving the Jiuyan Sect, Xiao Hongyi had always been appearing and disappearing unpredictably like a stalker.
The two brothers vividly remembered.
When everyone rested under a tree, Xiao Hongyi would leap down from the top of the tree and casually hand Jiang Chen a freshly peeled spiritual fruit.
When everyone camped by the river, Xiao Hongyi would leap out of the water, bringing a shower of water droplets while holding a plump spiritual fish in her right hand.
And one time, Xiao Hongyi appeared out of nowhere, and in front of everyone, she started to undress Jiang Chen!
The reason was to help Jiang Chen bathe!
With such incidents, Liu Wen, Liu Wu, and even Xiaobai were convinced that Xiao Hongyi’s madness was different from others.
She was not only mad but also… somewhat perverted!
“Peak Master, Eldest Senior Brother, we have news about Lin Feng and Mu Kui,” Liu Wen greeted.
At these words, both Jiang Chen and Xiao Hongyi narrowed their eyes.
“Mu Kui is chanting and meditating in a temple about ten li away from here, and it is said that he has driven four preaching monks mad. As for Lin Feng, he was captured by the Six Buddha Sons of the Buddha Temple yesterday and thrown into the Six Prisons of Buddha,” Liu Wu continued.
The news about Lin Feng did not surprise Jiang Chen, as the elder of the Guidance Hall had mentioned that the Buddha Son would personally capture Lin Feng when they arrived at the Buddha Temple.
But the person who drove the preaching monk insane was Mu Kui?
And just a few days ago, there were three of them. How come another one has gone mad in just a few days?
This plot twist isn’t even in the original story.
But when the plot keeps collapsing time and time again, Jiang Chen has somewhat gotten used to it.
After advising Liu Wen and Liu Wu to stay away from Mu Kui, Jiang Chen wanted to say something else but suddenly paused.
“Where’s that silly tiger?” Jiang Chen asked.
“Uh, about that…” Liu Wen scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Liu Wu gritted his teeth and said, “Sister Bai has been listening to scriptures in a temple every day for the past few days. It says it has a predestined connection with Buddha and wants to become a monk…”
Jiang Chen was speechless.
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TLN: Uhh, I didn’t know it was a female tiger, so I didn’t use she/her before. Will use them from now.
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