On the way back to the realm, Wei Yuan spoke calmly of his experiences in the Arhat’s Pure Land as if nothing had happened. Finally, he showed off the Red Lotus Bodhi.

“This is an ultimate treasure that has taken form before a Buddha. It possesses the wondrous ability to purify karma. It will become increasingly useful as time goes on. However, you must learn some secret techniques of karma to prevent any karma you do not wish to relinquish from being purged,” Ji Liuli warned him.

Zhang Sheng added, “That Red Lotus Universal Salvation Mantra counts as a secret technique of karma, but it comes from the Buddhist. You’ll need to learn a Daoist secret technique of Karma to balance it out.”

The two said little else beyond that, and Wei Yuan’s heart, which had been hanging in suspense this entire time, finally settled a little.

Both Zhang Sheng and Ji Liuli rated the Red Lotus Bodhi highly, yet there was also a subtle air of aloofness in their attitude, as if they saw it as nothing more than a passing cloud. To them, once they achieved cultivation success, any kind of immortal...