Chapter 377: The Pure Land Monastery

The Dry Hall Master went to receive the distinguished guests.

Seeing the matter settled, Yu Wenhua Ji hurriedly left.

The information provided by the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce was difficult to verify for its authenticity.

Moreover, the other party had offered the information so readily, sending him to deal with Blue Shadow. It was likely a trap.

No, not necessarily. It was more probable that the other party had enough confidence to capture Blue Shadow before he could.

After all, the intelligence network of the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce was far more formidable than that of the entire Great Sima Nation.

Most of the court intelligence in the Great Sima Nation relied on the Chamber’s widespread network of civilian informants.

His own intelligence network was pitiful in comparison.

So, the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce didn’t even consider him a competitor… he wasn’t even worthy of competing with them.

Indeed, if it came to a contest of intelligence and speed, he couldn’t outmatch them.

However, the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce was probably going to miscalculate this time.

They had overlooked one point!

Yu Wenhua Ji sneered coldly. “Has the Shadow Guard sent to find Lin Gang returned?”

“Not yet,” a subordinate replied.

“But it should be soon. That Lin Gang is hiding in the Pure Land Temple. The temple is located in the eastern capital’s suburbs, and the eastern capital isn’t far from here. The round trip should only take a few quarters of an hour.”

“In the eastern capital’s Pure Land Temple?” Yu Wenhua Ji frowned.

“Isn’t the Pure Land Temple a Human Clan sect?”

“Yes,” the subordinate nodded.

“It’s just that Lin Gang grew up in the Pure Land Temple and is very familiar with the monks there. Since the monks don’t eat meat, they let him stay.”

“I see. But the Pure Land Temple shouldn’t be hard to deal with. They should be back soon.”

Eastern Capital, Pure Land Temple. Night.

Lin Gang’s legs hadn’t fully regrown yet. They now looked white and tender, as if he had grown an infant’s lower body, appearing rather comical.

“I told you to cultivate the ‘Bright Lord Leg Technique’ before, but you were unwilling. Now that your legs are gone, it’s the perfect opportunity to break and then establish anew, to condense new Bright Lord legs.”

Lin Gang sat on the ground in humiliation, his two lotus-white lower legs struggling to assume a cross-legged posture.

The young boy, Chen Yi, squatted beside him, curiously pinching Lin Gang’s tender, white little foot.

He was struggling hard to hold back his laughter.

“You stinky Junior Brother, if you pinch me again, I’ll kick you,” Lin Gang glared at Chen Yi angrily.

Actually, having legs cut off wasn’t a major injury for a cultivator; new ones could grow back quickly.

The reason Lin Gang’s legs were growing so slowly was because the Abbot said the ‘Bright Lord Leg Technique’ should start from infancy.

To condense these super-strong legs, the leg tissue was consuming massive amounts of nutrients and spiritual power.

That’s why the growth speed of his legs had become extremely slow, making him look quite ridiculous.

But these legs were far more powerful than his previous ones. Even with infant feet, kicking down ten trees in one go wouldn’t be a problem.

“Today’s cultivation ends here. Chen Yi, take good care of your Senior Brother. You know, it’s not very convenient for him to… take care of business right now.”

“Master is being tongue-twisty again…” Chen Yi muttered under his breath.

“Shh!” Lin Gang hurriedly covered Chen Yi’s mouth, his eyes widening in terror.

“Hmm? Chen Yi, what did you just say?” The old Abbot narrowed his eyes into slits, staring meaningfully at Chen Yi.

“N-nothing…” Realizing his slip of the tongue, the usually fearless Chen Yi actually started trembling in front of the old Abbot!

“Tonight, besides taking care of your Senior Brother, you will also copy the Diamond Sutra one hundred times.”

Chen Yi’s face instantly turned ashen.

However, he gritted his teeth and mustered the courage to speak up. “Master, can I copy something else?”

“Hmm?” Abbot Yan looked at Chen Yi with a headache. “What nonsense are you spouting now, kid?”

“Forgive my bluntness, Master. Although the Diamond Sutra was translated by the great Grandmaster Kumarajiva, after years of circulation, many misinterpretations and losses have crept into the text… Copying it won’t do the slightest good for this disciple’s understanding. On the contrary, it will make this disciple’s head stiff, like a block of wood.”

“What else can we do? The Ten Thousand Buddha Province shattered long ago and vanished without a trace. Mount Sumeru in the center of Shenzhou has also been closed for thousands of years, its current state unknown,” Abbot Yan sighed.

“We, the later generations, can only firmly grasp the path left by our predecessors. If we question and let go, I’m afraid even these remnants of Buddhist scriptures will be worn away by time.”

“But I can recite this scripture backwards by now! What’s the point of copying it?” Chen Yi blinked.

“With that free time, why not let this disciple study the maps to Mount Sumeru? Maybe one day I can go to Mount Sumeru in the west, translate a few complete scriptures, and bring them back to the temple!”

“You think our predecessors never considered that?” Abbot Yan said irritably.

“Cultivate diligently and stop thinking about nonsense! Since you don’t want to copy the sutra, then tomorrow you will go down the mountain and fetch one hundred buckets of water!”

“No, no, no! Master, I was wrong! Please, let me copy the sutra!” Chen Yi’s face instantly turned deathly pale.

“You know this disciple has no cultivation base! One hundred buckets of water… you’re asking for this disciple’s life!”

“Hmph,” Abbot Yan sneered. “And you have the nerve to bring up cultivation base? Knowing you have none, why aren’t you cultivating properly?!”

“But I just don’t like…”

“Then fetch water!”

“Nooooo—”

Chen Yi’s wail echoed through the mountains, but the Abbot was already gone.

Lin Gang laughed until he was out of breath. “Serves you right!”

At the same time.

Only at this moment did the man hiding in the shadows finally let out a sigh of relief.

That old bald donkey is finally gone!

He grinned ferociously, his figure abruptly stepping out of the shadows, charging violently towards Lin Gang!

“Without that old bald donkey protecting you, you’re nothing!”

Lin Gang was shocked and wanted to run, but his legs were too short! He couldn’t run fast at all!

The Shadow Guard grabbed Lin Gang and stuffed him into a sack.

Seeing the situation turn bad, Chen Yi hurriedly shouted, “Wait! What did you just call the Abbot?”

The Shadow Guard glanced at Chen Yi disdainfully.

“Bald donkey! What about it? Bald donkey, bald donkey, bald donkey! What else do you call you stinky monks? A big bald donkey leading you little bald donkeys, pah! I hate bald donkeys the most!”

Chen Yi suddenly laughed.

“You’re finished. The Abbot is a petty man.”

BOOM—

A gigantic golden foot descended from the sky, stomping the Shadow Guard into the ground!

The Buddha figure, overflowing with golden light, had black-and-white pupils that flickered with a murderous intent so bone-chilling it made the Shadow Guard shudder.

There wasn’t a trace of compassion!

“I hate it most when people talk behind my back.” The massive Faxiang behind Abbot Yan actually towered above the clouds!

At this moment, that Faxiang lowered its head, gazing down at the Shadow Guard, staring fixedly at him.

The Shadow Guards swore it was the largest Faxiang they had ever seen in their lives.

“Ahahahaha, you’re in for it!” Chen Yi clutched his stomach, laughing hysterically.

“The Abbot is uniquely gifted! No matter how far away, if someone curses the Abbot, he can hear it! You dared to curse the Abbot, you’re not getting away!”

“Hmph,” Abbot Yan looked expressionlessly at the laughing Chen Yi.

“Did you just say I’m petty?”

“…”

Chen Yi short-circuited instantly, but he reacted quickly and hurriedly said, “I only said that to save Senior Brother Lin Gang! Besides, it was Senior Brother Lin Gang who first said you were petty!”

“?! Wow, you jerk, you sold me out!” An angry voice came from inside the sack.

“Tomorrow, both of you will fetch water. Lin Gang is not allowed to use his cultivation base. Five hundred buckets each!”

“Noooo—” ×2

Although there were three Honored Ones among the Shadow Guards, the moment Abbot Yan made his move, they realized the situation was dire!

This old bald donkey was absurdly strong, definitely not at the level of an ordinary Honored One! Moreover, there were other Honored Ones in the Pure Land Temple already on their way!

Abbot Yan frowned. “Hmm? Did you just call me a bald donkey in your heart?”

He could even hear that?!

The Shadow Guard trembled and bowed to Abbot Yan.

“We meant no disturbance. We, your juniors, will take our leave now.”

The Shadow Guards exchanged glances and hurriedly turned to flee at top speed!

“Think you can just leave after offending the Abbot?”

“Stay and sweep the floors!”