As a disciple of the Hanging Monastery, the price Shi Chan could command for a single deliverance ritual was astronomical. 

In the Central Continent, the Hanging Monastery stood as one of the Five Great Immortal Sects and represented the strongest Buddhist legacy. They could be said to be the leader of all temples in the world—in both practice and spirit.

Therefore, anyone from the Hanging Monastery was held in high esteem in the outside world. Though Shi Chan called himself a “little monk,” people outside addressed him as “Master.” Moreover, his Advanced Golden Core cultivation alone was enough to earn him reverence.

But since these three Alluring Ghosts have rejected my kind intentions, I shouldn’t say anything more.

He pressed his palms together with a compassionate demeanor and approached a cow, speaking solemnly. “We cultivators often say, ‘My fate is mine to command, not Heaven’s.’ We...