strictlysupreme 120. Chapter 120 Make A Decision Before Moving!
120. Chapter 120 Make A Decision Before Moving!
Chapter 120: Plan Before Action!
Da Ci Da Bei Temple.
Master Yuan Ci, who is dedicated to promoting the exorcism ritual, has recently given people a strong impression of getting younger as he ages, thanks to his achievements in health preservation and martial arts.
More and more people in the cultivation circle regard him as a successful example of cultivation and highly praise him.
Especially after Master Yuan Ci achieved success in his cultivation, he did not start teaching or recruit lay disciples to accumulate wealth.
He also did not participate in activities with the upper class of society.
In his eyes, besides promoting the ritual, there was nothing else.
Many people admire him for this and believe that this is the true manifestation of virtue and genuine cultivation!
Not seeking fame or wealth!
Only focusing on true knowledge in his heart!
Then, because of the discovery of many similarities between the ritual at the Nielbojagade Temple and the Da Ci Da Bei Temple, which is known for its mysterious phenomena, Master Yuan Ci himself, who suddenly added exorcism content to the ritual, also attracted the attention of some professionals.
As the investigation into Nielbojagade City became more complicated, more doubts arose and no clues were found.
The manpower and resources invested in that place were obviously not cost-effective!
Even the local authorities could not guarantee any substantial progress.
Naturally, investigators who found themselves in a more advantageous position in other places chose a new breakthrough.
The vice president of a Buddhist association, who held important instructions, personally appeared at the Da Ci Da Bei Temple to visit Master Yuan Ci.
He arrived at Master Yuan Ci's reception room.
At first glance, he was shocked to see that the other person's complexion was even better than what he had seen in photos and videos. He didn't look like an old monk who was aging and weakening.
In addition, this official vice president was also an experienced practitioner, and his intuition was sharper than others. Looking at Master Yuan Ci, he had the illusion of facing a fierce beast ready to pounce.
Even the old immortals he had met in several so-called blessed places did not give him this feeling!
He couldn't help but be certain in his heart, vaguely feeling that this person should be a true cultivator he had never seen before!
Thinking about his mission, he looked at the smile that appeared on Master Yuan Ci's face, which seemed more genuine!
After discussing Buddhism for a while, the vice president shifted the topic to the ritual at the Nielbojagade Temple and the ghosts and spirits mentioned by the monks.
Seeing Master Yuan Ci's expression of complete ignorance, the vice president had no choice but to show him the video provided by the investigators.
It was a recently discovered footage from the town, where people looked up and saw a phenomenon in the sky under dark clouds!
There was a vivid image of a greedy wolf with its mouth wide open!
"Amitabha Buddha."
This time, a hint of surprise flashed in Master Yuan Ci's eyes as he watched the edited video.
For the first time during the meeting, he showed a loss of composure.
Master Yuan Ci naturally recognized the appearance of this greedy wolf!
In the information provided by the venerables, there was mention of a figure named Beidou Greedy Wolf Star Lord.
Of course, in the video, this should not be the personal arrival of Lord Greedy Wolf, but rather a cultivator who has borrowed a bit of the power of the Greedy Wolf Star of the Big Dipper...
Being able to receive the help of Lord Greedy Wolf of the Big Dipper clearly indicates that this person is also a fellow cultivator contributing to the cause of driving out evil!
This discovery made Master Yuan Ci feel quite pleased in his heart, with a joyous feeling of not being alone in his path.
However, Master Yuan Ci also knew that the other party should have retained the extraordinary inheritance of an accomplished cultivator, which was different from himself, who was still accumulating merit for the restoration of the Dharma lineage.
The best choice for himself was actually to focus on his own affairs, not to disturb the other party, and not to cause trouble for the other party.
Therefore, after being surprised, Master Yuan Ci immediately returned to normal, expressing admiration for the content of the video, but not saying or asking too much.
This made the vice president feel a sense of helplessness.
However, the miniature camera inside the hat he was wearing had already recorded Master Yuan Ci's microexpressions in real time.
This shocked the investigators in the rear, as they realized that Master Yuan Ci should have recognized something, and even knew the details of that phantom!
The vice president still wanted to continue discussing deeper matters.
In the end, he gained nothing in front of this experienced opponent and was personally escorted out by Master Yuan Ci as it was getting late.
And he said a sincere sentence to him:
"Vice President, you know about this humble monk."
"This humble monk has sought the path and asked the Buddha throughout his life, but also knows where righteousness lies. This humble monk is very greedy and wants to achieve great liberation, but this humble monk will not do anything that harms everyone because of it."
"This humble monk has always studied the orthodox teachings!"
"This humble monk speculates that other fellow cultivators are the same, with the goal of protecting the stability of our world order and seeking the great Dao."
...
After returning to his room, the vice president pondered all night.
In the end, he wrote that he believed that Master Yuan Ci was unlikely to pose a threat to society, but was doing something beneficial to society.
"All of them are so mysterious."
"But the doubts are becoming more and more unusual! Could it really be related to these mysterious things?"
One of the investigators in charge of monitoring the Great Compassion Temple finished reading the copy of the vice president's letter and muttered to himself with little confidence.
On the other hand, another person suddenly exclaimed.
It was the life detection device mounted on a large unmanned drone hovering in the sky at the moment. It discovered that after Master Yuan Ci returned to his room, he suddenly... disappeared from the detection device!
This information immediately attracted attention!
After quickly obtaining approval at various levels, a dragonfly-sized unmanned drone came to the gap opened by the window and quietly flew in.
It confirmed that Master Yuan Ci was indeed not in the room!
And it was not because he was in some kind of meditative state that blocked mystical things like life detection.
At this moment, Master Yuan Ci was summoned to the Huzhong Cave, unaware that he had already attracted attention.
The Ghost Messenger continued to receive this host and took him to the Dreamlike Temple.
There, he encountered Zhou Xuan, the young Taoist who was meditating at the entrance.
When Zhou Xuan saw Master Yuan Ci, his eyes widened in astonishment.
As a young and promising cultivator.
Zhou Xuan had the opportunity to meet Master Yuan Ci and get to know this famous accomplished monk.
Of course, this was only a one-sided kind of acquaintance.
Zhou Xuan never expected that the Master, who was highly regarded by his mentor and known for his love of hosting Dharma assemblies, was also a fellow cultivator with extraordinary powers.
Upon seeing this young Daoist, Master Yuan Ci was equally shocked by his talent and potential.
He secretly envied the fact that Zhou Xuan had a complete lineage and was able to cultivate genuine teachings from a young age.
According to the messenger, this young Daoist was entrusted by his master to cultivate his state of mind using the temple's formation.
Master Yuan Ci couldn't help but speculate about Zhou Xuan's mysterious background. It seemed unfathomable, and his master must be a prominent figure in the world of cultivation!
Master Yuan Ci first went to the main hall of the temple and shared his recent experiences and changes in his state of mind.
He received a favorable evaluation.
Subsequently, he accepted the guidance of the venerable and obtained a drop of spiritual liquid to cleanse his marrow and strengthen his body.
Then, he formally received the Buddhist scripture, the Golden Light Protection Sutra.
This was a foundational Qi Refining technique that all outer disciples of the Little Golden Light Temple learned.
It was one of the many techniques seized after Su Ping annihilated the Cultivator Alliance, obtained from several outer disciples who were suspected to have escaped from the Little Golden Light Temple and joined the bandit cultivators.
This Buddhist technique could be cultivated up to the sixth level of Qi Refining, and then one could choose other Buddhist techniques of varying difficulty based on personal talent.
It was rumored that these Buddhist techniques all originated from an ancient Buddha who was comparable to a true immortal.
Although many additions and adaptations were made for future generations to understand, the essence remained unchanged.
The more profound one's understanding of Buddhist scriptures, knowledge, and philosophical principles of life, the higher their comprehension and the faster their cultivation speed.
Under this technique, even those with inferior spiritual roots could have the possibility of Foundation Building if their comprehension was good enough!
However, generally speaking, those with such high comprehension usually didn't have poor spiritual roots.
Master Yuan Ci clearly had at least a low-grade spiritual root.
Under Su Ping's gaze, he quickly achieved Qi Refining and officially transcended the mundane world, becoming a cultivator!
Although he hadn't learned any Qi Refining spells, just the enhancement of his five senses and increased strength alone would make Master Yuan Ci a formidable opponent in ancient times.
Of course, Su Ping didn't stop there.
From the report of the person who came, it was obvious that someone had connected the Great Compassion Temple and the Nielbojagat City Temple.
As the guardian of his own merit field, Su Ping couldn't allow them to bully others, but he also couldn't allow himself to be bullied!
In addition to helping Master Yuan Ci achieve Qi Refining, Su Ping gave him a few spiritual talismans and a small magical tool as protective items.
These items required spiritual power to activate.
Now that Master Yuan Ci had officially become a cultivator, he had the qualifications to use them.
The Water Blue Star had no spiritual energy, so after exhausting his spiritual power, he could only rely on spirit stones or return to the Pot in the Cave Heaven to replenish it.
Su Ping was not afraid of not being able to control them or someone causing trouble with the magical tools.
After several hours, Master Yuan Ci walked out of the gate and disappeared into the mist under the curious gaze of Daoist Zhou Xuan on the winding path.
Then, Daoist Zhou Xuan also regained his spirits and, feeling that he had digested enough, entered the main hall of the temple to continue his cultivation.
Master Yuan Ci returned from the hidden realm within the pot.
His keen senses immediately detected something different.
While softly chanting "Amitabha Buddha," a faint light emanated from his wrist, where he wore a Buddhist bead bracelet that was imperceptible to the naked eye.
In an instant, everything within a radius of ten meters was captured in Master Yuan Ci's mind.
Then, with a thought in his mind, the Buddhist bead emitted a faint light that struck the dragonfly artifact.
Suddenly!
The surveillance footage lost signal with a click.
In the control room, the investigator who discovered Master Yuan Ci's appearance was momentarily speechless and only spoke after a few seconds.
"We have a new development to report!"
"Our detector malfunctioned. After the target reappeared in the room, we lost signal..."
At this point,
Whether it was the investigators or the people above, they had all started to believe to some extent in the existence of mysterious powers.
And their evaluation of Master Yuan Ci had risen.
In a higher-level meeting,
After reviewing Master Yuan Ci's resume, everyone became interested in the other high-ranking monks and virtuous individuals from other sects.
They began to suspect whether this group of people had a genuine, non-superficial mysterious circle that they were playing with!
And each one of them was more capable of pretending than the next!
If it weren't for the fact that Master Yuan Ci had clearly revealed his true nature due to his impatience during the Dharma assembly, who would have known that this high-ranking monk they had been in contact with for so long... was actually someone who possessed extraordinary mysterious powers!
At the same time, regarding the urgent plans proposed by the subordinates, the superiors unanimously chose to veto them without much hesitation.
After all, they had limited understanding of these mysterious powers that were filled with so many unknowns!
In addition, a part of the power to influence reality had already been revealed in the city of Nepalgarh.
Considering that the other party clearly had no ill intentions towards everyone and even seemed to be maintaining a certain order,
There was no doubt!
As a powerful force with deep roots,
The best choice should be:
Plan carefully before taking action!
Exercise extreme caution!
(End of this chapter)