“Little Master, you are?”
Wei Xiong could not help but ask.
After all, it was more than a thousand li from Luo’an County City to Yuzhou’s Golden Light Mountain. There were also three large mountains to pass through in between. The roads were extremely rugged, and there were many places where it was impossible to travel by horseback.
If not for the fact that their martial cultivation was not weak, it would be impossible for them to arrive here in just five
days.
They were naturally unwilling to return empty-handed.
“Little Master, we really have something important to address.” Ren Yuankui also took a step forward and pressed his palms together. “This matter is very important to the Baolin Buddhist Hall. Please…”
“Amitabha!” The young monk suddenly chanted a Buddhist proclamation. At the same time, he waved his hand, and his sleeve trembled. Immediately, a strong wind blew, and sand and rocks flew.
Under the strong wind, Wei Xiong and Ren Yuankui had no room to resist at all. In the blink of an eye, they were blown hundreds of feet away. Moreover, they were dizzy and could not differentiate east from west.
After a while, they came back to their senses and realized that they were already far away from the foot of Golden Light Mountain. The young monk had long disappeared.
How was that possible!
“What kind of martial arts is this?!”
Wei Xiong and Ren Yuankui’s faces were filled with shock as they looked around in disbelief.
With a light wave of his sleeve, he sent the two of them hundreds of feet away!
This had already exceeded their understanding of martial arts.
The two of them stood on the spot and looked up at the temple in the distance.
“Divine power?!”
“Deity Realm?!”
Wei Xiong and Ren Yuankui looked at each other in extreme shock.
The experience just now made them feel an incomparably powerful surge of power which could crush them in all aspects.
No!
To be precise, it should be a power that completely surpassed the essence of True Qi.
It was an incredible divine power that could only be used after unlocking the treasures in one’s body.
Deity Realm?!
“That monk just now looks less than 20 years old,” Wei Xiong said in surprise.
“But how can there be such a young Deity Realm expert in this world?” Ren Yuankui subconsciously shook his head, feeling very incredulous.
They faced each other in silence, then fell silent again.
They looked around, at a loss.
The experience just now was too unbelievable.
For a moment, they did not know if they should leave or continue climbing the mountain.
After a long while.
Ren Yuankui could not help but ask, “Sir, what should we do next?”
Wei Xiong frowned and looked at the Golden Light Mountain and the Baolin Buddhist Hall above. He said in a low voice, “Let’s go back.”
Ren Yuankui immediately panicked. “But what about the Daoyi Palace?”
Wei Xiong shook his head and said, “What that monk said just now was that he already knew our intentions. However, he didn’t reject us.”
Ren Yuankui’s eyes lit up when he heard that. “You mean…”
Wei Xiong nodded and said, “No matter what, the Baolin Buddhist Hall will definitely not allow the power of the Daoyi Palace to expand. They are mortal enemies!”
In a meditation room in the deepest part of the Baolin Buddhist Hall.
The young monk who had just sent Wei Xiong and Ren Yuankui away at the foot of the mountain slowly returned.
At this moment, there were nine white-browed old monks waiting in this meditation room.
Among them were the previous Abbot and the previous heads of various halls. Dozens of years ago, they were all influential figures in the martial world.
They were all at the Deity Realm!
The moment the young monk walked in, the nine white-browed old monks widened their eyes and looked at the young monk in shock.
The entire meditation room fell into a strange silence.
At this moment, an old monk suddenly pressed his palms together and bowed respectfully. He looked extremely humbly before the young monk as he shouted, “Congratulations, Martial Uncle Dufa, for successfully undergoing Nirvana and living a second life!”
The other eight old monks were instantly enlightened. They also knelt down and shouted respectfully.
“Congratulations, Martial Uncle Dufa, for successfully undergoing Nirvana and living a second life!”
“Congratulations, Martial Uncle Dufa, for successfully undergoing Nirvana and living a second life!”
The young monk calmly accepted the heavy bows from the nine white-browed old monks.
Then, he nodded slightly and smiled. “After twenty years of seclusion, I finally obtained something. After Nirvana, I’ve already seen through the mysteries of the Pure Land and obtained the true intent of the Arhats. I’ll be able to break through in a few days and become an Arhat.”
This young monk was none other than Monk Dufa, who had been in seclusion for more than 20 years and had been awakened by the current Abbot of Baolin Buddhist Hall not long ago.
He had already reached the Deity Realm a hundred years ago.
He was already close to 200 years old!
If it was an ordinary Deity Realm cultivator’s lifespan, he would have long passed away at this age.
However, it was different for him.
A hundred years ago, he had participated in the siege of the Immortal Dawn Sect with the Upper World and was lucky enough to survive.
Before the Immortals and Buddhas of the Upper World left, they gave him an Arhat relic.
In the past 100 years, Du Fa had relied on this Buddha’s relic to barely maintain the vitality of his Qi and blood for another 20 years when he was 170 years old.
At that time, he had a feeling that he would not be able to survive to the end of this 100 year period with just the help of the Buddhist bone relic.
Therefore, he simply cut off all means of retreat, swallowed the Arhat relic, and entered seclusion.
This seclusion lasted for 20 years.
It was only some time ago that Dufa finally absorbed the Buddhist power in the Arhat Relic and entered a state of suspended animation.
However, it was not easy to achieve Nirvana.
Although he had completely absorbed the Buddhist power in the Arhat relic, if no one woke him up, he would most likely have to remain in this false death state forever until he truly died.
However, a few months ago, because of the incident in Xiling County, the current Abbot had awakened him from his 20-years-seclusion, rousing him from his state of false death, allowing him to officially step on the process of Nirvana.
Today was the day he completed his rebirth and was granted a second life!
This Divine Monk Dufa directly went from a 190-year-old monk who was on the verge of death to an 18-year-old youth with a cultivation at the peak of the Deity Realm.
Moreover, he had already cultivated the Arhat Body, and his strength far exceeded that of an ordinary Deity Realm expert. He was only one step away from becoming a true Arhat.
The nine old monks looked at Dufa, who had returned to his youth, with indescribable envy in their hearts.
They were all disciples of Dufa and were all at the Deity Realm. However, some of them were already very old and would exhaust their life force in another 10 to 20 years at most.
However, this Martial Uncle of theirs had managed to obtain Nirvana and live a second life. He still has a hundred years of lifespan or even more.
How envious!
“Do you all want to reach Nirvana like me?” Dufa suddenly laughed. He could tell at a glance what his martial nephews were thinking
“Martial Uncle, please enlighten us!”
“Martial Uncle, please enlighten us!”
In the face of such a huge temptation, no one could resist it. The nine “Divine Monks” all knelt down and begged.
“It’s actually very simple.” Dufa waved his hand to signal for them to get up and said with a smile, “In two months, the Immortals and Buddhas from the Upper World will descend. At that time, Arhats from the Upper World will come here and gather us to destroy the evil demons of the Outer Dao.
“A hundred years ago, I survived that battle and made contributions. That was how I was rewarded with an Arhat relic by the Immortals of the Upper World. That was how I was reborn today.”
Annihilate the evil demons of the Outer Dao?!
The nine Divine Monks were stunned when they heard this. They did not know what these so-called Outer Dao evil demons were.
However, when they heard Dufa mention the battle a hundred years ago, they immediately thought of a name.
Immortal Dawn Sect!
This, this was an Outer Dao evil demon?!
“Why? Are you very puzzled?” Du Fa smiled and said, “The Immortal Dawn Sect has already sealed the mountain for a hundred years. The martial techniques left behind in the world in the past hundred years are all normal martial techniques. It’s normal for you not to know.”
As he spoke, his expression suddenly became serious as he said in a low voice, “In reality, the martial techniques of the Immortal Dawn Sect are completely different from the martial techniques we cultivate. There are many things that are different.
“All of you should know that our martial techniques actually originated from the 21 realms of the Immortal and Mortal Realms of the Upper World. The division of the Xiantian, Inner World, and Deity Realm were all determined by the Upper World. The Deity Realm is the end of cultivation in the Mortal World.
Above that are Arhats, Bodhisattvas, and Great Bodhisattvas. And in the process of advancing from the Deity Realm to the Arhat Realm, there will be an extremely huge leap in realm. This is an increase in the essence of life.
Im
However, the martial techniques of the Immortal Dawn Sect are different. Their qualitative change is similar to the stage from the Xiantian Realm to the Deity Realm. However, when they reach the Deity Realm and break through to the Arhat Realm, there is no obvious boundary or improvement.
This is a completely different cultivation path from ours. A hundred years ago, when the Immortals and Buddhas of the Upper World descended, they personally confirmed that the founder of the Immortal Dawn Sect, Hengxia, was undoubtedly an evil demon of the Outer Dao and should be punished by the world.
Now that the 100-year period is approaching again, we can only wait for the Immortals and Buddhas of the Upper World to descend and destroy the Immortal Dawn Sect completely. I have to say that you’re very lucky. The current Immortal Dawn Sect is no longer as powerful as it was a hundred years ago.
The Hengxia Evil Demon is nowhere to be found, and her disciples have probably died of old age. This battle will definitely be much easier than a hundred years ago. It’s a good opportunity for you to contribute and obtain rewards from the Upper World.”
The nine old monks could not help but look excited.
Actually, they had also heard about what Dufa had said before, but their understanding was not complete. Now, they finally understood.
This was a great opportunity!
They had to seize this opportunity to live a second life like Martial Uncle Dufa and borrow another hundred years from the heavens!
“Thank you for your guidance, Martial Uncle!”
The nine old monks bowed in unison.
Dufa was quite pleased with this. He nodded and said with a smile, “There’s one more thing. Just now, the Governor of Luo’an County in Fengzhou and the Governor of You Prefecture came to ask us for help. They want us to take over Fengzhou and expel the Daoyi Palace’s forces there.”
He naturally did not have the ability to predict the future, but he had the ability to read minds. One of the abilities he obtained from unlocking the treasure in his body was “mind reading”.
The nine old monks looked at each other in surprise.
“Daoyi Palace? Don’t they never care about worldly matters?”
“That group of people actually know how to support the forces of the mortal world?”
“Which one of you is willing to go to Fengzhou?”
Dufa’s gaze swept across the nine old monks and he said in a low voice, “When the Arhats of the Upper World descend, if they discover that the forces of the Daoyi Palace in the mortal world are stronger than a hundred years ago, they will certainly blame us.”
As soon as he said this, the nine old monks immediately agreed.
“Forget it, I’ll leave it to you, Kong Ci.” Du Fa could only call out an old monk. “You were once the head of the Visru Court. Other than martial cultivation, you’re also good at hiding your identity. It’s more suitable for you to go over.”
“Yes, Martial Uncle!” Monk Kong Ci pressed his palms together and bowed. He was an old monk who looked to be in his seventies. His eyes were peaceful and filled with compassion.
“Remember, unless absolutely necessary, don’t act rashly. First, find out what the Daoyi Palace wants to do.” Du Fa was clearly rather cautious as he said solemnly, “Also, find out all the information about Cui Heng, the Governor of Lu County.”