The sudden change was like a clap of thunder. No one could respond in time.
The disciples outside the hall were left dumbfounded with their eyes and mouths agape. The head monks were also shocked. They had no idea why the abbot had flown into such a thunderous rage.
The Dauntless monk's full-powered strike was like a god splitting open a mountain. No one could stop it.
Has he been observing silently the entire time and realised that Little Ann practises the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty, which is why he suddenly attacked?
Li Qingshan charged towards the grand hall, but it was already too late.
Boom! Waves of air surged over, surging through the grand hall and producing a hollow whistle. It sent Li Qingshan flying!
"Little Ann!"
Li Qingshan was utterly furious. The Dauntless monk's strike was so powerful that it could even shatter a mountain. Little Ann's Path of White Bone and Great Beauty was powerful, but his cultivation was still weak after all. How was he supposed to block it?
Furious, he was about to throw all caution to the wind and transform into his original body, deciding life and death with the Dauntless monk.
"Don't!"
Suddenly, a voice rang out in his head. It was Little Ann's voice. Li Qingshan immediately calmed down.
Even if the Dauntless monk had really seen through something, he would never launch a sudden attack like this with his bearing. He could at least explain everything first before subduing the demon. It was not like even ten Little Ann and Li Qingshan were useless against a Monk King like that in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga anyway.
Just Now, Li Qingshan had only panicked out of concern. As soon as he calmed down, he noticed something amiss.
The violent wind subsided, and the colossal pestle that resembled a heavenly pillar stopped above Little Ann's head. The murderous aura in the air vanished, like the thunderstorm had cleared up the sky in a single instant.
It was rather abrupt. It only demonstrated that the Dauntless monk's control over his power had already reached a level where he was absolutely unruffled, which also proved that he had not unleashed his full power.
Little Ann sat on the praying mat, still expressionless. His seaweed-like long hair fluttered in the wind, and his body didn't even lean back in the slightest. His eyes were empty as he stared ahead, ignoring the huge Vajra. As the saying goes, "Even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you, you won't change your expression."
"Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you?" The hundred-meter-tall Guardian King stared at Little Ann. The anger on its face gradually subsided. His lips opened and closed, emitting a sonorous sound that reverberated in the Hall of Great Strength.
"If you want to kill me, I can't stop you. It's useless to be afraid. If you don't want to kill me, why should I be afraid? "Little Ann said calmly.
"Great wisdom begets great courage. It's rare, it's rare. My [Fearless Vajra Sutra] can only be cultivated by those with great courage, are you willing to learn it? "
The Dauntless monk asked. However, his true objective with his strike Just Now was not to test whether Little Ann had great courage or whether he had the right to teach her the [Fearless Vajra Sutra].
The talent and ability to comprehend that Little Ann had demonstrated was basically unbelievably high. Even when he was young, he was left in the dust. As a matter of fact, she might have been the most outstanding disciple the monastery had ever seen since its founding. However, there was something that even he could not see through in her empty eyes, which made him feel a hint of wariness.
She seemed completely empty. He was unable to tell what she wanted, much less tell what she was thinking. If a figure like her devoted herself to buddhism, she would definitely be an eminent monk of buddhism. However, if she harbored demonic thoughts, the consequences would be so great that no one could stop her. As a result, he tested her.
Apart from purging daemons and demons, the Dauntless Guardian King's Demon-subduing Pestle also possessed the power to subdue demonic thoughts. This move was called "Severe Warning". It was a secret technique of chan sects. If the demonic thoughts in her were weak, they would be routed and destroyed, but if they were too powerful, they could be stimulated, allowing him to see what her mental state was like.
However, the outcome left the Dauntless monk rather disappointed. He could not sense where her demonic thoughts were at all, as if he had punched the air. Did she not possess any malice or malice at all? However, that was completely impossible unless she was an infant who had just been born, ignorant and undeveloped. Only then would she be like that. When they grew slightly older, greed and a desire to fight would naturally develop.
Or perhaps, her cultivation of the mental state had really reached that level?
Even the master of the monastery, the Dauntless monk, could not imagine just what kind of overwhelming change the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty had brought to Little Ann's mind and mental state. Apart from Li Qingshan, only the dregs of her past memories could influence her, making her display some "humanity".
At other times, she was just a skeleton that was neither alive nor dead. Good and evil did not matter at all, so how could she be subdued by demonic thoughts?
Since his probing was fruitless, all the Dauntless monk could do was accept it. There really was a genius like her in the world. He guessed that she might be the reincarnation of some great monk who had been influenced by her past life, which was why she behaved so differently. This was without a doubt the most reasonable explanation. Whenever the world fell into chaos, geniuses would always appear. Even if there was something wrong with her, he believed she could return to the right path as long as he guided her well.
However, the Dauntless monk obviously could not say these thoughts aloud, just in case she developed a grudge and went along with the flow to pass on the Fearless Scripture of the Guardian King to her.
If she were a regular disciple, the Dauntless monk would basically be showing her great respect by testing her. Even if he said it out loud, the disciple would only shed tears of gratitude. However, against a wretched genius like her, even a Monk King would have to consider it a little more.
What he valued was not her present, but her future. If things developed normally, a superstar genius was about to rise up, deeply influencing the monastery or even the entire nine provinces. The Dauntless monk could not help but become rather eager.
The monks outside the hall returned to their senses and sighed in admiration. She had gained the Dauntless monk's recognition as soon as she joined the monastery, personally being taught the Fearless Scripture of the Guardian King. Just what kind of honour was that? He was basically raising her as a future abbot.
The expressions of the various head monks changed slightly too. They looked at the Annihilum Light Chan Master as if they understood something.
"I never thought that the Annihilum Light who only cares about buddhism and doesn't care about mundane matters would actually have such deep plans. I've truly underestimated him."
The Annihilum Light Chan Master closed his eyes gently and smiled in relief. He had achieved his objective. From now onwards, no one in the monastery would dare to do anything to her again.
Yes, although they were all buddhist disciples who valued benevolence, there would be conflict as long as there were people. Apart from conflicts of interest and power, there were also conflicts of ideology and orthodoxy. The monastery was not all harmonious either. There were quite a lot of disagreements between the various head monks.
The Bodhi courtyard possessed quite a high status in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, but the Annihilum Light Chan Master hated taking part in these battles the most. They were all alone. As the saying went, the tallest tree in the forest will be the first to be destroyed by the wind. It was very likely for Xiao An's talent to incite jealousy and attacks.
Although he disliked conflict, the Annihilum Light Chan Master still possessed great wisdom. As a result, he came up with a method that would settle things once and for all, allowing her to enter the monastery in endless glory before gaining the Dauntless monk's recognition in front of everyone, allowing her to obtain a supreme identity and status in the monastery.
The Guardian King's Scripture of Demon Subdual that Little Ann practised right now was a foundation. Further up were the Guardian King of Flames, the Guardian King of Great Strength, and so on. They all had their own uses.
What the Dauntless monk practised was the Fearless Scripture of the Guardian King. His dharma name was not originally "Fearless", but now, people only knew him as the "Dauntless monk". They had already completely forgotten his original dharma name.
Cultivation methods at the third heavenly tribulation and above were the supreme cultivation methods of this world. They were secrets of the various sects and sects. And, she would be taught by seniors who practised the same cultivation method. This was basically a great fortuitous encounter that regular cultivators could only come across.
However, after a moment of thought, Little Ann bowed gently. "I'm willing to learn the Chant of Deva-Nāga!"
"The Chant of Deva-Nāga!"
There was an uproar outside the hall. The Chant of Deva-Nāga was the supreme cultivation method of the monastery. Normally, only the head monks of the various departments had the right to practise it. Regular elders did not even have the right to practise it. She was a new disciple, yet she was still not satisfied with the Fearless Scripture of the Guardian King that the abbot had personally passed on to her. She even wanted to learn the Chant of Deva-Nāga.
Even buddhist disciples who were pure of heart and few desires could not help but burn with jealousy. They were displeased, feeling that she was too greedy and did not know what was good for her.
Li Qingshan's heart leapt into his throat too. One of the main reasons why he had come to the monastery was for the "Chant of Deva-Nāga". If he brought the Chant of Deva-Nāga back to the Golden Cicada Spirit King, apart from completing his past promise, the Golden Cicada Spirit King would be in a good mood. Perhaps there would even be benefits for him.
The Golden Cicada Spirit King wanted to jump out of the well, but there were many things that he couldn't bring out. If he just left some for Li Qingshan, it would be a huge treasure.
"You really want to learn?" The Dauntless monk dispersed the Dauntless Guardian King and frowned slightly. The Chant of Deva-Nāga was renowned, but in reality, it was not necessarily more practical than the Fearless Scripture of the Guardian King that he had personally passed on to her. Why was she giving up what was close at hand and seeking what was far away?
"Yes." Little Ann said with certainty. Her foundation lay in the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty. While the Fearless Vajra Sutra was valuable, it paled in comparison to the former. It was dispensable to her. On the other hand, the Chant of Deva-Nāga was a technique that could be used, and it was even more useful to her.
"Alright, I can agree." The Dauntless monk said firmly, but he changed the topic. "Though, you need to undergo the second heavenly tribulation and condense a śarīra. Only then can you unleash the power of the Chant of Deva-Nāga. By then, I'll pass on the Chant of Deva-Nāga to you."
It was obviously impossible for him to pass on the sect's supreme technique to a new disciple right away, so he set up this as a barrier. No matter how great her talent was, breaking through the second heavenly tribulation was not something that could be achieved overnight. As a result, he could carefully understand her personality and nurture her loyalty to the monastery.
"Yes."
Little Ann agreed firmly. She was only a step away from the second layer of the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty. As long as she cultivated for a while in the monastery and broke through this barrier, she would basically be able to undergo the second heavenly tribulation. By then, as long as she had the support of sufficient resources, condensing a śarīra would only be a matter of course. It was possible to imagine that she definitely would not lack resources in the monastery.
Afterwards, the Dauntless monk specially arranged a place for her to cultivate, isolating her from the other disciples, just in case they were influenced by her beauty.
Originally, buddhist cultivators would be better off directly jumping off Great Buddha mountain if they could not even control the tiny things in their bodies. However, her beauty was far too great, just like the legendary heavenly maiden. Disciples with insufficient mental fortitude and cultivation could very easily be influenced.
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