A String of Prayer Beads
The Unraging monk paused. "I don't know either."
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"!" Li Qingshan cursed inside.
The Unraging monk continued with a smile, "Actually, it doesn't matter who created a cultivation method. What matters is what it can bring me. Damned disciple, you've already reached the sixth fragment of the Demon Suppression Statuary. You can freely use the Chains of Demon Suppression and the Demon Suppression Tower, but does that count as learning it?"
"It's only a few."
Li Qingshan said. Even the Arts of the Boundless Ocean required him to constantly cultivate and comprehend before he could make a breakthrough, let alone the even more profound Demon Suppression Statuary. He was just taking advantage of the powerful demonic nature and the fact that he did not have to worry about it losing control.
"At least you still have some self-awareness. Although the two of you have entered my tutelage, I presume that the two of you won't be interested in the true Buddhist scriptures. Listen to the profundities of this Demon Suppression Statuary from your master!"
"Yes, master!"
Li Qingshan brought his palms together and lowered his head, saying politely. No matter how arrogant he usually was, he obviously had to accept the teachings humbly and listen attentively after receiving free guidance.
Duoge also followed suit in a hurry, bringing his palms together. "Yes, master."
The Unraging monk smiled. "A century ago, I was once known as the 'Monk of Fury'. I couldn't stand any injustice in the world. Instead, whenever I saw people oppressing the kind-hearted, I would kill them as soon as possible, regardless of their identity or cultivation. I wandered the world for many years, and who knows how many lives I've taken. The fury in my heart burned more and more fiercely, and I lost my mind, violating the precepts of anger. Before I knew it, I'd already entered the demonic path …"
The Unraging monk sat on the rock and told him about his past experiences, such as why he was punished to watch over the Demon Suppression Statuary, and why he learnt the Demon Suppression Statuary.
Li Qingshan listened quietly. He sighed over the Unraging monk's mental journey, but he also gained quite a lot of enlightenment from his experiences comprehending the Demon Suppression Statuary. Before he knew it, the sun had set, and the sky was filled with stars.
Time passed. Before he knew it, a month had passed.
In front of the Demon Suppression hall, the grass grew long and the nightingales flew. The scenery was just like before.
Under the slanting sunlight, Li Qingshan slept on the stone tablet in front of the Demon Suppression hall. Alcohol jars of various sizes filled his left and right, and the heavy fragrance of of of alcohol lingered in the air.
He yawned and stretched, waking up from his dream. He rubbed his face. "I didn't think I'd actually lose to that old baldy in drinking. He must have secretly used his powers, bullying me because my cultivation is lower than his."
The sound of a wooden fish rang out by his ear. Turning around, he saw the Unraging monk sitting in the shade of the mountain, on a tall patch of grass. He struck the wooden fish with one hand and held prayer beads with the other.
Li Qingshan rolled over and laid on his side on the stone tablet. He asked in surprise, "Master, you chant scriptures too?"
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"If I were Master of Dao, I'd cleave you in half right now."
"That's why you're not Master of Dao."
"That's why you're not Master of Dao." The Unraging Monk smiled. His smile contained an indescribable sense of zen, which made Li Qingshan suddenly recall that this smiling monk was a great master who had undergone the third heavenly tribulation.
Li Qingshan asked, "Junior brother still hasn't come out?"
The Unraging Monk said, "Soon. He's already reached the fourth floor. It's about time for him to back out."
"Master, why don't you just teach us the entire Demon Suppression Statuary?"
Recently, Li Qingshan had listened to the Unraging Monk explain the true essence of the Demon Suppression Statuary day and night. He felt like he had benefited tremendously from it, and he acknowledged this unrestrained and fearless master a little more. However, he also became more and more curious about what would happen to the Demon Suppression Statuary next.
The Unraging Monk said, "If you want to learn it all, then you'll have to kill your way through the floors yourself. The Demon Suppression Statuary is not written. It can only be passed on to outsiders. It's not something that can be passed down through words."
"I'm very curious. If the first diagram of the Demon Suppression Statuary is on the very top floor, only the weaker demonfolk will have the opportunity to see it. Their demonic nature is insufficient, so they'll struggle to achieve anything even if they comprehend it. As for the powerful demonfolk, if they're suppressed at the very bottom, won't they never have the opportunity to learn the Demon Suppression Statuary? "
"Once you reach the very bottom of the Demon Suppression hall, you'll naturally understand."
"Don't worry, that day will come sooner or later."
"As long as you're confident. However, before you undergo the third heavenly tribulation, I won't allow you to enter the ninth floor of the Demon Suppression hall."
"Just what is suppressed there?"
"You'll naturally understand when you see him in the future."
"Alright. No matter who he is, I'll kill him sooner or later."
Li Qingshan leaned on his arms and gazed at the sky. It had already been a month since he last saw Little Ann, so he felt rather empty inside. Only when he thought about how close they were now did he feel slightly at ease.
Actually, the Unraging monk had basically told him everything he needed to tell him about the Demon Suppression Statuary a few days ago. What happened next required Li Qingshan to slowly comprehend it himself, but he did not make a decision immediately.
After being away for so long, the power of the Water God Seal had already declined by quite a lot. Without the assistance of the Water God Seal, the suppression of the spirit turtle immediately became unstable. The Demon Suppression Statuary could only serve as a support.
It was about time for him to return. If he stayed any longer, he would probably give himself away, and there were still many entanglements in the Clear River prefecture that he could not give up on so easily.
If it were not for these reasons, he would be more than willing to remain in the valley and watch over the glistening top of the buddha silently, waiting for the day she returned.
As his thoughts ran wild, the Unraging monk said, "He's back!"
Before long, Duoge flew out of the Demon Suppression hall. He seemed much stronger, and his violet eyes shone. After the Unraging monk's guidance and guidance, he entered the Demon Suppression hall again and truly learnt the first three forms of the Demon Suppression Statuary.
"Master, senior brother!" Duoge said excitedly. Because he had suppressed his demon heart, he now seemed a little more spirited than a regular child.
"You've done well. I'll treat you to some alcohol!" Li Qingshan leapt to his feet and tossed over a jar of alcohol.
Duoge caught the jar and gulped it all down. Looking at the jars and jars on the ground, he said unhappily, "Master, senior brother, you've been drinking so much behind my back!"
"Who told you to come back so slowly? If you were a little later, you wouldn't be able to see me anymore."
Duoge was slightly surprised. "Senior brother, you're leaving?"
Li Qingshan said, "I've basically learnt everything I need to learn. If I don't go home and spend time with my wife, am I supposed to spend time with monks here?"
"Spending time with monks is pretty good too!"
Duoge said reluctantly. During this period of time, he had also experienced unprecedented warmth in the human world, and understood the warmth between people. He was no longer that little demonfolk who was completely unaware of his father's death.
"You're still young!" Li Qingshan sniggered and bowed towards the Unraging monk. "Master, I've finally waited for little junior brother to come out. I still have many mundane affairs to attend to, so I'll be bidding farewell to master right now. If master has anything to say, please say it quickly!"
"Both of you, come here." The Unraging monk chased Li Qingshan off the rock and sat down with his legs crossed, rubbing his ankles. He did not care about his posture at all.
When the two of them arrived before him, he said, "You've become my disciple, so you should receive a gift for your first meeting. However, the time wasn't right in the past. If my traitorous disciple wants to leave today, I won't be able to stop him, so I have something for each of you."
Li Qingshan's face lit up. The gift he had been waiting for was finally here. With his master's cultivation, the gift definitely wouldn't be shabby. Though, there's no need to call me a traitorous disciple at a time like this!
"Duoge, you're the most obedient, ten times better than this traitorous disciple. I'll give it to you first!"
Li Qingshan twitched his lips and snorted, but when he saw the gift the Unraging monk had taken out, he could not help but become stunned.
The Unraging monk had taken out a great string of prayer beads. There were a hundred and eight of them in total. Every single one of them was a different colour, and they varied in size too, but they were translucent and glowed with rainbow light.
If they were just regular gems, then so be it, but the issue was that every single prayer bead was a demon heart. The demon heart that the Unraging monk had used to make Duoge call him master was among them.
These were not a hundred and eight prayer beads, but a hundred and eight demon hearts from Demon Commanders. In the cultivation community, that was basically equivalent to a hundred and eight golden cores.
Duoge became even more dazzled by it. He even forgot to speak.
"I've watched over the Demon Suppression hall for a century, and I just happened to collect a string of prayer beads like this. I'll give it to you today. Duoge, as a demonfolk, your demon heart has already merged with your body, so you can't remove it. If you want to continue on the path of cultivation, the best way is to practise the Demon Suppression Statuary. "
"Wear this string of prayer beads. The power and demonic nature inside will naturally infect you. I hope you can hold onto your original heart and not be bewitched by the demonic nature. Then, these won't be a hundred and eight demon hearts, but a hundred and eight bodhi. All your worries are bodhi."
The Unraging monk hung the string of demon heart prayer beads around Duoge's neck gently. He gulped and held back his urge to directly devour them. He lowered his head.
"Thank you, master."
Li Qingshan already knew that the Demon Suppression hall was not completely sealed off. Instead, it was connected to a certain world of demons. Every once in a while, many demonfolk would be drawn in, which was why it could serve as a trial ground for the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga.
The Unraging monk had watched over the Demon Suppression hall for all these years, so it was nothing strange for him to have accumulated so much. With this string of prayer beads, not only would Duoge have the opportunity to learn the entire Demon Suppression Statuary, but his cultivation would probably advance rapidly too. This was an extremely rare opportunity.
Li Qingshan could not help but become eager too. What would his gift be?
He was not particularly eager for demon hearts. As the demon hearts condensed from the demonic nature of the ox demon and tiger demon were far too pure, they instead could not tolerate the existence of any other demonic nature. Even if he obtained these demon hearts, he would only be able to feed the Traitorous Demon sword, and these demon hearts should have already depleted his master's reserves.
Was it the renowned Great Dragon core of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga?
It was rumored that the Great Dragon core could ward off all poisons and heal all wounds, not only physical wounds, but also wounds to the soul. It could also purge inner demons, allowing cultivation to advance rapidly. It was known as the "Pill of Vigor" that could cure all illnesses in the cultivation world.
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