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"Master's here!" "Head monk's here!"
The monks clamored. Some called out master, while others called out head monk. At the same time, they heard Eternal Faith's miserable cries in the Demon Suppression Tower. It was a mess.
Yuanyuan furrowed his brows and released a formless pressure. The surroundings immediately became silent.
"Eternal Benevolence, what do you think is going on?"
A middle-aged monk with an honest appearance walked out. "Master, I've just arrived too. It seems like senior brother Eternal Faith got into a dispute with someone called Li Qingshan, so he ordered us to capture him. As a result, Li Qingshan summoned this tower and trapped them together."
Monk Eternal Benevolence was renowned for his honesty in the Courtyard of Secular Affairs, which was why Distant Enlightenment trusted him the most. As a result, he told him what he had seen and heard. He did not listen to Eternal Faith and describe Li Qingshan as a sinner.
Li Qingshan!
Distant Enlightenment's heart skipped a beat. In the past, when One Will first entered the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, he was also in the Grand Hall. He had a rather deep impression of this stubborn man. Afterwards, when One Will returned, the abbot personally performed the tonsure, but there was no sign of Li Qingshan. He even thought he was still locked up in the Demon Suppression hall, but as it turned out, he had already come out. For some reason, he's come to my Courtyard of Secular Affairs and started fighting with Eternal Faith again.
Hearing Eternal Faith's miserable cries, Distant Enlightenment became slightly angered. He actually dared to beat up his disciple right in front of him. Wasn't he looking down on him, the head monk of the Courtyard of Secular Affairs a little too much? With a wave of his monk's robes, he originally thought the tower would be sent flying, but to his surprise, the Demon Suppression Tower did not budge at all.
Distant Enlightenment was surprised as well. What technique was this? It was actually so tough!
At first glance, he only felt like it was filled with demon qi. It seemed like a technique of the demons, but it also possessed a completely opposite solemnity of the buddhist dharma, awe-inspiring and inviolable. He had actually never heard of something like this before.
He separated his hands and clenched his fists. His body shone with golden light, and he conjured a guardian king avatar that stood several meters tall, unfurling a pair of muscled arms. He hugged the Devil Suppressing Pagoda tightly and pulled it up.
The Vajra's immense strength was more than ten thousand catties. The Devil Suppressing Pagoda shook for a moment before it was lifted up bit by bit.
Li Qingshan put away the whip and coldly snorted. He immediately sat down cross-legged. His Demon Heart glowed with dark red light, and his Demon Qi billowed. It soared into the sky, as if it wanted to break through the Devil Suppressing Pagoda.
However, the more he stimulated his Demon Heart and released his demonic nature, the larger the Demon Suppressing Pagoda became. At the same time, he circulated the Demon Suppressing Statuary, causing the Demon Suppressing Pagoda to grow several feet taller.
Jueyuan refused to give up. The two of them were locked in a stalemate for a while. Then, with a loud boom, they firmly suppressed the ground.
All the monks cried out in alarm. They originally thought that with Juanyuan's help, he would be able to capture Li Qingshan easily. They didn't expect that even after using the Vajra Incarnation, he still wouldn't be able to shake this strange pagoda.
Distant Enlightenment helplessly dispersed his golden body. Although he had other powerful techniques, he was confident that he could break through this pagoda. However, if he did that, it would cause far too much of a disturbance. If his sect caught on fire, it would be detrimental to the reputation of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga.
This Li Qingshan is actually so impressive. He can actually contend against my golden body with just a cultivation at the first heavenly tribulation. He's not someone to be underestimated.
"Sir Li, please come out. How has my disciple offended you? Why don't you tell this penniless monk about it? This penniless monk will handle this impartially. "
"You monks are all so full of yourselves. You're bullying me because I'm alone. If I come out, I'll be humiliated by you again! "Li Qingshan's voice rang out from the pagoda, and all the monks were furious.
"Humiliate you? That's probably a little inconsistent with what this penniless monk has seen. "
"Appearance is emptiness. You can't just look at the surface of things. Don't you even understand this principle, master?"
"Amitabha. This penniless monk has learnt his lesson. Then may I ask how my disciple humiliated you? If he really is in the wrong, this penniless monk is willing to apologize on your behalf. "
"This master sure has quite the cultivation. He's much better than your lowly disciple. Whatever. Since you want to know, I'll tell you. "
Li Qingshan then told him how he came to be a secular disciple, how he heard that secular disciples needed to give gifts, and how he angered Eternal Faith by saying, "Buddhist disciples also accept bribes." Afterward, he told him how Eternal Faith had deliberately made things difficult for him. He didn't exaggerate at all.
When Distant Enlightenment heard his frank words, he began to believe him somewhat. He had long since heard about the matter of Eternal Faith accepting gifts, but as he was focused on cultivation, he didn't take such a small matter to heart. He never thought that such a thing would happen today, but in the end, he wasn't completely convinced.
"How can this penniless monk believe your one-sided story?"
"One-sided story? Hmph. It's not like we were the only ones present. You can ask that secular disciple brother Wang and see if I'm lying."
Ever since the monks rushed in, senior brother Wang and the other two secular disciples had retreated to one side to watch the show.
When senior brother Wang heard Li Qingshan mention him, he was surprised. He secretly cursed Li Qingshan for biting the hand that fed him, dragging him into this mess. He made his way over reluctantly and bowed towards Distant Enlightenment. "Greetings to the head monk."
"Feel free to tell me. There's no need to worry, nor is there any need to hide anything. The Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga has plenty of ways to verify the truth."
All senior brother Wang could do was say, "Just Right now, it's not much different from what this Li Qingshan said. It's just that senior brother Eternal Faith and I are only interacting out of courtesy between fellow disciples. We're not accepting bribes. Li Qingshan spoke inappropriately first, which was why senior brother Eternal Faith became angry for no reason. Please understand, head monk."
Although he was afraid of lying in front of Distant Enlightenment, he still sided with Eternal Faith. He was annoyed with Li Qingshan inside. Even if we really were bribing him, what does that have to do with you?
Distant Enlightenment's frown deepened. In other words, Eternal Faith really had gone too far.
"Sir Li, this penniless monk has already understood the whole story. You can come out!"
"Just understanding isn't enough. Tell me, how should we deal with this?"
"My young disciple has acted improperly right now, violating the rules and regulations of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, so he should be sent to the Disciplinary courtyard for punishment. This penniless monk apologises to you. If you want to become a secular disciple, then it's the honour of my Courtyard of Secular Affairs. "Distant Enlightenment sighed and bowed slightly.
Li Qingshan secretly praised. This old monk sure is magnanimous. He was not someone who would pester others endlessly. He immediately withdrew his demonic nature and returned to his human form before dispelling the Demon Suppression Tower with a wave of his hand.
Eternal Faith was already on the brink of death from the whipping. His body was a bloody mess. He did not even have the strength to scream anymore. With a thought, Li Qingshan dispelled the Chains of Demon Suppression, and he collapsed heavily on the ground.
"Senior brother Eternal Faith!" The monks all cried out, glaring at Li Qingshan furiously.
Although Eternal Faith was a standard villain in Li Qingshan's eyes, he was skilled in handling the affairs of the secular world. He had always been generous to his fellow disciples. He did not take all the gifts he received for himself either. Instead, he shared them with everyone, which was why he could command so many people. The disciples of the Courtyard of Secular Affairs all admired him. Even though their cultivations surpassed him, they did not compete with him for the position of first senior brother.
Distant Enlightenment swept out his hand and swept Eternal Faith to his side. Golden light sprinkled down, and Eternal Faith's wounds immediately healed. He slowly opened his eyes and called out, "Master!"
"Sigh, Eternal Faith, you've always been clever and sharp, so why did you do something so foolish today?"
"Sure enough, the master handles matters impartially. I admire you. As for being a secular disciple, it's fine if I don't do it."
Li Qingshan clasped his hands before striding out of the Courtyard of Secular Affairs.
Eternal Faith stared at Li Qingshan's back. His eyes were filled with resentment. He had never suffered such great humiliation in his life, and it was right in front of so many seniors and juniors. He suddenly raised his voice and said rather shrilly, "You can't let him go.
"We can't let him go! He's a demonfolk!"
"What!? Eternal Faith, you can't speak carelessly! "
Distant Enlightenment was alarmed. He immediately used his soul sense to examine Li Qingshan, but under the effects of the Demon Suppression Statuary, Li Qingshan did not give off even the slightest bit of demon qi.
Eternal Faith said with reddened eyes, "I personally witnessed him demonify. Otherwise, with his strength, how could he have gotten through my robes and golden avatar so easily? If I'm lying, I'm willing to sink into the Unbreakable Hell and suffer the agony of eternal calamity."
Distant Enlightenment's expression changed. If a buddhist disciple dared to swear such a heavy oath, it basically could not be false. Demonfolk were the enemies of the school of Buddhism. If Li Qingshan was a demon, then they would capture him regardless of whether he was right or wrong. They would either kill him on the spot or send him to the Demon Suppression hall.
However, Li Qingshan turned a deaf ear to all of this and continued to stride forward. Distant Enlightenment called out, "Please wait, sir Li!"
"Is there anything else you want to ask, master?" Li Qingshan felt his wrist tighten, firmly gripped by Distant Enlightenment. If he did not bring up the name of the Unraging monk today, he probably would not be able to break free. He sighed inside, Master, oh master, you can't blame me for this.
"There are some things you need to clarify. May I ask, sir Li, which sect or sect's technique is the pagoda you used Just Now from?"
Li Qingshan said, "It's obviously the orthodox dharma of buddhism!" And, it was the supreme dharma of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga.
"I've been cultivating in buddhism since I was young. It's already been over three hundred years, so how can I not know that my school of buddhism possesses such a powerful technique? Instead, I feel like it's filled with demonic qi, like the magic of demonfolk. "
Li Qingshan smiled. "Master, you're going to listen to my side of the story again. I'm also willing to swear that if I were a demonfolk, I'd be willing to sink into the Unbreakable Hell and suffer the agony of eternal calamity."
Distant Enlightenment hesitated. He glanced past Li Qingshan's wrist and suddenly paused. He asked, "Hmm? How did you get this string of prayer beads?"
The string of prayer beads seemed like nothing special, but Distant Enlightenment remembered it very clearly. This was clearly the personal belonging of that senior in the back mountains. How did it end up in Li Qingshan's hands?
Li Qingshan said, "Someone gave it to me."
"Impossible!"
Distant Enlightenment understood just how significant this string of prayer beads was to that senior. It could basically be used as a legacy. He would never give it away so easily.
"If he didn't give it away, did he steal it?"
Distant Enlightenment thought, That's even more impossible. Just how many people in the world can steal something from that senior? If that senior really did give it to this person willingly, then don't tell me …
Li Qingshan said meaningfully, "Master, do you think I've come to the Courtyard of Secular Affairs to be a secular disciple because I'm bored?"
Distant Enlightenment slowly let go of his hand and brought his palms together. "This poor monk understands. Please go, sir!"
Li Qingshan brought his palms together and bowed. "Thank you, master!" He strode off in the direction of Clear River city.
"Master!" Eternal Faith called out, filled with reluctance.
Distant Enlightenment shook his head slowly, expressing that there was no need for him to say anything more. He watched as Li Qingshan's figure gradually disappeared into the distance. Whether this child is a human or a demon, that person will be the judge!
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