News of Daluo Temple's seven-colored Buddha's light spread like wildfire.
The monks of Daluo Temple were the first to find out. Almost at the same time, the citizens of the Grassy Continent who lived in the towns at the foot of the mountain learned of it.
Those who chose to settle down around Daluo Temple were all believers of Buddhism. In the Grassy Continent where people mainly worshipped the Beast Deity religion, they were considered an anomaly. There weren't many of them, not even ten percent of the population.
However, to the Grassy Continent, Daluo Temple was like a nail. Small as it was, once it was nailed in, it would be difficult to remove it.
The Beast Deity religion couldn't be blamed for purging Daluo Temple. Not only did they want to steal Daluo Temple's' Immortal Du Scripture 'and set a trap for Lin Jin, but they also had a grudge against Daluo Temple.
When the citizens at the foot of the mountain saw the seven-colored Buddha's light, they knelt down in agitation and kowtowed. In an instant, the news of the 'true Buddha' appearing seemed to have grown wings as it began to spread.
Within a few days, the Grassy Continent and the surrounding continents were all made known to everyone, especially those who believed in Buddhism. Many of them had never been to the Grassy Continent before, much less Daluo Temple. However, they were still beaming with joy when they talked about it. It was as if they had seen the Buddhist light with their own eyes.
Qingzhou was a small continent with only a small country, not even an intermediate one. While the smaller countries were mostly Buddhist, Qingzhou had many temples with many Buddhist disciples.
Currently, many monks in Qingzhou's temples were discussing Daluo Temple.
The temples in Qingzhou rarely interacted with Daluo Temple. Firstly, they were quite far away from each other. Secondly, despite Daluo Temple's reputation, many of Qingzhou's monks didn't think much of it.
To them, the reputation of Daluo Temple was just a facade. Everyone worshipped Buddhism, and so did everyone else. There was no distinction between who was superior and who was inferior. They were not like some Buddhist monks who would go on a pilgrimage to Daluo Temple.
But things were different this time.
With Daluo Temple's seven-colored Buddha's light appearing, Qingzhou's monks couldn't pretend that they didn't see or hear about it.
It was recorded in the Buddhist scriptures that Buddhism emphasized the equality of all living beings. Unlike Buddha, who used to be Buddhist immortals, those who worshipped Buddha had to pay homage to him.
This was a rule that no one could violate.
No matter how prestigious Daluo Temple was in the past, as long as there was no Buddha in the temple, monks from other states would not care about them. Theoretically, there was no difference in status between the abbot of a small temple and the abbot of Daluo Temple. Even if they met face to face, they would treat each other as equals.
Even if there was, it was because of the Dharma and virtue.
However, things were different this time. If Buddha were to appear in Daluo Temple, they would have to do something about it.
This was disrespectful to the Buddha.
This went against their beliefs.
"Go investigate and see if this rumor is true or false!" It wasn't just the Azure Province. All the Buddhist Holy Lands in the various provinces had begun to send people to investigate openly and covertly. A day later, the news came back one after another.
It was true.
Daluo Temple really did have a seven-colored Buddha Light. It had been going on for several days and could be seen clearly from a hundred miles away.
There were even some people who could hear Buddhist chants ringing in their ears as they looked at the Buddhist light.
With this, the abbot and virtuous monks of the various temples could no longer sit still.
Whether they were willing or not, they had to make a pilgrimage to Daluo Temple. This was a Buddhist rule that even the elderly monks had to go.
Hence, for the past few days, Grassy Continent had been flooded with eminent monks from all over the land. It was an unprecedented event. Such a situation might not even be seen in thousands of years.
Daluo Temple was previously sealed off by the black fog and suffered heavy casualties. Later on, it was rumored that Lin Jin, Zhong Zhou's number one beast appraiser, was doing his best to prop up Daluo Temple. Some even claimed that Lin Jin had the body of an immortal.
These old Buddhist monks weren't interested in immortals, but Buddha was something they had to pay attention to.
However, it was also because of Lin Jin's incident that everyone believed that a true Buddha was descending upon Daluo Temple. Perhaps Lin Jin himself didn't expect this, but he had become a piece of evidence.
Meanwhile, in Daluo Temple's Nine Zen Pavilion, Lin Jin couldn't help but ask as he stared at Huo Yuan who was shrouded in Buddhist light.
"Master, you've been glowing for the past few days. Are you trying to let the whole world know about this?" Lin Jin thought he was already high profile, but to think Huo Yuan was even more high-profile than him.
Huo Yuan, on the other hand, was calm and composed. "As the saying goes, 'Man strives for pride and Buddha bears incense'. I'm doing this because I have no other choice. According to what you said, Daluo Temple is currently lacking in manpower. Even with me around, we need a large number of eminent monks to form the backbone of the temple. If I don't do this, how am I supposed to find more people in such a short time?"
Lin Jin understood at once.
Then, he gave Huo Yuan a thumbs up. Indeed, Huo Yuan's idea was brilliant. Using the appearance of Buddhist light as an opportunity to attract eminent monks from all over the world.
Then, he could start a Buddhist sermon. With Huo Yuan's current level, even if he spoke eloquently for more than a decade, he might not repeat the same thing.
The so-called eminent monks of Zhongzhou obviously couldn't compare to Huo Yuan. After all, there was too much of a difference in age. No matter how talented one was, how many years could one study Buddhism?
This was a competition of accumulation and stability. In this aspect, Huo Yuan, who had lived for thousands of years, was invincible.
Hence, many eminent monks would surely be attracted and stay at Daluo Temple. With that, it would be a piece of cake for Daluo Temple to find some backbone members among them.
Hence, Lin Jin gave Huo Yuan a thumbs up. This was truly a shrewd and astute move.
For the past few days, Lin Jin had been wandering between Daluo Temple and the Unending Nature Landscape. There was still no news from Shu Xiao Lou. Other than sending out a clone, there was no other news.
He was probably still immersed in the Unending Nature Landscape. Based on the current situation, he wouldn't be able to come out for a few years.
Of course, Lin Jin was most worried about Shu Xiao Lou's Nine Zen Pavilion.
This building was a passage that connected to the Unending Nature Landscape. So far, it was still very stable. Even when Huo Yuan revealed his rainbow light, it didn't alarm the Rank 9 immortal devouring beast.
This was a good start. It also proved that Lin Jin and Shu Xiao Lou's plan was a success.
As long as Huo Yuan didn't step out of the painting world, the Rank 9 immortal devouring beast wouldn't be alarmed.
Lin Jin had reminded Huo Yuan repeatedly because he was afraid that the man hadn't truly experienced the terror of a Rank 9 immortal devouring beast. If an immortal devouring beast could even kill a carefree immortal, killing a true immortal like Huo Yuan should be a piece of cake. Lin Jin couldn't afford to be careless.
Lin Jin and Huo Yuan were free, but the others in Daluo Temple weren't so lucky.
Including Zhi Nian, everyone had been exhausted for the past few days.
There was no helping it. There were too many guests and all the monks in Daluo Temple were on duty. They were busy from morning to night and the temple's guest rooms were overcrowded.
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