Fa Yuan did not bring him into the basilica. Instead, he went straight to his own temple.
It was quiet and elegant. Fa Yuan's temple was planted with green bamboos. The bamboo forest was rustling, and the simple wooden house had a faint fragrance of flowers, giving off a faint sense of Zen.
The two came to the main hall and sat on two cattail hassocks. A novice monk came to serve them tea.
Chu Li sipped his tea and smiled. "It's so quiet here."
Fa Yuan smiled. "I grew up here."
"Looks like you've been nurtured since you were young." Chu Li smiled. "Otherwise, how would those novice monks have temples?"
"That's true." Fa Yuan smiled and nodded.
He had innate wisdom and had displayed a child prodigy since he was young. Ordinary people could not compare to him, so he was nurtured as a Buddha. He had the best masters to teach him dharma and martial arts to achieve his current achievements.
After a while, he stood up and chanted Buddha's name to welcome an old monk with white eyebrows and beard.
The old monk was short and skinny like a child. He was the same height as the novice monk who served them tea.
His silvery white beard touched his chest and fluttered in the wind. His white eyebrows drooped to his cheeks. His face was like a baby's without a wrinkle, and there was no trace of inner energy around him.
As he walked, the black beads around his neck swayed. The beads and his white beard contrasted, making the black even darker and the white even brighter.
"Honorable Master Kongzhu." Fa Yuan pressed his palms together and bowed. "Sorry to disturb you."
The old monk Kongzhu bowed and smiled. "Fa Yuan, where's the Sky Killing Sword?"
Chu Li pressed his palms together. "Greetings, Master Kongzhu."
Kongzhu smiled. "No need for formalities. I've heard of Almsgiver Chu. Is this the Sky Killing Sword?"
Chu Li took off the Sky Killing Sword and presented it with both hands. "Master, please take a look."
Kongzhu's expression was solemn. He slowly extended his hands and took the Sky Killing Sword.
His body swayed slightly and he suddenly closed his eyes.
Chu Li frowned and was about to chant Maha-Vairocana's Immobility Scripture.
The beads on Kongzhu's chest suddenly lit up.
"Amitabha …" Kongzhu chanted Buddha's name and opened his eyes. His eyes were bright but not dazzling. Even now, there was no fluctuation of inner energy. He really did not cultivate martial arts.
"Master, are you okay?" Chu Li asked. "This sword is too fierce."
"It's fine." Kongzhu shook his head and stared at the Heaven Killing Sword, sighing, "As expected of the Heaven Killing Sword, worthy of its fierce name."
Chu Li asked, "Great Master, have you heard of the Sky Regaining Sword's reputation?"
Kongzhu nodded slowly. "The Heaven Slaughtering Sword has disappeared for nearly a thousand years. But a few thousand years ago, it was famous and almost everyone knew about it!"
Chu Li looked at him.
Fa Yuan also had a curious look on his face.
Kongzhu came to the hall and sat cross-legged. Chu Li and Fa Yuan sat opposite him.
"A thousand years ago, there was a sect called the Changshen Sect." Kongzhu frowned slightly and sighed. "The doctrine of this sect is to sacrifice oneself to become a saint, to become a saint by sacrificing oneself to ascend to the position of a saint. From then on, one will never perish."
"Sacrifice?" Chu Li hesitated. "I think there's a Sacrifice Formula in circulation now."
"The Sacrifice Incantation came from the Changshen Denomination, but it's just an incomplete cultivation method that was passed on to outsiders. It's just a small part of it, not even worth mentioning." Kongzhu shook his head and said, "Compared to the real Sacrifice Magic, it's not worth mentioning."
Chu Li said, "I've heard that the Sacrifice Formula is incredibly powerful and can multiply one's power."
Fa Yuan smiled. "Brother Chu, you've cultivated the Sacrifice Formula, right?"
Chu Li nodded calmly.
Kongzhu shook his head. "Once the Sacrifice Magic is cultivated, one's power can multiply by ten times."
Chu Li was stunned, then shook his head. "How can one's body withstand it?"
"Why is it called a Divine Technique?" Kongzhu said, "It's because it can do what others can't, it's incredible."
Chu Li frowned. "If you really want to cast it, it'll be hard to survive after casting it, right?"
"You can survive." Kongzhu shook his head. "And there won't be too many consequences."
Chu Li was puzzled and felt that it was impossible.
However, Monk Kongzhu would not lie. At his level and cultivation level, lying would be breaking the precepts. It would not be beneficial, but it would cause great harm.
Fa Yuan said, "Honorable Master, isn't this going against the principles of heaven and earth?"
"How can an ordinary person understand the principles of heaven and earth?" Kongzhu shook his head and sighed. "Do you think that everything has its rules and cannot be violated? The world is so big that nothing is too strange. You should broaden your horizons. "
"Amitabha!" Fa Yuan bowed with pressed palms, expressing his understanding.
"Then aren't they invincible in the world?" Chu Li frowned.
He still did not believe it. If their power suddenly increased by ten times, they would really become monsters.
Fa Yuan nodded slowly. "They are powerful, but they rarely come out. They usually stay in their own faction and focus on cultivating, hoping to live forever."
"There are no immortals in the world." Chu Li shook his head.
Kongzhu said, "Although the disciples of the Longevity Faction cannot die, there are many who have lived for more than a thousand years."
Chu Li raised his eyebrows.
Kongzhu said, "Their technique attracted the covetous eyes of various sects, so they besieged the Longevity Faction. More than ten Enlightened Masters participated."
Fa Yuan sighed. "With that, the Longevity Faction was disbanded."
"Fa Yuan, you're wrong." Kongzhu shook his head. "In that battle, the leader of the Longevity Faction used this Sky Killer Sword to kill thirty Enlightened Masters, causing them to flee!"
"It's that powerful?" Fa Yuan was shocked.
Kongzhu looked down at the sword and sighed. "It's said that this sword was made by more than ten Longevity Faction members who committed suicide as a blood sacrifice. They sacrificed themselves to make the sword, so the sword contains spiritual energy and can devour spiritual force. This is why this sword is so fierce. More than ten Enlightened Masters' spiritual force gathered in the sword, who could block it?"
Fa Yuan asked, "Then, is the Longevity Faction still around?"
"It's long gone." Kongzhu pressed his palms together and chanted the name of Buddha. "All techniques are void. Even the Longevity Faction could not avoid the Nirvana Fruit, let alone others."
"How could such a powerful Longevity Faction be gone?" Fa Yuan was in disbelief.
"After that battle, the Longevity Faction went into seclusion. No one knows about it." Kongzhu sighed. "There's no trace of them anymore. No Sacrificial Divine Technique has appeared for thousands of years. It's obvious that they're dead, or else Enlightened Masters would've appeared."
"What a pity!" Fa Yuan sighed.
Chu Li was deep in thought.
No wonder the Murderous Three Forms were so exquisite. They came from the Longevity Faction?
Thinking back to the scene of killing thirty Enlightened Masters with one sword, it was really fascinating. He wished he could be born in that era and witness the victory with his own eyes.
"Then, could this sword be related to the Longevity Faction's inheritance?" Fa Yuan frowned and looked at Chu Li.
Chu Li smiled. "It's possible."
Kongzhu said, "This sword has appeared a few times. Each time, it caused endless killings. It disappeared a thousand years ago. So, it's at Goddess Attraction Mountain. Goddess Attraction Mountain is considered to be a meritorious place. It's really not suitable for this sword to appear."
"It's fine if I take it out now, right?" Chu Li smiled.
Kongzhu said, "The reason why this sword started killing was because of the backlash. It caused the sword owner to become possessed and kill became his second nature. In addition, this sword's sharpness is unparalleled and unstoppable. As long as you don't suffer from the backlash, you should be fine."
Fa Yuan let out a sigh of relief. "Even those whose martial arts are far superior to the sword owner can't do anything about it?"
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