Chu Li was startled and shook his head at He Jin. "Senior He, forgive me for not being able to help."
His gray robes fluttered without wind. His handsome face gave him the demeanor of an eminent monk.
He Jin waved his hand. "Master, don't be in a hurry to refuse. This is not only my request, but also the War God Temple and the Morality Hall."
He looked at Pan Huafeng and Meng Qingchuan.
Chu Li looked at the two elders.
Pan Huafeng stroked his beard and laughed. "I've long heard of Master Dingru's name. I didn't expect you to be so handsome. It's true that hearing about you is not as good as meeting you in person!"
Chu Li pressed his palms together. He did not take the small talk to heart and focused on He Jin.
Pan Huafeng looked at Meng Qingchuan and coughed. "Xuanxi Sea Town and Zhengxi Sea Town are now in the hands of overseas visitors. This is a great threat to the world."
Chu Li nodded without saying anything.
Pan Huafeng sighed. "As an inland sect, we have a great feud with the visitors from the sea. We cannot allow them to grow, so we would like to ask for Master Dingru's help to take back Sea Town first."
Meng Qingchuan nodded. "Yes!"
He Jin hurriedly said, "We cannot let Master work for nothing."
As he spoke, he took out a purple lacquered wooden box and handed it to Chu Li. It was about the size of a palm.
Chu Li looked at him in confusion.
He Jin said, "We found this in an ancient site. We've been hiding it. Let's see if it suits you, Master."
Chu Li did not hesitate and opened the wooden box.
Instantly, a round and square, translucent glass bead appeared in front of him.
Chu Li looked up at the three in shock. "Sarira?!"
"Master has a good eye!" He Jin praised.
Chu Li's expression was solemn as he respectfully placed the wooden box on the stone table. He pressed his palms together and bowed solemnly. He then looked at He Jin and the others. "Senior He, seniors, where did this sarira come from?"
"Don't worry, Master Dingru. We definitely did not snatch it from your temple or other temples," He Jin hurriedly said.
Chu Li nodded slowly.
The aura of this sarira was mellow but mixed with madness. It was a combination of extreme poison and mellow. It was definitely not a monk from an orthodox sect. He was wary of it.
"Master, is there anything wrong with this relic?" He Jin asked.
Chu Li furrowed his brows. "The Buddhist dharma that the owner of this Sarira cultivated is different from the orthodox dharma of the world."
"So you're saying that you don't want this relic?" He Jin asked.
Chu Li smiled. "Although I'm curious as to what kind of Dharma the owner of this Sarira cultivates, I know that it'll be dangerous. Please take back this Sarira. Amitabha!"
He Jin and the other two stared at Chu Li without blinking. They wanted to see through his true thoughts.
Chu Li looked at the three of them calmly and sighed. "If it's the sarira of an orthodox Buddhist Bhadanta, it would be of great help to me, but this sarira …"
He shook his head. "It's too dangerous."
"We got it at the Pure Yang Temple," He Jin said.
Chu Li was deep in thought. "Chunyang Temple …"
He vaguely heard this name, and then he remembered that this Pure Yang Temple was a Buddhist lineage millions of years ago, and later it was extinct.
The Buddhist dharma that this temple cultivated was extremely extreme. It emphasized on attaining Buddha in ten years, or death if one did not.
Many high monks from the Pure Yang Temple had ascended to heaven, but it gradually declined. All the disciples died, and no one dared to cultivate the Buddhist dharma of this temple anymore. As a result, it was lost in the long river of history. He did not expect to see the Sarira of a high monk from the Pure Yang Temple.
"Master, have you heard of the Pure Yang Temple?" He Jin asked with a smile.
Chu Li nodded slowly. "So it's the Sarira of a high monk from the Pure Yang Temple, no wonder …"
"How is it?" He Jin smiled.
The Pure Yang Temple's Buddhist dharma was about an epiphany, and it required an extremely high foundation. Attaining Buddha in ten years was a great temptation to those with excellent comprehension. Master Ding Ru was a genius among geniuses, and he would not be able to resist such temptation.
Chu Li sighed. "I'm untalented and shallow. It's impossible for me to become a Buddha in ten years, so I don't have such extravagant hopes."
"Master, you're a rare genius. It's not impossible for you to cultivate it," He Jin said.
Chu Li laughed. "Senior He, are you trying to harm me?"
He Jin waved his hand and smiled. "Forget it. Since you're not interested, I'll keep it."
As he spoke, he closed the wooden box. His movements were slow as if he was giving Chu Li a chance to change his mind.
However, Chu Li allowed him to close the wooden box and kept it in his inner pocket. He was calm and composed as he smiled. "As for the War God Temple and the Morality Hall wanting to take back Sea Garrison Town, I only have one question. What about Wan Ziyang?"
"Is Wan Ziyang really in Sea Garrison Town in the west?" He Jin asked with a frown.
Chu Li nodded slowly. "I saw it with my own eyes. It can't be wrong."
He Jin looked at Pan Huafeng and Meng Qingchuan.
The three of them did not look too good.
Wan Ziyang alone was equivalent to an army of thousands. If they could not deal with Wan Ziyang, how could they talk about taking back Sea Garrison Town?
They were still hoping for a fluke. Wan Ziyang's whereabouts were a mystery, and he might not be in the two cities. However, after hearing Chu Li's words, their fluke was gone.
"I'll distract him," Meng Qingchuan said.
Pan Huafeng stroked his beard and shook his head. He looked up at the sky and sighed. "Wan Ziyang, this scourge, must be completely eliminated. Otherwise, all the sects on the mainland will live under his shadow and be suppressed. In the end, the sects on the sea will suppress us on the mainland. When that happens, it'll be too late, and we'll be powerless to resist."
"Everyone knows this, but who can be so determined?" Meng Qingchuan scoffed.
He Jin said, "Wan Ziyang can't be killed with numbers."
"If we can't kill him, we'll have to face his endless revenge. It'll be even more troublesome," Meng Qingchuan said. "The sect will definitely decline."
This was what everyone was worried about. It was not difficult to sacrifice one's life, but it would not be enough to redeem the sect's decline.
"Then we'll kill him in one blow." He Jin looked at Chu Li.
Chu Li shook his head. "His cultivation level is like the sea. It's not something that can be defeated by humans."
Meng Qingchuan said, "As long as ten top-notch masters are willing to die, it won't be difficult to kill him!"
Chu Li asked, "What if we can't kill him?"
The three of them fell silent.
He Jin sighed. "Are we just going to let Wan Ziyang do whatever he wants and suppress the world?"
Chu Li said, "Senior He, everyone has a weakness. Wan Ziyang values the disciples of Star Cloud Island very much. No matter how strong he is, he's just one person. It's impossible for him to protect all the disciples of Star Cloud Island. He's also afraid that the sects on the mainland will destroy Star Cloud Island if they can't deal with him, so he won't act recklessly."
"It's the same for us," He Jin said.
Chu Li remained silent.
He had already tried to use schemes to trap Wan Ziyang, but unfortunately, the results were minimal. Instead, he had forced someone like Song Jing to appear. With Song Jing, Wan Ziyang would no longer be alone. He would suppress the martial arts on the mainland until they could not even lift their heads.
However, he would not say much about this. He stared at Pan Huafeng. "Senior Pan, your palace needs to be more careful."
"What do you mean?" Pan Huafeng asked.
He had heard of Chu Li's reputation, but seeing was believing, so he was not that convinced. However, he admired Chu Li for being able to resist the temptation of the sarira, so his tone was calm and he looked at Chu Li gently.
Chu Li said, "There's going to be an internal strife in your palace. It's better to remind your palace leader."
"… Alright." Pan Huafeng nodded slowly.
Regardless of whether what Chu Li said was right or wrong, it was already a favor for him to take the initiative to remind him.
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