Xin Ji coughed softly and said, "Great Tile Wheel Temple defected to that person. Do you really believe that she can do that?"
"It's always a hope." Renjian said, "With her talent and peerless martial arts, if she can't do it, no one else in the world can. Moreover, her momentum has been set and no one can stop her. It's better to go with the flow."
"Go with the flow!" Xin Ji scoffed. "Buddhism is all about advancing bravely and breaking through all falsehoods. Renjian, you want to go with the flow. It's really funny!"
He felt that Great Tile Wheel Temple's behavior was shameless. He felt that retreating in fear was contrary to their Buddhism. It was difficult to have a good ending.
However, he was very dissatisfied that he could achieve success and was about to ascend.
Chu Li said, "It seems that Abbot Renjian has no confidence in Great Tile Wheel Temple and wants to protect it."
He suddenly understood that after losing the Rainbow Light Scripture, Great Tile Wheel Temple's strength was seriously weakened. They were strong on the outside but weak on the inside. They defected to Miss Zhou to protect themselves. Otherwise, the temple might really be destroyed.
Speaking of which, it was because of Great Mercy Temple. The resentment was really hard to explain.
Renjian was silent for a while, then shook his head and sighed. "Although I can ascend, my Buddhism is far from Master Dinru's. My comprehension is also not as good. After entering the Upper Heaven, you can still ascend but I can't."
Chu Li said, "Let me think about this. Thank you for your advice, Abbot Renjian."
"Amitabha!" Renjian pressed his palms together. "I'll take my leave now!"
"Please —!" Xin Ji could not wait for him to leave so that he could not bewitch others.
When Chu Li and Xin Ji saw Renjian off, Xin Ji turned his head and said, "Dinru, don't listen to his nonsense."
Chu Li smiled. "Don't worry, Abbot. I'll make arrangements here before ascending."
"As far as I know, ascending to the first level of heaven and then ascending is the hardest. It's as difficult as ascending to heaven." Xin Ji snorted, "Without martial arts, ascending with Dharma cultivation base is obvious!"
Chu Li nodded.
He could imagine that it would be just like the Dharma Ending Age on Earth, where there was no Spiritual Qi at all. It would be difficult to cultivate martial arts, and if martial arts were difficult to cultivate, it would be difficult to improve the Dharma. In the end, it would all be for naught.
However, if he wanted to defeat Miss Zhou, this was the only way to defy the heavens. If he continued to be tyrannical in this world, he would never be able to defeat Miss Zhou, because she cultivated in a higher level of martial arts.
He had originally thought of using his two bodies to secretly unify the Devil's Doctrine and break Miss Zhou's foundation. Now that he thought about it, his plans were not as fast as the changes. All schemes were useless in the face of absolute martial arts.
Even if he unified all the schools, it would be useless if his martial art skill was not as good as Miss Zhou's.
Xin Ji looked at his expression and said helplessly, "Are you really going to ascend?"
Chu Li said, "Don't worry, Abbot."
Frowning, Xin Ji looked at him, feeling that his words were vague, as if he wanted to ascend.
— —
Chu Li appeared on top of a mountain and stood in front of a thatched cottage.
A cool breeze blew, and the fresh flowers in front of the thatched cottage swayed gently, competing with each other in beauty.
Chu Li stood outside the fence and could smell the fragrance of these fresh flowers.
A moment later, a soft "squeak" was heard as the door of the thatched cottage opened. Zhou Mei walked out, dressed in a dark green gown, and stared at him. "Ding Ru, how dare you. Are you here to court death?"
Chu Li smiled. "I'd like to ask about something."
"What is it?" Zhou Mei scoffed. "Tell me, I won't tell you anyway!"
Chu Li said, "Miss Zhou, how did you come from the higher level of the world?"
Zhou Mei was stunned, then glared at him, turned around, and slammed the door of the thatched cottage.
Chu Li smiled.
He had already seen the answer in Zhou Mei's mind. She had borrowed a treasure. She had never seen this treasure before, but she knew of its existence. Miss Zhou had relied on this treasure to travel freely between the three realms.
Chu Li's spirit was lifted. Miss Zhou was indeed someone from the higher level!
As long as he ascended to the higher level of the world, he could find Miss Zhou and snatch her treasure. Then, everything would be solved. Without the treasure, she could not come down, nor could she cause trouble.
"Creak!" The door of the thatched cottage opened again.
Zhou Shuang came out and looked at Chu Li quietly. "Master Ding Ru, what are you trying to do?"
Chu Li smiled. "I want to see if I can find a way to deal with Miss Zhou."
"Haha!" Zhou Mei giggled as she came out from behind Zhou Shuang and stood side by side with her. She pointed at Chu Li and giggled. "Ding Ru, you really know how to tell jokes. It's so funny!"
Chu Li calmly looked at her as she laughed.
Zhou Shuang said, "Master Ding Ru, I advise you not to waste your time. No matter how powerful you are, even if you're invincible, you're still no match for Miss Zhou. This is fate. No matter how strong a person is, they have to accept their fate."
Chu Li shook his head. "What's Miss Zhou's background?"
"How can you know about Miss Zhou's background!" Zhou Mei scoffed.
Chu Li said, "Is her background something that can't be revealed?"
"Hmph, you're the one who doesn't deserve to know!" Zhou Mei curled her red lips.
Chu Li smiled. "But her name can't be revealed to others, can it?"
"There's no harm in telling you." Zhou Mei scoffed. "Miss Zhou's name is Zhou Qinglan!"
Chu Li frowned as he thought about it and shook his head.
Zhou Qinglan. He had never heard of this name.
Zhou Shuang glanced at Zhou Mei.
Zhou Mei smiled. "So what if I tell him? He's asking for it. He can't blame anyone else!"
Zhou Shuang shook her head and sighed. "What's the point?"
"Hmph, he should be taught a lesson for being so insensible!" Zhou Mei glared at Chu Li in disdain.
Chu Li said, "Miss Zhou Mei wants me to say Miss Zhou's name, right?"
The two women frowned at him.
Chu Li grinned. "I'm also proficient in divination. I know that once I say her name, I'll be able to sense it."
"What a cunning monk!" Zhou Mei snorted and said, "Get lost!"
She turned and left after saying that.
Since Ding Ru knew how powerful Miss Zhou was, he would not be tricked and beaten up by her.
—
Chu Li stood at the peak of a mountain and looked up at the sky.
Sun Mingyue and Lu Yurong stood not far from him and looked at him quietly.
Chu Li had already bid farewell to them and was about to head to the Upper Heaven. They had been through a lot and did not make a fuss about it. They had been cultivating hard and thinking of a way to ascend to the Upper Heaven.
As he did not know if his original body would be destroyed after ascending, he had asked the two women to come out first in case he lost control of the Demon Slaying Hall once both his souls ascended and trapped the two women in the hall.
If the two women came out now, he would bring them back when his original body would not be affected by the ascension.
"Don't worry, we'll go look for you soon!" Sun Mingyue saw Chu Li looking at her and waved her hand. "It won't take long."
Chu Li nodded and looked at Lu Yurong.
Lu Yurong said, "After we ascend, we'll look for you under the name Chu Yunyan."
"That's good." Chu Li nodded.
He looked up at the sky.
A halo appeared at the back of his head and the round top shone brightly. Chu Li floated up as if he was being carried by the round light. He floated higher and higher until he slowly drifted into the clouds. Then, he continued to rise and gradually disappeared from the two women's vision.
"He ascended just like that?" Lu Yurong asked softly.
Sun Mingyue said, "That was easy."
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