Chapter 523: Buddhist Path Convention

On the way to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent, the Red Gou Dan also followed Lin Xun flying forward.

At this time, Lin Xun no longer wanted to hold its dog leash.

This Gou Dan, however, bit onto the immortal-binding rope itself and followed behind Lin Xun’s heels.

During these few days traveling to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent, Lin Xun had disciplined this Gou Dan several more times.

For example, Lin Xun taught this Gou Dan how to cook.

And he also taught this Gou Dan the best way to make barbecue delicious.

Even finding prey, and then giving Lin Xun a back scrub or something similar.

Lin Xun had passed on some life skills to this Gou Dan.

And this Gou Dan learned quickly.

Although this Gou Dan did not have hands or the like.

It could emit that Red Blood Fiend Qi.

The Blood Fiend Qi on its body could transform into human hands, carrying out all sorts of operations with extreme flexibility.

In summary, during this period of travel to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent, this Gou Dan was like Lin Xun’s nanny, taking meticulous care of him.

This Gou Dan even worried whether Lin Xun was eating well! Whether he was eating comfortably.

Otherwise, if Lin Xun did not eat well, or if Gou Dan served him uncomfortably.

Then, Lin Xun would surely kick Gou Dan’s backside again.

To be fair.

Gou Dan felt that in all its years as an Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan member, ever since the Ancient Era.

Gou Dan felt that in all these years, this was the first time it felt so wronged.

Gou Dan secretly swore in its heart.

It was currently living under someone else’s roof and had no choice but to be submissive.

But!

This human had better not give it an opportunity.

Otherwise, when the time was ripe.

It would pin this damned human to the ground and grind him down.

And repay a hundred, even a thousand times, the suffering he inflicted upon it these past few days.

Otherwise, what dignity did it have as an Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan member?

At that point, perhaps even its Dao Heart would become unstable.

That’s right, this human had better not give it an opportunity!

It would definitely take revenge!

It would let this stinking human know the might of its Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan.

It must let him know that the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan was not to be trifled with.

I am the arrogant Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan, I… “Hey! Gou Dan, are you done yet? I asked you to fetch a jug of water, why aren’t you back yet? Did you run into some female Gou Dan or something?”

Just as Gou Dan was vehemently vowing to make Lin Xun realize its might.

Suddenly.

A voice from Lin Xun appeared in Gou Dan’s Sea of Consciousness.

Gou Dan whimpered, then quickly filled the water jug from the stream.

Gou Dan wiggled its plump little body and scurried towards the cave.

To serve Lin Xun water.

The next morning, after finishing the breakfast Gou Dan prepared, Lin Xun headed directly to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

It was impossible for Lin Xun to go directly to the Nether Abyss.

The Nether Abyss was no good place, and it was highly likely to be one of the lairs of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan.

If he just went there directly.

What difference would that be from walking straight into a trap?

Although Lin Xun was confident in his own strength.

Confidence did not equate to blind self-assurance.

No matter what.

He still needed to investigate the situation first before making a final decision.

Moreover, at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land, he could also visit Wang Chen.

Another day passed.

Lin Xun arrived at a town affiliated with the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

This town was only about thirty li away from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

In this town, virtually every household worshipped the Buddha.

And in the town, there were no businesses like brothels or gambling dens.

However, meat was available, just relatively scarce.

On the streets, one could see bald monks everywhere.

After all, being on the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent, it was extremely normal to see many monks.

Lin Xun sat down in a restaurant for a while.

He did not hear them discussing matters related to the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan.

It seemed the incidents that occurred on the Longming Continent had not yet reached the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent.

But thinking about it, that made sense.

After all, the distance between the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent and the Dragon Cry Holy Land was significant.

It was normal that the news hadn’t arrived yet.

But calculating carefully, there wasn’t much time left before it would arrive.

Lin Xun also heard other matters, which concerned the selection of the next Buddhist Path Leader for the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent.

The Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent held a selection for the Buddhist Path Leader every few thousand years.

Currently, the two Disciples with the highest public support on the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent were:

One was the Buddha’s Son from Leiyin Temple.

The other, naturally, was Wang Chen from the Bodhi Holy Land.

And that Buddha’s Son from Leiyin Temple had even higher support than Wang Chen.

After all, that Buddha’s Son had once gone to the Nether Abyss and reinforced the Seal there.

During that sealing operation, Wang Chen was supposed to go as well.

But Wang Chen did not go.

At that time, Wang Chen had entered the Heiwu Secret Realm.

Although Wang Chen did not leave empty-handed after that Secret Realm expedition; she had obtained the ancient Divine Beast, the Dream Eater.

Having gained the favor of an ancient Divine Beast, Wang Chen’s fame grew even larger, with many people believing Wang Chen was the Heaven-blessed individual chosen by the Buddhist Path.

However, compared to that Buddha’s Son.

His direct sealing of the Nether Abyss was a concrete achievement.

Furthermore, Wang Chen was actually a woman.

Even though in recent years, the populace of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent had come to accept Wang Chen’s female identity.

In fact, Wang Chen’s female identity had brought considerable positive attention to her reputation.

After all, Wang Chen was the first woman in history to enter Buddhism.

For many people, this was a shocking presence.

Especially among the women of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent, the calls for Wang Chen to become the next Buddhist Path Leader were extremely high.

But the selection of the future Buddhist Path Leader for the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent was certainly not a trivial matter.

The Buddhist Path Leader of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent held extremely great authority.

The Buddhist Path Leader represented the entirety of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent.

So when such a serious matter was involved, many people would wonder, if Wang Chen, a woman, were to take the position of the next Buddhist Path Leader.

Would that benefit the future development of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent, and the future direction of the Buddhist Path?

Whether Wang Chen could fulfill the role would be called into question.

And this Buddhist Path Convention would be the best opportunity for the Buddha’s Son and Wang Chen to enhance their reputations.

Whoever could display greater brilliance during this Buddhist Path Convention would have higher public support.

Moreover, if someone could defeat everyone else in debate.

Essentially, the selection of the Buddhist Path Leader would be secured.

And now, less than a month remained until the Buddhist Path Convention.

At this time, those Daoists from the Fuchen Continent had already arrived one after another at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent.

As the location for this convention, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land, acting as the host, had been constantly welcoming guests recently.

Hearing this news, Lin Xun hesitated somewhat.

Should he still go see Wang Chen?

After all, if he were to see Wang Chen,

and it brought a bad reputation upon her, that would be terrible.

If Wang Chen could not become the next Buddhist Path Leader, the loss would be extremely severe.

The Buddhist Path Leader was not just a matter of a title.

Mainly, the Leader of the Buddhist Path could receive the Power Of Will blessing from the hundreds of millions of common people on the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent.

And under the blessing of this Power Of Will from hundreds of millions of people, it would be extremely beneficial to Wang Chen’s cultivation.

Wang Chen could even use this opportunity to achieve the Holy Buddha realm (equivalent to the Ascension Realm of ordinary Cultivators).

But if he didn’t go to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land, how would he gather news about that Forbidden Land within the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land?

How would he inquire about the Nether Abyss?

Therefore, Lin Xun made a decision.

Lin Xun decided that he must secretly infiltrate the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

Then, without alerting Wang Chen, he would find that Old Monk and have the Old Monk tell him everything about their Forbidden Land on the Ten Thousand Buddhas Continent and the Nether Abyss.

After obtaining the information, he would stay in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land for just a little longer.

Mainly, it was to see if there was any way to help Wang Chen, allowing her to shock everyone at the Buddhist Path Convention.

Finally, without Wang Chen noticing, he would go deal with other matters.

Lin Xun felt that his idea was absolutely fine.

It was definitely feasible.

No sooner said than done!

That afternoon, Lin Xun infiltrated the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

Indeed, quite a few people had arrived at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

After all, it was the Buddhist Path grand ceremony; there was a fear that demonic Sects might cause trouble or something.

So the security of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land had become considerably stricter.

However, for Lin Xun, these were all minor issues.

But as Lin Xun walked around the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land, he realized he was lost!

Damn it! I actually got lost!

Actually, this was not the first time Lin Xun had been to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

Lin Xun had once come to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land to challenge them once before.

However, after that time, he had never returned.

Unexpectedly, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land had changed so much.

“This is troublesome, where exactly is that Old fellow?”

Lin Xun wandered aimlessly through the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land with Gou Dan.

To be honest,

Lin Xun felt he was truly unsuited for infiltration.

It was only because Wang Chen was in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land that he couldn’t use his full strength.

Otherwise, if Wang Chen recognized him, it would probably cause a lot of trouble.

Wang Chen was rather naive.

Otherwise, following his usual style,

he would have already gone and kicked the Magic Formation of this Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land.

If he kicked it once, that Complete Tranquility would come out, and he wouldn’t need to go through the trouble of searching.

Lin Xun felt that continuing to search randomly like this was not a solution.

Just as Lin Xun was contemplating what to do,

suddenly, Lin Xun saw a young Daoist wearing a Daoist robe walk past him.

Looking at the Daoist robe worn by this young Daoist, Lin Xun recognized at a glance that this Daoist came from the Fuchen Holy Land.

It was the Sect where Mo Wenwen belonged.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered that this Buddhist Path Convention had gathered the vast majority of famous Buddhist and Daoist Sects from across the world.

A total of tens of thousands of monks and Daoists were participating.

And Mo Wenwen, as the Saintess of the Fuchen Holy Land,

she would naturally also attend this Buddhist Path Convention.

“Hey! Junior Brother, what are you running around for?”

Just as Lin Xun was planning to go into the main hall of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land to see if that Old fellow Complete Tranquility was there,

a Cultivator called out to Lin Xun.

Lin Xun turned around and smiled at the Cultivator who called him.

The Daoist robe he was wearing was almost identical to what he was wearing.

This meant that

this Cultivator and “he” belonged to the same Sect.

“Junior Brother, why haven’t I seen you before?”

Looking at Lin Xun, this Cultivator scratched his head doubtfully.

He remembered that among the fellow Disciples who came with him to the Buddhist Path Convention, there wasn’t anyone who looked like this, right?

“Actually…”

Just as Lin Xun was about to make this Cultivator suffer physical amnesia,

this Cultivator seemed to suddenly understand something and exclaimed in realization:

“Oh, I remember now.

You are that Junior Brother from Dao Yin Peak.

Sigh.

Your Dao Yin Peak always likes to cultivate Dao techniques that eliminate one’s own existence.

They say it’s about concealing oneself within nature.

But they end up making their sense of presence so low that they are now like air.

Alright, alright, Junior Brother, you don’t need to wander around everywhere.

You might as well help me deliver this letter and the meal to Her Highness the Saintess.

Remember, just leave them outside the courtyard of Her Highness the Saintess.

Then tell Her Highness the Saintess,

absolutely do not enter Her Highness the Saintess’s courtyard.

Her Highness the Saintess dislikes men entering her courtyard.

Alright, that’s it, you can go now.”

After speaking, this Senior Brother turned and left immediately, leaving Lin Xun standing there alone.

Lin Xun looked at the abundant dishes and the letter in his hand, unsure what to do for a moment.

Gou Dan poked its head out from Lin Xun’s sleeve, wanting to swallow all the dishes in one gulp.

But Gou Dan was patted back down by Lin Xun.

From within Lin Xun’s sleeve, Gou Dan let out a whimpering sound, looking extremely wronged.

Looking at the delicious dishes, Gou Dan was drooling.

Actually, if it were just the dishes, Lin Xun wouldn’t have cared; Mo Wenwen wouldn’t suffer much even if she missed a meal.

But this letter seemed very important.

He couldn’t refuse to deliver it.

Thus, Lin Xun could only deliver a letter for Mo Wenwen this one time.

“Senior Sister, here is your letter. I have placed it here for you.”

Outside Mo Wenwen’s courtyard, Lin Xun spoke.

Then he hung the letter on the wooden railing of the courtyard.

Just as Lin Xun turned to leave, he saw an exquisitely beautiful woman appear before him.

And this person was Mo Wenwen.

For a moment, the two locked eyes.