Chapter 288 (1/2)
The villagers had just seen a golden light shining on a distant hillside.
It was a fight between the immortals.
They were so frightened that they hid in their houses and didn't dare to come out. The power of the immortals was not something they could imagine.
They were just ordinary mortals; if they offended the immortals, there would be endless trouble.
Moreover, what if they angered the immortals and implicated the village?
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Great Thunder Sound Heavenly Dragon Treasure Temple.
This place was sacred and solemn, with countless Buddhist bone stupas erected around it. At the top of each stupa, a golden, Buddhist charm emitting relic was enshrined.
In the dark.
These relics were connected, forming a powerful Buddhist domain enveloping all directions. At the same time, there was yellow qi from all sides of the world, invisible to the naked eye, pouring into that magnificent building.
These were the incenses.
When a mortal burns incense and prays devoutly to the Buddha in the mortal temples, the incense will be passed on.
While at the paths of immortals, demon cultivator, and demons needed none of this. Only the Buddhists would perform such techniques and use the value of mortals to the utmost.
This didn't require too much work by the Buddhist monks, who only needed incense to cultivate, refine elixir, alchemy, and condense the Buddha's qi.
As opposed to the mortal temples, who collected incense money, each took what they needed and did their best.
At this time, a figure appeared.
This was the old monk who fought with Lin Fan but didn't have an advantage at Lin Fan's hands and could only return in ashes.
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Inside the Buddha Temple.
The old monk looked content, but inside, he was angry. An older monk sat on the futon in front of him, knocking on a wooden fish.
The thumping sound transmitted, and then it turned into a surge of Buddha power flowing into the injured old monk's body.
”Jingshan, who injured you?” The older monk asked slowly.
Jingshan said, ”An immortal who conspired with a demon. This demon has not yet become a demon, but it is quite extraordinary. Allowing it to develop will cause a great calamity in the world. It's just I didn't expect that immortal to be so profound that I was no match, and even the golden mantle was shattered.”
The older monk looked unchanged, but inside, he was amazed, and the hand knocking the wooden fish slowly stopped.
Although the golden mantle wasn't a rare treasure, it was an inferior dao artifact that had been washed by the Buddha's incense. To be able to destroy that dao artifact, that person's strength must be quite remarkable.
”Heaven Guidance, it must be a great event. It can't be underestimated.”
”Jingde, Jingyu, you go with Jingshan to eliminate that demon and bring that immortal back. Compelled by demons, his heart is bound to be crippled and contain demonic barriers. Allowing it to develop, he will surely fall into the demonic path. Buddha is merciful and wishes to protect the world with a good heart.” The older monk said.
”Yes.” The two monks echoed.
Jingshan was relieved. If the two senior brothers went with him, they would definitely be able to get rid of the demons and take down the immortal simultaneously.
After all, the two senior brothers were four hundred years ahead of him in their cultivation. Their strength was unfathomable.
”Thank you, senior brothers,” Jingshan said.
The two monks nodded and said, ”Junior brother, please lead the way.”
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”Senior immortal, are you an immortal?” The children in the village gathered around Lin Fan, watching curiously. They weren't like the adults who had a fear of Lin Fan.
At the same time, he also found this to be the reason why. If the villagers were fearful of him, they must have seen the last time he fought with the old monk.
Lin Fan hugged the white fox and smiled, ”Since you all have already called me the senior immortal, what do you think?”
A group of children chirped up. Although they were mountain village children, they were all chubby and just a little dusty.
”I told you, he's definitely a senior immortal, and you still don't believe me.”
A fat kid at the head of the group, tied with a cupola, said proudly.
As if he was right, he looked so proud of himself.
Lin Fan touched the white fox, looking at this group of children and smiled. Whether he was an immortal cultivator or immortal, he was now an immortal who simply cultivated. However, becoming an immortal was fast, and according to the current progress, it wouldn't take long.
The old man who greeted Lin Fan last time was standing in the distance watching Lin Fan. He had seen the scene from the previous period with his eyes.
Lin Fan walked up to the old man and said, ”Don't worry old man, I don't have any malice towards you. Instead, I follow Heaven. I have difficulty here, so I will temporarily stay on the hillside to survive the difficulty. I will never do anything to the common people.”
The old man's face was full of wrinkles. For an old man of this age, death was long gone. The only thing he cared about was the people and things around him.
”Then, may I ask the senior immortal if it will have an impact on us?”
Lin Fan said, ”No. The difficulty is only related to me and will not involve anyone. Since you're willing to lend the hillside huts temporarily, I will give help to the mountain village after the successful difficulty to ensure that this village will be peaceful and prosperous for generations to come.”
”Thank you, senior immortal.” The old man said, at ease.
Afterward, Lin Fan brought the white fox back to the hut courtyard.
He could now deeply feel that feeling between the world and the heavens. The unconsciousness had its destiny, and the feeling of being controlled when the heavens were influencing was very unpleasant.
This was where the difficulty came in.
Whether you resisted or avoided, the difficulty would not change. Instead, it would change with you.