Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 565 - : Seeing Wu Xiang Again

Chapter 565: Chapter 565: Seeing Wu Xiang Again

Spirit Mountain Temple, a holy land of the Western Celestial Buddha Domain.

The foremost temple of the Buddhist sect!

Although among the many monasteries in the Buddhist community of the Western Region, the Spirit Mountain Temple is neither the largest in scale nor the strongest in terms of strength, when compared to the Heavenly Dragon Temple, Dharma Origin Temple, Guangji Temple, and so forth.

Yet, its status in the hearts of billions of monks and devotees has never wavered for ten thousand years!

The Spirit Mountain Temple is situated at the foot of a golden mountain. Since the building materials of the temple complex all come from the mountain behind it, the temple built against the mountain merges almost perfectly with the great mountain itself.

Without a doubt, the most eye-catching feature is the huge Buddha statue sitting on the Lotus Stage.

Positioned in the center of the temple, the statue towers over a hundred zhang high, its back against the Spirit Mountain, emanating a dignified law phase. Its surface softly glows with a light golden radiance. The half-closed eyes seem to be deep in thought, imparting sensations of profoundness, grandeur, compassion, and mercy.

This is none other than the famous Spirit Mountain Great Buddha!

The triennial Spirit Mountain Dharma Meeting is held right in front of this Tathagata of the Western Heavens statue.

It is said that the Spirit Mountain Great Buddha itself is a top-tier Buddhist treasure. Its might extends across thousands of miles in all directions, deterring all evil wraiths and monster spirits!

It’s worth mentioning that the Western Celestial Buddha Domain has little space for evil spirits to dwell and very few monster beasts causing chaos, thus it can be considered a pure land.

Since Spirit Mountain Temple is a Buddhist holy land, representatives like Wang Chen and a hundred or so others from the Taoist sect were not allowed to enter before the official convening of the Spirit Mountain Dharma Meeting. Instead, they were taken by the temple’s Zhike to separate residences to live in.

Around the Spirit Mountain Temple, there are hundreds of large and small separate residences, ample enough to house ten times the number of Taoist representatives with ease.

And Wang Chen, as the lead representative, was actually assigned an independent small courtyard.

At the same time, the Zhike of Spirit Mountain Temple also informed Wang Chen and the others that the Spirit Mountain Dharma Meeting, originally scheduled for the day after tomorrow, needed to be postponed by three days due to certain reasons.

Meaning everyone would have to stay here for three more days.

“Who knows what those monks are up to!”

Once settled, Wang Chen and Xu Yingyi met up again to discuss their next steps.

According to Xu Yingyi, he had attended the Spirit Mountain Dharma Meeting more than once or twice, but this was the first time he encountered such troubles. He had the sense that something was off without being able to pinpoint the reason.

“In any case, everyone be cautious…”

Wang Chen thought for a moment and said, “If there’s nothing important, then don’t go out. Just stay in the separate residences and wait for the Dharma Meeting to start.”

In the face of unclear circumstances, they could only play it by ear.

That night, after eating the vegetarian meal delivered by a novice monk from Spirit Mountain Temple, Wang Chen went to the courtyard to digest his food.

The food prepared by the Spirit Mountain Temple was a vegetarian meal.

Buddhist monks are not forbidden from eating meat and drinking alcohol, and flesh-eating monks are everywhere, some even cruelly indulging in killing.

The monks of Spirit Mountain Temple are the exception, with a large portion being ascetic monks. They normally eat no meat or fish, having two meals a day, and spend most of their time on Buddhist law cultivation.

It is for this reason that the Spirit Mountain Temple has always emerged with numerous high-ranking monks. Monks at the Nascent Soul level are common.

Not to be trifled with lightly.

The quality of the vegetarian meals at Spirit Mountain Temple is extremely high. Despite lacking any meat or fish, the selection of ingredients is meticulous, and the preparation is so perfect in color, aroma, and flavor. Combined with the abundant spiritual energy contained in the food itself, Wang Chen felt he needed to practice the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method twice after just one meal.

To make the most out of these precious ingredients!

He had just completed a round of Vajra Fist and was about to gather his energy when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Whirling around, he saw a figure standing just ten steps away—a decrepit old monk with a face marked by the passage of time and carrying an old Buddhist cage on his back.

Memories instantly surfaced in Wang Chen’s mind as he blurted out, “Master Wuxiang!”

This old monk was the very same high-ranking monk Wang Chen had encountered when he was at the Cloud Sun sect, clearing away evil wraiths at Chaotic Burial Mound.

The term “high-ranking monk” is often used to mock those monks whose virtue does not match their stature, but Wang Chen was very clear that Monk Wuxiang before him was truly worthy of the title!

The fourth, fifth, and sixth layers of the heart method of his Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method were all given to him by Monk Wuxiang.

So seeing Wuxiang now, Wang Chen felt both shock and joy, “You’ve come as well?”

“Amitabha.”

Monk Wuxiang softly chanted his Buddhist name, “Benefactor Wang, have you been well?”

The simple greeting allowed Wang Chen’s originally taut heartstrings to relax, “I’m fine, may I ask what you need from me, Master?”

Although Wang Chen wasn’t clear about Monk Wuxiang’s status within the Buddhist Sect, the depth of the other’s cultivation was so profound that even Wang Chen couldn’t discern any details.

Such a personage was unlikely to come to the guesthouse where he was staying just to reminisce!

“Young friend, this poor monk desires an item,” he said.

Monk Wuxiang gave a slight smile, his withered old face surprisingly revealing a child’s innocence, “I wonder if you would be willing to part with it?”

Wang Chen asked, “What item?”

Monk Wuxiang replied, “The Nest Stone from the Yin Nether Realm.”

“The Nest Stone?”

Wang Chen was immediately taken aback.

He indeed had several Nest Stones of various sizes on him, which he had not yet traded in for merits and had kept at home for unexpected needs.

Without hesitation, Wang Chen took out the largest Nest Stone from the Sumeru Ring and presented it to Monk Wuxiang.

Monk Wuxiang took the Nest Stone and in the blink of an eye, tucked it into his sleeve.

“Well done, well done.”

The old monk said softly, “No work goes unrewarded, this is a small token of my esteem.”

As he spoke, he fumbled a Jade Slip from his pocket.

Wang Chen curiously took the Jade Slip and tried to infuse mana to examine it.

After a while, he weirdly put it away.

Contained within the Jade Slip were the final three levels of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method’s mantra and techniques.

How far he could cultivate it, that was up to Wang Chen’s own destiny!

Wang Chen never imagined that this Body Refinement cultivation technique would fall into his hands so easily and simply.

It hardly felt real!

It should be noted that even though novice monks could practice the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method, its essence had always been held in the hands of very few monks at the Heavenly Dragon Temple.

Wang Chen was willing to believe that reaching the sixth level had been his limit!

“Thank you, Master!”

Wang Chen bowed deeply to Monk Wuxiang.

Monk Wuxiang shook his head and said, “Young friend, I observe that there has been a change in your fate, and to remain in this realm may become an obstacle.”

Wang Chen was startled inside!

Monk Wuxiang was actually observing fate, and his words seemed pointed.

This high-ranking Buddhist monk was clearly hinting for him to make his way to the Upper Realm as soon as possible.

Ascension was out of the question, for Wang Chen was far too far from reaching that realm, which left only sneaking in!

“Master…”

Before Wang Chen could utter another word, he suddenly realized Monk Wuxiang had disappeared!

This high-ranking monk of the Buddhist Sect had come and gone without a trace, even eluding Wang Chen’s divine sense and spiritual perception, truly fearsome and formidable.

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In the following three days, Wang Chen did not leave his guesthouse, focusing his entire attention on studying the final three levels of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Formation Method!

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