Hao Yun was sent flying four or five meters away, landing on the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood. The others present were not much better off; they all vomited blood and collapsed to the ground.
"Master! What are you doing? Buddhism advocates benevolence and love for all people. How can you be considered a member of the Buddhist community by doing this?"
When Chen Xuanzang saw that the fate of the people in the village was unknown, he looked at his master in shock.
"Hmph! I don't need you to teach me how to do it."
After listening to the fat master's words, Chen Xuanzang fell silent and didn't speak for a long time. At this moment, he understood many things.
"Master, thank you for raising and teaching me over the years, but even if I die today, I will say it! Master, you are wrong!"
These words instantly enraged the fat master, who slammed Chen Xuanzang to the ground.
"evil creature!"
"Cough cough!"
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Chen Xuanzang turned to look at the unconscious Miss Duan, then threw his head back and burst into laughter.
"Is this the Buddha? If this is the Buddha, then it's better not to cultivate at all. What bullshit Buddhism, what great love, it's all lies to deceive the world! Hahaha!"
"Since you are so powerful, why don't you personally subdue the demons and exorcise the monsters? Instead, you send me. So many people have died in the mouths of demons because of my incompetence. Why don't you go? If you had gone, they wouldn't have had to die such innocent and tragic deaths!"
The fat monk watched coldly and replied indifferently.
"All of this has its own cause and effect, and we should not interfere."
"What a fine excuse of not interfering! What's the use of this Buddha then? Why do poor people still worship Buddha? I think we should just tear it all down and build latrines instead!"
"Good! Well said!"
Hao Yun, who was lying on the ground, clapped his hands and cheered loudly after hearing Chen Xuanzang's words.
The fat monk's gaze pierced Hao Yun's body like a sharp sword, rendering him speechless.
“Master, you have broken the precept by killing innocent people indiscriminately.”
After his maniacal laughter subsided, Chen Xuanzang's gaze turned cold and calm.
"He has corrupted Buddhist disciples and led them astray into demonic ways; he deserves to die!"
"Master, you're more like a demon to me! Why don't you just die!"
His cold, indifferent tone was like a sharp sword piercing the fat monk's chest. At this moment, he could no longer hold back. What kind of pilgrim was he? Let him be sent back to the furnace for re-education.
With a thud, Chen Xuanzang fell to the ground, his eyes wide open in anger, no longer breathing. At the same time, everyone in the room also fell silent.
At this moment, a Taoist priest descended from the sky and opened his mouth to mock.
"This is the way Buddhism operates; they don't even spare ordinary mortals. Tsk tsk tsk!"
"The affairs of my Buddhist sect are none of your business. The flourishing of Buddhism is the will of Heaven, no way!"
The fat monk suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, then frantically calculated with his fingers.
"No! This is impossible! Why has the Heavenly Dao changed, and the great prosperity of our Buddhist sect been reversed? Could it be that you are the ones who are causing trouble?"
The fat monk's tone was chilling, and a powerful aura unconsciously spread out, instantly destroying the entire village.
"Hahaha! The flourishing of Buddhism, how ridiculous! All of this is your own doing. After a thousand years of scheming, you've ultimately failed. Get out of here!"
The Taoist priest laughed heartily as he left, completely ignoring the fat monk.
Once out of the fat monk's sight, the Taoist revealed the soul hidden in his sleeve, secretly finding it amusing that the flourishing of Buddhism had been disrupted by this little fellow, who was even about to reverse the tide.
"Now that you're awake, stop pretending."
Hao Yun, who was in a soul state, had already woken up, but he didn't dare to make a sound. Both the fat monk and the Taoist in front of him were obviously big shots, and he couldn't afford to offend them.
"Hello, boss."
Hao Yun bowed repeatedly, but in his heart he was thinking, what's going on with this puppet doll? It was killed, so why didn't it return? It's really unreliable.
There are still a few minutes left before the time travel and return. If it weren't for the fact that the soul cannot sweat, Hao Yun would probably be drenched in sweat by now.
"What an interesting little fellow. You managed to disrupt the Buddhist sect's plans, which is a favor to this old Taoist. In return, I will grant you a chance."
Upon hearing this, Hao Yun's eyes lit up, but he quickly shook his head.
"Boss, I don't want any special opportunities, I just want the people in the mountain stronghold to be resurrected, is that okay?"
"Are you willing to trade this opportunity for their resurrection?"
The old Taoist priest was slightly taken aback. He had been paying attention to Hao Yun for a long time. According to his calculations, Hao Yun was a selfish person and not a kind-hearted person at all.
"Yes, I don't know if that's possible?"
"Of course you can, you won't regret it?"
No regrets.
"Haha, interesting! Then so be it."
With a wave of his hand, the Taoist priest conjured up a dozen souls around Hao Yun. These souls were not as lively as Hao Yun; they all had blank expressions, as if they had no mind.
"Don't worry, the souls of people who have just died are all like this. I will help them revive now."
The Taoist priest took out a porcelain bottle from his robes. A faint medicinal fragrance wafted from the bottle, and just one whiff made Hao Yun feel his soul become light and airy, incredibly comfortable.
"Don't worry, I'll revive you right away."
More than a dozen golden pills flew out of the porcelain bottle. After these pills flew out, they merged into the soul. The Taoist priest then made a few hand seals, and Hao Yun fell into a coma.
All the souls present were in the same state. With a wave of the Taoist's sleeve, a few drops of sweet dew appeared out of thin air, fell onto the souls, and quickly merged into them.
"Get it done!"
At the Taoist priest's command, bodies materialized out of thin air, each enveloping the soul within.
When they reached Hao Yun, the Taoist took out a fruit, about the size of a fist, with Taoist patterns shimmering on its surface, looking extremely mysterious. He tossed the fruit into Hao Yun's body and muttered something to himself.
"I can't go back on my word, so I'll give you this opportunity. I'd like to see just how far you can grow."
After the fusion of soul and body was complete, the old Taoist waved his hand and sent the person to a secluded valley where no one was around.
After doing all this, the old Taoist priest drifted away, leaving behind only a dozen or so unconscious men and women.
As the Taoist priest left, Hao Yun's body was enveloped in white light and instantly disappeared into the valley.
About ten minutes later, the group slowly woke up. Chen Xuanzang opened his eyes and immediately hugged Miss Duan. He still vividly remembered what had just happened.
He never imagined that his master would do such a thing. Since he had already died at his hands once, he had repaid the debt of karma. Now, his life belonged only to himself.
Miss Duan also woke up at this time, and the two hugged tightly, neither of them letting go.
When everyone woke up, Chen Xuanzang noticed that Hao Yun was not there. He still remembered the scene of Hao Yun being resurrected by the Taoist priest. Since everyone was resurrected, why was Hao Yun the only one missing?
Could it be that he was taken away by that Taoist priest? Chen Xuanzang sighed and silently prayed for good fortune.
In fact, Hao Yun has now returned to the main world and woken up from his coma. Hao Yun found himself lying on the sofa.
"It all feels like a dream."
Hao Yun pinched his cheek hard, and the intense pain brought him back to his senses.
When Hao Yun opened the system interface, he was dumbfounded.
[Current World: Main World (Cooldown: 3 days)]
Backpack: 10 cubic meters
[Skills: Wing Chun (Max Level), Eight-Cut Blade (Max Level), (Passive) Steel Bones (Max Level), (Light Footwork) Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada (Max Level)]
[Attributes: Strength (50), Constitution (100), Agility (50), Reaction Speed (100)]
[Talents: Thirty times enlightenment, White Dragon from the ***, (diluted) Chaos Demon Ape bloodline, Golden Body of Merit]
Chapter 29 Returning Home
The exaggerated attributes on the system panel, along with all the maxed-out skills, nearly drove Hao Yun mad with excitement.
With 50 points of strength, seven times that of a normal person, Hao Yun felt he could punch through a reinforced concrete wall.
Of course, Hao Yun wouldn't try this kind of test. Regardless of whether he could do it or not, he couldn't use the house he bought for over ten million yuan as an experiment.
As for his physique and reaction speed exceeding 100, Hao Yun felt nothing but excitement; this was a huge win!
Hao Yun felt that the fact that all his skills were at max level was related to the thirty-fold increase in comprehension in the talent bar. It used to be three times, but now it had increased tenfold. As for why, Hao Yun suspected it was related to that Taoist priest.
Hao Yun's exceptional comprehension means that whatever he learns in the future, he will be dozens, or even hundreds, of times better than others.
The Chaos Demon Ape bloodline was a reward for talking to Sun Wukong. It was worth the effort of talking and brain cells. Hao Xuan used all his skills to talk to Sun Wukong a little longer.
The surge in basic attributes is due to the enhancement brought about by the Chaos Demon Ape bloodline.
The last reward, for bringing Miss Duan and Chen Xuanzang together, was a Golden Body of Merit, which has a rather peculiar effect.
[Golden Body of Merit: Significantly increases cultivation speed when practicing Buddhist techniques]
Hao had risked his life for this reward, but he never expected the Golden Body of Merit to be so useless.
However, the thought of making the Buddhist sect suffer a setback filled Hao Yun with joy, letting those bastards mess with him.
Thinking of the Taoist priest who saved him, Hao Yun frowned slightly. He was a little confused about who that person was, whether it was Laozi or one of the other two of the Three Pure Ones.
Lao Tzu has more influence, after all, he's the best at alchemy. Oh well, whatever, we won't have a chance to meet again anyway.
Lying on the sofa, Hao Yun finally relaxed. In the world of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, Hao Yun dared not relax for a moment, for fear of accidentally dying.
Hao Yun pulled the puppet doll out of his backpack, but he was somewhat disappointed with it. The doll's life-saving effect wasn't as good as he had thought, at least not in front of the big shots.
Hao Yun even suspected that if the Taoist priest hadn't intervened, he might already be dead.
With a sigh, Hao Yun stuffed his things into his backpack. It seemed he would have to keep a low profile when venturing into high-risk worlds in the future. This incident was a lesson for him.
Once he relaxed, Hao Yun lay on the sofa and soon fell into a deep sleep. He slept soundly from midnight until the afternoon of the next day.
During the thirty days of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, Hao Yun was afraid that he would be eaten by a monster if he was not careful. However, in the end, even if he was not eaten by a monster, it was not much better. He still experienced the feeling of death.
Hao Yun, who was fast asleep, was suddenly awakened by a nightmare. In the dream, Chen Xuanzang's fat master crushed him to pieces with a ferocious expression. Hao Yun suddenly jumped up from the sofa and frantically groped his body with both hands.
Thank goodness it was just a dream! Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Hao Yun plopped down on the sofa. The scene in the dream was just too real.
After sitting quietly for more than ten minutes, Hao Yun went out to buy a new phone. His previous phone had fallen into the water when he traveled through time and was already ruined.