Chapter 409 An Unintentional Act
Li Yao finally understood the question of combining Buddhist and Taoist practices.
However, why was the Black Mountain Demon able to occupy the City of the Wrongfully Dead?
Why did the centipede demon dare to impersonate Buddha?
etc……
Li Yao has not yet figured out these questions.
He tried to get some definite answers from the Bodhi tree through indirect means, but failed.
This strange world must be hiding many amazing secrets.
The world of A Chinese Ghost Story is an extremely chaotic world.
Evil spirits are causing trouble in the imperial court, harming loyal and righteous officials.
Local officials, especially corrupt ones, will stop at nothing to amass wealth. They demand money during court hearings and even after the proceedings are over.
Those yamen runners would arbitrarily arrest people in the streets, treating them as wanted criminals in order to collect the bounty money, causing immense suffering to the people.
In addition, there were bandits running rampant, burning, killing, looting and committing all sorts of evil deeds.
At night, all sorts of demons and monsters appear, grabbing people, digging out their livers and hearts, and sucking their life essence.
Therefore, ordinary people in this world live in dire straits, and could die unjustly at any time.
Bodhi Tree was deeply saddened by this.
He was one of the victims of this chaotic world, and he personally experienced the suffering of ordinary people.
Therefore, as soon as he finished learning his skills, he went down the mountain to travel around and practice, slaying demons and monsters and acting on behalf of Heaven.
After breakfast, he bid farewell to Li Yao, saying that he would continue his journey through the martial world, slaying demons and monsters.
Li Yao thought for a moment and said to the Bodhi tree:
"Since you are so determined to act on behalf of Heaven, I will not try to persuade you otherwise."
"I see that you have excellent aptitude, but you lack a suitable cultivation method."
"I have a secret manual here. Take it and practice diligently. In time, your cultivation will surely improve greatly."
What Li Yao took out was the "Wuji Maha" that he created himself in the world of Jade Dynasty.
The "Wuji Maha" combines the advantages of various cultivation methods, is simple and easy to learn, and as long as one has sufficient aptitude, one's cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds.
Li Yao saw that Bodhi Tree possessed a righteous and chivalrous heart, and acted chivalrously, which was truly commendable.
Therefore, he decided to help the Bodhi tree once in a while.
With Bodhi Tree's aptitude, as long as he is willing to wholeheartedly cultivate the "Limitless Maha", it won't be long before he becomes a top cultivator in this world.
"Thank you very much, Brother Li!"
Although Bodhi Tree knew that Li Yao's magical power was unfathomable.
However, in the past three hundred years, both Taoism and Buddhism have suffered severe damage, and many profound Taoist and Buddhist teachings have been lost.
The surviving sects all regard their remaining techniques as priceless treasures and never pass them on to outsiders.
The reason why some incomplete Buddhist teachings still exist in the Kunlun Sect is that many Buddhist disciples converted to the Kunlun Sect and brought these incomplete Buddhist teachings into the sect.
Therefore, Bodhi Tree did not believe that the cultivation technique Li Yao gave him would be any powerful one.
However, after he opened the manual and glanced at it, a look of surprise and delight immediately appeared on his face.
"This...this technique is truly exquisite!"
Bodhi Tree's hands trembled with excitement as he rapidly flipped through the secret manual.
He was quite talented, so he could naturally tell that the cultivation method Li Yao gave him was a supreme technique.
He never expected Li Yao to be so generous as to give him such a supreme martial arts technique.
Most importantly, this technique is easy to understand and practice.
"This technique is called 'Wuji Maha'. As long as you are willing to practice it diligently, you will surely achieve something."
Li Yao said calmly.
"Thank you so much, Brother Li!"
Bodhi Tree looked excited and said, "Not only did you give me a storage ring, but you also gave me such a powerful cultivation technique. I really don't know how to thank you!"
"No need to be polite. I admire your chivalrous spirit and your willingness to uphold justice, which is why I am giving you a storage ring and a cultivation technique."
"I hope that after you learn my techniques, you will not forget your original intention and will rid the people of harm."
Li Yao smiled faintly.
"I will certainly live up to Brother Li's high expectations, and diligently cultivate the martial arts technique he gave me, to uphold justice and act on behalf of Heaven!"
"Bodhi Tree said with a serious expression."
He is a man of his word.
Later, with the help of the "Wuji Maha" given to him by Li Yao, he eliminated many demons and monsters.
Moreover, he founded a new school of cultivation called 'Wuji Dao' and revered Li Yao as its founder. After decades of development, Wuji Dao became the number one school of cultivation in the world.
Of course, that's a story for another time.
Li Yao had no idea that his unintentional act would lead to the widespread popularity and long-standing legacy of his "Wuji Maha" in the world, and that he would be revered as the patriarch by countless cultivators in later generations.
Amidst profuse thanks, Bodhi Tree departed.
Inside the dilapidated temple, only Li Yao and Ning Caichen remained.
Ning Caichen, true to his scholarly nature, scoffed at the talk of demons and monsters that Li Yao and Bodhi Tree mentioned, and kept repeating the saying, "The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits."
Li Yao simply laughed off Ning Caichen's ignorance and fearlessness.
Since he scoffs at Ning Caichen's supernatural tales, then he probably hasn't encountered the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian yet.
So Li Yao asked Ning Caichen, "Brother Ning, where are you planning to go?"
Ning Caichen said, "I am preparing to go to Guobei County to collect debts."
Li Yao feigned surprise and said, "What a coincidence! I'm also going to Guobei County. Why don't we go together?"
"Great! Let's get going!"
Ning Caichen was overjoyed.
He saw that Li Yao was exceptionally capable, and that having Li Yao by his side would indeed make him much safer.
After a quick packing, the two set off for Guobei County.
Along the way, the surroundings were desolate, overgrown with weeds, and not a single person could be seen. Corpses were scattered everywhere by the roadside, unburied.
Vast stretches of farmland have been abandoned, overgrown with weeds reaching half a person's height. If it weren't for the faintly visible field ridges, it would be impossible to tell that these were once farmlands.
Occasionally, traces of villages can be seen, but they have all been abandoned for a long time.
In many dilapidated houses, a thick layer of dust had accumulated, the contents were in disarray, and there were many corpses that had clearly been slashed by swords and other weapons.
Clearly, the people here did not leave or die on their own, but because of the war.
Upon seeing this, Ning Caichen shook his head and sighed repeatedly.
Unexpected events can happen at any time!
Suddenly, a torrential downpour began.
Li Yao immediately reached out and summoned the Overlord Divine Spear, which instantly transformed into an umbrella.
He discovered that Ning Caichen had put up a tattered umbrella riddled with holes, which was completely unable to block the torrential rain.
Li Yao shook his head slightly, took out an umbrella from his spatial storage, and handed it to Ning Caichen.
Ning Caichen hesitated for a moment, put away his tattered umbrella, then took the umbrella from Li Yao and said, "Thank you."
Just then, a rapid sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from ahead.
Soon, seven or eight fierce-looking men rode up on horseback and surrounded Li Yao and Ning Caichen.
Chapter 410 Awakening the Dreamer
Knock knock knock...
Suddenly, the sound of rapid hoofbeats came from afar.
Soon, a group of fierce-looking men rode up on horseback and surrounded Li Yao and Ning Caichen.
"Hey you two, hand over your valuables and I'll spare your lives."
One of the burly men, who was in charge, pointed at Li Yao and Ning Caichen with a gleaming broadsword and shouted.
"What do we do? There are so many bandits, we're doomed."
Ning Caichen was trembling with fear, hiding behind Li Yao, his legs shaking like a sieve.
"They're just a bunch of petty thieves, what's there to be afraid of!"
Li Yao smiled slightly.
"Are you deaf? Hand over your valuables!"
Seeing that Li Yao and his companion remained unmoved, the burly man at the head of the group flew into a rage and shouted again.
"Of course, of course!"
Li Yao smiled faintly, flipped his hand, and opened it to reveal a gleaming gold ingot.
"Gold!"
A group of bandits gleamed with greed, their eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.
In these chaotic times, people are suffering. Even at their best, they can only rob some silver; they have hardly ever encountered gold.