"Cultivate Buddhism?"
Lu Yang furrowed his brow, only to hear Xiao Shan continue, "It is exactly what it sounds like—cultivating Buddhism. That Demon Monk was holding a broken buddha statue in his hands."
"He said that anyone who could help him repair that buddha statue would receive a reward. From Spiritual Treasures to spiritual materials, spells, and divine abilities—everything was available. There was no limit on cultivation either. Foundation Establishment True Persons could try, Qi Refining cultivators could try, even ordinary mortals without any cultivation could try."
"The border commander at the time had a firm will, so nothing happened to him."
"However, some soldiers were tempted and wanted to gamble on this so-called fortuitous opportunity. In the end, one merely patched a corner of the buddha statue—and ascended in broad daylight!"
A look of shock surfaced in Xiao Shan's eyes as he said in a low voice:
"He truly ascended in broad daylight. Before everyone's eyes, they all watched a mere pawn at the third level of Qi Refining become a Foundation Establishment True Person!"
The scene immediately erupted into an uproar.
Repairing a buddha statue, and in the blink of an eye, Qi Refining became Foundation Establishment. Not even the Dao Court was that outrageous! Even granting a Foundation Establishment Official Position came with certain cultivation requirements!
Thus, the situation swiftly spun out of control.
"Mortals, Qi Refining cultivators, and even more and more Foundation Establishment cultivators who had gone a long time without promotion joined in, helping that Demon Monk cultivate Buddhism."
Hearing this, Lu Yang cut him off at once.
"What about now? What is the situation now?"
Xiao Shan's expression turned blank at his words. Then he said quietly, "Half an hour ago, the message from the Border Pass still said the crisis was extremely