Abbot, are you really not a demonic cultivator?

As Jiang Chuan entered the Bodhi Grand Hall, a golden, shimmering great Buddha appeared before his eyes.

The great Buddha wore a five-Buddha crown, its expression serene. It held a jade ruyi scepter and sat cross-legged on a green lotus throne.

Though merely a sculpture, it exuded a sense of sacred solemnity, as if a true Bodhisattva had descended, inspiring an irresistible urge to prostrate oneself in worship.

Even a statue inspires such awe. What level of attainment must the Bodhi Sacred Buddha, who founded Bodhi Temple, possess?

As Jiang Chuan's thoughts churned, he looked at the old monk seated before the statue of the Bodhi Sacred Buddha, clad in a Nine Treasures Kasaya.

The old monk's hair and beard were entirely white, his aged face deeply lined like the bark of an old tree.

Anyone seeing the old monk for the first time would feel his benevolence and tranquility, recognizing him as a virtuous high monk.

In front of the old monk, aside from Elder Jingyun, was a grey-robed monk with a stocky build, holding a Zen Staff.

The grey-robed monk, with a conflicted expression, spoke to the old monk, "Abbot, is it truly wise for us to respond to Maha Hall in this manner?"

"What's not to like? Just tell Maha Hall that our Buddhist sect has claimed the Nine Abyss Dynasty. If they don't yield, we'll beat them into submission!" Abbot Kong Ming's words were filled with overwhelming dominance.

Jiang Chuan: "..."

Seriously, does that sound like something a monk would say?

Abbot, are you sure you're a Buddhist practitioner and not a demonic cultivator?

The grey-robed monk looked troubled. "Abbot, I believe we should negotiate with Maha Hall properly."

"There's no need. If we negotiate properly, those brats from Maha Hall might think I've been cultivating tranquility for years and am easy to bully."

A hint of unconcealed eagerness and excitement could be heard in Abbot Kong Ming's voice.

Jiang Chuan secretly grumbled, "Bodhi Temple is easy to bully? I feel like you're the one wanting to bully Maha Hall. Still, in the simulation, Maha Hall actually managed to block the combined forces of the Three Buddhist Dao Sects. That is quite unusual."

The Seven Sects, Six Demons, Three Palaces, and Nine Clans were all major powers. While there might be differences in their strength, they wouldn't be drastically different.

The fact that the Immortal Dao could dominate the Qingyuan Realm was largely due to the disunity of the demonic and heretical paths.

Maha Hall fighting alone against three factions and not being at a disadvantage before Jiang Chuan's simulation ended seemed incredibly unreasonable.

The grey-robed monk seemed to want to say more, but Abbot Kong Ming interrupted him directly.

"Just do as I say."

"Yes."

The grey-robed monk sighed softly and turned to leave.

"Amitabha!"

Noticing Abbot Kong Ming looking at him, Jiang Chuan clasped his hands together and recited the Buddhist name.

"Jiang Chuan greets Abbot Kong Ming."

Kong Ming withdrew his gaze and spoke again.

"Jiang Chuan, I've heard from Jingyun about your situation. Since you are a disciple of Bodhi Temple in this life, I will naturally help you retrieve your past life's inheritance and treasures. Go prepare yourself, and we shall depart tomorrow."

"Yes."

Jiang Chuan then took his leave.

After Jiang Chuan departed, Elder Jingyun looked at Abbot Kong Ming with a hint of confusion.

"Abbot, didn't you have something you wanted to ask Jiang Chuan? Why didn't you?"

"According to the records in the Central Temple, the whereabouts of Dragon Transformation Venerable are unknown. I suspect Jiang Chuan is not his reincarnation."

Abbot Kong Ming paused, then continued, "However, when Jiang Chuan walked in, I observed his cultivation technique. It does not belong to our Bodhi Temple lineage, yet it is grand and magnificent, only slightly inferior to our highest scripture, the Future Star Sutra."

"What?! Only slightly inferior to the Future Star Sutra!"

Elder Jingyun's heart trembled, and he exclaimed, "Doesn't that mean Jiang Chuan's cultivation technique is comparable to the core inheritances of Vajra Hall and Water Moon Nunnery?!"

The core inheritances and top-tier scriptures and divine abilities of the major powers in the Qingyuan Realm were enough to cause widespread devastation and bloody battles among countless cultivators.

Even within these major powers, very few individuals could cultivate such scriptures.

Elder Jingyun never imagined that Jiang Chuan possessed such a thing.

"When the core disciples of major powers are taught top-tier scriptures, restrictions are often set to prevent leakage. Upon death and reincarnation, these restrictions activate, eroding memories of scriptures and divine abilities within the soul."

Abbot Kong Ming explained, "Originally, I had doubts about whether Jiang Chuan was the reincarnation of Dragon Transformation Venerable. But after seeing the extraordinary nature of his inheritance, I am now seventy to eighty percent certain he is. Therefore, I did not need to ask."

[The next morning, you followed Abbot Kong Ming and Elder Jingyun, along with nine other elders, to Chisha Island.]

[Upon arriving before the Annihilation Cave Mansion, before Abbot Kong Ming could make a move, the cave mansion suddenly exploded.]

[Caught off guard, Abbot Kong Ming could not save you in time. You were engulfed by the shockwave, your body utterly destroyed.]

[This romance simulation has failed.]

"What the hell, why did it just explode?!"

Jiang Chuan recalled the scene of the cave mansion blowing up, his face filled with confusion and bewilderment.

In the previous ten simulations, the cave mansion explosion occurred only after Elder Jingyun and the others had attacked it for a considerable time.

This time, before Abbot Kong Ming could even make a move, the cave mansion had exploded on its own.

"Could it be that the formation left by the Dragon Transformation Venerable also has a realm detection function? I'll try it out in the next simulation."

[Following your warning, Abbot Kong Ming disguised himself as a sixth-realm cultivator.]

[This time, the Annihilation Cave Mansion didn't explode immediately. Abbot Kong Ming took action, and the sky full of starlight transformed into a giant hand, which slapped down towards the Annihilation Cave Mansion.]

[In the next moment, the Annihilation Cave Mansion exploded, and you were devoured by the aftermath, dying without a complete corpse.]

[This romance simulation has failed.]

[Following your warning, Abbot Kong Ming brought a top-grade Dao artifact, the Void Stabilizing Pearl, to the Annihilation Cave Mansion.]

[The Void Stabilizing Pearl can stabilize the void. The successive abbots and elders of Bodhi Temple have used the Void Stabilizing Pearl to kill many experts at the eighth and even ninth realms.]

[You thought this time it was finally foolproof, but as a colorless ripple flashed by, the Void Stabilizing Pearl directly failed, and the Annihilation Cave Mansion exploded immediately.]

[You were devoured by the explosion's aftermath, dying without a complete corpse.]

[This romance simulation has failed.]

"It exploded again!"

Jiang Chuan, with an unhappy expression, kicked a fist-sized rock away.

"Dragon Transformation Venerable! You stingy old man!"

"Treasures of inheritance can't be brought when alive, nor taken when dead. What's wrong with leaving them for future cultivators?"

"But you, you'd rather have it explode than leave it for future cultivators."

"I wish you a reincarnation as the daughter of your Dao Companion's next life! May your father be even more immoral than Jiang Daode! And may your grandfather be your enemy from a past life!"

After venting, Jiang Chuan's anger subsided considerably.

"If I can't open this damned cave mansion, then I won't bother."

Since even Abbot Kong Ming couldn't open it, Jiang Chuan decided not to continue wrestling with the Annihilation Cave Mansion. He then took out the Golden Essence Dagger that Jin Feng had given him.

"The top priority is to pass the Warrior Monk Institute's assessment. I'm already at the fourth level of the Second Realm. If I devour the Golden Essence Dagger that Senior Jin Feng gave me, my strength can advance further."

A black rainbow light flew out from between Jiang Chuan's fingers, enveloping the Golden Essence Dagger in his hand.

The Void Devouring Scripture could evolve into the dark universe, devouring all tangible and intangible things.

Golden Essence, as a spirit material for refining artifacts, could also be devoured by Jiang Chuan and transformed into his magic power.