The Monk's Path to Dao
Chapter 44

Bodhi Temple Still Existing Is Truly a Miracle!

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"Fearless Lion Seal!"

Jiang Chuan stared intently at the golden lion in the sky.

Like the Treasured Mountain Seal, the Fearless Lion Seal was one of Bodhi Temple's top ten divine abilities.

Fearless meant being without fear.

To master the Fearless Lion Seal, one had to be a person of great courage, with no fear in their heart.

"Roar!"

The golden divine lion let out a sky-shattering roar and charged towards the Primordial Qi Gourd falling from above.

Boom!

Like heavenly thunder exploding, or ten thousand divine steeds trampling an ice plain, the immense sound shook the heavens.

Under Jiang Chuan's gaze, after the Primordial Qi Gourd crushed the golden divine lion, it continued its descent with unabated force, striking Elder Jing Feng.

Elder Jing Feng became like a shooting star, streaking across the sky and crashing towards the earth.

The ground caved in, and dust billowed up like a prairie fire.

Seeing this, Jing Hui's scalp tingled.

"Junior Brother, Elder Jing Feng isn't dead, is he?"

"Don't worry, even though I was a bit heavy-handed, I wouldn't go so far as to kill Jing Feng."

Ancestor Ziyun descended from the sky, landing on Jing Hui's head.

"After all, if I really killed Jing Feng, Kong Ming would definitely not let me off."

Jiang Chuan: "."

Jing Hui: "."

So, you actually considered killing Elder Jing Feng, didn't you?

"Oh right, the Spirit Beast Yard is up to you two. Don't let the spirit beasts in the yard escape before the temple elders arrive."

Ancestor Ziyun said, then leaped up onto his true form, the Primordial Qi Gourd.

Jiang Chuan's head immediately throbbed. He secretly mused, It's truly a miracle that Bodhi Temple hasn't perished!

Elder Jing Zhen, a suspected demonic cultivator infiltrator, full of schemes.

Abbot Kong Ming, as imposing as a leader of a demonic sect.

Golden Wind, a tigress who roamed the Pill Room and Medicine Courtyard with impunity.

And then there was Ancestor Ziyun, a troublemaker whose mind was sometimes erratic and prone to wild imaginings.

Jiang Chuan felt it was no easy feat that Bodhi Temple had not perished!

Giving Jiang Chuan a deep look, Ancestor Ziyun then transformed into a purple rainbow, streaking across the sky.

"Junior Brother, I see many spirit beasts looking like they're about to bolt. We should hurry and stop them."

Just as Jing Hui was about to move, Jiang Chuan grabbed him. "Senior Brother, our priority is to run!"

"We run? But the Ancestor instructed us..."

Jiang Chuan interrupted Jing Hui directly, "If the elders find out we beat up Elder Jing Feng with Ancestor Ziyun, what do you think the consequences will be?"

Jing Hui froze for a moment, then instinctively swallowed.

"Junior Brother, you're right, we need to run! Let's go!"

Jiang Chuan nodded, then took out the Flame Sun Needle and prepared to leave with Jing Hui.

Then...

The two, who had just taken off, were met head-on by Elder Jingyun flying towards them.

"Jiang Chuan, Jing Hui, you don't need to go for reinforcements. Your priority is to calm and stop the spirit beasts, preventing them from escaping and harming the disciples within the temple."

Clearly, Elder Jingyun mistook Jiang Chuan and Jing Hui for spectators who had witnessed the battle while on a mission to the Spirit Beast Yard and were now looking for the elders to handle the mess.

"Yes, Elder Jingyun."

Jiang Chuan and Jing Hui exchanged a look, then simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief. They immediately changed direction and flew back to the Spirit Beast Yard.

Looking at Jiang Chuan's retreating back, a hint of surprise appeared in Elder Jingyun's eyes.

"In just over two months, he's broken through from the Peak of First Realm to the Fourth Layer of the Third Realm, and has even comprehended the Demon Slaying Saber and the Treasured Mountain Seal. Jiang Chuan is truly a peerless prodigy!"

"With Jiang Chuan here, my Bodhi Temple has hope for great prosperity!"

While speaking to himself, Elder Jingyun flew towards Elder Jing Feng, who had been heavily injured by Ancestor Ziyun.

The disturbance in the Spirit Beast Yard was soon quelled.

To prevent the spirit beasts from escaping, the Spirit Beast Yard itself was protected by numerous formations.

Even though many spirit beasts harbored thoughts of escaping the Spirit Beast Yard, very few actually succeeded.

The few spirit beasts that managed to escape didn't get to savor their freedom for long.

They were knocked unconscious by the approaching elders and locked up again.

Jiang Chuan and Jing Hui didn't even make a move; everything returned to normal.

Just as Jiang Chuan and Jing Hui were contemplating slipping away.

Elder Jingyun called out to the two of them again.

"Jiang Chuan, Jing Hui. Junior Brother Jing Feng is injured and needs several months to recover. The Abbot has decided that Junior Brother Jing Zhen will temporarily manage the Spirit Beast Courtyard."

"Junior Brother Jing Zhen told me he's not familiar with the Spirit Beast Courtyard and can't manage it alone. He needs someone to help. You two should help Junior Brother Jing Zhen manage the Spirit Beast Courtyard together."

Jiang Chuan looked at Elder Jing Zhen, who was standing beside Elder Jingyun with a wide smile on his face.

He really wanted to throw a punch at that old face.

Is it that you can't handle it?

I think you just want to slack off!

Jiang Chuan suppressed the urge to punch Elder Jing Zhen and said, "Yes, Elder Jingyun."

"The spirit beasts should be having their dinner soon. You and the disciples of the Spirit Beast Courtyard can go prepare it," Elder Jing Zhen immediately gave the order.

Jiang Chuan, looking very unwilling, brought Jing Hui to the pharmacy halfway up the mountain and started working.

The spirit beasts' meals were completely different from those of ordinary Bodhi Temple monks.

Ordinary spirit beasts were usually fed with medicinal herbs like ginseng and reishi mushrooms.

These ginseng and reishi were not spiritual medicines but ordinary traditional Chinese medicines purchased from the secular world.

Preparing the meals wasn't troublesome; the trouble was that there were too many spirit beasts in the Spirit Beast Courtyard!

To finish the work as soon as possible and go back to rest.

Jiang Chuan had to multitask, controlling his Divine Sense to constantly sort medicinal ingredients and combine them into portions of feed, then having Jing Hui and the disciples of the Spirit Beast Courtyard deliver them.

Smelling the medicinal fragrance in the air and watching ginseng, He Shou Wu, and other medicinal herbs fly out of the sacks.

Jiang Chuan sighed, "It's a pity Bodhi Temple doesn't pay us. Otherwise, I could earn five salaries by myself!"

Even with Jiang Chuan working as five people, it still took over an hour to finish the spirit beasts' evening meal.

When everything was done, Jiang Chuan felt exhausted and didn't even want to move a finger.

Jing Hui and the disciples of the Spirit Beast Courtyard beside him were even more exhausted, collapsing to the ground.

"Why are there so many more spirit beasts in the Spirit Beast Courtyard?" Jing Hui asked, his face full of pain.

He and Jiang Chuan had helped out at the Spirit Beast Courtyard before, but they had never been this tired.

"To make it convenient for the guests from the Nine Abyss Dynasty to ride them, Elder Jing Feng specially borrowed a large batch of spirit beasts from Water Moon Nunnery," a disciple from the Spirit Beast Courtyard replied.

"So the culprit is Elder Jing Feng."

Jiang Chuan had felt some sympathy for Elder Jing Feng being beaten by Ancestor Ziyun.

Now, he only wanted to say to Ancestor Ziyun.

Well done!

Dragging their exhausted bodies, Jiang Chuan and Jing Hui returned to their pavilion to sleep.

The next morning, the first thing Jiang Chuan did after waking up was to start the simulation again to comprehend the Great Dao on the Dao Stele.

[Using Jing Hui as an excuse, you sent Elder Kong Bei away and eagerly began to comprehend the Dao Stele.]

[This time, you did not choose to comprehend the Dao Steles carved with the Immortal Phoenix and the Saber-Wielding Monk. Instead, you chose a Dao Stele carved with a nine-story pagoda.]

[On this Dao Stele, you felt a familiar aura.]

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