The monk wore a grayish-brown robe and stood atop a golden lotus platform condensed from auspicious clouds of the Great Dao.
One hand was raised before his chest.
The other gripped a black disciplinary ruler.
His gaunt figure stood upon the lotus platform like a solitary, precipitous peak, giving off an unshakable air.
From afar, when Su Yi saw the monk, his brows rose slightly as a line of text appeared in the Book of Karma:
"This Bald Donkey has come for me! He must be one of Burning Lamp Buddha's men!!"
Su Yi immediately understood why the monk had been able to intercept him here in advance. He had been drawn here by the Book of Karma.
"Are you Jia Yun?"
Su Yi halted and asked.
Yesterday, Xi Ning had told him that Burning Lamp Buddha of the past had dispatched a Dharma Protector Arhat named Jia Yun to descend into the Immortal Realm.
His strength was comparable to peerless figures like Luo Tiandu and Gu Yunchan. He was an exceedingly troublesome and ruthless opponent!
The monk nodded. "Indeed."
Su Yi gave an "oh." "You want to seize the Book of Karma?"
The monk shook his head. "This humble monk came only to point fellow Daoist Su toward a clear road."
"Go on, then."
Su Yi said with interest.
The monk's expression was calm and resolute as rock. "Saving one life is better than building a Seven-Tiered Pagoda. This humble monk is willing to step forward and resolve Fellow Daoist's fatal calamity."
"So long as Fellow Daoist lays down the butcher's knife, you may become a Buddha on the spot!"
Su Yi's expression turned strange, and he gave a derisive laugh.
Even the Book of Karma could not help but look down on him. These Bald Donkeys of Buddhism