Upon entering Dingyuan Province, Dharma Master Tu Cha became visibly more cautious. He even slowed down somewhat, devoting more of his strength to concealing his aura and probing the surrounding area.
Because he knew perfectly well that if the monks of Great Vajra Temple saw him in such a weakened state, they would definitely invite him to Great Vajra Temple for a little visit.
Dharma Master Tu Cha naturally had no desire to visit Great Vajra Temple, so he had to be more careful.
"Surely it's not that serious? Great Vajra Temple is in Xizhou of Dingyuan Province. Under normal circumstances, wouldn't it be enough to simply go around it?" Lu Zheng asked.
"It isn't that simple. Although Great Vajra Temple is located in Xizhou, all of Dingyuan Province falls within its sphere of influence. Who knows whether some monk might be traveling along the way? If he runs into one, he's dead," Si Lingxi explained.
Lu Zheng thought about it and found that reasonable. Back during the floods, he had followed Liu Qingyan into Sanjiang Province, and hadn't they seen traces of White Cloud Temple disciples in every prefecture of Sanjiang Province?
Moreover, the village where they had encountered Dongyang Zi back then had not been within Jizhou either.
If Dharma Master Tu Cha carelessly ran into an ancestor of Great Vajra Temple, things would become truly interesting.
"More importantly, Dingyuan Province doesn't have only one Great Vajra Temple. The other sects and schools here are, overall, stronger than those of Lingbei Province as well."
Si Lingxi shook her head. "In this old monk's current state, he wouldn't be a match even for an Extraordinary with one or two thousand years of Dao Comprehension."
Hearing this, Lu Zheng looked at Dharma Master Tu Cha in the Cloud Palace Treasure