"There's one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. Which would Saint Martial King like to hear first?" In a typical Western Regions palace side hall, King Jing personally poured Chen Luo a cup of tea and asked softly.
"Oh? Then let's hear the good news first. We'll have to face the bad news sooner or later, so I might as well enjoy myself for a moment." Chen Luo accepted the tea and replied casually.
King Jing nodded, sat in the seat of honor, and said, "These past few days, Saint Martial King, you've been carrying your treasured sword around and smashing everything in sight. You've already shattered the Western Regions Buddhist Sect's original wishful thinking."
"At the next city, Banjaro, the Western Regions False Buddha has already abandoned the strategy of desperately defending it with treasures."
Chen Luo curled his lips. "Was I smashing things? They were simply too weak, so I couldn't be bothered to draw my sword!"
"Then what's the bad news?"
King Jing looked at Chen Luo with an utterly helpless expression. "The bad news is that the Western Regions False Buddha has raised the level of your holy war."
"Huh? What does that mean?" Chen Luo asked in confusion.
"In other words..." King Jing sighed. "Previously, the Western Regions False Buddha placed you at the First Bodhi Realm level. Now, they've changed it to the Second Bodhi Realm."
Chen Luo was speechless. "That can be changed too?"
"I haven't even advanced!"
King Jing hurriedly explained, "It isn't unusual. After all, the original purpose of the holy war rules is to control the scale of battle. If someone appears who is invincible within a certain realm, the opposing side might stop obeying the holy war rules and simply go for the kill, causing