"Falling Dragon Arhat pays respects to Your Excellency!"
Falling Dragon Arhat performed a grand bow.
Ding Ling gestured for him to rise and asked why he had come.
The Princess watched curiously from the side.
Falling Dragon Arhat said solemnly:
"I have come at the Buddha's command."
What for?
"The Buddha wishes to have a friendly meeting with Your Excellency. May I ask what Your Excellency thinks?"
"If he sincerely wishes to talk, I agree."
Ding Ling was not curious about this world's Buddha. What he wanted was this world's collection of books.
Reading could deepen his foundations, increase his strength, and raise the limits of his Martial Dao True Understanding and Immortal Path True Understanding. It might even help the Incense Faith Path and Gu Dao grow.
This world had no Gu Dao.
However, some secret arts that used Gu as seeds circulated among the demons. Once Ding Ling mastered those secret arts, they would also benefit his Gu Dao.
Although Gu Dao had already attained the Flawless Great Luo Dao Fruit, that was not the end of the road. Above the Great Luo Dao Fruit was the Sage Dao Fruit.
Ding Ling hoped that Gu Dao could one day reach the threshold of the Sage Dao Fruit. Once it reached that stage, with Gu Dao unleashed, billions upon billions of living beings could become his Gu! Controlling others would become easier and more natural.
Because Ding Ling needed to read books, he told Falling Dragon Arhat that he wished to view the Vulture Peak Atlas.
Falling Dragon Arhat could not make that decision himself and said he would ask the Buddha.
Ding Ling gestured for him to do as he pleased.
Falling Dragon Arhat left.
Some time later,
he visited again and said that the Buddha had agreed.