Great Thousand Philanthropist Preparing to Go Online

Chapter 6: Great Thousand Philanthropist Preparing to Go Online

After entering the Land of Guardianship, Ye Kong casually found an empty house, took out the Sky-Concealing Tent Master Shi Luo had given him, and left Brother Lion outside to keep watch.

Once he was sure he would not be discovered, Ye Kong took out the bowl and placed it on his crossed legs. After carefully sensing it, he confirmed his suspicion:

That wisp of light that had entered the Merit Buddha Bowl earlier really was a faint trace of Merit Pure Light!

"Though the amount is so small it can practically be ignored, it does exist. Looks like killing those scourges can earn merit too."

After injecting Buddha energy into the bowl, a voice sounded in Ye Kong's mind.

Killing cultivators in the Great Thousand World burdened by sin can earn merit—The Great Thousand World has waged countless wars, and karma is difficult to judge. Only those who slaughter innocents or destroy continents can be deemed stained by sin.

"This thing is pretty humane. Some karma simply makes it impossible to tell right from wrong."

Ye Kong tapped the bowl rhythmically with his right index finger, producing a crisp sound as he considered how to earn more merit in the future and speed up his cultivation of divine abilities.

Maybe he could package and promote himself too, and give himself the title of Great Thousand Philanthropist?

Not only would it help him improve his strength faster, but he could also build up his reputation early and lay some groundwork for taking his master's damned position in the future.

"Brother Lion, I'm done studying what I found. Let's head to the City Lord's Mansion."

Nimbly crawling out of the tent, Ye Kong called for Jinjiu Master to continue on their way.

Jinjiu Master answered, instantly switching from drowsiness to fiery enthusiasm. He raised his head and followed.

"What do we do next? Go to that City Lord's Mansion to take missions?"

"Exactly. And find someone while we're at it."

Hearing that, Jinjiu Master disdainfully shook the golden mane on his head.

"With our strength, even if all the Spirit Beasts in this Spiritual Road attacked together, they could only leave behind their essence souls. Why would we need to find anyone else?"

"Because neither of us knows the way."

"If we don't find someone to guide us, we could wander around in circles and still fail to find our target Spirit Beast. We can't exactly kill everything we come across, can we? That'd be pretty immoral."

Ye Kong sighed. In his previous life, he had been a textbook case of someone with no sense of direction. Once he left his hometown, he had relied entirely on modern technology to guide him. This life was more or less the same.

Spiritual energy was forbidden within the Spiritual Road, and the world's order had returned to Lord Niu's control. Whenever he encountered complicated terrain like dense forests or valleys, he was completely helpless.

"Uh... that really is a problem."

"Damn it. If my spiritual power cultivation were still intact, I could sense everything clearly no matter how vast the area was. The training ground you chose is way too miserable, Little Kong."

After carefully observing the Shi Brothers' condition at the city gate, Wen Qingxuan gained an even deeper understanding of Ye Kong's strength. His physical power could absolutely rival that of a Spirit Soul Realm expert.

"I'd long heard that those bald monks possessed formidable physical strength, but I never imagined it would be this ridiculous."

Still shaken, Wen Qingxuan glanced at the axe and shield shattered into scraps on the ground, then pulled the pale-faced Xiuling into the city.

To the two women's surprise, when they entered the City Lord's Mansion to accept missions, they saw that dangerous youth—who had already become a Jade-Faced Asura in their minds—again. He even gave them an exceptionally friendly smile.

"Greetings, ladies. We meet again."

Ye Kong smiled as he clasped his hands toward them, while inwardly grumbling without end.

Such a huge Land of Guardianship was like a ghost town. He had wandered around and around without seeing a single living person. The first people he finally ran into were old acquaintances.

There was no need to guess. Those two bullies must have scared everyone into hiding indoors, too afraid to wander the streets. Sure enough, a place like this needed profound Buddhist teachings to change it.

"Master Shi Luo, you've stopped two weak young women. Might I ask what business you have with us?"

Skillfully shielding Xiuling behind her, Wen Qingxuan did not even raise her spear this time. She merely clasped her hands in return.

"Of course, I feel that the two of you are fated to meet me. You know the mission boards at the City Lord's Mansion mark the targets' locations, while I don't know the way... right? Anyway, that's what I mean. The price is negotiable."

The more Ye Kong spoke, the more awkward he felt, and his voice unconsciously grew quieter.

Oh? Now you've got my attention! Light flashed in Wen Qingxuan's eyes.

After suffering a small loss at Ye Kong's hands earlier, she had been thinking along the way about whether she could find an opportunity to get even. Unexpectedly, an opportunity had appeared so soon.

Without making Ye Kong wait long, Wen Qingxuan said directly, "We'll team up to accept missions. You take forty percent of the gains, and we take sixty. How does that sound?"

"I suppose that works. Let's do it."

After pondering for a moment, Ye Kong nodded in agreement.

The essence souls and points from the Spiritual Road meant nothing to him. On the other hand, Wen Qingxuan herself might offer him a chance to squeeze out some benefits. Maybe he could trick her into signing a few Merit Insurance policies, then have a monk go collect the debt from the Wen Clan later. Hard work led to prosperity, after all.

"That's wonderful. Master Shi Luo, you're such a rare expert. Even level-five missions should be easy for you. We're really getting a great deal this time."

Ye Kong's straightforward manner made Wen Qingxuan feel that this young worldly monk's character was not too bad. She smiled broadly and offered a bit of commercial flattery.

"Roar, roar." Jinjiu Master rubbed his massive head against Ye Kong's pant leg, humanlike displeasure appearing on his face.

Realizing that one member of their side still had unmet interests, Ye Kong hastily added, "Whether it's a bargain or not doesn't matter. My lion brother has always had a big appetite. The Spirit Beast corpses go to him. No problem with that, right?"

"Of course. We only need the essence souls anyway."

However... this little lady was quite interested in your Spirit Lion. I wondered if Master could enlighten me."

Wen Qingxuan naturally did not mind such a request. Her gaze swept back and forth over Jinjiu Master as she smiled softly.

"Two years ago, experts from divine beast and spirit beast clans visited the Wen Clan. They even brought some younger-generation talents to spar with the Wen Clan's young geniuses. One of them was from the Golden Lion Tribe."

"Though my strength is far inferior to yours, I pride myself on having a good memory. Your roar at the city gate earlier seemed very similar to the roar of the Golden Lion Tribe."

Good grief, she could identify it from a casual roar? No wonder she would later become an alchemist.

"Brother Lion?"

Marveling at a woman's memory, Ye Kong turned to Jinjiu Master and asked for its opinion.

In any case, he had never intended to hide it for long. The presidents of the Five Great Academies would not possibly throw him out just because he had brought a lion inside. After all, when making one's way in the world, background mattered.

"There is nothing to avoid. I shall tell you. I am a Golden Lion, but I do not come from the Golden Lion Tribe. I come from a Lower Plane."

Jinjiu Master shook its head as it spoke, causing Ye Kong's brows to rise as well.

This... he had never heard about before.

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