Practice Brings True Knowledge

As Shi Chan experienced the overall atmosphere of the Ask Dao Sect, he was quite moved. He could feel that the atmosphere of the entire Ask Dao Sect was positive, energetic, and very different from that of the Hanging Temple.

He felt that their Hanging Temple lacked this lively atmosphere.

"No wonder the rumors that the Ask Dao Sect is the number one immortal sect are indeed true."

The so-called rumors circulating among the people are actually the storytelling performance "The Ask Dao Sect Master".

He stood on the arena for a moment and watched as the disciples of the Ask Dao Sect fought back and forth, their battles exciting and worthy of applause.

The disciples of the Ask Dao Sect knew each other, and since he was an outsider standing in the crowd, people quickly guessed his identity.

"Is the visitor Junior Brother Shi Chan from the Hanging Temple? Would you be willing to come up to the arena for a duel?"

Master Shi Chan smiled, shook his head, and refused, stating frankly that he had come to the Ask Dao Sect to seek Buddhist teachings, not to engage in violence, which went against his original intention.

Just kidding, you're all at least at the Nascent Soul Realm stage. It would be a miracle if I could beat you. Going up there wouldn't be a contest, it would be getting beaten up.

"Master often says that the Silent Daoist has both Buddhist and demonic natures. If he is not restrained, he will surely bring disaster to the world. The Silent Daoist's cultivation is too fast. Only Master can subdue him. I wonder what kind of personality the Silent Daoist's disciple has."

He inquired about Lu Yang from those around him.

Lu Yang was a prominent figure in the Ask Dao Sect. His two months and three days as acting Sect Master made him the center of attention, and every disciple could say a few words about him.

"I never imagined that Lu Yang would actually use his acting Sect Master authority to force himself to win. It's truly despicable. However, judging from his reputation, he's well-regarded in the Ask Dao Sect Seeking Sect. No wonder he was able to cultivate the Arhat Fist. It seems that Fellow Daoist Lu Yang has a profound Buddhist nature and will achieve great things in the future. It seems that his use of the acting Sect Master authority was due to being possessed by a great demon and going astray. Well done, well done."

Compared to the Silent Daoist, Lu Yang acted with integrity and had an excellent reputation within the Ask Dao Sect.

"I heard from my fellow disciples that the Silent Daoist has four disciples. Lu Yang is the fourth disciple. The second and third disciples are not in the Central Continent, leaving only the eldest disciple to guard Heaven Gate Peak."

"My master often warned me not to provoke the eldest disciple of the Silent Daoist. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. The words in the scriptures are just the experience of our predecessors. How can we just copy them directly? Let me give it a try."

Following the instructions, Shi Chan arrived at Heaven Gate Peak and found Yun Zhi, who was cultivating.

Yun Zhi finished her practice and looked at Shichan with some doubt, not understanding why the disciples of the Hanging Temple would come to her.

"This humble monk is a disciple of the Hanging Temple, with the Dharma name Shi Chan. May I ask if you are the eldest disciple of the Silent Daoist?"

"Indeed, what brings you here, Brother Shichan?"

"I have heard that Senior Yun Zhi's cultivation is unparalleled, invincible among those of the same level. I wonder if you could suppress yourself to the late Golden Core stage and have a match with me?"

"Can."

"To be honest, I have never been defeated since I started practicing. I am quite confident in my cultivation. Senior Yun Zhi, you may make your move at will without worrying about whether I can withstand it."

Before long, Shi Chan limped down Heaven Gate Peak, his face bruised and swollen.

"It seems Master was right; we really shouldn't provoke Senior Yun Zhi."

Shi Chan then arrived at the commercial street, where he could clearly sense that everyone from the owners to the staff was extraordinary and full of hidden talents.

"It seems that more than a third of the people on the commercial street are experts."

In fact, everyone in the commercial street is a master, but he can't see through the fact that the remaining two-thirds have returned to simplicity.

Suddenly he stopped in his tracks, a look of alertness on his face.

There was a cultivator in front of him, exuding a palpable Sha Qi; who knows how many lives he has taken!

A demonic cult?!

Let's follow them and see.

He followed the cultivator cautiously for half a block before stopping.

The monk stopped in front of a barbecue restaurant. Shi Chan's nose twitched as he smelled the aroma—the reaction of cumin and lamb, fully aroused by the flames, making his mouth water and causing him to involuntarily swallow.

"Lamb skewers, fresh and authentic lamb skewers!"

"Old Gao, Old Liu, I've brought you some meat."

Upon hearing this, Master Liu happily handed the meat skewers in his hand to Master Gao to grill, and then took the cult leader's storage ring.

The storage ring was filled with freshly slaughtered beef and mutton, so fresh that the muscles were jiggling as if they were dancing.

"Young master, you've been following me all this way. Would you like some kebabs?" The cult leader turned around and had already noticed Shi Chan following him.

"Two skewers, young master?" Master Gao kindly handed them to Master Shi Chan.

Master Shi Chan shook his head slowly but firmly. "This humble monk has no money with him."

Going to a restaurant for a meal isn't expensive; if you can't dine and dash, you can always wash the dishes. But the skewers in front of you are pricey, and paying with Spirit Stone is clearly not something you can offset by washing dishes for days.

"It's alright. Judging from your appearance, you must be from the Hanging Temple. Since you're a guest, these two skewers are free; consider it our treat."

Shi Chan continued to shake his head, "I cannot do things for free. How about this, I see that you seem to run a farm. I happened to have worked at a farm for a while. I can go and help out at your farm."

In fact, Shi Chan had been working in a slaughterhouse. If his senior brother hadn't told him to go Ask Dao Sect, he would still be working in the slaughterhouse.

Since the Ask Dao Sect has this opportunity, we might as well take this chance to continue our cultivation.

"This..." The sect leader hesitated. This young monk was clearly a high-ranking monk from the Hanging Temple. If he sent him to the breeding farm, the Ask Dao Sect.

Shi Chan took out the token given to Dai Bufan: "Brother Dai told me that with this token, I can go anywhere in the Ask Dao Sect."

Seeing that Shi Chan was determined, the leader stopped stopping him, and Shi Chan was able to eat the kebabs as he wished.

He led Shi Chan through the core area to a grassland, where he ran his livestock farm. Cattle and sheep roamed everywhere, and the grass and water were lush and green.

"Boss, you're back."

The three beautiful ghosts, Little Five, Little Six, and Little Seven, were greatly surprised to see the cult leader accompanied by a monk.

It's already strange enough that the leader of a demonic cult runs a breeding farm, but why are monks also running breeding farms?

Shi Chan was also surprised to see the three beautiful ghosts. He couldn't believe that the Ask Dao Sect would take them in. Was it to practice the sage's doctrine of education for all?

"Master Shi Chan greets the three female benefactors."

Xiao Wu and his two companions quickly returned the greeting.

Shi Chan quickly got on track. With a swift movement, he sliced the beef along the muscle fibers, dividing it into more than a dozen pieces in the blink of an eye.

"It's good, it's good, Namo Amitabha Night, Duotagadu Night..."

Master Shi Chan laid down his butcher's knife and recited the Rebirth Mantra to dispel the cow's resentment.

This is why, despite killing countless cattle, he remained clean and without a trace of resentment.

He has been working to teach all butchers the Rebirth Spell, but unfortunately, there has been little progress so far.

If all butchers were like him, the foolish thing that happened—the cultivators of the Great Yu Dynasty using the resentment of cattle and sheep to refine the Soul-Summoning Banner—would not have occurred.

"Little Master, please stop your Divine Ability!" Little Five and the Three Ghosts pleaded. The three of them were only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, how could they withstand a Rebirth Mantra of the level of Shi Chan?

Upon hearing this, Shi Chan immediately stopped chanting.

He had completely forgotten that there were three ghosts here.

Feeling guilty, Master Shi Chan kindly said, "If you ever get tired of living, you can tell me, and I will perform a ritual to help you pass on to the afterlife for free."

The three beautiful ghosts repeatedly said no.

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