Chapter 60: So What If I Establish Another Buddhist Sect?
When Chen Ye heard Monk Fangyuan say he wanted him to become the abbot of Cixin Temple, he was thoroughly startled.
This old monk—he had no idea whether he was joking or serious.
Chen Ye did not dare take that lightly and hurriedly shook his head. "Master, don't joke around. I can't abide by monastic rules and precepts. Asking me to chant sutras and eat vegetarian food is impossible."
"Vegetarian food? Cixin Temple merely forbids the taking of life; vegetarianism is not required. This poor monk has loved meat and fish all his life, but whenever I beg for alms, it depends on the donor's mood. I rarely get to eat meat."
Chen Ye could not help laughing. "No killing witnessed, no killing heard, and not killed for one's sake—Master eats the three kinds of pure meat, correct?"
The moment Monk Fangyuan heard this, his eyes lit up. "Indeed, indeed, precisely that! Yet no one has ever described it so accurately. Many thanks, benefactor. Cixin Temple now has another written rule: meat may only be eaten if it is of the three pure kinds. As expected, benefactor, you know many lost secrets of Buddhism. But forgive this poor monk for asking presumptuously—how exactly did you come to know them?"
Naturally, Chen Ye would not explain. He directly changed the subject. "Just assume I was born knowing them, Master. Let us return to the matter at hand. Aside from the secret art of the Qi Sea Realm, I also need to exchange some other things with Cixin Temple. Do not worry—I will not empty out your treasury."
"Amitabha. Please speak, benefactor."
Chen Ye said, "I want an escape art, a defensive divine ability or a protective magic treasure, some materials for