Matters of the Buddhist Gate

Now that she knew how little use this cultivation method offered, Jiang Yuechu wasted no more time on it.

It was only a cultivation method, after all. There was no need to brood over it.

For her, there were plenty of more important matters at hand.

Counting White Ape from earlier, she now had two venerables of the Buddhist Sect under her control.

At last, she could have the two fill in the gaps in each other's knowledge and get a clearer picture of the Buddhist Sect.

With that thought, she simply awakened Lord White Ape again.

"Tell me everything you know about the Buddhist Sect."

As Lord White Ape awakened, Venerable White Horse finally got a clear look at the white figure that had ambushed it in the woods.

Yet things seemed a little different from what it had imagined...

Although this white ape's aura bore some resemblance to that of the Buddhist White Ape, they did not seem to be the same being after all.

So the Buddhist White Ape really is dead...

Venerable White Horse sighed inwardly.

Still, knowing the answer now was of little use. It had already become a spirit within this painting and defected to the enemy. What was the point of dwelling on such things?

It shook its head, sweeping those thoughts aside, and spoke first to explain things to Jiang Yuechu.

"My master, if we trace the origins of the Buddhist Sect to their source, it and the Heavenly Court sprang from the same roots.

"In ancient times, the Three Buddhas and the Three Venerables ruled the Nine Provinces together. Immortals and Buddhas shared one hall, living in harmony for untold tens of millions of years. The only difference was that one side cultivated divine abilities, seeking unity between heaven and humanity,