Two sandalwood beads lay spread across Wu Pifu's palm.
That was right—two of them!
The first sandalwood bead had come from the Ancient Insect Realm, obtained during the adventure in which he acquired the Thunder Pool. Yet despite having it for so long, the bead had never served any purpose.
It was said... yes, said to be an item containing information about the Buddhist Secret Treasury. But after Wu Pifu obtained it, the thing had shown absolutely no effect. It provided neither information nor coordinates. It looked like nothing more than an ordinary sandalwood bead, and even the Main Brain's appraisal did not work on it.
As time passed, Wu Pifu had forgotten it in his personal space. Then, unexpectedly, he acquired a second sandalwood bead. When he instinctively took out the first one, the two beads resonated with each other.
"Main Brain, appraise these two beads." Wu Pifu took out the Dream Compass and aimed it at the sandalwood beads.
"Appraising... Appraisal complete."
That was all the information the Main Brain gave him. Nothing else. Well, just like last time.
But the two sandalwood beads reacted differently. As they resonated and trembled together, a faint yet undeniable pull emerged. The beads seemed to be exerting a subtle force toward a direction that was constantly shifting.
"...That's truly strange."
Beelzebub flew over to the two beads and said, "This is also my first time seeing a tangible object that serves as coordinates for the Buddhist Secret Treasury."
Wu Pifu put the beads away and asked, "Was the Buddhist Secret Treasury mysterious even in your era?"
"Of course."
Beelzebub spoke frankly. "Buddhism is an extremely ancient civilization. Before the era when the Heavenly Court emerged as a real civilization, the First Buddha had already fallen into some kind of slumber. In