Cultivating Joyful Zen Together, Vajrabhairava (Part 1)

Shikshananda held the jade bottle in her hand, and all amusement had vanished from her eyes as she looked at Su Che.

"Beneath my Buddha's seat are guardian tribes known as the Eight Classes of Celestial Dragons. All are born with great Dharma power and can protect and spread the true Dharma. Among them is a clan called the Gandharvas, also known as Fragrant Shadow. They feed on fragrance and are proficient in music and rhythm; they are true masters of the path of illusions."

The fragrance within the jade bottle caused a trace of haziness to rise in Su Che's mind. It was as if a layer of intractable grease had been smeared across his mirror-like divine consciousness, throwing everything in his heart into confusion.

What a formidable method.

Su Che circulated the Nine Nether Reincarnation Art, protecting the most crucial thread of clarity within his mind while letting everything else take its course.

"This item is called Manduo Su Fragrance. To the Gandharva Clan, it can be called the finest delicacy. But when ordinary cultivators smell it, their Numinous Obscurity will be beguiled by its scent, and they will find it difficult to control their minds."

Shikshananda used her Zen Chant Divine Ability for those final sentences, a sacred aura surging around her.

"I will ask you this: who exactly are you?"

"I... I am... Liu Yidao."

Su Che understood at once. This Yaksha Crown Prince still did not trust him and had laid a trap here to await him.

It seemed she had always harbored doubts about his identity.

"Liu Yidao, what purpose brought you here?"

"I... I heard there would be great turmoil in the south, so I arranged with a few brothers to go over and see which way the wind was blowing..."

"So you