Chan Master Bai Mei entertained the thought of simply letting Shi Feiyang take the Two Treasures of Xuanyuan.
After his latest retreat facing the wall at Ningbi Cliff, his Merit and cultivation had reached fulfillment. In the original story, Li Ning and the others had beseeched him to teach, pleading with him not to attain Ascension but to remain and spread the Buddhist teachings for the sake of this world's living beings. Only then had he stayed another twenty years. Now, Li Ning had yet to become his disciple, and he too intended to leave the mortal world and ascend to Ultimate Bliss.
But although he thought this way, the others would not agree...
Within the Buddhist Sect, the Three Monks and Two Nuns were supreme masters: Chan Master Zunsheng, Chan Master Tianmeng, Chan Master Bai Mei, Master Fentuo, and Master Youtan. There were also Chan Master Zhigong, Chan Master Kongtuo, Nun Xinru, the old nun of the Qinling Mountains, Master Single Finger, the Nameless Chan Master, and others. Yet they seldom ventured into the world. Having severed all worldly ties, they sought secluded places for quiet cultivation, awaiting rebirth. Thus, the first five generally served as their representative figures.
Though these eminent monks and Divine Nuns all belonged to the highest tier, their accumulated karmic ties and burdens differed, giving rise to different ways of conducting themselves. Their cultivation and magical powers also varied in strength.
As far as the affair involving Shi Feiyang was concerned, Chan Master Bai Mei's merit and cultivation were already complete; he merely awaited Ascension. Of his three disciples, his eldest, Caiwei Monk Zhu Youmu, was still with him. His second disciple, Li Ning, had reincarnated in Shandong and was still mingling among the martial artists of the jianghu as one of the Three