The Demon-Suppressing Divine Stone, the Map to the Central Continent Immortal Treasury, and the Return to Great Wei's Capital

Wuchang Year Two.

The first day of the third month.

The Haoran Kingdom.

Righteous Haoran Qi suffused this place, and Literary Qi was everywhere.

Scholars gathered here as though in an age of prosperity. To develop agriculture at its foundations, they followed Xu Qingxiao's example and provided free education, though they required the students' fathers to work the fields.

The Haoran Kingdom maintained no military camps. With support from the other nations, it had little to fear.

At that moment.

Inside the Literary Palace.

Three monks carried a wooden tablet as they slowly entered.

At their head was an old monk with white eyebrows, yet he was full of vigor. Holding an alms bowl, he looked exceedingly solemn.

Of the two behind him, one wore a white kasaya and was Wuming. The other wore a red-and-blue kasaya, was in his forties, and held a Demon-Subduing Pestle.

Tianzhu Temple was one of the Buddhist Order's two great temples. The other was the Lesser Thunderclap Temple.

In recent years, however, the Lesser Thunderclap Temple had gradually lost its luster, while Tianzhu Temple's prestige continued to grow. Nearly ninety percent of the monks throughout the Western Desert belonged to Tianzhu Temple.

The main reason was that Tianzhu Temple had repeatedly produced eminent monks in recent years. Their mastery of Buddhist Dharma had truly eclipsed the Lesser Thunderclap Temple's glory.

Unlike court politics, however, the Buddhist Order shared the same ideals. It no longer mattered who was stronger or weaker.

Those who wore the kasaya were approaching true enlightenment.

Inside the Literary Palace.

"Amitabha. Sage Zhu's True Spirit has been returned to its rightful owner. This, too, brings our virtuous deed to completion and accumulates blessings for all living beings."

The old monk at the head spoke. He was Huijue, one of Tianzhu Temple's