"Venerable Jiaye?"
Startled, Xu Taiping instinctively wanted to take a few steps back, but only when he tried to lift his foot did he realize that his Primordial Spirit was now outside his body.
Then, his eyes filled with confusion, he looked at the Golden Buddha Statue before him.
Venerable Jiaye immediately explained to Xu Taiping:
"While meditating, this humble monk happened to sense your presence, Benefactor Taiping. Seeing that there were many people about and too many ears, I invited your Primordial Spirit out."
Xu Taiping asked in great surprise:
"Venerable Jiaye, has your cultivation actually reached the point where you can sense my presence directly from within the Void?"
Xu Taiping immediately added another question:
"And even invite my Primordial Spirit out directly?"
Venerable Jiaye smiled and said:
"You are overthinking things, Benefactor Taiping."
Venerable Jiaye continued explaining:
"The reason I could sense your presence within the Chaos Void, Benefactor Taiping, was that you carry a Buddha Fate Object belonging to our Ancient Buddha Kasyapa lineage."
Hearing this, Xu Taiping glanced at the All Beings Are Equal Bracelet on his wrist, and understanding dawned.
Although the bracelet's divine power had diminished sharply after leaving the Thousand Buddha Kingdom in the Wilderness, Xu Taiping had long since grown accustomed to wearing it and had never taken it off.
Venerable Jiaye continued:
"As for why I could invite your Primordial Spirit out, Benefactor, that is indeed a Divine Ability this humble monk recently comprehended while reciting sutras. However, aside from drawing a Primordial Spirit out of its body, this Divine Ability has no other remarkable powers."
"Furthermore, under this humble monk's Divine Ability, you and I communicate through our Primordial Spirits."
"For at least the time it takes an incense stick to burn, we need not concern ourselves with the