Abbot Jiaye glanced at the enormous bronze mirror before him, then answered:
"Benefactor Taiping, place your hand on the Spirit Mirror, and you will naturally know."
Xu Taiping nodded and pressed his hand against the Spirit Mirror.
In an instant, the tightly closed lotus suddenly burst into full bloom.
At the sight, Abbot Jiaye immediately said with a gratified expression:
"As expected of you, Benefactor Taiping. In just a few short years, you have accumulated more than three thousand merit."
Hearing this, Xu Taiping asked in some puzzlement:
"Abbot Jiaye, how could you tell that I had accumulated three thousand merit?"
Abbot Jiaye explained:
"Because only after accumulating three thousand merit can you make this lotus bloom completely."
Xu Taiping nodded in understanding.
Abbot Jiaye continued:
"And the number of petals that unfold on this lotus is the number of times you can enter this lotus minor world."
Xu Taiping counted them, then immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"In other words, I can enter this lotus minor world thirty-six times."
Abbot Jiaye nodded.
He immediately reminded Xu Taiping:
"However, although this lotus minor world bears only a seventy-percent resemblance to the Yaochi Sacred Land, it is likewise fraught with danger."
"As soon as you die within it, your divine sense will be expelled from this minor world."
"So although you can enter this minor world thirty-six times, if you are careless, you could actually exhaust all thirty-six chances in a single day."
Xu Taiping immediately nodded gently and said:
"Thank you for the reminder, Abbot Jiaye."
As he spoke, he suddenly asked with some curiosity:
"What happens if all thirty-six chances are used up?"
Abbot Jiaye said solemnly:
"This lotus will wither, and the minor world within it will collapse as well."
"Even if this old monk