"Lord Heavenly Dharma Protector, aren't you leaving with us?"
"You'd be in even greater danger following me than staying in this Imperial Capital."
At those words, horror surfaced in Chongde's eyes.
"Could some powerful being be tracking you, Heavenly Dharma Protector?"
Monk Chongde could not help asking.
"You could say that. Unless something unexpected happens, I'll head straight to Blood Rain Forest after leaving the Imperial Capital. I likely won't be back anytime soon, so I'm sorry for the trouble, but please look after those two siblings."
Xu Taiping glanced at the crimson lightning still falling incessantly from the sky, then nodded without betraying anything.
This was only the third level calamity, yet it had already caused such a terrifying disturbance. How could he dare let Lu Yun and his sister follow him?
"Lord Heavenly Dharma Protector, may I tell our abbot about these matters?"
Monk Chongde asked solemnly.
"Yes, but tell them they'd best not come to Southern Chu for the next few years."
Xu Taiping nodded, then gave him that warning.
According to what the abbot of Vairocana Temple had told them back then, once they left their Buddhist temples, the abbots' power would diminish greatly. Let alone a demonic beast on the Heavenly Wolf King's level, they would struggle even against one in the Demon Venerable Realm.
Only temples of warrior monks like Prajna Temple, whose monks practiced Diamond Power from childhood and excelled in martial arts, could secure even an inch of foothold in a country like Southern Chu, which had no Buddhist temples.
"I will be sure to pass that on."
Monk Chongde nodded solemnly.
After what had happened at the Relic-Seeking Studio, he already revered Xu Taiping's words as true words.
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