"Th-This cultivator... could he be a Buddhist sect disciple?" Xiao Hua had not seen any news of the Buddhist sect for a long time. Seeing one here so suddenly gave him quite a fright. That fellow Han Zhu gave me a pale golden little Buddha and told me to inspect it with Buddhist sense when I reach late Foundation Establishment. From the sound of it, he wanted to take me to the Buddhist Sect ruins. Damn it, I'm thriving like a fish in water within the Dao sect—why would I go to some Buddhist Sect ruins? Forget it, no more about him. I'd better first see how this artifact is used!
Xiao Hua placed several Golden Kun scripts into the Buddha Sarira and examined them one by one. When he reached a golden page among them, he immediately stopped. After another incense stick's worth of time, Xiao Hua opened his eyes, stored the Golden Kun scripts in his space, and looked at the jade bottle with a smile. "So it's a Buddhist artifact called the Pure Water Vase! It is said to hold the waters of a hundred rivers! Come, come, come... Let me see whether this Pure Water Vase can fulfill my wish!"
As he spoke, Xiao Hua released the Buddha Sarira. Pale golden light spread everywhere. With another toss of his hand, the Pure Water Vase landed before the Buddha Sarira. The Buddha Sarira pressed its palms together, one hand pointing to the heavens and the other to the earth, its face full of compassion.
"Lin~" The Buddha Sarira softly barked, and a Nine-Character Mantra flew forth and landed on the Pure Water Vase. At once, a hazy, indistinct figure flew out from the vase. It floated before the Buddha Sarira, gave a slight cupped-hand salute, then turned