After the lotus-shaped flames flared brightly, they transformed into three clusters and gradually died away. At the instant the three flames went out, a faint shadow flew from one of them—it was the old monk's soul. The old monk respectfully bowed to Ci Hui and said, "Amitabha, many thanks, Venerable One..."
Then the soul turned into countless fragments like glowing fireflies and vanished without a trace.
"Amitabha~" Seeing this, Xiao Hua was delighted and sincerely convinced. He had just used the Buddhist Sect Nine-Character Mantra before the main hall of Little Linglong Temple, yet it had not worked in the slightest. But Ci Hui merely formed a Buddhist hand seal here and immediately delivered the old monk from suffering. When an expert made a move, one could tell whether there was substance to it!
"Many thanks, Master Ci Hui." Xiao Hua bowed with wholehearted sincerity. "If not for your intervention, I fear the elder would have been disappointed. His relics and other belongings could not have been preserved either!"
"You should take this relic!" Looking toward where the old monk's soul had just emerged, Ci Hui said bitterly as a relic smaller than a little finger appeared, "He led you into Buddhism, so he should be considered your guide. His karmic obstructions... once you possess supernatural abilities in the future, you ought to help him eliminate them. Of course, this humble monk cannot guarantee whether there are karmic obstructions within this relic."
"Yes, this humble monk understands. That female benefactor already explained it earlier!" Xiao Hua looked at the relic floating in midair. Its color was quite murky, with many different hues mingled inside; it was far from especially pure. Clearly, the old monk's cultivation realm had not been very high. Xiao Hua beckoned with his hand, intending to take