Hongfa Temple, the ancestral seat of Buddhism in this plane, was said to have inherited its teachings from the Heavenly Realm, left here to spread the Dharma among mortals. Hence its name, Hongfa Temple.
Its abbot, Great Compassion, held a position in the Orthodox Path not much lower than Qiu Wuji's. Owing to his religious standing, his place in the hearts of certain groups even surpassed hers, and overall, he ranked above Xie Jiuxiao as well. But the Buddhist School kept a low profile, unlike the dazzling Qiu Wuji, and thus remained unobtrusive beneath her radiance.
Qiu Wuji had once explained where her Golden Bell Shield technique came from: she had captured a Buddhist renegade and delivered him to Abbot Great Compassion. Although Qiu Wuji had seen the Buddhist School's secret Golden Bell Shield teachings during that affair, Great Compassion had not dared demand them back, which might have made him seem rather spineless. In fact, for Qiu Wuji to deliver the man in person as a show of respect already spoke of his considerable standing.
Not demanding them back was simply a way of fostering goodwill. Qiu Wuji had already seen them. What else could he do?
He might as well let it pass with a smile.
During the battle between Qiu Wuji and Yan Qianlie, circumstances had pushed the Orthodox and Demonic sides into an all-out war. As one of the leading powers of the Orthodox Path, Hongfa Temple naturally could not escape that turn of fate. Qiu Wuji had been elected Alliance Leader of the Orthodox Path, and Great Compassion, like Xie Jiuxiao, had been one of her allies and fought alongside her.
They simply had not contributed much throughout the campaign, though that was hardly their fault. Chu Ge just had not devoted much writing to