This golden stone was brought back to Li Nianfan by Daji not long ago. As a gift, Li Nianfan gave her the golden gourd.

It felt good in the hand, a little warm, but it was not a regular circle. He didn't know what to do with it, so Li Nianfan was going to roll it in his palm to see if he could make it round. The

golden stone was quite conspicuous. Monk Jiesexing noticed the attraction, took a look, and was stunned. He widened his eyes and said in surprise: "Is this... a relic?"

Li Nianfan looked at Jiesexing in surprise, "Buddhist relic? That's it?"

He handed the stone to Jiesexing.

Jiesexing took the stone, put it in his palm and looked at it carefully, but his brows became more and more wrinkled.

"It doesn't seem to be."

He was puzzled and said, "I have never seen a relic, but there are legends about it in the Buddhist scriptures. If it is really a relic, it shouldn't be so ordinary, and it should be very hard."

Li Nianfan nodded. He didn't think so.

This is a mythical world. Relics should be shining. At the very least, they should have a radiance that is not easily damaged. But this stone doesn't seem to be very hard.

Unless it deliberately hides its own strange phenomenon, or even makes itself look not very hard.

But... this is obviously impossible.

Li Nianfan took the relic back from the monk Jiese's hand, and saw that he was still staring at the stone in his hand carefully, and seemed a little reluctant, so he couldn't help but smile.

Speaking of relics, it reminded him that he could carve a golden Buddha out of this golden stone. He was a friend of Jiesese and Yun Yiyi, and he was also their matchmaker, so he should send them a gift.

A golden Buddha statue would be quite suitable.

Li Nianfan weighed the golden stone in his hand and looked at it in the sunlight. The size was quite suitable, and the patterns around the stone, although the shape was irregular, were just right to carve a Buddha out of it. It felt like it should be quite suitable.

He did it right away.

He took out a carving knife and tried to dig into the stone. Without much effort, he carved a mark out of it.

"Haha, it's not hard after all!" Li Nianfan laughed.

Jiesexing also smiled, but it was a forced smile, the kind of smile that he had to smile for fun. It was painful to watch the stone being carved piece by piece.

He could vaguely feel that the stone contained Buddha nature, which resonated with him.

Is this a relic? He always felt that the stone was pretending.

"Amitabha."

Jiesexing's mood was extremely complicated. In the end, he could only twitch his lips and chant the Buddha's name to suppress his uneasy heart. Following

the master all the way, he was really testing his character all the time. He thought he could control his seven emotions and six desires, but the master just cooked a dish, said a few words, or even took out something, which was enough to make his Buddha heart tremble.

Is this the big boss?

In such a short time, the relic had been dug into thousands of holes and marks by Li Nianfan.

Jiesexing withdrew his gaze from the relic, unable to bear to look at it any longer.

In the following journey, Li Nianfan finally found something to do. Whenever he felt like it, he would take out the golden stone and carve it. It gradually began to take shape.

At first, Jiesexing would not look at it, but when he accidentally saw Li Nianfan carving, he was immediately shocked. He felt that with every cut of Li Nianfan's knife, it seemed that there was a Buddha's light, and a stream of Buddhist truth surrounded the relic. The rich Buddha's light stung his eyes.

Moreover, as Li Nianfan polished the relic in his hand into shape, this feeling became more and more profound, and he even had a desire to worship, as if he was no longer carving a statue, but a real Buddha!

Even if he was just watching from the side, the true meaning of Buddhism would be transmitted into his body, allowing his Buddhist practice to advance by leaps and bounds.

At this time, after eating and drinking, Li Nianfan took out the carving knife as usual and started carving.

Jiesex sat over very consciously, sitting cross-legged, with his hands facing the statue, looking solemn and dignified, like a pilgrim.

"It's basically done. This should be the last carving." Li Nianfan smiled and took the statue in his hand. Although it was not finished yet, the image of a Buddha meditating with his eyes closed had basically been revealed. Golden light was flowing around his body. Although it was not big, it was extremely imposing and unforgettable at first sight.

"You come here every day to observe. What do you think of this statue?"

Jiesexing said sincerely, "Mr. Li's technique is so exquisite that it is like a work of nature. He has almost reproduced the Buddha, which is amazing."

"Hahaha, it is not easy to make you flatter me."

Li Nianfan laughed happily and then joked, "Are you still going to say that this thing is destined to be with you?"

Jiesexing lowered his eyelids and said, "Indeed, it is destined to be with you."

Li Nianfan said calmly, "I'll give it to you."

Jiesexing trembled all over, and suddenly raised his head, looking at Li Nianfan with an unbelievable and extremely expectant look, "Mr. Li, are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious." Li Nianfan smiled calmly, "Why else would I carve a Buddha statue when I have nothing to do? I am also half a witness to your relationship with Miss Yun, so I should give you something."

Jiesex's throat rolled, and his firm heart of Buddha wavered again, and a tear actually overflowed from his eyes.

There was excitement, but more of it was touching.

He clasped his hands together and closed his eyes, "Thank you, Mr. Li."

Yun Yiyi was very happy and also bowed, "Thank you, Mr. Li."

"It's just a small matter. It's a bit too polite." Li Nianfan waved his hands, paused, and asked curiously, "Monk Jiese, have you heard any information about the demise of Buddhism in the past?"

He really wanted to know what happened in the blank period after the sequel to Journey to the West. This catastrophe was really powerful.

The most important thing is that he is actually a little bit weak, and he is eager to know the background.

From the last ambush, it can be seen that the mastermind behind the scenes is not willing to give up, and he may jump out at any time to clean up the remnants. From this point of view, it seems that the people around him are all remnants.

His relationship with the Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, and Buddhism is extraordinary. He even gave away the Buddhist scriptures himself. I really didn't expect Yue Tu to rely on the Diamond Sutra to fool a lot of people to join the shaving.

Calculating again, his relationship with the underworld is also very good, and there is a group of guys who seem to be preparing to rebuild the Heavenly Palace.

Hiss——

Aren’t these guys the remnants?

Originally he was counting on clinging to someone powerful, but he had unknowingly put himself in a dangerous situation. Looking back now, he was really shocked.

If he hadn't considered that he had the Holy Body of Merit to protect him, and that this group of people were very powerful, friendly, and had good relationships, Li Nianfan would have been ready to cut off contact with them immediately, and then hide away with Daji.

As a mortal and a nobody, he thought he would not attract attention.

"I did find out some things." Jiesexing said in an unhurried tone, "The philosophy of my Buddhism clashed with the demons. During the last catastrophe, the demons prospered and seemed incredibly powerful. They were the first to destroy Buddhism, and then they wanted to rule the world, but they were suppressed."

"That's it? Anything else?"

"Monks don't swear."

"Didn't the demon clan's Wu Tian die? How can the demon clan still be so powerful?" Li Nianfan frowned, then looked at Huo Feng and asked, "Fairy Feng, do you really remember nothing about the catastrophe?"

Huo Feng shook his head, pondered for a moment and said, "But we can already infer that the demon clan and the Qilin clan are behind the catastrophe. Their goal should be to limit the cultivation of all living beings in the world and make them weak, so that they can show off their power and rule at will."

"Just as I thought." Li Nianfan paused and asked the question that he cared about most, "What is the upper limit of my merit body?"

"Upper limit?" Huo Feng was stunned for a moment, then realized what Li Nianfan meant, and the corners of his mouth twitched obscurely, "From the amount of the young master, it should be... the limit."

Li Nianfan was delighted, "Be more specific."

Huo Feng quickly organized his words and weakly concluded: "As far as I know, no one should dare to touch it at all."

"So I'm safe?"

"Uh... quite... safe."

"Then I'm relieved." Li Nianfan showed a comfortable smile. Once he was sure that he was safe, he would not be afraid of big things, and even wanted to hold some popcorn and sit and watch.

Huo Feng felt that he was about to collapse. Boss, stop playing, is there any point in asking me these questions?

It's more than just safety. It's a great gift for you to keep others safe.

Others looked at each other's noses and looked at each other's hearts, pretending that they didn't hear anything.

The master has a good temper, but sometimes it is too tiring to cooperate with him in performance.

That's right, with such strength, he can only play around in the world. Perhaps this is his rare pleasure. It's hard for the master.

At this time, Li Nianfan's carving knife made the last stroke and said with a smile: "Well, the carving is done."

Everyone looked up at the same time.

The next moment, the whole body was shocked, and the soul trembled. They were directly attracted.

On the palm of Li Nianfan's hand, a golden Buddha was solemn, with no sadness or joy on his face, and his eyes were half-closed, but there was endless Buddha light bursting out. The Buddha was embedded in a golden stone. The streamlined stone pattern became the best background, and it perfectly set off the solemnity of the Buddha.

In the eyes of the crowd, a golden light burst out from the void, covering the statue. The statue, which was obviously small, became bigger and bigger, more and more brilliant, and soon it was as high as the sky, as if it had become everything in the world.

Then, everyone's scalp tingled, and they watched in amazement as the Buddha statue actually moved.

The half-closed eyelids slowly lifted and opened!

In an instant, the wind rose and the clouds surged, and countless golden lights covered the surroundings, coating the earth, white clouds and sky with a layer of gold. The sound of Buddha chanting came to their ears, and a vast and boundless pressure burst out, pressing everyone to breath and sweat all over their bodies, and they dared not move.

"What do you think? Are you stunned? This statue is OK, right?" Li Nianfan's voice brought everyone back to their senses.

All the strange visions disappeared, and only the statue was flashing with golden light. Everything just now seemed to be just an illusion.

However, everyone's hearts were unable to calm down for a long time, and they couldn't suppress it at all. Their hearts were beating wildly.

Huofeng and Daji looked at each other, and their shock became even stronger, because they had seen the Daluo Jinxian, and there was a contrast.

The aura of the Buddha just now definitely surpassed that of the Daluo Jinxian, and it was far surpassed!

What realm is above the Daluo Jinxian? Young Master, did you really carve a Buddha?

Yun Yiyi covered her mouth and stammered, "This is too... too spectacular."

Li Nianfan laughed, "Of course, it's a gift for you, after all, I have to accompany it with some snacks."

Just a snack?

The humility of a master is always so unexpected.

The monk Jiesexing put his hands together and said devoutly, "Amitabha."

"Jiesexing, I can't give it to you now." Li Nianfan smiled slightly, handed the Buddha statue to Yun Yiyi, and joked, "I'll put it with Miss Yun, and I'll give it to you when she's willing."

Yun Yiyi took the statue excitedly and said in surprise, "Thank you, Master Li."

Jiesexing's eyes followed the statue eagerly, and he quickly bowed to Yun Yiyi and said, "Amitabha, I'm honored to be here."

Yun Yiyi wrinkled her nose and said proudly, "I don't want you to be polite, I want you to be rude."

Jiesexing was stunned for a moment, puzzled, "Does Miss Yun mean to ask me to snatch it?"

"It's not robbing, it's forcing."

Seeing Jiesexing's bewildered face, Yun Yiyi couldn't help but said, "Forget it, just say some sweet words to me first."

"The poor monk is stupid and can't say it."

"Then what can you say?"

"How about I recite the sutras to Miss Yun."

Li Nianfan almost couldn't help laughing, and his shoulders were shaking, which greatly increased his knowledge.

Maybe this is the romance that belongs only to monks.

If you love her, recite the sutras to her.

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Everyone continued to move forward, Yun Yiyi's mood became more and more excited, wearing a red dress, and became the most active character in the whole team, even more excited than Long'er and Nannan. Yun

Yiyi looked ahead and said, "Mr. Li, Qingyun City is ahead, why don't you go to my house and sit for a while?"

It turned out that it was almost time to go home.

Li Nianfan smiled and said, "Okay."

Yun Yiyi turned to look at Jiesese and said coquettishly, "Jiesese, you left without saying goodbye last time, this time you have to go and apologize to my parents."

Jiesese looked tangled, as if he remembered something in the past that he couldn't bear to look back on.

Yun Yiyi took out the chips, "If you perform well, the statue will be yours!"

Jiesese put his hands together, "Amitabha, I am planning to pay you a visit."

At this time, a caravan came from the front, and there were several cultivators in the team, with average cultivation. They walked and talked freely, with a sigh in their tone.

"Alas, if we hadn't passed by Qingyun City, we really wouldn't have known that the Yun family was actually wiped out. It's really hard to believe."

"Yes, the Yun family is the largest family in Qingyun City, and there is a cultivator in the late stage of fusion sitting in the city. I don't know who has such great power."

"I pass by Qingyun City all year round. The reputation of the Yun family is still very good. Although it is powerful, I have never heard of any example of bullying others or abusing power. How could it end up like this?"

"It was wiped out by several major forces. I heard that they got some extraordinary treasure."

"The man is innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure."

"There is no way. The world of cultivation is so unreasonable."

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