At this moment, the Ancient Moon Hall exuded a powerful aura of immortality, instantly making Huang Ling'er feel an immense sense of oppression, as if Mount Tai were pressing down on her.
"What exactly is in the inner courtyard?!"
Gu Yuetang stared intently at Huang Ling'er, his voice like a striking bell hitting her heart. For a moment, Huang Ling'er almost blurted out Ling Yao's name.
Huang Ling'er quickly composed herself, met Gu Yuetang's gaze, and smiled:
"Since Benefactor Gu wishes to go to the inner courtyard, then go ahead and take a look!"
As she spoke, she sat on the stone bench, twirling her prayer beads and closing her eyes to rest.
Huang Ling'er knew that if she went against Gu Yuetang, he would become more suspicious, so she went along with him. The more indifferent she was, the more at ease he would feel.
As expected, after Huang Ling'er gave permission, Gu Yuetang no longer wanted to go in and take a look. If he didn't find anything, his previous attitude would definitely offend Huang Ling'er, and his Bodhisattva status might be in jeopardy.
"Hehe..." Gu Yuetang laughed:
"Since the inner courtyard is Abbot Huang's private place of enlightenment, it is indeed inappropriate for me to enter."
"Then I won't disturb Abbot Huang any longer. I'll take my leave!"
Huang Ling'er nodded slightly, still keeping her eyes closed as if she were an ancient Buddha.
Just then, several of Ling Yao's disciples returned from their sword practice. Seeing them carrying long swords and walking towards the inner courtyard, Gu Yuetang's face immediately darkened.
Driven by his inner demons, he wanted to slap any sword cultivator he saw to death.
Several disciples glared angrily at Gu Yuetang, their hands unconsciously resting on their sword hilts.
Tensions instantly rose.
Gu Yuetang released a slight aura, instantly sending several disciples flying backward and coughing up blood.
Their swords shattered into dust instantly.
To smash a swordsman's sword to dust in front of him is undoubtedly a humiliation.
"Gu Yuetang, you've gone too far!"
One of the disciples pointed angrily at the Ancient Moon Hall.
Immediately, hundreds of disciples rushed out of the inner courtyard, glaring angrily at Gu Yue Hall.
"court death!"
Gu Yuetang's expression turned cold, and instantly all of Ling Yao's disciples' swords shattered.
"I don't like sword cultivators! In the ancient civilization, no one was allowed to practice swordsmanship; that was the rule!"
Huang Ling'er opened her beautiful eyes, raised her hand to stop the enraged disciples, and told them to return to the inner courtyard. Then she looked at Gu Yuetang and said:
"Benefactor Gu, do you dislike sword cultivators, or do you fear them?"
Huang Ling'er's words struck a chord with him, instantly causing Gu Yuetang's Dao heart to waver.
“The ancient benefactor’s Golden Lion Temple doesn’t have many rules. Disciples can learn whatever lineage they want, as long as they study Buddhist and Taoist scriptures every day.”
Sword cultivators are the Achilles' heel of Gu Yue Tang. Even at the risk of offending the Buddhist community, he doesn't want to see anyone practicing the sword path right under his nose.
Gu Yuetang stared coldly at Huang Ling'er and said in a deep voice:
"My rules are my rules, and even the Golden Lion Temple is not allowed to practice swordsmanship."
I have already shown the Buddhist community a great deal of respect by not executing these people and handing them over to Abbot Huang for salvation.
Abbot Huang, please do not challenge the limits of this deity!
Seeing that Gu Yuetang was truly angry, Huang Ling'er did not continue to be forceful, and smiled:
“You flatter me, Benefactor Gu. They practice the Buddhist sword path. The Golden Buddha is currently very powerful in the Buddhist realm, and he is the main practitioner of the Buddhist sword path, so we followed him in our practice.”
"If the Golden Buddha were to see at the pilgrimage ceremony that the entire Primordial Civilization didn't even have a single monk practicing the Buddhist Sword Path, he would lose face. Therefore, these disciples can conveniently switch to the Buddhist Sword Path; it's not a challenge to the Ancient Benefactor's bottom line."
Hearing this, Gu Yuetang felt much more at ease. As for whether the Golden Buddha was practicing the Buddhist Sword Path, he had no idea.
After all, the Dharma name Tathagata symbolizes the highest level of the Buddhist realm, a level that even Bodhisattvas find difficult to reach.
"Hehe... I see. I misunderstood. Abbot Huang, please forgive me!"
Gu Yuetang clasped his hands together and said apologetically.
Huang Ling'er nodded slightly, "It's alright, it's just that I didn't inform Benefactor Gu in time!"
"I won't disturb Abbot Huang's meditation. Goodbye!"
After watching Gu Yuetang leave, Huang Ling'er sat down on the stone bench, panting heavily.
Her back was already soaked with cold sweat. Gu Yuetang's oppressive aura was too strong, and he was too suspicious.
Every time I discussed philosophy with Gu Yuetang, I was easily tricked into revealing information. Gu Yuetang never truly let his guard down.
"During my six months in the ancient realm, besides accumulating more and more treasures, my emotional intelligence was also honed!"
Huang Ling'er sighed. She was having a really tough time. Every day she was bewildered by the endless stream of incense money, and she also had to deal with a powerful demon.
"It's all my brother's fault!"
Huang Ling'er felt that the Golden Lion was too lazy and that she should have let her brother Golden Lion take the lead from the beginning.
I can be like Lingxi and Lingshan, going out to travel and have fun every day.
Unlike myself, who pretends to be a highly enlightened monk every day, preaching and explaining Buddhist teachings to those worshippers. If I didn't have a solid understanding of Buddhism, I really wouldn't have been able to keep it up for so long.
The golden lion came from the inner courtyard to Huang Ling'er's side, opened his arms to hug her, but she pushed him away.
Then, Huang Ling'er solemnly clasped her hands together and said:
"This is a sacred Buddhist site, please be careful, Benefactor Huang!"
Golden Lion's face stiffened. "Why are you still so immersed in the role!"
Huang Ling'er rolled her eyes at him, "Hmph! You're living a carefree life every day, while I'm busy to death every day."
Golden Lion chuckled, "Just hold on for another six months, and then I'll give you 70% of the incense money and such!"
Huang Ling'er pouted, "I don't want money. I'm not interested in money. Every time I see mountains of cold, hard money, I feel lost. I feel like I have nothing but money in all my life."
"Sigh~" Huang Ling'er sighed.
"How about Brother Ling forge me a God-Slaying Whip? Made from Immortal Mother Green Copper."
Huang Ling'er's favorite magical weapon is the God-Slaying Whip, but she joined the team later and was too embarrassed to ask for it.
The golden lion laughed:
"Is this a big deal? Once Xiao Yao's matter is resolved, I'll have Brother Ling forge a God-Slaying Whip for you using Immortal Mother Green Copper!"
"That's more like it!" Huang Ling'er waved her hand and said:
"Step back! This abbot is going to take a period of seclusion!"
...
Upon returning to the dojo, Gu Yuetang immediately summoned its high-ranking members and excitedly announced:
"At the pilgrimage ceremony six months from now, the Golden God Tathagata will personally attend and bestow upon me the Bodhisattva status!"
Upon hearing this, the high-ranking officials of the Primordial Civilization were collectively excited.
"That's wonderful! If our Lord becomes a Bodhisattva, it means we've completely climbed onto the great tree of Buddhism!"
"Haha~ Congratulations! From now on, we don't need to worry about Lin Muyao's revenge. Even if she becomes a Celestial King, she can't do anything to us!"
"Congratulations, my lord! Congratulations, my lord!"
"..."
Faced with the praise of the crowd, Gu Yuetang was very excited, and the magnificent scene of himself becoming a Bodhisattva involuntarily appeared in his mind.
"Lin Muyao, heh... You'll never be able to defeat me!"
Gu Yuetang thought to himself with a sinister smugness.
Immediately, he looked around at everyone and spoke seriously:
"This pilgrimage must be held on a grand scale, and all the buildings in the ancient imperial city must be transformed into a Buddhist style!"
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