Ye Chen's spiritual sense extended towards the bottom of the abyss, trying to explore the situation below.
However, when his divine consciousness was about to reach the bottom of the abyss, it was blocked by the fog of resentment.
But Ye Chen still detected a familiar Buddha light and the sound of chanting scriptures over and over again.
Ye Chen raised the corner of his mouth and jumped into the Netherworld Valley.
His figure fell rapidly in the thick resentment.
A moment later, his feet landed lightly next to a monk wearing a cassock and sitting cross-legged.
The monk had his eyes closed, a look of compassion on his face, and was twirling rosary beads in his hands.
The Buddha's light shone all over his body, and he was chanting the mantra of rebirth over and over again, to save the wronged souls in the abyss.
This monk was Mingyuan.
Ye Chen did not speak to disturb Mingyuan from reciting the scriptures. He stood quietly by the side, looking at the resentment in front of him with a calm gaze.
Monk Mingyuan, who was reciting scriptures with his eyes closed, also sensed Ye Chen's arrival.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly.
A barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and then he regained his solemnity and continued to recite the scriptures.
Ye Chen's appearance did not cause him any interference.
After about an incense stick of time had passed, the chanting of the mantra for rebirth from Monk Mingyuan's mouth slowly stopped.
The Buddha's light around him gradually receded and he slowly opened his eyes.
"Amitabha."
Mingyuan chanted the Buddha's name softly, his voice gentle and peaceful.
"Donor Ye, if you don't go to the secret realm to seek opportunities, how can you have the time to come to the bottom of this Netherworld Valley and watch me sit and chant scriptures?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen raised the corner of his mouth into a smile that was not a smile.
"You didn't go looking for opportunities, but instead hid in this dark and desolate place chanting scriptures. Why?"
Ye Chen smiled slightly and asked casually.
As he spoke, he sat down casually beside Monk Mingyuan and looked around at the still lingering resentment.
Monk Mingyuan clasped his hands together with a calm expression.
"Amitabha."
"I am a monk, and I don't want to be involved in the worldly violence and violence."
"I only hope that with this little bit of Buddhist teachings, I can liberate the countless souls trapped in this abyss, and send them into reincarnation soon, free from the sea of suffering."
His voice was not loud, but it was firm.
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's eyes swept across the endless resentment surging above the abyss.
"There are more than a million wronged souls here."
"How long will it take you to liberate them all with your own strength?"
"Such a huge resentment has long been integrated into this place and is deeply rooted. Is it necessary for you to do this?"
Ye Chen stated the actual situation here in a calm tone.
These grievances cannot be shaken by Mingyuan alone.
After hearing Ye Chen's words, Monk Mingyuan's face did not waver at all, and a compassionate smile appeared on his face.
"Donor Ye, the Buddha said: A grain of sand is a world, a leaf is a Bodhi."
"Every wronged soul suffered in their lifetime, and all of them need to be resolved."
"The Buddha's heart saves people, regardless of difficulty or amount."
"Even though there are millions of wronged souls here, with deep resentment, every soul is unique in this world and deserves to rest in peace."
"I, a humble monk, shall also illuminate the netherworld with the light of Buddha's thought. Even though the power of one person is small,
"However, compassion is endless, and even small steps of enlightenment can eventually accumulate to achieve enlightenment, dispelling resentment and bringing peace to the soul."
Mingyuan lowered his head slightly, his tone becoming more pious.
"Sacrificing salvation is not for the sake of a momentary achievement, but for the purpose of fulfilling the Buddha's great wish to save all sentient beings."
"This journey is a spiritual practice, and every effort is to uphold the Buddha's heart."
“The process may be long and difficult, but my heart is devoted to the Buddha, and I will move forward courageously and never retreat.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Mingyuan's face showed an unwavering look of determination.
Mingyuan sticks to his original intention, devoting himself to liberating the souls of the wronged and fulfilling his ambition to save all sentient beings. It is not easy to stick to this state of mind.
Ye Chen listened to Mingyuan's powerful words, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes, and he did not give any more advice.
Everyone has a different path to take, their own practice, and their own destiny.
He flipped his wrist, took out the Drunken Moon Gourd, tilted his head back and took a few big gulps of Xiaoyaozui from the gourd mouth.
He casually handed the Drunken Moon Gourd to Mingyuan beside him.
"Drink some!"
Mingyuan looked at the wine gourd handed to him and took the Drunken Moon Gourd with a smile.
"Amitabha."
"Being able to drink heartily with Brother Ye in this place where millions of wronged souls gather is truly a wonderful thing in this worldly world on my path of cultivation!"
After he finished speaking, Mingyuan also imitated Ye Chen, tilted his head back and gulped down the liquid from the gourd.
A little bit of Xiaoyaozui flowed out from the corner of his mouth, wetting his monk's robe, but he didn't care.
“Hahahaha!”
"Ha ha ha ha!"
After putting down the Drunken Moon Immortal Gourd, the two looked at each other and burst into hearty laughter, which echoed at the bottom of the dead silent abyss.
This was the first time that Ye Chen drank so heavily with Mingyuan after returning to the fairyland after disappearing for a thousand years.
Still at the bottom of this hellish valley filled with resentment, with countless wronged souls sinking in the background.
This situation and scene have a unique flavor.
After a moment, Ye Chen waved his hand casually.
A bonfire was lit, and Ye Chen took out a piece of cleaned fairy beast meat and skillfully roasted it over the fire.
Soon, the rich aroma of meat mixed with the smell of wine spread in this abyss filled with resentment.
The two of them sat on the ground, grabbed the sizzling barbecue in one hand and took big bites.
From time to time, the other hand took the Drunken Moon Gourd and we took a sip each.
Mingyuan didn't have the solemnity of a high monk at this moment. The corners of his mouth were shiny with oil, and there were some oil stains on his monk's robe.
"Haha, what a joy! What a joy!"
He chewed the meat and laughed incoherently, his heroic spirit even surpassing that of ordinary ruffians.
The occasional carefree laughter of the two people formed a sharp contrast with the gloomy atmosphere at the bottom of the abyss.
"belch!"
After eating and drinking, Ye Chen burped comfortably.
Mingyuan wiped his mouth, and the gangster air on his body subsided, and he regained a bit of the solemn appearance of a monk.
Ye Chen looked at him and suddenly asked, "Mingyuan, have you ever thought about... getting to know her?"
When Mingyuan heard this, his body trembled slightly and the calmness on his face was instantly broken.
The "she" Ye Chen mentioned was naturally Mingyuan's biological daughter, Nianrou.
"Amitabha."
Mingyuan was silent for a moment, then he slowly chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice.
"I am a person from outside the world, and the mundane affairs are all just illusions."
"Whether you recognize me or not, it is just another shackle of obsession for me."
He paused, his eyes drifting into the depths of endless resentment.
"She is well and worry-free under the care of Brother Ye. I... have no worries."
"I'm sorry to trouble you, Brother Ye."
Mingyuan slowly closed his eyes. His mood at this moment was so complicated that outsiders could hardly imagine.
There was the guilt for the mistakes he had made back then, for not being able to protect Nianrou's mother, and perhaps... there was also a hint of cowardice in not daring to face his daughter.
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