Yongzhou is located north of Mount Taihua, bordering Yunzhou and Cenzhou to the north. This time, the righteous cultivators had agreed to gather in Yongzhou City to discuss how to enter the Demonic Palace and make further plans.
Three days later, all the people from all parties arrived.
The four major sects sent their elders, along with their most elite disciples. The eight great families also sent all their direct descendants. The leaders of the Broken Soul Sect and the Return Origin Sect were at the Mahayana stage, as were the leaders of the Bai and Yun families. Beyond these, every leader was at least at the Tribulation Crossing stage.
Venerable Yuqingzi is not the one with the highest cultivation among them, but his reputation is far-reaching.
As the master of Qinglan Peak on Mount Taihua, Yuqingzi's pursuit of cultivation was never about attaining a higher level of cultivation. Instead, she pursued alchemy. In the world today, Yuqingzi was the foremost alchemist, and she alone could refine a Heavenly Grade Eighth-grade divine elixir!
After everyone gathered, the thirteen-member team leader began to discuss relevant matters. The other elders and disciples prepared their own things for entering the Demon Realm. Luo Jianqing, Wei Qiongyin, and the other elders learned about the key points to note in the Demon Realm.
"Although the Demon Realm is under the jurisdiction of the Demon Dao Palace, their demonic cultivators have never had many rules, so many independent demonic cultivators are scattered within the Demon Realm and do not obey the management of the Demon Dao Palace. The Demon Lord is not good at handling such matters, and the higher the level of demonic cultivators, the less they like to be controlled. Therefore, when we enter the Demon Realm, we must be careful of those independent demonic cultivators."
As soon as he finished speaking, another elder added, "Indeed. These independent cultivators have always hated the righteous path. Even with the Demon Lord's restraint, they won't give us face. This time we enter the Demon Realm together, ordinary independent cultivators should not attack us. I'm afraid some desperate people who don't fear life and death will attack. Jianqing, your cultivation is acceptable, but Qiongyin, you are only at the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm. You must protect yourself."
Wei Qiongyin nodded in agreement.
After talking for a while, a servant suddenly came to report that someone was waiting for Luo Jianqing outside the door.
Luo Jianqing was slightly startled. After saying something to the elders, he went out to greet them.
As Luo Jianqing stepped out of the door, he saw a handsome monk in magnolia-colored tunics standing outside. He stood solemnly, his hands clasped together, and smiled when he saw him: "Amitabha, it's been a year since we last met. Brother Luo's cultivation has improved a lot. I admire you."
Seeing the Buddhist disciple, Luo Jianqing was naturally delighted. He brought the Buddhist disciple into his residence on Mount Taihua and said as they walked, "Buddhist disciple, your cultivation has made considerable progress. If my guess is correct, you will be able to achieve a breakthrough soon, right?"
A smile appeared on the Buddhist disciple's fair face. "Indeed, I have made some progress recently and have already touched the barrier of the late Nascent Soul stage. However, nothing can compare to Brother Luo. In less than a year, you have already reached the level of a half-step out-of-body cultivation."
Luo Jianqing shook his head repeatedly: "It was just luck."
The Buddhist disciple said, "There is no such thing as luck in the world. It is destined that Daoist Luo can have such an opportunity."
Luo Jianqing didn't say anything else. He couldn't say that he had snatched some opportunities that belonged to Li Xiuchen, nor could he say that he and Xuan Lingzi had benefited greatly from practicing dual cultivation, right?
Luo Jianqing invited Fuzi into his room and talked to him about what happened after they parted.
The Buddhist disciples reported the demon cultivator who had killed 100,000 people to the Guiyuan Sect, who immediately dispatched a Tribulation-Transcending Elder to investigate. After confirming the demon cultivator's death, the Guiyuan Sect arranged for hundreds of monks to chant Buddhist scriptures in the mountains for the 100,000 mortals who had died in vain, wishing them a speedy rebirth.
The Buddhist disciple was deeply moved by this incident and gained a great deal of insight. He then participated in a Zen debate conference, where a dark horse emerged. This young monk was a disciple of the Pure Land Sect. Although he was only at the early stage of the Golden Elixir stage, he had unique insights into Buddhism.
The Buddhist disciple debated Zen with the monk for seven days and nights, until the monk was finally speechless and suddenly experienced a sudden enlightenment, breaking through to the middle stage of the Golden Core. The Buddhist disciple also benefited greatly. After six months of seclusion, he had solidified his middle stage Nascent Soul cultivation and touched the barrier to the late Nascent Soul stage.
Listening to the Buddhist disciple's story, Luo Jianqing couldn't help but sigh, "I never imagined that something so interesting would happen at this Zen Debate Conference. It seems that leaving early was a mistake. I should have gone to Guiyuan Sect with the Buddhist disciple to see this wonderful seven-day Zen debate."
Hearing this, the Buddhist disciple said helplessly, "Fellow Daoist Luo has never seen this before. That junior fellow from the Pure Land Sect is truly formidable. It was quite difficult for me to deal with him."
Luo Jianqing shook his head: "I believe in Buddha."
The two smiled at each other.
After a while, the Buddhist disciple stood up and prepared to leave. Luo Jianqing saw him out. As he was leaving, he saw Wei Qiongyin, dressed in black, walking into the yard. The three of them were stunned when they met. Wei Qiongyin, holding her sword, coldly saluted the Buddhist disciple and then turned to leave.
Luo Jianqing said: "My third junior sister has been like this since she was young. She is devoted to cultivation and doesn't care about the outside world. She is not good at speaking."
The Buddhist disciple smiled and said, "I am quite interested in that female donor."
Luo Jianqing asked in surprise, "Interested?" He glanced up and down at the Buddhist disciple and teased, "Buddhist disciple, are you planning to return to secular life? I remember you once said you had a calamity. Could it be the legendary calamity of the mortal world?"
The Buddhist disciple's fair face flushed red with shame, and he shook his head repeatedly, "Master didn't predict what that calamity would be, but I don't have any other thoughts about that... that donor Wei. It's just that when I saw her just now, I saw that she has a strong affinity with Buddhism. If she can practice Buddhism, she will surely achieve remarkable accomplishments."
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