The entire stone chamber contained nothing but the motionless golden toad. Xu Ruoyun stared at it for a long time before looking at the toad in disbelief and asking Liu Yu and Cheng Yuan.
"This...this is True Lord Huineng?"
Her tone was extremely shocked, clearly she had never imagined that Huineng Zhenjun of Tiancan Temple was actually a golden toad. Shushu and Fu Ziang shared the same expression.
Gu Borong and Lu Li were momentarily shocked, but the shock was fleeting.
Cheng Yuan remained quite calm in the face of Xu Ruoyun's surprise, showing no sign of nervousness at the thought of revealing his master's secret. He simply offered a gentle word of advice.
"Yes, this is indeed my master. I hope you fellow Daoists will not tell others."
Anyway, his master just said that he could bring these people in, so why was he in such a hurry?
It can only be said that the people of Tiancan Temple are quite similar in some ways: they all have extremely big hearts.
Perhaps that's why the Demon Lord chose to target the Heavenly Silkworm Temple and possess their bodies.
Fortunately, none of the people present were talkative, and since they were all spirit beasts, they readily agreed to Cheng Yuan's request.
"Don't worry, we're not gossipy people, and we will absolutely not tell anyone about this."
Then, Cheng Yuan returned a gesture of respect with his hands clasped together, saying, "Thank you all."
Everyone's mouths twitched at the sight. Cheng Yuan really liked bowing. Didn't he get tired of it?
Finally, Fu Zi'ang couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he went over and pulled Cheng Yuan up, changing the subject: "Fellow Daoist Cheng Yuan, why isn't True Monarch Huineng awake?"
As he spoke, he kept glancing at the motionless, silent giant toad.
They've been inside for quite a while now, and they've been making a lot of noise, but this giant golden toad hasn't even blinked. Could it really be dead?
Thinking of this, Fu Ziang looked at Liu Yu and asked with his eyes: Is there any hope for this giant golden toad?
In response, Liu Yu ignored Fu Zi'ang and looked at the other two disciples who were almost demonic in their intelligence. The three of them exchanged glances and, without saying a word, immediately began to work together to set up an array.
Before long, a spirit-gathering array and a demon-exorcising array were set up with the golden toad as the center.
Then, the array flags were inserted and the spirit stones were placed in, and instantly both arrays were activated.
The Spirit Gathering Array draws spiritual energy from all directions, while the Demon Exorcising Array continuously draws out demonic energy from the golden toad's body. As soon as the demonic energy comes out, it is immediately burned by the little fire spirit that was waiting.
However, after a short while, the golden toad, which had been completely still, began to swell and bulge in its belly, and finally began to breathe, no longer like a stone sculpture.
When it was confirmed that this method was indeed effective for the giant golden toad, Cheng Yuan was the happiest person. If Fu Ziang hadn't been holding him back, he probably would have performed a 90-degree bow on the spot.
Immediately afterwards, the group took out chairs and tea tables from their space, sat in the corner of the stone chamber, drank tea and ate food while waiting for the giant golden toad to wake up.
He would occasionally replenish his spirit stones and feed the golden toad various soul-nourishing and body-strengthening pills, living a very fulfilling life.
They managed to turn the tense and serious atmosphere into something more like watching a show.
During this time, Fu Ziang, who couldn't sit still, after watching for a while, urged Xu Ruoyun to forcefully carry away Shushu, who was sitting on the table happily munching on spirit fruit, and go out for a stroll.
After dispelling all the demonic energy that he hadn't noticed before, he strolled back leisurely.
Just as they reached the stone chamber door, they heard a loud "Croak!"
Instantly, the eyes of the two people and the rat lit up, and they darted inside, just in time to meet the gaze of the awakened golden toad. Their eyes locked, and the space fell silent.
Finally, the golden toad was the first to come to its senses, breaking the silence and greeting its fellow disciples with a smile.
"So it's you young friends from the Liuyue Sect, hehe."
After saying that, he seemed to realize his current situation, and in a flash, he transformed from a giant golden toad into a kind-faced bald monk.
When the sweet potato met his gaze again, it seemed that his eyes now held a compassionate and benevolent spirit, a completely different feeling from when he was the golden toad.
Just as Shushu couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions, Huineng Zhenjun looked her up and down and then spoke to her with a kind expression.
"This must be Fellow Daoist Millet. I sense a connection between you and Buddhism, I..."
Huineng Zhenjun's voice, like his current appearance, carries a profound Buddhist quality.
When Shushu heard the first half of the sentence, he didn't think much of it, but when he heard the second half, he immediately became alert. Before Huineng could finish speaking, he preemptively answered, "I will not be ordained, really."
After saying that, she quickly darted back into Lu Li's clothes and hid herself inside.
Having a connection with Buddhism doesn't necessarily mean you have to be ordained as a monk. Just thinking about that perfectly round bald head that could reflect light, and then imagining what it would be like to have all your body hair shaved off, made Shushu shudder instantly.
She absolutely refuses to be ordained, not even if you kill her, and if you can't kill her, then she's even less likely to accept it.
Thinking of this, Shushu burrowed even deeper into her clothes, expressing her refusal with her actions.
Her actions were completed almost instantly. Huineng, looking at the small bulge in Lu Li's clothes, was also puzzled and looked at Liu Yu and Lu Li with doubt.
"Did I...did I say something wrong?"
He didn't seem to have said he was going to shave the little guy's head, did he? Could it be that he just woke up and his mind wasn't clear, so he said something wrong? At this moment, Huineng Zhenjun was having some doubts about life.
"Hehe, no. By the way, what's the situation on your end, True Lord?"
"Ah, oh, I met..."
Having witnessed the whole process, Lu Li knew that his junior sister had misunderstood, but he didn't intend to expose her. With just a few words, he directly brought the topic back to Huineng.
As Huineng Zhenjun began to recount his own story, he patted the yam lightly but said nothing more, leaving everything unsaid.
When Shushu realized that she had misunderstood again, she was embarrassed for a moment, then she adjusted herself, poked her little head out, and began to listen quietly to what Huineng Zhenjun was saying.
After he finished speaking, Liu Yu and Cheng Yuan also told him about the recent events.
So, once the group got down to business, no one paid any more attention to Shushu, and Lu Li subtly resolved her predicament.
After figuring out the current situation and having a lot of things to deal with, Huineng had even less time to pay attention to the previous trivial matters. Soon, he and Liuyu prepared to go and seal off the secret realm.
Meanwhile, some spies who remained in front of the Xunfeng Secret Realm finally realized something was wrong and went to the Liuyue Sect's flying boat, demanding to see Liu Yu.
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