Chapter 57: Let the people below suffer, I shall bear the Merit

The Small Golden Light Temple placed great importance on the Dharma Assembly site.

They had dispatched five Loose Cultivators to supervise the work, and there were hundreds of martial artists.

Su Ping noticed that these martial artists from the Small Golden Light Temple were all burly, bald warrior monks, each capable of doing the work of ten.

Thanks to their efforts, the site was laid out in just a few days, leaving only some minor finishing touches for the ordinary believers to complete.

Su Ping feigned interest and headed to the Dharma Assembly site to inspect it, while also inquiring about the function of the Array there.

As the Inspector of Jinque City, it was perfectly normal for him to be concerned about an Array appearing in the nearby area.

Su Ping appeared outside the city, and the various great families inside and outside the city immediately stirred at the news, sending their own Elites to follow him.

It made the scene look as if a large wave of superiors had come to inspect the work.

Unexpectedly, the monk from the Small Golden Light Temple in charge of the site, after explaining the Dharma Assembly site, took the initiative to produce an Array map: "This was bestowed upon our temple by the Great Golden Light Temple; it is the Vajra Subduing Demon Array for all righteous people."

"This Array has only one purpose: to absorb the thoughts of faith and then grind away the Evil Spirits within Dharma Artifacts."

"Therefore, there is no need to worry about it leaking out; on the contrary, both the Abbot of the Great Golden Light Temple and our temple hope that this Array can be widely disseminated, so that all those with the ability are willing to contribute to eliminating Evil Spirits!"

"Amitabha, taking advantage of the fact that representatives from all families are here, this poor monk is willing to distribute this Array map to everyone, so that you may all study this diagram at an early date."

In front of Su Ping and the representatives of other noble families, the monk explained the Array map in his hand, and then actually pulled out one Array map after another from his Storage Bag.

Su Ping also received an Array map; he touched it lightly and felt it was likely parchment made from some kind of Spirit Plant, which gave him a bit more insight into the wealth of the Small Golden Light Temple.

This was to be distributed to the noble families of the mortal world; the absolute quantity would certainly not be small! Even the miscellaneous books sold in the Immortal Sect's library that could be bought with Spirit Stones were not so extravagant as to use this kind of parchment.

After the monk finished distributing the Array maps, he said after another "Amitabha": "The Vajra Demon-Subduing Array is simple and easy to understand, and the quality requirements for the materials are extremely low; it is the painstaking work of an enlightened High Monk."

"It is just that, because of this, the thoughts of faith that can be used need to be clear in the hearts of the believers; their sincere prayers must be for the purpose of eliminating the Evil Spirits within the Dharma Artifacts!"

"The more pious the believers' faith, the better the grinding effect."

"This is also why we often have to hold Dharma Assemblies and set up so many things that seem flashy and without substance; it is all to strengthen the pious thoughts of the believers."

"Otherwise, this Array will not be effective."

"It only works if the direction is clear? This is also normal; even the famous Ten Directions Sect has never been heard of using a technique to utilize chaotic thoughts of faith."

Hearing this, several noble representatives nodded repeatedly to show their understanding.

If the faith of mortals were truly so easy to utilize, this region would not be devoid of even a single major sect of the Incense Fire God Sect.

Whether it is the Great Golden Light Temple or the Ten Directions Sect, their use of the power of faith is only for support; the higher-ups rely on their own talent, hard cultivation, and the accumulation of their sects to rise.

Su Ping took the Array map back into the Pot Heaven and, after studying it slowly for a while, made a discovery.

This Array map was indeed designed from the start so that even Loose Cultivators could understand it.

Someone with his aptitude—which is about the same as a toddler looking at advanced mathematics when reading introductory Array theory—was actually able to slowly comprehend it as he looked, understanding the principles within.

This made Su Ping vaguely realize why the materials for the Array map had to be so good; perhaps it was some kind of Secret Technique from the Great Golden Light Temple to help everyone understand, which required such materials to be carried.

"If this Secret Technique were used for reading, it would truly be the best thing ever. I wonder if I could go to the Great Golden Light Temple in the future and invite a few High Monks who know this trick to help out?"

"I imagine that as long as the sincerity is sufficient, they wouldn't mind a few small details, right?"

Su Ping understood the Array map and was subsequently filled with anticipation for the upcoming Dharma Assembly.

According to the Small Golden Light Temple's procedures, this large-scale Dharma Assembly only served as a large-scale psychological suggestion and faith-guiding effect for the residents around Jinque City.

Afterward, they would distribute a portion of the Dharma Artifacts sealed with Evil Spirits to various great clans, allowing these people to follow the map and set up small-scale Dharma Assemblies in various places to continue slowly grinding away the Evil Spirits.

There was no help for it; the number of Evil Spirits that had been sealed all this time was simply too many.

The time required to grind away Evil Spirits was also too long. If not for the outbreak of this Evil Qi Tide, I fear the major Immortal Sects would still just find it troublesome and choose to keep them sealed.

Even the Small Golden Light Temple could not handle the quota of so many Evil Spirits given from above; they had to distribute them to receive more rewards.

And for the noble families of the mortal world, it was merely a matter of letting their clansmen and hired farmers go to a bit more trouble during their three daily meals; for the sake of Merit that could be exchanged for cultivation resources, this bit of trouble was nothing.

Not to mention that these troubles and hardships were borne by the people below, while the Merit was claimed by the masters.

"Is this a competition of the quantity and quality of the population each family can control?"

After Su Ping understood, he looked at the Array map in his hand, and a little scheme arose in his heart.

The Merit Ranking of the Great Golden Light Temple sounded like an incredible thing; he estimated he hadn't even heard of most of the Spirit Objects that could be exchanged on it.

Su Ping began writing letters to acquaintances in the Immortal Sect, including even that Deacon Yun.

If the method of exchanging on this Merit Ranking was as simple and easy to understand as the Array map... perhaps he could utilize the believers in the other world.

He believed that those believers who knew he was truly slaying demons and eliminating evil would surely be grateful to him from the bottom of their hearts, right?

Two days later.

A crisp and refreshing morning.

Accompanied by warm sunlight shining on the city walls of Jinque City.

Dong! The Dharma Assembly struck the Bronze Bell, the sound resounding through the venue, and it could even be heard clearly inside the city.

Subsequently, a big monk wearing a luxurious Kasaya, with a fat head and big ears and a prosperous appearance, descended from the high sky on a cloud.

This was a High Monk at Qi Refining Perfection!

Just by taking one look, Su Ping felt the opponent's aura, which was as thick and solid as a mountain.

"This is the Treasury Elder of the Small Golden Light Temple. In order to hold the Dharma Assembly well, almost all the high-level members of the Small Golden Light Temple have been mobilized. That Abbot, it is heard, went to the Jin Feng City side, because there are rumors of Evil Cultivators appearing there..."

Beside Su Ping, several Cultivators from immortal cultivation families who had rushed to attend the meeting whispered to each other, their voices low but without using the Secret Language.

Clearly, they were also deliberately reminding the ordinary Loose Cultivators around them of the identity of the person who had arrived, so that they would not be disrespectful.

The big monk was in a great hurry; he still had to rush to at least five venues throughout the day.

Therefore, after saying "Amitabha," he immediately entered the main topic and began to chant like a sutra, using Buddhist proverbs like a broadcast, pouring his voice into the ears of the attendees within a radius of ten miles.

Even those who did not read Buddhist scriptures could understand after listening for a few minutes.

In order to eliminate the Evil Spirits that brought disaster, they needed to pray to the Fo.

My Fo is merciful; this prayer would inevitably be answered, thereby eliminating those sources of disaster!

Su Ping listened while committing the big monk's scriptures to heart.

He had already thought it through; if there was a chance, he would have a High Monk from his hometown chant for it as well.

It didn't matter if he couldn't achieve sound transmission over ten miles; with a large-scale broadcast to help, it was guaranteed to transmit even further.

It didn't matter if there was no Spirit Qi to activate the Array; Spirit Stones could serve as a temporary energy source to activate the Dharma Array.

Evil Spirit Dharma Artifacts could even be taken for free.

What remained was to see how to safely use these Dharma Artifacts to exchange for merit, and then exchange merit for Spirit Objects.

(End of this chapter)