Chapter 345: The Abbot's Downfall

Get me a bowl of beef noodles too," hearing this, Hong Zun and the others were all startled, and Qing Shi even hurriedly protected his own bowl.

Although there was only a mouthful of noodles left inside, he didn't want to share it with anyone else.

As for Zhāng Tiānzhèn, Shi Song, and Bai Hua Xianzi, they were quick-eyed and quick-handed, finishing off the last of the noodles in a few bites.

Seeing Hong Zun stare dumbfounded, you guys are really something—I haven't even said anything yet.

After glancing at the last bit of noodle soup left in his bowl, Hong Zun said helplessly.

"How about the Abbot has a sip of soup?"

The noodles, the beef was surely gone, leaving only a bit of soup, and yet Hong Zun still looked reluctant to part with it.

Hearing that, Abbot Juéxīn didn't disdain it, took the big bowl, and immediately started drinking.

Although he hadn't eaten the noodles, this bowl of soup still amazed him—it was delicious, really delicious.

Rich beef aroma, steaming hot.

After finishing the bowl of soup, Juéxīn still looked unsatisfied, and at the same time, his Buddha heart was completely shattered.

As the last bit of his Buddha heart shattered, Juémíng beside him was extremely excited.

"Senior Brother, you succeeded—your Buddha heart really shattered. Let me, your junior brother, check it for you."

Saying that, he poured his own Línglì into Juéxīn's body.

"Mmm, it's shattered cleanly, Senior Brother is amazing."

Hearing Juémíng's words, Hong Zun and the others wore strange expressions—how could that sound so wrong?

"Come on, come on, Senior Brother, I'll take you to reforge your Buddha heart; this time we'll definitely forge a better Buddha heart. Fellow cultivators, I and my Senior Brother will leave first."

He completely failed to notice the change in expression on Hong Zun and the others, hastily pulling Juéxīn away, and only after the two left did Qing Shi finally couldn't help but say.

"There's no shortage of talent at Putuo Temple either."

Upon hearing that, everyone nodded in agreement—having such a junior brother, Juéxīn could be considered fortunate.

Juéxīn's arrival was indeed unexpected, but it wasn't really a big deal.

After breakfast, the many disciples continued with whatever cultivation they should be doing, and whatever else they needed to do.

Just at the cattle shed of Putuo Temple, a steward looking at the now much emptier cattle shed had a face ashen as death.

"How did we lose so many cattle?"

The menial disciples nearby, upon hearing this, each voiced their despair, on the verge of tears.

"Some were borrowed by the senior brothers and elders, and some were... lost last night."

"Lost? You're saying thieves came to our Putuo Temple last night?"

"Probably."

"Outrageous—don't you know monastics don't tell lies?"

"Steward, please see clearly—we really aren't spouting nonsense."

I thought it wasn't a big deal, but who would have imagined we lost so many cattle—this is outrageous.

"Alright, then why did those senior brothers and elders you mentioned borrow the cattle?"

"They... they said they wanted to give a Buddhist lecture to the cattle."

"Give a lecture to the cattle?"

"Mm."

"Complete nonsense."

"Who the hell idles around all day just to give a lecture to cattle?"

It sounded utterly absurd, but the fact was exactly that; after confirming it repeatedly, the steward was also dazed, not knowing what to do.

Although he was a steward, his status in Putuo Temple was equally low—even lower than that of an ordinary outer door disciple; otherwise he wouldn't have been assigned to manage the cattle shed.

So, the steward could only report the matter in full detail to the elder.

The same dialogue, the same reaction—finally, this elder with a grim face directly sought out Juéxīn.

This matter was too strange; although they were just work cattle, the number was too large, so he didn't dare decide on his own.

Arriving at Juéxīn's residence, they didn't see Juéxīn, but instead saw Juémíng in the courtyard.

"Juémíng, Head Monk."

After paying respects, seeing the situation, Juémíng nodded and said.

"You're looking for Senior Brother?"

"Yes."

"He's in seclusion; if it's not urgent, come back later."

"This............"

"Then tell me."

Juéxīn was busy reforging his Buddha heart; thus, the elder could only honestly inform Juémíng of the matter.

Upon hearing it was about the cattle shed, Juémíng was startled—he hadn't expected it to reach his senior brother so quickly.

Fortunately, the senior brother had already visited the Dao Yi Sect's garrison that morning, so Juémíng was completely calm at this point.

So, after hearing the elder's words, Juémíng merely said lightly.

"I know about this; everything stays as it is, and you don't need to worry about the rest."

Upon hearing Juémíng's words, the elder respectfully nodded and then turned and left.

The cattle shed matter was thus settled; at noon, Juéxīn didn't come to eat, but Juémíng did.

Hearing him say the senior brother was still reforging his Buddha heart, he estimated it would succeed a bit later.

Seeing Juémíng eating with oil dripping from his mouth, Zhāng Tiānzhèn couldn't help but sigh.

"I've discovered that the fragility of the Buddha heart also has its benefits."

How should this be said?

Look, it's true that the Buddha heart is fragile—say it breaks and it breaks, but reforging it is also easy, can be done in less than a day. Unlike us, where even a slight issue with our state of mind is very troublesome.

Huh???

Hearing Zhāng Tiānzhèn's sigh, everyone was stunned, then they all nodded with strange expressions.

This makes some sense, could this be the advantage of the Buddha heart?

Say it breaks and it breaks, say it's reforged and it's reforged?

Upon careful thought, it really seems to be the case.

Ye Zhangqing, standing aside, hearing this, also curious, asked Xiu Ling.

Xiu Ling senior sister, is your Fomen's Buddha heart really that easy to reforge?

Hearing that, Xiu Ling, who was busy eating, didn't slow down, thought a bit, and spoke unclearly.

Not too hard, anyway back then I didn't feel like I did anything, the Buddha heart was successfully reforged, but the master's Buddha heart is more difficult, requiring many preparations.

Xiu Ling naturally didn't know, what's difficult for the Jueqing Shitai is not the Buddha heart, but the impeccable heart.

If she didn't possess the impeccable heart, she wouldn't need to make so many preparations.

Just hearing Xiu Ling's answer, Ye Zhangqing sighed, the Fomen's Buddha heart is truly extraordinary.

Just as everyone was casually chatting about the Fomen Buddha heart, Hong Zun's manifestation disk suddenly lit up; seeing this, the old man finished his remaining rice in a few bites, wiped his mouth, and then connected the formation.

Junior brother, you didn't encounter any problems at Putuo Temple, right?

As expected, it was Qi Xiong who contacted him; hearing this, Hong Zun replied with a smile.

Nothing much, senior brother, rest assured; we get along very well with Putuo Temple.

That's good; just now the Tiger Clan's Bahu contacted me, saying they wanted to exchange the White Tiger Demon King.

Bahu is the Tiger Clan's clan chief; hearing this, Hong Zun was taken aback.

They only mentioned exchanging the White Tiger Demon King?

And also the Blood Tiger Demon King.

Only those two?

Huh.......... it's only those two, what's wrong?

Qi Xiong thought for a moment; indeed, the Tiger Clan only mentioned two demon kings, nothing else.

Hearing this, Hong Zun's expression turned extremely strange; you didn't even mention the Black Tiger Demon King, not even when swapping persons.

Not knowing what Hong Zun was thinking, Qi Xiong continued speaking.

This time the Tiger Clan still shows some sincerity, but we just fought a big battle with the Luo Xia Sect, our vitality greatly wounded, and there's no need to worry too much about them; since the demons were captured by you, this matter should be negotiated between you and the Tiger Clan.