Chapter 77: Buddha Sequence 6: Four Directions Traveler

Almost exactly as the little nun grabbed Li Yu, two figures flew in from the left and right, and voices arrived simultaneously:

"That’s right, that’s right. The evil monks of the Black Maitreya path are notoriously difficult to kill. Even with the sword-sha you have refined, fellow Daoist, it would be hard to slay them in a short time."

"There are already two evil cultivators at the foot of the mountain heading up to meet that wretch. We two arrived a bit late; otherwise, we might have actually been able to slaughter that evil monk."

As the voices fell.

Two people had already appeared before Li Yu and the little nun.

They were, respectively, a youth with a complexion too pale, resembling a corpse, and a middle-aged man reeking of medicinal herbs.

Their features were very distinct, so Li Yu guessed their path sequences in an instant.

"One is a Sequence 8 [Corpse Collector] of the Undying Corpse God path under the Earth Mother, and the other is also under the Earth Mother, but a Sequence 8 [Apothecary] of the Spirit-Response Yuanjun path."

"The influence of the Earth Mother Sect is not inferior to that of the Vast Heaven."

As Li Yu sighed inwardly.

The three had already begun to exchange names and even intelligence.

After all, they were practitioners from the Orthodox God Sect camp; regardless of whether they were genuine, on the surface, they did not have the direct, mutual wariness of evil cultivators.

"Three fellow Daoists, my dharma name is 'Miaochang', and I cultivate at the Moon Water Nunnery in the Gan Kingdom. When I was born into this world, I landed in a village that devoutly believed in the Buddha Mother. From the villagers who had already fallen, I obtained a Buddhist scripture, the *Sutra of the Original Vows of the Supreme Good Old Buddha*. It recounts the process by which this mage, who fell into the demonic path, used the common people as experimental subjects to develop an offering system for cultivation."

"This Buddhist scripture can trigger a side quest: [The Mystery of the Old Buddha Temple's Destruction], and it completes one-third of it immediately."

"Fellow Daoists, come and claim it. If we can complete it, perhaps there will be merit point rewards for everyone."

As Miaochang spoke, she took out a Buddhist scripture.

At this moment, she!

Seemed to be truly glowing.

Even Li Yu could not help but mutter in his heart:

"Sharing a quest right off the bat, is she really this selfless?"

"Could it be that I misunderstood her?"

"Or is this little nun's duplicity only directed at evil cultivators?"

Li Yu was suspicious, but that did not hinder his great joy.

If he guessed correctly, as long as he flipped open the scripture Miaochang handed over, he could complete two-thirds of that quest.

At the same time, he seemed to think of something else, his eyes brightened, and he had an idea in an instant.

Almost immediately following this fair-skinned and beautiful little nun, he also spoke:

"My name is Ren Shou, a person from the Gan Kingdom."

"I have also triggered this quest; I have a *Sutra of the Six Thieves Demon as Spoken by the Supreme Good Old Buddha* here."

"After reading it, one can also directly complete one-third."

After making up a name for himself, Li Yu also took out a Buddhist scripture.

As if it were because of the two of them taking the lead, the "Corpse Collector" and the "Apothecary" before them exchanged a glance, smiles appeared on their faces, and they spoke one after another:

"My name is Zhou Bai, a person from the Li Kingdom."

"My name is Sun Quan, a person from the Gan Kingdom."

"The two of us were accidentally dropped into the same village and also obtained a Buddhist scripture from those fallen villagers, titled *Sutra of Buddha Rhyme as Spoken by the Supreme Good Old Buddha*. It is a path this demonic Buddha developed himself to squeeze living beings, seizing the innate spiritual essence of the human race to refine and devour as Buddha Rhyme."

"After reading it, one can also trigger the quest and directly unlock one-third."

Just as the two finished speaking.

A look of excitement immediately appeared on the little nun's face, and she clapped her hands quite adorably, realizing suddenly: "With all three scriptures gathered, doesn't this mean that by exchanging them with each other, we can directly complete the side quest of the Old Buddha Temple's destruction mystery?"

Li Yu quietly looked at Miaochang, feeling some remorse in his heart:

"A performance so perfect it seems natural, and her mind is very quick. This time I lost a step; I didn't think of sharing the quest for a win-win situation in advance."

"This little nun has a limitless future."

While he was sighing, the four of them began to exchange.

Sure enough, when they had all finished reading the other two Buddhist scriptures.

A voice sounded in their minds simultaneously:

"Congratulations to the Order Master with the codename 'Calamity Star' for successfully completing the side quest: The Mystery of the Old Buddha Temple's Destruction. Merit has been completed to one thousand points."

"The Supreme Good True Person was once a Sequence 6 [Four Directions Traveler] of the Buddha path. He cultivated at White Horse Temple for many years, but later, seeing no hope for promotion to Sequence 5, he began searching everywhere for other powers that could grant longevity and Buddhahood. For this, he did not hesitate to join the fallen Buddhism."

"After returning to Mount Zhangyi, he manifested one of his three avatars, the Supreme Good Old Buddha. With the help of an unknown existence, he used tens of thousands of commoners at the foot of the mountain as experimental subjects and successfully researched the three major systems of Six Thieves, Offerings, and Buddha Rhyme, capable of squeezing the value of all humans to the maximum."

"Thereby, he believed his cultivation was complete, formed the Buddha Fruit, and bloomed the Buddha Flower, intending to offer them to the Buddha to leap across the previous sequences and achieve the position of Arhat."

"The Old Buddha's actions were rejected by the True God [Buddha]."

"The Supreme Good Old Buddha went mad as a result and began a massacre, leading to the destruction of the temple."

"Sure enough, this old demon once did advanced studies in Ten Thousand Fortunes City."

"It makes sense; if one is a hero, how could one not visit Ten Thousand Fortunes City?"

Li Yu kept complaining in his heart, but he did not say a word. Besides fitting his persona as a cold, aloof sword cultivator, he was even more afraid of revealing his true colors.

These things in his mind came from the Calamity Star Order.

But the three people in front of him were all Reincarnators; heaven knows what was ringing in their heads at this moment.

Fortunately, there was an answer soon.

Before Zhou Bai and Sun Quan could speak, the little nun Miaochang sighed first:

"White Horse Temple is one of our great Buddhist temples; I never thought it would produce such a demon."

"The meaning of a Four Directions Traveler is for the practitioner to walk the four directions and perceive the suffering of all living beings, not like the Supreme Good Mage, who pieced together evil demonic arts everywhere to squeeze the human race."

"Tragic and lamentable."

From these few sentences, Li Yu could tell.

The quest settlement in their minds was likely similar to his.

This shows that in terms of operating rules!

The Calamity Star Order and the Reincarnation Heavenly Net are likely not much different.

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This is normal; after all, when peeking at the secrets earlier, it was already seen that the Calamity Star Order is actually the evil gods being unwilling to be left behind by the six great Orthodox Gods, so they united and shamelessly plagiarized the Reincarnation Heavenly Net. It is not strange that they are completely identical.

"Fellow Daoists, where should we go next?"

After Miaochang finished this sentence, she blinked her large eyes and looked at the others.

Especially Li Yu, who was watched by her with emphasis.

Clearly, she had some kind of guess and felt that this trip should be led by him.

Unfortunately, Li Yu did not take the bait and turned to look at Zhou Bai and Sun Quan instead.

And these two, whether because they disliked slaughter and combat or for other reasons, took the initiative to analyze and suggest:

"We also obtained a map in the village where we were dropped."

"As it stands, we have two choices: one is to cross the [Supreme Good River] and go to another area. This mountain region belongs to the scope of the Old Buddha Temple. The four of us should be all who were dropped here. The other six should have been dropped separately into the True Lord Temple and the Ancient Sage Academy areas. We can go find them and regroup."

"The second is to sweep this area clean. Perhaps we can get some insignificant low-tier strange objects, and at the same time, we can consider killing the three evil cultivators who have already regrouped. The four of us can split three hundred merit points together, and then follow the mountain road to directly storm the [Old Buddha Temple]."

"But this choice is not very good. Sun is not good at slaughter, and four against three doesn't give us much of an advantage. Moreover, in this campaign, the side of the Calamity Star Order masters has more people than us. If we get entangled by the three and delay our regrouping, it might cause the evil cultivators to defeat us one by one, all ending in death and dissipation."

"The most valuable things in this area were the six Six-Thieves Demon Monks, but they have all been killed now. It is best to go to the next area to regroup with other fellow Daoists and then join forces to storm the three major palaces and temples on the mountain peak to maximize benefits."

After the two finished speaking, they couldn't help but look at Li Yu.

Needless to say, the little nun Miaochang did the same.

They were all suspecting that Li Yu had slaughtered the Six-Thieves Demon Monks alone and obtained the twelve hundred merit points by himself.

While looking, they sighed in their hearts: It is so unfair that the [Qi Refiner] of the Demon-Slaying Sect can refine swords in advance. They are all Sequence 8, yet their combat power is a cut above others of the same sequence out of thin air. And once they promote to Sequence 7 Sword Hero, they will be even more lawless, not to mention the later sequence [Sword Immortal], truly the most romantic and dashing sequence in the world.

Being watched by the three, Li Yu thought for a moment and nodded in admission.

Then he disappeared and reappeared quickly, having actually carried the lotus throne, the Buddha-vow offering table, and the incense burner over.

"Those six demon monks were indeed slain by me."

"However, it was also thanks to these fallen Buddhist treasures that I lured them out separately and killed them one by one."

"If I had stormed them head-on, I would have certainly died without a doubt."

Before Zhou Bai and Sun Quan could praise Li Yu's honesty.

The little nun Miaochang's surprised voice suddenly arrived:

"Brother Daoist Ren Shou is too humble. Although that demon took the wrong path, his cultivation was indeed extraordinary. The Six-Thieves Demon Monks he experimented with were most terrifying in combined attacks and had terrifying divine abilities even when separated."

"That Brother Daoist could convert all six thieves shows the power of the sword art you have refined."

"However, Brother Daoist, carrying these demonic treasures is quite a burden. Do you need Miaochang to help a little?"

"Hmm?"

Li Yu looked over with a puzzled expression upon hearing this.

Being looked at by him like this, a rare blush appeared on the nun's fair little face; she seemed somewhat embarrassed about her upcoming "showing off of wealth."

But she still generously raised her wrist, on which a string of Buddhist beads was worn.

One of them, because she stroked it lightly, was flashing with a wondrous Buddha light.

The next moment, after hearing her finish, Li Yu felt as if his eyes were about to turn red.

"This is the [Mustard Seed Buddha Bead] given to me by my Master; it is a Buddhist treasure specially made by my Moon Water Nunnery."

"Inside this bead, there is a room-sized space."

"If Brother Daoist also feels that carrying these demonic treasures is troublesome and trusts Miaochang, I can keep them for you and return them when Brother Daoist is about to leave the Strange Domain. Of course, you can ask for them back at any other time. If Brother Daoist needs to purify these demonic treasures in the future, Miaochang can also tell you where to go..."

The little nun seemed terrified that Li Yu and the other two would misunderstand her as showing off.

Her tone became even more sincere, and her explanation grew even more stuttered.

Yet every sentence still stirred up great envy in Li Yu.

"This black-bellied little nun, she has a storage magic treasure?"

"Is there any justice left? Is she another second-generation rich kid, just like Shang Yang and Wen Feifeng?"

(End of chapter)