Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 501-Chapter 600)

Other times, she was a skeleton with no appearance or sense of self, neither dead nor alive. She did not fall into the concept of good or evil, wrong or right, so what demonic thoughts were there to subdue?

Since his test had resulted in nothing, the Dauntless Monk could only accept the fact that a genius like her existed in the world. He guessed that she might have been the reincarnation of some eminent monk, only behaving in such a peculiar way due to the influence of her past life. This was without a doubt the most logical explanation. Whenever the world was thrown into chaos, prodigies would always emerge en masse. Even if there was something wrong with her, he only needed to give her some proper guidance, and he was confident she could return to the correct path.

However, the Dauntless Monk obviously would not mention everything he was thinking, just in case she developed any feelings of repulsion. He merely went with the flow and mentioned how he wanted to teach her the Dauntless Scripture of the Guardian King.

If she had been a regular disciple, then it would have been a tremendous honour in being tested by the Dauntless Monk alone. Even if he stated his intentions, the disciple would be moved to tears out of gratitude. However, facing a monstrous prodigy like her, even a Monk King like him had to reconsider a few things.

He was not valuing her present, but her future. If she developed like normal, then a great prodigy was about to rise up, deeply influencing the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga or even all nine provinces. Even the Dauntless Monk could not help but become rather eager about that.

The monks outside the hall all returned to their senses, becoming filled with amazement and admiration. She had gained the Dauntless Monk’s recognition the moment she joined the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, and he even wanted to pass the Dauntless Scripture of the Guardian King to her personally. It was such a special honour that he was basically nurturing her like she would become the future abbott.

The various head monks all changed slightly in expression as well, gazing at the Annihilum Light Chan Master like they had realised something.

I never thought this Annihilum Light completely devoted to the buddha, who never bothers with secular affairs, would actually scheme so far ahead. I’ve truly underestimated him.

The Annihilum Light Chan Master closed his eyes gently and revealed a smile of relief. He had achieved his objective. From now onwards, no one in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga would be bold enough to do anything detrimental to her.

Yes, while they were all disciples of buddhism, which focused on a benevolent mind, conflict still existed wherever people existed. Apart from a conflict of interest and authority, there was also a conflict of ideologies and orthodoxy. Even the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga was not all filled with good will towards one another. There were quite a lot of disagreements between the head monks.

The Bodhi courtyard possessed quite the status in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, but the Annihilum Light Chan Master hated taking part in these conflicts and disputes the most, so it was a lone force. Like how trees that protruded from the forest would always be the ones blown down, it was very likely for Xiao An’s exceptional talent to incur jealousy and antagonism.

Although he disliked conflict, the Annihilum Light Chan Master still possessed great wisdom, so he came up with a way to deal with this problem once and for all, which was for her to join the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga with infinite glory. Then, she would gain the Dauntless Monk’s recognition in front of everyone, earning her an aloof status in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga.

The Guardian King’s Scripture of Demon Subdual that Xiao An practised in the past was only a foundation. If she continued upwards, there were guardian kings of fire, guardian kings of strength, and other forms that each had their own purposes.

The Dauntless Monk practised the Dauntless Scripture of the Guardian King. His dharma name was not originally “Dauntless”, but by now, everyone only knew him as the “Dauntless Monk”. They had completely forgotten his original dharma name already.

Cultivation methods that ventured past the third heavenly tribulation were the ultimate knowledge of this world. They were methods that each sect kept as a secret to themselves, and they would also have the guidance of seniors who practised the same cultivation method. Something as great as that was basically a great opportunity that regular cultivators could only come across through luck.

However, Xiao An hesitated for a moment before bowing gently. “I wish to learn the Chant of Deva-Nāga!”

“The Chant of Deva-Nāga!”

An uproar arose from outside the grand hall. The Chant of Deva-Nāga was the highest, most secretive cultivation method of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga. Normally, only the head monks of each courtyard had the right to practise it. Even regular elders did not possess that right. She was a new disciple, yet she was still dissatisfied with the abbot personally teaching her the Dauntless Scripture of the Guardian King, wanting to learn the Chant of Deva-Nāga instead.

Even the buddhist disciples who focused on cleansing their minds of desires could not help but experience envy. They refused to accept this. They all found her overly greedy, unable to appreciate what was right before her.

Li Qingshan grew nervous too. His main objective of coming to the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga was for the Chant of Deva-Nāga. If he brought the Chant of Deva-Nāga back to the Golden Cicada Spirit King, then apart from completing his promise of the past, the Golden Cicada Spirit King might even offer him some benefits from being put into a good mood.

The Golden Cicada Spirit King wanted to leap out of the well, but there were many things he could not take with him. Even if he only left a fraction of them to Li Qingshan, it would be a great treasure.

“Do you really want to learn it?” The Dauntless Monk dispersed the avatar of the dauntless guardian king and furrowed his brows slightly. The Chant of Deva-Nāga was renowned, but if she really did learn it, it was not necessarily more practical than the Dauntless Scripture of the Guardian King that he could personally teach her. Why was she neglecting what was right in front of her for something much further away?



“Yes,” Xiao An said firmly. Her foundation was based around the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty in the first place. The Dauntless Scripture of the Guardian King might have been precious, but compared to the former, it was nowhere close. It was not essential to her. The Chant of Deva-Nāga, on the other hand, was a cultivation method she could unleash, and it was more useful to her.

“Alright, I can promise you that,” the Dauntless Monk said resolutely before diverting the conversation, “However, you need to undergo the second heavenly tribulation and condense a ?arīra before you can unleash the power of the Chant of Deva-Nāga. I’ll teach you the Chant of Deva-Nāga then.”

He obviously could not teach the treasured cultivation method of his sect to a disciple who had just joined. As a result, he set down a condition. No matter how great her talent was, undergoing the second heavenly tribulation was not something she could complete overnight. It would allow him to carefully understand her disposition and nurture her loyalty to the monastery.

“Yes.”

Xiao An agreed without hesitation. She was only a step away from the second layer of the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty. As long as she cultivated for a while in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga and overcame this obstacle, she could basically undergo the second heavenly tribulation. By then, as long as she had the support of sufficient resources, condensing a ?arīra was just a matter that would occur naturally. She could basically imagine she would never lack resources in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga.