Chapter 827 - 821 Universal Salvation Exchange Treasures
Sumeru Mountain, Brightness Summit!
The Great Brightness Temple is located here!
After countless years of development, the power of the Great Brightness Temple has increased many times, and relying solely on the Brightness Summit is no longer sufficient to meet the living needs of countless monks.
Therefore, after hundreds of thousands of years of development, the temples of the Great Brightness Temple gradually spread downwards, occupying not just half of the mountain, but along the Brightness Summit, temples with eaves stretch to both sides, with countless monks coming and going!
“I would like to trouble this little monk to announce that Qin Feng, a cultivator from the Beast Taming Sect in the Southern Domain, has come to visit!”
At the mountain gate, Qin Feng politely said to a handsome guest monk.
“… Beast Taming Sect Qin Feng?”
The little monk looked to be only in his teens, but his cultivation was not low, having already cultivated the seventh Manas beyond the six senses, equivalent to the Daoism’s Dharma Image Realm.
In ordinary temples, this would be an identity akin to the dean elder, but here he was merely a guest monk guarding the mountain gate!
However, anyone who can be a guest monk is an eight-faced and exquisite character. This little monk evidently heard of Qin Feng’s reputation, so upon hearing Qin Feng report his name and origins, he paused first, puzzled why this famous Child of Fortune would travel all the way from the Southern Domain here.
Could it be he wants to compete with their Great Brightness Temple’s Buddha’s Son, who also receives divine favor?
Hmm, it is possible!
After all, geniuses always have some pride.
Besides, being such Child of Fortune who received divine favor makes him not only an absolute genius, but also far exceeds ordinary geniuses once adorned with fortune.
Not to mention, even their Western Regions Buddhism’s several Buddha’s Sons have some discord among them and engage in both open and covert struggles each time they meet to outshine one another!
However, these considerations clearly do not belong to a mere guest monk.
Whether Qin Feng or the Buddha’s Son, both have profound realms, far surpassing him by unknown measures; as a guest monk, it is better not to overthink and quickly report Qin Feng’s visit to the elders for them to come receive him.
Otherwise, if they neglect the distinguished guest, it might spread a bad reputation to the Southern Domain, making people think their Great Brightness Temple fails in hospitality, thereby tarnishing the name of their Buddhist Holy Land!
Thus, the little monk quickly clasped his hands together in a gesture to Qin Feng: “Benefactor Qin, please wait a moment, I shall immediately go report to the elders!”
“Much obliged!”
Qin Feng’s tone was humble without the slightest sign of impatience.
Since he had come to the territory of another sect, he certainly couldn’t act recklessly.
Moreover, the Great Brightness Temple is not only one of the three great holy lands of Buddhism but is also a super force second only to the Great Leiyin Temple. Similar to the Northern Domain Wuji Star Palace and the Eastern Domain Great Five Elements Sect, they have eternal realm experts overseeing them, with only the five dominator-level forces able to suppress them!
This kind of super force is not something the Beast Taming Sect can compare with now, as they currently only have two Golden Immortals.
Even if Elder Kongkong manages to seize the Rainbow Bridge in the Nordic God Realm and gains the opportunity to advance to Immortal, they will still basically just have three great powers, far behind such a super force like the Great Brightness Temple that has stood firm from ancient times to this day!
Thus, Qin Feng behaved quite humbly, very obediently, showing no hint of arrogance, unlike many geniuses who are young and impulsive, thinking themselves superior, but inadvertently offend others without realizing it!
Qin Feng did not wait long, as the little monk let other guest monks entertain Qin Feng to avoid neglect and swiftly along the long mountain path rushed towards the Brightness Summit.
Before long, a group of monks appeared at the front of the Brightness Summit among the clouds, descending along the steps to greet him.
Leading them was an elderly monk with white eyebrows and beard and a shiny forehead, followed by over a dozen monks, each with impressive auras, all in the positions of Vajra or Arhat.
A group of Buddhist Vajras and Arhats moved swiftly, walking the long steps from the Brightness Summit down to the mountain gate in just a short hundred or so steps!
“Amitabha, Benefactor Qin has traveled far, and we did not greet you from afar; we beg the benefactor not to take offense!”
The leading old monk with a group of great monks behind him clasped his hands together, chanting the Buddha’s name: “I am Hui Jue, greetings Benefactor!”
“So it is Venerable Hui Jue, my respects!”
Before coming, Qin Feng specifically inquired about the Great Brightness Temple’s situation and has heard of this Hui Jue monk’s name, knowing he is an elder of the Arhat Hall, only below the head of the Arhat Hall in Buddhism.
It’s said this old monk is not far from the Bodhisattva Fruit Position, with a realm somewhat similar to Elder Kongkong, and if he gets the right opportunity, may advance to Immortal.
Unfortunately, the way of cultivation in Buddhism differs from Daoism, as Daoism can advance using various origin divine objects, Buddhism, although capable, faces numerous restrictions and cannot use them casually.
This is why Daoism has maintained a dominant number of great powers!
Upon hearing the other announce his name, Qin Feng greeted him with the respect due a junior, his attitude both respectful and courteous!
“Haha, little friend, no need for such formality!”
Venerable Hui Jue saw Qin Feng being so polite, his face suddenly blossomed into a smile.
Although he has cultivated for years far longer than Elder Kongkong, having a Child of Fortune, similar to or perhaps even mightier than their temple’s Buddha’s Son, be so respectful to him, he felt some satisfaction, thus becoming even more gentle in his words.
“Little friend has come from afar, you are our guest, please enter, let us speak in the Zen Hall, otherwise people might say our Great Brightness Temple does not know how to treat guests!”
Venerable Hui Jue briefly introduced a few Arhats beside him, then gestured for Qin Feng to climb the mountain with him!
He was specifically sent by the head to entertain Qin Feng.
Though Qin Feng is young and his cultivation realm only at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, as a Child of Fortune, his identity and status differ from ordinary Heavenly Immortals, thus Venerable Hui Jue, equivalent to the peak of the Profound Immortal Realm, was dispatched to receive him.
Since Qin Feng hasn’t yet advanced to Immortal, the Bodhisattva Fruit Position heads of each courtyard in the Great Brightness Temple understandably wouldn’t lower themselves to personally come to greet!
“Please, Master!”
Qin Feng gestured for the other to proceed!
“Benefactor, please!”
Venerable Hui Jue laughed, inviting Qin Feng to ascend the mountain together!
As the mountain gate at the foot of the mountain is a lengthy 108,000 stone steps from the Brightness Summit, they naturally wouldn’t lead Qin Feng up one step at a time, nor did Venerable Hui Jue let Qin Feng personally manifest divine skills, instead chanting the Buddha’s name as golden light emerged from his kasaya, covering the steps.
This golden light contained great divine power, seemingly treading the steps slowly, yet promptly reaching the Brightness Summit under its guidance.
Qin Feng looked around in awe!
This place truly deserves to be the Brightness Summit, not only do the buildings of mountain stone shine with glazed precious light, never extinguishing by day or night and eternal, but under the glow of Buddha Light, it imbues this summit with a peaceful aura, making one feel only serene, dissolving any aggressive thoughts!
Qin Feng praised: “The Great Brightness Temple is indeed worthy of being a Buddhist Holy Land, such a harmonious place stirs longing even in a junior like me, not to mention those faithful believers bathed in Buddhist sound since youth!”
“Haha, benefactor, if willing, feel free to stay longer atop the Brightness Summit, our temple would certainly welcome you warmly, ensuring that little friend Qin feels at home!”
Venerable Hui Jue, unsure of what he was thinking, spontaneously followed with this remark.
Qin Feng’s mouth twitched slightly, he laughed and said, “Thank you for your kindness, Venerable, but you also know the situation of us who are destined by the heavens. Over the years, I haven’t even stayed long at the Beast Taming Sect’s mountain gate, where would I have much time to stay long at Bright Top?”
“That’s true!”
A tall-bodied Arhat next to him laughed and said, “Just like the Buddha of our Great Light Temple, for years running east and west, not promoting the teachings of Buddhism, but traversing the void, enlightening beings in other worlds, placing those otherworld creatures trapped in suffering under the Buddha’s light!”
“…”
Qin Feng glanced at the talking Arhat.
Earlier, hearing Venerable Hui Jue’s introduction, this guy was called the Demon-Suppressing Arhat, not only was his physique robust with immense strength, possessing the power to suppress demons and eliminate monsters, his cultivation realm was profound, not much weaker than himself, obviously an existence who had cultivated for countless years, amassing such profound power.
What Qin Feng didn’t expect was, although this guy appeared clumsy and crude, he spoke with quite some unique insights, even turning the search for opportunities and expedition to other worlds into the salvation of beings.
Indeed, these individuals deserve their Buddhist upbringing; even the Dharma Protector Arhat, known for formidable battle power, possesses the skill of eloquence, their skill in turning black into white truly made Qin Feng look at them with new eyes.
However, after realizing this point, he became even more resolute in his idea of leaving promptly after completing the transaction with the Great Light Temple.
Otherwise, staying too long, he might not be enchanted by them into having thoughts of converting to Buddhism, but witnessing so many things that overturn his worldview might eventually have some influence on himself.
He’s quite worried he might learn bad habits from these guys in the future!
Although Qin Feng knows he is not a pure and good person, he always has his own bottom line, so he believes he is not a bad person, especially in terms of thick skin, certainly not as thick as a city wall!
While speaking, a group of people had already entered the magnificent temple on Bright Top, passed through the area where the Great Hall was to the hall where the Arhat Hall was located, only then under the hospitality of Venerable Hui Jue, they took their seats as hosts and guests!
“Benefactor Qin is unfortunate in timing; our temple’s Buddha last year followed the Six Sensory Bodhisattva to the outer world to rescue beings from suffering, currently no longer at Bright Top, otherwise the Buddha might have taken you on a tour, unlike us old folks, lacking the energy to move about!”
“Is that so, what a pity that is!”
Qin Feng showed an expression of regret on his face, but inwardly he was calm.
He is not only unfamiliar with the Buddha of the Great Light Temple but also only has an acquaintance-level relationship with several other Buddhists who are masters of Qi fortune, having barely exchanged a few words, certainly not much of a connection.
“Little Friend Qin has traveled from afar, surely not just to see the sights at our Bright Top, may I ask what brings you here this time?”
After a few casual remarks, Venerable Hui Jue then steered the conversation towards business, asking Qin Feng’s purpose for coming.
“Junior has a request this time!”
Qin Feng saw the other party asked directly, and he didn’t want to be roundabout, so he straightforwardly said, “I heard earlier that your temple encountered an Angel army during a Buddhist preaching in the outer world and defeated them in battle!”
When he said this, he didn’t forget to flatter the other party a bit and didn’t even realize that his manner of speaking had been influenced by these monks, naturally turning the expedition to other worlds into preaching Buddhist law.
Although afterward he was conscious of it, he didn’t intend to change it, after all, this manner of speaking indeed fits the taste of these Buddhists.
Seeing Venerable Hui Jue and the others, although not revealing much, a trace of pride subtly appeared on their faces, he knew he had touched upon what pleased them.
Indeed, among the forces within Biluo World currently, only the Great Light Temple had experiences battling other Great Worlds in this Star Domain, and they could win with equal strength, naturally making them quite proud.
Qin Feng continued, “Junior years ago tamed a Light Giant Dragon, whose power attributes are similar to those of the Light Angel Divine Clan from the Light Great World, cultivating Light Power.
But as you know, junior’s cultivation speed is somewhat fast, resulting in this spiritual beast unable to keep up with my cultivation speed; I am unwilling to abandon it.
So upon hearing your temple had a war with the Light Angel Divine Clan, I rushed here hoping to obtain some light-type treasures to aid my spiritual beast’s advancement!”
As he spoke, he reached into his sleeve to produce a tray, on the tray were several treasures shimmering with divine light, all exceptional treasures he had acquired over the years.
However, he didn’t value these treasures too much, relatively speaking, enhancing the power of his main spiritual beast was fundamental, as for treasures, there would be many opportunities to acquire more in the future, so he wasn’t too sentimental.
“Oh?”
Venerable Hui Jue, hearing this, raised his snowy white eyebrows for a moment, then exchanged a glance with the few Arhats beside him.
He pondered briefly, looked at the tray in Qin Feng’s hand, and nodded, “This is a small matter, the old monk can decide on this matter, Little Friend can wait for a moment, the old monk will have someone send such treasures over to see if they are suitable for use by your spiritual beast!
However, it’s merely resources, Little Friend needn’t do this, you are the Heavenly Destiny Chosen Son of Biluo, since you have come to our Great Light Temple as a guest, how could one expect you to bring out treasures as there’s no reason for our Great Light Temple to not contribute a part to Biluo?”
“The senior’s goodwill, junior appreciates, but the resources of your temple aren’t free, especially the war with the Light Angel Army must not be easy, junior would feel guilty taking things without giving back, therefore, some compensation I ask the senior to accept!”
Qin Feng isn’t foolish and he wouldn’t just take the Great Light Temple’s treasure resources for free!
Though claiming to seek something, he wasn’t going to just let the other party send something without offering anything in return, thus unnecessarily owing them a debt of karma would be bad for him.
Historically, those who owed Buddhist karma and didn’t repay it seemed to rarely have good outcomes!
Although he knows the Great Light Temple wouldn’t pester him over such a small matter, in truth, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas controlling Buddhism wouldn’t be so petty, but owing a favor is a reality, and eventually, it must be repaid, otherwise it could somewhat obstruct his Daoist Heart!
Therefore he directly produced precious treasures, clearly intending to exchange what he needed, and didn’t specify what level of treasures the other party would give, just leaving it to their discretion.
However, to prevent the other party from fooling him, he not only presented some supreme treasures but also specially drew out a lump of Origin Power from the Life and Death Yin Yang Treasure Pearl.
With such a treasure containing Life Origin present, it is believed that the Great Light Temple could hardly produce anything lesser as genuine treasure.
“Very well!”
Venerable Hui Jue saw him like this and didn’t insist, nodded: “Since you insist, let it be!”
Actually, he was also intrigued by that lump of Life Origin!
Although the amount of Life Origin isn’t large, Life Origin is relatively rare and hard to acquire.
After all, among the myriad worlds of the cosmic void, the most common are Five Elements Power, followed by other heavier powers, while life may be common, Life Origin is extraordinarily rare, its rarity almost comparable to treasures like space and time.
Though this lump of Life Origin is insufficient to aid him in proving the Bodhisattva Fruit Position, it can be used as a primer in conjunction with other divine items.
Or later, used on the battlefield, it might even save the life of a Venerable from time to time!
Venerable Hui Jue gestured to a young monk standing by and the young monk stepped forward a few steps, reached out with both hands to take the tray from Qin Feng and retreated to the side.
Then he turned to a Vajra Protector beside him and said, “Jialou, go to the treasure vault at the back mountain, explain to Ming Guang Bodhisattva, ask the Bodhisattva to open the vault, then select some previously seized light-type treasures and bring them for Little Friend Qin to choose!”
“Yes, Venerable!”
The Vajra Protector rose, pressed both hands together in respectful tribute to Venerable Hui Jue, then turned and left with the young monk.
After they left the hall, Venerable Hui Jue and several Arhats and Vajras continued talking with Qin Feng, discussing matters concerning the western and southern domains, exchanging interesting experiences of their respective sects in expeditions to other worlds without appearing boring.
Bright Top is vast, and the Great Light Temple is bound by strict regulations; even though the Vajra Protector was commanded by Venerable Hui Jue to fetch treasures from the vault, he couldn’t just enter the vault and take treasures, he would surely be questioned by the strong one managing the vault, and a detailed record of what treasures taken must be kept.
Thus, they conversed idly in the hall, after quite a long time, two to three incense sticks time had passed, the Dharma Protector Vajra named Jialou finally returned to the hall with several young monks.
Each young monk held a treasure containing endless Light Divine Power, illuminating the already bright hall even more brightly!