Chapter 418

Chapter 418: Jieyin "Buddhist Almsgiving"

Huangting Mountain, although named a mountain, was actually a place lost in the clouds.

Practitioners who fell into this area felt as small as ants. Any flat terrain appeared as a plain, completely lacking the concept of a "mountain." Everyone was bustling about, exchanging greetings and bustling around.

The plump monk looked this way and that, feeling his eyes were not enough. He shook his prayer beads and said, “Monk, let the lohan fruit drop like dried tickets.”

“Stop your nonsense!”

The monk sighed, “If I could, I would have done it long ago! Why would I need you to urge me? How many masters are stationed here in Huangting Mountain? Even the strongest could pop my head like a balloon with a flick.”

The prayer beads chuckled, “Cowardly! The bold thrive while the timid starve. If we can poke at the Grand Xuan Dynasty, why can’t we rob the Great Xia? Just unleash the Beast-Faced Bronze Cauldron; that thing is not inferior to the lohan fruit in terms of aura of death.”

The monk nodded vigorously, “That makes sense. I wouldn’t part with the lohan fruit, but I wouldn’t hesitate to part with the Beast-Faced Bronze Cauldron. That thing is troublesome and needs Buddhist power to suppress it anyway. Perfect to throw it out there. When Huangting Mountain gets chaotic, I can unleash the protector to transport the good stuff into my pocket!”

“That’s nonsense!” Li Hui transmitted a message, “You’re a monk, not a bandit. How much can you achieve just by staring at stalls? Hurry to the Duobao Pavilion and the Wanbao Hall and get rid of the stuff you don’t need.”

“I won’t!” the monk insisted. “Just because I don’t need it now doesn’t mean I won’t need it in the future. Just because I won’t need it doesn’t mean my disciple won’t need it.”

“Are you some second-rate Guang Jin? Only taking in, not giving out?” Li Hui rolled his eyes as he sat in his cave, transmitting, “The ruined cave heaven needs two thousand amounts of Golden Pool Jade Liquid for cleansing and five thousand pieces of Yin-Yang Illusory Stones for integration. Only then can the protectors and the people you’ve gathered cohabitate. Plus, I need Miao Jade and want to cultivate the Ideal Body.”

“I won’t listen! I won’t listen!” The monk slapped his bald head and laughed, “I have an idea! My true self, you’re so stubborn. The Buddhist path is vast. When do we ever pay for meals? Almsgiving, you understand, right? My things are mine, and others’ things are also mine.”

“Fine, let’s see you alms-give something,” Li Hui said, too busy to entertain the bald donkey. After all, Jieyin illustrated his devotion to the Buddhist path, and dealing with each other was not worth the trouble.

The monk was all smiles as he picked up his prayer beads and asked, “Guang Jin! Although my brother inherits part of my spiritual sense, it’s still far from Bai Ze. So in critical moments, I must rely on you. There shouldn’t be any demon cultivators in Huangting Mountain, right? We are Buddhist cultivators! We should eliminate evil and safeguard the righteous path. You’ve been in the Hongmo Sect, so you should be able to catch that scent.”

Guang Jin felt frustrated: “I’m not a dog; I can’t sniff out where those demon brats are. But hey, speaking of demon cultivators, I have a suggestion. You should convince the master to let me split into one hundred and eight demon path pearls. Hehe, any demon cultivator who sees them will treat them as treasures and keep them safe, and they will remain secret. Isn’t there that Unity of Heaven and Earth Talisman? It could hook all the treasures from the demon cultivators’ pockets.”

“Sounds good! Little Jin, this trick is surely going to work. No wonder you’re Guang Jin; a source of wealth,” the monk said, rubbing his fists together, feeling no burden about robbing the demon cultivators; this was all about doing good deeds.

Half an hour later, Li Hui became thoroughly annoyed with these two. He lent out the Unity of Heaven and Earth Talisman, and he was busy handling various mediums, preparing to draw enhancement, demonic transformation, demon transformation, primal transformation, and formless transformation treasure talismans. Even with sixty times the flow of time, he still felt overwhelmed.

On the fourth day, his avatar and Guang Jin rushed back, breathless, saying, “Hurry, master! Strengthen the talisman power quickly; we’ve caught a big fish—four Myriad Forms Stage demon cultivators! Goodness, the Great Xia Cave Heaven truly has goods. In just three days, we’ve emptied the wealth of over two thousand demon cultivators!”

Li Hui was shocked and asked, “How much?”

The monk shrugged, “Over two thousand! I can’t remember the exact number, but the Jade Symbol vibrates often. Guang Jin and I are spot on.”

“How could there be so many demon cultivators?”

“Isn’t it amazing? The royal city of the Great Xia has never prohibited demon cultivators from entering. They just carefully hide their aura and can swagger in and out.”

“How much stuff did you manage to get?” Li Hui finally realized that this could be a vast source of wealth. He swiftly tapped the avatar’s forehead, gaining instant insight into the duo’s actions.

Over two thousand demon cultivators had been looted. Guang Jin’s suggestion proved successful countless times, with demon cultivators thinking they had picked up bargains to find the demon path pearls, but instead, they had handed over the hooks to their storage treasures. The Unity of Heaven and Earth Talisman tightened the fishing line, and it was done!

Unbeknownst to them, a Myriad Forms Stage demon cultivator received a pearl without the immense power to back it up. Guang Jin didn’t dare move, fearing the trick would be discovered.

Li Hui pondered for a moment and said, “Let’s not alert these four Myriad Forms Stage demon cultivators yet. Keep casting bait to lure in the demon cultivators. However, Guang Jin, you must identify those who have already been tricked. Don’t show any signs around them to avoid causing trouble.”

“Rest assured, master! Guang Jin knows!”

“Good. Let’s see how many demon cultivators are hidden in Huangting Mountain!” Li Hui smiled, “Demon cultivators are very cautious and won’t spread the news quickly, so we still have time. Let’s give it five days! After five days, we’ll net the Myriad Forms Stage demon cultivators.”

“Hahaha, Endless Life Buddha, it would be best to catch a few more Myriad Forms! Five days from now, let’s gather them all!” The plump monk laughed widely.

“Bring it here!” Li Hui extended his hand.

“Bring what?” The monk felt a bit uneasy.

“Less nonsense. We’ll split the loot. The demon cultivators’ items are suspicious; we have to take full responsibility. Not a single piece can leave here.”

“Who are we kidding here? Do we really need to split?” The monk left the cave with a long face, complaining that the master’s eyes were too sharp and that no good items could escape Bai Ze’s gaze.

Li Hui never intended to rob the demon cultivators. He came with a heart for fair trade, but who knew Jieyin would such a way of almsgiving, leading to a “massive connection.” He had no idea how many demon cultivators wanted to kill him.

Five days swiftly passed.

With Jieyin and Guang Jin doubling down on their plan, the discovery rate of the demon "pearls" increased.

Sometimes, demon cultivators would pick up pearls from stalls, carefully storing them, only to see the pearls flying to other stalls in the next moment, unwilling to linger. They would take every chance to scam another one. If they encountered Myriad Forms or powerful demon cultivators, the pearls would immediately switch to a dead-fish act.

Guang Jin was exceptionally accurate with his aura judgement; no wonder he was an old demon who had stayed in the Hongmo Sect for many years.

By the fifth day, Li Hui entered Huangting Mountain to net the catch and unexpectedly hooked thirteen Myriad Forms Stage demon cultivators. Each one was terrifying, and with his cultivation, he felt it was futile, but the silver snake bracelet wouldn’t refuse a meal.

The Jade Symbol floated up slowly, connecting to the distant realm.

Once the connection was established, the silver snake bracelet quickly reacted, drawing power along the Jade Symbol.

“Boom…”

“What’s going on?” Thirteen powerful demon cultivators on Huangting Mountain suddenly felt a chill, sensing an ominous premonition. They hurriedly checked themselves and, upon discovering something was amiss, rushed to suppress it.