Chapter 948: Chapter 69: The Situation Chapter 948: Chapter 69: The Situation “Master!”

Link pretended to awaken from his stupor, dazed for a while before exclaiming in surprise.

Immediately after, Link, in line with Monk Liao Fan’s usual temperament, solemnly asked, “Junior Brother Liao Xin, why did you harm me? Master, did I go wrong somewhere?”

“Foolish child…”

Monk Yuanzhi pressed his palms together and sighed deeply, “It’s not that you’ve done wrong; it’s that you did too well. It is Liao Xin who has succumbed to the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance. His greed has seeped into his bones, while anger has nestled in his heart beyond cure.”

Upon hearing this, Link bowed his head, displaying disbelief.

Seeing this, Monk Yuanzhi didn’t elaborate further on Monk Liao Xin’s matter but instead said gently, “You have just fully regained consciousness. Rest well today, and come to me tomorrow to learn the Sumeru Supporting Palm.”

“Yes, Master.”

Link quickly lifted his head, responding while making a motion to rise and see him off.

Monk Yuanzhi extended his right hand and gently pressed on Link’s shoulder, stopping his movement and signaling there was no need for him to be seen off.

When his motion was halted, Link did not insist on showing false bravado but instead opted to watch Monk Yuanzhi leave.

This person is truly kind-hearted.

Not only did he help Link obtain Monk Liao Fan’s life memories, making Link less of a stranger to this world and preventing behavior that could expose his cover.

But also, through the gentle press just now, he allowed Link to assess Monk Yuanzhi’s strength and the overall might of the White Horse Zen Institution.

With the help of these two aspects, Link could better perform his mission behind enemy lines.

Although the Element Sage did not express it explicitly, wasn’t sending Link, Jasmine, Elise, Lotson, Frist, and Medici as a group of six via “Soul Seizing” to bypass the remaining three Buddha Ancestors’ defenses and infiltrate the habitable worlds a form of infiltration?

And what was the directive given by the Element Sage?

Survive, and do whatever you like.

This meant that, sooner or later, the six would be discovered by the remnants of Buddhism, or the Alaya Consciousness of those remnants would track them down, leading to encirclement.

At that time, to survive and do whatever one wanted would that not become sabotage behind enemy lines?

The thought flashed quickly through Link’s mind, but he showed no indication of it on his face. Instead, he portrayed a look of sorrow and disbelief, waiting for Monk Chen, the talkative senior brother who was like a Vajra, to speak up.

This one was a chatterbox, who couldn’t stop talking even when Link was unconscious, how could he hold back now that Link was awake?

As expected, Monk Chen said gruffly, “Junior brother, you must learn the Sumeru Supporting Palm well from Master to teach Liao Xin a lesson and avenge me!”

He paused for a moment, a flash of anger crossing his face like a wrathful Vajra and huffed, “My backside still hurts. Those guys at the Precepts Hall, they really didn’t show any mercy, hitting me with full force! Don’t let me get the chance, hmph!”

Since Link was playing a role, he couldn’t give himself away, so he followed the script rigidly, “Senior Brother, we are from the Reception Pavilion, what opportunity could you have to take revenge on the monks of the Precepts Hall?”

“Uh…”

Monk Chen was at a loss for words because of what Link had said.

What is the Reception Pavilion responsible for?

The Reception Pavilion is responsible for receiving pilgrims who come to the White Horse Zen Institution to worship Buddha.

What is the Precepts Hall responsible for?

The Precepts Hall is responsible for the enforcement of the White Horse Zen Institution’s discipline and penalties!

From their divisions of responsibility, only the Precepts Hall has authority over the Reception Pavilion, and there are few, if any, circumstances where the Reception Pavilion could hold sway over the Precepts Hall.

This reality left Monk Chen dumbfounded, muttering, but unable to speak.

The truth is always the most hurtful.

Taking a deep breath, Monk Chen simply picked up his ceramic bowl and walked away.

If Monk Liao Fan has already woken and continues to be as inarticulate as ever, then let the inarticulate junior brother be alone.

Didn’t Master also say, the junior brother needs a day of quiet recovery?

Link watched Monk Chen leave the bedroom, listened attentively for a brief moment, and after sensing to make sure that Monk Chen was indeed far enough away and there was no one else present, he stopped lying on the bed and got up to move around.

The “Soul Seizing” Magic Tool was, after all, jointly developed by the Sages of True Spirit, Body Refinement, Wise Mechanism, and Elements.

Four versus three, with intent against the heedless, the advantage lay with the civilization of Wizards.

After moving around a bit, Link encountered no issues controlling his body, as if it were indeed his native form.

Having confirmed this, he proceeded to assess his strength.

The Immortal Path, the Divine Path, and the Buddha Path used to form the Celestial-Divine-Buddha civilization; there are naturally commonalities.

During the years in hiding, Link, through the academy and with Elise, collected a significant amount of Celestial-Divine civilization materials, which included the two major cultivation systems of the Celestial-Divine civilization.

Moreover, the system of the Human Immortal Martial Artists from the Human Immortal Martial World essentially also leaned toward the cultivation system of the Celestial-Divine civilization.

Therefore, Link was not unfamiliar with this matter and quickly assessed his own strength.

“Comparable to an experienced Tier 3 Wizard?”

Link mused silently, his brow slightly furrowed.

The remnants of Buddhism primarily consist of three stars transformed by three Buddha Ancestors and twelve planets.

These twelve planets, each being a habitable planet for humans, each is a world unto itself.

The White Horse Zen Institution is a common power within the world it resides, comprising institutes such as the Bodhi Institute, Dharma Hall, Sutra Pavilion, Precepts Hall, Hongfo Hall, Arhat Hall, Reception Pavilion, and Scriptures Debating Pavilion.

The Bodhi Institute is a place for high monks and eminent monks to cultivate in seclusion, prioritizing deep Buddhist knowledge first and then certain requirements for the cultivation realm.