Who Let Him Cultivate?!

Chapter 546 - 545: No trade, No killing_1

All five were transferring spiritual essence to the person in front of them, and due to the consumption by the transfer of spiritual essence, everyone’s spiritual essence would be exhausted over time.

Thankfully, Lu Yang had taught the other four the Swallow Heaven Cultivation Method. As they transferred spiritual essence, they would open their mouths wide and swallow the surrounding spiritual essence. The Elder of Passing Skills thought they were bewitched.

The essence transmission was also intended to achieve a state of mutual embeddedness—"you are in me, and I am in you." Lu Yang’s spiritual essence was now no longer his own but was from the other four. The situation with the other four was not much different; their spiritual essences were thoroughly blended.

The Elder of Passing Skills did not expect them to enter this state so quickly.

"Now, we begin the third step, practicing combination skills..."

...

"Speaking of which, the time for exchange among the Five Great Immortal Sects is almost up. Our Junior Brother Lu and the others have already arrived at the Five Elements Sect. Why isn’t Shi Chan from the Suspension Temple here yet?" Dai Bufan pondered while organizing intelligence reports.

"Could something have happened?"

...

The handsome monk stepped out of the slaughterhouse and headed toward the nearest docking spot for the flying ship.

"What a delicious smell."

The monk’s nose twitched; he passed a restaurant. It was noon, the busiest time, and the smell of the food made him stop.

Eating a meal wouldn’t delay boarding the flying ship.

He spontaneously changed his trajectory and walked into the restaurant.

"Waiter, do you have any free tables here?"

"Master, you’ve come to the right place! Our vegetarian dishes at the Thousand-Miles Fragrance restaurant are unbeatable!"

I don’t want vegetarian dishes. Serve me two pounds of braised beef, a portion of roasted pork knuckles, and a bowl of lamb offal noodles."

The waiter looked at the monk in surprise, thinking he had heard wrong.

There are not a few people posing as monks these days, but this is the first time he’s seen such a fake monk.

However, it doesn’t concern him; he just serves what the customer orders.

"Sir, please wait a moment."

Not long after, a large plate of braised beef, a portion of roasted pork knuckles, and a bowl of lamb offal noodles were served. Shi Chan leisurely ate it all.

"Sir, that will be sixty-six coins."

The monk wiped his mouth casually and said lightly, "My master often told me that there’s no murder without trade. If no one in the world ate meat, then there would be no one killing livestock, so your restaurant wouldn’t sell meat dishes, only vegetarian dishes. He always cautions us not to order meat in restaurants so as not to promote improper practices."

The waiter, confused by this lengthy explanation, asked tentatively, "So, sir, you want..."

"To dine and dash. If I don’t pay, it’s not a transaction."

...

The gate of the Seek Dao Sect.

Two disciples guarding the mountain were yawning in boredom, chatting about the recent happenings.

"At least no one’s been approaching Junior Brother Lu for marriage alliances recently. It’s been much quieter."

"No kidding, I’ve never seen people lining up for it. Quite an eye-opener."

A slender figure walked over, palms joined, and asked loudly:

"Excuse me, is this the Seek Dao Sect?"

The visitor was handsome-looking, draped in a worn cassock, and his big, bright eyes were as clear as a still pond. He was completely bald.

If not for his robe, a disciple would have thought that he was a victim of Lu’s Arhat Fist coming for revenge.

"Are you Junior Brother Shi Chan from the Suspension Temple?" one guard cautiously asked. He remembered Elder Brother Dai’s instructions about the exchange period among the Immortal Sects and that monks from the Suspension Temple might come for learning and exchange.

"Indeed, it is I. I apologize for arriving late; washing dishes took up a lot of time," said Shi Chan.

One disciple, confused by Shi Chan’s words, politely said, "Please wait here for a moment while I fetch Elder Brother Dai."

While one of the disciples went to fetch Dai, the other stayed behind to continue guarding the gate.

Not long after, Dai Bufan hurriedly arrived and saw Shi Chan meditating at the temple gate.

He looked at Shi Chan, who was dignified in appearance, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a face full of righteousness and a solid foundation without any fluff. Dai Bufan nodded to himself in approval, truly worthy of a disciple nurtured by Master Jiesha.

Shi Chan was meditating cross-legged, suspended in mid-air. He sensed Dai Bufan’s arrival, got up and paid his respects: "It’s good to see you, Elder Brother Dai."

"Junior Brother Shi Chan, are you the only one visiting the Seek Dao Sect?"

"My Senior Brothers and Uncles at the Temple are busy, they didn’t have the time to accompany me here."

"Busy?"

"Yes, Master heard of news regarding your Sect Leader in the Wild State, hence took my Uncles and Senior Brothers there."

Dai Bufan: "..."

If he remembered correctly, his own Master, impersonating Daoist Buyu, was spreading information in the Wild State, storytelling everywhere.

Could it be that the news Master Jiesha had heard was about his Master?

Forget it, his Master was blessed and didn’t need his worries. The worst-case scenario would involve him getting caught and beaten up, but it wouldn’t lead to death.

"Junior Brother Shi Chan, please come in."

Dai Bufan personally welcomed Junior Brother Shi Chan, hoping that his actions could touch Master Jiesha, so that he would go easy on his Master when beating him.

The two of them passed through the territory of the River Spirit and entered the core area of the Seek Dao Sect. The bustling activity in the Seek Dao Sect caused Shi Chan to gasp in surprise.

Compared with the Suspension Temple, the Seek Dao Sect was really exceedingly bustling.

"I wonder how much Junior Brother Shi Chan knows about Seek Dao Sect, and what he hopes to learn here?"

"My Master, while he could still speak, told me a lot about the prestigious Sect. Your Sect is abundant in training resources and plentiful magic skills. Especially the Scripture Pavilion, which houses an inexhaustible number of magical skills."

"I do have a couple of divine abilities that I want to learn."

"Junior Brother, feel free to speak up."

"I heard that Lu Yang has an Arhat Fist, which anyone who takes a hit from will lose all their hair. I wonder if I could learn it?"

"This…" Dai Bufan looked troubled. Of all the skills, why did you have to choose to learn Lu Yang’s? Is it even possible to learn it?

"To be honest, Junior Brother Lu’s Arhat Fist is indeed unique. Only he can perform it in the Sect, and he is currently visiting the Five Elements Sect for mutual learning."

"And there’s Meng Jingzhou’s Unity of Fist and Cultivation, his Single Curse Fist contains the concept of Causality. I wonder if that could be learned too?"

"…"

You boy, are you sure you’re not here to stir up trouble, why do you choose to learn the skills that are not available?

"So none of them are here?" Upon receiving this news, Shi Chan seemed visibly disappointed.

He had long admired these two styles of martial arts, considering them to be the true Divine Abilities of Buddhism. Nothing, not even the "Transformation Sutra" or "Golden Body" could compare to them.

It’s a pity that the ones who could perform them weren’t around.

"It seems that it’s not fated yet. It’s not right to force it. Elder Brother Dai, you may continue with your tasks. I will take a walk around the Seek Dao Sect. Your Sect is indeed famous for a reason. I’ve never seen it before.

It’s an excellent opportunity to broaden my horizons."

Dai Bufan was indeed quite busy. He was the de facto leader of the Task Hall. Even a day off meant amassing a mountain of work.

"Take good care of this token. With this command plate, it’s as if I am accompanying you. You can move freely within our Sect, even areas like the Scripture Pavilion are accessible. If you have any questions, you can ask nearby Junior Brothers and Sisters; they will all be able to answer your queries."

Shi Chan received the token from Dai Bufan and expressed his gratitude.

Back at the Task Hall, Dai Bufan didn’t deal with the tasks at hand, but pulled out a jade plate after some contemplation. This was his magical artifact for making contact with the Grand Elder.

He wrote on the artifact: "Master, Junior Brother Shi Chan said that Master Jiesha led all the cultivators from the Suspension Temple to Wild State looking for the Sect Leader’s whereabouts. You are impersonating the Sect Leader and telling stories in the Wild State, and you might run into them, so please be careful."

Dai Bufan touched the center of the jade plate with his index finger to send the message.

Soon, the Grand Elder responded.

"Tell me earlier next time"

Dai Bufan was silent for a moment, then analyzed: "There isn’t even a punctuation mark. It seems the situation is intense."

"Master is indeed Master, strategizing and planning far ahead. He must have known that such a predicament would happen, which is why he built the immense grave."