Chapter 1725 Negotiating Transactions

Outside the mountain gate of Putuo Temple.

Several Buddhist elders at the Enlightenment Realm and the Feathered Transformation Realm were arguing with Lin Jichen, trying to take away the supreme Buddhist magical powers with just their words.

How could Lin Ji Chen let them get their wish?

Without him saying a word, Ren Lan turned into Zhuge Liang and debated with the group of scholars. She was always sharp-tongued, but she made it impossible for the group of monks to gain any advantage. Instead, they all blushed and gnashed their teeth.

Lin Ji Chen didn't say anything and let Ren Lan speak for him, but his eyes were always behind the group of monks.

Behind them, there was an old monk with dark skin holding a broom, leisurely sweeping the dead branches and leaves on the ground.

The other party seemed inconspicuous and easily overlooked, no different from an ordinary servant monk, but Lin Jichen had already set his eyes on him.

He had already discovered that this old monk was no ordinary person. Although he was not Xuankong, he was equally unfathomable.

The old monk had already noticed Lin Jichen's gaze. He stopped what he was doing, and with a clear and bright look, he sighed, "You have a deep affinity with Buddhism and extraordinary talent. It's a pity that you are not a disciple of Buddhism."

As soon as he finished speaking, several elders stopped arguing, turned around and saw the person coming. Their faces changed drastically and they quickly saluted him respectfully.

"Brother Yuanming!"

The old monk put down the broom in his hand, saluted a few people, and then asked: "How can you be so rude to the distinguished guests? You have also violated the precepts of rudeness."

Several elders quickly bowed and apologized, and cried out for justice.

"Brother, it's not that we broke the rules, but the words of this woman are really... infuriating!"

"Yes, this female boxer said something rude, and we are really angry."

"I hope that Senior Brother will understand this. This kind of female cultivator must be taught a lesson."

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After all, they are Buddhist practitioners who have reached the state of enlightenment. Under normal circumstances, they would never get angry easily.

But today they met Ren Lan, and they couldn't tolerate it at all. Ren Lan's tongue was so sharp that it could kill people.

Lin Jichen also realized it later and asked curiously in a low voice: "Crazy woman, what did you just say?"

He had been paying attention to the old monk and didn't care what Ren Lan said.

"It's nothing. I just had a simple 'literary exchange' with them. Who knew they would get angry at the slightest provocation? Their self-restraint is even worse than that of the Zaun players."

Ren Lan had an innocent look on his face. Lin Jichen's mouth twitched. Well, how could the people in this Eight Desolate World withstand the cultural baptism of Zuan? It would be strange if their defenses were not broken.

The old monk did not comfort them, but said in an unquestionable tone: "No matter what, breaking the precepts is breaking the precepts. You will go back and accept the punishment later."

"Yes, senior brother!" Several elders, including the fat monk who had just fought with Lin Jichen, did not dare to act rashly in front of the other party and agreed honestly.

After scolding his fellow disciples, the old monk looked at Ren Lan. He bowed politely and said, "Lady donor, the Buddhist temple requires purity and it is not convenient to receive female guests, so please go back."

Ren Lan didn't want to leave, but the other party didn't give her a chance to bargain. He waved his sleeves and a gust of wind rose from the ground, which actually blew Ren Lan away.

Ren Lan's eyes flashed, and she was about to resist, but she felt the pressure from the old monk coming down like a mountain, making it hard for her to breathe.

She didn't even have any doubt that if she resisted, she would not gain any advantage and might even get hurt.

"You go down the mountain first, I'll be here." Lin Ji Chen comforted Ren Lan. He knew that this was a little lesson from the old monk for Ren Lan's previous rude words. He didn't stop him because the other party was just chasing people away and didn't hurt anyone.

"Okay, I'll wait at the foot of the mountain. If anything happens, call me immediately and I'll come to help."

After Ren Lan gave the instructions, he snorted coldly at the old monk, took note of this little grudge, and then leisurely went down the mountain.

At the entrance of the mountain, Lin Jichen was the only one left. However, he was not at all panicked. Instead, he calmly clasped his fists to the old monk.

"Thank you, Master, for showing mercy to my Taoist companion."

"You don't blame me for driving her away?"

"With your strength, there are plenty of ways to punish her, but you didn't do it. This shows that my Taoist partner didn't commit any serious mistakes. She just said something rude. You are clear about rewards and punishments, and I admire you."

Lin Jichen's flattery didn't have much effect. The old monk smiled and said, "Donor, you might as well speak frankly. You came all the way to Putuo Temple. I guess it's not as simple as delivering Buddhist scriptures, right?"

Lin Jichen smiled and said, "Master, please forgive me. I came here this time on the request of Senior Huangfu Song of the Wuji Imperial Family to come to Putuo Temple and bring back his younger brother Huangfu Yi."

As soon as these words were spoken, the fat monk and several elders immediately objected.

"Ridiculous! Huangfu Yi has long been a disciple of my Putuo Temple. How can he just leave like that?"

"If Huangfu Yi leaves, he will be betraying his master."

"I was wondering why this guy would be so kind to give us magical powers. So he had this in mind."

"Huangfu Yi has already converted to Buddhism and does not want to return to the secular world. So why should Huangfu Song do this useless work?"

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Seeing that several people expressed their opposition, Lin Ji Chen was too lazy to pay attention to them, but kept looking at the old monk. He was the one who could make the decision, and no one else was qualified.

Seeing that his fellow apprentices had finished speaking, the old monk also spoke to Lin Jichen, “I, like my fellow apprentices, hold the same opinion.”

Lin Jichen would not give up so easily, and said: "Senior, why do you have to embarrass me? Huangfu Yi is originally a member of the royal family. He became a monk just to protect his beloved wife. He is not pure and is greedy for love. He is not suitable to be a Buddhist disciple. For the sake of face, your Buddhist temple still accepts him calmly and uses him as a bargaining chip for your Buddhist propaganda. This is not what a high monk does."

"Nonsense!"

"Nonsense! Absolutely nonsense!"

"How could we Buddhists do such a thing? You are slandering us!"

Lin Ji Chen's words immediately hurt these monks. They were like nobles whose ugly deeds were exposed. They were anxious to defend themselves, but they could not provide any basis and could only feel helpless and furious.

The old monk said calmly, "Donor, your words are too one-sided. Huangfu Yi came to our temple of his own free will. He knelt outside our temple and begged for mercy. It was my senior brother Xuankong who was willing to take him in because of his sincerity. It was not for fame. Besides, Huangfu Yi himself does not want to leave. No matter how you persuade him, it is useless. Why force him?"

After hearing this, Lin Jichen thought that the old monk was really good at making excuses, so he simply retorted directly: "He doesn't want to leave because you have imprisoned his wife. If you release his wife, do you think Huangfu Yi will leave or not?"

The old monk smiled and retorted: "Huangfu Yi's wife was transformed from a snake demon. We Buddhists suppressed it out of our duty and to exorcise the demon to prevent it from causing harm to the world."

Lin Jichen completely lost his patience and raised his hand to interrupt, "Senior likes to argue with me, so there is no need to argue anymore. Let's get straight to the point. I will take out the Great Sun Tathagata Seal and exchange it for Huangfu Yi."

"No, Buddhist rules cannot be changed." The old monk refused on the spot.

Lin Ji Chen gritted his teeth, but he had expected this and had guessed it before coming. Fortunately, he brought important people with him.

"Come out, Orochimaru."

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