Chapter 1215: Chapter 1215

They are not mortals; they are cultivators within the Buddha Sect.

In recent years, especially after Chen Duhe developed an interest in the Incense Fire pathway, Chen Sansi had privately studied relevant texts quite extensively.

He finally had a clear understanding of this cultivation path.

The first realm of the Incense Fire Divine Dao is the Spirit Communication Realm, corresponding to Qi Refinement Cultivators.

As the name suggests, through devout worship day and night, cultivators gradually resonate with the deities and thereby can communicate with them.

With the deity’s consent, they can absorb incense fire for their own use and officially begin cultivation.

The second realm is called the Enlightenment Realm, corresponding to Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

The divine statue is enlightened, its true name imprinted in the void, enabling the use of more Incense Fire Techniques.

The third realm is the Manifestation Golden Body Realm, corresponding to Golden Core Cultivators.

The Martial Arts Ancestor referenced the Manifestation Golden Body Realm when founding the Glazed Gold Body Realm, but there are still differences between the two.

The Manifestation Golden Body Realm enhances the physical body, but it relies more on the vast power of incense fire.

Upon reaching this realm, one can have a certain number of small temples dedicated to themselves.

The fourth realm is the Wish Gathering Bright King, corresponding to Nascent Soul Cultivators.

At this realm, one can establish their own sect and possess their own Dharma Image in battle.

The fifth realm is Nirvana Bodhi, corresponding to Divinity Transformation Cultivators.

The specific combat power is rarely recorded.

Beyond this, there are no cultivators in the human world, and naturally, Chen Sansi does not know about it.

The group of monks that broke in now were mostly low-level cultivators in the Spirit Communication Realm, with only the leading, thin monk in the Enlightenment Realm.

He pointed at the clay divine statue: "Brothers, tear down this demon temple for me!"

At his command, the wooden sticks in the monks’ hands glowed with golden light, their destructive power no less than that of flying swords.

In just a few breaths’ time, a well-built temple collapsed with a bang, turning into a pile of rubble.

"What are you doing!? What gives you the right?!"

The man pointed at the monks, cursing: "You bald donkeys, what gives you the right to tear down the temple our villagers built!"

At the same time, the commotion drew many local villagers over to watch.

The thin monk’s voice was loud: "Poor monks have something to announce to everyone. Your so-called ’True Monarch of Ten Thousand Spirits Candle Light’ is in truth just a prince of the Han Dynasty in the Eastern Continent!

"He doesn’t know where he got these crooked, demon paths from. There is no True Monarch; he is a Demon Cultivator!

"From now on, no more temples dedicated to this person will be allowed in the Western Continent!"

After those words, the villagers began to discuss among themselves.

"What is the Great Han?"

"And what is the Eastern Continent?"

The world is vast and boundless. How could short-lived mortals possibly traverse even one continent in a lifetime? Most don’t even understand the situation of the Sky Water Continent, let alone the distant Eastern Continent?

"You bald donkeys, stop spewing nonsense here!"

"If it’s really as you say, that the True Monarch is from the Great Han, then it surely must be a good court!"

Amidst the villagers’ shouts, Chen Sansi surprisingly felt the National Destiny Xuan Qi in the Praying Sky Pearl become even more intense.

The man pointed at the monk’s nose and scolded: "Praying to your Bodhisattva is useless. Are we not allowed to worship others?!"

The thin monk lost patience, and the runes on his command staff rotated, unleashing incense fire power, directly sweeping towards the villager’s chest.

A cultivator’s strike means certain death for mortals!

But just as the staff was about to hit the man’s chest, it was firmly caught by a powerful hand.

The thin monk squinted his eyes and questioned the unremarkable cultivator: "Where are you from, and what do you want?"

Chen Sansi suppressed his realm to the Foundation Establishment level and said with a smile: "Master, the villagers may be at fault, but they have been deceived. It’s not a crime worthy of death, is it?"

He tossed a few Spirit Stones over, "This fellow villager is a descendant of a departed Daoist friend. Would you grant me some face and let it go?"

They were new here and had much to accomplish, wanting to avoid trouble as much as possible, hence the attempt to turn big matters into small ones, and small matters into nothing.

"What do you take us as, you outsider Loose Cultivator? Do you think that we, as pure practitioners of the Buddha Sect, would be as shameless as you?"

The thin monk threw the Spirit Stones heavily on the ground: "If you don’t step aside, don’t blame me for being merciless with my staff!"

Chen Sansi slightly frowned, pondering how to resolve the situation, when he suddenly felt the temperature around him drop abruptly.

Suddenly, a sword light flashed, and before the thin monk could react, his head hit the ground with a thud, the wound at his severed neck covered in frost, swiftly spreading to encase his entire body in an ice sculpture.

The witch sneered disdainfully: "If you think it’s troublesome, just kill them. Why waste words?"

It was only then that the other monks finally reacted.

"A demon! There’s a demon!"

The witch gently exhaled a breath of cold air, which wandered like a small snake through the air, piercing all the hearts of the Buddhist disciples instantly and turning each into a cold corpse.

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Chen Sansi looked at the witch and reproached: "We should not seek trouble."

He agreed to accompany her mainly to ensure the safety of his senior sister.

Once their identities were exposed, the consequences were unimaginable.

"Such a timid person."

The witch said no more, turning unhurriedly away.

Chen Sansi had no choice but to follow.

He quickly disguised the two of them again.

Fortunately, even in the land of the Buddha Sect, there are frequent incidents of demonic cultivators and demon cultivators causing chaos, so the death of a few Buddhist disciples should not cause too much of a ripple.

But as for Du He, that child...

It seems he’s going to be in quite some trouble.

The Buddha Sect relies on incense fire for cultivation, yet Chen Duhe went to the Western Continent to establish temples.

If too many people worship him, naturally fewer will be willing to offer incense to the Buddha Sect. This is akin to cutting off their "income," so it’s no wonder they’re beset.

I wonder where that kid is now...

Chen Sansi had always been busy, spending very little time with his eldest son.

Yet, knowing that the other could be in danger, he couldn’t help but worry.

is the connection of blood.

No, since he’s here, he cannot sit by idly; at the very least, he must find out about Chen Duhe’s whereabouts and bring him along to be at ease.

Therefore, Chen Sansi began inquiring about the "True Monarch" along the way and learned that the last time he appeared was at the "Slanting Moon Road," where he killed two tiger demons and then disappeared.

Nowadays, the Buddha Sect bounty orders for Chen Duhe can be seen everywhere, attracting the attention of many passing Loose Cultivators.

"I saw the True Monarch once!"

A farmer carrying a yoke sighed: "But recently, the court and the masters in the temple are all going after the True Monarch. You probably won’t see him..."

After saying this, he shakily left with two baskets full of freshly harvested Spiritual Grain hanging on the yoke.

In the Western Continent, Spiritual Grain is also needed.

The Buddha Sect’s cultivation doesn’t require Spiritual Energy, but it does require elixir pills, and Spiritual Grain is the basic material for elixir pills.

Besides, there is also a court in the Western Continent called the Great Jin, which holds a status equivalent to the "Great Song" in the Sky Water Continent, mainly a puppet assisting the Buddha Sect in managing mortal affairs, essentially a second-class sect.

"Couldn’t find any trace of Du He; it seems we’re going to have to stay at Slanting Moon Road for a while."

As Chen Sansi inquired along the way, he learned that the largest sect in Slanting Moon Road is "Vajra Temple," which has many workshops under its command, where even outsider Loose Cultivators can freely trade.

Fortunately, they can also stay here and look for what they need.

The "Bodhi Bone" for making the Array Plate, and the "Brahma Heaven Twin Vine" needed for alchemy.