"Pu Xian, is there anything else?"
Xu Fan turned around with a puzzled look, gazing at Pu Xian, who looked quite uncomfortable, but didn't move a single step.
Since Pu Xian was the first to falter and called out to Xu Fan, the initiative naturally fell firmly into Xu Fan's hands.
"Ahem, young benefactor Xu, to be honest, when I previously asked you to assu the leadership of the Buddhist Sect, it wasn't an appointnt but a request!"
How wise Pu Xian is! Although he slightly lost ground in the confrontation with Xu Fan, Xu Fan's thoughts and plans couldn't escape Pu Xian's insight. Didn't Xu Fan want a Buddhist Sect where everyone obeyed him? Then Pu Xian would gift him such a sect!
At that mont, facing everyone's puzzled and astonished glances, Pu Xian solemnly spoke for the first ti to the ten thousand monks, "Everyone, have you noticed that young benefactor Xu has once emanated an incomparably pure Buddha's Light from within himself?"
"Those with insufficient cultivation level would only feel it as incomparably pure and warm, yet the more powerful one is, the more they understand its magnificence!"
Evidently, at this mont, Pu Xian had switched modes, transforming from a highly esteed Buddha into a kind of divine trickster. However, no one dared to doubt or take lightly what Pu Xian said.
Soone of Pu Xian's stature, even if there was a bit of exaggeration in his words, would never speak nonsense!
Xu Fan, appearing curious, also stopped his steps, wanting to see how Pu Xian would persuade ten thousand monks to follow him willingly.
In front of the ten thousand monks, Pu Xian, with a solemn expression, slowly began, "As everyone knows, within the Buddhist Sect, only those high monks who have reached the Kai Yang Realm can condense a Relic upon entering Nirvana."
"In the thousands of years of Buddhist Sect history, Kai Yang Realm practitioners are extrely rare, and those who successfully condense a Relic upon entering Nirvana are even fewer!"
"According to records, since the founding of the Buddhist Sect, only seventy-three have stepped into the Kai Yang Realm! Twenty-three Relics have been condensed! Over a millennium, within the Buddhist Sect, only a re one Relic remains! Yet it was stolen a hundred years ago!"
Everyone looked at Pu Xian in confusion, not understanding why he suddenly brought up these matters.
The Relics of the Buddhist Sect are indeed rare and precious. Although the exact numbers are a well-kept secret, people could roughly guess them even if they tried. The Buddhist Sect has not seen a Relic shine in a hundred years!
But what does all this have to do with Xu Fan? Could it be... Xu Fan possesses a Relic?
But even if Xu Fan does have a Relic and is willing to return it to the Buddhist Sect, it's still too far-fetched a reason for making him the leader of the Buddhist Sect.
Soon, everyone got an answer from Pu Xian that no one had expected.
Pu Xian's majestic gaze swept across everyone, and with words that were beyond doubt, he stirred a storm of shock in the hearts of all!
"The aforentioned facts are widely known! However, concerning these Relics, there are countless hidden secrets! It is said, of a Heavenly Buddha's reincarnation, born with incredible natural talent, who can also find the Relics they condensed in a past life to perfectly rge into their body!"
"When the Relics return, the Buddha bones form! From there, all paths smoothen! Climbs to greater peaks are unimpeded! Such individuals are called Buddha's Children! Each Buddha's Child is a once-in-a-millennium phenonon! And every appearance of a Buddha's Child signals a great revival for the Buddhist Sect!"
"Young benefactor Xu! He is exactly the once-in-a-millennium Buddha's Child!"
Every word was resolute and indisputable! Judging by Pu Xian's slightly excited expression, it seed even he was thoroughly convinced of his own words!
...
After Pu Xian finished speaking, the previously bustling Buddhist Sect plunged into a deathly silence.
All ten thousand monks stared wide-mouthed at Xu Fan, their eyes filled with imnse reverence, clearly viewing him as a legendary figure unmatched for millennia!
Only Yunzhi, at this mont, looked skeptically at Xu Fan, caught between belief and disbelief. But regardless of Yunzhi's belief, everything was already destined!
With Pu Xian's declaration, Xu Fan's status instantly ascended to that of a Buddha's Child, elevating him to a once-in-a-millennium stature! In such circumstances, even if Yunzhi saw through certain truths, how could they dare to defy everything and openly speak out?
Everything had been settled!
At this mont, facing the reverential gazes of ten thousand monks, Xu Fan instead looked at Pu Xian with a confused expression.
Xu Fan showed this expression not just because of the situation, but genuinely felt speechless by Pu Xian's monuntal exaggeration. He was rely lucky to have a Relic accidently embedded in him, but in Pu Xian's words, he beca a once-in-a-millennium Buddha's Child and the key leader figure for the Buddhist Sect's rise!
Thank goodness Xu Fan was already aware of Pu Xian's trickster tendencies. Otherwise, Pu Xian's image in Xu Fan's mind might have completely crumbled!
Yet Pu Xian paid no mind to the gaze of ten thousand monks, nor did he give them any chance to question. After speaking, he directly turned his exceedingly sincere gaze towards Xu Fan.
"Young benefactor Xu, now you should understand why I insist you assu the leadership of the Buddhist Sect, right?"
Although Pu Xian directed this question at Xu Fan, he was actually addressing the ten thousand monks, further informing them that appointing Xu Fan as the leader wasn't on impulse, but for profound reasons!
Following Pu Xian's gaze to Xu Fan, none of them realized their attitudes had shifted from initial rejection to acceptance, even looking forward with so anticipation!
"Um... Elder, my realm strength is truly too low, even as a Buddha's Child, I fear I cannot shoulder the role of Buddhist Sect leader!"
In ancient power transitions, there's usually a customary three refusals: refuse, persuasion, and final acceptance when refusal is no longer possible. Although Xu Fan hadn't gone through formal civic education, he was aware of this protocol.
This statent marked the first refusal!
Upon hearing Xu Fan's refusal, the ten thousand monks slightly dimd their eyes, simultaneously feeling a sense of self-reproach.
If they hadn't initially rejected Xu Fan, wounding his spirit, could he so readily refuse? Was this once-in-a-millennium Buddha's Child truly going to miss out on the Buddhist Sect?
"Young benefactor Xu, as a Buddha's Child, with the entire Buddhist Sect supporting you, what need is there to worry about such trivial matters of cultivation level?"
Pu Xian smiled kindly, understandingly removing Xu Fan's concerns, yet Xu Fan clearly sensed so underlying gritted teeth in Pu Xian's smile.
This made Xu Fan's heart skip slightly, and he directly skipped the second and third refusals, taking a decisive step forward with a commanding gaze sweeping across everyone.
"Since the elder and all of you have such high regard, then I shall reluctantly accept the position of Buddhist Sect leader!"
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