"Creak!"
"Roar, roar"
A horde of furry creatures stirred in the tumor tower, with the sounds of mice and bears echoing out.
"Inside this tumor tower, there are spirit monsters working with the demon monk, practicing in Mahayana Temple daily."
"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your keen observation."
Lu Xingzhou imdiately sent out a Hall Secret Letter, summoning lantern after lantern of Divine Lanterns. Today, he wouldn’t be able to kill Fish Monk, but cleaning out these mountain spirits and wild ghosts posed no problem.
At this mont, the sound of slaughter was relentless,
and Zhou Lingyi approached Zhou Xuan, saying, "Brother, I see you’re quite invested in alchemy."
"Elixirs are a big business, of course I’m invested."
"But you should be cautious too. It’s because of you that I realized this business is celestial."
"Don’t worry, I know my limits."
Zhou Xuan agreed,
while Yuan Buyu said, "Good disciple, if you delve into alchemy, I believe you’ll craft fine elixirs. When you start, if you concoct a remarkable one, make a couple for your master to taste."
"Master, I won’t wait until I’ve crafted elixirs to show my filial respect. I have just the thing for you now."
"What is it?"
"Walk down the mountain, keep walking, and you’ll find an inn. The inn’s lamb buns are authentic, thin-skinned and hearty."
"..." Yuan Buyu.
"Nonsense, you think I don’t know those are human at buns." Yuan Buyu spat and, alongside Zhou Lingyi and Mr. Bai Liu, faded away until they disappeared.
After seeing off his sister and master, Zhou Xuan called Yun Ziliang and the others, "Lao Yun, let’s head back to Mingjiang Prefecture."
"Mr. Lu, farewell."
After greeting everyone, Zhou Xuan bade farewell to Lu Xingzhou: "Whatever you do, make sure the villagers eat Fish Monk raw."
"Rest assured, Mr. Zhou, even if I forget myself, I won’t forget this matter."
"However, Mr. Zhou, why leave in such haste? Co to our Water Fort and have a cup of water wine before you go."
"Perhaps another day, I need to take Mr. Qing Yunzhi to Mingjiang Prefecture to save an old friend."
Zhou Xuan pulled Alchemist Bai Lu over.
"I’m Bai Lu, not Qing Yunzhi..." Alchemist Bai Lu muttered softly.
...
The group left quickly, Alchemist Bai Lu transford again into the book "Can Tongqi," entering Zhou Xuan’s Secret Realm.
Then, Zhou Xuan activated the "Divine Soul Day Trip," yet while he was montarily on a day trip, he found himself back at the starting point the next mont.
"What’s wrong, Mr. Zhou?"
Both the painter and Yun Ziliang noticed sothing was amiss, and they asked Zhou Xuan with concern.
Zhou Xuan glanced at Fish Monk, saying, "It seems he won’t let leave."
"Who?" the painter asked.
"Fish Monk."
Zhou Xuan described his sensation—during his day trip, the big fish seed to have cast dozens of anchor hooks that drew his Divine Soul, preventing him from leaving.
But these anchor hooks didn’t appear hostile, for they unlocked freely once Zhou Xuan landed, causing no harm.
"Could this demon monk actually bind you?"
Yun Ziliang was also surprised, and then Wu Ya Monk dismounted his black donkey, approached, and curiously asked, "Mr. Zhou, do you feel anything else in your body?"
"Feel?"
Zhou Xuan closed his eyes and concentrated, and upon careful inspection, he truly felt sothing.
"Zen Master, I feel sothing in my body, an invisible hand forming characters within ."
After hearing Zhou Xuan’s description, Wu Ya Zen imdiately reassured him, "There’s no need to worry. The one forming characters in you is ’Supre Secret’."
Supre Secret is the "Buddhist Secret thod" left by the Ancient Buddha in the bodies of twenty-one Zen masters.
"Why is Supre Secret forming characters in my body?"
Zhou Xuan asked.
Wu Ya Zen thought for a mont and said, "Perhaps it’s also to thank you for capturing ’Six Desires Zen,’ inviting you to witness the rebirth during the secret thod’s activation."
After twenty-one Zen masters perish, "Supre Secret" will launch, carrying the Ancient Buddha’s "Split Body Will," seeking suitable hosts for parasitism.
The entire process is called "secret thod rebirth."
"During rebirth, there are cosmic anomalies, which is a grand Buddhist ceremony. Mr. Zhou, stay and witness this event."
What could Zhou Xuan say? He could only witness.
"Demon Monk, I am bored anyway. Better to witness how the furious residents of Yellow Field Prefecture turn you into fish paste."
Zhou Xuan spoke to Fish Monk with a cheerful smile.
At that mont, the big fish’s tail flashed two streaks of light, one blue and one red...
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