PDLP Chapter 36: Maha
Chapter 36: Maha
Li Wu waited for half a month, but still received no instructions from those Purple Mansion True Persons.
"Looks like they've left."
Li Wu dispelled the formation, flew into the air, took out the jade box containing the dead insects, and pondered:
"There's probably someone waiting for me on the witchcraft side, just like that reincarnated Maha."
"I can't keep letting myself be slaughtered like this. I have to think of a way to trip up those Purple Mansion True People."
With these thoughts in mind, Li Wuxin slowly flew towards the direction of witchcraft.
Along the way, one could see one Buddha statue after another standing on the ground, some large and some small, with faces that were either angry, compassionate, or joyful.
Meanwhile, the farmers in those villages, chanting Buddhist scriptures and neglecting their fields, had nothing to eat and were all emaciated.
"How pitiful..."
Li Wu shook his head and sped up even more.
But at that moment, an old monk suddenly appeared in front of them, with golden light shooting into the sky behind him, his Buddhist teachings boundless.
The old monk's face revealed a greedy expression, his eyes burning as he stared at Li Wu, and he flattered him:
"You wicked beast, you killed my junior brother and severed his cycle of reincarnation. Where do you think you can escape to today?"
Seeing the old monk suddenly appear without a sound, Li Wu immediately raised his alarm and summoned the Golden Mirror. He pushed his magical power to the limit, and silver-white lightning swirled around his body.
"And who are you, you bald monk?"
Seeing that Li Wu was ungrateful and dared to resist his attempt to convert him, the old monk immediately rebuked him angrily:
"Stubborn fool, just watch how I send you to paradise!"
As soon as the old monk finished speaking, he clasped his hands together, and boundless golden light instantly enveloped Li Wu. In that instant, Li Wu saw a scene of ecstatic debauchery and heard decadent music.
Naked men, women, and even children climbed onto Li Wu's body, kissing, touching, sucking, and licking, making people lose themselves in it.
Li Wu's eyes narrowed, and divine thunder roared, dispelling these images and barely pulling himself out of his despair.
"Is this a sign of pleasure, leading people to depravity and ruin through indulgence?!"
Li Wu frowned and kept using the Golden Mirror to unleash lightning, attempting to break the golden shield that trapped him. However, the divine lightning didn't even cause a ripple on the shield's surface.
"You beast, stop struggling and come with me to the Pure Land."
The old monk's voice seemed to possess boundless allure, causing Li Wu's mind to waver continuously.
If Li Wu hadn't cultivated the [Divine Thunder] technique, which gave him resistance to these seductive arts, he probably would have fallen for it long ago.
Unable to break through the golden shield, Li Wu had no choice but to temporarily focus his attention on the temptations that kept entangled with him, while thinking to himself:
"An illusion that even divine thunder cannot dispel... Is this old monk a sorcerer? No... he's probably a Maha!"
Although trapped by the Shakya monk who resembled Maha, Li Wu remained calm, pondering to himself:
"No one has come to rescue me after so long, so those Purple Mansion True Persons must really be gone."
"The only way to escape this predicament is to return to the Qi Refining Realm... This is also a good opportunity to divert the trouble to other Purple Mansions, so that Maha will direct his anger towards them."
Upon reaching this point, Li Wu immediately proclaimed in a loud voice:
"You old bald monk, do you really think this technique can trap me? Since I cultivate the [Divine Thunder] path, I have the protection of the True Man of Yue Kingdom behind me. Let's see how I escape!"
Having said that, Li Wunian vanished in an instant.
The old monk, noticing that Li Wu's aura had vanished, immediately showed a look of astonishment.
"How is this possible? How could they escape right under my nose!"
The old monk stomped his foot angrily. The duck that was about to be eaten had just flown away. How could he be willing to accept it?
"The Purple Mansion True Man of Yue Kingdom? Or the [Divine Thunder] path, yes... it can only be the [Golden Axe Sect]."
"Hmph! These demons who cultivate the Purple Mansion Golden Core path, the [Golden Yue Sect]... killed my junior brother and stole my life force. Do they really think I, Shi Xiu, am easy to bully?"
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Qing Shimen.
Looking at the dark cave, Li Wu breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice:
"That old monk must be Maha. What a deep fantasy! I almost couldn't get away."
"Compassionate, angry, joyful... their methods of guiding people are all different. This group of Buddhist practitioners is truly difficult to deal with."
"Let's lay low here for a while and see how the sect is doing."
Li Wu slowly got up, released the restriction, and walked along the bluestone path at the cave entrance after leaving the cave.
After walking for a while, they came to a large courtyard, where there were three boys. These three were the immortal seedlings they had found from the mortal world.
They cultivate the Purple Mansion Golden Elixir Dao, and are currently still in the Opening Aperture Realm.
Li Wu walked over, and the three children, seeing that it was Li Wu, quickly bowed and greeted him:
"Disciple greets Sect Leader."
After they finished speaking, they slightly raised their heads and glanced at the sect leader, who had been in seclusion for many years, out of the corner of their eyes.
In the three years since they joined the sect, including this time, they have only met the sect leader twice.
The last time was when I had just started climbing the mountain.
Li Wuwei nodded slightly, walked slowly to the stone table, sat down in the chair, and said softly:
"Do you have any questions about cultivation? Feel free to speak them."
The three were delighted to hear this and then voiced their doubts one after another.
Li Wuyi answered immediately, which made the three disciples extremely admire their sect leader.
After they finished asking their questions, Li Wu took out a jade slip, handed it to the oldest person, and instructed him:
"The three of you should cultivate diligently; the future of the sect rests on your shoulders."
Zhou Weishan took the jade slip and said solemnly:
"Rest assured, Sect Leader, this disciple will definitely cultivate diligently!"
Great, very motivated!
Li Wu smiled and patted him on the shoulder, then turned and left to find He Yu.
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Inside the Hall of General Affairs.
He Yu was discussing matters related to the subsequent traveling merchants with Zhang Zai.
Zhang Zai said in a deep voice:
"Sister Yu, I have already traversed the routes to various prefectures and know the locations of the markets and towns. I can organize my own caravans and no longer need to follow the Zhao family."
Following the Zhao family involves many restrictions, and the amount of spirit stones one can earn is even less, making it far more worthwhile to organize one's own caravan.
"Moreover, neither our beast-repelling powder nor our pills are available in other markets. They are very popular, and every time I go there, they sell out in less than a day."
He Yu was naturally aware of this, however, she had other concerns, and said:
"But what if the Zhao family gets angry if we just abandon them and form our own caravan?"
"Don't worry about what the Zhao family thinks. Now that the path has been paved, let's walk it ourselves from now on."
At that moment, a familiar voice came from outside the hall.
He Yu and Zhang Zai turned around and saw Li Wu stride into the hall, his face serious, and he said in a deep voice:
"I had an agreement with Zhao Qianyuan beforehand that we were just temporarily following them to familiarize ourselves with the route. Now that we are familiar with it, there is no need for us to follow them anymore."
As Li Wu spoke, he turned to look at Zhang Zai and asked:
"If we were to travel as merchants alone, would you be confident in our abilities?"
Zhang Zai's expression was firm, and he solemnly declared:
"Sect Leader, I guarantee I'll earn spirit stones!"