Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

"Alas, this is a violation of the precepts!" The forensic master sighed softly as he watched Zhang Yan's departing figure.

He was so generous for two main reasons.

The first reason is naturally Zhang Yan's talent. Zhang Yan's Buddhist nature is really too high. In the eyes of Master Fazheng, Zhang Yan is like a living Buddha.

Moreover, after spending time with him, he could sense that Zhang Yan's understanding of Buddhist scriptures far surpassed that of many elders in their temple.

He would naturally be happy to cultivate such a person.

Although the other party is a disciple of the Qingheng Sect, it doesn't matter. As long as the other party has Buddha in their heart, they are a member of Buddhism. In time, the other party may even convert to Buddhism.

While the possibility is small, it's not impossible.

I still remember that the third abbot of their Landa Monastery converted from another sect, and didn't he become a great master of supernatural powers? He became one of the most successful abbots of their Landa Monastery?

So, you should still have dreams, what if you succeed?

After all, this is something that no one can say for sure.

And the second reason...

It's actually quite simple; the main thing is to latch onto a powerful figure.

Yes, you heard right, clinging to someone's coattails.

Zhang Yan is a true disciple of the Qingheng Sect and one of its leaders, holding a pivotal position within the sect.

The Qingheng Sect is the second largest cultivation sect in the Zhao Kingdom.

Its strength is second only to the Palace of a Thousand Flowers.

Under normal circumstances, although their Landa Monastery is not as good as the Qingheng Sect, they don't need to deliberately curry favor with powerful figures.

But this time and that time.

The arrival of the Hehuan Demon Sect made him feel uneasy.

As the abbot of Landa Monastery, he had to plan ahead.

If the Zhao state can hold out this time, that's fine; if they can't, the Landuo Monastery will definitely have to flee.

After all, their legal system is different from other legal systems.

If other sects didn't flee, they might still be accepted by the Hehuan Demon Sect.

However, these monks would certainly not be accepted.

At that time, they might have to follow the Qingheng Sect and hide in the Tianmu Mountains. Naturally, they need to establish good relations in advance, otherwise, what if the Qingheng Sect doesn't let them in?
Zhang Yan was naturally unaware of the forensic master's thoughts. In fact, regardless of what the forensic master thought, Zhang Yan had the debate competition under his thumb.

Anyway, it's a Buddhist scripture.

You all have your own understanding, but what if Zhang were to combine all of your understandings?
What do you have to fight me with?

Alternatively, I could take all your interpretations and annotations, synthesize them, and then use your theories to defeat you.

How can you debate with me about scripture?

It can be said that Zhang Yan has already secured an invincible position.

As it turned out, the victory in the debate was even simpler than he had imagined; it was a bloodless victory, and he easily won first place.

He even had a feeling that the truly skilled debaters might not have participated in this debate competition.

Regardless, Zhang Yan was still very happy.

Because he finally got what he wanted.

Relics.

[Equipment Name]: Relic

[Equipment Tier]: Tier 3, Low Quality
[Equipment Quality]: Gray
[Equipment Effect]: Enlightenment (After equipping this item, you will receive a speed boost to your cultivation of supernatural powers.)
"Um?

Is quality gray?

Upon seeing the quality of the equipment, Zhang Yan was stunned. He hadn't expected that the relic, which had been touted so highly, would actually be of gray quality!
But then he thought again, whether it's gray or blue.

This thing is, after all, a Tier 3 piece of equipment.

In other words, from the perspective of the equipment slot, this thing is on par with magic weapons for the Golden Core stage.

Even if it's gray, its effect should still be stronger than the enlightenment futon he synthesized.

after all……

Even though the Enlightenment Futon has been synthesized so many times, it is still essentially a magical artifact.

It's not even a magical artifact.

How can it be compared to a third-tier magic weapon?
With a mix of trepidation and excitement, I equipped the relic into my inventory and slowly began to understand its wondrous uses.

It was only for a fleeting moment.

Zhang Yan's eyes widened.

"this……

"This relic is actually so powerful?"

He had thought that the effect of this relic would be stronger than that of the enlightenment futon, but he never expected that it would be more than just stronger; they were practically two different things.

If the synthesized enlightenment futon is equivalent to a graphics card 1060, then this relic is equivalent to evolving into a 4090; the two are not even on the same level.

Putting everything else aside, his speed in comprehending supernatural powers increased several times over, which made him even more interested in relics—they were truly valuable.

What might be symbolic to others is extremely important to him. "Moreover, this relic is currently only a low-level item and hasn't been crafted into a spiritual artifact. If I were to craft it into a spiritual artifact, would its effects be even stronger?" he thought.

Zhang Yan's expression grew even brighter.

He felt that he had found the correct way to use the relics.

“There are still quite a few relics in the Landa Monastery. We need to find a way to get them all over here.” Zhang Yan stroked his chin.

These relics are extremely useful to him, and he would never give them up.

However, for now, this relic is enough to meet his basic requirements, after all, the speed is several times faster than before.

But who wouldn't want more good things!
Just like some people who only play LoL or Teamfight Tactics, they still want to equip a 4090. I can only say that I may not need it, but I can't live without it.

Originally, Zhang Yan planned to spend time at Landa Monastery to contemplate his supernatural powers and other issues, but a few days later, he received a mission.

“A group of people from the Hehuan Demon Sect have infiltrated the territory of Zhao Kingdom. We have already sent people to surround and wipe them out. Your mission this time is to protect this place.”

Mo Changqing pointed to a spot on the map and said to Zhang Yan.

“This is…” Zhang Yan glanced at the information and was surprised that Mo Changqing had given him such a lucrative job.

Because the place he was referring to was none other than this.

It was a spirit stone mine.

Well known.

Anyone involved in mining is bound to be incredibly wealthy.

Moreover, this kind of spirit stone mine is equivalent to throwing Zhang Yan directly into a gold mine.

This spirit stone mine is considered a relatively large one in the Zhao Kingdom, producing several million spirit stones annually.

Previously, it had always been controlled by the Wanhua Palace.

Now, because we are joining forces to fight against the Hehuan Demon Sect, it has been offered as a reward. And those members of the Hehuan Demon Sect who infiltrated the Zhao Kingdom naturally wanted to destroy some important places.

The place they were responsible for guarding, besides the pass not far from Landuo Monastery, was this spirit stone mine.

In situations where those at the Golden Core stage are unable to act.

Therefore, sending Zhang Yan there with his men is the best option.

After all, others don't know Zhang Yan's strength.

However, Mo Changqing was perfectly clear that as long as the opponent did not reach the Golden Core stage, then facing Zhang Yan would basically mean certain death.

If the opponent has a Golden Core, Zhang Yan should be able to escape.

As for the Nascent Soul stage, Mo Changqing hadn't considered it. The reason was simple: the other side only had two Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and they wouldn't easily send out Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Even if they did send out Nascent Soul stage cultivators, the probability of them coming to the Landuo Temple was relatively small.

In case we encounter it.

Then just die.

What else can be done?
If they were to encounter a Nascent Soul cultivator attacking this side, not only Zhang Yan, but Mo Changqing and the others would also die.

Well, if it were revealed that the Qingheng Sect's Grandmaster Qingluan was involved, then perhaps they could still survive.

After all, although the Hehuan Demon Sect is powerful, they are not fools and can understand the consequences of provoking a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator.

This mission, besides Zhang Yan, also includes five Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Qingheng Sect and five Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Landuo Temple.

They were all led by Zhang Yan.

Among them, the Qingheng Sect has three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and two mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, while the Landuo Temple has one peak-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, one late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, one mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and one early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

In terms of overall strength, they are about the same.

Having received the decrees from two sects at the Golden Core stage, Zhang Yan and his group embarked on their journey.

Since everyone was at the Foundation Establishment stage, they traveled at breakneck speed, riding their spiritual artifacts through the sky, saving them the trouble of carrying those at the Qi Refining stage.

They encountered nothing unusual along the way until they arrived at Swan Mountain, where the spirit stone mine was located.

Swan Mountain is quite large. It is called Swan Mountain because it looks like a swan from a distance. Swan Mountain originally belonged to the territory of Landa Monastery.

but……

Until the discovery of the spirit stone vein.

Then the people of the Myriad Flowers Palace were born.

The monks of Landa Monastery were no match for the cultivators of Wanhua Palace, so they had no choice but to cede this area to Wanhua Palace.

Therefore, when the monks from Landa Monastery arrived at Swan Mountain, their faces showed some sighs.

"Let's go, this spirit stone mine won't belong to the Myriad Flower Palace anymore." Zhang Yan saw their expressions and said to them with a smile.

“What Layman Zhang said is right. We can be considered to have helped reclaim this mine.” On the side of Landuo Temple, the monk at the peak of Foundation Establishment named Guangcheng said softly with an ugly smile on his face.

"It's been taken back, and it doesn't belong to Landa Monastery anymore..." Seeing the other person's smile, Zhang Yan smiled too, but still muttered a complaint in his heart.

Even if this mine is reclaimed, it will no longer belong to Landa Monastery. If nothing unexpected happens, it will likely be owned by the Qing family...

Otherwise, why do you think Mo Changqing would let Zhang Yan take over this spirit stone mine?

"We need to be careful when we go in. Although the Myriad Flower Palace says it will release the spirit stone mine, there are nuances to how it will take over. They won't release it so easily."

Zhang Yan spoke softly to everyone. (End of Chapter)