Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 165: The Ambition of the Imperial Master
"Only those transformed monsters, in order to blend into the society of human monks, would do the work that ordinary human monks would despise."

"But even so, I didn't take it seriously at first and just tried my best to investigate."

"It wasn't until the princess met with an accident that I realized that all these actions weren't necessarily aimed just at ordinary people."

"It was at this time that Mingguang Temple, a small sect that had always been quiet, caught my attention for the first time."

"At that time, I was desperate and sought help from everywhere, so I found them for some unknown reason. And they actually had the recipe that could save the princess, so while I was delighted, I also had some doubts in my heart -"

"The princess is in trouble, and they happen to have a secret recipe that can save her. This sect is right under my nose... Their sect's origins are even older than my arrival in Treasure Glazed Country."

"So during my initial exploration, I discovered a question that seemed suspicious to me."

"During our initial contact, they only asked me to kill the demon at the source, and didn't mention anything about refining elixirs. I doubt they have the ability to do so."

"But later on, I don't know if they noticed my suspicion, or if it was for some other reason. When I went there a second time, they said the elixir couldn't be refined and that I needed to find a professional alchemist."

"I began to doubt everything... Naturally, I even suspected that this alchemist they asked me to find was part of their conspiracy."

"So you left all the nearby sects behind and went to our Zhengyang Sect to try your luck." Lin Jian asked with a frown.

"It's not just a matter of trying my luck, but also of trying to see their attitude through outside intervention. At the same time... I have a suitable reason to send Wan'er and the others out. The talents of Bao Liuli Country are all good. No matter what happens here, I also want to preserve some sparks of hope for this country."

"Even if something unforeseen happens here, and I die in it, they can still restart or remember everything that happened here in the future..."

Lin Jian: "And then? The demon has been eliminated, and the people have been sent away. What did you discover while you stayed here?"

"After you left, the king adopted the Mingguang Temple as the state religion. Although the king said this was his own initiative, I have indirectly concluded that it was deliberately instigated by those monks."

"Their goal is to become the state religion of Bao Liuli Nation and attract believers from all over the world to worship!"

"They want to achieve all this openly and honestly. I now suspect that even the princess's murder may have been planned by them!"

"And since you've been there, you should have heard about the special features of their two golden Buddha statues."

"From my observation, those believers who were so-called verified by the Golden Buddha statue are probably all the people involved in the visions that occurred across the country before."

"I don't know if this arrangement was made after the Mingguang Temple discovered those strange phenomena first, or if it was their doing from the moment those phenomena started."

"If that's true, I wonder when they started planning for today's situation..."

Lin Jian stared at the other person and asked, "You haven't confronted the old monk face to face?"

The Imperial Master smiled bitterly, "I did, but it was useless. I didn't dare to press him directly, as I wouldn't be able to escape unscathed on their territory. So I only hinted at him. He clearly didn't want to talk to me. Of course... there are also cases where he hides things with good intentions, like I'm doing now, but I always have to prepare for the worst."

"So now that things have come to this, why are you still hiding it from me?"

"You are not from the Treasure Glazed Country, and you are only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Pulling you into this was already a risky move."

"Now that we're in danger again, how could I possibly put you there again?" The Imperial Preceptor shook his robes. "And I am this country's Imperial Preceptor. The king kowtowed three times and nine times to me, appointing me Imperial Preceptor. I will protect this country's peace for the rest of my life!"

As he spoke, he looked towards the forest, his eyes more serious than ever. "Alright. Since you've noticed something's wrong, I'll tell you everything. Next, let me and those bald asses compete. This is the business of our Bao Liuli Kingdom, and outsiders are not allowed to interfere."

"I'm sorry." Lin Jian shook his head. "The reason I tracked them down here is because I discovered they had clues related to another matter. This matter is no longer just a matter within your Bao Liuli country."

"But you are just a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage. If you get involved in this situation, you will be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

"What about you?" Lin Jian asked back, "That old monk is a powerful Yuanying stage cultivator, and there are at least two Jindan cultivators in the temple. You're just a Jindan cultivator... Even if you bring all the foundation-building cultivators from your Bao Liuli country with you, what can you do to them?"

"That's why I also manipulated public opinion to attract disciples from the three surrounding sects." The National Master winked slightly cunningly, "I am not a pedantic person. This Bao Liuli Kingdom is the territory of their three sects. If anything happens here, they will be blamed."

"Then you are not as good as the foreign aid I hired..." Lin Jian smiled proudly.

Fairy Hongxia landed beside him, her face holy and flawless, as if she were a true fairy from the Ninth Heaven. "Mr. Lin's affairs are my affairs."

"And me, and me!" Hua Xiaodie also rushed over at some point.

The aura of their cultivation was not concealed at all, and the Imperial Master remained silent for a moment.

One is in the Jindan stage and the other is in the Yuanying stage.

In this small country of Bao Liuli, this is already an unimaginable strength.

Even in the Minguang Temple, the most powerful people on the surface now are only one Yuanying and two Jindan.

This kid shouldn't have come at all, but when he came he gave us such a big surprise.

"Well..." The Imperial Master sighed, "Now that you know about this, I guess I can't get rid of you. Now that things have come to this, you and I will fight side by side once more."

"There can't be only one palm thunder this time, right?"

The Imperial Master laughed heartily. "This concerns one billion people. Whether or not this is hidden is crucial to the overall situation. I'll investigate this matter thoroughly. If we've truly wronged that old monk, I'll go to the mountain and have dozens of monks chant sutras around me for ten years. If this old monk truly has ill intentions..."

"I'll check on the investigation tomorrow." Lin Jian sighed, "Actually, I noticed some clues today, but I'm not quite sure."

The entire temple looks like a Buddhist holy place, but it is strange everywhere.

Otherwise, Lin Jian wouldn't have spent so long arguing with those young disciples from the three sects.

Tomorrow... I'll bring Haruyuki with me tomorrow.

With her eyesight, she must be able to see more clearly than I do.

(End of this chapter)