A life of idleness in the world of demons

Chapter 86, Section 85. Whom does his clothing believe in, and what does it have to do with him? (8.1K words - Long chapter, please subscribe)
Ning's
Winter Night
After one cry, another followed, as if it were contagious, except this time it came from the sister-in-law's room.

"Ugly Slave" Ning Gang has not yet returned, while the Ning family has already split into two groups.

The old lady was overjoyed, running back and forth between the two courtyards, but finally stopped at Ning Xuan's house.

Although she treated Ning Gang as her own son, Ning Xuan was her biological son.

Ning Xuan was standing outside when the maid came out and said in a weak voice, "Second Master, it's a girl."

These days, there are still quite a few people who prefer sons to daughters.

Some families even abandon their daughters in the mountains.

Ning Xuan ignored the maid and hurriedly entered the room, looking at Lu Xuezhi leaning against the bed.

The foolish woman looked weak, but her face was filled with joy. She had a smile on her lips and was holding a baby girl who was crying loudly with her eyes still closed.

The baby girl had been carefully wiped clean by the midwife and was now curled up in a ball, her little hands and feet waving and kicking gently.

"Our daughter."

Lu Xuezhi's voice was filled with laughter.

She felt herself becoming sacred.

In her youth, she roamed the martial world, known as "Snow Viper Child," leaving behind countless dead souls. Later, she slew even more demons.

She ended many lives, but for the first time brought new life.

From this day forward, she is no longer a girl or a wife, but a woman and a mother.

"Our daughter~~"

Lu Xuezhi's laughter was like candied fruit that had been pickled to the extreme, with a trembling tone and a long, drawn-out sound.

She had already sensed her daughter's condition.

With ample Qi and blood, you are very healthy.

However, it is not the kind of extraordinary person who is born with abundant Qi and blood, like someone of first or second rank.

Ning Xuancai walked out of the blacksmith's shop, still bearing the scent of the fire. He sat by the bed, looking at the baby girl in the swaddling clothes, his heart trembling and his eyes filled with tenderness.

The birth of the child not only baptized Lu Xuezhi, but also him.

The continuation of life suddenly brought solace to his centuries-long loneliness in the nightmare world, like an antidote that neutralized the toxins.

"Our daughter~~~"

The foolish woman's voice was filled with intense excitement and uncontrollable joy.

Ning Xuan also smiled and said, "Our daughter."

The foolish woman suddenly said, "Last night, I dreamed of my mother."

Ning Xuan looked at her.

The foolish woman said, "My mother said that she couldn't be with me when I was little, and now that I have children, she still can't be with me. She feels very sorry."

I said I understood everything. My mother has many burdens on her shoulders, so naturally she can't stay at home like an ordinary mother.

But Mother said this time was different. She said that in four years, she would definitely come back, come to our home, and live with us.

Ning Xuan's pupils contracted slightly.

Lost in her memories, the foolish woman continued, "She also said that Teacher Lan Yu has reformed and is on his way. He doesn't have much time left, and now he no longer pursues higher martial arts realms, but a peaceful life."
Mother said that Teacher Lan Yu will come to our house as an old servant and teach our daughter cultivation.

"At that time, my daughter and I will be not only mother and daughter, but also fellow disciples. When my daughter is older, she can call me 'Mom,' or she can call me 'Senior Sister.'"

As she spoke, she chuckled.

After ten months of pregnancy and the birth of her daughter, Ning Xuan noticed a complete change in his wife's personality. She went from being headstrong and impulsive to being virtuous and docile, though he didn't know how long it would last.

Ning Xuan was not surprised by the arrival of Elder Lan Yu.

That's to be expected.

Ever since he heard his mother-in-law's voice in the whisper chain and learned her identity, he naturally understood why his mother-in-law had taken Lan Yu away, and why Lan Yu had acted strangely when she heard that her mother-in-law wanted to take her away.

Blue Rain is also an old fox.

At that moment, he sensed that something was wrong.

But his mother-in-law silenced him and immediately put him away.

Now it seems like they've changed their clothes.

Even if one's lifespan is nearing its end, a fourth-rank official's robes still mean they are still a fourth-rank official.

Suddenly, Lu Xuezhi added, "Oh, right, Mother also said that an old nanny will be coming too. That old nanny was with me the most when I was little, but later she discovered that she actually had the aptitude to become a celestial master, so she left."

She said with a smile, "I call her Granny Qin. My mother said she's old now and has suffered some injuries, but she's still a very powerful Taoist priest. She will come to protect our children."

Oh right, and there are also my personal guards. You only saw a small portion of my personal guards when I was a general in Hanzhou City, but actually, I have a lot more, a full six hundred, and each one is very capable. These personal guards were selected by my father and mother together, and of course, there are also some that I selected myself. They are a women's army, and they are also my sisters. My parents and I gave this personal guard a name: Snow Viper Camp.

The Snow Viper Camp is very strong. I didn't take them with me when I left because Father still needs them. Mother said that now that I have a child, the Snow Viper Camp should return to my control. However, their cultivation resources don't need our supply for now; Granny Qin and Elder Lan Yu will take care of that. We just need to use them. Mother said this is a congratulatory gift from her and Father to us.”

Ning Xuan listened attentively.

He looked somber, but said nothing more.

As they listened, the baby in the swaddling clothes suddenly started crying loudly.

The old lady beside her said, "I'm hungry!"

Lu Xuezhi hurriedly looked left and right, but quickly realized that "she was the primary person responsible for the baby's hunger," so she calmed down and glanced into the distance.

The old lady urged all the maids to leave.

Lu Xuezhi then lifted her clothes, revealing her ample figure, and began to breastfeed.

The baby girl ate her fill and then fell into a sweet sleep.

The couple then began discussing their daughter's name.

After much discussion, they finally combined the couple's names and named it Xuanxue.

My mother-in-law's message came very quickly in my dream.

Just one month after Ning Xuanxue's birth, when she and her younger brother Ning Tianhu, who was born a few breaths apart, were celebrating their one-month birthday together, the person who was supposed to arrive arrived.

When the old man with white hair and a youthful face, dressed in dark-colored clothes symbolizing good fortune and longevity, stood before Ning Xuan again, his expression had lost all the arrogance he had displayed as a behind-the-scenes figure, and had become humble.

"lady."

Old Man Lan Yu bowed respectfully to Lu Xuezhi, then called out to the baby girl in the swaddling clothes, "Miss."

"Master!" Lu Xuezhi was overjoyed.

The old man Lan Yu said with shame, "All that happened in the past was my fault."

"Master, it's all over now." Lu Xuezhi smiled brightly.

Ning Xuan looked at his foolish wife and had nothing to say.

It's a very simple logic. That old dog Lan Yu ruined your entire sect, and those who were wronged are probably still in the Shanmo Sect. Besides, that old dog Lan Yu also screwed over Lao Qin, making him most likely a lackey of the demons. How can you so easily say it's all in the past?
Although Old Dog Lan Yu is definitely dead, and the one in front of you is just a ghost in clothes, you stupid woman, don't you know that?
At this moment, he also looked at the old man Lan Yu.

A frail old woman behind the old man Lan Yu stepped forward, bowed, and called out "Madam," "Miss," and then "Son-in-law."

This is Granny Qin.

Outside the mansion, Ning Xuan also saw the six hundred Snow Viper troops.

That was a little different from the women's army he had imagined.

Generally speaking, apart from a dozen or so people in the Snow Viper camp who were of normal build, the rest were all tall, burly men with buzz cuts, and their weight alone was probably equivalent to that of three stupid old women.

The growth of this group of people doesn't seem to be due to consuming demon cores, but rather to the use of some sect's secret method combined with the flesh of demon beasts.

He had never seen or heard of demon beast meat in the imperial court; it only existed in those fragmented worlds.

Imagine your wife dressed in a scarlet long coat, surrounded by a group of Snow Viper soldiers with an indifferent expression. She would be both dashing and beautiful, making it hard for her not to become a legend.

Ning Xuan glanced at Elder Lan Yu, then at Granny Qin.

Both of these men, who called themselves old servants, stepped forward.

Ning Xuan stepped forward and blocked their path, saying, "Teacher, it's been a long time. There are some things I don't understand about my cultivation lately. Let's go for a walk."

As he spoke, he added, "Granny Qin will join us too."

The old lady and her sister-in-law looked on curiously. No one dared to neglect the guests from the governor's mansion.

However, they all trusted Ning Xuan and would not interrupt what he was doing.

However, neither Elder Lanyu nor Granny Qin responded.

The air was completely still.

Ning Xuan's invitation hung in mid-air.

Suddenly, Lu Xuezhi realized what was happening and said, "Go."

The two elders nodded and followed Ning Xuan out of the mansion and outside to the lake where Ning Xuan usually fished.

In the depths of winter, the reeds in the marshland had long since lost their fluff, leaving only bare stalks that appeared a desolate gray under the moonlight.

Before Ning Xuan could speak, Elder Lan Yu spoke first.

He rolled up his sleeve and pulled out a leather scroll, handing it to Ning Xuan. "One thousand cultivation points. All the purchase options are on it. The exchange items meant to appease outsiders have been removed. What's left that's truly useful and rare is the cultivation technique. Take a look and see which one you want."

Ning Xuan glanced at the scroll and realized what his mother-in-law meant when she said, "An acquaintance will come to see you later." He looked at it and said directly, "I feel uneasy if you stay at the mansion."

Qin Mama said, "Don't worry, young master. We are here to make sure that Madam will be safe. In fact, I watched Madam grow up since she was a child. What could I possibly do to harm her?"
Of course, to make Madam happy, the entire Ning family will stand together and protect her.

Hanzhou is close to Leizhou. Xinghe County of Wangyue Prefecture is only two hundred miles away from Leizhou in a straight line, regardless of the winding roads. It is very close, practically within arm's reach.

"What if the demons multiply too much and cross the border, invading Xinghe County? What will we do then?"

The old man Lan Yu said, "I'm here to teach Miss how to cultivate. If Miss cultivates well, Madam will be happy. As long as Madam is happy, everything will be fine. I can't do anything else."

Ning Xuan said, "What if I say no?"

Old Man Lan Yu said, "Then we can only listen to the son-in-law. After all, you are the wife's husband. If you are unhappy, the wife will definitely be unhappy too. If the wife is unhappy, the sky will fall down. This old servant will not do such a thing."

Qin, the old woman standing to the side, said, "But it is absolutely impossible for the young master to make us go back to the governor's mansion, because if we do that, we will not be able to complete our mission of protecting the lady and young lady, and we will only face death."

Ning Xuan squinted and said, "You can keep it if you want, but I have one condition."

The old man Lan Yu asked, "What are the conditions?"

Ning Xuan said, "Follow me."

He couldn't stop his mother-in-law's arrangements.

This is the only solution.

In daily life, he can use the light-blocking bell and the Bodhi tree to make a division. These small treasures of the incense world really have magical effects. Those Bodhisattvas are indeed capable.

The two elders fell silent.

Ning Xuan said, "Otherwise, let's not talk about it."

“Alright!” Old Man Lan Yu replied, then bowed and said, “This old servant greets the young master, and I hope to receive much guidance from him in the future.”

Granny Qin also said, "This old servant greets the young master."

That night, the Light Barrier Bell covered Ning Xuan's bedroom, and the Bodhi Barrier Bell covered it from the outside.

The only place that Elder Lan Yu and Granny Qin could live was Ning Xuan's side room. According to the previous agreement, the two of them could not leave Ning Xuan's courtyard.

Unless Ning Xuan leaves.

The three of them formed a strange system of mutual constraint.

On the bed, Xiao Xuanxue kept sleeping and waking up, sometimes needing to pee, sometimes needing to nurse.

Lu Xuezhi held her patiently, gently humming a lullaby to soothe her.

Under the moonlight by the window outside the screen, Ning Xuan took out the leather scroll and began to read it.

After looking at it for a while, he selected a fourth-grade martial arts manual compiled by the Taiyin Ghost – the Taiyin True Scripture.

This classic text is unique in that it is comprehensive, recording the methods for a Taiyin ghost to cultivate to the fourth rank, as well as various secret techniques that ghosts can master. The description on the leather scroll is "a hodgepodge," meaning it has everything.

The next day
Ning Xuan told Elder Lan Yu about the item he had chosen.

Then he began to put in the effort again, just as Qin Shanjun had tested him before, using his third-grade power to test the female soldiers of the Snow Viper Camp.

One by one, the souls flew out and then fell back in.

These female soldiers all had very light spirits and were full of yang energy, which was immediately apparent.

Besides, they had a really good relationship with Lu Xuezhi; their eyes would light up whenever they saw her.

Ning Xuan could have finished in half a day, but he still spent five days on it and looked exhausted.

Old Man Lan Yu, however, somehow managed to retrieve the "Taiyin True Scripture" in no time.

Printed book, a large volume.
These two typical characteristics alone are enough to show what kind of mass-produced, mass-produced "Taiyin Zhendian" was.

"what is this?"

Ning Xuan held up the brick-like "Taiyin True Scripture," turned to a page, and smelled it. It still had the scent of ink, indicating that it was newly printed.

The old man Lan Yu said, "The value of this book will far exceed a thousand cultivation points. It contains everything; you can find not only cultivation methods and secret techniques suitable for yourself, but also those of others."

As for the true teachings, the inheritance... surely the son-in-law doesn't think he can just get them directly with a thousand cultivation points?

Ning Xuan's hands trembled with frustration as he roared, "Yes, yes, you're right, it has everything, but you can only learn from a mere page or two of it. The rest you can only look at!"

He's acting.

In fact, he had just witnessed a kind of ghostly magic.

That one ghostly technique alone is worth a thousand points of cultivation.

Granny Qin chuckled and said, "Young master, this book is still useful. We also studied this. The fourth grade of the Life Establishment Realm is not only the difference between immortals and mortals, but also the entry level for us Taiyin Ghosts."

This path to enlightenment is quite broad, which is why the "True Canon of the Yin" was compiled. You won't know what you can learn until you try. Many ghosts don't have a good enough understanding of themselves.

Although you only merged with a claustrophobic ghost, you might as well study it carefully; you're sure to gain something from it.

"Speaking of which, you should be able to cultivate our techniques, right?"

Ning Xuan said calmly, "Yes."

Granny Qin said, "The young master will definitely become an anomaly in my Taiyin Ghost Clan. I'm afraid he might not really be with you in the future."

After saying that, Granny Qin smiled and said, "Today, within the range set by the young master, this old servant caught some fish and made fish soup for Miss and Madam. I'll also serve a bowl to the young master."

Ning Xuan asked, "You can also cook fish soup?"

Granny Qin said, "The second head chef of Shixianlou Restaurant in Suizhou is my disciple."

Shi Xian Lou?
Ning Xuan had heard his wife mention it a few times, saying that it was the best restaurant in Suizhou City.

Ning Xuan asked, "Can you still do it now?"

Granny Qin said, "I don't know how, but could this have anything to do with my clothes? I can make this garment very well."

Ning Xuan said, "Quietly pour out the soup, and don't do this again next time."

Granny Qin wasn't angry and said, "I'll go and throw it away right away, as you say, young master." Ning Xuan said, "After you throw it away, you and Lan Yu go back to your room to rest and don't come out until dawn."

Old Man Lan Yu suddenly said, "These days, besides testing the Snow Viper Camp, the young master has also been locking himself in the blacksmith shop. In my guess, the young master is probably trying to break through to the fourth rank, right?"

Ning Xuan's expression turned cold.

The old man Lan Yu said, "This old servant happens to have some experience and insights, and I'd like to exchange them for some trust. Would you be willing to do so, young master?"

Ning Xuan remained silent for a long time before saying, "I know that reaching the fourth rank is very difficult. The risk of going from perceiving the world to entering the world itself is extremely high. We can only try step by step."

Old Man Lan Yu smiled and said, "We are all here on orders, and we mean no harm."

Ning Xuan said, "Even if I can't break through to the fourth rank, I will never allow you to get close to my family at will. You can only stay by my side, or go back to where you came from."

Granny Qin sighed, "Why bother, son-in-law? At least for the next four years, the orders we receive will not change. After four years, everything will be under Her Majesty's control."

"What empress?"

Ning Xuan asked.

Granny Qin chuckled, but did not reply.

The old man Lan Yu said, "Then we'll take our leave."

The two bowed and withdrew.
To outsiders, this appears to be two old servants from the governor's mansion serving their new master.

In reality, they were each other's prisons, monitoring one another, yet together they formed a terrifying defensive network.

It can be said that even though the demonic tide is rampant outside and has conquered the entire Wangyue Prefecture, it will absolutely not be able to break through this Ning Prefecture.

A soft voice drifted from the darkness of the night, alluring, shy, and expectant.

It was Lu Xuezhi's voice.

"Xuanxue is asleep."

Ning Xuan put down the "Taiyin True Scripture," walked around the screen, quietly loosened his clothes, and got into bed. Like a thief, he stealthily completed a long-awaited union with Miss Lu. Then he pulled up his trousers again, returned to the table, and carefully read the "Taiyin True Scripture."

Women never affect his cultivation speed.

The Taiyin True Canon is mainly composed of two parts.

The first is the cultivation method.

Second, it's ghost magic.

The cultivation method explains the process of Taiyin Ghost cultivating to the fourth rank.

For a martial artist to break through to the fourth rank, they must input the "yang energy formed by their own internal energy channels" into the "yang energy of heaven and earth" to nurture a body with a yang soul.

The Taiyin Ghost's attempt to reach the fourth rank was completely different. Logically, the Taiyin Ghost should have a Yin Soul body to reach the fourth rank, but the Taiyin Ghost was born with a Yin Soul body, so what was the point of practicing?
However, the Taiyin Ghost lacks one thing compared to a martial artist: completeness.

At this step, the Yin Ghost seeks completeness.

Simply put, the Taiyin Ghost needs to find a garment of the same rank four, whether it belongs to a martial artist, a celestial master, or even a demon—anything is acceptable as long as it is alive.

Then, this body became the cultivation environment for the Taiyin Ghost.

四品
Martial artists are "yin spirits with yang spirit bodies", while Taiyin ghosts are "yang spirits with yin spirit bodies".

A martial artist draws out a great deal of yang energy from outside his own small yin spirit.

The Taiyin Ghost, on the other hand, plants a small amount of Yang energy within its large Yin soul body.

Only when both yin and yang are present can a thing be complete.

The process itself is equally complex.

No.

To be precise, the cases involving Yin Gui (a type of ghost) are probably even more complicated.

Because the cultivation process of the Taiyin Ghost may have to be repeated countless times, the success rate is extremely low.

They possess the immortality characteristic of living for a long time, but the price is that they are born powerful but also born with defects, making cultivation extremely difficult.

Therefore, they may have extremely rich heritage, because there must be ancient monsters who have lived for an unknown amount of time, but they also need a lot of clothing.

They must never loot the clothes, and they must never drain the pond to catch all the fish.

They care about the overall environment even more than anyone else.

They hope that this environment will be beneficial to the training of Taoist masters and martial artists.

Ning Xuan stared at it for a while, then became a little confused.

Previously, he cultivated a Yin spirit body outside of a Yang spirit body.
So now he needs to cultivate the yang spirit energy within his yin spirit body?
However, as he read on, his doubts were resolved.

It's very simple.
I can't practice.

It takes at least a fourth-grade Life Establishment Realm cultivator to master it.

This so-called "establishing one's destiny" means establishing either a yang destiny or a yin destiny. Once you have chosen one, you cannot choose a second.

It looks somewhat out of place now, but it will surely be perfected at a higher level.

Ning Xuan wasn't stubborn; he listened to advice.

Since he was a fourth-rank official, he naturally couldn't use the Taiyin Ghost to establish his destiny.

Let's leave it at that for now.

He then looked at the secret techniques again.

Ghost Techniques are an extension and refinement of Ghost Seals. They can be used when one's spirit reaches the fourth rank. Even if one's spirit does not reach the fourth rank, one can still use them with difficulty, but it will consume a great deal of energy.

The ghost seal made a loud rumbling noise.

Ghostly arts, however, made it even more eerie and more concealed.

The Taiyin True Canon records a type of ghostly technique called the Youbi Curse.

A single incantation can be used to cast a curse in any way, as long as you can come into contact with the target, even just through their line of sight.

This curse seed is extremely well concealed when planted, and even those with greater strength cannot detect it unless it is unleashed.

The person under the curse can have the curse triggered at any time.

Once triggered, the next room he enters will become a "coffin." He can go in but can't get out. The more he attacks the room, the stronger the rebound force becomes, until he is bounced to death.

However, this rebound also has an upper limit, which is that the claustrophobic ghost's own mental limit can float up a little more.

It was very well hidden and very scary.

but.
This was not a ghost technique that Ning Xuan felt was worth "a thousand points of merit".

His gaze fell on a corner of the Taiyin True Scripture.

Corner records are scarce, unlike those on claustrophobic ghosts, which have lengthy overviews describing the characteristics that define a claustrophobic ghost, how to determine if you are a claustrophobic ghost, and how claustrophobic ghosts are formed.
This also shows how rare such ghosts are.

This ghost is called the Twin Ghosts.

The characteristics described in the record, and how they were determined, are all explained.

One treasure and two ghosts, sharing one soul, are called twins.

However, the question of "how it was formed" is not described.

The record contains only four words: "formation unknown".

Even ghosts don't know how "twin ghosts" are formed; they are definitely not twins or anything like that.

When Ning Xuan saw this thing, his heart skipped a beat because he realized that he matched both the characteristics of a [Netherworld Ghost] and a [Twin Ghost].

His body contains the Yin spirit of Tian Youzi, and there is another Yin spirit of Tian Youzi in the Heavenly Demon Scroll. These two souls share the same evil treasure.

There are two corresponding demonic arts for the 【Twin Demons】.

First, the Double Death Curse.

When two ghosts cast a spell together, the power of the spell is doubled.

Second, the Twin Curse.

The two ghosts can each find a piece of clothing, and because they share the same soul, they can simultaneously perceive the situation on both sides, engage in two different forms of cultivation, and exchange souls and return to their original state at any time using the Twin Spell.

A soul swap is when two souls are exchanged, while a soul return is when two souls are reunited.

Ning Xuan felt that he met the requirements.

Although it's uncertain, it's worth a try.

Seven days later.

It became.

Reaching the mid-stage of the fourth rank in martial arts is very difficult.

This step is simple and straightforward; it's just about accumulating Yang energy.

To speed things up, you need to find a suitable environment with abundant Yang energy.

However, the blacksmith shop was the limit Ning Xuan could find.

If we want to look for it again, we'll have to go outside.

Before we knew it, it was mid-March, and the peach blossoms around Kushi Zen Temple were in bloom.

The Ning family's two babies are almost three months old, while the old woman, sister-in-law, and foolish old woman, who used to burn incense, pray to Buddha, and copy scriptures, have been living in a daze for the past three months, working day and night.

When the baby cries, it's daytime; when the baby sleeps, it's nighttime.
Seeing the fragrant flowers in the spring breeze, the warm sunshine, and the child growing healthily and plumply...
The three women put their heads together and decided to take their child to the Kushi Zen Temple to fulfill their vows, and also to enjoy the spring scenery and flowers.

There's not much to say. The Snow Viper Camp set off, with Ning Xuan, Elder Lan Yu, and Granny Qin quietly following behind.
Halfway there, Ning Xuan, as usual, estimated the time and took Elder Lan Yu and Granny Qin directly to Kushi Zen Temple to investigate.

Granny Qin was wearing a fine Taoist robe. She used her ability to teleport underground, allowing the three of them to arrive at the Kushi Zen Temple almost instantly.

The last time Ning Xuan came here was only eight or nine months ago, when he killed a "bear demon follower abbot of the Black Heaven Bodhisattva of Secret Pearl". Today's visit is actually just a routine check-up out of caution.

After landing, the three did not enter the hall, but instead used their unique abilities to examine the interior.

The compassionate sea of ​​the past is now the compassionate awakening.

The abbot has changed, and the old man has changed.

But what remained unchanged was the constant "clack-clack" sound of the wooden fish and the chanting of scriptures.

After a long while, the old man Lan Yu shook his head, indicating that there was no problem.

Granny Qin nodded in agreement.

The two have already searched the premises.

completely fine.

It's just a normal temple.

The two then looked at Ning Xuan, who said, "Let's go then."

He walked at the back with his hands behind his back.
Above his fingertips were wisps of incense smoke rising from between the red walls and yellow tiles. It was common for worshippers to come and go. However, a wisp of incense smoke drifted from afar and touched Ning Xuan's fingertips.

Ning Xuan shook his finger, scattering the stolen incense stick, and then left with Elder Lan Yu and Granny Qin.

He said nothing.

Yet, I couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

'There are so many demons! We kill one, and another appears. They change Cihai, then Cijue.'

'This Buddhist sect is truly bizarre. They can mass-produce light-blocking species, and even the Bodhi-covering technique can block the detection of high-level Yin ghosts. These incense-burning believers, protected by the Bodhisattva, are even less likely to be detected without the incense-stealing technique.'

'But then again, aren't the curses of the Yin Ghost and its clothing equally difficult to detect?'

The trip to Kushi Zen Monastery went smoothly, and everyone was happy. The only downside was that when the three women went to the Mahavira Hall to pray for blessings, the abbot was not there. Even though the steward went to invite him, he could not be invited. He said he was meditating.

This made the old lady full of praise, saying, "This is a true high monk; only temples like this are truly efficacious."

That night
Kushi Zen Temple, a secluded Zen retreat.

The old monk Cijue shrank back and took off his kasaya.

His hands were still trembling.

My goodness, what kind of monsters came during the day? They all seemed afraid that there were any ignorant demons around, and they spread their auras everywhere.

He was so frightened that he scrambled back to the Zen temple and told everyone he was practicing Zen meditation.

Only after that group of people left did he finally calm down.

"It's finally over."

The old monk murmured something.

Just then, the window suddenly rattled.

A sudden gust of cold wind swept in through the crack in the window.

The old monk was taken aback.

But in the next instant, he was no longer there.

Instead, he found himself in a strange space, before whom stood an incredibly terrifying giant.

The giant looked down at him, lowered his head, glanced at him, but did not bite.

Cijue opened his eyes, but before he could speak...

Suddenly, a tender child with twelve red lotus petals growing from his eyebrows appeared in the void before him.

The boy's lips curled into a cold smile as he pushed his palm forward, gently patting Cijue's chest.

boom!
Cijue's soul flew out.

That's a leopard!
The leopard's soul left its body, as if it had fallen into an icy river. It struggled desperately, trying to return to its warm body, but was struck again by the Red Lotus Child's palm halfway through, causing its soul to dissipate in mid-air.

Immediately, the Red Lotus Child entered Cijue's body.

Inside the Zen temple, Ning Xuan let out a long sigh of relief. His figure shifted, and in the bronze mirror, the old monk also transformed into the appearance of a golden leopard.

He sat upright
Perceiving
Just as good.

A Buddha statue, scriptures, and a white animal hair stuck to his body.

He looked at the scriptures and waited for them to disappear, because he did not merge with the soul, but chose to scatter the leopard demon's soul before putting on the clothes.

He was worried that there was something unclean in the leopard demon's soul.

However, even after waiting for a long time, the scripture did not disappear.

In other words, the faith remains, the leopard demon is still a believer, and it is still vying for the position of "attendant of the great Bodhisattva".

Ning Xuan was somewhat taken aback by this.

Does faith not only reside in the soul, but also in the body?

Once you enter the gate of Zen, you are a Buddha in body and a Buddha in death.

This is the only explanation.

But that doesn't matter anymore.
Just like the tone that the Yin Ghost often used: Who his clothes belong to, and what does it have to do with him?
(End of this chapter)