Transmigration: A person in a martial arts world, cultivating to ascend to immortality

Jiang Yuchuan was soon invited into the boy's home by his parents.

Jiang Yuchuan then learned that the reason why white banners were hung everywhere in the village was because a scholar surnamed Chen had passed away.

Chen Ju was the most respected elder in the village during his lifetime, and he did good deeds and helped many people in Sanhe Village.

It was precisely because this scholar Chen suggested that the people should store more grain when they had a surplus that Sanhe Village was able to survive the three years of drought.

It can be said that without Chen Juren, there would be no Sanhe Village as we know it today.

That is why all the villagers of Sanhe Village wore mourning clothes on this day and spontaneously attended to the funeral of Scholar Chen.

Because of the drought, the villagers are struggling to find a Taoist priest to hold a religious ceremony for Chen, the scholar.

The boy's parents were overjoyed to see Jiang Yuchuan arrive. They immediately told him their request and said that if Jiang Yuchuan was willing to perform a ritual for Chen, the village would give him a large portion of dry food.

Jiang Yuchuan said that he would not perform any religious rituals, but he could chant sutras day and night in front of the spirit of this scholar Chen to pray for his next life.

Unable to make a choice for the Chen family, the couple led Jiang Yuchuan to the Chen family's home, intending to let the Chen family's son make the final decision.

Chen Juren's house was located at the back of Sanhe Village.

When the couple arrived with Jiang Yuchuan, the other villagers who had come to offer their condolences had just left.

When Chen Jun, the son of Chen Juren, heard that a wandering monk had come to visit, he immediately went out to greet him personally.

When Jiang Yuchuan saw the middle-aged man named Chen Jun walking over, he was momentarily stunned.

There's no other reason than that Chen Jun looks so much like Xuan Xi; he's practically a younger version of Xuan Xi.

This gave Jiang Yuchuan the illusion of reuniting with an old friend.

Chen Jun first bowed to Jiang Yuchuan, then asked, "May I ask how you are called, Master? And where do you come from?"

Jiang Yuchuan returned the greeting with his hands clasped together, saying, "My Buddhist name is Yichuan. I have been practicing at Nanming Temple in Jincheng since I was a child."

"Jincheng... Yichuan...you are the legendary Master Yichuan?!"

Chen Jun's eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately invited Jiang Yuchuan and the two villagers into his home.

"Mr. Chen had long heard of Master Yichuan's good deeds along the way. With the current emperor suppressing Buddhism and Taoism, there are few eminent monks in the world like Master Yichuan who have the people at heart and are proficient in Buddhism."

Hearing Chen Jun flatter him, Jiang Yuchuan shook his head slightly, "With natural disasters raging, this is all I can do. As for being a high monk, I am completely unworthy of such a title."

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Yuchuan took the initiative to express his admiration for what Chen Juren had done in his lifetime and made a request to recite scriptures for Chen Juren for one night.

Chen Jun had long harbored this intention, and now that Jiang Yuchuan had taken the initiative to propose it, he naturally agreed with pleasure.

To welcome Jiang Yuchuan's arrival, Chen, the scholar, immediately instructed his servants to prepare a vegetarian meal, intending to treat Jiang Yuchuan to a proper meal.

After the vegetarian meal, Chen Jun invited Jiang Yuchuan to his study for a long chat, and only took Jiang Yuchuan to the mourning hall at sunset.

Upon arriving at the mourning hall, Jiang Yuchuan sat cross-legged in front of Chen Juren's coffin, took out the Buddhist prayer beads that had accompanied him all the way, and began to chant sutras softly while fiddling with the beads.

Jiang Yuchuan's chanting wasn't loud, but it clearly reached the ears of Chen Jun and his wife, who were keeping vigil for Chen Juren not far away.

As Jiang Yuchuan recited the scriptures, Chen Jun and his wife felt an unprecedented peace and tranquility.

The couple exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock and joy.

The night passed quickly.

Because of Jiang Yuchuan's chanting, Chen Jun and his wife, who hadn't slept a wink all night while keeping vigil, didn't feel tired at all.

Having deeply appreciated the profoundness of Jiang Yuchuan's Buddhist teachings, Chen Jun immediately prepared a vegetarian meal for Jiang Yuchuan after he finished chanting the sutras, and then invited Jiang Yuchuan back into the study after the meal.

Seeing Chen Jun's hesitant and preoccupied expression, Jiang Yuchuan knew that the man must have something to ask for his help, but was finding it difficult to say. So, he took the initiative and asked:

"Please speak frankly, Benefactor Chen. If there is anything I can do to help, I will certainly do so."

"That's actually true."

Chen Jun lamented, "My father did good deeds and helped many people throughout his life. Before he passed away, he had only one small wish: to see his grandson or granddaughter born. Unfortunately, my wife and I have been married for nearly ten years, but there has been no news of pregnancy. We have seen countless doctors and tried many remedies, but to no avail!"

"Of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is to have no offspring! I have already failed to fulfill my father's last wish, which is already unfilial of me as a son. If I cannot carry on the Chen family line and give birth to the next generation, how will I have the face to face my father and ancestors in the future!"

As he spoke, Chen Jun looked at Jiang Yuchuan with tears welling up in his eyes, "Please, Master Yichuan, you must help me!"

Jiang Yuchuan did not immediately agree, but only replied that he would do his best.

After examining the pulses of Chen Jun and his wife, it was basically confirmed that their infertility had nothing to do with their physical condition.

Jiang Yuchuan thought about it and felt that since this illusion was related to Buddhism and Taoism, he might be able to help Chen Jun and his wife by starting from this aspect. Perhaps this was also one of the tests that the illusion was testing him.

So Jiang Yuchuan asked Chen Jun for a piece of jade from his family collection. He spent several days carving the jade into a Buddha statue, and then wrote down a scripture, which he gave to Chen Jun along with the Buddha statue.

Upon receiving the Buddha statue personally carved by Jiang Yuchuan and the handwritten Buddhist scriptures, Chen Jun and his wife were overwhelmed with gratitude. They planned to strictly follow Jiang Yuchuan's instructions, enshrining the Buddha statue and devoutly bowing and reciting scriptures before it every morning and evening.

After completing his task, Jiang Yuchuan declined Chen Jun's offer to stay and continued his travels.

Another three years have passed.

As Jiang Yuchuan continued his actions, Master Yichuan's reputation grew.

In the fifth year since Jiang Yuchuan entered the illusion, he finally arrived at the foot of the imperial city.

In these five years, the drought situation has not improved at all.

Five consecutive years of severe drought have caused countless deaths from starvation. Even the most prosperous imperial city is now desolate, with hardly any pedestrians in sight.

Unexpectedly, not long after Jiang Yuchuan stepped into the imperial city, he saw a large group of soldiers emerge from the street and surround him.

Then a leader stepped out from the crowd, looked coldly at Jiang Yuchuan, and said, "Your Majesty invites you."

Without waiting for Jiang Yuchuan's reply, she directly invited him into the palace.

Jiang Yuchuan was not surprised at all by what was happening at this moment.

Over the course of five years, he had basically figured out why there had been consecutive years of drought in this illusion, and the root cause was related to this emperor.

Although he had heard from countless people besides Chen Jun that the current emperor was suppressing Buddhism and Taoism, causing monks to lose their status in the country and making it difficult for them to survive.

But Jiang Yuchuan believed that things were far more complicated than that.

What the emperor did was likely even more outrageous than the rumors suggested.

This was also the main reason he entered the imperial city.

After all, given the fame and prestige he had accumulated over the past five years, if the emperor truly hated Buddhism, he would definitely have taken action the moment he entered the capital.

Only by fully understanding the truth of the matter, and combining it with the special energy he has accumulated over the past five years by helping others and helping the souls of the dead, can the illusion be truly broken.