26: Really good at fooling people

Tang Ku had never taken Disciples, but Tang Seng had!

Not only had he taken them, but when he was at Jingtu Temple, he had many Disciples, the most famous of whom was the monk Bianji, who had an affair with Gao Yang Princess.

Later, on the pilgrimage journey, he took on four more Disciples, including White Dragon Horse; each of them was either a Reincarnation of an Immortal or God, or a famous Great Demon, and each was stronger than the last!

And now, Shi Jingmo, who had just joined, was already almost as strong as Sun Wukong in terms of pure power.

"Master, the souls of my Senior Brothers are actually still there, but although I was brought by that Lord as a helper, I haven't entered the core, so I don't know where their souls are!"

Shi Jingmo had now changed into a gray monk's robe, looking like a handsome bald monk; if he were to enter Chang'an with this appearance, it's likely that Monk Bianji would have no business there!

"No matter, no matter, this matter cannot be rushed... Hmm, now you are also a formal Buddhist Disciple, but as for power, I have nothing to teach you; regarding the Buddha Dharma, if you are willing to learn some, I can explain it to you!"

Tang Ku said with a solemn expression, "However, since the Buddha Dharma entered the Middle Kingdom, it has developed its own unique System, and for me, there are no strict requirements; as long as you always uphold good thoughts, first save yourself then save others, and in the future, when you establish your own sect, you will surely become a Great Master of your generation, and the Dao of becoming a Buddha cannot be forced, do you understand?"

Shi Jingmo put his palms together and bowed: "Yes, Disciple understands!"

"Venerable Shi Jingmo, now you are the first Disciple to join the Buddhist Realm after the Western Buddhist Realm was destroyed; even if you cannot become a Buddha in the future, you will still be an elder, whether it's the Bodhisattva fruit position or the Vajra Arhat, that's still good!"

Nezha cupped his hands in congratulations.

"Haha, thank you for your kind words, young man; this humble monk is deeply grateful. However, no matter what fruit position, it ultimately cannot be forced; this humble monk only needs to cultivate Karma as Master said!"

Shi Jingmo smiled, then turned to Tang Ku to ask about some common knowledge of this world and some simple Buddha Dharma.

Nezha was stunned, then turned back and whispered to Yang Jian: "This guy, could he have learned Buddhism so much that he's become silly? The Holy Monk's methods are truly unfathomable; we must be careful, lest he convert us both to Buddhism!"

Yang Jian pursed his lips, glanced at Nezha, and said indifferently: "Brother, you are overthinking; the Holy Monk wouldn't even look at your shallow Foundation!"

Nezha pursed his lips: "I think we're about the same; the Holy Monk might not want you, a God of Slaughter, either!"

"...Oh, so, what we destroyed before was actually the most important military peak in the entire Three Realms, but the true Foundation of the Three Realms is still the Human Realm..."

"Oh, so those two were actually famous figures in the Immortal Realm? Amazing, amazing!"

"Oh, Senior Brother actually once wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, turning the entire Immortal Realm upside down? Such deeds are truly unheard of; the Gods in Greece were all unapproachable, Senior Brother truly lives up to his name, Great Sage the Equal of Heaven!"

"Oh, Chinese culture is indeed profound and extensive; when I have the chance to go to Chang'an, I must witness the prosperity of the Human Realm in this world..."

The two chatted for more than an hour, and Yang Jian and Nezha, bored of waiting, went hunting down the mountain. Even Immortals have a desire for food; they often indulged in Immortal wine and delicacies, and never lacked delicious dishes like Dragon liver and Phoenix marrow. Today, the two were indeed bored.

"Hmm, basically, the structure of the entire world is like this!" Tang Ku suddenly said with some concern, "Now that you have entered the Buddhist Realm, can your so-called Lord still control you? Has he set any Restrictions in your body or anything like that? To force you to obey him?"

"Haha, there was indeed before!"

Shi Jingmo chuckled, "But that power was dissolved by the power of the Buddha Dharma during my Epiphany, and coupled with the fact that my power originally came from the small Universe, now the power of the small Universe has dispersed and been replaced by the power of the Buddha Dharma, which is why I broke free from that person's control!"

Tang Ku couldn't help but check with the System, and secretly clicked his tongue in amazement.

Wisdom 57, Strength 80, Skill ?, Agility 68, Speed 74, Defense 75!

Not only did his strength not decrease, but it even increased slightly, especially the skill column, which was still a question mark!

If he were allowed to continue growing, where would his Master's face be?

However, Tang Ku's impressive point was that he had the System backing him up; as long as he continued to go further and further on the path of getting beaten and beating people, his strength would also gradually increase. Even with his balanced development philosophy, it was not impossible for him to become a hexagonal warrior.

"Hmm, without the blessing of the small Universe, can your Saint Cloth still be used?"

Tang Ku pointed to a pendant on his chest.

It was a rhombus-shaped green gem pendant, which was transformed from his mutated Saint Cloth.

Shi Jingmo chuckled: "It can be used; this thing has no attributes to speak of, it's equivalent to what you call... some kind of Magic Treasure, which can be activated with any power and can be used at any time... Oh, speaking of Magic Treasures, I did recall some information. Hmm, perhaps that young man Nezha is about to bid farewell to his unarmed state..."

"What did you say? Do you know where my weapons went?"

A voice sounded from behind the two; they turned around and saw Nezha holding a yellow goat in his hand, and Yang Jian actually held a wild boar taller than a human.

"Haha, do you usually eat meat?" Tang Ku suddenly asked Shi Jingmo.

"I haven't eaten meat for a long time... Hmm, Master doesn't abstain from meat and fish?" Shi Jingmo asked curiously.

"I used to abstain, but now, I've become more open-minded!" Tang Ku smiled and said, "All things in this world have their Karma; if it's purely for the pleasure of the palate, then naturally one cannot eat, but if you see through Karma, you will understand that killing for sustenance is because that creature suffered evil causes, and thus received this evil result. This cause might have been in the previous life, or perhaps dozens of lives ago. When we eat them today, this is repaying their evil causes and dispelling their sins, so, this can also be seen as saving living beings!"

"Excellent, excellent, Disciple has been taught!"

Shi Jingmo's eyes lit up as he bowed.

Nezha couldn't help but twitch his mouth, thinking: "Buddhist people are indeed so good at tricking people; they can even talk about such profound principles just for eating meat."

After thinking for a moment, he said: "We'll process these two things right away, and spend the night on this mountain for now. This... hmm, Great Master Shi Jingmo, please tell me in detail about my weapons and Magic Treasures. It's really inconvenient to only have this bow and arrow in hand now!"

Shi Jingmo chuckled: "Benefactor Nezha, calm down; you might need to rely on the long bow in your hand to find those treasures!"