450: Buddhist Sect

Qin Shilei completely put aside the matter of Mu Feng and continued to tour the Great Xia with the three women.

Occasionally, he would punish one or two evildoers, but more often he accompanied An Qian and the others to admire the beautiful scenery of the Great Xia and updated fixed, suitable entries for various cities and elite Evolutionaries.

Unbeknownst to them, they had already flown over most of the Great Xia territory.

On this day, they arrived at Buerdan, which is the sphere of influence of the Buddhist Sect.

There was also a Space Rift in Badai city, near Buerdan.

Qin Shilei had searched here before but hadn't found that Space Rift.

And since the bugs here hadn't expanded outwards, he hadn't bothered with them further.

Later, when the Buddhist Sect appeared, they cleared out all the nearby bugs and found the Space Rift within.

However, the Buddhist Sect had always remained holed up in Buerdan, showing no intention of encroaching upon the Qin An Royal Mansion, so Qin Shilei had always allowed them to exist freely, making them the only force in the Great Xia that had not yet been brought under the Qin An King's rule.

Now, passing by here, it was a good opportunity to learn more about the Buddhist Sect.

In the center of Buerdan city was a magnificent complex of palaces, with chants echoing to the sky.

Qin Shilei looked down and saw that more than one-third of the survivors in the entire city were Buddhist Sect disciples, with shaved heads and wearing kasayas.

The Buddhist Sect disciples below also discovered the four individuals, including Qin Shilei, who appeared in mid-air, and soon more than a dozen Buddhist experts flew out from the distant palace complex.

"It is an honor for our Buddhist sect to have Qin An King and the three Madams grace us with your presence."

The middle-aged man at the forefront performed a Buddhist salute and smiled.

"Greetings, Master."

Qin Shilei said indifferently, "We, the four of us, wish to visit your Buddhist holy land. We apologize for the disturbance."

"Please, four esteemed guests!"

The middle-aged monk gestured with an outstretched hand.

The group then followed him and flew down towards the distant temple.

Just then, a series of enormous bell sounds emanated from the distant palace complex.

The melodious bell sounds almost spread throughout half of Buerdan.

The bell rang exactly nine times before stopping.

Upon hearing the Buddhist holy land ring the bell nine times, the survivors and Buddhist Sect disciples were all stunned.

"They actually rang the highest-grade bell. Is the Buddhist Sect going to hold some grand ceremony?"

"That shouldn't be. If there was a ceremony, we, the Buddhist disciples, should have been notified."

"Could it be that distinguished guests are visiting?"

"Last time the leader of the Zhengqi Alliance visited, the bell only rang seven times. Is there a guest more distinguished than the leader of the Zhengqi Alliance on Blue Star?"

"Now that you mention it, I do think there are four guests on Blue Star who are more distinguished than the leader of the Zhengqi Alliance."

"I remember now, Qin An King and his three Madams are worthy of our Buddhist Sect's highest level of reception."

"Just now, a giant eagle flew from a distance. So it was Qin An King who graced us with his presence. That explains it."

Those who understood why the Buddhist Sect rang the bell nine times were suddenly enlightened, feeling that this reception standard was not only appropriate but also very necessary.

When Qin Shilei and the others flew to the main hall in the middle of the palace complex, twenty to thirty solemn Buddhist monks were already standing in front of the main gate.

"Welcome, Qin An King and the three Madams! I, Wei Hongshen, the Sect Master of the Buddhist Sect, salute you!"

A kind-faced old man in the center performed a Buddhist salute.

Qin Shilei and the four of them cupped their fists and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Masters."

Wei Hongshen turned sideways and invited, "Please come in!"

Once the hosts and guests were seated, a young monk brought fragrant tea.

Qin Shilei drank his tea while observing the thirty to forty Buddhist monks in the main hall.

All the monks who could sit in this main hall had already reached the Platinum Realm in cultivation.

The highest cultivated was precisely Wei Hongshen, the Sect Master of the Buddhist Sect, who was at Platinum Peak.

As for whether the Buddhist Sect had other Platinum Experts, or even Diamond Experts beyond Platinum, that remained unknown.

No wonder it was a force on par with the Zhengqi Alliance and the Demonic Sect; the strength of the three was comparable.

"I wonder, Sect Master Wei, do you have any countermeasures for the alien invasion in three years?"

With powerful strength as his backing, Qin Shilei had no intention of probing the other party and directly asked, getting straight to the point.

"Our Buddhist Sect is of humble strength and indeed has no good countermeasures. It is very likely that we will once again retreat into our Space Secret Realm."

Wei Hongshen replied indifferently.

Although his words spoke of retreating into the Space Secret Realm, there was no hint of helplessness or dejection in his tone.

It was unclear whether this Buddhist Sect Master saw things clearly or had something to rely on.

Qin Shilei tentatively asked, "I wonder if Sect Master Wei is interested in cooperating with our Qin An Royal Mansion?

You dispatch Buddhist Sect experts to assist our Qin An Royal Mansion in expanding our territory, and then when the alien races invade, we can also watch out for each other."

Wei Hongshen smiled faintly and said, "That is not impossible. As long as Qin An King allows our Buddhist Sect to propagate Buddhism within your sphere of influence, our Buddhist Sect can dispatch most of our experts to assist you."

"Hehe."

Qin Shilei chuckled, "Now is the apocalypse; survivors are busy hunting Strange Beast all day and have no time to comprehend any Buddhist teachings. It seems our cooperation is not meant to be."

Now, with the assistance of Demonic Sect and Zhengqi Alliance experts, he didn't value the Buddhist Sect's experts too much.

As for allowing the other party to propagate Buddhism within his sphere of influence, Qin Shilei would only agree if he had lost his mind.

Wei Hongshen did not continue to delve into this issue.

Suddenly, a meaningful smile appeared on his face, "This Sect Master observes that Your Excellency Qin An King has a great affinity for Buddhism. If you could join our Buddhist Sect, you would surely become a Buddha or even a Bodhisattva in the future."

Zhang Xiaoli immediately rebuked, "How dare you, Sect Master of the Buddhist Sect, try to abduct our husband into the Buddhist Sect? Don't you know that Qin Dage is a married man?"

"Amitabha!"

Wei Hongshen smiled faintly, "Our Buddhist Sect is not like those monks; we have never had a precept against marriage. Joining the Buddhist Sect will not affect your marital relationship. Our Buddhist Sect even has the cultivation method of the Joyful Buddha, which can allow you to better improve your strength through it."

Dual Cultivation!

A legendary cultivation method suddenly popped into Qin Shilei's mind.

He really wanted to see the so-called cultivation method of the Joyful Buddha, but it was impossible for him to join the Buddhist Sect.

"Sect Master Wei has probably misjudged. This King is too murderous and certainly has no affinity with Buddhism, nor can he join Buddhism."

Wei Hongshen said meaningfully, "Our Buddhist Sect has a divine ability that can see through a person's past and present lives. Qin An King's previous life was an enlightened Buddha, and he will surely return to the glorious radiance of our Buddha in the future."

Qin Shilei smiled indifferently but did not argue with the other party about this issue again.

Wei Hongshen then changed the topic to discuss the invaders from the Other World, and then accompanied Qin Shilei and the three women to visit their palace.

When Qin Shilei expressed his intention to leave, he suddenly took out a golden, shimmering pearl from his spatial ring and handed it over.

"This is our Buddhist Sect's supreme treasure—the Qiankun Pearl. Carrying it not only purifies spiritual power but also resists the invasion of external demons."

"This treasure is given to Qin An King. We hope Your Excellency can allow our Buddhist Sect to establish itself here."

"Our Buddhist Sect also guarantees not to infringe upon the sphere of influence of the Qin An Royal Mansion."

Qin Shilei took the Qiankun Pearl, "Alright, as long as you don't propagate Buddhism in my territory, I won't do anything to you."