391: Tianbao

However, regarding these humanoid scraps, Long Yuan did not move them away directly. Instead, he first recited the Ksitigarbha Sutra and then the Rebirth Mantra. These words of scriptures and mantras spread across the entire battlefield through his Soul Power. Within his Heavenly Eye, he could see countless undead spirits rising from the humanoid scraps one after another. They bowed and paid respects in Long Yuan's direction before departing in all directions at extreme speeds. Soon, the aura of grievance and Killing Intent that had originally permeated this battlefield gradually dissipated, and the area began to clear... In fact, such grievance and Evil Qi are favorites of some evil cultivators in the Cultivation World. They would collect such evil energy to refine it and Cultivate their demonic and evil arts, which possess extremely strong lethality. But for Long Yuan, he naturally would not do such a thing; instead, he directly performed the transition of the undead, giving them a chance to enter Reincarnation and obtain a new life in the future!

This was a matter of supreme Karma!

Seeing that the evil energy was gone, Long Yuan shouted, "Collect!!!"

Instantly, the scraps across the mountains and plains began to gather and shrink, being swept into the devouring opening of the Heavenly Dao Space like a torrent. The entire battlefield changed its appearance in an instant. Aside from the poor terrain, it was almost impossible to tell it was once a battlefield... "Next..." Long Yuan did not stop for a moment and flew toward the next battlefield... His efficiency was extremely high, taking less than an hour to finish collecting each battlefield. The part that consumed the most time was actually the chanting of scriptures, which left him somewhat speechless. However, this matter was very meaningful, so he just toughed it out and continued.

Just as he arrived at a new battlefield and spread out his Soul Net to prepare for chanting, he suddenly paused and stopped his actions!

"Why is there a little monk?!" With a thought from Long Yuan, the Heavenly Eye quickly popped up a light screen:

[Name: Tianbao, 15 years old, Buddhist Son of the Great Ming Fahua Temple]

[Profound Skill: Early Stage General; Cultivation Realm: Qi Refining Level 4; Spiritual Root: Single-element Earth Spiritual Root, Heaven Rank Aptitude;]

[Special Experience: Became a monk at Fahua Temple since childhood. This time, he followed his master, Abbot Zhishen of Fahua Temple, to the Northern Front Line to perform the transition for the undead...]

"He's actually the Buddhist Son of Fahua Temple? Possessing a Cultivation Spiritual Root with Heaven Rank Aptitude?!" Long Yuan was greatly shocked. He hadn't expected to encounter a top-tier Genius of the Cultivation World here!

Indeed, this was definitely a top-tier Genius. Someone identified by the Heavenly Eye as having Heaven Rank Aptitude was much higher than those identified by the Xuanji Tower, because the Heavenly Eye's Aptitude referred to actual Cultivation Aptitude in the Immortal Realm, not just ordinary Cultivation World Aptitude. Of course, he still couldn't compare with Long Yuan, because above the Heaven Rank was the King Rank, above the King Rank was the Saint Rank, and above the Saint Rank was Long Yuan's God Rank. However, this little monk Tianbao was definitely the person with the best Aptitude Long Yuan had encountered so far. He was almost certain that for a long time to come, he wouldn't encounter anyone with better Aptitude than the little monk Tianbao. Even in other Cultivation Worlds, the little monk Tianbao would definitely be a great treasure that various forces would be desperate to snatch immediately!

With his Aptitude, he was almost certain to be a top figure in the Cultivation World in the future, and even in the true Immortal Realm, he could become an existence like an Immortal Venerable!

"It's a pity he's a monk; otherwise, I would definitely have to snatch him into the base! However, with his Aptitude, Fahua Temple won't be able to protect him. In the outside world, he'll only be fought over. What should I do?!" Long Yuan felt a bit of a headache. This really presented him with quite a difficult problem. He couldn't just start snatching him, could he?

Of course, if it were in any other Cultivation World, there would be no need to think twice. Anyone from any force who discovered the existence of the little monk Tianbao would immediately try to snatch him. If they couldn't, they would likely act to destroy him. Under no circumstances would they allow him to fall into the hands of other forces, especially opposing ones; otherwise, it would surely be like nursing a tiger to cause trouble later!

Although Fahua Temple might not know little monk Tianbao's true Aptitude, they must know he has great potential. Aside from anything else, the fact that he has already Cultivated to the level of a General at such a young age is enough to amaze everyone. Therefore, his appointment as the Buddhist Son was certainly what everyone expected.

The little monk Tianbao did not notice Long Yuan. He had been left at this battlefield by his master to chant scriptures, specifically the Ksitigarbha Sutra. However, he did not have Soul Power as powerful as Long Yuan's, so the range he could affect was extremely small, at most performing the transition for the deceased within a radius of dozens of meters. Moreover, his success rate wasn't 100% like Long Yuan's; there were always some undead spirits that couldn't be called out, so he had to recite the scriptures over and over again. However, looking at him, he seemed to treat this matter as a form of tempering, appearing tireless... Long Yuan expanded his Divine Sense and soon discovered Great Master Zhishen in another corner of the battlefield, also reciting scriptures repeatedly... "It will take them at least a month to complete the transition task for this battlefield. I'll go finish collecting the scraps from the other battlefields first and then come back..." Long Yuan stopped dwelling on it and simply left for now. In any case, no one would come to snatch Tianbao for the time being.

He made a large circle around the Northern Front Line, spending five days and five nights, finally cleaning up all the remaining battlefields. In the end, he returned to the battlefield where Great Master Zhishen and Tianbao were. His appearance immediately caught Great Master Zhishen's attention. He looked up and saw Long Yuan, a look of surprise appearing on his face as he spoke, "Amitabha! This little benefactor, this is not a place you should come to. Please return home quickly!"

"Oh? I come from where I come from and go to where I go. Why does the Great Master say I cannot come here? Aren't you here as well, Great Master?" Long Yuan smiled.

"Little benefactor, this place is a battlefield with very heavy Evil Qi. If you are tainted by it, not only will you be harmed, but you might also attract Karma, which would be extremely detrimental to you. You should leave quickly!" Great Master Zhishen said.

"You are mistaken, Great Master!"

"And why is that?" Great Master Zhishen was startled.

"Great Master, you ask me to leave this place, but isn't there another Young Attendant over there who looks even younger than me? Why don't you ask him to leave?" Long Yuan asked.

"You've seen Tianbao?" Great Master Zhishen asked in surprise.

"Tianbao? So his name is Tianbao. I see that he isn't affected at all. Besides, Great Master, do I look like someone who is affected?" Long Yuan laughed.

"This..." Great Master Zhishen paused. He looked closely at Long Yuan, and a look of astonishment suddenly appeared on his face. His eyes widened as he blurted out, "You are a member of the Great Ming Imperial Family?! Yes, yes, you must be a direct descendant of the Imperial Family! This old monk has never seen a member of the Imperial Bloodline with such dense Xuan Huang energy. Moreover, your appearance is extremely similar to the current Great Emperor. Could it be..."

Long Yuan nodded and said, "Great Master has a Wisdom Eye! This Junior is indeed the ninth son of Prince Fu, Zhu Deyuan!"

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