With Countless Qualities Bestowed Upon Me, I Shall Ultimately Become Immortal-Chapter 802 - 606: Meng Chuan Sneaks into Zishou Temple at Night, Guyue Secretly Holds the Dragon-Slaying Treasure!

Chapter 802: Chapter 606: Meng Chuan Sneaks into Zishou Temple at Night, Guyue Secretly Holds the Dragon-Slaying Treasure!

"Amitabha—this humble monk just got confused, may I know which leader has graced us with their presence?

The weather in Zhongjin is chilly, please come in first."

With a creak, the long-unused door hinges emitted a grating sound as the gates of Zishou Temple swung open.

Speaking too much results in more errors, the old monk gestured with his hand, then clasped both hands together, nodding with a smile.

Intending to turn around and slip into the gatehouse to use the intercom to inform the one truly in charge within the temple.

Meng Chuan stood still, raising his eyebrow.

He hadn’t said a word, nor shown the identity from the national mission side, yet the old monk seemed quite perceptive.

Meng Chuan muttered to himself:

"Zishou Temple has done well, no wonder the incense prosperity seems quite affluent..."

Just from the stout gatekeeper, one could tell...

"Hey, master, don’t go yet, there’s something I’d like to ask you."

Meng Chuan called out to stop him, firmly planting his feet, dispersing a monk-like aura from Medicine Buddha’s pure root senses, gesturing twice.

The gatekeeper, with some level of martial arts cultivation, perceived something and felt reassured internally.

With hair and practicing Buddhist Sect methods, that means he’s a disciple who left the monastic order!

In other words, he’s one of us.

Recently, Zishou Temple has had a lot on its plate, making him more cautious than usual.

Seeing this scene, half his suspicions and anxieties dissipated.

The old novice monk smiled even more brightly, nodding repeatedly:

"Senior brother, please speak. I, as a junior brother, will do my best to say everything I know. The rules of the temple, senior brother, you should be aware of..."

He’s quite a character, old enough to be his grandfather yet calling himself junior brother...

Meng Chuan first demonstrated the national emblem on his personal information interface, nodding slightly:

"The matter of Arhat Venerable, how is the progress?"

His questioning was also skillful.

Directly asking about the Dragon Subduing Jade Pendant or the Dragon Subduing Arhat himself.

Would likely cause this gatekeeping old monk to become suspicious again and not tell the truth.

Relying on his national identity, inquiring about the progress of this matter became more appropriate.

However, as it pertains to Zishou Temple’s current top priority, it would inevitably make the other party somewhat cautious.

Just as expected, the gatekeeper’s face showed hesitation.

Involuntarily glancing into the temple a few times, considering Meng Chuan’s "background", he lowered his voice and said:

"With official duties on your shoulders, this old monk dares not hide. The situation of Arhat Venerable, you are aware, inside the temple, we are seeking stability and progress in solutions. Currently, the big figures from Shaolin have been constantly discussing with the abbot.

However... the temple has been instructing disciples to transport magic artifacts continually, the specific details, people like us certainly don’t know."

The old monk spoke selectively, feeling he hadn’t misspoken.

Meng Chuan’s heart sank immediately upon hearing this.

"Transporting magic artifacts..."

The approach Shaolin Temple and Zishou Temple are taking to handle the magic contamination seems to conflict with his goals.

No wonder the Shaolin Temple people haven’t been replying to him much recently...

Turns out they have their own "plans".

This particular department of Shaolin, Meng Chuan hadn’t encountered on the mountain, completely unfamiliar.

Venerable Shi mentioned, could lend him a "magic artifact".

But once these core items of faith are useful to Shaolin, they are naturally prioritized for their own use.

However...

Could the Dragon Subduing Jade Pendant truly save the Dragon Subduing Arhat who’s barely clinging to life?

They really should send this group of baldies to the Dharma Realm to see...

Thinking about the shattered Arhat hall, it’s unbearable to look at...

A thought flashed through his mind, then Meng Chuan asked again, seeing if he could extract a bit more information.

"Master, do you know if their discussion on solutions involves the Venerable’s magic artifact?"

The gatekeeper shook his head continuously:

"I don’t know, but since they fetched them, they must be used."

He nodded slightly, indicating understanding.

Alright, these matters indeed aren’t something a gatekeeper would be privy to.

Meng Chuan did not make things difficult for the old monk, sensing with his perception, he stepped through the door, disappearing in an instant.

Based on the aura, he intended to find Abbot Guyue, going straight to the point.

It’s not to confront the old monk, that would be outright robbery?

But rather...

Meng Chuan seemingly thought of a win-win solution.

Have the Dragon Subduing Arhat appear to speak, and having the "disciples and successors" cooperate should do the trick?

The Jade Pendant is originally his, can Abbot Guyue even block it?

Absolutely impossible!

So where is the other gain?

Naturally from the Arhat’s reciprocation...

He helps Dragon Subduing Arhat get rid of Chi Li, this leech, there should be a "reward"...

Earlier in the Dharma Realm, the other party also wanted to express gratitude, but was powerless.

Zishou Temple appears to be prosperous, helping the venerable with a small favor shouldn’t be too problematic...

Of course, if unwilling, he wouldn’t insist too much.

Dragon Subduing Arhat’s core artifact is just this one Jade Pendant.

Not only can it open the Dharma Realm, but it also contains the aura of the Arhat itself.

Thus Meng Chuan speculated that apart from Dragon Subduing, the core artifacts of faith for the rest of the eighteen Arhats are likely the same, just one.

Shaolin and Zishou Temple want to solve the magic contamination with these magic artifacts, possibly related to the dual-use effectiveness of the item.

With this in mind, once the Dragon Subduing Jade Pendant is acquired, and the subsequent Arhat’s power dwindles and vanishes.

By then, the other’s Dharma Realm effectively becomes his own, he still stands to gain...

The supreme wisdom once again takes the high ground, being able to strategize with intellect, who needs brute force!

"This is what it means to always gain something from a heist... spit, spit! It should be called taking the gain from hard work!"

...

"Hey... senior brother!"

The gatekeeper was about to speak, to help guide the way, only to see Meng Chuan disappear too quickly.

Shaking his head, he turned around, returned inside the room to report on the intercom.

[Chen Xin, caretaker of the temple, be at peace, this is Monk Wucai. A person with national credentials has entered the temple, his martial arts are exceptional, suspected to harbor Buddhist Sect skills.]

The caretaker, also known as the "supervisor" in Buddhist temples.

Apart from top-tier large temples like Shaolin with further divisions, in Zishou Temple, the supervisor is the second-in-command.