Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 544 - 95: Devotion to Buddha_2

Chapter 544: Chapter 95: Devotion to Buddha_2

"Just learn Buddhism, everyone, and if everyone masters the profound Buddhist Law, everyone can help ghosts to transcend. When all the wandering ghosts on Ghost Mist Ridge are gone, the Yin mist can be purified."

Xiao Jie found this interesting and thought to himself that Buddhism seems to be less about superpowers and more about psychology.

But it seems that the old monk ultimately failed; Wuyou Temple turned into Dharma King Temple, and all the civilians and monks in the temple became wandering ghosts, zombies, and undead.

Even Master Jinglian himself turned into the Ghost-faced Buddha.

But how did all this actually happen?

Did the old monk hold a grudge after death and end up turning bad and becoming a ghost?

It’s rather ironic, isn’t it, that he could save others but not himself.

But logically speaking, considering the old monk’s insightful analysis, he shouldn’t have ended up this way.

Xiao Jie figured that something must have happened here centuries ago.

After listening for a while, once the old monk’s lines started repeating, Xiao Jie led the four out of the Buddhist Temple.

"What do you think, have you discovered anything?"

"Just a little, but I still need more information."

"What are we doing here?" Xia Yi the Unrivaled seemed puzzled, "Aren’t we here for leveling and defeating monsters? Let’s get to leveling quickly, there’s no monsters here."

Xiao Jie was speechless. The typical play style of fighting and killing is indeed what most players have in mind.

"Don’t worry, I think there must be some special mechanism hidden in this Dharma King Temple. Maybe we could get some special reward if we figure it out."

No one dares to fight the Ghost-faced Buddha, so why not dig into the plot? Maybe we can help the Ghost-faced Buddha to transcend. That way, the rewards would surely be higher, and we can avoid combat.

Wandering around, the group found themselves in the back of the temple, where a group of monks were making vegetarian meals.

These meals were not only for the monks but also for the surrounding civilians, so there were at least a dozen huge pots with shovel-sized ladles cooking various vegetarian dishes.

Xiao Jie wandered around and suddenly noticed a little monk.

Wuxing (Disciple of Wuyou Temple): Level 16. Life Value 360.

This little monk was struggling to make a pot of fried rice, which looked very tempting with its golden color and even emitted a faint golden glow.

Wow, this fried rice looks pretty awesome, it’s actually shining—definitely a high-level food.

"Eh, are you making egg fried rice?"

No, the golden stuff was not egg but some kind of plant.

The little monk said with a grin, "This is Vegetarian Golden Meal, specially made for my master."

"Your master sure knows how to enjoy food."

"The master lectures tirelessly every day and naturally needs to nourish himself. Although he says that he’s fine with the same food as the civilians, as the host of Wuyou Temple, it wouldn’t show his distinction if he ate such ordinary food. Even the civilians would see it, and we disciples would lose face. I took the effort to gather these Golden Cauliflower and made this meal as an expression of my filial piety."

Xiao Jie thought it was his first time hearing someone describe brown-nosing in such a fresh and refined way.

"This little master is filled with Buddhist nature. If the Zen Master is pleased after eating, maybe he will teach you some True Scripture."

Flushed with pride, Wuxing said, "Haha, oh no, I’ve just started learning and naturally need to show my filial piety."

"Would you sell the recipe for this fried rice to me? I’ll give you one silver, how about that?"

Wuxing hesitated for a moment, "There’s no use for gold and silver up here on Ghost Mist Ridge, but if you are versed in Martial Arts, could you teach me a few moves? If you have any [secret martial arts manuals], that would be even better, and I would exchange the recipe with you."

It just so happened that Xiao Jie picked up two Skill Books while grinding Little Monsters.

One book was Chaotic Shooting, and one was Sweeping Thousands of Army. Chaotic Shooting was probably useless, but Sweeping Thousands of Army was a combat skill for long-handled weapons, which would suit these monks who mostly use sticks and Zen Sticks.

Xiao Jie right-clicked to give the Skill Book, and Wuxing was overjoyed indeed.

"Exactly, just this kind of treasure. Here is the recipe."

System prompt: Wuxing has gifted you the item [Vegetarian Golden Meal (Recipe)].

[Vegetarian Golden Meal (Recipe)]

Use: Teaches you the recipe listed above.

Learning requirement: Comprehension 20, Cooking Expert]

Xiao Jie decided to learn it right away.

It requires 20 comprehension and Expert Level cooking, clearly an extraordinary recipe.

[Vegetarian Golden Meal (Recipe)]

Usage requirement: Golden Cauliflower, Rice, Cooking Fire.

Food effect: Restores 35 points of satiety, gains the buff [Devotion to Buddha].

Item Introduction: A delicate vegetarian dish made with Golden Cauliflower, known as Vegetarian Gold. Monks are traditionally detached from worldly possessions, spurning gold and wealth, yet they named the dish ’Vegetarian Gold’ and enjoy it, a reflection of human nature and nothing more.

Xiao Jie checked the effect of Devotion to Buddha.

[Devotion to Buddha: When learning Buddhist scriptures, using Buddhist Martial Arts, the chance of experiencing Satori increases by 50% for 60 minutes.]

Xiao Jie’s eyes lit up, hey, this is pretty good.

In the game, Buddhist Martial Arts might not be popular and monks are rare, but some players would still be practicing them.

This item would definitely sell well.

Could make some and put them in the auction house later, looks like another potential profit.

After wandering around Wuyou Temple with nothing else to find, the group returned to the Bell Platform.

"Let’s go, this time we’re heading to Fo Guang Temple."

Ye Luo sounded the bell again.

The scenery around them shifted, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived at Fo Guang Temple.

"Be careful, there are many Monk Soldiers in this map, and they’re not weak," Xiao Jie said as they cautiously approached the great doors of the Buddhist Temple.