Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds
Chapter 94, The fragrance fills the sky and penetrates the divine capital, taking your head as a token (seeking first subscribers).

Chapter 94: 94, The fragrance fills the sky and penetrates the divine capital, taking your head as a token (seeking first subscribers).

"Your subject... is willing to go to Luonan Road to preside over the peace negotiations..."

Reluctantly, Wang Wang, the Minister of Rites, resigned himself to his misfortune and accepted the diplomatic mission. He still harbored some loyalty to the Emperor and his country. Furthermore, he believed that since he had been accepted into Emperor Chongming’s inner circle of trusted aides, the Emperor would never betray him. It was with this in mind that he had proposed a solution.

He had never imagined Emperor Chongming could be so ruthless and ungrateful.

Once the secret of the peace negotiations leaked and the world erupted in an uproar, as for him, Wang Wang... even ten heads wouldn’t be enough for the chopping block.

"Retainer Wang..."

"Once the peace negotiations are successful, I will reward you handsomely."

Emperor Chongming, also sensing his own harshness, offered a few more words of comfort.

...

「On the other side.」

In just one month, Mount Siming had conquered the entire Luonan Road. Taking advantage of his army’s strength, Xu Xing led 100,000 soldiers and horses to Xuanji Temple, a place renowned for "spanning two Mansions, with monk fields everywhere."

This Large Sect and ancient temple, with a thousand years of history, was located atop Luojia Mountain.

Gazing up from the foot of the mountain, one saw a verdant mountain piercing the sky. Solemn and majestic temples dotted the winding mountain path, nestled discreetly among the trees.

From time to time, pilgrims could be seen ascending the mountain.

Looking towards the summit, one could behold a colossal Buddhist temple perched on a cliff. It was as if someone had deliberately used Great Magical Power to flatten the entire peak of Luojia Mountain to erect this temple.

"Xuanji Temple and Xiaoyao Sect are renowned as the pinnacles of martial arts in the world."

"Seeing it today, their reputation is truly well-deserved."

Xu Xing dismounted and, with a respectful clasp of his hands, greeted Master Konghai, the abbot of Xuanji Temple. His demeanor was amiable.

Knowing the true depth of Xuanji Temple’s foundation, he wouldn’t dare to be disrespectful.

"Heavenly King... it seems you have cultivated a Cultivation Method of our temple?"

Master Konghai had initially planned to deal with the mortal rebels perfunctorily, thinking a small offering of gold and silver would suffice to make them withdraw. To his surprise, however, this King Xing Tian emanated the serene aura of a Buddhist Internal Power.

It was faintly connected to the Eight-Armed Vajra Sutra, Xuanji Temple’s foundational Cultivation Method!

The purity of his True Yuan was even far superior to his own!

"There is no need to hide it from Master Konghai..."

"This king is indeed cultivating your esteemed temple’s Eight-Armed Vajra Sutra."

"This Cultivation Method was gifted to my Big Brother, the King of Sorrow, by the former Righteous Army League Leader, Monk Shang..."

Xu Xing seized the opening, immediately clarifying the origin of his Cultivation Method.

The key to conquering the world and stepping into the Immortal Sect was to gain the support of Xuanji Temple. Among the Outer Sect powers of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, Xuanji Temple was a formidable one. It could help him resist the pressure from the Grand Ancestor of Fengxi Country.

"Currently, this king’s Cultivation has reached the Innate Realm."

"The reason this king came to your esteemed temple today is not for gold and silver, but for the subsequent Cultivation Methods of the Eight-Armed Vajra Sutra," he added, intending to clarify his own aptitude and avoid unnecessary misunderstandings with Xuanji Temple.

"Monk Shang?"

"That would be Three Precepts, wouldn’t it?"

Master Konghai was stunned for a moment, then smiled in sudden understanding.

With Xuanji Temple’s strength, it truly wouldn’t have been difficult to capture a monk who had betrayed the temple. However, after Monk Shang fled and became a rebel, Xuanji Temple hadn’t wanted to attract too much attention from the rest of the world. Therefore, the matter had been suppressed within the temple.

As for the Cultivation Method being leaked... Xuanji Temple didn’t lack Cultivation Methods; it lacked people who could cultivate them. The Innate Realm was so difficult to reach! Even if the True Scripture circulated outside the temple, it wasn’t guaranteed that anyone could succeed in cultivating it. And even if someone did manage to cultivate it successfully, wouldn’t they still have to come to Xuanji Temple to seek the subsequent parts? This, in a way, also strengthened Xuanji Temple. Thus, the matter of Monk Shang betraying the temple and stealing the True Scripture had gradually been allowed to fade away.

"Wait a moment..."

"Heavenly King, did you just say you broke through to the Innate Realm?"

"Using the Eight-Armed Bright King Sutra?"

After a pause of two or three breaths, Master Konghai finally processed this.

The Eight-Armed Bright King Sutra, cultivating both internally and externally, is indeed a top-tier Cultivation Method. However, breaking through to the Innate Realm with it is more difficult than with ordinary methods...

This King Xing Tian appeared to be only in his twenties, not yet thirty. Even if he had cultivated this method since childhood, he might not necessarily have broken through to the Innate Realm. Seven years ago, Monk Shang had betrayed the temple, taking the Eight-Armed Bright King Sutra. This meant Xu Xing had, at most, only seven years to cultivate this method. How could he possibly reach the Innate Realm in a mere seven years?

Could it be...

His heart pounded with a faint excitement. A conjecture formed in his mind.

"Heavenly King, would you permit this old monk to take your pulse?"

Master Konghai suppressed the agitation in his heart, clasped his palms together, and chanted a Buddha’s name. Fearing Xu Xing might refuse, he quickly added, "Xuanji Temple can provide the subsequent Cultivation Methods to the Heavenly King. However, as the Heavenly King is not from our temple, your cultivation path may have led to accumulated hidden injuries. If you were to cultivate the advanced stages recklessly..." He stopped speaking there.

"Heavenly King," Gongyang Yi stepped forward to caution, "Monk Konghai’s Cultivation is not weak. If he gets too close, something unexpected might happen."

A gentleman does not stand beneath a collapsing wall.

King Xing Tian was now one of the realm’s powerful figures, his status comparable to that of an Emperor. If Master Konghai, the abbot of Xuanji Temple, were allowed to approach him, there was a risk he might attempt something akin to Jing Ke’s assassination plot against Xu Xing. Of course, such a possibility was extremely slim. Nevertheless, as a subordinate, Gongyang Yi felt it was his duty to offer this reminder.

"It’s fine."

"Master Konghai should not mean me harm."

"If he did, my 100,000 troops are present; Xuanji Temple would face a bloodbath."

Xu Xing waved his hand, signaling his personal Bodyguards nearby to draw closer with their shields.

To demonstrate his value to Xuanji Temple, merely showcasing his aptitude was the poorest strategy. He also needed to let Xuanji Temple witness his methods and decisiveness. Otherwise, an unsupportable protégé like Ah Dou, no matter how great his aptitude, would only suffer a crushing defeat and invite his own doom on the long Immortal Journey. Such a person would inevitably bring about their own destruction.