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Chapter 1059 - Chapter 1059 Chapter 353 Yanshan Sees the Guest Off

Chapter 1059: Chapter 353: Yanshan Sees the Guest Off Chapter 1059: Chapter 353: Yanshan Sees the Guest Off The temple doors opened, and Yanshan greeted several Arbitrators with a bow.

“Monk, have you saved someone these past few days whose flesh was on the verge of disintegration?”

Yanshan remained silent, not speaking and showing no expression, just quietly looking at the Arbitrator who had asked the question.

Frowning at the lack of response, the Arbitrator said, “Monk, I’m talking to you. If you can’t speak, then call another monk from the temple to answer!”

“In this temple, there is only this humble monk,” Yanshan replied.

Initially startled, the Arbitrator then chuckled and said, “So you can talk! Good, the Arbitration Office is searching for a dangerous person. Step aside at once!”

“There are only benevolent people in this temple, no wicked individuals; this humble monk asks forgiveness as he cannot allow the gentleman to enter.”

Yanshan shook his head and said lightly to the Arbitrator.

“Are you tired of living, monk?”

Hearing Yanshan’s refusal, a fierce light flashed in the Arbitrator’s eyes as he said sternly, “Move aside, or I’ll twist your head off!”

There were three Arbitrators who had come to the mountain gate. Upon hearing these words, the other two also released their imposing auras, locking onto Yanshan’s vital points with their combined spirit.

Senior Arbitrators from the Arbitration Office were powerful figures that judged disputes among elite families, exuding a natural aura of unprovoked authority and murderous intent. If an ordinary mortal warrior were to be targeted by their spirits, they would be petrified and drained within moments.

However, Yanshan just looked at the three of them and said, “The Buddhist temple is a place of serenity. The esteemed sirs have killed excessively, it would be best to leave sooner.”

“Heh.” Seeing the monk, who was targeted by their spirits, daring to speak so boldly, the lead Arbitrator laughed angrily, “Today’s criminal is precisely intent on disrupting this serene place. What can you monks do about it?”

Yanshan brought his hands together, chanted a low Buddhist invocation, and then spoke quietly, “If the esteemed sirs truly wish to enter, you only need to listen to a passage from this humble monk’s sutra to break your aggressive spirits.”

“Hmph, you Zen cultivators always like to dabble in vague and enigmatic matters. You, a mere monk not even from the Fierce Realm, what makes you think you can dispel the evil qi of us three?”

The leading Arbitrator first snorted coldly, then said, “So be it. Seeing that you can withstand the pressure of our three combined auras, you must be a disciple from Buddha’s Country who wandered here. To honor Buddha’s Country, recite the sutra quickly, and once it’s done, let us enter!”

What seemed to be a case of wild fox Zen turned out to be a monk of true cultivation. Since ancient times, Martial Saint Mountain has been a sacred land free from worldly strife, maintaining good relations with all power factions.

Influenced by such a character, the Arbitrators subdued their urge to barge through once they realized Yanshan’s extraordinary origin, considering it a courtesy to his master’s lineage.

But the three had no idea that this so-called sutra was in fact the Sutra of No Suffering and Extinction from Wuxiang Zen Temple!

“The Path of No Suffering and Extinction, without wisdom and nothing to gain, no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind; no sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharmas; no realm of sight, up to no realm of consciousness; no ignorance, and also no end to ignorance!”

As Yanshan continued to recite in a haunting tone, the three senior Arbitrators failed to retract their spirits in time and were enveloped by a wave of Prajna, abruptly cutting off all six senses.

And they have come to know the origins of the person before them, who turned out to be the Buddha Son recognized by Buddha’s Country as the supreme embodiment of wisdom, Yanshan, who disappeared almost ten years ago.

Who could have imagined that this Buddha Son, whose fame surpasses even Yankong, would appear in a humble temple outside the Chaochang city!

The three Arbitrators who had lost consciousness were inwardly moaning incessantly, for the Sutra of No Suffering and Extinction was considered by the Zen sect to be the most divine mantra precisely because of its extremely powerful secret techniques.

Although cultivating the Sutra of No Suffering and Extinction was extremely difficult, once achieved, one could become a peerless master within the same Martial Arts Realm.

Originally, they thought that this was just a legend of the Zen sect, but as soon as the Prajna light shone upon them, the three senior Arbitrators realized that the rumors were not unfounded.

The three were like being forced into a dream, with their consciousness extremely clear, yet unable to muster even a shred of strength, even the Spiritual Power within their dantians seemed detached from them.

This feeling of helplessness, which they hadn’t experienced in many years, enveloped them; they wanted Yanshan to withdraw his divine abilities, but they had even forgotten how to speak.

In this Prajna light, there was no brightness, no sound, no space, not even time; warriors who lost their six senses had no idea of their current state, and the more they tried to control their bodies and harness their Spiritual Power, the more intense their helplessness became.

The three esteemed powerhouses from the Fierce Realm, unexpectedly trapped by a former mortal, was a tale so outlandish, not even storytellers would dare to imagine it, yet it was unfolding before the gates of Fuyun Temple.

Unaware of how much time had passed, the obstructive Prajna light finally dissipated, and only then did the three Arbitrators from Martial Saint Mountain discover that the Spiritual Power in their dantians was exhausted, and they had been moved to the foot of the mountain. Turning their heads to look, Fuyun Temple sat atop the peak, shrouded in clouds which gave the temple an inexplicable majesty.

Who would have thought that this obscure little temple was actually the place where the Buddha Son Yanshan chose to seclude himself for cultivation? In searching for Gou Chen, they accidentally stumbled upon an unexpected discovery. After exchanging glances, they left the scene.

The Buddha Son, whom Buddha’s Country had been searching for many years, was in seclusion right in Chaochang; this news suddenly shocked the entire Arbitration Office. It is said that Buddha Son Yanshan possesses supreme wisdom and is well-versed in Buddha’s Country’s eighty-four thousand volumes of scriptures. He is capable of resolving any doubts in martial arts and is recognized by Buddha’s Country as a rare Buddha Son who has the bearing of a Buddha Lord.

Although all the Arbitrators are cultivators of the Fierce Realm, they were all stuck at a bottleneck within their Martial Arts Realm, unable to advance. If Yanshan was truly as miraculous as rumored, then perhaps this visit to Chaochang might also turn into a stroke of great fortune!

If it wasn’t for the mission they were on, these Arbitrators from the Arbitration Office would definitely return to Fuyun Temple to offer incense and prayers to the Buddha, but for now, the most important task was to find Gou Chen, whose whereabouts remain unknown!

No one would associate Yanshan with Gou Chen, nor would they disturb a Buddha Son in seclusion. Thus, Fuyun Temple became both the most conspicuous and the safest place.

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Longzhou Calendar, the year 1785, the first day of August

Chaochang had been under siege for half a month, and dissent was rising among the people, for they had run out of food to eat.

As one of Longzhou’s top commercial cities, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold, naturally, no one would cultivate crops within the city. Hence, the majority of Chaochang’s food supply was purchased from Yancang and Mubai, which were neighboring states next to the Lingjiang Plain with low grain prices, making bulk purchases far cheaper than growing their own harvest.

But with the current siege on Chaochang, the number of people stranded within the city was increasing daily. With merchants unable to venture out, naturally, no food was coming in, leading to skyrocketing grain prices in Chaochang. To deal with this situation, many large families even halted all supply of food to stockpile for themselves.

If the siege were not lifted soon, Chaochang was bound to plunge into chaos. Although the Xiang Family was willing to cooperate with the Dutian Heavenly King and Arbitration Office, under the present circumstances, it was clear they could not hold out any longer.

“Gentlemen, the people of Chaochang are full of complaints, and grievances are rife. If this city continues to be besieged, I fear serious problems will arise,”