Cultivation towards immortality, starting from being a fisherman

Chapter 99: Chapter 90 Merit Magic Meeting_2

In their eyes, the sutra recited by Master Yuanci had already utilized the Dharma Transmission Divine Power that they had only read about in ancient texts!

Su Ping felt the time was right and added fuel to the fire, fully turning up the volume and employing a sound amplification spell during the last part of the sutra.

It made Master Yuanci’s final segment of the sutra resound as if the heavens and earth were chiming in unison, booming in the ears of everyone inside and outside the temple.

The sound struck at the core of their hearts, causing countless believers to get goosebumps, truly believing this to be a revelation from the heavens!

As the recitation of the sutra finished, the broadcast began to repeat itself.

Without the support of mana, the effect was greatly diminished.

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However, the atmosphere at the Magic Meeting became even more solemn.

With the previous effects and the fact that humans are herd animals by nature,

the entire Great Compassion Temple fell into a state filled with a reverent air.

Not a few people began to recite the sutra along with the broadcast.

In a world filled with chaotic thoughts, invisible to ordinary people and even Cultivators, who could only sense a fraction through the Vajra Demon Suppression Array,

as the Evil Exorcism Array activated, the exorcism beliefs of tens of thousands of believers within the array’s influence were collected and formed runes that crashed into the remains of the Evil Spirit sealed within the Sealing Magic Artifact.

Su Ping felt this change and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, as long as Spirit Stones were provided, this large-scale formation could operate smoothly on Water Blue Star.

And nothing strange occurred.

Su Ping looked at Master Yuanci.

After resting at noon, he was surrounded by a group of fellow Taoist Friends.

Now it was Master Yuanci’s turn to play the enigmatic one.

He said there was no need for such alarm, that this was merely part of the millennium-old heritage of the Great Compassion Temple!

He believed that other ancient Sects must possess the same kind of heritage!

The Magic Meeting in the evening concluded with another rest period.

The Evil Exorcism Magic Meeting at Great Compassion Temple began to ferment.

More and more people learned of a monk named Master Yuanci who organized a Magic Meeting to eliminate the remains of an Evil Spirit with the help of everyone’s power.

Some doubted the monk had read too many novels.

Others thought the intention was good and that it seemed to encourage virtuous behavior.

Some people looked into Master Yuanci’s background, which led to a wave of admiration and skeptical comments.

Others created simplified guides and various humorous images, which in turn served to further promote the event.

Master Yuanci’s sutra and introductory words also gradually became known to more people.

Although Su Ping could not collect these people’s beliefs at the moment,

it was a seed, a preemptive vaccine of sorts.

As long as they heard about the news or discussion, the seeds of understanding about the Evil Spirit’s situation would have been sown in their minds.

Going from nothing to something is often the most difficult part.

By midnight, the temple’s Magic Meeting should have concluded until the following day.

Outside the main hall, however, there was a long line of people waiting to enter, pray for assistance in exorcising evil, and then receive Master Yuanci’s blessing.

To the surprise of some monks, they found that not only were the faithful believers in queue, but many Taoist Friends attending the meeting also participated.

They felt proud, thinking that after this Magic Meeting,

the reputation of Great Compassion Temple was bound to rise another level.

The main hall’s absorption of faith went similarly smoothly.

After watching for a while, Su Ping left a portion of his newly controlled group of rats around the mountain where the temple was located,

then no longer continued to pay attention and left the Merit Field.

He trusted that Master Yuanci was a capable monk who could do good things.

He was sure Master Yuanci would take good care of this Merit Field, striving for a bright future for himself and for his future Buddhist connections!

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At the same time, in Nepal, President Huang and others used money and the added allure of mystery to smooth things over with a local Dharma King who owned a temple and vast tracts of land.

This Dharma King was the kind who took up monastic life halfway through, mainly to fill a position.

Although he owned many lands, the produce had long been packaged by big corporations, and the portion he personally got was, in the eyes of others, already more than enough.

But after gaining a wealth of experience, this Dharma King naturally wanted more.

It’s just that the believers in Gad City were too poor to squeeze anything more out of!

He was too timid, so he had to give it up.

Now, having learned that he could exchange those believers for plenty of extra income,

this Dharma King agreed without a second word.

What made him slightly depressed was that his believers, upon learning they were to worship the ghostly gods of the Eastern people,

actually showed more excitement and eagerness than he did!

However, when he thought about it, it made sense. The ghostly gods of the other party had indeed shown their divine presence by eradicating an armed group!

Which of these Dharma Kings could guarantee the same feat from the deities they worshipped?

The believers may seem foolish, but aside from a very few who were too deeply invested to turn back, who didn’t have their own cunning thoughts?

Isn’t the most basic and widespread fact of this world that one should believe in whoever is more divine?

“Not bad, not bad, both paths are progressing smoothly.”

“Next up is the time to slowly accumulate merit and cultivation resources.”

After confirming through the rats’ reconnaissance that things in Nepal were going just as well, Su Ping had no more worries and chose to return to the Immortal Cultivation World.

Immortal Cultivation World, Frost Moon Villa.

Su Ping’s absence this time was slightly longer than usual.

While persuading Master Yuan Ci, Su Ping had chosen to meditate overnight in the Floating Illusion Temple, situated within the Pot Cave Heaven.

It was an experience to sense the main structure’s effect.

Of course, the feeling of cultivation improvement was nowhere near that of the rare Moonlight Listening Wind Pavilion.

However, the Heart Inquiry Array of the Floating Illusion Temple was quite interesting.

For the first time, Su Ping encountered the demons and ghosts of all heavens and myriads of worlds. Later, among these demons and ghosts, some indescribable entities appeared that Su Ping had only seen in nightmares as a child. He could only endure for half a two-hour period before he had to actively shut it down.

With time, as he was exposed to more, his heart realm slowly stabilized, and now he could persist for one two-hour period without wavering.

Su Ping felt that this would be very helpful for resisting certain curses and soul-related magic in the future.

The manager of Frost Moon Villa was relieved to see Su Ping return, hastily handing over all the documents that had accumulated over the past few days.

After sending everyone else away, Su Ping slowly began to read through them in his study.

It’s only been a few days!

More news came from the Immortal Sect about demon beasts rampaging through the Mortal Realm.

Of course, the good news was that this time the demon beast did not appear in the direction of his Golden Sparrow City, but in another area.

The bad news was that even more refugees had come to Golden Sparrow City.

Both the City Lord Mansion and the Ji Family reported that they wouldn’t be able to sustain their food supplies if they continued to shelter people at this rate!

The Immortal Cultivation World had vast lands and assured food production.

Plus, with martial artists being strong and energetic, every one of them was excellent at farming.

Normally, it was very difficult for a large-scale famine to occur.

But that is only under normal circumstances.

The Immortal Sect hadn’t just started having problems this year; it’s just that in the past year, the situation deteriorated rapidly.

The emergence of an Ancient Relic brought more than just cultivators gathering together.

The nearby farms would essentially be abandoned.

Moreover, a massive amount of manpower would be diverted to dig canals and cut down forests.

Add to that the frequent natural disasters and the fuel being added to the fire by demon beasts.

If the food supplies were still sufficient, that would defy common sense.

After all, most cultivators positioned themselves above others; they already found their own resources insufficient, so how could they possibly waste precious time and effort on behalf of the people?

Boom!

Suddenly, a heavy rain started pouring over Golden Sparrow City.

Initially, Su Ping didn’t pay much attention to this rainstorm.

It was only after the rain had continued for three days and nights, with increasing information coming in, that Su Ping realized something was abnormal about this rainstorm.