Monk Bu’er possessed great Buddha affinity.
This wasn't something one could obtain simply by having good aptitude or high comprehension, nor was it a matter of fortune or opportunity; it was a blessing cultivated in a past life.
Moreover, Monk Bu’er's great Buddha affinity was the legendary Buddha Edict.
Calling this the greatest of great Buddha affinities was no exaggeration. Forget this world; even among the billions across the Three Thousand Great Worlds, few could obtain a Buddha Edict.
Monk Bu’er, having both Buddha affinity and the Buddha Edict, could see through ordinary people with a single glance of his Dharma Eye, leaving them with no secrets.
Whether you were someone who had reincarnated or someone who had seized a body for rebirth, you were no exception.
However.
Monk Bu’er could not see through Gu Qingfeng. Not even a tiny bit. No matter how many times he opened his Dharma Eye, he simply could not see through him. Precisely because he couldn't, he understood Gu Qingfeng's terror.
Just how terrifying, though, he had no real concept. Now, seeing Gu Qingfeng raise his hand and flick his five fingers, instantly producing hundreds of spirit seals, even though he already knew Gu Qingfeng was extraordinary, he couldn't help but suck in a cold breath. Each of those spirit seals encompassed all things, containing the inexhaustible mysteries of the great nature, as if he had long since comprehended all the mysteries of the entire natural world.
What the hell kind of monster was this guy?
Monk Bu’er shook his head, unable to figure it out, unable to understand.
With a *bang*, the stone door opened. Gu Qingfeng pushed the door and entered. Monk Bu’er peered inside. The stone chamber was a spacious grand hall, filled with mist.
This was...
Tai Yin Spiritual Energy!
Good heavens!
Such pure Tai Yin Spiritual Energy!
Taking in a single breath and refining it could equal years of bitter cultivation.
However, what shocked Monk Bu’er even more was that scattered throughout the grand hall were a large number of fragments the size of fingers. These fragments were crystalline and translucent, shimmering with a faint blue light, as dazzling as ice crystals.
These were fragments of Blue Nurturing Frost Crystal!
And they were everywhere, countless!
Good heavens!
Was that all?
No!
In the very center of the grand hall were scattered fist-sized crystals, looking to number in the hundreds.
These were Blue Nurturing Frost Crystals containing Tai Yin Spiritual Energy.
If that were all, it still wouldn't be enough to make Monk Bu’er, a possessor of the Buddha Edict, stare dumbfounded. The truth was, right in the center of the grand hall stood an ice-sculpted tree over a person's height.
What the hell...
Could this damn thing be a Blue Nurturing Frost Tree grown from a nurtured Tai Yin seed?
Yes!
It must be!
Otherwise, the grand hall couldn't possibly contain such pure Tai Yin Spiritual Energy, nor could it condense and derive so many Blue Nurturing fragments. And those fist-sized Blue Nurturing Frost Crystals were all borne from this Blue Nurturing Tree.
A treasure!
A rare treasure!
Without another thought, Monk Bu’er took a great stride, shrinking the ground to an inch, heading straight for that Blue Nurturing Frost Tree. But just as he charged in, he saw Gu Qingfeng wave his large hand, and in an instant, that Blue Nurturing Frost Tree was swept into his possession.
Damn it!
Monk Bu’er cursed inwardly. Having lost the Blue Nurturing Frost Tree, he wasn't disheartened. With a thought, he flicked his hand, intending to sweep up the Blue Nurturing Frost Crystals scattered on the ground. But his thought had just stirred, before he could even act, Gu Qingfeng waved his large hand again, beating him to it and collecting those Blue Nurturing Frost Crystals.
Fuck!
Monk Bu’er, exasperated, hurriedly went to snatch the countless Blue Nurturing Frost fragments littering the ground. Unfortunately, his thought had just arisen when Gu Qingfeng waved his hand once more, and the innumerable Blue Nurturing Frost fragments on the ground were again swept into his possession.
Monk Bu’er felt such hatred, his teeth itching with frustration. If it were anyone else, he would have long since pulled out the twin hammers from his waistband and started breaking his vows to smash them. But facing Gu Qingfeng, he didn't dare.
He endured.
The Blue Nurturing Frost Tree was gone. Endure.
The Blue Nurturing Frost Crystals were gone. Endure again!
The Blue Nurturing Frost fragments were gone. Still endure!
Fortunately, the grand hall was still filled with pure Tai Yin Spiritual Energy. Although it couldn't compare to that Blue Nurturing Frost Tree or the crystals, having something was better than nothing.
Just as Monk Bu’er was about to activate his most proficient absorption technique, a scene that made his head spin occurred. He saw Gu Qingfeng slightly close his eyes, then take a sudden, fierce inhale. Billions of pores all over his body opened wide, like billions of whirlpools, instantly sucking all the incredibly pure Tai Yin Spiritual Energy in the grand hall completely dry.
Completely dry. So dry that not only was the Tai Yin Spiritual Energy gone, but even the damn air was sucked clean.
Perhaps this scene was too earth-shattering. Monk Bu’er stood there dumbfounded, eyes wide as if beholding a deity. With a *thump*, he plopped down on his butt, clearly quite frightened.
Buddha above.
This guy...
Just what kind of terrifying existence was this guy!
This was incredibly pure Tai Yin Spiritual Energy, damn it!
Ordinary people would be frozen into icicles just from being exposed to it, let alone absorbing it.
Even taking in a single breath would take at least eighty to a hundred years to refine.
Monk Bu’er reckoned that with his own abilities, just absorbing this much Tai Yin Spiritual Energy would take months.
But him?
With one great inhalation, he sucked the Tai Yin Spiritual Energy in the grand hall completely dry.
After sucking it dry, he was like nothing happened, face not red, breath not panting, as if he hadn't absorbed Tai Yin Spiritual Energy but had merely taken a few breaths of air.
This was...
This was too perverse, too terrifying!
Seeing Gu Qingfeng turn to leave, Monk Bu’er scrambled to his feet and shouted, "Wait!"
Gu Qingfeng stopped, raised an eyebrow, squinted at him, and casually asked, "What is it?"
"This humble monk...
This humble monk doesn't want anything..." Monk Bu’er said with a woeful face, looking both pitiful and helpless. "Besides, you're the master, a towering, heaven-supporting master. This humble monk wouldn't dare do anything...
What this humble monk means...
Master, you've taken the meat, could you leave a mouthful of soup for this lowly one?...
This humble monk came all this way, not easy at all. You, venerable one, could at least leave a mouthful of soup to let this humble monk have a taste..."
"What do you want? How much?"
"This..." Monk Bu’er rubbed his chin. He wanted that Blue Nurturing Frost Tree. Of course, he knew he could only dream about that.
How about asking for a few Blue Nurturing Frost Crystals?
But there weren't many of those.
Would he give them?
What if asking pissed off this master?
I have an Indestructible Golden Body.
But would my Indestructible Golden Body work against this master?
What if even the Golden Body couldn't withstand him then?
Wouldn't that be the end?
Should I try?
Better not.
This master is like Buddha yet like a demon, not Buddha yet not demon. Who the hell knows what kind of existence he is.
Better not test it.
After thinking it over, Monk Bu’er decided it was safer not to ask for too much. Poking his head out, he tentatively asked, "How about...
just give this humble monk some fragments?"
"Some?"
Gu Qingfeng's single question made Monk Bu’er's heart skip a beat. He quickly amended, "How about...
just a little will do..." After saying that, feeling worried again, he amended once more: "Thirty pieces...
How about that?
Ten or twenty?
Even seven or eight would be fine..."
"You're quite an interesting little monk."
Gu Qingfeng casually tossed out a pile of fragments and a few Blue Nurturing Frost Crystals, then turned and left, leaving behind a stunned Monk Bu’er. He hadn't expected Gu Qingfeng to be so generous, giving him not only so many fragments but also a few Blue Nurturing Frost Crystals.
This...
A good man!
"Master, you're a good man! The Buddha will bless you!"
Monk Bu’er picked up a fragment, tossed it into his mouth, chewed, nodded, and praised, "Not bad, not bad, tastes really good..." Watching Gu Qingfeng's disappearing back, Monk Bu’er munched on a Blue Nurturing Frost Crystal while muttering to himself.
"A generous master like this, no wonder he's awesome for life!"