[Although the White Elephant Demon’s title as senior brother was somewhat unworthy of the name, it was indeed the disciple who entered the Bodhisattva’s sect the earliest.]

[After browsing the painting scrolls, the altar master also checked some ancient sutras sealed in dust for a long time, and finally found exact records regarding the Six-Tusked White Elephant Demon.]

[At this moment, it already believes that you, this Namo Great Sage Relic Honored King Buddha, have indeed come to take over the incense power at the Bodhisattva’s request. After all, even the Bodhisattva’s eldest disciple has descended to the mortal world and come with you.]

Once the name was legitimate, the words naturally became proper. Lin Xun took out a Buddhist cultivation method precious sutra he had snatched from the Bodhisattva and bestowed it upon the altar master, also instructing that it could let its family members and trusted aides cultivate it.

Buddhist cultivation methods were not passed to outsiders. Only devout monks in temples could cultivate them.

Newly tonsured monks also could not learn profound cultivation methods. Only when their own qualifications were sufficient and they had cultivated in the temple for many years could they cultivate profound methods.

And not just anyone could become a monk. One had to possess a wisdom-root to have the chance to shave their head and become a monk.

For the altar master who controlled Wusi City’s military and political affairs, this cultivation method was actually not extremely precious.

But Lin Xun had given it special treatment, breaking the rule that the Dharma is not passed to outsiders, and allowing its family members and trusted aides to cultivate this method together. Such a favor was not small.

In this way, the altar master became sincerely convinced and thoroughly became his supporter.

Lin Xun not only bestowed cultivation methods upon the altar master, but also listed the levels and grades of the cultivation methods he had snatched, preparing to reward the surviving monks in the All Evil Precious Temple with some low-level cultivation methods he had no use for.

But these cultivation methods were not bestowed unconditionally. Instead, the monks needed to diligently teach and transform the commoners of Wusi City for him. For every commoner they taught and transformed into offering him Incense Power, they could obtain a little merit.

Monks needed to accumulate a large amount of merit before they could obtain the opportunity to browse and cultivate the cultivation methods.

In this way, the monks would spare no effort in preaching about Namo Great Sage Relic Honored King Buddha, making all the commoners in the city devoutly believe in this new Buddha.

Without realizing it, Lin Xun had once again moved over the capitalist’s whole set of methods and used them.

The altar master had governed Wusi City’s military and political affairs for many years. It soon discussed an implementation plan with its trusted advisers, fully cooperating with Lin Xun’s great undertaking of taking over incense power.

After Lin Xun dealt with the altar master, according to the original plan, he still needed to manifest his sainthood once, letting Wusi City’s commoners and monks properly witness the boundless magical power of Namo Great Sage Relic Honored King Buddha. Only then could he harvest Incense Power faster and more smoothly.

But he was somewhat worried that the commotion caused by manifesting his sainthood would be too great. No matter what, Wusi City was the scene of the incident where he had been suppressed back then. At this time, that great BOSS Bodhisattva had most likely already discovered that he had not only run away, but had also abducted its eldest disciple and run away together.

Right now, the situation was too tense. Even with the concealment of Chaos Authority, it still could not withstand him actively courting death.

After thinking it over again and again, Lin Xun still gave up on using manifesting sainthood, the fastest method for harvesting incense power.

[…]

[You fully activate the Wheel of All Evil Karma, and a light wheel wreathed in black qi appears behind you!]

[Within it, all kinds of six-path images of reincarnation appear. At the same time, stone blocks surge on the temporarily erected divine platform, merging and gathering into a divine image of the carved stone idol grade.]

[This divine image is exactly the same as your Evil Child Shell. Although its face is blurry and indistinct, it possesses a solemn jeweled form. It is both kindly browed and benevolent-eyed, taking pity on the people of the world, and also glaring with furious eyes, mighty and fearsome!]

[When the altar master sees such a great divine art, it cannot help kneeling down devoutly and kowtowing in worship toward the divine image…] 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

[After three bows and nine kowtows, it stands up and says respectfully to you, Buddha Ancestor, rebuilding the All Evil Precious Temple will still take several months. During this period, it will arrange for monks and commoners to offer incense power to your venerable self here.]

[It is just that the name All Evil Precious Temple comes from the Mother Buddha of All Evils. Now, should the name be changed?]

Lin Xun frowned. It had reached the headache-inducing naming segment again.

The All Evil Precious Temple had been nearly destroyed in the battle of Dharma between him and the Mother Buddha, causing the originally grand and solemn temple to now be ruined beyond recognition. The altar master had chosen the precious hall with the least severe damage, and after emergency repairs, it could barely be used as a place of worship.

After he used his divine art to shape a divine image on the temporarily erected divine platform, the altar master proposed changing the name of the All Evil Precious Temple.

[After thinking briefly, you say to the altar master, from now on, this precious temple shall be renamed Leiyin Temple.]

[The altar master murmurs the name Leiyin Temple twice, then claps its hands and praises, Leiyin Temple, Leiyin Temple. When the Buddha’s voice preaches Dharma, its sound is like thunder. What a fine Leiyin Temple!]

[Your face does not redden and your breath does not quicken. You do not feel the slightest shame for your plagiarism.]

[You continue saying to the altar master, correct. You must preach the Great Vehicle Buddhist Dharma to every inch of land in the mortal world like rolling thunder.]

[However, you have heard that although the common folk on the land of Vermilion all believe in Buddhist Dharma, overseas lands have not been taught and transformed by Buddhist Dharma, and there are still uncivilized people who cultivate Daoist arts.]

[You wish to head to Penglai Immortal Island to save and transform the qi cultivators on the island who have strayed onto the wrong path, yet you suffer because the immortal island is distant and its whereabouts unknown…]

[Altar master, is there anyone in Wusi City who knows rumors or legends about Penglai?]

[When the White Elephant Demon beside you hears you talking nonsense again, it purses its large mouth and tightens its face before managing to maintain a solemn expression.]

[Hearing your question, the altar master thinks carefully before saying to you, Buddha Ancestor, it does know some rumors. In legend, Penglai Immortal Island is located in the boundless Eastern Black Sea, and is the residence of Daoist immortals.]

[There was once someone who went out to sea and encountered a great storm that destroyed his boat. After drifting for several days, he accidentally entered the immortal island. The Penglai immortals plucked leaves and turned them into a boat, bestowed immortal pills upon him, and sent him away from the immortal island.]

[That person rode the precious boat transformed from leaves and smoothly returned to the land of Vermilion. As soon as he came ashore, the precious boat turned back into a leaf. And because that person had consumed the immortal pill bestowed by the immortals, his body became strong and robust, and he was immune to all diseases…]

[It is just that this is an event recorded in popular strange-tale novels, and its truth is hard to distinguish, so it cannot be taken as fact.]

[As the altar master of Wusi City, it knows some inside secrets. It is said that in the early years, the Martial Emperor once secretly went out to sea and visited Penglai Immortal Island.]

[If one wants to search for Penglai’s tracks, then blindly searching through the boundless Black Sea would probably take hundreds or thousands of years and still might not find it.]

[Buddha Ancestor might as well go to the capital and personally ask the Martial Emperor…]

The corner of Lin Xun’s mouth twitched.

That Martial Emperor had long since run away and fled. If he went to the capital, who was he supposed to ask?