The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 279 - 278: High Monk of the Buddha Nation
Lin Yun and the Snow Maiden descended the mountain and first changed into a new set of clothes.
The Snow Maiden wasn’t quite accustomed to this style of dress, and especially Lin Yun’s gaze, which she wanted to evade but found no place to hide, His watchful eyes somehow filled her with a sense of joy.
In any case, she wasn’t too comfortable with these odd feelings and found loose robes to be preferable.
However, after Lin Yun changed into his clothes and returned her white robe to her, the Snow Maiden still felt a strange sensation.
The clothes had been worn by Lin Yun, and moreover...
Trying hard not to think about those messy thoughts, the Snow Maiden transformed Fulong into a bracelet and slipped the white robe over her body. She seemed to catch Lin Yun’s scent on it, as if he was embracing her.
"Let’s go meet the Grand Shaman first!"
Resisting the urge to ponder those messy things, the Snow Maiden led Lin Yun to see the Grand Shaman.
This time, they met the Grand Shaman at the Divine Temple.
Just that this time, there were two strangers in the temple.
One was a monk with a wrapped head, while the other was a tall and sturdy man, also dressed in monk’s attire.
Upon seeing the Snow Maiden, both monks bowed to her, and she quickly returned the gesture.
When the Grand Shaman saw Lin Yun, he began the introduction, "This is the Divine Child of the Snow Mountain, named Yun, who received Divine Power from the Snow Mountain God in a dream."
The two monks nodded towards Lin Yun, and the Grand Shaman continued, "This is the ruler of the Buddha Nation, a highly virtuous monk named Master Xinjue, and the other is Master Xinjue’s disciple, named Yuan Ji, who ranks as the first Warrior here."
"Yuan Ji? Isn’t that a homophone for ’cessation’ in the Central Plains language? Your master must not be wishing you well, eh!"
Lin Yun snarked inwardly but still brought his hands together in a polite bow.
The monks also bowed to Lin Yun, everyone appearing very courteous. Lin Yun felt somewhat amazed internally; the Snow Region Buddha Country and the Snow Mountain Divine Church were two different religions, one worshiped the Snow Mountain God and the other Buddha. He wondered how these two sects managed to be so closely intertwined.
As far as he could see, the integration between the two sects was quite extensive; the people from the Buddha Nation could join the Snow Mountain Divine Church, with the latter holding the dominant position.
Nevertheless, regardless of their doctrines, there will be conflicts within any sect, much less between two different ones forcefully merged together. There must be underlying strife.
Perhaps he could exploit this situation.
After he met Master Xinjue, Lin Yun began plotting.
It so happened that, seeing Lin Yun return safely, the Grand Shaman said, "Divine Child, you have passed the rite of baptism, and I see that your Divine Light is restrained and your gait steady. If you are interested, you could learn the Dragon-Elephant Divine Skill from Master Xinjue."
Oh ho, isn’t this opportunity knocking?
Lin Yun had just been worrying about not having a legitimate reason to get in touch with Xinjue, and the Grand Shaman’s arrangement to learn from him was exactly what he desired.
"Then I must trouble the master," Lin Yun said politely to Xinjue, who chanted a Buddhist salutation, "The Divine Child need not be courteous."
With that, Master Xinjue also took his leave.
"The Divine Child and the Snow Maiden have just returned from the mountain, and there must be much to discuss with the Grand Shaman. This monk shall not intrude further."
"Mm."
The Grand Shaman held a higher position than Xinjue and did not see him out, remaining seated on his cushion. Yuan Ji followed his master out of the temple.
That’s when the Snow Maiden asked, "What brought Master Xingjue here?"
"Nothing much, he wanted Yuan Ji to lead the Eighteen Warriors to attack the Central Plains, but I didn’t agree."
The Snow Maiden did not inquire further, but Lin Yun detected hints of power struggle from the conversation. Yuan Ji was Xinjue’s disciple and ranked as the first Warrior of the Snow Mountain Divine Church. Normally, having the strongest person lead the troops wouldn’t pose an issue, yet the Grand Shaman refused his participation. Could it be a precaution against the Buddha Nation?
"If it weren’t for the Divine Child, I would have allowed him to go. But now is the time for the Divine Child to spread his fame. This task should be given to the Divine Child!"
Lin Yun: "..."
Great, I’m directly becoming the commander of the enemy forces?
"Am I capable of taking on such a responsibility?"
"Don’t worry, if anyone disagrees, I can help you out,"
Snow Maiden patted Lin Yun on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "I believe in your wisdom, you will surely lead us to victory."
Lin Yun: "..."
Sorry, I’m the insider traitor, I just want to play all of you.
Of course, Lin Yun was merely putting up a pretense of refusal, and now that he had a way out, he naturally accepted the role smoothly.
"I certainly won’t let Sister and the Grand Shaman down!"
Once Lin Yun made his stance clear, the matter was pretty much decided.
"By the way, what’s the origin of your weapon?"
The Grand Shaman was referring to Lin Yun’s belt, which was also Lin Yun’s Divine Artifact, Qiaobian.
This thing could originally only transform once in the hands of its master, but after being ’educated’ by Lin Yun, it was capable of being both flexible and rigid, long and short, and could transform into any of the eighteen types of weapons. Moreover, each type of weapon had different moves, it was truly formidable. Even for a genius like Lin Yun who could learn a skill after just one glance, it took some time to use it flexibly.
Although it was still suppressed by Fulong, but...
In the future, he simply needed to avoid fighting with Snow Maiden!
Once Flower Fairy made her breakthrough, maybe she could have a match with Snow Maiden.
"This is a Divine Weapon bestowed by Father God, both Ah Yun and I have one."
Snow Maiden happily showed off her treasure to the Grand Shaman.
Lin Yun couldn’t see the Grand Shaman’s expression, but from her eyes, he saw shock and a deeply hidden excitement.
It would be normal for a Grand Shaman to get excited upon seeing God’s blessing; there was nothing suspicious about that. But the overly suspicious Lin Yun still felt something was off.
"I can feel it, the presence of God,"
The Grand Shaman excitedly gazed at the spear Lin Yun’s belt transformed into and the enlarged bracelet of the Snow Maiden.
"This is fate, the glory of the Snow Mountain God, will surely spread to even more distant lands."
She was already enthused, and Snow Maiden was excited as well.
Their definition of this invasion war was spreading the glory of the Snow Mountain God.
In actuality, to the Grassland People, this was simply a raid.
Lin Yun did not agree with them in his heart, but his face showed invigoration.
"Tomorrow, the Divine Child will set out to conquer the Central Plains. Master Xinjue hasn’t gone far; you can ask him for the Dragon-Elephant Divine Skill."
Lin Yun obediently left the Divine Temple, but Snow Maiden stayed behind.
"It seems my guess wasn’t wrong, all signs indicate that you and he are a pair destined by fate."
After Lin Yun left, the Grand Shaman whispered to Snow Maiden, who blushed and was somewhat flustered.
She had never thought about pairing up with a man.
Actually, she wasn’t resistant to the idea, rather, she was feeling more shy and somewhat unable to accept it.
"Grand Shaman, I know what to do,"
Snow Maiden’s words also hinted at her agreement.
"That’s good, I was worried you wouldn’t accept him. It seems you like him quite a bit,"
Snow Maiden felt her face grow hot, and quickly said, "Don’t tease me, Grand Shaman. I’ll go and talk to Master Xinjue, to ensure he instructs Ah Yun wholeheartedly."
With that, Snow Maiden fled in haste.
Watching her back, the Grand Shaman sighed after a long while, "The power of God, it’s so enticing..."
