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Chapter 1318 - Chapter 1318 Chapter 610 The Capable Are Entrusted with More

Chapter 1318: Chapter 610: The Capable Are Entrusted with More Tasks Chapter 1318: Chapter 610: The Capable Are Entrusted with More Tasks “The Buddha Son Yanshan from the Wuxiang Zen Temple is quietly cultivating in the Fuyun Temple of Chaochang, and moreover, he has given up the search for the Buddha Position, only achieving the rank of Arhat Path!”

“What!?”

An Yuanxi’s eyes widened as he turned to seek confirmation from the smiling Wang Chang.

“It’s true.”

Wang Chang affirmed with a smile, “At first, I also found it hard to believe that such a man would give up the path of the Buddha’s Fruit, but the matter of Yanshan attaining the Treasure Appearance Arhat has been witnessed by at least a hundred thousand people in Chaochang!”

“How could this be…”

An Yuanxi, in disbelief, said, “Even if it’s not the Buddha Position, it should at least be the rank of Vajra Bodhisattva, shouldn’t it? After all, it was he who taught the Sutra of No Suffering and Extinction.”

As one of the Three Realms Holy Land, and a former envoy of the Divine Dynasty, An Yuanxi naturally understood just how outstanding that man named Yanshan was.

In the Buddha’s Country, there are a million novices and countless temples, but how many can truly comprehend the scriptures? The title of Yanshan being the most insightful for the past five hundred years was not due to his lineage.

How could An Yuanxi accept that such a prodigy had now only achieved the rank of an Arhat?

“Isn’t becoming an Arhat better? Only by returning from ideals to reality do we have a foundation for cooperation with him. Now that he stays in Chaochang and refuses to return to Buddha’s Country, doesn’t he want to establish a monastery and a Zen institution in Longzhou? This is the perfect opportunity to ally with him!”

Wang Chang spoke with enthusiasm, but An Yuanxi couldn’t muster any interest. If it were the former Yanshan, even if he were still a novice at the Mortal Realm, An Yuanxi wouldn’t hesitate to praise him, but the other party had now established his rank.

A mere Arhat, was it really worth such great effort?

Seeing An Yuanxi’s silent hesitation, Wang Chang instantly grasped his underestimation and further persuaded, “My good brother, you must not underestimate Yanshan. Even with just the Arhat Fruit Rank, with the Sutra of No Suffering and Extinction as his supreme divine mantra to support him, his combat strength will not be weak. Even if becoming one of the Four-sided Buddha Lord or one of the Eight Guardian Devas is out of reach, if his preaching goes smoothly, he will be a permanent Arhat ranked just below the ten great Bodhisattvas in the future. It’s not a mistake to befriend such a powerhouse early!”

“Alright.”

An Yuanxi sighed and said, “Brother, what do you plan to do?”

“First, communicate with Yanshan. He will need our help, after all, the upper echelons of Buddha’s Country are quite ambiguous about his achieving the Arhat rank.”

Wang Chang, like a general orchestrating a campaign, lightly tapped his fingers and said, “Yanshan is a crucial step in Longzhou, but he’s not irreplaceable. Tong Senyu of Wuji Mansion and Lu Liangliang of Yulin Pavilion are backups. In the midst of these turbulent changes, it’s the best time for us to take control of power, laying the first step of a century-long foundation!”

Feeling the grandeur in Wang Chang’s voice, An Yuanxi was stirred, clenching his fists in salute, he exclaimed, “Just command me, elder brother!”

…

At the end of September in the year 1787 of the Longzhou Calendar

Wang Chang sent his son Wang Po to visit Yanshan, the abbot of Chaochang’s Fuyun Temple.

After stating his purpose and being rejected, the displeased Dao Child of the Wang Clan asked to spar with him. After being refused again, he forcefully took action, only to be noticed by Yankong, who was recuperating in the Fuyun Temple. Yankong used the Sutra of No Suffering and Extinction to suppress Wang Po’s six senses and detained him for five days as punishment.

After the divine mantra was lifted five days later, Yankong, looking coldly at the weary Wang Po, said, “All over the south, they say you’re a strong contender for the envoy position of the Wang Clan, but you’re not only vastly inferior to Wang Chan, let alone even mentioning you in the same breath as Elder Brother Yanshan. This small punishment was to let you understand the gap between you and the peak of your contemporary peers. Now, you may leave the mountain!”

Feeling indignant but knowing he currently had no way to withstand the Sutra of No Suffering and Extinction, Wang Po left in a huff.

After the news of the failure returned to the south of the sky, Wang Chang chuckled, crossed out Yanshan’s name from the list, and gave Wang Po two invitation cards.

“Take another trip to Wuji Mansion and Yulin Pavilion!”

…

There has never been a lack of ambition in the world; it only lacks an opportunity for dragons and snakes to rise together.

Ever since the Dutian Heavenly King issued the Recruitment Order, the struggle between the Xiehe noble houses had become increasingly fierce; everyone who had read for a few days understood that to ward off external threats, one must first secure one’s own house.

Noble houses wishing to join the Heavenly King’s forces did not want to leave their defenses empty and vulnerable to exploitation, while bandits sought to commit one last heist before turning legitimate.

Independent cultivators felt the need to gain enough renown before joining the Heavenly King’s expedition, and those with meager strength also wanted to etch their names into this chaotic era.

All of Xiehe was in turmoil, especially Longzhou, where every part save for the administration under Kunwu County had turned into a battleground of chaotic strife.

Longxi, naturally, had not escaped the tide of the times; after all, its main forces had been drawn out to oppose the Evil King Palace, and this left some powerful figures from beyond its borders sensing an opportunity to take advantage.

The Chengzhou Li Family, Yancang Niu Family, and Nanji Xu Family of prominence jointly issued an alliance invite to the Tang Clan, proposing either to take possession of one of Chaochang’s harbors, or to establish a non-aggression pact.

“What non-aggression, you mean if we don’t sign, they are planning to gang up and invade?”

Tang Luo looked at the several formally written alliance documents on the table and scoffed.

“Don’t underestimate these three families,”

Tang Feng, massaging his throbbing temples, sighed, “The Wind Media Department conducted an investigation at the earliest opportunity and found that all three families are powerful clans with centuries of heritage. The Nanji Xu Family even has a grandmaster presiding over them. Such an alliance offer is not easy to refuse.”

“Wait, is manpower in Longxi so stretched thin that you, the head of the Wind Media Department, are dealing with alliance invites now?”

Tang Luo touched his chin, puzzled.

“Compared to the matters other elders are handling, these three alliance documents are still not the most urgent,”

Tang Feng shook his head and continued with a sigh, “Chaochang has expanded its steps too quickly and broadly. We aim to develop the port trade and stabilize public sentiment, while rebuilding order. The Clan’s available forces have been fully deployed, leaving the defensive capacity in the Longjiang Seven Cities extremely stretched. The Wind Media Department is operating at full capacity to prevent any oversight…”

“…”

Hearing this, Tang Luo clearly understood Tang Feng’s implication. It was simply that since he had just settled the affairs of Chaochang, and his merits had not yet been recognized, it would naturally be awkward for the family to assign him tasks directly. So, Tang Feng was signaling to him, in an indirect way, the situation of the manpower shortage.

Of course, if Tang Luo pretended not to understand, he could just leave directly; but with things said to this point, to feign ignorance would be an insult to his own intelligence.

“Alright, alright, just say what you need me to do,”

Resigned, Tang Luo pointed to the three alliance documents on the table and said, “Should I go warn and teach these fools who are trying to profit from the chaos a lesson, or establish some sort of patrol duty? Since you have come to me, you must have noticed the combat power within the Marshal Star Pavilion. Just say it straight, what’s with all the beating around the bush!”

“Ah, you finally understand!”

Tang Feng let out a sigh, “It’s all because the Clan Leader said, you’ve just made a significant contribution, and your journey to Chaochang was full of extreme perils. You were to be given more time for rest and recovery. But looking at how you’ve been lively and jumping around these days, flirting with that girl, you don’t seem like someone in need of rest, do you!”

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