Novel Bin Chapter 8: Clean Up
Chapter 8: Clean Up
It was a monk from the Vajrayana Sect.
Li Qingshan had information about this kind of monk from his memories.
They lived in the countries of the Foreign Western Regions. There were various countries there, and the sects fought viciously against one another. It was incredibly chaotic, so the monks there had a natural aggressiveness, unlike the monks in the Central Plains.
They were like the Mad-Eye Vajra described in the Buddhist scriptures. They could kill a person without any warning.
Li Qingshan observed silently. The monk was in the Grandmaster Plane, and his abilities had reached the peak of the plane. He had expanded his Grandmaster Domain to the max, and it was a full thousand meters wide. He used it to survey the surroundings.
Li Qingshan stepped into his domain and was only a few hundred meters away, but the monk did not discover him. This showed the significant difference between their levels.
Even though they were both Grandmasters, there were still different levels in the Grandmaster Plane.
The monk looked at the stele before him with joy.
"Amitabha," he murmured to himself. "I did not expect to enter the Yuhua Sect's Repentance Cliff so easily.
"3,000 years ago, the Buddhist Saint from the Foreign Western Regions wreaked havoc in the Central Plains. He defeated countless righteous sects and became so arrogant that he traveled thousands of miles to provoke the Yuhua Sect.
"But the Yuhua Sect was the top righteous sect at the time and was very powerful. So the Sect Leader defeated the Buddhist Saint with just one sword and imprisoned him in a stele, throwing him onto Repentance Cliff.
"A great war erupted after that, and the entire cultivation world was in turmoil. People gradually began to forget about the Buddhist Saint.
"But no one realized that the Buddhist Saint imprisoned in the stele had stolen the most important Buddhist scripture of the Foreign Western Regions.
"The Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures!
"Without the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures, the Vajrayana Sect from the Foreign Western Regions has declined for a long time. This time, I came with my master to visit the Yuhua Sect. Taking advantage of the night, I must find the stele and comprehend the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures.
"It is my duty to bring back the glory of the Vajrayana Sect!"
The monk was very happy. He did not think he could come to Repentance Cliff so easily.
It was evident that the Yuhua Sect did not know about the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures either.
He searched carefully for the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures among the vast Stele Forest.
Li Qingshan watched from a distance. The monk searched quickly for the stele and kept going deeper in.
He did not disturb the man.
"Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures?
"Is this the magnum opus of the Vajrayana Sect?
"The monk looks so nervous. This must be a very powerful technique."
Li Qingshan did not disturb the monk. Instead, he wanted the monk to find it for him.
The search went on until midnight.
The monk worked very hard and did not give up. He kept searching.
Of course, as time passed without finding it, his anger started rising too, but he worked to push it down.
It was urgent. If day came and people discovered him, he would be dead. Updat𝒆d fr𝒐m nov𝒆lb(i)n.c(o)m
If the Yuhua Sect discovered that he had snuck onto Repentance Cliff, they would definitely severely punish him.
Fortunately, after walking deep into the Stele Forest, he finally found a stele carved with three Buddhas in the later half of the night.
"This is the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures, the magnum opus of the Vajrayana Sect, but it was thrown here like trash and neglected by all. This is blasphemy!" the monk said, trembling.
He was shaking from excitement and was extremely happy.
"As long as I can comprehend the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures, I will become a Buddha of this generation. At that time, I will unify the Foreign Western Regions, return the Vajrayana Sect to glory, and lead the army to attack the Central Plains. Just watch and see!
"Those people who looked down on me, those lofty people from the Central Plains, I want to use their flesh and blood to build my reputation!"
The monk reached out and kept touching the stele for the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures. His expression was very excited as he dreamed about the future.
Listening to this from behind, Li Qingshan furrowed his brows.
"Ahem!" He coughed softly.
"Who is it?" the monk yelled in shock and anger. He jumped in fright and spun around with a fierce expression.
"The Stele Keeper!" Li Qingshan said calmly. He walked out into the moonlight.
"Stele Keeper? You are the former Head Disciple of the Yuhua Sect, the prince of the Great Yan Dynasty who had his cultivation and root bone disabled." The monk recognized Li Qingshan and recovered from his shock. He scoffed and looked at Li Qingshan with disdain.
"Yes." Li Qingshan nodded.
"Since you discovered me, then I am sorry. I must chop off your head. No one can know about this. Blame yourself for not minding your business." The monk stared menacingly at Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan did not grow angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "You won't be able to take the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures away even if you chop off my head."
"What are you saying?" the monk roared, glaring with wide eyes.
"The Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures are carved onto the stele, but can you comprehend it?" Li Qingshan scoffed.
The old Stele Keeper had said that comprehending the techniques on the steles would use up one's spiritual consciousness, also known as their comprehension level.
The more powerful a technique, the more spiritual consciousness would be absorbed.
If the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures were that important, how much spiritual consciousness would they absorb?
This monk did not have maxed-level comprehension, so Li Qingshan hypothesized that he would not be able to comprehend the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures.
"I can't comprehend it? You placed the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures here, wasting the treasure, saying, I can't comprehend it?" The monk did not believe Li Qingshan's words at all and sneered.
"You can try," Li Qingshan said, raising his hand.
The monk stared at Li Qingshan and then looked at the stele. He grew suspicious.
"I am just a disabled man, so why are you afraid? Just try," Li Qingshan said with a smile.
The monk looked at the stele and started comprehending seriously. He believed that he could do it.
But reality slapped him in the face.
He comprehended seriously and gradually entered the prime state, but he suddenly felt a headache. Something was being extracted. He yelled in pain and hurriedly retreated, clutching his head.
Li Qingshan saw everything clearly from the side.
This was comprehension—also known as spiritual consciousness—being absorbed by the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures.
This monk's cultivation speed in the future would become much slower.
Of course, this was if he had a future.
"This is impossible! This stele absorbs spiritual consciousness?" The monk stared in disbelief and anger.
"I told you, you can't comprehend it," Li Qingshan said from the side.
"I'm going to kill you!" The monk was furious, so he vented all of his anger on Li Qingshan. He stepped forward and grabbed him with his five fingers. Angry True Qi spewed out.
The Heart-Rupturing Claw!
The monk's head hurt, and he did not want to listen to Li Qingshan speak. Instead, he just wanted to vent his anger and pain by killing someone.
The furious monk did not notice that Li Qingshan, who had been smiling earlier, now had a cold expression. He was looking at the monk as if he was already dead.
He did not do anything himself.
Five ghosts suddenly shot out of the shadows. The huge two-to three-meter-tall bodies had menacing features, like Rakshasas, and had come to claim his life.
"Boom!"
Since Li Qingshan had created them, the five ghosts had been doing housework, and now they thirsted for bloodshed. Since their wishes were finally realized, they naturally went full out.
Plus, they were all at the Grandmaster Plane after absorbing the Five Emperors Demonic Technique.
The five Rakshasas charged in unison and instantly tore apart the monk from the Vajrayana Sect with a boom.
He could not resist at all.
Fresh blood and bits of flesh were scattered onto the ground.
Li Qingshan walked over and shook his head in disgust. He looked at the five ghosts. Then, frowning, he said, "You killed him, so you are responsible for cleaning this place. You can't let people find out."
The five ghosts were stunned.
If he had told them they'd have to clean up, they would not have made such a big mess.
They looked pleadingly at Li Qingshan.
Ignoring them, Li Qingshan walked directly to the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures stele and started comprehending it seriously.