Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 42: Innate Wisdom, Indestructible Witness

Chen Kuang fell silent.

Huo Hengxuan continued to tell this extraordinary story.

"At that time, I was also staying in this village due to an injury. When I was collecting his body, I found this cultivation method on him and used it to cultivate myself, all the way until today."

Huo Hengxuan did not hide the fact that he took it without permission.

He was originally a rogue soldier and did not have the habit of doing things for free. He considered the cultivation method as his reward for collecting the body.

If not for this, he would not have been expelled from the Sangharama Temple for breaking the rules.

"And three days after his death, a thousand red lotuses bloomed inexplicably in the village pond, a sight of great beauty."

"The villagers thought this was something rare and sold it to the city at high prices."

"Due to the desire for profit, the villagers fought and harmed each other, causing a great commotion. Soon after, wealthy merchants and tycoons came, pretending to be bandits, and slaughtered the entire village."

"In just a month, the village became a ghost town."

"And at the same time, the wealthy merchant suddenly died from an illness. After his death, the thousand red lotuses withered and disappeared."

Chen Kuang raised an eyebrow. If this were in his past life, this story could be considered a fable.

But now... he knew that this wandering monk's identity was probably not simple.

Sure enough, Huo Hengxuan looked at Chen Kuang and explained, "I suspected that he might be the Buddha Child 'Lionheart' from the Pure Land. Calculating the time, he disappeared inexplicably during that period."

"I guess he wanted to use his accumulated merits to save sentient beings and break through the mysterious realm of Dao Shore, achieving the Saint Dao Fruit with just one 'good' character."

"But unfortunately, he failed in the end."

Combining this with what Huo Hengxuan had previously said about the Buddhist Gate's Innate Wisdom...

Chen Kuang vaguely guessed his thoughts and felt that this old man was definitely crazy...

"So, what do you mean?"

Huo Hengxuan grinned, reached out his hand, and condensed a golden relic on a red string.

"I want you to impersonate the reincarnation of 'Lionheart,' the Innate Wisdom, and become the Buddha Child at the Sangharama Temple."

"As long as they are willing to cultivate you as the next Buddha Child, with your talent, you will have the opportunity to achieve the Saint Dao Fruit within five years!"

"Even if you can't ultimately achieve it, with this identity, Ji Chengtian, the Eastern Emperor, the Three Tribulations Sect, and even the Profound Spirit Dao Gate will have to consider the weight of the Void Imperfection Pure Land before making a move against you!"

Chen Kuang was almost dumbfounded and felt that this plan could not be described as anything other than absurd!

What is the Void Imperfection Pure Land?

Even if he was just a small musician, he had heard of it. It was the place of the Ten Thousand Buddhas, the true Buddhist Gate Sacred Land, a Buddhist country spanning thousands of miles.

Although Chen Kuang had no impression of the name Sangharama Temple, having a Buddha Child at the Profound Realm represented a force that could rival the Profound Spirit Dao Gate.

To deceive such a powerful force, almost as large as the Profound Spirit Dao Gate, and make them consider Chen Kuang as the most important successor to cultivate...

It was as difficult as reaching the heavens!

This was truly a huge gamble!

Once he lost, it would truly be the end of the Myriad Tribulations.

Chen Kuang twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at the fake relic. "Are you trying to trick me, old man? This kind of joke is not funny."

However, Huo Hengxuan laughed and held up the golden relic in his hand. It emitted a radiant golden light, surrounded by colorful hues and eight different Buddha forms, grand and magnificent, striking directly at the heart.

"I am not joking."

"This relic does not belong to 'Lionheart,' but to me—it was forged from my true saintly body when I was alive."

And what I practiced is also the Mud Embryo Golden Sculpture Technique. I have already obtained the eight Buddha forms, making it even more genuine than 'Lionheart's' relic."

"Now that you have the relic and the cultivation method, and you also know the true whereabouts of 'Lionheart' who disappeared forty years ago."

"If you are not the Innate Wisdom person, then who is?"

Huo Hengxuan spoke with certainty, but Chen Kuang took a deep breath and asked the most crucial question:

"Then... don't they have a way to detect who the Innate Wisdom person is?"

Huo Hengxuan shook his head:

"I have said before, Innate Wisdom is different from a true reincarnation of a Saint. It only inherits memories and a portion of cultivation, they are not the same person."

"If we were to compare someone with Innate Wisdom to an ordinary person, the difference lies in the fact that their Primordial Spirit is much stronger than an average person."

"This is also a flaw."

"But you don't have to worry about this issue, because..."

Huo Hengxuan looked at him with deep eyes.

"You, are indeed a person with Innate Wisdom."

Chen Kuang suddenly raised his head, his whole body stiff, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"You knew earlier?"

Huo Hengxuan laughed heartily. "I didn't know before, but I know now!"

Chen Kuang's eye twitched. "You deceived me?"

Huo Hengxuan shook his head. "It's not really deception. I had my suspicions when you were able to withstand my killing intent with just a glance."

Chen Kuang said softly, "So, at that time, you really wanted to kill me?"

Huo Hengxuan smirked, his rogue-like appearance returning. "Just a little bit. I originally wanted to leave you some room to breathe, but I didn't expect you to act like nothing happened."

"With the natural strength of an ordinary person's Primordial Spirit, it wouldn't have been able to withstand it."

Although Chen Kuang had long accepted his fate of being exposed in the world of martial arts, he didn't expect that he could be seen through so easily...

However, Huo Hengxuan didn't care about his frustration. He handed over the relic and said leisurely,

"Alright, everything is ready, we just need one last thing. Are you willing to take the gamble?"

He added, "If you don't choose this path, five years later, you will face a true Saint."

"At that time, no one will be able to stop you in the starry sky."

"You know very well what you have..."

"I am very clear about it!"

Chen Kuang sighed, reached out and grabbed the golden relic, extinguishing the endless brilliance and visions in his palm, leaving only a round "pebble" the size of an egg.

"I'll take the gamble!"

He examined the relic for a while, and when he looked up again, there was no one in front of him.

It was as if it had all been an illusion just now.

When Huo Hengxuan left, he left just as abruptly as he came, leaving no trace behind.

Chen Kuang muttered helplessly, "Damn old man, he didn't even tell me how to get to the Sangharama Temple..."

He hung the relic around his neck, tucked it into his clothes carefully.

"Forget it, I'll figure it out on the way."

Chen Kuang muttered to himself for a while, straightened his clothes, looked at the place where Huo Hengxuan had been, imitated the gestures of those cultivators, and bowed, whispering,

"General Huo, have a safe journey."

Qing Cuo, who was beside him, had already woken up and asked sadly, "Did he come?"

Chen Kuang shook his head. "He left."

Outside, there suddenly came a rumbling sound.

An angry shout came from the distant city, even reaching the cave, "How dare you kill the Young Master of the Three Tribulations Sect! I will make him pay with his life!"

Qing Cuo's face changed. "The elder of the Three Tribulations Sect, they really came!"

Chen Kuang glanced sideways and suddenly smiled. "Then let them come."

After an incredibly long night, his status bar finally refreshed.

[You have witnessed the end of the Zhou Liang Battle. Half of the Galaxy has fallen, and the Three Cauldrons Saint mourns together. You have obtained the passive skill "Indestructible Witness": the greater the difference in cultivation between you and the enemy, the closer the distance, the faster your spiritual energy and physical recovery speed.]

Chen Kuang put the qin on his back, his gaze flickering. "I'll go and lead them away, you guys go first."

Perfect, let these people help him recover his health!

The long-lost Goldfinger has finally come online (*▽*)

(End of this chapter)