Jiang Fan said: "It's quite honest, but your little thoughts have affected my family affairs."
The great monk had some doubts: "May I ask, Your Majesty, why do you call it a family matter?"
Jiang Fan looked at the Buddha on the lotus platform: "She is my sister, the granddaughter of this old gentleman."
The great monk took a breath: "This... Buddha child is indeed taken out of the Buddha statue..."
Jiang Fan glanced at him: "A person living in mud? Do you, a great monk, really believe this?"
The great monk sighed slowly: "The poor monk doesn't believe it, but all the monks believe it."
Jiang Fan said: "Whether you believe it or not, my king's sister is my king's sister, and it cannot be changed."
The great monk bowed his head and said: "In that case, I am willing to make compensation. Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
Jiang Fan said: "You are a great leader of the Buddhist sect and you are in Southern Chu, so you don't have to bow down to me."
The great monk pronounced the Buddha's name: "I have a request, and I hope that the prince will fulfill it."
Jiang Fan raised his head and looked at Buddha, who was sitting quietly and silently: "Keep his identity?"
The great monk nodded: "It won't take long, just find the next Buddhist disciple."
Jiang Fan knew that what he was thinking was nothing more than fear of the collapse of Nanzong's faith. After pondering for a moment: "But her situation is not optimistic, do you know?"
The great monk said: "It is precisely because of this that I dare to ask the prince to fulfill my wish."
Jiang Fan frowned: "What do you mean?"
The great monk said slowly: "When the prince came back, he did not immediately try to wake up the Buddha. He should have known it well. The Buddha was actually in a strange situation."
"Speak clearly." The old guy stepped forward and said.
The great monk nodded slightly: "Don't be anxious, old benefactor. The Buddha's condition is strange. When he first came, he was awake half the time. Later, he became more and more drowsy. Now, he may not be awake even for a moment in ten days. Most of the time he is awake half the time. She is in a comatose state. I, the eighteen eminent monks of Thousand Buddha Temple, used the Buddha's Immaculate Dharma to help her purify her mind and preserve her soul, so that she can be delayed until now..."
"Deferred until now? What do you mean?" The old guy's eyes were cold.
The great monk said: "If this were not the case, she would have already entered a state of suspended animation. Judging from her situation, she may not be able to wake up again after suspended animation for too long."
"Why is this? Does the great monk know the reason?" Jiang Fan pulled the old guy back and said.
The great monk pondered for a moment: "There seems to be some kind of weird aura in her body. It's not like...it's not like popularity. The calamity is awakening and is even devouring her body."
Jiang Fan was stunned: "Not human-like?"
The great monk said: "I, the senior monk of Qianfo Temple, believe that the true Buddha may have awakened in his body. This theory is also believed by all the Southern Sects. However... the poor monk has a different opinion. I wonder if the prince has heard of a Qimen sect. It’s called…Lingzong.”
Sun Daotong spoke: "Ling Sect? Is it the Ling Sect with a spiritual companion?"
The great monk said: "The old donor is well-informed, that's right."
Jiang Fan couldn't help but look at the old guy: "What exactly is Lingzong? I seem to have seen it in some book about gods and monsters, but I didn't introduce it in detail."
Sun Daotong frowned: "Lingzong has been rumored for a long time. It is said that it originated from the secret place outside the world - Kunlun Xuanpu."
"Zhongkunlun?" Jiang Fan was shocked.
Once things in the world are related to Kunlun, they are filled with mystery and wonder, and it is difficult not to be moved by it. Even Wang Xuanji, an expert like a fisherman and well-informed, couldn't help but listen attentively.
"Zhongkunlun..." The great monk also showed a strange light.
The old guy said: "We will talk about it in detail later. The general meaning is that this sect is the world spokesperson selected by Kunlun Xuanpu, specifically to find strange beasts scattered in the mountains and seas for them. And the people in this sect are called spiritual beings, and each spiritual person Everyone will choose a strange beast as their spiritual companion. They nourish each other, grow together, and are also fighting partners."
Jiang Fan nodded slightly, suppressing the shock in his heart: "But what does this have to do with Xiao Nuomi?"
The great monk said: "When the poor monk traveled around a lot when he was young, he saw a spiritual being who brought a huge egret..."
Jiang Fan immediately turned his attention to the old fisherman behind him.
The old fisherman was also stunned: "But a man who can't tell the difference between male and female?"
The great monk nodded: "Amitabha, has the old donor seen this person?"
The old fisherman shook his head: "I've seen it before, but it's a pity that he was a dead man, leaving only a Spirit Taming Sutra. The egret was also seriously injured, and before he died, he laid an egg, which was Dabai. Later, I used the Spirit Taming Sutra as a guide. Originally, I took the blood of Great White and injected it into the body of an ordinary egret to create Erbai."
When Jiang Fan heard this, a person's name suddenly flashed through his mind - Xue Qinglang. His ancestors started their careers by training wolves. Why do you think he is a bit spiritual?
"Has the scripture ever introduced the secrets of his sect?"
The fisherman shook his head: "It's just the taming technique. The other thing is the introduction to Xia Long Ao, nothing else."
It turns out that the fisherman learned about Long Ao from a spiritual person. But there was no more information, which made Jiang Fan a little disappointed.
The great monk said: "Spirituals don't like to interact with ordinary people. Unless the matter is special, the poor monk would not have the opportunity to talk to him. However, this chance encounter made me know something about the Lingzong."
As he explained what he knew, Jiang Fan and others had a general understanding.
Lingzong, according to legend, is the representative of Kunlun Xuanpu. He came to the world to search for strange beasts in the mountains and seas for Kunlun Xuanpu. They are very mysterious, rarely involved in worldly affairs except for being related to strange beasts, and no one knows where the sect is.
Lingzong disciples call them Lingzhe, who are people who walk around in search of strange beasts. In addition to strange beasts, they are also looking for spiritual plants, which are said to be extremely rare and genius treasures. But no one knows where they finally took the strange beasts and spiritual plants they found, let alone their purpose.
The great monk only had a brief contact with the man because his spiritual companion was injured and needed treatment from the Great Return Pill. Of course, he did not get the core secret.
But the great monk discovered that there is a huge difference between spiritual beings and ordinary people. They appear to be very indifferent to people and things, and are only interested in strange beasts and spiritual plants. Nothing else in the world seems to attract their attention, and they are indifferent to the point of being a little unhuman.
They have a mental connection with the alien beasts, and their cultivation is also related to the alien beasts they have raised. The stronger the alien beasts are, the stronger they seem to be. As for the reason, it is not clear yet.
During the conversation, the great monk vaguely felt that there seemed to be some connection between the strange beasts in the mountains and seas in the world and the so-called Kunlun Hanging Garden.
As for the man he and the fisherman met, he was actually following the traces of Long Ao. However, his relationship with Long Ao has not been revealed.
As for why the great monk thought they were related to Xiao Nuomi, it was that in the process of getting along with Xiao Nuomi, he found that she was becoming more and more indifferent. To describe it in the words of the great monk, when looking at the Buddha, sometimes it seems like looking at a spirit...
"No... there is still a difference between being a spirit person." The great monk frowned and added: "Although a spirit person is indifferent, he still has the aura of a human being, but the Buddha is becoming less and less like a human being..."
This statement made Jiang Fan and others frown, not knowing what he wanted to express.
