Chapter Thirty-Eight: Wealth, Companionship, Law, and Land
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The Former Site of Jingyan Temple.
Fang Yi came here again.
He wanted to test whether embedding his Golden Elixir into the energy field of the Buddha statue could achieve harmony between heaven and man.
The car stopped in a roadside parking space.
Fang Yi said to the driver's seat, "Xiao Li, wait here for a moment, I have something to do at the temple."
"Master, you probably can't get in today." Xu Xiao Li pointed inside the yellow wall, "Look, the flags are fluttering inside, it seems like a Dharma assembly is being held, and there are people guarding the entrance, it's probably a privately contracted Dharma assembly, they usually don't let people in." "
It's okay, I have a way."
Fang Yi activated his teaching technique to become invisible, and walked out of the car without opening the door.
"Master's supernatural powers are truly amazing."
Seeing this, Xu Xiao Li's faith became even more fervent.
...
Inside.
There were two buildings, one new and one old.
Outside the newly built building on the south side, dozens of people were sitting cross-legged. There
were a dozen or so women dressed in monks' robes, and twenty or thirty simply dressed female lay Buddhists.
Leading the group was a serene-looking nun in her fifties or sixties, dressed in a kasaya, expounding Buddhist teachings: "...Good man, the Supreme Dharma King possesses a great Dharani gate, named Perfect Enlightenment, from which flows all pure truth, Bodhi, Nirvana, and Paramita, instructing Bodhisattvas..."
It seemed she was explaining the *Perfect Enlightenment Sutra*.
Fang Yi didn't linger.
He headed towards the main hall to the north. He
deliberately went inside to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.
Since he would be separating his golden elixir from his body later, it was best to keep it as close to his physical form as possible.
Inside the hall,
Fang Yi saw statues of the Three Western Saints enshrined in the shrine.
He was preparing to leave his body and enter the divine realm
when suddenly, he heard footsteps behind him.
Fang Yi turned his head and glanced at them.
It was a very beautiful woman in her late twenties.
He immediately looked away.
After all, she couldn't see him. He
left his body
and entered the divine realm.
With a thought, Fang Yi arrived in the Buddha's palace.
He touched the Amitabha Buddha statue as before.
Everything before him collapsed with a crash.
He saw three energy fields again.
Without hesitation, he used the energy field of the divine statue to draw the golden core out of his body.
Then, he carefully tried to embed it into the Amitabha Buddha energy field.
However, to his surprise, just as the dew-like golden core was about to touch the Amitabha Buddha energy field, the Amitabha Buddha energy field flashed with a strong light,
actually blocking the golden core!
"Uh, why can't I embed it?"
Fang Yi, seemingly unwilling to believe it, tried to merge with the energy fields of Guanyin Bodhisattva and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva.
The result was the same as before!
"Strange, I could merge with the energy field of the Chishong Huang Daxian divine statue before, why can't I do it here?"
Fang Yi carefully observed the "pushing and pulling" between the golden core and the Buddha statue energy field.
Suddenly, he understood!
He even understood why his divine soul seemed so "vulnerable" in front of the Asura.
"If I'm not mistaken, the energy fields of deities and Buddha statues are integrated as 'engines and power sources,' while my bio-energy field and golden core are separate. In other words, in terms of energy grandeur, I should use my golden core to compare with the energy fields of deities or Buddha statues, not my soul. In reality, the difference between my true power and the energy fields of deities and Buddha statues isn't that great; it's just that I can't achieve the same unity of spirit and energy as the energy fields of deities and Buddha statues, which is why my bio-energy field seems a bit weak."
"Since the golden core and the energy fields of deities and Buddha statues are of the same nature, it's natural that they can't merge. As for why the energy field of the Chishong Huang Daxian statue could merge, it's simply because its energy intensity at the time far exceeded my golden core, and it actively absorbed the golden core into it, which is why I was able to embed myself. Furthermore, because the golden core was within the energy field of Chishong Huang Daxian, I could use the energy field of Chishong Huang Daxian to see the real world clearly."
What does this mean? It
means that if I had directly sent the golden core back into my body at that time, I wouldn't have been able to use the energy field of Chishong Huang Daxian statue to see its structure clearly, let alone simulate the model of the statue.
So, it means he'll never gain the "core access" to unleash his supernatural powers from the universe, this "supercomputer"!
Not necessarily forever.
Perhaps with higher cultivation,
he could. But definitely not now, when his cultivation is so "shallow."
Speculating from this perspective, those ancient Golden Core cultivators likely couldn't master as many supernatural powers as he did, which is why they were ultimately destroyed.
Even the most powerful magic must obey the laws of nature; it can't defeat the powerful supernatural power of "data modification."
In other words, even in the entire history of human cultivation, he's a unique and special existence?
Fang Yi finally understood the question that had been lingering in his mind.
At this moment, even without embedding his Golden Core into the Buddha statue's energy field, he was already quite satisfied.
He sent the Golden Core back into his body.
Then, his thoughts receded into his physical body like a tide.
Fang Yi opened his eyes and turned to leave.
Suddenly, the beautiful young woman who had followed him into the main hall blocked his path.
Somewhat confused and uncertain, she asked, "Do we know each other?"
Fang Yi was taken aback, incredulously asking, "You can see me?"
The beautiful young woman was still trying to recall where she had seen Fang Yi before, while also asking in confusion, "You're standing right here, why can't I see you?"
"Interesting! Interesting! Haha!"
Fang Yi never expected that besides his disciple Xu Xiaoli, he would actually have a follower.
He laughed loudly and walked straight out.
"You...you're that divine being who broke into the temple half a month ago?"
The beautiful young woman seemed to remember something.
Seeing the divine being about to leave, she became a little anxious, calling out "Wait!" and reaching out to grab Fang Yi.
But unexpectedly, although she clearly saw her palm touch Fang Yi's arm, it passed right through him!
The beautiful young woman's pupils contracted, confirming that this young man who left so quickly was the lawless divine being from that night's dream who could even defeat Asura!
...
After returning outside,
Fang Yi deactivated his invisibility spell.
Then, he accompanied Xu Xiaoli to buy several outfits.
Well, he also bought two outfits for himself.
He paid for them. He
spent several thousand in one go.
After buying clothes, I also bought a mobile phone, which cost another one or two thousand yuan.
He didn't have many requirements for a mobile phone; it just needed to make calls and have basic functions, so he didn't buy an expensive one.
Considering that he would need ginseng for his cultivation after running out,
Fang Yi went to the pharmacy to buy ginseng, accompanied by Xu Xiaoli.
Inside the pharmacy,
as soon as they entered, a female sales clerk in her forties greeted Xu Xiaoli with a smile, "Beautiful lady, buying ginseng again?"
Xu Xiaoli nodded and said, "Yes, my master is buying it."
It was clear that she had indeed been to the pharmacy to buy ginseng many times;
otherwise, she wouldn't be so familiar with the sales clerk.
The saleswoman shifted her gaze to Fang Yi, winking as she said, "Handsome, what grade of ginseng are you looking for? This lady previously bought 15-year-old wild ginseng. Let me tell you, she has excellent taste; wild ginseng is far more effective than cultivated ginseng."
Fang Yi blinked, "You sell wild ginseng here?" "
We definitely don't have any that are too old, but we have about ten 15-year-old ones on hand." As she spoke, the saleswoman took out a red gift box from the counter, saying, "Here, this second-grade wild ginseng is produced by Fushan Tongxing Traditional Chinese Medicine Slices Company. It weighs five grams and costs only 6,030 yuan. This lady bought more than ten here before, and the effect was really good. You can ask her if you don't believe me."
More than 6,000 yuan for one ginseng?
Xu Xiaoli bought more than ten ginsengs before, so that she could have ginseng soup while she was unconscious?
No wonder she ran out of money.
Fang Yi looked at his apprentice with emotion, then said, "Give me twenty of these ginseng roots."
The saleswoman was overjoyed and immediately replied, "I only have about ten here. Please wait a moment, I'll call and get some from another store."
"Okay, no rush."
Fang Yi and Xu Xiaoli sat in the store to wait.
Xu Xiaoli exclaimed in surprise, "Master, you bought so many ginseng roots?" Fang
Yi smiled, "Well, better safe than sorry."
Since his near-death experience, he knew he should stock up on ginseng.
This stuff not only helps with daily cultivation,
but it can also quickly replenish the energy needed for the Golden Core in emergencies.
Moreover, wild ginseng is even more effective.
Plus, he was too lazy to buy it often,
so he bought a lot at once.
After waiting for about twenty minutes,
someone delivered ten boxes of ginseng. Adding to the ten boxes in the store's stock, Fang Yi got the twenty ginseng roots he wanted.
He swiped his card and paid.
His assets shrank by more than 120,000.
...
Back in the car,
he unpacked everything and
stuffed the small boxes containing the ginseng into his backpack.
Xu Xiaoli grinned and said, "Master, I didn't know you were so rich! When I was looking through your clothes before, your wallet was empty, and I thought you didn't have any money."
Fang Yi picked up his newly bought phone and said, "Give me your bank account number."
Xu Xiaoli wasn't stupid; she understood what Fang Yi was up to. She quickly waved her hand and said, "I'm not asking you for money, Master, don't misunderstand."
Fang Yi opened the mobile banking app he had downloaded at the phone store and logged in, saying, "I know you're not asking me for money, but one thing is one thing. It's not easy for you to earn money. Alright, give me the account number now."
Xu Xiaoli was still refusing, "Really, I don't need it. My family has money, and my dad will transfer money before tonight. I'll have money again soon."
"You're not listening to your master?" Fang Yi deliberately threatened her, "If you're going to be so disobedient, I won't accept you as my disciple."
Well, if he didn't say that, she definitely wouldn't ask him to pay her back.
Xu Xiaoli was terrified and quickly said, "I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you, Master, please don't abandon me."
She then gave him her bank account number.
Fang Yi transferred 120,000 yuan to her via mobile banking.
Upon receiving the bank notification, Xu Xiaoli immediately said, "You gave too much." "
100,000 is to return to you, and the other 20,000 is for our expenses along the way," Fang Yi said, putting away his phone. "Let me know if you run out. Okay, let's drive to Hangzhou."
"Okay."
Xu Xiaoli started the car and headed towards Hangzhou.
Fang Yi closed his eyes, his mind racing.
No wonder the ancients spoke of wealth, companions, methods, and land; cultivation was indeed incredibly expensive.
He had previously earned 600,000 yuan from Chen Jin and Zhu Licheng, and with his own 10,000 yuan, his total assets were only 610,000 yuan.
Unconsciously, he had already spent nearly 270,000 yuan.
After finishing the ginseng he bought today, he would definitely need to buy more.
Fang Yi had originally planned to leave some money for his parents.
But now, he realized he was already short of cash.
He had to find a way to earn more money.
But how exactly should he make money?
Should he go back to fortune-telling like before?
Last time he was lucky enough to meet Chen Jin, who had a pressing need.
Would he be so lucky next time?
That seemed unlikely.
Fang Yi felt he needed to look elsewhere.
He needed to figure out how to earn more money.
Not necessarily a huge amount, but at least enough to avoid worrying about the cost of ginseng for cultivation for at least a year.
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