Chapter 763: A shortcut to reaching paradise early

After finding out the situation of the civilian camp outside the temple, Wen Rui thought for a moment and gave up the idea of causing trouble.

There's nothing we can do. This group of people is not capable of this.

Xiniu Hezhou was a province that had been run by Western religions for a long time. At that time, the Maurya Empire in the south was at its peak. It was an ancient superpower where everyone believed in Buddhism. The faith was so deep that even if the master asked the believers to die, they would not have any doubts.

In addition to the Maurya Empire, there are many Western powers in Xiniuhezhou where the whole nation believes in Buddhism, such as Gandhara, Kashmir, Uddiyana, Bactria, and the Kingdom of Shambhala.

Wen Rui's incitement of believers here is simply talking to a deaf person and playing the lute to a cow. He will immediately be arrested as a spy of the demon clan.

Taking advantage of the guarding monk's carelessness, Wen Rui slipped under the high wall of the temple, climbed up the wall through the cracks in the bricks, and climbed into the temple.

Since nothing can be changed and no chance of survival can be given to this group of Western religious believers, then we should continue to complete the investigation mission and find out every detail of this salvation plan.

After all, since we are here now, it would be better to see it with our own eyes than to rely on the spies to perform meritorious deeds.

Moreover, after learning that the Western religion was going to carry out a "salvation plan" that would require the sacrifice of a large number of believers and monks, the Demon Alliance spies lurking in Xiniu Hezhou also withdrew one after another to avoid being involved and losing their lives in vain.

Spies are also human beings, they have wives, children and elderly parents. More importantly, they are all devout believers of the Jiejiao. It would be a pity to let them sacrifice here. Wen Ruike couldn't bear to let them go.

Originally, he could use his Hunyuan Shrinking Earth ability to teleport to the temple, or he could use the Cloud Climbing Technique to jump into the courtyard.

But this is the heartland of Xiniu Hezhou after all. Any slight fluctuation in immortal power may trigger a warning from the gods and Buddhas, thus exposing one's identity.

Therefore, Wen Rui used the method that least involves magical powers, which is climbing the wall.

After jumping into the temple, Wen Rui didn't dare to release his spiritual sense to perceive, for fear that there might be a Bodhisattva in the temple, whose spiritual power covered the entire temple and would be aware of any slight mental fluctuations.

The walls of this big temple were built very high. Wen Rui landed lightly on the ground. He did not dare to use his great Hunyuan invisibility ability. He only covered the surface of his skin with a layer of optical camouflage with nanorobots. He held his breath, concentrated his breathing, and moved cautiously in the shadows like a thief.

Perhaps it was because most of the monks were sent outside the temple to train civilians, or perhaps there was a powerful person in the temple and there was no need for ordinary guards to be on duty. Wen Rui's somewhat clumsy stealth skills were unimpeded.

Occasionally, when we encountered patrolling monks, we just had to find a bush to hide in, and the monks would be like blind and completely unable to detect us.

Wen Rui felt like he was playing Assassin's Creed on easy mode, fighting a battle of wits and courage with a group of robots.

It’s not that these monks are really stupid, but they rely on the spiritual power gained from long-term Buddhist practice, and trust the sixth sense more than the five senses.

It just so happened that Wen Rui also had some knowledge of Buddhism. He adjusted his brain waves to be in sync with the monks, perfectly blending into the environment and avoiding the sixth sense scan. Only then did he successfully hide under the noses of the patrolling monks.

He sneaked all the way to the inner courtyard. Wen Rui only used his naked eyes to investigate, but he was shocked when he saw it.

Several giant white-haired mastiffs are gnawing on the corpse!
The remains of the corpses still had torn clothes and cloth on them. Upon closer inspection, they were all high-quality silks and brocades, imported goods from the textile factory of the Demon Alliance in Southern Continent.

Wen Rui immediately identified the identities of these corpses. They were the nobles of Xiniu Hezhou who paid a huge entrance fee and thought they had bought tickets to the Doomsday Ark. Fortunately, his meritorious divine body after being deified was also a flawless body, without emitting a single molecule of body odor, and the giant mastiffs that were gnawing on the corpses did not notice that he was hiding and peeping.

Wen Rui tiptoed past the mastiff that was eating and headed towards another yard where voices were heard.

When I sneaked into the courtyard next door, I saw a sturdy monk with an expressionless face, leading several giant mastiffs and lecturing a group of trembling people in fancy clothes.

"Fellow laymen, you are all the most devout lay believers in this province. You must be at a higher level than the mediocre beings outside."

The monk said sincerely, "That is why I give you the opportunity to give fearlessly. You only need to let go of your ego, enter the state of no self, and with great compassion, give your meat to feed the mastiff, and you will be able to enter the land of bliss!"

Wen Rui was also enlightened to see that the way of feeding a dog could be described in such a refreshing and refined way.

However, we cannot say that the monk was wrong.

This is how Western religion is. Enlightenment only takes a moment, and that moment is often a matter of life and death.

"Master, you... you are not joking, I... we entered the temple only to seek refuge, and we... we don't want to die yet!"

One of the princes, who was fat and had an oily face, said in a trembling voice, "Didn't we agree that once we enter the temple, the closer we are to the Buddha, the greater the chance of ascending to paradise? Why did you let the dogs bite us? We can't afford such a precious opportunity, so please forgive us, Master."

“What sorrow is there in life, what pain is there in death… It is not easy to reach paradise. If you do not realize it yourself, even Buddha will find it difficult to save you.”

The monk smiled faintly: "Ascending to paradise is both an opportunity and a test. These snow mountain white mastiffs have a pair of lion eyes that can discern sins. If you are evil by nature, they will only bite you to death and disdain to eat your stinky meat. If you are kind by nature, you deserve to be eaten by them!"

After saying that, he loosened the leash in his hand, and several giant mastiffs, which had been baring their teeth and growling, eager to fight, suddenly rushed out and started biting the group of glamorous people madly.

The princes and nobles were all fat and stupid people, while the Snow Mountain Giant Mastiffs were all at least at the Return to Void Stage. The two were simply not on the same level. Within a few breaths, only a pile of broken limbs and flesh parts were left in the courtyard.

The mastiff that tore the nobles into pieces sniffed the stumps, then turned away in disgust, not even bothering to taste them.

The monk shook his head and sighed, saying in a cold voice: "With such evil deeds, you still want to reach paradise. Do you really think that money can buy everything? Even if you accumulate mountains of gold and silver, it will all be for nothing in the end. It is better to cultivate the field of blessings and accumulate merits."

After saying that, he waved his hands towards the sky, and several vultures more than one meter tall fell from the sky. These big birds were not as picky about food as the mastiffs, and they devoured the corpses that had been torn into pieces with big mouthfuls.

"Since you have offered wealth and food to the believers, let these envoys of the Dakini help you eliminate the bad karma of this life, so that your evil souls will not fall into the animal realm in the next life!"

Wen Rui saw this scene and felt that some sects of Western religion were quite principled. It could not be said that the guru could not distinguish right from wrong and could do whatever he wanted just because he had Yuan.

After dealing with the princes and nobles in this courtyard, the monk led the mastiff to the next courtyard. Before he pushed open the gate, he heard a woman's scream from inside.

Presumably, those who are about to be dealt with in this courtyard are the wives of princes and nobles, the noble ladies of Xiniu Hezhou.

(End of this chapter)

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