At the core of the "Golden Giant Ape Dharma Image," the "Little Spirit Monkey King" watched the "Golden Pages" and the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" fly away, its heart sinking to the bottom.
Its intuition told it that returning the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" was impossible; Buddhism would forever lose this "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus."
All of this was the work of that despicable and shameless human!
Human, you are too shameless!
The monkey was furious!
...
The group of "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest cultivators" and the group of "Yun Family Immortal Mansion disciples" felt the opposite of the monkey; they were all excited and unable to contain themselves!
"Senior is awesome!"
"Senior is incredible!"
"Senior, senior, senior!"
...
The respect and adoration of everyone for a certain senior had once again ascended to a new level, reaching an unprecedented realm!
This was how everyone understood what had just happened.
The monkey had activated the "Buddhist power," drawing out the incredibly powerful "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus."
As a "Buddhist supreme treasure," the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" was an overpowered item. Its existence disrupted the fairness and justice of this battle.
The senior in the cave, based on the principles of "fairness," "justice," and "openness," had intervened.
When the senior made his move, it was earth-shattering and astonishing!
So overwhelmingly powerful that it was breathtaking...
The senior hadn't even used much power; he had merely casually tossed out a "Golden Page." With the "Golden Page's" own power, it easily suppressed the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" and successfully "confiscated" it!
Yes, "confiscated"!
In the eyes of the "deluded masses," the senior had confiscated the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" in a punitive manner, adopting a "parental attitude."
Fair combat cannot involve a "cheat device." I've confiscated this "cheat device," isn't that reasonable?
Yes, extremely reasonable!
Through the "deluded masses' interpretation," Hao Ren's act of robbing the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" suddenly gained an air of grandeur, evoking a feeling of "awe-inspiring heights."
The senior was truly amazing!
...
Inside the cave.
A certain senior held the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" that the "Golden Page" had brought back, examining it with a smile.
He was rich, rich, oh so rich!
As a "Buddhist supreme treasure," the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" was a top-tier "Post-Natal Spiritual Treasure," its quality even surpassing the "Azure Origin Immortal Sword," truly incredible!
Moreover, the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" contained Buddhist power and possessed an incredibly powerful and unreasonable "Power of Conversion."
The "Power of Conversion" was amazing!
In the countless online Xianxia novels Hao Ren had read, there was a genre called "Primordial Chaos Flow." In most "Primordial Chaos Flow Xianxia novels," Buddhism belonged to the "villain faction." Their favorite line was often, "Fellow Daoist, you have karma with my Buddhism," and then they would forcibly "convert" the other party and take them as their own!
At the time, reading those novels made Hao Ren grit his teeth in anger!
The Buddhist sect's actions were domineering and unreasonable.
But now that Hao Ren possessed the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus," he too could wield the "Power of Conversion," and Hao Ren could only exclaim, "So fragrant."
The "Power of Conversion" was a good thing!
Imagine, when Hao Ren's "Delusion Divine Cult" wanted to recruit followers in the future, there would be no need for so much trouble. He could simply present the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" and shout, "Fellow villager, I see you have karma with my cult!"
As soon as the words fell.
The "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" radiated golden light.
The "Power of Conversion" surged.
Who could resist this kind of "preaching"? They would be on their knees in minutes, becoming the most devout "believers."
Heh heh heh...
Thinking of the bright future, a certain senior let out a pig-like squeal of laughter.
He was happy!
With the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus," such a "preaching tool," it would be too easy, too simple for Hao Ren to spread the gospel of the "Delusion Divine Cult" to every corner of this world!
However, forcefully spreading faith with only the "Power of Conversion" of the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" was too domineering and prone to causing resentment.
Furthermore, the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" was merely a "Post-Natal Spiritual Treasure" and had not yet reached the "Pre-Natal" realm. The "Power of Conversion" it contained was relatively limited and could not be used indefinitely.
Hao Ren decided that he would not directly use the "Power of Conversion" to forcibly recruit followers in the future. He could use the "Power of Conversion" as an auxiliary method to help the "Delusion Divine Cult" develop its followers.
Well, for now, he would place the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" in "Qingyang Village"!
There was only one "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus," so Hao Ren decided to place it in "Qingyang Village" first.
Firstly, "Qingyang Village" was the birthplace of the "Delusion Divine Cult," with a special status and significance.
Secondly, the "statue" in "Qingyang Village" was not a "statue of merit" built with "merit stones" but a "spirit stone statue" built with ordinary spirit stones. In terms of divine efficacy for preaching, it was somewhat lacking, so it was perfect for the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" to lend a hand.
Thirdly, "Qingyang Village" was part of the rear, safe and secure, so there was no need to worry about the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" being snatched away by the "Imperial Court faction."
...
As Hao Ren thought this, he was about to summon the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" to envelop "Qingyang Village."
At this moment, Hao Ren let out a soft "hmm."
Hao Ren sensed that the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" was filled with powerful vitality.
The "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" didn't seem like a refined "Post-Natal Spiritual Treasure"; it was as if it were a "living thing."
No way, there were "living" Post-Natal Spiritual Treasures?
Hao Ren opened the detailed attribute panel of the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus."
[Spiritual Treasure Name: Nine-Grade Golden Lotus]
[Grade: Post-Natal Spiritual Treasure]
[Detailed Description: Cultivated by a Buddhist mighty being with a trace of the Primordial Spirit Treasure "Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus" using "Merit Power." There are seventy-two in total, traveling between the myriad worlds, spreading Buddhist heritage and protecting Buddhist disciples.]
[Note 1: The Nine-Grade Golden Lotus is not "refined" but a "spiritual being" "cultivated" by a Buddhist mighty being. It possesses strong vitality and, in principle, can continue to be cultivated and reproduce.]
[Note 2: The "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" contains powerful "Buddhist power" that can eliminate "karma."]
[Note 3: The "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" contains a certain amount of "Power of Conversion," which can "convert believers" and enhance faith.]
...
Wow!
Amazing!
Looking at the detailed attribute description of the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus," Hao Ren couldn't help but exclaim inwardly.
He had known from the beginning that the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" was very good and powerful, but he had still underestimated it.
The "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" became a "Buddhist supreme treasure" not just because it contained a certain "Power of Conversion," but because it was... a "living spiritual being"!
According to the "system notes," the "Nine-Grade Golden Lotus" was not refined, its vitality had not been lost, and in principle, it could continue to be cultivated...