Legend of the Great Sage

spirit at all as if she was a modest disciple asking for a master’s guidance on the buddhist dharma.

“Since you’ve asked, I’ll broaden your horizons then.”

The Seven Treasures Monk King smiled and unleashed all seven treasures—a crystal sword shining with rainbow light, an unpolished piece of white agate, a bright-red mountain of coral, and a string of amber prayer beads.
They all shone with different colours.

Immediately, the colourful lights filled the surroundings and mingled together, even outshining the sun that had just risen in the east.

The Seven Treasures Monk King stood in the centre of the lights.
An illusionary buddha statue appeared behind him with three heads and six arms, flowing with light and colour.
It extended its six arms and wielded six treasures individually, making it seem even more solemn and magnificent.

“This is Prabhūtaratna, the buddha of the eastern Treasure Purity world, as well as the buddha I worship.”

The Dauntless monk and the Unraging monk lowered their heads and uttered Prabhūtaratna’s name.
While the sect of chan did advocate for staying true to the buddha within them, without any demands beyond the dharma, they still held true buddhas in absolute reverence, even if they were just an illusion or statue.

Only Li Qingshan stood with his head held high, staring straight at the buddha statue.
He felt like it was no different from the other buddha statues apart from being a little more fancy and colourful.

What a damned disciple! If it wasn’t for the fact that I have other plans in mind for today, I’ll definitely make you suffer for good! The Seven Treasures Monk King was displeased inside.
At the same time, he treated Xiao An’s behaviour of staring straight at the buddha as an act of worship.

“I managed to practise this Dharma Flower Scripture of Seven Flowers not only because of my talent and ability to comprehend, but also because of the Spirit Kṣetra temple’s full support, which allowed me to forge the seven treasures.
In any other sect, even if they had a cultivation method like this, no one would be able to practise it.”

The Dauntless monk was unable to rebuke the Seven Treasures Monk King’s words.
The seven buddhist treasures were not only precious because of their value, but also because they were very difficult to collect.
Only the Dragon province could assemble such precious treasures from across the world.

“How is it? You wished to see it, so I showed it to you.
Do you still wish to face me?” The Seven Treasures Monk King smiled at Xiao An.

“One Will, if you wish to go, then go! With your talent, you can earn a place of your own no matter where you go.”

The Dauntless monk sighed.
He was not confident she could defeat the Seven Treasures Monk King.
She could hold her ground at most.
Xiao An had basically made the bet with the intention of throwing it.

“Master Seven Treasures, I can defeat you.”

Xiao An’s voice remained just as calm as before.
Even her respect towards the Seven Treasures Monk King in her expression and tone had not changed, but when she said that, she stunned everyone apart from Li Qingshan.

In particular, the Seven Treasures Monk King even suspected he had heard her wrong.
He gazed at Xiao An and asked, “What did you say?”

Li Qingshan sat on the tall door sill to the grand hall in an unconcerned manner as if it had nothing to do with him.
Normally speaking, it was impossible for Xiao An to defeat the Seven Treasures Monk King if she hid the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty and could only rely on her buddhist cultivation, but he was even less worried about Xiao An than himself.

“I can defeat you,” Xiao An said.

The Seven Treasures Monk King laughed instead of becoming angered.
“Alright then.
You can come at me then!”

“Be careful.”

Xiao An extended her right hand and revealed a buddhist treasure as well.
On her wrist that was so white and clean that it seemed like it had been carved from ivory was a string of golden prayer beads.
With a gentle wave of her hand, it scattered through the air like stars, falling into a vague formation and flying towards the Seven Treasures Monk King.

The Seven Treasures Monk King did not take the prayer beads seriously.
They were only an ordinary buddhist treasure.
Only when the formation assembled from the thirty-three prayer beads enveloped him did his face change in shock.
“That’s impossible!”

It actually was not a buddhist treasure, but a set of buddhist treasures.
The quality of each prayer bead was not too high, but once they assembled the formation, they possessed enough might to topple whole mountains!