The Buddha statue was covered in damp mud.
Xie Jiujiu carefully wiped it clean, then cast a few Dust Cleansing Techniques, revealing the full figure of the statue in a flash of golden light. It was a Maitreya Buddha with a big belly, whose smile was so kind and amiable that it was almost tangible.
Xie Jiujiu excitedly described the situation at that time, "The Buddha statue was buried in the mud and rocks; it would never have appeared if it hadn't been for the collapse. No wonder we didn't find it before."
"Hand it over, let me take a look."
Xie Shen took the Small Golden Buddha statue and examined it from all sides, "It seems unremarkable, but the only special feature is the eyes of the statue, which are very lifelike."
While speaking, his finger touched the right eye of the statue.
Suddenly, an incident occurred as a streak of golden light enveloped him.
Xie Jiujiu jumped in fright, "Dad?!"
Mo Lan was equally shocked, but seeing her husband's peaceful demeanor, not resembling someone under attack, she realized this might be an incredible stroke of fortune and quickly pulled her nervous daughter to the side.
"Jiujiu, don't be afraid, your dad might have just hit the jackpot," Mo Lan whispered to her daughter, pulling her aside.
Xie Jiujiu was initially frantic with concern.
Now, observing her father's condition, it indeed seemed possible.
The mother and daughter didn't dare to disturb him, quietly retreating further away without making a sound. Fortunately, they had set up a Formation earlier and weren't worried about outsiders intruding.
Xie Jiujiu's heart was racing with excitement as she rubbed her hands together, "Mom, did Dad get an inheritance?"
"Not sure, we'll find out when he wakes up," Mo Lan said with excitement, but she appeared more composed than Xie Jiujiu, "However, are you not upset that the opportunity that you painstakingly obtained was picked up by your dad mid-way?"
Xie Jiujiu rolled her eyes at her mother.
If it had been someone else, she wouldn't just be angry; she might have even killed them, but since it was her father who snatched the opportunity, not only was she not upset, she was overjoyed.
Then she thought of something else, "Mom, can those practicing Buddha Cultivation get married?"
Understanding her daughter's concern, Mo Lan couldn't help but smile, "Some can, the lay disciples."
Xie Jiujiu breathed a sigh of relief.
It was good that her father found an opportunity, but she didn't want it to cause any issues between her parents.
While communicating with Divine Sense, the mother and daughter watched as Xie Shen received the inheritance.
They waited for three days and two nights.
For Xie Shen, the three days passed in the blink of an eye. When he opened his eyes again, everything had changed. His daughter, who should have been right in front of him, was now sitting under the eaves with her mother-in-law.
As soon as Xie Jiujiu noticed her father was awake, she ran to him quickly, her little face beaming with excitement as she asked, "Dad! You're awake, how do you feel?"
"My daughter?"
Xie Shen came back to his senses to see his daughter's eyes sparkling with curiosity, "It is an inheritance from a Spiritual Cultivator named Yuanyi, and his lifelong insights and understandings."
"Wow!"
Xie Jiujiu grinned and gave her father a thumbs-up, "With the insights of a great master, you can avoid many detours in cultivation. My old man is impressive. We'll rely on you for our safety from now on. But..."
She glanced at Mo Lan.
Then she leaned towards Xie Shen's ear and asked in a low voice, "Dad, can Spiritual Cultivators have wives?"
Suddenly, the back of her head was tapped by Mo Lan.
Mo Lan scolded her with a laugh, "You're not even grown up, and you're worrying about such things, looking for a spanking, aren't you?"
"Hahaha." Xie Shen laughed heartily.
Xie Jiujiu looked aggrieved, her eyes accusing as she looked at her father, "Dad, you're laughing? You don't even care about your wife. She hit your precious little girl."
"In front of the wife, even treasures are no good," Xie Shen spoke directly to the heart of the matter.
Xie Jiujiu shot him a sidelong glance, "Awoo."
Xie Shen, "..."
Seeing this, Mo Lan couldn't stop laughing.
Xie Shen felt it was necessary to explain to his daughter some basic knowledge that might be considered common in the Cultivation World, like Law Cultivation, Body Cultivation, Buddha Cultivation, Ghost Cultivators, and Demon Cultivation, which all differed but ultimately converged on the same goal: ascension.
Buddha Cultivation was a distinctive practice.
Did it mean one must purify their senses and abstain from women?
"Naive!"
Xie Shen's face took on an expression of profound wisdom, "Perhaps it's not about having no women, but that they are more adept at playing the game?"
For example, nurturing the Buddhist Holy Woman?
Or going to the Mortal Realm to save sentient beings, where meeting a beauty meant delivering them from a trial of love. Especially the last part, which was not rare in the Cultivation World. It's said that all Buddhists who achieved enlightenment had to go through a trial of love.
Xie Jiujiu had her worldview refreshed.
Mo Lan sternly glared at her husband, "She's still a child, what are you teaching her? Don't you think before you speak?"
"I'm just clarifying her doubts," Xie Shen said with a placating smile, "If I don't explain it to her clearly, she'll stay worried about us. Speaking of which, it's quite lucky to have received the inheritance…"
Yuanyi, the Spiritual Master, had fallen in the ultimate battle against the Demon Clan, going to the battlefield with the heart of certain death. Not wanting his legacies to be lost, he sealed his main cultivation technique, the "Ancient Heartless Sutra," and all of his life's insights into the eyes of the Buddha statue, which he sent back to the Sect using a Technique.
The Buddha statue fell to the back mountain, buried deep in the earth, and by a twist of fate was never discovered by anyone.
And Spiritual Cultivation was not the same as Buddha Cultivation.
Spiritual Cultivation is a branch of Buddhism with distinct cultivation techniques and methods.
Buddha Cultivation is about compassion, sympathizing with all beings, focusing on cultivating virtue, where only those with completed virtues can become a Buddha on the spot.
Spiritual presents the utmost wisdom, it is stillness.
A peaceful heart, simple and flawless, returning to the true self. Only by penetrating that can one transcend and ascend to immortality.
Putting it in a more sophisticated way, those practicing Buddha Cultivation often have to travel everywhere to do good deeds, toiling for virtue.
Spiritual Cultivators, on the other hand, meditate.
Without the need to roam, a quiet meditation room is all they require. They can also accumulate virtue in this way, though it's not mandatory.
Xie Jiujiu thought she was being discreet as she sighed in relief.
Spiritual Cultivation is good, very good!
Otherwise, she couldn't imagine her father chanting Amitabha Buddha all the time.