At the Dao - Yi Academy, in the White Goose Palace.
As soon as Chen Qingyuan returned, he was brought here by an irresistible force.
"Stinky boy, did things go smoothly?"
The person who did this was naturally his master, Yu Chenran.
By the lakeside, Yu Chenran sat cross - legged on the water, fishing. Chen Qingyuan also stood on the water and saluted, saying, "It went quite smoothly."
"Good."
Knowing that the Buddhist Sect of the Eastern Land had decided to get involved in the cause - and - effect with Chen Qingyuan, Yu Chenran was in a very good mood.
In this way, if Chen Qingyuan's identity was exposed in the future, the Buddhist Sect would surely offer help, and his safety would be further ensured.
"By the way, there's something I want Master to take a look at."
With that, Chen Qingyuan took out the Buddha bead and handed it to Yu Chenran.
The moment Yu Chenran saw the Buddha bead, his eyelids twitched suddenly, and his hands trembled involuntarily.
"The fish that just bit the hook got away."
The fluctuation of his mood made the fish that had bitten the hook swim away.
Yu Chenran stared at the Buddha bead and asked very seriously, "Did Tianxu Temple give this to you? Was it a gift or a loan?"
"It's a gift," Chen Qingyuan noticed that Yu Chenran's face looked strange and asked suspiciously, "Master, is this Buddha bead very precious?"
"Well... it's okay," Yu Chenran managed to calm himself down after a while and said slowly, "Since Tianxu Temple gave it to you, keep it well. Don't show it unless it's absolutely necessary."
"Yes," Chen Qingyuan put the Buddha bead inside his body and continued to ask, "Master, you haven't told me what this Buddha bead is yet."
"It's the relic of the previous abbot of Tianxu Temple. There's only one in the world."
Yu Chenran took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
"What?"
Chen Qingyuan was shocked when he heard this and exclaimed.
The relic of the previous abbot contains a lifetime's worth of Buddhist teachings. Its preciousness cannot be measured by ordinary worldly things.
Previously, this relic was placed under the Buddha Cauldron to stabilize the formation and seal the devil.
Now that the devil in the Buddha Cauldron had been completely eradicated, the old monk decided to give this relic to Chen Qingyuan to protect him and form a good karmic connection.
"This... this is too precious!"
Although Chen Qingyuan's knowledge was far less than that of the great powers of the current era, he still knew very well what the relic of a Buddhist leader meant.
"Master, should we return it?"
On normal days, Chen Qingyuan was greedy for wealth, but that was wealth he earned through his own abilities, so he had no qualms. However, this Buddha bead brought him enormous psychological pressure.
It was like a hot potato!
Chen Qingyuan was worried that there might be some conspiracy. Otherwise, why would such a precious thing be given to him? Could it be that this was a scheme of the Buddhist Sect, trying to make him become a Buddha?
No! Absolutely not!
He would never become a monk in his life.
"Return it? Don't. This is a rare and supreme treasure in the current era. Keep it," Yu Chenran said with a firm look in his eyes.
"Master, how about you keep this Buddha bead?"
Chen Qingyuan calculated in his mind that if he gave the Buddha bead to his master, if the Buddhist Sect came looking for it in the future, his master could handle everything.
"I'm not worthy of it," Yu Chenran said, shaking his head, though he was envious.
"If you're not worthy, how could I be?"
Chen Qingyuan said with a bitter smile.
"You are," Yu Chenran nodded very seriously.
Seeing this, Chen Qingyuan was stunned and didn't know what to say.
In order to make Chen Qingyuan give up the idea of returning the Buddha bead, Yu Chenran said again, "Silly boy, the Buddhist Sect giving you this supreme Buddha bead is both your fortune and the Buddhist Sect's fortune. If you return it, you'll offend the Buddhist Sect."
"Ah?"
Chen Qingyuan looked confused.
"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it for now. You'll understand later. Anyway, just remember one thing: keep the Buddha bead with you and don't show it easily."
Fools have foolish blessings.
Yu Chenran asked himself and envied his disciple's fortune. It might not be the greatest in the world, but at least few could match it.
"Your disciple will remember."
Even though Chen Qingyuan was still confused, he didn't ask any more questions.
Perhaps, only when he reached a certain level would he be qualified to understand all of this.
"Go and rest," Yu Chenran said, his tone a bit low.
"Yes."
Chen Qingyuan left.
Yu Chenran was the only one left in the White Goose Palace.
After fishing for half a day, Yu Chenran found that no fish had bitten the hook, indicating that his mood was still not calm.
"The old monk really made a big move!" Yu Chenran's mind was full of the Buddha bead, and he sighed, "This is to bind the Buddhist Sect and the Qingzong together!"
If one prospers, both prosper; if one suffers, both suffer.
The Buddhist Sect, of course, also had its own self - interests. Most likely, they wanted to take this opportunity to gain a foothold in the Imperial Region. After all, although the Buddhist Sect had great influence in the Eastern Land, it was not as important in other regions.
The Buddha bead transformed from the relic of the previous abbot could cultivate a top - level Buddhist expert and had many wonderful uses.
At Yunxi Residence, after resting for a few days after returning, Chen Qingyuan planned to go back to the Xuanqing Sect to have a look.
Calculating the time, he had been away from home for fifteen years.
When he came to the White Goose Palace again, Chen Qingyuan expressed his idea, "Master, may I go back to the Xuanqing Sect?"
"According to the rules of the academy, you can't go back now. However, as a vice - dean, I can make an exception for you."
Yu Chenran raised his eyebrows and said.
"Thank you, Master."
When Chen Qingyuan heard the first part of the sentence, his heart tightened, thinking it would be difficult to go home. But when he heard that he could go back, he was happy.
"Just come back early."
Yu Chenran said with a smile.
"Master, may I go and see the dean's pet?"
On his return from the Eastern Land this time, Chen Qingyuan had brought a lot of local delicacies, which were rare in the Northern Wilderness.
"It's not difficult. Take this seal, and you can enter."
Yu Chenran flipped his palm and handed a palm - sized seal to Chen Qingyuan.
"Master is so nice. If you're not well in the future, I'll definitely take good care of you."
Chen Qingyuan said.
"Get out!"
Hearing this, Yu Chenran kicked Chen Qingyuan, sending him directly to the closed space.
With the help of the power of the seal, Chen Qingyuan opened the barrier restrictions along the way and entered the Mysterious Realm space.
There was an endless plain with rolling clouds and mist above.
"Brother Hei, I brought you some delicious food."
Chen Qingyuan shouted loudly ahead.
After a while, the black python, which had been dozing off, poked its head out of the clouds and mist, with a hint of joy in its eyes, "Little brother!"
The scene changed, and Chen Qingyuan took out all the delicious food, piling it up into a small hill.
The black python, looking at the delicious food it had never seen before, was very grateful to Chen Qingyuan, and their friendship grew, "Little brother, you're so good to me."
"It's nothing. It's what I should do."
Chen Qingyuan had no ulterior motives. He really wanted to get some nice food for the black python to eat; otherwise, he wouldn't have brought it from the Eastern Land. After all, the black python had been confined in this Mysterious Realm space for many years, and it was rather pitiful.
"By the way, Zhao Yichuan came here not long ago and said bad things about you."
The black python was lying on the ground, eating the delicious food.
"What did he say?"
There was a hint of suspicion in Chen Qingyuan's eyes.
"He said that you're old and sly, and told me not to be deceived by your appearance." The black python circulated its spiritual energy, putting the food floating in the air onto the ground, and asked seriously, "Brother, would you deceive me?"
"Of course not. We are like brothers. Elder Zhao must be jealous of our relationship, so he said bad things about me."
Chen Qingyuan said, patting his chest.
"That makes sense." The black python nodded, then thought about it and blinked, "However, I'm a python. I don't seem to have limbs."
"..." Chen Qingyuan.