Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 1112 - 506: Mount Kunlun, The Destined One

[You continued, addressing the younger Dharma King, "This fellow brother is also aware that though practicing the Joyful Chan can rapidly enhance one’s spiritual power, if a mishap occurs, the consequences are grievous. At best, you’re left languid and too weakened to cultivate this path again; at worst, all your divine powers and cultivation techniques are utterly ruined.]

[The Great Dharma King of your ’Evil Treasure Pagoda’ suffered such a mishap during his cultivation, resulting in his inability to cultivate the Joyful Chan any further. Earthly medicine and stones having no effect, he sent you out on a peregrination in search of this divine medicine.]

[Could it be that this fellow brother’s friend also suffered the same fate...]

[The younger Dharma King nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, showing deep concern and empathy for his friend.]

[You grasped the younger Dharma King’s shoulder with a burst of enthusiasm and said, "You and I hit it off at first sight, so naturally your friend is also my friend. Should I find this divine medicine, it’s only right to share half with you!"]

[But Mount Kunlun is a sacred Buddhist place, a garden of the Yama God. Based on what you’ve just mentioned, entering Mount Kunlun may not be such a simple matter...]

[The younger Dharma King was moved by your willingness to share half of the divine medicine, but knowing the difficulties you were facing, he became anxious.]

[After contemplating for a while, he helped you calmly analyze, "If this divine medicine truly lies within Mount Kunlun, there are three major obstacles to entering the mountain and obtaining the herb.]

[First, Kunlun is located over four hundred li to the east of Qingtang, hidden amidst vast mountains, shielded by Great Divine Power, indistinguishable at a glance from the surrounding peaks. Finding the true entrance to Mount Kunlun is no easy task.]

[Second, ’Kunlun’ is governed by ’Lu Wu.’ Without the permission of the Yama God, even the Buddha himself would be barred from entry, making accessing the mountain gates exceedingly difficult.]

[Third, even if by lucky chance you get through the mountain gates, obtaining such a divine medicine from Lu Wu’s hands would probably be even more challenging.]

[With such an analysis, he too felt greatly vexed...]

[Seeing this, you sighed, "Alas, I’m well aware that obtaining medicine from the mountain is as difficult as ascending to the heavens. If not for the task given by the Dharma King, I would not have come to Secret Trace Temple to trouble you.]

[Now that your friend is also in need of this divine medicine, my responsibility grows heavier...]

[Regardless of whether I succeed in gathering the medicine, I wish to make an attempt at Mount Kunlun. If not for the Dharma King, then for your friend.]

[Throughout my life, I’ve always respected those who put righteousness above all. You care wholeheartedly for your friend, which moves me greatly. As we’ve hit it off at first sight, I should do my utmost to help!]"

[The younger Dharma King immediately stood up to toast you with a cup of wine, saying, "For such gallant righteousness, I too must return the favor. Please enjoy the wine and delicacies here for a moment, while I go peruse through scriptures to see if I can find some clues about Mount Kunlun to aid you in your quest...]

[Having said that, and after profusely thanking you, he rushed off to consult the scriptures, seemingly even more concerned about the matter than you.]

[The ’White Elephant Demon’ next to you stared at you with a fixed gaze, thinking to itself, "The younger brother’s ’Great Deception Spell’ is truly terrifying in its effectiveness; in just a short time, it has the younger Dharma King wholeheartedly running errands for you.]

[It grabbed a chicken leg and stuffed it into its mouth, baffled, "Little brother, did you foresee that there was something amiss with the ’younger Dharma King?’ If he had been well, how would you have convinced him?]

[You glanced at the White Elephant Demon and replied, "Elder brother, those concerns are not the focus. The point is that everyone in the world is drawn by self-interest. Let alone common mortals, even the celestial Buddhas prize their self-interests above all.]

[I merely offered the younger Dharma King a benefit that piqued his interest, convincing him to willingly help us.]

[Had the younger Dharma King not had any hidden ailments, I would’ve used the precious Buddhist Techniques I carry as bait to lure him into running errands for us willingly.]

[The White Elephant Demon nodded as if in understanding, feeling there was nothing that could stump you, no wonder the Bodhisattva entrusted you with the important mission to Penglai...]

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[You and your brother waited from nightfall until dawn before the younger Dharma King finally hurried back.]

[He had searched through numerous ancient scriptures and at last found specific clues about Mount Kunlun...]

[The younger Dharma King told you, "Hundreds of years ago, our temple organized many monks to search for Mount Kunlun hidden among the mountains, but despite the efforts of thousands of monks, they all returned empty-handed in the end.]

[Instead, it was a woodcutter from the mountains who stumbled upon the gates of Mount Kunlun and, by chance, entered to behold countless treasures and exotic beasts.]

[After he left Kunlun, he reported to the Great Dharma King of the temple at that time, who noted down the location of Kunlun and went to explore it himself.]

[The Great Dharma King arrived at the gates of Mount Kunlun as the woodcutter had described, but could not enter.]

[According to the woodcutter, a voice in the ether declared him ’a person of destiny,’ which is why he was able to enter Mount Kunlun without hindrance.]

[Though the woodcutter saw many rare and exceptional treasures within Kunlun, he could not take anything with him and left Treasure Mountain empty-handed, begrudgingly reporting this to Secret Trace Temple.]

[Afterwards, the Great Dharma King made multiple attempts to send monks to the gates of Mount Kunlun, but sadly, no one else turned out to be ’a person of destiny’ like the woodcutter.]

[Perhaps due to the frequent disturbances, the Demon God ’Lu Wu’ grew irritated. After crushing to death all the visiting monks with a sweep of his hand in one such instance, the Great Dharma King declared Mount Kunlun forbidden and prohibited the temple’s monks from further exploration.]