Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

Chapter 87: No agreement, more than half a sentence!

"Who?!"

Upon hearing the commotion outside, Liu Guangsheng and Wei Yuanbin, who were responsible for guarding the courtyard, reacted immediately.

Swish! Swish!

The two of them appeared at the courtyard gate at the same time, looking alertly at the uninvited white-browed old monk.

If it weren't for this old monk suddenly chanting a Buddhist mantra just now, they wouldn't even have known that someone had already infiltrated the front gate of the villa!

A master!

Another martial arts expert whose cultivation far surpassed theirs!

In the living room, Liu Zimo calmly looked up towards the courtyard gate.

He knew that as soon as those words were spoken, this old monk who had been eavesdropping in the dark would not be able to resist jumping out on his own.

Indeed, with such a glaring red light shining above his head, it was hard not to notice even from two miles away, wasn't it?

In fact, since Liu Zimo woke up from his meditation, he had already sensed the presence of the wise monk.

Even though the old monk was extremely skilled at concealing his whereabouts and had never approached within a hundred meters of the villa, he was still very cautious.

But the red lock shadow emitting a dazzling light above his head was like a beacon in the darkness, betraying his presence long ago.

"Red with purple, compared to Yang Sisi who is completely red, this one has even greater potential!"

After carefully examining the red lock shadow above the old monk's head, Liu Zimo's originally unpleasant mood became slightly more beautiful.

The cultivation of the initial stage of the Fetal Breath Realm was actually a big fish with the potential to break through to the Saint Realm!

Such a good seedling, whether used as a "good brother" or "good leek," would be a profitable deal without any risk, wouldn't it?

"Advisor Liu, it's all my fault. This wise monk must have followed me all the way here!"

Yang Sisi quickly realized that something was wrong and quickly apologized.

In the entire villa, she was the last one to arrive, and she was also carrying the martial arts secret book she obtained from Wu Chen.

Unless something unexpected happened, she had been targeted by this wise master since the moment she left the military office.

"It doesn't matter!" Liu Zimo shook his head slightly and comforted her softly, "Even without you, this old monk would still be able to find his way here!"

"Moreover, this old monk's cultivation is much higher than yours. If he deliberately hides, even I might not be able to detect his presence immediately!"

When Liu Zimo noticed the wise monk just now, he had already determined the current level of the old monk's cultivation.

The initial stage of the Fetal Breath Realm, already stepping into the threshold of a grandmaster!

His aura circulated on its own, restrained and not leaking out. Not to mention that Yang Sisi didn't notice his presence, even Liu Zimo wouldn't have discovered the old monk so early if he hadn't been disturbed by the dazzling red light above his head.

Of course, this is also related to Liu Zimo just waking up from his meditation and his spiritual perception not extending outside the villa in time.

Otherwise, even if the wise monk has already broken through to the Grandmaster realm, with his restrained and concealed aura, he would still not be able to hide from Liu Zimo's spiritual perception in the Spiritual Sea realm.

"In the end, it's a bit arrogant!"

"Ever since my cultivation breakthrough to the Manifested Saint realm, I feel invincible in my surroundings. I seem to have become a bit arrogant. Now I even make such a low-level mistake. I really shouldn't have!"

While comforting Yang Sisi, Liu Zimo also self-reflects and examines himself in his heart. At the same time, he secretly warns himself:

"Be cautious at all times. No matter when or what level of cultivation, I can't continue being so arrogant and conceited!"

"This time, the infiltrator is a human race, so I can detect it in advance using my Stealing Heaven ability."

"But if the next infiltrator is a high-level demon race or a strange insect race like the Soul Devouring Worm, can I still detect it in advance without releasing my spiritual awareness?"

"I must remember this lesson and never make the same mistake again!"

"In the future, whether it's eating, sleeping, or meditating, I must set up spiritual awareness within a kilometer in advance, without giving any potential enemies or beasts a chance!"

Liu Zimo calms his thoughts and admonishes himself repeatedly.

At the same time, he immediately expands and disperses a part of his spiritual awareness, constantly vigilant of any abnormalities within a kilometer of his surroundings, without caring about the mental energy consumed.

With thirty years of surviving in the end times, he has witnessed too many talented martial artists who perished due to carelessness. He doesn't want to become one of them.

"Amitabha Buddha!"

Facing Liu Zimo's calm gaze, the wise monk once again softly recites the Buddhist chant and speaks loudly:

"Master Liu, this humble monk has no ill intentions in coming here. I just want to retrieve the martial arts techniques leaked by the traitor in the temple. I hope Master Liu can cooperate!"

Because he has been unable to see through Liu Zimo's cultivation aura, the wise monk's expression is extremely solemn.

Not being able to see through means that the opponent's cultivation realm is either on par with him or far above him!

But how is that possible?

He is already a Grandmaster in the Embryonic Breathing realm. In his own understanding, he is one of the top experts in the entire Da Xia, apart from his senior brother Zhiyuan, Zhang Zhenren from Longhu Mountain, and Hong Yuxun from Shangjing City.

But now, this young man who appeared out of nowhere gives him a feeling similar to when facing his senior brother Zhiyuan.

Calm as water, yet unfathomable.

Close at hand, yet ethereal.

To be honest, if it weren't for the preservation of the inheritance of Dali Temple, the wise monk really didn't want to confront such a mysterious and unpredictable powerhouse.

Therefore, when he speaks again, the wise monk's tone involuntarily becomes more gentle.

"In that case, Master, please come inside the hall for a conversation!"

Liu Zimo extended an invitation, and Liu Guangsheng and Wei Yuanbin, upon hearing the sound, simultaneously made a gesture of invitation towards the wise and virtuous monk.

Although they couldn't discern the true level of cultivation of the old monk before them, they firmly believed that no matter how high the old monk's cultivation was, it definitely couldn't surpass their advisor Liu's.

"Amitabha, in that case, this humble monk will trouble you!" Upon seeing this, the wise and virtuous monk chanted another Buddhist mantra and calmly stepped into the courtyard.

【Binding successful! Your good brother Zhi Shan has come online, currently available for binding (51/60).】

Just as the wise and virtuous monk stepped through the door, Liu Zimo quietly locked onto the red lock shadow floating above his head, turning the wise and virtuous monk into his "good brother."

"Amitabha!"

Standing at the door, the wise and virtuous monk clasped his hands together and chanted a Buddhist mantra, acknowledging Liu Zimo's presence.

Afterwards, he glanced lightly at the 【Variant Lingzhi】 still placed in the hall. After a slight surprise, he no longer paid much attention to it, instead focusing all his attention on Liu Zimo.

"Master, please accept my respects!"

Liu Zimo returned the gesture with clasped fists and asked softly,

"I wonder what is the relationship between Master Zhi Shan and Master Zhi Yuan?"

Upon hearing this question, the wise and virtuous monk was not surprised at all. After all, he had heard the same question countless times before, both now and in the past.

Compared to the renowned Master Zhi Yuan, his own reputation as Zhi Shan was limited to the Dalin Temple and a few martial arts sects in the surrounding area.

"Master Zhi Yuan and this humble monk are disciples of the Luohan Hall, from the same sect."

Zhi Shan seemed unwilling to say more on this question, and simply responded with a brief answer before getting straight to the point,

"Just now, this humble monk heard that Liu benefactor intends to take the techniques and secrets of the Dalin Temple and hand them over to the military, openly teaching them within the city. I wonder if this is true or false?"

Liu Zimo looked at the wise and virtuous monk, who asked a question he already knew the answer to, and nodded candidly,

"There is indeed such a plan."

"In fact, not only the techniques and secrets of the Dalin Temple, but also those of Longhu Mountain, Yuxun Martial Arts Academy, Wudang Sect, and so on, as long as they are techniques obtained by the military, they will be treated in the same way in the future!"

"If Master is interested, you can also earn military merits and exchange them for techniques from other sects in the military's martial arts library."

"At the same time, if Master is willing, you can also exchange any techniques you know for military merits and obtain various martial arts resources!"

"I can assure Master that the exchange rules of the military's martial arts library are fair, reasonable, and absolutely trustworthy. It will definitely not disappoint Master!"

Upon hearing this, the wise and virtuous monk's expression suddenly changed, and his gaze became as dark as water.

He never expected that even in front of him, Liu Zimo would not show the slightest restraint or concealment, and would even go so far as to persuade him to voluntarily offer up his own techniques and secrets!

This is truly unreasonable!

How could there be such shameless and audacious people in this world?

What does Liu Zimo take him, Zhi Shan, for? A traitor like Wu Chen?!

The anger surged in the heart of Monk Zhishan, but he was still trying his best to suppress it, not wanting to directly confront Liu Zimo.

A strong dragon does not oppress the local snake. After all, this is their territory. If a conflict arises, it won't end well.

Of course, more importantly, he still couldn't see through Liu Zimo's cultivation level and didn't have the confidence to win in a battle.

"I kindly ask Master Liu to withdraw his command!"

Monk Zhishan took a deep breath and advised, "I have no right to question the techniques of other sects, but the techniques of our Dalin Temple are related to the inheritance of the Dao and must not be lost to the outside world!"

"Wuchen, that traitor, knew he was going to die, so he deliberately leaked our sect's techniques to Master Liu, intending to provoke a conflict between Master Liu and Dalin Temple!"

"Since Master Liu has already seen through Wuchen's evil intentions, why insist on going against the current?"

Monk Zhishan sincerely spoke, trying to persuade Liu Zimo to change his mind.

However, he didn't notice the faint mockery in Liu Zimo's eyes after hearing his argument.

He knew that prejudice and self-preservation were common problems among these martial arts sects.

Even though the extinction of their clans was imminent, these stubborn elders in the major sects still clung to these rules.

They refused to disclose their true transmission techniques and secret arts within their own sects, exchange with other sects, and improve the martial strength of the entire Federation.

Unbeknownst to them, in just two more years, as the calamity of the demons continued to intensify, more and more powerful demon beasts would descend from the sky, continuously compressing the living space of the human race.

All those who were self-righteous in the early stages of the calamity, relying on their numerous martial artists and refusing to join the Federation, would suffer heavy losses and be forced into a corner step by step.

It was only at that time that they would sadly realize that the techniques and secret arts they had been clinging to were simply not enough to save themselves and their sects.

Only the Yuxun Martial Hall, which established a cooperative relationship with the Military Affairs Department in advance and offered all their internal techniques at the beginning of the calamity, quickly rose under the support of the federal government.

Not only did they protect their own martial hall, but they also produced a continuous stream of powerful disciples.

In less than two years, they had left behind Longhu Mountain and Dalin Temple, two ancient sects with long martial arts traditions, far behind.

Even though later on, Dalin Temple and Longhu Mountain realized their mistakes and began to make up for them.

They not only voluntarily relocated their mountain gates closer to the federal government, but also fully opened up their martial arts techniques to the outside world. However, they had already lost their advantage.

In the thirty years of the apocalypse, the fact that Yuxun Martial Hall was leading among the three major martial arts holy lands was one of the main reasons!

"Master Zhishan, your words are mistaken!"

Liu Zimo slowly raised his head and interrupted Monk Zhishan's words in a calm voice.

"The techniques we obtained through our military's abilities are rightfully collected in the military's martial arts library, and no one, including sects, has the right to interfere!"

"If Master came here just for this matter, then Master can leave now!"

(End of this chapter)