God rewards those who work hard: Awakening Daily Practice Settlement

Pei Daoye stood quietly at the side, watching as Master Huiming waved his hand and a talisman quickly enlarged.

It was also when it lit up the space that Pei Daoye discovered that the front was filled with gray fog, fluttering and fleeting like flowing clouds... There was an indescribable weirdness.

After Master Huiming set up the formation, the gray mist gathered together and quickly separated into twelve balls of dark fire, which spread in all directions.

Pei Daoye then noticed that within a hundred meters, there were twelve altars rising up, like twelve gods under the night sky.

However, these twelve are somewhat damaged, as if they had suffered serious damage in ancient times.

But it doesn't seem to affect what Master Huiming is going to do next.

On the blood altar that was more than a foot high, countless black hairs continued to emerge from the ground, forming an outline as long as a giant snake, swimming above the altar.

The giant snake opened its black hairy belly, and pieces of its body that looked like giant pythons emerged.

These bodies broke out, squirmed in mid-air and connected into one, and in an instant a huge black python appeared!

"Its name is Gui Jiao, and it was suppressed here many years ago. The dividing line for Gui creatures is Rakshasa. Those below Rakshasa are not worth mentioning, and those above Rakshasa have the ability to destroy the world... This Gui Jiao is above Rakshasa."

Master Huiming did not forget to introduce it.

Pei Daoye was a little more curious: "Master, what level was the candle ghost that appeared before?"

"Above Rakshasa, and before it was injured... its level was higher than the monsters I contained." Master Huiming was a little fearful.

Pei Daoye was stunned.

Master Huiming looked at him and seemed to have guessed his thoughts: "That strange creature is not simple. There is a more advanced existence behind it. If you choose her... you won't even know how you died when the time comes."

High-end games are indeed difficult to play... Pei Daoye looked at the seal formed in Master Huiming's hand while sobbing.

"Please return to the Great Emperor Guan Sheng!"

Master Huiming's hand seals are extremely complicated, but the effects are amazing.

Almost instantly, the red light that was appearing all around was gathered together.

The connection between Pei Daoye and Gui Jiao is constantly deepened.

On the altar closest to Master Huiming, the blood drop that floated down from the giant snake's belly turned into a pair of scarlet eyes, which were then covered by the seal...

Pei Daoye watched intently.

This method was beyond his understanding.

So the art of talismans can be done like this?
He was a little urgent.

Even if I entered as Zhuo Wushuang and could not make settlement, at least the method I practiced was real.

He was full of anticipation for his future practice after returning to the mountain.

"In this case, this shouldn't be considered a disadvantageous situation for me, right?"

That's when.

This strange dragon was surrounded by black energy that kept gathering and dispersing, and its eyes were filled with ferocious intent as it stared at him.

Before Pei Daoye could react.

Its bloody mouth suddenly opened and bit down on his neck!

"What the hell!"

No one told him that this is how the trick is done!
At least give me some time to react!

As soon as a thought flashed through his mind, two sharp teeth like daggers had already pierced into his neck!

When that cold and fierce aura began to flow into Pei Daoye's body through the fangs and spread rapidly.

Pei Daoye felt that the blood in his body was being sucked away from the wound on his neck!
The coldness enveloped Pei Daoye's whole body.

The blood in my body began to boil.

I could clearly feel a chill, but it felt like a volcano erupting inside my body.

Layers of snake scales like armor began to condense on his body!

"I'm not a human anymore!"

Pei Daoye felt something strange in his heart.

A good cultivator, when he comes to this world...he becomes neither human nor ghost.

but……

Master Huiming also said that in this world, there are tricks everywhere, and you either get devoured or devour others.

This hysterical method also gave Pei Daoye many more ideas.

He didn't want to become something that was neither human nor ghost.

But it just so happens that...

He has made some small progress in the art of controlling corpses. If he makes some changes, he might be able to create his own unique way of controlling ghosts.

"Feel it well. I have helped you to control ghosts. The purpose of controlling ghosts is to obtain their power and improve ourselves in all aspects..."

The voice of Master Huiming was heard.

Pei Daoye felt at ease.

A lot of violent thoughts arise.

His eyes suddenly turned blood red, his facial muscles began to tremble, and the blood vessels on them could even be clearly seen.

Master Huiming also became a little nervous.

The level of the strange dragon is very high, comparable to his tiger demon, and it was not so easy for him to defeat the tiger demon back then.

Just when he was about to intervene.

Suddenly, the violence emanating from Pei Daoye seemed to be suppressed by a mysterious force, and in an instant he became calm.

"This kid..."

Master Huiming was stunned.

Is this the power of those who are born with good fortune?
He doesn't know anything about it.

But I was deeply shocked at this moment.

But what he didn't know was that the reason Pei Daoye was able to suppress this violent emotion so quickly was actually because of Hunyuan Jin and Zhizun Jin.

If not for this, he would definitely feel uncomfortable for a while longer.

"How does it feel?"

Master Huiming has concealed his inner shock.

Pei Daoye thought for a moment and said, "It feels like there is an extra force in my body."

"This is the power of Gui. The abilities that Gui Jiao brings to you will be reflected in defense, strength and speed." Master Huiming waved his hand.

He collected all the altars floating in the air.

After giving a few pointers, he took Pei Daoye back to the mountain gate.

The journey was uneventful.

The power displayed by Master Huiming undoubtedly proved his strength. Any monsters he encountered were no match for him.

However, he was not in a hurry to kill these strange creatures immediately. Instead, he beat them to death and then taught Pei Daoye to use the strange dragon to swallow and kill these strange creatures.

"You can still upgrade the level of the strange creatures. This requires a large amount of strange creatures as nutrients. However, this process should not be done too frequently, otherwise it will easily trigger the strange dragon in your body to revive prematurely."

"..."

Then why did you let me devour so many weird creatures?
Pei Dao and the barbarians were all dumbfounded.

Fortunately, Master Huiming did not continue to take him to kill the monsters, and the seven-day journey came to an end when Pei Daoye arrived at the mountain gate.

In the setting sun, the mountains seem to be covered with a layer of golden light, and large palaces are built beside the mountains.

The exterior walls of each building are painted with ochre-colored paint, with red sutra curtains hanging down... Looking at it, it looks like white jade.

Master Huiming and Pei Daoye stood at the foot of the mountain, gazing at the buildings ahead. The master, who had been guarding outside for many years, finally showed a long-lost smile on his face.

"Come on, I'll take you up the mountain. Once you're inside, you'll need to have your fortune told before you can be considered fully admitted to the mountain."

"Yes, Master."

Pei Daoye whispered again: "Why can't I feel the strange charm in the mountains?"

He thought that there would be many strong people in the mountain, and that the place would be filled with strange spirits, but it turned out to be peaceful. "There are Taoist instruments in the mountain that can suppress strange spirits. Although they are not often used, they can suppress the strange things in everyone's body... The closer you are to the top of the mountain, the more obvious the effect will be. So from now on, you have to find a way to go up. Only by going up can you have the power to live."

Master Huiming looked at the mountain with a slightly cold look in his eyes.

Go up the stone steps first.

"The path of cultivation has always relied on struggle. Once you enter the mountain gate, don't think about being a good person. You must learn to keep what is yours. Being a good person will only lead to death..."

"The disciple understands."

Pei Daoye calmed himself down and followed Master Huiming.

Two figures walked on the long stone steps.

Finally arrived at the gate of Shengtuo Temple.

The warrior monk in front of the mountain gate was visibly stunned when he saw Master Huiming. He hurriedly saluted and then invited the two into the temple.

Judging from the reactions of the two guarding monks, it can be seen that Master Huiming should have a certain status in Shengtuo Temple.

At least it's not a role that anyone can play.

Pei Daoye felt a little relieved.

At this moment, the azure blue sky connects the snow-capped peaks of the mountains, extending down to form a vast and boundless plateau scenery.

Pei Daoye just glanced around. The earth mounds and stone forests on the plain stood like guards. He would never doubt this illusion... It seemed that at some point in time, these earth mounds would turn into rock giants.

further away.

A row of stone-built houses that look like fortresses stand against the stone mountain.

On the hanging black, white and red sutra curtains, there are snake-like winding words outlined in gold paint.

Just by looking at these words, Pei Daoye felt dizzy. Instead of panicking, he was looking forward to the next experience.

I just hope that Zhuo Wushuang’s life-and-death crisis won’t come so soon.

Passed the gate.

This stone wall stands across here, dividing the inside and outside of the stone wall into two worlds.

To be more precise, the moment he stepped into the Shengtuo Temple, Pei Daoye felt that the strange dragon seemed to have instantly fallen into a "hibernation" state.

He wanted to ask, but when he saw Master Huiming's indifferent look, he suppressed his doubts.

Bang!

At this time, the two monks behind him worked together to close the two huge doors again, and the collision of the huge doors made a shocking sound.

It also brought Pei Daoye back to his senses.

Just as he was about to turn his head to look, a voice came from the front.

"I will take you to the Discipline Institute to register your Dharma name first, and then someone will take you to have your fortune told. When the time comes, just follow their instructions. If others ask about your strange things, just say that I arranged it. You don't need to say anything else."

Standing at the gate of a sutra temple, Master Huiming pointed to the three characters engraved on the stone wall above the temple and gave Pei Daoye a warning.

Pei Daoye said yes, and then looked at the three words.

Crawling like a snake.

Although he didn't understand, he could roughly guess that it was the three words "Jie Lu Yuan".

The two of them walked into the disciplinary courtyard one after the other.

You can see many monks wearing cockscomb hats along the way.

Most of them wear dark yellow monk robes.

When these people saw Huiming striding towards them, they were a little surprised and hurriedly stopped at the side of the road to salute.

Pei Daoye heard it clearly. These people called his cheap master "Uncle Jie Lawyer".

It is hard not to guess that the word "discipline" in front of this title should refer to Huiming's position in Shengtuo Temple.

What are the precepts?

It is a matter of rewarding good deeds and punishing bad deeds.

From the expressions of respect and fear displayed by these yellow-robed monks in front of him, he could roughly guess the relationship between Huiming and Jieli Temple.

At this moment, there were not many monks walking back and forth in Shengtuo Temple.

Pei Daoye secretly counted them and found that among the ten people, there were seven or eight monks wearing yellow robes.

Occasionally, you would come across one or two monks wearing red robes, yellow robes, and cockscomb hats on their heads.

Their attire makes them look noble.

Pei Daoye particularly noticed that there were strings of beads hanging from their cockscomb hats, and a string of chicken-fat-colored bodhi flowers hanging around their necks... which had a sacred glow to them.

When they appeared beside Huiming, they would stop and put their hands together to salute, but they looked much more relaxed.

He is older and often treats Huiming as an equal.

Some younger people would call Huiming "senior brother".

When they faced Huiming, their expressions were still respectful, but they were no longer as awed as those yellow-robed monks.

"The red coat has a higher status than the yellow coat, but it is still not as high as Huiming's..."

Pei Daoye watched as these monks appeared in front of him and they all stopped and saluted Huiming.

Huiming kept his head held high from beginning to end, but didn't even return the greeting.

Pei Daoye would naturally take note of this gesture.

In this way, Huiming led Pei Daoye forward.

He walked with his head held high, so aggressively that Pei Daoye lowered his head silently... He returned in such a high-profile manner after leaving the mountains for many years. His style of behavior was somewhat frightening.

The two gradually approached the deepest part of the Zen temple.

Many buildings surround a palace in the middle.

This hall is huge.

There are three doors alone.

At this moment, only the left door was open, and the other two doors were locked.

You can smell the rich, sweet aroma as you get closer.

Pei Daoye was puzzled at first, but when he got closer he found that the fragrance came from inside the hall. The problem was... the fragrance contained a slight toxin.

It's okay to smoke in small amounts, but if you eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures here for years, wouldn't you become a Buddha right away?

Is this how you old-timers take the unconventional path?
Just when Pei Daoye was secretly complaining in his heart.

Huiming, who was walking in front, stopped.

Pei Daoye looked over.

It was because a fat and big-eared man in a red robe walked out from the side door of the hall. This man was fat, so his round face looked even rounder and bigger. At this moment, he was wearing a cockscomb hat, which made his face look even bigger.

The man saw Huiming and walked calmly across the steps of the temple.

Huiming, who was standing in front of Pei Daoye, put his hands together for a rare moment and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Senior Brother Huihai."

Not to mention, Pei Daoye was a little disappointed.

I thought that Master Huiming could sweep the entire Shengtuo Temple.

did not expect……

After all, there was still an old guy who could make him stop and salute.

But who is this Huihai?
Thoughts were running through his mind, but Pei Daoye's hands were not slow at all.

Then bow and put your hands together in greeting.

However, he had not yet officially entered Shengtuo Temple and had not been given a Dharma name, so Pei Daoye could not be considered an official disciple of Shengtuo Temple. He did not know how to address this "Senior Brother Huihai" who was walking towards him.

So he just bowed and didn't say anything.

Fortunately, the other party didn't look at him directly.

"Huiming, just come back from this trip. Don't provoke disputes." Elder Huihai, who had a big belly and a round face, walked up to Huiming and said this expressionlessly.

Huiming suddenly looked up, his eyes blazing with murderous intent. (End of this chapter)