The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 489 Not seeking comfort for myself, but wishing all beings to be free from suffering (Second Update)
After the two finished reading, Guicang gently pulled up his monk's robe and sighed, "I really have no strength left to go and resolve the sixth tail."

"Later, I used Buddhist divination techniques to calculate and sensed that there was still an unresolved cause and effect in the third tail, so I came here to find it."

Zhou Qing stared intently at him, her tone inquisitive: "Judging from the backlash you just displayed, those obsessions and resentments probably couldn't have been accumulated in just over a hundred years, could they?"

"Grandpa has such keen insight." Guicang nodded, his tone heavy.

"The resentment crystals that were brought back to Jiyuan Temple need to be completely purified and dissipated by the monks chanting sutras day and night, slowly cleansing them with the light of Buddha. This process can take anywhere from a thousand to ten thousand years."

"But after so many years of accumulation, the number of crystals has piled up like a mountain, and the Buddha light in the temple is gradually becoming uncontrollable. Now it is showing signs of backlash."

He paused for a moment, his eyes filled with worry: "But Buddhist holy sites are places of purity in this world. If these resentful thoughts break through the seal and pollute the foundation of the temple, wouldn't it turn countless souls into uncontrollable vengeful ghosts, bringing even greater disasters to the world?"

“At that time, not only will my Jiyuan Temple be unable to save people, but it will also become a source of disaster. This is something that I, a poor monk, cannot tolerate.”

Zhou Qing nodded slightly, but did not reply. He simply looked at him with a relaxed expression.

He wanted to see what Guicang was really up to after all those roundabout ways.

Guicang seemed to see through his thoughts and continued, "Until a few years ago, news spread from the Fifth Tail that the Great Father had used a golden seal to fight against Bai Fengyin, the Vice Palace Master of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace."

"Adding the descriptions of other eyewitnesses, and combining them with the Three-Flower Mummy that has been making headlines in the Desolate Forbidden Land in recent years, an ancient Buddha in the temple speculated that what the benefactor was cultivating was very likely the inscription-level divine power 'Great Luo Demon Sealing Seal'."

"It is said that the Great Luo Demon Sealing Seal has the power to suppress all evil spirits in the world. If we can obtain the help of this seal, the crisis of resentment in my Jiyuan Temple can be completely suppressed and resolved."

At this point, Guicang looked intently at Zhou Qing, his tone somewhat frank.

"But I also know that my great-father is now being targeted by various forces. Let alone whether we can find you smoothly, even if we do, why would you easily go to Jiyuan Temple to help?"

"After all, you can't see into someone's heart. How do you know this isn't a trap set for you?"

Zhou Qing nodded upon hearing this—of course he wouldn't go.

When Master Kudi fled Jiyuan Temple, he had already reached the Great Perfection of the Spirit Severing Realm.

As for Abbot Ku'e, who is the senior brother of Ku Di, his strength must undoubtedly be at the Supreme Realm.

Moreover, as a top power second only to the Heavenly Phoenix Palace, Jiyuan Temple is rumored to have several reclusive ancient Buddhas who are all at the Supreme Realm, and their strength and number are unfathomable.

If he were to go there rashly, it would be like a lamb entering a tiger's den.

Looking at his expression, Guicang continued, "Therefore, this humble monk has made a bold decision."

“Using his own cultivation as a vessel, he quietly refined the ‘Tower of Obsession’ in Jiyuan Temple, which had accumulated tens of thousands of years of resentment crystals, into his own body.”

"What?!" Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing and Shen Yunzhou's pupils shrank simultaneously, and their faces showed obvious shock.

Using a spirit-severing body to bear the resentment of the entire Tower of Obsession, one could easily be devoured by the resentment and become a walking corpse. This is simply insane!

Guicang remained calm, but his gaze became increasingly firm as he looked at Zhou Qing: "I know this is a dangerous undertaking, but I have a past connection with you, so I want to take a gamble."

"What are you betting on?" Shen Yunzhou couldn't help but ask, his tone urgent. He really couldn't understand what Guicang was betting on with this desperate gamble.

Guicang said, "I bet that after I leave Jiyuan Temple, I will still have the chance to meet my great-father."

"If we happen to encounter it, considering our past relationship, could you please help this humble monk suppress it with your inscription-level divine power and completely dissipate all the things that Jiyuan Temple has accumulated over the years?"

"What if we can't reach it?" Zhou Qing pressed, his tone revealing little emotion.

Guicang looked at Zhou Qing with clear and calm eyes: "If we don't meet, it is my fate."

"As the saying goes, 'Every drink and every bite is preordained,' and 'Good deeds bring good results, and bad deeds bring bad results.' The reason this humble monk carries the Pagoda of Obsession is to resolve karmic obstacles. Even if I do not receive help from benefactors, it is still a tribulation on my path of cultivation."

He paused, his voice becoming even calmer, "Besides, 'life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by heaven.' Buddhist disciples are not attached to the existence of the physical body. As long as they can eliminate more karmic obstacles before death, it is not a wasted life."

"Of course, before I die, I will also eliminate some of my karmic obstacles, and then find a sparsely populated place to seal myself away and pass away in meditation. This will not involve or affect anyone, and it will also reduce some disasters for the temple. Why not do it?"

After Guicang finished speaking, he put his hands together, bowed slightly, and showed no resentment, only a calm acceptance of cause and effect.

Seeing Guicang's selfless act and calm acceptance of death, Shen Yunzhou felt a surge of admiration.

This is a true Buddhist disciple!
They are the kind of practitioners who "do not seek happiness for themselves, but wish all beings to be free from suffering," and are willing to use themselves as torches to illuminate the path of others to overcome tribulations.

How could ordinary cultivators possibly reach such a spirit of self-sacrifice and righteousness?

Shen Yunzhou immediately looked at Zhou Qing, leaned closer, and whispered, "Brother-in-law, he's the child we watched being born."

“We’ve met his mother, Li Niang, a few times back then. She’s gentle and kind-hearted, so he wouldn’t have any bad intentions. Why don’t we help him this time?”

Zhou Qing fell silent, his brows furrowing slightly.

His gaze lingered on Guicang for a moment, then swept over the blurry "大" (big) character mark on the top of his head, as if he were weighing something.

After a moment, he slowly spoke: "Alright, considering that you are willing to risk your life to save the world from the torment of resentment, I can help you with this."

Upon hearing this, Guicang suddenly looked up, his previously calm eyes instantly gleaming with surprise.

He quickly bowed again, his voice trembling with barely suppressed excitement: "Thank you so much, venerable sir! This humble monk is deeply grateful!"

Zhou Qing waved his hand, his tone returning to its previous indifference: "Give me three days to prepare. You can stay outside the manor for now."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and waved it, and the heavy gate of the manor creaked shut, keeping Guicang out.

After doing all this, Zhou Qing turned around and walked into the villa.

Filled with doubt, Shen Yunzhou quickly caught up and asked, puzzled, "Brother-in-law, he's your godson, and such an upright and righteous person. Why did you turn him away?"

(End of this chapter)