The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 503 The Inspector of the Fighting Holy Ape Clan (First Update)
"Get up!"

Faced with Guicang's three bows and nine kowtows, Zhou Qing stepped forward and gently helped him up.

He patted him on the shoulder and said, "There's nothing more to say. Just being alive is enough."

Guicang slowly stood up, his eyes still red, but he forced a smile and nodded heavily.

After his mother passed away when her lifespan was exhausted, he practiced asceticism alone at Jiyuan Temple.

Having witnessed the strict rules and regulations of Buddhism and experienced the coldness and warmth of human relationships, it had been a long time since anyone had spoken such simple yet warm words to him, except for those that came with suffering.

"By the way, just give me something now!" Zhou Qing suddenly changed the subject, his tone joking.

Guicang was taken aback at first, but then he realized what was happening and, without hesitation, took off the storage bag hanging from his waist.

He then handed it to Zhou Qing and respectfully asked, "If you like it, please take it. Do you need me to remove the soul mark on it?"

Zhou Qing shook his head, took the storage bag, and immediately began the "Daily Assessment"!
Soon, a message came back.

[Storage Pouch: This is a storage pouch from the Buddhist disciple Guizang of Jiyuan Temple.]

[It contains a wide variety of Buddhist items, including Buddhist scriptures, bodhi seeds, Buddhist talismans, and healing elixirs, all of extremely high value, and there are no malicious restrictions placed upon it.]

Seeing the system notification, Zhou Qing finally felt completely relieved.

It seems that there are no other hidden dangers.

He then handed the storage bag back to Gui Cang and said with a smile, "Let me introduce you to someone."

"This is my second uncle, my most trusted elder. The fact that you were able to regain control of your body so smoothly this time is also thanks to my second uncle protecting you outside."

Guicang quickly turned to his second uncle, clasped his hands together, and bowed deeply, saying, "Guicang greets Second Uncle! Thank you for your help!"

"Oh, my good grandson!" The second uncle helped him up with a happy expression, reaching out to touch his smooth bald head, which felt wonderful to the touch.

He couldn't help but laugh, "It's so smooth! Not bad at all! They say that those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune. You've gone through so much hardship, and now you're finally reaping the rewards after all the suffering!"

"From now on, we're family, no need to be so formal!"

Guicang was a little embarrassed by his second uncle's straightforward friendliness, his cheeks flushed slightly, but he still respectfully replied, "Yes, second uncle."

Zhou Qing nodded in satisfaction: "Let's go to the inner hall and talk in detail. Tell me, what exactly happened back then?"

A hint of seriousness flashed in Guicang's eyes, and he nodded.

Afterwards, Zhou Qing put away the spirit-gathering array, and Second Uncle also removed the five-colored restriction that enveloped the manor.

The three of them went into the inner hall together and began to learn more about it...

……

Zhou Qing never expected that the possession of Ku'e's body would actually begin on the day Gui Cang advanced to the Spirit Severing Realm.

Such a meticulous plan, hidden for so many years, truly demonstrates an extreme level of cunning.

"So, when you were refining the fragments of his soul, you saw that he also had two clones?" Zhou Qing asked, his brows furrowed slightly.

Guicang lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, his tone carrying a hint of uncertainty: "To be precise, it is the true main body and the second avatar."

"But the image was very blurry. I could never see clearly where it was hidden or what it looked like. I could only vaguely sense that the aura of the main body was colder than that of the clone."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing frowned even more deeply. All their efforts had been spent dealing with merely a fragment of the Bitter Calamity?
this is too scary!

Fortunately, I didn't use any extreme weapons today. If the main body had captured the relevant information, the consequences would have been dire.

"By the way, grandson," said the second uncle, crossing his legs and downing his drink in one gulp.

Then he raised his eyes and asked, "As the abbot of Jiyuan Temple, what was Ku'e's cultivation level at his peak?"

Guicang immediately sat up straight and said respectfully, "Reporting to Second Master, according to what I heard before, he should have been at the Earthly Supreme Realm in his early years. However, I don't know exactly which level he reached."

"But now, it must be because of the backlash from the object that Jiyuan Temple used to suppress him that his cultivation level has dropped to the Spirit Severing Realm."

The second uncle nodded, then thoughtfully asked, "Didn't he ever mention to you what exactly is being suppressed beneath Jiyuan Temple?"

Guicang slowly shook his head: "I don't know. I only found out about this myself, so I plan to go back and check it out myself."

"You're going back?" Zhou Qing looked up abruptly, her voice filled with shock.

The energy of a single Tower of Obsession was enough to simultaneously elevate two late-stage Spirit Severing Realm cultivators to the Great Perfection, with some of them even being suppressed and annihilated by the Great Luo Demon Sealing Seal.

It's unimaginable what kind of terrifying beings the remaining thirty-five obsession towers of Jiyuan Temple are feeding.

Seeing Zhou Qing's worry, Gui Cang met his gaze, nodded slightly, and said with unusual certainty, "Yes."

"The abbot's words may not be credible. Perhaps he is deliberately deceiving me to get me away from Jiyuan Temple. I must go back and verify this myself."

"My own safety is the most important thing! What good is that damned thing that's used for suppression, whether it's proven or not!"

The second uncle put down his wine cup, his tone tinged with urgency.

Zhou Qing nodded in agreement, his eyes filled with worry.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Guicang knew that they were genuinely thinking of him, and a warm feeling welled up in his eyes.

But he still insisted, "Don't worry, Second Uncle, I am now a recognized Buddhist disciple of Jiyuan Temple, second only to the abbot. I am second only to the abbot and above all others. No one will dare to make a move against me again."

He paused, then continued, "Even the true form of Abbot Ku'e is now virtually impossible for him to possess me again."

“His cultivation level had already fallen to the Spirit Severing Realm. If I hadn’t just advanced and my realm was unstable, he wouldn’t have had the chance to take advantage of my weakness.”

Zhou Qing wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Guicang's next words: "Besides that, I have another thing to do when I get back!"

As he spoke, he reached into the storage bag he had just retrieved and rummaged around for a moment, pinching out a bodhi seed the size of a walnut from his fingertips.

The surface of the Bodhi seed is carved with a miniature Buddha, and the lines are clear.

Half of the Buddha's image had turned into a brilliant gold, while the other half remained a dark gray. The two colors were clearly distinct, exuding a strange aura.

"What is this?" Zhou Qing leaned forward slightly, his eyes full of doubt.

Guicang gently turned the Bodhi seed in his hand, his gaze falling on the golden half-faced Buddha, his tone tinged with reminiscence: "When I was in the Nascent Soul Realm, I once went out to train."

"Near an ancient ruin, I encountered a monkey—to be precise, a golden-haired monkey that was also practicing Buddhism."

He looked up at Zhou Qing, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes: "That monkey has golden fur all over its body, holds a long golden staff, and its aura is so strong that I don't dare to get close."

"Seeing that I had good comprehension when deciphering the Buddhist patterns in the ruins, he took the initiative to strike up a conversation, saying that he was from the Fighting Holy Ape clan and was also an inspector of the Imperial Alliance."

(End of this chapter)