Conceptual melting pot, the fusion of all realms starting from the Qin Dynasty.

"Roughly calculated, there are at least tens of thousands of temples under the Buddhist name, and the number of disciples is at least one million."

"Furthermore, because Buddhists are exempt from taxes, countless properties owned by ordinary people are unknowingly attached to your Buddhist sect."

"Roughly calculated, the land owned by your Buddhist sect accounts for two or three tenths of the land in the world."

"in addition!"

“Your Buddhist sect collects incense money from the people all the time. The Buddhist sect also has some private businesses, and its own food and drink expenses are very low.”

"As a result, the precious metals accumulated by your Buddhist community over the years have exceeded half of the total amount of precious metals in the world."

"Of all the wealth in the world, seven or eight parts belong to Buddhism!" Chen Hao said indifferently, looking at the group of Buddhist monks. "While this statement may be somewhat exaggerated, it's certainly not far from the truth."

"After all, the wealth accumulated by Jingnian Temple alone is enough to cast a great hall in bronze."

During this period, the main currency in circulation in the Central Plains was copper coins.

Jingnian Temple was able to cast a huge hall in bronze, and the Buddha statues they enshrined must also have been cast in bronze, and possibly even plated with pure gold.

Therefore, it is conceivable how wealthy Buddhism is in this world.

The surrounding forces, who had been observing, were immediately in an uproar upon hearing Chen Hao's detailed data:

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~~~!"

"Is this for real? Are Buddhist families really that wealthy?"

"It must be true! I once visited Jingnian Temple, and they do indeed have a large hall cast in bronze."

"Not only the main hall, but all the Buddha statues in Jingnian Temple are cast in bronze."

"My goodness! Just how rich are these monks?"

“These bald monks are utter bastards! They’ve always been so rich, and they’re still pretending to be pitiful in front of me.”

"It seems you have a story to tell, why don't you tell us?"

"Hmph! When I went to the Tiantai sect last time, I donated several thousand taels of silver as incense money. If I had known that these monks were so rich, I definitely wouldn't have been so soft-hearted."

"It's fake! This must all be fake! How could a Buddhist family... how could they be... so... wealthy?"

"Don't be naive! There might be a possibility of being deceived in other places, but how could such detailed data possibly fool us?"

"Yes! The exact number of Buddhist temples is there. If those powerful forces want to know, they can easily find out by spending some time and effort."

"Damn! These bald monks are really rich! I'm getting a little envious."

"Yeah~ yeah~!"

"..."

Hearing the foul language from the surrounding forces, Daoxin, the Fourth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism, was speechless and helplessly uttered a Buddhist chant: "Amitabha!"

If Chen Hao had been referring to other places, the Fourth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism, Daoxin, could have argued with him. However, after Chen Hao presented these detailed figures, the Fourth Patriarch Daoxin was instantly speechless.

Because that's simply the truth!

Outsiders may not know these figures, but how could these Buddhist "holy monks" not know their authenticity?

Upon hearing the data Chen Hao presented, Shi Feixuan's face turned deathly pale, and she began to sway unsteadily. Her voice hoarse, she asked Fan Qinghui, "Master! Master! Is what Chen Hao said true?"

Under Fan Qinghui's tutelage, Shi Feixuan always believed that Cihang Jingzhai, or rather Buddhism, was the righteous path in the world, and she was determined to resolve the world's hostility and strife.

But she never expected to hear something so shocking about her worldview from Chen Hao today.

The intelligent Shi Feixuan clearly understood what the people of this world truly wanted.

A full stomach and a safe home are enough for them to be content.

If they weren't forced into a corner, who would risk their life to rebel?

Therefore, if Buddhism is truly as Chen Hao said, then Buddhism must bear some responsibility for the sins that caused this world's turmoil.

Thinking of this, Shi Feixuan's internal energy began to become unstable, and there was a constant sign that she was about to suffer a qi deviation.

"absurd!"

Even knowing that everything Chen Hao said was true, for the sake of her disciple, Fan Qinghui had no choice but to go against her conscience and shout at Chen Hao: "Our Buddhist sect is the righteous path of the world, how could we do such a filthy thing?"

"Feixuan!" Fan Qinghui said softly as she helped Shi Feixuan calm her inner energy, "These words are just rumors that this demon wants to spread in order to invade our world. Don't believe them."

"Fan Qinghui, you really know how to twist the truth!" At this moment, Zhu Yuyan's voice also appeared not far away. She was rapidly approaching this side while angrily shouting, "Since Mr. Chen Hao came to this world, he has never left Yangzhou City, nor has he done anything to betray the world. On the contrary, he helped our world quell the disturbance caused by the strange phenomena in the sky."

"You actually slandered Mr. Chen Hao as a demon, you have no shame at all."

4.3 "Zhu Yuyan!" Fan Qinghui hadn't expected Zhu Yuyan to appear at this moment, and immediately looked at her with a grim expression: "Does the Yin Gui Sect intend to side with the otherworldly people?"

"You should know that you are betraying our world."

"Haha~!" Zhu Yuyan arrived not far from Chen Hao and the others, and smiled faintly: "Fan Qinghui, our two worlds have already intersected. Guess what will happen between the two worlds next?"

Just then, a powerful voice came from not far away: "It seems that Sect Leader Zhu knows some information that we don't!"

Following the sound, three men and one woman slowly approached from several dozen meters away.

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Chapter 197 The Arrival of the Li Clan and the Yuwen Clan

The boy at the front walked with a powerful stride and an extraordinary bearing; the boy behind him had a large face and ears, a majestic appearance, and stood proudly with a composed demeanor; the last boy, though young, also appeared exceptionally intelligent.

As for the woman following the three men, she wore a round, bowl-shaped hat with silk netting hanging around it and adorned with pearls and jade. The hat was unique in style, both gorgeous and full of mysterious beauty that was both elusive and alluring.

She was very beautiful, with delicate and charming eyes, a shapely and prominent chest, long and shapely legs, and skin as smooth as satin, white with a rosy glow, and her cheeks were rosy.

She was an exceptionally beautiful woman.

Upon seeing the newcomers, Wanwan introduced them to Chen Hao at the opportune moment: "They are Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Yuanji, and Li Xiuning from the Li Clan."

The person who just spoke was Li Jiancheng.

Although Li Jiancheng was a loser in history, his talent cannot be denied.

Moreover, as the eldest brother of the Li family generation, it was normal for Li Jiancheng to speak first.

...

When the Li clan members appeared, Song Yuzhi from the Song clan asked Song Que with suspicion, "Father! Is what that Chen Hao said true?"

"Could it be that Buddhism, as Chen Hao said, has been bewitching the people of the Central Plains and accumulating a significant portion of the Central Plains' wealth?"

Although Song Yuzhi did not have a good impression of Buddhism, he did not have a great deal of hatred towards it either.

However, after hearing Chen Hao's description of Buddhism, Song Yuzhi felt that her inner image of Buddhism as a place of purity, detachment, and encouragement to do good had undergone a complete transformation.

After all, no matter how naive and innocent Song Yuzhi was, she could clearly understand how serious the harm would be to the common people of the Central Plains if the Buddhist sect occupied two or three-thirds of the world's wealth.

"..."

A sharp glint flashed in Song Que's eyes, but out of respect for his "old lover," he was too embarrassed to directly expose the veil of secrecy surrounding Buddhism.

However, Song Que's younger brother, Song Zhi, the Earth Sword, responded nonchalantly, "What the other party said should be true!"

"Although our Song family has not specifically collected data on Buddhism, we have a considerable number of Buddhist temples, monks and nuns in the Lingnan area, as well as the land and money they occupy."

"If all the regions in the Central Plains were on the same scale as Lingnan, the Buddhist community would probably be even wealthier than Mr. Chen Hao described."

"No way!!!" Song Yuzhi was stunned after hearing her uncle's explanation.

“Nothing is impossible!” Song Yuhua patted her younger sister’s head and said earnestly, “The more glamorous the surface of a power is, the deeper the hidden, unspeakable darkness is.”

No one is perfect!

"What Buddhism can let us know is only what they want us to know; what they don't want us to know has long been deeply hidden by them."

Song Zhi nodded with satisfaction: "Yu Hua is indeed intelligent! Yu Zhi and Shi Dao should learn more from Yu Hua."

Song Shidao nodded habitually, without offering any comment.

Song Shidao is simple-minded and dull-witted, with no great ambitions. Although he bears the title of the young master of the Song Clan, he lacks the strength and domineering presence of one.

As for whether the lack of instruction from Song Que was a factor, nobody knows.

...

at the same time!

While Li Jiancheng and his three companions appeared and the Song Clan members were discussing the matter, Yuwen Shang, the head of the Yuwen Clan, and Yuwen Huaji, along with Shilong from the Shilong Dojo, came over.

Yuwen Shang said solemnly, "Although I don't know what Sect Master Zhu means, this visitor from another world has already seized one of our world's four great books, the Longevity Manual, the moment he arrived in our world."

"This action can hardly be called the right thing to do, can it?"

Yuwen Clan came to Yangzhou City not only to investigate the reason for the "intersection of the two realms," but also to find the "Longevity Manual" for Yang Guang.

However, by the time they learned of the whereabouts of the "Longevity Manual," it had already been snatched away from Shi Long by Chen Hao.

"The Longevity Manual was originally an unclaimed item. If Shi Long couldn't protect the treasure, can he blame anyone else?"

Wanwan glared angrily at Yuwen Shang, "Moreover, the 'Longevity Manual' has been passed down for so many years, yet almost no one has been able to successfully cultivate it!"

"It can only be said that Shilong and the Longevity Manual are not destined to be together."

"and..."