roccoschili Chapter 127 A Word of Enlightenment for the Master
Chapter 127 A Word of Enlightenment for the Master
"Stop letting those people into this secret room?"
Shen Rugo was surprised.
"How could those people possibly get into this secret chamber? Little Ancestor, you have no idea what this secret chamber means to our Star Palace."
"I am proud," said Xingchen Daoren, tilting his head back.
"Master, this secret chamber isn't open to just anyone?"
"Of course. This secret chamber is the core of our Star Palace."
"My five senior brothers didn't come either?"
"Those five brats naturally didn't come, not even Xiao Changkong."
My little darling, stop asking so many questions. Just know that your uncle and I are truly good to you.
"Now let's quickly calculate how many spirit stones we need to give out, without letting those guys see through our plan?"
"You burned all those documents in one fire, how can you possibly calculate that!"
"Don't worry, I have their betting numbers here."
Xingchen Daoren suddenly chuckled.
Do you have their betting figures?
This was completely unexpected by Shen Rugo.
"Of course.
Do you really think I'm just a figurehead as the sect leader? Do you really think those five brats and those other guys can fool me?
I know everything they do!
Xingchen Daoren suddenly spoke arrogantly, without feeling embarrassed at all, completely forgetting that he was the one who had burned all the orders with a single fire.
"Alright, alright, Master is the best! I give you a thumbs up!"
Shen Rugo gained a new understanding of her master's shamelessness and waved her hands repeatedly.
It turns out that his master had not only schemed against everyone who came up the mountain, but also against everyone who placed bets.
If I hadn't fought for it, the compensation I would have given to Chen Tianba and the others would probably not have exceeded twenty times, and the rest would have gone to the Star Palace.
He is the head of the Star Palace, and all the spirit stones are hidden in this secret room, so in other words, they are essentially his.
At this moment, Shen Rugo felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have been soft-hearted just now. She should have continued to extort Xingchen Daoren and extorted half of his 1.5 million top-grade spirit stones.
So Shen Rugo and Xingchen Daoren took out their pens and paper and began to write and draw, making calculations.
After working on it for more than half an hour, it was finally done.
Then, the two of them took out a portion of each of the mid-grade, high-grade, top-grade, and low-grade spirit stones from the secret room and piled them aside.
“My little ancestor, I really can’t bear to give so many spirit stones to those bastards. It’s all your fault for insisting on 45.58 times the amount.”
Looking at that huge pile of spirit stones, which was less than one-thirtieth of all the spirit stones in the secret chamber, Xingchen Daoist's face was full of reluctance and heartache.
Shen Rugo curled her lips, feeling even more contemptuous in her heart, but said aloud, "Master, money is just an external thing, don't be too attached to it. We are cultivating the path to immortality, so we must have a clear mind and not be disturbed by anything."
There's a proverb in my hometown: "The body is a Bodhi tree, the mind a mirror bright; originally there is nothing, where can dust alight?"
We should be free from distractions, detached from all things, and transform into all things, merging with heaven and earth; I am all things, and all things are me!
This was said by the Fifth Patriarch Huineng. Shen Rugo didn't know if the world knew this verse, so she said it was a local proverb.
To everyone's surprise, after he finished speaking, Daoist Xingchen was struck dumb, muttering incessantly as if possessed: "A clear mind, undisturbed by all things. The body is like a Bodhi tree, the mind like a bright mirror. Originally there is nothing, so where can dust settle? Originally there is nothing, so where can dust settle? Excellent, so well said!"
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
Shen Rugo was taken aback.
Unexpectedly, Qinghe Daoist suddenly pulled Shen Rugo over and said to Xingchen Daoist, "You brat, it seems this child is truly your lucky star. You've actually gained some insights and are about to break through!"
There are plenty of spirit stones here. You can break through your limits in this secret chamber. With me here, there won't be any problems!
"Ah, Master is about to break through?"
Shen Rugo was even more confused.
He just casually uttered a few words, reciting the verse of the Fifth Patriarch Huineng, and it actually gave his cheap master an enlightenment, making him about to break through his realm?
"That's right, your master is about to break through. He was enlightened by your words and is about to break through from the late stage of Nascent Soul to the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul!"
Ruge, you are truly a lucky star for our Star Palace!
The Taoist priest from Qinghe was overjoyed. As he spoke, he kept waving his hands to set up the formation.
The entire Star Palace was supported by him and the Star Daoist.
The Star Daoist has made further breakthroughs, reaching the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, and will soon be able to break through to the Deity Transformation realm.
Once the Star Daoist breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm, their Star Palace will have two Nascent Soul cultivators.
The sects of two Nascent Soul cultivators would rank among the top twenty even in the entire Tianyuan Continent's cultivation world.
Even among the top ten sects, each sect only has a few Nascent Soul cultivators.
"My master was enlightened by me? I just said a few words casually?"
Shen Rugo hid in a corner, watching the busy Qinghe Daoist and the Xingchen Daoist who had completely entered a state of cultivation and was sitting cross-legged in front of the spirit stone.
In just a few breaths, Daoist Qinghe had set up the formation and, with a wave of his hand, sent a pile of top-grade spirit stones to Daoist Xingchen.
That pile of top-grade spirit stones is definitely worth no less than 500,000.
In other words, although Xingchen Daoren's breakthrough to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm was a natural progression, it still required a large amount of energy to support it.
Shen Rugo gritted her teeth; cultivating immortality was just too expensive.
If it weren't for this gambling game that swindled so many people out of their spirit stones, even if Daoist Xingchen were enlightened, it would probably be difficult for him to break through, since he wouldn't have had enough energy to support him.
“Ruge, your master’s breakthrough won’t happen anytime soon. Why don’t you go out and I’ll stay here with him?”
Qinghe Daoist stepped back to Shen Rugo's side and advised her.
"I'll stay here with Master too."
After all, my master's breakthrough from the late Nascent Soul stage to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage was a historic moment, and I wanted to witness it. At the same time, I wanted to carefully reflect on it so that my own breakthroughs in the Nascent Soul realm would be smoother in the future!
Shen Rugo was unwilling to leave. She absolutely could not miss such an opportunity and such a grand occasion.
“Good child, if you are willing, then we will stay here and protect your master.”
Qinghe Daoist was even more delighted to hear Shen Rugo's words. This child was truly diligent and eager to learn, and her future prospects were limitless.
And so, the entire secret room fell silent.
An old man and a young man sat in the corner, looking at the Star Daoist in the middle.
Breaking through from the late stage of Nascent Soul to the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul is not something that can be achieved overnight; some people may take dozens of days or even a year and a half to complete it.
Time keeps passing.
Shen Rugo was initially excited, but soon became bored, so she also started practicing cross-legged.
Anyway, there are so many spirit stones in this secret room, all belonging to the sect, so why not use them?
Having just broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, why not use the sect's resources to break through again?
So, Shen Rugo leaned against the pile of spirit stones and began to cultivate.
The Taoist priest from Qinghe took a look and was even more satisfied.
This kid is really working incredibly hard!