Chapter 1304: Chapter 856: Black Buddha Mother Sect
I’ve heard that the Black Buddha Mother wants to recruit me into the sect. Yang Xiao was first taken aback, then felt a chill down his spine. Although he considered himself a talented youth, a dragon among men, he never expected to catch the attention of the Black Buddha Mother.
His first thought was that his Innate Nine Treasures Hundred Ghost Coffin Robe had been exposed, but upon reflection, he felt it was unlikely. He decided to test the waters.
"Master Wukong, I’ve always admired the Buddha Mother of your distinguished sect, but I’ve already joined the Patrol Defense Office. So... can I refuse?" Yang Xiao cautiously and thoughtfully asked.
In Yang Xiao’s impression, the Black Buddha Mother Sect was even more sinister and terrifying than the Yin Temple Influence. He had encountered its followers a few times, whose madness and fearlessness were beyond description, utterly inhumane.
"Amitabha Buddha, Mr. Yang, you worry too much. I am merely a messenger. Whether you join or not is entirely your decision." Monk Wukong clasped his hands together, his expression consistently compassionate.
"One more thing I must clarify with you, I am not a follower of the Black Buddha Mother either," Monk Wukong added.
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiao felt slightly relieved, it seemed the Black Buddha Mother wasn’t after this treasure.
On the other hand, if it were truly exposed, Monk Wukong probably wouldn’t be so easygoing.
Yet, due to the Black Buddha Mother’s reputation, Yang Xiao still asked with a sense of hesitation, "Master, if I don’t go, will there be any trouble?"
The people of the Black Buddha Mother Sect aren’t known for being reasonable, Yang Xiao worried that as soon as Monk Wukong left, someone would come looking for trouble.
"You worry too much. I’ve already said it, joining is entirely voluntary."
Monk Wukong raised his eyes, in his peach blossom gaze faintly flowed a glimmering light, "However, please do me the favor of not returning the invitation to me."
"Whether you join or not is of no concern, but please keep this invitation and Buddha Seed, should one day you find yourself in trouble, you may infuse your spiritual power into the Buddha Seed and communicate with the Buddha Mother’s supreme power to turn danger into safety, misfortune into fortune, no matter how far you are."
Following the gaze of Monk Wukong, Yang Xiao saw the stone by his bedside pillow, as if responding to Monk Wukong’s words, the semi-transparent black stone flashed a strange arc of light.
The scene startled Yang Xiao, giving him the uncanny feeling that the stone was not a lifeless object, but alive! Like an eye watching him.
Moreover, Monk Wukong called it a Buddha Seed, which sounded quite extraordinary.
In honesty, Yang Xiao didn’t want to accept either the stone or the invitation, he didn’t want any association with the Black Buddha Mother Sect.
But with the Life Demanding Monk personally delivering the letter, politely asking for face, Yang Xiao felt it was best to comply.
The Black Buddha Mother is not someone to be trifled with, and neither is this monk.
"Since the master says so, I dare not refuse." After accepting the invitation, Yang Xiao clasped his hands in a martial salute toward Monk Wukong.
"Thank you, Mr. Yang, I shall take my leave then." After saying this, Monk Wukong suddenly halted his retreat, seemingly recalling something, and with slight awkwardness turned to Yang Xiao, asking with a smile, "Mr. Yang, may I ask where the Exoteric Sect is located? I have another letter to deliver."
"Exoteric Sect, hmm..." Yang Xiao pondered for a moment, then raised his hand pointing slightly southwest, "That direction, shouldn’t be too far off."
Monk Wukong looked in that direction, nodded, and once again gave a courteous Buddhist salute to Yang Xiao before turning his face toward the door.
Yang Xiao couldn’t understand what the monk intended to do, until a few seconds later, he suddenly sensed an inexplicable anxiety, like an invisible pressure suffocating him.
The next moment, a faint blood-red light seeped through the crack of the door, resembling a blood-red shooting star in the night sky.
With a wave of his hand at Yang Xiao, Monk Wukong instantly lifted the pressure, "Chased very closely, it seems my whereabouts have been exposed again."
Turning his gaze back, Monk Wukong’s eyes held a rare solemnity as he looked at Yang Xiao, "Mr. Yang, one more thing I forgot to remind you: whether you join or not is your business, but if you use that Buddha Seed, you will be considered as having joined. From then on, you must follow the commands of the Buddha Mother, no defiance."
After finishing, Monk Wukong clasped his hands together, bowed his head, and his figure gradually faded until he completely disappeared.
At the moment Monk Wukong vanished, Yang Xiao’s perception of the world around him immediately returned. Using the Human Bone Staff to sense, he detected the presence of many elite opponents outside, with Netherworld-level power.
Meanwhile, the soft sound of snoring resumed in the room.
Turning his head, Yang Xiao saw two girls nestled together under a blanket, sleeping peacefully.
With the rise and fall of their breathing, the thick blanket moved slightly, the girls’ long eyelashes drooping, the scene filled with the youthful beauty of life.
No one died, this monk seemed to have sealed off this space, akin to a terrifying power that could pause time.
No one in the entire Esoteric Camp noticed his arrival, even considering that there are more than one Netherworld-level masters in this camp.
Without waking the girls, Yang Xiao stood for a while, first retrieving the black stone by the pillow, then walked to the table, taking a few gulps of cold water, forcing himself to calm down.
Claiming not to be afraid would be a lie, facing masters of such caliber, a single misstep could mean no remains would be left.
