Chapter 265: Amitabha!
On top of a pine tree, north of the ruined orc camp, Zhang He looked at Liu Bian's fleet of warships flying away toward the east. He wiped his sweaty face with his handkerchief, heaving a sigh of relief.
'Whew! That was close! Those fucking zombies appeared out of nowhere!! I thought this was a cultivation world. Where did those zombies come from!?'
Zhang He was confused. He thought that only human cultivators, monster beasts, and fantasy creatures only existed in this world. He had never expected fancy creatures, such as zombies, ghouls, or orcs to appear in a cultivation world.
Fortunately, Zhang He had encountered Qiang Sui, and the elder had protected him out of goodwill.
"Hey, newbie. Are you still alive?"
Niu Fu, who had been hiding on top of a nearby pine tree, laughed at Zhang He.
"I'm okay, senior."
"That's good. Oh, hey. Can you tell your master to escort me and my mentor out of this region? We're planning to head to Red Sun City and regroup with my father-in-law. If we can make it back in one piece, I'll reward you handsomely!"
"Er… I'll try."
"Haha, don't be nervous, junior. This senior shall protect you. Oh, if you have a beautiful sister or a cousin, you should introduce them to me."
"I don't have any sister…"
"Ah, bummer. You suck."
"… That's my parents' fault, not mine."
Niu Fu misunderstood that Zhang He was Qiang Sui's disciple or servant since the latter had dragged him along.
Meanwhile, for the sake of his survival, Zhang He played along and pretended that he was Qiang Sui's clansman, who had survived the undead raid and the orc raid. He still needed Qiang Sui, Niu Fu, and Li Jue's protection to get away from this warfront.
Zhang He hadn't told anyone yet that he was a vessel of Yuan Hua.
While Niu Fu was verbally bullying Zhang He, the latter received a system notification.
Ding
[Warning, your Heavenly Fate Piece's energy has been used up. It will be inactive for a year.]
Zhang He squinted his brows as he had never heard of the terms before.
'System, what's Heavenly Fate Piece?'
[Heavenly Fate Piece is a type of heavenly blessing, which has been attaching to your soul after you transmigrated into this body. It automatically protects you from harm, but it has limited usage, depending on your luck and your opponent's luck.]
'How does it work? And how can I use it?'
[The blessing always automatically activates when you're facing life-threatening dangers or having to make a fate-changing decision. You cannot actively control or use it.]
Zhang He still didn't fully understand, but he figured that it was a passive ability, 'Can you tell me when it activated and what it did? I need examples of what it did, so I can get a clearer picture.'
[The Heavenly Fate Piece activated six times after you've arrived in this world.]
[The first activation was when you transmigrated into this body. The blessing protected you from a foreign entity, who wanted to feed your soul to another soul.]
[The second activation happened a few minutes after the first activation. You get the help from Dao God Yuan Hua and this system.]
[The third activation was on the second day after your soul took over this body. You obtained a large amount of Blood Plum Mushrooms and random herbs from the wild, which was the necessary ingredient of the poison pills that you used to kill orcs.]
[The fourth activation occurred yesterday when you encountered Qiang Sui. The elder saved your life since the previous owner of this body happened to be one of his clan subordinates.]
[The fifth activation was a few minutes ago. The blessing prevented Liu Bian from pursuing your group and kill you.]
[The last activation has happened just now. The blessing has influenced Qiang Sui, Li Jue, and Niu Fu's behavior to be friendly with you. They will protect you for the time being as long as you don't provoke them first. However, this activation consumes all luck and blessing energy, so it will take a year to recharge.]
Even after hearing the explanation, Zhang He still didn't understand anything. As he hadn't learned the concept of plot armor yet, so he thought that the Heavenly Fate Piece was just a lucky charm.
'Oh, nice. I just need to stay alive for another year, and something good will happen to me again, right?'
[Yes.]
'Cool!'
Niu Fu and Zhang He climbed down the trees and waited for the two elders to pick them up.
Qiang Sui and Li Jue saw that Liu Bian's troops had left, they descended to check if Niu Fu and Zhang He were alive.
"Good, you're sturdier than you look," Qiang Sui was glad that the weak clansman of his was still in one piece.
"Thank you for saving me, senior," Zhang He appreciated Qiang Sui's help.
"It's fine. It's my duty as a clan lord. Well, my clan has been destroyed, and you're the only servant alive. At least, I can do this much."
"… I see."
"Anyway," Qiang Sui turned to Li Jue and changed the subject. "Let's get out of here. Liu Bian is fleeing east, so we should avoid that direction. The northwest peninsula belongs to the beast races, so we can't go there either. Do you have a place that we can take shelter, Li Jue?"
"Of course!" The masked old man laughed and looked at Niu Fu, "My disciple happens to be Dong Zhongying's son-in-law. A few hours ago, Dong Zhongying sent him a message that his clan has taken over Red Sun City, and we can move there if we don't have a place to go. Senior Qiang, how about you and your servant move to Red Sun City? You can stay there as a guest elder easily!"
"Oh? That's interesting. Tell me more about the Dong Clan."
…
That day, Li Jue and Qiang Sui exchanged their contact information. They also decided to head east toward Red Sun City while avoiding the detection of Liu Bian's fleets, who had headed east before them.
Strangely, all battleships suddenly changed courses and moved north, avoiding Red Sun City.
Qiang Sui, Li Jue, Niu Fu, and Zhang He took this opportunity to enter Red Sun City and regroup with the Dong Clan.
…
Meanwhile, Zhao Bao and Fogan had come to an agreement.
Yesterday, Zhao Bao and Ma Clan's elders had paid the orc camp a visit. They didn't kill or harm anyone since nobody dared to mess with a party with an 8th-stage cultivator. Moreover, most orcs had died from food poisoning, and most survivors didn't have enough strength to pick a fight with the newcomers.
When Fogan heard that Zhao Bao was inside his orc camp, he rushed back with his troops at night to negotiate for a truce with the monk's group.
The orc warchief was smart. He revealed everything that he knew to gain Zhao Bao's favor, so the latter might help him fight against undead soldiers of Liu Bian.
However, Zhao Bao was a wolf in sheep's clothing. He demanded the orcs to surrender to him and become disciples of Huangjin Monastery.
Hearing the demand, Fogan was troubled. But since he could never defeat Zhao Bao even if he had 1,000 lives, he switched sides and agreed to turn all orcs into monks.
Following the warchief's decision, the surviving 3,000 orcs swore with their dao heart that they would join Huangjin Monastery and become monks.
However, there was one thing that Fogan was concerned about.
"Sir Zhao, what are the basic monastery rules you keep warning us about?"
Zhao Bao grinned. His smooth bald head reflected the sun's light as if the sun was mocking the orcs, "For starter, have you heard about the ten precepts of Buddhism?"
The monk began teaching Fogan and the orcs about the basic precepts.
They could no longer take lives, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, drink alcoholic liquor, eat after midday, dance, sing, wear accessories or perfume, sleep in luxurious beds, or accept any form of currency as a gift.
The orcs were shocked by the rules that they had to follow. Some of them protested that it went against the ways of orcs.
However, Zhao Bao continued to preach to them, teaching them about OG-Tripitaka, aka the Buddhist Scripture, the OG edition.
The voice, produced by Zhao Bao's dao soul, shook Fogan and the orcs' souls. For hours, the orcs listen to the stories of Buddha and his teachings in a trance.
None of them realized that they were slowly hypnotized by the soothing voice of the monk's new power!
By the time that Liu Bian had retreated his soldiers, the light in the pupils of the orcs dimmed as their mind, soul, and spirit had been tampered by Zhao Bao's soul voice.
For a moment, Zhao Bao revealed a cunning grin before it turned into a warm smile of a kind monk.
"Amitabha. This monk hopes that you can follow the path of Buddhism and reaches Nirvana."
The pupils of the orcs regained light. However, their brains and personality had already been modified.
"Amitabha!"
"Amitabha!"
The orcs cast away their weapons and armors, wearing only their loincloths.
Zhao Bao waved his arm and ejected 1,000 sets of orange robes from his spatial ring, "This monk doesn't have enough clothes for everyone, but he promises that he will procure them for you! For now, this monk shall keep your weapons and armors since you no longer need them."
"Amitabha!"
"Amitabha!"
The orcs mimicked Zhao Bao's posture and held their hands as if they were praying. All elite orcs picked a set of monk uniforms and tried to wear them.
Unfortunately, their bodies were too big. They could only use the robes as their loincloths.
Zhao Bao sighed, and his voice cracked as he stopped using the usual facade, "I guess I have to find a tailor to make the ultra XXX-sized robes for you blue-balls."
"Amitabha!"
"Amitabha!"
"Alright. I shall guide you motherfucking novices to our new sanctuary. The city owner is a cheapskate bastard, so he might not allow you to go inside. But if you cock-suckers manage to get in, you must adhere to the 227 basic rules of monastic discipline!"
"Amitabha!"
"Amitabha!"
"This is an important note! There are many beautiful sluts inside the city. You must keep your shit-smelling dicks in your pants at all times. If I find any of you motherfuckers violate one of the girls, I'll castrate you and shove your oversized dick in your ass until it burst!"
"Amitabha!"
"Amitabha!"
Despite acknowledging Zhao Bao's order, all orcs had an erection.
Zhao Bao frowned and glared at every orc, including Fogan, who had the biggest penis.
"I fucking knew it won't be easy. You know what, I've changed my mind. You idiots will stay here and listen to my sermon until you can stop thinking with your dicks!"
"Amitabha!"
"Amitabha!"
…
Not far from Zhao Bao, the Ma Clan's elders had been observing Zhao Bao's action from the very beginning. They were taken aback when all surviving orcs had acting like monks.
Ma Shoucheng looked at his father, "Dad, can orcs really become monks?"
Ma Ping had seen Zhao Bao's true face when they had fought Kzarka together, so he wasn't as shocked as the others. He only sighed, "Isn't that obvious? Do you think Miaomiao can stop having sex for a day or two?"
"That's impossible."
"That's right! The same goes for the orcs. They are born to copulate with female creatures. Unless Zhao Bao can use a brainwashing technique, he can't control them."
Ma Shoucheng chuckled, "They look like brainwashed idiots to me."
Ma Ping and Pang Lingming stared at the orcs with a severe issue of swelled testicles.
"… Let's hope that they won't enter the city. I don't want them to see our Xingjuan."
"Agreed. Let's tell Miaomiao not to let them in the city."
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