Chapter 115 - 36.6 - Where death threatens to envelops the earth.

Li Xinwen looked at the direction of the setting sun, then at the top floor of Sun Pagoda. After weighing it for a bit, he thought that he should be able to arrive home before it gets truly dark as long as he rushed at full speed. "Mr Min, let us wait for a bit longer," Li Xinwen said to the male.

But unlike before, they didn't go back into the main hall to wait and instead, just stood there while looking up at the Sun Pagoda. Min Xiaoyu's eyes were filled with admiration and awe as this was the first time he'd seen this much spiritual energy being gathered.

"Mr Li, do you think that's Abbot Bingzhan on that floor?" Min Xiaoyu asked without moving his gaze.

"From its location. It should be," Li Xinwen replied before he turned to Monk Bingwen. "Are there no one else on the top floor of Sun Pagoda?"

"No. Other than the Abbot, no one else is allowed there. The honoured guest is lucky. The Abbot should be finishing up soon," Monk Bingwen smiled at them. Just then, another person came over to them. He was dressed exactly the same as Monk Bingwen, and Li Xinwen noticed that this was the same person that was watching him when he entered earlier.

When Li Xinwen saw his eyes, he realized that the other was looking at him with contempt. It made Li Xinwen wonder if he did anything wrong to this person before. 'But that is impossible, ah! I haven't met a single monk until today.'

"Bingwen," the monk called out to Monk Bingwen before he greeted the other with a line of prayers.

"Senior Bingwan. Have you finished your training?" Monk Bingwen asked after he returned the gesture.

"En. What makes you bring these guests inside?" Monk Bingwan asked as he looked towards Li Xinwen and Min Xiaoyu, but his gaze finally locked to Li Xinwen and he narrowed his eyes slightly. "I thought it was just my imagination, but this guest's hands are indeed full of blood."

Li Xinwen frown when he heard it. He looked down on his hands which were still clean, then back at the two monks. "You sure know how to joke," Li Xinwen said. True that he had killed a few cultivators using this body but saying that his hands are full of blood seems to be exaggerated.

"The guest should know whether or not I am joking," the monk replied.

Li Xinwen just hummed at the other's reply and continued to wait. After a while, the energy fluctuations finally calmed down and the aura of someone that had reached Yuanying stage spreads through the area. Not long after, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Abbot Bingzhan," both Monk Bingwen and Bingwan greeted the newly arrived person. "Congratulations on getting a step closer to achieving Nirvana."

The abbot didn't answer and instead, eyed Li Xinwen for a while, before finally turning to Min Xiaoyu. "You must be Shaotian's grandson, you looked exactly like him when he's younger," Abbot Bingzhan said to Min Xiaoyu. "I know why you are here. You are looking for your grandfather, correct?"

"Yes, Your Excellency. Do you know where my he is?"

"Even if I tell you, the place where he is, is not where you should be," the abbot replied. "Earlier, I received two divination while breaking through... One is written here," Abbot Bingzhan took out a parchment of folded paper and handed it to Min Xiaoyu. "In two days, you are to open this. Do not open it before its time or else, your karmic fate might be harmed and you will end up meeting your death earlier."

Min Xiaoyu took the folded paper into his hand, and it suddenly felt heavy. He felt as if the content of the paper in his hand would change his life forever.

"As for your grandfather... he has already chosen to follow his destiny. You should allow him to fulfil his destiny," Abbot Bingzhan added after a while. "Now then, Mr Li, I believe this is for you," Abbot Bingzhan said as he then removed the prayer beads that he has wrapped around his wrists and handed it to Li Xinwen.

Li Xinwen only stared at it but didn't make a move to take it. "I'm sorry, I don't want to become a monk."

Abbot Bingzhan heard this, and a smile formed on his lips. "My apologies. I've forgotten to remove the protective seal on this," Abbot Bingzhan said before he waved his other hand over the praying beads. As soon as it did, an array that was placed on the praying beads became visible before it shattered.

Li Xinwen could almost immediately feel the spiritual energy that came from the praying beads, and it seemed that it's not just him who felt it.

[Lanyu: Master! Master!! I could sense the other pieces of the medium!]

'So, it is part of the jade?' Li Xinwen asked Lanyu for confirmation.

[Lanyu: En! Master, Lanyu will help, let's find it quickly!]

The excitement in Lanyu's voice is contagious because Li Xinwen also felt his heart race in excitement. Li Xinwen looked at Abbot Bingzhan, who still had a calm expression on his face as he waits for Li Xinwen to take the praying beads.

'No need to find it, Lanyu. I see it already,' Li Xinwen didn't forget to inform the spirit fairy inside the dimension. Li Xinwen reached out his hand, intending to take the praying beads. But before he could touch it, he paused and looked back at Abbot Bingzhan, gauging his expression. 'Is he really giving me this?' Li Xinwen wondered.

Li Xinwen couldn't help but feel a bit suspicious. After all, there is no such thing as free stuff in this world. So he couldn't help but parted his lips to ask: "Why are you giving me this?"

"Because it will be more useful to you than it is to me," Abbot Bingzhan as if expecting Li Xinwen to ask this question replied in a calm manner. "I have mentioned earlier, I received two divination. One, is about Min Shaotian's little grandson. The other, is related to you."

"Oh? What is it about?" Li Xinwen asked. It must be known, that divination that monks received are usually events that happened in the future or something that happened in the alternate future. A divination can be said as just a guide. Whether one would follow it or not, depends on one's self. As such, monks in Long Xing tend to avoid telling others their divination in order to avoid the shifts of fates and destinies.

"Unfortunately, I will not be able to tell you specifically what happened. It is just that... this world's fate is closely related to your fate, and things that happened to you in your past life is also related to this world's fate," Abbot Bingzhan replied.

"Things that happened in my past life? What do you mean?" Li Xinwen narrowed his eyes as he asked the abbot.

"The answer will naturally show itself when the time is right."

"And when is the right time?" Li Xinwen asked again.

"A watched flower never blooms, while a carelessly planted willow grows into shade. I cannot tell you when the right time is for fear that you would be distracted by it, making wrong decisions and thus, ends up changing your fate."

'Cryptic answer as usual. I guess the monks here and back in Long Xing is not that different,' Li Xinwen lets out an amused chuckle at what he heard. "But I've already chosen to go against fate the moment I started cultivating."

This time, Abbot Bingzhan did not reply. Instead, he simply forced the praying beads onto Li Xinwen's hand. "To you, your own path and to me, my own. Even if you decide to go against fate, I will not. But what I can tell you is this... in the future, where death threatens to envelops the earth, you will lead an army to fight against the invaders from another world."

The sentence 'invaders from another world' piqued Li Xinwen's interest. "Then-"

"Unfortunately, the time for us to talk has run out," as Abbot Bingzhan said this, he pointed up to the sky.

Li Xinwen actually wanted to ask more but when Abbot Bingzhan pointed upwards, he realized that the light from the sun has almost disappeared from the sky. Reluctantly, Li Xinwen tightened his grip on the praying beads. "I will come here again tomorrow. Mr Min, let's go."

Not waiting for Min Xiaoyu's reply, Li Xinwen quickly grabbed the other and hoisted him upon his shoulder. Moments later, the two disappeared from Tianjing Temple and Abbot Bingzhan let out a disappointed sigh.

"Abbot Bingzhan?" Monk Bingwen noticed the abbot's disappointment and he couldn't help but let his curiosity win over him.

"It is nothing. I just feel that it is unfortunate that I will no longer be able to see him," Abbot Bingzhan replied.

"Why?" this time, it was Monk Bingwan who asked. Unlike Bingwen, Bingwan is more straight forward and rough.

"Like Shaotian and the rest, I will go and fulfil my destiny soon. Bingwan, Bingwen... the two of you are my greatest disciple. I am really proud of how the two of you have grown ever since you entered the temple," Abbot Bingzhan said with a proud smile on his face. "Unfortunately, the future will be hard on you two."

Abbot Bingzhan then walked over towards them and placed a hand on their shoulders. "After today, I will no longer be around. I hope that you two will protect the other disciples of this temple, along with the people who will seek refuge in the future."

"Bingwan, you are strong so you have to protect Bingwen who are weaker than you," Abbot Bingzhan said as he looked at Monk Bingwan with a serious expression. Then, he turned to Monk Bingwen as he addressed him: "Bingwen, you are in charge of the temple's well beings. As you know, Bingwan's temper is sometimes uncontrollable. When that happens, you should calm him down."

After that, Abbot Bingzhan removed his hand and casts a spell that restricts the movement of the two monks. Both monks looked at Abbot Bingzhan with disbelief and tried to speak, but unfortunately, even their voice was sealed.

"With the two of you together, I can leave this world in peace. Beneath this temple, I leave my legacy to both of you. Don't worry. The spell itself will lose its effect at midnight."

After saying that, Abbot Bingzhan moved, and disappeared from his spot. Both Monk Bingwen and Bingwan couldn't see his movement at all, so they had no idea where the abbot is planning to go. Not to mention, Abbot Bingzhan's cultivation level is several realms higher than them, so the Abbot will be able to conceal himself, preventing them from finding him.