Chapter 364: You Truly Are Heaven's Chosen One - Lingshun Buddhist Sects Get Torn Apart

Words : 1209 Updated : Oct 9th, 2025

...... On platforms like the Great Han Qi Refiners' civilian app and forums, the moment you log in, aside from news about the Great Han's external wars, the other hot topic is about Buddhist sects. These two subjects dominate the entire platform. The Buddhist sects are being blasted so hard they can't lift their heads. The area-of-effect attacks have begun! Some are subtle without naming names: ["Dens of filth, pah!"] Others go straight for the kill: ["Buddhist sects? Ridiculous, laughable, hilarious"] And there are those dripping with sarcasm: ["The Buddhist sects have expanded their 'services' so extensively? Creating opportunities where none exist"] After suffering this public opinion siege, the Buddhist sects initially tried fighting back. But eventually they couldn't withstand the verbal assault, so they began apologizing and shifting blame regionally. ["Bright Heart Temple: Regarding certain Buddhist sects in Lingshun, we of Bright Heart Temple strongly condemn them. We're ashamed to share the same faith - they've utterly disgraced Buddhism!"] ["Salvation Temple: We'd long heard rumors about Lingshun, but never imagined... disgusting!!! Amitabha!!"] ["Golden Light Temple: We take pride in Buddhist practice, but feel shame toward Moon Toad Temple"] Then the crowd started adding fuel to the fire, saying things like: "Oh, certain temples are clearly different from Moon Toad Temple." "The Buddhist sects in certain regions are nothing like those in Lingshun." This quickly escalated, turning from general criticism of Buddhist sects, into other regions collectively attacking "Lingshun Buddhist sects." The bald monks in Lingshun's temples were so enraged their scalps nearly smoked. Nearly all Buddhist sects in Lingshun were criticized - except Lionheart Temple, which had been ostracized by other Lingshun Buddhist sects. Now that those other sects were being denounced, Lionheart Temple naturally became the positive example. ["No wonder Lionheart Temple was ostracized by you Lingshun sects - they refused to wallow in the mire with you!"] ["Truth often lies with the minority. Lionheart Temple is beyond reproach, unlike Lingshun's other sects we won't name."] ["If I ever visit Lingshun, I'm definitely paying Lionheart Temple a visit."] ["I'm not targeting anyone specifically, but to Lingshun's other sects: don't feel wronged now - you did the same to Lionheart Temple."] ["You ostracized Lionheart Temple, now we ostracize you. Fair's fair - no complaints please~ The current situation must be sooo difficult~ Enjoy~"] On the airplane, Wutian scrolled through his phone screen, secretly observing, his smile impossible to suppress. Occasionally he'd add some ambiguous comments. Meanwhile, Lu Ding beside him was reviewing information about Green Vine. According to materials sent by Deputy Director Ji, based on overall suspicious circumstances, Green Vine appeared to be ground zero for Most Violent Victory appearances, and also the area most severely affected. Other locations only had sporadic cases, but Green Vine was different - hundreds had died there! About 10% were ordinary people, while the remaining 90% were Qi Refiners. Of that 90%, nearly half were from the Gao family. Even several of the Gao family head's children had died, including an Earth Observation realm cultivator. Reviewing these materials, Lu Ding mentally organized the known information: "The Bureau's files never mentioned Most Violent Victory having intelligence. Last time it was captured precisely because it was stupid enough to fall for a trap." "Otherwise it wouldn't have been caught." "This proves Most Violent Victory shouldn't possess much intelligence." "But if it lacks intelligence, how has it committed so many crimes without being caught?" "This contradicts its earlier behavior." Moreover, after careful examination, Lu Ding noticed that from Lingshun to Green Vine, Most Violent Victory seemed to be evolving along the way. Initially, it killed ordinary people and livestock. Later it focused solely on humans, growing more brazen, not even avoiding surveillance cameras. But after reaching Falling Horse Slope outside Green Vine, things changed - it began avoiding surveillance cameras and security systems. Lost in thought, Lu Ding remained silent until Wutian glanced over and noticed him reviewing Most Violent Victory materials. After reading through them, Wutian said: "Amitabha. Benefactor Lu, this humble monk may be slow-witted, but I feel Most Violent Victory's development mirrors my own modernization awareness." "How so?" Lu Ding didn't quite follow. Wutian explained: "You see, this humble monk came from poor circumstances. My mother died young from illness, and my father drove trucks to support us." "Later he died in an accident, and the insurance paid substantial compensation. Many relatives wanted to adopt me to access those funds." "But after getting the money, they neglected their duties. Suffering unfair treatment, I eventually ran away from home." "Later I met my master, so I missed much modern development." "My understanding of today's world was unclear until my master taught me about things like the internet and legal systems." "I feel Most Violent Victory underwent similar development." This sparked deeper realization in Lu Ding: "Exactly! Most Violent Victory became aware of surveillance technology before Moon Toad Temple exposed its escape, before the 749 Bureau used technology to track it!" "So it couldn't have developed this awareness from being photographed and subsequently hunted by 749 investigators." "This means the awareness appeared abruptly, and abrupt appearances must involve external interference." "Only demons, ghosts, or humans could understand surveillance concepts. Detailed records show no cooperation between demons and ghosts, so it must be humans." Admittedly, this sounded absurd - that the vicious, irrational, human-devouring Most Violent Victory would collaborate with humans seemed bizarre. But having eliminated all other possibilities, no matter how improbable, this must be the answer. Lu Ding continued: "Afterward, Most Violent Victory changed its feeding habits and methods from overt to covert." "Records show when it reached Green Vine, it initially still killed ordinary people." "So from this perspective—" Now understanding, Wutian interjected: "Whoever's connected to Most Violent Victory must be weak, possibly even an ordinary person!" Lu Ding nodded: "Correct. Moreover, the sequence of Qi Refiner deaths and their cultivation levels show two parallel upward trends." "I boldly speculate two possibilities:" "First: this ordinary person collaborating with Most Violent Victory has been testing its limits." "Second: through this collaboration, the ordinary person became a Qi Refiner, and the progressive killing of stronger Qi Refiners likely relates to a method of gaining power." Hearing this, Wutian glanced fearfully at the data to confirm his suspicion: "Benefactor Lu, if your second speculation is correct... if this humble monk may be even bolder... if the path to power truly lies therein..." "Then this ordinary person went from awakening potential to killing Earth Observation realm Qi Refiner Gao Mingcheng in under a year?" "Isn't that growth rate... utterly inconceivable?" Leaning back, Lu Ding unscrewed a water bottle and took a sip: "Meh, nothing to get excited about." He left the rest unsaid. After all, Most Violent Victory was a creature from Buddhist hell - it deserved some respect. So this was acceptable. If anything, he grew more eager to see what rewards would come from killing Most Violent Victory. As for that ordinary person who grew so powerful in under a year through Most Violent Victory... You truly are heaven's chosen one. Such fortune... tsk tsk tsk...

Chapter 364: You Truly Are Heaven's Chosen One - Lingshun Buddhist Sects Get Torn Apart

Comments (0)