143: Chapter 119_1 143: Chapter 119_1 The action at Little Zen Peak was incredibly swift.
After Yuan Ci gave the order, Wu Xiang immediately took a novice disciple and flew to various Zen Cultivation Peaks and those whose rankings were close to theirs in the so-called flying bowls.
Having descended from Little Zen Peak, Cao Zhen arrived at the boarding area for the Immortal Cloud Carriage.
It suddenly occurred to him—since the people of Little Zen Peak value the “Four Agama Sutras” so much, what about the other Zen Cultivation sects?
The “Four Agama Sutras” are indeed the top scriptures of the Lesser Buddhism vehicle, certainly beneficial to all Zen Cultivators.
Considering he had exchanged one mu of Fourth-Grade Spirit Field from Little Zen Peak, why couldn’t he trade with other peaks to exchange for more Spirit Fields?
“The nearest Zen Cultivation Peak should be Lotus Peak—let’s head to Lotus Peak first.”
Lotus Peak is ranked 47th within the Hundred Peaks Sect, also one of the Upper Fifty Peaks.
When Cao Zhen reached the foot of Lotus Peak, he looked up, nodding repeatedly in admiration.
Surely, those stairs leading straight to the foot of the mountain indicated wealth.
He stepped forward and directly addressed the two Door-guarding Disciples at the gate, “I need to speak with your Peak Master.”
“The Peak Master?” one of the Door-guarding Disciples slightly shook his head and said, “The Peak Master just left, less than half an incense stick’s time ago.”
“He went out on business?
Then never mind.” Cao Zhen shook his head; if this one wouldn’t do, he’d simply move on to the next.
Your Peak Master is gone too?”
“Your Blue Domain Peak’s Peak Master isn’t here either?”
“Precious Look Peak is absent as well?”
Apart from Little Zen Peak, there are seven other Zen Cultivation Peaks within the Hundred Peaks Sect.
Yet, after Cao Zhen had visited all seven Peaks, he discovered astonishingly that none of the Peak Masters were present.
“These Zen Cultivation Peak Masters must be cursed, all of them gone just like that.” Frustrated, Cao Zhen could only return to his own Four Treasures Peak.
Meanwhile, the masters of the Precious Look Peak, Lotus Peak, Blue Domain Peak, and the other Zen Cultivation Peaks, along with another four peaks ranked between twenty and twenty-five, a total of twelve Peak Masters, were already gathered in the reception hall of Little Zen Peak.
In the center of the hall, Yuan Ci was beaming with delight, surrounded by congratulatory voices, his smile utterly radiant.
Although it was Wu Xiang who had invited everyone, since the attendees were all Peak Masters, he naturally had to make an appearance in the end.
“Congratulations to Brother Yuan Ci on completing the ‘Four Agama Sutras.'”
“Truly, a matter worth celebrating!”
Several Zen Cultivation Peak Masters offered their congratulations, all the while inwardly frowning.
By inviting them to this gathering, Little Zen Peak’s message was clear—they were declaring themselves future leaders of the Hundred Peaks Sect’s Zen Cultivation lineage.
The masters of Lotus Peak, Blue Domain Peak, and others kept glancing over at Qingyuan, the master of Precious Look Peak.
In the Hundred Peaks Sect, among the eight Zen Cultivation Peaks, Precious Look Peak had the highest rank.
Little Zen Peak is in twenty-second place, but Precious Look Peak is ranked fourteenth!
In fact, Precious Look Peak had once been among the top ten peaks of the Hundred Peaks Sect.
They only fell out of the top ten due to some issues during the last ranking.
The rest of the Zen Cultivation Peaks have never been in the top ten of the Hundred Peaks rankings.
Even at its highest, Little Zen Peak was ranked fifteenth, not on par with the current Precious Look Peak.
For a long time, Precious Look Peak has been the leader of the Zen Cultivation lineage within the Hundred Peaks Sect.
Now, Little Zen Peak’s intention couldn’t be clearer—they aimed to replace Precious Look Peak and become the new leaders of the Zen Cultivation lineage.
Qingyuan had a serene smile on his face that did not reveal his emotions.
He brought his hands together and said to Yuan Ci, “Brother, I have lived for such a long time, with one foot already in the grave, yet I have never had the chance to peruse ‘The Four Agama Sutras,’ the top-tier Buddhist scripture.
May I inquire when I could borrow it for a read?”
Behind him, Kong Xing, the master of Blue Domain Peak, meaningfully raised an eyebrow.
All the masters come from different Peaks, and their masters are all different, too, they generally refer to each other as junior brothers, and use senior brother for those who are much older or belong to Peaks ranked much higher, such as the difference between the Upper Fifty Peaks and the Lower Fifty Peaks.
Qingyuan, the master of Precious Look Peak, used to also call himself a junior brother.
Now, he referred to himself as a senior brother, clearly emphasizing the fact that Precious Look Peak is the first in Zen Cultivation.
Clearly, he felt the threat from Little Zen Peak.
Yuan Ci just smiled without responding to Qingyuan’s words.
The “Four Agama Sutras” had been exchanged for a mu of Fourth-Grade Spirit Field; there’s no way he would let others from different Peaks look at it.
His gaze turned to his disciple Wu Xiang.
As a Peak Master, it wasn’t suitable for him to speak on the matter.
Feeling his master’s gaze, Wu Xiang cleared his throat and said, “Speaking of which, we’ve invited all of you here for a reason, and there is something I’d like to remind the Peak Masters about.
All dear uncles and elders should be aware of Four Treasures Peak.”
Kong Xing joined the conversation, “Yes, we know—the last-ranked Four Treasures Peak.
I’ve heard their Peak Master has been quite active with the Copper Dish recently, seemingly intent on Talisman Making.
Why bring up Four Treasures Peak all of a sudden?”
The others also looked curiously at Wu Xiang, wondering why he mentioned this last-ranked Peak among so many prominent Peak Masters.
Wu Xiang sighed deeply, “Monks should not commonly speak ill of others, but for this matter, I must inform my dear uncles and elders.
That Cao Zhen, the Peak Master of Four Treasures Peak, for reasons unknown, has obtained some of the relics from the Divine Soldier Tomb.