Chapter 55: Buddhist Monk Deliver Magic Tool

What Yun Shang didn't know was that although she was contaminated by karma in this matter, she also gained a lot of merits. These things can eliminate karma, and they will also reduce a lot when she overcomes the inner demon tribulation. Yun Shang only found out about this later.

The people who had been helped by Yun Shang and whose lives were saved naturally remembered the grace of saving their lives. They even built several temples in several places with great influence to express their gratitude in their own unique way.

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Yun Shang then used "Soul Transformation Art" to disguise herself as tall and burly man but an honest face, looks like mercenary at first sight, to travel around in mortal village and city.

Later Yun Shang met a knight-errant. Because Yun Shang had been very interested in this kind of culture before, the two of them began to live the life of a knight-errant.

Sometimes Yun Shang felt that this kind of life was a bit like an ascetic, but sometimes it was very interesting. It was chivalrous and heroic. A sense of chivalry also surged in her heart.

After that, Yun Shang lived this kind of life for several months, and her understanding of chivalry became deeper.

Yun Shang now feels not only the chivalry of a knight, but also the righteousness, a sense of freedom, and a sense of responsibility. Like before, she and the ranger persuaded the bandits together. These past few months have been quite exciting.

After that, the two separated, and Yun Shang continued her journey. Later, she met an old monk in Luyi. Yun Shang walked past him, but was stopped unexpectedly.

The old monk said: "Donor, you are kind-hearted and always love to care about Buddhist matters. I think you have a connection with Buddha. Why don't you become my disciple?"

"Master, this is serious. I don't want to become a Buddha, I just couldn't bear it and did what I wanted. Besides, I already have a master."

The old monk continued to argue, "Your whole body is full of the power of merit, did you know that?"

Yun Shang realized she really didn't know, so she asked without hesitation, "What is the power of merit? What does it come from?"

The old monk saw that there might be hope: "The power of merit is also called the power of thought. It is derived from the fact that you do good deeds and are worshipped and thanked by others." Then the old monk explained it again in detail, the possibility of this situation occurring.

At this time, Yun Shang understood that this might be because she had given food to the disaster victims before, and they were grateful and remembered. What's more, maybe there was a temple or something like that, so her merits would continue to flow.

Yun Shang knew the reason and asked about the benefits. Monk Jingfa thought: After she knew the benefits, she might be eager to worship him as her master.

So the old monk said calmly,

"This has many benefits. For example, the power of merit is very beneficial to spiritual practice, especially the inner demon tribulation. Generally, if you have more merit, you will have fewer inner demon tribulations or even no inner demon tribulations. In addition, it can eliminate karma. Generally, if you have more karma, the thunder tribulation of ascension will be very heavy. Some people even die directly from the thunder tribulation if their karma is too heavy."

Yun Shang knew that there were so many benefits. But the monk didn't finish talking, and continued, "Merit has the greatest effect on Buddhist practice. People with great merit can achieve nirvana and become Buddhas very quickly."

"How about you convert to Buddhism?"

Yun Shang said bluntly: "Master, I've told you not to persuade me anymore."

The master saw that the other party was unwilling to do, so he did not force her.

Then he continued, "It is fate that we meet today, so I will give you this string of beads to ward off evil spirits. Remember to wear it every day and never leave it."

When Yun Shang get this, she realized that the master was indeed a master, not some so-called quack.

After that, Yun Shang separated from Master Jingfa, and Yun Shang took the time to refine the evil-repelling beads. Now Yun Shang's merit power can also be collected in the evil-repelling beads. Yun Shang looked at the beads and thought that it would be better from now on that she do a good deeds for mortal if she can.

As for helping cultivator? Impossible, cultivator tends to be selfish and crueler than mortals, if she accidently helps evil cultivator then she would guilty for their sins.

But for this kinds of helping peoples is just left to fate and not be forced.

Anqing County

The market town of Anqing County was not outside the city, but inside the city, and in a huge mansion. Everyone knew that this mansion was the mansion of Mr. Liu, the richest man in the county.

This house occupies three main streets, and the roads inside are rugged and winding. It is estimated that people who have never been there will definitely get lost if they rashly break in.

Yun Shang really didn't expect that someone would actually build a market for cultivators like this.

"This Mr. Liu is a smart man."

When Yun Shang saw the house in front of her, she couldn't help but admire it.

From the outside, this house is in the west of the city, not in the center. Although it occupies three main streets, it is not the most prosperous place.

This is acceptable to most people, but Yun Shang appreciates more than just this. What Yun Shang values ​​is that this person has an extraordinary brain.

"It seems that my guess was correct."

Yun Shang quickly inquired about it and found out that it was true.

Mr. Liu was only a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Later, he realized that it would be difficult for him to build a foundation, so he returned to his hometown and opened a market here.

The name of the market town is Liu's Mansion. In fact, after Yun Shang came in, she realized that there were only shops everywhere. The pavilions and towers on the outside were all illusions, and any cultivator above the third level of Qi Refining could see through them.

"Smart, smart, this Liu family is really smart. With such a Liu family sitting here, everyone will think that the Liu family is powerful. Even if someone wants to make things difficult for the Liu family, the Liu family doesn't have to take action. Naturally, someone will make those people lose more than they gain."

Yun Shang was full of admiration for Master Liu's idea. It was clearly a platform set up to allow many cultivators to come in. As long as the market was established, the Liu family would not only gain profits but also make friends with many people. Even if the Liu family was not so successful in the end, with this market, even if someone wanted to make trouble, those people would probably be sent away directly by the people in the market.

After all, this is a place for trading, and there can't be too many high-level cultivators. Generally speaking, the majority are definitely Qi Refining cultivators, and there may also be one or two Foundation Establishment cultivators, but not too many.

From Yun Shang's perspective, the level of these people is just average, but from the Liu family's point of view, it is not the case. Because of this market, the Liu family has been doing smoothly over the years and has made many friends. Even ordinary people in the Liu family have to give them some face from the masters in the officialdom.

No one dared to take advantage of the Liu family. It could be said that in Anqing County, the Liu family was not the most powerful, but it definitely had the widest network of contacts.

"There are some monks here. Although their things are ordinary, they may have thought of using houses instead of markets in the city. This is the first time I have seen this. This person is quite intelligent."

After Yun Shang walked around the market, she began to praise again.

She learned one thing, that Mr. Liu of the Liu family is now 150 years old, at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and has run this market for nearly 90 years.

During these ninety years, all the cultivators have adapted to this. Even if Master Liu passes away in the future, with the market town he left behind, as long as there is a cultivator in the Liu family, they will have indispensable connections among the cultivators.

This is not the smartest thing. The smartest thing is that he only occupies 30% of Mr. Liu's market, and gives the rest to others. He knows how to share the benefits, so that he can do it in the long run. Now, those who often go to the market are already Mr. Liu's nephews and great-grandchildren.

After all, this is the way of immortal cultivators. As long as there is an immortal cultivator in the Liu family, the Liu family will naturally have a share. Therefore, what the Liu family has done most in recent years is to form marriages, using the connections gathered in the market town to form marriages.

Those born with spiritual roots are one in ten thousand. If people with spiritual roots get married, the proportion of their children with spiritual roots will be much higher.

This is something that is well known in the world of immortal cultivation.

Yun Shang had seen many immortal cultivation families along the way. The so-called markets were all built outside the city, far away from mortals. Only Mr. Liu was an exception. This made it clear to the people here that his Liu family was deeply rooted.

Originally, not many officials knew about immortal cultivators, but when they saw that the Liu family had received support from so many people, they naturally thought that the Liu family was extraordinary. In this way, if one day in the future there were no more immortal cultivators in the family, the Liu family could still live a good life among mortals relying on their years of accumulation in Anqing County.

At least there will be no problem in continuing the wealth for a few more generations. If there are people who practice Taoism in the family in the future, maybe the family can revive or even reach a higher level.

"This person thinks long term!"

Yun Shang made deliberate inquiries and made her own analysis before she came to this conclusion.

Although Mr. Liu's qualifications are average, he is indeed a man with a long-term vision. He has done things to the best of his ability.

When Yun Shang thought of this, she suddenly had an idea. If Master Liu could build a foundation, could he become a helper to help her?

For some reason, this idea suddenly popped up in Yun Shang's mind.