The matter of those three being driven away by Jin Bao'er had already spread far and wide!
Upon learning of these events, his heart was filled with even more complex regret. If only he had waited a bit longer that day, perhaps none of this would have happened.
Seeing Jin Bao'er again, that feeling surged in his heart once more. He didn't know how to face her.
"You... I'm sorry! Back then, I..."
Seeing his face full of apology, Jin Bao'er inwardly sneered but showed no outward sign. She retorted directly.
"You shouldn't apologize to me! You should apologize to Chi Tong! As a Buddha's attendant, he protected you for countless years, yet at a critical moment, you used him as a test weapon, letting him self-detonate! Dare I ask... are you comfortable being a Buddha's son?! Is this position sitting comfortably?!"
Her sarcastic voice echoed through the great hall. The Buddha's son froze instantly! His past ugly deeds were exposed on the spot. He felt anger, regret, and unease! As a Buddha's son, when had anyone dared to speak to him like this?!
His expression darkened...
"Jin Bao'er! I know you have saved beings in the Upper Realm and gained immense merit, but Chi Tong is one of our Buddhist disciples. What does his life or death have to do with you? For the sake of his companion's escape, he sacrificed himself. This is great benevolence and righteousness! What apology is there to be made!"
Hearing this, Jin Bao'er's expression suddenly turned cold. This time, she was truly angry! She had thought the Buddha's son would spend these decades in repentance. It was Chi Tong's misfortune, but she never expected him to have such an attitude in the end!
The so-called compassion... ha! It was nothing but his own hypocrisy!
Someone like this, who actually possessed merit and faith?! It was simply讓人...
Suddenly, in her anger, her gaze paused, and her eyes fell upon the young man on the smooth steps! The power of time rules enveloped her vision! What she saw made her feel somewhat strange!
Since she became a judge, she hadn't deliberately looked into someone's karma or merit. Therefore, she was not clear about the Buddha's son's situation at the clan gathering that day. But now...
Apart from slightly more merit light than an ordinary person, this young monk had very little faith! His cultivation was only at the Heavenly Dao King realm, even less than the merit of a Buddha's attendant!
"What did you do?"
She frowned, looking at the Buddha's son. If she said that his merit had always been so little from the past until now, she wouldn't believe it! As a dignified Buddha's son, he couldn't possibly have so little merit! He had lived for so many years...
Faced with this sudden question, the Buddha's son looked bewildered! He seemed to have not noticed his own abnormality at all.
Jin Bao'er became impatient and stated directly.
"Your merit golden light is so little, and your faith is so sparse. Don't tell me you can't see it yourself!"
Upon hearing this, the Buddha's son's whole body trembled. He looked at Jin Bao'er's face in disbelief, a flicker of confusion crossing his eyes, which was quickly replaced by resolve!
"What nonsense are you talking about! I am a dignified Buddha's son with immeasurable merit! What evidence do you have for saying this!"
Seeing his certainty, Jin Bao'er paused, and finally realized something!
The Buddha's son couldn't see his own merit and faith at all. His Heavenly Eye could only see others', and could only predict for others! Could it be that the so-called ten thousand year reincarnation also had flaws?
After all, no matter how powerful a person was, they couldn't live that long. Even those old monsters in the clan had to transform into demons and possess others to preserve their lives, paying a great price for it. But the Buddha's son... had lived for tens of thousands of years and still looked the same!
"Who taught you this method of ten thousand year reincarnation?"
She suddenly felt some pity for this Buddha's son. When his merit and faith power ran out, he would become a mere ordinary cultivator. Moreover, he lacked combat experience. Without his Buddha's attendant, the consequences...
The Buddha's son looked incredulous, or rather, he didn't dare to believe it in his heart! He said impatiently.
"Stop spouting nonsense! What is the reason for your visit today?"
Seeing this, Jin Bao'er immediately put away her thoughts and stopped meddling. She stated directly.
"Oh... I'm here to borrow the sarira!"
"Impossible!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the Buddha's son refused outright. He glared at her with a dark expression, as if she had made some outrageous request.
Jin Bao'er looked at him coldly.
"You have the Heavenly Eye, you should be able to see it, right? The Upper Realm was forcibly torn apart by someone decades ago. The rift has not yet closed. If this continues, storms from the outside and other intruders will be able to enter the Upper Realm... This place will usher in a new catastrophe!"
The Buddha's son's body stiffened. A flicker of confusion crossed his face!
Jin Bao'er saw it clearly. Only then did she notice something was wrong. She tentatively asked.
"Your Heavenly Eye didn't see these things? Or... did it disappear?"
As soon as the last three words were spoken, the Buddha's son suddenly straightened his body. His eyes, slightly red, stared at Jin Bao'er. Even with his smooth head, one could feel the frenzy and desperation within him...
"You're talking nonsense! The Heavenly Dao will heal itself. This is its inherent function! How could it be because of a mere tear..."
But Jin Bao'er had already confirmed something from his reaction. A Buddha's son who lacked merit and faith, had no particularly high cultivation, and might not even be able to use the Buddhist Heavenly Eye now...
Was he still a Buddha's son?
"Enough, stop the nonsense! Hand over the sarira!"
She had seen enough. This Buddha's son, who claimed to have lived for ten thousand years and was compassionate and mysterious, was actually just an ordinary man without the halo of being a Buddha's son! No different from others, and even somewhat vain and arrogant!
Hearing her words, the Buddha's son sneered and remained silent, showing no intention of taking out the sarira.
This time, Jin Bao'er couldn't be bothered to delay any longer. She instantly appeared on the high platform of the great hall. She stepped onto the meditation cushion exclusively for the Buddha's son, and casually pushed the man beside her away...
The Buddha's son was caught off guard and stumbled, his face flushing as he glared at Jin Bao'er, utterly incredulous! He seemed unable to comprehend her rudeness.
Jin Bao'er casually swept aside the various items placed behind the Buddha's son, discarding all the Buddhist treasures, but could not find the sarira. Finally, her gaze shifted to the delicate young monk... her eyes scanned him with a sinister glint.
The Buddha's son shivered under her gaze, his expression turning fearful! He instinctively took two steps back.
"You... what do you want to do?"
Jin Bao'er's lips twitched: You're overthinking this plot!
"Will you hand it over yourself, or should I do it myself?"
The Buddha's son was shocked and furious! His face turned red and black with anger!
"You, as a woman! How can you be so shameless?! This is a Buddhist place, not..."
Before he could finish, Jin Bao'er's patience finally ran out. She rushed forward in a few steps, and with a wave of her hand, she shattered his outer robe!
The Buddha's son was terrified. He instinctively resisted with all his might, but Jin Bao'er slapped him on the head, causing him to feel dizzy on the spot...
This time, she still didn't find the sarira. Her gaze fell on the prayer beads hanging around his neck!