Chapter 78

"… You must be the Buddha!"

"Huh? What?!"

Little monk Zhize, prostrate on the ground, said with a sincere face, "For so many years, no one has ever told me these things… And I just used Heavenly Heart Communication, and the words you said are all true! Please, take me as your disciple!"

After being startled, Qifeng quickly regained his composure. This little monk seemed to be one who would immediately bow down and believe that Zhao Ling'er was a bodhisattva, then insist on following her. Qifeng originally thought it was the result of Zhao Ling'er's eloquence and his own protagonist aura, but now it seemed that…

Qifeng looked at the little monk who had bowed and not risen, and couldn't help but think, "Is this NPC's character setting such that he must lose in any verbal battle and then recognize his master after losing?"

He looked up at the people in the hall, who were all a bit confused by this sudden turn of events. Dugu Jiansheng's face twitched awkwardly, and he said with a strange expression, "On our way back, we encountered four thousand-year-old demons. I only managed to subdue two of them with great effort. What kind of magic did you use to make two demons vie to serve you?"

As he spoke, the old Sword Saint scrutinized Qifeng and then shook his head, half-jokingly, "If it weren't for the fact that you have no demonic aura, I would really want to see what kind of demon you are…"

"Cough, cough…" Although it was just a joke, Qifeng still felt a bit nervous and changed the subject, "Senior, this little monk is so devoted to goodness. Why don't you take him back to Shushan as a guardian mascot?"

Dugu Jiansheng's face turned serious, and he waved his sleeve, "Nonsense! How can our Shushan Sect keep such a demonic creature on the mountain?!"

Qifeng chuckled with ill intent, making Dugu Jiansheng panic. He heard Qifeng say, "Then what about Nangong Huang wandering around your Shushan back then…?"

The old Sword Saint glared, as if to say, "If you say another word, I'll really get angry." Qifeng stopped, and the Sword Saint shook his head, "Even if he is a good demon who has never harmed anyone, he is still on the side of Buddhism. Our Shushan Sect is a Daoist sect!"

Oh… Not only racial discrimination, but also a matter of faith. It seems there's no way out. Looking at Zhao Ling'er, who was gathering the Five Qi and daydreaming, Qifeng tentatively suggested, "Sister Zhao, why don't you take him in? I remember your master, Lingyue Palace Master, follows the path of Buddhism…"

"AH?" Zhao Ling'er, still in a daze, was startled. The True Essence ball formed by the Five Qi burst, casting a non-discriminatory wide-area healing spell. "AH? I take him as a disciple? No, no, I'm only sixteen and haven't completed my training. How can I take a disciple? Besides, our Lingyue Palace only accepts women…"

Only women? Qifeng scratched his chin and looked at the little monk still prostrate on the ground. Do these prayer beads have a gender… I mean, a sex? "Hey… Zhize, can you transform into a little girl?"

"Little… girl?" The little monk looked up in confusion, and everyone else stared at Qifeng.

Cough, cough… Forgot that this term didn't exist back then. Qifeng awkwardly laughed and rephrased, "Ah, I mean… a young girl."

Little monk Zhize respectfully replied, "From as far back as I can remember, I have been this way. I haven't practiced any transformation techniques, so I can only revert to my original form as prayer beads and cannot change."

"So these prayer beads are male…" Qifeng looked at Zhize thoughtfully, "Indeed, can you imagine Master Bodhidharma meditating for years, holding a little girl and rubbing her… Uh… Master Bodhidharma, this is just a wild imagination, I really have no intention of disrespecting the master, forgive me, forgive me!"

Li Xiaoyao couldn't help but say to Qifeng, "I see that your Buddhist teachings are quite profound, you subdued this little monk so quickly. Why don't you take him as a disciple?"

Qifeng's face twitched, "Me? Profound Buddhist teachings? How did you figure that out?"

Li Xiaoyao was surprised, "What you said just now, wasn't that Buddhist teachings? I didn't understand it very well, but it seemed to make a lot of sense."

Lack of education is truly terrifying, but Xiao Li probably never went to school, so it's not his fault… "That was Buddhist teachings?" Qifeng said helplessly, "I was reciting the Constitution, okay?"

"Con… stitution?" Li Xiaoyao scratched his head and stepped back.

After kneeling for a long time, little monk Zhize, seeing that Qifeng didn't seem to want to take him in, became anxious. His eyes darted around, and he said, "Let me follow you. I know who is manipulating the zombies. I can help you find him. That demon has the Earth Spirit Pearl. If you wear me, I can increase your magical power and protect you from the yin energy in the tomb, so you can seize the Earth Spirit Pearl…"

This kid is quite good at selling himself. Qifeng chuckled, pointing to the Qiankun Bag still in Dugu Jiansheng's hand, "That Red Demon King has already been captured by us, and we have the Earth Spirit Pearl!"

Before he finished speaking, the Qiankun Bag started to shake, and the Red Demon King's voice came from inside, "You little baldy, trying to curry favor with others? When you come in, I'll kill you!"

Perhaps due to his weaker power compared to the Red Demon King, or because he had suffered at his hands before, little monk Zhize was startled by the sudden voice but quickly calmed down, bowing deeply to Qifeng again, "This old demon is so powerful, yet you subdued him. You must be the Buddha!"

Uh… Qifeng was speechless. But taking this little guy back to school? What if he builds a temple and recruits monks there?

Before Qifeng could decide what to do, little monk Zhize's form flickered, and he transformed back into a string of prayer beads, which shot up and landed in Qifeng's hand, then… vanished.

Huh? What's going on?

Li Xiaoyao was stunned, Zhao Ling'er was stunned, and even Dugu Jiansheng's eyes widened. With his astonishing cultivation and decades of experience in demon slaying, he had never seen a powerful demon disappear right under his nose. "Where… where did it go?!"

Only Qifeng could only smile bitterly, the jade prayer beads had actually gone into his inventory!

Damn, is this really "automatic" pickup? From the looks of it, it's even bound, right? I can't sell it or delete it, can I?

"Cough… Hey… Zhize, Zhize?!" Qifeng tried calling him a few times, but there was no response.

Forget it, Qifeng reached into his inventory and pulled out the jade prayer beads. The prayer beads trembled and transformed back into human form, being held by Qifeng by the neck, his eyes spinning, two mosquito eyes: "… What happened just now? I jumped onto your hand, then it got dark, and I didn't know anything after that…"

Huh? Qifeng was surprised. Did he not jump in himself? Thinking about it, it made sense. Who would know about his inventory ability and be able to jump in? It seems the little monk was directly taken into the inventory. It seems the automatic pickup was indeed correct.

"Alright, you can follow me for now." Qifeng didn't have any other options. Since putting him in the inventory was like sealing him