Wandering Gods of Day and Night

The Buddha who practices Prajna primarily focuses on "Realization of Prajna" and "Observing Wisdom".

Disciple, listen to the terms your master is explaining, aren’t they exactly the same as Ya Zi’s mystical words just now?"

"They do sound the same, but what do those secret techniques Ya Zi mentioned really mean?"

Zhou Xuan asked.

Yuan Buyu shook his head and said, "Those secret techniques can only be understood by the Buddha who practices Prajna. Since we don’t practice Prajna, how could we possibly comprehend those words,

but since it’s the realization of the Prajna Heavenly King, it’s surely an extremely profound magic skill. Not to mention the Nine Incense Sticks in the Human World, even at the Heavenly Dome God-level, it’s hard to penetrate the mysteries within."

Zhou Xuan thought Yuan Buyu made some sense, so he didn’t delve too much into the mysteries of those secret techniques,

but he didn’t walk away empty-handed either,

Zhou Xuan abruptly slapped Zhao Wuya’s shoulder and said, "Ya Zi, you will be of great use later. As long as we catch someone from the Buddha Country, we can master the cultivation methods of the Buddha Country’s realm masters,

you are the perfect candidate to learn from the Buddha Country,

Master the Buddha’s skills to restrain the Buddha!"

"Sounds interesting." Zhao Wuya quickly gobbled down his food, while Li Yutang kept urging him to practice.

And Zhou Xuan altered Li Yutang’s teaching goals once more, saying, "Little Yutang, give us another day, just let Ya Zi cultivate more of the beggar’s habits."

"Young Master, didn’t we agree, beggar Buddha, beggar Buddha, with Buddha as the main, beggar as the assistant?"

"Well, things are different now. You handle the beggar affairs, and as for the Buddha matters—I’ll take care of the fruits in my Secret Realm."

"I’m done eating, I’ll go sleep with those beggars now."

Zhao Wuya had only skipped one meal but acted like he hadn’t eaten for ten days, devouring the whole table of food.

He didn’t care, wiped his slick, oily mouth, and left.

As soon as Zhao Wuya was gone, Zhou Xuan asked Little Brain again, "Brain, since the kids have such great skills to grow Buddha Country people into fruit trees—my Secret Realm still has an even more powerful Buddha Country person."

He was referring to the "Mother of Hundred Demons", this Buddha Country Lord, one of the notable figures in Buddha Country.

If the "Mother of Hundred Demons" were planted, the kind of mystical fruits it might bear is unimaginable.

"Master, please don’t mess with her—the Blood Well God and Black Water God, even combined, have a hard time suppressing her; if she wakes up, I’m afraid no one can handle her."

"Indeed, indeed."

Zhou Xuan nodded.

Tonight, he gained a clearer understanding of the Buddha Country Lord’s strength.

"One finger can break the Dream Buddha... even the Green Robed Buddha might not be able to do it."

After careful comparison, Zhou Xuan felt—the Prajna Heavenly King’s power is far above God-level, probably in the realm of Heavenly God Level.

"It’s possible even Heavenly God Level might not be able to contend with her."

The strength of the Mother of Hundred Demons exceeds even the Prajna Heavenly King.

...

On a clear morning at the Zhou Family’s Troupe, the sound of voices was lively, with the masters and disciples of the Netherworld Play Troupe already busy preparing for their performance,

Zhou Xuan, dressed in a loose silk robe, went to the courtyard to practice boxing and cultivate his disposition.

When he arrived under the Ancestor Tree, he saw a young beggar nestled under the tree constantly scratching.

"Ya Zi, you’re up pretty early?"

"Of course we beggars get up early; where else would we go begging if we didn’t?" Zhao Wuya retorted.

Zhou Xuan couldn’t help but laugh and said, "Then go beg; let me direct you. After leaving the troupe, walk east for two miles to reach Cotton Street,

it’s quite lively there, with lots of breakfast stalls. If you beg there, you might eat well."

"I can’t bring myself to beg; I’d rather starve than beg on the street."

Zhao Wuya kept scratching and said, "The beggar Li Yutang found is truly dirty, full of fleas, jumping up and down like snow falling from motherfucker, after sleeping with them for a night, I’ve been bitten all over."

"You see, just endure a few days, once the mission is complete, you won’t be a beggar Buddha anymore; you’ll still be—you, Prince Zhao Xunlong, as graceful as jade."

Zhou Xuan comforted Zhao Wuya, but Zhao Wuya had already got up and started walking outside the troupe.

"Where are you going?"

"I’m going to Cotton Street to try my luck."

"Didn’t you say you’d rather starve than beg?" Zhou Xuan said.

"That cold, hard black bread, I really can’t eat it, it scratches my throat... I want to go to Cotton Street to beg for some soft food."

Zhao Wuya left the troupe boldly, and Zhou Xuan continued practicing boxing,

Once he finished his routine, most of the masters and disciples of the troupe had gone out to perform, leaving the troupe feeling empty.

Zhou Xuan punched vigorously, wiping his face with the towel draped around his neck, and was about to enter the room,

when suddenly, a drumbeat resounded,

"Dong! Dong! Dong!"

With the deep drum sound, the Eternal Life Sect Leader appeared in front of Zhou Xuan: "Little Changsheng, paying respects to Master Zhou."

Along with the Eternal Life Sect Leader came the Tiancan Monk.

"This little monk pays respects to Master Zhou."

Zhou Xuan nodded slightly as a gesture of greeting, and he asked, "How did the search for the Green Robed Buddha go?"

"Today, he shall come to the Zhou Family’s Troupe."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader said.

"Things were handled efficiently indeed."

Zhou Xuan asked the Eternal Life Sect Leader, "Sect Leader, did you spend quite a bit to bring the Green Robed Buddha to the human world?"

"Ah, with Master being so generous to me, what does a little expenditure matter?" The Eternal Life Sect Leader shook both his hands vigorously.

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "I’m the type who doesn’t like to take advantage of small bargains. Even if you, Little Changsheng, wanted to show me filial respect, I wouldn’t accept it for nothing.

However, I haven’t had the time to refine elixir recently, so it’s really hard to present something with sincerity."

"It’s not an issue, not an issue, as long as the Master still thinks of us, we are content."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader’s perspective has indeed changed significantly, incomparable to his former "petty calculating" self.

But Zhou Xuan said, "Wait for me a moment, I don’t have Jing Country’s elixirs here, but I do have Buddha Country’s Buddha Fruits, let me fetch a few for you to taste."

"Master, there’s no need..."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader reached out to stop him, but Zhou Xuan was already in meditation.

After a night’s growth, the fruit trees in the Secret Realm had grown another half a zhang, and the red fruits hanging on them had increased in size.

Yesterday they were the size of thumbs, but now they are bigger than ordinary winter jujubes.

Zhou Xuan picked a few with good appearance and took them down.

...

The Tiancan Monk and the Eternal Life Sect Leader then saw that Zhou Xuan’s hand suddenly had eight red fruits.

These red fruits emitted an extremely rich Buddha energy.

Buddha energy is hard currency in Jing Country, equivalent to incense for "Divine People".

Although "Ghosts" cannot directly absorb Buddha energy, they can, through some sinister methods, convert it into incense.

The "Shaman" Tangkou is a Divine People’s Tangkou, so the Eternal Life Sect Leader can naturally absorb Buddha energy.

The "Broken Robe" Tangkou, although a "Ghost" Tangkou, is the most Buddha-energy abundant Alien Ghost Sect, so the Tiancan Monk can also directly absorb Buddha energy.

The two of them, upon seeing those eight red fruits, immediately showed curious expressions and said, "These fruits contain such abundant Buddha energy?"

The Tiancan Monk grabbed one, sniffed it hard, and said, "I’ve eaten the ginseng king from the Snow City Chief, but its Buddha energy is not even half as much as this fruit’s."

"Since the Buddha energy is adequate, you should eat them all, consider it my hospitality as Zhou Xuan."

Zhou Xuan raised his hand,

and the Eternal Life Sect Leader, Tiancan Monk could not wait, gobbling them like Pigsy eating ginsengfruit.

The smokelike Buddha energy, as the two chewed incessantly, continuously spread around.

Meanwhile, a hidden presence in the Zhou Family’s Troupe unconsciously swallowed.

This person was none other than the Green Robed Buddha.

The Green Robed Buddha wasn’t hiding on purpose; he had only just descended and hadn’t yet revealed his form.

Although Zhou Xuan didn’t see him, his strong perception had detected the presence of the Green Robed Buddha.

"The Great Buddha of the Heavenly Dome, since you’re here, show yourself; sneaking around is unseemly."

Zhou Xuan called out, hands behind his back.

The Green Robed Buddha immediately revealed his form,

according to his prearranged script, he intended to harshly scold Zhou Xuan upon arriving, recounting past grievances.

But now, just as the Green Robed Buddha was about to speak, he helplessly looked at the fruits in the hands of the Eternal Life Sect Leader and Tiancan Monk, wanting—very much so—to eat one.

It’s hard to criticize someone when you’ve shared their food, and to ask for a bite then scold would be improper.

The Green Robed Buddha hesitated for a long time, and in the end, didn’t utter a word of his intended scolding, merely pressed his hands together, respectfully greeted, and recited a Buddhist chant: "Green Robed Buddha, paying respects to Master Yujing..."

ps: Happy New Year, good brothers.