Chapter 67: The Daoist's Journey Westward

Putuo Luojia Palace.

This place was not only the palace where Princess Wencheng resided but also a sacred site of Esoteric Buddhism. After many years of expansion, it had become a vast and immense complex of palaces.

Inside the Spirit Pagoda, the Lotus King of Law held a ceremony.

The room was filled with the curling wisps of sandalwood incense, entwining with its refreshing aroma.

A deity brandishing human organs, fierce and malevolent, was enshrined within.

The Lotus King of Law held a magic artifact, a human head drum, and chanted peculiar scriptures with emphasis.

The view shifted upwards to reveal, beyond the luxurious palace, the numerous temples scattered across the plateau. Near the temples were the humble flat houses of the relatively wealthy, while slaves were only fit to live in lowly stables.

They were exploited to the utmost, using resources as liberally as mud and sand.

All would rather endure hardship themselves than fail to provide for the monks.