Hejin County, Stone Buddha Temple.
Inside Gui Court, arranged according to the ten heavenly stems.
Ding——!
The chubby Liaoxing Monk rang the jade chime, sweeping his gaze across the hundreds of disciples below, his expression noticeably troubled:
"Tomorrow is again the day of the bimonthly minor examination.
The top four in this competition will join my sect as true disciples, replacing those four of your fellow disciples who were harmed by demons.
I hope all disciples will diligently cultivate, and as soon as possible, like your outstanding predecessors, manage to transform into fetal infants and reincarnate as Heavenly People beside the No-Life Buddha, forever enjoying extreme bliss."
"Yes, Master!"
Most of the disciples sitting in the courtyard were high-spirited, and while Zhu Bo'an outwardly echoed with enthusiasm, he was inwardly sighing:
"A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth.