My Master Disconnected Yet Again (Part 3)

Chapter 485: Setting Off for Hao Ran

The war between the two realms ended just like that, after Fatty messed around for the umpteenth time. Shen Ying, Fatty and the others spent two days adjusting themselves at the Southern Land before they officially left it and headed for Hao Ran Court. Rabbit cried non-stop and clung on to Fatty, not bearing to let him go.

"Brother Fatty, you will be back to see me, won't you?" Once it finished, it shoved several bags of carrots to Fatty behind Lonemoon's back. "When you're hungry, eat this. Finish it, then come back and look for me when you're done. That's right, don't forget – don't let Great Immortal see this."

"Don't worry, Rabbit. You are my best friend. Once I can, I will come back to see you." Fatty looked like he could not bear to leave either. Once he finished speaking, he picked the bags of carrots up and patted his chest. "I promise!"

Lonemoon, who had seen the entire process: "..."

Why don't the both of you just get together already!

"It's getting late. Let's set off!" Chan Ji said as he looked at the skies.

"Alright." Lonemoon nodded. Once he thought about Fatty's weight, he realized there was no way they were going to sword-ride. Instead, Lonemoon took something out of his storage back and tossed it outward. It turned into a huge spirit boat that was pure white in color. Spirit Qi engulfed it. Under the sun, it looked multi-colored. It was absolutely beautiful. The designs on the ark of the boat were even more exquisite. It was obvious that the entire boat had cost a bomb.

Chan Ji silently put back the Lotus Stage that he had begun to draw out of his storage bag.

"Let's set off!" Lonemoon led the group of them up the boat and turned back to Chan Ji. "Court Lord Chan Ji, please lead the way."

"But of course." Chan Ji nodded and stepped forward to give Lonemoon some brief instructions. While Lonemoon set the direction of the boat, he took the chance to chat with Chan Ji. At the same time, he tried to find out what the situation at Hao Ran Court was like.

Coincidentally, the so-called Hao Ran Court was located at the east of the Southern Land, atop the Uncrooked Sea. It was much faster to go there from the Southern Land than it was to try to enter from the outside. The Uncrooked Sea experienced strong winds all year round. It was also filled with rich yin Qi, so few cultivators made their way there, if any at all.

But the Hao Ran Court was a Buddhist cultivating sect. The Buddhist techniques worked well against Yin and evil creatures. That was why they were the only surviving sect atop the Uncrooked Sea. In fact, they have probably been living there, away from civilization, for a long time. Buddhist cultivators used merits to cultivate, so the disciples in that sect had a wealth of experience and were all very well-trained. Although their battling skills were not as good as sword cultivators, cultivators who trained with merit were different from other cultivators. The Heavenly Dao was extremely stingy with giving merit. In fact, even if other realms tried, they might not even be able to accumulate much merit.

One would know just by taking a look at Yun Heng. He saved the world several times and saved tens of thousands of living creatures while he was at it. That was the only reason he managed to accumulate so much merit. What's more, after he saved Song Ren's life, he lost everything. It was obvious that accumulating merit was no easy feat.

Naturally, then, there were great benefits that came with accumulating merit. The Heavenly Dao was biased toward people who had merit. In terms of luck, they did far better than others. Having merit in your body also allowed you to keep evil at bay. As time goes by, the chances of getting a golden body would also increase. Another subtle benefit came from the fact that merit could only be accumulated if the beneficiary felt genuinely thankful for something that one did. It was like having a good review. Once someone else attacks a person with merit, he would accumulate bad karma. That would in turn harm his or her cultivation. So demons and immortals alike tended to stay away from Buddhist cultivators.