A Tale of an Adulterous Monk

Seeing the Buddha's shadow almost solidify, the Buddha's eyes slowly opened.

The golden light that was about to reach its peak suddenly dimmed.

This is

Failed to strengthen?

Looking at the Buddhist scriptures that did not change at all, Lu Jin was slightly stunned.

I didn't expect that strengthening would fail.

But it is true. If strengthening can succeed every time, this system is simply too amazing.

Three opportunities for strengthening have been used twice.

There is one opportunity for strengthening left.

What should I strengthen?

Lu Jin glanced at the Medicine Buddha statue enshrined in the center of the hall, and shook his head after thinking about it.

Failed to strengthen a Buddhist scripture, strengthening the Buddha statue probably depends more on luck.

"It's better to strengthen something simple."

Lu Jin picked up the wooden fish in front of him.

This wooden fish is an antique. According to the old man, it has existed since the construction of this Yakushiji Temple.

I don't know what changes will happen after strengthening.

"Don't fail."

Lu Jin took a deep breath and directly placed the last chance of strengthening on the wooden fish.

Swish!

With a flash of light, all the fine cracks on the wooden fish disappeared, and the color turned into a light purple-gold.

The sun shone on it, and the surface of the wooden fish reflected dense Buddhist scriptures.

[Red Sandalwood Wooden Fish]

[After being baptized by the Buddhist blood and blood of dozens of monks, it has become Buddha-like and can help people enter meditation and drive away evil spirits. ]

Red Sandalwood Wooden Fish?

This thing should be very valuable, right?

Lu Jin looked strange. The wooden fish that can drive away evil spirits and avoid demons, can this thing be considered a magic weapon?

He had only heard of such a thing as a magic weapon, but had never seen one.

In the entire Japan, there are only a handful of Buddhist treasures that can be called magic weapons.

Most of these magic weapons come from China, and are basically enshrined in those famous temples.

In a small temple like Yakushiji, I have never seen what a magic weapon looks like in my life.

Just strengthening it casually, I got a magic weapon, which is simply a blood profit.

Knock~knock~

Lu Jin picked up the hammer and gently struck the red sandalwood wooden fish.

The clear and ethereal sound of the wooden fish echoed in the hall, and the lingering sound lingered in the beams, penetrating the mind.

Originally, I was a little excited, but the moment I heard the sound of the wooden fish, I calmed down inexplicably.

Without distracting thoughts, I suddenly realized it.

It was as if there were great Buddhist monks who were well versed in Buddhism, chanting sutras and gaining enlightenment in his ears.

As the sound of the wooden fish gradually faded away, Lu Jin felt that his understanding of Buddhism seemed to have deepened a lot.

This thing is really a treasure.

Looking at the wooden fish in front of him, Lu Jin couldn't help but smack his lips.

It only took one strengthening to have such an effect. If it was strengthened a few more times, he couldn't imagine how awesome this thing would be.

Tap tap tap!

Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps came from behind.

Lu Jin looked back in surprise and found that it was two men in simple clothes, with horrified expressions on their panicked faces.

It seemed as if they had seen something horrible.

They hurried into the temple and even forgot the most basic rituals.

"What do you two donors want?"

Lu Jin frowned and asked, gently knocking on the wooden fish in front of him.

The ethereal sound of the wooden fish echoed, and the two people who were originally panicked calmed down inexplicably when they heard the sound of the wooden fish.

Looking at each other, they couldn't help showing surprise in their eyes.

They were residents of the town around Yakushiji Temple. They encountered trouble this time. They came to Yakushiji Temple just to try their luck and didn't have much hope in their hearts.

Unexpectedly, this young mage actually had some tricks.

Thinking of this, the two middle-aged men knelt on the ground with their heads against the ground.

"Master, we would like to ask you to hold a ritual."

Hold a ritual?

Lu Jin looked suspicious. Holding rituals is the main source of income for the temple. After he inherited Yakushiji Temple, he also held many rituals.

After a ritual, he can get at least 300,000 or 400,000 yen in reward.

Equivalent to 10,000 or 20,000 RMB.

But looking at the looks of these two guys, this ritual may not be as simple as he imagined.

However, it would be a waste not to make extra money that comes to the door.

It's okay anyway, Lu Jin changed into travel clothes and nodded to the two middle-aged men.

"Let's go!"

When leaving the temple, Lu Jin took the handwritten Buddhist scriptures and the red sandalwood fish with him.

This is what he eats.

Now, the most valuable things in the entire Yakushiji Temple are this Buddhist scripture and the red sandalwood fish.

To put it bluntly, even if the entire Yakushiji Temple was sold, it would probably not be as good as his two Buddhist treasures that were comparable to magic tools.

Leaving the temple, under the guidance of two middle-aged men, Lu Jin came to a somewhat remote town.

It is called a small town, but it is not backward in fact.

It is just a little remote, far away from the prosperous urban area.

Two- and three-story wooden houses are scattered everywhere, and the streets are narrow but clean.

It just doesn't seem to be very popular.

The young people in the town have all gone to the prosperous city to work and fight, and most of those who stay in the town are middle-aged and elderly people.

Just as Lu Jin was thinking, the two middle-aged men had already brought him to a three-story building.

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