Wandering Gods of Day and Night-Chapter 1096 - 424: Cai Lian Returns Again

"At that moment, you were no longer the supreme faith of the Buddhist sect; you were its stain, a pile of dog feces thrown at the gates of the Turn Wheel Zen Temple."

With just a few words, Zhou Xuan amplified the intense fear that Fish Bodhisattva originally had to its extreme.

This thick sense of fear spread into the winds of the "Spirit Realm," making the wind unbearably sour,

so much so that Zhou Xuan had to cover his nose and mouth to block the unpleasant smell.

"The Spirit Realm, it’s truly suitable for us Colorful Play Masters to use our tricks. Whatever the opponent thinks, I can know just by a sniff, without even needing spiritual control."

When the sourness reached its peak, Zhou Xuan keenly noticed—that the time to activate "Cater to Their Preferences" had come.

The deception of the Colorful Play Master can fool people, and can also deceive "Spirits."

But deceiving people is easy; deceiving "Spirits" requires entering a state of harmony with the heavens. One must first see the "Spirits" before the deception can be used.

"I’ve fooled a God-level being, but whether I can deceive this Ancient Buddha is hard to say."

Zhou Xuan felt somewhat uncertain, just like his "Turtle Breath Millennium" technique could fool Li Changxun’s eyes but could not deceive the incense fire Taoist.

As long as it is a magic in this world, there is an upper limit. If the opponent’s level is much higher, the effects will be greatly reduced or even fail completely.

Therefore, Zhou Xuan prepared some insurance for himself. He gently took out a gold token from his inner garment and hid it behind his back.

If he successfully fooled the Ancient Buddha’s avatar, then the gold token would be unused,

but if the deception failed, Zhou Xuan would have to summon the Witch God to assist him for self-preservation.

"I’ll deceive him first."

Zhou Xuan immediately released his spiritual power, activating "Cater to Their Preferences."

He asked Fish Bodhisattva, "Ancient Buddha’s avatar, if I leave, you probably won’t get any peace afterward, will you?"

"Zhou Xuan... Great Master... Great Master of Mingjiang Prefecture, I fear there’s a bit of misunderstanding between us; you might as well stay a moment longer."

Before Zhou Xuan could start his own deception, Fish Bodhisattva surprisingly preempted him and began deceiving first.

Zhou Xuan scoffed and said, "Fish Bodhisattva, you need to improve your deception skills. Right now, saying there’s a misunderstanding, but once your fatal Buddhist chant gathers, there surely won’t be any misunderstanding—you’d just want to finish me off quickly."

Fish Bodhisattva’s lie was easily exposed, and his face turned somewhat awkward, but he still stammered, "Great Master, what are you talking about? I’ve always... always admired you greatly..."

"Haha! Hahaha!"

Zhou Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, laughing heartily as if he’d heard something hilarious,

This laughter wouldn’t stop, unsettling Fish Bodhisattva.

He didn’t understand what Zhou Xuan was laughing at and had to ask awkwardly, "Great Master, why are you laughing?"

Zhou Xuan pointed to Fish Bodhisattva’s forehead: "I laugh at you this monk without schemes, you bald donkey have little wisdom! Until now, you still don’t understand my intentions?"

"What... what intentions?" Fish Bodhisattva asked.

Zhou Xuan pointed to the wall and asked, "What am I and Alchemist Bai Lu here for?"

Fish Bodhisattva replied without thinking, "Of course, you are here to vent for him, to take revenge on me, perhaps to take back White Deer Mountain?"

"Nonsense!"

Zhou Xuan reprimanded on the spot: "I’m not digging coal; what will I do with a mountain?"

"Then what are you here for?"

Fish Bodhisattva instantly became confused.

Zhou Xuan said, "I came to the Spirit Realm to find you, also wanting to join in. This elixir business, it’s a big business, and those above are eagerly waiting for your Human Pill from the furnace, right?"

"The business is indeed good." Fish Bodhisattva started to realize. He’d always thought Zhou Xuan and Alchemist Bai Lu were of the same ilk—those obstinate mules with a sense of justice. It turned out, this Great Master of Mingjiang Prefecture knew how to play the game!

However, although the celestial business is large, Fish Bodhisattva absolutely wouldn’t allow Zhou Xuan to reach in for a cut of the meat.

But, to keep Zhou Xuan here until the Buddhist chant activated, Fish Bodhisattva played along with Zhou Xuan,

"Great Master, if you’re willing to take a share, why not, we can cooperate."

"The celestial business is too big. Over the years, I’ve been making money with my heart in my mouth. If we unite with your strong hand, we can peacefully earn heaven’s magic artifacts and incense, benefiting from their care."

"Are you willing to share?" Zhou Xuan asked.

"Of course." Fish Bodhisattva said insincerely,

Yet Zhou Xuan loudly reprimanded, saying, "No, you’re not willing at all. If you were, you would’ve invited me into the group long ago."

Deception, after all, cannot simply pander; otherwise, it would feel unreal, like a flamboyant article, the mountains don’t like peace.

Zhou Xuan deliberately "sang the white face" to dampen Fish Bodhisattva’s arrogance, making it easier to subdue him psychologically, while also enhancing the sense of immersion, increasing the likelihood of the performance’s execution.

Facing an Ancient Buddha avatar, Zhou Xuan wasn’t confident about his deception. All he could do was thoroughly detail everything, and then it came to "do your best, and leave the rest to fate."

"Great Master, in the beginning, I didn’t know you were interested in the Human Pill business..."

"Enough with the excuses; would you willingly share this massive elixir business? Whoever takes a bite of you, you probably want their life."

Zhou Xuan said sternly, "But when I came, I knew you wouldn’t willingly share the Human Pill business, so I prepared some sincerity."

"No matter how much sincerity, I won’t share any business with you."

Fish Bodhisattva muttered internally, but outwardly agreed, saying, "I wonder what sincerity the Great Master speaks of?"

Zhou Xuan said, "The first sincerity is him." He pointed towards the direction where "Alchemist Bai Lu" was and said, "Alchemist Bai has been your old rival. After escaping for these years, he probably hasn’t been at peace either—I pretended to ally with him, but actually, he is my pledge to you,

Later, we will kill him to resolve your concern."

With those words, Alchemist Bai was stunned.

He never expected Zhou Xuan to turn against him.

"Great Master, I just guarded you kindly and let you play first, and then you turned around and sold me out?"

"Great Master, if you’re tempted by the elixir business, I can teach you the method to refine Qi Pill, just like we talked before. Once you can refine Qi Pill, your elixir business will definitely surpass Human Pill."

"Great Master, we are friends; you can’t sell me out."

Alchemist Bai, facing this betrayal, almost started crying.

Zhou Xuan replied, "Friends, they are meant to be sold."

"Zhou Xuan... you... may you die well. It’s my fault for trusting people wrongly, I deserve to die."

Alchemist Bai’s tears and accusation gave further credibility to Zhou Xuan’s "truth through lies."

Fish Bodhisattva said, "Great Master, I imagine you are interested in the elixir business, otherwise, you wouldn’t be chatting about Qi Pill with Bai Lu, that useless dog."

Alchemist Bai’s accusatory tears turned into powerful evidence for Zhou Xuan’s "truth through deceit."

Though Fish Bodhisattva seemed to be somewhat convinced by Zhou Xuan, he changed his tune, saying, "But if you’re only trading for a piece of elixir’s share with a stray dog’s life, I’m afraid it’s not enough."

"Of course it isn’t enough."

Zhou Xuan suddenly grew stern and said, "Therefore, my second sincerity is to let you know whose person I am."

Zhou Xuan, while speaking, still tightly held onto the gold token he had prepared beforehand with his left hand and used his right hand to take out another gold token, throwing it towards Fish Bodhisattva.

The gold token flew hundreds of feet before falling in front of the mountain-like Bodhisattva.

Fish Bodhisattva just took one glance, and his voice trembled: "You’re... you’re with the Witch God?"

"Sharp eyes. Now, tell me, whose intent is it, to swallow a portion of your elixir’s share?"

Zhou Xuan laughed coldly, exuding an imposing aura...