Chapter 538: Arrived at the Meeting Place
In front of Vera’s house, a man wearing a kasaya was interacting with Evin, entertaining her with some of his tricks using energy. He was clearly a monk. Baek Jimin and Vera, watching them not far from the house, sat with smiles on their faces. Seeing Evin’s happy expression made them smile warmly in return.
However, they were stunned when several figures suddenly appeared. Baek Jimin immediately lit up with joy, especially when she saw one particular man among them.
Aldrian had teleported them all here, but once they arrived, he couldn’t help but fix his eyes on the monk. The others who had come with Aldrian also turned to look at the monk, but it was Xin Haotian who reacted visibly, surprised at the sight because he knew this monk.
The monk, who didn’t seem surprised at all by the sudden appearance of Aldrian and the others, met his gaze with a smile.
"Benefactor Aldrian, it’s been a while," the monk said.
Aldrian stepped forward, slightly bowed, and clasped his hands.
"I didn’t expect to meet you here again, teacher ’Karma Seeker’," he said.
The monk standing before him was the same one he and Xin Haotian had met in the Forgeheart Kingdom, after returning from Dragon Back Mountain. At the time, Aldrian had known nothing about the mysterious monk, but over the course of his journey, he eventually learned his true identity.
When he looked into the monk known by the title "Karma Seeker," there was little information available—only that the abbot of the Buddhist sect bore the title Venerable Karma Seeker.
He had already suspected that the monk might be the abbot of the Buddhist sect, especially given his cultivation at the peak emperor stage. Still, discovering it to be true left him with questions. Why had the leader of the Buddhist sect been walking alone back then? He also spoken a line that Aldrian had recalled many times during his travels.
"Not every being’s heart can hold righteousness, and even if they have a righteous heart, not all of them can bear the weight of that righteousness,"