Chapter 381
Within Liujiang City.
After the exchange gathering concluded, Lin Hui did not immediately return to the sword hall. Instead, he stayed behind to watch the spectacle of the three great Buddhist temples fighting over the Heaven Immortal seed. That was the real reason he had made the trip. Through the old monk of the Red Sand Temple, he had learned that a Heaven Immortal trump card was the true foundation allowing these major factions to dominate a region.
Because Earth Immortal experts faced severe restrictions on their mobility, they could only hold down a localized area. To truly dominate and project power across the realm, a sect needed a Heaven Immortal. As for exactly what tier a Heaven Immortal occupied, the old monk did not know, so Lin Hui would have to see for himself.
However, since Heaven Immortals were the ultimate trump cards of these sects, they would not reveal themselves casually. Drawing one out required a catalyst of immense weight.
In one of Liujiang City’s districts, a massive crowd had gathered around an elevated platform in the center of a square. On it, the eminent monks of the Iron Buddha Temple and the Yongning Temple sat debating the Dharma.
The two factions had been debating for a day and a night without producing a victor. They operated on a relay format: whenever a monk was defeated, another eminent monk would immediately step forward to take his place. Both sides were seeing red, determined to crush the other through the sheer depth of their respective temples. Since it was nothing more than a verbal clash, it had attracted a huge crowd of commoners eager for a spectacle.
In this era, anyone with the leisure to watch such an event clearly had some wealth and connections. Their spending drew swarms of peddlers and merchants, organically turning the surrounding area into a bustling temporary market street.
Lin Hui had rented a few rooms nearby for Wu Anning, Liu Xuezhen, and Xie Tieniu so they could watch the event. At the moment, they were sitting on the fifth floor of a restaurant at the edge of the square, looking down at the venue.
“This place is way livelier than Xidong City. Good thing I came along. Staying at home all the time would be so boring,” Liu Xuezhen said brightly, cracking melon seeds as she leaned out the window. She neatly dropped the shells into a teacup on the sill.