Green Mountain

The pristine white snow fell inside the grey high walls.

The incense in the bronze furnace had burnt down to its end, but the blue smoke still wafted out.

Beside the arena, Taoists, monks, and literati whispered to each other, displaying a variety of expressions.

Bodhisattva Wuzhai no longer paid attention to Zhang Li, but instead, with the turning of his Prayer Beads, he softly said to Chen Ji, "Benefactor, you have prejudices against the Buddhist Sect. Perhaps if you understand more, you will be able to put down the mental obstacle in your heart."

Chen Ji sat on the cushion, "Bodhisattva’s kindness is appreciated, but my six senses are not pure, I am not fit to enter the Buddhist Sect."

The literati focused their gaze towards the inside of the arena, all eyes converging on Chen Ji.

This young man had laid bare the issue that the Buddhist Sect does not equate to Buddhist studies, thereby committing a taboo of the Buddhist Sect. And now, he rejected the Buddhist Sect so directly, truly a fearless calf unafraid of a tiger.

At that moment, Chen Ji heard a voice gently say in his heart, "Benefactor, our Buddhist Sect has always treated people with sincerity, you simply need to convert to Buddhism and become a layman, and this young monk will have a generous reward."

Chen Ji was slightly stunned, he did not see Wuzhai’s mouth move, but Wuzhai’s voice had indeed reached him.

He firmly looked towards Wuzhai, who gave him a slight smile, with his right hand turned outward and down, thumb lightly twisting his middle finger into the gesture of a "giving" mudra.

Is this... the Official Gateway? It could actually transmit sound directly into someone else’s heart.