Ethan Shu flipped his other leg over the window frame, landing inside with a chuckle. "Your wedding is around the corner. Be cautious. I don't want to leave any traces."
Serena Nie floated over and said, "Don't worry, little monk. No one will come today. The ghost tailor has already delivered the wedding dress."
"Look, I tried it on."
"The wedding dress is stunning. It's my first time wearing one, unfortunately, it's after I died, and I'm not marrying the one I love."
Serena's eyes dimmed momentarily before she flashed a smile, spreading her arms wide and twirling in place. "Little monk, do you think it looks good?"
The ornate phoenix crown and brilliant wedding attire bloomed like a beautiful flower.
Ethan Shu was momentarily mesmerized by Serena's ethereal beauty and said, "It's really beautiful..."
"No wonder even the Black Mountain Demon, a tree demon, fell in love. Such a beauty could awaken even a wooden heart."
"Really?"
Delighted by his words, Serena twirled around in place a few more times before extending her slender hand and gracefully floating around the room.
The phoenix crown and wedding attire were dazzlingly beautiful, and with their wearer's unparalleled charm, they captivated anyone who saw her, making them unable to tear their gaze away.
Ethan Shu blinked and thought to himself, "No matter how beautiful, she's still just a skeleton in pink."
"If she were human, I'd be tempted to marry her and bring her home."
Clara Ning huffed and said, "Smooth-talking little monk. You're not honest at all."
Ethan Shu asked, "Clara, what about your wedding dress?"
Clara Ning turned her head away, leaning on the railing and proudly replied, "Why should I show it to you?"
Ethan Shu touched his nose and teased, "I wasn't asking you to show it to me. Unless..."
Ethan Shu chuckled and asked, "You wanted to show it to me, didn't you?"
"You!?"
Clara Ning seemed to be hit by Ethan Shu's words, staring at him with wide eyes.
Clara Ning asked, "With all your smooth talk and flattery, haven't you broken your vows? Won't Buddha punish you?"
Ethan Shu shook his head and replied, "Wine and meat pass through the intestines, while Buddha resides in the heart."
"Moreover, I am Buddha. How could I punish myself?"
"You!?"
Clara Ning was startled, and a hint of shock flashed in her eyes.
Claiming to be Buddha, the little monk in front of her had a mighty boldness.
Ethan Shu's expression became solemn as he said, "My master and I are prepared. We're going down the mountain today to inquire about the time of the ghost wedding and the specific plan."
Clara Ning pondered and replied, "The ghost wedding is at ten tomorrow night. The wedding procession will leave from here."
"The Five Immortals and other teams will arrive at our residence at 9:30 p.m. They will then carry the sedan chair and dowry to the Mass Grave Lies, where the Black Mountain Demon resides."
"The Commander of the Comfort Troops and other demons of Black Mountain will gather in the Mass Grave Lies that night to congratulate The Black Mountain Demon on his wedding."
Serena Nie flew back, lightly landing beside Ethan Shu, and firmly stated, "I'd rather perish than marry The Black Mountain Demon."
Ethan Shu said, "Don't worry. My master and I will save you from your suffering, and..."
A hint of killer intent arose in the little monk's eyes as he said solemnly, "We will annihilate all the demons of Black Mountain and restore peace to its people!"
Clara Ning replied firmly, "Success hinges on tomorrow!"
"Yes, success hinges on tomorrow!"
Ethan Shu, Clara Ning, and Serena Nie placed their hands together, symbolizing unity.
After further discussing their plan, Ethan Shu returned to Huiming Temple.
As night fell, the old monk sat in the side hall, accompanied by a constant flame, carefully wiping a set of 108 Golden and Rosewood Prayer Beads.
He meticulously cleaned every inscribed mantra on each bead.
This set of Golden and Rosewood Prayer Beads was one of the old monk's Buddhist artifacts.
The previous Purple Gold Scepter, which pierced through The Black Mountain Demon, was a superior Buddhist artifact.
The Golden and Rosewood Prayer Beads in front of him were also a superior Buddhist artifact.
"You'll be our reliance in tomorrow's battle."
The old monk draped himself in a cassock inscribed with the Shurangama Mantra, and hung the Golden and Rosewood Prayer Beads around his neck.
A monk has four treasures:
Cassock!
Bowl!
Scepter!
Prayer beads!
Prayer beads are used to count repetitions of Buddhist chants.
The bowl is a container held by monks to receive food donations.
The head of the scepteri made of metal, with several rings interconnected. When shaken, they strike against each other, making a sound.
When held by a monk, it not only embodies the monk's dignified appearance but also serves as a means to make sounds while walking in the wilderness, scaring away venomous snakes and other creatures.
The monk's Purple Golden Bowl, which he had used previously in his quest to uncover the cause of his master's death, was shattered during a battle with other demons.
The cassock the old monk, Huiming, was wearing was not as superior as the Purple Golden Bowl, Purple Gold Scepter, or Golden and Rosewood Prayer Beads.
Now inscribed with the Shurangama Mantra using Buddhist blood by Ethan Shu, its quality had slightly improved.
It's worth mentioning that during the death ordeal, Ethan Shu once mixed Buddhist blood with virgin urine to inscribe the Shurangama Mantra on Huiming.
After waking up, Huiming smelled a strange odor on his body but didn't know the cause.
When Ethan Shu woke up from his coma the next day, seeing that Huiming didn't mention it, he kept quiet, fearing that the old monk couldn't handle the shock and fainted.
The Purple Gold Scepter, one of the monk's four treasures, was planted in The Black Mountain Demon's body.
The old monk only had the set of Golden and Rosewood Prayer Beads left, which were still quite useful.
In another side hall,
Ethan Shu was also organizing his belongings.
After so many days, he had received numerous system rewards from sweeping the floor. Ethan Shu obtained a white monk's robe, a lower-grade Buddhist artifact.
A set of Vajra Bodhi Prayer Beads, a mid-grade Buddhist artifact refined from bodhi seeds, inscribed with the Diamond Sutra.
A pair of monk's shoes, impervious to water and fire, allowing the wearer to walk on cliffs as if on flat ground, also a lower-grade Buddhist artifact.
A brass bowl, a lower-grade Buddhist artifact.
Excluding the scepter, Ethan Shu had basically collected all four treasures of a monk.
Ethan Shu packed away these Buddhist artifacts and whispered, "Everything is ready; all we need is the right moment."
"It depends on tomorrow's ghost wedding whether my master and I can overpower the demons and transcend the Black Mountain Demon and the Blood Ghost Corpse Demon!"
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