"The road to reincarnation has collapsed, the supreme enlightenment is still incomplete, and the other end has become inaccessible.
It's has been extremely hard."
The monk's heavily laden sigh echoed in Austin's ears.
"Sir, is it true that there is place called the Shore of Rebirth existing out there?
What kind of place is it?"
Hearing the monk's sigh, Austin couldn't help but ask.
"The other world is no longer the other world, and the reincarnation is no longer the reincarnation. It has lost its true meaning and faded away into oblivion because people have been so stubborn to search for it,"
the monk replied, his voice full of sadness and frustration.
Austin was confused. It was not the answer he wanted to hear.
"The truth is very simple. Don't think about the Shore of Rebirth as something that is too complicated."
The monk spoke again as if he had anticipated that Austin would not understand his words.
It did not help, however, as Austin became more confused.
After giving it some more thought, he suspected that this monk did not want to reveal any secrets about the Shore of Rebirth.
At the thought of this, he stopped asking further, convinced that the monk would explain nothing more.
"Go ahead.
Take good care of your Number Nine Token,"
the monk instructed.
'How nice of him. He didn't mean to make things difficult for me, '
Austin murmured inwardly. He still appreciated the monk's kindness toward him.
The monk was truly mysterious, making sure not to share any information that did not need to be shared.
Austin guessed that he knew a load of secrets that could be shocking enough to cause a panic if normal creatures found out.
Moreover, he must have been a very powerful master when he was still alive.
Austin was not reconciled to leave empty-handed.
'Can I get something like a gift or benefit from this monk?'
he wondered.
"Ahem! Sir, I'm too weak. I don't know if I can handle the task of protecting the Number Nine Token with the skills that I have.
Can you teach me something... anything?"
Austin finally mustered some courage and asked cautiously.
"Teach you something?"
Hearing Austin's request, the monk was surprised.
"Yes, sir. Do you know any lost cultivation methods and secret skills that you can share with me? If you teach me some of them, I will practice hard and improve my strength, so that I can perform the task of protecting the Number Nine Token well!"
Austin promised, patting his chest.
'This monk seemed to live a long, long time ago.
I'd be shocked if he hasn't grasped any awesome cultivation methods and secret skills of his era that we now don't know about. If he could teach me a few of them, it'll already be a great deal of benefits!'
Austin wondered expectantly.
"Oh?"
The monk was a little surprised.
They had just met by
ill pass on my Buddhist method to them."
Finally, the monk spoke out and said everything that needed to be said.
"Thank you, sir!"
Austin was overjoyed that he could get the monk's Buddhist method on Ivy's and Sue's behalf. With this, he was sure that they would have limitless achievements in the future!
The monk in front of him was actually just a mere corpse that had been left behind. With some remnant consciousness, he could easily suppress a semi-governing god.
It was hard to imagine how powerful he had been when he was at his peak state!
The mere thought of the sheer power could make someone's scalp tingle.
It would be a great help, even a blessing for Ivy and Sue to be taught high-grade methods from such a powerful master.
"There is a Buddhist scripture on the table. Take it back with you and give it to them.
It records all the Buddhist methods that I had practiced in my life.
Let them read it and have them comprehend it slowly. As for how much they can comprehend and master, it depends on their talents and ability to learn,"
the monk instructed Austin.
Whoosh!
In one swift move, the Buddhist scripture on the stone table suddenly jumped and flew over to Austin.
"Thank you, sir!"
Austin thanked him again. Then he took the Buddhist scripture with both hands and carefully put it away.
"All right.
You'd better leave this world as soon as possible.
This is the resting place of the divine gods and they are not to be disturbed.
It's not good for any living creatures to stay here for too long. Something strange will happen to those who don't respect this rule,"
the monk then warned Austin.
"What about you, sir?"
Austin asked curiously.
"I'm already dead. This is the best place for me to stay,"
the monk replied.
Then there was no sound.
No matter how hard Austin tried to ask the monk more questions, he got no response.