The simple stone pavilion did not show any magic, yet it appeared out of nowhere and contained a stone table, four stone stools, and two familiar figures, one standing, one sitting.
The one standing wore dusty gray monk's robes, his complexion was waxen yellow, and he stood still like a clay sculpture, none other than Hui Neng, who had once met with Jiang Li under the identity of Lawless Freedom.
And the one sitting, clothed all in white with white hair and a flawless pale face, was none other than Zhen Ru, the lay Buddhist who had handed the Great Brightness Mantra to Jiang Li to suppress the Giant Snake Baqi.
"Or should I say... Awakened?"
Jiang Li looked at the two men and slowly rose to his feet.
"It has been a long time, Benefactor, your Realm has progressed leaps and bounds. Now, you are indeed a master among men," said the lay Buddhist, sitting in the pavilion with a smile.
"You, venerable sir, remain as unfathomably profound as ever, utterly inscrutable."
