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What Chen Ping'an failed to anticipate was that this journey would take him half a year to complete. It wasn't because the Observing Dao Temple had been too far away. Instead, it was because Chen Ping'an had followed Lasting Qi's instructions and walked in circles in a majestic city for three whole months without finding the so-called Observing Dao Temple.
In the capital city of Southern Garden Nation, Chen Ping'an asked everyone that he could, including merchants, soldiers, traveling martial artists, leaders of escort agencies, and officials from local authorities, but none of them had heard of this Observing Dao Temple.
Chen Ping'an also read through all types of historical records, local chronicles, and private records, but none of those had yielded any leads, either. The only thing that he had to show for his efforts was that he was now fluent in the official dialect of Southern Garden Nation.
Late autumn gave way to winter, which then transitioned into spring, and only at the beginning of summer was Chen Ping'an able to ascertain that the entrance of the Observing Dao Temple was right in this capital city, but he still wasn't able to find it.
Even with his immense mental fortitude, he was starting to waver and grow a little frustrated.
During this time, Chen Ping'an encountered many strange sights and stories. One night, he saw a hovering azure dress drifting through the air as if it were draped over the body of an invisible dancer.
One time, he unintentionally saw through an illusion, and he witnessed a section of the inner city's city wall that was supported by human remains, and every single brick had Buddhist scriptures inscribed upon them.
He also encountered a traveling monk, which was a rare sight in Eastern Treasured Vial Continent. Buddhism was much more prevalent in Southern Garden Nation, and there were Buddhist temples everywhere.
From this traveling monk, Chen Ping'an learned about the intricacies of kasayas, as well as the differences between reciting monks, lecturing monks, mentor monks, and guardian monks. One time, he left the capital city to get some fresh air, and he followed a group of monks that were carrying out some secret instruction for the imperial court from af...
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