Master Mingyu froze at the sight. To pass this trial, the monk must not cry out during the whipping.1

Of course, the secret domain would not let the foreman whip indefinitely. Eventually, a rock would fall from the statue and crush him to death.1

As the foreman had committed many evils, he would meet his end by a falling rock, aligned with the Buddhist principle that good is rewarded and evil is punished.2

Master Mingyu had overseen the Xitian Secret Domain over a thousand times and witnessed the choices of countless monks within it. The greatest challenge of this trial was enduring pain. Ninety percent of monks couldn’t hold out until the foreman met his comeuppance, crying out in pain. Among those who did persist, all had gritted their teeth through it. That was why he believed Xinzhen had a chance when he saw the latter...0