Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1306: Chapter 857: Great Saint Bodhisattva Yang Xiao

"Alright, now let’s talk about this request for leave." Sheng Yanlin flipped open that piece of paper, "I also once received this letter back then, but the Buddha statue on it was different from yours." freewebnσvel.cѳm

"Does it have any special significance?" Yang Xiao’s heart skipped a beat, and he pressed further.

"Of course, this Buddha statue represents the Black Buddha Mother’s promise to you. As long as you join the sect, it will grant you the status corresponding to the Buddha statue in the letter."

"Do you want to know what status the Buddha Mother promised me back then?" Lifting his head, Sheng Yanlin looked at Yang Xiao peculiarly.

Feeling uneasy under such a gaze from Sheng Yanlin, Yang Xiao swallowed and replied in a low voice, "I guess it must be one of the thirteen Buddha’s sons."

This wasn’t hard to guess, as Sheng Yanlin had just mentioned that each of the thirteen Buddha’s sons had strength at least similar to his and Yang Qianhe’s.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Yanlin nodded and said in a low voice, "That’s right, it was the Buddha’s son position, but my ranking was quite low, at the eleventh position."

"Even someone like you could only rank at the eleventh position?"

Yang Xiao was a bit surprised. He had never seen Sheng Yanlin at his peak, but he had experienced Yang Qianhe’s power, who could kill a Ghost-level peak Envoy as easily as slicing a blade of grass, practically like a half-immortal.

Even someone of this caliber could only rank near the end, indicating the high value of the thirteen Buddha’s sons under the Black Buddha Mother.

Sheng Yanlin slowly picked up the white paper, revealing the black Buddha statue behind it, and stared at Yang Xiao, asking in a hoarse voice, "Do you know what position the Buddha Mother promised you?"

Yang Xiao roughly went over Sheng Yanlin’s previous explanation in his mind. Based on his current strength, at the lower Ghost level of spiritual power, he probably corresponded to a low-level cadre at the Third Fruit Arhat level.

However, with the help of various high-rank magic artifacts and the Mirror Ghost, his actual combat power far exceeded that of a similar-level Envoy, already capable of ambushing and defeating masters like Bo Yetong in a one-on-one scenario, so he should rank around the Fourth Fruit Arhat level.

Yang Xiao tentatively extended four fingers and said hesitantly, "About... Fourth Fruit Arhat?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Yanlin took a deep breath, pushed the paper towards Yang Xiao, and then revealed an astonishing result, "It’s the Great Saint Bodhisattva position."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiao’s mind buzzed; the Great Saint Bodhisattva position belonged to someone who had half a foot in the high-level cadre ranks, as Sheng Yanlin had mentioned before. Reaching this level was almost exclusive to Netherworld Envoys.

That is, similar to the former Dean of Ru Lin Academy, Yang Yunluo, or frequent figures on the Patrol Defense Office’s wanted list, like the Evil Cultivator Kugusai Master of similar caliber.

Currently, Yang Xiao had almost no interaction with these figures due to the significant disparity in strength, with a huge gap between them.

Furthermore, even Sheng Yanlin at his peak only obtained a Buddha’s son, and there was only one level of difference between them.

"Now you know how much the Black Buddha Mother values you." Sheng Yanlin’s tone was odd, not clear whether it was sarcasm or praise. "If it were just a mere Fourth Fruit Arhat position, do you think it necessary for the Life Demanding Monk himself to make a trip?"

"I can almost conclude that the next letter he sends will certainly be from a master. Those in the Exoteric Sect weren’t harmed by their own people; it was someone from outside, very strong." Sheng Yanlin asserted firmly.

Yang Xiao opened his mouth wide, taking a long time to recover from the shock. He hadn’t expected the Black Buddha Mother to value him so highly.

Keep in mind, the experts of the Black Buddha Mother Sect have extremely high value; the title of Head of Ten Thousand Religions is not an exaggeration, and such a Great Saint Bodhisattva position placed in the Patrol Defense Office ranks would at least be a provincial director.

And his current rank in the Patrol Defense Office, despite countless contributions, was only at the municipal commissioner level, and even that was a deputy position.

In such comparison, the Black Buddha Mother seemed to be his true talent scout.

"Tempted?" Sheng Yanlin raised an eyebrow.

Yang Xiao gave a bitter smile, shaking his head repeatedly, "Please don’t tease me. I’m not the least bit pleased, just a bit scared."

After calming down a bit, Yang Xiao asked Sheng Yanlin whether being given such a high position had anything to do with the magic artifact, since Monk Wukong knew the Ghost Duster was in his possession.

"It’s possible, that magic artifact is the protective magical treasure of the former Little Saintly White Buddha. If it can be recovered, it would undoubtedly benefit the Black Buddha Mother Sect as a whole."

"But if I don’t easily join the sect, won’t they kill me and then snatch the treasure?" Yang Xiao was actually more worried about this.

To this, Sheng Yanlin advised him to be at ease, at least he felt it wouldn’t happen, because such a high-level magic artifact, while powerful, is very selective, not something just any master could wield.

From the standpoint of the Black Buddha Mother Sect, recruiting Yang Xiao holds more value than killing him.

Besides, Sheng Yanlin reminded Yang Xiao that aside from his magic artifacts and personal performance, his assignment of such a high position might also be related to his identity.

"You mean the identity at the Patrol Defense Office?" Yang Xiao caught on quickly.

"That’s right, the Black Buddha Mother needs your identity. Although your reputation within the Patrol Defense Office is not yet prominent, and your position is average, you are still young with limitless growth potential. They see it as an investment in your future." Sheng Yanlin appeared every bit the seasoned mentor.

"You mean the Black Buddha Mother has planted many of their people within the Patrol Defense Office." Yang Xiao realized belatedly.

"Of course, not just the Patrol Defense Office, but also the Chamber of Commerce, the United Federation, and numerous major sects across the country—they practically have people everywhere."

"And I can assure you, those guys hold quite high positions amongst them."