Chapter 1410 - 1409: Abbot Kongxu

Seeing Kong Jing's eager and greedy expression, Lin Fan was puzzled. Aren't monks supposed to be detached from worldly matters and unfathomable?

Looking at Kong Jing in front of him, unkempt and sloppy, like a beggar, where's the bit of monk-like demeanor? Really wonder how this guy became a monk!

Kong Jing saw Zhou Li's cigarette and laughed, "Oh! It's a specially supplied Little Panda cigarette, nice, nice!"

"Senior, let me light it for you!" Lin Fan said politely.

"No need, no need, let me savor the taste of the cigarette first!"

As Kong Jing spoke, he placed the cigarette under his nose and greedily inhaled the tobacco scent, as if smelling a woman's fragrance!

Watching Kong Jing's shameless look, Lin Fan wished he could imprint his size 43 shoe sole right on his face for satisfaction!

Then, Kong Jing lit the cigarette and took a deep draw, directly consuming a third of it, and opened his mouth to exhale a thick cloud of smoke!

However, after puffing out the thick smoke, Kong Jing hurriedly thrust his head into the smoke cloud, opened his mouth, and inhaled all the thick smoke back into his mouth, reveling in enjoyment for a moment before exhaling it again!

Kong Jing looked as if he was experiencing a profound release, comparable to someone high on white powder, feeling both heavenly and deadly!

Kong Jing with a mouthful of yellow teeth laughed, "Really refreshing, Lin Fan, my nephew, you arrived just in time, otherwise this monk would have perished!"

"Not smoking for this week has made this monk quite miserable, last Sunday, I finally got hold of a pack, and my master caught me and punished me to copy the Diamond Sutra! Damn, there're so many words in the Diamond Sutra, in which lifetime will this monk finish copying it!?"

"My fellow brothers, such wooden heads, this smoke, it is a treasure indeed!"

Laughing heartily, Kong Jing took another deep draw, downing half of the remaining two-thirds!

Lin Fan had his eyes opened wide, witnessing firsthand the fastest smoker, three draws, and one whole cigarette gone!

Afterward, Kong Jing gave Lin Fan a lewd look, and Lin Fan understood, taking out another cigarette to offer Kong Jing!

Kong Jing was overjoyed, lighting it up, and just like before, finished a cigarette in three draws!

In no time, Lin Fan hadn't finished one cigarette, yet Kong Jing had already smoked three. Wouldn't this guy fear smoking himself to death?

After three cigarettes, Kong Jing again gave Lin Fan a cheeky look. Lin Fan helplessly rolled his eyes and simply gave Kong Jing all the remaining cigarettes!

Kong Jing took the cigarettes and placed them under his nose for a big whiff, saying, "No wonder it's Lin Fan, my nephew, this is truly generous, your kindness, I will remember. If there's trouble, just let me know, if anyone bullies you, this monk will be the first to raid them!"

However, as long as Kong Jing didn't bring it up, Lin Fan wouldn't suddenly recall how Kong Jing held Lin Fan's arm easily moments ago, yet Lin Fan broke free!

Curious, Lin Fan asked, "Senior Kong Jing, I wonder what your strength is like..."

"Hehe! My strength is average compared to Master Xian and my senior brother, just mid-level Pill Force!" Kong Jing laughed!

"Gasp~"

Lin Fan couldn't help but inhale sharply!

The Qi Cultivation rank is Ming Force, Dark Force, Huajin, Pill Force, with Pill Force being the highest. Beyond Pill Force, Lin Fan doesn't know what realm exists!

But as of now, the strongest master Lin Fan has seen is at the Pill Power level; reaching this level is almost invincible!

"Senior, how old are you this year?" Lin Fan continued to ask!

"I'm still young, just over seventy years old!" Kong Jing replied with a smile!

Faint~

Over seventy and still considered young, damn, then at twenty-something am I still a baby?

However, Kong Jing, despite looking sloppy, doesn't really show he is already over seventy, more like in his twenties!

This is precisely the wondrous aspect of Qi Cultivation, which can slow the aging process!

After all, one's essence lies in qi, qi is crucial, what people commonly refer to as immunity, is really the damage to qi, and lacking qi leads to reduced immunity, then illness!

However, attempting Qi Refining is not simple, globally, many people at most reach the peak of Ming Force, while those breaking through to Dark Force are few; it typically requires training from youth and guidance from a renowned master to advance to Dark Force and release Powerful Qi!

As for attaining Huajin, it relies on personal destiny, while Pill Force tends to be exceedingly rare, depending on opportunities!

Seeing Lin Fan's peculiar expression, Kong Jing knew Lin Fan was bewildered by Kong Jing calling himself young, hence he added, "I say I'm young when compared with your master and my senior brother, after all, they've long surpassed a hundred years old!"

"Then what level are my master and senior brother?" Lin Fan asked!

"My senior brother recently advanced to late-stage Pill Force, and Master Xian, reputed as the number one martial artist of our time, probably stronger than my senior brother!" Kong Jing stated!

"Late-stage Pill Force?"

Lin Fan inhaled sharply once more, that stage verily signifies an almost invincible existence!

Nonetheless, having reached late-stage Pill Force, Lin Kongxian plans to go to Demon Island; who knows how terrifying the Martial Arts individuals are on Demon Island?

In an instant, Lin Fan felt both fear and excitement about Demon Island!

This world has been perused by Lin Fan; it's truly lacking anything fresh, while Demon Island holds immense allure for Lin Fan!

Meanwhile, as Lin Fan and Kong Jing chatted idly, in that solemn Main Hall!

Upon entering, Lin Kongxian went into the inner room!

The inner room's setup could be described as impoverished; the paint on the walls was faded, the floor of blue stone tiles didn't feature the modern floor tiles people use in decor, and the bed was a fire-heated platform made of compressed earth!

Such a heated bed is nearly rare in some rural areas!

On this heated bed was a wooden table, beside which sat an elder!

The elder dressed in monastic robes, wore a string of Buddhist Beads around the neck, sported a bald head, with bushy white eyebrows that extended long; he also had a small beard on the chin, resembling the White Eyebrow Daoist!

Yet his complexion was exceptionally rosy, not indicative of someone over a century old!

Currently, the elder had his eyes closed in a meditative repose, mouth slightly open, silently mouthing words, while his right hand firmly grasped a bead strand, persistently rotating it!

This person was none other than Abbot Kongxu!

Behind Abbot Kongxu stood a not so tall, seemingly juvenile, boy appearing around eleven or twelve!

The boy had both hands on Abbot Kongxu's shoulders, professionally providing shoulder massage to the abbot!