Taking in a disciple was very necessary.
However, there was no need to be so anxious for now.
Hayato left the Temple and took the subway towards the city center.
Twenty minutes later, he arrived in the City.
He found the nearest market and bought enough daily necessities for a month's living.
He rented a car and had the goods delivered directly to the Temple.
As for himself, he came to a famous flea market nearby.
There were many flea markets in Japan, and the goods sold there were mostly second-hand items and antiques.
If you were lucky, you could even find valuable jewelry, and the price was only one to two tenths of the new price.
Therefore, it was very popular among ordinary people.
The old man used to like buying things in such places, and he also liked treasure hunting in these places because of that.
Items that were seventy to eighty percent new could be bought for only 10% to 30% of the original price, saving a lot of money throughout the year.
Ride a bike to the bar, save where you should, spend where you should.
Although he wasn't short of money, good steel should still be used on the blade.
Hayato scanned his gaze and found that the items on these stalls emitted a faint radiance.
The brighter the radiance, the higher the value and the more complete the item.
Conversely, if an item was damaged, the radiance it emitted would be relatively dim.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a ray of radiance in his peripheral vision caught Hayato's attention.
His gaze looked towards a stall in the corner, where various Buddhist items and a shrine were displayed.
Hayato's gaze was fixed on a string of seemingly ordinary prayer beads on the stall.
In his eyes, the radiance emitted by this string of prayer beads was like a bright lamp.
It was only slightly inferior to the Vajra prayer beads in his hand.
It wasn't a Dharma artifact, but it was a semi-Dharma artifact.
Hayato walked up to the stall, picked up the string of prayer beads, and immediately confirmed the material of this string of prayer beads.
Qilin Eye Bodhi!
Because Buddha Shakyamuni attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, in Buddhism, Bodhi signifies enlightenment and the achievement of Buddhahood.
A string of Bodhi seeds naturally also carries the meaning of enlightenment.
And Qilin Eye Bodhi is an extremely rare variant among Bodhi seeds.
Along with Phoenix Eye Bodhi and Dragon Eye Bodhi, they are collectively known as the Three Bodhi Eyes, also called the Three Sacred Eyes.
Phoenix Eye Bodhi is named as such because the pattern on its surface resembles beautiful eyes.
The Phoenix Eye symbolizes auspiciousness, and prayer beads made from Phoenix Eye Bodhi are one of the essential Dharma artifacts for Esoteric practitioners.
It is a superior type of prayer bead.
And Dragon Eye Bodhi and Qilin Eye Bodhi are naturally mutated variants among Phoenix Eye Bodhi.
On average, only one Dragon Eye Bodhi might appear among a hundred Phoenix Eye Bodhi seeds.
Only one Qilin Eye Bodhi might appear among tens of thousands of Phoenix Eye Bodhi seeds.
Because of the scarcity, there is also the saying, "A hundred carts of Phoenix Eyes, ten carts of Dragon Eyes, one cart of Qilin Eyes."
Although Qilin Eye Bodhi is rare, ordinary quality strings are not expensive.
But this string of prayer beads in his hand was different.
Seventeen Qilin Eye Bodhi seeds, round in shape, equal in size, and each one in the shape of a hexagram.
Looking at Qilin Eye Bodhi, these are top-tier goods, the ceiling of quality.
Just one of them is worth over two to three hundred thousand yens.
The price of such a string of beads is worth at least five million.
This alone is not enough to make this string of beads half a magic item.
Hayato's eyes flickered. The usual number of prayer beads is eighteen. The seventeen beads on this string of prayer beads are Six-pointed Star Kirin Eye Bodhi.
And the last one is a sarira.
Sariras are considered very precious treasures in Buddhism, produced after the cremation of eminent Monks and virtuous individuals upon their passing.
Carrying the spiritual power of eminent Monks and the blessings of Buddha Law, they can be called holy relics.
The value of this item can no longer be measured by money. It can be enshrined in any Temple as a treasure of the Temple.
And now, such a sarira has been polished into a prayer bead and strung onto this string of prayer beads.
No wonder such an ordinary string of prayer beads can be comparable to a magic item.
[Kirin Eye Bodhi Sarira Prayer Beads]
[Sarira blessed by Buddha Law after the death of an eminent Monk, strung together with Kirin Eye Bodhi. Holding it while practicing can increase blessings and wisdom, aid enlightenment, and enhance Buddha Law.]
Hayato's face remained unchanged, still with that calm and indifferent expression.
He looked towards the back of the stall, at a two-hundred-jin otaku wearing a two-dimensional cartoon shirt.
"How much is this string of prayer beads?"
"One thousand yens."
The fat otaku, who was playing a game console, carelessly looked up, saying with a face full of impatience.
These antiques on the stall are all heirlooms left by his deceased grandmother.
In the whole family, only the old person was a believer in Buddhism, and these things just took up space at home.
That's why his father asked him to bring these useless things to the flea market to sell.
He also had some impression of this string of prayer beads. It seemed his grandmother had always worn it since he was a child, not letting anyone touch it.
He had also secretly looked at it out of curiosity before; it was just an ordinary string of prayer beads.
There was nothing special about it.
When a person dies, the lamp goes out.
Things worn by the dead are somewhat unlucky, so he just brought them out to sell.
Hearing this, Hayato directly took out the money, threw it on the stall, took the prayer beads, and turned to leave.
"What a fool, buying such a broken string of beads for a thousand yuan."
The fat otaku behind the stall picked up the money and happily stuffed it into his pocket.
In his eyes, such a broken string of beads was not even worth a hundred.
If he hadn't seen that this guy was a Monk, he wouldn't have offered such a high price.
Who knew these Monks were all rich people.