"Buddha's blessing!"
Dai Bufan kowtowed three times in a row, a clear sign of his sincerity.
Then he looked up and saw the three sticks of incense, which had already burned out, miraculously come back to life, their ashes reassembling into their original form.
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Dai Bufan emerged from the Mahavira Hall, and the curious Ming Yu Abbot approached to ask, "Amitabha, how effective was Benefactor Dai's prayer?"
Dai Bufan fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Buddha manifested himself."
"Oh?" Ming Yu Abbot's surprise was genuine, not feigned.
Dai Bufan spread out his hands, revealing three incense sticks, intact and undamaged: "The Buddha gave the incense back to me."
Seek Dao Sect, Sky Gate Mountain.
"Look, don't the fruits look more appetizing when they're cut like this?"
"Although only the shape of the fruit has changed and not the flavor, it really reflects the Spirit Chef's intent."
"Indeed, it does."