There are not many monks in Xuantian Temple, and most of them are muscle-bound ascetics. Aside from a few rows of buildings centered around the Great Hero Hall, a few small huts are scattered across the surrounding hills.
Once upon a time, Han Miaojun had spent her days eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures on one of those hills. After such self-cultivation, the wicked woman had only grown worse.
This goes to show that merely eating vegetarian food and chanting scriptures cannot win the favor of the Buddha. Medicine cannot cure a hopeless illness, and the Buddha only saves those with a predestined affinity. Without a compassionate heart, you could pound a wooden fish to pieces and the Buddha would still not spare you a single glance.
Chapter 802