Bandit Monks

Once the most promising disciple of Master Miaoshan, Huiyao was well respected within the order, often acting as a mediator among its unruly ranks. Master Miaoshan's lax discipline had allowed all manner of riffraff into the fold, and it was Huiyao who held things together. But after Miaoshan's mysterious disappearance, Huiyao changed drastically. He joined forces with Huiyong, a former bandit turned monk, and seized every temple on the Sundara Land. Declaring himself the "Living Buddha," Huiyao ruled like a warlord, while Huiyong and his men resumed their old ways of plunder and pillage, staining the name of Miaoshan with blood and fire.