Jiang Hao had just returned to the Grand City God Mansion when Zhu Guang came to report. "Young Master, the City God of the capital just sent word that all twelve of the Demonic Monk's temples have been sealed. He asks how they should be dealt with."
Sealing the temples had been the old emperor's order. The Imperial Preceptor's main temple was Huguo Temple, while the others were scattered throughout Yanjing, mainly used to gather incense and the power of faith.
Jiang Hao thought for a moment. "Come with me to Huguo Temple."
The two swiftly flew there on their swords. Huguo Temple covered an enormous area, its halls standing in rows. Upon entering the Mahavira Hall, they saw a Tathagata statue three zhang tall, gleaming all over with golden light, identical to the Tathagata statue the Imperial Preceptor had transformed into.
So the Imperial Preceptor's Dharma Body had been cultivated according to this golden Buddha statue. Jiang Hao stepped forward and patted it, taking the opportunity to test the thickness of the gold with spiritual power. His eyes immediately lit up.
So thick!
Good heavens, how much gold had been applied to it? And how heavy was such a massive Buddha statue?
Huguo Temple had already been closed and placed under guard, with no one here at all. Jiang Hao had no qualms. He silently commanded, Absorb.
Whoosh~!
The enormous golden Buddha atop the lotus stone pedestal vanished in a flash. In the next instant, Jiang Hao silently commanded another absorption, and all the thick gold covering the Buddha statue was completely absorbed by the Golden Space. The entire space instantly expanded by five cubic meters.
Jiang Hao was overjoyed. Five cubic meters meant nearly a hundred tons of gold. Just how long had that Demonic Monk been plundering