Thick fog rolled in, and there was nothingness all around.
Li Yan looked around, frowning slightly.
I didn't expect that running here to warn people could trigger a conspiracy. Could it be that "Returning Yang One" is also hidden in this Buddhist holy land?
Of course, it wouldn't be surprising if there were.
The world is impermanent, and life and death are unpredictable.
The orthodoxy of the three religions and the destiny of heaven are just human opinions. In the face of yin and yang, life and death, everyone is the same.
Of course, Li Yan can't think too much about it now.
There is a great monk outside, so we can't stay here for too long.
He speeded up and moved forward through the thick fog.
Soon, the surrounding dense fog dissipated, and a huge Buddha statue appeared in front of him, about three stories high, with a majestic appearance, a bun on top, earlobes on the shoulders, cyanotic glass, sitting upright on a lotus platform.
Golden light shines all over the body, illuminating the surrounding darkness.
At the same time, a majestic Buddhist sound sounded in my ears, like a loud bell, "I heard this, and for a moment the Buddha was Shravasti, Jeta Grove, and Great Bhikshu Assembly..."
Diamond Sutra?
Li Yan was stunned for a moment, he still knew this scripture.
But what surprised him even more was,
Why are there Buddha statues?
This is supposed to be a spiritual experience, but this is the first time a building has appeared.
Just when he was doubting, the Buddha statue was covered with golden light, which rapidly grew in size accompanied by the Buddha's voice, illuminating the surrounding darkness.
In the darkness, something also appeared.
A giant turtle with a high head, a coiled giant snake, a white tiger lying on the ground, and a big bird flapping its wings of fire...
Four images?
Li Yan is full of questions in his mind.
The Buddha statue in front of you should be regarded as a statue that Baotong Chan Temple formed over many years Attendant. Like other statues, it cannot communicate with words.
These things are all reminders...
But what do these four images represent?
Before he could see clearly, Four Symbols Divine Beasts all around him, his whole body was quickly dyed in pitch black, his eyes were radiant with red light, and there was something evil about it.
And the tall Buddha statue suddenly shed blood and tears in its eyes...
What happened?
Li Yan's eyes were filled with shock, but before he could react, the surrounding illusions quickly disappeared.
All this happened in just a short moment.
The great monk guarding the mountain clasped his hands together and stared at Li Yan, still waiting for his reply, his eyes full of vigilance.
Li Yan calmed down, cupped his hands and said, "May I ask if master Monk Official Cheng Jue is here in the temple? I have something important to report, so I paid my respects to the mountain late at night."
Without waiting for the old monk to ask more questions, he continued, "It is a matter of confidentiality. Master Cheng Jue master will know my name if I tell you."
The old monk raised his forehead slightly and said without looking back, "Hui Qing, you go into the temple and tell me this."
"Yes, master."
In the darkness, a Martial Monk armed with a long stick appeared. He held the stick behind his back, saluted with one hand, and then left quickly.
The old monk then said, "The temple has not been peaceful recently. The abbot asked us to guard it carefully. I hope the donor can forgive me."
"It should."
Li Yan nodded slightly, his expression as usual.
He has been able to determine that something big must have happened in Baotong Chan Temple, otherwise the monks in the Enforcement Hall would not be so cautious.
After a while, Martial Monk hurried over, followed by a huge figure like an iron tower, it was Cheng Jue.
When he saw Li Yan, he was a little surprised and said, "Young Hero Li, I wonder why you came here late at night to find this poor monk?"
Li Yan frowned, "It's a matter of confidentiality, don't talk nonsense."
Why do these monks not even understand basic etiquette? They block the door and ask people questions, as if they are afraid that they will come in.
As if aware of his dissatisfaction, Cheng Jue thought for a moment, clasped his hands together and said, "I'm sorry, Young Hero Li please come with me."
After that, he took Li Yan into the mountain gate.
The monks guarding the mountain behind him disappeared into darkness again.
Baotong Chan Temple is ancient and was first built in the Liu and Song Dynasty of Southern Dynasties. It was later destroyed by war and rebuilt by Prince of Wu Prefecture.
This is a royal temple, so the temple walls are bright yellow, and the vermilion temple doors studded with copper nails are tightly closed.
The two entered along the small door on the left.
As soon as you enter, you can hear chanting and the sound of wooden fish deep in the temple. It seems that a ritual is being held, and the strong smell of incense hits your nostrils.
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Is your temple holding a religious ceremony?"
Cheng Jue shook his head simply, "You can't say it. Please forgive me, young hero."
After that, he took Li Yan across a stone bridge, avoiding where Great Hero Hall was, and came to a Zen room Quiet Room.
There is already a young novice inside pouring tea.
After the young novice monk left, Cheng Jue said, "There has been a lot of trouble in the temple recently. If there is any negligence, I hope Young Hero Li can forgive me. I wonder if you have anything to do with this poor monk?"
"Something about the Tian family has come to light..."
Li Yan didn't waste any time and explained the situation directly.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Jue didn't seem surprised after hearing this, "I already knew about this matter. Thank you Young Hero Li for coming to warn me."
Good guy!
Li Yan suddenly understood and said coldly, "It seems that the master has already investigated this matter, but he pretended to be deaf and dumb and allowed the Tian family to be robbed... Doesn't Buddhism pay attention to compassion?"
Cheng Jue said with a calm face, "Great compassion without destiny, great compassion with the same body. But if a disaster comes, we can only make choices. The poor monk should bear all the consequences."
This means that even if the Patriarch Tian family were to die, they would not act rashly because there would be a greater disaster.
But Li Yan came late at night, how could he be coaxed away with just a few words?
He pondered for a moment and then said, "Since the master has found out my information, he should know that I have another identity."
Cheng Jue nodded and said, "Living Underworld Messenger maintains the six paths of yin and yang. His merits are immeasurable, and the poor monk admires him very much."
"Admiration is not necessary."
Li Yan slowly took a sip of tea, "Living Underworld Messenger has the power to communicate with gods. I just saw something outside the temple..."
"What did the young hero see?"
"The Buddha statue weeps blood!"
"What?!"
Cheng Jue's face changed suddenly and he stood up suddenly, "What else did the young hero see?"
Li Yan did not answer, but asked, "Who did it? Tian Han, what happened that time in the Tian family?"
Cheng Jue's eyes twitched, but he still spoke, "The perpetrators were a group of the Bee Sect swindlers in Xiangyang. The name of 'Anzuozi' is Lu Shangyuan. They are running around doing evil in Ezhou, gathering and dispersing."
"We have secretly sent people to infiltrate them, and found out that they were also entrusted by others to set up a trap to harm the Patriarch Tian family."
"Including Xu Family Troupe, he was also instructed by those people to use Yansheng Curse to harm others, but why was he silenced and has not been found out?"
"In addition, there is a group of Miao People who claim to be descendants of Jiangxia Barbarians. They were bewitched by others, and the people behind the scenes have not yet appeared."
"As for that time in the Tian family, the poor monk has sent someone to ask. When Mount Mulan Shangqing Liang Temple was tonsured, there was no abnormality in the Buddha statue. It was not possessed by a monster or ghost."
"The three brothers of the Tian family have all been set up. The person behind the scenes is looking for someone who should be related to all three of them..."
The great monk was also cheerful and didn't bother to argue with Li Yan. After chatting with each other, he said, "This is what I was waiting to find. What else did Young Hero Li see?"
"This matter is important, please inform me!"
Having said this, Li Yan naturally wouldn't hide it. He shook his head and said, "I saw Four Symbols Divine Beasts. It seemed that he was infected by something and turned into an evil thing. Then the Buddha statue wept blood."
"Four Symbols Divine Beasts?"
Cheng Jue frowned, "This is the Buddha's warning. What does it mean?"
Li Yan shook his head and said, "That's not clear."
Cheng Jue hesitated for a moment, then said, "Young Hero Li has the power to communicate with gods. If I take you to the Great Hero Hall, may I be able to get more tips?"
Li Yan was a little surprised, "Although the ability to reach the gods is rare, your temple is one of the ancestral temples of the Zen sect, so you can't find someone there, right?"
There was a trace of anger in Cheng Jue's eyes, "To be honest Young Hero Li, there are several senior brothers in the Zen temple, some Yin Yang Eyes, some can hear the words of ghosts and gods, and there are quite a few who have awakened Intent Mystical Power."
"But starting from the past few months, when they went out to perform errands, they were assassinated one after another. When I went to perform errands, the information I received was incomplete."
"That's it."
Li Yan nodded and said, "I can give it a try."
The Living Underworld Messenger inheritance secret book left behind by Liu Gang describes a method that can be used to actively communicate with the earth with the help of the power of Gouliao.
He hasn't used it yet, but now is the time to give it a try.
"Donor, please wait a moment, the poor monk will make arrangements."
Cheng Jue is also a decisive person and immediately got up and went out.
Li Yan is not surprising either, drink tea patiently and wait.
Great Hero Hall is definitely carrying out rituals over there. Although Cheng Jue has a high status in the Enforcement Hall, he is just Monk Official in Baotong Chan Temple.
Abbot, Chief Seat, hall master, prison guard... there are many people with higher status than him, and Monk Official is not the only one.
If you want to stop rituals and engage in spiritual communication, it is obviously not something Cheng Jue can decide with just one sentence.
Sure enough, the wait lasted for half an hour.
Li Yan opened the newly purchased pocket watch and took a look at it.
The time table on this pocket watch is not Arabic numerals, but the twelve-hour table used by Divine Land, starting from Zi Hour and ending at Hai hour.
But there are also subdivisions. For example, Zi Hour is divided into Zizhu and Zizheng, which are further divided into eight quarters. One quarter is about fifteen minutes.
After all, it's almost like a clock.
For example, right now, it's Zizheng. When converted into time, it's probably around 0:15...
At this moment, footsteps rang in a hurry, and Cheng Jue came in a hurry with several monks, "Young Hero Li, please."
Li Yan stood up quickly and followed them away.
Listening carefully in the distance, it turns out that the chanting has stopped.
After passing through several corridors, everyone came to the door of the Great Hero Hall. Inside, they saw Buddhist lanterns like stars, and many futons placed on the ground. The smell of incense was strong and pungent. Apparently, they had just stopped performing rituals.
Several old monks with white beards are sitting in the Great Hero Hall.
Seeing them, Li Yan's heart suddenly trembled.
Half of these old monks can't smell anything on their bodies. They are obviously all Pellet Strength.
I have long heard that Baotong Chan Temple is one of the ancestral houses of Zen Buddhism. There are not only people who specialize in Buddhism, but also masters of Vajra martial arts. It is indeed a profound foundation.
Any one of these old monks can intimidate anyone.
Not only that, they also have a kind of "power", which is majestic and peaceful. Sitting there, they actually look like standing Buddha statues.
No wonder he can establish himself in Ezhou where True Martial Palace is located.
And these are probably just superficial powers.
These old monks have cultivated to the limit that mortals can reach. They may be able to continue to make breakthroughs further, but they are all old and have no chance to go further.
But there will always be those with extraordinary talent.
For example, God Ascender from Buddhism.
Thinking of this, Li Yan is more cautious.
I saw Cheng Jue take a step forward, put his hands together and said, "Abbott, this is Young Hero Li from Guanzhong."
Then he turned around and introduced, "Young Hero Li, this is me Baotong Chan Temple Abbot Mingzhu."
Li Yan quickly handed over his hand and said, "I have met the abbot and other masters."
Abbot Mingzhu is a somewhat stout old monk, with kind eyes, white eyebrows and white beard, and his earlobes are quite large and tremble slightly.
Li Yan has vaguely heard that Buddhism's approach to Divine Ability's practice is somewhat different from that of Daoism, but in the end they reach the same goal through different paths.
This is the Divine Ability Buddha image. The other party should have awakened Ear Mystical Power.
Sure enough, after Abbot Mingzhu's ears twitched, he smiled and nodded and said, "The little donor has Divine Tiger Lightning Appearance as his companion. It's really extraordinary."
"Senior is so complimentary."
Li Yan was polite and didn't take it seriously.
Being able to be the abbot of Baotong Chan Temple requires not only cultivation, but also dealing with various forces and being able to speak naturally.
Abbot Mingzhu nodded and said, "Little donor, come in. No matter what you see, there is no need to panic."
Li Yan nodded and strode into the Great Hero Hall.
Perhaps it was for religious reasons. Like other Xuanmen halls, this Great Hero Hall did not use the method to prohibit Divine Ability from exploring, so he could smell a few people.
After walking into the main hall, he looked up and his heart suddenly trembled.
In the treasure hall, Attendant is Shakyamuni Buddha. Generally speaking, it is divided into three types of Dharma: Enlightenment Form, Dharma Teaching Form, and Reclining Form.
Enlightenment Form is the most common, sitting cross-legged with the left hand across the left foot. It is called Dingyin, which means inner stability and meditation. The right hand is straight and drooping, called "Earth Touching Mudra", which means subduing the demons and realizing the truth, and the earth is the witness.
Dharma Teaching Form is also sitting in lotus position, but with his right hand flexing his fingers to make a ring shape, it is named "Dharma Teaching Mudra", which represents the Buddha's teaching of Buddhism.
As for the reclining statue, it represents the Nirvana of Buddha.
The Buddha statue in front of him is a typical Enlightenment Form, and it is exactly the same as what he saw in his fantasy.
The only difference is that the gold paint on the Buddha's eyes has fallen off, forming holes, and red water droplets have gathered, as if he was shedding blood and tears.
Abbot Mingzhu shook his head and sighed, "When Baotong Chan Temple was building this Buddha statue, a secret method was used to predict disaster."
"Years ago, there was a flood in the Yangtze River. Water dripped from the Buddha statues, attracting spiritual snakes to take hold. Our temple sent experts to behead one Water Python that was trying to turn into a dragon..."
"A few years ago, the plague was prevalent, and mildew appeared on the Buddha statues. We cooperated with the True Martial Palace Daoist doctors to boil medicinal soup and perform rituals to ward off the plague..."
"Two arrangements in advance were able to eliminate disasters."
"But this time it was a man-made disaster. The monster planned carefully in advance to make us passive. If the little donor can find the reason, it will be a great merit."
That's it...Li Yan It suddenly became clear.
This method is somewhat similar to divination, but it uses secret techniques to be integrated into the building. Divine Land It is found in many places, so it has left many prophecies of disasters to come.
For example, if a tower collapses or a well becomes dry, disaster will occur.
Thinking of this, Li Yan also said seriously, "It's a matter of great importance, so I will naturally do my best. I also ask the abbot to help find a Soul Guiding Lamp and prepare another basin of clean water."
These things are not rare and are quickly found.
Li Yan first lit Soul Guiding Lamp, then placed the basin of water in front of it, took out the gou ultimatum, and at the same time made a secret to preserve the spirit.
This method comes from folk witchcraft.
Fire is yang and water is yin, each representing the gap between yin and yang.
Therefore, when people return from other places or have bad luck, they have to step over the brazier, which means crossing the Yang world and keeping some unclean Yin objects behind them.
And when he was replaced with water, it naturally represented entering the underworld.
Of course, it is not really entering the underworld, but it is a bit like walking into the underworld, letting Divine Soul loosen up with the body, and with the help of the Gou ultimatum, actively communicate with ghosts and gods, and see more things.
Phew~
As he cast the spell, Yin Wind stirred up around him.
Soul Guiding Lamp also became unstable.
After it stabilized, Li Yan immediately stepped over the basin holding the gou ultimatum.
When his feet landed on the ground, he felt his eyes go dark, the wind whistled in his ears, and the surrounding scene also changed...
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