radicalducati Chapter 7 The Buddhist Temple, Quasi-Emperor Forbidden Artifacts, and the Arrival of Ye Fan and Othe
Chapter 7 The Buddhist Temple, Quasi-Emperor Forbidden Artifacts, and the Arrival of Ye Fan and Othe
Crocodile Ancestor tentatively asked, "Fellow Daoist, I observe that you seem closely connected to the entire seal's aura. Could it be that you have found a way to break free from the seal?"
"It's just an experiment."
Zhao Tianpeng didn't tell the whole truth, but he didn't lie either. He was indeed just going to give it a try. Being 99% sure was not 100% sure, so saying he was just trying it out was perfectly fine.
Crocodile Ancestor was skeptical upon hearing this, but then he thought that this was a seal set up by Shakyamuni. Although he wished he could kill that bald man, he had to admit the other party's power. Back then, he hadn't even made a ripple in the other party's hands before being pinned to the ground on the spot. Who would dare to say that the seal set up by such a person could be broken from the inside?
"I hope you have a smooth journey, fellow Daoist."
After saying this somewhat perfunctorily, Crocodile Ancestor closed his eyes and focused on resisting the omnipresent demonic killing intent.
Zhao Tianpeng walked to a corner and looked up. There was also a large black hole above. He channeled his divine power and transformed into a divine rainbow, rushing into it. He went up several hundred feet to the end, where there was a desolate foundation. The huge black and red bricks were soaked with the blood of the demon saint, which looked terrifying. There were also dense mysterious runes on them.
At this time, the Buddhist artifacts outside had not yet been removed, the entire Great Thunderclap Temple was still there, and the sealing power was still flowing in the foundation.
"Success or failure hinges on this."
Looking at the bricks and stones before him, which were imbued with the power of sealing, Zhao Tianpeng took a deep breath, activated his profound magic, and used the connection between the temple's demon god and the foundation to envelop himself. He took a step forward, and his entire body seemed to step into the foundation as if he were walking on water.
Become!
Zhao Tianpeng was overjoyed. Without stopping, he passed directly through the bricks and stones and appeared on the ground.
"Finally out of that hellish spawn point!"
He looked around and found himself standing in a Buddhist temple. Apart from a stone Buddha and a quietly burning bronze lamp, the place was empty, with only dust covering the ground.
Zhao Tianpeng walked over to the stone Buddha and looked at it. Behind the stone Buddha, he found a small, malevolent Buddha statue cast in bronze. It was only about the size of a fist, with a sorrowful expression on its face. It was lifelike and looked very old, as if it was about to rust. It was covered with cracks and looked like it was about to decay.
Next to the Buddha statue is a palm-sized golden ancient temple containing three thousand statues of Arhats, Bodhisattvas, and ancient Buddhas. This is also a quasi-emperor forbidden artifact.
With two Quasi-Emperor forbidden artifacts before him, Zhao Tianpeng was in no hurry to take them. It wasn't the right time yet. Taking these things would release Crocodile Ancestor prematurely, and he felt very insecure being with a free demon saint.
Zhao Tianpeng turned and walked out of the Buddhist hall. Outside, there was a vigorous ancient Bodhi tree that resembled a coiled dragon. It was so large that six or seven people could not encircle it. Its numerous branches almost completely weighed down the ancient temple. The huge, ancient trunk was hollow. Only a branch hanging more than two meters above the ground was decorated with five or six shimmering green leaves, giving the withered tree a little bit of life.
He walked to the branch, his hand flashing with divine light, and took the six Bodhi leaves into his hand. As for the Bodhi seeds buried under the tree, he did not touch them. It was not because he was afraid of any karma, but because the Bodhi seeds contained the divine thoughts of Shakyamuni. Carrying the Bodhi seeds was equivalent to having a quasi-emperor watching over him. The key was that he could examine his cultivation path from the perspective of an alternative path to enlightenment. The Bodhi seeds were not of much use, and taking them would do more harm than good.
"Look, someone's there!"
Just as Zhao Tianpeng was looking down at the remains of the Bodhi tree in front of him, a voice filled with surprise rang out. Looking up, he saw a group of twenty or thirty young people walking towards him. When they saw Zhao Tianpeng, their faces lit up with joy.
"So fast?"
Zhao Tianpeng knew it was Ye Fan and his group as soon as he saw them. After all, there were no other living people in Yinghuo, a godforsaken place. He looked at Ye Fan and the others, then turned and walked into the Buddhist hall.
"Why!"
"etc!"
Seeing that they had finally spotted a living person, only to have him turn and leave, Li Xiaoman and the others immediately became anxious and shouted, preparing to chase after him.
"Do you think the people living in these ruins above Mars are alive?"
The tall and imposing Pang Bo uttered a single sentence that made everyone stop in their tracks, their shouts ceased, and the more timid female students took a step back.
"this......."
Zhou Yi said somewhat uncertainly, "That person just now... seemed to be alive, right?"
Everyone looked at each other, wondering if it looked like it.
"Wait, look at the plaque on that ancient temple. It says 'Da Leiyin Temple' on it."
Ye Fan pointed to a rusty bronze plaque above the ancient temple, on which four ancient characters were engraved in complex bronze inscriptions, like dragons and snakes coiling around each other, conveying endless Zen meaning.
"The Great Thunderclap Temple?"
Everyone looked up, and Zhou Yi, after a moment's observation, confirmed, "It is indeed the Great Thunderclap Temple."
"Great Thunderclap Temple... I couldn't have misheard, could I?!"
"How is this possible..."
"The Buddha's voice preaches the Dharma, its sound like thunder." This is the Great Thunderclap Temple! It is the legendary abode of the Buddha and the supreme holy site of Buddhism.
Could this ancient temple in front of us really be the legendary temple?
The more people looked at it, the more extraordinary the ancient temple seemed.
The celestial palace behind the ancient temple was once magnificent, vast, and grand, but it was ultimately destroyed, leaving only rubble. This ancient temple, seemingly dilapidated, still stands, creating a strange contrast.
"If even dragons have appeared, what else is impossible?"
"However, since this is the Great Thunderclap Temple, demons and monsters wouldn't dare to just walk in, would they?"
Just as everyone was struggling with whether or not to follow, Ye Fan walked straight towards the Great Thunderclap Temple: "We don't really have a choice. If he really is a demon, we would have died just now. If he isn't, maybe he knows how to return to Earth."
The others hesitated for a moment, then followed.
Upon returning to the Buddhist temple, Zhao Tianpeng first obtained the two quasi-emperor forbidden artifacts, and then found a complete string of prayer beads in the dust. It consisted of only six pale gold beads strung together with a transparent thread, glistening and translucent like crystal. Each bead was as big as a longan, and each had a blurry human figure on it, with different poses.
This is a bracelet made of relics. Zhao Tianpeng felt an extremely pure and abundant Buddhist nature from these six relics.
"What a wonderful thing! After some refining, it can be transformed into a ghost relic, which is no less valuable than six ancient medicinal herbs. Alternatively, it can be refined into a pill that can help one cultivate an indestructible body within the ghost path. Its uses are endless."
Zhao Tianpeng was quite satisfied with the relic in his hand. In other people's hands, this thing would at most be considered a secret treasure, but in his hands, it was indeed very useful. He put away the relic bracelet and turned to look at the other things. He was not interested in these incomplete Buddhist artifacts, but the Buddha Heart Lamp with the inheritance of Shakyamuni made him take a few more glances.