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"The abbot is benevolent."

A middle-aged man in an official uniform, known by others as Zhang Cishi, sighed, "If the world's practice sects can be as generous as the Jialan Sect, helping the poor and helping the weak, how can there be turmoil in the world?"

The rest of the pilgrims had sad expressions on their faces when they heard the words - many of their hometowns are not near Lingtai Mountain, and they don't know if they can go home in their lifetime, and whether their fathers and villagers in their hometown can survive the troubled times.

Sui Yi, who has excellent acting skills, sobbed softly, wiped away her tears, and wiped them on Li Ang's arms—she had a dislocated arm, so she had to hold Li Ang to avoid being discovered by others.

Tread Tread.

The sound of hurried footsteps came from far to near, and a monk ran along the corridor outside the main hall and whispered a few words to my monk Kong.

Monk Kongo's face changed suddenly, although it was only for a moment, it was still noticed by some of the pilgrims.

He chanted Amitabha again, and asked the pilgrims to follow the other monks to visit the Mahavira Hall. He made a confession, and walked quickly to the north meditation room with the warrior monk who informed him, talking while walking.

"The Buddha Pagoda has been broken into again? How is it possible? Didn't the masters and uncles have set up more restrictions, and there are people on duty every night?"

"Yeah, that's why it's unbelievable. Uncle Liao Yan was guarding the pagoda last night. He stayed up all night, reciting Buddhist scriptures at the bottom of the pagoda. From the beginning to the end, he didn't hear any movement and saw half a person. Until In the early morning, when I re-counted the various relics, Buddhist scriptures, and Buddha statues on the top of the tower, I found that the position of some things on the sixth floor had changed slightly. It must have been broken into."

".What was stolen?"

"This is the problem! After counting, there is still nothing missing! Whether it is Buddha bone relics, secret treasures, or even Buddhist practice books, they are all safe and sound! It seems that the intruder has another purpose."

"Speak straight."

"Brother, forgive me, but in recent days there have been strange phenomena in the temple. First, the positions of Bodhisattva statues and Buddha statues in various temples have been moved inexplicably, and then the stupa has been lost repeatedly, which caused a lot of noise in the temple. Back then, Wei Tuo Bodhisattva moved food for three thousand miles. Ship, save me Jialan Temple, maybe this time is also some kind of revelation."

"Junior brother be careful!"

Monk Kongwo frowned. Although there are indeed legends of Bodhisattvas saving each other in the history of the Jialan Sect, believing in the Buddha and believing that the Buddha will turn the pagoda at this point in time are completely different things.

Well, let's go and see what's going on.

the night is dark,

Xiao Da peeped out through the crack of the door, the lights on both sides and the opposite wing gradually went out, leaving only the stone lamppost in the courtyard still emitting light.

He turned back and nodded to the others,

Jiu Fenghai first took out a talisman from his sleeve, cut off the sound, and then said: "It's true that Patriarch Jialan descended from demons that my monk said during the day."

"Um?"

Xia Jun frowned and said, "How do you know it wasn't made up? Temples all over the world say how brilliant their ancestors are."

"I studied at Luli Academy, and traveled with Dean Lu Qingya. When I visited a mountain village in the Northland, I found a long-abandoned temple. Four demons were enshrined in the temple."

Jiu Fenghai said solemnly: "Before the Han Dynasty, it was very common to enshrine blood-eating ghosts and gods. Ordinary people were powerless to resist monsters and other species, so they could only be forced to live with them, offering livestock to them, and praying that the monsters would not harm them.

The demon statue in the ruined temple was lifelike, but there was no demonic energy remaining, obviously the demon itself had long since died.

I visited the village with the dean, and heard the legends passed down from generation to generation from the elders in the village—very similar to the version spoken by Monk Kongo,

Even the pronunciation of the names of the four demons in the local dialect is the same as the four characters '訑, 言, 恩, 杌' in Chang'an official dialect.

However, the ancestors of the people in the village did not see the monk who slayed demons with their own eyes. They only saw the Buddha's light all over the sky and the holy Buddha's voice resounding through the mountains.

Without knowing it, he placed the credit on the head of the gods. At that time, Zen Buddhism in the Central Plains had not yet flourished, and the common people did not know that there was a Buddha. "

"So, there really is a Jialan Patriarch?"

Ashina Que Teqin couldn't help asking. Turkic beliefs are mixed, not only believe in Haotian, but also believe in Shamanism, Manichaeism, Nestorianism, Jackoism, and quite a few people believe in Buddhism.

"Maybe."

Jiu Fenghai shook his head and said, "Anyway, we need to go out to collect more information. During the day, there was a light rain in the mountains, which made the land muddy.

The soil color in different places is different. When I was walking, I carefully observed the shoe prints of various colors left on the road.

The black sludge left by some footprints can only be found in the back mountain, that is, in the direction of the Stupa.

Apparently something happened over there that caused the monks to gather. "

"If you are looking for information,"

Que Teqin stood up and said, "I'll go."

He is an innate warrior, and if he concentrates on sneaking and hiding his tracks, he can reduce the risk of being discovered.

"no,"

Jiu Fenghai shook his head and said, "The Jialan sect has a long tradition and there are many historical relics, if you don't have the corresponding Zen knowledge, even if you see it, you may not be able to realize the problem.

or I go. "

In fact, the best candidate for investigation is Sui Yi, who has a school background, but she has a dislocated arm and her injury has not recovered yet.

Li Ang's cultivation base is a little lower, so it is easy to be discovered.

"Guys wish me luck."

Jiu Fenghai stood up, pasted several talismans on his body, and opened the window to escape into the night.

The Garan Sect shrouded in darkness did not appear deserted.

On the contrary, under the illumination of the ever-burning lamps, the resplendent Buddhist temples and the pavilions with carved beams and painted buildings are half hidden, making them appear more luxurious and flashy.

The Jialan sect is so rich. This scene is almost comparable to the Daming Palace three hundred years later.

I'm afraid that just knocking on a piece of glazed tile or digging up a stone lamp post can sell for a lot of money.

Jiu Fenghai, who was wearing night clothes, shook his head, continued to maintain the operation of the spell, hiding in the shadows.

Turn over the courtyard wall, climb to the top of the tree, and look to the north.

The Buddha Pagoda was brightly lit, and in the open space below, three old monks with long beards were sitting upright, reciting Buddhist scriptures on the ground.

With just one glance, Jiu Fenghai immediately averted his eyes, for fear of arousing the notice of the three eminent monks.

I'm afraid it's hard to get through with such tight guards.

hum!

On the seventh floor of the Buddha Pagoda, the light of Buddha suddenly lit up,

The expressions of the three old monks who were chanting scriptures changed slightly, they all slapped the ground together, leaped up, and rushed straight to the upper level of the pagoda.

hum! !

The Buddha's light continued to vibrate, and together with the mountain guard formation covering the sky, it set off waves of ripples, as if it had been hit by some kind of strong impact and was on the verge of collapsing.

The remarkable vision caused the resting monks in each meditation room to run out and head towards the pagoda.

Chance!

With a twinkle in Jiu Fenghai's eyes, he quietly jumped down from the treetops and went straight to the edge of the mountain guard formation.

The vision of the pagoda may be that the alien is out of control, or it may be that someone or something trespassed.

No matter what it is, the attention of everyone in the Jialan Sect is now being diverted, coupled with the shaking of the mountain guard formation, it is the best opportunity to investigate the reality of the formation.

He walked quickly through the forest to the edge of the mist.

There are continuous stone tablets standing in the woods, engraved with the words strictly forbidden to enter.

Jiu Fenghai ignored the inscription, picked up stones and plants, and threw them into the blurred and vibrating translucent barrier.

Wow.

Stones and plants smoothly penetrated the barrier and fell into the dense forest.

Seeing this, Jiu Fenghai picked some insects from the tree and threw them forward.

Still passing through.

So

Jiu Fenghai took out a paper crane from his bosom, pulled it with spiritual power, and controlled the paper crane to sway and fly towards the barrier.

one foot, two feet

The paper crane successfully crossed the air barrier and continued to fly forward.

Jiu Fenghai smiles on his face,

In the next moment, the paper crane lost control without any warning, and disappeared in the process of falling.

His countenance changed suddenly, and he immediately cut off the spiritual power connection with the paper crane.

Yet it was too late.

The invisible power is transmitted by means of paper cranes,

Just listen to the sound of tearing,

Countless blood-stained threads appeared on Jiu Fenghai's body, his eyes trembled, he took a step tremblingly, his body immediately split into countless pieces, and fell to the ground.