The master comes down the mountain: I don’t want to be a son-in-law

Xingkong entrusted the matters on the mountain to Yuntong, asking him to lead his disciples to practice well. He then took two little monks and led Lin Manqing, Li Asi and Wu Yuqi to Chajianling.

Chajianling is located south of Nantai and strictly speaking is no longer part of Mount Wutai. However, with its towering peaks and connected mountains, it is difficult to say where the boundary of Mount Wutai is.

"Look, that's the Pagoda Temple over there."

Xingkong pointed to a group of buildings on the mountainside and said.

Lin Manqing saw that the houses there were connected. Although it was not as good as Xiantong Temple, it was not a small temple either. In particular, there was a tall golden tower in the middle, which was very eye-catching. Most temples could not afford to build a tower of this level.

Without waiting for others, Lin Manqing stepped across half the mountain and stood on the top of the pagoda.

The entire temple was closed for unknown reasons and it looked like it had been unattended for many years. The buildings looked old and dilapidated, with only the golden pagoda at your feet shining brightly in the sun.

Lin Manqing scanned the area with her spiritual sense but found no trace of human beings, but there was always a weird atmosphere in the entire temple.

She jumped off the pagoda, walked around the temple, and finally returned to the pagoda.

The strange smell came from inside the pagoda.

Let's say it's the Buddha's aura. Different from the vast Buddhist atmosphere surrounded by the peaks of Mount Wutai, it always seems a bit strange, and there is a faint hint of a very ancient breath as if it comes from a foreign land.

You want to say it's demonic energy, but it's not really demonic energy. There's always the infinitely compassionate Buddha energy, and there's also implicit majesty and deterrence.

At this time, Xingkong and others also entered the temple.

"What is enshrined in the pagoda?" Lin Manqing asked.

"Oh, you mean this pagoda?" Xingkong looked up at the towering golden spire. "It is said that the relics of a great monk from India are enshrined here."

"It is said?" Lin Manqing looked at Xingkong in confusion, "You have been in Mount Wutai for hundreds of years, right? This tower doesn't look as old as you."

"Amitabha, the donor has a wise eye." Xingkong said, "This pagoda was built by Junior Brother Chengkong, also known as Li Chengzhong, when he was practicing in the Pagoda Temple."

"Oh?" Lin Manqing asked curiously, "Did he build this temple?"

"That's not the case. The Pagoda Temple was built a long time ago. There are many legends about this temple. Some say it was built in the Han Dynasty, some say it was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and some say it was built in the Tang Dynasty. The details cannot be verified. But one thing is certain. During the Tang Dynasty, the Wu family renovated this temple and built a high tower. From then on, it was named Pagoda Temple."

"It was originally a wooden pagoda, but it was burned down by lightning. It was later rebuilt into a brick pagoda, and has been maintained by successive generations. In our generation, Brother Chengkong was assigned to the Pagoda Temple. During his time at the Pagoda Temple, the temple was very popular, so the building was expanded and the pagoda was rebuilt. The pagoda is inlaid with brass on the outside and gold on the inside, and houses the golden body of the Buddha and golden robes, making it extremely luxurious. At that time, there was war and people were living in misery. Master was furious that the people of the world were all going to Foshan, so he closed the Pagoda Temple and drove Chengkong off the mountain."

Li Asi looked at the golden pagoda and said, "Such a large golden pagoda is still there after so many years. It's really a miracle!"

Xingkong said: "The gold items in the tower have long been moved out by Master's order and exchanged for money to help the people of Taihang. Now all that is left is a copper-clad empty tower."

"Where is the relic in the tower?"

"I don't know about that. Maybe it didn't exist in the first place, or maybe it was moved to another place by Master."

Lin Manqing shook her head.

She believed that if there really were relics, they must still be there, otherwise an empty tower would not have such a strange aura.

In addition, Huideng drove Li Chengzhong off Mount Wutai not only for the purpose of using the people's fat to build the Golden Tower.

"I want to go in and take a look." Lin Manqing walked to the tightly closed tower door.

Xingkong looked a little embarrassed, but he remembered that Lin Manqing had just saved the entire Mount Wutai, and if they really wanted to go in and see, he seemed unable to stop them, so he stepped forward and took the initiative to open the door.

The iron lock on the door was very thick, but it could not withstand Xingkong's slight squeeze.

The iron lock broke and the door creaked and slowly opened.

The space inside the tower was large, enough for a dozen people to hold a meeting inside, but it was empty.

Xingkong said: "All the things from that time have been moved out, and no one has come here since then."

"No one has been here before?" Li Asi gently wiped the shrine. "How can it be so clean if no one has been here? There is not even a speck of dust!"

Xingkong was stunned and touched the side, and indeed there was no dust.

He immediately understood that not only had someone been here before, but it had also been specially cleaned, otherwise it would not have been spotless for so many years.

"Let's go up and take a look." He took a step and prepared to go upstairs.

"No need." Lin Manqing suddenly said, "The upstairs is empty. If you want to see it, go to the underground palace."

Now Xingkong was really in a dilemma and said, "Donor, it's not that I don't want to. The underground palace here has been closed for thousands of years. The ancestors have instructed that it cannot be opened. Moreover, there is a magic array in the underground palace. The secret mantra to unlock the array is only known by the ancestors of all generations and the abbot brothers assigned to the Pagoda Temple. Now that the master has passed away, only Chengkong knows the secret mantra."

"Just break it open by force." Li Asi said.

"This..." Xingkong looked embarrassed.

Come to think of it, the underground palace houses the relics of eminent monks from thousands of years ago and is protected by secret mantras. It is indeed a bit too much to ask a monk to break through the formation by force.

Li Axi said: "You don't have to do anything, I'll do it."

Just as he was about to step forward, he was stopped by Lin Manqing:

"Ashi, don't embarrass the master."

Li Asi had already arrived at the gate of the underground palace, curled his lips, and retreated.

The atmosphere in the tower was a little awkward.

Xingkong suddenly said to his two disciples, "The Pagoda Temple has been uninhabited for a long time. Come with me to see which buildings need to be repaired. Benefactors, take your time to look around here."

After saying this, he walked out with his disciples.

Li Axi said: "This old monk is quite sensible."

Wu Yuqi asked: "Should we go down? Will Li Chengzhong be hiding in there?"

Lin Manqing shook her head and said, "Li Chengzhong is definitely not here, but the atmosphere here is very strange, and from what Master Xingkong said, this tower is somewhat related to your Wu family, and the things in the underground palace may also be related to your Wu family. Since Xingkong intends to avoid it, let's go down and take a look."

He winked at Li Asi.

Li Asi nodded, walked to the door of the underground palace, put his palms on the door and pushed it, and the door opened silently.

"Tsk, the old monk is just bluffing. He doesn't need any secret mantra at all. Anyone can open it." Li Asi said.

Lin Manqing frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

Xingkong would definitely not lie. There was only one possibility, that is, Li Chengzhong had been here, opened the secret door of the underground palace, and did not lock it when he left.

Li Asi has already gone down first.

It was very dark in the underground palace, with almost no light.

The underground palace is about the same size as the first floor of the tower. There is a stone platform in the center with a lamp on it.

Li Asi took out a lighter, lit it with a click, and the flame came close to the wick.

Surprisingly, the lights were not turned on.

"what!"

Li Asi was a little surprised. After looking carefully, he found that the wick was also made of iron and it was impossible to light it.

But this had no effect on them, as the darkness could not block their vision.

Suddenly, Wu Yuqi exclaimed: "Come and see, what is this?"

Lin Manqing and Li Asi moved closer and saw a niche on the left wall with a statue of a god inside.

"The Goddess of Pure Light!" Li Asi said in surprise.

However, Lin Manqing's gaze fell on the side of the statue, where there was a handwritten scripture with the words "Da Yun Jing" written on the cover.