Ruins of the past

After hearing what Bai Shihe said, Han Jueyong thought to himself: "Master Bai can contain the demon monk Misi Ri in Xuanji Mountain."

"But if Li Yaofeng recovers from his injury, who in Shuzhou can resist?"

"And the cat demon that appeared in Ba Mansion that day is not easy to deal with."

Every time he thought about this, Han Jueyong felt that the current situation in Shuzhou was extremely bad. Unfortunately, after they reported to the court, they still received no response.

It seems that the pressure on the nine borders in the north and the southeast coast is now huge, and the princes of the court no longer have any extra thoughts to focus on Shuzhou on the southwest border.

Han Jueyong said: "Should we ask for help from the Tianshi Sect? Let them send a Taoist immortal."

After all, the Tianshi Sect is not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and it has always been in conflict with the Demon Suppression Division.

Han Jueyong came up with this idea out of desperation.

Bai Shihe shook his head, and the energy and blood in his body roared. Han Jueyong felt as if his body was on fire and stepped back.

Bai Shihe said calmly: "Shuzhou Dao Gang Division has asked for help a long time ago, and Longshe Mountain has sent someone long ago."

"And besides having one more Daoist to support us, there is another way."

Han Jueyong asked: "What can we do?"

Bai Shihe looked at the endless snow-capped mountains and said coldly: "Just kill one of the people on the opposite side."

Han Jueyong was shocked when he heard it. He seemed to be infected by the heroic spirit in Bai Shihe's words. He asked excitedly: "Are you going to deal with that demon monk Mi Si Ri?"

Bai Shihe said: "These days, I have been releasing my energy and blood, and I have been inviting battle to Misiri."

"But this demon has been reluctant to come out since I was injured last time."

"Since he doesn't come over, I have to go to the snowy mountains to find him."

After saying that, Bai Shihe clenched his fist slightly, and his muscles and bones collided with each other, making a roaring sound.

"When I find him and kill him, most of the danger in Shuzhou will be solved."

Bai Shihe wants to go deep into the demon nest alone and kill the demon king alone.

After hearing these words, Han Jueyong felt his blood surge slightly, and he was once again infected by Bai Shihe's heroic spirit and courage.

But as Deputy Qianhu, he still maintained his rationality and said quickly: "If you enter the Snow Mountain, I'm afraid the monsters and cultists in Shuzhou will make big moves."

As the strongest individual force on the imperial court's side in Shuzhou, Baishi River has always played the role of a sea-calming needle.

Once he goes deep into the snowy mountains to hunt down Mi Siri, God knows what kind of trouble will be caused without this god of war to suppress the demons and monsters in Shuzhou.

By then the situation will be ten times worse than it is now, and the Demon Suppressor doesn't know how many people will die.

But Bai Shihe just glanced at Han Jueyong and said calmly: "That is your battle."

Naturally, it is impossible for there to be no casualties in the war, but in Bai Shihe's view, as long as he, the Taoist Martial God, is still alive, neither the Hunter School nor the Shuzhou Demon Suppression Division will ever fall.

No matter how big the casualties are, as long as his signature is still there, it will always be replenished.

On the contrary, if he hesitates because of the possible casualties of his men, then Mi Siri and Li Yaofeng will join forces to deal with him.

Then he, the martial god who has entered Taoism, will also be in danger.

Only then will the real crisis of annihilating the sect come to an end.

Whether they are the Demon Suppressor or the Hunter School, they are all subordinates who assist him, not pets who need his protection.

When he went deep into the snowy mountains to hunt down the demon monk, Han Jueyong and others continued to fight against the demon and maintained the imperial rule in Shuzhou. It was their duty.

Hearing what Bai Shihe said, Han Jueyong took a deep breath: "I understand." He then asked: "Do you need me to ask Jiang Xusheng and Chu Qiguang to follow you..."

Jiang Xusheng is the entry seed of the Hunter School, and Chu Qiguang is the new and powerful fighting force.

In Han Jueyong's view, they could help more or less by following Bai Shihe and try to let Bai Shihe kill Mi Siri as soon as possible.

"If you don't enter the Tao, you will die if you come here. Let them hone themselves in the next battle in Shuzhou."

Bai Shihe waved his hand to refuse, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was an experienced Taoist.

…

In the underground library of Shuzhou Town Demon Division.

Under the watch of the guard, Chu Qiguang was sitting at the desk reading a book.

The message of books comes from the seeker's eyes.

"An unknown fragment from the Buddhist world."

"It seems to have been a personal belonging of a certain Buddha."

"After reading carefully, you can learn the knowledge of Buddha."

"The Buddhas adapted to the dark times ahead."

"An attempt to gather the wisdom of all sentient beings and turn them all into Buddhas."

"This has led to a deformed path and is considered to have gradually deviated from the Dharma."

Chu Qiguang read the contents of the remaining scrolls. Because they were all ancient texts, it felt a little difficult to read.

But fortunately, he is already very experienced in analyzing ancient books.

With his photographic memory and the superior brainpower brought by the five realms of Taoism, more than two years of in-depth research have long since made him a senior researcher of major religions and mysterious histories.

Although I was stumbling at this moment, I still sorted out the contents of the remaining scrolls.

Judging from the contents of the fragments, the Buddhas seemed to be preparing for a future called the "Dark Ages."

Chu Qiguang guessed that this 'dark age' either refers to an era when demonic contamination intensifies, or it is an era when the so-called 'gods' return.

Unfortunately, according to the records in the fragmentary scrolls, Buddha's research was not successful.

Instead, the Buddha's fire that originally illuminated the entire Buddhist world began to gradually extinguish, and more and more darkness gradually enveloped the Buddhist world.

Chu Qiguang recalled the current situation in the Buddhist world, and it seemed that this was indeed the case. Large areas of space were completely dark.

After reading the book in his hand, Chu Qiguang felt a power coming from the Ring of Foolishness, and he received another profound gift.

These days, I study in the library during the day and watch Li Yaofeng study at night.

This allowed Chu Qiguang to absorb a large amount of knowledge again. There were 7 profound gifts, 5 dark gifts, and 3 cursed gifts in the Ring of Foolishness.

If he could continue like this forever, there's no telling how far his strength could grow.

It's a pity that Li Yaofeng only absorbs the Buddha's fire to practice in the Buddhist world, not taking classes.

The underground library of Shuzhou Demon Division did not open the deepest forbidden knowledge to him.

Therefore, Chu Qiguang could no longer obtain any gifts from the library and from observing Li Yaofeng's practice.

‘Next, we should find an opportunity to try Buddha Fire. ’

The blazing flames seemed to flash across Chu Qiguang's eyes, and a hint of yearning rose in his eyes.

…

That night, Chu Qiguang took Zhou Yujiao and Qiao Zhi to the outside of Rongjin Mansion.

Then the two of them and the cat walked to the gate of a ruined temple on a barren mountain.

The night wind howled, and what I saw was a half-collapsed gate, mottled outer walls, and overgrown weeds.

Looking at this deserted appearance, Zhou Yujiao had a frightened expression on her face and asked in a low voice: "Brother! What are we doing here?"

Chu Qiguang said: "I plan to enter the Buddhist world in the physical body."

Although Zhou Yujiao had taken Chu Qiguang to wander in the Buddhist world many times before.

But that was just using Zhou Yujiao's ability to contact the Buddhist world through the air.

Their physical bodies have not really stepped into it, so even if Chu Qiguang can see the Buddha's fire, he cannot use it.

If he wants to obtain the Buddha's Fire, the first step he needs to do is to truly enter the Buddha Realm in the physical body.

Through his research over the past year or so, Chu Qiguang gradually understood that the Buddhist world is a vast and boundless space, and that it has a certain mapping relationship with the real world.

‘According to my statistics, eminent monks in the past who were considered to have become Buddhas entered the Buddhist realm in temples. ’

‘The door to the Buddhist world should be located in a Buddhist temple. ’

'Every time Li Yaofeng leaves the Buddhist world, he opens the door to the Buddhist world through the 'fallen monk's relic'. ’

‘According to the information we have read, the relics of eminent monks of all ages have the power of Buddhist faith, and can even be inspired by the Mahatma monks to cast spells. ’

‘If you want to open the door to the Buddhist world, you probably also need the power of faith. ’

While Chu Qiguang was thinking, he led Zhou Yujiao into the deserted temple and arrived at the main hall which was full of traces of fire.

The Buddha statues in the hall have long since disappeared, and everything that can be moved has been moved away.

The empty palace was full of weeds and the excrement of various animals. It had obviously become a paradise for wild beasts.

Qiao Zhi jumped onto the rafter and sighed, "Thank you for finding a place like this."

Zhou Yujiao couldn't help but said: "Brother! This place has been deserted for too long. Is it okay?"

Chu Qiguang said: "Before the annihilation of the Buddha, this Anshan Temple was very famous in the neighborhood, and a large number of believers gathered every day. It is said that every time a Dharma meeting was held, there was an endless stream of monks coming, and devotees could line up all the way down the mountain. ."

"There should still be Buddhist faith power left here."

Chu Qiguang found a location and took out a small Buddha statue that he had prepared long ago.

Zhou Yujiao asked curiously: "What is this?"

Chu Qiguang said casually: "Buddha statues, according to some Mahasana scriptures, Buddha statues can condense incense and faith."

Then he took out the incense burner and tied it with paper... arranged it neatly, and then started to light the incense.

After finishing the incense, Chu Qiguang took out a charcoal pen and began to write scriptures on the ground around the Buddha statue.

He introduced to Zhou Yujiao by the way: "Buddhist scriptures contain the power of Buddha and are the knowledge that transforms people into Buddhas."

"Writing down Buddhist scriptures is said to enhance courage, wisdom and sensitivity to the Buddhist world."

Along with his writing, a faint sound of Zen singing seemed to resound in the quiet air, but it disappeared when he listened carefully.

Then Chu Qiguang learned the way monks chanted sutras in the past, and began to put his hands together... silently reciting Buddhist sutras one after another.

"The mighty heavenly dragon, World Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna Buddhas, Prajna Bama Kong..."

The night is dark and windy, the mountains are barren and the temples are ruined.

Listening to the cold sound of chanting scriptures, Zhou Yujiao felt extremely strange.

Looking at Chu Qiguang who was chanting sutras seriously, she thought to herself: 'Coming to the mountains to recite sutras in the middle of the night, my brother is really getting more and more crazy. ’

And Chu Qiguang felt his fanatical bones shake suddenly, and a brand-new power of faith poured into it.

This force of faith is obscure, even banal, and full of ominous feelings.

‘Is it the power of Buddhist faith? ’

Chu Qiguang's eyes moved, and he began to imitate Li Yaofeng's movements, making seals with his hands, and chanting: "Maha Tuo, hey, hey..."

The airflow in front of him suddenly spread out, but nothing appeared.

'Failed? ’

Just when Chu Qiguang was thinking this, Zhou Yujiao on the side said in surprise: "Why is there suddenly an extra door!"

Chu Qiguang said thoughtfully: "Can you see it?"

Qiao Zhi on the side also looked at Zhou Yujiao curiously, but he also failed to see the door.

Next, Chu Qiguang followed Zhou Yujiao's guidance and slowly walked towards the door.

He tried to pick up a branch and stretched it over, and found that the front half of the branch seemed to be completely swallowed up and disappeared.

Then he stretched out his hand and pulled it out, and the branch came back intact.

"It should be a success."

However, Chu Qiguang thought about it and did not go in immediately. Instead, he recited Buddhist scriptures again, filling a fanatical spine with the power of Buddhist faith.

Then he said to Zhou Yujiao: "Meditate for a while and see if you can find me in the Buddhist world through this door."

"Master Qiao, you protect us."

Then he took one step forward and entered the Buddhist world.

As far as the eye can see, the whole world is dark.

The air was also very turbid, like a dusty basement.

Chu Qiguang first lit the prepared torch, and as the fire lit up, the surrounding darkness was dispersed.

But the light can only illuminate a range of five or six meters, and the darkness further away is like a thick fog, completely surrounding Chu Qiguang.

Chu Qiguang compared the feeling of using his sister's ability before. At that time, he could overlook a long distance, switch perspectives and move at high speed at will.

And now...

"The feeling of entering this physical body is completely different from the feeling of using Zhou Yujiao's ability before."

"It was pitch black, I couldn't tell the direction at all, and I couldn't see the scene in the distance, let alone the light of the Buddha's fire."

"If the bloodline of the Zhou family is really the masterpiece of Kongang Temple, is this ability used to explore the Buddhist world shrouded in darkness?"

Under such circumstances, Chu Qiguang did not act rashly, but waited for a while to see if Zhou Yujiao could find him.

After a moment, Zhou Yujiao's voice came over: "Brother! Can you hear me?"

Chu Qiguang said: "Can you see the location of the Buddha fire before?"

Zhou Yujiao nodded and said, "Yes."

Chu Qiguang's eyes lit up, thinking that Zhou Yujiao could now be his navigator.

"Show me the way."

So Chu Qiguang, guided by Zhou Yujiao, walked towards Li Yaofeng's position.

As Chu Qiguang advanced, the torch in his hand continued to break through the layers of darkness, revealing Buddhist temples standing in the darkness.

These grand halls are majestic and covered with gold paint. They must have been magnificent in the past.

But now it is shrouded in darkness, no one cares about it, and you can still see a lot of blood stains on it from time to time.

The next moment, a huge figure suddenly appeared in the darkness.

Chu Qiguang paused for a moment, then raised his hand and illuminated it with a torch.

It was a golden giant statue slumped on the ground.

Chu Qiguang remembered that he often saw these golden giant statues in his previous hallucinations related to the Buddhist world, and outside the main hall where Li Yaofeng refined the Buddhist fire.

‘Could it be real gold? ’ Chu Qiguang became curious and wondered whether to take a colossus back with him.

At this moment, the giant statue in front of him suddenly shook, and a line of writing appeared in front of Chu Qiguang's eyes.

"Buddha's sin."

"A monk who completely forgets himself in the devil."