Miao Yi noticed that Ba Jie seemed to have noticed something as well, so he remained silent to the side so as not to disturb Ba Jie's train of thought.
As Ba Jie read on, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise. He pointed his finger at the sutra text, as though he was counting the number of words on it.
When he was done, Ba Jie was clearly in a daze. His finger froze in mid-air, as though he couldn't quite snap out of it.
Miao Yi waited for a while, then couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"
Ba Jie did not reply. Instead, he stretched out a finger and pointed at the messy scriptures on the door. First, he pointed at a 'Nan' character, but there was no reaction. He pressed down hard again, and the 'Nan' character sank into the door with a 'kacha' sound.
Ba Jie turned to look at Miao Yi, and the two of them exchanged glances.
Ba Jie's Adam's apple bobbed up and down. He gulped nervously and asked, "Big Brother, is it like this?"
Miao Yi rolled his eyes. "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? "
Ba Jie laughed dryly. "Fine! I'll keep trying then. Don't blame me if I make a mistake and end up completely blocking the door. "
Miao Yi gestured for Ba Jie to continue. "You keep trying. We can't open it anyway. If it's blocked, so be it. We'll just have to try."
"You're right, Big Brother!" Ba Jie nodded. If he messed things up, he wouldn't have to take responsibility. His confidence was instantly boosted. He turned back to the door and released the 'South' character he had pressed into the door. However, the 'South' character did not spring back up. He then moved his finger towards the 'Wu' character amidst the messy scriptures, and the same thing happened with a 'Kacha' sound. His finger once again moved towards the 'Ah' character amidst the messy scriptures. Just like that, he continued to press on, word by word.
Miao Yi watched from the side as Ba Jie pressed on the words' Namo Amitabha 'one after another.
After pressing on the words, Ba Jie seemed to have received some sort of confirmation. The speed at which he pressed on the words became faster and faster, and the clicking sounds continued to ring out on the door. It didn't take long before all three hundred words of sutra text had sunk into the door. Ba Jie's instructions were smooth and fluid, as though he had completed them all in one go.
Just as Ba Jie released his grip on the door after he finished counting the last word, a crisp clap rang out. The three hundred or so scripture characters that had sunk into the door all bounced back up, returning to their original state. Following that, a muffled rumbling sound came from the depths of the door. The rumbling sound continued until it reached the two of them. They saw the sealed door begin to rise from the ground, and light seeped out from under the door.
When the entire thick door was connected to the top of the eaves, the brightly lit treasure vault was completely presented in front of the two of them.
Ba Jie, who came here with the excitement of a treasure hunt, seemed to have no interest in the treasures in front of him at this moment. Instead, his eyes were in a daze as he muttered to himself, "Big Bro, haven't we gone a little overboard with this joke?"
Patting Ba Jie on the shoulder, he said, "Well done, Ol 'Two. I wasn't joking. I'm telling the truth. You're not seeing things. This treasure trove is yours now. You should be happy." Ba Jie nodded.
After opening the door to the treasure vault, Ba Jie didn't seem to be happy at all. Instead, he was gulping nervously, as though he was swallowing a mouthful of bitter water.
He didn't seem to be in the mood for the treasure trove at all. He raised his head and stared blankly at the sealed door above him, then said with a hint of guilt, "Big Bro, I feel like something isn't right about this. Aren't you curious about how I managed to open this door?"
Speaking of which, Miao Yi was a little puzzled. "How did you open it?"
Ba Jie pointed at the air and said, "Isn't it a little too easy to open it just like that?" He still had a look of disbelief on his face.
Miao Yi rolled his eyes. "Of course! I was watching from the side. Of course I know how you opened it like that. What I'm asking is, how did you know the sequence of clicks on the spring? This messy scripture obviously requires the correct sequence of clicks to open it. Surely you can't just randomly click on it to open it, right? I can see that you're pretty good at it. Could it be that you're familiar with the correct sequence of these scriptures? "
"Bloody hell. It would be strange if I wasn't familiar with it!" Ba Jie abruptly turned around, his face filled with a frenzied expression as he said, "I clicked on the opening part of the Great Enlightenment Technique that I'm cultivating, the Core Sutra Scripture. I know it like the back of my hand, and I can't be more familiar with it. Do you think I wouldn't be familiar with the correct sequence of these scriptures?"
"..." Miao Yi was shocked. It was actually the opening part of the Core Sutra Scripture that Ba Jie was cultivating. He couldn't help asking, "Are you sure?"
Ba Jie scratched his bald head in confusion. "You want me to be sure? Who am I supposed to confirm it with? When I was looking through it, I realized that the words in these scriptures seemed so familiar to me. I picked out a few words to form a sentence, and it actually matched the opening part of my cultivation technique. At first, I thought I was seeing things, but then I realized that not only did it match one sentence, but it seemed to match all of them. As such, I counted the words again, and there was no mistake about it. It matched perfectly with the opening part of my cultivation technique as well. There wasn't a single word more or less. That was why I tried clicking on the words according to the opening part of the cultivation technique. What the hell? It actually opened.
Isn't this a joke? "Miao Yi laughed heartily and said," Isn't this a good thing? Opening it means you'll be able to obtain the treasure. Shouldn't you be overjoyed? What the hell is this? "
He was currently in a great mood. He realized that his suspicions were finally confirmed. There was a reason why that person lured Ba Jie and his disciple to the sealed grounds. Ba Jie and his disciple, along with the demonic monk Nan Bo, were indeed related to the treasure. Even though Miao Yi still couldn't figure out what exactly the connection was, that person wouldn't do something without reason. There must be a reason for this. At the very least, allowing Ba Jie to obtain the treasure wouldn't harm Ba Jie.
"What's so good about this?! This is a big problem. " Ba Jie was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He exclaimed, "Big Brother, think about it. Why would our Jie School's cultivation technique be carved on the sealing door of the Nanwu Gate's treasury? Don't you think it's strange?"
Miao Yi was silent for a moment. "Since the Six Great Mystic Arts of the higher realms can be transmitted to the lower realms, it shouldn't be strange for the Nanwu Gate's cultivation technique to end up in the hands of your Jie School, right?"
Ba Jie affirmed, "Now that's strange! It's not a problem for the Six Great Mystic Arts to be transmitted to the lower realms. Rumor has it that the Six Great Mystic Arts only appeared in the lower realms when the Boundless Secular World appeared during the great war a hundred thousand years ago. This is backed up by evidence. However, the cultivation technique of our Jie School is different. The old monk's master, Liu Jie, had a cultivation that stopped at the Golden Lotus First Grade. He didn't live for long and died a hundred and fifty thousand years ago. The same goes for Wu Jie, who passed away in meditation two hundred thousand years ago. I'm not too sure about the situation above the Jie School, but there's one thing I know for sure. Our Jie School's cultivation technique has existed in the lower realms since at least two hundred thousand years ago. It's completely different from the Six Great Mystic Arts that were transmitted to the lower realms. It's a completely different time period. Why would it be carved on the sealing door of the Nanwu Gate's treasury as the mechanism to open it? Isn't this nonsense? "
Miao Yi was silent. Now that he put it that way, it was indeed a little strange. What was going on?
Ba Jie asked suspiciously, "Could it be that these disordered sutras can form another sutra?"
Miao Yi shook his head and said, "Given that the number of words matches perfectly, the possibility of them forming another sutra might be low, but it's not impossible. However, the key is to open the door according to the sequence of your cultivation technique. In that case, there shouldn't be any mistake. You can't just randomly open the door by following the sequence, right? Besides, I think I saw you pressing down the words' Namo Amitabha Buddha 'at the beginning, right? The first two words of your Jie School's cultivation technique seem to have the mark of 'Namo' on them. From this perspective, it seems like it's related to the Nanwu Gate as well. "
"What … What's going on? No, I have to ask the old monk. Could the old man be hiding something from me? " Ba Jie quickly took out the Star Bell and prepared to contact Grandmaster Qi Jie. However, as soon as he took out the Star Bell, he slapped himself in the face. He realized how foolish he was. There was no way he could contact Qi Jie in the sealed grounds.
Just as he was about to put the Star Bell away, Miao Yi reminded him, "Perhaps Grandmaster Qi Jie has already been rotated to another planet to take care of your son."
Ba Jie nodded and immediately rang the Star Bell. Soon, his eyes lit up as he said, "I got in touch with him. As expected, he's over there … Damn it! I got slapped for nothing!"
Miao Yi immediately reminded him again, "Don't reveal the existence of the treasure here."
"Understood. If the old monk sends me out to be a charity case, how am I supposed to cry?" Ba Jie chuckled as he focused on contacting Grandmaster Qi Jie.
After a while, Ba Jie stopped contacting Grandmaster Qi Jie. He furrowed his brows and silently put away the Star Bell.
Miao Yi asked, "How is it?"
Ba Jie shook his head and said, "The old monk has never heard of the Jie School being related to the Nanwu Gate. His master has never mentioned it either. That old bald donkey shouldn't be lying. This is really strange. "
Since he couldn't solve this mystery at the moment, Miao Yi decided not to dwell on it any longer. He believed that the old monk must have his reasons for doing so. Miao Yi asked, "Ol 'Second, this isn't like you. You have the treasure right in front of you, yet you still have the heart to worry about something like this?"
"Uh …" Ba Jie raised his hand and slapped his bald head. He chuckled and said, "That's right, that's right. Boss is right. This poor monk was foolish. Who cares about the reason? Let's clear out this treasury first." Then, he turned around and looked at the brightly lit treasure trove. However, he immediately tried to be cautious and asked, "Big Brother, there aren't any lethal traps in this treasure trove, right?"
"Do you think everyone in the Buddhist Sect is as despicable as you?" Miao Yi reached out and gave Ba Jie a forceful shove on his back. Ba Jie staggered into the treasure trove, and Miao Yi quickly followed behind him.
The two brothers entered the treasure trove side by side, walking under the Lotus Dharma Wheel. Miao Yi walked down the steps, while Ba Jie stood on the steps and stared at the huge treasure trove, completely dumbfounded.
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