Chapter 415

The Demon Aura, which seemed to suppress the entire Heavenly Sea Source, could only disturb Mengqi and the others mentally. It could not really invade the Imminent Skyline. Moreover, it seemed to have some scruples. It was afraid that if it attacked without reservation, it would be seen as bullying the weak and attract the attention of the eminent monks of Lanke Temple.

The latter was Mengqi's guess. A powerful demon clan that could occupy a "Xanadu" should have its own Heavenly Weapon, just like Shaolin's Ananda or Sword Washing Pavilion's Self Chopping Sword.

However, since Hong Neng did not bring out his tribe's Heavenly Weapon for some unknown reason, Meng Qi naturally would not ask too many questions and cause unnecessary trouble. He supported Gu Changqing and Zhen Hui and followed behind Hong Neng at a steady pace. They walked along the river towards the light blue lake.

The lake was located on a plateau, and the river flowed upstream against the law. When Mengqi and Hong Neng reached the edge of the plateau, the sky suddenly brightened. The giant white fox had disappeared, and a Buddhist temple had appeared on the plateau. It was simple and unadorned, and the sound of the bell could be heard from afar.

A winding mountain path led down from the Buddhist temple to the front of Meng Qi and the others, as if waiting for them to ascend it.

Hong Neng took a light breath and slowly knelt on the ground. He kowtowed heavily and murmured the name of Buddha.

"Senior Brother Hong Neng?" Mengqi asked in confusion.

The white fox disappeared, and Gu Changqing and Zhen Hui gradually returned to normal. They also looked at Hong Neng in confusion.

Hong Neng smiled indifferently. "When I entered the temple when I was young, I said that every time I see a Buddhist temple, I must kowtow every three steps to the Buddha."

"But this is an illusion," Meng Qi said with a frown.

Hong Neng shook his head and smiled. "The Buddhist temple is in my heart, not anywhere else. Since I can 'see' it, then it is the real Buddhist temple."

"Uh …" Mengqi seemed to understand, but not really.

Hong Neng glanced at Mengqi. "Shaolin is a Zen Sect. Don't they always point to the Buddha's nature? Although this is not in line with the path of our temple, I feel that it makes sense. Not on this shore, not on the other shore, not in the middle, there is no Buddha outside the heart. "

Mengqi nodded slightly. He remembered the concept of the Yangming School of Confucianism. There was nothing outside the heart, so he had no doubts about Hong Neng's choice.

Clang!

The bell rang in the distance. Hong Neng knelt down devoutly, kowtowing every three steps as he slowly moved forward. Meng Qi had never made such a promise, nor did he truly have the heart to worship Buddha. Naturally, he followed quietly behind Hong Neng, enjoying the sacred peace brought by this situation.

This feeling did not come from the Buddhas in the sky, nor did it come from the chanting of Buddhist scriptures. Instead, it came from the devotion of meticulous kowtowing.

The mountain path was long, but Hong Neng was not impatient at all. As he walked, he activated his Golden Bell Shield. It was not that he wanted to fight, but because he was bored, he began to cultivate. He wanted to consummate the fifth stage as soon as possible. Only after he consummated the fifth stage and began to cultivate the sixth stage could he concentrate the Nose Aperture and other Aperture acupoints.

During the enlightenment period, the fifth pass of the Golden Bell Shield corresponded to the Eye and Ear Apertures, the sixth to the Nose and Mouth Apertures, the seventh to cultivate the Front Yin and Back Yin, and let the Inner World form its own cycle. The eighth was to concentrate the Primal Aperture at Mid-brows and open the Hidden Latch of life and death.

After walking for a long time, Mengqi suddenly asked Gu Changqing and Zhen Hui in confusion, "Do you feel that the cultivation here is very fast? The two hours just now were equivalent to a day's cultivation for me. "

"Really?" Gu Changqing was immersed in the solemn and devout atmosphere, so he did not try to cultivate. He was shocked and quickly tried. After a while, he said in surprise, "Yes! This is really a holy place for cultivation! "

"Yes, the little mouse is very fast." Zhen Hui nodded his head heavily, looking very pleased with himself.

Hong Neng devoutly worshiped Buddha and was not distracted. He completely ignored their conversation.

After confirming his guess, Mengqi was surprised and happy. He seized the time to cultivate. Anyway, he was just walking unconsciously and did not need to fight.

After about a day, the dark golden light on Mengqi's body became brighter and brighter. The sound of frying beans kept ringing, indicating the changes in his body.

In the end, the dark golden light almost merged into a dazzling light, making Mengqi look like a Luohan shrouded in the Light of Buddha.

The light gradually faded and Mengqi opened his eyes. He knew that the fifth pass of his Golden Bell Shield had been completed. Moreover, because his body was tempered by the Heavenly Thunder Energy and Qi, and the real knife spirit of Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship and the essence of Buddhism, he was sealed to the first grade. Not only did the weak point in his chest disappear, but the weak point in his back also became one.

At this point, Mengqi only had 13 weak points, namely the Nine Innate Apertures, Dantian, Temple, mid-brows, and throat. They would disappear one by one as the Golden Bell Shield was improved. However, before attaining Dharmakaya, there would always be a weak point that could not be cultivated.

"A day's work is equivalent to a month's hard work." Mengqi laughed. Although his fifth pass was already close to completion, it still needed about a month's hard work. He did not expect that the difficulty of the Heavenly Sea Source would help him.

Hong Neng had already kowtowed in front of the Buddhist temple. Just as he was about to enter the temple to worship Buddha, suddenly, the plateau, the lake, and the temple all shook like water, and then disappeared without a trace.

Mengqi looked around blankly. He could only see deep valleys, desolate gravel, and complex landforms. It was as if the beautiful mountains, plateau, and sky sea he had experienced before were just a dream.

"Just a dream …" Mengqi sighed softly.

Hong Neng smiled and said, "The donors of the Demon Clan have given up on the Heavenly Sea Source. I will send you to the Tan Han Oasis."

At this time, they were already deep in Tan Han and were only two to four hours away from the oasis.

"Haha, thanks to Senior Brother Hong Neng's marvelous' So Close and Yet Worlds Apart ', the Demon Clan was forced to retreat." Mengqi thanked him sincerely.

Hong Neng put his palms together and did not show any pride. "Amitabha. They were kind and gave up in advance. Otherwise, I would have had to hold on for another half a day. I really don't know if I could have done it."

Gu Changqing and Zhen Hui also thanked Hong Neng. Once they reached the Tan Han Oasis, they would reach the Evil Ridge to the south and Quicksand Town to the east. As long as they were careful, they would be able to get rid of the horse bandits.

Hong Neng suddenly thought of something and said, "A day in the mountain is equivalent to a thousand years in the world. Although the Heavenly Sea Source can't reach this level, it has a similar effect. Junior Brother Zhen Ding, don't underestimate the time."

"A day in the mountain is equivalent to a thousand years in the world?" Mengqi was stunned at first and then understood. "No wonder one day's practice in the Heavenly Sea Source is equivalent to a month's practice. It turns out that almost a month has passed in the outside world."

A month had passed, and Shaolin's reinforcements should have arrived long ago. They might have already rescued their master and gone to Jin Gang Temple to search for them everywhere.

Of course, this was a good thing for him. He did not have to be "caught" back to Shaolin. Moreover, after a month's disappearance, the horse bandits would probably think that they had returned to the Central Plains and would no longer be hunted. At that time, as long as he sent his junior brother to the foot of Shaolin Mountain, he would be like a dragon returning to the sea. Haha!

Thinking of this, Mengqi could not help but smile.

Not long after, the four of them arrived at the oasis and stepped into the market. Because they had changed their clothes in Fish Sea, Mengqi was not afraid of being discovered and was about to invite Hong Neng to dinner at the inn.

Hong Neng smiled and shook his head. "Amitabha. Fate comes and goes. I still have a great wish to fulfill. Farewell."

Mengqi knew that he was practicing hard and did not insist. He put his palms together and said, "Amitabha. Senior Brother Hong Neng, if you need any help in the future, just tell me."

"If fate wills it, we will meet again." Hong Neng looked at the three of them and nodded with a smile. Then he turned around and left.

"Lanke Temple is really mysterious." Gu Changqing sighed.

Mengqi nodded slightly and then relaxed. He looked at the inn and said, "I haven't eaten meat for a month. I can't wait!"

"Only one day …" Gu Changqing's mouth twitched.

"Senior Brother, you have been enlightened. According to the commandments, you should not eat meat anymore." Zhen Hui said to Mengqi seriously.

Mengqi's expression suddenly froze and collapsed inch by inch. He did not have the self-awareness of a Shaolin disciple at all.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem." Mengqi coughed and said to Zhen Hui with a serious face, "Junior Brother, only when you return to Shaolin and leave a record in the Sundries Yard and Commandment Yard can you truly enlighten your Apertures and start to obey the commandments of the enlightenment period."

"Is that so?" Zhen Hui scratched his head, a little confused.

"Yes." Mengqi looked like he believed him.

"Alright." Zhen Hui said happily, "Then let's go eat meat!"

A smile reappeared on Meng Qi's face. He walked into the inn first and chose a quiet place that was convenient for escaping into the backyard. He ordered roasted lamb leg and other food.

Then he tilted his head and moved his ears slightly to listen to the conversations of other customers to make up for the one month he had been absent.

Gu Changqing did the same. Although he had not enlightened his Ear Apertures, many people were talking loudly and the whole inn could hear them. Only Zhen Hui was looking at the kitchen, waiting for the food.

"I heard that Jin Gang Temple admitted defeat?"

"Of course, Dharma King Lun Kong, who was in charge of external affairs, committed suicide. His body was sent to the three divine monks of Shaolin Temple. It was said that Dharma King Lun Kong was greedy for the supreme arts of Shaolin Temple, so he trained a spy to steal them. After he was discovered, he was afraid that this matter would be exposed, so he found the Crying Elder who was in closed-door training and instigated him to kill Divine Monk Xuan Bei. He wanted to directly provoke a direct confrontation between the two temples. Unexpectedly, not only did Divine Monk Xuan Bei not die in the hands of the Crying Elder, but after more than ten days of battle, he defeated the Crying Elder.

"Suicide? Although Dharma King Lun Kong was a grandmaster of the Seventh Heaven of the Exterior, I'm afraid it was beyond his power to bypass the other Dharma Kings to do these things. Hehe, good, good. What did the three divine monks of Shaolin say? "

"What else could they say? A grandmaster committed suicide. Jin Gang Temple paid a great price and admitted defeat. Shaolin didn't suffer any substantial damage. If they didn't want to start a full-scale war, they would naturally stop while they were ahead. "

Hearing this, Meng Qi was relieved. Not only was his Master safe and sound, but he had also broken through to the peak of the Exterior. How wonderful!

"I wonder where the two Shaolin disciples went. After such a big storm in the Immensity Sea, they suddenly disappeared. Could it be that the horse bandits in the Evil Ridge caught them and secretly killed them? "

"Impossible! On the day the two divine monks of Shaolin arrived, all the famous horse bandits in the Immensity Sea went into hiding. Even the leaders of the Nine and Eight Apertures masters in the Evil Ridge quietly went down the mountain and hid somewhere. Only the 'Evil Scholar' Kang Zhi and two leaders of the Seven Apertures masters stayed behind. "

"That's right. If they caught the Shaolin disciples, why would they kill Gu Changqing's parents and siblings to vent their anger?"

Gu Changqing's wooden chopsticks fell on the table. His face was pale and his eyes were empty.