Chapter 625

After so many twists and turns, he came back to the starting point. But people and their hearts were different. Nothing could be more changeable than this.

It had only been six short days, but Meng Qi felt as if he had gone through many trials and tribulations in an instant.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Zhiwei asked through Secret Voice-sending.

Mengqi glanced at the old man and signaled the others to follow him. Then he went to a corner and told them everything about the Little Jade Buddha in a low voice.

Both Jiang Zhiwei and Qi Zhengyan had heard about Mengqi having a Little Jade Buddha in the beginning. But after the first Samsara task, the story was broken. Unexpectedly, he found another Little Jade Buddha in a single task. A Little Jade Buddha that was exactly the same as the Little Jade Buddha. Moreover, there was Yuan Meng's last letter: Where to Find Spirited Mountain?

"The first Little Jade Buddha was given to you by the nameless old monk. The second Little Jade Buddha was left by Master Yuan Meng. In Buddhism's words, you are the one who is destined." Jiang Zhiwei said in a low voice. The Spirited Mountain was indeed coveting, but who the nameless old monk and Master Yuan Meng were made people have to be alert and vigilant.

Qi Zhengyan said solemnly, "Could it be Ananda?"

Ruan Yushu and Luo Shengyi didn't know about the first Little Jade Buddha before, so they didn't say anything. One was cold and otherworldly, and the other listened in silence. They looked a little envious.

Mengqi had the same feeling. He didn't like the feeling of being manipulated and destined. "If it was Ananda, he should have left a letter saying 'I see' … Now that things have come to this, I can't think too much about it. I want to go back to the temple and enter the pure land of Spirited Mountain."

Although he got the second Little Jade Buddha after he inherited Ananda's Oath-breaking Bladesmanship, there was no evidence to prove the connection between the two. Mengqi even suspected that he would get the second one sooner or later since he entered the Samsara because of the Little Jade Buddha. As for the matter of Devil Lord and Demon Venerable, it might be due to the change of Qi activity after wearing the Little Jade Buddha until the pure land of Spirited Mountain. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why he had adventures in every Samsara World.

This could also explain why the Dominator of Samsara deliberately added the complete background introduction of the Journey to the West.

"Go back to the temple? There are so many monsters inside. I don't agree. " Luo Shengyi immediately expressed his objection. "Are you kidding me? There's only one day left. What's the point of going back to the temple?" The right thing to do was to hide in the depths of the cave and stall for time!

"It's better to hide in the depths of the cave and buy time!"

Jiang Zhiwei laughed and said, "That's my style. In fact, when the monsters were searching for us, the temple was the most empty. Moreover, they didn't expect that we would dare to return to the temple. As the saying goes, it's dark under the lamp."

"If we stay here, it's not up to us whether we can survive or not. It's up to the monsters to find us." Ruan Yushu smiled.

Ruan Yushu said faintly, "If we stay here, it's not up to us whether we can survive or not. It all depends on where the monsters start searching. It's not up to us."

"That's right." Meng Qi looked at Luo Shengyi and said, "We've killed four Half-step Exterior Scenery monsters, so it's hard to hide it. The rest of the monsters will soon find out that we're coming in this direction. They'll definitely search this area carefully. If we're lucky, they'll search other places first and we may all be able to return safely. But if we're unlucky, they'll search here first and we'll all be wiped out."

"The monsters can't fly in the cave, but it also leaves us no way out. As long as they find this place, we can only rush out. Then it's up to luck to see how many monsters of the Half-step Exterior Scenery and above come."

Mengqi's voice was firm. "I don't want to put my life on luck. Now that there's a chance of survival in the pure land of the Holy Mountain, I'll try my best to grasp it. I won't regret it even if I die."

He paused and said, "We won't go to the temple recklessly. We'll catch the Little Goblin and interrogate him to find out the location of the horizontal board of the Big Leiyin Temple and the number of powerful monsters in the temple. If we can't sneak in, or the horizontal board of the Big Leiyin Temple has been taken away, we'll pass the temple and continue westward to hide in the places the monsters have searched."

"We can't leave the temple. It's dangerous, but also an opportunity."

In other words, if they passed the temple and set foot on the road to the west, they would reach the places the monsters had searched. It was very likely that they had overlooked such places. Although it depended on luck, Mengqi still had some confidence.

After listening to Mengqi's analysis, Luo Shengyi reluctantly agreed. Even if they wanted to take the risk, they had to know their limits.

Therefore, the five of them left most of the food and water to the old man and sneaked into the temple carefully. After a while, they saw the mottled outer wall, the decayed roof, and the patrolling Little Goblin. From time to time, a monster would sing, "The king asked me to patrol the temple …"

Mengqi's mouth twitched. So this was the standard patrolling equipment. They could use it easily.

He calmed down and gestured for Qi Zhengyan to cooperate. After a while, they found a Little Goblin who was alone. They grabbed the medicine according to the prescription and brought it back.

"Where's the horizontal board in the temple?" Mengqi's eyes were like the calm deep sea, with countless whirlpools spinning in them.

The Little Goblin found it hard to resist and said blankly, "Horizontal board?"

What's this? Can it be eaten?

"It's the broken wood where the Lucky Chance is." Mengqi changed his way of saying it.

The Little Goblin finally understood, "The broken wood has no Lucky Chance. It was thrown in the house by the kings."

The Big Leiyin Temple was the residence of Buddha in the past. If the monsters knew about Spirited Mountain, they would definitely know about it. Why did they throw it away as a broken wood? Mengqi and Jiang Zhiwei were confused. Could it be a trap?

"What did the kings say about the broken wood?" Mengqi asked cautiously.

The Little Goblin raised his head and thought for a while, "They said it was written by a monk with low magical power. It's useless to us."

A monk with low magical power? Mengqi's face twitched. He suddenly thought of a possibility and asked in a low voice, "Did the kings know the words on the broken wood?"

"Those are words?" The Little Goblin was surprised, "The kings said it was scribbles!"

Illiteracy was scary … Mengqi let go of his worry, and Jiang Zhiwei and the others were relieved.

But it made sense. Where did the kings learn Sanskrit? They probably couldn't even read normal human words!

"Who are the other kings in the temple?" Mengqi asked something else.

"Only the king of the Black Pine Ridge is here. The rest of the kings have gone out to look for those people. I heard that a few of them died tragically!" The Little Goblin answered honestly.

Mengqi asked about the king of the Black Pine Ridge in detail and found out that it was a pig demon. Because of its laziness, it didn't go out to search and secretly went back to the temple to sleep.

"Could it be from Second Brother's family …" Mengqi thought to himself. He had a rough idea of the situation in the temple.

He turned around and looked at Jiang Zhiwei and the others, "This is a rare opportunity. I plan to sneak into the temple. What about you?"

He could not force Qi Zhengyan and the others to take the risk with him.

"If there is an opportunity, of course we must seize it," Jiang Zhiwei said without hesitation.

Qi Zhengyan gently nodded and looked solemn, "The death of Senior Brother Zhang and Miss Fu made me realize that I can no longer muddle along. I can't always think about cultivating in peace. I must take the initiative to look for opportunities to improve my strength. I must take the initiative to do things. Spirited Mountain is an opportunity, not a dead end. I can't miss it."

It was rare for him to say so much, explaining the change in his mentality.

This was also Mengqi's change. He had made up his mind that if he could return alive, he would join the Six Fan School and become a Secret-searching Nark. With the help of the Six Fan School's resources and intelligence, he would take the initiative to look for opportunities, challenges, and relics. He could no longer passively wait for things to come to him!

His fate must be in his own hands!

"I have no objections." Ruan Yushu answered concisely. The zither in his hand had been repaired. His clothes were as white as snow, and the plum blossoms in full bloom were bright red.

Luo Shengyi saw that there was only the Founding King inside, which was completely within their ability. The pure land of Spirited Mountain where the Buddha lived was exceptionally tempting. He thought for a moment and nodded slightly, indicating that he would go with them.

The five of them found a gap when the Little Goblin were patrolling. They performed their Body Movements and slipped to the wall. With the support of their left hands, they directly jumped over and landed lightly on the ground.

Mengqi projected his Will-projecting. His mind was as calm as a lake, reflecting everything around him. He avoided the lazy Little Goblin lying in the temple and approached the meditation hall with the horizontal board of the Big Leiyin Temple.

Suddenly, he heard thunder coming from the meditation room next door. He was startled and almost exposed his whereabouts.

He listened carefully and found that it was the Pig Demon sleeping soundly, snoring loudly. He was relieved and signaled to Jiang Zhiwei and the others not to react too much.

The five of them tiptoed past the meditation room and entered the meditation hall. They saw the horizontal board of the Big Leiyin Temple thrown aside casually. There was even a Little Goblin peeing on it.

Mengqi walked over and took out the Little Jade Buddha. He placed it on the board, but there was no movement.

Could it be that my judgment was wrong … Mengqi frowned and started to think.

Outside the temple, a black-scaled, big-headed fish demon wearing a golden chainmail and a phoenix feather crown was approaching stealthily. It was Penbo Erba, the King Biwa who had returned to the mountain to recuperate from his wounds.

"A bunch of idiots. They can't even recognize the breath of the Buddha. They were fooled." Penbo Erba laughed in a low voice.

As an old demon who had lived for eight or nine hundred years, he had met the Great Sage and guarded the Buddha's treasure. Even though he was illiterate, he was much more knowledgeable than other demons.

He was seriously injured before and felt that he couldn't rob the other demons. So he deliberately didn't point it out and tricked them into stealing the Lucky Chance. After recuperating, he didn't ride on the cloud but secretly came to steal the horizontal board.

"Why is there no reaction?" While Mengqi was thinking hard, Jiang Zhiwei and the others were on guard.

Countless thoughts came to him, but he couldn't find a clue. He became anxious. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He recalled the common knowledge of Buddhism and the story of the Journey to the West.

"Spirited Mountain … In Zen, there is a saying that everyone has the nature of Buddha. They are the Buddha themselves, and Spirited Mountain is in their hearts …"

"Mount Lingtai Fang Cun, Cave of Slanting Moon and Three Stars … Lingtai … Heart …"

Meng Qi gradually had an idea. "Could it be that I should start from this aspect?"

He stepped on the horizontal board of the Big Leiyin Temple, picked up the Little Jade Buddha and placed it on his chest. He closed his eyes and sensed them with his spiritual mind.

His heart was like a mirror, reflecting the two things. Suddenly, the horizontal board of the Big Leiyin Temple in Mengqi's heart lake emitted a clear glaze light. Great light, great fearlessness, and great mercy.

The light converged and turned into an illusory door shining with Buddha's light. The Little Jade Buddha flew over and embedded itself in the door.

The illusory door opened heavily, revealing a scene shrouded in Buddha's light. He couldn't see inside.

"It's really here!" Luo Shengyi's voice came into Mengqi's ears.

Mengqi opened his eyes and saw that the golden Buddha's light in front of him had really formed an illusory door. It was clear glaze and the sound of Buddha could be heard. The Little Jade Buddha in his palm had been broken into pieces and fell down. The horizontal board of the Big Leiyin Temple was slowly flowing with Zen Rhythm.

"Let's go in." Being in a dangerous place, Mengqi didn't waste any time. He called for Luo Shengyi and the others to enter.

Jiang Zhiwei led the way and stepped into the Buddha's light. Her figure quickly disappeared. Luo Shengyi, Ruan Yushu, and Qi Zhengyan followed one by one. Mengqi was about to enter when he suddenly thought of a description in the story of the Journey to the West. He turned around and picked up the horizontal board of the Big Leiyin Temple and stepped inside.

In front of him, the Buddha's light flickered and the sound of Buddha's sound rang in his ears. Mengqi's vision blurred and in front of him was a towering mountain whose peak could not be seen.

Inside the meditation hall, the Buddha's light dimmed. The door swayed and was about to disappear.

At this moment, Penbo Erba sneaked in. He was extremely shocked when he saw the situation. He immediately took out a Buddha treasure and pounced on it.