heaven money

Jiang Zhiwei, Zhang Yuanshan, Fu Zhenzhen, Qi Zhengyan and Ruan Yushu all contributed some bits and pieces, and finally the pieces were enough. Otherwise, Meng Qi would have to exchange for the "Heavenly Net" and the Seven-Star Begonia Candle.

The beam of light was rising, and Meng Qi had an evil eye in his hand. It was black in color, deep and dark, and embedded in the green wood, like a pendant.

He thought of Zi Shang, so he gave the "Eye of God" to Ge Huai'en for safekeeping. Fu Zhenzhen got the magic mirror, and Ruan Yushu took the magic arrow.

After exchanging these, there was little time left and everyone was quietly waiting for the mission to begin.

The beam of light fell, and Meng Qi and others saw a flash before their eyes, and their position had changed.

This was a Zen hall, but it was in great disrepair. The floor tiles were broken and overgrown with weeds. The gold-painted Buddha statue was worn out and had fallen to the ground, breaking into several pieces.

Its head, with a compassionate smile on its face, rolled to the side of the house, looking at Meng Qi and the others.

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Above the thirty-third heaven, there is a fairyland, where fairy birds fly everywhere, spiritual springs gush out, there are spiritual herbs everywhere, and exotic flowers on the ground.

They surrounded an ordinary palace, with three indescribable words written on it:

"Tushita Palace."

Inside the palace, the Bagua stove was placed steadily on the fire. An old man in Taoist clothes sat in front of the stove with his eyes closed, while two boys in golden and silver Taoist robes fanned the fire and watched the stove.

Suddenly, the old man opened his eyes and looked down.

"Master, is there any unusual movement in Xiniu Hezhou?" asked the golden-robed boy in surprise.

The old man with white hair and youthful face shook his head: "It doesn't matter, let them go."

He closed his eyes again and pointed his finger. The Bagua Furnace opened and the light shot up into the sky, straight into the Milky Way and covered a star.

The stars gradually fell, but they turned into fireballs shaped like the sun. They were scorching and terrifying, and so big that they seemed to fill the four continents. The surrounding space was distorted and collapsed, and there seemed to be golden crows flying around inside.

The two boys trembled with fear from the terrifying pressure, but the "sun" was unable to escape the light, and it became smaller and smaller, getting closer and closer, and directly fell into the furnace.

The old man in Taoist attire pointed again, the stove cover closed, and everything inside became silent.

He kept his eyes closed, neither sad nor happy, as if nothing outside could disturb him, and this remained unchanged for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years.

"This furnace of elixir has been refined for six hundred and twenty-seven years..." The silver-robed boy took a light breath.

At the foot of Lingshan Mountain, nine shiny and soft tails were swaying. The owners of the tails had the same body shape as humans, except that they had a pair of fox ears on their heads.

This person is none other than Shang Yi who quietly entered the world of Journey to the West and became a nine-tailed fox. He focused on the path of devouring the world's nine-tailed fox, and practiced the "Nine-tailed Heavenly Art" that Shang Yi had given to the little fox before.

Hu Jiu, who was practicing in the cave, suddenly listened to something and whispered:
"Are you here already? You're really on time!"

Then, a white fox ran in from outside the cave, crawled in front of Hu Jiu and said:
"My lord, there are several more human presences near the foot of Lingshan Mountain. We..."

Obviously, Meng Qi and his companions were noticed by many monsters as soon as they appeared. However, the monsters who were able to survive under the sacred mountain were not stupid. How could they not know that the humans who suddenly appeared were not simple?

Hu Jiu shook his head and said:
"Don't worry about them. Let the little foxes return to their caves. Don't let them wander around outside during this period of time!"

Upon hearing this, the white fox nodded and said:
"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The white fox had no doubt about Hu Jiu's decision and believed in Hu Jiu fanatically.

After all, before the rise of Hu Jiu, these little foxes were just food for the big monsters at the foot of Lingshan Mountain. With the rise of Hu Jiu, they defeated these big monsters one by one, and these little foxes finally had a place to stay here.

Therefore, they would not question any orders from Hu Jiu.

There was a divine light flashing in Hu Jiu's eyes, as if it could penetrate time and space. In fact, the place where they were was not very far away from Meng Qi and others, so he was able to see several people after using the Sky Eye Technique.

The ground was overgrown with weeds, the doors and windows were broken, and the Buddha statue was gray and looked as if it had been pushed off the lotus platform and broken into pieces. Its head rolled to the wall and just happened to "look" at Meng Qi and the others with a compassionate smile on its face.

This made Meng Qi feel a little chilly. The Monkey King was a demon, Benboerba was a demon, and Grandma was also a demon, but their styles were completely different. Could it be that he encountered the latter?
Jiang Zhiwei and others looked around the Zen hall, but could not find anything noteworthy, nor did they find the enemy.

Ge Huai'en looked serious. He took a few deep breaths, closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing for a moment, and then threw out a few copper coins in his palm.

Everyone knew that he was fortune-telling and did not dare to disturb him. They all kept alert in different directions.

Shang Yi inexplicably looked towards the empty space, or in the direction of Hu Jiu.

This was not to conceal the truth from Meng Qi and the others, but to deceive Tianyi who was observing here. Under the cover of the money of the heavens, Tianyi could not temporarily discover the connection between Shang Yi and Hu Jiu.

Ding... The sound of the copper coins rolling on the ground gradually faded away. Ge Huai'en took a closer look and his face changed slightly: "This place is very dangerous!"

"Which direction is more auspicious?" Meng Qi asked. Anyway, everyone was in the dark and had no idea where they were or where the danger was coming from. So, following the divination results was the only solution.

Ge Huai'en picked up the coin and threw it several times. His expression became more and more solemn. Even with his calm and peaceful personality, he looked a little gloomy: "Every direction has a bad omen. We seem to be in a desperate situation."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they were not too disappointed. If not, it would not be a death mission.

"In that case, it's getting dark, so we should stay here rather than leave."

Shang Yi expressed his opinions with confidence, which easily won people's agreement.

Outside the window, the sun was setting in the west, dyeing the sky red, and the surrounding area was already becoming dim.

Meng Qi nodded directly and said, "It should be so."

He had read Journey to the West, and combined with the description of the Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation "causing chaos in the world", he could probably imagine the scene of a den of monsters in every mountain. Many monsters were good at hiding and sneaking around, and often hunted prey at night. In this situation, walking at night was very dangerous. If you were not careful, you would be caught and steamed or fried. It would be better to stay in this dilapidated temple and wait for dawn.

"Okay." Jiang Zhiwei had no objection.

Zhang Yuanshan was calm and careful in his work, and immediately said, "Then let's inspect the temple together and eliminate the internal hidden dangers."

At this time, everyone has to advance and retreat together. They must not split up or be left alone, otherwise when they meet again, they may be dead bodies.

No one opposed his proposal. Meng Qi took the lead, and the others each took their seats. As soon as he pushed open the door, a crow's cry was heard, and a group of crows flew up from every roof. It felt like dark clouds rising. The dilapidated temple in the dusk looked desolate, eerie and terrifying.

As far as Meng Qi could see, the square outside the Zen hall was also overgrown with weeds, and there was bird and animal droppings everywhere. There were broken walls and tiles everywhere, and it looked like no one had cared about it for who knows how many years.

"We must finish the inspection before dark."

Zhang Yuanshan had become much more mature and spoke. Meng Qi nodded, holding a knife in his right hand and a sword in his left hand, and led everyone to search the Zen courtyard room by room. They found that there was no one here, and some wooden tables and chairs were so rotten that they would collapse at the touch of a finger. Occasionally, a skinny mouse could be seen walking by as if no one was there.

About half an hour later, the sky became darker and it felt like night. Jiang Zhiwei and Fu Zhenzhen lit a tinderbox to illuminate the surroundings.

They probably searched the main body of the temple and found nothing strange or valuable. However, the rotten corpses of some wild animals were bitten to pieces, which showed that wild dogs had obviously visited.

"It seems that it is not a monster that can drive away ghosts." Zhang Yuanshan made a judgment.

There had been an era in the main world when monsters wreaked havoc on the land, with all kinds of monsters emerging one after another. Although they were later suppressed by the Human Emperor and hid in places like Tianhaiyuan, they still appeared from time to time and caused chaos. Therefore, all major sects kept very detailed records of monsters. As a direct descendant of Zhenwu, Zhang Yuanshan naturally had all kinds of methods and tricks to check.

Meng Qi looked back at the temple gate, only to see that it was pitch black outside, as if it contained endless dangers: "Then we should mainly guard against the monsters outside."

The plaque on the main gate seemed to have disappeared long ago, making it impossible for them to know which temple they were in.

"Let's go back to the original Zen hall first. It has the most suitable location." Jiang Zhiwei weighed the conditions of various Zen temples and the distance to the gate, and made suggestions.

Meng Qi had no objection and walked in front again. It was obvious that the meditation hall he had just seen was the main hall of this temple.

When he was almost at the meditation room, Meng Qi suddenly caught a glimpse of a golden flash in the light of the fire.

"Hey, the gold paint on the Buddha statue has become dull. Where does the gold color come from?" Meng Qi frowned slightly, walked over, and found that it was a plaque covered with moss and weeds, and the gold color was the stroke that revealed the text on it.

"Plaque?" Jiang Zhiwei asked sharply, "Can we see what temple this is?"

Although we are in an unfamiliar world of reincarnation, knowing the names of temples and places is useless, but it is a Buddhist temple after all. It may be consistent with the Buddhism in the main world. We can judge some situations from it, just like the Shaolin in the world of Duoercha. In addition to the consistent layout with the Shaolin in the main world, it also worships Tathagata.

Meng Qi knew the names of several temples in the Journey to the West world, such as Jinshan Temple, so he might be able to use them to determine its location. Therefore, he used "Whisper" to remove the weeds and moss on the temple.

With his skills, the last word below quickly appeared. It was the Sanskrit word for "temple". If Meng Qi had not learned it in Shaolin, no one present would have been able to recognize it.

Scraping further upwards, the Sanskrit word "音" appeared. Meng Qi's face changed slightly, and his breathing paused. Could it be the "Little Leiyin Temple"? Not to mention the Yellow Eyebrow Patriarch who was taken away, any leader inside could eat them alive.

"Not right?" Ruan Yushu seemed to notice Meng Qi's nervousness, and everyone's breathing suddenly slowed down.

Meng Qi shook his head and continued to scrape the weeds and moss. Eight hundred years had passed, and the monsters here should have moved away long ago. After all, the Yellow-browed Patriarch had been taken away by Maitreya Buddha.

The golden Sanskrit characters were revealed bit by bit, and Meng Qi's heartbeat suddenly slowed down. It was really the word "thunder"!

Little Leiyin Temple... Does this mean we are in Xiniu Hezhou? There are really monsters of all sizes everywhere!

Feeling that he had confirmed the result, Meng Qi relaxed a little. Looking at the dilapidated appearance of the place, it didn't look like there were any powerful monsters living there.

He casually removed the remaining weeds, intending to make the word "small" appear. Suddenly, he laughed in his heart: "It turns out that it is not the word 'small', but the word 'big'. It is no longer the Little Leiyin Temple. It is not bad..."

Just as he thought of this, his pupils contracted violently, his expression froze, and a storm of emotions rose in his heart.

There is no "small" character, but "big" character, so isn't it the "Great Leiyin Temple"? The "Great Leiyin Temple" where Tathagata Buddha lived in Journey to the West?
The Buddha's voice is as loud as thunder!
This is unscientific... Meng Qi looked confused. How could this be the "Great Leiyin Temple"? If even the "Great Leiyin Temple" had become like this, then wouldn't it be that something unimaginable had happened? It was like a blow to him right away!
Don't worry, don't worry. Who knows, it was taken by some wild fox Zen... The change in Meng Qi's expression made Jiang Zhiwei and others more alert, but his appearance made people dare not ask questions for a while.

Meng Qi stared at the plaque and saw a hint of green in the wood, which actually retained its vitality. The four Sanskrit characters on it looked ordinary at first glance, but a closer look made people feel the peace and tranquility from the heart. The Zen spirit was plain but timeless. It lay there quietly, as if narrating the vicissitudes of time, without moving, which was true.

"Could it really be the 'Great Leiyin Temple'..." Meng Qi subconsciously plugged back into "Ziwu" and picked up the plaque. When he turned his head to look at the Zen hall, he realized something was wrong. If it was really the "Great Leiyin Temple", except for the plaque, all other things should be holy objects that have been contaminated by the aura of Tathagata Buddha for many years. Even after hundreds of years, they should have an unusual smell like the plaque. How could they be so rotten and dilapidated, without any abnormality, and break at the touch of a finger?

Could it be that this place is not the "Great Leiyin Temple", but the plaque is real?

But this speculation is equally unacceptable! Who brought out the "Great Leiyin Temple" plaque from Lingshan Pure Land and left it here?

When he calmed down, he found that his abnormality had attracted the attention and concern of all his companions. This matter was too unbelievable, and he could not control it with his current state of mind.

"What's wrong with 'Da Leiyin Temple'?" Jiang Zhiwei asked doubtfully. The little monk came from a Buddhist sect, so could he know something?
According to some Buddhist scriptures in the main world, the Buddha resides in the "Nalanda Temple" in the Pure Land of Vaiśa, but there is no "Great Leiyin Temple", so they were not surprised.

Meng Qi pondered for a moment and said, "I have read a few Buddhist scriptures written by someone unknown. They said that Tathagata Buddha also has a pure land in Lingshan Mountain, and in the center of the pure land there is a 'Great Leiyin Temple'."

Shang Yi also nodded and said solemnly:

“Yes, it is also recorded in my inheritance that the Buddha lived in the Great Leiyin Temple in the Pure Land of Lingshan Mountain. Later, the Buddha disappeared. Ananda secretly revealed the news that the Demon Saint led thousands of demons to Lingshan Mountain. The Buddhas wanted to set up the Ten Thousand Buddhas Array to resist and even keep the demons away.

As a result, Ananda betrayed at the critical moment and reversed the Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation, causing all the Buddhas to perish and all the demons to die. Later, the Demon Saint turned to hunt down Ananda out of grief and anger, and the demon clan destroyed everything related to Ananda! "

Meng Qi suddenly realized what was going on when he heard this. It was no wonder that Yaoyao was able to kill him. Then his face turned green. What an unexpected disaster!

"If you are kind and compassionate, do not enter this gate. Is that what you mean? I guess the Demon Saint must have lost all hope after being betrayed by Ananda. No wonder it was the Demon Saint's last order!"

Meng Qi’s thoughts were racing!

Zhang Yuanshan, Jiang Zhiwei and others' faces changed slightly. The Buddha's pure land was destroyed, which shows how dangerous it is here.

Suddenly, everyone trembled, and a strong demonic aura rose into the sky!

Countless weak demonic spirits gathered together like a dark cloud, rushing towards the Zen temple with the sound of wind.

"Jia Feng?" Zhang Yuanshan's expression froze. This monster was at least at the half-step exterior level!
Because monsters are born with magical powers, they can reach the peak of their powers half a realm earlier than the strong humans.

Shang Yi frowned slightly and said:
"Can't you even take a break?"

As he spoke, he walked to Meng Qi's side, lifted up the "Great Leiyin Temple" plaque on the ground with both hands, and recited in a low voice:
"Om, Ma, Ni, Ba, Mei, Hong!"

With each word uttered, the plaque of the Great Leiyin Temple became brighter. Finally, the plaque was emitting infinite Buddha light and stood at the gate of the temple. Suddenly, the golden Buddha light enveloped the entire temple.

Protected by the Buddha's light, Meng Qi and the others suddenly felt much calmer and more peaceful. At the same time, the sense of crisis and panic they had just felt disappeared, and their sense of security increased greatly!

"Three Kings, this is the place!" There were shouting voices coming from afar.

"here?"

Meng Qi and the others looked at each other. Could it be that this temple was really strange and was the target of monsters? Should they abandon this place immediately and avoid danger?

Just as everyone was still exchanging glances and had not yet communicated with each other in secret, another monster shouted:
"Human presence! There's someone inside!"

"Ah, that's not right. Where does the Buddha's light come from? Isn't there no Buddha on Lingshan Mountain anymore? "

Although the monsters outside were repelled, Meng Qi and the others still felt cold in their hearts. (End of this chapter)