My baby is gone again

Chapter 5 Buddha Sculptures and Portraits

As a monk, Cheng Lingzhu has a keen intuition, and she knows very well that she has never encountered such a situation before.

On the other side, Lu Xuan was amazed in his heart.

I thought to myself that after thousands of years of no contact, the saintesses of Toshijianzhai are so understanding of humanity——

When he first met his master Cheng Hongtan, the other party was as cold as a big ice lump, and he refused to say a word.

Of course, it may be that the saints at that time only went down the mountain during the Mahayana period.

Although the strength is only comparable to that of Jindan, but he is powerful after all, and it is normal to be arrogant.

Cheng Lingzhu didn't know what Lu Xuan was thinking, she suppressed the distracting thoughts in her heart, stretched out a slender white jade hand, with mana swirling at the fingertips, and pushed open the door from the air.

A stale and ancient atmosphere flowed out from it.

Dust fell from the door frame, and the two walked in.

The house was large, reminiscent of the mansions of wealthy families in the mortal world.

It's just that there is a house without a courtyard, only a house, and the rooms inside are separated by walls.

There is nothing unusual about the furnishings in the house.

But in the very center of the house, there were two figures kneeling.

These are two statues, which look like stone, with their backs facing the door.

Cheng Lingzhu held his breath subconsciously. After scanning with his spiritual sense, he found that these were two dead objects, without any vitality.

She glanced at Lu Xuan, but Lu Xuan raised his hand and pointed to the front.

Cheng Lingzhu looked in the direction he pointed, and there was a [Sacred Shrine] near the wall, and the cloth covering it was covered with dust.

If it wasn't for the fact that no one cleaned the shrine, it would probably be no different from the layout of ordinary people's homes.

"Is this... a Buddha statue?"

Cheng Lingzhu frowned, and saw clearly what was enshrined in the shrine.

Carved from a black stone, he is dressed in cassock, with a bun on his head, sitting on a lotus platform, with a face full of bitterness and kindness.

Lu Xuan nodded, the two looked at each other, took a few steps forward, and came to the two kneeling stone statues, looking at the front together.

The two stone statues, a man and a woman, look like a couple. The carvings are very fine. The rough stitches on the corners of the clothes, the wrinkled eyelashes on the face, and even the rough calluses on the hands are all clear.

If it is done by human hands, the person who sculpts the statue must have cultivation base, otherwise it would take too much time and energy to outline these details.

In addition to the fine carvings, what attracts more attention is the expression of the two stone statues, which is an extremely pious and reverent expression, which even contains a bit of emptiness and perfection.

Cheng Lingzhu subconsciously looked at the shrine, and felt that the two stone statues of husband and wife had also become full of compassion.

Lu Xuan raised his hand, and the mana flowed.

The Buddha statue in the shrine flew straight out and landed in his hands.

Cheng Lingzhu was shocked when he saw that Lu Xuan suddenly reached out to get the Buddha statue.

Just wanted to stop it, but it was still a step too late.

Fortunately, after he photographed the black stone Buddha statue, nothing happened in the main hall.

Cheng Lingzhu heaved a sigh of relief, but saw that he turned the Buddha statue over and frowned, apparently he had discovered something.

When her eyes fell on the Buddha statue, she noticed that there was also a face engraved on the back of the black stone Buddha statue.

This face is completely different from the one on the front, with blue-faced fangs, showing a state of extreme madness, with a ferocious smile, only a bit of a Buddha shape can be vaguely seen, and the split mouth is like a demon, as if it wants to swallow all living beings alive.

Cheng Lingzhu's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

She looked at the stone statue beside her, and touched it with her hand, and she felt a rough touch.

"It is indeed a stone."

Lu Xuan nodded, and put one hand on the shoulder of the stone statue beside him.

With a click, one of the arms of the stone statue was snapped off by him.

The inside is also made of stone, and the texture is generally the same as the surface.

Lu Xuan patted it twice, and stone powder fell down.

"Let's go and see the other houses."

he opened his mouth.

Cheng Lingzhu didn't speak, just nodded and followed behind him.

Obviously, she should lead the expedition by herself, but she has a natural trust in Lu Xuan.

In this dead city, she subconsciously chose to trust the other party.

After a while.

The two came out of a house.

Lu Xuan and Cheng Lingzhu had already explored more than ten houses nearby, and the layout inside was the same as the first house.

There are stone carvings of evil Buddhas standing in the shrines.

There are stone statues of mortals, kneeling in front of the evil Buddha.

"What shall we do now?"

Cheng Lingzhu looked at the dark street and asked.

The dead city is dark and shrouded in a mysterious power.

With Cheng Lingzhu's cultivation base, he can only see things within ten feet.

"I took a look just now. The layout of this city is actually radial."

Lu Xuan pondered for a moment, stretched out his hand a little in the air, and drew a square with mana.

Diagonal lines intersect to determine a central point, and then multiple straight lines pass through this point.

"The houses in the city are all built on these lines, arranged straight, and there is a circular area in the middle, which is the core area of ​​the city."

Lu Xuan explained.

He had just gone to a dozen or so families, and he had already seen the layout of the dead city.

"Can you see things in the distance?"

Cheng Lingzhu asked.

"Our Daoyan Sect was also a big sect back then, and there are still a lot of things at the bottom of the box."

Lu Xuan answered accordingly.

This sentence is not a lie, after all, Dao Yanzong's biggest trump card is Lu Xuan himself.

Unlike Cheng Lingzhu, the darkness of the dead city could not block Lu Xuan's sight.

Standing on the empty street, he can clearly see what is in the very center of the city——

It was a very tall black Buddhist temple.

………………

After a stick of incense.

Standing under the steps of the Buddha Hall, Cheng Lingzhu's complexion turned slightly pale, and his breathing became a little short of breath.

This dead city gave her a bad feeling.

This is even more so after entering the city. The closer you get to the Buddha Hall, the more intense the decaying atmosphere, and the invisible pressure from the dead city becomes heavier and heavier.

No monk would like this kind of environment. The Taoist robe on Cheng Lingzhu's body was glowing, and strange patterns were lit up, as if he was fighting against some kind of power.

Lu Xuan noticed the change in Cheng Lingzhu's complexion, and wondered if the mental quality of the Saintess in Dushi Jianzhai is too bad.

When he first met Cheng Hongtan, this Mahayana stage powerhouse with Jindan strength allowed Lu Xuan to see what it means to be crazy and kill stars.

If Cheng Lingzhu knew what was going on in his heart, he would definitely complain to himself.

How can she, a young Golden Core girl, compare her psychological quality with a Mahayana monk who has lived for thousands of years?
Lu Xuan stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers.

In the darkness, a little bit of starlight emerged and landed on Cheng Lingzhu.

Cheng Lingzhu immediately felt that the decaying aura of heaven and earth around him was cut off, and even that oppressive feeling disappeared.

She thanked Lu Xuan, thinking that the other party used the secret treasure from Dao Yanzong to help her resist the influence from the dead city.

(End of this chapter)