genius divination

Chapter 551 Five Hundred Arhats
But now there is no other choice, only to enter this grotto to find out.Fortunately, they were well prepared, and several of them carried flashlights with them.It is not a big problem to walk in the cave with this light.

Even so, Greyhound was wary of telling others to turn off their lights.Because it seems that this grotto is very big, I don't know when I can go out.In this case, it is necessary to save battery.The method of excavating this grotto is by no means the common one in China, but very similar to what Fan Jiannan saw in India.Rather than enshrining Buddha statues inside, it is more like the residence of some hermits.Even if there are some Buddha statues and original murals, they are quite different from what Fan Jiannan has seen, and seem to be older.

But the scale of this cave still surprised Fan Jiannan and others.The caves are connected to each other, layer upon layer, like an underground labyrinth.I don't know how far it is, and I don't know how the ancients dug such a huge grotto.In order to find out the direction, they had to stop and observe carefully after walking for a while, for fear that they might not follow the footprints left by Po Jun and others.

Although Fan Jiannan is still suffering from injuries, he is still very sensitive to the outside world.He suddenly said to Greyhound, "Don't look for it, it's over there, look at the stone wall!"

Long Bold and Jia Zixun took a quick look and found that someone had carved an arrow on the stone wall of the cave with a sharp object.Greyhound touched it with his hand and found that there was still some stone powder on the engraved arrowhead, and he said with certainty, "This engraving is very fresh. Yes, it should be left by them, everyone follow."

Everyone walked around in the grotto, sat down when they were tired, and took a nap together.Drink some water and eat some dry food when you are hungry.However, this damned grotto seems to have no end, and it has been extending far away.Fan Jiannan reckoned that they must have traveled tens of kilometers in this mountainside, going round and round.But still no exit was found.

Time was passing by, and the two flashlights they carried with them had been exhausted. If the arrows on the stone wall hadn't been guiding them, Long Bold would almost lose his patience.Time seemed meaningless in the dark cave, and they couldn't see whether it was day or night outside, so they could only judge the time through Fan Jiannan's watch.

Finally one day, Long Bold couldn't bear it anymore, and complained while taking a break, "Jiannan, I don't doubt your judgment, but we've been wandering around in this damn cave for almost two days Are we trapped? Fan Jiannan, speak up! Fan...not good! Greyhound, turn on the flashlight, hurry up!"

A dim flashlight lit up, illuminating Long Bold's face.Long Bold blocked the light with his hand, turned his head and said, "Why are you taking pictures of me? Take Fan Jiannan! See how he is doing!" Fan Jiannan curled up beside Long Bold, his face was frighteningly pale.

"Not good!" Long Bold was startled, and hurriedly felt his pulse.After a while, he said solemnly, "Jiannan, Jiannan? Can you hear me? You have a fever, and it's very serious. When I took your pulse just now, I found that the injury in your body seems to be recurring. This What's going on? Before I set off, I remembered that the injury was under control. Why did it suddenly recur?"

Fan Jiannan shook his head heavily, "This place seems to have a certain feeling of rejection for me. The more I go inside, the deeper this feeling becomes. This is definitely not an ordinary grotto, there are too many magic power messages here, But it's been a long time, and I don't understand the meaning at all. I feel that these thousands of years of residual magical power seem to be gradually causing harm to my body. How about you?"

Long Boldly frowned and said, "Are you thinking too much? I don't feel anything? Jiazi, Greyhound, how are you?"

Jia Zixun frowned slightly and said, "This is an ancient site, and there were many masters of magic in early Buddhism. Being able to feel abnormal fluctuations in magic power only shows that your spiritual sense is stronger than ours. But I really don't feel the slightest discomfort, Thinking about it, I seem to feel much better than before. Is it because we were not injured before? Could it be the lack of oxygen?"

"Crack!" Greyhound lit the lighter and said slowly, "Although it's on a plateau, the oxygen is thin. But it's not so serious."

Long Bold took out the medicine for Fan Jiannan, and said in a low voice, "I also feel a little weird, do you feel that this cave is a bit too big? How many monks are required to practice here in seclusion? It makes sense. Generally speaking, we should have gone out a long time ago, right? Could it be that we are circling around in place? Could it be that these ancient monks set up some kind of formation to prevent passage?"

Fan Jiannan swallowed the pill and took another sip of water, his face softened a little.He shook his head and said, "Absolutely not, my memory is very good. Even though we walked in this cave for two days, I still remember the route we took without any overlap. The reason why we walked for so long is because We are gradually going down. No matter how we turn, no matter how we go back and forth. The road we have traveled has not been repeated."

"Can you remember so clearly?" Greyhound asked in surprise.

"Yes." Fan Jiannan nodded, "It took us 75 steps to get here from the previous intersection, and my stride is 300 centimeters. That means we are now 300 meters away from the previous intersection. But the straight-line distance Definitely not [-] meters, because we went down a few steps. If you will listen, I can even tell you that I can report the distance and position every step we have taken."

Long boldly smiled bitterly, "The memory of your brain is simply inhuman."

Greyhound nodded and said, "Fan Jiannan is right. If the road repeats, it can mean that we are turning in circles, but in fact we don't. So I agree with Fan Jiannan. So far, our traveling route has not deviated at all, and The marks on the stone wall are always there. This shows that we are indeed walking the path that Po Jun and the others have walked."

Jia Zixun suddenly said, "There seems to be writing on the stone wall here, it should be some kind of Sanskrit. Maybe we can find something from it. Greyhound, flashlight!"

Greyhound immediately shone the flashlight on the rock wall.Several people gathered around the stone wall and found that it was indeed full of mysterious Sanskrit, but unfortunately only Jia Zixun knew a little about this kind of writing.Fan Jiannan and the others looked like they were reading a heavenly book.Jia Zixun pulled himself together, carefully read the writing on the rock wall, and remained silent.

Long Bold couldn't hold back and said, "What's written on it?"

Jia Zixun frowned and said, "I can't fully understand it either. But it seems that arhat is repeatedly mentioned above. It is Arhat, which is translated as offering, killing thieves, and lifeless. It is often abbreviated as Arhat in Chinese. It is practiced according to the teachings of Buddha The Four Noble Truths, the sage who escaped the cycle of life and death and reached Nirvana. The above records are about the deeds and practice of Arhats."

"Five Hundred Arhats!" Greyhound said slightly startled.

"You know this?" Jia Zixun asked in surprise.

"Yes, the place we are going to is the Manasarovar Lake area. And in the northwest of the lake there is a famous Buddhist temple, Jiaji Temple. It is said that this temple was built on the cave where five hundred Arhats practiced. It's just a long time ago. The cave where the five hundred arhats practiced has long been unknown, and all that remains are legends and myths." Greyhound muttered, "Could it be here? So we walked through this cave to the other side of the mountain. Northwest of Lake Manasarovar."

Fan Jiannan frowned and said, "Jiazi, what else can you see in these Sanskrit words?"

Jia Zixun frowned and said, "These Sanskrit texts are very irregular, and they should have retained a lot of ancient Indian words. I can't fully understand it, but it basically means that this is indeed the place where five hundred Arhats practiced. If you say this, then you The huge fluctuations in mana that I feel can be easily explained."

Fan Jiannan thought for a while and said, "Give me a few minutes, and I will sort out my thoughts."

"There's nothing else to do here. Doesn't matter if he's an arhat or a great Bodhisattva, we just need to go out?" Long boldly sighed, "I just want to leave this ghost place as soon as possible."

Jia Zixun pulled Long Bold and signaled him not to disturb Fan Jiannan.Greyhound also sat silently aside, not saying a word.

Fan Jiannan sat cross-legged on the ground, while trying his best to sense the fluctuation of magic power around him, while carefully recalling the route he had traveled.After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief, "So that's how it is."

Long boldly asked, "What is it? What did you find?"

Fan Jiannan whispered, "Great discovery. Do you remember what Kumara told us when we were in India last time? Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, was a great Indian practitioner. And the five hundred arhats are His disciple. Judging from the fluctuations in mana power here, it can still be so obvious after a thousand years. These five hundred arhats should also be very powerful sorcerers. This grotto is so huge and the passages are so complicated, I suddenly figured out a question."

"What?" Jia Zixun frowned.

"Tibetans call the pilgrimage around the holy mountain called Zhuanshan, and the holy lake, but they call it Zhuanhu. All the core is reflected in the word Zhuan. It is the pace." Fan Jiannan said slowly, "This reminds me of similar behaviors in Chinese martial arts. For example, Su Xuanshui's Taijiquan emphasizes the pace and body shape, and uses the steps to stimulate the energy in the body. A real Taichi master will consume no more than running a few times. Take it easy."

"If you want to be more specific, why am I getting more and more confused the more I listen?" Long Boldly frowned.

Fan Jiannan's eyes lit up and he said, "This is indeed the place where the five hundred arhats practiced, and it is not unreasonable to build this cave like this. I just thought about our route carefully and made an amazing discovery. This The reason why the cave was built so complicated is actually for the practice of the five hundred arhats. Their practice method is very special, that is, by walking. By walking in this grotto, they can improve their skills. Just like our Taoists Practice, and often step on the Seven Stars. They also complete the improvement of magic power through such a complicated channel."

(End of this chapter)