Mortal Bones

Xia Houyou was immediately shocked.

Shihu Tianjun continued:

"It is rumored that every eminent monk in the Thousand Buddhas Kingdom who is about to become a Buddha will step alone into the fog that covers a hundred thousand miles in the forbidden area of ​​the Thousand Buddhas Kingdom."

"Only the truly virtuous and eminent monks will be guided by the spirit bird in the mist, and be able to go to the Eagle Peak and become a Buddha."

"Those unscrupulous monks can only wander around in the mist until their life span is exhausted and reduced to a withered skeleton."

"This can be regarded as the last experience for Buddhist disciples to become Buddhas."

After listening to Shihu Tianjun's explanation, Xia Houyou suddenly frowned and said:

"In this way, this forbidden area is just a secret place where Buddhist disciples seek opportunities to become Buddhas."

"But Mr. Taiping is not a disciple of Buddhism. Even if he finds the legendary Vulture Peak, what's the use?"

Shihu Tianjun nodded and said:

"This is also what confuses me the most."

Shihu Tianjun continued:

"For the disciples outside the Buddhist sect, on the Vulture Peak, there is only the physical Buddha statue left behind after the eminent monk from the Thousand Buddha Kingdom sat down and became a Buddha."

"But now that the power of the Pure Buddha has been cut off, these Buddha statues are no different from ordinary mummies."

After hearing Shihu Tianjun's explanation, Xiahou Qingyuan said with certainty:

"No matter what the purpose is when Xu Taiping goes to this forbidden place, he will return without success."

He looked into the spiritual mirror, and after seeing Xu Taiping's figure that was very close to the fog in the forbidden land of Thousand Buddhas Kingdom, there was a hint of pride in his eyes, and he continued:

"I have ventured into this forbidden land of Thousand Buddhas Country."

When Shihu Tianjun heard this, he immediately looked stern and said:

"Qingyuan, when did this happen?"

Xiahou Qingyuan felt a little guilty when he was stared at by Shihu Tianjun, and he immediately said softly:

"Just ten years ago, because my fourth uncle found a bell bell that could guide monks in the fog of the forbidden area, he called me and several uncles to go into the forbidden area to explore."

Shihu Tianjun asked:

"Then what?"

Xiahou Qingyuan smiled bitterly and said:

"We had only penetrated a few dozen miles into the fog, and the Buddha's light guidance from Ling Duo in our hands dissipated, so we had to return without success."

Xiahou Qingyuan continued:

"Later, when my fourth uncle read all the classics, he discovered that these bells from the Thousand Buddhas Country would only guide virtuous Buddhist disciples or people who were associated with Buddhist countries outside the region."

"Moreover, the deeper you want to go deeper into the fog, the higher the requirements for the Buddhist connections and merits of the person you guide."

When he said this, Xia Houyou looked at Xu Taiping's back in the ghost mirror and said with certainty:

"So in my opinion, it is impossible for Xu Taiping, who is not a Buddhist disciple, to be guided into the forbidden area."

"It will only lead to nothing."

Shihu Tianjun heard this and said thoughtfully:

"It's impossible that the abbot of Kasyapa Temple didn't know what you said, and it's impossible that he didn't inform Xu Taiping."

Xia Houyou's eyes lit up immediately and he said:

"In this way, the reason why Abbot Na Kasyapa did not stop Mr. Taiping is because he wanted him to try it out and then retreat when he saw difficulties."

Xiahou Qingyuan said coldly:

"In my opinion, it's most likely that Xu Taiping insisted on going."

Xiahou You frowned and looked at Xiahou Qingyuan and said:

"Second brother, why are you still so serious about Prince Taiping's disciples?"

Xiahou Qingyuan folded his hands on his chest and replied without looking back:

"I'm not hostile to him, it's just that I don't want to conspire with him."

Xiahou You rolled his eyes at Xiahou Qingyuan and sneered:

"I think you are more jealous of him!"

Xiahou Qingyuan snorted coldly and said:

"What a joke, your brother and I will be jealous of a reckless man?"

At this time, Shihu Tianjun suddenly coughed slightly, then interrupted the two of them and said:

"Now it seems that Xu Taiping didn't have any special purpose in going to the forbidden area of ​​Thousand Buddha Kingdom. He just wanted to try it out and see if he could be guided by the spirit sparrow in the forbidden area."

The two nodded after hearing this.

…

"try?"

In front of the Kasyapa Palace, Abbot Kasyapa retracted his gaze from the shadow of the Moon Shadow Stone above his head, and instead looked at the Eastern Moon Cocoon beside him.

"Isn't it?"

Dongfang Yueyu looked at Abbot Kasyapa with the same confusion.

She immediately added:

"The reason why Mr. Taiping went to the forbidden place is because, Abbot Kasyapa, you felt that Taoist Taiping had the power of Buddha, so you gave him the Bell Duo and asked him to go to the forbidden place to see if he could get guidance from the forbidden place. ”

Abbot Kassapa smiled and looked at Dongfang Yuecocoon and said:

"Miss Dongfang is indeed knowledgeable. She even knows so clearly about the forbidden areas of our Thousand Buddhas Kingdom."

Dongfang Yueyu scratched his head in embarrassment and said:

"Since I was a child, I have liked to listen to the elders in the clan talking about interesting anecdotes about Shangqing."

Abbot Kasyapa smiled warmly and nodded:

"Since you, Miss Dongfang, are so interested in these things, in the future the Sutra Tower of Kasyapa Temple will be reopened, and the door will be open to you, Miss Dongfang, at all times."

Dongfang Yue Cocoon immediately said happily:

"Thank you, Abbot Kasyapa."

Abbot Kasyapa smiled and nodded, then looked back at the phantom above his head, looking at Xu Taiping who was rapidly approaching the fog of the forbidden area in the phantom, and smiled without looking back:

"But Dongfang girl, you just said it wrong."

Dongfang Yueyu was stunned for a moment, then asked:

"wrong?"

Abbot Kasyapa nodded and said:

"Donor Taiping's trip is not just an experiment."

As he said this, he withdrew his gaze from the shadow above his head, looked at Dongfang Yuejian very seriously, and then continued:

"As long as Donor Taiping is willing to ring the Vajra Bell in his hand, the gate of the Thousand Buddha Kingdom will definitely open for him."

Dongfang Yuejian was shocked, and then asked Abbot Kasyapa with a look of surprise:

"Abbot Kasyapa, why are you so sure?"

Abbot Kasyapa clasped his hands together, glanced at the mess around him, and then said with emotion:

"Because when he first woke me up, he had already fallen into the eyes of the Buddhas of the Heavenly Buddha Kingdom, and he was the person with the deepest Buddhist affinity in the world."

"If that little spirit bird is unwilling to come forward to guide it, it will be greeted by the angry eyes of the Buddhas of the Heavenly Buddha Kingdom."

Dongfang Yuejian was horrified when he heard this, and was speechless for a while.

Master Xuanzhi, who was standing by, heard a surprising hidden meaning in the words of Abbot Kasyapa.

His eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief:

"Abbot Kasyapa, from what you said, could it be that... could it be that Brother Taiping is going to... go to Lingjiu Peak?!"

...

The forbidden land of the Thousand Buddhas Country.

"Such a heavy fog."

Looking at the thick fog in front of him, which was like a sandstorm, Xu Taiping picked up the Vajra Bell and muttered to himself.

The voice of Liantong also sounded in his mind at this time:

"Of course, the Thousand Buddhas Country's 100,000 Mysterious Fog was once the most mysterious secret place in Shangqing."

Xu Taiping nodded, then took a deep breath, raised his arm, and shook the Vajra Bell in his hand vigorously.

"Dinglingling..."

A crisp bell sounded in this vast and lonely dead land, ethereal and distant.

After the bell rang, the originally silent fog suddenly surged, as if an ancient object that had been sleeping for a long time was suddenly awakened on this land.