Chapter 42: The Temple
In Li Huowang's impression. The vast majority of temples were built on mountains, temples built in the city were relatively rare.
But this was not something he cared about, what he cared more about now, was the name of the temple that the incense burner had just said, "Zheng De Temple?"
Li Huo Wang immediately recalled, what Zheng Kun said to Danyang Zi before he died, they seemed to have been chased by the monks of this Zheng De Temple back then.
His heart began to beat faster, he had found the right place, after going through so many things along the way, he had finally arrived.
Right at this moment, with a turn in the road, it opened up in front of him.
Clean and tidy stone slabs swooped all the way down to the bottom of a wide staircase, and at the end of these hundreds of steps, a solemn temple with incense smoke and date-red walls came into view.
The black plaque above the tall temple door, written in vermilion color with three big characters, Zhengde Temple, the
The first line: Cultivating Virtue and Planting Causes of Dharma Body Round and Wonderful, and the second line: Dignity of Jade Cover with Clear Water and Moon Present.
Under the flourishing incense fire, the entire temple was enveloped in white smoke, looking very fairy-like.
"Little Taoist Master, I won't accompany you inside, go ahead, by the way, Xijing City is different from Jianye, there is a curfew at night, you remember to come back before dark."
Li Huowang took a deep breath and walked towards the crowded steps.
Following the incense, he walked all the way into the temple, with several large halls situated in front of him.
At the moment, Li Huowang stood there like a reef in the tide of people, looking at everything around him.
The temple was found, but the next question was difficult for him, how should he contact the monk of this temple?
Directly say that he is Danyangzi's disciple? Afraid not to die to be slapped to death by them.
Without waiting for Li Huowang to come up with a countermeasure, the monk of Zhengde Temple leaned over first, after all, even in the crowded crowd, the Taoist robes Li Huowang was wearing was too eye-catching.
As soon as the other party opened his mouth, that pure Buddhist flavor was not at all comparable to the old monk from before. "Amitabha Buddha, poor monk Jian Chaos is courteous."
Seeing the rich monk in front of him fold his hands at himself, Li Huowang immediately returned the salute. "Master Master, nice to meet you, I am Xuan Yang."
"As a disciple of the Xuan Sect, you must not have come to this temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, right? This way please."
Looking around at the bustling crowd, Li Huowang nodded and followed him towards the side door.
Looking at the ring scar on top of the monk's head in front of him, Li Huo Wang began to ponder in his mind what to say next.
The two of them kept weaving between the majestic temples as the clamor of the crowd at the entrance gradually receded. Eventually they stopped in front of a set of stone tables and benches under a yellow ginkgo tree.
"Scholar please." Monk Jian Chaos sat down, spinning a string of Buddha beads with his hands unhurriedly.
He did not ask Li Huowang again which sect or school he belonged to, and he did not ask Li Huowang about it, displaying the clear mind and indifferent desire of a Buddhist disciple to the fullest.
After pondering for a while, Li Huowang looked at the monk in front of him. "Danyangzi is dead."
There was a "snap" and tawny Buddha beads scattered everywhere.
Seeing the fat monk in front of him stand up, Li Huo Wang secretly nodded.
There was no mistaking it, the monk here had indeed been in contact with Danyangzi.
"That old Niubizi Taoist is really dead? This matter is of great importance, please tell us all about it."
Since he wanted to know the answer, then of course he had to tell the other party enough information.
Apart from concealing that he had taken the so-called Heavenly Book, Li Huowang told the monk in front of him everything that had happened in Qingfeng Guan.
"Master Master, the Danyangzi in that situation, can he really become immortal?"
Saying this, Li Huowang's body leaned forward slightly, and with a grave expression, he continued to ask, "Or perhaps, what he became was something else?"
A breeze blew by, rustling the golden yellow leaves of the ginkgo tree next to him.
"Did the Shi Master really hear, Danyangzi speaking in your ear?" Firm Chaos, whose expression was equally grave, reconfirmed.
"Well, it's a thousand times true, and it wasn't just an illusion, there was also that Xi Shen's abnormality."
Recalling the scene, a hint of annoyance appeared in Li Huowang's eyes.
"That Hei Shen who couldn't be seen straight was going to crawl out of the darkness and eat me, but his body, which was hidden in the darkness, seemed to have been pulled by something."
"Although there's no reason for it, I have a guess in my heart that the one who pulled and tugged on the God of Happiness in the darkness was Danyang Zi, the Danyang Zi who became immortal."
After thinking with a grave expression, Kin Chaos stood up. "Scholar, please wait for a moment, this matter is of great importance."
After saying that, Jian Chaos folded his hands at Li Huo Wang, turned around, and hurriedly left.
Although the other party did not say anything, his attitude had already conveyed some information.
Li Huo Wang raised his head and looked at the clouds in the sky. "Sure enough, the matter of Danyangzi didn't end so easily."
Jian Chaos came back even faster than Li Huo Wang had imagined, at most half a pillar of incense, he hurriedly walked back with a new string of Buddha beads in his hand.
"Scholar Xuan Yang, this way please, the Abbot wants to see you personally."
Zhengde Temple was very large, and after traveling between temples for a while, Li Huowang ended up in front of a grand hall.
Through the eight open doors of the hall, Li Huowang saw inside a dozen feet tall, five huge majestic golden Buddhas sitting with legs crossed in different postures.
On the futon in front of the five golden Buddhas, there sat a back figure wearing a robe, and on top of his head was a five Buddha hat similar to that of a Tang monk.
Li Huo Wang walked in and heard that monk's chanting, because the hall was empty enough, the chanting even produced an ethereal echo.
Under the gaze of those five huge golden Buddhas, Li Huowang couldn't help but start to slow down his steps.
The chanting stopped, and the monk sitting on the futon slowly turned around.
When he saw the monk's appearance, Li Huowang was surprised.
It was an old abbot with white eyebrows and beard, and what was unexpected was not his unusually kind appearance, but his eyes.
It was a pair of pink eyes, and after spending so much time together, Li Huo Wang was able to recognize at a glance that he suffered from albinism just like Bai Lingmiao.
"Amitabha Buddha, I, Xinhui, am honored." Abbot Xinhui folded his hands and spoke in a calm tone.
"My name is Xuan Yang, I have met the Abbot." After Li Huowang finished his salute, he sat down facing him.
"Abbot, regarding Danyangzi--"
Li Huowang's words were just in mid-sentence when he was blocked by the other party's raised hand.
"Abbot Xuan Yang, do you recognize the five Buddhas in this hall?"
Seeing Li Huo Wang shaking his head, Xin Hui explained while gently caressing his long white beard, "The Vajra World Vishnu Jina in the center, Aksobhya Buddha in the Eastern Fragrant World, Bao Sheng Buddha in the Southern Joyful World, Amitabha Buddha in the Western Ultimate Bliss World, and Achievement Buddha in the Northern Lotus World, they are collectively known as the Five Wise Rudras."
Li Huo Wang could not help but feel some anxiety in his heart, what exactly did this monk mean by telling himself these irrelevant words.
"Abbot, there will be time to talk about this later, dare I ask what exactly has Danyangzi become now?"
Xin Hui folded his hands and looked at Li Huowang calmly again. "He became a Buddha."
