Chapter 1022

Zi Chen smiled when he heard the reason behind the monk's dissatisfaction.

"None of these bald thieves are good people. They were the ones who took the initiative to lure me to that lousy place and now they are threatening me to teach them the incantation." The monk raised his voice slightly but the old monk in front of him did not respond.

Zi Chen smiled and asked, "Then did you give it to them?"

The monk's expression turned ugly and Zi Chen laughed out loud. Obviously, this guy didn't want to be taken advantage of and had given away the mantra.

However, since the monk was willing to give away the mantra, it meant that the place wasn't ordinary. It was definitely not a lousy place like the monk said. Moreover, the monk didn't like to be taken advantage of. This time, he was willing to give away the mantra. Maybe the old monk gave him some benefits.

Following the old monk, Zi Chen found that the place they were going to was relatively remote. Moreover, he could sense a powerful aura in the dark.

There were only two explanations for this. The first was that the old monk had led them to an encirclement. There were many experts there who wanted to harm them. However, this was obviously impossible. If they really wanted to attack the two of them, the old monk alone was enough.

As for the second explanation, it was that the place they were going to was extraordinary. It was an extremely important place in Buddhism.

After walking for fifteen minutes, the three of them arrived at an entrance. There was a formation at the entrance. The formation distorted and then automatically separated to reveal a secret passage.

The three of them entered the secret passage. The passage went all the way down and there were turns in the middle. At every turn, Zi Chen could sense something abnormal. There were experts overseeing it.

In this insignificant place, Zi Chen could sense several powerful auras. He immediately felt that Buddhism had a deep foundation.

After another fifteen minutes, Zi Chen finally saw the exit. When he walked out, he saw a hall.

The underground hall was as bright as day. The walls of the hall were inlaid with illuminating stones. In the center of the hall, there was a two-meter-tall stone platform. The stone platform was engraved with complicated patterns. If one stared at it for a long time, they would feel dizzy.

At this moment, there were eight old monks on the stone platform. They were sitting cross-legged in eight directions with their eyes closed. Each of them represented a direction.

And around the stone platform, there were two rows of monks. The first row had sixteen monks surrounding the stone platform. The second row had thirty-two monks, forming a larger encirclement. Like the old monk on the platform, they were meditating with their eyes closed.

At that moment, as the Buddhist sect leader entered, all the monks instantly opened their eyes. Their gazes were calm, and they looked benevolent. They put their palms together and chanted Buddhist mantras softly.

Seeing these old monks, Zi Chen immediately widened his eyes. Because in his perception, these old monks were all unfathomable existences. In other words, these old monks were all in the Earthly Yuan Realm.

Not only Zi Chen, but even the other monks were moved. At the same time, the other monks were also sizing up Zi Chen and Evil Good Monk. However, their expressions were indifferent and no one could tell what they were thinking.

"Senior Brother, do you want to open this place?" An old monk on the stone platform asked.

"Thank you, Junior Brother." The Buddhist sect leader pressed his palms together.

Zi Chen could clearly feel that the way the monks looked at him had changed. Yes, they were only looking at him, but they were looking at Evil Good Monk the same way.

He only glanced at them and then looked away. Next, the eight old monks on the stone platform began to form hand seals. Streams of Buddhist power surged out from their fingers and landed on the formation in front of them.

In addition to the eight old monks, the sixteen monks below the stone platform and thirty-two other monks also began to form hand seals.

All the power gathered at the center of the stone platform. At the same time, a group of old monks was still chanting solemnly. The syllables were ancient, like some kind of Buddhist chant.

This situation lasted for a full fifteen minutes. The monk, who was originally indifferent, gradually turned serious.

Ignoring the fact that there was no mantra in the Buddhist ruins, the fact that it took so long for so many experts to work together showed how extraordinary this place was.

After an hour, the energy at the center of the stone platform finally began to tremble. Then, the space there began to distort. A pitch-black passage appeared out of thin air as if it was being forcefully torn apart.

The space cracked open and the passage appeared. Then, a gust of chilly wind blew. In the chilly wind, there were ghostly cries, which made one's hair stand on end.

The monk's expression was extremely solemn. At this moment, he even had the urge to give up on entering. However, he had placed almost all his belongings here, so he had no choice but to enter.

He turned his head to look at Zi Chen. He saw that Zi Chen's expression was solemn, but there was a light in his eyes. It was a light of challenge and danger. Immediately, the monk was no longer afraid.

He turned his head again and looked at the Buddhist sect leader. He asked, "You have to keep your word. If I come back alive, you will give me the position of sect leader."

The monk's question shocked Zi Chen. He knew that the monk was at a disadvantage and was willing to enter. He thought that the other party must have promised him something. However, he never expected that the other party would actually promise him the position of sect leader.

"Amitabha. This old monk will not lie. As long as Junior Brother Good and Evil can return safely, the position of sect leader will be yours." The old monk put his palms together.

Zi Chen looked at the old monk in disbelief. Then, he looked at the other monks. Their expressions did not change much. There was no surprise or shock. It was as if the two of them were just asking if they had eaten or not.

"If I become the sect leader, I can do whatever I want." The monk asked again.

The old monk nodded.

"You won't interfere with me."

The old monk said, "We won't interfere, even if you ask everyone to commit suicide."

"Alright, I'll believe you this time." After saying that, the monk jumped onto the stone platform.

Zi Chen was very moved by the conversation between the two. However, his reaction was not slow. The moment the monk moved, he moved as well. The two of them arrived at the entrance of the passage. Before they could step in, a suction force came from the passage and sucked them away.

The two of them disappeared and the passage disappeared in an instant. All the monks were sweating. Although the conversation was short, they had spent a lot of energy to maintain the passage.

"Senior Brother Sect Leader, is Junior Brother Evil Good really a Bodhisattva?"

After the two of them disappeared, an old monk on the platform asked.

The Sect Leader shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but I'm 25% sure. This place will also prove it for us. If he is a Bodhisattva, he will naturally be able to return successfully and lead the Buddhist Sect to avoid this disaster."

The monks nodded but did not say anything else.

Zi Chen and the monk entered a world of Yin wind. The Yin wind whistled in their ears like sharp blades, cutting their bodies. Their robes flapped in the wind.

In this Yin wind, there were also Yin spirits. Zi Chen had already been attacked by Yin spirits several times.

"Are you sure this is a Buddhist Sect? What a strong aura of resentment." Zi Chen looked at the shadow in the Yin wind and asked.

"It should be because I can feel the Buddhist power in this place. The Buddhist power is very pure, but it has evil intent." The monk said in a low voice.

"Be careful." Suddenly, a loud shout was heard.

A soul shadow suddenly appeared behind Zi Chen and attacked Zi Chen. Lightning flashed around Zi Chen and golden snakes appeared one after another.

The golden snakes slithered around and wreaked havoc outside his body. Crackling sounds were heard continuously. The soul shadow was hit by the electric snakes and let out a shrill scream before disappearing.

After this soul shadow, another seven to eight soul shadows rushed towards Zi Chen. Lightning surged around Zi Chen and easily destroyed the soul shadows. The monk stood at the side and watched strangely.

Because from the beginning until now, the target of all the soul shadows was Zi Chen. As for the monk, not only was he not attacked, the soul shadows would take a detour when they saw him.

"Why did they only attack me and not you?" Zi Chen asked curiously after destroying a wave of soul shadows.

The monk smiled proudly, "This is a problem of character."

Zi Chen curled his lips when he heard this.

The two of them moved forward as the chilly wind kept whistling. However, the soul shadows could not cause any harm to Zi Chen because lightning had a restraining effect on souls.

The chilly wind gradually disappeared, but the world was filled with a chill. After moving forward for about a few miles, Zi Chen and the monk stopped.

The two of them looked ahead and saw a young monk standing there. The young monk looked to be in his twenties and was wearing a kasaya. When he saw the two of them, a look of joy suddenly appeared on the young monk's face as he walked towards them.

Zi Chen and Evil Good Monk looked at each other and did not go forward. They waited for the monk to take the initiative.

"You two are here. Follow me." The young monk stopped in front of the two of them. He put his palms together and bowed before speaking.

"You knew we were coming?" Evil Good Monk asked curiously.

The young monk did not say much. He only smiled. His smile was like a spring breeze, with a compassionate look. Then, he turned around and walked forward.

Zi Chen and Evil Good and Evil Good subconsciously followed after him.

"This place was not like this before. This was a sacred land filled with extremely pure Buddhist power. All the disciples of the Buddhist Sect lived here without any worries," the young monk suddenly said.

A strange look flashed across Zi Chen and Evil Good Monk's faces, but they did not say anything.

"There, there used to be a pavilion there. Back then, many brothers played chess there. You can still vaguely see some of their shadows."

"That was a martial arts hall. After the brothers tested their Buddhist doctrine, they would come here to compete. Even now, you can hear Buddhist chants at night."

"There."

The young monk explained the original appearance of this place to the two of them. From time to time, he would say that he could hear and see. This made Zi Chen and Evil Good Monk feel a chill down their spines.

The young monk had a very thorough understanding of this place. It was as if he had lived here before. Everywhere he went, he could describe every blade of grass and every tree. However, the Buddhist Sect had disappeared for more than 75,555 years. If he was a disciple of the Buddhist Sect, wouldn't it mean that he had lived for more than 75,555 years?

If he was really someone from 75,555 years ago, how strong would he be now?

But now, as they probed with their spiritual sense, the young monk was only in the Mortal Origin Realm. How could someone who had lived for more than 75,555 years only be in this realm?

"Strange. There's something strange about this young monk." This was what the two of them thought at the same time. However, they did not know what was strange about the young monk.