After Ye Kong walked for a while, he looked at Earth Mother and asked, "Do you know why they still have their physical bodies after they died?"
Upon hearing this, Mother Earth looked at the dead Buddha on the ground and guessed: "Could it be Nirvana?"
"The Buddha said that when you practice Buddhism and reach the state of transformation, you can escape from the mortal body, be reborn in Nirvana, and ascend to the true land of bliss."
"Their condition is similar to what the Buddha said." Earth Mother said.
Hearing this, Ye Kong looked at the blood stains all over the ground and asked, "What's that blood stain about?"
"Then I don't know." Mother Earth shook her head.
Hearing this, Ye Kong was even more confused.
If this group of monks really left the mortal world and ascended to Nirvana, how could this place become so dilapidated?
Ye Kong looked up and saw a flash of Buddha's light on the Leiyin Temple, and it disappeared in a flash.
"Mother Earth, have you seen the Buddha's light?" Ye Kong looked at Mother Earth and asked.
Mother Earth shook her head, looked up at Ye Kong, and said, "Are you dazzled again?"
Ye Kong closed his eyes and took a look, everything was normal.
There was indeed a flash of Buddha's light just now.
"Stop looking, let's go directly to Leiyin Temple."
After Ye Kong finished speaking, he flew directly to Leiyin Temple without waiting for Earth Mother.
Mother Earth stepped on the bloody soil and followed closely behind.
As he walked along, Ye Kong saw more and more bodies on the ground.
All the monks were sitting in a meditative posture, as if they were comprehending the Dharma.
But their souls have died, leaving only an empty shell.
Here, there is no life at all, just like purgatory.
When he flew to Leiyin Temple, he saw that the surroundings of Leiyin Temple were densely packed with monks. Some of them were holding Buddhist scriptures, some were smiling, some were solemn and had various postures, but none of them were in pain.
Ye Kong walked through the piles of corpses and walked to the entrance of Leiyin Temple.
There are four heavenly kings standing here, in postures, but they only have empty bodies, and their souls have long since died.
"Thousands of people worshiped the Buddha, but they were all dead. Could it be that the Pure Land was destroyed when it was most prosperous?" Earth Mother couldn't help but murmured after following her.
In the ancient centuries, Buddhism was prosperous, and thousands of people came to worship Buddha. This means that thousands of monks came to Leiyin Temple to worship Buddha and listen to Buddhist teachings.
"Let's go in and have a look." Ye Kong said evilly and stepped into Leiyin Temple, followed closely by Earth Mother.
The two entered the front yard of Leiyin Temple and saw a towering tree - the Bodhi tree.
The Bodhi tree was dyed red with blood and has not dried up yet.
Under the bodhi tree, there sat a golden Buddha, but the golden body of the golden Buddha had long been contaminated by blood and lost its luster.
"Bodhi Buddha actually died here." Earth Mother was a little surprised. Apparently she knew the Buddha here.
Ye Kong walked over and took a closer look. The blood on it looked like ordinary people's blood, and there was nothing else.
"Weird." Ye Kong murmured and continued to enter the Main Hall.
The gate of the Main Hall is closed and restricted, but for Ye Kong, it is just a fishhook.
When the door of Leiyin Temple was opened, a beam of golden light burst out from inside.
The sound of Buddha instantly rang in Ye Kong's ears.
"Amitabha!"
"Donor, I see that you are destined to be a Buddha. Why don't you enter my Buddhist door and reach bliss as soon as possible?"
"All living beings are suffering, and only transcendence can be achieved. Only when you reach the other shore can you escape from the mortal world. The body is no more than a skin, and only the soul can enter the pure land."
This Buddha's voice contains the power to confuse people's hearts. If it were an ordinary person, he might reach nirvana on earth.
But Ye Kong had a strong will, and the sound of the Buddha went in his left ear and came out in his right ear.
After the Buddha's light disappeared, Ye Kong stepped into the main hall.
In the main hall,
The high platforms on the left and right sides are filled with Bodhisattvas and Arhats, who become more powerful as they go up.
Some Bodhisattvas still stand on the lotus platform, holding the flowers with their fingers as they did when they were alive.
To put it bluntly, these Bodhisattvas and Arhats are just powerful practitioners who have been canonized by the Buddha.
Ye Kong took a look and walked forward.
Mother Earth followed cautiously, not even daring to take a breath, let alone speak.
"Mother Earth, why are you nervous?" Ye Kong couldn't help but ask.
"Shh!" Earth Mother blocked Ye Kong's mouth and whispered: "This is a Buddhist holy land. Don't make any noise or speak loudly."
Ye Kong glanced at her and said angrily: "Everyone here is dead, where is the Buddha?"
Just as he finished speaking, a scolding came: "How dare you, how dare you make a noise in the holy land of Buddhism!"
After saying that, a force of rules hit Ye Kong.
Ye Kong raised his hand for a moment and easily blocked the attack. Just when he was about to fight back, he suddenly heard the majestic voice again: "Humph, I won't do it next time!"
Ye Kong couldn't help but be startled when he heard this sentence. When did the power of law become so timid?
He hasn't even taken action yet.
He could see that the sound and power just now actually came from the power of law.
Obviously, the rules here used to be strict, and the power of the law would come down upon every word spoken.
No wonder Mother Earth was careful when she came in. It turned out that she knew it was very strict here.
"Mother of the Earth, didn't you say there is something delicious?" Ye Kong turned to look at Mother of the Earth.
"It's gone a long time ago." Earth Mother said with a flat mouth.
Ye Kong glanced at Earth Mother meaningfully, "Are you really here for food?"
Mother Earth's eyes evaded, not looking at Xu Hao, as if she had a guilty conscience.
Ye Kong didn't continue to ask. Anyway, every move of Earth Mother was under his watch. He could see what Earth Mother did at any time.
The two of them walked through the long hall and moved forward.
According to Earth Mother, there are three thousand golden Buddhas, three thousand Bodhisattvas and Arhats here.
They are all people appointed by the Buddha and can be ranked in the Mahavira Hall.
Ye Kong couldn't help but think of the countless golden Buddhas and Arhats sitting densely outside, as well as many Bodhisattvas.
But no matter how strong they are, they still can't enter the Great Hall and be among them.
One can imagine how strong Buddhism was at its peak!
But even though Buddhism is so powerful, what happened in the first place?
The fall of many ancient great powers caused a gap in history, and the Earth Mother fell into a deep sleep.
When Ye Kong thought of this, he felt even more pity.
It's a pity that God died too early, otherwise we could ask God.
Ye Kong thought of God, and couldn't help but look at Mother Earth again.
It seems that I am interested in the ancient times because of the arrival of Mother Earth. Could it be that Mother Earth deliberately guided me?
Earth Mother noticed Ye Kong's malicious eyes and couldn't help but tremble all over, fearing that Ye Kong would kill her here.
She has not forgotten Ye Kong’s terror!
"Don't look at me like that. To be honest, I'm here to find something." Mother Earth said weakly, a little scared in her heart.
After Ye Kong looked at it for a while, he withdrew his gaze and continued to move forward with his hands behind his back.
Earth Mother lowered her head and followed Ye Kong, keeping a certain distance.
After a while,
Ye Kong walked to the big Buddha, and on the steps in front of the big Buddha, there was a young novice monk sitting cross-legged.
There was a weak green lamp placed in front of the little novice. The light flickered on and off, as if it would go out at any moment.
And the little novice monk exudes a faint golden light!
Ye Kong immediately understood that the golden light he saw flashing in Leiyin Temple before was emanating from him.
Ye Kong felt it carefully and was stunned.
He sensed that there was still life in the little novice monk!