Mount Kumgang Senbong Temple was originally an orthodox Buddhist temple in Ashina Kingdom that was loved by local residents.
I don't know since when, the monks of Xianfeng Temple changed their usual compassionate style and began to obsessively study the power of immortality. From then on, they fell deeper and deeper into the evil path.
As he continued to go deep into the temple, Lu Xiao assassinated more Luanbo ninjas and finally met a "normal" monk who still had reason.
These monks who were barely conscious were chanting sutras silently around a mummified old monk. Lu Xiao could confirm the state of the motionless old monk through the eagle eye technique.
He could no longer be considered a human being. All the life breath in the old monk's body came from a long giant insect. Surrounded by the monks, the giant insect was in a relatively calm state, at least it did not explode and hurt anyone.
...However, it may be that these monks also have the aura of insects in their bodies and are regarded as the same kind by the giant insects. Lu Xiao does not want to risk his own life to get close to the old monk who possesses insects.
Bypassing these weird monks, Lu Xiao killed the crowds on the roof, crossed the long mountain road, and finally arrived at the gate of the main hall of Xianfeng Temple.
"Crunch~"
After quietly getting rid of the few monk soldiers in coir raincoats outside the door, Lu Xiao pushed open the door of the main hall.
The hall was brightly lit, but Lu Xiao couldn't feel the presence of living people here at all. The surroundings were full of stench and decay, and occasionally mutated cockroaches as big as washbasins flew through the air.
At this moment, the mummified old monk in the center of the hall suddenly spoke.
"Stranger, I didn't expect that someone could break through the monk formation outside and reach the main hall."
The old monk in green robes sat motionless on a futon in front of the Buddha statues with his head lowered, but he was keenly aware of Lu Xiao who had just entered the hall.
"Suck~"
The withered nose twitched twice, and several thick centipedes came out of the old monk's nasal cavity and crawled into his eye sockets without eyeballs. Lu Xiao felt sick in his heart.
"Can't smell the source water, outsider?"
"No matter what your purpose is, just sit down and listen to the poor monk's confession."
This old monk seems to have been unable to move for a long time, and even the tone of his speech is slow, as if he will die immediately if he speaks a few more words.
Lu Xiao kept a distance from the old monk vigilantly: "Monk, if you have anything to say, just say it. Your temple makes me dare not let down my guard for a moment."
"Haha~ That's right."
The old monk smiled mockingly to himself: "The poor monk is the current abbot of Xianfeng Temple. Where should we start?"
"Donor, the poor monk needs to sort out his thoughts before telling you the whole story. During this time, the benefactor may wish to go to the cave on the west side of the main hall to find a book called "Eternal Journey Sutra"."
"Eternal Journey?"
Lu Xiao frowned: "Monk, what is your purpose?"
"The poor monk has already said that I just want to atone for my sins and hope that the donor can fulfill my last wish."
The purpose of Lu Xiao's visit to Xianfeng Temple was to find the Immortal Slash, and this forbidden weapon was sealed in the inner hall of Xianfeng Temple. To enter, one must obtain the permission of the owner of the inner hall.
Lu Xiao still roughly remembers that before entering the inner hall, you must pass an illusion test, and if you want to enter the illusion, you must first ring a bell.
The bell as a key prop was placed on the desk behind the old monk. After ringing the bell and entering the environment, Lu Xiao's body would most likely be in a defenseless state, and the risk of trying to grab the bell would be too great.
After weighing the situation, Lu Xiao decided to temporarily help the old monk retrieve the scriptures as he requested.
"Yes, in exchange, I hope to meet with Yuko Bianruo."
"Thank you to the benefactor, but whether the child wants to see you or not is entirely up to her. I can only provide you with a channel to accept the test."
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The cave the abbot mentioned is not difficult to find. It is not far from the west side of the main hall. There are also some strange humans with sharp claws on their hands and moving on all fours lurking in the cave.
Lu Xiao did not disturb these strange creatures of unknown origin, turned on the aura blocker and walked around them, successfully reaching the deepest part of the cave.
A row of corpses of dead monks sat neatly in the small hole. Most of these corpses had turned into mummies and skeletons, and there were even some long-dead insects crawling on their bodies.
"Insect-possessed? How did you die?"
Lu Xiao looked at these dead monks in confusion, unable to understand how the possessor ended up here.
Among the row of monks, there was a skeleton wearing blue monk robes with several dirty scriptures dropped in front of him.
"Huh~"
After blowing off the dust on the surface of the scriptures, Lu Xiao could see three large Chinese characters on the covers of these books - Yonglu Jing.
"That's it."
"Wow~"
Just when Lu Xiao was about to turn around and leave the cave, a breeze came from nowhere and caused an eerie echo in the cave.
"Is it windy here?"
Lu Xiao used the night vision ability brought to him by Eagle Eyes to observe inside the cave, and sure enough, he found a small cave entrance above the row of seated monks.
Throwing out the hook and pulling himself up, Lu Xiao ducked through the cave and left the gloomy cave from the other end.
The rotten air in the cave was really unpleasant. After breathing fresh air again, Lu Xiao couldn't help but move his body on the spot.
Senhouji Temple covers a vast area, and including the time it took to find the way, several hours had passed since Lu Xiao left the castle town of Ashina Castle.
He raised his hand and looked at the time. It was already past 3 a.m.
'Hurry up and try to return to the city before dawn, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the little man and Genichiro behind him.'
The exit on the other side of the cave is located on a cliff, completely disconnected from the main building of Xianfeng Temple. There is only a small Buddhist temple standing alone in the center of the cliff.
Out of curiosity, Lu Xiao opened the dusty door of the Buddhist hall and searched, and unexpectedly found a secret book recording the boxing routines of Xianfeng Temple.
"It turns out that this is a secret Buddhist temple that collects secret books. No wonder it hangs alone on an independent mountain."
From the edge of this cliff, you can see the main hall of Xianfeng Temple from a distance, and Lu Xiao doesn't want to go into that cramped cave again.
After roughly calculating the distance, Lu Xiao sped up and started running on the cliff platform. When he reached the edge of the mountain wall, he kicked off hard and jumped out.
Under the wild momentum brought by the speed, Lu Xiao quickly approached the top of the mountain where the main hall of Xianfeng Temple was located.
Seeing that he was about to fall into the valley, Lu Xiao threw the hook to the outer pillar of the hall and used a swing to land steadily on the square in front of the main hall.
Returning to the main hall again, the abbot of Xianfeng Temple was still sitting motionless on the futon.
"Donor, your action speed is much faster than I expected, but the poor monk has sorted out the whole story."
The abbot raised his left hand covered with insects and pointed in front of him. There was an open book lying there. The ink on the book was not dry yet, so it was obvious that he had just written it recently.
Lu Xiao showed the covers of several Yongjingjing books to the abbot: "I also got what you wanted."
"Thank you donor. Please give these scriptures to the child who locked himself in the inner temple and refused to come out."
"The poor monk dare not ask for her forgiveness. He only hopes that she can understand the truth behind Xianfeng Temple's research on the power of immortality through reading the Yonglu Jing."
"Click~"
After saying this, the old monk stretched out two thick insect legs from under his robe. The two insect legs were clasped on the ground one after another, allowing him to maintain a cross-sitting posture and move strangely, and soon disappeared from Lu Xiao's body.
In front of you.
"Go ahead. I hope the child is willing to meet outsiders who are not from Xianfeng Temple. I sincerely hope that the donor can gain her approval and end our endless sinful life."