Embers of Sword

Chapter 311 Entering the Temple
The sky was gloomy and there was a hint of thunder.

"It is going to rain."

Wu Yue raised his head, looked at the ceiling of the Dapudu Temple, and uttered these words.

He has been waiting for several hours.

From dawn to noon, several groups of people entered the Da Pudu Temple... Wu Zong's young disciples were waiting anxiously, and even Lin Yu was a little anxious, but he was not in a hurry at all.

Some things are bound to happen -

Just like the sky is overcast right now, it is bound to rain soon.

That person is destined to come to the Dapudu Temple today.

There was a noisy sound coming from the end of the crowd. Wu Yue turned around and saw the bustling crowd making way for a path. The person he was waiting for had indeed arrived.

It wasn’t just Xie Zhen who came.

On both sides of Xie Zhen were a young man in cloth and a pretty girl.

"Please make way, please make way."

The young man in cloth shirt held the heavy sword in one hand and led the way politely.

"A lot of people..."

Deng Baiyi couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.

Finally, the three of them arrived at the gate of Dapudu Temple, and the disciples of Wuzong, who had been waiting for a long time, made way for them.

Xie Xuanyi came to Wu Yue's side.

"You are indeed here."

The senior Wuzong brother said with a blazing gaze: "I knew you would come."

"Just watch the fun..."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Why don't you go in?"

If Junshan had not ordered Shang Yi to point out the so-called weakness, the golden light formation would have been able to stop most of the cultivators below the level of cave heaven perfection.

But Wu Yue does not fall into this category.

With his strength, he can enter the Great Pudu Temple at any time.

"I want to watch the fun, too."

Wu Yue said in a deep voice: "But the excitement I want to see is different from that of most people."

Why should he wait for Xie Zhen?
Because he knew very well... if there was really someone who could break Miao Zhen's golden body, then that person must be Xie Zhen.

"You seem to be different from other Wuzong disciples."

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows.

Ever since the Northern Hunt, he had sensed the difference in Wu Yue. This young man was bold and careful, definitely not an ordinary warrior. He was worthy of being the disciple Zhou had chosen... If he asked himself, among all the saints and geniuses that Xie Xuanyi had seen in this generation, Wu Yue had the greatest potential.

Wu Yue just smiled and said nothing. He took a step back and gave the position at the main entrance of Dapudu Temple to Xie Zhen.

Just as he said.

Today, he came to "watch the fun".

He really wanted to challenge the Buddha's golden body, but he also had a rough idea in his mind.

If you really want to break the impasse, only Xie Zhen can do it!
"Thank you, benefactor... You are finally here. Fa Yan has been waiting for you for a long time, following the order of the Buddha."

The old monk standing in the golden light array had a solemn expression. He stretched out his hand and saluted.

The abbot of the Dapudu Temple is known by his Buddhist name “Fayan”.

In his previous life, Xie Xuanyi actually had some connection with the Da Pudu Temple. He had competed with the young monks of the Da Pudu Temple several times, of course in the name of guidance... Although the Buddhist techniques are profound, the Da Pudu Temple is rooted in Da Chu after all, and it is inevitable that it is suppressed in various aspects. The number of good seedlings that can be cultivated in each generation is really limited.

Fa Yan’s disciples had participated in the competition that year.

Xie Xuanyi had a good impression of Fayan. Although this old monk's cultivation was mediocre, he had excellent upbringing and the disciples he taught were down-to-earth and upright.

In the spiritual world, this is an extremely rare thing.

"Master Fayan, it seems that you know Xie's background... If so, why don't you open the golden light formation and let me in directly?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "My sword energy is much stronger than others."

"I have been waiting here for a long time just to welcome the sword energy of Mr. Xie."

The old monk chanted "Amitabha".

He bowed respectfully, took two steps back, and said sincerely: "Today's admission to the temple depends on fate. Donor Xie has no fate with Buddhism. If you want to enter the temple, it will be more difficult than other donors."

This sentence caused a commotion.

Wu Yue couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips. He knew that his wait for so long was not in vain.

The good show is indeed coming.

"Buzz!"

Fayan threw the Buddhist beads, and with a trembling sound, the beads flew high into the air, scattered in the air, and turned into balls of flowing light.

There are a total of eight streams of light, corresponding to eight hidden doors.

Junshan and Miaozhen have been rivals for many years, and they know each other well. Junshan has disassembled the array pattern drawings of the "Golden Light Array", so he knows that the so-called eight weak points are the gaps in the Golden Light Array. This array seems to be impregnable, but once the weak points are revealed, the array will be much weaker.

At this moment, along with eight Buddhist beads, it fell in front of the blind spot.

The golden light array covering the gate of the Great Pudu Temple subtly changed!

"The weakness...disappeared?"

The people watching around exclaimed in amazement.

After the beads fell, the gap in this great formation was completely blocked! The golden light surged like waves, ripples, and rolled like a bell!
"Little Mountain Master, isn't this too bad?!"

Duan Zhao stared straight at the golden light array, feeling dazed.

After pointing out the weakness.

He vaguely felt that he could also try to break the formation, but now that the weakness had disappeared, the little guy weighed it again. He felt that this formation was simply perfect and he couldn't find the direction to pierce it with his sword!

"The Golden Light Formation is the mountain-guarding formation of the Brahma Sound Temple... Such an important formation would naturally not have a simple flaw like a 'weak point'."

Xie Xuanyi looked at the formation with a calm expression: "The so-called 'weak point' is actually just a trap. There must be a senior monk guarding the weak point of the Fanyin Temple's golden light formation. Once the formation is in operation, the weakest point will become the strongest barrier."

The same is true of the small golden light array that covers the Great Pudu Temple in front of us.

Today's battle to enter the temple.

Just as Fayan said, whether or not one can enter the temple depends on whether or not one has affinity with it.

Those who are predestined can enter the temple through various means.

No chance... that means no chance!

Even if he has reached the tenth level of the Cave Heaven Realm and can break the Golden Light Array with brute force, Fa Yan also has a way to upgrade the Golden Light Array again!
On Wu Zong's side, all the disciples looked solemn.

Lin Yu couldn't help but whispered, "Brother, this golden light array... can you break it?"

"Difficult. Very difficult."

Wu Yue stared at the new golden light formation in front of him, which had lost all its loopholes. He first came to the Great Pudu Temple this morning. At the beginning, he could still see the flaws of the golden light formation, but now after Fayan offered the Buddhist beads, this formation seemed to have really reached perfection.

If he were to face Fa Yan, would he have a chance to break this perfect formation?

"Stab!"

Just as everyone was marveling at the sight, a very light explosion suddenly sounded in the sky above the Dapudu Temple.

The young man in black standing in front of the golden light array casually stretched out his palm, bent two fingers, and lightly tapped and wiped it down.

Boom!
The dark clouds in the sky exploded with a sharp sound.

The majestic sword intent gushed out, a hole was torn in the void, and an extremely thin wisp of black sword intent fell from the sky and drilled into the golden light array like thunder.

Xie Xuanyi did not make any more moves. He calmly stared at the dazzling golden light in front of him, condensing and compressing the "Principle of Destruction" to the extreme, and finally forming a black line -

This golden light formation is indeed very strong.

But this formation is too big.

The Buddha's light of Fa Yan needs to cover this great Pudu Temple.

And your sword only needs to pierce one point.

Piercing a point is equivalent to piercing an entire formation!

"?!"

Wu Yue was shocked, staring at the rolling golden waves. Most people didn't know what was happening, but he could see it very clearly. An extremely subtle hint of pitch-black was mixed into the extremely pure golden light... Xie Zhen's sword intent penetrated into the golden light array in an instant!

Yes, this is what he saw in the secret realm of Dayue Kingdom, Xie Zhen’s method!
This is... the Tao!
Xie Zhen comprehended the principle of destruction!

"Clap clap clap!"

There were continuous explosions in the void, and Fayan raised his head. The old monk seemed to be solidified into stone, frozen in this moment. He kept looking up, silent. The eight Buddhist beads floating above his head were pierced by the black sword energy in an instant, and then exploded!
This is an extremely gorgeous and beautiful scene, but unfortunately it only lasts for a moment.

Things are always like this...the more beautiful the picture, the more fleeting it is.

Among the people gathered in front of the gate of the Great Pudu Temple, almost no one could clearly see the scene of the sword energy shattering the Buddhist beads.

The vast majority of the audience only saw a ray of darkness in the golden light.

Then the Buddhist beads exploded and the darkness disappeared.

The golden light that blocked the black-clothed young man's path also disappeared.

The Buddhist beads turned into powder and fell to the ground.

The dark clouds that had accumulated for half a day finally started to rain, and the drizzle fell in front of the Da Pudu Temple, washing away the broken beads...

"..."

Fa Yan still maintained the posture of looking up at the sky. After a few breaths, he came back to his senses from the scene of the surging sword energy.

He put his hands together, chanted the Buddha's name, and sincerely admitted defeat: "Thank you, benefactor, what a fast sword."

Snap.

Deng Baiyi opened the paper umbrella and came to Xie Xuanyi's side.

Xie Xuanyi looked over the edge of the paper umbrella and looked at the old monk in front of him. He sighed softly, "I've said before that my sword is different from others. Now the Buddhist beads are broken and the golden light array is broken... You could have just let me into the temple. It's better to have less trouble than more. Why do we have to fight?"

"It's just a string of Buddhist beads and a formation pattern."

Fayan made way for half of his body and smiled, "Thank you for cultivating such a principle. It is worth it for Master Buddha to open the forum and preach. I have waited for seven days. Please come in. After entering the temple, you may wish to walk slowly."

"..."

Since the other party said so, Xie Xuanyi naturally accepted it calmly.

He was no longer polite and stepped forward. Deng Baiyi and Duan Zhao quickly followed.

The three of them stepped into the Dapudu Temple.

When passing by.

Fayan chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice and stepped aside to make way. Although the person who broke the formation was only Xie Zhen, he did not stop Deng Baiyi or Duan Zhao.

After the three people entered the temple, the old monk took a step forward and stopped the people who wanted to follow him. He raised his hands, and golden light emerged from his robes. The golden light formation that was shattered by Xie Xuanyi surged out again and was rebuilt in front of the gate of the Da Pudu Temple. However, this time Fayan did not hide the weakness. He deliberately left the flaw pointed out by Shang Yi on the golden light formation.

"Everyone, the previous rules still apply. If you want to enter the temple, you must rely on your luck."

Fa Yan said in a gentle voice: "If there is no fate, it doesn't matter. As long as you have the means of this donor Xie, you can still force your way into the temple."

……

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The Great Pudu Temple is located in the eastern suburbs of the imperial city and is built around the mountains.

As you enter the temple, you will see a mountain road. It is deserted and there is no one in sight. There are bamboo forests on both sides, and the sound of rain is crisp and the bamboo leaves are swaying.

Deng Baiyi held a paper umbrella and walked with Xie Xuanyi.

The umbrella is just that big.

It can only accommodate two people.

Duan Zhao naturally walked behind.

Perhaps out of consideration for Deng Baiyi who was holding an umbrella, Xie Xuanyi did not walk fast. The sound of stepping on the water on the steps of the mountain path was very even. After walking in silence for a while, Duan Zhao could not help but speak to break the silence: "Little Mountain Master...you said Junshan obviously wants to fight more than anyone else, but why doesn't he come?"

In the teahouse, before leaving, Xie Xuanyi extended an invitation to Junshan Zhenren.

He invited Junshan to go with him.

Unfortunately.

Junshan declined the invitation.

"Snapped."

Xie Xuanyi stopped and stood halfway up the mountain steps.

He thought for a moment and said softly, "Perhaps it's because Junshan knows... the person Miaozhen is waiting for in the Da Pudu Temple today is not him. It's me."

There was still half a sentence left, but Xie Xuanyi omitted it.

As a reincarnated Yang God, Junshan still has his pride no matter how indifferent and unruly he is in his daily life.

He certainly didn't want to face the worst situation after entering the temple - a one-on-one fight with Miaozhen.

Because reincarnation was a step late.

Junshan’s years of practice are shorter than Miaozhen’s.

This is an inevitable flaw. If he and Miao Zhen were to face off in this battle... he would most likely lose.

"Is this so..."

Duan Zhao fell into deep thought.

He could vaguely sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the temple.

Fa Yan's golden light formation was obviously not designed for the geniuses of the holy land. It was not until the arrival of the little mountain master that the perfect form of the golden light formation was revealed!

"Actually, I'm a little confused. If they were just waiting for you, why would they allow the golden light formation to have a 'weak point'?"

Deng Baiyi frowned and said slowly: "This golden light array can obviously be more complicated. If Fa Yan is willing to spend more time to change the key points of the array, then even if the weak point is revealed, it can still stop most practitioners..."

Raise the threshold for entering the temple.

It is not a difficult task for the Fanyin Temple delegation.

Nowadays, practitioners who have reached the fifth level of cave heaven cultivation can successfully enter the Great Pudu Temple by attacking the weak point.

If they wish, they can simply allow only the geniuses who have achieved perfect cave heaven to enter the temple.

"Maybe... it's for luck?"

Xie Xuanyi raised his head and looked at the golden light of the pagoda on the top of the mountain. He took out the Guanshanhai from the incense master and placed it in Deng Baiyi's palm. He said softly, "Infuse vitality and look toward the top of the mountain... Do you see it? The luck of this great Pudu Temple is solidifying and becoming more and more grand."

Deng Baiyi took the small cup.

She raised her head and looked in the direction Xie Zhen said.

The sky was dark, and the golden light was brilliant.

There seemed to be a figure standing on the top of a high tower, with his hands behind his back, silently overlooking the world.

It was raining heavily and Buddhist music was ringing in the distance.

Someone was walking slowly down the mountain.

Someone is waiting silently on the top of the mountain.

(End of this chapter)