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In the distance, he could indeed sense an area where energy was converging, where the surging power of intent was far more concentrated than in other areas.

"Does such a place really exist?" Ji Ye observed carefully, trying to see clearly where the area with strong spiritual energy was, but it was too far away. Although he was very familiar with Ancheng, he could only determine the approximate location.

A thought stirred within me that I wanted to find out more.

"There must be a reason why energy gathers there, but we just don't know what it is..."

Ji Ye initially wanted to go and take a look, but quickly gave up. Right now, the most important thing for him was to hide himself and avoid being noticed. The energy fluctuations of the mental entities in that area were intense, and there was probably some other reason for it. If he went there rashly, he was likely to be noticed, which was the last thing he wanted.

I silently memorized that area, thinking that I would visit it when I had the chance in the future.

Putting aside his curiosity, Ji Ye sat down cross-legged again, but this time he was a bit restless and couldn't enter that meditative state even after sitting quietly for a long time.

Reaching the state of tranquility and selflessness described in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic is not easy.

Humans have seven emotions: joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, love, hate, and desire. There are also six desires arising from birth, death, sight, hearing, smell, and taste. To achieve a state of complete absorption, one needs to eliminate the interference of these seven emotions and six desires. Even if Ji Ye lived for a century, it would be difficult for him to completely sever them.

He tried several times but failed to enter a meditative state. He opened his eyes, sighed, and realized that it was because of the gathering of mental energy in that distant area. He had observed it but did not understand why. Although he was forcing himself not to think about it, the thought had already entered his mind and he could not understand it. The more he forced himself not to think about it, the more curious he became, and he was disturbed when he was meditating.

He tried to force himself into a state of concentration several times, but the results were extremely poor, and the mental energy he could draw upon was so thin that it was almost negligible.

"This is a bit troublesome. It seems I'm being forced to investigate..." Ji Ye stood up, somewhat helpless. He had a vague feeling that his mental body had developed a special connection with that area. Something there was affecting his mental body, which was why his meditation was being disturbed.

This subtle feeling was so mysterious that Ji Ye couldn't explain it clearly, but he had a thought in his mind: he had to go and see for himself. If this thought was his inner demon, then only in this way could he get rid of it.

After some thought, I made up my mind to quietly go home first, get my hat and mask, and then go downstairs and leave the community.

Once on the street, although it was already late at night, there were still quite a few vehicles on the road, and Ji Ye hailed a taxi.

"Go to Xiaoci East Road." Ji Ye gave the address. He could only roughly confirm that the area belonged to the Xiaoci East Road area; he would only know the specifics once he got closer.

The driver responded, and the car headed towards Xiaoci East Road.

Ji Ye sat in the car, his eyes slightly narrowed, silently sensing with his heart. Ever since he made up his mind to go and see what was going on, his mental body had become much more active. With his current naked eyes, he could observe the energy surging in that sky, which was particularly obvious under the night sky.

"parking."

As they approached Xiaoci East Road, Ji Ye suddenly told the driver to stop.

After paying and getting off the bus, Ji Ye looked across the street and finally realized what the place with the surging mental energy was.

This is a temple, and also a fairly famous tourist attraction in Ancheng, called "Vajrabodhi Temple". It enshrines Vajrabodhi Bodhisattva, one of the sixteen deities of the Bhadrakalpa in Esoteric Buddhism.

This Vajrabodhi Bodhisattva is one of the four deities in the northern part of the outer court altar of the Vajra Mandala, including the Subtle Assembly and Offering Assembly, and is also known as the Vajra who upholds the teachings.

Why is it called Vajra Wisdom? Wisdom is as vast as the ocean and as firm as diamond. It is called Vajra Wisdom because among all the roots of goodness, its power is the highest, just like diamond. It can also generate the path of humans and gods. It cannot be destroyed by any other roots of goodness. Therefore, it is called Vajra Wisdom.

Ji Ye had been here before and knew something about this Vajrabodhi Bodhisattva. It is said that this Vajrabodhi Bodhisattva is very efficacious, so the incense is very popular.

At this moment, the Vajra Wisdom Temple is filled with a very strong power of intention.

In Wang Yecheng's memory, Ji Ye discovered that Wu Yumei was quite devout in Buddhism and would visit the "Jin Gang Zhi Temple" to burn incense and pray every one or two months. It seems that Wang Yecheng and his wife were also quite familiar with the "Jin Gang Zhi Temple".

As they approached the "Kongoji Temple," Kino stopped, put on a hat and mask, and covered himself up completely.

The gates of the "King Kong Ji Temple" are closed at night, and the only way to enter is to climb over the wall.

"What exactly is in this Vajrabodhi Temple? Why is the spiritual energy here so much stronger than in other places? Not only that, it can even affect my spiritual body, almost causing the inner demons described in ancient books to arise..."

The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic explains the concept of inner demons, suggesting that they mainly arise from distracting thoughts in the mind of practitioners. These thoughts might include things they have seen that were terrifying or strange, such as mysterious writings, or things that have left a deep impression on them that they cannot erase. These thoughts can manifest as concrete images during meditation, and all of these can be collectively referred to as inner demons.

Ancient books believe that inner demons are the bottleneck to progress, and only by overcoming inner demons can one's cultivation advance by leaps and bounds.

"Hatred, greed, delusion, obsession, resentment, and infatuation are all types of inner demons. However, according to the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, I need to cultivate to a certain level before I might experience inner demons... But I've only cultivated for two nights, and I almost triggered one because of the Vajra Wisdom Temple..."

Ji Jin walked along the outer wall of the Vajra Wisdom Temple while pondering.

Now that they are close to the Vajra Wisdom Temple, his mental entity hidden within Wang Yecheng's body is becoming increasingly active, and his perception is becoming stronger.

Although he couldn't see it with his eyes yet, he could vaguely sense that there seemed to be some kind of mysterious spiritual energy hidden within the Vajra Wisdom Temple. This energy was constantly wriggling, expanding, and contracting, appearing very rhythmic, like the regularity of a human heartbeat.

Finally, Ji Ye stopped. He had now followed the outer wall to an empty alleyway. On one side was the wall of the Kongoji Temple, and on the other side was the wall of a residential area. It was late at night and there was no one around. There were no surveillance cameras, which was exactly the place he wanted to enter. He immediately jumped up and stretched out his right hand, easily landing on the wall of the Kongoji Temple.

With a slight exertion of his right hand, his body rose up silently.

Instead of immediately scaling the wall, he hung outside, only peeking out slightly above it, looking down to get a clear view of the situation inside the walls of the Vajraji Temple.