In the old temple, Jiang Xiaoqi talked with the old man for a long time, from the mystery of the human emperor body to the mysterious totem introduction, and from the former Kaiyang Holy Land, to the current situation in Dongxu, Jiang Xiaoqi took this opportunity to ask the old man about many doubts about cultivation.

And the old man, but also knew everything, he told Jiang Xiaoqi everything he knew, as well as some experiences about the cultivation of martial artists, this conversation, let Jiang Xiaoqi benefit a lot, the old man's words for him, there is a sense of enlightenment.

During this period, Jiang Xiaoqi also asked the old man about the Honghuang battlefield, but the old man did not solve his doubts about it, and there was a feeling of secrecy between his words, as if he was afraid of it, more precisely, about the black altar.

However, from the old man's mouth, Jiang Xiaoqi got some information about the prison, as Lin Chen said, the people in the prison are all extremely vicious people, as for the deeper level, Jiang Xiaoqi did not know, but vaguely sensed that the prison involved a wide range of things.

In the end, Jiang Xiaoqi finally asked the topic he was most concerned about, and it was also the most sensitive topic in the eyes of many people, is there Buddhism in this world?

Contrary to Jiang Xiaoqi's expectations, this time, the old man gave him an exact answer, existence.

In front of the incense case in the lobby, Jiang Xiaoqi sat cross-legged, his eyes looked at the old man sitting opposite him for a moment, his brows furrowed, and his face was filled with a look of surprise.

From the time Jiang Xiaoqi entered this temple, he felt that everything here was very familiar, as if he had returned to the world that once belonged to him, whether it was the carved appearance of the building or the stone statues enshrined after the incense case, there was not much difference from what Jiang Xiaoqi had seen in his previous life.

The only difference is that the stone statue standing behind the incense case, made of bronze and wearing a robe, but the face of the Buddha statue has been destroyed, and it is difficult to see it really, and it is difficult to distinguish his true face.

"Then dare to ask the predecessors, who is the founder of Buddhism?"

"I don't know. ”

"Is Shakyamuni a Buddhist?"

"I don't know. ”

"When was Buddhism in this world founded?"

"I don't know. ”

"Is there a connection between Taoism and Buddhism?"

"I don't know. ”

A series of question marks were thrown by Jiang Xiaoqi and asked the old man sitting cross-legged on the futon, but the answers he got were all the same, I don't know.

I don't know if the old man really didn't know, or if he was deliberately avoiding something, after giving Jiang Xiaoqi's sure answer, let him ask any questions about Buddhism, the old man was silent and avoided talking about it.

This appearance made Jiang Xiaoqi completely cut off contact, since he first saw Taoism, his consciousness was gradually subverted, at that time he was speculating, since Taoism existed in this world, did Buddhism also exist? But he had asked many people, and the answers he got were the same, and he had never heard of it.

And now, he really learned about the existence of Buddhism from the mouth of the old man, so why is there no trace of Buddhism in this world?

Even a secluded sect like Taoism has descendants walking around the world, but why is Buddhism, which has always adhered to the will of all sentient beings, missing?

"Are you a Buddhist?"

Shaking his head a little frustratedly, Jiang Xiaoqi turned his gaze back to the old man and asked again.

"Yes, but no. ”

Hearing the inquiry, the old man slowly stood up, showed a kind smile at Jiang Xiaoqi opposite, and said such a confusing sentence.

As for why Jiang Xiaoqi knew the word Buddhism, the old man also had many doubts in his heart, although he already had a faint guess in his heart, but he was soon rejected by him.

However, when he thought of Jiang Xiaoqi's abnormal behavior in front of him, the old man gradually rose that thought.

Although the old man has never entered the WTO, he has an understanding of many things in the outside world, and people are extremely unfamiliar with the word Buddhism, except for a very small number of people, few people know it.

And right now, Jiang Xiaoqi is not only able to say the word Buddhism, but even said the person Shakyamuni, such a secret thing is not something that a person of Jiang Xiaoqi's strength can access.

Of course, it is also possible that Jiang Xiaoqi found it in some secret codex, but this possibility is very small, because in this world, everything about Buddhism has been erased, and even some clues are difficult to find, and Jiang Xiaoqi, a person who seems to be not deeply involved in the world, can capture the possibility of that wisp of existence.

Although that is unlikely, it is possible to happen, and when I think of this, even if the old man is in such a plain state of mind, he can't help but have ripples at this moment.

After all, Buddhism pays attention to reincarnation cause and effect, and rebirth is not like empty talk.

"Whew"

As if he noticed that his behavior was a little out of shape, he saw Jiang Xiaoqi, who was sitting cross-legged on the futon, slowly got up, took a deep breath and bowed slightly to the old man in front of him, expressing his grace to relieve his confusion, and immediately, he turned his head and glanced at the Buddha statue behind the incense case, that is, he no longer stopped, took a step, stepped out of the door of the temple, and walked firmly towards the deep path in the distance.

In front of the temple gate, the old man looked at Jiang Xiaoqi's back as he walked away, and a touch of sadness gradually emerged on the old man's face, and the next moment, under the old man's cloudy eyes, a crystal teardrop slipped and fell to the ground, splashing a trace of dust.

Three miles outside the monastery, there is a green swamp, and the mud is full of wisps of life.

The deep path leading to the monastery winds through this swamp, and under the verdant vitality, a pink lotus flower swayes and exudes a fragrant fragrance.

"Brother Chen Ming, we acted rashly like this, what if the old man knew about it?"

On the path at the edge of the swamp, a group of more than a dozen people gathered together, and the young man closest to Chen Ming looked at the pink lotus flower in the depths of the swamp, and said to Chen Ming beside him with some apprehension.

"That old man actually deceived us and others, saying that the elixir had been taken away by the Holy Lord of Fusang, so what is this in front of you?"

"And the Holy Lord's command to us is to bring the elixir back, and as for the process, no one cares. ”

"Think about it, what will happen if we go back empty-handed?"

Listening to the words of the disciple beside him, Chen Ming couldn't help but glare back at him, and then spoke in a deep voice, explaining the powerful relationship, and his gloomy gaze swept over the faces of everyone behind him one by one.

In front of the temple before, the old man said that the elixir had been taken away by the Holy Lord of Fuso, but in the swamp in front of him, there was obviously a similar elixir growing in the swamp, so everyone naturally felt that the old man was deceiving them, just trying to find an excuse not to give it.

Indeed, the pink lotus growing in the depths of the swamp in front of them is the elixir they asked for this trip, called the Body Shaping Lotus, which can help the warrior reshape the body, the grade is extremely high, although the medicinal properties are not the flesh and bones of the living and dead, but it can break the body, and the warrior with a seriously injured body can be reshaped.

And this body shaping lotus is exactly what the Holy Son of Shuli needs the most at the moment.

But what they don't know is that if the body shaping lotus wants to grow to maturity, it needs at least a thousand years, and the lotus flower in the swamp in front of them is just over a hundred years old, and it is in the juvenile stage of budding.

Such a precious elixir grows in the verdant swamp like this, growing so casually that it is not afraid of people passing by to pick it up.

"This body shaping lotus grows in the depths of the swamp, how do we get there?"

Listening to Chen Ming's deep words beside him, everyone lowered their heads and stopped talking, indeed, if they couldn't pick this lotus back, they would definitely be severely punished after returning to the sect.

Looking at the boundless green swamp in front of him, the young man beside Chen Ming spoke again, with a solemn look on his face, and asked Chen Ming on the side.

This swamp looks full of life and is extremely fresh, but as long as you know this place, you know that this area is not a tourist mecca, under the verdant pond algae, the mud is deep, even if it is a powerful person, it is difficult to break free from it.

Without him, it is precisely because the dark soil under this swamp is completely made of the corruption of the bones of the corpses, which is not only extremely viscous, but also contains all kinds of inexplicable powers, and the more you struggle, the more violent the power under the floating algae will become.

And the corpse mud will also wrap people tightly until it completely decays, blends into this swamp, and becomes the nourishment of this place.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this reason that all kinds of exotic grasses grow in the swamps of the land of a hundred miles, and the corpse mud under the floating algae may be extremely deadly to humans, but for these flowers and plants, it is an excellent nourishment.

"Hmph, if I hadn't prepared myself, would I have come here?"

Listening to the inquiry of the disciple beside him, Chen Ming, who was at the edge of the path, immediately sneered, and then, the many disciples standing behind him were surprised to see that the space bracelet on his wrist flashed at this moment.

The next moment, everyone saw that a brilliant red light burst out from Chen Ming's hand, and then, they saw that an illusory aura similar to a stone bridge extended from the edge of the path, and under the mighty aura of the aura, the illusory stone bridge was extending to the depths of the swamp at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In a few breaths, the illusory stone bridge that erupted from Chen Ming's hand went straight to the body shaping lotus in the depths of the swamp, and when the light flickered, the spirit bridge gradually solidified, and the whole body was red, and it was engraved with dense and complex patterns, which looked very strange.

"Could this be the Sky Bridge of the Seven Elders?"

Behind Chen Ming, everyone looked at the bright stone bridge extending from the edge of the path, their eyes were full of light, and they exclaimed in unison.

The bridge is the treasure of the seven elders, it can cross the space in the void, no matter what kind of weird place, this bridge can cross the past, it is a well-deserved supreme treasure, it is rumored that this stone bridge is from the hand of a spirit rune master a long time ago.

None of the disciples expected that Chen Ming had even brought the Supreme Treasure of the Seventh Elder, obviously this matter had already been approved by that person, otherwise, it would be impossible for Chen Ming to borrow such a heavy treasure alone.

"The mana blessed on this bridge is limited, we have to hurry. ”

Listening to the exclamation behind him, Chen Ming's face also flashed with a strong sense of satisfaction, vanity exploded, when the Seventh Elder found him and gave him this bridge to him, Chen Ming was excited and didn't fall asleep all night, he didn't expect that one day, he would have the opportunity to come into contact with such a precious treasure.

After his vanity was satisfied, Chen Ming pretended to be calm and spoke, and a hint of urgency flashed across his face with a smile, because he knew that there was a time limit for the Seventh Elder to cast the spell on this bridge of heaven, and once the time passed, he would not be able to urge this heavy treasure with his strength alone, so he had to hurry up.

As soon as the words fell, he saw Chen Ming's figure flash, his body turned into a streamer, and under the envious gaze of everyone behind him, he swept straight onto the bright stone bridge, and his feet rushed, straight to the body shaping lotus in the depths of the swamp.

"What a powerful breath of repulsion. ”

In a moment, Chen Ming came to the depths of the swamp along the crimson bridge to the sky, and after arriving at the edge, Chen Ming looked at the body shaping lotus within reach in front of him with fiery eyes, and couldn't help but have a thought in his heart to take it for himself.

However, this kind of thought has just germinated, and it was extinguished by Chen Ming himself, if this act is known by the elders and the Holy Lord of the Holy Land, even if he has ten lives, it is not enough to die, after all, this thing is used for the Holy Son to shape his body, if it is because he causes the body to fail, then his fate will be known without thinking about it.

But then, a sinister thought arose in Chen Ming's heart, and now he came to the depths of the swamp to pick on his own, and no one saw the appearance of this lotus plant with his own eyes, and when the elders of the sect turned around, he could put the responsibility on Jiang Xiaoqi's body, anyway, if there are more lice, he is not afraid of biting, that guy is now the target of everyone's shouting, and it is not bad.

Thinking of this, Chen Ming's face couldn't help but have a sinister smile, and then, he saw a flash of inspiration on his wrist, and a red dagger appeared in his hand, and his whole body was red, looking like it should be completely made of jade stone.

Such a heavenly treasure like the Body Shaping Lotus, if you want to pick it, it is impossible to pick it with brute force, and only with the help of a jade dagger with this quality can you pierce the powerful repulsive force wrapped around the Body Shaping Lotus, and this is what the Seven Elders once told him.

"Poof"

The sword light fell, and the reddish jade dagger was very smooth, and it pierced the light film barrier outside the body shaping lotus, and the blade slashed, and Chen Ming's arm was horizontal, cutting directly from the rhizome of the lotus.

Immediately after, a jade vial appeared in Chen Ming's hand, and in a flash of inspiration, the pink lotus flower the size of a human head was included in the jade vial by him.

But then, Chen Ming did not close the jade lid as expected, but stretched the red dagger in his hand into the jade vial, and was about to cut off one of the petals.

"You even dare to covet the elixir you ask for in your own holy land, should I call you stupid, or look for death. ”