Yifeng was also embarrassed when he saw the sad posture of the old monk Halle, but he still said: "Senior Brother Haller, you can take me to see, whether it is the glory of the Northwest Buddhism or the ruins after being robbed, I want to make myself more aware of what is being saved." ”

The old monk Hale lifted the tattered monk's robe to wipe away his tears, nodded, thought about it, and said: "It's providence, although this is the place where Leizhou and Suozhou set the border, it is quite desolate, but there was indeed a Buddhist resort here, not far from here, in the north of Leizhou, a little into the place of Suozhou, there is a very wide and vast desert, is the second largest desert in the northwest, called the Akron Desert, which is full of many unknown dangers, ordinary people dare not enter, on the edge of entering the desert, There is a long stone cliff where there is a temple called the Temple of the Two Realms.

"This temple is also quite legendary, there is an inscription in the temple that records that there was once a people who escaped death in the desert, touched the impermanence of life, established as a monk, built here, and heard that it is very effective, as long as the people who enter the Akronn Desert are sincere, worship the Buddha statues in the temple and the gods and Buddhas in the caves, they can turn evil into good fortune, and find a way to survive before the danger comes."

Shuli's eyes flickered and he asked, "Is it really so effective?" If the desert is so dangerous, why would anyone risk their lives to enter it? ”

The old monk Halle said: "General Shu doesn't know, the people in the northwest have always spread the saying that there are treasures in the desert, and the more dangerous the place, the more treasures, throughout the ages, there are some people who have really found treasures in the desert. The northwest is poor, there are many people who can't survive, they will think about going to the desert to find treasures, gambling with their lives, there are also some people who believe that they are profound, half for treasures and half for provocation, and they will also enter in groups, and there is a legend that there is a Buddha light in the depths of the desert, and after worshipping, you can accumulate a lot of merit in the practice of Buddhism, enlighten your mind, and achieve positive results. But all kinds of things, there is no difference. Therefore, knowing that the desert is dangerous, many people try to enter it. ”

Yifeng sighed and said, "Greed is the root that people can never break, but those who have penetrated the Dharma, why do they need to go to the depths of the desert to find the Buddha's fate?" ”

Shuli nodded and said: "Greed is also, curiosity is also, people have a natural curiosity about mysterious things, the more dangerous the desert, the more legends, the heavier people's curiosity, the more desperate to break in." ”

The old monk Halle clasped his hands together and said: "What the Buddha and General Shu said is true, but even after visiting in the Two Realms Temple, if they hesitate in the desert when they encounter danger, or even continue to move forward, then the Buddha light of the Two Realms Temple will not be able to protect them, and life and death will depend on their own lives." Even so, there are still many people who do not go to the desert to hunt for treasures, but also go to the Two Realms Temple to worship and pray for good fortune, so the incense of the Two Realms Temple has always been very vigorous, and it is a place where Buddhism is flourishing. ”

"In that case, then I want to go and see this legendary Buddhist temple." Yifeng couldn't hold back for a long time, and walked forward, and the old monk Halle hurriedly stepped on straw sandals to catch up and lead the way for Yifeng.

In addition to the two thousand soldiers and monks who followed behind him, Shuli also released many scouts to guard the surrounding movements, and now they are in the enemy territory, Wei Jian's power in the northwest is so great, their wind and grass must quickly reach their ears, and they must be careful in everything.

When I arrived at the Temple of the Two Realms and the stone cliff next to it, it was close to sunset, and looking to the west from here, it was a vast and boundless desert connected to the sky, rolling yellow sand, covering thousands of miles, high and low, like the rolling waves of the sea, the west wind blew up, the gusts of wind and sand lifted like a light veil, and fell like a fine fishing net, blending into this boundless desert.

The sunset hangs in the west, below is the yellow sand for thousands of miles, the sunset stretches their shadows, the stone cliff is also covered with a layer of golden red light, the rough sand and stone seem to refract the brilliance of the sun, lighting up this large piece of stone cliff, in the mythology of the mortal world, there is a priest chasing the sun, a wind heard at the time, and I don't know why he wants to chase the sun, until now I have witnessed this boundless magnificence, only to know that the sun is as solemn and beautiful here as a god.

And now, they are like a group of people chasing the sun, becoming a picture, this situation, Shuli praised: "The ancients had poems: the desert is lonely and the smoke is straight, and the sun sets on the long river." It is a true portrayal of this magnificent and vast desert scenery, and the ancients did not deceive me! ”

However, when they cast their eyes on the stone cliff and the Two Realms Temple on the side, their originally enthusiastic hearts instantly froze, only to see that hundreds of Buddha caves were originally built, which were stabbed by people with knives and guns, and turned into a dense and dilapidated soil hole, and the sand and dust continued to slide down, setting off a burst of dust and smoke, standing under the stone cliff, like a Buddhist monk crawling on the ground with thousands of holes and bruises, and every hole in his body was flowing thick golden blood.

Yifeng fell silent and approached the stone cliff, pausing with every step, as if every glance he saw had caused him unimaginable damage.

Indeed, he saw that in the dilapidated earth cave, there were still exquisite murals in it, those Buddha statues, those flying goddesses, those Qiang pipes, bamboo pipes, and those exotic flowers and plants, all of which were scorched black by charcoal fire, leaving only the black and slimy murals and brilliant colors, and the beautifully carved Buddha statues were also burned black, some were cut by swords, their heads were broken, their arms were mutilated, their lotus flowers were damaged, their robes were scratched, and every Buddha cave was like a Shura dojo, and the gods and Buddhas suffered. The demon spewed black flames wantonly, and the more the wind went, the more his heart sank.

This place was supposed to win the hearts of countless Buddhists, the place where Buddhism flourished, and it was also the place where Buddhism evolved into art.

The wind blows, and the ruined Buddha caves make a "whine" sound, which is terrifying, but the wind only feels cold all over.

Everyone had no idea of enjoying the scenery and talking, even Xuanluan, who was usually chattering, although everyone was silent, but the old monk Halle still spoke: "Buddha, this is far from the loss you imagined, you go forward, near the entrance of the Akron Desert, there is an extended sandy area, on the sand there used to stand a towering Buddhist temple, that is, the Temple of the Two Realms, you get there, you will fully understand." ”

Yifeng walked forward in silence, he walked under the stone cliff, and looked up at the Buddha caves from time to time, they were of different sizes, scattered, and the wooden stairs that were originally built to extend to the various Buddha caves were all burned and cut down, and occasionally there were murals that had not been completely burned out.

At this time, the sunset became darker and darker, sprinkled on the stone cliff and their feet, turning a blood-red, and the sand seemed to be soaked in blood, which made people feel very heavy.

Not long after walking, the stone cliff slowly bent to the side, like an arm that slowly opened outward, at a corner, a wind and others suddenly flashed in front of their eyes, and suddenly opened up, the stone cliff extended outward, and let out the most magnificent scenery, that is the real desert, is the vast and boundless sand dunes, and just walked under the stone cliff to see the difference, now there is nothing in front of the eyes, thousands of miles of yellow sand are all filled in the eyes, as far as the eye can see, only the boundless yellow sand and the lonely sunset in front of it, its majestic and magnificent, Stunning.

However, at the edge of the desert in front of me, there seemed to be something black blocking the view, as if a pool of pitch-black ink suddenly appeared in the picture scroll full of yellow sand and blending into the magnificent sunset, which was ugly and disgusting.

The old monk of Halle pointed to the pool of ink with his hand, sighed, and grieved: "That's the Temple of the Two Realms!" ”