Xu Huaigu Yujian left Hemen City, and the next thing was to go to Chenghe Temple.

When I arrived at Hemen City, it was already nightfall, and it was already late at night after saying goodbye to Shen Hanguang and Chen Congming. According to Xu Huaigu's relationship with everyone in the temple in the past six months, the monks in the temple should have slept. When his sword fell halfway up the mountainside and walked up to Chenghe Temple, he saw that the temple door was locked, and there was no light in the temple, and it was silent.

Xu Huaigu glanced at the sky, at this time, about the third watch, the ancient bell in the temple will not ring until the fifth watch, but it is still early, you can go around.

Seizuru-ji Temple is located near the peak of this mountain, surrounded by dense pine and cypress forests. The moonlight in the mountains is as cold as water, the cicadas and frogs are mingling, and the piercing cries of the forest owls are heard from time to time on the cliff not far away, which is a different flavor than the scenery of Hemen City.

Xu Huaigu stopped in the forest not far from the temple, looking at the night, his mind was immersed.

After all, he was somewhat reluctant to do this.

remembered that when he first came, Nengwu and Nengjing picked him up from the bank of the Luhua River as a corpse. How depressed was then? Most of his life has gone, and he is full of demons, and he has no ambition everywhere, drinking wine and eating meat in the temple all day long, and he is like a dead man alive.

Who would have thought that now, half a year later, I finally found my original feeling and had a way forward.

Not only did he save Hemen City, Hemen City and Chenghe Temple, but also Xu Huaigu. In his heart, he was still very grateful and respected for Master Baihe. Read the book

He thought of the people in the temple again.

Huicheng is still the Huicheng who cooks on the fire and has a knife mouth and tofu heart, with her, the Buddhist scriptures will never be lost; As for Nengjing, it is estimated that he is still a child, he doesn't think about anything, and he doesn't like to do anything; can understand, that is to inherit the mantle of Master Baihe, Xu Huaigu hopes that he will not live up to the reputation of Master Baihe; Hongcheng, peace of mind to be an incense monk who treats people and picks up guests, he is indispensable in the temple; Wu Cheng, although he is a little simple, but his martial arts are not weak, if a thief comes one day, he has to rely on him.

A crowd flashed in his heart, and Xu Huaigu felt that in their hands, Chenghe Temple might be more prosperous in the future, and the incense would continue for hundreds of years.

The sound of soft and slow footsteps sounded in the mountains, very soft, very light, and in the blink of an eye, it was covered by the noisy cicadas and frogs, but Xu Huaigu heard it keenly.

He looked in the direction from which his footsteps came, but saw an old man in a shabby monk's robe walking slowly towards him. Xu Huaigu recognized this as Master Baihe at a glance.

In the middle of the night, what did he do in this forest?

Xu Huaigu looked at Master Baihe, and Master Baihe also looked at him. On his old wrinkled face, there was not the slightest look of surprise, there was just a detached indifferent calmness, as if he had known that Xu Huaigu was here, and he just came to see him.

Xu Huaigu asked him with concern: "Master, it's cold at night in the mountains, what are you doing in the forest?" ”

Master Bai Lotus stopped not far in front of him and stopped approaching. He folded his hands and smiled, "I'll take a look at the donor." ”

Xu Huaigu was puzzled: "Why does the master know that I am here?" ”

Master Bai He replied with a smile: "I dreamed of the Buddha in a dream, and he told me that you were outside the temple and asked me to come and see you, so I came." ”

Xu Huaigu couldn't help but be surprised, and said, "It's amazing that there is such a thing!" ”

Master Bai He replied: "It is also magical for the donor to seal the river with swordsmanship. ”

Xu Huaigu said modestly: "Some side doors are just left, not worth mentioning." ”

Master Bai He was noncommittal, but said, "Not only did the Buddha tell me that you were here, but he also told me many other things about you. ”

Xu Huaigu didn't believe it, it was just a dream. He smiled nonchalantly, "Really? What did the Buddha say to the master? ”

Master Bai He lowered his head and thought for a long time, before he said with some loss: "The Buddha said a lot to me, but I didn't have enough understanding, and I only remembered a few words in it. I remember the Buddha telling me that the donor had two demons in his heart, and that he would hinder the donor's footsteps in the future, so that I could help the donor one last time and completely eliminate them. ”

Xu Huaigu couldn't laugh anymore. His expression became serious and he looked at Master Bai He seriously.

Master Bai He continued: "The Buddha said that the demons in the heart of the donor are all caused by the seven emotions and six desires. One is for the death of the deceased, and the other is for the sword path in the heart. The Buddha also taught me how to get rid of the demons in the donor's mind and asked the donor to come to me and sit down in front of me. ”

Xu Huaigu did so. He walked up to Master Bai Lotus and sat down cross-legged, and Master Bai He then sat down cross-legged as well.

Master Bai He's face was serious and solemn, he made a seal in his hand, and then put his sealed hands on Xu Huaigu's outstretched palm, and then he began to recite the scriptures softly and quickly. Xu Huaigu originally wanted to listen carefully to the content of the scriptures, but for some reason, he quickly became sleepy.

The drowsiness came so quickly that it seemed to be more violent than the flood that broke through the mouth of the weir. Xu Huaigu couldn't hold back the sleepiness in his heart, so he fell asleep.

He vaguely had a dream that he was in a Buddhist temple, surrounded by suspended golden scriptures, and he was trapped in it. Master Bai Lotus sat on the main seat of the Buddha hall and seemed to have become a Buddha statue. The master's lips moved slightly, and he was still chanting.

There was a long dream in the middle, Xu Huaigu couldn't remember, he couldn't remember it at all. He only remembered that at the last moment, Master Bai He waved goodbye to him, saying that his earthly mission had been exhausted, and he was going back to where he should go, and the two would see each other again in the future.

"Knock, knock, knock......"

When Xu Huaigu woke up again, he was woken up by the sound of the temple bell. At this time, he was sitting cross-legged on the ground, and a very strange mark was formed in his hand. The sky is about to brighten, and there is no trace of the White Lotus Master in front of him. When he thought back to the scene of last night, it was very unreal, more like a dream than a dream, and he couldn't tell what happened last night for a while.

But when he was about to stand up and breathe in the fresh air between the mountains, he froze.

The aura in his body seemed to be so abundant that it seemed to be abundant, and the sword intent in the heart lake seemed to have doubled in one night! The small lotus seed sword contained in the heart lake was shining brightly, and it was scurrying happily, as if it had endless energy to show off its heights.

This is the Eight Realms? Xu Huaigu was dumbfounded, and his mind was a little blank for a while.

Did he rise several times in a row from the early stage of the Seven Realms, directly skipping the middle and peak, and then reaching the Eighth Realm?

Xu Huaigu had never heard of someone who could go from the early stage of the Seven Realms to the Eighth Realm overnight, even the most genius genius was impossible, he hesitated for a while, and began to wonder if this was really the Eighth Realm, maybe it was only the peak of the Seven Realms It was not yet known.

But in any case, his strength has really grown a lot, which is a great thing.

He remembered what Master Bai He said last night to help him eliminate his demons, and he immediately knew that Master Bai He must have helped him, and he couldn't help but be ecstatic.

Xu Huaigu wanted to rush into the temple and thank Master Baihe. It's just that when he walked to the gate of the temple, there was a mournful cry from the depths of the temple, as if someone was crying bitterly and shouting: "It's not good, it's not good!" Master, master, he is dead! ”

This sentence was like a thunderbolt from the sky, falling on Xu Huaigu's ears. He stood there in shock for a long time, kicked open the temple door without hesitation, and rushed inside.

Not only him, but the entire temple came alive with this sentence. They hurriedly got up from their respective monastic quarters and rushed to Master Baihe's monastic quarters. By the time Xu Huaigu arrived, the monks in the temple had already arrived.

The people who knelt on the ground in this small monk's house wept loudly. Xu Huaigu walked past them as if he was stupid, and saw a thin figure sitting cross-legged on the edge of the bed, it was Master Baihe.

He wears a shabby monk's robe with a string of Buddhist beads on his wrist. There was also a strange seal on his hand, which was exactly the same as the one Xu Huaigu had when he woke up.

There is no doubt that it was him, and there is no doubt that what happened last night was true. It's just to help and help, so why die?

Xu Huaigu was sad from it, and his eyes were moist. Several of Master Baihe's right-hand men, Nengwu and his party knelt at the front, and they couldn't cry anymore.

When people get old, they will eventually leave. Even if you are a high-ranking monk, you have to go. Only the monk who is no longer a human being can breathe a little more time in front of the sword of time.

Xu Huaigu walked through the crowd and walked to the place where he was side by side with Nengwu and his party, and knelt down with a plop, tears spilling down a lot.

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That night, the monks carried the body of Master Baihe to a clearing in the mountain forest. According to the note left by Master Bai He before his death, he wanted to cremate himself. The temple was unsurprisingly handed over to Nengwu to take over, and the rest of the group still performed their duties.

Xu Huaigu and Huicheng sat on a stone not far from the clearing.

"Are you leaving?"

"Yes, after bidding farewell to the master tonight, I'm going back."

"Is there a chance to see you again in the future?"

"This temple, I will come back sooner or later. Maybe years, but will definitely be back. If you are still in the temple, you will be able to see each other. ”

"Where the hell are you going? If I sent you a letter, where would I send it? ”

"Dongfu Shaozhou, Dayu Guoqingling." Xu Huaigu glanced at Huicheng, shook his head and said, "It's too far, and the letter can't be sent." ”

Dongfu Shaozhou, it turns out that the place where Xu Huaigu is going is in another continent.

In Huicheng's impression, it seems that the world only has Damang Country and the surrounding countries, and even Feiyuzhou has never thought of it.

Deathly silence. The fire slowly rose, and Xu Huaigu and Hui Cheng looked at the fire together.

"So you're a monk, right?"

Xu Huaigu didn't speak, so he acquiesced.

Hui Cheng didn't speak anymore, just looked at the fire stupidly.

People look at fire, and fire looks at people. The firelight was reflected on the faces of the two, and the two faces had different expressions.

"I said I still owe you a favor, I have to pay it back."

Xu Huaigu wanted to say that he didn't need to return Huicheng, but in the end he didn't say anything, and he didn't know what to say, so he simply didn't speak.

"Come and see, everyone! The relics are burning out of the fire! ”

Everyone was shocked again, and they all came over to watch, admiring that Master Baihe was really a monk who had attained Taoism, so that he could burn the legendary thing of relics.

That night, after the flames were extinguished, a total of eight relics were taken out of the embers, and they were brought back to Chengheji Temple to be worshipped.