|||--Mu Qiwei led Feng Huolun and the cat demon to Taihao Temple's Separation Temple on Seaweed Island to ask for help.

Hua Lanting and Lin Xian were shocked and went to the residence of the Xingyi monk in Fahua Temple to check with them.

And Chen Lu'an and Yun Yiqi accompanied Master Ran to meet Master Heshang, the speaker of Buddhism on the island, to explain the situation and discuss countermeasures.

Speaking of Hualan Ting alone, under the guidance of the head of the Zhike monk of Fahua Temple, he came to the meditation room where Xingyi temporarily lived.

The Zen room is not big, the furnishings are extremely simple, except for a bed, a table and a futon, there is nothing else.

The quiet room has an unobstructed view, and the only thing that catches everyone's attention is a thin piece of paper on the wooden table.

The paper is two pale yellow translucent sheets, with a withered yellow leaf in the middle, the leaf is large, the base is elliptical, the apex is acute, the edge has irregular wavy shallow lobes, and there are five clear lateral veins on each side of the main vein.

Lin Xian asked in surprise: "May I ask the class leader, what kind of leaf is this?"

The head of the class replied, "These are the leaves of the mandala tree. ”

"Master Xingyi is simple by nature, and has no other possessions to carry with him, he usually only likes mandala flowers and leaves, and he takes this dead leaf with him wherever he travels. ”

Seeing things and thinking about people, the monk already knew that the Xingyi monk was missing, recited the Buddha's name, and continued: "I think this may also be related to his old man's kung fu. ”

"Master Xingyi's Buddhist cultivation is profound, but the martial arts cultivation is not too high, when in the Mingxin period, which is equivalent to the realm of self-cultivation of the Daomen, and his old man does not want to fight with others, he mainly practices the method of self-defense and defense, called 'Mandala Wall''.

"What's unique about this martial art?" Hua Lanting asked.

The head of the Zhike monk said: "It's just tenacity, layer by layer reinforcement, cycle and repeat, as long as the aura in the body is endless, it can always play a role, and opponents of the same level or only stronger are generally difficult to break." ”

"But what are the weaknesses?" Lin Xian asked in surprise.

"I don't know that the nature of high cultivation can break it with force, or consume the user's internal force. ”

Yi Liunian asked again: "Mandala seems to be a Buddhist term, is there anything exquisite?"

"Mandala is a Sanskrit translation, which in Sanskrit probably means mandala, with the original meaning of the wheel with full or gathering, referring to the gathering place of all sages and all merits. ”

"The mandala figure in Buddhism is the picture of the universe in the mind during the daily practice of the secret method, which is mainly circular or square, quite symmetrical, containing the meaning of Vientiane and Forest, round and orderly, to express the true universe and the realm of Zen circle. ”

Out of the meditation room, on the way back, the extensive medical practitioner said to everyone: "Mandala is poisonous. ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

After a while, he said: "I'm not talking about this leaf, even if this leaf is poisonous, it will be harmless to wither for so long." ”

"Mandalas are rare in Shuxuan Immortal Continent, but there are quite a few in the West and other places. I've only seen it in the classics, and I'm not sure if it's the same plant, it's possible that it's just translated into the text with the same sound, and there are multiple names such as mandala, mandala, and mandara. ”

"The book says, this mandala is commonly known as poisonous ginseng eggplant, is the best in the flower, noble and elegant, mysterious, night and day, the fragrance of the flower is light and elegant, the flowers are beautiful, the leaves are enchanting, there is highly poisonous, there is no solution, also called the love flower, smelling too much will make people hallucinate. ”

"Legend has it that the flower is cursed, and each of them is inhabited by a spirit who can help people make wishes come true. The exchange is made of human blood, which, as long as it is watered with your own blood, will grant one of your wishes when it blooms, representing a warm and deadly feeling. ”

"The whole plant of mandala is poisonous, with fruits, especially seeds, being the most toxic, followed by young leaves, and dry leaves being the least toxic, and the toxins have anesthetic and psychedelic effects, and in severe cases, they will be drowsy, convulsive, and convulsive, until they die. ”

Yi Liunian said: "Senior aunt, don't scare me, could it be that the Xingyi monk was poisoned?"

Yiwan shook his head: "I just happened to remember, so to speak." One is that this leaf is definitely non-toxic, the second is that the two are not necessarily the same tree plant, and the third is that it is said that there are four kinds of big mandalas, samaya mandalas, dharma mandalas, and karma mandalas in the West, and only the black ones are highly poisonous. I haven't seen it with my own eyes. ”

Since it was just speculation, everyone didn't continue the discussion, and returned to their residence, waiting for news from the other two places.

The first to come back were Chen Lu'an and the others, saying that Master Heshang was very shocked when he heard it, and attached great importance to it, so that they should not make a noise first, and he would go all out to search and investigate first.

Around the time of Shen in the afternoon, Mu Qiwan and a few people came back, bringing back a stack of papers, all of which were the materials that Taihaoguan had checked in this half-day, and Mu Qiwan said that the people of Taihaoguan were very efficient.

There are a total of 10,000 or 20,000 people in the two sides of the Buddha and the Demon and other small and medium-sized sects and scattered cultivators on Seaweed Island, occupying the mountains and scattered places in the center of the island, but there are hundreds of thousands of civilians on the island, except for the aborigines, many of them have moved here from the Huayan Divine Domain to avoid disasters, and most of them live in the peripheral and coastal areas.

Seaweed Island is located in the key area, is the main way to enter and exit the Huayan Divine Domain, in order to grasp the initiative, the Buddha Gate and the Demon Cultivator have fought many times, after the tragic battle, none of them can swallow this place alone, which has formed the situation of the current joint garrison.

In order to keep the passage here open, the current situation on Seaweed Island is much more peaceful than that on the Huayan Divine Domain, and the demon cultivators did not kill civilians here, and there were small conflicts between themselves and the Buddhist sect, but there was no large-scale attack.

Buddhism still has a lot of contact with the common people in order to popularize the Dharma, and most of the other monks are high-ranking and rarely come into contact with ordinary people.

Taihaoguan existed in the South China Sea for a long time, and later limited to the scale of strength, forced by the pressure of Buddhism and cultivation in all directions, did not develop on the seaweed island, but they entered early, the foundation is good, so they chose the lower route, there are a large number of believers among the common people, and the folk gangs are also more obedient to Taihaoguan.

In this way, with the transmission of the four ways of cleaning the dust, coupled with the ability of the local chief, in just half a day, according to the drawings and drawings of the Xingyi master and apprentice provided by Mu Qitian, a large amount of relevant information was quickly collected.

Lin Xian was very satisfied, and immediately set out to look through and analyze the summarized information.

After a while, he marked the two maps and drew the routes, pointed to the one above and said to everyone: "You see, this is the general walking route of Master Xingyi after leaving the temple this morning, and there are not too many problems on the map, I suggest that we go back and see if we can find any anomalies and other clues." ”

In order to exercise the ability of the younger disciples, Chen Lu'an and other elders stayed in the temple, and ten people from Hualan Court set out to visit.

The first place that Xingyi master and apprentice went to was a morning market, where the locals bought and sold fresh food, vegetables and fruits and ate breakfast.

After leaving, Xingyi turned to the beach, not for a walk, but to a gathering point for local fishermen to go out to sea, where, according to eyewitnesses found by Taihaoguan, Xingyi had recently spread Buddhist teachings to fishermen.

The next place that Xingyi mentioned is also a market, which is a place where people at home spontaneously form a place to exchange and buy and sell daily goods after breakfast and fishermen go out to fish, and Xingyi also preaches here.

This place is not far from the sea, and the clue was broken when it arrived here, and then the attack of the Giant Whale King caused a flood of seawater, and people are now busy sorting and restoring.

Hua Lanting and the others finally found a man and told them that he had seen two monks talking to a man who was trading in specimens of creatures from the sea and on land, and then walked from here to the shoreline inside.

The ten men followed the direction, and after climbing up a small hill, they looked far away, and on top of a high pile of rocks, there was a small temple, and under the rocks there were several dilapidated sheds.

I think I've found the place where the incident happened.

Chen Lu'an once described the picture given by the Giant Whale King, in the morning mist, there are such small temples and dilapidated houses.

The crowd hurried past, and when they approached, there was a noisy human voice in the barn where fishermen looked like fishermen piling up discarded fishing nets and other miscellaneous items.

Lin Xian was shocked for a moment, and took everyone not to go in, but to go around the mountain rock from the side.

The small temple on the mountain rock is a dragon king temple, there is no incense, and you can just look down on the shacks below from here.

The roof is broken, and there are many people inside and out, rummaging and picking up, talking about something.

Looking at the costumes, it turned out that the people from the three sects of Buddhism and Demon Cultivation were all inside, and they found this place one step ahead of them.

It turned out that although the people of the Quartet did not have the low-level connections of Taihaoguan, they were familiar with the local situation after all, and after they went back, they sent people to look for small temples and dilapidated houses all over the island.

Yi Liunian said: "Oh no, it's late, what should I do now?"

Lin Xian exclaimed: "Forget it, let's go back first." There are many masters below, and this place has just been flooded by the sea, and any traces and residual breath have been destroyed, so there will be no valuable clues. ”

The group returned to Fahua Temple, and before they had time to rest and discuss their next move, a monk came in and said that someone was looking for Hualan Court and was waiting in the side hall.

When everyone looked over, it was a bald young man with a few people, and they said in their hearts, "Why is it so popular to keep your head and not your hair on Seaweed Island, and is Buddhism so prosperous?"

The bald young man is dressed in a soap robe, looking gentle and elegant, polite, but the two eyes look a little strange, not cross-eyed, but it is different from ordinary people, either astigmatism or color blindness, one of the eyes is extremely indifferent, and the other is not synchronized with this one, warm and bewitching.

The person who came hugged his fist: "It's the Hualan Ting Hua Daoyou of the Vientiane Gate, and the great devil of the Southern Huayan Divine Domain, the Great Demon of the Gang Demon Sect, the Dan Demon Gate, Shao Feng." ”

This Dan Demon Gate does not stop, the three devils Zhu Luolin suffered a loss, and sure enough, he sent people to seek revenge.

Hua Lanting arched his hand and said: "Daoist friends don't dare to be, dare to love Your Excellency is here to stand up for Zhu Luolone." ”

Shao Feng said: "If you have to say it, I don't care." I'm here temporarily, and it's his business that Elder Wang wants to hunt you down. Among his peers, there are not too many people who can easily defeat Zhu Luolin, this demon is just happy to see the hunting, and wants to have a trick with the Daomen genius of Shu Xuan Xianzhou, you and I confirm the exchange, and stop at the point, okay?"

After seeing the powerful battle of the Xuanzhu Realm, Hua Lanting's mind calmed down, and he no longer had the complacent arrogance after the winning streak, but his enterprising spirit was stronger, and he also hoped to have the opportunity to sharpen his moves with the masters.

Although Shao Feng came here as an extraneous branch, he was eager to try at the moment, and he didn't want to avoid the war, so he simply responded:

"Good. ”