#258 - Chapter 258 The Young Monk in Leiyin Temple

After walking for a while, Ye Kong looked at Earth Mother and asked, "Do you know why they died, but their bodies remain?"

Earth Mother heard this, looked at the meditating fleshy bodies on the ground, and guessed, "Could it be Nirvana?"

"The Buddha said that when Buddhist practice reaches a perfect state, one can shed the mortal body, be reborn in Nirvana, and ascend to the true Land of Ultimate Bliss."

"Their state is similar to what the Buddha described," Earth Mother said.

Hearing this, Ye Kong looked at the bloodstains all over the ground, and then asked, "What's going on with the bloodstains?"

"I don't know about that," Earth Mother shook her head.

Ye Kong was even more puzzled.

If these monks really shed their mortal bodies and ascended to Nirvana, how could this place become so dilapidated?

Ye Kong looked up and saw a flash of Buddha's light flickering on Leiyin Temple, disappearing in a flash.

"Earth Mother, did you see the Buddha's light?" Ye Kong asked Earth Mother.

Earth Mother shook her head, looked up at Ye Kong, and said, "Are you seeing things again?"

Ye Kong closed his eyes and looked, everything was normal.

Just now, there was indeed a flash of Buddha's light.

"Stop looking, let's go directly to Leiyin Temple."

After Ye Kong finished speaking, without waiting for Earth Mother, he flew directly towards Leiyin Temple.

But their souls had already died out, leaving only an empty shell.

Here, there was no vitality at all, like purgatory.

When he flew to Leiyin Temple, he saw that the surroundings of Leiyin Temple were densely packed with monks, some holding Buddhist scriptures, some with smiles on their faces, some with solemn appearances, in various postures, but none in pain.

Ye Kong passed through the layers of corpses and walked to the gate of Leiyin Temple.

Four Heavenly Kings stood here, posing, but they were just empty fleshy bodies, their souls had long since died out.

"Thousands of people worshiping the Buddha, they are all dead, could it be that the Saha Pure Land died out in its most prosperous time?" Earth Mother murmured after following.

In the ancient century, Buddhism and Taoism were prosperous. Thousands of people worshiping the Buddha meant that thousands of monks came to Leiyin Temple to worship the Buddha and listen to Buddhist teachings.

"Let's go in and take a look," Ye Kong said, stepping into Leiyin Temple, Earth Mother following closely behind.

The two entered the front yard of Leiyin Temple and saw a towering tree—the Bodhi tree.

The Bodhi tree was dyed red with blood, and it has not withered to this day.

Under the Bodhi tree sat a golden Buddha, but the golden body of the golden Buddha had long been contaminated by blood, losing its luster.

"The Bodhi Buddha actually died here too," Earth Mother was a little surprised, obviously she knew the Buddha here.

Ye Kong walked over to take a closer look, and the blood on it seemed to be the blood of ordinary people, without anything else.

"Strange," Ye Kong murmured and continued to enter the Mahavira Hall.

The gate of the Mahavira Hall was tightly closed and had a restriction, but for Ye Kong, it was just a matter of a fishing hook.

When the gate of Leiyin Temple was opened, a beam of golden light burst out from inside.

The sound of Buddha instantly rang in Ye Kong's ears.

"Amitabha!"

"Benefactor, I see that you have a connection with Buddha, why not enter my Buddhist gate and ascend to the Land of Ultimate Bliss early?"

"All living beings are suffering, only transcendence can lead to liberation; only by reaching the other shore can one escape the mortal world. The physical body is just a shell, only the soul can enter the Pure Land."

This Buddha's sound was mixed with the power of bewitching people's hearts. If it were an ordinary person, they might have sat down and entered Nirvana.

But Ye Kong had a firm willpower, and the Buddha's sound went in one ear and out the other.

After the Buddha's light disappeared, Ye Kong stepped into the hall.

Inside the hall,

The platforms on the left and right sides were full of Bodhisattvas and Arhats, the higher up, the stronger the strength.

Some Bodhisattvas were still standing on lotus platforms, maintaining the flower-picking gesture from their lifetime.

These Bodhisattvas and Arhats, to put it bluntly, were powerful cultivators who were conferred by the Buddha.

Ye Kong glanced at it and continued forward.

Earth Mother followed carefully behind, not daring to breathe loudly, let alone speak.

"Earth Mother, what are you nervous about?" Ye Kong couldn't help asking.

"Shh!" Earth Mother blocked Ye Kong's mouth and whispered, "This is a Buddhist holy land, you can't make noise, you can't speak loudly."

Ye Kong gave her a blank look and said angrily, "Everyone here is dead, where is there any Buddha?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a reprimand came: "Bold, this is a Buddhist holy land, how dare you make noise!"

After speaking, a force of rules struck Ye Kong.

Ye Kong raised his hand and easily blocked the attack. Just as he was about to fight back, he suddenly heard the majestic voice again: "Hmph, not as an example!"

Ye Kong was stunned when he heard this sentence. When did the power of the law become so cowardly?

He hadn't even made a move yet.

He could see that the voice and power just now actually came from the power of law.

Obviously, the rules here were once strict, and the power of law would descend even if you said a word.

No wonder Earth Mother was so careful when she came in. It turned out that she knew it was very strict here.

"Earth Mother, didn't you say there was something delicious?" Ye Kong turned to look at Earth Mother.

"It's gone," Earth Mother pouted.

Ye Kong glanced at Earth Mother meaningfully. Did you really come to find something to eat?

Earth Mother's eyes dodged, and she didn't look at Ye Kong, as if she had a guilty conscience.

Ye Kong didn't continue to ask, anyway, Earth Mother's every move was under his watch, and he could see what Earth Mother did at any time.

The two walked through the long hall and continued forward.

According to Earth Mother, there are three thousand golden Buddhas, three thousand Bodhisattvas and Arhats here.

They were all people who were personally selected by the Buddha and were able to be listed in the Mahavira Hall.

Ye Kong couldn't help but think of the countless golden Buddhas and Arhats sitting densely outside, and there were also many Bodhisattvas.

But even if they were strong, they couldn't enter the Mahavira Hall and be listed among them.

It's conceivable how strong the Buddhist gate was at its peak!

But even a strong Buddhist gate has declined. What happened in the first place?

Let a group of ancient great powers fall, let the history appear a fault, and let Earth Mother sleep.

The more Ye Kong thought about it, the more he felt it was a pity.

It's a pity that Heavenly Duke died too early, otherwise he could ask Heavenly Duke.

Ye Kong thought of Heavenly Duke and couldn't help but look at Earth Mother again.

It seems that because of Earth Mother's arrival, I became interested in the ancient times, wouldn't it be Earth Mother deliberately guiding me?

Earth Mother noticed Ye Kong's malicious eyes and couldn't help but tremble, fearing that Ye Kong would solve her here.

She didn't forget Ye Kong's horror!

"Don't look at me like that, I'm telling the truth, I'm here to find something," Earth Mother said weakly, feeling a little scared.

Ye Kong looked at it for a while, then withdrew his gaze, and continued forward with his hands behind his back.

Earth Mother followed behind Ye Kong with her head down, maintaining a certain distance.

After a while,

Ye Kong walked to the front of the Great Buddha, and on the steps in front of the Great Buddha, sat a little novice.

In front of the little novice was a dim green lamp, the light flickering on and off, as if it would go out at any time.

And the little novice exuded a faint golden light!

Ye Kong immediately understood that the golden light he saw flickering in Leiyin Temple before was emitted by him.

Ye Kong carefully felt it, and was suddenly stunned.

He sensed that the little novice still had the aura of life!