proud of the sky

Chapter 219 Xiangyun Temple

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Muyang pointed to the looming temple halfway up the mountain and said, "The Xiangyun Temple is on the mountain."

After getting off the plane, Zhang Muyang and Ling Bing did not take a break, and took a taxi directly to the foot of the Xiangyun Temple. This place is not as quiet and ancient as Zhang Muyang and Ling Bing imagined. Instead, it looks like a small tourist area, with people coming and going on the mountain. Moreover, the concentration of aura is only a little higher than that in the urban area, and there is nothing special about it.

The two walked up the mountain on foot until they reached halfway up the mountain. When they were about to approach Xiangyun Temple, the mountain road changed from a gentle mountain path to a more rugged and difficult mountain path. The branches are swaying and rustling, which is a bit quiet and elegant.

Ling Bing nodded and said: "There is still some meaning here, but the aura and the foot of the mountain have not changed much, and the artificial traces are too strong."

Zhang Muyang said: "Don't worry, let's see and talk."

Going forward, the scenery on the mountain is even better. About seven or eight minutes later, a row of buildings appeared in front of me. They were built against the mountain and looked antique, but they were actually processed by later generations. Even ordinary people can see some clues.In the middle of the mountain gate, there is a plaque, Xiangyun Temple, with silver hooks painted on iron.

Climbing up the steps and entering the temple gate, there are pilgrims coming in and out here from time to time. The monk who knew the guests came up to greet the two of them and asked, "Are the two benefactors here to offer incense?"

Zhang Muyang nodded, took out a few banknotes from his pocket, handed them directly into the merit box, and said to the monk, "My fiancée and I come here to wander around casually, you don't need to worry about us."

When the monk saw Qian, his eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth grinned like something. He pretended to say a Buddha's name, nodded and said: "Since you two have come from a long way, if you are tired, there is an incense stick for hospitality in the wing room." Tea, you can enjoy it as you like, as for the temple, you two can come in and out as you like, just please don’t disturb the Buddha loudly, it would be bad if you disturb the Buddha.”

Zhang Muyang nodded, and took Ling Bing to look around in the temple. It seemed that ordinary people came and went here, and he didn't find any formations.Ling Bing looked at the monk walking away and couldn't help laughing: "The monk just took the money, and he was afraid that we would disturb the Buddha. Isn't he afraid that the Buddha will see him taking the money?"

Zhang Muyang pinched her nose and said: "The monks also have to eat, and besides, you see that the Buddha in Journey to the West has to receive benefits, and it's not a big deal for them to charge some money."

Xiangyun Temple is not big. After walking for half an hour, Zhang Muyang and Ling Bing wandered around the temple, but found nothing. Zhang Muyang scanned it several times with his divine sense, not to mention monks, not even warriors. , They are all wine and meat monks, and as for anything strange, I didn't find it at all.

Ling Bing took a few glances and said: "Should we bring Xiaobai here? It has a special sense of spiritual energy, maybe it can find something." The one I met in the valley was quite sensitive to aura.

Just as Zhang Muyang was about to answer, his eyes moved suddenly. He stretched out his hand and pushed open the back door of the courtyard, and walked to the back mountain of Xiangyun Temple.

Turning around a few times along the path of the back mountain, a valley suddenly appeared, surrounded by peaks, and there was only one road leading to the small valley. At the end of the path, there was a dilapidated temple. It has not been repaired for many years, and weeds have grown on the walls of the temple.On the horizontal plaque of the temple, there are also three words 'Xiangyun Temple'!
Zhang Muyang looked at the temple and smiled slightly: "No wonder, no wonder."

Ling Bingwen also looked at the temple. Apart from feeling a bit dilapidated, she found nothing else. Seeing Zhang Muyang chuckling, she couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"

Zhang Muyang didn't explain, but pointed to the small courtyard and said, "That's the real Xiangyun Temple, let's go and have a look."

Going down the valley along the path, and walking to the temple, Zhang Muyang saw that the temple door was ajar. The formation is blocked, and it is similar to the formation Zhang Muyang set up in the Zhang family. It can actually lock the aura.The aura in this temple is several times stronger than outside, comparable to the nameless valley they met before.

In the courtyard of this temple, the floor is paved with square bricks, clean and tidy. In a corner of the courtyard, there is an old tree planted. A stone table is placed under the tree. In the middle of the courtyard, there is an incense burner. In the main hall of the temple, several Bodhisattvas are enshrined in it.

On both sides of the temple, there are side halls, and the temple is not very big. There are only three buildings in total. When Zhang Muyang and Ling Bing looked at the courtyard, an old monk walked out of the main hall in the center. He looked like he should be 60 years old. about.

The old monk was kind-hearted, with huge earlobes, but the cassock on his body was a bit worn out, but it was clean and tidy, and he was holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand. When he saw Zhang Muyang and Ling Bing, he smiled and said, "I don't want to have friends today." When visiting, the old monk will welcome you from far away, and welcome you from far away."

As he said that, he performed Buddhist rituals to Zhang Muyang and Ling Bing. The old monk actually saw the identities of Zhang Muyang and Ling Bing clearly at a glance, and called them fellow Taoists.

Zhang Muyang and Ling Bing's faces remained unchanged, and they saluted and said: "The old abbot is sorry." He also saw that the monk's cultivation was at the peak of the Qi refining period, and he was only a hair away from a breakthrough.

The old monk said: "I haven't been here for a long time. It's not a disturbance, it's not a disturbance. Finally, a fellow Taoist came to visit. I should treat you well, please."

The old monk said that he wanted to welcome Zhang Muyang and Ling Bing into the side room.

Zhang Muyang said: "Burning incense in the temple, I understand the rules."

The old monk laughed and said: "Goodness, goodness, two fellow Taoists offer incense first, and I will prepare some tea." After speaking, he turned and entered the room.

When Zhang Muyang and Ling Bing entered the temple and saw the Buddha statue, they squinted their eyes. After offering incense, the old monk invited Zhang Muyang and Ling Bing into the wing room. There is a stone bed on the side, a wooden cabinet stands next to the bed, a futon is placed on the ground, and coir raincoats are hung on the wall.

The old monk asked Zhang Muyu to sit down and said: "The two fellow Taoists are not a little disgusted. I only have a pot of rough tea and a plate of wild fruits here."

Zhang Muyang said with a smile: "How could it be, that's exactly what a practitioner should do."

Perhaps it was because I hadn't seen my fellow monk for a long time, the old monk was very hospitable and enthusiastic, and discussed a lot of things about spiritual practice with Zhang Muyang and Ling Bing. During the discussion, they informed each other of their names.

After chatting for a while, Zhang Muyang suddenly asked: "Master Huijue, I would venture to ask, do you have a formation here?"

Monk Huijue was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Sure enough, you can't hide it from fellow Taoists. There is indeed a formation to lock the spiritual energy here."

Zhang Muyang is not unfamiliar with the existence of the formation, or suddenly, when he was dealing with Zhang Mukun and his son before, because of the barrier of the formation, his blood-seeking formula was invalid. Factors made the formation invalid, which made Zhang Muyang sigh for a long time.

Before Zhang Muyang could speak again, Monk Huijue said first, "Two fellow Taoists, you must have something to do when you come to my Xiangyun Temple?"

(End of this chapter)