The Barefoot Monk's golden body was able to move before, because it was driven by the black snake's magic power.

Now the golden body moved on its own.

"Ouch~!"

Amidst the roaring sounds, he slowly stood up and moved his hands...

Pointing one finger to the sky and the other to the ground, he actually assumed a posture that was indistinguishable from that of the Sakyamuni statue.

“Buzz——!”

I don't know where the sound of a bell came from, and the next moment I saw a golden body shining with golden light.

With this golden body at the center, golden light blooms and spreads.

The entire hall was shrouded in golden light.

"Ouch!"

Aoaoao was startled and jumped up.

It was frightened by the changes before its eyes.

Chen Yi also took a deep breath at the sight in front of him.

This dilapidated Mahavira Palace has now changed.

In other words, what he saw now was the true appearance of the Main Hall.

The main hall is still so dilapidated.

but……

The floor and walls of the hall were all covered with thick, dried and dark red bloodstains...

The originally empty hall was filled with people sitting everywhere...

To be precise, it's a human...shaped skeleton.

Each skeleton is as black as ink, sitting cross-legged around a Buddha statue in the center of the hall with five hearts pointing toward the sky.

At the front, there are six dark golden skeletons sitting around.

And the Buddha statues are not the three Buddhas of the third generation. Those three Buddha statues have long since disappeared.

Instead, it turned into a statue...

Sitting on a slump, holding a tin staff in his left hand and a jewel in his right hand, there is a statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!

The whole body is made of brass, and the golden light shines brightly!

Clothes and other items also have the meaning of being crystal clear and colorful, and most likely they are made of pigments made from various gemstones ground into powder.

"Amitabha……"

Chen Yi couldn't help but clasping his hands together and reciting the Buddha's name with compassion.

It turned out that he was a little strange.

Anyone who has practiced, no matter which sect they belong to, will inevitably leave some traces on their flesh and bones, which are different from ordinary people.

But the skeletons he found outside didn't seem to have any traces of cultivation.

This Lanruo Temple can produce barefoot monks and six other eminent monks who have cultivated the golden body of relics. It must be a temple with a heritage, and the heritage is extraordinary.

It is unlikely that all the disciples in the temple have no practice.

It turns out that all the monks and disciples who have practiced Taoism are gathered here...

The skeletons in front of me are dressed in monk's robes and are as black as ink, which is a bit strange.

However, after such a long time, they are still plump and solid, round and free of defects. It is obvious that they are in the same line with the Buddhist practice method, and their cultivation was not shallow during their lifetime.

As for this pitch-black color, it must have been eroded by some kind of force...

There are also six dark golden skeletons wearing cassocks, which should be the six brothers of the barefoot monk.

In addition to these six dark golden skeletons, there is actually one more...

But he was sitting cross-legged in a corner of the hall, behind the densely packed black skeletons.

Chen Yi glanced at it, then looked at the golden relic of the barefoot monk in front of him, still pointing one finger to the sky and the other to the ground, and sighed.

This golden body of relics has exhausted its last trace of mana. The barefoot monk is now truly and completely gone from this world.

"You have really good intentions."

Xuan She said that the barefoot monk sacrificed the golden body of relics together with the other six brothers.

There are actually two types of Buddhist relics and golden bodies.

One is transformed into one's own body.

After being influenced by Buddhism, they are usually colored in a glass color, which represents no dirt, and a golden color, which represents indestructibility.

Those who can cultivate to the point of being pure and pure are already very rare.

In order not to destroy the golden body, one must be of extraordinary virtue.

There is another kind, which is the profound Dharma, with three flowers penetrating the top, condensing into substance and forming spiritual relics.

This is the origin of the second kind of golden relic body.

The six dark golden skeletons in front of him, as well as the one in the corner of the hall, are all flesh relics.

What the black snake swallowed was the spiritual relic of the barefoot monk.

This barefoot monk has obviously reached the state of the Three Flowers, but for some unknown reason, he was unable to take the last step, ascend to the sky, and achieve innate perfection.

The reason why this Buddhist temple looks like before is actually because the barefoot monks set up a barrier.

What I saw before were just flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water, they were all illusions.

The purpose is to cover up the scene in front of me.

In the original hall, among the three Buddhas,

The Medicine Buddha holds a medicine vessel that can eliminate diseases of life and death, eliminate disasters and prolong life, and make people pure and untainted.

Amitabha Buddha's hand is tied with the seal of guidance, guiding all living beings in the world to be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss.

Shakyamuni Buddha pointed one finger to the sky and the other to the earth, expressing the meaning of "I".

"I", "to guide", "to eliminate disasters"...

This is what the barefoot monk wants to express.

If placed in other Buddhist temples, these three Buddha statues would not be anything special.

But the "shabby" appearance of the Buddha statue awakened Chen Yi.

His own golden relic body came out alone and was eaten by the mysterious snake. Of course, he himself could not hold on for long, and he wanted to use his own sacrifice to make the mysterious snake repent.

Chen Yi did not doubt his compassion and salvation.

He also left words that would seal Xuan She for a hundred years.

In fact, it also left a "key" to open the barrier.

It can be said to be well-intentioned.

It can also be said to be a truly amazing magical power.

It seemed that he had already expected that the Black Snake would definitely meet someone who could subdue it, and the person who would subdue the Black Snake must be the person that the Barefoot Monk himself was waiting for.

Almost everything was foreseen.

Even Chen Yi, who is in the innate realm and has the status of an Arhat, does not have such magical powers.

With the barefoot monk's cultivation level that has not yet taken the final step, it is impossible for him to have such magical powers.

There are only two possibilities.

One is to have external help.

Another kind of...

Buddhism and Taoism can be so arrogant. Of course, each school has its own abilities and is unreasonable.

The most unreasonable skill in Buddhism is the legendary six supernatural powers.

These six magical powers do not depend on the person's magical power, but all depend on the understanding of Buddhism and the height of the spiritual realm.

One of them is fate knowledge, which allows one to know the fate of oneself and all sentient beings in the three realms and six realms for hundreds of thousands of lives, the past and the future, and see through them all at a glance.

Chen Yi is indeed extremely powerful now, but he has none of the six legendary magical powers, not even a shadow!

He didn't really want to believe that the barefoot monk in front of him could actually have such a Buddhist state.

But until no other evidence is found, this seems to be the only truth.

Of course, it must be said that the Barefoot Monk is good at planning. All of this is just the result of his careful calculation and luck. It is not impossible...

Back to business.
To be continued...