God Emperor - Chapter 918

Chapter 918: 918

The Central Region was vast but sparsely populated . There were many famous mountains, ancient relics, and spiritual meridians gathered there . They formed many spiritual mountains and haven-like places .

The 36 counties of the Yuan Mansion were located in the heart of the State of Tiantai . The north and south intersected there and all the Spiritual Qi was gathered there . Naturally, many brilliant clans and ancient families were born there .

Zhang Ruochen and the Elephant-swallowing Rabbit traveled the entire night and came to the foot of a mountain with heavy Spiritual Qi .

This mountain was shaped like a sleeping ox . Other than the relatively smooth ridges, there were too peaks that shot into the clouds like horns .

It was late at night, but Zhang Ruochen could still hear melodious chants streaming from the crevices of the mountain . Looking up, he saw flecks of light in the middle of the mountain . They were like candles about to get extinguished in the wind . At the same time, they were like spiritual lights that would never go out .

“Lord Chen, the Spiritual Qi here is at least six or seven times thicker than anywhere else,” the Elephant-swallowing Rabbit said .

Zhang Ruochen’s Spiritual Power was very strong and he was skilled in observing Qi . He’d already studied the surrounding geographical environment .

He found a golden spiritual meridian flowing by deep underground . It flowed endlessly like a dragon . The earth above it was filled with Spiritual Qi at all and cultivated all types of flowers and plants .

Usually, such a prime place for cultivation should be taken over by the various saint families of the Yuan Mansion . How could it be so barren?

Zhang Ruochen looked to the left . He saw a speckled stone tablet amongst the withered branches and leaves .

There were three ancient words on it: Sikong Zen Temple .

The words had an antique feeling as if they were filled with some power from the Buddhist Way . The Holy Qi within Zhang Ruochen’s body trembled as well .

“There seems to be a temple in the mountain . We can stay there for a few days and wait for news about the battle between the Guardians of the War and Immortal Vampires . ”

Zhang Ruochen put the Taotian Sword and Ancient Abyss Sword into his spatial ring . He strode toward the middle of the mountain .

Passing through the ancient oak tree forest, he soon reached the end of the road and saw a dark gray colored Zen temple . In the temple, an oil lantern was lit up . The moment Zhang Ruochen came to the temple, the chanting inside stopped .

Thud, thud .

Zhang Ruochen grabbed the rusty rings on the gate and knocked softly . A moment later, the gate opened a crack .

The one who opened it was a young, thin, and tall monk . He had a tall nose bridge and extremely dark skin . He was like a vortex . If not for the whites of his eyes, it would look like a Buddhist robe floating in the air .

Zhang Ruochen had never seen someone so dark before .

He put his hands together and uttered a Buddhist mantra . Trying his hardest to keep his voice steady, he said, “Master, I would like to seek shelter in your temple for a few days . Here is some money for the incense . Please accept it . ”

With that, Zhang Ruochen took out a saint stone and handed it to the monk .

A saint stone was extremely precious, even to a Half-Saint . Disregarding the value of the saint stone, merely the Holy Qi contained in it was a huge temptation to any Monk .

Zhang Ruochen actually took out a saint stone for a test . After all, the Sikong Zen Temple was in a place that was filled with Spiritual Qi . It was a strange thing . If this monk was a cultivator, he would definitely be tempted by the saint stone .

The monk saw the saint stone in Zhang Ruochen’s hand . Shock flashed past his eyes, but then he shook his head . “No, no . My master has said before that we cannot accept expensive gifts from any visitors . ”

Just then, footsteps sounded in the temple .

“Second Junior Brother, who is it outside? What are you chattering about?”

A short, fat, and pale monk opened the gate completely . With his hands behind his back, he walked out and glared at the dark monk .

The pale monk was the complete opposite of the dark monk . His skin was so white that even the white Buddhist robe seemed ashy compared to him .

“Senior Brother,” the dark monk said . “A guest wants to seek shelter in our temple and insists on giving incense money . Do you think…”

“No, no . Our rooms are full . Tell him to go elsewhere… Wait, incense money…”

The pale monk finally processed everything . His eyes shone brightly and he immediately turned around . Putting his hands together, he bowed respectfully to Zhang Ruochen . “Amitabha . ”

Next, he reached out with his fat, soft, and white hand and calmly took the saint stone from Zhang Ruochen .

“Haha! Our temple lacks everything except empty rooms . Kind sir, my Buddhist title is Sikong One . This is my junior brother . He is Sikong Two . ”

The pale monk named Sikong One peered at the saint stone . The fat on his face trembled . He was clearly shocked .

This young man actually took out a saint stone for incense money . What was his background?

Zhang Ruochen noted the two monks’ expressions . He smiled kindly and bowed slightly to them .

“Senior Brother, we can’t accept people with unknown backgrounds . It goes against the rules,” Sikong Two said . “Did you forget that you’ve accepted that white-haired woman yesterday and this morning, and she already slapped a man who tried to approach her into dust? Plus, we only have four monks in the temple . Can we manage all these guests?”

Sikong One sighed and said sincerely, “The temple opens its doors to welcome everyone for cultivation . Junior Brother, your mindset is still too low and must undergo more challenges . Before, our master told me to transcribe ten scrolls of the Mahabharata to reinforce my mindset . It seems that you need it even more . The papers and brush are in the library . I’ve already prepared it for you . Go now!”

Sikong Two was very simple . Hearing this, he thought that his mindset really was too low, so he hurried toward the library .

Looking at Sikong Two’s back, Sikong One added, “After transcribing, remember to show me so I can check . ” With that, Sikong Two turned around and smiled solemnly . “Sir, this way please . ”

“After you,” Zhang Ruochen said .

Under Sikong One’s guidance, Zhang Ruochen walked into the temple .

The temple was very calming . A creek flowed under a bamboo bridge . The wooden pagodas had some unknown Buddhas and deities inside .

There was a 30-foot-tall stone statue in the center of the temple . It wasn’t very tall, but it seemed to loom over them . One felt great pressure when walking under it . A regular person would probably fall to his knees and worship it .

Zhang Ruochen stared at the statue . His heart suddenly jumped and he couldn’t help but say, “Emperor Buddha . ”

The stone statue was identical to Emperor Buddha, one of the nine emperors from 800 years ago . He didn’t expect people to worship Emperor Buddha here .

Sikong One, walking up front, turned around and asked, “Sir, what were you saying?”

Zhang Ruochen studied Sikong One’s expression and realized that he seemed to truly be clueless . Thus, he didn’t explain anything . He just shook his head and chuckled . “Nothing . I was just in awe . The Sikong Zen Temple truly is a peaceful and quiet Buddhist refuge . ”

Hearing this, Sikong One smiled . “Of course . The Sikong Zen Temple already has 800 years of history, but we’re still hidden in the deep mountains . We are isolated from the world, so we’re naturally a very peaceful place . ”

Zhang Ruochen didn’t make any more comments and just nodded, smiling faintly .

Sikong One led Zhang Ruochen to a relatively open room and said, “Sir, you can stay here for however long you’d like . Not only will we give you food, we’ll make sure you get enough, haha!”

He closed the door and his footsteps faded into the distance . Zhang Ruochen touched the oak tree bed softly . There wasn’t a speck of dust . The place was very simple but also very clean .

Zhang Ruochen had just wanted to find a secluded place to hide from the Immortal Vampires . He didn’t expect to find Emperor Buddha’s stone statue in a temple deep in the mountains .

When Empress Chi Yao had led the army to the Western Region, she’d faced the defenses of Emperor Buddha and the entire Buddhist Way . In the end, the powerful Empress still killed Emperor Buddha .

No temple in the entire Kunlun’s Field dared to worship Emperor Buddha after that, for fear of angering the Empress and imperial court . All those who did so would be seen as traitors and be wiped out .

“This is quite strange,” Zhang Ruochen mumbled to himself .

After that, he released his Spiritual Power and transformed into thousands of specks of light . He began investigating the entire temple .

His Spiritual Power found a formation in the room next door . However, the formation wasn’t very advanced . Zhang Ruochen’s Spiritual Power passed through easily and he could hear the three people’s conversation inside .

“Fourth Brother, don’t stop me . I’m going to go kill that bitch right now and take revenge for First Brother . ”

A burly man with a bared right shoulder picked up a heavy sword and was about to rush out .

“Third Brother, you should calm down,” a younger man said earnestly . “That woman’s cultivation is very strong . We can’t face her . I’ve already sent our discoveries here back to the Ministry of War . I’m sure they’ll send strong fighters here soon . We can deal with her then . ”

“I can’t wait that long . If you’re not going to take revenge, I’ll do it myself . ”

The burly man rushed out of the formation, crashing through the door . Then he lifted his heavy sword and flew to the second floor . He brought his sword down on a room .

Right as he lifted his sword, a strong force surged out of the room . It was as if cold wind blew past the burly man . The burly man actually scattered as if he was made of sand . In the end, not even his bones remained .

He’d really turned to ashes .

The burly man wasn’t a weak figure . He was already in the Third Change of the Fish-Dragon Realm . It was evident that the female guest on the second floor was a very dangerous figure .

Zhang Ruochen split his Spiritual Power to investigate .

As soon as his Spiritual Power approached the room, it shattered . Even when he used his Heavenly Eye to see through the wooden walls, he only saw wispy mist . He couldn’t see anything else .

So powerful .

Zhang Ruochen was shocked . He didn’t expect to meet someone so powerful in the random temple he’d found to hide in .

The Elephant-swallowing Rabbit poked out a furry head from Zhang Ruochen’s pocket . “Lord Chen, those men are from the Ministry of War . From what they said, strong figures from the Ministry of War will hurry over quickly . It seems that we cannot stay here either . We should leave as soon as possible . ”