C12

At the golden peak of South Mountain, the Great Tzu Temple's main hall stood majestically.

A hundred years later, the Holy Buddha of Great Tzu Tzu finally lifted the veil of mystery from the world.

Outside the main hall, a line of pilgrims had long since pulled up a long line of people.

Long Huayi's group of four was waiting in line to enter the main hall.

Long Huayu kept looking left and right, as if he was looking for something. For a long time, disappointment lingered in his heart because he did not see anyone he wanted to see.

The sky had just begun to brighten when Long Huayu's group of four left the 'Hall of Person', passing through the 'Earth Hall', 'Sky Hall', and finally reaching the golden roof. From sunrise to noon, his searching gaze had never relaxed, but he still could not find that familiar figure last night, causing him to unconsciously feel a strong sense of regret.

"This might be the proof of the book's' short encounter, enough to remember it for the rest of my life … '" "Alright!" Long Huayu suddenly said in his heart. His face was expressionless as he allowed the gentle breeze to brush him away.

Under the midday sun, there was a tinge of maliciousness in the air as it roasted the customers waiting in line. Even though there was only a slight breeze, it caused the guests to feel comfortable. However, it didn't affect Long Huanyu in the slightest.

"Thump …" Boom … "BOOM!"

A hundred years went by, and the bell tolling on the golden peak of South Mountain rang out on the peak of the mountain, carrying with it a vast, ancient aura.

In the sea of people lining up outside the main hall, a girl dressed in purple was also constantly looking around. A trace of expectation flashed across her eyes.

"You two are not allowed to talk after you enter. Just follow me!" Wang Feng, who was standing in front of Long Huayi, suddenly turned around.

"Yes." Long Huayu and Little Shi answered in unison.

The usually talkative Little Shi kept his mouth shut in this kind of situation, only occasionally shooting Long Huayu a meaningful look.

After a long time.

"Next group, prepare to enter..." A rather loud voice came from within the main hall.

Long Huayu finally heard the words he wanted to hear the most. Other people thought that lining up to burn incense for Buddha was also a kind of piety, but in his eyes, it was nothing. If he didn't want to see the legendary Holy Buddha of Southern Mountain with his own eyes, he wouldn't bother coming here.

Hearing this sound, a trace of excitement flashed across Little Shi's eyes.

Within the main palace.

Three Academies, Nine Paths.

There was no impression of the burning incense in the sky, only the hubbub of human voices. Replacing it was tranquility and simplicity.

It was rare to see monks in such a large main hall. There was not a single trace of garbage on the bluestone paved road. Under the towering ancient trees, not a single leaf was found to be superfluous. With all of this information gathered together, it could faintly be seen that the main hall was not ordinary. It seemed to be a mysterious place that transcended things.

Walking inside the main hall, Long Huayu couldn't help but sigh at the magnificent main hall.

He was left speechless along the way.

Long Huayu and his group passed through the corridor and went up the stairs, then they followed the monk that was leading the way to the plaza below the main hall.

The majestic main palace stood there.

The seven large doors all opened, revealing an irresistible and imposing aura within the holy realm.

In the center of the main hall, there was a ten feet long signboard. On the signboard, there were four golden words, 'Holy Buddha of Great Tzu'. The signboard was filled with a solemn and dignified aura as it sparkled under the sunlight.

A red jade staircase that was enough for ten carriages to walk side by side connected the main hall to the plaza.

As the sun shone down, the ruby red jade staircase emitted waves of dazzling red light, causing everyone to narrow their eyes.

In the middle of the red jade staircase was a rectangular white jade relief. On the white jade was a golden pearl, and the phoenix, which was about to spread its wings, was vividly carved.

The thick and steady white jade fence tightly surrounded the red jade staircase.

"Strange, there's no cloud in this white jade sculpture …"

After carefully examining the red jade stairs, Long Huayi suddenly realized that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

From the moment he entered the main hall, Long Huayi felt that there was a faint oddity to the main hall, but he couldn't quite tell what it was. He looked at the red jade staircase and the white jade relief inlaid within it, further deepening his suspicions.

In the center of the plaza, there was a red jade pool that was a few meters wide. This was the Serene Heart Pool, which was as famous as the Great Buddha. Legend has it that the water in this' Tranquil Heart Pool 'was taken from the Nine Heavens Water by the monk who built the Great Tzu Temple thousands of years ago.

If one wanted to worship a holy Buddha, one must first calm their mind!

In order to worship the Sage Buddha of Great Tzu, he had to drink the Tranquil Heart Pool Water first. It seemed like natural law was even more necessary!

"According to the book, the pool water of the Serene Heart Pool is not turbid for a thousand years … It's true! " Looking at the crystal clear Tranquil Heart Pool, Long Huayi couldn't help but think of the praises he had read about in the books.

For the once-in-a-lifetime Golden Temple of Nanshan, the pilgrims in the plaza were now devout to the point that they had nothing in their hearts other than Buddha. Only Long Huanyu didn't care about this. Although he didn't do anything, he had his own thoughts.

Long Huayu deeply remembered a line from a book, "When people do things properly, they become Buddha!" Buddha is illusory, without virtue. He had always walked the path of a gentleman, but at such a young age, he had already regarded himself as a gentleman. Of course, this was not arrogance, but self-confidence. If a person didn't even believe in himself, then what was there for him to believe in?

If you don't believe in ghosts or gods, believe in yourself! This was Long Huayu's faith!

At this moment.

The pilgrims in the plaza, one person and one small cup, were drinking from the pool that the monks had just taken out of the Tranquil Heart Pool.

"Water of the Nine Heavens, it can cure all illnesses if drunk …"

"Tsk tsk, I really didn't expect that I would have the chance to drink it in my lifetime!"

"I heard that the little water girl can be smart after drinking it!"

… …. The two old women beside Long Huanyu whispered to each other, causing Long Huayi to shake his head.

Towards such an almost sickly faith, Long Huanyu had always maintained an unfavorable attitude.

Wang Feng drank the large cup of water that his mother, Wang Feng, handed to him in one go. Only then did Wang Feng drink the water in her own cup with satisfaction. Long Huayu knew that his mother had secretly given half of the water in his cup to him to drink. Towards his mother's actions, a trace of a scoundrel flashed across his eyes.

"Brother Yu, this water is no different from the water in the well!" I wonder if these monks would wash their hands in this pond? " After Little Rock finished drinking the water, he pulled Long Huayi and whispered into Little Rock's ear.

"Haha …" Little Shi's words caused Long Huanyu to laugh out loud. Before he could even laugh, Little Shi stopped him, letting out a buzzing sound.

Waiting for the pilgrims to finish drinking the water of the Tranquil Heart Pool, the monks began to lead the way up the red jade staircase.

In the blink of an eye, the emotions of the people on the plaza began to boil. He didn't show it on his face, but on his feet.

"One step, two steps, three steps …" Long Huayu counted silently as he walked.

What Long Huanyu didn't know was that along with his footsteps, a crack suddenly appeared somewhere on the red jade stairs. As Long Huayu moved forward, the rift expanded bit by bit.

The moment a crack appeared on a certain part of the red jade staircase, a monk in a room of the South Mountain's Great Tzu Temple who had his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes and shot out a bright light.

This monk's left hand, which was hanging down, immediately pinched his fingers and calculated. His brows locked tighter and tighter …

He climbed the stairs out of boredom. His eyes suddenly scanned the white jade relief in the middle of the red jade stairs. Excitement flashed across his eyes, as if he had thought of something.

Walking to the middle of the red jade staircase, Little Rock suddenly stretched out his left hand and touched the phoenix carved in white jade. Just as his left hand was about to make contact with the phoenix, a needle-sharp force instantly repelled his left hand, causing a numbness to rise up in his left hand. This sudden change of events shocked Little Shi. He almost screamed out as his heartbeat instantly doubled. Suppressing his pounding heart, Little Shi focused on climbing the stone stairs, closely following behind Long Huayi. He no longer had any other thoughts.

"The Buddha appeared?" These two words continuously emerged in Shi Xiaobai's mind as his right hand continuously rubbed the fingers of his left hand. If one looked carefully, they would notice that Little Rock's left hand was slightly trembling.