The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 632

Chapter 632: Chapter 628: Old Affairs of the Buddhist Temple Chapter 632: Chapter 628: Old Affairs of the Buddhist Temple “That's more like it. Although coming clean about the cause of this matter might harm your reputation, you can save countless living beings. On the other hand, if you only care about your own reputation and remain silent, it just shows that you are a hypocrite, a fake monk. You lack a genuine compassionate heart, which is even worse than violating the precepts of alcohol and meat.” Shen Luo continued earnestly.

Lu Huaming, hearing Shen Luo's cajoling and threatening, chuckled to himself. However, he kept his face taut, not revealing a single emotion.

“Is that so…” Chan'er's little face showed a look of fear.

“If that's the case, I will, much against my conscience, tell you that actually, Master Jiang Liu …” Chan'er scratched his head in distress for quite a while before looking up.

“Chan'er, you dare to disclose my secrets to others. You are pretty audacious!” At this moment, a voice suddenly came from Chan'er's body. It was the voice of Master Jiang Liu.

Shen Luo and Lu Huaming heard this voice, their expressions changed.

The voice had hardly faded when a burst of yellow light suddenly brightened up on Chan'er's chest. The next moment, it magnified abruptly, forming a yellow light formation about a yard in diameter, caging Chan'er inside.

Shen Luo's eyes focused. He was about to do something, but it was already too late. The yellow light formation flashed around Chan'er.

The figure of Chan'er inside the formation also disappeared instantly, leaving only a few traces of yellow afterglow, which quickly dissipated.

“Is this an Earth Escaping Formation? I never expected Master Jiang Liu to know such a spell?” Shen Luo murmured in surprise.

“Damn. Our snooping into Master Jiang Liu's secret has been discovered. I'm afraid he despises us even more now. Inviting him to Chang'an will be even more difficult.” Lu Huaming looked worried and said with a frown.

“It's useless to overthink it now. Let's take it one step at a time, we should find a place to rest first, and come back at night.” Shen Luo sent a comforting message and then started walking downhill.

Lu Huaming sighed and followed him.

The two found a quiet place on the mountainside to rest with closed eyes. Night fell quickly.

The two didn't move right away. They only opened their eyes when it was almost the third watch of the night, and headed towards the Golden Mountain Temple. They quickly arrived outside the back door of the Golden Mountain Temple.

From here, the inside of the Golden Mountain Temple was pitch black and no one was in sight. It seemed that all the monks in the temple had gone to bed.

Despite this, the two dared not to be careless. They each performed a spell to hide their breath, then quietly scaled the walls and entered the temple.

“Have you figured out where Abbot Hai Shi lives?” Lu Huaming asked in a message.

“I don't know, but it doesn't matter. I've already had my Gu insect remember his scent. We just need to follow it.” Shen Luo took out Shadow Gu from his bag.

The moment the Shadow Gu appeared, it sniffed the air and immediately flew forward.

The pair immediately followed, trailing close behind.

Both Shen Luo and Lu Huaming had reached the Nascent Soul Stage and were considered experts in the Cultivation World. Although the temple also had prohibitions, they easily bypassed them and did not attract the attention of the monks inside. They quickly arrived at a deeper part of the Golden Mountain Temple.

“Stop!” Lu Huaming raised his hand to stop Shen Luo.

“What's wrong?” Shen Luo halted the Shadow Gu and asked in a message.

“There's a large-scale prohibition in front of us that's very sophisticated. We can't go any further.” Lu Huaming's eyes glowed faintly white, as if he was using a Pupil Technique, and he said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing the words, Shen Luo channeled his mana into his eyes, scanning ahead but finding nothing.

“No matter how you look, you won't be able to see it. This prohibition is incredibly concealed. The one who placed it has a very high cultivation level. Look through this.” Lu Huaming passed a white crystal ball to Shen Luo.

Shen Luo took it, his brows furrowing slightly. He poured his mana into the sphere and held it before his eyes, scanning forward. His expression swiftly changed.

Through the ball, he could see many small array patterns and white light points unseen before, flashing within. They shone like countless stars in the night sky.

“According to the Shadow Gu's tracking, Abbot Hai Shi is ahead. Could I have guessed wrongly?” Shen Luo muttered to himself.

Just then, a point of fire suddenly lighted up in a small, pitch-black building beside them, incredibly conspicuous in the dark night.

The expressions of Shen Luo and Lu Huaming changed, and they quickly hid.

However, the Shadow Gu suddenly let out a clear cry, shooting towards the building.

Seeing this, Shen Luo had a thought. After hesitating slightly, he quietly spread his divine sense towards the lit building. His expression rapidly relaxed, and he walked out from his hiding spot.

“Brother Lu, there's no need to hide. It's here.” He signaled to Lu Huaming, entering the building, and then going into the room with the light.

This building was a simple one with worn-out and peeled-off walls. There were no furnishings inside, only a bed covered with dry straw in the corner, where Abbot Hai Shi sat.

Although Shen Luo could tell from the outside that the place was run-down, he had not expected this scene.

Seeing Shen Luo's actions and sweeping the place with his divine sense, Lu Huaming followed him in without worries.

“What business brings the two benefactors here at this late hour?” Abbot Hai Shi asked, looking at them.

“Abbot Hai Shi had invited us in the daylight, how could I not come?” Shen Luo gave a bow.

“Oh? When did this old monk invite the benefactor?” Abbot Hai Shi maintained his expression and asked.

“During the day, when I asked you when fate would arrive, you coughed three times and turned your back. Weren't you telling us to come here through the backdoor at midnight?” Shen Luo answered.

“It turns out that the benefactor is indeed a person with wisdom.” After watching Shen Luo for a while, a hint of a smile emerged on the old monk's dry face.

“I wouldn't dare say I have wisdom, but tonight, we have come to ask you, it seems that Master Jiang Liu is extremely resistant to going to Chang'an to preside over the Water-Land Conference. I wonder what's the reason for this.” After a deep bow, Shen Luo spoke seriously.

Abbot Hai Shi's wrinkled face twitched a bit, and he was silent for a while, seemingly considering something.

“This matter concerns the lives of ten thousands citizens in Chang'an, please guide us, Master!” On seeing Abbot Hai Shi remaining silent, Lu Huaming was anxious, he could not help but speak.

“Amitabha, there's no hurry in this matter. The night is long; if the two benefactors are not busy, could you listen to some old stories about Golden Mountain Temple?” Abbot Hai Shi, with a sigh, slowly said.

“Since the Master is at leisure, I am ready to listen attentively.” Shen Luo looked at Abbot Hai Shi's calm eyes and sat down on a stool next to him.

Lu Huaming was anxious and had no mood to listen to any old stories, but seeing Shen Luo sitting down, he had no choice but to sit down as well.

Abbot Hai Shi, using a nostalgic tone, said: “Our Golden Mountain Temple was established during the previous dynasty, originally quite prosperous. But then impermanence struck, the founder of the current dynasty opened up new land, the entire Divine Land was engulfed in warfare. Our temple was also affected and almost destroyed. Although feebly rebuilt afterwards, it was already in decline and had lost its former glory. It was even raided by outside enemies who were drawn by the temple's ancestral lineage of classics and skills. Most monks at the temple fled and only a few old monks who had nowhere to go stayed. They barely managed to survive until a change came over a hundred years ago.”