Chapter 5: Treasure Hunt

Soon Jiang Xuan reached the light source first, but what met his eyes was a group of ruined palaces, scattered with broken stones everywhere, ancient rubble seeming to tell an unknown story of the past.

Perhaps there had once been an exceptionally glorious civilization on this land, gradually declining with the passage of time until its destruction, leaving only the present broken walls and ruins.

The light came from an ancient temple not far away, a green lamp with a flame like a bean, emitting a faint glow; merely approaching the ancient temple, everyone felt their minds calm considerably.

Before the ancient temple, a Bodhi ancient tree was vigorous like a dragon, but its trunk was completely withered; the whole tree was only three or four meters tall, with a few green leaves sparsely drifting on its branches, each leaf crystal clear and transparent, with radiance flowing upon them.

The ancient temple, the green lamp, and the Bodhi tree created a scene of infinite Zen meaning.

"Why is there a temple here? Is it a relic of an alien civilization?"

"Temple and Bodhi tree, where exactly is this?"

Everyone walked up to the temple, each feeling a strange sensation in their heart, as if in ancient times the Buddha preached the Dharma and saved all living beings, like an old historical scroll, with the breath of years pervading.

"There is a plaque there, with words on it."

Above the dilapidated ancient temple hung a rust-covered copper plaque, engraved with four ancient characters, coiling like dragons and snakes, emitting endless Zen meaning.

"Temple"

"Great"

Zhou Yi had some understanding of ancient Huaxia characters and read out the first and last characters.

"Great Leiyin Temple; perhaps this place really was once a dojo of the Buddha," Jiang Xuan said.

Just as everyone was arguing and sighing, Jiang Xuan walked into the temple.

"Whether this is the Buddha Ancestor's dojo or not has nothing to do with us; let's see if there's anything useful inside the temple."

While speaking, Jiang Xuan walked toward a complete Eight Trigrams Furnace.

The Eight Trigrams Furnace was entirely purple gold, the furnace body gourd-shaped, engraved with Bagua patterns, small and exquisite, broad at the top and tapering below, with an integrated base, three legs suspended in the air, and two symmetrical ears—it was clearly an Eight Trigrams Incense Burner.

At this moment, Jiang Xuan walked in the front, followed by Ye Fan and Pang Bo, then Wang Ziwen and Zhou Yi.

"That Bodhi Seed cannot be touched; it is Ye Fan's Exclusive Opportunity. Ye Fan can take it because this was left by Sakyamuni to repay the karmic debt of the Holy Body Lineage."

"On the other hand, what if a wisp of Sakyamuni's Divine Sense is contained within the Bodhi Seed? This opportunity is too hot to handle; it's equivalent to opening one's coordinates to a Quasi-Emperor. The water is too deep, and we can't grasp it."

Soon everyone had gained something.

Jiang Xuan found a Broken Broadsword and a small Buddha Image full of cracks again; the Broken Broadsword was merely an ordinary Buddhist Artifact, but the Broken Buddha Image was not simple.

Even though the Buddha Image was shattered, it still emanated a mysterious Mysterious Qi; this Buddha Image was precisely the Quasi-Emperor Forbidden Weapon Li Xiaoman found in the Original Trajectory.

Although it was severely damaged, having been touched by the Imperial Character, it could still display Quasi-Emperor Level power.

Holding this Forbidden Artifact, Jiang Xuan had the capital to resist when facing any Sacred Land Family.

Afterwards they did not continue searching; almost everything here was broken, and after entering the North Dipper Star Domain later, these Buddhist Artifacts would be eliminated anyway—no need to look too unsightly.

On the other hand, the Buddhist Artifacts found were enough to deal with the coming Divine Crocodile.

Ye Fan found a Bronze Lamp, entirely emerald green, with a flame burning at the wick; under the firelight, people's minds calmed down.

Pang Bo did not, as in the Original Trajectory, finally remove the Great Thunderclap Temple Plaque; what he found was a Vajra Pestle with only half remaining. He simply wiped the dust off the Vajra Pestle, and brilliant golden light still radiated from it. No one knew what material the Vajra Pestle was forged from, giving a sense of weight and grandeur.

Jiang Xuan also greatly admired this Vajra Pestle; the Vajra Pestle should suit his Demon-Subduing Staff Technique well, but he had no extra energy—he was also very familiar with the Broken Broadsword Technique.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo were about to continue searching, and Zhou Yi and Wang Ziwen also entered; seeing that Jiang Xuan and the other two had treasures, they immediately reacted and joined the Treasure Hunt.

Afterwards Ye Fan found a Bowl, similar to his Prayer Beads; this Bowl looked fairly complete, its exterior rather dim, but looking inside, faint Purple Gold Light was hidden within.

"In Journey to the West, the Buddha used the Purple Gold Bowl to subdue the Six-Eared Macaque, and Fa Hai used a Bowl to capture the White Lady. In Buddhism, the Bowl should be a powerful Magic Weapon." Thinking this, Ye Fan saw Jiang Xuan no longer searching for treasures, so he stopped too.

"In many different versions of legends, the Buddha once attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree. The Bodhi Tree before the temple has crystal-clear leaves; this tree should be extraordinary." Jiang Xuan walked toward Ye Fan, as if hinting at something. Radiance flowed on the translucent leaves, with Green Light rippling out; a small portion went toward the distant Five-Colored Altar, while most flowed toward the Tree Roots beneath their feet.

Seeing this, Ye Fan, as if possessed by a ghost, squatted down and dug away the soil beneath his feet, wanting to see what was under the Tree Roots that could absorb the Green Light rippling from the leaves.

Under the soil, he found no other miraculous-looking objects, only a Bodhi Seed, dim and lusterless, its color also gray and ordinary; the only unusual thing was that this Bodhi Seed was as large as a Ping Pong Ball, while ordinary Bodhi Seeds are often only the size of a Fingernail.

Ye Fan picked up this Bodhi Seed, and after careful observation, he revealed a look of shock. On the dim, ordinary surface, faint natural patterns were hidden; these patterns connected together actually formed a Buddha Image.

Natural Buddha.

This Bodhi Seed was absolutely extraordinary.

Suddenly, the speed at which the few green leaves on the Bodhi Tree radiated light suddenly accelerated, the Vitality they emitted became even richer, transforming into several streaks of Green Light that all surged into the Bodhi Seed in Ye Fan's hand.

By this point, Ye Fan finally determined that the preciousness of this Bodhi Seed might surpass all the other artifacts in the temple.

"Jiang Xuan, this is for you, you proposed it." Ye Fan handed the Bodhi Seed to Jiang Xuan.

"You found it yourself; this is your opportunity. No need for this." Jiang Xuan waved his hand.

At this time, no one had yet walked out of the Great Leiyin Temple. Jiang Xuan and Ye Fan left the Bodhi Tree and re-entered the ancient temple.

At this moment, another seven or eight people had found their respective artifacts. Zhou Yi found a Broken Copper Bell; lightly striking it, waves of Buddha Sound entered their ears. Liu Yunzhi, who found the Demon-Subduing Pestle in the Original Trajectory, this time found a Broken Kasaya.

Some female classmates found Steam Buns and Prayer Beads, and Kaide found a Broken Wooden Fish, carved with a Bodhisattva of unknown Fruit Position, lifelike.

"It's time to leave; let's enter the Copper Coffin. Staying here any longer might be dangerous."

Seeing that there were no remaining Buddhist Artifacts in the ancient temple, Jiang Xuan knew it was time to set out again.

If they stayed any longer, there would be danger after the Crocodile Ancestor appeared in the mortal world.

All along, everyone had seen Jiang Xuan's behavior; they all knew this classmate was mysterious. Even if they had doubts in their hearts, they did not ask, so they all chose to follow Jiang Xuan out.

When they reached the temple gate, Pang Bo suddenly had a flash of inspiration and took down the Great Thunderclap Temple Plaque above. Everyone was speechless and secretly regretted not thinking of it themselves.

The location of the Giant Coffin was not far from the Great Leiyin Temple—only over a thousand meters—and soon everyone arrived before the Giant Coffin.

In this ancient temple Treasure Hunt, Ye Fan gained the most, followed by Jiang Xuan and Pang Bo. Many people looked at Ye Fan's Bronze Lamp and Bowl with some fervor, but when they saw Jiang Xuan beside Ye Fan, that fervor gradually faded.

Suddenly, Jiang Xuan turned back and fiercely swung his right-hand Broken Broadsword.

The Broken Broadsword Technique's Chaotic Red Dust!

A streak of Golden Blade Light erupted from the Broken Broadsword, piercing through the Void; several Black Shadows that had silently attacked were turned into Blood Mist.

"What is that?"

"Run."

"Could it be a monster? Damned."

"Jiang Xuan, save me." A female classmate walking at the very back suddenly shouted.

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