12dz Chapter 345 The Evil Vajra
Chapter 345 The Evil Vajra
Chapter 345 The Evil Vajra
It's no wonder Lin Fei had such doubts, because he could clearly see that the plaque on the ground, which was only half left, was radiating a golden Buddhist aura.
The temple in front of us has been in ruins for who knows how many years. Judging from the dense death aura around us, no one has lived here for at least a hundred years.
However, the Buddha's light still shines through the plaque in front of us, which shows how strong the Buddha's light must have been originally on the plaque.
Such Buddhist treasures are usually enshrined even in Leiyin Temple. The fact that this temple uses such a treasure as its plaque shows just how grand its original scale must have been.
The single character "雷" (Lei) on the plaque reminded Lin Fei of the Buddhist temple before him. Could it be that it had some connection with Leiyin Temple, one of the three major sects of Buddhism?
Although this space before him was a copy of the system's space, and in theory everything within it should have been created by the system, Lin Fei had a vague premonition that things might not be so simple.
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The plaque before him, though still radiating Buddhist light, was badly damaged and severely corroded by the surrounding deathly aura. It could no longer be considered a true treasure and was of no use to Lin Fei.
Lin Fei ignored the plaque on the ground and, becoming more cautious, walked towards the dilapidated temple.
Judging from the scale of the temple that still exists, its former size was probably no less than, and perhaps even greater than, that of Leiyin Huasheng Temple, one of the three major Buddhist temples.
Although only ruins remain today, Lin Fei can still sense the magnificent scale of the temple in its heyday.
Lin Fei walked among the ruins, the ground littered with broken Buddha statues. For such a magnificent temple to be reduced to this state, with not a single intact statue remaining, suggested a fierce battle must have taken place here years ago.
As Lin Fei walked through the temple, suddenly, the scattered remains of the Buddha statues on the ground seemed to sense something, and the broken stones on the ground began to move.
Such an unusual situation naturally alerted Lin Fei, who quickly circulated his spiritual energy to prepare for the unknown danger.
The scattered fragments of the Buddha statue on the ground emitted an eerie light, a golden glow tinged with black mist, as they rose from the ground and, in mid-air, reassembled themselves into a complete Buddha statue.
However, this Buddha statue was vastly different from any Buddha statue Lin Fei was familiar with. Although the statue emitted a halo of light, it was clearly mixed with a visible black aura. This black aura felt extremely familiar to Lin Fei; it was somewhat similar to the demonic energy of the Six Paths of Reincarnation left behind by the True Martial Emperor.
More importantly, the reassembled Buddha statue, though holding a vajra (a powerful weapon), had a blue face and fangs, looking fierce and menacing. It resembled a demon more than a Buddha statue.
It's hard to imagine that such a ferocious demon could exist within a Buddhist temple. Yet, this scene was undeniably real. The scattered fragments of a Buddha statue, pieced together, had formed this menacing stone statue.
The stone statue's eyes glowed red, as if it were glaring angrily at Lin Fei. Suddenly, it shouted, "Who dares to trespass on the sacred grounds of Leiyin Temple?"
"Leiyin Temple?" Lin Fei's expression changed upon hearing this.
He was quite familiar with this name.
Leiyin Temple was the foundation of ancient Buddhism, a place where ten thousand Buddhas gathered. After the disappearance of the ancient Buddhism, the current Leiyin Huasheng Temple inherited the name of Leiyin Temple.
"化生" means reproduction and inheritance.
Thinking of the broken plaque outside the temple, which only had the character "雷" left, Lin Fei couldn't help but wonder if this temple in front of him was actually connected with the ancient Buddhist sect.
After the stone statue roared, before Lin Fei could speak, it shouted again, "This is a sacred Buddhist site; trespassers shall die!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the Vajra pestle in his hand swung down at Lin Fei with lightning speed.
Lin Fei hurriedly dodged, and with a loud "boom," the stone statue smashed a huge crater five or six meters deep into the ground.
Seeing this, Lin Fei couldn't help but gasp – luckily he dodged quickly enough, otherwise being hit by that vajra pestle would have caused him at least internal injuries.
Seeing that the attack missed, the expression on the stone statue's face became even more ferocious, as if it were not a stone statue, but a living person.
As the expression on the stone statue's face became increasingly ferocious, the black aura emanating from it grew even denser, completely overshadowing the Buddhist light emanating from it.
"I am the Vajra Protector of Mount Ling! Anyone who trespasses into Leiyin Temple shall die!" the stone statue roared, its black aura blazing like a raging fire. In that instant, the Buddhist light that had previously emanated from it vanished completely. If it had previously resembled a Buddhist statue, now it looked entirely like a demon.
"Guardian Vajra?" Lin Fei narrowed his eyes. He had some understanding of the Buddhist hierarchy.
In Buddhism, upon reaching a certain level of spiritual cultivation, one can attain a corresponding rank or status. At the very top is the Buddha, followed by great Bodhisattvas and Great Vidyarajas. Next are ordinary Bodhisattvas, and below that are ranks such as Arhats, Vajras, and Sangharama.
Don't underestimate the Vajra Fruit rank; in Buddhism, it's merely the lowest level. However, it's important to understand that Buddhist ranks are not attainable by just anyone. Even this lowest Vajra Fruit rank requires a level equivalent to a Taoist Immortal, or a Celestial Realm.
Could it be that before this Buddha statue became what it is today, it was actually a high-ranking monk with the cultivation of a celestial being?
If that were the case, Lin Fei would not dare to be negligent in the slightest.
It's unclear what happened in this temple that could cause a guardian deity with the power of a celestial being to become so malevolent.
This stone statue, which claims to be a guardian deity, has clearly lost most of its senses and may have been dead for some time. Its only remaining thought is to kill anyone who dares to enter the Buddhist temple.
No matter how much Lin Fei talked to this guy, it would be a waste of time. The only way was to help this guardian deity transcend suffering as soon as possible.
With this in mind, Lin Fei began to fully circulate the spiritual energy within his body, activating his primordial spirit domain for the first time.