I exchanged sects with the real daughter, and I ascended to heaven to offer sacrifices to her

Ye Qingning and his group followed Master Kongming into the temple.

In his previous life, although Ye Qingning lost in the Immortal Sect Competition, the Luoyun Sect was really an inconspicuous small sect, and it was reasonable that it would not have received an invitation from the Fahua Zen Temple.

However, Xie Jibai shined in the competition and ranked fourth among the top ten disciples, which also made the name of Luoyun Sect spread in the world of cultivation.

Although Fahua Zen Temple does not participate in the disputes among the immortal sects, it does not mean that it is unaware of the affairs of the immortal sects.

Therefore, whenever there is a major event or an outstanding disciple emerges, Fahua Zen Temple will extend an invitation in a timely manner to show its recognition and support for the younger generation.

Therefore, when countless small sects did not receive invitations, Luoyun Sect received an invitation, which made it particularly unique among the major sects and the ten major families.

But there are only five places available. After all, although the Zen temple is large, the number of guest rooms is limited.

In his previous life, Ye Qingning came to the Fahua Temple with the Luoyun Sect's leader, his master Zhou Hanshi, Xie Jibai, and the Luoyun Sect's leader's first disciple.

Now when I step into the Zen temple again, I am still moved and shocked by the holy place with the lingering Buddhist chants. Walking in the temple, I can't even have a trace of distracting thoughts.

Passing through the winding corridors, Ye Qingning and his party followed Kongming to Yunshui Hall, which was also the residence arranged by the Zen temple for Penglai Sect.

Yunshui Hall is the largest guest hall in Fahua Zen Temple.

The hall is well-arranged, with Zen rooms for meditation, guest rooms for guests to rest, and a carefully decorated tea room for people to enjoy tea and discuss philosophy.

Although the number of guest rooms is the largest, with a total of thirty rooms on the three floors of the main guest building, the number of disciples coming from Penglai Sect is also the largest.

Even if all those who came were direct disciples and core disciples, there would be a hundred of them in total, so it would be impossible for each person to live in one room.

As for how to allocate the rooms, Kong Ming naturally did not interrupt, and simply said: "Donors, please rest for a while. I will send someone to take you to the dining hall for dinner later."

"Tomorrow at noon, the abbot of our temple will ring the Buddhist bell. I invite all donors to gather in front of the Great Hall tomorrow to attend the Buddhist Dharma Assembly and discuss the true meaning of Buddhism."

"If you have any needs during this period, please inform the monks in the temple and we will do our best to take care of them."

"Master, you are too polite. It is our honor that you have made such thoughtful arrangements. The temple is busy today, so please do as you please." Pei Yin responded politely.

I thought Kongming would leave after arranging everything, but I saw Kongming clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, and said, "It has been a long time since I last saw Mr. Ye. Could you please come to the abbot's meditation room to chat later?"

"The abbot has always wanted to meet Mr. Ye and misses him very much. He also has a Zen saying to give him."

When these words came out, Pei Yin, Tianjizi and other elders were stunned for a moment, as were all the disciples, but they soon thought of something.

——Wasn’t the Fanyin Bell the one Ye Qingning got when he was gambling on stones and then gifted to the Fahua Zen Temple?

It is natural that I am invited by Master Kongwang to have a chat.

What is enviable is that Master Kongwang actually gave us some Zen sayings.

Zen sayings are called Buddhist language, Zen riddles or Zen words.

If you don’t have some culture, you really won’t understand.

Because Zen sayings are not only short and concise, but also convey Zen ideas or divine secrets through hints and metaphors.

Once one understands the profound meaning implied in Zen sayings, it can often lead to enlightenment or a glimpse of the mysteries of heaven.

How can one not envy such an opportunity?

A hint of surprise flashed across Ye Qingning's brows, and then he smiled indifferently.

"Master, you are too kind. Since it is the abbot who has invited me, Qingning will certainly obey. Please go ahead. I will come to visit you after I have settled down."

Kong Ming smiled slightly, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes: "In that case, I will take my leave and wait for Master Ye to come."

After saying this, Master Kongming left Yunshui Hall with a group of monks.

Ye Qingning watched Master Kongming's departing back, secretly wondering in her heart what kind of Zen sayings Master Kongwang wanted to give her.

After Kongming and his group left, Tianjizi, as the deacon elder, began to arrange accommodation rooms for the disciples.

Pei Yin and the elders lived in the east wing. There were six rooms in the east wing, one for each of the five elders, and one for Shen Xuanli.

For the other disciples, two direct disciples shared a room, and three core disciples shared a room.

Despite this, it will not be crowded because each room is spacious and bright enough. There is even a small Buddhist temple in each room with a Buddha statue where disciples can meditate and practice in front of the Buddha.

Because there were not many female core disciples, there were only eleven in total. When Ye Qingning was assigned, there were only two left, so the two of them lived in one room.

Coincidentally, the core female disciple who lived with Ye Qingning happened to be the neighbor in the next yard whom Ye Qingning met after living in Lingyun Peak.

The woman's name is Jiang Wan. She has a gentle personality. She is a sword cultivator, a zither cultivator, and an alchemy cultivator. Ten years ago, in the Immortal Sect Competition, she ranked tenth and was promoted from an inner disciple to a core disciple.

Since they first met, they got along quite well and she liked Ye Qingning very much, the junior sister who had just been promoted to a core disciple.

After the rooms were allocated, monks led the people from Penglai Sect to the dining hall for meals.

On the way to the dining hall, Ye Qingning noticed an empty path.

The path is extremely narrow, only wide enough for one person to pass through. On both sides are lush pines and cypresses, whose branches and leaves are intertwined, completely blocking the entrance to the secluded road.

If you don't look carefully, you won't even notice this rarely visited path.

In his previous life, Ye Qingning had been to the Fahua Zen Temple, so he knew that there was a small path in the temple that wound around and around and finally led to the back mountain of the Zen temple.

Noticing Ye Qingning's gaze, Jiang Wan beside her pulled Ye Qingning's sleeve.

The voice was very low, "That path leads to the back mountain of the Zen temple. When I left Yunshui Hall just now, I secretly sent out my spiritual sense to investigate, but as soon as my spiritual sense touched the area behind the mountain, it was bounced back by an inexplicable force."

"I heard that the mountain behind this Zen temple is where the senior monks of the temple practice in seclusion. Ordinary pilgrims, including ordinary monks in the temple, are not allowed to enter without permission. Don't barge into the mountain out of curiosity, and don't follow my example. My consciousness is still aching."

Jiang Wan also regretted it. It is said that curiosity kills the cat. She was too curious and did not have time to see the entire Zen temple. As a result, she suffered a loss and almost hurt her consciousness.

Ye Qingning was stunned for a moment, thinking that this girl was really brave. Whose general was she? How dare she release her spiritual sense in such a place?

Looking at Jiang Wan, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes: "Senior Sister, are you okay? Is your consciousness injured?"

Jiang Wan shook her head, laughing at her own foolishness. "It's okay. I was just bounced back by the force. My consciousness wasn't really hurt. I'll be fine after eating a few more bowls of vegetarian food."

Ye Qingning: "..." A foodie, right?

Jiang Wan: "But this back mountain is indeed mysterious. Junior sister, don't learn from me."

Ye Qingning nodded, knowing that Jiang Wan meant well, and also understood why there were restrictions in the back mountain that prevented spiritual sense from exploring.

According to the plot points in the book, at this time, the main villain in the book, the young master of the demon clan, was being imprisoned in the back mountain of the Fahua Zen Temple.