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Sha Xiao looked up and saw that Ye Fan was clearly right beside her, but he had ignored her.

He shouted his name as he swung the green lamp and smashed a gash into the base of the Bodhi tree.

Even though Sha Xiao, the cultivator, had disappeared without a trace.

Ye Fan knew he was just an ordinary person, but he still insisted on rescuing his brother.

He gripped the hollow trunk of the Bodhi tree, which would take six or seven people to encircle, with both hands. The muscles on his arms bulged, the veins on his forehead stood out, and his gentle and refined face turned into that of an angry Vajra.

The Bodhi tree shimmered with light, and Ye Fan, without a teacher, learned the method of harnessing the power of the situation and concentrating all his strength on one point.

"rise!!!"

Ye Fan let out a loud shout, his sweat gushed out like lead and mercury, his blood boiled, and golden light flickered faintly in the air.

With a loud "crack," the enormous, ancient, and vigorous Bodhi tree, which seemed to blot out the sky, was uprooted by him!

When Ye Fan struggled to lift the Bodhi tree, he found that the weight in his hands had completely disappeared.

He stumbled and fell to the ground. The huge Bodhi tree crashed down, its branches just barely avoiding Ye Fan and Sha Xiao.

However, the dust stirred up by his fall buried Ye Fan under the sand and gravel.

No sooner said than done, the whole process took only a second or two.

Sha Xiao snapped out of her daze, gathered the leaves from her head, and suddenly lunged into the mortal realm, digging Ye Fan out: "Holy crap! Old Ye!"

"Cough, cough, Old Sha? Holy crap, you suddenly disappeared! You scared me to death! Isn't your dad fierce?!"

Ye Fan grabbed Sha Xiao and pounded his back hard, still shaken.

Looking at the fallen Bodhi tree, Sha Xiao felt a surge of emotion.

He suppressed the pounding in his heart and nodded vigorously, saying, "Amazing! Ye Zi, you really impressed this time."

Ye Fan dusted himself off: "Of course!"

He looked at Sha Xiao and asked curiously, "What happened to you just now?"

"I saw leaves fall on you, a ball of light came out of your head, and then you suddenly disappeared. I thought you had been swallowed by the tree spirit."

Sha Xiao smiled helplessly; the fact that the Immortal Gu had naturally formed was far beyond his plans.

While the Immortal Gu is indeed good, it also puts enormous pressure on his orifices.

Letting out a long breath, Sha Xiao didn't like acting like a little girl. If she had it, she had it. As long as her level increased quickly, she could never have too many Immortal Gu.

After calming himself down, he took out the leaves and explained to Ye Fan, "The Bodhi tree didn't harm me; it was helping me."

"Wisdom arises under the Bodhi tree. That ball of light is the Seven-Turn Wisdom Gu that is formed from the condensation of Bodhi wisdom. Its last remaining leaf enlightened my wisdom and then transformed into the Six-Turn Flying Leaf Gu."

"When it merges with the second-level Breath Concealing Gu on my body, it naturally forms this new Gu worm, the sixth-level Immortal Gu—the Blinding Gu."

"Put this leaf on your head and others will ignore you; put it on your enemy and they will be blind."

"If we could find a tree with leaves similar to Bodhi leaves, we could also create a deadly attack, which could have other wonderful uses."

As he spoke, he placed the leaf on his head, demonstrating to Ye Fan once again what it meant to vanish into thin air.

"Where is she?" Ye Fan was startled when he saw Sha Xiao suddenly disappear.

Even though Sha Xiao had told him, and disappeared right in front of him, he still couldn't sense Sha Xiao's location.

"How is it?" Sha Xiao reappeared after picking a leaf, and Ye Fan then realized that he hadn't moved from the spot.

"I'm thinking that the bathhouses for those fairies will probably be covered with layers of array patterns in the future," Ye Fan joked, stroking his chin with his left hand.

Sha Xiao rolled her eyes: "Get lost, get lost, you guys with your heads full of lewd thoughts, shut up."

Ye Fan smiled and opened his right hand: "Then it seems this thing shouldn't be dangerous anymore?"

In his hand lay a bodhi seed that, apart from being unusually large, had no shimmering light, no radiance, and no lingering glow; if one were not careful, it would be mistaken for a clod of earth.

However, the natural patterns on this dull and ordinary Bodhi seed are interconnected, and it looks remarkably like a compassionate Buddha!

The Buddha image is naturally formed, with patterns that appear to be meticulously carved on it.

Upon seeing this Bodhi seed, Sha Xiao sighed inwardly. This was the essence of the Bodhi tree, but unfortunately, he was not fortunate enough to enjoy it.

This thing has hidden dangers, and it's related to the karma of Shakyamuni and the Holy Body lineage. Only Ye Fan can obtain it.

Even if others see it, they won't be able to hold onto it for long.

"This thing is extraordinary; the Bodhi seed can also be called the fruit of wisdom. Now that you have it, cherish it and make good use of it."

Sha Xiao patted Ye Fan on the shoulder, turned around and looked at the temple behind him, and said earnestly.

Ye Fan glanced at the Bodhi tree at his feet, nodded thoughtfully, and put the Bodhi seeds away.

Just then, Pang Bo's loud voice rang out: "Ye Zi, Lao Sha, what's going on up ahead?"

Sha Xiao and Ye Fan looked over and saw that Zhou Yi and the others had caught up.

The two called out to their classmates who were hiding far away near the ruins, ready to retreat at the first sign of trouble:

"Come on over, everything's fine here, it's just that some trees died and fell down."

Led by Pang Bo, a group of people slowly walked over.

As they got closer, they saw that Sha Xiao and the others looked fine except for being covered in dust, so they felt relieved and strode over.

Zhou Yi took out half a skull and handed it to Sha Xiao: "You came too fast, you probably didn't see these."

There is a very regular round hole in the frontal bone of the skull, about the thickness of a finger, as if it had been pierced by a sharp instrument, and the area around the hole is very smooth.

Sha Xiao solemnly accepted the snow-white skull with both hands, and pointed to the temple behind him and the colorful barrier in the sky, explaining:

"You don't need to worry for now. With the Great Thunder Temple and the seal in the sky, these dangers can't get out."

"Great Thunder Temple!!!"

"Isn't that from a novel? Does the Great Thunderclap Temple really exist?"

For a moment, everyone was surprised and ran down to the temple to look up at the plaque.

"This is the same as the writing on the giant rock."

"Zhou Yi, come quick and look! Is this the Great Thunderclap Temple?"

Zhou Yi, the only one who knew a little about the scriptures, went over and examined it carefully before nodding: "It is indeed true."

Everyone was shocked.

Mythology has thus become reality, right beside them.

Looking at the fallen Bodhi tree, Liu Yiyi said sadly:

"Even the Great Thunderclap Temple and Bodhi Temple can fall; can we truly reach the end of our spiritual journey?"

Everyone looked at the fallen Bodhi tree with troubled expressions.

Liu Yunzhi watched as Ye Fan picked up the green lamp from the ashes and immediately realized something.

He looked into the temple and, sure enough, apart from the incense burner which was clearly a modern product, there was a clean circle in the ash heap under the stone Buddha platform.

Liu Yunzhi's expression changed instantly. He rushed into the temple, kicked over the incense burner, and headed straight for the stone Buddha.

Standing on the high platform, looking down from above, he thought of the places on Earth where temples hid things, and immediately noticed the golden light shining behind the stone Buddha.

He pulled out the golden light, which turned out to be half of a vajra.

"Ha! A vajra?" Liu Yunzhi touched the treasure, overjoyed.

Although it had been buried in the dust for countless years, it has now been unearthed and is still shining brightly, giving people a sense of solemnity and refinement.

If it weren't for the damage to one end, it would be considered a perfect and powerful masterpiece of forging.

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening and immediately rushed inside.

"A futon!" A male student found an old futon in a pile of ashes; the years had not worn it away.

Before long, another female student found a sandalwood rosary under the thick layer of dust. It had not been damaged in the slightest by the passage of time, and even after the dust was blown away, it still had a faint luster.

At the same time, Cade found half of a broken wooden fish in the dust in front of the stone Buddha. It was engraved with three Bodhisattvas, some solemn and some compassionate, and they were lifelike.

As Li Xiaoman lingered in front of the stone Buddha, she placed the fallen incense burner back and inserted incense sticks. At the foot of the stone Buddha, she discovered half of a jade ruyi.

Sha Xiao walked in, glanced at Li Xiaoman with some surprise, placed the skull on the table, and then silently withdrew.

"Why don't you look around more? Your path of cultivation seems to require a lot of resources?" Ye Fan asked Sha Xiao, fiddling with the Bodhi seed.

Sha Xiao shook his head. He activated the Transformation Gu, turning the motorcycle into a tricycle, and sat on it, gazing up at the fluctuations of the five-colored barrier:

"That's enough. Leave them a way out. After all, we're classmates, let's give them a chance."

Ye Fan glanced back at the enthusiastic crowd, stroking the Bodhi seed, and agreed, "That makes sense."

Time passed second by second.

Suddenly, Sha Xiao sat up. In his view, the Dao marks on the Five-Colored Boundary Wall were rapidly decreasing.

Watching the sand gradually gathering outside the light barrier, Ye Fan recalled Earth's observations of Martian climate and said with a grave expression, "A storm is brewing."

"Um."

Sha Xiao withdrew her gaze and turned to look at everyone inside, who were cleaning enthusiastically, their sweat dripping down their faces, full of youthful energy. A soft feeling flashed through her heart.

As classmates, I'm giving you a chance; the choice is yours.

Having made up her mind, Sha Xiao called out to everyone, "Everyone, stop for a moment."

"What's wrong?"

Holding half a vajra in his hand, Liu Yunzhi, who was annoyed that he hadn't found a second Buddhist treasure, looked up and asked somewhat unhappily.

Sha Xiao pointed to the outer boundary wall and confessed:

"The seal is shrinking; it's probably the bronze coffin that's drawing energy in preparation for takeoff."

"I've done the calculations. If this continues, the seal might shrink too quickly, and it will be dangerous when we go back."

"If you are willing to give me the Buddhist artifacts, I will go back and use them to provide energy so that they can support the seal."

"This seal can hold for a little longer, and once you arrive, the bronze coffin can take off immediately."

Upon hearing Sha Xiao mention Buddhist artifacts, almost all the students who had them instinctively clutched their treasures tightly.

Liu Yunzhi, Liu Changqing, Wang Yan and the others even subconsciously aimed the Buddhist artifact at him.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Fan tossed the bronze Buddha lamp into Sha Xiao's hands: "Here you go."

Zhang Ziling walked over and smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "I was unlucky, I didn't find it."

After leaving the temple, Pang Bo spat and complained loudly, "Me too, I didn't find anything."

Looking haggard, Liu Yiyi came up and handed over a string of prayer beads that she had just found on the top of the stone Buddha.

It was a complete string of prayer beads, with only six beads, glistening and pale gold in color, as clear as crystal, each bead as big as a longan.

The six beads are strung together by a thin, transparent thread. Each bead has a blurry human figure on it, each with a different pose, making them visibly precious.

Looking at these relics, Sha Xiao's heart pounded.

Not a buddy?

Is the Relic Gu really a relic? Who would dare use it? They'd be hunted down by bald monks.

Liu Yunzhi gazed at the complete string of prayer beads from afar, his heart filled with jealousy and frustration.

He was standing on the platform just now, how come he couldn't find it?

Zhou Yi stroked the intact alms bowl in his hand, his mind filled with hesitation.

Liu Yunzhi glanced around and winked at his old flame, Wang Yan.

Wang Yan understood immediately, and put on a shrewd, worried expression, asking:

"Sha Xiao, after we've provided energy to that seal, can we still use these treasures?"

"Unlike you, we don't have cultivation methods; we're counting on this to save our lives!"

As soon as she said this, the others immediately chimed in with their own opinions.

"That's right, that's right."

"The Buddha said that people are destined to meet; perhaps we are the ones who are destined to meet them?"

"I don't see that the one outside has moved. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Looking at the group of students who were all bark and no bite, Sha Xiao wasn't angry at all.

Anyway, he had tried his best to remind them and had thought about changing their fate of death.

As the only cultivator, I have already explained the source of the danger to them and provided a solution.

Instead, they felt they were the ones plotting against them?

What else could he possibly say?

We're all adults; we have to pay the price for our judgments.

"It's alright, if you don't want to, that's fine too. I won't look anymore, you guys continue, Ye Fan and I will go back and wait for you."

Sha Xiao patted the sand off his backside, turned around, took out his motorcycle, and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"We have two here too."

Seeing that Sha Xiao had no intention of staying, Li Xiaoman finally pulled Kai De forward and handed over the jade ruyi and wooden fish.

Sha Xiao looked at Li Xiaoman and Cade, then gave Ye Fan a teasing look.

Ye Fan rolled his eyes, turned his head away, and didn't want to pay attention to his childish son.

Sha Xiao curled her lip in disapproval and took the Buddhist artifact from Li Xiaoman: "Alright, let's get in the car then. Anyone who doesn't want to walk can come."

Just as he was about to get on the bus, Pang Bo turned around and saw the temple plaque, casually asking, "Hey, Lao Sha, is this plaque even useful?"

Sha Xiao nodded and then shook her head: "Of course it's useful, but this is someone else's temple sign. Taking it down is like demolishing the temple."

"Oh, I understand." Pang Bo got into the car and didn't mention it again.

Sha Xiao gave Liu Yunzhi a deep look and said earnestly, "My final piece of advice is to leave yourself an out in all your actions."

After saying that, he dragged Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and their classmates, who were empty-handed, away first.

After Sha Xiao had walked a distance, Liu Yunzhi spat angrily and immediately had Li Changqing and Wang Yan act as a human ladder to take down the plaque.

"Hey, I hadn't noticed that if he hadn't pointed it out. He's right, a temple plaque must be a treasure."

"He's just putting on an act, trying to build a virtuous image. Don't worry, everyone, cultivation requires competition; that's what he said during his introduction in the coffin."

"Besides, we've already taken so much, what's wrong with taking the plaque too? At worst, I'll just offer a couple more incense sticks to Buddha when I become an immortal."

While laughing, Liu Yunzhi asked Li Changqing to contribute his coat and carried the plaque of Da Leiyin Temple on his back.

They searched for quite a while longer.

Seeing that they had swept away all the dust but found nothing else, and with the Martian storm already battering the five-colored light shield, the group reluctantly left the temple.

As soon as Liu Yunzhi, carrying the plaque and walking at the back, left, the entire ancient temple began to shake.

The stone Buddha inside suddenly cracked, making a "crackling" sound.

Then, the six-syllable mantra of Buddhism resounded: "Om Mani Padme..."

The magnificent Buddhist chant resounded throughout the heavens, shaking the firmament and causing all things in the world to tremble!

The compassionate, solemn, sublime, and profound Zen chants were vast and boundless, cleansing away impurities and washing away worldly dust. The ancient temple was bathed in a sacred and peaceful light.

At the Five-Colored Altar, everyone who got off the tricycle turned around in unison towards the Great Thunderclap Temple.

Ye Fan reached into his pocket with his right hand, grasped the heated Bodhi seed, and listened to the Zen chanting, instantly entering a state of enlightenment.

Sha Xiao glanced at the dark figure standing beside Ye Fan, whose expression shifted between dazed and lustful. She felt relieved.

If Sha Xiao hadn't refined the Sixth-Rank Attitude Gu, he could at most rely on the "meeting without recognizing" technique to prevent the Great Accomplished Holy Body deity from targeting him.

However, now, with the constraint of the immortal killing move "Isn't this a gentleman?", the target of the Great Perfection Holy Body's divine thought will only be Ye Fan.

Moreover, until the Great Accomplished Holy Body deity thought Ye Fan's cultivation was sufficient, he would save Ye Fan's life at crucial moments.

"Let's go, let's go. It must have been that idiot who removed the plaque. The seal is about to break, so hurry up and put your things away before going back into the coffin."

Sha Xiao waved to Pang Bo and the others, then began to study the five-colored altar.

"Old Sha, what's wrong with Ye Zi?" Pang Bo asked, pointing at Ye Fan, who was motionless and seemed to be in a bad mood.

"He's lucky and quick-witted; that's what those epiphanies in martial arts novels are all about. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him."

"Okay!" Pang Bo nodded and led everyone to place the items around the altar as Sha Xiao had requested.

With a "hum," the Buddhist artifact radiated light, and energy gathered into the relic, transforming into a light membrane that enveloped the five-colored altar.

Seeing that it was effective, everyone immediately followed the instructions and returned to the bronze coffin.

From beginning to end, not a single person mentioned going back to save people.

Everyone knew that Sha Xiao had already given a heads-up, so naturally no one said anything more.

Those who are here are all intelligent people, and they have begun to slowly understand what cultivation will entail.