Chapter 339

Chapter 339: The Temple

Bilong and Heluo Fish were relentlessly attacking everyone by the lakeside.

This Bilong and Heluo Fish appeared to have no trace of spiritual awareness, only an overwhelming desire to attack.

It seemed as if they would destroy anything that came before them.

Of course, the other cultivators weren’t pushovers either.

The cultivators who had reached this place all had their own tricks up their sleeves.

They charged at the Bilong and Heluo Fish.

After all, these two ancient beasts didn’t instill a sense of despair in them.

They felt they could win, and if they killed these divine beasts, their trip here would be worth it.

These two divine creatures were covered in treasures. Just take this true dragon for example; its reverse scales, the dragon pearl within its body, and even every single scale on it were priceless.

“You’re not going to join in?” Shixin asked, looking at Ming beside her.

At this moment, Ming looked like someone watching a play, showing absolutely no desire to attack.

He wasn’t focused on the “wait-and-see” strategy either.

“What’s the point of joining in?”

Ming chuckled.

“What benefit would there be in killing these things? To grab a few scales? To pull out its dragon sinews? Those things don’t attract me.

And afterward, I’d just be watched warily by those cultivators. At the first sign of trouble, they’d come after me.

They think they’ll gain something by killing these things, so let them go ahead.

To me, it’s really nothing special.

Besides, haven’t you seen a dragon before?

If I went up, I’d kill it in a few moves. Right now, it’s good for you to watch it for a while longer.”

Shixin: “…”

If anyone else had said that, Shixin would’ve thought they were arrogant.

But since it was Ming saying it, Shixin believed he truly had that ability.

Sure enough, under the group assault of the cultivators, the Bilong and Heluo Fish gradually began to lose.

“Hooooowww!”

The Bilong and Heluo Fish roared angrily together, spitting out a breath of icy air at the surrounding enemies, then smashed through the ice with their heads and dived back into the lake to escape.

Seeing the Bilong and Heluo Fish fly away, many people felt an itch to follow, but they also feared they might never return if they did.

Of course, some dared to seek wealth in danger and followed the divine beasts into the icy lake, but once they entered, they disappeared without a sound.

“Yeehaw.”

Right at this moment, the gate of the temple in the middle of the distant Bilong Lake slowly opened.

Everyone looked up, but unfortunately, it was too far away, and the wind and snow obscured everything, making it impossible to see what was inside the temple.

Even Ming, using his Dao Pattern Eye, could only see pitch blackness.

It was clear that this temple had set up a magic array.

And this magic array was of high quality, capable of blocking even his vision.

“Let’s go check it out.”

Ming said to Shixin and walked forward.

Compared to searching for treasures, Ming was more interested in the stories that existed in this place.

As Shixin had previously told him, this place was a fragment from ancient times, containing many records about that lost history.

Not just Ming, but many cultivators had decided to find out what was going on.

More and more people headed toward the temple. Ming scanned the cultivators around him.

Ming heard that the desert had collapsed, creating numerous sand pits. All opportunities had been seized, and with the lack of spiritual energy to sustain it, such a situation had arisen.

That meant that the famous opportunity site in the Rootless Mystic Realm now only left Bilong Lake. There was a high possibility Yanhan and Qingwan would appear here.

However, there were too many people, and the Bilong Lake was vast. Ming hadn’t found their figures yet.

It was possible they hadn’t arrived, or they had already come and gone into the temple.

Ming brought Shixin to the front of the temple.

Even standing at the door of the temple, looking inside from outside, one could only see darkness, unable to see anything.

To know what was inside, one would have to enter.

But this time, Ming didn’t rush to lead the way. He wanted to see if any brave souls would step forward.

And sure enough, there were.

Enticed by the potential for great fortune hidden inside,

An eight-foot-tall demon race giant stepped forward, pushed open the door, and went in first.

As the first person walked in, more and more people also entered the temple.

“We should go in too.” Ming said.

Shixin nodded and reached out to grab Ming’s clothes.

It seemed like this action had become a habit for Shixin.

The moment Ming and Shixin stepped into the temple, both of them felt a momentary dizziness.

When Ming opened his eyes again, the temple was empty, leaving only himself.

“Another illusion?”

Ming thought.

Otherwise, how could so many people enter and leave only him behind?

Ming held the celestial weapon “Red Sleeve” and took steps forward.

This Buddhist temple looked incredibly majestic, adorned with various statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas arranged in order. Among these deities, there were some Ming recognized, but others he didn’t.

The murals on the walls weren’t teaching the masses, but rather depicted Buddhas slaughtering.

It was a vast battlefield, strewn with corpses, and one could even see a monk standing atop a mountain of bodies, which was extremely contradictory to traditional Buddhist concepts.

Ming wondered what Shixin would think upon seeing these murals.

She had always upheld compassion.

But these monks in the murals were constantly taking lives; saying they “slaughtered mercilessly” wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

Ming continued walking deeper into the temple.

He wanted to see what was really going on with this temple.

The further he went, the more Buddha statues he saw.

Some of these statues were kind and benevolent, some were fierce and wrathful, some had their eyes closed, and some had three heads and six arms.

“Xu Ming.”

Just as Xu Ming was admiring the Buddha statues, a voice came from not far away.

Ming looked up and saw Shixin walking towards him step by step.

Ming moved forward.

Suddenly, Shixin took a step forward and directly threw herself into Ming’s arms.