The main hall was silent.
After such a long time, almost everything in this temple has been torn apart and no monks come here anymore.
Chen Lin thought Qin Muya would come, but he didn't see him.
He took out the photo stone and began to check the Buddha statues in the hall. After going around a circle, he found that there was no change.
Looking at the night sky, he saw that it was still some time before midnight, so he walked back.
Go through the corner gate and arrive at the entrance of the Demon-Suppressing Tower.
There is no one here, it is quiet.
Under the night sky, the stone staircase entrance looked like a monster's mouth, ready to swallow everything.
Chen Lin stood in front of the stone tablet and stopped to watch.
After looking for a while and finding no abnormal changes in the source of talent, he returned to the main hall.
This time he stayed in the main hall, standing in front of the Buddha statue corresponding to the first Buddhist bead and waiting.
The night is getting deeper.
Soon it was midnight.
Suddenly, Chen Lin discovered that the hand of the Buddha statue in front of him, which was holding some kind of Buddhist seal, moved slowly.
There was no energy fluctuation, no light or sound, just a sudden change in gesture.
Just as Qin Muya said, if you don't pay attention, it would be impossible to discover it.
"Xiao Cao, how are you doing over there?"
The location of the small grass is near the Buddha statue where he got the second Buddhist bead, and he focused his attention on these two Buddha statues.
"Master, the Buddha statue's fingers moved a little, and now it seems to be pointing at something."
As Xiaocao spoke, he moved forward and immediately said, "Hey, there is a small hole where he pointed."
Chen Lin was surprised when he heard this, but he did not go over. Instead, he looked carefully at the hand of the Buddha statue in front of him.
Sure enough, after the gesture changed, a finger stretched out downwards, as if pointing at something. When I got closer and took a look, I saw a small hole at the foot of the Buddha statue.
His expression changed and he took out his Buddhist beads and compared them.
Perfect size!
Not only are they the same size, but even the patterns on the Buddhist beads match the patterns around the cave entrance.
Chen Lin frowned. He had carefully observed before and found that there was no such hole here, which meant that it had just appeared. In addition, the changes in the Buddha's fingers made it clear that the purpose was self-evident, which was to make people put the Buddhist beads in this hole.
Of course, he couldn't just put the Buddhist beads in there rashly, so he came to Xiaocao and took a look.
Sure enough, the pattern around the hole matches that of the second Buddhist bead.
In other words, these Buddhist beads cannot be placed randomly, they must match each other.
Then he quickly looked at all the Buddha statues again. Nine of them had changed, but the rest remained the same as before.
Chen Lin thought quickly in his mind. According to what Qin Muya said, this change would take a very short time and would probably be over in a few dozen breaths. He had to make a decision as soon as possible whether to let it go or not.
If it were according to his original intention, he naturally did not want to touch such an unknown thing, but the existence of the cause and effect line made him feel like he had something stuck in his throat, and he urgently wanted to know what existence had been "arranging" him.
It would be fine if it was the evil monk who used the Soul-Devouring Buddha. Although he was powerful, he was only at the Deity Transformation level after all. Even if his methods were extraordinary, they would not make people despair.
I’m afraid it’s some strange existence that is beyond my understanding.
In that case, the Karma Sword might not be able to cut off the connection, and the root cause must be found as soon as possible so that a targeted solution can be found.
In addition, the Demon-Suppressing Ring on his head is also from the Demon-Suppressing Temple. This item can suppress demons, so there should be something in the Demon-Suppressing Temple that can destroy demons.
After a quick consideration, Chen Lin decided to give it a try.
But he did not do it himself. Instead, he brought Xiaocao outside the temple, took out a psychic puppet, handed the first Buddhist bead to the puppet, and controlled it to come to the Buddha statue.
After thinking about it, he gave the second Buddhist bead to Xiaocao for emergency use.
Then he commanded the puppet to press the Buddhist beads into the hole.
The Buddha statue suddenly shone brightly!
Then the Buddha statue raised its finger that was pointing at the hole, and a golden light fell on Chen Lin.
The speed was so fast that Chen Lin disappeared without a chance to react!
"Owner!"
Xiaocao uttered a cry of surprise.
In panic, she quickly went to the second Buddha statue and stuffed the Buddhist beads into the hole without hesitation.
Immediately, the Buddha statue also emitted a light, covering the grass and disappearing in an instant.
…
Two rays of light lit up in succession, very eye-catching in the night, immediately attracting the surrounding monks, who came to check the situation in surprise.
"Everyone step back and do not touch anything at will!"
A deep voice sounded in the sky, and then a powerful pressure enveloped the entire place, making the monks who entered the temple suddenly silent and dared not move.
Then, three beams of light landed at the entrance of the temple at the same time, but did not go in directly.
"One of you come out and tell me what's going on inside!"
A shadowy figure among the three people spoke, and it was the same deep voice as before.
Immediately, a middle-aged Jindan cultivator came out, came to the three people, bowed and saluted, and said: "Greetings, Master Wuying, Master Bixuan, and Master Xun!"
"Um."
It was True Lord Wuying who spoke up again, "What happened inside? Why did the golden light appear?"
Those who could live to the Nascent Soul stage were all cautious people. Even if three people joined forces, they still did not rush in to check, but wanted to understand it first.
The middle-aged Jindan immediately replied: "Reporting to Master Wuying, there is no abnormality inside now, and it is impossible to determine the source of the golden light, but there is a foundation-building level puppet!"
"puppet?"
Xun Ji, who was standing by, showed a look of astonishment, and then asked, "Has anyone touched that puppet?"
The middle-aged man hurriedly said, "Master Xun, I was the first one to enter the main hall, and no one touched the puppet."
Hearing his words, the three Nascent Soul cultivators looked at each other and then walked into the courtyard.
After arriving at the main hall, the other cultivators had already retreated, so they could see the foundation-building puppet standing in front of the Buddha statue at a glance.
Because there was no Chen Lin's command, the puppet still made the action of putting its hand on the hole, but the hole there had disappeared.
"My two Taoist friends, what do you think is going on?"
True Lord Wuying looked at the position of the puppet's hand for a while and spoke in confusion.
Master Bixuan and Xun Ji shook their heads at the same time. Without the hole, the surface would be a normal flat surface and no one would be able to see anything.
But it is impossible for a puppet to appear out of thin air. Someone must have come here, which caused the golden light.
This made the three of them very confused. They didn't know how many times this place had been explored by other cultivators. The three of them had also searched it carefully, but there was nothing unusual at all. How come the golden light appeared at this time
"How about destroying this Buddha statue?"
Xun Ji suddenly spoke, but was immediately denied by Wuying.
"No, this Demon-Suppressing Temple is very strange. It is better not to act rashly, lest something unexpected happens and affect the opening of the passage to the other world."
Bixuan Zhenjun beside him also echoed: "That's right, the most urgent task is to enter the bottom of the Demon Suppression Tower and open the passage. There must be no complications. Not only can we not destroy it, but we must also seal it off and not allow anyone to come in again!"
Xun Ji nodded in agreement when he heard this.
Then he looked at the puppet and said, "Who do you think this puppet belongs to, fellow Taoists? In the northern cultivation world, there are not many cultivators who use puppets, and this is a psychic puppet."
"It should be Chen Lin!"
At this time, a woman's voice was heard outside, and then a bright and beautiful woman walked in.
"Hey, Fellow Daoist Sheng is back!"
Upon seeing the woman's face, True Lord Wuying immediately spoke with a smile.
"Meet Fairy Bingyun!"
Xun Ji and Bixuan Zhenjun also spoke up to greet them.
Sheng Bingyun returned the greeting and then said, "This puppet belongs to Chen Lin. I saw him use it when he was in the Tiandao League. Why didn't he inform you when he came here?"
“It’s him!”
Wuying Zhenjun and Xun Ji both looked surprised.
Then True Lord Wuying smiled bitterly and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen has always been low-key. He was said to have come once last time, but he did not contact us. This time he made such a big fuss. I wonder what he discovered."
At this time, True Lord Bixuan said, "I heard that this Daoist Fellow Chen has practiced Buddhist techniques. Maybe he has mastered important information about the Demon Suppression Tower and went to explore it alone. If so, it would be a bit selfish and would completely disrupt the rhythm of our exploration."
After a pause, he said in a deep voice, "In this case, we can't wait any longer. Otherwise, if this person triggers some mechanism that causes the Demon Suppression Tower to be closed, this road will be cut off."
Hearing his words, Sheng Bingyun shook her head and said, "Chen Lin probably didn't make such a noise on purpose, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to take the puppet away in time. Maybe something unexpected happened."
After explaining for Chen Lin, she agreed and said, "But what Master Bixuan said about exploring the Demon Suppression Tower right away is correct. Regardless of whether Chen Lin went to the Demon Suppression Tower or not, we can't wait any longer. We just got news that a female cultivator in a newly opened secret realm has a mandarin duck conch. She received a message from her Taoist companion in the south, saying that she had asked Xingzong for the latest stargazing results, and the world-destroying catastrophe will come in no more than two years!"
"What!"
Sheng Bingyun's words made the three of them change color at the same time.
According to the news Chen Lin brought back last time, the world-destroying catastrophe should last another six or seven years. I didn't expect it to be shortened so much.
Two years is just a period of seclusion for a monk.
"Is the news accurate? Where is that female cultivator? Is it possible to meet her?"
True Lord Bixuan spoke hastily.
He knew the function of the Mandarin Duck Conch. Although the conditions for activating it were harsh, since it could be activated, he could keep using it.
Sheng Bingyun shook his head and said, "That female cultivator was trapped in the secret realm for a hundred years. She only had foundation building skills, and she died before the secret realm was opened. The information is from half a year ago, and the secret realm has just been opened, so the news is only spreading now."
The three people's faces changed again.
The news came out half a year ago, which means there is only a year and a half left.
Moreover, the user died and the conch became scrap, making it impossible to communicate with the southern immortal cultivation world.
"In that case, we really can't delay any longer. Since we are almost ready, let's organize people and start exploring immediately. I hope we can find a way to survive!"
True Lord Wuying spoke in a deep voice, and the four of them began to act.