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Although the place was truly eerie, utterly silent and devoid of any life except for the Bodhi tree, the group from Earth clung to the "Great Thunder Temple" before them as a lifeline, hoping that the legendary Buddha truly existed and was sitting cross-legged in the ancient temple.
After the initial shock, everyone quickly realized what was happening and rushed straight into the ancient temple.
Even though the so-called "Great Thunder Temple" is in ruins and the Buddha has long since departed, this place is undoubtedly still a sacred place.
In this dark and desolate land, it is the only source of light, and it will surely be able to protect them.
Looking at the tall ancient temple and the four characters "Daxiong Baodian" (Great Hero Hall), the group took a step forward, truly entering the area where the Great Thunderclap Temple was located.
In fact, Ye Fan's eyesight was sharp, and he had already observed the ancient temple. Apart from a stone Buddha and a bright bronze lamp, there was nothing else in the temple.
Of course, it's even less likely that the Buddha, whom everyone longs for, exists.
However, although the group did not see the Buddha, they did find some broken objects in the thick dust, with many mysterious and intricate patterns on them, which looked like writing or meaningless scratches.
Because Ye Fan had just demonstrated his knowledge of Chinese mythology and ancient bronze inscriptions, Pang Bo, Zhou Yi, and the others looked at him expectantly, hoping that he could figure out the origin of these things.
"Give!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Pang Bo tossed the most mysterious and complete ancient bronze lamp in the area to Ye Fan.
That ancient lamp was wondrous, casting a clear and pure light, untouched by any dust.
Ye Fan pretended to spin around a few times, then laughed:
"Yes, the bronze lamp that Shakyamuni Buddha once wiped can fetch a good price."
Upon hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but smile, and their tense nerves relaxed slightly.
As the group left the deserted Great Thunderclap Temple, some people turned their attention to the gilded plaque. Under the Bodhi tree, Ye Fan followed the mysterious guidance and found a Bodhi seed, which was the seed of the Bodhi Immortal Medicine.
At this moment, the Crocodile Ancestor, who was being suppressed beneath the Great Thunderclap Temple, was somewhat excited. He could finally break free. In the past, he had been suppressed beneath the Great Thunderclap Temple by the passing Shakyamuni Buddha for four thousand years because he was collecting protection money in the Realm of the Void Gods.
If it weren't for the fact that he could go online in the virtual god realm, he would be bored to death. Fortunately, the Heavenly Emperor assigned him a task: to scare these mortals into escaping by riding on a nine-dragon coffin, and he could get out of this predicament.
He could feel the restraints on his body had disappeared. He was ready to show off his acting skills as required by the Heavenly Emperor. If he could catch the eye of the Heavenly Emperor or the other emperors, he might even be able to be transformed.
Indeed, Yunhua and the emperors were all watching Ye Fan's dark history, ever since he was born. They all knew that Ye Fan was the protagonist of the era that the Heavenly Emperor was waiting for, and a powerful ally in the future, so they were all quite curious.
Here, Ye Fan and his group will encounter their first challenge: the Crocodile Ancestor, who is being suppressed beneath the Great Thunderclap Temple, is causing trouble.
Just as Xuanyuan and his companions visited Earth, participated in a period of history, and settled a karmic debt.
Amitabha Buddha also came here, spread the Dharma, suppressed a group of demons, and sealed them on the ancient star Yinghuo.
Of course, in the original story, Crocodile Ancestor was only a saint at this point when he was suppressed, but now, Crocodile Ancestor is a great saint.
Of course, Crocodile Ancestor is a Great Sage, and has little to do with Ye Fan and the others. In any case, Crocodile Ancestor would never make a move.
It wasn't that they were reckless and insisted on exploring the Great Thunderclap Temple, but rather that the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin needed something from the Great Thunderclap Temple to continue their journey.
This is the first time Ye Fan has faced such an enemy, arranged by the mastermind behind the scenes, and he cannot afford to be careless.
As one person returned after removing the bronze plaque, the entire ancient temple began to shake, and the stone Buddha inside suddenly cracked, making a 'crackling' sound.
Then, the six-syllable mantra of Buddhism resounded: "Om Mani Padme Hum..."
The magnificent Buddhist chant resounded throughout the heavens, shaking the firmament and causing the entire universe 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 same time, all the objects that everyone found in the Buddhist temple, whether intact or broken, emitted a soft glow, their brilliant light causing everyone to be awestruck.
Even those who were already on the path to transcendence were greatly shocked when they saw this scene for the first time, after all, they were still just ordinary people who had never seen such a grand scene.
Boom!
The next moment, the Buddha statue collapsed, the Great Thunder Temple crumbled, the Bodhi tree turned to ashes, and all the Buddhist artifacts returned to their ordinary state, just like ordinary objects.
Where the Buddha's light shines, a fierce wind rises from the ground, and sand and dust fill the sky, sounding like divine thunder that reverberates across this desolate and boundless land.
A chilling, earth-shattering sound echoed from the swirling sandstorm. It was as if an ancient, primordial beast had shattered the earth, broken free from its seal, and roared so powerfully that it shook mountains and rivers, and even the stars and moon, sending a shiver down one's spine.
The group quickly fled using their escape lights, sensing an extremely terrifying aura emerging from the sandstorm.
At the same time, a terrifying tremor came from the ruins of the Great Thunder Temple, more than a thousand meters away. The blood-red eye, which looked like a lantern, rose several meters higher. It was clear that it was breaking free from the shackles of the underground palace and was rushing out of the ground.
Crocodile Ancestor looked at the fleeing crowd, feeling as if he hadn't even used his full power yet, and they were already running away. He then added his own dramatic flair, "Roar~ I'm going to eat you all, hehehe! None of you will escape, I am the peerless demon Crocodile Ancestor!"
Yun Hua, from the Void God Realm, slapped his forehead. He shouldn't have had any expectations for Crocodile Ancestor's acting; it was simply an eyesore.
The emperors wanted to laugh but dared not, finding it too ridiculous that the Heavenly Emperor's arrangements could be so laughable; they simply couldn't bear to watch.
"Ye Zi, is this Crocodile Ancestor out of its mind?" Pang Bo and the others flew back to the Three-Life Coffin.
Thousands upon thousands of divine crocodiles also arrived outside the five-colored altar, charging forward with reckless ferocity.
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With a series of cracking sounds, within moments over a hundred beams of light successfully broke through and began attacking the crowd.
In an instant, all the Buddhist artifacts awakened on their own, flashing dazzling light and emitting a mighty Buddhist chant, blocking the way in front of everyone.
However, the force was surprisingly great, and even with the Buddhist artifacts to resist, it still caused everyone to involuntarily stagger backward.
"Holy crap! What the hell is this?!"
One person stared in astonishment at the strange creature that had fallen to the ground. It had a sharp head, dense scales, was about the size of a palm, and resembled a baby crocodile but had no limbs.
"Stop making noise! With the blessing of Buddhist artifacts, what's there to be afraid of!"
Pang Bo snorted coldly, his divine power surging, and he threw a punch that distorted the void, instantly turning the hundreds of rays of light into a cloud of blood mist.
With a deafening roar, the desolate and boundless earth cracked open.
From the very foundation of the former Great Thunderclap Temple, an overwhelming and tragic aura soared into the sky, accompanied by billowing black smoke and rampant demonic energy.
The crocodile ancestor, who appears terrifying, is oblivious to his own terrible acting skills and believes his performance is flawless.
Its true form is enormous, with a pair of blood-red, giant demonic children that shimmer like a blood moon, currently staring at the direction where the Nine Dragons Pulled the Coffin and left.
"Awooo, don't even think about leaving, woohahaha." Crocodile Ancestor let out a taunting laugh, and stepped towards the Five-Colored Altar, pretending to be bound by the Buddhist chants of the Great Thunderclap Temple, moving slowly, and even letting out a very unwilling roar.
The malevolent and demonic auras intertwined, surging forth like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, accompanied by the grand and resounding sounds of ancient bells and the sky filled with Buddhist light.
The massive amount of divine crocodile blood triggered the operation of the five-colored altar. As the lid of the bronze coffin closed, the nine enormous dragon corpses pulled the bronze coffin back into the starry sky.
After Crocodile Ancestor saw everyone board the vehicle and set off, he put away his demonic aura and pondered whether to return to his hometown or go to the Heavenly Emperor Ancestral Temple on Mount Tai.
The inside of the giant bronze coffin was pitch black, cold and eerie.
Ye Fan and his group's emotions rose and fell with the tremors of the bronze coffin.
In this battle, Ye Fan's performance shocked the cultivator classmates. He was able to smash the divine crocodile with just his fists, causing blood to splatter everywhere. His record was even more impressive than that of some cultivators.
Are you a cultivator or are we? What kind of physical body do you have?
After this battle, Ye Fan exuded a bloodthirsty aura and a sharp, menacing presence.
People always experience one thing after another, accumulating little by little, and gradually grow and transform.
Ye Fan remained calm despite the strange looks from the crowd. How could he have been the top student in school and then date the goddess of his class in college?
Because even though he wasn't a cultivator, he was strong enough!
Ye Fan himself is big and hard enough!
However, Ye Fan found that after this battle, a few of Uncle Yun's words came to mind again, and he gained some insights from those words.
This puzzled Ye Fan greatly. Weren't Uncle Yun's words just empty boasting?
"I always thought Uncle Yun was just a smooth talker," Ye Fan murmured, surprised that he actually knew a thing or two.
In the silent starry sky, a glimmer of light occasionally flashes before disappearing without a trace.
That might be a star bursting forth with its last glimmer of light before fading into darkness.
The coffin, pulled by nine dragons, slowly traveled through the starry sky, heading towards its next destination.
"Did you hear a sound that seemed to be coming from that small bronze coffin?" Ye Fan asked the group with some surprise.
"A sound? Is there a ghost?" Pang Bo's words instantly snapped people out of their daze, and their faces turned pale with fear.
"Is it that voice that sounds a bit like the voice of the counselor?" That was the first thing that came to Zhou Yi's mind.
"No, it's some kind of chanting sound." Ye Fan shook his head. How could he forget Uncle Yun's voice?
Ye Fan rubbed the Bodhi seed in his palm, then got up and walked to the small coffin inside the bronze coffin. He reached out and stroked the carvings on the coffin, then sat down against it.
At the same time, he took out the Bodhi seed and instantly entered a state of oneness with heaven and earth, amplifying his perception to the limit and experiencing the extremely special fluctuation on the coffin.
Gradually, the Bodhi seed became scalding hot, and he heard a very peculiar sound.
The sound was initially very soft, but then grew louder and louder, until finally it was as vast and magnificent as a landslide or a tsunami.
It sounded like the chanting of ancient Buddhas, or the prayers of immortals. The Daoist rhythm swirled in Ye Fan's heart, flowing quietly like a mountain spring.
Ye Fan was overjoyed, and then immediately emptied his mind, merging with heaven and earth, and tried his best to engrave the resounding sound of the Great Dao into his heart.
"The way of Heaven is to take from those who have more than enough to give to those who have less than enough; the way of man is to take from those who have less than enough to give to those who have more than enough..."
The mysterious Daoist Heavenly Sound begins with a famous quote from a Daoist classic, but what follows is an ancient and profound text that is unheard of and whose meaning is difficult to understand.
A vast and profound sound seemed to have broken through time and space from the ancient wilderness, and finally resonated in my ears like a great bell.
"The Immortal Realm is repairing the scriptures; the Desolate Emperor's achievements are truly remarkable." After learning about the Immortal Realm's scripture repair and the small immortal world within the coffin from Yunhua, the Azure Emperor set off to the Three Incarnations Coffin to listen to her advice.
"Indeed, it is of great benefit and cannot be fully comprehended by those at the highest level." The Ruthless Great Emperor had placed the Dao-Merging Flower within it, so he had naturally heard of and studied this short scripture.
"Desolate Heavenly Emperor, my master once told me to compare myself to him, but now it seems that it only makes me laugh." The Emperor thought of his master, the Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Venerable, with his unreliable nature, and how he had actually believed his nonsense.
"The Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation has already been born, taking the alias Duan De. He still has that same habit of digging up graves. Two hundred thousand years ago, Ruthless Man and I were tricked by him. Now is the perfect opportunity to give him a good beating." Yun Hua also remembered that fat grave digger Duan De, who was known as one of the Three Evils of Covering the Sky along with Ye Hei and the Black Emperor.
"Great Emperor Wushi, I wonder if your bald-tailed black dog has been born yet?" Yunhua did not do any divination, after all, Zishan is now Wushi's Daoist temple.
Wu Shi was unsure why the Heavenly Emperor suddenly brought up Xiao Hei, but he still said, "It will be some time before it is born. The original date was set for the start of the Golden Age, but now the Golden Age has been brought forward, so it has not yet broken through the source."
"At that time, Xiao Hei and Ye Fan will still have a connection. When Ye Fan goes to Zishan, let him leave with Ye Fan. The Jiang family's God King Body from three thousand years ago should also be released." In the past, Jiang Taixu still entered Zishan, but he wanted to take the True Dragon Immortal Medicine. Then he triggered the array pattern and was trapped for three thousand years.
Shennong also wanted to teach the then high-spirited Jiang Taixu a lesson, so he trapped him there, unable to even go to the Void God Realm, his primordial spirit locked by the array patterns.
“Taixu has now broken through to the Saint Realm, his strength has improved, and his mind has become more stable,” Shennong said.
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Ye Fan awoke from his enlightenment. Although this scripture did not open the sea of suffering for him, it deepened his foundation and would greatly benefit him in the future.
"Ye Zi, you're finally awake. It seems this coffin has a special connection with you; none of us cultivators heard anything," Pang Bo said jokingly, patting Ye Fan on the shoulder.
"Good morning, passengers. We are about to arrive at our final destination, the Central Continent, the Big Dipper Domain, the Forbidden Wasteland. Passengers who are about to disembark, please prepare yourselves, take your belongings and disembark in an orderly manner. Welcome aboard this train."
Yunhua's announcement came again, drawing everyone's attention to the bronze coffin, the source of the sound.
The star map inside the bronze coffin began to light up little by little. One of the lines showed the route of the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin and its final destination—the Big Dipper Domain.
Just then, everyone suddenly felt the bronze coffin shake violently, causing the earth to tremble.
"Boom——"
As the power of space surged, the void twisted, light and shadow flickered, and a deafening roar resounded.
Suddenly, a deep, dark hole appeared in the void, and nine majestic and imposing dragon corpses rushed out and descended into the star field of this vast and boundless central continent.
Behind the nine dragon corpses, which resembled cast black gold, were linked by chains to a massive ancient bronze coffin, which was currently emanating a profound and mysterious Daoist aura, exuding supreme majesty.
Once the Nine Dragons Coffin was fully revealed, it seemed to be drawn by some strange force and headed straight for a predetermined location.
Ahead, a vast expanse of stars rises and falls, converging into an endless sea of stars.
Within the vast sea of stars, a magnificent and boundless continent stood frozen in the void, exceptionally dazzling.
The location where the nine dragons pulled the coffin seemed to be nurturing a huge celestial embryo, surging forth with a life force as abundant as a vast ocean.
Above that region, five vast continents are interconnected, resembling a five-colored altar.
The original Big Dipper star, known as the Burial Emperor Star, was the true center of the universe, and has flourished since the mythological era.
Later, the two realms merged, and a large amount of matter poured in. The Big Dipper and the surrounding ancient stars expanded and connected to form a boundless continent stretching across the universe, the Central Continent.
Unfortunately, Ye Fan and the others were inside the giant bronze coffin, so they naturally had no chance to see this extraordinary and magnificent sight.
If a cultivator at the Saint level or above were to stand here, besides the magnificent view of the Big Dipper, they would be able to truly feel the strangeness.
Every inch of the void surrounding the Big Dipper Domain is covered with countless divine runes of the Great Dao.