In a blink of an eye, the ground collapsed, and the bamboo forest all suddenly disappeared. After the disappearance of the bamboo forest, the ground stopped collapsing, the cave that had swallowed everything also disappeared, and everything reverted back to normal. But there were no longer any plants growing on this part of the land, the green bamboos went missing, together with Tang Ning and Blackie.
After hearing the rumbling sound, the cultivators in the forest could not help but travel towards the source of the sound.
Tang Ning, who disappeared into the soil, only felt her body sinking further along with the sand until she fell onto a hard surface.
“Ah…”
Tang Ning landed on her injured shoulder and groaned in pain. She was shocked when she heard her voice because while being stuck in the soil just now, she had made sure to tightly cover her mouth to prevent any soil or sand from entering. However, she realized that the place she landed at was a flat surface, and the bamboo forest from before also appeared at this place.
“What is this place?” The crow transformed into a beam of light and appeared beside Tang Ning. It’s small and beady eyes filled with curiosity and surprise, as it was sizing up its surroundings.
“There seems to be a barrier.” Tang Ning said softly and moved forward. She intuitively raised her heating palm, and the swastika at her palm evolved into a beam of light, instantly breaking the barrier before them.
“Eh? What’s that on your hand?” The crow curiously stared at her hand and asked, “Why does it look like the symbol of Buddhism?”
“It is a symbol of Buddhism.” Tang Ning looked forward and said, “Look there. It looks like a temple.” After finishing her sentence, she began walking forward.
“Hey, wait for me!”
The crow regained its focus and immediately flew after Tang Ning, it whispered in her ear, “This place looks evil. There was a barrier and now an underground temple, who knows what else there may be, it’s always good to be careful.”
As Tang Ning approached the temple, the temple gates that were originally tightly shut automatically creaked open, and Tang Ning’s steps halted for a while. Blackie landed on Tang Ning’s shoulder and shrunk nearer to her and said, “Do you think there will be ghosts or spirits in this place?”
“No matter how small this temple is, this place is still a sacred land of Buddhism. Those things you spoke of won’t be able to get close to this place.”
Tang Ning spoke as she entered the temple. Inside the temple, there was a Buddhist statue of a benevolent-looking Guan Yin on the altar in the middle. In front of the altar, a Guanyin Bamboo was placed horizontally. There was a green luster around the Guanyin Bamboo, and it seemed to be subtly releasing pure soul force energy, filling the entire temple.
“This is a statue of the Guanyin Bodhisattva.” Tang Ning looked at the statue of benevolent-looking Guanyin in surprise.
Immortals and Buddhas existed in this world. Many cultivators undergo the immortal ascension and become immortals who could ride the clouds and mist. Yet, there were only stories passed down from ancient times about people ascending to become a Buddha. Or at least in the past 100 years, no one has had the ability to become a Buddha.
“This should be the Ten Thousand Years Guanyin Bamboo instead, right?” Tang Ning walked towards the altar and picked up the green bamboo, which was emitting pure soul force energy.
The moment she picked up the bamboo, the Guanyin Bamboo in her hand started heating up, and an endless number of scenes flowed into her brain continuously, along with a strong gush of power that entered her body. The soul force energy in her body entered into a frenzy mode. Looking at this scene, Blackie yelled loudly beside Tang Ning.
“Caw! Caw! Tang Tang! Let go of the bamboo quickly!” Blackie flew forward but was flung out by a powerful force and landed heavily at the temple gates.