Chapter 683: Favors are Priceless (1)
Lingyuan Mountain, Baoyan Cave, deep underground.
This is a cave with extremely rough layout.
A total of one hundred and eight fire eyes rose up. The Thousand-Handed Buddha of Treasure Flame used his supreme Buddha power to arrange a giant Buddha formation underground, and extracted the ancient spiritual flame from the center of the two-yin and yang heaven and earth, which could be called the "essence and blood" of the two-yin and yang heaven. It followed the earth vein channel forcibly opened up by the Buddha formation, winding all the way up, going up for countless billions of miles, and finally gathered in these one hundred and eight fire eyes.
Well, not to mention the fire eye that Lu Yi saw now, those wisps of spiritual flames that were either lively, heavy, ethereal, or condensed, how much distance they had to travel from the depths of the earth's core of Liangyi Heaven to this fire eye.
Just talk about time.
Every wisp of spiritual flame here started from the center of the earth of Liangyi Heaven at least a million years ago , and went all the way upward, being compressed and refined layer by layer through the huge Buddhist formation, absorbing endless immortal spiritual energy along the way, as well as the marvelous aura emitted by all kinds of wonderful treasures in the underground world. After being continuously tempered and purified layer by layer, it finally gathered here.
The spiritual flames in these 108 fire eyes have different properties and magical uses. Only the Thousand-Handed Buddha of Precious Flame can fully control them. Using these spiritual flames, it is enough to turn decay into magic and forge a powerful and ever-changing Buddha treasure.
Because of the burning of the spiritual flames in these fire eyes, the walls of this huge rock cave, which were originally made of ordinary green jade, have been calcined and their properties have changed dramatically over countless years.
At first glance, the rock wall looks like just an ordinary bluish-white rock.
But if you really try, you will find that these ordinary-looking rocks are extremely hard. Even ordinary great bodhisattvas cannot easily leave the slightest trace on the wall of the cave.
In the huge cave, huge furnaces were suspended above the fire eyes. From all directions, teams of strong men and Vajra were running back and forth, with chains wrapped around their bodies and dragging floating boats behind them. They kept throwing boatloads of rare materials into the furnaces according to the proportions and sequence, following the shouts of dozens of bald monks.
Occasionally, the sounds of dragon roars and phoenix howls could be heard from some furnaces. From time to time, thunder and hurricanes would roar from the air eyes and fire eyes opened on the furnaces, spewing violent energy in all directions.
With Lu Yi's level of cultivation, he couldn't even keep his body steady in this cave.
Whenever there was any change in any cauldron, a strong light would surge from its air eye and fire eye. Suddenly, a strong wind would gust in the cave and the void would shake. Lu Yi felt as if he was hit in the face with a hammer. He staggered and fell from side to side, and almost vomited blood several times.
Fortunately, there were the Prison-Suppressing Buddha and Monk Yuanjue by his side, a Buddha and a great Bodhisattva. After Lu Yi had felt a little of the terrifying power in the cave, they released Buddha's light to protect his whole body. Only then was Lu Yi able to stay safe in the cave.
Lu Yi was quite moved by this.
The Prison-Suppressing Xuanguan Buddha and Monk Yuanjue had actually been waiting outside the Baoyan Cave on Lingyuan Mountain to protect him!
They even just beat up the Iron Shackle Buddha!
Lu Yi enjoyed the sense of security of having someone to back him up, someone who was willing to uphold justice for him!
But Lu Yi also knew it well.
When the Iron Shackle Buddha first made his move, these two did not make their move immediately... Obviously, they also intended to hone themselves and teach themselves a severe lesson at the same time - you must never regard the Buddhist sect of Liangyi Heaven as a truly pure and blissful place!
In front, the Thousand-Armed Buddha of Treasure Flame had his eight arms neatly behind his back. He took small steps and walked slowly among the eyes of fire.
He stood on tiptoe from time to time and looked into the furnaces for a while.
Next to these fire eyes, there are Buddhist monks from the Baoyan Cave sitting cross-legged with powerful auras and Buddha flames wrapped all over their bodies.
The Thousand-Handed Buddha of Precious Flame would give orders from time to time, such as increasing the fire in a certain furnace, rapidly cooling down a certain furnace, or requiring a certain furnace to replenish or remove certain materials...
Commands were continuously issued, and the Buddhist practitioners who were sitting cross-legged beside the fire eye chanted mantras, made hand seals, and opened or closed the furnace. Their movements were orderly and triggered various changes in the furnace, causing the light and shadows in the huge cave to sway and the void to swell.
I walked all the way to the innermost part of the cave, where there was a cold spring with a radius of one hundred acres. The cold air rose and turned into a huge ice crystal Ganoderma lucidum floating in the air dozens of feet above the ground.
The coldness of the cold spring and the heat of the fire eye perfectly neutralize each other. There is a small stone platform next to the cold spring. The temperature here is just like that in March, neither cold nor hot, and very gentle and pleasant.
The Thousand-Armed Buddha of Treasure Flame brought Lu Yi and the other two to a small stone platform, where they sat cross-legged. A young monk then served them three cups of tea.
It was called tea... The teacup was as big as a human head, and the juice inside was red in color, like molten iron, bubbling gurglingly. Every time a bubble burst, a terrifying high temperature spread out, making Lu Yi sweat profusely. If it weren't for the Buddha's light protecting him, he really wouldn't be able to stand on this stone platform.
The Thousand-Handed Buddha of Precious Flame waved his hands at Lu Yi and said, "The old monk has nothing that a little kid like you can enjoy... It's not that I'm stingy, it's just that a little monk from the first level of the True Immortal Realm... Tsk, the old monk's cup of tea will be gone after you drink it."
Lu Yi looked at the tea boiling in the teacup, shook his head hurriedly, and thanked the Thousand-Handed Buddha of Precious Flame.
The Thousand-Armed Buddha of Precious Flame pointed at the young monk who was serving tea. The young monk ran to the cold spring, scooped a cup of cold spring water with a large teacup, and then ran to the nearest fire eye, put the teacup close to the fire eye, and boiled the teacup with spiritual flames for a while.
Then, Lu Yi got a cup of boiled water which had no taste, no benefits, but would not cause him any harm...
Sitting cross-legged on the stone platform, Zhenyu Xuanguan Buddha and Monk Yuanjue, holding red teacups that constantly emitted terrifying heat waves, sipped tea comfortably.
The Prison-Suppressing Xuanguan Buddha drank the tea as if nothing had happened.
However, as Monk Yuanjue was one of the Ten Great Bodhisattvas of the Liangyi Tian Buddhist Sect, he was sweating profusely after only drinking seven or eight sips of tea. His skin turned red, like a cooked lobster.
Wisps of white mist rose from his bald head, and then turned into a cloud of auspicious ganoderma. Monk Yuanjue exhaled heartily, and it was obvious that his spirit and energy had improved a lot.
Lu Yi felt a chill in his heart.
This tea was indeed something he couldn't tolerate!
After sitting cross-legged in silence for a while and drinking some tea, the Thousand-Handed Buddha of Precious Flame raised his eyebrows and asked, "What about the iron shackle?"
The Prison-Suppressing Xuanguang Buddha said calmly: "After beating him up, what else can we do? There are countless people watching us from all directions. Just beat him up. We can't really kill him... Oh, the last three thousand years have been bad!"
The corners of the Thousand-Handed Buddha's mouth twitched, revealing a hint of sneer: "Isn't it? Three thousand years ago, there was a chaos in the Liangyi Heaven, and the Buddha might have been plotted to death. Now the Taoist court and the Buddhist sect are equally divided, and the world is peaceful. If there is any unusual movement, countless people will come to watch... There is no business for a fierce monk like you with blood on your hands, right?"
The Prison-Suppressing Xuanguang Buddha suddenly laughed: "What nonsense are you talking about? I have shed blood for Buddhism, I have blocked swords for Buddhism... Hehe, old man, wasn't it you who was saved by me three times in the past, so you are so reluctant to send out a Buddhist decree?"
Now we get to the serious business.
The Thousand-Armed Buddha of Precious Flame put down the teacup in his hand, frowned, and began to look Lu Yi up and down.
Frowning, the Thousand-Handed Buddha of Precious Flame said coldly, "I don't find anything surprising about it. Among all the true teachings of various meridians that I have seen, it cannot be said to be mediocre, but it is not too amazing either... Can it be barely considered a top-grade one?"
Shaking his head, the Thousand-Handed Buddha of Precious Flame said softly, "My favor is very valuable. Do you really want to use it on him?"
The Prison-Suppressing Xuanguan Buddha stretched out his hand, and Lu Yi handed the Buddha's token to him.
The Prison-Suppressing Xuanguang Buddha placed the Buddha's Order in front of the Treasure Flame Thousand-Handed Buddha and said, "No matter how valuable it is, if you don't use it in your hands, what is its value? Only when you use it will it be truly valuable."
With a slight smile, the Prison-Suppressing Xuanguang Buddha said softly: "As for whether this disciple is good or not... well, anyway, our master and disciple think that he is worthy of your favor!"
With a "dong" sound, Monk Yuanjue placed heavily in front of the Baoyan Thousand-Handed Buddha the bucket of Jiuyuan Meteorite Sand that he had won from Monk Shenjiu in the bet between them that day.
The Thousand-Handed Buddha of Treasure Flame lowered his head and looked carefully at the Nine Abyss Meteorite Divine Sand in the jade bowl, and nodded slowly: "Well, the material is good, and its nature is heavy. It fits with your method of suppressing the prison lineage."
The Thousand-Armed Buddha of Precious Flame closed his mouth.
The Prison-Suppressing Buddha of Black Light looked up at the sky.
Monk Yuanjue picked up the teacup again and drank the tea in small sips.
Lu Yu was standing aside, drinking boiled water with a bit of embarrassment... He vaguely understood a little bit of the meaning.
After a long, long time, the Thousand-Handed Buddha of Precious Flame coughed softly, "But, with just this one bucket of Nine Abyss Meteorite Divine Sand, what quality of Buddha treasure do you want to refine?"
Monk Yuanjue smiled and said, "It all depends on your skills!"
The face of the Thousand-Handed Buddha of Treasure Flame twitched slightly. He looked at the Prison-Suppressing Mysterious Light Buddha and said softly, "This... just a bucket of Nine Abyss Meteorite Divine Sand, do you think you can refine anything good?"
The Prison-Suppressing Xuanguang Buddha raised his head, looked at the bluish-white cave wall, and said faintly: "Didn't I just say that this favor from you, Senior Brother, is very valuable? As elders, we certainly hope that the things we give to our disciples are better, the better!"
With a slight smile, the Prison-Suppressing Mysterious Light Buddha picked up the teacup and took a gulp. "You are an expert in refining equipment, so you have the final say... If you have the skills, you can refine a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure for this little disciple of ours!"
The flames on the Thousand-Armed Buddha of Treasure Flame suddenly became stronger.
With a loud bang, flames rose behind the Thousand-Armed Buddha of Treasure Flame, and the shadow of a majestic dragon with a thousand heads, each wearing a crown, slowly emerged.
On the back of the giant dragon was a towering lotus seat, on which sat cross-legged a thousand-armed Buddha that was ten thousand feet tall and had an astonishing aura.
The Thousand-armed Buddha's eyes widened, flames rising from his eyes, turning into a fiery Buddha light that was strong enough to burn everything. He fiercely glared at the Prison-Suppressing Mysterious Light Buddha and said, "A top-grade acquired spiritual treasure? Aren't you afraid that your little disciple will be robbed and killed when he goes out?"
The Prison-Suppressing Mysterious Light Buddha looked at the Treasure Flame Thousand-Handed Buddha leisurely: "I'm not afraid... I'm really not afraid! If you dare to refine it, I'll let Fahai take him to show off all over Liangyi Heaven!"
The Prison-Suppressing Xuanguang Buddha grinned and said, " Who have I ever been afraid of in my life?"
