Chapter 35 Passing Leiyin Temple
Under the night sky, the light of the stars and the moon covers the reddish-brown earth.

A long winding dragon consisting of thirty people followed Hua Tiandu and moved forward slowly.

Along the way, Ye Fan, Pang Bo and others first discovered the remaining tiles, and then discovered large areas of ancient building ruins, and even human skulls.

All these phenomena indicate that there was civilization on Mars.

"Whoo~"

A breeze blew by, making many people feel a little cool.

Seeing the light source so close before their eyes, everyone quickened their pace, bypassed the broken wall that blocked the road, and saw a well-preserved ancient temple.

The temple is very small and seems no different from any ordinary temple, except for the little dots of light emanating from the walls, which reveal a hint of something extraordinary.

There is also an almost dead ancient Bodhi tree in front of the temple. On the dry trunk, which is so dry that six or seven people cannot hug it, there are only six green leaves left, emitting crystal green clouds, like the most precious jade in the world.

"Now, everyone, split up and explore around to see if you can find any clues to leave this place." Hua Tiandu ordered.

"If you encounter any danger, shout immediately and I will rush over as soon as possible."

Hearing this, everyone began to disperse.

Ye Fan was interested in the Bodhi tree and walked over.

A few people followed Hua Tiandu and walked into the ancient temple together.

But more people were a little confused, standing there, not knowing what to do.

The space inside the ancient temple is very small, with only one main hall.

The hall was empty. Apart from a stone Buddha and a perpetually burning bronze lamp, there was nothing else.

The surface of the stone Buddha, the bronze lamp, and the floor tiles in the hall were all covered with thick dust, and it must have been many years since anyone had set foot there.

"Where is that quasi-imperial forbidden weapon?" Hua Tiandu carefully sensed all the fluctuations in the hall, but did not find any clues.

"Is it buried under the dust?"

"Or is it the two layers of 'regions' located under the ancient temple, used to suppress the crocodile ancestors and evil spirits?"

With this thought in mind, he said to the people around him, "Everyone come over here. I want to clean up this area."

Upon hearing this, the others all moved over obediently.

The next moment, an invisible magical power swept out and turned into long dragons, rolling up all the dust and flying out of the ancient temple.

Suddenly, the interior of the ancient temple became clean again.

There are more than a dozen Buddhist artifacts on the floor tiles. In addition to the relatively well-preserved copper lamps, rosewood prayer beads and pots and pans, there are also ancient artifacts such as wooden fish, copper bells, jade ruyi in varying degrees of damage.

While everyone in the hall had desire and enthusiasm in their eyes, Hua Tiandu frowned slightly.

There is no other reason, it’s just that the Buddha statue, which is a forbidden weapon for the quasi-emperor, has not been found.

At this moment, a strange smell emerged from deep underground.

Thinking of the Crocodile Ancestor and the evil spirit with a great holy body who were suppressed under the ancient temple, Hua Tian's heart was filled with solemnity. His magic power surged all over his body. He picked up the Buddhist treasures on the ground and several people beside him and flew out in an instant.

Outside the ancient temple, Ye Fan, who had obtained the Bodhi seeds, was gathering with other people.

They were all a little stunned when they saw this sudden commotion.

Hua Tiandu had no intention of explaining. He once again used his magic power to roll up everyone and flew towards the five-colored altar.

"what!"

“I’m flying!”

"Master, fly slower, I feel dizzy!"

……

Ignoring everyone's screams and howls, Hua Tian flew at full speed towards the altar and the giant coffin.

As he left, he looked back at the plaque with the words 'Great Leiyin Temple' engraved on it, and thought to himself, "I hope this ancient temple plaque can hold back the Crocodile Ancestor and the evil spirit for a while."

Soon, everyone flew back to the five-colored altar along the same path they came.

"Ugh..." Some people with weak constitutions lay on the ground and started vomiting violently as soon as they were put down.

The other few people who were still able to move freely all gathered together automatically.

"I said, Master Dao, why didn't you take us with you when we went there just now?"

Except for the nervous Pangbo who was still joking, most people's expressions were very solemn.

"Master, has something happened?"

Ye Fan asked as he pulled his friend's arm.

"There are two demons suppressed underground in the ancient temple, and they are about to break out!" Hua Tiandu told the truth.

With a wave of his hand, the dozen or so Buddhist artifacts that had been rolled up earlier flew one by one in front of Ye Fan, Pang Bo, Wang Ziwen and others, leaving only the intact bronze lamp.

"These Buddhist instruments still contain the divine power of the ancient Buddhas, and can be used to fight against the enemy."

Looking at the thirty visitors from Earth present, Hua Tian sighed.

"Next, there will be a fierce battle. How many of you can survive depends entirely on your luck."

After these words were spoken, those who got the Buddhist instruments were fine, but those who were empty-handed were about to collapse.

"Master, we don't have any Buddhist treasures, what should we do?"

"Yes, Taoist priest, are you going to watch us die?"

……

At one point, six or seven people asked questions in quick succession, most of them with resentment in their voices and questioning the unfair treatment they were receiving.

Faced with these people's questions, Hua Tian ignored them and turned to look into the distance.

"Stop making noise!" Pangbo stood up and shouted, asking everyone to quiet down.

"Since the Taoist priest has assigned the Buddhist treasures to us, we will naturally be responsible for protecting everyone's safety!"

Next, Ye Fan, Wang Ziwen, Zhou Yi, Lin Jia and others also stood up.

"Pangbo is right. You didn't get the Buddha treasure. Don't worry. We will always pay attention to your safety."

"We are all classmates. At this critical moment, we should work together instead of fighting among ourselves."

……

While a few people were comforting their companions, the light in the distance went out.

"Rumble!"

In the distance, it seemed like thousands of troops were galloping, and even the earth was shaking.

This earth-shaking change made everyone nervous.

"Is it a demon that's coming to kill us?"

"No, look over there, that's a huge sandstorm on Mars!"

In the distance, a huge sandstorm connecting the sky and the earth was sweeping in, like a terrible giant, swallowing up everything in its way.

"The sandstorm seems to be blocked by something!" The careful Ye Fan discovered some abnormalities.

"With the ancient temple and this altar as the axis, there is an energy shield with a diameter of more than one thousand meters. It is the energy shield that blocks the sandstorm." Hua Tiandu explained while looking up into the sky.

"Master..." The tall Lin Jia pointed carefully at the approaching sandstorm in the distance and warned: "That shield seems to be gradually getting smaller."

Hearing this, Hua Tian said calmly: "You are right."

He turned around, looked at everyone, and told them a crueler truth, "The disappearance of the shield is a problem we will face in the future."

"Now, we have to deal with the army of monsters that have attacked."

As soon as he finished speaking, three indistinct little creatures rushed out from the sand outside the edge of the altar, but were nailed to death in the void by invisible spears transformed from several strands of magic power.

(End of this chapter)