Evil Master and Disciple

Chapter 1534 The Rise and Fall of Vajra Zen Temple

Even Qingyun Pavilion has not been able to find out any specific information about the eight spirit tablets of Tianyun Mountain for many years.

However, one thing is certain: the cultivation techniques recorded on those eight spirit tablets are absolutely extraordinary.

The spirit tablet that Yunhai Sect obtained back then is especially legendary.

The Yunhai Sect's sudden rise to power occurred shortly after they obtained the spirit tablet.

The cultivation methods were improved, and many exquisite and powerful sword techniques and supernatural abilities emerged within the sect.

Who would believe that the sudden rise of the Cloud Sea Sect had nothing to do with that spirit tablet?

However, Yunhai Sect has never given a direct response to this.

Even now, no one can be certain whether the powerful sword techniques, supernatural abilities, and mental cultivation methods of the Yunhai Sect truly originated from that spirit tablet.

Of course, many people have questioned this over the years.

Because that mental cultivation manual was inscribed on eight spirit tablets, Yunhai Sect only obtained one of them, while the other seven spirit tablets fell into the hands of the seven major sects of Tianyun Mountain, whose strength was no less than that of Yunhai Sect.

However, only the Yunhai Sect developed rapidly in a short period of time.

The other seven sects failed to develop.

Of the eight major sects from that time, besides the Yunhai Sect, two others still exist: the Danxia Sect, located in the eastern part of Tianyun Mountain, and the Yunyin Sect, located in the southern part of Tianyun Mountain.

The Danxia Sect and the Yunyin Sect have existed for thousands of years. If the spirit tablet were really that powerful, these two sects would probably have soared to great heights like the Yunhai Sect long ago, instead of remaining second-rate sects.

Soon, Ye Feng and his companions arrived at the top of Wanfo Peak, where the Vajra Zen Temple was located.

Looking down from above, one can see the former grandeur of the Vajra Zen Temple.

The front mountain is lined with palaces and pavilions, while the back mountain is covered with pagodas.

Even though this place has been abandoned for more than 300 years, it still exudes a strong sense of holiness.

On the way here, Ling Yunzhi told Ye Feng and the others about the past and present of the Vajra Zen Temple, and Ye Feng, Chu Liunian, and Qin Ying also gained some understanding of the history of the Vajra Zen Temple.

As one of the eight great immortal sects of Tianyun Mountain, Jingang Temple has always been a very special place.

Because it is the only Buddhist sect among the eight major immortal sects of Tianyun Mountain.

The Tianyun Mountains have been a sacred place for Taoism since ancient times. Suddenly, a powerful Buddhist temple appeared there, making it difficult for it to go unnoticed.

Before the rise of the Yunhai Sect, the Vajra Zen Temple lived a relatively comfortable life, especially in the centuries following the Immortal Hunt. As Buddhist forces continued to infiltrate the Tianyun Mountains, the Vajra Zen Temple, as the strongest Buddhist temple in the Tianyun Mountains, was not only the vanguard of Buddhism but also a transit point, and even the leader of hundreds of Buddhist temples and monasteries in the Tianyun Mountains at that time.

People once believed that the Vajra Zen Temple would replace the Yunhai Sect and become the number one sect in Tianyun Mountain.

Unfortunately, as the Yunhai Sect gradually recovered its strength, the good days of the Vajra Zen Temple slowly came to an end.

The final straw that broke the camel's back for Vajra Zen Temple came from a grand assembly called "Unobstructed Assembly" more than 300 years ago.

At that time, the Yunhai Sect had recovered from the Immortal Hunting War, and the Buddhist sect's influence in Tianyun Mountain was not as great as before. The Vajra Zen Temple also felt that if it did not do something, it would definitely be driven out by the Yunhai Sect.

Around 360 years ago, not long after the Lingshan Grand Competition ended, the Vajra Zen Temple felt an unprecedented crisis after seeing the outstanding achievements of the young disciples of the Yunhai Sect in the Lingshan Grand Competition.

Therefore, Jingang Zen Temple invited many eminent monks, including those from Lingtai Temple, to hold a grand and unobstructed assembly at Wanfo Peak.

The so-called Uncovered Assembly is not a gathering where everyone is naked, but a unique Buddhist gathering.

It roughly means that everyone, regardless of status or wealth, can participate and give alms equally.

Later, it gradually evolved into a large-scale Buddhist gathering for debating scriptures and demonstrating strength.

The Buddhist community attached great importance to the grand assembly held at Jingang Zen Temple that year. Lingtai Temple alone sent more than a hundred eminent monks to participate, and almost all other temples and monasteries, including nunneries, also sent people to attend.

The original intention of Buddhism was to enhance the reputation and status of Vajra Zen Temple and other Buddhist temples on Tianyun Mountain through this grand assembly, so that Yunhai Sect and other sects would be wary of it.

However, it was precisely this grand gathering that made Xuanfu Zhenren, the sect leader of Yunhai Sect at the time, as well as the sect leaders of other Taoist sects in Tianyun Mountain Range, see the crisis.

Therefore, Master Xuanfu stepped forward and called upon all cultivators from the Tianyun Mountains and the Yunhai Sect to go and offer their congratulations on the first day of the Wuzhe Assembly held at the Jingang Zen Temple.

These sects didn't just send representatives; they mobilized almost all their disciples who could fly on swords, totaling over 180,000.

Eighteen thousand Taoist cultivators surrounded Wanfo Peak, making it impossible to get through.

Meanwhile, the Xuanzhen Sect and the Chaotian Sect, two Taoist sects thousands of miles away, also began to gather their forces.

The situation was very tense, and it seemed that the Taoist and Buddhist factions would start fighting at the slightest disagreement.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Buddhist community canceled the grand assembly at Vajra Zen Temple.

What followed was simple: Xuanfu Zhenren seized the opportunity to pursue and, in just over a decade, used force to expel a large number of Buddhist forces from the Tianyun Mountains.

This includes the Vajra Zen Temple, which has existed in the Tianyun Mountains for thousands of years.

It is precisely because the Buddhist community moved away from Tianyun Mountain in a very short period of time that so many well-preserved Buddhist temples and monasteries were left behind in Tianyun Mountain.

Of course, not all Buddhist disciples left Tianyun Mountain.

The Buddhist community does not want to easily give up Tianyun Mountain, a rich source of spiritual energy.

Therefore, the Buddhist sect cleverly left behind a large number of disciples who left the temples and monasteries and became a group of independent cultivators in the Tianyun Mountains.

The Shuiyue Zen Cave where Shen Tianqi's father, Shen Fulong, resided, as well as many similar scattered Buddhist caves in Tianyun Mountain, all originated from this.

These are all historical issues.

Yunhai Sect did not want to completely break ties with Buddhism. As long as these Buddhist sects did not hold lectures in the Tianyun Mountains, Yunhai Sect would turn a blind eye.

Ye Feng and his group of four did not land on Wanfo Peak immediately.

They circled around Wanfo Peak in mid-air, conducting an on-site investigation of the area surrounding Wanfo Peak.

Ye Feng immediately took a liking to this auspicious location.

Because of the power of the Vajra Zen Temple back then, there were almost no Taoist sects within a hundred miles of it; all the surrounding areas were Buddhist temples of all sizes.

Now, seven or eight out of ten Buddhist temples in the surrounding area have been abandoned. There are no large temples or monasteries, and there are no Taoist sects nearby, only some Buddhist hermitages.

In addition, the place is full of spiritual energy and has well-maintained buildings, so you can move in as soon as you pack your bags.

There is no better place to be the new site of the Holy Maiden Sect.