Suspicion flashed through Xu Tong's heart for a moment, but he was not sure. After all, it was just a guess.

Besides, the most important thing at the moment is to prevent the evil god of the Moda Cult from coming to the world.

And if you want to prevent the Moda Cult from appearing in this world, you can only enter the palace!

Xu Tong looked towards Ziwei City in the distance, put away the Pure Yang Sword, and touched his forehead with his palm.

Suddenly a head full of black hair fell to the ground, and not long after, a handsome young monk appeared in the mirror.

Xu Tong took a mirror and looked at it. Not to mention, Li Zheng was worthy of being a royal family. He had a face with a high nose, small mouth, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Unfortunately, he was too thin. If he could be stronger, he would be a bit more handsome.

The taste of Zhao Wenzhuo.

"Amitabha! Ahem, that's good, that's good. The poor monk's name...the name...Wukong."

Xu Tong emphasized in front of the mirror, pretended to practice, and put on the bright red cassock. Suddenly he felt that something was missing. He slapped his forehead and summoned Fa Cai, only to see Fa Cai lying softly.

With a shake of his body, he transformed into a golden tin staff.

"Hey, here comes the poor monk!!"

As Xu Tong said this, he strode straight to Yingtianmen.

People often say that the day's plan starts in the morning, and it's already around seven o'clock in the morning.

Ordinarily, today is a day of national celebration, so the streets should be very lively.

But there was too much noise last night.

As a result, ordinary people were afraid to come out, but this did not affect the holding of the Xuantan Dharma Assembly.

Not only the common people did not dare to come out, but even the families of many officials received the news and were prohibited from going out.

It is said that last night hundreds of civil and military officials came to the palace overnight to ask the saint to postpone the Xuantan Dharma ceremony. Some even bluntly said that Buddhism deceives people's hearts, makes them not want to work, and prohibits people's desires, which is an evil law.

This statement was refuted by Wu Pang in court, who believed that Buddhism is a good way to educate people and persuade people to be good. It can naturally resist evil spirits and heretics. Moreover, there are nine departments of Shenwu Mansion in the Forbidden Palace. Who dares to disrupt the Dharma Assembly?

He must have been beheaded on the spot.

The court officials argued vigorously, but no one mentioned Lu Zhi's matter. After all, there are some things that everyone knows in their hearts. On the surface, it is just strange power and chaos, and it is the court's face that is damaged.

What's more, it can't be said that just because you are worried about one person, you have to postpone the entire Xuantan Dharma Assembly?

Furthermore, there is not only one enlightened person in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Mu Tiantong of Chongxuan Hall and the commander of Shenwuwei are both the best in the world. With two people sitting in charge, do they care about Lu Zhi!

There was a lot of high-spirited talk and endless quarrels, but in the final analysis, what they were arguing about was whether the country would be passed on to the Wu family or returned to the Li family in the future.

As a result, the Xuantan Dharma Assembly was still held, but those who advised the saint to postpone the Xuantan Dharma Assembly were all refuted and dismissed from office. The one who accused the saint of credulously believing in Buddhism was even thrown into heavenly prison.

At this point, few people dared to speak out.

By the time Xu Tong arrived outside Yingtian Gate, the place was already crowded with people.

The palace doors on all sides are open, and even ordinary people can enter the Ziwei Palace today and come to the Mingtang at the back to observe the Xuantan Dharma Assembly.

Looking around, I saw a large number of monks holding magical instruments and chanting sutras as they walked.

This loud chanting of sutras caused a strange phenomenon in the heaven and earth, causing colorful auspicious clouds to appear in the sky. As the breeze blew, the clouds turned into a giant Buddha. The light of the Buddha shone everywhere, nourishing all things on the earth, creating a peaceful scene.

Xu Tong opened his Life Eye and looked at Qimen, and saw a large amount of power of faith gathered in the sky. The number was not large and could not be compared with the Holy See in the previous script world, but Buddhism in this era was far from reaching that level.

So prosperous in reality.

These powers of faith have been accumulated over many years of development of Buddhism. This large area of ​​power of faith is like a golden lake, gathering on Ziwei Palace and turning into the outline of a Buddha.

That is the result of Buddhist luck, but compared with future Buddhism, it is really not worth mentioning. However, Xu Tong also has celestial vision. Looking at this ball of Buddhist luck, he found that there is not only Buddhist luck in it, but also something.

Withered fruit.

The fruit was no bigger than a fingernail, withered into a ball, soaked in the power of faith, and emitted a dark purple light.

Xu Tong does not know the origin of this object, but if he is a Buddhist disciple, he must know that this object is the seed of a cypress tree that Chen Xuanzang brought back when he returned from his trip to the west.

Buddha Sakyamuni attained nirvana under the alpinia tree, and this tree is also revered as a holy tree by Buddhism.

But when Chen Xuanzang rushed to the Buddhist country, it was said that it had been destroyed and Buddhism had fallen. This seed was not only the most precious treasure of Buddhism, but also the seed of hope for the future of Buddhism.

This is why Buddhism must hold the Xuantan Dharma Assembly. If we cannot take this opportunity to irrigate this seed and germinate, then the fate of Buddhism will be in darkness for at least a hundred years.

And what Lu Zhi wants is this seed. At this moment, it can be used as a Buddha seed, but it can also be used as a demon seed. The prosperous age of Buddhism has not really come yet. If you take away this seed, you can replace Buddhism. In the future, Modhaism is destined to

prospered throughout the world.

Xu Tong looked around, but he didn't see anyone from the Modao sect. He simply blended into the group and walked into Yingtianmen along with the chanting monks.

This is the second time Xu Tong has entered Ziwei Palace.

The difference from last time was that as soon as he entered the palace gate, Xu Tong felt an invisible force suppressing him, causing his heartbeat to speed up.

Even my own luck began to feel shaky. I had a similar feeling when I entered the palace last time, but it was very slight, far from such a strong level.

Fortunately, these artifacts did not really hurt him. They seemed to have sensed the reason why he was a royal relative, and they quickly disappeared.

As for the others, their luck was invisibly suppressed by a force. This Ziwei Palace was like an invisible net, knocking everyone's luck down a notch.

After passing through the royal road of the palace gate, the monks came to the Mingtang hall. Looking from a distance, they could see the exquisite Buddha statue in the Mingtang hall.

Xu Tong glanced at it and only saw Ashina. After all, this guy's luck was like a light in the dark sitting in the crowd. But if you look carefully, it is not difficult to find that Ashina's luck is very strong.

, but the golden lion looked listless and increasingly tired.

Even Ashina himself looked a little tired. He was sitting on the messenger's seat, holding his chin with one hand, looking bored, which was annoying to watch.

As for Gao Zhuo, he didn't see it himself.

Not only was Gao Zhuo nowhere to be seen, even the great monk Yuan Xiang was not there. You must know that on such an important occasion, as the great protector of the Buddhist sect, if Yuan Xiang was not around, the Buddhist sect would be missing its backbone.

"What are these guys doing? Why don't I see any of them!!"

After experiencing the convenience of William's team, Xu Tong felt more and more how convenient it was to have a team channel.

Suddenly Xu Tong saw a familiar figure in the crowd, his brows moved slightly, and he immediately quickened his pace and walked forward.

"Brother Wu!!"

Wu Fan heard someone calling him, turned around and saw a monk walking towards him.

When I was wondering that I didn't know anyone from the Buddhist sect, I took a closer look and only recognized Xu Tong's face when he got closer.

"Your Majesty!!"

Wu Fan was shocked when he saw Xu Tong. After blinking to make sure he saw it correctly, his face changed slightly, and he grabbed Xu Tong's arm and pulled him to a corner.

After walking to the corner and making sure that no one was around, Wu Fan said coldly: "You dare to come here at this time, you are really risking your life."

"What can I do if I don't come? The saint has appointed me as Taichang Shaoqing, in charge of sacrifices, and perform rituals on behalf of heaven. If I don't come, wouldn't I be disobeying the decree? You see, I have even shaved my hair, not to mention it is quite cool. Brother Wu wants to

Don’t try it.”

Xu Tong patted his bare forehead and said.

Seeing this, he actually still wanted to tease, Wu Fan sneered:

"Oh, I'm afraid you really don't know. Something happened to Yuan Xi. He was in the western suburbs and was trapped in a demonic barrier by Lu Zhi. He may not be able to struggle out of his inner demons for a while. Lu Zhi doesn't know when.

I'm about to break into the palace gate, and when the time comes, I'm afraid you will die without a burial place."

"Ah! Did the source side lose?"

Xu Tong was also a little surprised when he heard the news.

Yuan Bian was Chen Xuanzang's third disciple. In Xu Tong's mind, this great monk was just like Sha Wujing. He couldn't say he was very capable, but he was by no means a novice.

At least the best in the world, even if he loses to Lu Zhi, he can still escape with his whole body.

"I heard from my leader that Yuan Bian has not lost yet. It's just that you were assassinated last night and caused such a big stir. After Yuan Bian noticed it, he got angry and was plotted by Lu Zhi. It's about you.

It was taken advantage of by Lu Zhi."

Last night, everyone's focus was on the west gate. Even the Shenwu Guards did not expect that Lu Zhi could find so many helpers in addition to the members of the Moduo Sect.

It was calculated mentally but not intentionally. They were careless.

"Then I can't leave. I left the Xuantan Dharma Assembly and played nonsense. Do you expect these old gangsters to mess with Lu Zhi??"

The old monks that Xu Tong refers to are the old monks in front of them. The youngest ones are all in their seventies, and the older ones are no longer toothless. They sit there chanting sutras and can't hear anyone else say anything.

What, I'm really afraid that if I sneeze, this eminent monk will die on the spot.

Although these old monks are old, there are only two great masters among them, and the others are not even grand masters.

I really don’t know how Buddhism got along these years. It is a sect supported by saints after all, so why is it so bad?

"Hmph, I'm afraid these bald donkeys got the news and changed people on the spot. Otherwise, how could they be so crooked?"

Wu Fan was also very angry. Buddhism was too unruly this time. Many famous Buddhist monks did not show up. According to their reports, these monks actually planned to wait and watch outside. If the situation was not right, they would immediately seal the mountain gate.

It is to save seeds for Buddhism.

However, they were still angry, and they still needed to guard the Xuantan Grand Ceremony with all their strength. The nine divine guards were already in place. If Lu Zhi really dared to come, he would never come back.

"So, the commander-in-chief of the Shenwu Guard is also here!"

Xu Tong's mind was slightly moved. The commander of the Shenwu Guard had reached the peak of enlightenment twenty years ago. If this person was in charge and the Forbidden Palace was in charge, it might not be easy for Lu Zhi if he wanted to force his way in.
To be continued...