After the toad heard Fang Xin's words, he paused for a moment, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.
"Your Excellency, I’ve told you, but you absolutely must not say that I was the one who revealed it!"
"No problem!"
The toad pointed in a direction, "Go that way, there’s a Water Moon Forbidden Area! That crazy Witchcraft Master eventually took that divine beast there!"
Fang Xin took out a map and pointed to a forbidden area on it, asking, "Are you talking about this place?"
"Yes!" The big toad nodded.
Fang Xin memorized the location, "Thanks!"
The big toad quickly waved its two fat front paws, "Don’t mention it! It’s my honor to clear up Your Excellency’s confusion!"
Fang Xin put the map into his spatial ring. So, the one who gave the big toad two big slaps was the owner of the diary, and the Qilin was in that place!
He turned around to meet up with Li Bao'er and the others who were waiting outside.
Under the leadership of the Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha), they rushed to the next place with god and demon marrow.
Along the way, they saw many local natives, who were out at night, massacring the students from various forces who had come in.
Many people died, and quite a few also returned using teleportation talismans, but those without teleportation talismans suffered greatly.
Under the guidance of the Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha) and the Rakshasa, Fang Xin and his group went to several more places with god and demon marrow.
After going around, everyone basically acquired over ten thousand god and demon marrow.
This achievement, on the first day, was already enough to break into the top ten of the Dragon-Tiger Rankings.
Fang Xin glanced at the time and said to Li Bao'er and the others, "I still have something to do. Bao'er, you lead the team. Be as cautious as possible. Tonight, let those two take you out again to look for god and demon marrow!"
Li Bao'er nodded obediently, "Okay, Xin Guo!"
"You two don't have any objections, do you?" Fang Xin asked the Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha) and the Rakshasa.
The Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha) quickly flattered, "No, it is our honor to serve Your Excellency!"
The Rakshasa's big mouth moved for a long time before he finally blurted out, "Me too!"
The Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha) then said, "If Your Excellency has any need, even if it means going through fire and water, I will not hesitate!"
The Rakshasa cupped his fists, "Me too!"
The Di Xing Yecha (Earth Walking Yaksha) continued, "If Your Excellency doesn't mind, I will serve you diligently these next few days, awaiting your command!"
The Rakshasa said, "Me too!"
Fang Xin observed the Rakshasa, who hadn't managed to come up with a single piece of flattery for a long time. By now, the sky was gradually brightening, and the bodies of these Yakshas and Rakshasas were already starting to distort.
"Do you have to return to your original forbidden areas?"
"No, we just need to find a nearby forbidden area!"
Fang Xin didn't bother with pleasantries. After settling everyone, he headed towards the Mahākāla Temple, which was the closest.
Entering the Mahākāla Temple was largely similar to the Leiyin Valley before.
Both required a very strong physical body.
After crossing a body of water by boat, the Mahākāla Temple was built on a secluded island.
The entire island covered about three hundred acres, with large areas planted with purple bamboo. After Fang Xin landed on the island, he could clearly feel that the gravity here was doubled.
However, with his previous experience, Fang Xin had no need to worry about these things. He walked quickly, then stopped. A magnificent Ancient Temple lay before him.
A huge golden Buddha statue stood on a high platform, with compassionate eyes, looking down upon all living beings.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but whenever Fang Xin looked at the Buddha statue, he always felt that it could see through a person's heart.
Fang Xin stepped into the Mahākāla Temple and went straight to the main hall.
Inside the main hall, prayer mats were neatly arranged. The internal structure was surprisingly identical to the Thunder Sound Hall he had visited before.
On either side of the Buddha sculpture were Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Venerables.
Sunlight streamed into the Buddha hall through the windows, and dust motes floated in the air.
There were still murals on the walls.
Behind the Buddha sculpture, there was still a door leading to the backyard.
Fang Xin meticulously examined the main hall once, only then realizing that the Buddha sculpture seemed somewhat different from the one he encountered in the Thunder Sound Hall.
If he wasn't mistaken, the three Buddhist dojos represented the past, present, and future, respectively.
The Thunder Sound Hall Fang Xin visited yesterday represented the past.
The Mahākāla Temple was the present.
The Lingzhao Mountain, which he hadn't visited yet, represented the future.
Fang Xin searched high and low but didn't find the so-called Rewind Treasure Mirror.
He glanced at the mural, and the Little Monk Miao Neng in the mural also saw Fang Xin, immediately becoming so excited that his face twisted into a comical expression.
He desperately blinked at Fang Xin, asking for help.
Fang Xin walked around the Buddha sculpture and stood at the door leading to the backyard.
The door to the backyard here was half open, suggesting someone had entered.
Fang Xin looked inside.
Indeed.
He saw Miao Neng's main body in the backyard.
Fang Xin looked from a distance, not acting rashly. Miao Neng stood motionless, as if time and space had been frozen.
To be safe, Fang Xin looked left and right, picked up a broken brick from a dilapidated floor tile, and threw it towards Miao Neng's shiny bald head.
When the stone hit Miao Neng, a layer of ripples appeared on Miao Neng's body, and the stone froze on Miao Neng's head.
Fang Xin was surprised and dug out another piece of cement to throw over.
Unexpectedly, the thrown cement block also froze on Miao Neng's body.
Fang Xin threw another piece of god and demon marrow, and the god and demon marrow stuck to Miao Neng and stopped moving.
It was as if time and space were frozen.
This magical scene stunned Fang Xin.
Fang Xin stood on the Panlong Spear and said to Miao Neng in the mural, "Can you feel pain?"
Miao Neng blinked his right eye, indicating he couldn't.
"Is it that magical?" Fang Xin looked at Miao Neng's main body in the backyard with a curious expression.
"You were able to go in and get stuck, did you trigger some mechanism?"
Miao Neng rolled his eyes vigorously, his eyeballs indicating to look up.
Seeing this, Fang Xin looked towards the backyard. A few meters away from Miao Neng was a Bodhi tree.
"You mean the Bodhi tree?"
Miao Neng blinked, indicating he was correct.
Fang Xin looked around, unable to find the Rewind Treasure Mirror. It seemed it should be on Lingzhao Mountain. To ensure he didn't make a wasted trip, Fang Xin opened his blood ring, intending to ask Situ Shenshu.
As soon as the blood ring opened, a brilliant Buddha light erupted in the Buddha hall, as expected.
"I forgot to ask, what does the Rewind Treasure Mirror you mentioned look like? Where is it more likely to be found?"
"It's a bronze mirror, either on the Buddha's chest or in his hand. It's usually in one of those two places. If not, then look in the Buddha's eyes!"
Fang Xin searched according to Situ Shenshu's hint but did not find the Rewind Treasure Mirror. He then checked all the other sculptures, but still found nothing.
It seemed it was indeed on Lingzhao Mountain.
Fang Xin didn't waste any more words and immediately went to Lingzhao Mountain according to the map.
Apart from the differences in appearance and the Buddha sculptures in the main hall of each, the three Buddhist dojos had identical furnishings, completely replicated.
Fang Xin stepped into the Buddha hall.
As he looked up, he saw an ancient bronze mirror on the chest of the main Buddha statue.
Fang Xin looked up.
Fang Xin's reflection also appeared in the bronze mirror.
But in the next second.
The image in the bronze mirror twisted, and a vortex appeared. The vortex spun rapidly.
Immediately after, the image in the bronze mirror changed.
When the image froze.
Fang Xin in the mirror had a cold and indifferent expression, holding a blood-stained Panlong Spear.
He was stepping on a corpse.
He realized that the corpse looked very familiar.
Fang Xin stared closely.
After seeing it clearly, he couldn't help but freeze in place.