"This..." Everyone quickly ran out of the cave, looking around and saying in surprise: "Have you really walked through the mountain?!"
The grim-faced Taoist priest was equally incredible. This tunnel actually penetrated the hard mountain and reached the back of the mountain. Especially in an alpine area. Is this really something that the productivity level of the ancient Xiangxiong country could achieve?
Although the ghost-faced Taoist priest looked incredulous, the bright moon and stars above his head and the biting cold wind reminded him that this was indeed the case, and what surprised him even more was what lay behind - there was a vast platform outside the cave entrance, and visually there were It is dozens of steps long and wide. Judging from the flatness of the ground, this entire platform is also dug manually. It forms a regular right angle with the vertical cliff above the entrance of the cave. It looks like a complete mountain top with chunks removed. Same.
"What on earth is this place?" The grim-faced Taoist priest walked towards the outside of the platform in surprise. At the same time, he looked into the distance as he walked. All he could see were rolling mountains. Against the backdrop of the moonlight, they looked like black dragons dormant. In the snowy area.
Soon the grimace Taoist priest came to the edge of the platform, where the cold wind blew even more wildly. The grimace Taoist priest could not help but lower his head, but when he lowered his head, he suddenly made a sound in his mouth, as if he had discovered something again.
The Taoist priest with a grimace hurriedly leaned forward and looked down. Unexpectedly, there was actually a platform below, which looked wider. Its edge was obviously much farther out than the top. However, because the gap between the two platforms was more than ten feet, it was not possible to reach it. The edge is not at all easy to spot with the platform below.
Seeing the grimace here, the Taoist priest became even more confused. What kind of project is going on on the back of the mountain? It seems to be much more elaborate than the Bachocheng on the front. Are these wide platforms layer by layer building stone stairs for the gods?
Stone stairs...wait! A sudden flash occurred in the grimace Taoist's mind, and then he subconsciously turned around and looked behind him.
He Siniang, who had just followed behind, was startled by the action of the grim-faced Taoist priest. She had no time to ask, so she turned around and looked around. Then the two of them saw something strange on the dark rock wall.
"What is that?" He Siniang asked, looking at the shadowy outline on the rock wall.
"It's 'Bodhisattva'." The grim-faced Taoist priest replied: "This is exactly the Void Mountain we are looking for!"
"Ah? Could it be that the Taoist priest discovered something?"
The Taoist priest with a grimace nodded: "Sister, come here and take a look below. Doesn't this layer-by-layer layout, which is shaped like a staircase, correspond to the lingo of 'a mountain is like a staircase'?"
"It seems true." He Siniang turned back and continued: "Then the towering shadow on the rock wall is the Bodhisattva sitting upright in the cryptic language?"
"Well, that shadow is actually a tall stone carving on a cliff, but I can't see which Bodhisattva it is specifically. Let's go! Let's just go and have a look."
The two ghost-faced Taoist priests walked quickly towards the cliff. Others were also attracted to them at this time, and soon everyone gathered in front of the cliff.
Under the moonlight, everyone saw this huge statue that was half embedded in the mountain and more than ten feet high.
The statue has its legs crossed, its right hand placed across its chest, and its left hand half bent upward. Although the statue is too tall and the head cannot be seen clearly, everyone can still tell from some features that it is a statue of a female figure.
The entire statue looks like it was carved directly out of the rock wall. From the side, it seems to be integrated with the cliff. Only when you go around to the front can you discover what's inside. Although everyone has heard of this kind of cliff carvings, such a huge scale is really rare. The mountain is like a throne, and the statue set off among the mountains and stars is so majestic that everyone looking up below has forgotten it. It was so cold that everyone looked at it in a daze.
"So this is the meaning of 'Bodhisattva sitting upright'." He Siniang came back to her senses and turned to ask the grim-faced Taoist: "Does the Taoist know which Bodhisattva this is?"
"It's 'Sa Zhi Aisang'." The grim-faced Taoist priest replied: "To be precise, he is not a Bodhisattva, but the Supreme Buddha of Bon Religion - the Great Mother Buddha."
"The Great Mother Buddha... Since this is the Supreme Buddha, why is it referred to as 'Bodhisattva' in the cryptic language?"
The Taoist priest with a grimace shook his head: "Maybe it's just a nickname, and we don't know where Liu Zi...the emperor's cryptic words came from. Who knows if there were any mistakes along the way."
"Yes, Daochang Chen is right." Lin Wutou interrupted at this time: "I think what we should be struggling with now is not this, but that we must quickly tell General Pei what we have discovered. Since this is most likely Void Mountain, then Isn’t it not far from the final destination of Hades?”
"What Lin Wutou means is that we won't explore the downward part of the tunnel yet?" the Taoist priest with a grimace asked.
"Oh, if everything is in a hurry, wouldn't it be safe to wait for the large forces to act together?" Lin Wutou said, without waiting for the Taoist priest with a grimace to reply, he waved his hand directly behind him and said: "Old Zhao, return to the original route quickly and tell the news here. General Pei, we are waiting for you here."
The young man named Zhao nodded and quickly ran back to the tunnel without saying anything.
The Taoist priest with a grimace sneered in his heart as he watched. Lin Wutou didn't seem to be stupid. He clearly realized that the fork in the middle of the tunnel was probably the path to the underworld. He must also know the power of this trip, so he didn't know how to do it at all. Not wanting to put himself at risk, he took this opportunity to summon the troops from the beginning, which would just in time end this fatal errand ahead of time.
However, this also shows from the side that Lin Wu and the others are simply here to monitor his party. It seems that the three of them were worried too much about killing the donkey.
After Lin Wutou sent someone to report the news, everyone in front of the Buddha statue had nothing to do. The Taoist Grimace had no intention of exploring the fork in the middle of the tunnel. After all, there were already two teams of people in trouble there. He could If you have an excuse not to go, you will be happy and safe.
At this time, the grim-faced Taoist priest followed the Buddha statue to the rock wall on the right. Here, his back was facing the bright moon, so he could take a good look at the Buddha statue by the moonlight.
The grim-faced Taoist priest saw that the head of the Buddha statue indeed had a female appearance and had three eyes. Combined with the crown on the head, it was indeed the Great Mother Buddha. But what makes the grim-faced Taoist priest a little confused is that the hands of the Great Mother Buddha are empty. Logically speaking, it should hold a mirror in its left hand and a treasure vase in its right hand, symbolizing "pure heart" and "hope of believers" respectively. This is the great How can believers in the sect dare to change the most basic and necessary appearance of the Loving Mother Buddha?
Could it be that this image of empty hands has other meanings? Or maybe there was something in the hand of the Buddha statue, but it disappeared for some reason?
