In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 395 Illusions Created by People
Since flying into that magnificent complex of buildings that seemed to stretch to the horizon, Xie Lingxin could feel countless thoughts sweeping over her as she sat on the airship.

A series of inexplicable feelings enveloped me.

It felt like being stared at.

He knew that this was probably a powerful figure within the Hua clan, and that they possessed some unknown means of surveillance.

Although this complex is large, every inch of it is probably under control, as if it were the lines on the palm of one's hand.

If he hadn't been sitting on the Hua family's airship, with two Hua family members accompanying him, he would never have crossed the line.

soon.

The airship landed on a magnificent building in the sea.

This building is like a blooming exotic flower, taking root and standing firm amidst raging waves.

The place where they landed was one of the thousands of petals of this flower.

Stepping off the airship and onto the surface, I realized it was just a petal—an extremely wide platform and road.

The Hua siblings led him into a vehicle that was already waiting there, and drove along the road into the center of "Flower Stamen".

Hua Baorui said, "This is one of the libraries of our Hua family. The scholars and professors who were invited by us are all here now."

"How about we take you to rest first, Brother Xie, and then meet with Professor Wen and the others tomorrow?"

Xie Ling thought to herself, "Where are they now?"

Hua Baojia pursed her lips and said, "Of course, they are all highly respected people who came here for academic purposes, not like someone else."

Xie Lingxin rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay attention to her.

"Let's go now, I'm not tired."

Hua Baorui glanced at him and said, "Alright then."

Hua Baojia muttered, "That's more like it..."

It took nearly half an hour for the car to arrive in front of a building that looked as if it were carved entirely of crystal.

This building is just a library?

Judging from the wording, it seems to be just one of many libraries...

This family's foundation... is truly immense in every aspect.

A library is a library.

With ceilings over ten meters high, all you can see are books.

A group of people are gathered in front of a huge circular platform.

The images projected onto the stage were pages of a book.

The paper books here are probably only for "hiding".

If you really want to read a book, there's no need to painstakingly search through this vast sea of ​​books.

"Professor Wen."

Xie Lingxin spotted Wen Yifu in the crowd.

The latter's face lit up with joy when he saw him.

"Xiao Xie!"

He walked quickly over, pulled him along, and led him into the crowd.

"Come, come, let me introduce you!"

"This is Mr. An Yi, President of the Far East Branch of the Buddhist Masters Association!"

"President An personally attended your public lecture before. He really values ​​you."

If Wen Yifu has some pointers.

Xie Lingxin glanced at the man; he looked like an ordinary old man, which matched Xie Lingxin's impression of an old scholar.

"President An, this is Xie Lingxin."

Judging from Wen Yifu's attitude, it seems that Chairman An's attitude is crucial regarding the Morning Star Badge mentioned earlier.

If it were before, Xie Lingxin probably wouldn't have cared so much.

However, upon seeing the magnificent scale of the Hua family, he felt a surge of ambition.

That star badge is quite important.

He knew that honor was often an illusion.

But at crucial moments, it becomes invaluable.

It can even be a means to rise through social classes.

"Xiao Xie, okay, okay."

When An Yigong saw him, he showed an expression of appreciation and satisfaction: "I heard that you have been studying ancient scriptures recently, that's excellent."

"I'm worried that you'll become obsessed with that illusory path of immortality and waste your talent!"

"I'm so glad you're here."

Xie Lingxin smiled awkwardly.

I really haven't done any research...

"Is this the youngest scripture master on our Far East Star?"

At this moment, the people around also spoke up, each with a look of admiration.

"She really is very young!"

"Oh dear, when I was that age, how would I know anything about classics and history?"

"Our Far East Association has a promising future! I don't think it's any worse than the other branches! Do they have a mentor like Xiao Xie? Let's see how they can act so arrogantly in the future!"

"..."

Everyone said something to me.

To Xie Lingxin's surprise.

I don't know if it's a conditioned reflex, but he always felt that there were treacherous subjects who wanted to harm him.

I was prepared before I came, expecting to be harassed, looked down upon, and questioned.

But now, none of these things are there.

On the contrary, their attitudes were surprisingly good.

Not only him, but also Hua Baorui and Hua Baojia, the siblings, were a little surprised.

They knew exactly what kind of people these were.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Hua family is a prestigious family; these people may not necessarily respect you.

This is the pride of a teacher of scriptures.

The Masters Association is no less powerful than the aristocratic families.

It took a considerable amount of money from the Hua family to invite this group of people, especially that Duke An Yi.

In fact, even Xie Lingxin herself was not quite clear about the significance of a registered scripture teacher's status.

Sutra masters tend to stick together, and registering a sutra master involves going through layers of screening and assessment. Without sufficient understanding, Xie Lingxin would never have been able to obtain the status of a registered sutra master.

Since you've already registered, it proves that you've been recognized.

Who would question or make things difficult for someone they approve of?
"Alright, stop praising young people too much. Are you trying to ruin Xiao Xie by praising him too much?"

At this moment, Duke An Yi spoke up, silencing the crowd's discussion.

"Ha ha……"

Everyone laughed.

The atmosphere was harmonious. "Xiao Xie, enough with the small talk. Since you're here, why don't you take a look around?"

An Yi Gong pointed to a page in the projection and said, "This is one of the pages from the half of the ancient scripture that the Hua family obtained."

"Although we have deciphered most of it and found the coordinates of the domain, to be honest, there are still many difficulties and doubts, and we have not completely cracked the contents."

He glanced at the Hua siblings beside him: "The Hua siblings are too impatient. This realm is already a bit strange, and many mysteries remain unsolved before they enter it."

Clearly, he was very dissatisfied with Hua's recklessness.

Hua Baorui gave a slightly embarrassed smile.

Hua Baojia pouted.

Exploring the realms is never without its risks.

These old men are just cowards.

The path of spiritual practice is one of courageous and diligent progress.

By the time you finish your research, you'll probably be too old to continue exploring.

Xie Lingxin then looked at the projection.

[In Menglongtan, Jiangxi, Zhu Xiaolian and I were traveling in the capital when we happened to visit a temple. The temple buildings and meditation rooms were not very spacious, and there was only an old monk hanging in his satchel inside...]

Upon the arrival of the guests, officials in solemn attire came out to greet them and guide them to their destination. Inside the hall stood a statue of Zhi Gong, and the murals on the two walls were exquisite, depicting lifelike figures…

[On the east mural, a celestial maiden scatters flowers; within her, a young girl with her hair in a bun smiles, plucking a flower; her cherry lips seem about to move, her eyes about to sparkle...]

tsk...

So this is the one.

He knows this all too well.

A famous story from Liaozhai – The Painted Wall!
It seems that the half of the ancient scripture that Hua obtained was very likely "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio".

hiss~
This is of enormous value.

Based on his current understanding of the realms, he doesn't know how many realms *Liaozhai* has been passed down to this day.

Moreover, almost none of them are at the low-level domain realm; quite a few can reach the tenth level.

What incredible luck the Hua family has!
Why can't I find this kind of ancient scripture?
But is there a "monkey god" in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio?

Xie Ling's mind raced.

There are too many stories in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio for him to recall them all at once.

But I vaguely remember that it should exist.

Scan the projection.

Only one page on the page contains the title of one of the chapters.

The other pages are all just related information.

It seems that the Hua family is still keeping secrets and is unwilling to easily reveal other ancient scriptures.

I took a deep breath and turned my attention back to the page of "Painted Skin".

The story is quite simple.

The story mainly revolves around a scholar named Zhu and his friend who, in a temple, discover a painted mural and are captivated by the celestial maidens depicted on it.

Upon entering the mural, he had a romantic encounter with a celestial maiden.

I went in inexplicably and came out inexplicably.

And that's the end of the story.

The story itself is quite simple.

But if a domain is formed, then it becomes quite intriguing.

This mural itself is quite unusual.

There is a world within the mural, but it is unknown whether it is an illusion or something else.

The characters in the story, besides Zhu Juren and his friend Meng Longtan, also include a wandering monk from the temple.

Besides many celestial maidens, there is also a golden-armored deity in the mural.

The plot is simple, and the characters are not complicated.

How did the Hua family members get caught up in this?

Even the Grand Master suffered a crushing defeat?

Xie Ling thought for a moment and said, "Someone from the Hua Clan has entered the Domain Realm and seems to have even fought with people there. Didn't they discover anything?"

Hua Baorui said, "That domain is actually not very big, with only one temple. Logically speaking, a domain of this size is usually only at the Floating Life level, or at most the Mortal Realm level."

"But as this ancient scripture says, there is a mural in that temple, and that's the evil thing about it!"

“My second brother was trapped in this mural. An elder in our clan entered it with a wisp of thought and saw the ‘Buddhist Kingdom’ in the mural. He also encountered a guardian deity who was said to be the Buddha.”

"Our ancestors were injured by that guardian Vajra and had to cut off their own blade to sever that thought before they could escape the domain."

"Buddhist Kingdom... Vajra?"

Xie Lingxin closed her eyes and pondered.

"Can you do it?"

Hua Baojia couldn't help it.

She's not doubting now, she's anxious.

My second brother has been trapped in the illusion for some time now, and the sutra masters of the sutra master association still haven't found a way to help him.

If this drags on any longer, it could become really dangerous.

"Hey, don't disturb him."

An Yi Gong expressed his dissatisfaction.

He could sense Xie Lingxin's emotional fluctuations.

As the president of the Scripture Masters Association, his scholarship in scripture studies is naturally extraordinary.

Judging solely from the fluctuations in her mind, one could tell that Xie Lingxin was already copying the ancient scriptures in her sea of ​​consciousness.

This is an attempt to directly decipher and complete the ancient scriptures!

As expected of a young person, so arrogant!

However, Duke An Yi was not dissatisfied; on the contrary, he was very happy.

Those who study classical texts must have this kind of spirit!
Xie Lingxin was indeed copying ancient scriptures.

For him, completing the ancient scriptures was easy.

In fact, An Yi Gong and his colleagues have already deciphered most of this ancient scripture and reproduced almost all of it.

Only the last paragraph is missing.

The Historian of Strange Tales says: "Illusions are created by people; this saying is similar to that of a wise person. When people have lustful thoughts, they create illicit realms; when people have illicit thoughts, they create terrifying realms. When Bodhisattvas enlighten the ignorant, a thousand illusions arise. All of these are driven by the human mind. The old woman was too eager; it's a pity she didn't hear his words and immediately attain enlightenment, letting her hair down and going into the mountains."

Illusions are born from the human mind.

When people have lustful thoughts, they develop a state of contempt; when people have impure thoughts, they develop a state of terror.

When a Bodhisattva enlightens a dull and unenlightened person, a thousand illusions arise, but in reality, they are all just the mind's wandering thoughts.

The Bodhisattva was eager to teach people, but unfortunately they did not heed the Bodhisattva's words and attain enlightenment. Instead, they let their hair down and disappeared into the deep mountains.

"It's done?!"

The scholars, including An Yigong, were suddenly both surprised and delighted.

(End of this chapter)