Under One Person: My Name is Wan Jing Zhenjun

As the sun sets, the sky is ablaze with crimson clouds.

After descending Shaoshi Mountain, Wang Xiao and his group walked all the way to the Pagoda Forest, where they finally paused for a moment.

The so-called Pagoda Forest should actually be called the Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest, because each pagoda here is the final resting place of eminent monks throughout history.

Yes, this is where they rest in peace.

The ancient pagodas in front of Wang Xiao and the others, built of bricks and stones, are said to house the remains of a high-ranking monk from Shaolin Temple.

"My God, now I really understand why Shaolin is so popular..." Looking at the dense forest in front of him, which was built with ancient pagodas, Li Ka couldn't help but open his mouth wide, shocked by the profound heritage of Shaolin.

Compared to other temples, Shaolin Temple is not only famous, but its cultural heritage is also far superior to that of those temples.

"This ancient temple truly lives up to its reputation." Like Li Ka, Wang Xiao also sighed as he looked at the ancient pagodas in front of him.

Of course, in terms of appearance alone, although it looks impressive, it is not very well organized.

Because the shapes of these ancient pagodas in front of them are not entirely uniform, and even their heights vary slightly.

But it is precisely because of this that Shaolin's heritage is so long-standing and its foundation so profound.

Wang Xiao carefully examined the nearby ancient pagodas.

The closest, or rather, the most numerous in the pagoda forest, are ancient pagodas built in the Ming Dynasty architectural style.

These towers are exquisitely designed, and each tower is inscribed with intricate Sanskrit text and biographical information.

Besides these more common towers, Wang Xiao also saw one or two towers with prominent shapes in the tower forest.

These towers resemble the Fawan Zen Master Pagoda in shape, are estimated to be about 7 meters tall, and are made entirely of a single layer of square bricks.

At this moment, combined with the architectural style of overlapping eaves and the jeweled spire at the top, it looks truly ancient and solemn.

"Brother Xiao, can I have a painting done?" Just as Wang Xiao and his companion were looking at the Pagoda Forest, Wang Yan took out a drawing board from his painting box and asked Wang Xiao.

"Paint a forest of pagodas?" Wang Xiao glanced at Wang Yan and frowned slightly.

It wasn't that he was worried about Wang Yan wasting time; his main concern was whether this place was suitable for painting.

You know, the Pagoda Forest is called a scenic area, but what's the difference between this place and a cemetery? It's just that it's full of eminent monks.

In this situation, would Shaolin Temple allow photography and painting?

Thinking this, Wang Xiao glanced around.

At this time, there were quite a few tourists around the Pagoda Forest. However, unlike the area around Mount Song, the visitors here all tacitly maintained silence and solemnity. It is clear that most of those who come to visit the Pagoda Forest have a deep reverence for Buddhism.

After looking around and not seeing any staff or monks, Wang Xiao was certain that he could get the painting done.

Since no one is interfering, it means that it's permissible.

After looking around again and noticing someone taking out their phone to take a picture, he nodded to Wang Yan.

"Go ahead and draw it; I haven't really interfered."

"Thank you, Brother Xiao." Wang Yan's face lit up with joy. Although he didn't care whether anyone cared or not, he had indeed wasted Wang Xiao's time, so his gratitude was heartfelt.

While Wang Yan was painting Mount Song, Wang Xiao and Li Ka carefully observed the Pagoda Forest.

Of course, unlike Li Ka who was admiring the scenery, Wang Xiao was also observing the Qi (vital energy) of the pagoda forest while admiring the scenery.

In the world of Under One Person, everything possesses Qi, and these "everything" include not only humans and other living beings, but also the heavens and earth.

However, the Qi of heaven and earth is different from the innate Qi that humans possess.

Just as the water element is dense in Mount Heng and the wood element is dense in Mount Tai, the earth element is also dense in Mount Song.

In addition, Wang Xiao also saw some unusual things in the tower forest.

In Wang Xiao's eyes at this moment, besides the thick earthy yellow aura, there were two most prominent Qi mechanisms in the entire Talin area.

One of these two auras was black, like black mist, and the other was golden, like warm sunshine.

Although Wang Xiao didn't know exactly what these two auras were, he could guess the general situation even if he only had to guess.

As mentioned before, Tallinn is essentially a cemetery, and it's perfectly normal for a cemetery to have the death aura that only the dead can create.

As for the golden color, if Wang Xiao wasn't mistaken, it was most likely the Buddhist vow power or some kind of special Qi carried by these eminent monks.

At this moment, looking at the floating aura before him, Wang Xiao suddenly thought of another question.

The Five Sacred Mountains represent the Five Elements, and the supernatural powers that arise from them, such as Zhu Ming, Xuan Shu, Zu Ting, and Zhen Xing, are essentially supernatural powers belonging to the Qi of the Five Elements. In addition, the Qi that these supernatural powers can mobilize is also the Qi of the Five Elements.

However, the world is not only composed of the five elements.

In other places, or under special circumstances, similar death energy and willpower may appear.

Does this mean that since the Five Sacred Mountains' supernatural powers can invoke the Five Elements, then the supernatural powers of other mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas can also invoke other true Qi?

After thinking about this, Wang Xiao felt that this possibility was very high.

Although from the perspective of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams theory, many of the Qi in the universe are essentially formed by the interaction of the Five Elements, such as wood and water generating wind, wood and fire generating thunder, etc.

However, apart from this kind of superposition, if one can directly call upon other true qi in the world, how could the resulting effect be the same as that formed by fusion?

"It seems there's still so much to explore in this landscape painting. After traversing the Five Sacred Mountains, perhaps I can visit other mountain ranges, or even other lakes and seas..." With a sigh, Wang Xiao walked back to Wang Yan's side.

While he was viewing the Pagoda Forest, Wang Yan had already finished his painting.

"Brother Xiao." Wang Yan called out when he saw Wang Xiao coming over, and handed him the painting to take a look.

Wang Xiao nodded, took the painting, and glanced at it.

The result was obvious: Wang Xiao, who had little knowledge of painting, could only think that the painting was quite beautiful, but he couldn't give any valuable evaluation.

After a moment of silence, he handed the painting back. "It's well done."

Wang Yan smiled and nodded, not paying any attention.

After Wang Yan finished painting, the group continued on their journey.

After passing the Pagoda Forest, there are actually two other small attractions, namely the Bodhidharma Cave and the First Ancestor Temple. However, Wang Xiao and his group were not very interested in these two attractions and quickly skipped over them.

Five minutes later, the group arrived at a huge gate with red walls and gray tiles.

Above this gate, a very eye-catching plaque now hangs.

Shaolin Temple