Chapter 765: Eyes Wet
After escaping from the terrifying experience in the deep mountains and forests, Qi Tongwei was exhausted and confused. He thought he could find a little peace, but he did not expect that the gears of fate would turn again, dragging him into an even more bizarre vortex.
During his wandering, he heard the legend of a mysterious ancient temple. It is said that the ancient temple is hidden in the deep mountains and forests where few people go. It is usually shrouded in clouds and mist and is difficult to find. But every full moon night, bursts of Buddhist chants can be heard from the temple, accompanied by strange lights flashing, as if some mysterious power is awakening. Qi Tongwei's heart moved, and his intuition told him that this ancient temple might be inextricably linked to the various strange things he had experienced before, so he resolutely decided to go and explore.
After many hardships, Qi Tongwei finally found the legendary ancient temple on a foggy morning. The gate of the ancient temple was closed, and the copper lock on the door was rusty, as if it had not been opened for a long time. The temple walls were mottled, covered with moss and vines, revealing the vicissitudes and mystery of the years. Qi Tongwei walked around the ancient temple and found a small gap in the wall behind the temple. He carefully stepped sideways and got in.
The temple was unusually quiet, and filled with a faint scent of sandalwood. Qi Tongwei walked slowly forward, and the stone pavement under his feet made a slight echo. Suddenly, he heard a faint cry, which seemed to come from deep underground. Qi Tongwei followed the sound and came to a Buddhist temple. There was a huge Buddha statue enshrined in the temple. The Buddha statue was solemn and dignified, but there seemed to be an unspeakable sadness in his eyes.
Qi Tongwei looked around and found a secret door in the corner of the Buddhist hall. The secret door was half-open, and a faint light was shining through. He approached the secret door and gently pushed it open. He saw a narrow passage inside. The walls on both sides of the passage were covered with strange murals. The contents of the murals seemed to be some ancient rituals and scenes. The characters were lifelike, but their expressions were distorted and weird, which made people shudder.
As he walked along the passage, the sound of crying became clearer. Finally, Qi Tongwei came to the end of the passage and saw a basement in front of him. The basement was filled with a foul smell. In the middle of the basement was a huge water tank filled with black liquid that gave off a disgusting smell. The crying sound came from the water tank.
Qi Tongwei resisted the nausea and approached the water tank, looking down. He saw a blurry figure reflected on the surface of the liquid in the water tank, which looked like a woman with long flowing hair and a haggard face. The figure of the woman was looming in the liquid, constantly telling something, but Qi Tongwei could not hear it clearly.
Just as Qi Tongwei was trying to figure it all out, suddenly, the lights in the basement began to flicker violently, and then went out. Then, a sinister laugh echoed in the darkness, and pairs of red eyes lit up around him, as if countless evil spirits were watching him. Qi Tongwei was startled, and he realized that he had fallen into a carefully laid trap.
He fumbled to take out the Purification Crystal from his bosom. The Purification Crystal emitted a faint light, temporarily dispelling the darkness around him. However, the evil spirits were not scared away, but rushed towards him more frantically. Qi Tongwei waved the Purification Crystal in his hand and started a desperate fight with the evil spirits.
In the fierce battle, Qi Tongwei gradually lost his strength. Suddenly, an evil spirit took advantage of his unpreparedness and pounced on him fiercely, knocking him to the ground. The Purification Crystal also slipped from his hand and rolled to the side. Qi Tongwei struggled to get up and pick up the Purification Crystal, but the evil spirits surrounded him and made him unable to move.
Just when Qi Tongwei felt desperate, he suddenly heard a melodious Buddhist sound. The Buddhist sound was like a clear spring, flowing in every corner of the basement. The evil spirits seemed to be restrained by some kind of power, and they stopped attacking and showed expressions of fear.
As the Buddhist chant sounded, the wall of the basement began to move slowly, and a hidden stone door appeared in front of him. The stone door slowly opened, and a soft light shone from it. Qi Tongwei took the opportunity to pick up the purification crystal and ran towards the stone door.
When he passed through the stone gate, he was stunned by the scene in front of him. Inside the stone gate was a huge secret room, which was filled with various precious cultural relics and ancient books. In the center of the secret room, there was a stone platform, on which was enshrined a relic emitting a mysterious light. Qi Tongwei approached the stone platform and found an ancient scripture next to the relic, which recorded a secret about this ancient temple.
It turns out that this ancient temple was once a holy place for spiritual practice, but many years ago, an evil monk coveted the treasures in the temple, colluded with evil spirits, and committed an unforgivable crime, causing the ancient temple to be cursed and fall into endless darkness. All the strange things that Qi Tongwei had experienced before were related to the curse of this evil monk. In order to lift the curse, the purification crystal must be merged with the relic to purify the evil power in the temple.
Qi Tongwei knew that this matter was of great importance, so he decided to take on this mission. Following the instructions in the scriptures, he placed the purification crystal next to the relic, clasped his hands together, and prayed silently. As he prayed, the purification crystal and the relic began to emit a dazzling light, which contained a powerful force and purified the evil spirits in the basement one by one.
The night was as dark as ink, so thick that it could not be dissolved. Qi Tongwei drove alone on the winding mountain road, surrounded by dark mountains. Only two beams of light from the car lights barely broke through the darkness in front of him. The night in Huangfengling was so quiet that it was a little eerie. The occasional cry of a night owl was terrifying.
The car slowly stopped, and Qi Tongwei got out. The cold wind cut his face like a knife. He looked at the steep cliff in front of him, feeling mixed emotions. The past scenes flashed through his mind, those power struggles, those struggles and unwillingness, all like the abyss under the cliff, deep and bottomless.
At this moment, a gust of gloomy wind blew by, and Qi Tongwei couldn't help but shudder. In a trance, he saw a vague figure slowly emerging from the edge of the cliff. The figure became clearer and clearer. It turned out to be an old woman in simple clothes, with a kind face but an indescribable mystery.
"Great...Great grandmother?" Qi Tongwei's eyes widened in surprise and he shouted in a trembling voice. The great grandmother nodded slightly, her eyes full of love and compassion.
"Tongwei, you've gone too far." The great-grandmother's voice seemed to come from a distant place, echoing slowly in Qi Tongwei's ears.
Qi Tongwei's eyes were moistened instantly, "Grandma, I...I was wrong, but now I have no way to retreat."