Chapter 699: Chapter 473: The Immortal Cave Mansion Emerges, Sects Assemble
Actually, Lin Chang’sheng hadn’t paid any attention at all to the pursuit from the Heaven-Suppressing Sect and the others—even if he knew, he wouldn’t be afraid.
Jin Zhongchang thought Lin Chang’sheng had noticed them, and that he’d hidden in the Sword Immortal Temple out of fear, but that was just his own speculation.
After the four entered the Sword Immortal Temple, they stayed under the guise of offering prayers for blessings.
The place they stayed was a side room, different from where Lin Chang’sheng was living.
Time flew by, and half a month had already passed.
During this half month, word of Lin Chang’sheng joining the Sword Immortal Temple as a monk quickly spread to the various major sects across the Immortal Realm.
Many people were utterly shocked—how could one of the Immortal Realm’s top prodigies suddenly become a monk at the Sword Immortal Temple?
This was simply the laughingstock of the Immortal Realm.
However, the major sects all sensed there was more to this—one after another, they sent elders to find out whether the rumors were true.
The first to arrive were the Immortal Martial Hall and the Heaven-Suppressing Sect; the Heaven-Suppressing Sect was already getting impatient with the wait.
Because all Lin Chang’sheng did each day was chant sutras and worship Buddha—he didn’t make any other moves, as if he really was becoming a monk here.
"Grand Elder, how long are we supposed to keep waiting? Are we just going to waste time like this forever?"
Liu Wusheng, Fourth Elder of the Heaven-Suppressing Sect, complained impatiently.
It had already been half a month, and they hadn’t gotten an opportunity.
If they kept waiting, they might just go nuts.
"That’s right! Grand Elder, he’s just a cultivator at the mid stage of Tribulation Crossing. What are we afraid of? Worst comes to worst, I’ll hold him off while you crush Lin Chang’sheng!"
Jiang Hong, the Third Elder, was also growing restless with waiting.
Even if they turned the whole Sword Immortal Temple upside-down, as long as they took down Lin Chang’sheng, it would be worth it.
After all, their Sect Leader was backing them up.
"Grand Elder, the longer we wait, the more things can go wrong!"
Yang Tao, the Sixth Elder, chimed in as well.
Hearing all this, Grand Elder Jin Zhongchang finally made up his mind.
"Abbot Xuanbei will go into seclusion tomorrow. When that happens, we’ll make our move!"
Jin Zhongchang said slowly.
As long as Xuanbei wasn’t around, it would be easy for them to take down Lin Chang’sheng.
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded.
They’d been waiting to hear these words for half a month already.
...
During these fifteen days, aside from cultivating, Lin Chang’sheng wandered around the monastery, getting familiar with every corner.
Except for three restricted areas, Lin Chang’sheng’s investigation of the rest of the Sword Immortal Temple had turned up nothing useful.
So any clues he was after surely had to be within those three restricted places.
The first forbidden place was the ancestral hall of the Sword Immortal Temple, where many statues and the memorials of past abbots were worshipped. No one was allowed in without permission.
The second was the Scripture Pavilion, holding the Sword Immortal Temple’s collection of immortal and Buddhist techniques.
The third was Abbot Xuanbei’s cultivation quarters—no one was allowed to enter.
"There’s no way the Scripture Pavilion would have any clues, so it’s down to the ancestral hall and Xuanbei’s quarters!"
Lin Chang’sheng thought to himself.
Though Lin Chang’sheng had been inquiring about Mu Zhen Tian these days,
everyone claimed they didn’t know anything—and even if they did, they wouldn’t tell him much.
Lin Chang’sheng had only managed to learn that after Mu Zhen Tian arrived here, the abbot at the time bestowed the name Profound Celestial upon him.
Other than that, there was no useful news. Anything else, Lin Chang’sheng would have to find on his own.
Tonight, Lin Chang’sheng planned to sneak into the ancestral hall and take a look around.
Upon learning that Abbot Xuanbei would be in seclusion the next day, Lin Chang’sheng slipped into the ancestral hall under the cover of night.
Inside the ancestral hall, Lin Chang’sheng found row after row of massive stone statues of gods and Buddhas.
Each statue was at least two zhang tall—enormous. Alongside the Buddhas and deities were statues of abbots who had died throughout the temple’s history.
In front of each statue stood a worship table, each with its respective memorial tablet.
"Abbot Profound Celestial!"
"Abbot Xuan Ku!"
"Abbot Huiyuan!"
...
Name after name appeared before Lin Chang’sheng’s eyes.
But after searching every inch of the ancestral hall, Lin Chang’sheng found not a single clue.
"Wait, when Mu Zhen Tian came to the Sword Immortal Temple to cultivate, he was given the name Profound Celestial. Could this Abbot Profound Celestial be him?"
Lin Chang’sheng returned to the statue of Abbot Profound Celestial, staring at it in a daze.
If this really was Mu Zhen Tian, maybe the statue could provide some hints.
Lin Chang’sheng began circling the statue, searching for anything unusual, but found nothing out of the ordinary.
He sent a voice transmission to Gu Shan, who hurried over as soon as he got the message.
"This is Mu Zhen Tian’s statue?"
Gu Shan was surprised to see Mu Zhen Tian’s statue there—he hadn’t expected it to show up here.
"If his statue is here, maybe his cave mansion is somewhere in the Sword Immortal Temple!"
Lin Chang’sheng said quietly.
"Can you tell anything from looking? Let me try!"
When Gu Shan heard there might be a cave mansion hidden in the temple, he got extremely excited and immediately began pushing at Mu Zhen Tian’s statue.
Rumble—
With Gu Shan’s push, the entire statue shifted to the side.
Beneath the statue, a deep, bottomless passage appeared.
"What the...?"
Gu Shan’s heart skipped a beat. There really was something strange about the statue—could Mu Zhen Tian’s cave mansion be down there?
To test the safety of the huge cave, Lin Chang’sheng summoned the Bloodthirsty Taotie and sent it in to scout ahead.
After entering, the Bloodthirsty Taotie made its way down the tunnel and found it led off into the distance and was perfectly safe inside.
This discovery made Lin Chang’sheng even more convinced—this was probably the entrance to Sword Immortal Mu Zhen Tian’s cave mansion.
"Let’s go!"
With a word, Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan leapt down together.
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