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Shuiyue Zen Temple, known as the first modernized temple in all of China.
It is not a temple in the traditional sense, lacking the colorful and ancient-looking halls and shrines. All the buildings are constructed according to modern standards, presenting a unique charm.
The modern architecture blends seamlessly with the Buddha Statue that has been passed down for thousands of years, creating an intriguing contrast.
The Great Earthquake did not spare Shuiyue Zen Temple!
The entire Shuiyue Zen Temple was destroyed; the courtyard walls collapsed, buildings caved in, and many Buddha Statues shattered. There were almost no intact areas left in the entire temple!
In the entrance pool, the ten-meter-high Water Moon Guanyin Statue lay on the ground, deformed in many places. However, due to its metallic material, it did not suffer significant damage and remained largely intact.
Shen Yuan quickly approached the Water Moon Guanyin Statue, reached out to touch it, and then shook his head.
This Water Moon Guanyin Statue had existed for over thirty years, but because it was located not far from the entrance and not in the main hall, it lacked incense offerings and public worship. Although it had a hint of divine aura, its spiritual essence was insufficient. If activated with an Apophis Meteorite Fragment, it would probably take no more than three minutes, even less than an Arhat Statue.
Given its large size, needing so little Source of Life for activation indicates that even if activated, it would be of little use.
After all!
Copper has a hardness of only 3; once activated, it would merely be a decorative item, likely unable to withstand even a direct charge from a Tank Golden Bull, which would easily break its legs and crush its waist!
Continuing forward, Shen Yuan searched throughout the temple and found very few intact Buddha Statues, only more than twenty in total. Among them, only five had significant spiritual essence.
Among these five Buddha Statues, there was a five-meter-high Han White Jade Guanyin Statue, a three-meter-high granite Manjushri Bodhisattva Azure Lion Statue, a three-meter-high Azure Stone Dragon Arhat Statue, and before the three halls stood the majestic three-meter-high marble Hengha Erjiang!
Of these five statues, the Hengha Erjiang had the least spiritual essence, roughly comparable to that of Fuhuluo Han.
The Azure Dragon Arhat Statue had slightly more spiritual essence, about equivalent to that of both the Fuhuluo Han Statue and the Fierce Tiger Statue. The Manjushri Bodhisattva Azure Lion Statue possessed significantly more spiritual essence, estimated to be about twice that of the Azure Dragon Arhat Statue. As for the Han White Jade Guanyin Statue, it was not a recent creation; it was said to have existed for hundreds of years and was previously enshrined in a Guanyin temple. It exuded a profound divine aura and abundant spiritual essence, making complete activation impossible!
"Then let's activate you two first!"
Shen Yuan took out a small finger-sized Apophis Meteorite Fragment, obtained from Xue Chen. He pressed it against the statue of Heng Jiang. Five minutes later, the Apophis Meteorite Fragment completely turned into powder, transferring all its Source of Life into Heng Jiang's body. A marble statue no weaker than that of Fuhuluo Han came to life!
Immediately, Shen Yuan took out the Meteor Fragments he had obtained from Bao Ye and activated Ha Jiang. In the end, the Meteor Fragments were reduced to the size of half a pinky finger.
Hengha Erjiang, standing three meters tall, looked majestic and fierce, positioned to the left and right of Shen Yuan, resembling two guardian deities!
In fact, Hengha Erjiang were originally Buddhist guardian deities. Later, in the Investiture of the Gods, they were depicted as magical grain supervisors, one exhaling white mist from his nose and the other breathing out yellow mist from his mouth. In reality, they possessed none of these bizarre abilities and were essentially equivalent to the Dharma Protector Vajra in Buddhism!
Their status was slightly lower than that of an Arhat.
“Now it’s your turn!” Shen Yuan took out the Meteor Fragments he had obtained from Guo Zuo and pressed them onto the Azure Stone Dragon Arhat Statue. After eight minutes, he activated it.
The three-meter-tall Azure Dragon Arhat Statue appeared kind and benevolent, ranking 17th among the Eighteen Arhats.
Originally, there were only sixteen Arhats, who were the sixteen disciples of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, possessing profound Buddhist teachings and great magical powers. Later, the Descending Dragon Arhat and Fuhuluo Han were added.
The Descending Dragon Arhat is known as Kasyapa Bodhisattva, ranking first among the Buddha's ten great disciples; the phrase "a smile at a flower" refers to him. Kasyapa Bodhisattva and Maitreya Buddha, revered as Fuhuluo Han, hold extremely high status, far above ordinary Arhats, even comparable to great Bodhisattvas like Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra.
Legend has it that Living Buddha Jikong is a reincarnation of the Descending Dragon Arhat.
People have always known about the Eighteen Arhats but are unfamiliar with the other sixteen Arhats; however, they are well-acquainted with Descending Dragon Arhat and Fuhuluo Han.
In this Arhat Hall, there are several intact Arhat Statues, but their spiritual essence is far inferior to that of the Descending Dragon Arhat because when people come to worship and make wishes in the Arhat Hall, they think of Descending Dragon Arhat and Fuhuluo Han rather than the other Arhats.
“Three stone statues are enough!” Shen Yuan nodded to himself.
The other two Buddha Statues would be too difficult to activate.
For example, activating the three-meter-tall granite Manjushri Bodhisattva Azure Lion Statue would likely require Shen Yuan's last piece of Meteor Fragments obtained from Stabbing King White Hedgehog; even then it might not be sufficient.
As for the five-meter-tall Han White Jade Guanyin Statue, its spiritual essence was too abundant; activation was currently impossible.
“Let’s leave it at that!”
Shen Yuan frowned slightly.
In the end, he had Chen Letian and Xu Lixing look for softer materials, such as clothes and wood, to place under the truck. Then he and Chen Letian lifted the two statues onto it.
The Manjushri Bodhisattva Azure Lion Statue was manageable, standing over three meters tall and weighing two to three tons.
However, the Han White Jade Guanyin Statue, which was over five meters tall, was too heavy. They ultimately had to ask Jiang the Great for help to get it on board.
It was then that Shen Yuan realized that Jiang the Great, who had been quiet all along, was actually quite impressive. His level of evolution was high, and his total Source of Life was significantly greater than that of One Punch Diamond Diao Long. He should be considered a 2nd Tier 5-Star Evolver!
Indeed, those who made a lot of noise were often useless; it was the silent ones who were truly formidable!
“Now, let’s start the sweep!”
With Shen Yuan's command, Descending Dragon Arhat, Fuhuluo Han, and Hengha Erjiang sprang into action. Along with Shen Yuan riding the Stone Lion, they began a frenzied assault throughout Wetland Park, hunting down Mutant Beasts!
Hengha Erjiang wielded a two-meter-long Vajra, targeting the Mutant Beasts with precision. They belonged to the Buddhist Dharma Protector Vajra, tasked with protecting the law and subduing demons. Dealing with these Mutant Beasts was right up their alley.
Fuhuluo Han needed no introduction; his stone tiger was indeed terrifying.
As for Descending Dragon Arhat, fighting barehanded and being twice the size of Fuhuluo Han, even a three-meter-tall Mutated Cow could not withstand a single punch from him—he could kill gods and buddhas alike.
Although Uncle Qiao, Yuhong, Jiang the Great, and Meng Qingjin also joined in the fight, their total kills combined did not even reach one-third of what Shen Yuan accomplished alone. As for the other Evolvers they brought along, they were only there to scavenge corpses!
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