Chapter 1434 - 1410: Reclining Buddha!

On this expanse of ruins, Ren Feng began his search.

The ruins were vast, and judging from the city walls that had only half-collapsed, Jada Temple had been extremely prosperous in its time, with a history of at least several hundred years.

The wind in the desert was blowing, and Ren Feng searched meticulously, inch by inch, from right to left.

Statues, statues, where are the statues?

All that met the eye was ruins; no trace of the so-called statues was found.

Ren Feng's consciousness was suppressed to a very small range, as he explored the ruins inch by inch. But beneath the ruins, there was nothing but ruins—no statues.

The Dragon Group's intelligence on the statues was not detailed; it merely mentioned the term "statues." According to their explanation, the entrance to Brahma Sect had been leaked by chance.

"The sky reddens, the Buddha smiles as he holds a flower, the entrance to the divine realm opens…"

Ren Feng murmured a phrase and frowned: "Does it mean I need to decrypt it?"

He searched the ruins again, but disappointingly saw no statues, and the ruins were too large—his suppressed consciousness meant each search took several hours.

Day had already turned to Black Night, the cold moonlight was scattered over the ruins. Ren Feng gazed at the surrounding ruins, feeling somewhat anxious inside.

"Calm down, calm down. Since the Dragon Group said the entrance is at the statue, then it must be at the statue. I need to first calm myself down."

Ren Feng began to think carefully. Since the Dragon Group said this phrase was passed down from India, then it must be correct. I must unlock the mystery in this phrase to possibly find the entrance—searching in this way won't lead to finding the entrance.

He took a deep breath to clear his mind. Moreover, the statues mentioned in the information shouldn't refer to actual statues; they could be metaphorical.

If they were real statues, after so long, they would have been damaged, so how could an entrance be seen?

Ren Feng frowned in thought, so this statue must be symbolic.

Ren Feng's mind started to think, this first phrase "The sky reddens" should be easy to understand. The sky reddens only in two scenarios: dawn or dusk, when the sun rises or sets, painting the sky red.

"So, the first phrase indicates time, which is also a prerequisite. I must be at these two time points to find the Brahma Sect's entrance?"

Ren Feng thought quickly to himself, glancing up at the Black Night sky, it seemed he'd have to wait until the next morning.

"However, what exactly does the second phrase mean?"

The Buddha smiles as he holds a flower?

According to the Dragon Group's information, this Buddha should refer to the statue, but the issue is, a statue couldn't possibly...

Ren Feng was truly puzzled; he hated decryption the most because it often leaves one clueless.

Smiling while holding a flower is a parable meaning that once when Sakyamuni lectured, disciples stared at him eagerly, but he said nothing, instead taking a flower from a pot on the podium and twirling it in his hand. None of the disciples understood the meaning of this gesture.

Only his senior disciple Kashyapa broke into a smile, which allegorically refers to smiling while holding a flower.

But the issue is, if it's a statue, would it hold a flower?

An odd expression filled Ren Feng's face, as the more he thought about it, the bigger his headache became.

Forget it; might as well wait for sunrise.

Ren Feng simply sat cross-legged amidst the ruins, starting meditation and rest, while his True Qi rapidly recovered within.

Time ticked away with each passing second, as the moon gradually moved away, and soon the sky became bright.

Ren Feng opened his eyes as the morning sun slowly rose; the nearby sky was already painted red.

"Time's up."

Ren Feng looked around, scanning the area, and most of the ruins had been dyed red, but still, there was no sign of a statue.

"The Buddha smiles as he holds a flower, where is the Buddha?"

Ren Feng frowned, his mind rapidly processing until suddenly he had a revelation!

"No, if it's truly a statue, then the statue can't be that small. My previous thoughts fell into a trap."

Ren Feng looked toward the small hill he had previously jumped from, climbed back up, then stood at a high point to look down.

As his gaze swept over, Ren Feng saw the ruins dyed completely by the morning glow, with the sunlight gradually inch by inch covering the entire area.

Ren Feng's eyes bore down intensely as all the shadows over the ruins were dispelled. At this moment, an array of bright light on the far left caught Ren Feng's attention.

Ren Feng looked over, and at that glance, he was completely stunned!

"What's this?"

He saw that the light shone on the ruins, making their contours clear, which revealed the unmistakable giant head of a Buddha statue!

However, this Buddha statue was reclining!

Seeing the Buddha's head, Ren Feng suddenly understood: "I see! The Buddha smiles as he holds a flower; the Buddha here indeed refers to a statue, but the statue isn't standing—it's reclining, a Reclining Buddha!"

From left to right, the enormous ruins transformed in Ren Feng's eyes, and from them, the grandeur of this reclining Buddha could still be discerned.

"Indians are truly incredible; they've connected buildings to create a Reclining Buddha, my god."

Amazement filled Ren Feng's eyes; this indeed was an astonishing concept.

"Now that I've found the Buddha, next comes the smiling while holding a flower."

Ren Feng followed the gaze of the Buddha, observing near its right hand stood a protruding sculpture, shaped unmistakably like a flower.

"Holding a flower!"

Ren Feng's eyes lit up; he quickly ran there, standing by the sculpture, only to find the other side covered in sealed symbols.

At this time, sunlight hadn't completely covered it, but Ren Feng could determine this was surely the entrance.

"The final phrase is, the entrance to the divine realm opens, so this divine realm is…"

Before Ren Feng, sunlight cascaded down, directly covering the rock, then the light on it seemed to ripple, and the sealed symbols clearly emerged, like a door opened wide.

"This is indeed the divine realm!"

Ren Feng confirmed with great certainty, a smile forming at the corner of his mouth, extending his hand forward!

When his hand touched the rock, instantly, the entire light rippled, the rock's surface softened and blurred, its light like water's surface rippling.

He had found the entrance to Brahma Sect!