Chapter 217 Invitation from the Guardian Temple!
"Mr. Ni, Mr. Ni..."
In a trance, Ni Kun seemed to hear a gentle male voice calling him softly.
male voice?
How could there be a man in my room?
Ni Kun woke up with a start, only to find that he was not in the room at all.
This is a Buddhist temple.
In the Buddhist hall, there is a huge golden Buddha statue, sitting cross-legged and making a seal.
The Buddha statue's facial features were exactly the same as Ni Kun's, and it was glowing with golden light, illuminating the entire Buddhist hall.
Ni Kun sat cross-legged in front of the Buddha statue, with his hands in the same mudra as the Buddha statue, his back to the statue and facing forward.
And that gentle male voice came from outside the tightly closed Buddhist temple door opposite Ni Kun.
"Mr. Ni, Mr. Ni..."
The gentle call sounded outside the door again.
Ni Kun frowned. Dreaming?
How is this possible?
With his current level of spiritual cultivation, when he was resting, there was not a single thought in his sea of consciousness, so how could he be dreaming?
Moreover, this dream was somewhat puzzling. Ni Kun was sure that he had never heard that gentle male voice before.
Could it be that... the devil entered my dream?
"Mr. Ni, Mr. Ni..."
The male voice called out tirelessly, his voice neither hurried nor slow, and full of patience.
Ni Kun turned around and glanced at the golden Buddha statue behind him.
He knew that as long as he did not open the door, with the golden Buddha statue condensed from the Amitabha Sutra in place, no external demon would be able to forcibly invade the Buddhist temple.
"Mr. Ni, Mr. Ni..."
The calls continued.
Logically speaking, such incessant calling would easily annoy people.
But the gentle male voice was very friendly, and even after calling for such a long time, Ni Kun did not feel disgusted or impatient.
This is not something that the outer demon charm can do.
With the golden Buddha in charge, no enchanting magic can shake Ni Kun's will, but will only arouse his disgust and vigilance.
What's more, if it was really an invasion by external demons, it should have transformed into a beautiful woman and called him with a soul-stirring female voice.
Use a male voice...
Who are you looking down on?
After pondering for a while, Ni Kun had an idea, and the door of the Buddhist hall opened with a bang, revealing a handsome and elegant bald young man in white clothes, red lips and white teeth.
The bald young man wore Buddhist beads around his neck and looked like a monk.
"Master Ni finally opened the door."
The young monk in white clothes as white as snow did not cross the threshold and enter the Buddhist hall without permission. He only bowed to Ni Kun outside the door :
"I am Xuanzang, the monk, and I am here to greet Master Ni."
Xuanzang?
Ni Kun was surprised and asked, "Are you Tang Sanzang?"
Oh my god, how did Tang Sanzang appear in my dream?
I haven’t missed Journey to the West recently!
I have thought about looking for Xuanzang in Chang'an City or Shu.
By the way, Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty world should be just a teenage monk now. Judging from the time, he should still be in Shu looking for eminent monks and studying further.
The handsome and elegant monk in white in front of him looked to be in his twenties.
Could it be Tang Sanzang from Journey to the West?
"Mr. Ni is right. Tang Seng and Tang Sanzang are also little monks." Xuanzang smiled elegantly, "But my current identity is not Tang Sanzang who went to the Great Leiyin Temple in the West to seek the true scriptures."
The Great Leiyin Temple of the West?
Ni Kun's mind moved, so he came from a Journey to the West background?
He asked, "It would be fine if Master Xuanzang didn't go to seek Buddhist scriptures, but why did he appear in my dream?"
Xuanzang smiled and said:
"I am outside the Ninth Heaven, communicating with Master Ni through telepathy. Because Master Ni has this True Buddha in his sea of consciousness, I cannot talk to him directly. I have no choice but to knock on his door and disturb his peace."
Ni Kun was surprised and said, "How could you contact me from outside the Nine Heavens? Master Xuanzang is extremely powerful! Also, what exactly is that place outside the Nine Heavens? Can we fly there directly?"
Xuanzang smiled and said:
"I don't deserve your praise, young master. I do have some magical powers. As for the place beyond the Nine Heavens, it's just a saying. In fact, where I and others are is another higher dimension. Even if we fly out of the sky and walk through every corner of this world, we can't reach it. I'm sure you can understand this with your experience, young master Ni."
Ni Kun nodded, indicating that he understood, and asked again:
"Then, I wonder what Master Xuanzang wants to do by entering my dream?"
Xuanzang said:
"In addition to telepathy, I also have divine eyes and divine ears, which allow me to see the affairs of all realms. I know that Master Ni is eager to help others and does many things to save the world. He is a rare righteous man in all realms. Therefore, I have the audacity to invite Master Ni to stay in the Guardian Temple and become a guardian to protect the existing realms from being invaded by foreign demons."
Ni Kun raised his eyebrows in surprise:
"Guardian? Are you here to ask me to be a guardian? By the way, Master Xuanzang, you are not also a guardian, are you?"
Xuanzang said:
"I am indeed a member of the Guardians."
Ni Kun asked curiously:
"Excuse me, what's the mage's zodiac sign?"
Xuanzang said:
"I am a Virgo."
Well, Xuanzang, who comes from the background of Journey to the West, is a disciple of Buddha and the reincarnation of Golden Cicada. If he wants to be a guardian, Virgo is really suitable for him.
Virgo Saints have always been beauties with long flowing hair. Although Xuanzang is also handsome, he has a shiny bald head...
The painting style is so beautiful that even Ni Kun couldn’t imagine it.
"I wonder if Master Xuanzang could explain to me in detail about the origins of the Guardian Temple and the demons from outer space?"
The key point is... you know that this is the world of reincarnation, are you all people from the world of reincarnation?
Xuanzang said:
"The Guardian Temple is the last line of defense for the worlds outside the Nine Heavens. The Guardians are promoted from various worlds. They are all upright and kind, and have a strong will to 'protect'.
“If the Guardian Temple is lost, even if the existing worlds are still protected by crystal barriers, they will no longer be able to resist the void’s encroachment and the invasion of demons.
“As for the origin of the Guardian Temple, I am not entirely clear about it. Or rather, none of the existing guardians are entirely clear about it.
"After all, we are not the original guardians. The guardians of each department have been passed down for many generations. The original information has long been lost in one fierce battle after another.
"So we don't know the origin of the Guardian Temple. We only know that the Guardian Temple must not be lost. Otherwise, all the worlds will be doomed.
"I'm sorry that I can't easily disclose more specific information about the temple. If Master Ni is willing to go, he will know it.
“As for the demons from outer space, they must be demon cultivators from another ‘great universe’ who enjoy destroying the world and plundering the origin.
"They are powerful and numerous, and they have also bewitched and corrupted many of the strong men in our universe to act as their accomplices. They attack us from both inside and outside, making it hard to defend against them. This is really giving us a headache..."
"Wait!" Ni Kun made a pause gesture: "You are so strong, even if there are people inside the world who have been bewitched, can't you just come down and kill them?"
Xuanzang shook his head helplessly:
"We are limited in number, and being able to defend the temple is already our limit. Moreover, the crystal barrier of the worlds is also an obstacle for us.
"Of course, we guardians are subject to fewer restrictions. The demons from outer space can only descend as projections before the barrier is broken. But we can descend into the various realms in our true form.
“But despite this, we must keep most of our strength in the Guardian Temple and weaken ourselves to a certain extent before we can pass through the crystal barrier and descend into the various realms in our true form.
"Since our strength has been weakened, we may not be able to defeat the powerful native warriors from various worlds who have been bewitched and corrupted by the demons. Moreover, most of the time, we are struggling to support the defense line and have no time to split ourselves...
“The only place where we can descend completely without restrictions is the wasteland world that Master Ni has visited before.
"That is the bottom layer of the universe, formed by the fusion of the remaining 'fragments' of all the destroyed worlds. Of course, there are parts of intact worlds occasionally, and they travel through them by chance.
"In short, although that wasteland is not protected by a crystal wall barrier, it also does not have any resources worth mentioning. Moreover, it is constantly heading towards the most thorough withering away at every moment. Therefore, even the foreign demons disdain it..."
"I see." Ni Kun nodded: "So most of the time, the troubles within the various worlds can only be solved by the people within the various worlds themselves?"
"That's right." Xuanzang nodded slightly.
"But I still don't understand..." Ni Kun tapped the floor with his fingers and said slowly: "Since Master Xuanzang can become a guardian, then what about our respected teacher, the Tathagata Buddha? With the Tathagata's magical powers, can't he easily kill those foreign demons?"
Although this is the reincarnation world in the main god space, Tathagata Buddha and even the Three Pure Ones are probably limited by the overall size of the main god space, and their strength is not as strong as imagined.
But since the guardians can fight against the world-destroying extraterritorial demons, then those strong people who come from a higher-level reincarnation world will naturally be stronger.
Xuanzang sighed softly, his face showing a heavy expression:
"All the worlds have fallen into such a state, and have been invaded by demons, but no great powers have taken action... Master Ni, can't you figure out where all those great powers have gone?"
Ni Kun pondered for a while.
Even the Lord God has lost contact...
Were those powerful beings who came from higher-level worlds defeated in the first wave?
The Blood Evil Saint, An Wuji and others are naturally not that strong.
But Ni Kun would not think that the strength of the Blood Evil Saint Son and An Wuji is the upper limit of the power of the "Extraterritorial Demons".
He pretended to be "an invincible martial saint with an immortal spirit" and was able to scare An Wuji enough. This was enough to prove that An Wuji had seen some kind of powerful being who could easily kill him, so he was frightened by his own imagination.
The main gods and the powerful beings from the higher-level worlds might have been defeated by that kind of powerful being.
As for why so many worlds were left behind for Blood Demon Saint Son, An Wuji and others to devour...
Is it left for the younger generation to use as a test?
Or, that person or those people who defeated the powerful beings in the reincarnation world, or even the powerful Lord God, were also seriously injured themselves?
In short, everything is possible.
Thinking of this, Ni Kun couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart and felt under a lot of pressure.
"Mr. Ni, the Guardian Temple needs you..."
At this time, Xuanzang extended another sincere invitation:
"We guardians have very good benefits. We eat magical rice and fruits and drink precious liquids. Even if we only eat and don't practice in the Guardian Temple, our cultivation level will increase a hundred times in a day in this mundane world...
"We also have a variety of super entertainment and leisure facilities that combine magic and technology. Without leaving home, you can enjoy all kinds of natural scenery, and even the scenery of alien stars and other worlds...
"You like playing games? No problem. Our games are all immersive and fully simulated games. Whether you like riding horses and slashing, farming, going to dungeons to fight monsters, or driving a warship to fight in the galaxy, you can experience a different life as if you were traveling through time in real life...
"Join us, Master Ni. The Guardian Temple needs you. The worlds need you..."
Xuanzang's deception made Ni Kun laugh and cry:
"You are all too busy to deal with the local insects that are colluding with the foreign demons in the worlds. Even if the welfare is good, how can you have time to enjoy it?"
"Uh..." Xuanzang was slightly startled and frowned, "That's true..."
Ni Kun added: "The job is also dangerous, right? The guardians of each department have been replaced for several generations. Isn't the death rate extremely high?"
"Well, in the past year, only one guardian was killed..."
"However, how many guardians do you have in total? Are the twelve constellations full?"
“Not yet…”
"Ha, I think it will be hard for you to have a full staff."
Ni Kun shook his head and said:
"I will definitely go to the Nine Heavens to take a look in the future. I don't mind fighting to protect the worlds. Of course, I hope to wipe out all the foreign demons and even destroy the threats completely. But not now."
Xuanzang said:
"Since you have the heart to protect me, why can't you go now?"
Ni Kun smiled and said:
"How can my current strength be enough?"
Xuanzang said:
"The Guardian Temple has its own way to help Master Ni improve his strength quickly."
"There will be consequences, right?" Ni Kun asked, "The price of rapidly improving strength is to consume potential, right?"
Xuanzang was startled:
"How did Master Ni know?"
Ni Kun shook his head:
"Isn't it easy to guess? If there were no such troubles, there would be so many talented people in the world. Even if they were born in an ordinary world, they would have such good benefits in the Guardian Temple and could quickly improve their strength. Wouldn't there be a few invincible people who would sweep away all the foreign demons?
“But the Guardian Temple not only failed to wipe out the demons, but also had many guardians killed, making it increasingly difficult to hold on, and even worlds being destroyed from time to time… This is enough to show that after the guardians’ strength quickly rises to a certain level, they will enter a long period of stagnation due to excessive consumption of potential.
"I hope to be able to sweep the fields and clear the caves, but I don't want to waste too much of my future potential in exchange for the ability to only fight against 'little demons' like An Wuji and Xuesha Shengzi."
Xuanzang was silent for a while, then sighed:
"Master Ni has great ambitions. Since you have such ambitions, I will not force you too much... I can only wish that Master Ni will be brave and diligent, and grow up to the point where he can go beyond the Nine Heavens on his own and join forces with us to fight the enemy."
Ni Kun nodded: "I will grow up as soon as possible. By the way, I wonder if Master Xuanzang knows the human immortal martial arts and the cultivation method of the five elements? If you can pass it on to me, it will also help me ascend to the ninth heaven as soon as possible."
Xuanzang smiled and said:
"I have already prepared for what Master Ni has invited me to do. After you wake up, please visit the snowy peak of this mountain, and you may gain something from it."
"Ha, the wizard is very generous!"
Ni Kun was not polite. Even if he would not become a guardian, he would still fight the demon from outside the domain to the end. Therefore, he did not feel guilty and continued to ask for benefits:
"Why not give me some natural treasures that will not cause any trouble and can increase my power?"
Xuanzang said helplessly:
"The skills can be manipulated to directly transmit it, but as for the natural treasures, unless they are transmitted by chance, if they are forced to pass through the barrier manually, the spiritual power will only dissipate between heaven and earth and degenerate to the point where it is unusable."
Ni Kun said: "But the Otsutsuki brought the seeds of the sacred tree..."
Before he finished speaking, he shook his head and smiled - Kaguya had only brought the seeds of the sacred tree with her in the first place, and to produce half-ripe fruits, it had consumed the vitality of half of the main island of Japan, as well as the blood sacrifice of a pure-blooded Otsutsuki's flesh and blood.
"Well, forget about the natural resources and treasures. I would like to thank Master Xuanzang for his gift." After a pause, Ni Kun asked curiously, "By the way, there is also a Xuanzang in this world..."
"There will be no Xuanzang in this world." Xuanzang sighed softly: "Once a guardian is promoted, all the isomorphs in the parallel worlds - if those parallel worlds have not been destroyed by the demons - will all gather around the person who becomes the guardian, helping him to quickly improve his strength."
This principle is not difficult for Ni Kun to understand - in the Hollywood movie "The Messiah" starring Jet Lee, the fewer isotopes in parallel time and space, the stronger the remaining isotopes will be.
When a Guardian is promoted, all "isotopes" will gather together and become the Guardian, and his strength will naturally increase by leaps and bounds like a rocket.
However, this method of strengthening is useless to Ni Kun.
Because he is a traveler from outside the main god space, there is no parallel world "homologue" in the main god space.
"Time is almost up, another wave of attacks is coming, I will leave now."
Xuanzang bowed to Ni Kun and said:
"When Master Ni ascends to the Ninth Heaven, if I can still live to that time, I will drink and chat with you."
"You will definitely live to that time." Ni Kun said with a smile: "I can tell at a glance that you, Master, are not someone who will die young."
Xuanzang smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words, Master Ni. By the way..."
His expression became serious, and he said solemnly:
"Among our guards, there are many beauties who are both brave and beautiful. If you go early, you may be able to get to know one or two of them. If you go too late, I'm afraid you will miss many..."
Ni Kun asked with great interest: "Oh? Who are the beauties?"
Xuanzang counted on his fingers, "There is the Sagittarius guardian, the elf prince Legolas, there is the Pisces guardian, the fox demon Kurama, and there is..."
Ni Kun had a blank expression on his face: "Hahaha, Master Xuanzang you are really... these two are really 'great beauties'. Well, I wish all beauties can turn misfortune into fortune and live forever."
"Thank you for your kind words, sir. I will take my leave now."
Xuanzang smiled slightly, bowed to Ni Kun, and then his figure disappeared like smoke.
Ni Kun smiled and shook his head. With a thought, the door of the Buddhist temple slammed shut.
Then he closed his eyes and opened them again, and he was back on the bed.
Supergirl lay on him, using him as a mattress. Tsunade slept beside him, hugging one of his arms. Kaguya slept lower, hugging one of his thighs, with her head resting on his lower abdomen.
A flash of lightning appeared on Ni Kun's body, and he escaped from the physical entanglement between the three people.
Neither Supergirl, Tsunade, nor Kaguya noticed anything unusual. They just felt that there was one less person to hug, so the three of them instinctively clung to each other.
Ni Kun smiled silently, without putting on his clothes, and there was a flash of lightning on his body again. In the blink of an eye, he was out of Yihua Palace and arrived at the snow-capped peak on the top of the mountain.
It was almost dawn and the sky above the snowy peaks was already quite bright.
Ni Kun casually glanced around and found a meteorite. He cut it open with his palm and saw a piece of jade shining with five colors and a scroll shining with golden light inside.
