There is also a legend that Gyoki later made major reconstructions between 729 and 749 and built another Zao-do hall lower down the mountain (Kinpusen-ji Temple on Mt. Yoshino) as the original was difficult to reach.
その後、天平年間に行基が大改築を行い、参詣困難な山頂の蔵王堂に代わって山下にも蔵王堂（吉野・金峯山寺）を建てたとする伝承もある。