Who says sleep is not spiritual practice?

Chapter 211 Sixth Patriarch, You Shouldn't Show Up At This Time

The moment the iceberg collapsed, the golden light above the monk's head suddenly rose into the void like a brilliant sun!

In the next moment, the warm light shone on the entire Nanshan Mountain, stopping the flying snow and melting the snow!

Everyone bathed in the golden light and felt warm and comfortable.

at the same time.

on the high platform.

The monk who appeared abruptly withdrew his fingers, clasped his hands together, and bowed towards Guanri, as if saying:

"Been taught a lesson."

But the strange thing is that he didn't say a word, even if he recited a Buddha's name.

Seems like a dumb.

At this moment, all eyes were on the monk.

A palm that can break through to observe the sun with one finger is at least at the level of the Sunshine Realm, plus this dress of monk robes and cassock, with a round of golden light on the top of the head...

The identity of this person has been revealed.

"Another Living Buddha!"

"Nanshan Temple, there are three Buddhas!"

Someone in the crowd kept exclaiming:
"Two Buddhas in one temple is unprecedented, and three Buddhas in one temple..."

"The rise of Nanshan Temple is unstoppable!"

But there are also doubts:

"But who is he? Why is he wearing a mask and dare not show his true colors? Could it be someone pretending to be?"

However, doubts were quickly drowned out by other voices:

"Will that round of Buddha's light be fake?"

"Under the spiritual eyes of Abbot Guanri, who dares to pretend to be a Living Buddha?"

"In my opinion, Beishan Temple has paid too much attention to fame and incense in recent years, and has been too deeply involved with the world. In contrast, Nanshan Temple has always been aloof from the world, guarding a pure land, and only cares about chanting scriptures and Buddha, doing good deeds and accumulating virtue. , don’t care about the opinions of outsiders, this is the real holy land of Buddhism!”

"Only such a holy place of Buddhism can have a grand occasion of three Buddhas in one temple!"

"This time, the abbot Sun Guan is probably going to count on nothing!"

……

At this moment, Crown Prince Jing Yuan and his party also stared at the monk with unconcealable surprise on their faces:
"Eunuch Hu, you eagle dogs claim to collect all the news in the world, and you can't hide any secrets. Then do you know who this person is?"

Hu Chenghe looked ashamed:
"Your Highness, the North and South Temples are holy places of Buddhism. Your Majesty has an order not to allow eagles and dogs to sneak into the temple to inquire about news."

"However, this old slave knows that Shanxuan often went down the mountain when he was at the peak of his strength, to save some sinful villains, and brought them to Nanshan Temple to worship Buddhism. Some of them were extremely talented, such as a man named Wei Bo Zhan's villain, after entering the temple for 29 years, went down the mountain for the first time in the name of the Six Precepts, and then comprehended the true meaning of Buddhism in Beidi, and entered the Yaori realm!"

"The person who showed up today may be the same as Liu Jie."

Jing Yuan frowned slightly.

He likes the feeling of being in control of everything, and hates accidents, which will make him lose his confidence in power.

"After I ascend the throne, I must destroy all the Buddhas, so that everyone in the Chu Kingdom believes in imperial power!"

……

On the high platform at this time.

There was no irritation or unhappiness on the face of Guan Ri who had been shattered, and he still had a benevolent expression.

He just stared at the monk standing in front of Shanxuan, his spiritual eyes were like torches, as if he wanted to see through the other person's true identity.

But what's weird is...

He can't see through!
The monk has a Buddhist atmosphere, but it is not strong, like a monk who has attained the Tao.

But the round of Buddha's light above his head was condensed by the power of the incense, and the finger just now borrowed the power of the incense, which is a real Buddhist method!
So he asked directly:
"Dare to ask who you are?"

This statement came out.

Everyone stared at the strange monk, waiting for his answer.

Obviously, they are also very concerned about this issue.

but……

What was disappointing was that the monk stood still and remained silent.

Like a mute.

"Amitabha."

Suddenly, behind him, the fat little novice took a step forward and introduced on his behalf:
"Abbot Guanri, this one is the sixth patriarch."

"Uncle Master has been practicing closed-mouth meditation for the past few years, so he can't speak. Please forgive me!"

Shut up?
The crowd was stunned.

They have heard that closed-mouth meditation is a method of Buddhist practice, and they are forbidden to speak during the practice, otherwise they will fall short!
"It turned out to be the Sixth Patriarch."

Guan Ri clasped his hands together, his face was calm, but the suspicion in his heart was a little bit more:

"Since you can't speak after practicing closed-mouth meditation, can you take off the mask and let the poor monk and others see the true face of the master?"

The little novice chanted apologetically:
"Abbot Guanri, please forgive me. My master once swore an oath in front of the Buddha that he would not take off his mask unless he completed the closed-mouth meditation."

"Is it?"

Guan Ri narrowed his eyes slightly.

At this moment, he was [-]% certain that this person was not a Buddhist, but someone else pretended to be him!
But, he couldn't expose it!
The other party said that he was practicing closed-mouth meditation, so he eliminated the possibility of discussing Buddhism with him. As for using Buddhist methods to compete in martial arts...

It is not difficult to see from the finger just now that this person's use of the power of incense and fire is not inferior to his own, so he will not show any lies!
In addition, what is even more daunting is that...

As a sun watcher who is only half a step away from reaching the stars, he can't see through the reality of the other party at this moment!
This means that the opponent's strength will not be much inferior to his own, and even... surpassed!

"Won't……"

"Is it Reaching for the Stars?"

A terrifying guess suddenly appeared in Guan Ri's mind:

"Could it be that this person, like me, wants to gather incense from all over the world, condense the golden body of a Bodhisattva, and enter the fifth stage of Buddhahood?"

"No! He is a fake monk. He doesn't have a deep understanding of Buddhism, and he can't walk this path at all!"

He paused for a moment, then said in surprise:

"but……"

"What if he is a true Buddha?"

Guan Ri looked at the strange monk named the Sixth Patriarch, and a murderous thought appeared in his heart:
"Whether it is a real Buddha or a fake Buddha, it is absolutely impossible for me to let you advance to the realm of the Buddha!"

"In the whole world, only this seat is qualified to become a Buddha and enjoy the incense and offerings of the world!"

Thinking of this, Guan Ri glanced at Jing Yuan and his party in the audience, and thought about it at the same time.

It was impossible for him to fight for life and death with a stranger who was suspected of reaching the star realm, so he had to borrow a knife to kill someone.

And as far as he knows, in order to consolidate the imperial power, the Jing family has erased all the ancient books about the fifth rank outside the capital hundreds of years ago. This way prevents anyone from advancing to the fifth rank and threatens their rule !

In addition, for Buddhism, they have a faint restriction——

No monk is allowed to be promoted to the Star Reaching, lest someone is lucky enough to directly condense the golden body of Bodhisattva with the power of incense and fire, and advance to the fifth rank!
If someone is ignorant of current affairs, they will be killed by Jing Yang, the ancestor of the Dragon Raising Realm in Chu State!

and so……

Even though Guan Ri is now half-sure of being promoted to Star Reaching Stars, he still hasn't taken this step.

It's not that I can't, but I dare not!

"If the royal family finds out that the Sixth Patriarch Living Buddha of Nanshan Temple has reached the peak, I'm afraid that when the sun rises tomorrow, one of the three Buddhas in Nanshan Temple will be missing?"

Guan Ri sneered inwardly,

"Sixth Patriarch, you shouldn't show up at this time!"

"If this seat is you, even if the entire Nanshan Temple is dead, you will not come out to show your face. As long as you successfully condense the golden body of the Bodhisattva and enter the realm of the Buddha, so what if all the monks in the world are dead?"

"One person in this seat can also save all sentient beings!"

next moment.

Guan Ri remained calm and bowed to the Sixth Patriarch to say goodbye:

"Today, the poor monk came here uninvited. It is a bit abrupt. I hope the Sixth Patriarch and Master Shanxuan can forgive me."

"In order to apologize, the poor monk decided to swear that he would never set foot on Nanshan again in this life!"

After that, he turned and walked down the high platform.

at the same time.

On the high platform, the frost and snow on Abbot Shanxuan's body all dissipated under the golden light of the Sixth Patriarch, then he slowly opened his eyes and stopped Guan Ri:
"Amitabha."

"Master Guanri, the poor monk has something to give you—"

"If you go astray and know your way back, you can still become a Buddha."

"..."

After hearing this, a trace of struggle flashed across Guan Ri's face.

He knew that the other party was admonishing himself not to become a slave to power and to be too obsessed with advancing to the Buddha's realm.

But he didn't feel that he had gone astray!
His goal is to make the whole world a pure land of Buddhism, and everyone is a follower of Buddha!

He should have immeasurable merit and virtue, nothing wrong!
"This seat..."

"Has become a Buddha!"

Guan Ri never stopped and walked straight down the mountain.

Every time you take a step, the round of Buddha's light on the top of your head will become more grand, brilliant and dazzling, and people can't help but kneel down and praise!

When he reached the foot of the mountain, under the admiring eyes of all the gamblers, he came to the gambling table.

At this time, his share of gold and silver had already been placed on the gaming table.

Guan Ri reached out to pick up the pile of gold and silver, and smiled at everyone:

"This seat won, right?"

"Yes Yes!"

All the gamblers nodded.

They don't care what happens on the mountain, they just want to make enough gold and silver.

But this time, many people believed in Guan Ri's bet and followed suit one after another. The gold and silver they earned now can't even fit in their pockets.

For these people, watching the sun is the real Buddha!
"Amitabha."

"You are all people with roots of wisdom."

"Since you have a predestined relationship with the Buddha, then follow me to Beishan Temple to serve the Buddha."

Guan Ri glanced at everyone, regardless of whether the other party agreed or not, the Buddha's light above his head once again flourished, as if the scorching sun was burning!

In an instant, all the gamblers, whether they lost their fortunes or won a lot of money, dropped their gold and silver, as if they had lost their souls.

Afterwards, all the people clasped their hands together and recited the Buddha's name:

"Amitabha."

Apparently, they've all been converted!

next moment.

With bare feet, Guan Ri took the lead in walking north.

Hundreds of gamblers looked pious, followed by them like walking corpses.

On this day, Beishan Temple gave up its position as the number one holy place of Buddhism.

But five hundred Buddhist disciples were added.

……

As for Nanshan Temple...

After Guan Ri left, Abbot Shanxuan's lecture on Buddha at the altar finally came to an end.

The common people lined up at the foot of the mountain to receive the fasting meal, and representatives of various forces entered the temple to burn incense one after another, adding incense to Nanshan Temple.

The first stick of incense was given to Lu Wan'er by Crown Prince Jing Yuan.

"Blessed by the Buddha, the Chu Kingdom is prosperous and the world is peaceful..."

Wearing a veil, Lu Wan'er knelt in front of the Buddha statue, burning incense devoutly.

On the side, Jing Yuan secretly listened to the eunuch Hu Chenghe, and ordered in a faint voice:
"Send someone to tell Emperor Father that Guanri suspects that the sixth patriarch of Nanshan Temple is a star picker!"

(End of this chapter)