Taming the Demon: A Guide to Raising a Great Sage

Chapter 191 Chapter 190, Goodbye Fa Liuli, Secrets of Genting Demon Palace

Ningbi Mountain is located in the southern suburbs of the capital, about 20 miles away from the south gate of the capital.

But the mountain is not high, and it is famous if there are immortals.

More than ten years ago, Venerable Liuli came to Ningbi Mountain to set up a temple to practice, planted a bamboo sea, built a small temple, and spent more than ten years expanding the small temple into a Zen forest.

Venerable Liuli consulted and treated common people for free all the year round, but he did not accept donations from fields or common people.

All the materials needed for the construction of temples and meditation forests were collected by herself from all corners of the country.

Many buildings in the monastery, such as the small temple at the beginning, were also built by her.

The rest of the buildings were mostly built by those believers who thanked her for saving lives and healing the wounded, and helped her build them in their spare time.

Among the folks, Venerable Liuli has a good reputation, and is privately called "the Bodhisattva of Medicine King who saves lives and heals the wounded", or "Moonlight Bodhisattva of Great Mercy and Great Compassion".

Because of this, Liuli Temple became very popular.

However, since Venerable Liuli is not allowed to donate money, the way for believers to express their hearts is to send some food, vegetables and fruits, or light a stick of incense, and silently worship and pray.

at dusk.

The pilgrims left the mountain gate in twos and threes. Under the setting sun, the Buddhist temple in the bamboo sea gradually became peaceful.

When the bell for closing the courtyard rang, the gate of the Zen courtyard was slowly closed, and a cloud of white clouds suddenly fell in front of the small temple that Venerable Liuli had built with his own hands.

When the white cloud that descended from the sky dispersed in all directions, a thing in the cloud suddenly appeared in its true form.

It was a disc with a radius of Zhang Xu, which seemed to be carved from white jade.

A large number of odd-shaped runes are engraved on the disc, and a large number of light blue jade are inlaid with a certain special pattern.

Yan Tianying, Wanfa Zhenren, Shen Lang, and Bai Shishi were standing on the white jade disc.

When getting off the white jade disc, Shen Lang's legs and feet were a little wobbly, and he was also a little apprehensive.

Without it, the white jade disc sacrificed by Master Wanfa just now flew too high and too fast.

However, its area is only about Zhang Xu, and when it is flying at high altitude, it is surrounded by a thin layer of clouds and mist. If you just lower your head, you can see the ground thousands of feet below.

This kind of aircraft, the riding experience is really bad.

Even with Shen Lang's boldness, he was not really relieved until he finally got his feet on the ground.

Shen Lang was frightened, not to mention Bai Shishi, her face was pale, her legs and feet were as soft as boiled noodles, both hands tightly grasped Shen Lang's arms, and half of her body was almost hanging on his body. stand firm.

"How are you guys doing? Are you feeling okay?" Yan Tianying asked with concern.

Shen Lang didn't try to be brave, and said honestly:

"It's okay. I'm just a little dizzy."

Yan Tianying smiled and said:
"This is the first time I took this flying instrument, just get used to it."

When he was speaking, Chang Yuzhen, the real man of Wanfa, who was dressed in a simple and elegant Tsing Yi, with a calm and quiet demeanor, who gave people a sense of immortality, waved lightly at the white jade disc, and the white jade disc immediately flew towards her palm, flying every now and then. At that time, the figure shrunk rapidly, and when it fell into her palm, it had changed from a square meter to only the size of a chess piece.

Master Wanfa put the "chess piece" in his sleeve, walked to the gate of the small temple, raised his hand and tapped twice, calling out:

"Liuli, here I come! Open the door quickly."

Soon, Fa Liuli's soft and ethereal sweet voice came from behind the temple gate:

"It's Yuzhen, why did you think of looking for me today?"

The gate of the temple opened silently. She was dressed in a snow-white long dress, with black hair hanging down her waist, her crystal clear skin seemed to be flowing with moonlight, and there was a cinnabar mark on the center of her brow.

There was a smile on the corner of her lips, dimples appeared on her cheeks, she greeted Master Wanfa with a smile, and then looked towards Yan Tianying:
"Master Yan is here too? What happened to cause you two to come to the door together?"

While speaking, when she saw Shen Lang and Bai Shishi, she immediately let out a sigh:
"It's you? Little monk Fahai, why did you get together with Master Yan and Master Wanfa?"

Shen Lang coughed dryly and stepped forward to salute:

"Greetings to Venerable Liuli. Well, my real name is Shen Lang, but I'm not actually a monk...Because I was investigating the case at the time, I had no choice but to disguise my identity and pretend to be a monk to deceive the Venerable. I hope that the Venerable will forgive me."

Fa Liuli smiled sweetly, without any irritation:
"I already guessed that you are a fake monk of Shenye Zen. But since you can cultivate the true teaching of Buddhism, you have a predestined relationship with the Buddha. Now it's too late to be a real monk!"

"..."

Shen Lang was speechless, and looked at Yan Tianying as if asking for help.

Yan Tianying laughed, and quickly made a relief:

"Liuli, don't even try to get him into the Buddhist gate. Shen Lang is my man. I will make great use of him in Shenchuangtang."

"is it?"

Fa Liuli was not disappointed either, and said with a smile:

"That doesn't matter. Little monk Fahai's Buddha affinity and wisdom root are in his own karma and root nature. Now he is your person, but in the future you can't be sure! Well, don't stand at the door Come in and talk!"

Welcoming everyone into the main hall of the small temple, they saw that the Bodhisattva statue standing in the main hall of the small temple seemed to be exactly the appearance of Venerable Liuli himself.

Shen Lang didn't know much about Buddhism in this world.

At this time, looking at the statue of Bodhisattva standing on the nine-grade lotus platform, wearing tassels on the chest, wearing a lotus flower crown, black hair hanging down the waist, eight arms, each with a seal, and the appearance is almost exactly the same as that of Fa Liuli. A look of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Thinking about when he practiced the "Da Sun Tathagata" meditation, the face of the Buddha he visualized was also his own appearance. He thought to himself, could it be that the great Buddhist monks in this world all worshiped himself and cultivated the statue in his heart? Buddha?
When he was wondering, Fa Liuli seemed to see his doubts, and said with a smile:
"When you reach the first rank in the future and see your nature clearly, you can also build a temple, build your own Dharma image, and worship Fahai Bodhisattva."

"..."

The corners of Shen Lang's eyes twitched slightly, and he really wanted to ask: Can our Buddhist sect, like the monks in that country who lived a good life, get married and have children, and pass on the temple from father to son from generation to generation?

If he hadn't asked Venerable Liuli during this trip, and was worried that he would offend her too much, Shen Lang would really have asked this question.

"Liuli, don't be joking with the little guy, I came to see you today, but I have a business to do."

At this time, Master Wanfa opened his mouth to make a rescue:
"Do you still remember the projected incarnation of the extraterritorial demon god that I saw on the first floor of the 'Genting Demon Palace' a few days ago? He has been able to pass through the seal and release a little power into the present world, which has had an impact on the present world."

Venerable Liuli frowned slightly, and became serious:

"You mean, the half-human, half-spider female demon god?"

Master Wanfa nodded slightly:

"That's right, it's Him. She calls herself 'Spider Mother', and claims to be the daughter of the earth, father and mother, in charge of the reproduction of all things, and the destination of all creatures on the earth before and after death.

"In this name, he inspired believers, bewitched and corrupted a few ignorant women, became his fanatics, and offered blood sacrifices for him..."

After Master Wanfa gave a brief account of what happened to Shen Lang, Yan Tianying looked at Fa Liuli again and said solemnly:
"Yuzhen and I came to you just to ask for your help to wash away the brand of prohibition in Bai Shishi's primordial spirit, and help her get rid of the spider mother's control. And help Shen Lang cut off the karma between him and the spider mother. All the consumption of the exorcism ceremony will be borne by me."

Fa Liuli shook her head lightly:
"Subduing demonic obstacles is the duty of us Buddhist monks. What's more, the little monk Fahai has a destiny with the Buddha? The ceremony consumes a lot, Lord Yan. No need to mention it. It's just that it's easy to wash away the imprint of prohibition in the primordial spirit of the white benefactor. The cause and effect between the little monk Hai and the spider mother may be a little difficult to deal with."

Bai Shishi boldly asked in a low voice:

"Why is it easy to wash away the restriction of the primordial spirit, but difficult to cut off the cause and effect? ​​Shouldn't it be the other way around?"

Fa Liuli shook his head and sighed softly:
"The restriction of the primordial spirit actually exists, so of course it is easier to wash away. The causal relationship is illusory, so it is naturally difficult to cut off."

Yan Tianying frowned:
"Then what should I do? The spider mother may retaliate against Shen Lang with a nightmare curse at any time. With his current cultivation base, it may be difficult to resist."

Fa Liuli pondered for a while, and said:

"Let's help Master Bai wash away the prohibition of the primordial spirit. I speculate that the reason why the little monk Fahai has not been retaliated by the spider mother in the past two days after beheading many spider sisters may be because Master Bai is still alive. .

"If the restraint of the Primordial Spirit of the Bai Benefactor is washed away, it will be equivalent to the annihilation of the entire group of seven apostles, the Spider Mother, and the Spider Mother will react very quickly. At that time, we will have to fight him again in the air. Let's see how much power he can exert in this world outside of the 'Genting Demon Palace'."

After making a decision.

Fa Liuli asked Yan Tianying and Shen Lang to go out first and wait outside the small temple.

Daoist Wanfa was left behind by her to help her arrange rituals.

The client, Bai Shishi, of course also stayed in the temple, waiting for the exorcism.

Shen Lang followed Yan Tianying to the door, hesitated for a while, and asked:

"Master Yan, what exactly is the 'Genting Demon Palace'? What is the origin of the demon god 'Spider Mother'?"

Yan Tianying originally wanted to say that only Yipin is eligible to participate in the matter of "Genting Demon Palace", and it would be meaningless for you to know about it, and it would only increase your troubles.

But after thinking about it, even Fa Liuli valued Shen Lang's talent and wanted to take him into Buddhism, so it can be seen that his talent is really extraordinary.

Besides, he has already been involved with the "Spider Mother", so it is better to let him know some secrets in advance, maybe it will make him more motivated to be brave and diligent.

After pondering for a moment, he opened his mouth slowly:
"Gunding Devil's Palace, as the name suggests, is a palace floating on the clouds. It is impossible to know who built this palace. We only know that it has been floating in the clouds above Jietian Peak in Youzhou Mansion since it was recorded in historical records. .

"This palace is only the size of an ordinary palace on the outside, but there is something special inside, it can be regarded as a 'secret realm of the universe'.

"According to legend, the depths of the Demon Palace are connected to the 'Star Abyss Demon Realm'.

"The legend of the Star Abyss Demon Realm is the place where the stars fell, the tomb of the stars in the sky, and the source of all evil and filth in the world. All the evil thoughts in the hearts of the people are said to originate from the Star Abyss Demon Realm.

"There are countless demons there. It is said that those demons are all born from the star abyss. There are also legends that the demons come from unknown heavens. Abyss, corrupted into a demon.

"In short, no matter where the evil spirits in the Star Abyss Demon Realm come from, once the seal of the Yunding Demon Palace is broken, the evil spirits will come to the present world and set off a world-destroying demon calamity.

"Fortunately, this Yunding Demon Palace has been sealed since its appearance. The demons in the Demon Palace cannot come to the world. They are as strong as the spider mother, and they can only transmit a little power through the seal to inspire the believers. Influence the present world.

"But the seal of the Demon Palace is not permanent, and the seal will be weakened every once in a while.

"If the seal is not strengthened, the power that the demon can transmit will become stronger and stronger. If there are demon believers holding blood sacrifices in this world, it is possible to attract the projection incarnation of the demon and create a heinous murder.

"At the end of the previous dynasty, there was an evil blood sacrifice in Luling Mansion, and the projection of the evil spirits under its influence once slaughtered the city of Luling Mansion and the seven counties under its jurisdiction. Not only did millions of people die in that evil calamity, but the disaster was far-reaching until now .To this day, there are still evil spirits remaining underground in the Luling Mansion, so that it has attracted the power of the Spider Mother..."

Hearing this, Shen Lang couldn't help asking:

"So the spider mother is also a demon from the 'Star Abyss Demon Realm'? And the seal of the Demon Palace can only be strengthened?"

Yan Tianying nodded slowly:
"That's right, the Spider Mother is a Star Abyss Demon God with extremely strong strength.

"A few days ago, I joined hands with five people, Yuzhen, Wulei Daoist, Liuli Venerable, and Dawei Bodhisattva, to enter the first layer of the magic palace to strengthen the seal, and fought with the spider mother projection that was eroding and destroying the seal, but it was barely enough. defeat him.

"If it weren't for the existence of the seal, the spider mother would not be able to transmit much power. If the five of us work together, I am afraid that we will not be his opponent."

He raised his hand and patted Shen Lang on the shoulder, saying:
"But don't worry, the projection incarnation of the spider mother can only exert that kind of power in the magic palace.

"In the present world outside the Demon Palace, the Spider Mother can at most inspire a few believers, and the most she can do to avenge her revenge is to curse her in a nightmare, and she cannot put her true power into the present world."

Shen Lang nodded, and said:

"The Yunding Demon Palace is so dangerous, why are you the first-rank warriors and monks like you, Lord Yan, the only ones who go to strengthen the seal? What are those gods and earth immortals who are above the first-rank are doing? With their strength, it should be easy to strengthen the seal, right? Even if it is to completely eliminate the projection incarnation of the Spider Mother, it should be possible, right?"

Hearing his words, Yan Tianying's eyes showed a subtle and strange look, and it took a long time before he shook his head and sighed:

"I do not know."

Shen Lang was startled:
"Master Yan doesn't know?"

Yan Tianying spread his hands together:
"I have never transcended, how can I know about gods and immortals?"

Shen Lang said:
"But the gods in the West often interfere with the world..."

Yan Tianying shook his head:

"The path of the Western gods is different from that of the Eastern Earth Immortals. What the Western gods take is not a true and complete path of transcendence, but a 'semi-transcendence' path that relies on the world."

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(End of this chapter)