I want to embrace the moon for nine days

There are many schools of Buddhism. The longer they develop, the more diverse the views they absorb from various places in order to facilitate their preaching.

Some schools focus on forbearance, some focus on compassion, some focus on seeking emptiness, and some focus on reincarnation.

Jinshan Temple can be regarded as a sect that focuses on reincarnation. According to Buddhist scriptures, the cycle of good and evil has long been predetermined, and the present is determined by the past.

That is to say, this person was born into a wealthy family in this life, it must be because he did good deeds in his previous life, did a lot of great things, and has great blessings, so he deserves all the happiness.

If this person is born into poverty, or suffers from many illnesses, or is lonely, or is bullied in this life, it must be because he did too many evil things in his previous life, and the remnants of those evils have not yet been cleared, so he deserves to suffer.

And being reborn as an animal is even more terrible.

This means that the evil deeds done in the previous life are too great and the karma is too deep, so that he does not even have the chance to be a human being and is only worthy of being an ignorant and unconscious animal.

Because they are ignorant and unconscious, they cannot commit sins in this life. They can only be reborn as animals after paying off their sins several times before they can be reborn as humans again.

From this perspective, if non-human beings gain wisdom and begin to practice cultivation, they are already acting against heaven's will. They are not satisfied with the rules set during reincarnation to become animals to atone for their sins. Moreover, because their bad roots are deep-rooted, non-human beings will inevitably continue to do evil after they have achieved success in their practice.

Therefore, when you encounter any monsters and spirits, you don’t need to ask, you know that they are definitely doing evil, and eradicating them is following the will of heaven and will bring great merit.

Buddhist scriptures remain Buddhist scriptures, and reality remains reality.

The idea that if one is reborn well, one will be a good person in the future, and if one is reborn badly, one will be an evil person in the future, is not something that any monk with a little experience would take too seriously.

Precisely because no one takes it too seriously, when senior monks teach their juniors, they will not specifically bring out these records in the Buddhist scriptures and refute them in detail. As long as the juniors are a little older, they will naturally understand them.

But it so happened that Fahai emerged from Jinshan Temple.

His talent was so great that he could not learn as fast as he could on his own. He read all the scriptures in Jinshan Temple at a very young age and was deeply influenced by the concepts therein. He was able to gain inspiration from his concentration and strength from his intention, and using these as the foundation to cultivate magical powers.

At that time, everyone in Jinshan Temple was delighted to have such a natural born Buddhist. No one felt that they had the qualifications or reasons to tell him anything.

So when Fahai grew up and went out into the world, he still held on to the naive idea that what was said in the Buddhist scriptures was the real truth, and he was soon hit hard by reality.

There are many people who are born into noble families and are not good enough to be reborn as human beings. There are also people who are born into humble families and are kind-hearted. Animals sometimes know what is good for them better than humans.

What shook him the most was the time he met an old spider who had been practicing for more than two hundred years.

He was very excited at that time. Seeing that this spider monster dared to dress up as a monk, he thought it was really rebellious. He suppressed it with a little teasing.

Soon he discovered that the old spider's magical powers were kind and pure, and his spirit was calm and happy. Not only did he not do evil, but he often taught people Buddhism, persuaded them to do good and warded off evil. He was a very respected old abbot.

Fahai realized something was wrong and hurried to release the suppressed old spider. However, because his magic power was too strong, most of the old spider's cultivation had been destroyed by him. This incident made him mentally shaken and very uneasy.

Originally, when normal people come here, they have seen the difference between reality and Buddhist scriptures. Since they are young, their thinking ability is strong, so they can naturally adjust.

However, Fahai's practice is based on the concept of "World Honored One Ksitigarbha". Ksitigarbha is the ruler of the underworld, and reincarnation has a fixed number, which is the foundation of his magical powers.

When he wanted to change psychologically, his cultivation and magical powers did not allow him to change so easily.

At this time, Fahai's profound and astonishing cultivation actually hindered his state of mind. When his mind and magic power were flawed, he began to become delusional, and delusion gave rise to anger, and anger gave rise to greed.

Ignorance, anger, and greed, the three poisons emerge one after another, and all kinds of troubles and desires come one after another, including greed for killing, greed for fame, and even greed for flowers and sex.

Although he was able to suppress most of his bad habits and control himself through meditation, he also felt that he was in a dangerous situation, so he looked for the green snake to test himself.

In the end, he failed the test and the evil spirit of Beiyue took the opportunity to enter his body, which marked the beginning of his years of suffering from evil spirits.

Although he strengthened the seals of Beiyue and Nanyue, the contradiction between his state of mind and magic power was not eliminated, and the immortal demonic energy continued to grow in his body. The more powerful his cultivation was, the heavier the demonic energy became.

Coupled with the series of shocks he had suffered tonight, he only had a little bit of perseverance left before he was possessed by the devil.

When Su Hanshan saw Fahai, he already had a feeling that if this monk was possessed by a demon, he would definitely abandon his whisk and rosary, grow a head full of hair full of troubled hair, hold a magic sword in his hand, and run rampant in the world with a set of paranoid and perverse theories.

Even if he is not like ordinary evil demons who take pleasure in destruction, such a Fahai would probably be a huge trouble to all living beings in the world.

As for Fahai's wish to attain nirvana through transformation into rainbow, it is most likely that he will not succeed.

Because the green snake spirit in the sword still had some strength left after escaping the control of the sword refiner. Although its feelings were extremely complicated, it would never sit idly by and watch Fahai die. It would definitely provide some interference at the most critical moment.

"Green Snake and Fahai, if I were watching TV, I would be happy to see what happens when this monk is possessed by a demon, but this is reality."

Su Hanshan used his formless heart to sense Fahai's cultivation and already knew the key, so he began to recite the Xuan Huang Thousand Character Classic.

In the surrounding air, there was a soft sound like raindrops falling into a lake, and many clear water bubbles appeared one after another.

Each clear water bubble is the size of a palm, and there is a small golden Buddha sitting inside.

The bubbles are transparent and erratic, and the golden Buddha has a full texture and floats slowly, like a perfect combination of lightness and heaviness, reality and illusion.

The power of thought generated by the "Xuan Huang Thousand Character Text" is the most peaceful. After being transformed by Su Hanshan with the Buddhist mind of no form, every thought seems to be a true Buddhist thought of great concentration and wisdom.

Hundreds and thousands of golden Buddha bubbles rushed to Fahai one after another and disappeared.

The black demonic flames rising from Fahai's body gradually weakened, and the sound of Zen chanting surrounding him became clearer.

When Ning Caichen and others rushed over, they saw the two elders, one standing and the other sitting, chanting in profound Zen music in great harmony. There was no sign at all that Fahai was about to become a demon.

"Why are we chanting together here?"

Old Man Yuan was puzzled and asked, "So why did Master Fahai stop at this place?"

"He was too talented, and he didn't have a famous teacher to teach him. He was tricked tonight and almost got into big trouble."

Su Hanshan replied, looking at Fahai, whose eyes had returned to normal, and said, "It is just temporarily suppressed now, so that you can be a little sober and learn the law. I will teach you the martial arts of subduing demons. Listen carefully."

The sky was filled with mysterious sounds, and suddenly, a large tree appeared faintly behind Su Hanshan.

Originally, it was just a rough outline of a tree made up of five-colored veins. As Xuanyin chanted, the five-colored light was gradually replaced by bright white light.

The tree, as pure and mottled as the bright moon, becomes more real, growing from nothing to something, from small to large.

The green and powerful branches stretch out in all directions, and the leaves rustle.

All the true Buddha bubbles no longer flew around randomly, but were all hanging on the branches of the big tree, just like the fruits grown on this sacred tree.

Not only did Fahai learn the martial arts of subduing demons, but Ning Caichen, Master Ge, the Yang Zhai brothers and even Nie Xiaoqian, all sensed the essence of the method of subduing demons, and had different feelings according to their own talents in practice.

The dry grass on the mountain that looked like dead person's hair suddenly regained its vitality at some point.

Under the cold night, the grass is green and the sacred tree stands tall on the top of the mountain.

On the next hill, tiny flying insects were perched on leaves, watching everything.

After Su Hanshan finished reciting a profound poem, the vision of the sacred tree behind him gradually disappeared. Suddenly, his ears moved and his right hand grabbed like lightning.

He dug a hole in the space and caught the little bug on the next hill.

"The bodies of all insects and small animals within a hundred miles have been destroyed, and their souls have been refined by a kind of sword technique."

"Even if there are bugs coming here, they have to fly here from at least a hundred miles away. What kind of bugs can fly so fast and reach the central area in such a short time?"

Su Hanshan stared at the insect. It looked a bit like a grasshopper, but as small as a ladybug, and its wings were twice as long as its body.

He didn't even notice the insect's breath at the first moment. Even though he caught it in his hand, he could only see at a glance that its material composition was special.

No matter what the consciousness of the insect was, it disappeared automatically when he took action and could not be traced.

Granny Dengcao and the others could not see how miraculous this insect was, but Ning Caichen had some sense of it.

"I have never heard of a master in the world who has practiced Gu magic and reached the realm of ghosts and gods."

Ning Caichen pondered, "Could it be that it's not witchcraft, but a method of incarnation? That's a bit hard to say."

Both the Xuanmen and Buddhist sects have methods of incarnation, but these methods are not as unique as those of practicing witchcraft, and they do not need to be used in normal times.

Since ancient times, there have been many hidden masters who have not died out. Among the famous masters of the world, some have broken through the realm of ghosts and gods but have not made it public. They may all know the art of incarnation.

"No rush, let's stabilize Fahai's condition first."

Su Hanshan collected the little bug and looked up at the sky.

At this time, Fahai was already practicing the Demon-Subduing Martial Arts. The demonic energy in his body was further controlled and he was able to speak. However, what he recited was not Buddhist scriptures, but a passage he had just learned from the Demon-Subduing Martial Arts.

"If your heart is as pure as ice, you won't be surprised when the sky falls, and you will remain calm despite all changes. You will feel happy and calm..."

After he recited it several times, the flow of energy in his body became more peaceful, and the cinnabar between his eyebrows changed from blood red to a light bright red luster. Then he said to Su Hanshan, "Thank you for your kindness in helping the poor and preaching!"

He didn't say anything about not having to repay, but from his expression, one could tell that he was determined to repay the favor, and his intention was sincere, without any pretense at all.

Su Hanshan said: "Your foundation and state of mind are in conflict. This is the biggest problem that cannot be solved by the Demon-Subduing Martial Arts."

Fahai knew this a long time ago: "I have thought about giving up my skills and starting over, but with my current level of cultivation, and the degree of conflict between my mind and my magic power, if I were to give up my skills, I'm afraid it would immediately trigger a huge explosion that would sweep across the world. There would also be demonic energy at work, entangled with the spiritual light, and unpredictable variables."

"Now that I have a method to subdue demons, I will wait until all the demonic energy in my body is eliminated, and then go to the outer space of the sky to find a secluded place to practice again, and perhaps I can gradually turn things around."

Su Hanshan shook his head: "That's too slow and too wasteful." "Save the person to the end, send the Buddha to the west, I will help you solve this problem completely!"

He looked up at the sky again, and suddenly pointed his finger. The clouds in the sky disappeared, the stars shone, and the Milky Way became romantic.

Those who don’t know astrology probably can’t even recognize the Milky Way at this time, let alone the twenty-eight constellations. They can only see the stars filling the sky! So many stars!

All twenty-eight constellations appeared, and the starlight and essence soon became as thick as a green gauze, floating above the mountains.

"Bell star! Mars! Earth void! Earth robbery! Uranus! Rahu!"

Su Hanshan shouted six times in a row, and the thick starlight essence gathered in six directions among the surrounding mountains, and soon condensed into six huge and ferocious images of demon kings, some laughing, some crying, some happy, some angry. Although they looked like humans, their bodies were completely inhuman.

This world does not have the concept of the immortal "Six Evil Stars" as powerful as that in the human world of the Abyss.

But when Su Hanshan created the "Xuan Yuan Wan Wei Zhen Jing", he naturally also integrated the mystery of Xuan Yin. He could use normal starlight essence, the two ways of celestial stars and feng shui, to temporarily transform it into the pattern of the Six Evil Stars.

The Six Evil Stars represent destructiveness to destiny, but destruction does not mean annihilation.

This kind of structure is the best way to help truly strong people rebuild their foundation.

Although Fahai had never seen such magical power before, with his keen eyesight, he could certainly see many clues. He was surprised and delighted, and praised: "With this method to help me, I can destroy my own foundation and perhaps I can really achieve success in one fell swoop."

"You use the Demon Subduing Martial Arts to restrain your instinctive counterattack. I will use the Six Evil Stars to destroy your foundation, and then use my own cultivation to seal your foundation, leaving it in a state of being broken but not shattered."

Su Hanshan turned around and waved his hand, "Master Ge, all of you retreat outside the range of my six Xuanyin Demon Kings."

Everyone stepped back a distance.

Su Hanshan asked Fahai again: "How long will it take you to prepare?"

Fahai raised the green sword, took a look at it, put it into his sleeve, put his hands together, and said with a smile: "The fate has come, why wait any longer?"

As he clasped his hands together, not only did the last bit of demonic energy on his body disappear from the corners of his eyes, but even the Zen chanting around him also died out. He closed his eyes, and in white clothes he was calm, as if he had entered a deep state of meditation.

You have grasped the essence of the demon-slaying martial arts so quickly? !

Su Hanshan was a little delighted. Seeing Fa Hai's talent, his deep understanding of the realm of ghosts and gods was self-evident. After he rebuilt his foundation, he could learn this path from him.

It will definitely gain more than looking at the Yaksha picture.

"The stars come to the world, destroying the old destiny!"

Su Hanshan laughed and pointed to the sky again.

There was a loud rumbling sound in the sky, and a starry waterfall fell down. The blue-green light was hazy, like real water splashing. Countless water droplets burst out in the torrent, and the mist was filled. The scene was magnificent and very beautiful.

However, the six Xuanyin Demon Kings were standing in a sparse manner, like a circle of high walls, enclosing the Starlight Waterfall in its entirety.

Ning Caichen and others looked up and saw that a lake had been formed in the blink of an eye. The water level was so high that it completely submerged the mountain in the middle.

With their eyesight, they couldn't see clearly what was inside.

A moment later, a shocking crack was heard from the Starlight Lake.

It was clearly just a sound like breaking porcelain, not particularly loud, but it made everyone feel their bodies tighten, and they almost wanted to touch their own skin and flesh to see if they were cracked as well.

After this cracking sound, there was another series of cracking sounds. The starlight waterfall in the sky stopped, and the spiritual energy flowing in the starlight lake also evaporated rapidly.

I saw a giant Buddha, nine feet nine inches and nine tenths tall, rising slowly out of the water.

This giant Buddha wears a five-Buddha crown on his head, which symbolizes the Five Pure Lands. He is covered in garlands and celestial robes. His hands are in the preaching seal and the wishing seal respectively. He stands upright with a nine-grade golden lotus under his feet. Around the golden lotus, there are countless evil ghosts and Asuras carved.

Stepping on hell, carrying the Pure Land, guiding all living beings, and dominating the world, this is the Dharma form of the Buddha Ksitigarbha.

However, this giant Buddha suddenly cracked from the center of its eyebrows, and its entire body was now floating in thousands of pieces.

Beneath the outer shell of the Buddha's body, there is only emptiness.

"Prajnaparamita Buddhas, the World Honored One, Ksitigarbha..."

Fahai's voice was still beneath the water, coming out slowly and dully, but it merged into one with the bright light and wonderful sound emanating from the giant Buddha above the water.

It was solemn and sacred, grand and long, unlike his usual voice. It was as if the Buddha was speaking through his mouth.

"Ksitigarbha has not yet ruled the world, and the theory of reincarnation is uncertain. The so-called Buddhist principles of the past life, if applied to the present world, will only become an excuse for doing evil."

As Su Hanshan's voice rang out, the six Xuanyin Demon Kings around him responded at the same time, some with strange laughs, some with long howls, and some with loud shouts, embellishing Su Hanshan's voice, making it louder and louder than the Buddha's voice.

"Please, World Honored One, abdicate!"

As soon as Su Hanshan finished speaking, the figure of Ksitigarbha Buddha seemed to be slapped on the head by someone.

The entire majestic head was deeply sunken, and a bright white palm print appeared. The cracks on the Buddha's body were shaking violently, but were fixed by the palm print and could not explode.

A voice was heard again from under the water, this time it was Fahai's voice.

"If your heart is as pure as ice, you won't be startled even if the sky falls... Please, World Honored One, abdicate!"

Fahai's voice was firm and cheerful, "Please return to the position of Bodhisattva, the Great Vow Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Ascetic Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Patience, the Immovable, the Meditation, the Deep and Mysterious Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"

Before he finished speaking, a pure white whisk broke through the water with a bang. The length of the whisk increased dramatically, absorbing the vitality of the Starlight Lake.

In a flash, all the remaining starlight and flowing water were collected by the whisk, tightly wrapped around the Ksitigarbha Buddha, and suddenly pulled away.

The figure of Ksitigarbha Buddha has shrunk dramatically. There is no crown on his head, like the image of a monk, only a monk's robe, no lotus platform under his feet, and a thousand-petal lotus in his hand.

Fahai's whisk was also shrinking, and he casually put it on his shoulder. The shadow of Ksitigarbha bound by the whisk merged into his body from the center of his back.

"Prajna Buddhas..."

Fahai slowly adjusted his breathing and pondered for a long time. The golden light on his body sometimes cracked and sometimes closed. After half an hour, he finally stood up, put one palm in front of his chest, bowed to Su Hanshan, and said with a smile, "Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"

Namo means respect.

Su Hanshan asked, "Do you think I'm Ksitigarbha again?"

Fahai said calmly: "Bodhisattva is originally a human being, and anyone can be Ksitigarbha."

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Thousands of miles away, there is a wild inn by the river.

The wild inn was deserted, overgrown with weeds, and the tables and chairs were abandoned and collapsed on the ground.

The sturdy man in a blue-gray robe sat at the table in an unruly manner, drinking heavily.

Suddenly, a surprised voice came to his ears.

The strong man stopped drinking and asked, "What's wrong?"

The voice said, "Many of the spies I sent to Huashan have been destroyed tonight, and the last and most tenacious one has been captured."

The secret thoughts were transmitted into the strong man's mind, showing the changes that happened in Huashan tonight.

"The seal of the Xiyue Demon God has been blocked. Great, the Yaksha has also been killed. Hey, this Yaksha grandma is pretty strong. Wait, the Demon-Subduing Martial Arts?!!"

The sturdy man's face changed. "There is such a good thing. Seventy-two kinds of seduction magic. Hiss, it seems to be really feasible. Water Dragon Song, how did your insect get the information? Such an important thing, but you heard it so superficially. You didn't adjust it quickly. It's far less complete than what the people present heard."

The sturdy man poured another sip of wine into his mouth.

It turned out that this wine of his was brewed with demonic energy and was extremely pure. After entering his body, it collided violently with his own Yuan Gong, offsetting each other.

If Su Hanshan could see it here, this method, although not as sophisticated as the martial arts of subduing demons, is similar to the path of the ancient military strategists, the gods and demons of the Nine Abyss, and it is extremely difficult and arduous to practice.

This time, the sturdy man deliberately left a trace of demonic energy to mix into his dantian, and practiced martial arts to subdue demons. After a brief attempt, he really felt that trace of demonic energy being transformed into his own cultivation, and his face was filled with surprise.

"I am responsible for collecting intelligence from all over the world, and I also have to compile reasonable rumors and derived knowledge and spread them. The stall is too big, and there are always some things that are difficult to take care of."

Shui Longyin snorted, "As for you, you are responsible for tracking down the mastermind who is most likely to cause the demonic disaster. There are only so many masters in the world today, and even fewer who are qualified to do this. You haven't really identified the target yet, which is a failure in your work."

The sturdy man in the blue-gray robe sighed, "Alas, how long have we been out here? The information we can gather is just ordinary Jianghu channels. Without any real secret clues, how can we find the deepest crux of the problem?"

"You had previously suspected Fahai, who is extremely famous, has reached the pinnacle of cultivation, has had many contacts with demons, and has been mysterious in the past decade. But now it seems that Fahai is not the one."

Shui Longyin said, "In that case, let's just act according to the surface information. On the surface, the most likely mastermind behind the scenes is that Cihang Imperial Master."

He urged, "Hurry, hurry, the road to Shu is difficult, you need to act immediately!"

The sturdy man named "Difficult Road to Shu" stroked his stubble. Although he was still sitting on the broken table, the scene around him was already passing by rapidly. He said, "That Imperial Master Cihang, is he planning to go to Mount Tai? Hey, do you think we should try to notify those people from Mount Hua and bring these masters over to take a look together? In case there is any change, it will be safer."

Shui Longyin thought for a while and said, "We don't need to interfere in this regard. They should have the news themselves and have the motivation to go and take a look." (End of this chapter)