The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 165 Lu Chen: You really are 'somewhat skilled in boxing' (asking for monthly votes)
The golden Buddha light covered the sky and the earth, like a small sun rising in the dark night.

The entire Longquan Temple seemed to be illuminated by day.

The sound of "Namo Amitabha" resounded through the sky.

In the golden light, a huge Buddha figure several dozen feet tall slowly appeared.

"Thus I have heard. Once the Buddha was in the Jetavana Grove in the country of Savatthi..."

"'Shariputra, why is that land called the Pure Land? The sentient beings there experience no suffering, but only happiness, so it is called the Pure Land.'

Again, Shariputra, the Land of Ultimate Bliss has seven layers of railings, seven layers of nets, and seven layers of trees, all of which are surrounded by the four treasures. That is why that country is called the Land of Ultimate Bliss.

'Moreover, Shariputra, in the Land of Ultimate Bliss, there are seven jeweled pools filled with water of the eight virtues, and the bottom of the pools is covered with pure golden sand.'

"..."

The sky was filled with Buddhist sounds, as if a supreme Buddha was preaching the beauty of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss to the great bhikkhus, great arhats, and bodhisattvas.

Accompanied by the vast Buddhist sound, it seemed that a world of perfection and beauty was slowly unfolding before Lu Chen's eyes.

The earth is paved with golden gold, and there are countless palaces and pavilions decorated with gold, silver, colored glaze, glass, giant clam, red pearls and agate.

Mandragora flowers turned into rain and spread all over the sky. In the pool of merit made of seven treasures, white lotus flowers as big as wheels bloomed. Colorful divine birds soared in the sky. The precious trees were blown by the breeze, as if playing thousands of Buddhist sounds.

Anyone who hears this kind of Buddhist sound can't help but want to chant the Buddha's name, chant the Buddha's name, and chant the monk's name.

However, this kind of Buddhist sound is useless to Lu Chen.

The Buddhist sound emitted by the golden light in his body is countless times stronger than this kind of Buddhist sound that is only superficial!
A gleam of light flashed in Lu Chen's eyes, and the illusion of the endless pure land of paradise disappeared immediately.

What appeared before his eyes was only the sound of Huichi and Daojing sitting cross-legged, chanting "Namo Amitabha" continuously.

"The Buddha said the Amitabha Sutra... Is this to save me?"

Lu Chen laughed, his expression suddenly turned cold, and he sneered in his heart: "I was once called the Ruchen Ruchen Buddha by the gods and Buddhas of Journey to the West! If you want to convert me, you still lack some Taoism!"

Then he flipped his hand, holding a compass in his right hand and a bamboo stick in his left hand; his body moved without wind and his clothes fluttered.

"I wanted to spare your life so that you could serve the Buddha, but you turned out to be stubborn and recalcitrant. Your resistance to the Buddha is deep-rooted, so I cannot spare you any more."

Dao Jing stood up, his muscles swelled up instantly, his muscles were knotted, veins bulged, and a ferocious smile appeared on his face: "Since the principle doesn't make sense, then I also know a little about boxing."

Lu Chen frowned and looked at Dao Jing.

The problem with the lineage of people chanting the Buddha's name is that they have no idea of ​​their own abilities, because all their power is given to them by the Buddha's name that they chant.

The magic they performed just now was produced after they chanted the Buddha's name.

The illusion created by the two of them together was something that Lu Chen had resistance to, so he was able to break it easily.

However, if an ordinary mage has a weaker willpower, he may be tempted by the dazzling and beautiful world of the Pure Land and gradually get close to Buddhism. Under the day-to-day conversion, he will slowly lose his consciousness and become a complete puppet of Buddhism.

And this is the terrifying aspect of Buddhism’s methods.

Use the most beautiful worldview to break through people’s conscious defenses.

Not to mention the ancient people, even modern people, if they saw the scene of the ground being paved with gold, most of them would probably fall for it.

Therefore, seeing Dao Jing now, Lu Chen was very cautious.

First, he released a paper man, but it was smashed into pieces by Dao Jing's Great Demon Subduing Fist.

"Certainly not."

Lu Chen raised his eyebrows, then waved his bamboo stick. A stream of water flew out from the Longquan water behind him and formed a water dragon in the sky.

Then he waved his hand again, and a white tiger in the wind appeared in front of Lu Chen.

Dragon is above and tiger is below, dragon soars and tiger leaps.

However, Lu Chen was more cautious and did not even let the dragon and tiger attack together. Instead, he let the phoenix and tiger go forward to test it out first.

But Daojing and Huichi were stunned.

Dao Jing, in particular, stared blankly at the wind tiger that was ten feet tall and thirty or forty feet long.

Even at that height, it was as high as a ten-story building!

It's like a giant monster that destroys the world.

"Brother! Be careful! This is an illusion!" Huichi sent a message to Daojing.

Dao Jing came to his senses and thought that this was true.

How could this giant dragon and tiger be real?
Just like the "Amitabha Sutra" they performed, it was all just an illusion.

As long as you are firm, you will not be affected.

"Big Demon-Suppressing Fist!"

Dao Jing shouted loudly and rushed directly towards Feng Hu.

Fenghu naturally did not dare to show weakness. He roared and slapped down with his claws.

"boom!"

The earth shook and the trees swayed.

Huichi was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out.

"Brother Dao... Brother Daojing?"

And where is Dao Jing?

Feng Hu slowly raised his paw, and a large human-shaped mark was imprinted on the ground.

The inflated muscles on Dao Jing's body quickly deflated like a deflated balloon.

In a short while, he became old, seriously injured and dying.

"???"

Lu Chen's face was full of question marks.

No, this is your 'somewhat skilled in boxing?'

I thought it was 'billions'!

In the end, you are really just an ordinary 'something'! ?
Lu Chen was somewhat disappointed.

Dao Jing's pretense made Lu Chen extremely alert, and he even used two of the three major spells.

But in the end, you find yourself using a butcher knife to kill a chicken?
Looking at Dao Jing's appearance, it is obvious that he is breathing in less and exhaling more.

Lu Chen then looked at Hui Chi and said calmly, "Master Hui Chi, what about you? Do you also know some martial arts?"

Huichi's expression darkened and he suddenly threw the rosary in his hand.

"Golden dragon spits out pearls!"

boom!
With a muffled sound, the rosary beads suddenly exploded and turned into dozens of golden lights that shot towards Lu Chen.

"Roar!"

The wind tiger roared, and dozens of golden beads were impacted, instantly turning into a series of "boom" explosions.

Fires flickered and dust rose.

Feng Hu's body was blown to pieces.

A gust of wind blew, and the wind tiger was completely shattered.

When the smoke and dust cleared, Huichi's figure disappeared without a trace, as if he had already escaped.

Lu Chen was just about to chase after him.

But the next second, two huge trees rose from the ground and smashed towards Lu Chen.

Lu Chen had already seen the methods of this kind of tree man in Louguan Sect, and he was too lazy to even look at the two thousand-year-old tree men here. He let the water dragon strangle them and immediately chased towards the upper courtyard of Longquan Temple.

……

Inside Longquan Temple, a group of monks were densely gathered in a vast square, chanting scriptures in unison, with the sound of "Namo Amitabha" rising and falling one after another.

Amid the noise, there is a sense of beauty.

The faint sound of Buddha floated in the air as hundreds of monks were immersed in chanting. Along with their praises, a golden relic suspended in the air at the center glowed slightly, emitting tiny bits of golden light that fell into the bodies of these monks.

suddenly!

The golden relic shook violently, and a golden light instantly spread out. Hundreds of monks who were practicing around woke up from their practice.

The next second, a figure came running quickly.

"Enemy is coming! Activate the Eight Bitterness Formation!"

Although Huichi looked a little embarrassed, he did not look panicked at all.

Upon hearing this, all the monks raised their hands and chanted "Namo Amitabha" loudly.

"The Buddha said: Those who do not enter the Pure Land will suffer the eight kinds of suffering: suffering of birth, suffering of aging, suffering of illness, suffering of death, suffering of meeting with those you hate, suffering of separation from loved ones, suffering of not getting what you want, and suffering of the burning of the five aggregates..."

"The Buddha said: Those who do not enter my door will suffer eight kinds of suffering..."

"The Buddha said: Those who do not return to the seat will suffer eight kinds of suffering..."

"..."

As the scriptures were chanted, strands of illusory power were drawn out of their bodies, and their faces revealed a sense of great freedom and liberation.

Huichi stretched out his hand, and the golden relic in the center of the monks flashed and flew towards him.

When Huichi was about to take the golden relic in his hand, a white light suddenly flashed. Huichi was startled and quickly dodged.

But the owner of the white light grabbed the relic and then flew backwards.

"Damn thief!"

Huichi cursed angrily.

If that figure isn't Lu Chen, then who else could it be?
He no longer had time to think about why Lu Chen suddenly appeared beside him.

His most important task now is to take back the relics!

"Eight Bitternesses Open!"

Huichi no longer cared that he was still inside the formation and had not left, and directly opened the formation containing the Eight Sufferings!

In the blink of an eye, the faces of the monks, who had shown great freedom and detachment just now, were filled with misery.

Use people to form a formation, and the formation will backfire on people!

Huichi was also in the formation and was naturally affected by it.

Waves of bitterness surged in my heart.

Why am I alive?

Why should I endure disasters in this world?
The suffering of birth, the suffering of aging, the suffering of sickness, the suffering of death...the charm of the eight sufferings constantly impacted his mind.

He could only recite the Buddha's name "Namo Amitabha" silently in his heart to ease the pain in his heart and divert his attention.

In front, Lu Chen's figure was moving quickly in the Eight Suffering Formation. That speed was enough to shock Hui Chi's jaw!

"How did he manage to survive in the Eight Sufferings Formation?" Huichi was completely stunned.

The Eight Sufferings Formation is a Buddhist formation that even Huiyuan did not dare to enter easily during his lifetime.

But Huiyuan was a great master of Buddhism, and ordinary Yuanshen Zhenren were no match for him.

This is because the charm of the Eight Sufferings in the Eight Sufferings Formation can evoke the deepest pain in people's hearts. Except for the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas who have achieved enlightenment, it is said that no one can break it!
And the next moment, he knew why Lu Chen would not be affected by the formation.

Outside the formation, another figure of Lu Chen walked out.

Immediately afterwards, the figure who had taken the relic appeared in front of Lu Chen and handed the relic to him.

"False body!"

Huichi gritted his teeth.

How could he not understand that the Lu Chen who snatched the relic from him was not the real Lu Chen, but a fake body just like the paper man that Lu Chen used to deal with Dao Jing at the beginning!

The Eight Sufferings Array is a formation specifically designed to suit the minds of practitioners. Once you enter the array, you will feel the calamity of the Eight Sufferings.

If one fails to make it through, he will be corroded by the eight sufferings and fall into the eight suffering hells forever, unable to turn over.

But it’s a fake body…a fake body doesn’t even have a mind, so how can we test our character?
"Sheli."

Lu Chen touched the relic. When he was in the Journey to the West, he also encountered a relic, but he had never touched it.

But this time, he obtained the relics again.

However, this relic is obviously not as good as the Buddha relic in the Journey to the West world.

The Buddha's relics can illuminate the entire capital of Atu with their light, making it as bright as day even at night.

Although the relic in Lu Chen's hand also had a halo, it was just like a ball of light and could be used as a light bulb.

However, it couldn't even illuminate Longquan Temple, let alone an entire city.

Lu Chen infused his soul into it and soon sensed the vast ocean of wish power within it.

However, the power of vows is ownerless, and there is nothing else in the relics except a vague divine consciousness.

These monks gather here at night to chant Buddha's name in order to purify the power of the incense inside.

"No wonder you didn't let me in. So this is the reason."

Lu Chen laughed dumbly: "I thought it was a big deal."

First, the Lu jade pendant insisted on bringing him here, and then the two monks Huichi and Daojing blocked the way. He really thought that some big secret had appeared in Longquan Temple.

As a result, this is it?
It is just a relic, not the relic of Buddha or Bodhisattva.

But Huichi stared at Lu Chen very nervously.

To be precise, it was the relic in Lu Chen's hand.

"Interesting, it's actually the relics of the Eighteen Great Sages."

After Lu Chen came into contact with the confused divine consciousness, he discovered something interesting.

Playing with the relic in his hand, Lu Chen raised his hand, looked at Hui Chi and said with a half-smile: "It's Buddhayasa's relic? Didn't Buddhayasa go outside the Great Wall? I was wondering why you are so secretive, it turns out it's because of this. If the news that his relic was left in Longquan Temple was known to the world, I'm afraid they would be shocked."

Buddhayasas was also one of the foreign monks. He also came to Mount Lushan. Together with Huiyuan and others, he was one of the first members of the White Lotus Society and was also listed on the list of eighteen great sages.

He was the master of Kumarajiva, and Kumarajiva was the pillar of Nagarjuna's Madhyamaka school!

Buddhayasas is also known as Mahavibhasa. Vibhasa originally means a detailed commentary book on the Vinaya and Abhidharma in the Buddhist scriptures.

A monk called Vibhasa is actually a Buddha in the eyes of most people, so he is called Venerable.

The 'Buddha' in Buddhayasas is the respectful title people give to him, and Yasa is his name.

Thirteen years ago, Buddhayasas traveled west and obtained a copy of the "Void Sutra", which he entrusted to a Han Chinese to introduce to the mainland.

Since then, there has been no news from him, and many people believe that Buddhayasas had died outside the pass.

But now, his relics appeared in Longquan Temple.

This represents that Longquan Temple, or more precisely, the Donglin Temple lineage, must have extremely accurate information about the whereabouts of Buddhayasas.

Huichi's expression froze for a moment, and then he immediately said, "I'm afraid you have misunderstood, fellow Taoist. This was specially given to our Longquan Temple when the Venerable passed away, and our temple was not allowed to tell the news to the outside world."

Lu Chen smiled when he heard this: "If that's the case, then I will go to Chang'an and tell the masters of the Nagarjuna school about it to see if they believe what your temple says."

Huichi's expression changed.

Their Donglin Temple mainly practices the method of chanting Buddha's name, while the Chang'an Nagarjuna School mainly practices the method of observing precepts.

Although Donglin Temple established the White Lotus Society, which practices precepts, meditation, and wisdom, the orthodox lineage of precepts has always been the Nagarjuna school of Chang'an.

In the lineage of precepts, Kumarajiva is the great master, and Buddhayasas is Kumarajiva's master. His relics should be kept in the Nagarjuna sect, not in their Donglin Temple!

If this were leaked by Lu Chen, the many eminent monks of the Nagarjuna sect would probably go crazy!

Although they may not necessarily come to Donglin Temple to cause trouble due to the current situation, this will inevitably cause great damage to the reputation of Donglin Temple, and will also undermine Donglin Temple's overall policy of making friends with all parties and prospering its own clan.

"What? You're not talking anymore? I'll take this as your consent."

Lu Chen put away the relic, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute!"

Huichi shouted loudly and said immediately, "Daoyou Lu, I was wrong just now. You can put forward any conditions you want. We will do our best to meet your needs."

"I don't have any conditions."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "I just think this relic is pretty good. How about lending it to me for a few days?"

Hui Chi shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I can't make the decision on this matter."

"If you can't make the decision, then find someone who can."

Lu Chen's face darkened: "Or do you think you can keep me here by stalling for time while arranging people to secretly set up formations or traps around?"

Huichi looked solemn, but in the end he said nothing and just waved his hand.

The Eight Sufferings Formation was closed, and hundreds of monks lay on the ground.

They were already exhausted from the backlash of the Eight Sufferings Formation.

From the dark corners around, monks with expressionless faces also walked out.

The expressions of these monks were numb and dull, and not only was there no Buddha's light emanating from their bodies, they even emitted an abnormally negative aura.

Lu Chen couldn't help but sneer: "What a good trick, it can actually keep the dead alive in the Yin-Yang world."

"I have said that the land of Xunyang is guarded by this temple, whether it is the world of the living or the world of Yin and Yang. The Buddha said, if I don't go to hell, who will? The monks of this temple are willing to sacrifice their lives to suppress the evil spirits of the world of Yin and Yang, which is also the right way."

Hui Chi ignored Lu Chen's ridicule, and after a simple attempt to save his reputation, he said, "I will go and inform the temple. Are you satisfied with this, fellow Taoist?"

"There is no such thing as satisfaction or dissatisfaction. As long as the monks think that I can stay, then just give it a try."

Lu Chen's expression returned to normal, and he even sat cross-legged on the spot.

Huichi frowned, not quite sure what Lu Chen was trying to do.

But he still went to inform the main branch of Donglin Temple.

Not long after, two figures came together.

Two big monks wearing robes and holding staffs were walking in the air, with golden lights flashing behind their heads.

This is the result of the power of incense and vows, and is also a gift from Buddha.

If these were seen by ordinary people who did not know the truth, they would think that they had become Buddhas.

"Namo Amitabha, I am Huibao, the abbot of Donglin Temple. Nice to meet you, fellow Taoist."

"Namo Amitabha, I am Huiyong, the abbot of Xilin Temple. Nice to meet you, fellow Taoist."

The two great monks saluted Lu Chen at the same time.

Lu Chen stood up and returned the greeting to the two: "I am Lu Xiuchen, the heir of Shaoyang Sect."

Even though we are enemies, we still have to be polite and not lose face.

Of course, Lu Chen felt that he might really not be able to defeat these two big monks.

Since there is no way to fight, Lu Chen should take it if others give him a way out.

Huibao was the abbot of Donglin Temple after Huiyuan and was also Huiyuan's direct disciple.

Huiyong was the successor of Xilin Temple, and Donglin Temple was established after Xilin Temple.

When Huiyuan built the Donglin Temple, Hui Yonghai was not convinced by Huiyuan's teachings, but was later conquered. This incident became a famous story at the time.

Although Huiyong still nominally belongs to Xilin Temple, everyone knows that Xilin Temple is actually in name only. The only thing missing is to remove the name and be completely incorporated into Donglin Temple.

"I already know the events of this place. It is Longquan's fault for rashly monitoring you. I will not wrong you."

As soon as Huibao opened her mouth, she set the tone: Lu Chen was right!
This surprised Lu Chen a little. He cleared himself of any responsibility right away. Is Huibao really a fair and strict person?
Huibao shouted, "Hui Chi!"

Huichi stepped forward, clasped his hands together and said, "Abbot."

Huibao clasped his hands together and said solemnly, "Namo Amitabha. Our Buddha is compassionate and built temples because people in the world know about Buddha but don't know how to see him. Therefore, temples were built to worship him and to provide a place for people to worship him. You don't think about your own responsibilities and you presumptuously block the visitors. Now I will strip you of your title as the abbot of Longquan Temple and demote you to a novice monk. Do you know your sin?"

"Hui Chi knows his mistakes."

Huichi lowered his head.

Huibao hit Huichi on the top of his head with his staff, and the latter's aura quickly faded. The big red cassock on his body also automatically untied and left Huichi's body, and was caught in the hands of Huiyong who was standing beside him.

Hui Bao then looked up at Lu Chen and said, "Daoyou, the relics are indeed the relics left by Buddhayasas in our temple. Even if it was passed down to masters such as Nagarjuna, this is still the view of our temple."

"Of course, monks practice Dharma to save themselves, but they also practice Dharma to save the people of the world. If the Venerable Buddhayasas still has a spirit, if he knows that fellow Taoists are interested in the relics, he probably won't stop you."

"You can take this relic away with you, but although the relic is wonderful, its magic will fade easily. If the magic disappears, please return it to this temple. After all, the relic was left by the Venerable, and this temple must enshrine it."

"Fellow Taoist, are you still satisfied?"

Lu Chen looked at Hui Bao, snapped his fingers for a while, and then nodded slowly: "Master is indeed a master, fair and strict. Since Master treats me sincerely, I will also treat you sincerely. I promise that if the relic is no longer useful, I will return it."

Hui Bao said calmly: "If you are sincere, you should show your true self."

"..."

Lu Chen's smile froze.

This old monk, can you see that his body has now been transformed into a paper man?
Although Lu Chen was a little surprised, after thinking about it, this was also reasonable.

If Huiyuan's descendants didn't even have the ability to see through his fake body, Donglin Temple would not have been able to prosper for so many years.

That’s right, the current Lu Chen is indeed also the incarnation of a paper man.

He would have to be crazy to reveal his true identity!

His real body has been outside Longquan Temple all this time, trying to figure out how to get out of the area confined by the Lu jade pendant.

Coming to someone else's lair and daring to break in with your own physical body, you are really like an old man hanging himself - you are more or less tired of living.

"Haha! Master, you are joking!"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "The body is just a stinking skin bag, the spirit is me, so this place is me."

(End of this chapter)