90,000 Years of Longevity

On that day, heaven and earth had not yet been divided.

There was not even a way to calculate time...

In that era, countless capable people came out in large numbers, and the human race completely exploded the potential in their bodies. They were extremely powerful. They could conquer the stars, travel the universe, and plunder endless resources.

During those years, Ye Bei was also traveling around...

By chance, he passed a barren planet with only a dilapidated Extreme Blue Temple on it. But there were also three living monks in the temple.

At that time, those monks were not vegetarian, they ate almost everything for food.

After discovering Ye Bei, a monk made up some bad ideas...

Later, those people's plans failed and they were not Ye Bei's opponents at all.

After being easily controlled by Ye Bei, they began to beg for mercy.

Ye Bei talked with the monks and found that their essence was not very bad.

There was a person who had a hippy smile all day long but was born with a root of wisdom, and his head was full of great wisdom.

There was a person whose mind was filled with desires, but when he was serious, the four elements – earth, water, fire, and wind were vanity, he could become like a sage.

There was a person who had a bulging belly, he was as fat as Budai – the Fat Buddha, squinting his eyes all day, but he could see through a lot. 

After a free chat, Ye Bei wanted to leave.

All three of them had realized and proactively promised Ye Bei that the future Buddhism could only eat vegetarian food and focus on kindness.

What a pity! Time was too long.

Ye Bei had forgotten the names of the three monks a long time ago.

...

Soaring Cloud Temple, in the meeting room.

"After endless years, there are some things that Buddhism has done well..." Ye Bei spoke again.

The atmosphere here was a bit weird in itself.

When Ye Bei finished talking, there was a monk who had a great opinion on Ye Bei and couldn't help it.

He stood up abruptly, overturned all the plates in front of the table, splashed all over the floor with a crash.

"Zilong! What are you doing?"

Next to him, a monk immediately yelled, and when he was speaking, the corner of his eyes also secretly glanced at Master Yi Deng but found that the Abbot was sitting steadily, squinting, as if he hadn't heard him.

As for Ye Bei... he was even calmer than Master Yi Deng.

Sitting at that table, his expression was tranquil, his eyes were bottomless, and no one could get into his eyes.

"You don't need to worry about me!" The monk called Zilong glanced at his companion and said angrily. Then, he looked at Ye Bei, "This Ancestor, the little monk has a lot of things that I don't really understand. Since you can let the Abbot call you Ancestor, you are naturally superior and have more knowledge than me. So can you answer me a few questions?" His voice sounded very polite, but when he spoke, his eyes were staring fiercely. He was obviously provoking Ye Bei.

Ye Bei said nothing.

The white fingers stretched out and picked up a white steamed bun. Then he slightly tightened his hands.

The steamed bun was broken in half. 

Ye Bei gracefully took a small mouthful of steamed bread from it and put it in his mouth.

"You said that when the Buddha sees you, he will kneel to you. Does this mean that the entire Buddhism must respect you? What is your origin?" The monk's cold voice came over again.

In the parlor, the other monks were very quiet, and could only hear the beating of their hearts.

Ye Bei was silent...

This kind of problem, in Ye Bei's view, was worthless.

'Who am I, what is my origin...' Regarding the answer to this question, even Ye Bei himself was not clear about it.

When the young monk saw that Ye Bei did not answer, he continued, "We in the temple all respect you, because of your arrival, Master Abbot set up the greatest etiquette for you, but you... did you even put Buddhism and us in the eyes? Relying on your own background, you think you can ignore any etiquette?"

Two consecutive questions from that monk resounded.

Many people had tacitly agreed with him.

Master Yi Deng sitting at the table squinted his eyes and said nothing, but his thoughts in his heart were completely different from those of the monks.

He had lived for a long time.

The feeling that Ye Bei gave him... was unfathomable. Ye Bei was a true eternal being.

For an existence like Ye Bei, nothing could provoke him. 

Let these monks question however they wanted to. In the end, they would only find out how naive they were. 

"No answer again?" The young monk saw that Ye Bei ignored him, so his aura grew deeper, "You seem to only be seventeen or eighteen years old. What did you say about seeing the former Abbot, and even Abbot Taishang? Where is your evidence? There is none at all... Besides, the Buddha statue fell down doesn't portray anything, after all, it has existed for too long, so it's natural that an accident could happen."

After he finished saying this, the young monk's eyes rounded.

Ye Bei, who was sitting at the table, looked indifferent, and unknowingly, he had eaten all the buns.

Steamed buns had no taste, but with constant chewing, a hint of mellow sweetness gradually overflowed.

When swallowing the steamed buns, Ye Bei seemed to have recovered a little now, and those eyes looked leisurely in the direction of Yi Deng.

The young monk saw it.

His fists clenched...

He felt that Ye Bei was about to start answering.

In the hall, the other monks were looking forward to it.

However, what Ye Bei said next made them speechless.

"I'm finished eating. Yi Deng, you can go and fetch things." This time, Ye Bei's voice without emotion came over.

Ugh…

The young monk froze for a long time.

He was too excited to say so much just now... but he was just ignored in the end?

The other monks were also very dumbfounded.

But there were also some older monks who were not angry after hearing what Ye Bei said. Instead, they lowered their heads and meditated. In less than two seconds, they were terrified in their hearts.

Some people questioned what to do? Ignore! How about when someone scolding you? Ignore...

Ignore! Also regarded as unimportant.

All grievances and hatred, all contradictions, became unimportant and to be looked down upon.

The six root sources of sins were clean.

No desire, no demand...

This was the real Buddha!

The young monk said so much just now...

But Ye Bei didn't make any waves. He didn't even frown from beginning to end. He just did things that he needed to do. This was a state of mind and an open-mindedness.

It was the best inspiration for the countless monks present.

"You…"

As the atmosphere was quiet, Master Yi Deng slowly stood up when he heard Ye Bei's words, but the young monk reacted at this moment, his complexion became more and more ugly, and he pointed directly at Ye Bei as he let out a word.

As he hadn't finished saying, in the living room, some elderly monks with enlightened minds stepped forward.

"Thanks, Ancestor for your pointers!"

"Thanks, Ancestor for solving this poor disciple's puzzle…"

These older monks had an extremely sincere and respectful attitude. That young monk's three questions just now and Ye Bei's handling attitude made them completely convinced.

So when they stood up and said this, it directly made some young monks who did not understand it became more and more confused.

Especially the young monk who accused Ye Bei, he couldn't understand why so many monks suddenly became supportive of Ye Bei! It must be known that not long ago, they were also questioning Ye Bei.