Mortal Bones

"Amitabha……"

The old monk standing on the left side of Xu Taiping suddenly put his hands together and recited a Buddhist chant. Then in an instant, his originally kind face turned into a ferocious appearance like an evil ghost Shura and roared:

"How dare you, such evil deeds, cause trouble in my pure place of Buddhism!"

As soon as he finished speaking, golden circles of light suddenly flew out of his mouth, blasting all the monsters on that side into flying ash.

At the same time, several other old monks also started to take action.

In just a moment, as a series of Buddhist magical powers were unleashed, the group of monsters that tried to attack Xu Taiping and Fozi were all surrendered by a few people.

"Master Heavenly Protector, are you and the Buddha okay?"

At this moment, the pale-faced abbot Huiming jogged to Xu Taiping and asked with a worried look on his face.

Xu Taiping looked behind him and was a little frightened. He was looking at the couple of monks in front of him blankly, and then replied:

"Nothing's wrong."

Abbot Huiming immediately let out a long breath.

"Ahem, cough, cough, Junior Brother Huiming, could this, this, be the Lord Protector of Heaven?"

At this time, the old monk with a long face among the four old monks suddenly asked Huiming in a stuttering voice.

"Exactly."

Huiming smiled and nodded.

At this time, Xu Taiping had taken off his armor and was wearing very ordinary clothes, so the monks did not think that he was the Heavenly Protector at first.

"Abbott Guangze of Prajna Temple, I have met the evil Shura Heavenly Protector!"

"Hongci, the abbot of Fenyin Temple, has met the evil Shura Heavenly Protector!"

"Zhiqing, the abbot of Tzu Chi Temple, has met the evil protector Shura!"

"Abbot Qingde of White Horse Temple, he has met the evil protector Shura!"

After receiving Huiming's confirmation, the abbots of the four major Buddhist temples in Izumo Kingdom all saluted Xu Taiping.

"Abbots, you don't have to be so polite. I am just an ordinary monk entrusted by Master Kasyapa. After this matter is over, I will leave."

Xu Taiping waved his hands repeatedly and helped the old hosts up one by one.

Things here are almost settled, so he doesn't have to pretend to be an evil Shura anymore.

After hearing that Xu Taiping admitted that he was entrusted by Kasyapa, the five abbots, including Huiming, all looked excited.

After all, since the end of the Dharma, Youyuntian's Zen sect has been forgotten by the Buddhas for tens of thousands of years. It has only been able to survive until now and finally found a trace of the true Buddha. How can they not be excited?

However, when they heard Xu Taiping say that he wanted to "leave", all the abbots' faces froze and they looked frightened.

"The Heavenly Protector said he was leaving. Is it possible that the ancient Buddha Kasyapa was dissatisfied with our performance this time?"

Huiming broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.

Several other abbots on the side also had the same idea.

Although they are not negligent in rescuing Pilu Temple this time, if you want to try their best, they will definitely not do it.

And you must know that according to the past practice of Zen Buddhism, once an ancient Buddha appears in a certain place, he will most likely use this place as a dojo to promote his Buddhism.

If there is an ancient Buddha to protect them, these five Zen temples will definitely become Buddhist holy places in the future.

And they themselves are very likely to be the first to break through the Arhat status that has imprisoned Youyuntian Zen Sect for tens of thousands of years.

Seeing that this great opportunity was about to come to nothing, even those who had cultivated their minds for hundreds of years were shaken.

"Heaven, heaven, Lord Protector of Heaven, what do you mean by leaving?"

Abbot Huiming asked Xu Taiping in a trembling voice.

Seeing Huiming's question, several abbots immediately cast grateful looks.

"Leave? It literally means leaving Izumo Country."

Although Xu Taiping was a little confused about the expressions on the faces of the several abbots at this time, he still answered honestly.

Upon hearing this, the five abbots felt as if they were struck by five thunders, and the oldest abbot of Prajna Temple staggered and almost fell down.

"Master Heavenly Protector, since the end of the Dharma, Youyun Ten Zen Sect has kept the fragrance of Zen sect alive. For generations of monks, they have worked diligently to spread the Dharma. Only then have they managed to keep a trace of the fragrance in Izumo Kingdom."

"And now, the world is about to be in chaos, and demons are rampant in the world. If the relationship with Buddha cannot be continued, I am afraid that this trace of incense in the Zen sect of Izumo Kingdom will not be preserved!"

"All sentient beings are suffering too much, and I, the Zen sect, cannot save them. I hope that the Heavenly Protector will take pity on them and inform the ancient Buddha of this situation."

Guangze, the abbot of Prajna Temple, knelt down and bowed to Xu Taiping with some excitement.

After hearing this, Xu Taiping realized that these abbots might have misunderstood his words.

"Abbot Guangze, you misunderstood."

He helped up Guangze, the abbot of Prajna Temple.

"I mean……"

"boom!……"

Just as Xu Taiping was about to explain his relationship with Master Kasyapa to several abbots, the Buddha's light suddenly shone in the clouds above Pilu Temple.

A golden Buddha statue appeared looming among the clouds.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely majestic voice was heard from above:

"The Youyun Zen Sect has committed serious sins. If you know how to repent, you can first raise the Buddha's children to adulthood. After the consequences you have planted are resolved, I, the Buddha, will make your own decision."

Hearing this voice, all the Buddhist disciples except Xu Taiping knelt down and worshiped on the ground, and then shouted in unison:

"I am the Buddha with mercy."

Although this sentence was very cryptic, several abbots who knew the causes and consequences of Youyuntian's severance of Buddhism understood it clearly. Although they were frightened, their faces were full of surprise.