Mortal Bones

Pilu Temple Zen Monastery.

In the Zen room of Abbot Huiming.

Guangze, the abbot of Prajna Temple, Hongci, the abbot of Fenyin Temple, Zhiqing, the abbot of Ciji Temple, Qingde, the abbot of Baima Temple, and Huiming, the abbot of Pilu Temple, were all sitting around a small tea table.

A burner of incense was lit on the tea table, a pot of tea and five teacups were placed.

And a jade plate for sound transmission.

Although the five abbots gathered together, none of them seemed to have any intention of talking. They all had their eyes lowered, chanting Buddhist scriptures in a low voice, and twirling the beads on their strings one by one.

The golden light transformed by Buddhist teachings blends with the green smoke in the incense burner, and floats in this small Zen room.

If ordinary monks saw it, they would definitely be amazed by this rare scene of an eminent monk enlightening the Dharma.

But for Huiming, the abbot of Pilu Temple, this is a kind of torture.

"I said, senior brothers, shouldn't it be time for you to go back?"

After the last Buddhist bead was removed from the bracelet, Huiming finally couldn't help but open his eyes and glanced at the four people in front of him.

"Not urgent."

"It's still early."

"That's right."

"Um."

The four abbots replied without raising their eyes.

"Senior Brother Guangze, there are demons all over the Izumo Kingdom right now, and the Prajna Temple is in a dangerous place like Tuoyan Pass. If it is besieged by demons, without you, senior brother, to guard the temple, I'm afraid there will be trouble."

Huiming directly named Guangze, the abbot of Prajna Temple.

"Junior brother, please don't try to persuade me again. I won't leave until the Heavenly Protector summons me."

Guangze put down his hand and opened his eyes to look at Huiming.

After saying this, he looked at the jade messenger plate on the table and said:

"Unless you agree to let me take away this jade dish of communication."

"no!"

As soon as Guangze's words came out, the other three abbots all refused in unison on Huiming's behalf.

"Amitabha……"

Huiming sighed helplessly.

"By the way, it's been almost three days. It's time for the Heavenly Protector to arrive in Nanchu, right?"

The abbot of the White Horse Temple asked De to pinch his fingers and make the final calculation.

"With that secret teleportation array, three days is enough to reach Nanchu."

Guangze, the abbot of Prajna Temple, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"Now that we have arrived, we should summon us to report that we are safe. Our Zen sect does not even have a popular temple in Nanchu. The incense depends entirely on the Buddhist temples built by believers. Not to mention the Lord Protector of the Dharma, even if it is me Wait, your magic power will be greatly reduced if you go there."

Zhiqing, the abbot of Tzu Chi Temple, said with some worry.

"Zhiqing's worry is not unreasonable. It doesn't matter if he meets ordinary monks. If he meets those old monsters in the city, I'm afraid Lord Heavenly Protector will suffer a loss. After all, he is just an incarnation at the moment."

Abbot Qingde nodded in approval.

"It would be nice if I brought Shura Armor with me."

Huiming, the abbot of Pilu Temple, said with some regret.

"It's useless. Unless the Buddhist temple dedicated to the ancient Buddha Kassapa is built in the capital of Nanchu, the Shura Armor is just an ordinary spiritual armor and is dispensable to the Heavenly Protector."

Hongci, the abbot of Fenyin Temple who had been silent until now, also spoke.

Upon hearing this, all the abbots couldn't help but have a look of worry in their eyes.

The Youyuntian Zen Sect finally renewed its relationship with Buddha and was given the title of Buddha's son.

If something went wrong with the Heavenly Protector, they were worried that the ancient Buddha Kasyapa would take away the Buddha's son again in his anger.

"Although there is no decent Buddhist temple in Southern Chu, I, a disciple of Prajna Temple, have been teaching Dharma in the capital for many years and have made many good connections. If we can get in touch with the Heavenly Protector, we will definitely be able to assist him."

Guangze, the abbot of Prajna Temple, raised the corners of his mouth slightly at this time and said with a trace of pride in his eyes.

Hearing this, Abbot Huiming of Pilu Temple suddenly realized, no wonder you are so persistent in waiting for the summons from the Heavenly Protector.

"The people of Southern Chu are strong and fierce, and martial arts practice is prevalent. The disciples of Prajna Temple are also good at foreign martial arts such as Vajra Kung Fu. It is indeed suitable to teach the Dharma in Southern Chu."

Abbot Hongci nodded.

"Amitabha, to be honest with you, my disciple Chongyang is already the chief instructor of the Golden Sword Guard. In a few days, Nanchu will launch troops against the demons in the Black Wind Ridge area of ​​the Blood Rain Forest. Not surprisingly, Chongyang is Commander. If the demons in Heifeng Ridge can be successfully exterminated, Prajna Temple is expected to build the first Buddhist temple in the capital of Southern Chu."

Guangze, the abbot of Prajna Temple, said in a leisurely tone.

Upon hearing this, the other four abbots, including the abbot of Pilu Temple, were all shocked.

They did not expect that Prajna Temple would do such a big thing without knowing it.

"Amitabha, our Zen sect has been trapped in this corner of Izumo Country for nearly a thousand years. We finally have a chance to get out. Brother Hirosawa, you should remember it as a great contribution."

The abbot of Pilu Temple thanked him sincerely.

Several other abbots also echoed sincerely.

"This is also the credit of all the brothers. Hundreds of years have passed since the great catastrophe of Huoyun Temple, when Master taught us the Dharma on his deathbed. If it hadn't been for the support of all the brothers until now, I'm afraid that our Zen sect would have been here long ago. Youyuntian is extinct.”

"Now that the ancient Kassapa Buddha has appeared again, and the relationship with Youyundian Buddha continues, it is a great opportunity for me to revive the Zen sect."

"Among them, Lord Heavenly Protector will be our key to reviving Zen Buddhism."

"The ancient Buddha Kassapa also said when he appeared as a saint, to see the Heavenly Protector is to see him in person, and the Heavenly Protector is the embodiment of Buddha's fate."

"Therefore, we must carefully consider every word and deed of Lord Protector of Heaven and treat it with caution. Sometimes Buddhist principles are hidden in just a few words."

The abbot of Prajna Temple, Guangze, explained in great detail.

"Amitabha, Brother Guangze's words are truly a revelation."

The abbot of Pilu Temple, Huiming, put his palms together again and thanked the abbot of Prajna Temple sincerely.

At this moment, the jade disc on the coffee table suddenly emitted golden light.

"The message from the Heavenly Protector has arrived!"

The abbot of Prajna Temple, Guangze, was the first to react.