Myriad Paths

Zunfo Mountain, the seventh floor of the pagoda of Fengtoku Temple.

This is the highest point of the entire Buddha Mountain, and here stands a Buddha statue.

Zen Master Kaiwen sat in front of the Buddha statue and muttered something.

"In the land where the World Honored One's avatar is located, in the place of Nirvana, this sutra should be preached widely. Why? We also want to obtain this true and pure Dharma..."

Although he was reciting the Buddha's mantra spoken by the Blessed One, the Buddha statue in front of him was not that of the Blessed One.

Not every place is qualified to erect a statue of the Buddha.

It's not that the World-Honored One is unwilling. In fact, the World-Honored One doesn't care about these things. The Buddha is famous for being kind and easy to talk to. Except for demons, he has never been rude to anyone, and he has never spoken harshly to anyone.

This matter is also related to the demon. As an orthodox Buddhist practitioner who traveled from Xitianling Mountain, Zen Master Kaiwen knew the reason behind it very well.

Every place where there is a statue of the Buddha will inevitably be watched by the demons. Those who dare to worship the statue of the Buddha will be closely watched by the demons.

The grudge between the demon and the Buddha has spread far and wide, and even Li Qi knows about it.

On the day when the Buddha became enlightened, a demon fell in front of the Buddha and told him that he would tamper with the Buddha's orthodoxy. He would make all the monks degenerate into demons, distort the Buddha's true meaning, rewrite the Buddha's scriptures, and let the devil's sons and grandsons act openly and openly. Put on your cassock, sit in front of the Buddha statue, and indulge yourself in front of the believers.

Substituting demons for Buddhas will ultimately lead to the Age of Dharma End. This is one of the goals of the demons and their bad taste.

"Due to the power of the Buddha, all the Buddhas in this Saha world can be seen sitting on the Master's throne under countless hundreds of thousands of billions of jeweled trees. They can also see Sakyamuni Buddha and the Many Treasures Tathagata sitting on the Master's throne in the pagoda. ." Zen Master Kaiwen continued to recite the mantra, but he began to think about things he had heard in the past.

The devil wants to do this, because such a thing can destroy the Tathagata's great cause of enlightenment, make him lose his Taoist heart, and even cause the World Honored One to lose his goods.

This is of no benefit to the demon, but he is going to do it. If you ask him about his purpose, the answer he will get is most likely "fun".

The World-Honored One once said: "This wave of demons will gradually destroy my righteous Dharma. In the next life, demons will transform into ascetics and enter the monks. They will spread all kinds of heresy and cause many sentient beings to fall into wrong views and speak wrong Dharma."

Bo Xun is the name of the demon, which few people know, but Zen Master Kaiwen, who was born in Lingshan, has read many scriptures that are not circulated to the public, so he has seen it.

At the beginning, the World-Honored One, with his supreme perseverance and supreme wisdom, suppressed the demon head-on during the promotion process, and finally succeeded in attaining enlightenment, but the demon was not prepared to let it go.

Therefore, any place where there is a statue of the Buddha will attract the attention of the demons, and the entire Buddhism has been the target of the demons for countless years.

"Those sentient beings, who heard the sound in the sky, all dispersed in the Saha world far away, covering all the Buddhas here." Kaiwen Zen Master kept saying the Buddha's mantra, but he sighed deeply in his heart.

The idea of ​​the unity of Buddha and devil, the kind of 'esoteric Buddhism' that is shrouded in demonic nature spread among the countries in the Western Regions, and the demonic thoughts that all Buddhist disciples are always on guard against. The source of everything is the devil, and it is also uncontrollable. Buddha The Demonic Oneness even openly became a sect of Buddhism.

Just like what the devil said at the beginning, the devil's sons and grandsons will put on cassocks and sit in front of the Buddha.

Even if the Bodhisattva and the True Buddhas forged the Colorless Realm to drive the Heavenly Demon out of the realm, and then used the Quiet Method to lock the Heavenly Demon tightly, so that every time he stretched out his tentacles, he would be counterattacked by several True Buddhas. There is no way to prevent this from happening.

Now, too, another Buddhist disciple has received such care. I hope he can survive...

"At that time, the worlds in the ten directions are accessible without hindrance, just like a Buddha land." Thinking of these, Zen Master Kaiwen finally finished reciting the Buddhist mantra in his mouth.

You can clearly understand the effect of this Buddhist mantra by reading the mantra.

With the help of the seven-story pagoda of Fengtoku Temple, it connects to the sky of the formless realm, achieving the effect that "when all sentient beings hear the sound in the sky, they can reach the worlds in the ten directions without hindrance, just like a Buddha land."

This requires a lot of energy, but Zen Master Kaiwen now has an entire Buddhist temple and pagoda as support, so he can use this secret technique to directly communicate with the Buddhist Kingdom of the West.

The worlds in the ten directions can be reached without any hindrance, just like the land of a Buddha. Perhaps only Bodhisattvas and true Buddhas can achieve such great power.

However, I heard that on the other side of humanity, there is a thing called the Cardinal of All Realms, which can also do this, allowing people in the endless world to talk to each other as if they were face to face, but it is a pity that I have never seen it with my own eyes.

As the Buddha's mantra fell to the ground, a curtain of water suddenly opened in front of Zen Master Kaiwen.

On the other side of the water curtain is a charming woman.

It is truly charming, it is indescribable beauty, almost comparable to the female posture of the devil.

Wearing beautiful makeup and silk clothes, the petals around her body are floating in the air, flying red like rain, as if counting the falling flowers in the wind.

Rouge-stained lips, lined with hostas, and white gauze covering her slender waist. She wore a costume like that of an exotic dancer. She only covered her body with a bandeau and gauze. The skin that was faintly exposed could be seen to have a smooth and clean texture. When the body is fat and barren, its steps are like light clouds coming out of Xiu, and its feet are traveling far away. Moreover, it is not walking, and it is barefoot.

The fat whiteness vaguely showing on the chest, as well as the slightly curled toes, seemed to be planning to cause trouble in the world.

However, underneath this alluring scene is the solemn and grand Buddha's light.

The lazy beauty is sitting under the bodhi tree, showing a great contrast. Beauty and solemnity, but beauty and bodhi, showing a harmonious appearance. They complement each other and are not obtrusive. On the contrary, the solemnity and gorgeousness are each distinct. .

A handsome man like Zen Master Kaiwen looked like a passerby in front of such a scene.

"See Tujini Heaven." Zen Master Kaiwen paid homage to the water curtain: "Disciple Kaiwen, I have something important to report."

With the opening words, the true identity of the beauty in front of her was also revealed.

The retinue of Mahakala, the wisdom dakini, the yaksha demon, and the god in charge of the harvest, also known as the Baichen Fox King, Tajini.

He is not a Buddha, but a god, and a Yaksha among demons. At the same time, his race is still a demon, but he is a strange existence that has always been working for Buddhism.

"Huh? Let's hear it. It's been more than 20 years, and you have an idea of ​​the situation in Baiyue?" The beautiful woman turned over, and the gauze on her body fell, which made people's hearts flutter.

However, with just a slight turn over, her body suddenly changed and began to expand.

From the previous charming woman, nine furry fox tails grew, and her body also changed rapidly. After this transformation, she had transformed from a beauty into a huge monster, looking like a fox.

Golden-white hair, nine tails, as tall as the Bodhi tree, full of frightening charm, but those eyes seem to make people put aside fear and calm down.

"Patriarch, the strange stone you gave me was broken. A Buddhist saw through the illusion and got the five aggregates of demon blood in it." Zen Master Kaiwen said.

Dujinitian waved his tail: "Good thing, who is that Buddhist disciple? He can actually see through the cover of the five aggregates of demonic blood. There are not many Buddhist disciples in the world who have such insight. He is by your side. ?"

Zen Master Kaiwen said: "That's not the case, clan leader. Although he has the qualifications of a Buddhist, his identity is actually the Master of Wushen Mountain, and his name is Li Qi. I have investigated and found that he studied under Zhu Fengdan and is of the witchcraft lineage. , but Zhu Fengdan has been in self-exile and has severed ties with his family for a long time, so the relationship between Li Qi and Wu Shenshan is also relatively weak. "

"Oh, this Buddha has already joined the Witch God Mountain, so you don't know what to do, so you come to ask me?" Dujinitian asked, wagging his tail.

"That's it. Please don't blame the clan leader. Kaiwen... I really don't know what to do. Moreover, this Buddhist disciple is in a very bad situation now, and I can't do anything about it." Kaiwen leaned over and said.

"The situation is very bad? How can I say this?" Tujinitian asked again.

"He got the demonic blood of the five aggregates, but he directly touched it on the Yintang point between the eyebrows. His five aggregates were immediately suppressed by the demonic blood, and he fell into a state of no thought, no thought, no knowledge. I sent him back to the Lord of Lingxiao Kingdom It is said that they are going to the Tang Dynasty. Maybe the Tang Dynasty has a way to solve it," Zen Master Kaiwen said seriously.

"Is that it? This is a good thing. What are you worried about?" After hearing this, Tujinitian smiled relaxedly.

Kaiwen was anxious, raised his head in confusion and said, "A good thing? If he can't get rid of the demonic blood of the Five Aggregates, then this Buddhist disciple may -"

"I'm afraid he will die. I know that the one who died is Master Wushenshan, and the one who survives is the son of Buddha. It's the same as what the Buddha's verse says, isn't it?" Dujinitian said indifferently.

Kai Wen was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to react.

I have to say... what Dujinitian said makes sense.

If he died, he would have died as the Master of Wushen Mountain. Although he had the qualifications of a Buddhist disciple, he was not a recognized Buddhist disciple after all.

If he survives, it means that he has seen through the illusion and must have a profound enlightenment. It is only a matter of time before he finally converts to Buddhism. It may take a long time, but it doesn't matter.

Is this the true meaning of the prophetic verse of Dajinitian?

Kaiwen was stunned on the spot. He was originally worried about Li Qi's safety, so much so that he directly contacted Xitian at a high cost, but he didn't expect to get such an answer.

"Your expression is very interesting. Are you worried about that person named Li Qi?" Du Jinitian moved closer to the screen, and the fox face almost touched the water curtain.

"To be honest, it is true. He is a Buddhist disciple of the Tujinitian lineage. Our Baichenhu clan needs a Buddhist disciple. Isn't this the reason why you asked me to come to Baiyue, patriarch? That Buddha verse , has revealed everything," Zen Master Kaiwen said.

"Don't be anxious, start hearing, don't be anxious... We need a Buddhist disciple, but it's only been twenty years now. We don't have much time, but we can still afford to wait for about four thousand years." Dajinitian recovered again With a lazy look, he lay down and curled up into a ball, wrapping himself up with his tail, leaving his face outside.

"But the five aggregates demon blood is on him. If he dies because of this, what should we do with the five aggregates demon blood?" Kaiwen was very anxious. Four thousand years is not short, but it is definitely not long. It is definitely not enough. Go find the second drop of five aggregates demon blood.

The five-aggregate demon is also a famous demon.

"The demonic blood of the five aggregates is immortal. Even if the demonic thoughts in it have long been wiped out by Mahakala and turned into part of the magic weapon, the demonic blood itself has the same immortality as those demons and will not be lost so easily. "Yes." Du Jinitian said with a smile: "If you are just worried about this, then you can rest assured."

"Since the clan leader is so relieved, then...disciple will resign." Zen Master Kaiwen sighed.

Dujini is not in a hurry, so why is he in a hurry?

Communication was cut off, and the water curtain dissipated, turning into many light spots and escaping into different qi.

Zen Master Kaiwen sighed again.

It's true that the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry. He is getting angry here, but Dujinitian himself is still leisurely and contented. Is everything under control?

The appearance of the Buddha's son is predicted in the Buddha's verse.

The arrival of Li Qi confirmed the correctness of the verse, so Duji Nitian was not in a hurry?

Or is it that Dujinitian has actually made up his mind to let Wu Shenshan come to save his life?

However, does Wushen Mountain have a way to suppress the demonic blood of the Five Aggregates?

This should be something that only great Bodhisattvas and above can do. Buddhism and demons have been at odds with each other for countless years, and each has developed its own methods to target the other. Wushen Mountain does not have these methods.

Forget it, there's no use thinking about this.

Dujinita should have his own thoughts, it is not his turn as a little messenger to think about things here.

Regardless of whether Li Qi lives or dies, he will eventually have to recover the demonic blood of the five aggregates, so it is better to be prepared for this matter.

Tang Dynasty...

That place is not very friendly to outsiders. The eminent monk Kashemateng went there and built the White Horse Temple. I don’t know how much money was spent behind it.

However... the Buddhist temple under my feet, Fengde Temple, seems to be the heel of the White Horse Temple, and the Lord of Lingxiao also has a lot to do with the White Horse Temple.

Zen Master Kaiwen fell into deep thought.

However, at this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door.

Um? Fengtoku Temple should know that he is in contact with Xitian at this time, and no one will disturb him. Who is that?

Zen Master Kaiwen stood up and was about to ask a question when he heard a voice coming from outside the door: "Junior Brother Kaiwen, I am Hengxin. You should have heard of me."

perseverance?

If Li Qi were here, then Li Qi would understand that this is the 'Eminent Monk of White Horse Temple' he is looking for, not Zen Master Kaiwen from the Western Regions.

However, Zen Master Kaiwen naturally knew who Ye Hengxin was.

It was the eminent monk stationed at Fengde Temple from White Horse Temple. However, Fengde Temple had previously said that he was in retreat, so Zen Master Kaiwen didn't want to bother him, so he didn't go looking for him. Unexpectedly, he actually came to visit on his own initiative at this moment.

Is his retreat over?

Or... he has never been in seclusion at all?

To be honest, the monks from Xitian are somewhat prejudiced against Baima Temple, because Baima Temple has long been independent and is unwilling to accept the scriptures of Xitian.

However, no matter what, Kaiwen had to meet the other party.

Zen Master Kaiwen walked over and opened the door.

Outside the door, there was a bald monk who was already very old. He looked about seventy or eighty years old.

"Senior Brother Hengxin, I don't know why—" Kaiwen was halfway through his sentence, but the rest of his words got stuck.

Because, his heart was pierced by a black sharp blade.