The first day of April.

The bathing puja at Xiaoleiyin Temple is about to begin.

In seven days, when the puja is held, Mingsha Mountain has gathered a large number of ascetics, each carrying the "Wishing Power Stone Statue", and beyond the Great Wall in the east, this pure land of faith is pregnant with a large amount of wishing power.

The practice of Buddhism is not the same as that of Zhongzhou.

Because of the lofty and unique existence of "Lingshan"-

Being able to become a disciple of Lingshan is the dream of every ascetic in this vast territory...... There are hundreds of peaks in Lingshan, and the size of the mountain gate alone, even if it is the "Luojia Mountain" in Zhongzhou, it cannot be compared with it at all.

There are very few practitioners in Lingshan, and there are even fewer who can really worship "Zen Buddhism" or "Vinaya Buddhism".

Bathing Buddha Festival, is the whole of the East of the earth, not only Lingshan children, other Buddhist sects, unknown background, can also come to this event, as long as you can step into the small Lei Yin Temple of the Mingsha Mountain Gate is.

This is a "wishing power event", and the condition for stepping into the mountain gate is to bring a "Buddha statue".

A "Buddha statue" that can touch the power of the Narusha Mountain Gate.

This bathing Buddha puja is not trivial.

Although it is held every year, this year's festival is different from the past, since Master Xuyun retreated, the Buddha of Lingshan fell into a vacancy, and the whole Lingshan vaguely had a feeling of "wind and rain is coming".

Taizong's 600th birthday, the young Pope of Taoism went to congratulate his birthday, and the Buddha of Buddhism was hanging, the mission celebrated, the dragons had no leader, and the great Buddha Gate inevitably had the meaning of "incense withering", but this is not the case, tens of thousands of ascetics in the eastern soil, and there are countless people with good qualifications, just because the master of Xuyun is closed, and the power of the abbot of Lingshan hangs high, so the position of "Buddha" cannot be decided.

Zen Buddhism and Vinaya Buddhism are at loggerheads.

The two major factions have been entangled for many years, and the Law Sect was once powerful and set off a "war" against the territory of the Great Sui, that is, the past that was erased by the history books...... The 3,000 dilapidated Buddhist temples in Daze proved that Buddhism had turned from prosperity to decline in the war, and the concept of the Vinaya was once radical, but after this battle, it was suppressed by the emperor and lowered to the dust.

After a long, long time, I slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

The two young "leaders" of Vinaya and Zen Buddhism fought fiercely, and it was difficult to distinguish between high and low, and the position of the Buddha of Lingshan should be selected from among the two of them...... It's just that the words that Master Xuyun said before his retreat changed all that.

100,000 Buddha statues in Futu Mountain, 3,000 worlds, the gods of Buddha and Bodhisattva have lived here for a long time.

Master Xuyun left a message before retreating.

The person who twists the fire will be the next Buddha.

The son of "twisting fire" directly cut off the hope of Ritsuko and Zen Zen...... The cultivation and talent of the two of them are the two most powerful in Lingshan's generation, but whether they can "twist the fire" depends on the innate nature.

Buddhism regards "twisting fire" as the reincarnation of the Buddha and Bodhisattva.

And this sentence of the Void Cloud Master ...... The meaning is obvious.

Neither Ritsuko nor Zenzi are the successors of the Buddha's position.

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"Senior Brother Shenxiu. ”

Mingsha Mountain, Xiaoleiyin Temple, in front of the mountain gate.

The young man in the black robe, wearing a wide hat, spoke in a hoarse voice, and three ancient knives hung from his waist, and the hat pressed down covered the young man's face.

There was a light rain on the dome.

The delicate rain flowers are blocked by a black umbrella that is stretched out, the heavy umbrella surface splashes with snow-white water aura, in the small Leiyin Temple, this starlight pure land, the grass is abundant, all things are glazed, except for several main peaks of the Lingshan Mountain, there is only "Little Leiyin Temple", which can be regarded as the holy land of Buddhism.

This wide black robe doesn't look like the style of Dongtu, but it is also very far from Zhongzhou, the edge of the robe is stained with a rough murderous aura, and the young man in the black robe does not have the meditation aura of Buddhism.

Out of place...... But it's very compatible.

He called him "Senior Brother Shenxiu" was an equally young monk, his face was extremely gentle, his hands were folded, and he bowed seriously, "I haven't seen you for a long time...... Junior Brother of Jinglian. ”

Jinglian smiled, stretched out a hand, and pressed the hat lower, "It's been a long time...... The senior brother has been revered as a 'Zen Zen son'. ”

Shenxiu said helplessly: "Senior brother ......"

He looked at Jinglian's side, lowered his voice and asked cautiously, "When did you come back from there?"

"Half a month ago. The one holding the umbrella for Jinglian was a short man in black, who was also wearing a big hat to cover his face, and said softly in a hoarse voice: "It is inconvenient for us to come forward for the next bathing Buddha puja...... But we want you to win. ”

Shenxiu was slightly stunned.

Jinglian's hat was pressed very low, only revealing her fair chin, the thunder flashed, and Shenxiu saw the corners of her junior brother's lips slightly hooked.

"For many complex reasons...... If the Vinaya's 'Daoxuan' wins, it will bring a lot of trouble to Lingshan, and the abbot of Xuyun is still in retreat, and if you lose the Dharma Bathing Meeting, then there will really be no one in Zen Buddhism who can be his enemy. Jinglian's speech was very fast, and when he spoke, he stretched out a hand, pressed the three ancient knives on his waist, and said slowly: "The new Vinaya Sect seems to have the 'thoughts' of the one back then, even if he doesn't have the real position of 'Buddha', after defeating you, he still controls most of the power of Lingshan...... The situation in the Great Sui is tense today, and no one wants to repeat history. ”

Shenxiu frowned, "You mean...... Dao Xuan has ideas about the territory. ”

"Everybody has ideas. Jinglian said lightly: "The imperial power suppresses you and me, if it is possible, I also want to smash the throne with one sword......"

"Boom".

The thunder flashed, followed by heavy rain.

Shenxiu looked at his junior brother with some surprise, in his early years, he used to go to the temple to copy scriptures together, but I don't know when, Senior Brother Jinglian turned out to be such a person...... Say such "great rebellion" words.

"It's just a pity that I can't. ”

Jinglian smiled and said: "No matter what you do, no one in the world is perfect when it comes to your heart." If that Vinaya is on the throne, I am afraid that he will really put it into action, Daoxuan has traveled to the East in the past few years, and has repeatedly preached the view of hating imperial power...... Zhongzhou has noticed it. ”

Shenxiu's reaction was quick.

He muttered: "In Zhongzhou today, the crown prince is in opposition to the second prince, and Liulishan in the east has sent missions to Lingshan several times, and even found me. ”

This extremely intelligent Zen man immediately understood what his junior brother meant.

His face suddenly turned pale.

"Not bad...... "The ruined temples in the east may be recast...... If Daoxuan and Han Yue are on the same line, then ...... Lingshan is finished. ”

Shenxiu's pupils contracted suddenly, and he subconsciously repeated the other party's words.

"Lingshan is over?"

"You don't really think ...... With Liuli Mountain, plus Lingshan, can you fight against the royal family of the Great Sui?" Jinglian was a little speechless, he raised his head, looked at the rain threads floating in the dome in the distance, and muttered: "The prince is a very powerful character, he doesn't even want to use his own strength to clear Liuli Mountain...... That's why he stopped fighting for three years. ”

He came back to his senses and stared at his senior brother.

What is this senior brother

It's just that they delve too far into the Dharma and neglect the "leader" thing.

If you are alone, you can't become the leader of Buddhism.

"Lingshan has a lot of information about Zhongzhou, very secret, when the three dragons seized the throne, only for the 'prince', there was very little information, and no one paid attention to his 'Spring Breeze Teahouse' and 'Red Mansion', in fact, he was the final winner...... After reaching the top of the heavenly capital, he directly held the western realm in his hands, compressed the northern realm step by step, and dealt with the eastern realm at the same time. ”

The rain mingled with the murderous sound of the young man.

"After the battle of Tianhailou, the Northern Realm Shen Yuanjun suffered a great loss of vitality. ”

"The Three Holy Mountains in the East have begun to cut off the distance from Liuli Mountain. ”

"But the prince is still waiting...... He was waiting for the attitude of the others, and by this time, the situation seemed to be unclear, and the second prince seemed to have the strength to fight...... And the prince let the eastern territory win over allies, just to see clearly, how many enemies there are and jump out in one go. ”

Jinglian stretched out a hand.

Gather a puff of rainwater.

"Bang", fist clenched.

The rain bursts.

He said four words slowly.

"All pinched to death. ”

No one knows the prince's hole cards, no one knows the prince's thoughts, and under the torrent of Tiandu, there seem to be countless people wandering, swaying in the question of standing in line...... That's all the prince wants to see.

There are still people who think that the crown prince is weak.

There are still people who think that the prince's "talents", "ideas", and "ideas" are not Li Baijing's opponents.

Once again, the usual trick of the ruler of the heavenly capital has taken effect.

Show the enemy weak.

Shenxiu stared at the uncertain face under the hat, his face became serious, he brushed his sleeves with his hands, and asked slowly: "The victory or defeat between me and 'Daoxuan'...... Is it about the survival of Lingshan?"

Jinglian, who had a serious face, looked at her senior brother.

He suddenly laughed.

The short umbrella holder beside Jinglian couldn't help but smile.

Shenxiu realized that something was wrong.

He was a little puzzled, "Wait...... All of this must be based on the situation that Daoxuan and Liulishan have joined forces, and you already have the evidence?"

"So...... Just suspicion. ”

"Then I haven't seen you for a long time, by the way, I scared my brother, but I didn't expect you to be as simple as ever. Jinglian stretched out a hand to take off the hat, revealing her fair and handsome face, and then patted her senior brother on the shoulder, "Actually, it's the 'one' behind me, I don't know where I heard the gossip...... It is suspected that among the two sects, someone is colluding with the eastern border, so let us come to Xiaoleiyin Temple to investigate. ”

Shenxiu rolled her eyes and said, "Sooner or later, I'll beat you to death with a mallet." ”

"But senior brother ......"

Jinglian restrained her smile and said slowly: "Even if it's just a suspicion, even if it's only a glimmer of possibility, you can't take it lightly...... So, you have to win the duel against 'Daoxuan'. ”

The Vinaya, the dialectic, the soul, the physique, and the cultivation are all the best among their peers.

Shenxiu took a deep breath, folded her hands, and cleared her mind, "I'll do my best." ”

In the heavy rain, the three of them passed by.

That's the difference.

All the way away, there was silence for half an hour, and then the little man with the umbrella suddenly asked, "What do you think?"

Jinglian, who put on the hat again, shook her head.

"It's not Shenxiu. ”

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