Chapter Twenty-Five: Descending the Mountain to Find the Way
At this moment, the fire monkey's mind was in a hurry, and when he was listening to the master's broken thoughts, he had mentioned that the conch was one of the eight treasures of Buddhism.
Legend has it that when the Buddha first preached Buddhism in Sarnath, the Buddha of the Emperor Shakti once offered a golden conch to the Buddha, which was regarded by the Buddha as an auspicious and complete object, so the people have always regarded the conch as a treasure of Buddhism.
When the fire monkey himself accidentally flipped through the Lotus Sutra, the scripture said: "Today, the Buddha wants to say Dafa, rain Dafa, rain Dafa, and blow Dafa conch." "Presumably, this treasure should be blown in order to show the power of Buddhism.
Yes, there should be nothing wrong with that!
Seeing that the fire monkey was so decisive, Yifeng no longer hesitated, picked up the tail of the conch, put it to his lips, and blew on his cheeks.
"Woo-"
In an instant, the trumpet sounded in the ears, strong and powerful, low and solemn, magnificent and magnificent, as if there was a Sanskrit sound only for nine days, turning into the mercy and compassion of Buddhism, filling this side of the world.
After blowing in one breath, Jin Luo didn't react, but the beasts were no longer restless, staring at Yifeng very curiously, the fierce light in their eyes actually receded a lot, and they all kept listening strangely quietly.
Yifeng saw that it had no effect, so he puffed up his breath again and blew the conch more vigorously, only to see that this time the golden light flashed in the conch, spreading like a circle of ripples, and when it came into contact with Jin Luo, it actually penetrated directly into his body!
It works!
At this time, the karma in his body collided with the golden spiritual power, and appeared on his face, and he clearly saw a strange black and gold colliding and intertwining on his face, as if he was fighting fiercely, but Jin Luo was moaning in pain.
After a while, the golden spiritual power seemed to be overwhelmed, and helplessly turned into a pile of fine runes that dissipated from his face, but the black qi penetrated Jin Luo's body again, Jin Luo was very painful, and between moaning, he finally stopped struggling, and spit out a breath of living air in his chest, and there was no response.
Yifeng was very anxious in his heart, and for the third time, he used all his strength to blow the conch, and this time, when the conch sounded, the golden Buddha statues on the conch lit up one by one!
All the Arhat statues on the golden conch shone brightly, as if suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the clothes and streamers between the Arhat statues were blown up from the conch, and the Arhat statues floated into the air!
Arhat statue, alive?
One by one, the Arhat statues were expressionless, but they burst out with golden light and floated around the wind, and then, they began to rotate around the wind that stared at them in astonishment, and the fine and heavy Sanskrit sound spit out from the mouths of these Buddha statues, deep and vast, magnificent and deep, buzzing through the heavens and the earth, as if they were doing a grand ritual, and as if they were calling something.
After reading a scripture, the golden light on all the Arhat statues began to flicker continuously, and suddenly, one Arhat statue rushed towards another, overlapping each other, the indifferent but incomparably sacred Arhat statue became larger and larger, and in a moment, a golden Buddha the size of ten zhang hung above everyone's heads.
The golden arhat looked solemn, and in the air around him, there were golden fairy flowers and different plants constantly generating and disappearing, and there seemed to be fairy music slowly drifting, Yifeng was dumbfounded, he had never seen such a sacred and solemn vision, and his heart was shocked.
At the same time, a huge invisible divine power shook Yifeng, and he instantly felt that all the power in his body seemed to be controlled by a powerful divine palm, as long as the divine palm waved his hand slightly, all the power of their bodies would be exhausted! This powerful and terrifying feeling made everyone and the alien beasts dare not move, and they looked at the huge golden-bodied Arhat in the air with stunned eyes.
The golden-bodied Arhat slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were warm and peaceful, and the soft golden light flowed in his pupils, taking the things here into his eyes, he smiled slightly, and spat out the Buddha's voice: "Yifeng, but what is your name in this world?"
Yifeng froze, and immediately replied in fear: "The Buddha is the name of the disciple. β
The golden-bodied Arhat nodded slightly, and said: "This is very good, this is my body projection, I heard the sound of the conch horn, there must be something, come and check." I already know the cause. β
Yifeng didn't dare to raise his head, but curiosity drove him to ask, "I don't know the Dharma number, the disciple is afraid." β
The golden-bodied Arhat said: "You don't have to worry, when we meet in the future, the secret of heaven must not be revealed, and you will naturally know the poor monk's law number." β
Shuli's eyes froze, his hands folded, and he said, "I don't know what happened when Venerable Arhat came?"
The golden-bodied arhat's gaze flickered at Shuli, then he regained his composure and said lightly: "This conch fell from the Emperor Shakti, and this is the first time that it has sounded in this world. If you bless the snail, look at it from high places, and blow it loudly, the sentient beings of the four beings, hearing the sound of the snail, will destroy all serious sins, and they will be able to give up their bodies and wait for the heavens to be born. This is a great merit, but there are many calamities, and the poor monk was sent by someone to meet with the wind and explain the cause and effect a little. β
Yifeng was very excited in his heart, raised his head and looked at him and said, "Venerable Arhat, who am I? Why did I fall from the sky, why did I suffer so many calamities, and what heavy responsibilities do I bear?"
The golden-bodied Arhat smiled faintly and said, "Yifeng, there are difficulties in the Buddhist path in the world, and as a Buddha, you are the one who saves the Buddha's way." And you have a good life in this life. The golden Luo will help you find treasures, lead you into the way, and want to protect you well, and have their own merits. Helpless everything, karma and misfortune are difficult to determine, the poor monk sees that his heart can be learned, follow me into the extreme heaven to practice, in order to wait for the right result, you don't have to worry, more life and sorrow. β
Yifeng and the fire monkey Shuli heard this, and their hearts were very happy, Elysium is a place that many people in the world of Buddhism dream of, and now Jin Luo has such a situation, but what regrets are there when he gives up his mortal skin!
The Golden Buddha God glanced at the fire monkey, then at Shuli, and then looked up at the sky, as if talking to himself: "Fire monkey, water worm, so it seems that Buddhism is in decline, but it's a pity." β
The Buddha statue gradually dimmed, and the Buddha flower disappeared, and between Jin Luo's mouth spit out a golden light, circling and flying around the three of them, as if he was reluctant, and after a while, as if he was called by something, he rushed to the sky to the west, and disappeared.
At some point, the beasts had fled and dispersed, leaving only three people looking at each other, and the sudden change just now disturbed their hearts, and it was difficult to calm down for a while.
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Tianming, the mountain behind Qingshan Temple, the ancient pines are verdant, and the rain is continuous.
Master Guangchen and Yuan Yin and other disciples stood in front of the two mounds, the two stone tablets were unpretentious, as ancient as the font engraved with their Dharma names.
After Master Guangchen and Yuan Yin heard about the process of Jin Luo's death, they were shocked by the extraordinary performance of Yifeng and the appearance of the golden Arhatβ’β’β’β’β’β’
Thinking about all this carefully, people have to worry about whether the identity of Yifeng "Buddha" is a blessing or a curse, if he goes down the mountain to experience outside, what kind of adventures and disasters will this extraordinary identity bring him?
The Buddha said that all living beings have a fixed number. No one can predict the future, but what is certain is that since the Heavenly Buddha Realm has let Yifeng reincarnate as a Buddha, the mortal world will not let him go easily.
However, Master Guangchen and Yuan Yin did not express much sadness for Jin Luo's death this time.
The first is that they are the elders of Qingshan Temple, and they want to stabilize everyone's mood so as not to mess up the proportions, after all, everyone has endured too much for the death of the two closest people in the past few days;
Shuli stood in front of the tomb, still so calm, he had experienced more separation of life and death, and he had more understanding of life and death.
Only the two youngest Yifeng and Xiugu are still indulging in sorrow.
Yifeng thought from the bottom of his heart that Jin Luo died because of him, and with the master, two people had already died because of him. No matter how the senior brothers solve it, there is always a knife in their hearts that is slowly carving, and no matter how much they endure, it will hurt.
Xiugu has been pampered by the master and the third senior brother since she was a child, and she has been punished for being naughty countless times, either the master himself racked his brains to find a reason to help her get free, or the third senior brother helped her complete the punishment in a simple way. The third senior brother is her favorite brother, even if he is taken to the West Heaven, but after all, he will never see him again, what kind of death, what death, for the living, it is the same, the same grief and reluctance, a thought of this, it is inevitable to be sad.
Master Guangchen looked at this group of disciples, turned to look at the Qingshan Temple in front of the mountain, and the gloomy sky beyond, sighed slightly, and said, "The Buddha dust is here, and the leaves are falling." It's time for you to go. β
A cool breeze blew in with the drizzle, and everyone tightened their robes and looked out at the sky, and the dark clouds were covered again.
Back at the temple, everyone checked their luggage one last time. After Yifeng brought the conch back, the conch was so spiritual that it automatically shrunk and became a delicate object the size of a thumb.
Xiu Gu loved it so much, she was happy for Yifeng, she was anxious, and immediately Zhang Luo helped Yifeng weave a beautiful Yingluo with gold thread, connected with red rope, and hung between Yifeng's neck, Yifeng's delicate face was more solemn and mature because of this embellishment.
After seeing it, Shuli pondered for a while and said, "The Buddhist scriptures I studied say, 'When you see and hear a bodhisattva, you can make offerings with incense, clothes, food, treasures, and jewels, and the merits and benefits you will receive are immeasurable. This jewel is indeed worthy of this treasure. β
Xiu Gu was even more overjoyed when she heard this, jumping around the wind, looking up and down carefully, as if she was looking at the work she had carefully created.
The fire monkey was also relieved to see them like this, he always felt that the recently depressed atmosphere was too heavy, and the recent changes in Yifeng and Xiugu had brought them heavy mental damage, and they were not at all as happy and carefree as they should have been at this young age.
Now because of the lively atmosphere brought by this little thing, this small house is rendered, and the fire monkey is relieved.
After finishing up, everyone came to the temple, and Master Guangchen and Yuan Yin were already waiting for them at the intersection of the mountain road in front of the temple.
The clouds dispersed, the sky was clear, and the sunlight stretched the two figures of Guangchen, like two standing peaks, towering at the gate of Qingshan Temple.
However, Yifeng and the others are destined to cross these two peaks, step through hardships, and walk out of their own way.
Yifeng and his senior brothers and sisters slowly approached, and Master Guangchen looked at them kindly, sweeping over them one by one, as if he wanted to take them to heart carefully.
Yifeng bowed to Master Guangchen and Senior Brother Yuan, Master Guangchen nodded, and said: "Go to the mundane, be careful in everything, if you encounter demons, stand up to eliminate evil spirits, but you must do what you can, and you must not trust yourself." The fire monkey and others said that they would keep it in mind.
The senior brother also looked at them, his eyes were full of disdain, this group of younger brothers and sisters, suddenly about to step out of their wings, in addition to reluctance, they were still worried.
He was speechless for a while, thought for a long time, and finally said slowly: "I have a thought, and I think of peace." β
Yifeng and Xiugu ran to him and hugged him, he caressed the youngest two junior brothers and sisters, and said softly, "Go, go." β
At this time, Shuli looked at Xiu Gu, quietly reached into her sleeve, and gently touched the bracelet, but her face was very calm.
The fire monkey also folded his hands and said, "Senior Uncle Ancestor, Senior Brother, take care of yourself, we will come back to see you as soon as possible." β
Master Guangchen and Yuan Yin returned the salute, nodded, and said no more.
The fire monkey and the others turned around step by step, and finally walked slowly down the mountain.
Master Guangchen looked at their backs, closed his eyes, and said, "I'm going to say goodbye, I'm afraid it's forever." β
Yuan Yin said: "Uncle Shi, how could it be? They may come back in a few years. β
Master Guangchen said lightly, "They will come back, I believe." However, although I have cultivated the Dharma and have been blessed by the Buddha's cultivation, I still can't get rid of the sea of suffering. This bottleneck of longevity is the biggest obstacle for all cultivators, otherwise Solomon would not have chosen all kinds of cultivation methods that make the world despise and panic by any means. Although I am not afraid, I have a little regret. Perhaps, this is the Buddha's fate has not arrived, Amitabha, good, good. β
Yuan Yin looked at their disappearing backs, his eyes were still the same, but their figures were gradually moving away.
The fire monkey and the other four people slowly walked down the mountain, according to the ordinary people's thoughts, the cultivators should be in a hurry, and the speed should be extremely fast.
However, this is just wishful thinking on the part of mortals, only the cultivators themselves know that like that night when they went to the dark forest to hurry, only that extraordinary situation would mobilize the spiritual power in their bodies to hurry.
Because of this way of hurrying, although it can cultivate the speed and endurance of the spiritual power in the body, but the consumption is very fast, it can only be a short burst, and it is okay to practice daily for an hour or two, if you are in such a hurry all day, the loss of the body is very large, and ordinary cultivators, especially those in a low-level realm like Yifeng, cannot bear it.
Of course, the fire monkey and Shuli also understood that this was also due to the fact that the meditation technique of Qingshan Temple was not advanced and complete enough.
If a profound and subtle exercise assists in cultivation, whether it is operating or consuming spiritual power, its effect will be very different from that of ordinary exercises.
However, this is also a helpless matter, and it is not something that needs to be solved urgently, what they urgently need to solve now is how to solve the accommodation problem.
Set off from Qingshan Temple at noon, because Yifeng and Xiugu, the two little brothers and sisters, are still children, and they have lost a lot of time picking flowers and catching butterflies, climbing trees and catching insects along the way.
Originally, they went all the way to the north, using the experience of fire monkeys to go to Qingping Town to purchase temple materials, and they had already arrived in the town at this time, but now they are still more than ten miles away from Qingping Town.
At this time, the sunset on the horizon hangs obliquely, the clouds are like fire, magnificent and beautiful, but for those who are in a hurry, I am afraid that it is a signal that they need to seek accommodation urgently.
Xiu Gu was jumping up and down in front of her and playing with Yifeng, when suddenly she stopped, pointed ahead, turned around and excitedly said to the fire monkeys: "Senior brother, you see, there is a house in front!"
The fire monkey and others saw that there was really a farmhouse in front, located at the foot of a mountain, and there was a small river meandering in front, reflecting the shadows of the trees on the bank and the fiery red of the colorful glow in the distance.
Several people looked at the past, all felt very warm and comfortable, especially leaving the Qingshan Temple like home, running around, although it was only half a day to leave, but the sadness of parting was especially strong when the sky was about to dark. Now seeing such a harmonious and beautiful picture, the sorrow in my heart has some comfort.
"Let's go," Second Senior Brother Fire Monkey gave the order with a slight smile, "Let's go to the front and ask if they can accommodate us tonight." β
Xiu Gu happily said "wow", took Yifeng's hand and ran forward, Yifeng shouted "slow down", and staggered to follow the little sister forward, but with a smile on her face.
The fire monkey looked at the two of them, and sighed infinitely in his heart, two children who have no relatives and no reason since childhood, have become close sisters and brothers, if there are infinite ups and downs ahead, at least they are so happy, it is also a blessing.
The book ceremony walked slowly at the end, with the green snake hanging diagonally from the waist.
The monk wears a sword, and the further he goes, the more pedestrians there will be, and this strange appearance will inevitably attract side eyes, but Shuli doesn't care.
Before leaving, the elder brother Yuan Yin handed over Xiugu's bracelet to him, Xiugu's life experience is confusing, according to this very extraordinary bracelet, she must have a good background, and her life experience will be very complicated, not to mention Yifeng.
What Shuli is worried about now is that with him and the fire monkey, can he really protect the two of them?
The green snake seemed to echo his thoughts, and a bright green halo flowed slowly, and the bracelet in Shuli's sleeve suddenly became hot, as if he was getting in touch with the green snake, it seemed that they were old friends who had not seen each other for a long time.
Shuli noticed that something was wrong, but his brows tightened.