"Dragon cicada?"

Chen An looked puzzled, the name gave him a familiar feeling, but he couldn't remember who this person was, so he asked Long Chanzi:

"Did we know each other before?"

Long Chanzi was stunned, glanced at Chen An in surprise, and then looked as usual, shook his head, and said indifferently:

Venerable An said with a smile, the little monk was born in Ping'an City, grew up there, and only entered the Buddhist monastery five years ago to practice, and has been following the teacher's hermitage, how can he know the Venerable. ”

"Heian City. ”

When Chen An heard these three words, he was like being struck by lightning, which seemed to be a name engraved in his heart but forgotten, giving him a very warm feeling. Suddenly, blurry images flashed in his mind, mostly of people's faces, but they were blurry.

At this time, his mood for many years had a rare fluctuation in Gujing Wubo's mood.

Just when Chen An gathered all his spiritual strength to see these pictures clearly, a soft cry suddenly sounded in his ears, dragging him back from the endless memories, and he followed the sound with anger on his face, only to see that the dragon cicada was looking at him with a smile, and said first:

"The little monk saw that Venerable An's mental power was extremely disordered just now, and he almost entered the demon barrier, so he pulled the Venerable back with his true words, offending His Holiness, don't blame him. ”

Although Chen An's face was pale, he couldn't say anything at the moment, so he replied: "No." ”

Seeing this, Long Chanzi continued, "Since His Holiness is fine, can you start the competition?" ”

Chen An nodded, he saw that this dragon cicada only had the strength of the early stage of the transcendent realm, and there was no way to compare it with the previous few peak and even Great Perfection Buddha Masters, so he didn't regard him as an opponent.

However, when the dragon cicada made a move, Chen An found that this person's strength was extremely terrifying, and with his current half-step Saint Realm realm, he was not an opponent, and he was repelled again and again.

Chen An was ashamed and furious, ignoring the identity of the dragon cicada at this moment, turning into a heavenly ghost, summoning the Heavenly Ghost Gate, and wanting to fight to the death with the dragon cicada.

But the final result was that Chen An's ghost path was suppressed by the Buddha path of the dragon cicada, the heavenly ghost body was broken, and all the little ghosts in the ghost gate were transformed by the Buddha's light.

At the end of Dabi, Chen An looked at the broken Heavenly Ghost Gate, and the smooth path of self-supremacy for hundreds of years made him unable to accept the fact that he was defeated by an unknown junior. Laughing maniacally, he smashed through several mountain peaks along the way, and finally broke through the mountain gate and flew straight into the distance.

On the way, he came across a strange insect with a crocodile's head and a hundred feet and no tail, and the strange insect followed him all the time, saying babbling words, to the effect that he should not be confused, and stick to the heart of the Dao.

Chen An thought he was verbose, and he couldn't kill him, even if he accelerated his speed, he couldn't get rid of it, and finally used his mental power to stun him, and then took the opportunity to leave.

After getting rid of the strange insects, Chen An met a pink-looking and cute girl again, the girl pestered him after seeing him, and couldn't get rid of him, but fortunately she was very quiet, not as verbose as the strange insects, which made Chen An feel a little relieved.

However, Chen An seemed to have suffered a head injury in the battle with the dragon cicada, and from time to time he would think of some unfamiliar faces, which made him have a headache and was very painful.

One day, the girl asked him: I don't want to see you suffer like this all the time, I can help you, what do you want?

When Chen An heard this, he remembered the expectations of the white-bearded old man for himself, the glory of the past in the academy, and the grievance of being defeated by the junior in the early stage of the transcendent, so he said with hope in his eyes:

"I want to break through to the Holy Realm, and then crush that enemy and regain its former glory. ”

The girl sighed and asked her to follow her, then turned to leave, Chen An followed her, and came to a black land, above which hung a golden lotus flower that covered the sky.

"Boy Chen, what do you want, just tell your Lian Ye. A voice came from the golden lotus, like a deep man's voice.

Chen An frowned slightly, feeling that this golden lotus flower was a little improper, but the majestic spiritual power sensed from it was not false, so he said respectfully:

"Senior Lian, junior wants to ask you to help me break through the Holy Realm. ”

"Well, as long as you promise to collect more Netherworld Rest for me in the future. Golden Lotus said.

"That's nature. Although Chen An didn't know what the Netherworld Rest Land was, he thought that after breaking through to the Holy Realm, there would be no way to go anywhere in the world, even in the Netherworld, it was a strong person, and it would not be difficult to find this thing when the time came.

There was no longer a sound from the golden lotus, but countless golden points of light floated out, and if you looked closely, it was a lotus seed that was radiating light.

Countless lotus seeds covered Chen An's body, and after they spread out again, Chen An was pleasantly surprised to find that a more powerful force had generated in his body, and not only that, but all the injuries he had suffered before had also healed.

"Thank you Senior Lian!" Chen An was convinced at this time, and bowed down with a face full of piety.

When he got up, he found that the golden lotus flashed to the side, and a voice came out, "No thanks, just remember the agreement between you and me." After saying that, countless lotus seeds floated out again, sending Chen An into the distance.

Seeing Chen An's figure disappear, the girl turned to the golden lotus and said, "Little Lian, can Brother An defeat that monk?" ”

The golden lotus swayed gently and replied, "The realm and supernatural powers that Chen An has obtained here are all fake, but that monk is real. ”

The girl groaned, then sat down on the ground, staring blankly into the distance. A few days later, Chen An's figure reappeared here, but he was covered in bruises, and his breath was extremely sluggish, even more miserable than what he had seen before.

"Lian-senpai, I pray for greater strength for you, please help me. ”

Chen An was unwilling, he never thought that he had broken through to the Holy Realm, and he was still not the opponent of the dragon cicada in the early stage of transcendence, and he was defeated and returned.

The Golden Lotus did not respond to him immediately, but said slowly:

"Your heart has changed now, and you want to be stronger, not in pursuit of the ultimate meaning, but in order to defeat the enemy, wash away the shame, and have strayed from your path. ”

Chen An was unmoved, and asked rhetorically:

"Isn't the end result all about getting stronger, and what's the difference? ”

The Golden Lotus replied: "If you pursue stronger power because of hatred, your heart will be clouded with a layer of violence, and once you become the strongest person in the world, it will be a disaster for all living beings in the world." And if you pursue stronger power because of seeking the Tao, your state of mind will remain peaceful, and even if you are the strongest in the world, no one will worry about it. ”

Chen An's expression was complicated when he heard this, and then he snorted coldly, brushed his sleeves and said angrily:

"I have studied in the academy for hundreds of years, and I have read through the world's poetry, books, and etiquette, don't you understand this truth? Needless to say, if you help me, when I am done, then the Netherworld of all worlds is yours, if you don't help me, I can also find someone else. ”

Hearing this, the golden lotus hurriedly said, "This is what you said, and you must not go back." ”

Chen An said with a smile: "I have never regretted what I said. ”

Without saying a word, the golden lotus flower once again emerged from it and countless points of light floated onto Chen An's body, and Chen An's aura skyrocketed instantly, and he actually gave birth to the feeling of faintly touching and controlling the laws of heaven and earth.

"This is the Divine Realm!"

Chen An's heart was ecstatic and agitated, he looked up at the golden lotus, with a hint of inexplicable meaning in his eyes, ready to move.

At this time, the petals of the golden lotus flower quickly retracted, and he said loudly: "You should go, you need to find a place to stabilize the realm." ”

Chen An's eyes returned to calm, and he thanked him: "Thank you, senior." Then he looked at the girl who was standing silent, stepped forward and pressed his hands on her shoulders, and said with a smile: "Thank you for bringing me here." ”

With that, he turned and left.

After a long time, the golden lotus spoke leisurely: "This kid has learned badly, just now, he actually wanted to attack me, but I helped him twice." ”

The girl flew to the lotus petals of the lotus, gently soothed them with her little hands, and said softly:

"Xiaolian, don't be angry, Brother An just doesn't remember us. ”

As he spoke, he snorted angrily:

"It's all to blame on that bad old man, I have to seal Brother An's memory, and that stinky monk, it's really shameless, I make myself so good-looking. If they hadn't stopped him, Brother An would have already passed the trial. ”

The golden lotus petals shook slightly, disagreeing, "There is nothing unfair about what the old stone has done, and the dragon cicada is just acting within the rules, besides, do you think everyone has the same treatment as Chen Xiaozi." ”

The girl wondered, "Aren't the others just like Brother An?" ”

The golden lotus didn't answer, and countless points of light floated out from the lotus's heart, and these points of light converged together and condensed into a golden light curtain.

In the picture, Wang Yanxi has become a big devil and is rampant. Then the picture turned, and to the money omnipotent, he controlled the wealth of the world, the scenery is the same, when going out, the dragon and phoenix fly together, the male gods carry the sedan chair, the female gods attendant, he lazily leans on the sedan chair to enjoy the lips and tongue of the goddess.

At this point, the picture changed rapidly, and the golden lotus muttered: "Not suitable for children, not suitable for children." ”

At this time, she saw Xuan Yan, she led the demon army to conquer the Ten Thousand Worlds, and beside her, followed by two invincible generals, no strong man was their opponent, and they were easily crushed.

"It's Xiaobai and Xiaolu!" the girl's eyes lit up and she pointed to the light curtain in surprise.

"Heh, these two guys. The Golden Lotus couldn't help but laugh.

The girl quietly watched the jade Pixiu and the green light group help Xuan Yan successfully pass the trial, and after watching the picture of others successfully clearing the level, she fell silent, clenched her fists, wiped her eyes, and said dissatisfiedly:

"Why does their trial seem so simple, it's not fair to Brother An. ”

The golden lotus stretched out the lotus petals, gently comforted the girl, and then said: "Because Chen Xiaozi's Dao is different from theirs, the stronger the Dao, the more tempering it will experience. ”

The girl nodded as if she understood, and at this time, the lotus body of the golden lotus trembled slightly, and then turned into countless golden points of light and disappeared in place, and the girl and the black soil also disappeared together.

After a few breaths, a monk in a white robe appeared here, and along with him, there was a bloody man in his hand.

"It's strange that the powerful spiritual fluctuation just now disappeared in an instant, and I didn't expect that there was an existence here that I couldn't perceive. The dragon cicada muttered to herself.

"Hehe, that senior is so powerful, how can he go with your heart if he wants to leave and stay. ”

Although the man's face was miserable when he was beaten, his face was still unyielding, and he took a breath at this moment and sneered.

"Hmph, ghost Dao evil animal, even if you are promoted to the legendary god realm, in front of my Buddha Dao, after all, it is just a mouse that provokes cats. ”

The dragon cicada threw Chen An at his feet in disgust, abolished his cultivation, and then closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, and began to recite Buddhist scriptures.

I don't know how many years have passed, Chen An has been listening to the scriptures of the dragon cicada, and his mood has changed from unyielding and fierce resistance at the beginning, to numbness later, and let it go.

Finally, the dragon cicada stopped chanting, stood up, took out a razor, walked up to Chen An, and said to himself:

"Amitabha, although you are a ghost and evil animal, but you are essentially a human race, the poor monk is willing to give you a chance to escape into the empty gate and follow me to practice from now on. ”

Chen An sat on the ground, raised his head blankly, looked at the dragon cicada, seemed to have not spoken for a long time, and said in a hoarse and intermittent voice:

"What would happen if I became a monk with you. ”

The dragon cicada folded his hands, his face was sad or joyless, and replied:

"But all mundane things, forget all the things that are disturbed, worship the Buddha and recite the Buddha wholeheartedly, and finally achieve the Great Dao. ”

"Will you become as strong as you? Chen An asked with a slight brilliance in his eyes.

The dragon cicada smiled silently and bowed slightly.

"I would like to become a monk. Chen An bowed his head and said respectfully.

"Boy Chen, don't listen to this bald donkey's nonsense! ”

At this time, an anxious voice came, it was the strange insect, the dragon cicada snorted coldly when he saw this, and said: "There are foreign objects here, but see that you are a demon beast, let's cross them together." ”

After saying that, he summoned his Zen staff to attack the strange insects, and after a few rounds, the strange insects were defeated and were beaten into powder. The powder drifted away with the wind and landed in front of Chen An, and at this moment, his mood fluctuated slightly.

Seeing that the strange insect was dead, the dragon cicada did not relax, but suddenly threw the Zen staff into the void, a golden lotus flower shattered, and countless golden light points sprinkled down, Chen An was a little surprised, he didn't expect that the golden lotus flower was not the enemy of the dragon cicada.

However, at this moment, Wang Yanxi, Qian Wanneng, Hao You, Xuanyuan Xing, Xuan Yan, these old people appeared here one by one, and they all stepped forward to stop them, but they were all killed by Long Chanzi with a Zen staff.

Seeing these people die in front of him, Chen An's eyes were indifferent, and he was not touched at all, and after that, some unfamiliar faces appeared, and they also died soon under the Zen staff, but it was difficult to touch Chen An's emotions.

Beyond the clouds, there is a void space, in this void space, a huge golden lotus is quietly suspended, the girl and the Yin Demon stood on the lotus petal and looked down, after seeing Chen An, who was still indifferent, the Yin Demon couldn't help but speak:

"Why didn't he even react at all when his friend died in front of him, Chen Xiaozi is too hard-hearted. ”

"He was sealed by the monk, no matter how difficult it is to recognize, let alone love. The Golden Lotus replied.

"Alas, this is terrible, if Chen Xiaozi is really crossed by that bald donkey here, then I won't hear the sound of chanting scriptures every day, and be disturbed by the Buddha's light, then I won't be annoyed to death. ”

The Yin Demon sighed and said dejectedly.

"I'm fine. The golden lotus urn said angrily.

"Where are you good, it's just very good! You are not afraid, but it can bring you benefits!" When the Yin Demon heard the words of the Golden Lotus, he was immediately angry, and then seemed to sense something, pointing at the Golden Lotus and saying angrily:

"To be honest, did you deliberately let Chen Xiaozi enter the Buddha path, and then you can profit from it. ”

"I am already the ultimate product, so why should I need external things to help me improve. Don't be impatient for the time being, I, like you, don't want Chen Xiaozi to escape into the empty door at this time. Golden Lotus denied it.

"Hehe, what you said is light, then tell me, how do we make Chen Xiaozi wake up, don't talk about hard robbery, we are not the opponent of the bald donkey in it. The Yin Demon sneered.

"You need to bring out the Tao in his heart. The golden lotus groaned, and then said.

"The Tao, what the Tao, how to stimulate it. The Yin Demon was puzzled.

This Word has always existed in his heart, and in order to be stimulated, it is necessary to conjure up people who have touched his Word. The golden lotus flower said slowly, and then sprinkled countless golden points of light.

Below, Long Chanzi looked at the people who suddenly appeared with a puzzled face, and then used his spiritual power to cover the entire world in an instant, and after seeing that there was no abnormal reaction, he put his mind at ease, picked up the razor again and walked in front of Chen An.

And at this moment, a gentle voice suddenly sounded, "An'er?"

Chen An followed the prestige, and when he saw that person, the softest place in his heart seemed to be touched.