He was still a little beggar, but this beggar was luckier than before, when he was very young, he was adopted by a wandering monk, although it was a hungry and full day, but it was much better than when no one cared for him at first.

When he was eight years old, the little beggar followed the monk to the capital, and the monk came to the temple here to listen to the scriptures. Although this wandering monk is not very old, he is very intelligent, and because of his travels, his understanding of the Dharma is even higher than that of ordinary temple abbots.

In this era, strange things happen frequently, behind them are the shadow of the devil's way, in order to keep the party safe, the people often build temples and invite monks with Taoism to sit in the town. The monk is not a cabbage in the ground, and there are many temples built, and some stinky fish and rotten shrimp are naturally mixed into it, and the dove occupies the magpie's nest.

"Amitabha, Jiuling, ahead is the incense flourishing Deling Temple, let's go to the fate, listen to the abbot's teachings, are you willing?"

The child nodded, his eyes impatient.

"Do you know that the heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, and empty their bodies, and hunger is also part of their cultivation, do you understand?"

"Yes, master. The child nodded ignorantly, but he still couldn't hide the sparkle in his eyes.

"You, you, just come with the teacher. ”

When the master and apprentice came to the front of Deling Temple, two little monks came out of the temple. The little monk bowed to the wandering monk and asked:

"Dare to ask the master what is the reason for coming here?"

"Amitabha, passing by here, come to listen to the Dharma. ”

"Come with me. ”

After the little monk took the master and apprentice to a secluded place in the backyard, he took a few dry and cold steamed buns and left.

Jiu Ling looked at the master and asked puzzledly:

"Master, I think the incense here is also very good, why are the monks here eating so shabby. ”

"Amitabha, have you forgotten what the teacher taught you? Food and money are all things outside the body, and no matter what others entertain us, we must be grateful, understand? ”

"Oh, I remember, where are we going later?"

"Go to the main hall and listen to the abbot's lectures. ”

It didn't take long for the master and apprentice to finish eating and come to the main hall.

There are a lot of people in the main hall, the abbot sits at the top and preaches the scriptures, and there are quite few monks sitting below, but there are many people nearby. The master and apprentice found a nearby place to sit and listen to the Dharma.

"Master, why is it that the master on the stage turns over and over all the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutras, without any understanding of his own. ”

Hugh talked nonsense, and listened attentively. ”

The little monk saw that the master scolded in a low voice, so he had to be patient and find out what the meaning of this heart sutra was.

The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention, but the person sitting near the master and apprentice has it in mind.

When the old monk on the stage finished speaking, the wandering monk got up and bowed, and was about to leave. At this moment, a little monk greeted him from the side and said:

"Amitabha, the abbot asks you to talk about it, dare to ask the master if he has time. ”

"It's fate to meet, let's go. ”

Then, the master and apprentice were taken to the back of the main hall, in a quiet and elegant meditation room. Walking into the meditation room, the room is filled with a faint fragrance, and there is a sumptuous vegetarian meal on the table.

The previous few dry and cold steamed buns couldn't fill Jiu Ling's stomach at all, and when he saw so many delicious things in front of him, he picked them up and ate them before the master could speak. When the master saw this, he was also pampered, and he didn't say much.

Not long after, an upright monk in his prime with a staff in his hand and a robe walked into the meditation room.

"Amitabha, the poor monk is the abbot of this temple, the law name is Huixing, dare to ask the master what the law name is?"

"Amitabha, the poor monk is just an inconspicuous wandering monk, he doesn't dare to hold it up in front of the abbot, and the poor monk is called Lingyin. ”

"Master Lingyin, your apprentice just said that the previous abbot's Dharma was only one paragraph, I don't know what he meant?"

"Amitabha Buddha is just a fool and can't understand the mysteries, so he just talks nonsense. ”

"So that's the case, it's not a secret, our temple is newly built, but the monks' Taoism is not high enough, dare to ask the master if he is willing to stay, for us to preach the scriptures?"

"The poor monk is used to wandering, and he can't stop, it's better to be like this, when the poor monk is old and can't walk, the poor monk's Taoism is enough at that time, and he will come back then, can I?"

"That's right. We have a reluctant request, I wonder if the master can agree?"

"Please say, as long as the poor monk is capable, he will definitely complete it for you, and it should be regarded as a reward for your hospitality to our master and apprentice. ”

"That's right, twenty miles away from here, there are demons at work, we are doing something about them, and we ask the monks to take action, and the people are safe. ”

"Yes. ”

Within a few days, the master and apprentice embarked on the road of exterminating demons.

A strong man came to the abbot of Deling Monastery and asked:

"This is like a monk with a way, don't you stay to support the façade?"

"You don't see that we're not real monks?"

"Then you dare to let them go, aren't you afraid that they will go out and talk nonsense and ruin our business?"

"Let's go, do you think this meal is so easy to eat? they're going to die on the way to the den. ”

After that, on the road where no one was around, dozens of big men jumped out with knives and rushed towards the master and apprentice. Although Master Lingyin knows some methods, his two fists are difficult to defeat with four hands, and he can't bear to be a killer. So when Ling Yin took Jiu Ling to hide in a nearby village, there was only half a breath left.

"How can this be, master, what's wrong with you, why are they chasing and killing us, what did we do wrong?" the little monk cried beside Ling Yin, and Ling Yin was covered in blood and said:

"Jiu Ling, I can't teach you anymore. Let's go east, don't go back to De Ling Temple, go and travel everywhere and do good deeds. ”

"And then, like you, fell in the wilderness?" the little monk almost roared.

Ling Yin was a little helpless, patted the little monk's head, stood up tremblingly, and said:

"That's it, fate is here, you can do whatever you want in the future, I hope we will be masters and apprentices again in the next life. ”

With that, Ling Yin exhausted his last breath and rushed out, leaving only the little monk chasing behind.

When the little monk caught up with Lingyin, Lingyin was already in a different place. The little monk hid behind the haystack and listened to the big man who came to say:

"This guy has something, several brothers have been injured by him, now I can go back and ask for more money from Deling Temple." ”

"Why do you think they want to kill their peers?"

"Needless to say, they must be monks who practice Taoism, and the gang of people in Deling Temple are jealous. Don't talk about it, this is too close to the demon cave, hurry back and resume your life, this place is not suitable for a long time. ”

After the big men left, the little monk walked to Lingyin's corpse alone, without crying or complaining, he was unusually calm at this time, calm and frightening. He lifted the head of the Lingyin monk and walked towards the mountain.

Many years later, because he was holding the head of a monk who had attained the Tao to make a name for himself, the little monk was already a talker in the demon cave, and he was deeply valued by the demon king here. The little monk's talent is very high, and after only a few years, he is already more powerful than the demon king, which also makes the demon king a little jealous.

One day, the little monk met with the demon king alone and discussed how to attack the nearby demon cave to expand his territory. The demon king pretended to agree, and on the other hand, he was encouraged to take the lead first, not only to damage the other party, but also to take the opportunity to kill the little monk, killing two birds with one stone.

Before leaving, the demon king set up a wine for the little monk to see him off, wishing him a victory. At the banquet, everyone had a good time, only the little monk was eating food alone in the corner and did not join.

The next morning, when the little monk opened his eyes, the whole demon cave fell silent, it was yesterday that the little monk poisoned the wine, and now, except for him, there is no one in the entire demon cave who can breathe.

The little monk walked to the seat of the demon king alone, bowed his head and pondered. Not long after, many monsters poured into the demon cave, but only corpses were everywhere, and they were all goblins.

When they entered the hall, they found that only the little monk was sitting on the throne. They knelt down and shouted:

"Congratulations to the King of Nine Spirits, long live the king, long live, long live. ”

After that, the little monk led people to slaughter the Deling Temple, and since then he has fallen into the devil's way out of control, not only in cultivation and hard work, no one in the world can be defeated, and in the heart is no longer the little monk of the year. Nowadays, he does everything he can, and while he walks to a high place, he is no longer on guard against others all the time. Until, he couldn't stand it anymore. No one to trust, no one to confide in, drove him to a dead end. He fought all the way to the feet of the Son of Heaven, and then was besieged by major forces and died in the capital. ended a miserable, lonely life.

"I think you can understand me, I'm tired and don't want to go out. ”

"The poor monk understood. ”

"Although I understand that you are who I am and I am you, I still don't want to leave my future in the hands of a bald donkey, come on, today, only one of the two of us can go out. ”

With that, Jiu Ling sat down and began to take away the monk's body.

Not to be outdone, the monk recited the meditation mantra.

After all, the demon king is the demon king, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, and I don't know how much he is ahead of the monk in terms of volume and technique, and it didn't take long for the monk to be at a disadvantage.

Jiu Ling yawned and said:

"That's all I can do in my next life, and what else are you going to do with your mission?"

The monk didn't answer, not because he didn't want to, but because he really didn't have time to answer that he had to deal with the nine spirits wholeheartedly.

At this moment, the voice of an old man suddenly appeared in the monk's mind......

It didn't take long for the monk to be unable to support the defeat and collapsed to the ground.

Jiu Ling stood up, and walked to the monk who fell to the ground, at this time, he was no different from ordinary people, and his abilities had already been transmitted to the monk, and he only needed to kill the bald donkey in front of him to wake up and take over this body.

"If you have anything you want to accomplish, you have no regrets. ”

The monk didn't answer, but an old man with fairy wind bones floated out of his body.

Jiu Ling's pupils shrank, but instantly returned to his cynical appearance.

"I guess it wasn't you old man who I just gave up. Hey, old man, it's not in vain for you to get your name. ”

"Old decay Xu Fu, seeing that this child should have this calamity, he will save it for him. ”

"That's it, I'm too tired to go out anyway. With that, Jiu Ling sat down.

Looking at the monk who couldn't move in front of him, and then at Jiu Ling, Xu Fu also sat down, sighed, and said:

"They are all miserable people, and the so-called tragedy is to destroy beautiful things for others to see. ”

"That makes sense, Dead Daoist, but I'm still a little unhappy about handing over my fate to a monk like this. ”

"Are you really a pure monk after seeing so many tragedies in the world?"

Jiu Ling was stunned for a moment, quickly got up, bowed to the old man in front of him, and said:

"Taught. ”

The old man was also confused, and said:

"I'll never wake up someone who pretends to be asleep. ”

"Yes, but don't you have to worry about mundane things when you fall asleep? Then again, the human heart is the most sinister. With that, the nine spirits turned into points of light and dissipated.

Seeing the nine spirits dissipate, the old man also patted the dust on his body, stood up, and muttered:

"If you don't want to, can the old man suffer this calamity for him? Although it is difficult to guess people's hearts, how can the initial influence be simply parted with?"

After that, it also turned into a black mist and melted into the monk's body.

As soon as the monk opened his eyes again, he returned to the cold underground base, the demonic flames around him were still burning, and the brocade robe on his body could no longer support it. With one move of the monk, the monstrous demonic flame was sucked into his hand.

At this time, half of the monk was shining with golden light, behind him was half a Buddha statue, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and the other half was black and surging with black flames, and behind him was half a demon, with teeth and claws.

When the monk opened his eyes, both the demon and the Buddha statue were sucked into his body, leaving only the monk's tall and majestic body.

The monk clasped his hands together and said:

"Amitabha, a poor monk, the Ten Commandments of the Dharma. ”