There is some consensus across the continent that monasticism advocates the use of natural forces to transform oneself, while Buddhism focuses more on the cultivation of one's own mind, downplaying external and strength, advocating a clear state of mind and maximizing the development of one's own strength.

For Lu Beichen, he didn't seem to have any reason to defend the Buddha, but the four Zen stones he got in the stone chamber that day seemed to involve him in the dark, making him, who had always been calm, fall into a state of indignation for a while.

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After returning to the Ocean Palace, he didn't even eat dinner, so Lu Beichen took the key and walked in the direction of the library according to the section of the road that the blue sea said that day.

Until now, he hadn't been very clear about the route of the Ocean Palace, so he didn't know what reason he had gone up to the second floor that day.

But he is sure of one thing, that is, the construction of the Ocean Palace is too simple, and the reason why it is not simple is because there are many reasons behind it that are not simple.

He even had some suspicions that the purpose of the master asking him to come to the prime minister was not just as simple as the national examination. But so far, he was only suspicious, and he didn't spend too much time studying the secrets of the Ocean Palace.

Walking up the other road to the second floor, he saw the old door again, and he unconsciously felt a little apprehensive in his heart—was this the rumored library cabinet? The place where he first entered that day was actually the library of books? But why didn't he see even a book?

There was still some breath coming from behind the door, but it was much milder than that day, and the beast nature was still the same, but it was no longer suppressed.

He still stood in front of the door as he had done that day, adjusting his breathing until it was absolutely calm, and then he raised his hands and landed on the door, pushing forward with a slight force.

"Squeaky ......"

The door opened slowly, with only a small sound.

Maybe it's because on that day, I have pushed open this old door with my own hands, so that this time the sound of opening the door has become gentle.

There was still a ray of light spilling through the crack in the door.

As the crack in the door widened, more light overflowed, and the brick floor made of fine black jade still came into view.

The library of the Ocean Palace has a collection of thousands of books, countless rare books, and there is no shortage of those lost martial arts cheats. These are rumors, but no one has ever seen them, because there has always been a red-haired lion guarding the entrance.

But not long ago, this male lion actually fell at the feet of a young man who had not yet practiced. If the people of the Holy Capital knew about this matter, they would definitely be very curious about the ins and outs.

Of course, this matter will naturally not be passed on, and the matter of the Ocean Palace, as long as you don't want to pass it on, it won't be passed on.

What's more, this is inherently a plausible thing.

On the same day, Lu Beichen left the prime minister's palace, and the prime minister mentioned in the conversation and laughter that the lion was not actually dead. At that time, Lu Beichen was taken aback at first, and wanted to ask what was going on, but the prime minister didn't say anything in detail, but he thought it was reasonable.

The immortal red lion may be seriously injured, but after all, it has an immortal body and will never disappear into this world. In addition, on that day, after waking up, he was already at the real entrance of the Ocean Palace, and he didn't have time to see the lion's condition clearly, so he was taken into the underground dungeon in a daze.

It's like he didn't have time to think about why a lion who should be included in the legend is here.

He quietly walked into the depths of the library, and when he reached the familiar position, he saw a long chain there.

This is the chain that trapped the lion for a hundred years?

"Are you there?" Lu Beichen asked softly.

There was no response in the air, and Lu Beichen didn't make any more sound.

When I saw this that day, I felt that something was wrong, but I didn't ask why the red lion was trapped here.

And today, what does it mean that the chain is lying alone on the ground?

Has the lion already left here?

Unintentionally giving birth to some complicated emotions, he didn't know whether to be happy for the lion or sad for himself.

If the lion finally regains his freedom, it will naturally be a good thing, after all, in Lu Beichen's view, only by living freely can he feel that he is truly alive, and being able to wander in the world and wander in the sea and land is the most beautiful thing in the world.

But if that's the case, a sense of loneliness ensues.

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Lu Beichen tried his best to suppress the sorrow in his heart and walked along an unknown light.

There has always been some strange light in this hall, not as blank as it can be seen with the naked eye. Even though he had fought the lion for a few rounds last time, he still didn't go to the lightest place, because it was behind the lion.

But this time, he can go into the depths.

And in the depths, there is really a place to hide books, and it is very shocking.

The shock is not because there is something special, but precisely because there is nothing special, which makes this book pavilion solemn and quiet.

And in this solemn and quiet library, the statement of 10,000 volumes of books is too simple - there are more than 10,000 volumes, and I don't know how to describe it. If he hadn't seen the book house in the mirror, Lu Beichen would have been shocked for a long time before he recovered.

But compared to the Mirror Book House, these scriptures in the library are too neatly arranged. There is a sense of heaviness coming out of the scrolls in the book room, and what comes out is a sense of solemnity, which makes people involuntarily feel awe.

Lu Beichen walked slowly over, and couldn't help but feel that it was not easy to find a cultivation scripture that suited him from a line of books.

Suddenly, he stopped, looked at a row of books, and after a moment pulled one of them out.

"Wisdom Only" ......" Lu Beichen was attracted by these three words, and flipped through them gently, and his eyes shifted from the book to the book next to him.

The Theory of Dependent Origination, the Four Noble Truths, the Five Aggregates, the Six Realms of Reincarnation, and the Twelve Causes and Conditions

These unfamiliar words, for some reason, can make him intoxicated at once.

Lu Beichen hadn't heard of these titles, but at a cursory glance, he knew that they were Buddhist books. In the monastic world, Buddhist books were only read as books after class, so when I was studying at the academy, these books did not appear.

But it's very strange, Lu Beichen always feels that what is said in it is very familiar, as if he has seen it somewhere.

A book called "Buddha is the Way" then broke into Lu Beichen's sight.

It's a very appropriate book.

Needless to say, the appearance of those Buddhist cultivators during the day made him start thinking about things between Buddhism and Taoism for no reason. He didn't have much contact with these things, but subconsciously felt that there was no right or wrong way to practice in the world, and people's beliefs should not be restricted or attacked.

The group of ascetics and the students of the monastery represented two positions. And the attitudes between them clearly show the contradictions of those undercurrent fluctuations.

He couldn't help but think of the four Zen stones he got from Shi Zhang's hand in the stone chamber that day. The four Zen stones are not much different from ordinary stones, but the breath on them clashes with Taoism, and the ripples on them indicate that they are from Buddhism.

If things are really as the stone palm said, then he must have something to do with Buddhism. It's just that I don't know what Mr. Zhuge meant when he set up a stone room and handed over these four Zen stones to himself.

Maybe it's because of this subconscious awareness that he is so ridiculous to come forward today,

"The Tao is the Tao, what is the Buddha?" Lu Beichen muttered to himself, and then opened the book.

"All beings are equal, the Tao is reasonable, and the Buddha has the Buddha to say. ”

The action of opening it was a little casual, and the words in the book were a little difficult to understand, but when he saw this sentence inadvertently, Lu Beichen read it out and felt that it was a little interesting.

In Lu Beichen's values, the existence of anything has its value, and there is no perfection, there must be its advantages and disadvantages. That being the case, if we can learn from our strengths and make up for our shortcomings, won't we be able to get twice the result with half the effort in our practice?

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He put down the book in his hand and picked up a copy of Mahayana Buddhism next to him.

Lu Beichen gently flipped it open, and was unconsciously shocked.