Qin Ling is very confused now.

When he opened his eyes, he realized that he had appeared in the main hall of a temple.

Although the hall is fairly clean, the higher dead corners are still covered with cobwebs, the Buddha statue seems to have been burned by fire, some places have been incomplete, and the murals have become mottled and blurred for some reason.

In front of him, there was an old monk in a black robe with a white beard.

The old monk closed his eyes tightly and recited the scriptures while knocking on the wooden fish.

As if feeling Qin Ling's gaze, the old monk said quietly: "Keep the truth, keep your mind calm, don't be impatient." ”

Truthfulness?

Are you calling me?

Qin Ling was slightly stunned.

"Oh, got it."

As soon as the words came out, Qin Ling even found that something was wrong-

When did your voice become so immature?

He hurriedly looked down.

It wasn't until this moment that he realized that his body had actually turned into a six- or seven-year-old child, and the cloth clothes he was wearing were the old robes in this temple.

What the hell is the plot?

Am I a little monk?

"Shouzhen, you have a lot of wisdom, and you have a deep understanding of the Buddha's truth." The old monk's words interrupted Qin Ling's thoughts, "As a teacher, I have something to ask you, and you must be cautious." ”

Qin Ling couldn't figure out the situation at all, so he could only nod.

"Since you have entered my Buddhism, if you want to practice Buddhism, you must first practice meditation."

"Zen is divided into five categories, Outer Zen, Ordinary Zen, Hinayana Zen, Mahayana Zen, and the Most Excellent Zen."

"Shouzhen, which kind of cultivation do you want to cultivate?"

As soon as the old monk spoke, Qin Ling had the heart to cry.

What and what is this?

Uncle, can you speak human words?

Just when Qin Ling wanted to ask, he found that the question that had originally come to his lips was stuck and couldn't be said.

What's worse is that he couldn't make any sound, and could only stare at the old monk dryly.

Suddenly, the system actually prompted in Qin Ling's ear.

You are now in the auto-answer phase

[Please follow the development of the plot]

Qin Ling only felt as if he was controlled by some mysterious force, and he automatically said a sentence: "Master, I want to practice Silent Mouth Meditation." ”

Closed-mouth meditation?

Hearing this, Qin Ling wanted to cry without tears.

Although he doesn't understand Buddhism, he has still seen Maoda's "Jiang Ye", in which there is a character named Qinian, and he cultivates this "closed-mouth meditation".

Buddhism has ten negative karmas.

Among them, the karma of the mouth accounts for four folds: two tongues, lies, evil words, and gossip.

So this closed-mouth meditation, as the name suggests, is to forbid oneself to speak.

When the old monk heard this, his eyes widened, he was not angry and arrogant, and he brushed his sleeves and scolded: "As a person who cultivates Buddhism, we are the most afraid of talking nonsense!" That closed-mouth Zen is far better than the Five Zens, and it requires profound Buddhism and great concentration to be able to cultivate, and how can a yellow-mouthed child like you be able to open his mouth? ”

"Shouzhen, as a teacher, I will ask you again, what kind of Zen do you want to practice?"

"Shut your mouth and med."

Qin Ling replied unconsciously, but in his heart, he had already drawn countless circles cursing the damn system-

Let him keep talking like this all the time, it is better to kill him.

The old monk's eyes were not shocked, and he looked at Qin Ling.

Seeing that the little apprentice didn't seem to be joking, he couldn't help but smile slightly at the corner of his mouth, and his voice was a little softer:

"Shouzhen, tell the teacher, why are you obsessed with this?"

The system opened the mouth in place of Qinling:

"When I cultivate Buddhahood, we must attain the emptiness of the five aggregates, overcome all suffering, and see the emptiness of the Dharma before we can become a Buddha. The mouth is the gateway of the heart, the mouth is closed and the heart is heavy, how can there be sinful karma without speech? ”

"If a disciple devotes himself to cultivating Buddhism, he will attain positive results."

When the old monk heard this, he was slightly surprised.

He never expected that this little novice would have such an understanding, and he really had a relationship with the Buddha, and his love for his disciples was beyond words.

"That's it, it's up to you."

As soon as the words fell, Qin Ling heard a reminder from the system.

【You have entered the stage of closed-mouth meditation】

[From this moment on, if you speak, it will be regarded as automatically giving up the task and judged as a failure!] 】

Well, this time it's real.

Do you really want to fix this bullshit and shut your mouth and Zen?

After the old monk left, Qin Ling could only sit cross-legged and stay in place.

After a long time, he was naturally bored, so he began to have some fun for himself.

This temple is called "Longhua Temple", although it was burned down in the war, but it still left a lot of inheritance.

In particular, there are 7,500 volumes of books in the temple's scripture pavilion.

Because the old monk especially favored this little apprentice to keep the truth, he especially allowed Qinling to enter and leave it freely and study Buddhism.

Since then, Qin Ling really never said a word, accompanied by the ancient Buddha every day, soaked in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to read, and did not ask about the world.

When it took him almost half a year to thoroughly understand the "Huayan Sutra", the system actually sounded a prompt for the first time in a long time.

"Congratulations on your successful comprehension of the Dharma and a reward of 10 points of spiritual power."

After half a year of sedimentation, Qinling's heart has been like water, the murderous intent has been exhausted, and the whole person looks more warm and calm.

Therefore, in the face of the attribute rewards of the system, he should have been excited, but he actually gave birth to a feeling of "nothing more than that", and he will no longer be happy, and he knows how to restrain himself.

In the Trials Tower for a hundred years, he learned how to draw a sword.

Practicing Buddhism in the ancient monastery, he learned how to hide the front.

The so-called lead is washed away, but it was an epiphany.

Decades of time passed like a white horse, rushing by, and Qin Ling's body began to grow old, and his back was bent by the years.

7,500 volumes of Buddhist books, all of which he comprehended one by one.

Over the years, his improved spiritual power has also reached a height that he once couldn't reach.

However, the task never ended.

Except for the fixed notice of "improving mental power", there is no more

According to Qin Ling's speculation, this ultimate task is probably to help Shouzhen become a true Buddha and comprehend the supreme Dharma.

But his Buddhism is profound, far surpassing the old monks, but he has never been able to comprehend the true meaning.

It's like...... There's always a layer missing.

On this day, Qin Ling took care of the old monk's daily life, and the old man, who was full of teeth, asked in a low voice: "Shouzhen, you have practiced closed-mouth meditation for decades, can you gain anything?" ”

Qin Ling shook his head.

"Let's go down the mountain." The old monk smiled, "You are gifted and intelligent, and I believe that you will be able to comprehend Mahayana Buddhism in time...... It's just that you're still short of this last step. ”

"Maybe going to the mortal world can make you break through."

Qin Ling nodded silently.

After serving the old monk and falling asleep, Qin Ling bowed to him to thank him for his teaching of the Dharma and his nurturing.

In less than half a month, the old monk passed away.

Before dying, the old monk handed over the temple to Qinling's junior brother Yuanzhen to take care of, and instructed him to go down the mountain, go to this world, do more good deeds, and practice Buddhism.

The most important thing is not to lose the original intention.

Three days later, when Qin Ling packed his bags and said goodbye to his brothers-

The system actually sounded for the first time in a long time.

【Congratulations to players for successfully completing the first stage】

[The second phase of the mission will be launched soon: accession to the WTO]