After a conversation with the patriarch, many doubts in Ao Qing's heart were also answered.

He naturally became more vigilant against the demon lord Bo Xun. Because of this conversation, Ao Qing already knew that the demon lord Bo Xun, the "Sixth Heaven Demon King" he had never met, was by no means just a simple "Demon King".

Bo Shun is at least a great supernatural person who can be compared to the Buddha. It is definitely a "holy" realm, and even a more powerful existence.

Even, Ao Qing still has more conjectures from the words of the ancestor. In order to get confirmed, he asked again: "Master, on the sixth day of the Desire Realm, there should be more than just the Demon Lord Bo Xun, a great supernatural power, right?" ”

There was a slight surprise in Patriarch Bodhi's eyes, and he said, "How did you know?" ”

Ao Qing said: "Although, the birth time of the demon lord Bo Xun should be before the Buddha. I have heard that he was originally a great Buddhist sage when the ancient Buddha was alive. However, even so, it is impossible for a great sage of Buddhism to fall into the path of demons and become a demon lord for no reason. On the other hand, Buddhism has three Buddhas, and Taoism has three Tianzun. Although the demon of the desire realm cannot be the enemy of the three sects at the same time, he can compete with the Buddhist sect, and it is expected that the power should not be weak. ”

The patriarch nodded slightly: "It makes sense." Yes, the Demon Dao is indeed not only the Demon Lord Bo Xun. However, this is a matter outside of this world. ”

Ao Qing was a little puzzled: "Outside the world? ”

The patriarch nodded and said, "Do you know that Buddhism divides the Three Realms into the Desire Realm, the Color Realm, and the Colorless Realm?" ”

Ao Qing nodded. Of course he knew. The realm of desire is the realm of the human world. The color world is a world of phases, which can be understood as the Buddha kingdom and the heavenly court are all considered a kind of color world. The colorless realm, on the other hand, is a world where only spirits exist.

Ao Qing heard the Buddha say in Lingshan that Ao Qing's "heart realm" is like a kind of colorless realm.

The patriarch said: "The realm of desire, the realm of color, and the realm of colorlessness are only said to be Buddhas, but Buddha, demons, and Tao all exist in the Three Realms. All you can get into contact with now is the existence of the realm of desire. In the Desire Realm, the Demon Lord Bo Xun is the leader of the Demon Dao. But in the world of color and colorlessness, this is not the case. ”

Ao Qing immediately understood.

It's like, the Buddha is also the Buddha of today in the realm of desire. However, this does not mean that there are no ancient Buddhas such as the Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha and Amitabha Buddha. It's just that the ancient Buddha is in the realm of desire, and now he almost doesn't take the initiative to appear.

Relatively speaking, the leader of Taoism in the world of desire, that is, the "human world", is Jinque Yuchen Tianzun. However, the three Qings such as Yuan Shi Tianzun, Daode Tianzun, and Lingbao Tianzun also exist. Perhaps they are the "leaders" of the color and colorless worlds.

It's just that the division between the color world and the colorless world is not clear. It may be in the Three Realms, or it may be outside the world, just like the Sanqing Dojo is thirty-three days away.

In "Journey to the West", Thirty-three Days Away seems to be just a place, coming and going at will. But in the world where Ao Qing is located today, this is not the case. It was a place above the Nine Heavens, above the Heavenly Court, and it was by no means as simple as it sounded.

Ao Qing asked, "Then who is the great supernatural power of the Demon Dao in the Color Realm and the Colorless Realm?" ”

Patriarch Bodhi said: "The great supernatural power of the colorless realm has long since disappeared and no longer exists, so don't mention it." The great supernatural power of the color world is called the Great Freedom Heavenly King, and the Sanskrit name is called Malashura. ”

"Mahari Shura?" Ao Qing was stunned.

It's not like he's never heard of this title.

According to Buddhism, Mashasura is one of the twenty-four heavens. However, what Patriarch Bodhi said is naturally not the "Heavenly Realm" but the "Heavenly King".

The concept of the 24 heavens may be ambiguous to many people, some people think it is 24 gods, while others think it is 24 places.

Actually, yes. But it's more of a "direction".

The twenty-four heavens, there are the Heaven of Merit, the Heaven of Debate, the Great Brahma King, the Emperor Shakti, the Four Heavenly Kings (the Eastern Heavenly King, the Southern Growth Heavenly King, the Western Wide-eyed Heavenly King, and the Northern Duowen Heavenly King), the Son of the Sun Palace, the Heavenly Son of the Moon Palace, the Vajra Secret Force, the Maha Shura Heaven, the Fat Scattering General, the Wei Dao Heaven, the Firm Earth God, the Bodhi Tree God, the Devil Son and Mother, the Mori Zhitian, the Sogara Dragon King, the Yama Luo King, the King of Kinara, the Ziwei Emperor, the Dongyue Emperor, and the Leizu Heavenly Venerable.

It can be seen that these twenty-four heavens are represented by a divine statue. However, the gap in these divine strengths is very large.

It is as small as the Devil Mother God, the Four Heavenly Kings, the Son of Heaven of the Sun Palace, the Son of the Moon Palace, and others, and then to the Bodhi Tree God and the Mori Zhitian. It is as big as Emperor Dongyue, Lei Zu Tianzun, and even Emperor Ziwei.

Obviously, the twenty-four heavens are not ranked by strength, but by direction, and a representative divine is chosen as the ranking.

The Four Heavenly Kings guarded the Four Heavenly Gates in the southeast, south, and northwest, and the Four Heavenly Gates illuminated the four continents, so they could exist in the twenty-four heavens as representatives of the four continents. And the other heavens are the same. The bright palace of the Son of Heaven represents the sun. The moon of the Moon Palace Celestial Son.

The Ziwei Heaven of the Ziwei Emperor represents the Star Palace. Lei Zu Tianzun, representing the Nine Clouds Peak, and King Yama Luo, representing the underworld. Even the "Dragon King of the Four Seas" can have a place on it. Therefore, the twenty-four heavens are more like a list of twenty-four representative figures. There is no distinction between strength and weakness.

Therefore, it will give people a very confused sense of ranking. This is because the twenty-four heavens are not ranking, but map-like references.

It's like, when you mention the underworld, you will think of the Ten Palaces of Yama, and when you mention the heavenly court, you will think of the Jade Emperor. But their strength is by no means equal.

However, the Great Freedom Heavenly King Maha Shura, as a sacred, Ao Qing has heard of it. Although he did not know much about Mahara, in the Deva Sutra and the Great Nikjing, it is mentioned that he is the great god who irrigates the three thousand worlds, and is known as the lord of the top color heaven in the color world.

In "Hinduism", he is known as the lord of the three thousand worlds, the supreme god, you must know that Hinduism and Buddhism have influenced each other, and even Indian Buddhism is merged into Hinduism. Therefore, this statement can also be regarded as a certain reference value.

It can be said that among the "Twenty-four Heavens", among the twenty-four representative "Divine Generals", Maha Shura is definitely in the forefront!

The patriarch said, "However, Maha Shura, you don't need to know much about it for the time being. I only know that he is the Great Freedom Heavenly King, and another representative existence in the Demon Dao besides Bo Xun is. Just like that Amitabha, they are all divine that existed before the great years, and the brilliance has always bloomed in the past, don't say it's you, even I, maybe I won't have any intersection with him. ”

Ao Qing nodded and said, "Disciple remember." ”

The patriarch looked at Ao Qing, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face, and asked, "Apprentice, you should not just ask about these things when you come back this time, right?" ”

Ao Qing heard this and said, "Sure enough, the master can't hide anything from the master. In fact, the disciple did encounter some troublesome things outside this time......" Ao Qing told Yang Chan and Tu Shan Qiqi about it.

As for Zhong Lichun, the relationship with him has always been a friend, and there is really very little affection, even if Zhong Lichun's feelings for him are the same. Therefore, Ao Qing did not mention it emphatically.

When the patriarch heard this, he bowed slightly: "Then what do you think yourself?" ”

Ao Qing said: "In the eyes of the disciples, the red dust calamity is not beneficial to the cultivation of the Tao. What's more, since I have chosen to pursue the Dao, I am naturally dedicated to the Dao, but I am afraid that I will hurt them. ”

The patriarch smiled: "Then what do you think of the dragon clan?" What do you think of your father? How do you feel about being a teacher? ”

Ao Qing was stunned.

The patriarch said: "The dragon clan is also a part of Hongchen, your father and you have a father-son relationship, and you have a master-apprentice relationship as a teacher." Are these easier to give up than love calamity? ”

Ao Qing was already just one foot away from the door, and as soon as these words came out, his heart suddenly cleared. But in an instant, there was hesitation. asked: "Since it is all red dust, then there will be a day of separation...... If there comes a time when Master and I will find it difficult to see each other, then what will happen then? ”

Patriarch Bodhi sighed softly: "Origin and extinction, flowers bloom and fall." This is the reason that has existed since the birth of the Great Dao. There is no eternal thing in the world, let alone a teacher, even if it is the existence of the Three Qings and Amitabha Buddha, their glory has been eliminated in the great years. The so-called great supernatural powers that transcend the past and the future may not be eternal. Even one day, Amitabha Buddha will pass away, and the three Qings will also be rainbow. However, these things are also useless. Only when the time comes will you truly understand. ”

After Ao Qing listened to the teachings, his heart was much more settled, indeed, there is nothing in the world, and mediocre people disturb themselves. Many things that should come will come eventually, and this is not something that the supernatural powers can stop, let alone something he should worry about. Maybe one day Ao Qing will reach the "holy" realm, and he may be able to realize a little, but he can't interfere with it either. Perhaps only when we reach the so-called "Dao" realm will we truly face these problems.

Immediately, he said respectfully: "Thank you Master for your guidance, my disciple understands." ”