Chapter 368: Monk of the Southern Kingdom
What everyone didn't expect was that the person who came turned out to be a monk.
Bright yellow robe, holding a Zen staff in his left hand, and a string of prayer beads hanging from the tiger's mouth in his right hand, standing in a palm on his chest.
He was wearing a pair of shoes on his feet, stained with some dust, and he had no hair or hair, so he couldn't tell his specific age.
After the monk saw Li Xiuping and others, he frowned obviously.
Li Xiuping and the others also frowned, because they couldn't see the heels of this monk, and the robe on his body was not authentic Buddhism, so it was obviously not Lingtai Mountain, one of the three mountains, and naturally it was not the incense burner mountain, one of the seven holy places, and this person's cultivation was not low, and he might even be a strong person in the integration period.
In addition to the incense burner mountain and the Lingtai mountain, there is such a strong person among the Buddhist sects, then this person can never be a nameless person, but looking at the appearance of the Qingming monk, it seems that he does not recognize the other party.
This monk appeared Zhihu and frowned: "It's strange, a few people are obviously cultivators, but why are they shrouded in death and ghosts?" ”
Li Xiuping and others were stunned. The monk then asked, "How many of them have evil things on them?" ”
Li Xiuping looked at the Qingming monk, wanting to determine the identity and intention of this monk, so he nodded and said: "Not long ago, I did receive an evil one, but I didn't have time to deal with it, and I didn't know how to deal with it, so I took it, I never thought that the master could see it at a glance." ”
Li Xiuping was indeed a little surprised, after all, this person felt the existence of the evil ghost from a long distance, and the evil ghost was collected by him in the copper bowl-like immortal treasure, although the copper bowl had been damaged and could not be used for defense before, but after all, it was an immortal treasure, and there was a prohibition on it, and it was impossible for ordinary people to detect it, let alone feel it from afar.
The monk nodded and said: "I see, the old man is just a perennial super-revenant soul, and he is particularly sensitive to this kind of existence, and this time he came here because there is about to be a big war, and I don't know how many unjust souls there will be at that time, so I came to chant the sutra and exceed, I hope they can die in bliss as soon as possible." ”
If Li Xiuping heard this before, he would definitely not understand, instead of waiting for these people to do something after they die, it is better to prevent this big war from happening before these people die, so that no one needs to die? You know, this monk has such strength.
It's just that after the successful fusion, although the realm has not improved much, the state of mind has really improved a lot, so I know that people have their own lives, and some things can only be watched, and they cannot be changed, because if they interfere forcibly, it is likely to backfire and cause greater disasters.
Of course, this has an inseparable relationship with the method of cultivation, and some people believe in this kind of thing, and naturally there will be people who don't believe it, but whether they believe it or not, no matter how different the way of practicing is, they still have to conform to the general trend after all, and now in the whole world, war and chaos are the general trend, and this general trend cannot be changed.
Therefore, under this general trend, some people will conform to the general trend, and some people will make changes and want to turn the tide, but after all, human power cannot change this general trend, so there are so many legends that can be sung and cried, and so many regrettable heroes have been created......
So Li Xiuping just nodded and didn't speak, if this was put aside, he would have asked directly.
The monk continued, "Since the benefactor is a cultivator and seems to have been seriously injured, it is no good to be in the company of such evil spirits all day long. ”
Li Xiuping looked a little hesitant and looked at the Qingying Monk again.
It's not that he is reluctant, with such a thing, it is indeed not the slightest benefit to his situation at the moment, and it is indeed as he said, he doesn't know how to deal with that female ghost at all, if this monk can really overtake it, it is the best.
But whether the other party is really overdone or not, Li Xiuping is not sure, if the other party also wants to use this ghost thing for something, then wouldn't he help the abuse?
In fact, Li Xiuping planned to kill this female ghost directly, but he felt that this female ghost was actually quite pitiful, she was kept in captivity and became a tool for others, so she couldn't be ruthless, but Li Xiuping soon found that taking this female ghost with him, the degree of his cold erosion was getting more and more serious, if he didn't deal with it and continued like this, I was afraid that it would really affect him.
After seeing Li Xiuping's eyes, the Qingming monk naturally knew Li Xiuping's thoughts, so he nodded and signaled that the monk could believe it.
So Li Xiuping took out the copper bowl, pinched a seal knot at the same time, and released the female ghost.
As soon as the female ghost left the copper bowl, she was about to attack people, but although there was no sunlight, after all, the more daylight it was, the more affected it was, so she had to find a place to hide.
As soon as the monk raised his hand, the robe was like a big umbrella, enveloping the female ghost.
After the robe picked up the female ghost, the monk pinched the trick with both hands, and the rosary in his hand turned out to be a brilliant work, and at the same time it continued to grow larger, enveloping the robe in it, and spinning leisurely.
The monk had words in his mouth, all of which were Buddhist scriptures, and Li Xiuping couldn't understand any of them anyway.
As the monk kept reciting the wrinkles, the robe began to shine brightly, solemnly, and at the same time, a terrible wail continued to come from the robe.
As time continued, Li Xiuping was surprised to find that the ghost qi began to decrease, as if he had been purified by those Buddha lights.
After reciting the mantra for a while, the monk took back the rosary and the robe.
The female ghost who was originally afraid of the daylight was actually floating in the air, but she was no longer afraid.
The female ghost bowed to the monk and said gratefully, "Thank you, master." ”
The monk waved his hand and said, "Reincarnate." ”
The female ghost looked at Li Xiuping again, and also saluted, saying, "Thank you for the grace of the son not to kill." ”
Li Xiuping waved his hand and said: "If you don't happen to meet this master, maybe I will really kill you in a few days, so you don't have to thank me, this is your own creation, just thank this master." ”
The female ghost saluted the monk again, and then dissipated between heaven and earth.
Li Xiuping said with a smile: "Thank you master, even if you have fulfilled her, you have also helped her." ”
The monk smiled and said, "Amitabha! Even if Master Li suffers deeply, he will spare her life, which can be described as a compassionate person, good and good! ”
Li Xiuping was stunned for a moment and asked, "Does the master recognize you?" ”
The monk smiled and said, "In the cultivation world now, I'm afraid there are not many people who don't know Master Li. ”
Li Xiuping said bitterly: "It's a pity that I don't recognize the master below." ”
The monk replied: "Tianchan Temple is bitter, I have seen Master Li Shi and laymen. ”
At this time, the Qingming monk said with a smile: "It turned out to be the bitter wisdom master of Tianchan Temple, when I broke into the cultivation realm in the early years, I heard that the Buddhism of Tianchan Temple is boundless and wonderful, and now I can see it, it is really an eye-opener." ”
The bitter wisdom monk smiled and said, "It's just a few small means, which make the layman laugh." ”
After that, he looked at Li Xiuping, and continued: "I heard that Master Li Shi fought against the Demon Venerable of the Demon Clan in the Lingxiao Sect and was seriously injured, but I never thought it was true, but unfortunately the old man didn't know the way of medicine, so he couldn't help Master Li Shi. ”
Li Xiuping said with a smile: "The master has already done the junior a great favor before. ”
The bitter wisdom monk smiled and waved his hand, and then said: "If you have time to go south this time, you can go to the two Zen temples to drink a cup of tea, and you can save some trouble after the journey." ”
As he spoke, he took out an object, handed it to Li Xiuping, and said, "Master Li will take out this thing at that time, and the senior brother of the old man naturally knows that several donors are invited by the old man." ”
Li Xiuping did not refuse, took more things from the hands of the bitter wisdom monk, and said gratefully: "Then thank you master." Farewell, take care, Master. ”
The bitter wisdom monk said: "Can the things in Master Li Shi's hands be borrowed from the old man to see?" ”
Li Xiuping was stunned for a moment, raised the copper bowl in his hand a little higher, and asked, "Is this what the master said?" ”
The bitter wisdom monk nodded.
Li Xiuping didn't hesitate, anyway, this thing is just a storage thing now, and it has no other effect, and there is no need to worry about the other party forcibly snatching it.
And when this thing was driven before, the runes that appeared on it were from Buddhism, so this thing must have something to do with Buddhism, Li Xiuping also wanted to know, after all, this thing was obtained in Penglai Xianzhou, understand this copper bowl, maybe you can also learn some history related to Penglai Xianzhou, maybe you can also know some things related to the black dragon.
The bitter wisdom monk took the copper bowl and observed it carefully, Li Xiuping did not make a sound to disturb him, and waited quietly.
After a while, the bitter wisdom monk nodded and said: "Sure enough, it is an immortal treasure that records the secret methods of Buddhism, but it is a pity that it has been destroyed, and it can be regarded as an old man." ”
After speaking, he returned the copper bowl to Li Xiuping.
Li Xiupin was puzzled: "But isn't the rune recorded on it still there?" ”
The bitter wisdom monk smiled and said: "If the form is lost, it will not be able to comprehend, but Li Shizhu has a fate with the Buddha, maybe he can understand the subtleties in it, and if there is really that day, it is also the luck of all sentient beings." Amitabha! ”
Li Xiuping frowned, and was just about to ask, but the bitter wisdom monk said: "Everything is the fate of the law, and the fate of the law will be clear to itself, and now it is useless for the old man to say more." ”
Li Xiuping put away the copper bowl, nodded, and said no more, and the two sides said goodbye.
Perhaps he was afraid that Li Xiuping would think too much, so after separating from the Kuzhi monk, the Qingming monk smiled and said: "These monks are like this, they always like to pretend to be profound, and the most hateful thing is that they only like to talk halfway, and let you guess the rest, you don't have to take it to heart." ”
If it were someone else, he would naturally think that the bitter wisdom monk was playing a sharp game, but Li Xiuping had a deep understanding of the inheritance of the ancient battlefield relics, after all, he had not been able to accept all the inheritances until now, and among them, it was the opportunity.
There are some things that are not accessible at the right time, at the same time, without the realm.
In this way, Li Xiuping has more interest in that copper bowl, and the things that can make a strong Buddhist in the fit period care so much must be good.
Therefore, Li Xiuping really wanted to go to the two Zen temples and get in touch with Buddhism, maybe he could really unlock the information on the copper bowl.
Of course, this is all later, and now what they have to do is to find a place first and change the map, after all, the previous map only goes to the location of Jianmen Pass, and there is no record to the south.
Although it will not be wrong to go all the way south, but to know more about the mountains and landforms, it will be much more convenient when rushing, after all, Li Xiuping's current situation is indeed no different from ordinary people, and now that the two countries are at war, it is inevitable that there will be some places that need to be avoided.
It's just that now Chi Qiuguo and Bai Chiguo are afraid that the situation is similar, the difference is that Bai Chiguo is going north, Chi Qiuguo is going south, and they are far away from the border between the two countries, so it is not easy to find people, let alone buy a map.
Maps may not be an important item in peacetime, but in wartime, they must be extremely scarce, so if you want to get them, I'm afraid you have to contact the army of Chi Qiuguo.
With the south, the situation is indeed similar to what Li Xiuping guessed, although he encountered many villages and towns, but there were almost no people, only the army was stationed, and there was a feeling that a big war was coming.
is different from Bai Chiguo's side, it may also be because Li Xiuping is from the north, so as long as there is an army stationed, the inventory is extremely strict.
At this moment, Li Xiuping and others were stuck outside a small city together with the people who went south, waiting in a long line, staring at the cold wind, many people who were not very wealthy were already shivering with cold at the moment.
"Why is it getting stricter and stricter, even if you really want to fight, there is no need for this, right?" Someone in the crowd whispered.
"I heard that we have mixed in a lot of enemy countries' details, and we caught several of them a few days ago." Someone replied.
Listening to these people's discussions, Li Xiuping couldn't help frowning,
As a member of his own line, he won't be regarded as Chi Qiuguo's fine work at that time, right?
At this time, it was Li Xiuping's turn.
One of the armor soldiers held a booklet and asked, "Where did you come from?" What's the name? ”
Originally, this kind of interrogation was very easy to deal with, just make up a name and say a place name, and no one would really be able to find the heel, but since these people were able to catch the spies on Bai Chiguo's side, it was obviously not that simple, and the general not far away was holding a magic weapon that was only available in the cultivation world, and if he lied, he might really be exposed.
Li Xiuping replied: "Li Xiuping is from Yunzhou City of the Great Zhou Dynasty. ”
Hearing this, the armor sergeant couldn't help frowning, and looked at Li Xiuping again.
At this time, the general walked up and asked: "The Great Zhou Dynasty is thousands of miles away from here, even if a few are monks, I am afraid it will take a lot of time, not to mention that the monks can completely control and avoid the investigation, but a few people are obviously on foot, and they don't even have a carriage or horse to travel, how did they get here from the Great Zhou Dynasty?" ”
As soon as the words fell, the remaining armorers suddenly clenched their weapons as if they were facing a great enemy.
Li Xiuping said with a smile: "We are indeed cultivators, but we fought with people before going down and were injured, so we can't control the sky, and we didn't come on foot." ”
After speaking, he looked at the man who was transformed into a blue water unicorn.
The blue water unicorn suddenly revealed its body and let out a deafening roar, which frightened the people around him to retreat again and again, and many people even fell directly to the ground, and for a while, the entire city gate was in chaos.
Those armorers were even more frightened, they had never seen such a strange thing.
A good person suddenly turned into a huge fierce beast, and the key is that the momentum exuded by the fierce beast made them feel like their blood was solidified.
Li Xiuping said with a smile: "This is the mount below, the blue water unicorn, which can travel thousands of miles a day, and can naturally come here from the Great Zhou Dynasty." ”
The general's brow furrowed and his face turned pale, as if he was hesitating to let the group go.
Since he has a magic weapon in his hand that can only be used by monks in the cultivation world, even if he is not a cultivator, he has also had contact with the cultivation world, so he naturally knows what it means for a person to be able to transform into a spirit beast, more precisely, a spirit beast can transform into a human.
This means that that the spirit beast at least has the cultivation of the Yuan Infant Stage, and such a powerful spirit beast is actually used as a mount, then this young man's means are probably not low.
The key is that although Li Xiuping looks young, and he is pale, he looks seriously ill, but he has white hair, which is really a crane hair and a childish face, like an old fairy who has achieved cultivation, at a glance, full of master demeanor.
Once there is a conflict with this group of people, they are ordinary people, they will not be able to get any benefits at all, even if they mobilize a large army to besiege them, but these people really want to leave, it is useless to mobilize more troops, unless they invite a strong person from the Yuan infant stage.
Li Xiuping smiled and asked, "Now we can go, right?" ”
The general nodded and said, "Since he is an immortal cultivator of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he is naturally okay." ”
After speaking, he saluted and said, "Seniors, please." ”
Li Xiuping returned a salute, but after walking a few steps, he stopped and said, "By the way, there is something that has to be bothered by the general." ”
The general hadn't come back to his senses yet, and when he heard Li Xiuping's words, he couldn't help frowning again, but he still said: "Senior, please say, if it's this ...... If the younger generation can do it, it will definitely not be postponed. ”
Li Xiuping said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, it's just that I just entered the Chiqiu Kingdom and I'm not familiar with the place, so I want to ask the general for a map, don't be too detailed, just be able to mark the shape of the mountain clearly." ”
The general breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned.
As long as the map is available, he can naturally do it, and he can take it out now, but if the other party really comes from Bai Chi Country, wouldn't he be helping the enemy better understand the city defense of Chi Qiu Kingdom by giving them the map himself? When the time comes, if something really happens, it will kill the head.
Li Xiuping said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's just convenient to hurry, if you really have any other ideas, I won't just need a map, I have already started directly, is it possible that the general really thinks that with the defenders of this city, he can really stop us?" ”
"The defenders of this city can't stop it, so I can try it later." A voice suddenly sounded, and then several not weak breaths appeared out of thin air, standing in the air above the city tower......