Chapter Twenty-Three: Li Mo, Goodbye to the Immortal Realm

Ancient Immortal Cultivation Realm.

It has been more than 400 years since the first upheaval of heaven and earth struck, and even the most lightly affected northwest land is a place of misery.

Buddhist temples are attached to believers, but at the same time, the mundane represent the drastic changes of heaven and earth.

As a result, the scattered Buddhist temples in the northwest have been distorted in the words and the law.

The exterior of the building exudes the light of the Buddha and looks resplendent with gold, but the inside is imprisoned in the shape of a Buddha-like monster, which is roaring day and night.

Why is the Northwest Land a sacred place for Buddhism?

As the saying goes, "There is a temple in ten miles, and there is a Buddha in a hundred miles", but now the Buddhist temples have all become cages for imprisoning strange things.

Even if the follow-up Lei Yin Temple led the Buddhism to maintain the situation in the northwest, with the help of Daigo empowerment, all the herdsmen entered the Tao.

But I also have to admit one thing.

Any action is useless, and it is only a matter of time before Buddhism falls.

The strange things are difficult to kill, after all, the source is the thoughts of the common people in the northwest, and the strange things are all made of the statues of the Buddha that are enshrined.

Pessimistic thoughts are spreading, so that a large number of Buddhist monks choose to go to the hinterland of the Central Plains to explore how to ascend and escape from the suffering of the mortal world.

However, there is a Buddhist temple that is blindly closed.

Even before the drastic changes in heaven and earth came, they no longer recruited disciples, eating fasting and reciting Buddha every day, and their reputation was not as good as day by day.

【Ukitoji Temple】

Futuo Temple is located on the cliff, 1,400 years of closure, resulting in the collapse of some buildings and dust, plus the growth of trees, the bottom of the mountain has no trace of the temple.

As a result of the closure, Futuo Temple was almost removed from Buddhism.

But it is also a blessing in disguise, when the ordinary people forget about the Futuo Temple, the only remaining mountain gate is at least not affected by the words and the law.

The mountain gate is dilapidated, and the paved path is overgrown with weeds.

The scrawny old monk was sweeping the fallen leaves, and the robe he was wearing was already patched, and he looked like he was about to do it.

"Every year is different."

The old monk sighed and trembled to the incense burner.

"Master!"

A seven or eight-year-old novice ran out of the temple and cautiously stepped over the steps, for fear of arousing the old monk's worries because of the wrestling.

There are only two monks left in Futuo Temple, and the novice is still a baby picked up by the old monk at the foot of the mountain.

"Master Chenghua, didn't you say that the incense burner has been abandoned? How has it been lit lately. ”

"Amitabha."

The old monk Chenghua folded his hands and bowed respectfully to the incense burner, "This is called incense tasting, and only guests can burn incense when they come to the door." ”

"Huh? Master Chenghua, how do you know that a guest is coming to the door? ”

"I don't know, but my master also told me that after four hundred years of drastic changes in heaven and earth, there will be guests who will come to Futuo Temple to save the world."

The novice seems to understand.

The old monk Chenghua was full of thoughts, and his right hand gently stroked Shami's head.

"Little monk, the poor monk has not given you the Dharma name, if I sit down, you will inherit the Dharma name of [Chenghua], remember to wait for the savior in the Futuo Temple at all times."

The name of Chenghua has been passed down from generation to generation and is said to have been around for 1,400 years.

Whenever the Futuo Temple is about to break the dynasty, there will always be babies around the temple, and it seems that there is a Buddha fate to protect them.

It's just that......

A trace of confusion flashed in the eyes of the old monk Chenghua.

There is no relevant record in Futuo Temple, but generations of monks have told each other that the authenticity of the savior is impossible to verify.

The cultivation of the old monk Chenghua is shallow, and the longevity is about to dry up, and he is about to die.

But seeing that the 1,400-year deadline is approaching, if he sits down at this point, the young novice will not even be able to survive.

Ay......

"The savior who came to the west, before saving the world, can you teach me how to save myself?"

The old monk Chenghua looked at the drifting candle smoke, his mind was already a marquee, and there was a crispy tingling pain spreading at the end of his limbs.

At the end of his life, he suddenly felt that he couldn't let go.

"Obviously, I can go to Leiyin Temple to practice, even if I have never become a Buddha, at least it is happier than sitting down for a hundred years, right?"

"What's the point?"

"I have waited all my life, but I can't even see the so-called savior......"

The old monk Chenghua sat on the ground, his pants were torn open, he looked even more helpless, and his face couldn't help but flush.

"Little monk, help me up."

Old monk Chenghua noticed that Sha Mi was standing at the intersection of the mountain and looked around, and repeated, "Little monk, help me up." ”

"Master! Master, someone has gone up the mountain! ”

The old monk Chenghua's eyes were red, and he didn't know where he got the strength to stand up on the ground, and he came to the novice in embarrassment, squinting at the bottom of the mountain.

Three odd-looking figures are climbing along the rock wall.

One person was dressed bloated, with a pair of arms sticking out of his robe, more like a humanoid spider, even if he was a demon cultivator, it was difficult for him to have such an appearance.

The body of a man was emaciated, and his swollen abdomen seemed to be pregnant, and it was vaguely visible that there seemed to be a living creature squirming slightly in his stomach.

One person's skin was full of wrinkles, and even without clothes, the excess skin formed a robe that did not affect the speed of climbing in the slightest.

"Amitabha."

"Come, come, savior appointed by the True Buddha."

Instead of panicking, the old monk Chenghua trembled with excitement, but the novice was frightened and hid behind the incense burner.

He waited patiently for a moment, and the three of them came to the temple gate.

"Amitabha, welcome donor."

"Here it is... Futuo Temple? ”

Old monk Chenghua nodded and said: "It is indeed Futuo Temple, we have been waiting for you for 1,400 years, it is too long." ”

Tian Changwen frowned, and exchanged glances with Futu Jushi and Han Cai.

"What year is it now?"

"Four hundred years after the drastic changes in heaven and earth came, the imperial court has collapsed, and the Great Calendar is no longer used, and it is not clear what the outside world will call it."

Tian Changwen's expression was complicated.

They followed the flow of time through the words and expressions of the mortals in Rongzhen, thinking that they had come directly to 10,000 years ago, but as a result, traces of drastic changes in heaven and earth were revealed everywhere, and the time was obviously wrong.

It was 400 years late.

"Uncle, do you recognize us?"

Tian Changwen rushed to the destination Futuo Temple according to what Tianchenzi said, and the spiritual power in his body could not be used during the period, but fortunately, there was still residual power in the immortal body, and the process was relatively smooth.

"I... Me, me. The old monk Chenghua was so anxious that his tongue was knotted.

Instead, Shami got out of the incense burner and asked curiously, "I heard Master Chenghua say that you are saviors, really?" ”

Tian Changwen raised his eyebrows, and he didn't know where the title of savior came from.

"Quick, take them to the back mountain." The old monk Chenghua patted Shami's buttocks and pointed to the ancient pagoda on the mountain behind the Futuo Temple.

"Uh-oh."

The Futu monk helped the old monk Chenghua, and the five of them came to the back mountain.

The ancient pagoda stores the relics of the abbots of the past dynasties, but it is at least necessary to be eligible for the Dan period, so there has been no new ancient pagoda for a long time.

"It's ......"

Tian Changwen's pupils dilated, but he saw three statues sitting between the ancient towers.

The statue in the center is somewhat similar to himself, with a big belly, a brocade robe, and a vivid heart ape squatting on his shoulder.

On the left and right are Han Cai and Futu monks, both dressed as Buddhas.

The old monk Chenghua explained in a deep voice: "1,400 years ago, a true Buddha came to Futuo Temple and informed the then abbot Deen that his disciples would wait for the arrival of the savior. ”

"When Abbot Deen was dying, he used yellow clay to shape a savior, and later Futuo Temple simply cast a bronze statue so as not to be difficult to preserve."

Han Cai muttered incredulously, "Is it really Li Mo? ”

Tian Changwen shook his head and said: "It should be, Li Mo just asked us to go to Futuo Temple, but the follow-up incident was not clearly informed." ”

"Abbot Deen said it!"

Old monk Chenghua said loudly: "Five hundred years after the drastic changes in heaven and earth came, Chenghua will lead you to Leiyin Temple to practice. ”

"Practice?"

Tian Changwen and the three of them looked at each other, and they were a little confused.

"Wait."

The reason why the Futu monks are called Futu is because the Taoist inheritance is related to Buddhism, and they are naturally aware of some of the secrets of Buddhism.

He stretched out his hand and grabbed the human face spider in his arms, and told Tian Changwen and the two of them.

"The disappearance of Buddhism is due to the fact that there was a reincarnated living Buddha in Leiyin Temple at that time, which should be at the node of 500 years of drastic changes in heaven and earth."

Han Cai interjected: "Is the opportunity to become an immortal and gain the Tao in the Leiyin Temple? ”

"Futu, you go on."

"It is recorded in the surviving Buddhist classics that the Leiyin Temple was not actually destroyed, but soared together with the living Buddha in the drastic changes of heaven and earth."

Tian Changwen's thinking was lively, and he suddenly thought of the key.

"Futu, is the reincarnated Buddha called [Childless Mother]?"

"The secret of Buddhism is not preached, how do you know Lao Tian?"

In the eyes of the old monk Chenghua, Tian Changwen and the three of them stared at the Buddha statue and were silent, so they signaled the novice not to talk too much and waited quietly on the side.

Tian Changwen said: "Don't forget, the Wusheng Sect was founded by the Wusheng Mother, and the Twelve Immortals are all Li Mo's senior sisters. ”

"I probably know what Li Mo means by letting us go back to ancient times."

The Futu monk was thoughtful, but Han Cai still didn't know why.

Tian Changwen stretched out his hand to touch the Buddha statue, squinted his eyes and said: "We are going to take away the creation of the monks of Leiyin Temple who have ascended to Buddhahood, and Li Mo and others who have ascended after 10,000 years... Rendezvous in the Upper Realm! ”

"But you have to plan and act, the lifeless mother is definitely not good, Li Mo also mentioned in the information, Yongle World."

The Futu layman's chest rose and fell violently.

The opportunity that Li Mo arranged for them was simply a shortcut to the sky, but they must be cautious, and the hidden risks are not small.

"We are not from the Buddhist sect, how can we get into the Leiyin Temple?"

"Old Han, if you use relics as external organs, can you make the immortal body biased towards Buddhism, so that the spiritual power will be transformed into Buddha power?"

"Hey, it's feasible, but there are too many of us, and the Futuo Temple alone is definitely not enough."

"Old Han, there are temples all over the northwest, and the tricks imprisoned in them are not high-quality spiritual materials, and the relics are also inexhaustible."

Tian Changwen finished his thoughts, turned his head and said softly to the old monk Chenghua: "Uncle, as the saying goes, salvation comes first, and we want to worship in Futuo Temple." ”

"But... OK. ”

The old monk Chenghua naturally agreed.

Who knew that Tian Changwen added: "Okay, we will contact the remaining 9,000 people, and tomorrow we will shave their hair and officially settle in Futuo Temple." ”

"Nine... Nine thousand? ”

"How can two or three people save the world? Naturally, the more people, the better. ”

After Tian Changwen came to the ancient times, he felt that it was inconvenient to travel, so he asked the rest of the disciples of the Creation Sect to hide in the cave, and it was time to come in batches.

The old monk Chenghua looked confused, and Han Cai and the two took over the decoration of the temple.

Tian Changwen smiled.

"With our Creation Sect here, you will never lose this rotten chess game Li Mo!"

"Goodbye to the fairy world!!" (End of chapter)