Like the old man before, Zhi Dun did not mean to panic and be afraid, but showed the idea of talking.

After all, this is a mottled fragment of time, which can also be understood as a spiritual field, but it combines time, space and feng shui.

It belongs to a special place, and it is difficult to discern the meaning of its existence, so it is normal for any strange reactions and things to happen.

Because it's no surprise.

The sound of the other monks tapping on the wooden fish did not stop, and they did not even open their eyes, as if they had been immersed in the Dharma of selflessness.

Ye Qin pondered for a moment and replied: "I came here because of fate, so I came here." ”

He said something vague, but Zhi Dun just smiled, didn't continue to ask, and made a gesture of invitation.

Ye Qin climbed on top of the futon not far away, but unfortunately the futon was too small to completely accommodate the entire snake body, but was covered by the snake body.

"God has the virtue of a good life, and the benefactor must have gone through countless hardships to cultivate to this point, which is really not easy, which makes the poor monks admire."

Looking back on the previous things, it is indeed as Zhi Dun said, Ye Qin's cultivation path has never been smooth sailing, after all, he is the only cultivator in heaven and earth, and the path of cultivation is all based on his own comprehension and exploration.

"It's not easy, but it's fun."

Zhi Dun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then smiled and praised, "It's so enjoyable." ”

Ye Qin also bowed, but he didn't say much, just looked at it.

It can be seen that Zhi Dun's status is extraordinary, otherwise he would not sit in the first place and lead the monks to chant and preach.

But Ye Qin found that what was beside him was not a Buddhist scripture, but another metaphysical book, which was really conspicuous.

As if sensing Ye Qin's gaze, Zhi Dun explained with a smile: "The world thinks that the Buddha is incompatible, but I don't think that the two actually have the same meaning. ”

Metaphysicians advocate "quiet and non-action", and Buddhists advocate "peace and mind".

"Ann is clear, general is quiet, and keeping is nothing, meaning name", and "safe and guarding" is "quiet and inaction". All of this shows that Buddhism and metaphysics were originally compatible.

Ye Qin also quite agreed with his opinion, "That's true. ”

There are 3,000 avenues in the world, and after all, they are the same way.

Just like Ye Qin was originally a cultivator, but sometimes he would seek opportunities in the temple, just like the white bone concept at the beginning of cultivation, which was originally a Buddhist saying.

No matter what kind of power it is, as long as it can be used for oneself and transformed into one's own things, then there is nothing wrong with it, and this is how it comes from.

"The Buddhist scriptures are profound, but metaphysics, on the contrary, if the Dharma is explained in terms of the mystical sayings of the same thing, the original nothingness, the emphasis on the mysterious, the supreme nothingness, the emptiness, and so on, then the obscure Buddhist teachings will become concise and clear."

"Whether it is cultivating the mind or cultivating the Tao, only by paying attention to all things in the world for my use, all sentient beings, and moving forward without prejudice, can we walk out of the true path."

"What about the Buddha, what about the Xuan, if there is a Buddha in the heart, even if you absorb other teachings, it is just to enrich the Buddha's principles."

Ye Qin's words were like a trickle, flowing into the bottom of Zhi Dun's heart, he was suddenly enlightened, and the Buddha beads that kept rotating in his hand also stopped for a moment.

Zhi Dun had mentioned this idea to others before, but most of them either strongly opposed it or just wanted to pander to him.

Some disgusters think that he is nondescript, and combining Buddhism and Xuan together is simply insulting Buddhism, while those who like him think that he is ingenious and has walked out of a unique path, and will only greet him repeatedly.

But no one has ever been like Ye Qin, who can talk to him or two.

"Amitabha."

Zhi Dun clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name, if he was originally curious and surprised by Ye Qin, now it has been replaced by respect.

Zhi Dun couldn't help but sigh, "The donor's ingenuity and unique insights really make the poor monks admire." ”

After all, Ye Qin's experience is here, one life is a man, another life is a snake, and he has an extraordinary understanding, and now he has entered the fragments of the years, with a kind of overlooking posture, so he has to be a lot more handsome in his mentality.

Zhi Dun sighed quietly, "It's just that the world's views have been fixed, and the prejudices in my heart are like mountains, which can be changed overnight. ”

Ye Qin said with relief: "Confucianism and Taoism can complement each other, so the Xuanfo can also merge, take its essence, and remove its dross." ”

Ye Qin's words lifted Zhi Dun's spirits.

At first, Buddhism and Taoism were intolerable, because the views and beliefs of both sides were different, and Buddhism was preached from the outside world, and Taoists did not have a good impression of this, believing that Buddhism had encroached on their own territory.

Coupled with the reasons of believers incense, there have always been contradictions between the two sides, but with the localization of Buddhism later, it gradually took root in this land.

Taoist and Buddhist cultures influence each other, and the contradictions are not as big as before, and there is a tendency to gradually integrate and help each other.

The fireworks in the temple are curling, the sound of chanting is endless, the golden Buddha statue has a kind gaze, looking at a person and a snake talking very happily below, although the scene is strange but inexplicably harmonious.

"I wonder what the donor thinks about the phrase 'each suitability is free'?"

This sentence is from "Zhuangzi Xiaoyao Chapter".

In other words, people only need to do what they want, and they are not bound and encumbered by external objects, so that they can freely "chase the distance"—to achieve the spiritual realm pursued by Zhuangzi and the metaphysicians.

Ye Qin pondered for a moment, as if he also fell into contemplation, and he didn't know how long it had passed, and then he replied: "If it is said that you can achieve the realm of freedom by doing whatever you want, then Xia Wei and Liu Xia can do whatever they want and kill innocents indiscriminately, which is also considered to be free, isn't it tarnishing the good name of Xiaoyao?" ”

"If things are not in things, they will not be obtained by me; If you don't feel it, if you don't do it quickly, you will be uncomfortable, so it is free. ”

Acknowledging the existence of objective things, but being able to transcend them, whether it is right or wrong, and being free, is the real freedom.

Zhi Dun looked at Ye Qin's green snake pupils, and saw a vast world in a trance, which can contain all things, and all living beings are manifested here, and the posture of freedom is all in it.

In a trance, he saw a huge Kunpeng leap out of it, ride the wind, soar upward, and then turn into a large peng to cover the sky and the sun, and even the image of Ye Qin became tall.

For a moment, Zhi Dun felt extremely small, like a mayfly between heaven and earth.

When I looked at it again, I was still in the temple, and nothing had changed.

The big snake in front of him flashed with unprecedented divinity.

The Buddhist beads in Zhi Dun's hand rotated faster and faster, and even his breathing became short, indicating that the master was not in a calm mood.

He had never heard such an opinion, as if the fog in his heart was slowly lifted by Ye Qin, he had been pursuing it for so long, and finally vaguely saw the unreachable other side.

"Dare to ask the donor, do you have a peaceful opinion on 'Prajna'?"

"The nature of the husband is also not colorful. The color does not have its own, although the color is empty, so it is said that the color is empty, and the color is different and empty. ”

"That is, color is empty, and non-color extinguishes emptiness. Who? The nature of the husband's color, the color is not self-colored, although the color is empty. If you don't know yourself, you know eternity. ”

The "color" in the front refers to the "color" in cognition, and the "color" in the back refers to the thing itself. The epistemological "color" is not the color of objective reality, so it is "empty although it is colored".

From the perspective of time and space, Ye Qin said that "if it moves and is still, it seems to go and stay", what changes is only a false appearance.

Everything in the world has a reincarnation, and everything goes round and round, and it will return to the original point.

"Prajna is about emptiness, emptiness, nothingness, and emptiness."

Nothing is self-existent means that although the phenomenon of all things exists, we must see the same nature of all things, and the Langse theory talks about "the natural emptiness of Langse", which is to look at the material phenomenon as empty.

In the Buddhist scriptures, he has the deepest effort on the "Prajna Sutra", and he studied the "Prajna" before he became a monk. Later, he often debated and recited the Prajna, and was very interested in this doctrine.

But I always feel unsatisfactory, it seems that something is missing, and now listening to Ye Qin Daoming, the missing corner in my heart can finally be filled.

The wisdom of prajna contains six kinds, which are the so-called six prajnas.

"There is no wisdom in wisdom, so it can be used in wisdom", because in order to educate, we have to send words, and use language, nouns, concepts, and words, and we will also have wisdom.

"Wisdom exists in things, and there is no trace of reality", if wisdom is not attached to the form of things, the truth is nameless, so we must understand "so send" and "so speak", so as to achieve the realm of "reason" and "wisdom".

"Amitabha, listening to your words today, the poor monk felt a lot, as if the fog in his heart was blown away by the wind."

Zhi Dun has been thinking about these things for a long time, but he has never had an answer, but now Ye Qin's explanation has made him stunned.

Zhi Dun got up from the futon and bowed deeply towards Ye Qin.

"The poor monk has nothing to give, only this string of prayer beads has been carried with me, and I have been with me for a long time, hoping to bring good luck to the donor."

Ye Qin looked at the rosary on Zhi Dun's hand, and the sandalwood beads could faintly smell a special smell, probably influenced by the temple's fireworks, with a smooth and round appearance without any flaws.

Ordinary and extraordinary.

This rosary has been with Zhi Dun for decades, and has been with him since before he became a monk, and it can be said that it is extremely precious.

Ye Qin didn't refuse to be kind, his tail was flexible, and the string of prayer beads was carried on the tip of the tail.

The wood-colored beads reflect the dark green scales, like the supreme Buddha rhyme flowing in it, and it looks extremely harmonious.

Zhi Dun clasped his hands together and smiled slightly, "This thing is related to the donor, I hope it can help the donor in the future." ”

It's a pity that Ye Qin is destined to live up to his kindness, because this place is a fragment of mottled years, it seems to be real and illusory, and it will leave at any time, and things can't be taken out.

He didn't know the reason for it, and he couldn't explain it clearly, so he simply accepted the string of prayer beads, "Thank you." ”

Zhi Dun shook his head, "The person who should say thank you should be a poor monk." ”

It was getting late, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the ancient buildings, gilded with a layer of sparkling waves, the Sanskrit sound was whispering, the evening bell fluttered, and the whole temple was immersed in the afterglow of the sunset.

Ye Qin's heart was slightly rippling, and his soul had a feeling of being involved, but it was not obvious, which meant that he didn't have much time to stay here.

Zhi Dun seemed to sense something at this moment, and his tone was a little stunned, "Is the donor leaving?" ”

Ye Qin nodded, "It's time to leave." ”

Just like when he came, Zhi Dun didn't ask Ye Qin where he was going.

A man and a snake came to the outside of the temple and watched the sunset not far away.

Zhi Dun couldn't help but ask, "Is there still a time to see each other again?" ”

"Maybe there is, maybe not, but no matter what, I hope you can go out of your own way, and the Dharma is ahead, and you can find it."

Zhi Dun chewed Ye Qin's words, and whispered a Buddha name, and his expression became relieved.

The sea of clouds churned, rippling countless ripples, golden and orange light intertwined, and large clouds gathered together, as if to burn the last life force.

There were pilgrims coming and going, but they didn't seem to be able to see Ye Qin, or maybe they were ignoring it, because Ye Qin's existence was inexplicably reasonable to them.

And Ye Qin was also observing them, and in these pilgrims, he sensed a familiar aura.

It is exactly the same as the breath of the previous ghost monk, and it seems to have the same origin.

Although this aura was still very faint and far from forming a climate, Ye Qin could be sure that it was indeed coming from them.

"I think that the ghost monk guardian is the result of all business thoughts."

Ye Qin also saw the appearance of a pilgrim, who had appeared in the ghost monk's 'Variety Face', so he was more and more sure that his previous speculation was correct.

The formation of the Guardian is related to the 'business of many', and it is not a cultivator, but a product of the spiritual level, which is equivalent to the AI created by humans.

The doubts in his heart gradually disappeared, feeling that time was running out, Ye Qin said goodbye to Zhi Dun, turned around and left the Hidden Mountain Temple.

After coming out of the Hidden Mountain Temple, Ye Qin went straight back to the Shangqing Temple, waiting for the fluctuations of the years, so as to return to reality.

The Shangqing view manifested in the fragments of time is almost the same as the Shangqing view of the fog capital, except that the statues of the gods enshrined in it are different.

The sound of gurgling water not far away was incessant, exceptionally clear, and there seemed to be other movements in it.

"Huh?"

Ye Qin opened his eyes in shock, followed the sound and looked over, but saw that there seemed to be something precipitated in the canal.

The quaint blade of the sword came into view, swaying with the sparkling surface of the water.

Ye Qin was suddenly a little surprised, "How can there be a sword here?" ”

The more he looked at it, the more familiar it felt, Ye Qin's heart moved, and he rolled up the sword with his tail.

The sword body is quite old, and there is a "Chu" character engraved on it with a bird seal, but it is exactly the same as the saber of the old man who supported the boat in the last fragment of the years!

"Could it be that the last time I was visualizing the river, I unknowingly fished out the old man's sword and visualized it together?"

Ye Qin looked at the sword, then at the clear water canal, his expression was shocked.

He had inspected the canal after visualizing the river before, but he had not checked the situation in the canal at that time, so he ignored it.

"I can't imagine visualizing the old man's sword together, but it's normal to think about it, after all, what I visualize is the whole river, and there happens to be a sword in this river."

Ye Qin thought for a moment, and while the years had not fluctuated now, he returned to the Hidden Mountain Temple again.

Looking at Ye Qin, who had gone and returned, Zhi Dun was a little surprised, but he heard Ye Qin smile and say:

"If you give me a rosary, I will give it to me with an ancient sword."

Looking at the saber handed over by Ye Qin, it seems to have a sense of age, and the shape is obviously different from the weapons of this era, and there is an ancient character engraved on it.

Zhi Dun was about to ask, but Ye Qin's figure had already disappeared again, leaving only this ancient sword.

"Whether there is self-reflection or not, can be benevolent and promising, that is, the color is naturally empty, and the emptiness is intertwined."

"How can there be no traces of dust, forget one and return to nothing, the heart is two rituals, and the traces are drowned."

Zhi Dun clasped his hands together and bowed reverently in the direction Ye Qin left, he was motionless, like a sculpture in a temple.

As the sunset completely sank into the sea of clouds, a little monk came running from not far away, "Amitabha, Master, you are here, everyone has been looking for you for a long time." ”

The next moment, the little monk noticed that the rosary that Zhi Dun had been carrying was missing, and suddenly exclaimed, "Master, why are your rosary beads missing?" If it's dropped, I'll help you find it. ”

Zhi Dun stopped the little monk's movements, "It's okay, the string of prayer beads has already arrived where it should be." ”

Leaving a plausible sentence, Zhi Shun turned around and left, leaving the little monk confused.

But looking at the ancient sword in Zhi Dun's hand, the little monk was even more curious, and couldn't help muttering, "Why is there an inexplicable extra ancient sword in Master's hand."

As the night begins, the majestic temple is drowning in darkness, and the surrounding scenery is blurred, as if it has lost its color and gradually decayed.

It seems that with Ye Qin's departure, he also took away part of the time here, causing the flow rate to keep accelerating.

The river of time is surging again, rolling up huge waves, burying everything in the years, waiting for the world to excavate and explore.

……

Ye Qin slowly opened his eyes, the solemn building had disappeared, and what caught his eye was the dilapidated Ono Temple.

The tattered strips of cloth fluttered in the wind, and the scriptures written on them had faded their original colors, leaving only vague handwriting, which could vaguely glimpse the former glory.

In a trance, you can see that the cigarette smoke is curling, the treasure is solemn, countless monks are meditating on the futon, chanting prayers sincerely, and the Buddha statue sitting on the lotus platform overlooks all living beings.

The monk at the head is kind and kind-eyed, full of indescribable Buddha rhyme.

This time he preached with Zhi Dun, and Ye Qin was also deeply touched.

The Xuan is used by the Buddha, and the Buddha can also be used by the Xuan.

As the saying goes, the sea is tolerant of all rivers, and tolerance is great, as long as it is something that is beneficial to the Tao, it is not informal, and it broadens one's horizons, and it can naturally be used for oneself.

Ye Qin came back to his senses, sighed faintly, he thought of something, and looked at the tail, there was nothing there, and there were no prayer beads.

"Sure enough, the things in the mottled fragments of the years can't be brought out."

Although Ye Qin had expected this result a long time ago, he was not disappointed.

The fragments of the years here have been explored, and when Ye Qin was about to leave, he keenly captured a trace of the fluctuations of the years.

"It's strange, how can there still be the breath of time."

Ye Qin's figure was stunned, and he looked around in disbelief, according to before, every time he finished exploring, the fragments of time would disappear, and the breath of time would also dissipate with it.

It's like a one-way passage, and he can't enter it repeatedly, but it's a little strange that he can still feel the breath of time here.

After some inspection, Ye Qin didn't gain anything.

"Could it be that the problem is not in the wild temple?"

Ye Qin seemed to think of something, and as soon as his mind moved, the origin of the white bones came out, holding a small and exquisite Shangqing Guan in his hand, just like a landscape box, and it was also full of purple qi and thunder, which was extremely strange.

And the fluctuations of the years emanate from it!

The Taoist temple still looks a little dilapidated, I don't know if it's because of Ye Qin's cultivation improvement, and over time, the Taoist temple has also undergone subtle changes.

Although half of it was old, the other half was full of inexplicable charm, and the mist and golden rays were interspersed in it, diffusing continuously, and with Ye Qin's induction, it diffused from the Taoist temple, slowly enveloping the white bones.

The originally small Shangqing Temple is constantly getting bigger, and from the perspective of the naked eye, there is actually no change, but from a spiritual point of view, it is almost no different from the Taoist Temple in reality.

Ye Qin was in it, as if he had come to the palm of the white bone.

Looking at the familiar scenery inside the Taoist temple, his expression was full of surprise.

This kind of change usually only occurs when entering the mottled fragments of time, becoming a medium and channel connecting the two worlds, and Ye Qin enters the fragments of the years from the Taoist temple.

The rest of the time, the Taoist temple is in a small and delicate state, quietly staying in the hands of the white bones.

Now that there is such a sudden change, isn't it that what has happened to the Taoist temple?

Ye Qin was in the middle of it and found that the aura of the years inside was even stronger, and he looked at those halls, but there was no change.

Just when he was puzzled, the sound of gurgling water was endless, like a broken jade in Kunshan, forming the sound of jade stirring.

Ye Qin followed the sound, the clear water channel flowed slowly, and the water surface was sparkling, like a silver ribbon, surrounding the Taoist temple.

"It turned out to be this canal"

At the beginning, Ye Qin visualized the river in the mottled fragments of the years, and since then, this canal has appeared in the Taoist temple.

But it's a pity that I haven't found out the role of this canal, and I don't know what it feeds back to me?

It also looks ordinary, like an ornament.

But it wasn't until now that Ye Qin discovered that there was a rich fluctuation of time wafting in the canal, which was similar to the previous mottled fragments.

"It's strange what made it change so much."

"Why didn't you feel this way before?"

Ye Qin looked at the canal in front of him, and the snake pupils crossed a deep thought, knowing that before this, the canal was still very calm.

Ye Qin took a closer look and found that the water quality was still clear before, but now it seemed to be shrouded in a layer of hazy water vapor, and it slowly rose, feeling like seeing flowers in the fog.

It can't be said that the water surface is turbid, it can only be said that there is a more profound power that blocks the canal, making Ye Qin a little indistinguishable.

"Whoa-la-"

The surface of the water shook endlessly, and countless ripples were opened, as if a pair of invisible big hands were brushing by, Ye Qin vaguely saw that there seemed to be something under the canal.

He pondered for a moment, flicked his tail, and with a "poof" sound, smashed countless tiny splashes, and the emerald green snake's tail sank into the canal, touching round objects.

An incredible conjecture suddenly appeared in his heart.

"Could it be it?"

As the snake's tail surfaced again, a string of sandalwood beads hung from the tip of the tail!

Full and round, you can faintly smell the smell of incense and candles, which seems to have been enshrined in the Buddha shrine for a long time.

After floating in the long river for so many years, it is difficult to hide its original color, and there is no flaw in its appearance, just like when Ye Qin first saw it.

It turned out to be the string of prayer beads that Zhi Dun gave him!

(End of chapter)