The succession ceremony of the Buddha began on the seventh day of the fourth month. The guests were teleported to the large square in front of the Daxiong Hall in the inner courtyard of Hokkeji Temple through a special teleportation array. At this time, the sky was dark, and even the dots of stars could not illuminate the entire square. But there are four large tripods in the four corners of the square, and a roaring bonfire is burning inside. Knowledgeable people can judge from the fragrance emitted when the wood is burned, and what is burning here is actually a thousand-year-old sandalwood, a good material for refining. Although the thousand-year-old sandalwood is not as precious as the thousand-year-old sandalwood, it is still used as firewood in this way, which still makes this group of monks who are accustomed to seeing good things sigh that the Fahua Temple is rich and rich. The main hall facing the main square seems to be entirely plated with a layer of gold, and it is also inlaid with gems that can shine. The glow of these gems is complemented by the surrounding bonfires, illuminating the entire Grand Square.

Although there were hundreds of people standing in the entire square, there was silence at this time. Only the sound of the wind blowing through the treetops and campfires lingering in the square. The path of the square facing the gate of the Daxiong Hall has already been paved with a red carpet. The guests lined up on either side of the red carpet. All the novices of the pure character generation stood outside the gate of the main hall, and they stood from both sides of the main hall along the outer wall of the main hall. The disciples of the Hengzi generation have already entered the treasure hall.

At three o'clock, the masters of the Qing generation of Fahua Temple came out to invite the guests to enter the Daxiong Treasure Hall. All the guests entered the Daxiong Hall along both sides of the red carpet in the order of the first-class sect in front and the second-rate sect in the back. When they entered the main hall, they found that the inside of this seemingly small hall was as wide as the square outside.

Directly opposite the main hall is a huge statue of Amitabha Buddha, with other statues of Bodhisattvas and Arhats standing on either side. At the foot of the Buddha statue is a huge offering table. It is lined with incense burners, flowers, and spiritual fruits. The monks of the Buddha sect are all lined up on both sides of the red carpet, close to the Buddha statue. And these guests stood behind the monks in the order in which they had just been outside.

The Daxiong Treasure Hall in the inner courtyard of Fahua Temple is not open to the public if it is not a major event of Buddhism. The last time it was opened to the outside world was when Cheongtan succeeded the Buddha. This time, apart from a few older leaders, this is the first time for the guests to come here. Although they didn't make any sound, they all looked curiously at this hall of the Great Hero, which was particularly mysterious to the outside world. Now it seems that the place is relatively large, and the Buddha statues inside are more majestic. At the moment, these people have not discovered any mysteries. Someone looked at the large murals on the surrounding walls, which depicted the scene of the spiritual mountain puja in the Western Buddha country. These people just think that this mural is so vivid that people can't help but indulge in it.

When the ugly time came, Qing Hui, as the master of ceremonies this time, stood up and said loudly: "Amitabha! The succession ceremony of the twenty-third Buddha of the Buddha Sect has officially begun. Please come into the hall with the Buddha in clear glass!"

As soon as Qinghuan's words fell, the bell on the highest peak of the inner mountain of Fahua Temple began to ring. The bell rang throughout the Hokke Mountains. The guests who came to watch the ceremony only felt that the bell sounded as if it was ringing on their hearts, washing away all their distracting thoughts, leaving only an empty and pure heart. Many people have heard that there is a Buddhist bell in Fahua Temple, which is an artifact, which can cleanse people's hearts and help them practice in their state of mind. It's just that this bell is only rung at the most important ceremonies of Buddhism. When I heard it today, it really deserved its name.

After hearing the bell, Qingli came down from the top floor of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion and walked towards the Daxiong Treasure Hall. At this moment, Qingli was only wearing a simple white monk's robe. There is no longer the logo of Fahua Temple on the monk's robe, and there is no "Qing" character on the neckline. The whole monk's robe is as white as snow, and only the cuffs and the edge of the robe are embroidered with gold thread and lotus flowers. She wore her hair that reached the end of her legs, and walked barefoot along the long red carpet paved road. The beads made of the Buddha seed were worn by her neck. Xiao Jin, who has successfully advanced to the woken up, has now officially become Qingli's guardian beast, and he is following Qingli three steps behind him. It wore a warrior monk's uniform today, and a string of Buddhist beads was also hung around its neck. Although Xiao Jin can't speak, he knows that today's ceremony is very important to Qingli and himself. So it changed its old days and followed Qingli to the main hall in a regular manner.

Hokke-ji Temple has been established for 10,000 years. However, counting the Qingli Buddha, it is only passed to the twenty-third. Except for the twentieth Buddha who unfortunately fell in the Great War of the Righteous and Demons thousands of years ago, each Buddha son has successfully been promoted to elder within four or five hundred years. If nothing else, Qingli's term of office after taking over as the Buddha will also last for four or five hundred years.

The bell struck slowly again and again, a total of twenty-three times. The bell ended, and Qingli just stepped into the main hall. Everyone's eyes were focused on Qingli's body. However, Qingli did not feel any panic because of this. She calmly walked slowly to the offering table. The guests who came to watch the ceremony were shocked. Didn't the report I received when I came back from the Aurora Secret Realm last time I said that Qingli had already reached the Juyuan Great Perfection? Why did I not see her in just a few months and break through to the Relic Realm? It seems that the status of this top sect of Buddhism is still unbreakable!

At this moment, a futon appeared in front of the offering table. Qingli took three pillars of incense and held them in both hands, and the incense spontaneously combusted without fire. Qingli knelt on the futon with incense and bowed three times, then got up and inserted the incense into the incense burner.

At this time, Qingtan stepped forward to salute the Buddha statue and said: "Amitabha! At the age of eight, he gathered yuan and entered the realm of relics at the age of twelve. For eight years of practice, he has been dedicated to the Buddha. During the practice period, he studied the Dharma deeply and did meritorious deeds. Disciple Qingtan is the twenty-second Buddha of the Buddha Sect, and he was promoted to the Dajin body a few months ago. After several months of investigation, it was found that Qingli's conduct could be worthy of the position of Buddha. The disciple officially passed on the position of the Buddha to Qingli today. I hereby say to the Buddha!"

"Amitabha!" all the monks present proclaimed the Buddha's name and saluted to the Buddha statue.

At this time, the Buddha statue of Amitabha Buddha, the largest in the main hall, began to glow with golden light, followed by the Buddha meditation on both sides of him, and finally the murals of the entire main hall also began to glow with golden light. Then, the sound of Sanskrit chanting rang in everyone's ears. The main hall was now gone, replaced by a scene of Western Buddhism. The scene is exactly the same as the frescoes on the main hall. Everyone bowed to the Buddha at the top and then sat cross-legged to listen to his lectures. This time, he was talking about Myoho-renge-kyo. This is exactly the scripture carried by the exercises of Qingli's practice. Before I knew it, it seemed as if many days had passed, and it seemed as if only a quarter of an hour had passed, and the scriptures were finished. The Buddhist practitioners present were deeply insightful. All the disciples got up and saluted the Buddha again: "Nan no Amitabha!" and the other guests also saluted respectfully.

When they straightened up, they found that the sight of the Western Buddha Kingdom was beginning to dissipate. Qingli saw that Amitabha Buddha was smiling slightly at herself, and then raised her hand and nodded at herself. When everyone found that they were still in the main hall, they all sighed with satisfaction or regret. Qingli, on the other hand, found herself holding a tray in both hands. On the tray is a pair of delicate monk's shoes and a robe adorned with precious stones, as well as a Buddha crown. This is actually a Buddha treasure given by the world-honored Amitabha Buddha, and every Buddha will have it. The people of Buddhism are calm, but the guests who come to watch the ceremony are turbulent in their hearts. Even if they are not Buddhas, they are greedy for Buddha treasures. However, they don't dare to make up their minds about the Buddha treasures given by the Buddha himself, who knows what will happen to them if they move. Not to mention that they don't believe in karma, they have also experienced the Lingshan Puja just now.

To be honest, Qingli's heart was even more unsettled. She was a devout Buddhist in her previous life and in this life. But this was the first time she had actually met the Buddha. How could she not be excited? But at the moment she managed to hold her mood and did not make a rude move. Qingtan stepped forward to help Qingli put on the monk's shoes, and put the robe on her body. Finally, he solemnly placed the Buddha crown on her head. After performing a Buddhist salute to the Buddha statue, he turned to the crowd and bowed to them. Everyone present returned the salute. This succession ceremony of the Buddha is officially over.

Qingli publicly slapped her mark on Xiao Jin's forehead, where a white lotus flower with a golden light appeared. This means that she acknowledges that Xiao Jin has become her guardian beast. Since then, Xiaojin has also had the right to freely enter and exit the inner courtyard of Fahua Temple.

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