Chapter 54: The Descendants of Maitreya
The position of saint has a special meaning in the Snow Lotus Sect.
The Holy Maiden of the Snow Lotus Sect is different from the so-called Holy Sons and Holy Maidens of other sects who are the heirs of the leader or the candidates for the heirs of the chief. In the Snow Lotus Sect, the Holy Maiden has absolute real power.
Because the holy woman practices the "Snow Lotus Heart Sutra", she generally knows the subtleties and has an excellent mind, and is the brain of the entire Snow Lotus Sect.
The decisions that changed the pattern of the entire sect several times in the history of the Snow Lotus Sect were all made by the Holy Maiden.
Because correct decision-making is inseparable from accurate intelligence, the Holy Maiden of the Snow Lotus Sect is still in charge of the secret son of the sect, which is a huge force that no one can ignore, and even more deterrent than the over-facing power of the Snow Lotus Sect in some cases.
In the Snow Lotus Sect, the sect leader is in charge of the sect and commands all the forces in the sect on the surface. The Holy Maiden rules the world and assists the leader. The Council of Elders has the power to oversee and can even impeach the leader or the Holy Maiden at critical times.
A hundred years ago, the last elder of the Presbyterian Church who had learned the "Maitreya Mystic Method" died unexpectedly, causing the Snow Lotus Sect to lose the inheritance of the "Maitreya Mystic Method".
However, at that time, the elders of the Snow Lotus Sect were not in a hurry, how could the sect, which had been inherited for thousands of years, not even be prepared to deal with this accident. The "Maitreya Stone Statue" preserved in their presbytery hides the full essence of the Maitreya Mystic Law.
However, the practice of "Maitreya Mystic Method" is different from the other two divine skills of the Snow Lotus Sect, and it adheres to some characteristics of Buddhist exercises, which are difficult first and then easy. One of the hardest levels is getting started!
For example, the Snow Lotus Heart Sutra requires extraordinary comprehension to be qualified to practice, while the non-serious skill requires extraordinary concentration. But what it takes to get started with Maitreya's Mystic Method seems to Fluttershy to be ridiculous.
What it needs is Huigen!
What is Wisdom Root? In Fluttershy's opinion, if you know it, you will have Wisdom Root, and if you don't, then everything will be in vain......
It's a pity that for hundreds of years, the elders of the Snow Lotus Sect don't seem to have this kind of wisdom.
Later, an elder sorted through the notes of his predecessors and found an important clue. That is, the ancestor who created the "Maitreya Mystic Law" in the first place came up with the miraculous skill of "Maitreya Mystic Law" from the two scriptures.
These two sutras are the Maitreya Sutra of the Lower Life and the Sutra of the Upper Life of Maitreya.
Moreover, it is also recorded in the notes of later generations that familiarizing oneself with these two scriptures and understanding their essence will have the effect of enhancing the wisdom root of the "Maitreya Mystic Method" to a certain extent.
As a result, the Presbyterian Council began a craze for Bible study, and they went from being full of hope to becoming disillusioned...... And then to almost despair.
Later, they even left only the Maitreya Sutra in the Presbyterian Church, and spread the Maitreya Sutra throughout the religion, hoping to cast a wide net to find people with the root of wisdom, but so far there has been no result.
The Mystic Method of Divine Skill has its own meaning of existence, and some of the hidden power of the Presbyterian Church can only be activated by practicing Maitreya's Mystic Method. Therefore, only those who practice Maitreya's Mystic Method are qualified to become the Great Elders of the Presbyterian Church.
The Great Elder has always been the banner and benchmark of the Presbyterian Church. Without the Maitreya Mystic Law, the Council of Elders would have lost its top combat power. Even their position as Grand Elder has been vacant for years.
In the past hundred years, the Council of Elders has been weak, and its power is far less rapid than that of the Sect Leader and the Holy Maiden, and it has gradually lost its ability to contain and influence these two forces.
Basically, he is about to become a salted fish that can only shout 666.
The Council of Elders was unable to reconcile in the middle, and some of the contradictions between the Sect Master and the Holy Maiden came to the fore. Although it has not reached an irreconcilable situation, in the long run, I am afraid that it will affect the foundation of the Snow Lotus Sect.
This time, the saint was originally impatient with the dispute over the affairs of the religion and came out to relax, but she didn't expect to find out the news of Maitreya's successor, no wonder she sighed "God bless Snow Lotus".
As long as you find a Maitreya successor, whether you want him to join the presbyterian council or ask him to tell him the secrets in the "Maitreya Mystic Law", there is hope to reproduce the pattern of separation of powers mentioned by the Sanssouci Holy Maiden.
After all, this is the good word and holy word that will ensure that the Snow Lotus Sect will be passed down for thousands of years!
The appearance of this Maitreya descendant is of far-reaching significance......
Of course, this is considered from the perspective of the overall situation of the Snow Lotus Sect.
If you don't stand in the big picture, but only think from the perspective of the saints. The first step to discover the descendants of Maitreya is equivalent to taking the lead. At that time, whether it is co-opted or controlled, it will be conducive to the Presbyterian Church completely falling into the Holy Maiden line, and there is even hope that the Holy Maiden's family will dominate and influence the pattern of the Presbyterian Church and the abolition of the contemporary sect leader......
Fluttershy shuddered at the thought of discovering the effects of Maitreya's descendants.
The saint's mind is unpredictable, but Fluttershy doesn't have to choose. Since the moment she became the maid of the saint, she has been completely on this boat, and the glory and loss are all tied to the saint.
Fortunately, the saint's decision has always been correct, and these things that need to be worried about only need to be worried about by their big people.
Fluttershy now just buries the pit.
After the pit is buried, Fluttershy puts some flowers on the grave nearby, just like the grave not far away.
"Wait, don't go yet!" After getting back into the carriage, the holy woman gave the command and began to close her eyes and meditate, and gradually an illusory and ethereal snow lotus bloomed at her Baihui acupoint.
Fluttershy holds her breath and doesn't dare to disturb. She knew that the Holy Maiden was now casting the secret method on the Snow Lotus Heart Sutra in the hope of gaining some kind of revelation!
This secret technique already involves the aspect of foreseeing a certain future, and even the saint can only perform it once a year.
Fluttershy quietly emerges from the carriage and watches for the Holy Maiden.
After a long time, I heard the slightly weak voice of the saint from the carriage: "Turn left and turn southeast." ”
"But what happened in Cloudfall?" Fluttershy reminds them, after all, they were originally here to inquire about the shadows in Cloudfall.
"A little thing, just leave it to the people below to check it. The saint said lightly: "The matter of Maitreya's descendants is the most important. ”
"Oh" Fluttershy responds and begins to command the carriage to change direction before asking, "Where are we going?"
"Situ family!" replied the holy woman, "My heart tells me that if I go there, I hope to find the Maitreya heirs." ”
"The Situ family?" Fluttershy muttered, then asked, "But the Situ family, a martial arts family affiliated to the Red Lotus Sect, heard that they control the largest gold mine in the Yue Kingdom, and they are known as the Golden Family!"
The saint nodded, and then said: "Exactly, and I have a faint feeling that gold is a crucial clue for us to find the successor of Maitreya. ”
Fluttershy tilts her head for a moment, then mutters to herself, "Could it be that he's still a rich man?"
Then, with a gentle wave of her whip, the two snow-white jade lions screamed rhythmically, and trotted lightly with the horses' hooves.
This gorgeous carriage headed in the direction of the Situ family......