Chapter Forty-Eight: Longyuan Temple
In this way, Ye Lei continued to move forward a little bit, did not choose to fly in the sky, did not choose to rush quickly, Ye Lei this is the first time to try to enjoy the surrounding scenery, every time he goes to a new place, he comes into contact with some new people, Ye Lei's heart will have an extra feeling, and his understanding of this world will be more profound.
"Styx Moon, where are we going?" At this moment, Ye Lei didn't know where he was, he had no destination, where the road ahead led, he was going to go, this is the direction of Ye Lei, in order to find the real self, the real Ye Lei, he made such a choice.
"We should be in Jingzhou City now. Stygian Moon looked at Ye Lei at this time and said, "We have been walking for a long time, looking at the surrounding scenes, it should be in Jingzhou City, but I didn't expect that with our speed, we would be able to come to Jingzhou in such a short time." ”
"Jingzhou has been a strategic place since ancient times, Jingzhou this place, the terrain is precipitous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is definitely a place for soldiers to fight, if I am the emperor of Qinling, I will definitely occupy this place as soon as possible, take this place as the center, and march in the surrounding direction. ”
"I can't believe you still think like that. Shenyue looked at Ye Lei at this time and said, "However, after experiencing that incident, the current Jingzhou's strength has greatly decreased, and it is no longer the place where the soldiers must fight, and the current Jingzhou is just barely able to recover some vitality." ”
"This is the harm that war brings to people, if there is no war, the people will not worry about their livelihood, and there will not be so many people who choose to become a warrior, sometimes, it is not their own choice to become a warrior, but because the life they live forces them to do so. ”
"I really didn't expect you to have this realization. "Styx Moon walked beside Ye Lei at this time, although the two are master and servant, but Ye Lei doesn't like Styx Moon to call himself a young master, perhaps this is also due to Ye Lei's character, compared to his own servant, Ye Lei hopes to have one more friend.
"By the way, I heard that there is a temple in this Jingzhou City, the temple has been prosperous for so many years, even if Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, came here, he also respects this temple, since we have arrived in this place, why don't we go and have a look, maybe we can find some inspiration in this place." ”
"That's not an option. Ye Lei looked at the dark moon at this time, and the two of them soon came to this temple, when Ye Lei saw this temple, he knew why Xiang Yu would respect this temple, according to Emperor Xudu, Xiang Yu used to be his junior disciple, both of them were once disciples of Buddhism, and this temple is a more important inheritance place left by Buddhism in this place.
Speaking of Buddhism, there are their figures in the entire Kyushu continent, but Buddhist disciples do not have a fixed place of life, and there are very few inheritance places such as temples like this, similar to the inheritance place in Yangzhou City, which is actually not the inheritance of Buddhism at all, but the establishment of some people who believe in Buddhism.
"Longyuan Temple, I didn't expect that the incense of this temple is so prosperous, even after the war, the incense here has not decreased at all, but the number of people who come here to pray for blessings has increased little by little. Looking at the scene in front of him, Ye Lei said with some surprise.
But this also illustrates the influence of Buddhism. Styx looked at Ye Lei at this time and said, "The disciples of the Buddhist Sect have the fewest enemies on this continent, and wherever they pass, no matter what kind of martial artist they are, they will not be embarrassed, even if it is some martial artists who cultivate the Demon Dao." ”
"I really don't understand, why Xiang Yu chose to be reincarnated at that time, what kind of things did they go through to make such a decision, the quiet place of Buddhism does not seem to be what we have seen, the so-called Buddhism may only be an external cultivation, and we don't know the internal situation. ”
"Two donors, I don't know if you came here to pray for blessings or make vows?" At this time, a novice appeared in front of Ye Lei, but this novice did not have any cultivation, so he couldn't see Ye Lei's strength at all.
"We're here to make incense. Ye Lei looked at this little novice at this time, and at the same time, he thought of his apprentice Yang Shan, Yang Shan and this little novice were also about the same age, but at this time, Yang Shan was probably working hard to cultivate, after all, what Ye Lei taught him was the cultivation method of the Heavenly Emperor level.
"Little Master, I wonder if I can go and meet your master?" Ye Lei looked at Xiao Shami at this time and said, "I want to talk to your master about something, and please be accommodating, little master." ”
"Donor, please wait a moment, I'll go to my master. Xiao Shami didn't hesitate at all, and went directly to his master, but the dark moon on the side looked at Ye Lei, his eyes were full of doubts, he didn't know why a person of Ye Lei's strength still went to a monk to talk about things.
"Master, this is the benefactor. After a while, Xiao Shami came to Ye Lei's side with his master, and when Ye Lei saw this old monk for the first time, Ye Lei knew that this old monk's cultivation was definitely not low, at least it was the realm of a cave void martial artist, but such a master was actually a monk here, which also made Ye Lei very surprised.
"This benefactor, I don't know if I have anything to help you?" The old monk didn't raise his posture at all, he looked at Ye Lei, and there was only a sincere greeting in his eyes, which also made Ye Lei a little surprised, and at the same time, he also had a trace of curiosity about Buddhism, he wanted to know what kind of place Buddhism was.
"Master, I want to know who I really am?" Ye Lei looked at the old monk at this time, and directly said the doubts in his heart, "Sometimes I also doubt what kind of person I am, to be precise, I seem to have lost my true self, I want to know what my true self is like." ”
"In that case, donor, come with me. The old monk took Ye Lei to a meditation room at this time, in the meditation room, the rising sandalwood permeated the whole room, the old monk motioned to Ye Lei to sit on a futon at this time, and the old monk himself sat opposite Ye Lei in the night market.
"Donor, I don't know if you can tell me what kind of person you used to be?" the old monk looked at Ye Lei at this time and said, "Your martial arts cultivation has surpassed mine, from your eyes, I can't get any information, and similarly, I can't know what the doubts in your heart are." ”
It turned out that the old monk had long seen that his cultivation was far above him, but it was also the realm of the Cave Void, and the old man actually said that his cultivation was not as good as Ye Lei, which also made Ye Lei a little surprised, after all, he himself was just a martial artist who had just stepped into the realm of Heavenly Martial Arts, but this old monk seemed to have been a Cave Void Martial Artist for a long time.
"I'm sorry, I was rude. Ye Lei summoned the Stygian Moon at this time, and the Stygian Moon was standing beside Ye Lei at this time, but when the old monk saw all this in front of him, he was not surprised at all, and even the slightest doubt appeared on his face, which made Ye Lei very shocked, and if ordinary people saw this scene, they would definitely be surprised.
"Donor, you seem to have entered the path of demons. The old monk looked at Ye Lei at this time and said, "However, you walked out of it with your own willpower, it seems that you should have been to that place, I really didn't expect that you actually went back to that place, it seems that all this has something to do with Xiang Yu." ”
"Senior, do you also know the overlord of Western Chu?" Ye Lei's title changed at this time, he knew that the place that the old monk said should be the Valley of Forgotten Sorrows, it was obvious that the old monk knew that place, and anyone who knew the Valley of Forgotten Worries should be regarded as Ye Lei's predecessors, but the Great Elder had never mentioned the matter of Buddhism to him.
"Back then, the Four Heavenly Emperors used their strength from our Buddhism to suppress that existence, but I didn't expect that after so many years, the seal was loosened, and that thing still ran out, but everything has a cause and must have an effect, since that thing has appeared, then, the person who can defeat him will also appear. ”
"However, that's not what you want to ask today, you want to know what the real you are like, but, tell me first, what kind of person do you want to become?" The old monk looked at Ye Lei at this time, he didn't answer Ye Lei's doubts first, but asked Ye Lei such a question first.
"What kind of person do I want to be?" Ye Lei was also stunned for a moment at this time, he had never thought about this matter, what kind of person he wanted to become, this kind of thing was a matter of fate, if it wasn't for the old monk to ask, maybe he would never think about such a question in his life.
"Yes, everyone will have such a goal, to move towards the person they want to become, donor, I see that your previous life seems to have been in the midst of killing, you killed for the sake of killing, you don't have your own purpose, you don't have your own emotions, of course, this is all before your wife appears. ”
"How do you know?" Ye Lei was surprised, the old monk actually knew that Ye Lei still had a past life, which he didn't expect at all, but what surprised Ye Lei even more was that the old monk actually knew about Feng Wu, Ye Lei wanted to know, who this very inconspicuous old monk was.
"You don't have to ask me how I know, this is all cause and effect, everything has a cause and there must be an effect, donor, you can come to this world, isn't it the cause that you planted in your previous life?" ”
"That's right, Master!" Ye Lei only remembered at this time that his master Ye Wuxian once had such a name, Dharma, this is a name used by Ye Wushu when he walked the world, of course, this name is also very important to the meaning of Buddhism, Dharma, it can be said that he led Buddhism to the peak.
"Master, I almost forgot about it. At this time, Ye Lei took out the "Yijin Sutra" and "Washing the Pulp Sutra" from the ring, and according to Ye Wuxian's entrustment, Ye Lei returned these two scriptures to the Buddha, which can be regarded as completing a task left by Ye Wuxian.
"I didn't expect that the two cheats left by Patriarch Bodhidharma are still there. The old monk looked at Ye Lei at this time and said, "But thank you to the donor, you can exchange these two books back, it can be regarded as a kind of good cause, in time, you will definitely be able to get the protection of my Buddha, the old man dares to guarantee with his life." ”
"Master doesn't need to be polite. Ye Lei looked at the old monk at this time and said, "This is originally a Buddhist thing, I just returned these two secret books, but I don't know very well what kind of person I want to be, Master, I have never thought about such a question." ”
"This is also normal, you have always lived a life of licking blood from the knife, but when you are reincarnated, you are born into a perfect family, you have love, you have family, you have friendship, and you find love soon after, maybe these feelings make the sharp knife in your hand dull, but the blunt knife is also a knife, and it is not impossible to use it. ”
"Isn't it impossible to use a blunt knife?" After Ye Lei heard these words, his heart suddenly brightened, that's right, just like the old monk said, although he has been looking for his true self, but his real self is what he is now, rather than what he can become, it is better to just go with the flow.
"Thank you, Master, for your advice. Ye Lei looked at the old monk at this time and said, "After the master's guidance, the disciple suddenly became enlightened, and he also found my goal, master, this is some martial arts about the cultivation of people who cultivate Buddha, and please ask your subordinates, although it is said that they are people who cultivate Buddha, they also need to strengthen their bodies." ”
"Then I will thank the donor on behalf of my disciples. At this time, the old monk stood up, and at this time, a robe appeared on the old monk's body, Ye Lei knew at this time that the master of the little novice turned out to be the abbot of this temple, and what he didn't expect was that the old monk's cultivation was actually not as simple as the cave void.
"Senior, since you have already achieved the realm of the Heavenly Emperor, why do you still want to be a monk in this place?" Ye Lei looked at the old monk at this time, the old monk didn't say anything, just glanced at Ye Lei, put his hands together on his chest, bowed to Ye Lei and left.
"This monk is really strange. Styx looked at Ye Lei at this time, and he didn't understand why this old monk had already reached the realm of the Heavenly Emperor, but he didn't do anything, but was just willing to become the presiding abbot of a temple in this place, however, everyone has their own ambitions, and Ye Lei didn't want to ask about these things.
"Stygian Moon, let's go. After leaving Longyuan Temple, Ye Lei's mood was much better, in the mouth of this old monk, he got the answer he wanted, indeed, what kind of person he is, this completely depends on what kind of person he wants to become, Ye Lei didn't expect that such a simple truth, he would think about it for so long.
"Where are we going next?" Leaving Jingzhou City, Ye Lei headed towards another place in Jingzhou, although he didn't know where the front led to, but Ye Lei knew that this was a test for him, and his cultivation was also in this place.
"I think it won't be long before someone from the underworld comes to the door. Ye Lei looked at the Dark Moon at this time and said, "It shouldn't take long for the news of the death of the Wheel King to be transmitted back to the underworld, and besides, Lin Zhan will definitely not give up, he will definitely find a stronger master to kill me, no, it may also be that he wants to arrest me back." ”
"According to the reincarnation king, the ten halls of the underworld have their own characteristics, and it is precisely because of their respective abilities that they can become the ten halls of Yama, and the rest of the judges are impermanent, even if they reach such a level, they cannot become the ten halls of Yama, and the key reason lies in this. ”
"The Ten Halls Reincarnation King of the Underworld has died at your hands, and presumably the next one should be one of the Ten Halls of Yama. Styx looked at Ye Lei at this time and said, "Since the Rotation King of the Ten Halls is dead, then the next one to come should be the Yama of the Ninth Hall or the Eighth Hall, but although it is only a difference of one hall, the strength should not be underestimated." ”
"No matter how many it is, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is a disaster that cannot be avoided, since I don't know when the other party will appear, then just wait for him to appear. ”
In this way, Ye Lei continued to walk forward with the dark moon, there was a small village not far away, Ye Lei saw that it was getting late, so he stayed in this village, and the villagers in this village were also very hospitable, so naturally he did not refuse Ye Lei, and Ye Lei stayed in the village.
This village is similar to Dahuai Village, except that there is a big willow tree at the entrance of this village, this willow tree does not know how long it has been dead, but the villagers do not care, although this willow tree has died, but the villagers have also become accustomed to farming and rested under this tree for a while.
After staying overnight, the next morning, Ye Lei just wanted to leave, but at this moment, an accident happened, a huge demon bear appeared outside the village, and these villagers struggled to resist, several villagers had died in the hands of this demon bear, even so, this demon bear still did not give up.
"Evil animal!" At this time, Ye Lei appeared in front of the demon bear with an arrow step, Ye Lei grabbed the forefoot of the demon bear with one hand, and the other hand directly shattered the demon pill in the demon bear's body, and the demon bear slowly fell to the ground, losing the demon pill, and the demon bear was dying.
"Thank you for the rescue!" At this time, Ye Lei's shot completely shocked everyone, and when they saw the demon bear fall to the ground little by little, the villagers reacted that they had been saved, but even so, there were still some people who said some harsh words behind their backs, and Ye Lei was not very comfortable when he heard these words.
"You could have appeared earlier, why did you wait until we had killed so many people before we made a move!" At this time, a village woman looked at Ye Lei, the corners of her eyes were full of tears, just now her husband was directly torn in half by this demon bear and devoured into his belly.
"I'm sorry, I'm a little late. Ye Lei looked at the village woman at this time and said, but at this time, an old man on the side seemed to be on Ye Lei's side, he walked to the village woman's side, and while comforting, he explained that Ye Lei did not do it on purpose.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this time it was really me who was late to cause such a thing. Ye Lei looked at everyone at this time and said, "I will leave here soon, and these things can be regarded as my reparation for everyone." ”
At this time, Ye Lei took out some gems and jewelry, as well as some gold and silver, but how could the village woman who had lost her husband care about these things, all she cared about was her husband, and if there was no male in the house, it was equivalent to a house with the entire beam down.
"Who is scarce about your things!" At this time, another old woman walked up to Ye Lei and threw these things Ye Lei's body, "Do you think that you can make our people stable with some gold and silver, you are a rich man in the city, you naturally don't care about the feelings of us countrymen." ”
"Old man, it's not like that. Ye Lei found that no matter how he explained at this time, there was no way to persuade these villagers who had lost their relatives, but he couldn't leave so rashly, Ye Lei was also in a dilemma at this time, but at this time, a white light flashed, and then, the eyes of these villagers lost their lustre.