"Li Gongzi has been saying goodbye for a long time last time, and he never thought that Li Gongzi would go north to Beijing. ”

In a gazebo in the courtyard.

Bai Yun made tea for Li Xiuyuan and Master Shikong, and the two sat opposite each other, drinking tea and talking, quite a bit of the elegance of visiting monks and asking.

Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "The world is so big, I have to walk around, if I have been staying in the south, the ghosts and gods in the north will inevitably live a little too nourishing, I heard that the current ghosts and evil gods in the south, all of them fled when they heard my name, although the ghosts and gods in the south were governed and pacified, but

In the face of the master, I don't want to say some perfunctory lies, I have entered Beijing this time to rectify the ghosts and gods in the north. ”

"The master is practicing in Xiangguo Temple, and he should know the situation in the capital very well, but he is willing to solve his doubts in the next place?"

Master Shikong folded his hands and said: "Amitabha, the poor monk is really ashamed, ashamed, he has practiced for nearly a hundred years, in addition to some shallow skills, but there is no way to take these ghosts and gods in the capital, if it were not for the blessing of Buddhism in Xiangguo Temple, I am afraid that he would have been sought by those demons and monsters."

Yes, Li Gongzi's intention to rectify the ghosts and gods in the capital is really a blessing for the people and a blessing for all souls. ”

"It's just that the poor monks have lived in Xiangguo Temple for a long time, rarely go out, and don't know much about the ghost and god forces in the capital. ”

Li Xiuyuan said: "Doesn't the master know anything about the master's cultivation here for more than a year? Is it inconvenient for the master to say, or is there a taboo in his heart? With the master's cultivation, I don't think he should care about those things." ”

Master Shikong smiled slightly: "The limit for the poor monk to stay in the world is coming, today is the last time the poor monk will open the altar to preach, and he will sit in the cylinder after seven days, I have already let go of worldly things, Li Gongzi cares about the common people This is a good thing, but the poor monk really can't help, but."

There is a foreign monk in this temple, he came to Xiangguo Temple more than ten years ago, and saw that there are demons in the capital, so one travels inside and outside the capital, subdues demons and destroys demons, expels evil spirits, knows the situation in the capital, and is deeply loved by the people. ”

"Xiangguo Temple can have today, it is also thanks to him, if Li Gongzi has any questions, you can ask him, his philosophy and Li Gongzi's concept is the same, I believe that in the capital can help Li Gongzi a lot. Master Shikong said.

"What, the master is going to die?" Li Xiuyuan was taken aback when he heard it.

It's hard to imagine that this spirit-seeming Liberation Master will be sitting down soon.

Master Shikong said with a smile: "Shouyuan is determined by heaven, since the time stipulated by heaven has arrived, why won't the poor monk die? It is precisely because the time to stay in the world has arrived, so I can't help Li Gongzi to go through the capital, Baiyun, go, call the monk of Jiaye, and say that the southern saint is here."

Drink tea and invite him to come and see him. ”

"Yes, master. Bai Yun answered and turned to leave.

Li Xiuyuan said: "I really didn't expect that the master's longevity has come to an end, and the death of a monk like the master is really a loss in the world." ”

"It is enough for you to have Li Gongzi in the world, the poor monk's practice in this life has been completed, it is time to take refuge in my Buddha, and the poor monk's sitting at the moment is a happy thing, but Li Gongzi has to live in the world for at least a few decades, worrying about all living beings in the world, Li Gongzi's compassion and benevolence,

He has already surpassed the Arhats, comparable to the Bodhisattva, Amitabha. Master Shikong said with a smile.

"In this way, is it easy for the master to come to this point? I don't have to worry about the mundane world? Li Xiuyuan shook his head and smiled: "But the master's words are also reasonable, it's just that people have to do something for this world in their lifetime." ”

"Eat, drink, have fun, enjoy yourself, and hold the loess after death, this is not what I should pursue, what I pursue is the achievement of the concept in my heart, and it is worth working hard for this. ”

"Amitabha, good, good. Master Shakong sang the Buddha horn.

He was also impressed by Li Xiuyuan's belief.

Maybe it's because of this that others can't be born saints, but they can become.

It was not for nothing that God arranged for him to come into this world.

"Master, Master Kaye is here. At this time, Bai Yun didn't know what to do, and then walked over and gave a salute.

At this moment, he was followed by a monk, this monk was bareheaded, wearing monk's robes, and his appearance was ordinary, he was a very ordinary middle-aged man, and he was an ordinary existence in any temple.

The only thing that Li Xiuyuan cared about was the eyes of this monk.

What kind of eyes are they, and there is an unusual sharpness revealed in compassion, like a goshawk and a fierce tiger, so that people dare not look at them.

"Is this the demeanor of a monk?" Li Xiuyuan secretly exclaimed in his heart.

And looking at the monk's hands, full of calluses, wide like a fan, thick and powerful, and big shoulders and round waist, as if there is the courage of ten thousand people, if you take off the monk's clothes, more like a general, not like a monk.

"This benefactor is courteous, poor monk Kasya. The monk gave a salute.

Master Shikong said: "Jiaye, you have been coming to Xiangguo Temple for more than ten years, you are a very wise and powerful monk, even the poor monks are ashamed of their practice in Buddhism, the poor monks are now going to sit down, this Li Gongzi is a saint in the south, he came to the capital to do almsgiving."

The world saves the people, and the great merit is immeasurable, are you willing to help him do it?"

He didn't say so many reasons, he just asked Ka Ye if he wanted to.

The monk glanced at Li Xiuyuan and said, "He is the person the poor monk has been waiting for, and the poor monk is willing to help him." ”

Master Shikong smiled, "So I can rest assured, Li Gongzi, you can ask him about the affairs of the capital, he knows better than anyone else, with his help you in the capital no matter what you do, it is much easier, now it's almost time to open the altar to preach the scriptures, the poor monk has gone, Li Gongzi, you still ask yourself."

Let's poop. ”

After explaining what had happened, he gave a salute, got up and walked away slowly.

Bai Yun, a disciple on the side, hurriedly supported him and left with him.

Li Xiuyuan stood up and watched Master Shikong leave, today I am afraid that I will never see this monk again.

"Does the donor know that Master Shikong's longevity didn't end recently? ”

Suddenly, the monk on the side folded his hands and bowed his head slightly and said slowly.

"If that's the case, why does Master Shikong say that he has to sit down after the lecture is over?" Li Xiuyuan frowned and looked at the burly monk.

The monk said: "It is about to come to the Shangyuan Festival, compared to the Zhongyuan Festival, this is the most ferocious period of time in the capital, in previous years, Master Shikong guarded the mountain gate of Xiangguo Temple has been very good, so Master Shikong knows that he can't die, once he dies, Xiangguo Temple is the last."

The pure land of Buddhism will also be occupied by demons and evil spirits, and the people of the capital will be even more miserable. ”

"Now this last lecture, Master Shikong is bound to bless everyone who listens to the scriptures with the Dharma, and protect their safety this time on the Shangyuan Festival, but this will exhaust all his mental power, but the reason why Master Shikong will do this is because he trusts you, Master Li. ”

"Trust me?" Li Xiuyuan was silent for a moment.

"Really, it is precisely because of your trust in Master Li Shi's ability that Master Shikong is willing to give away all his life's cultivation and make a modest contribution to Li Gongzi's actions in the capital. "The monk is humane.

Li Xiuyuan was immediately in awe when he heard this.

Now he understands why Master Shikong wants to take Bai Yun cheekily to ask those immortals for magic weapons, because he is preparing for the aftermath, and wants Bai Yun to become a high monk who subdues demons and destroys demons and supports Xiangguo Temple.

But I'm afraid that Master Shikong himself didn't expect him to meet him in Tianmu Mountain.

Perhaps it is precisely because he saw hope in himself that Master Shikong had the scene of sacrificing himself today.

Li Xiuyuan didn't stop it, nor did he praise it, but he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The fearless spirit of Buddhism may refer to Master Shikong, I'm not as good as him." ”

"Since this is the last lecture given by Master Shikong, how can I miss it. ”

Immediately, he invited his former friends, Zhang Bangchang, Qian Jun, Gao Fan, and Zhu Yu, and hurriedly went to the treasure hall of Xiangguo Temple to listen to the scriptures.

Really.

At this moment, there are a sea of people in front of the gate of Xiangguo Temple, and the people are surging, and I don't know how many people have come to listen to Master Shikong's lecture.

"Oh my God, there are too many of them, Brother Li, I'm afraid we're going to be squeezed out of the mountain gate. Seeing so many people, Zhang Bangchang exclaimed, and some of them didn't dare to move forward.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Today is the last time Master Shikong will give a lecture, I will cast a spell and take you to the sky to see it." ”

"God, Brother Li, when did you have this ability?" Zhu Yu's eyes widened: "Why haven't I seen you perform me before." ”

"The newly learned spell didn't know it before, and even now it's a little reluctant to cast it, you should be careful," Li Xiuyuan first cast a trick to avoid attracting people's attention, and then cast Tengyun's spell.

Immediately a white cloud welled up from under the feet of the people, dragging them into the air.

This white cloud is like a real thing, soft under their feet, but because the turbidity in their bodies is too heavy, Rao is Li Xiuyuan can only take them to fly into the air less than two feet away.

No matter how high it is, it won't work.

This has nothing to do with Taoism, it's because of spell restrictions.

Spells such as flying are the most difficult to practice, especially if they are still flying with people.

"Really, really flying. ”

Several of them looked at the crowd below with wide eyes, and although they didn't fly high, they were already shocked.

"Li, Brother Li, are you already a fairy figure? Not only can you be a ghost and a demon, but you can even fly to the sky?" Qian Jun exclaimed.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and smiled: "What kind of immortal figure am I, an immortal can soar through the clouds and drive the fog, and swim in the twilight of the sea, what am I? A white cloud is only two feet on the ground, and the speed is no faster than an ox cart, and it is still 108,000 miles away from the immortals." ”

"Forehead ......"

Hearing this, everyone thinks that this seems to be the case.

"Master Shikong has started to speak, let's not make a sound, I have cast a trick, other people can't see us, but they can hear our conversation, don't attract people's attention, otherwise it will not be good to be beaten down as a monster. Li Xiu said from afar.

"Brother Li is right. Zhu Yu nodded hurriedly, not daring to make a sound.

At this moment, a Dharma platform was set up in front of the treasure hall of Xiangguo Temple, and there was an old monk wearing a robe, kind eyebrows and kind eyes sitting on the platform, he didn't say a word, he directly recited the scriptures, and it seemed that he didn't care about the noisy voices of the people and heard them clearly, just chanting the scriptures by himself.

There doesn't seem to be anything surprising about it, but it's a bit of a big disappointment.

But Li Xiuyuan saw a golden light emerge from outside the body of this master of liberation, and this golden light spit out from his mouth, condensed in the sky, turned into lotus flowers and fell from the sky, and submerged into the heads of pilgrims.

"This is to bless the Dharma to the people, and it is reciting the most common Diamond Sutra. ”

Although he doesn't understand the Dharma, he knows a thing or two.

Although the Diamond Sutra is common, it is the most demonic and demonic scripture in Buddhism.

Ordinary people who recite this scripture a hundred times are even very likely to call the King Kong God for protection, drive away the spirits for you, and capture the demons.

And by the blessing of the Buddha Buddha, the power is even greater, this mental power remains in the body of every common people, as long as it encounters the invasion of evil spirits or the murder of monsters, this mental power is stimulated, and it will turn into a vajra god to manifest for you to resist disasters.

It is a great blessing for ordinary people to hear such extraordinary scriptures once.

How can it not be heartwarming to be able to eliminate a disaster for you invisibly?

It's just that the people who were blessed by the mind did not know this, and they did not feel anything unusual when they received the blessing of the mind, but complained a little because of the noisy number of people.

Master Shikong was still reciting the Diamond Sutra, but his face was already a little pale, and his breath was also sluggish.

This is the blessing of the person who consumes his own strength too much.

However, this time, Master Shikong seems to have made up his mind to give away all the cultivation of his body, and even if the number of blessings is too large and the consumption is huge, he still does not stop chanting.

"No wonder Master Shikong said that he was going to sit down after today's end, this kind of consumption is not that Shou Yuan has sat down by himself, but is tired to death. Li Xiuyuan felt a little shocked in his heart.

He saw a true Buddhist monk who was using his life to purify sentient beings.

However, the sentient beings are stupid and do not know the master's intentions.

Master Ke Shakong remained the same and had no remorse.

Recite the Diamond Sutra over and over again.

Master Shikong went from being relaxed and comfortable before, to almost gritting his teeth and reciting the scriptures in the back, and the scriptures that he usually memorized like a heavy mountain were pressing on his body like a heavy mountain at the moment, and reciting a scripture was to climb over a mountain.

The most deadly thing is that this mountain is undulating, endless, and endless, just to consume the last trace of strength and wear out the last trace of faith.

"Master Shikong didn't preach like this before, so why only recite the Diamond Sutra this time and not interpret other scriptures?" Zhang Bangchang questioned.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Master Shikong is sacrificing his life to give alms, purifying sentient beings, not preaching, we keep quiet, this is respect for the master." ”

A few people nodded, but did not speak again.

"Ahem. ”

When Master Shikong finished reading this scripture, he suddenly coughed violently, and the blood spat out, and it fell to the ground, with wisps of gold paint in the bright red blood.

"Master, how are you, are you okay? Bai Yun on the side was startled and hurriedly helped him.

Master Shikong shook his head and continued to recite the Diamond Sutra.

"His practice in this life has already been given out seventy-seven-eighty-eight. Li Xiuyuan's heart sank when he saw the golden blood.

This is a symbol of the success of the Buddhist monks.

The blood is golden, and the golden body is immortal after death, and it can obtain the Arhat fruit position.

It may be that the practice of Master Shakti in this life will not be complete, but it is definitely not something that ordinary monks can do by giving away decades, or even nearly a hundred years, of their practice in this way.