Chapter 30: The Orb of Merit
"But—"
When Tang and Song's enthusiasm subsided, he suddenly thought of a key question, looked at the Zen master and said: "Dare to ask the Zen master, if the poor monk has gone through nine hundred and eighty-one difficulties and has worked hard to reach the Da Lei Yin Temple, if the Buddha will not give the poor monk the true scriptures, right?!" This is the most worrying problem of the Tang and Song dynasties, don't waste a long time but the hair is not fished.
"When you reach the Western Heavens, you can become a Buddha. The Zen master replied with a smile.
"That's good. "Tang Song's heart finally fell to the ground, it would be good to be immortal, as for what Laoshzi scriptures are, just follow the fate!
"This thing is handed over to the elders, and I hope the elders will keep it carefully. At this time, the Zen master gently took out an object from his bosom and held it in his hand, but it was a transparent orb the size of a fist.
Tang Song was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that the Zen master had said that there was something to be handed over to him personally, and he thought it was the "Many Heart Sutras" at the time, but he didn't expect it to be a treasure bead.
Hurriedly took it respectfully and looked at it carefully, but he didn't see the slightest doorway, so he had to humbly ask: "Dare to ask the Zen master what this bead is?"
"Orbs of merit. ”
Tang Song's eyes lit up, and he felt that it sounded very awesome, and hurriedly asked, "Dare to ask what the effect of this jewel is?"
"You can gather merit and use it for yourself. The Zen master said lightly.
"Collect merit?" Tang Song gasped, in the mythical world, anything that can be related to merit is not ordinary.
"Can this bead help poor monks practice supernatural powers and live forever?" Tang Song said excitedly.
"The elder is the reincarnation of the golden cicada, and he is destined to be unable to practice during the tribulation. The Zen master shook his head.
"Then what kind of magic weapon is this pearl?" Tang Song licked his lips, and immediately thought of those magic weapons related to merit, what twelve-grade merit golden lotus, what heaven and earth Xuanhuang Linglong pagoda, that is the battle treasure of the magic weapon, Tang Song does not ask this jewel to have such power, but even if it is like a golden hoop stick, it is barely acceptable.
"This thing can only collect merit and has no other use. But the words of the Zen master were like a basin of cold water, which directly extinguished the small fire in Tang Song's heart.
"Then what is the purpose of the merits collected by this bead?" Tang Song asked a little listlessly.
"It can reshape your golden body and break free from the fate of reincarnation. The Zen master said lightly.
"What do you mean?" Tang Song looked confused, sounding so powerful.
"Ninety-nine eighty-one difficulties on the westward journey, every time there is merit falling from heaven, this bead can collect all the merits, and when this bead is full, you can reshape the merit of the elders. ”
"Why do poor monks have to reshape their golden bodies?" Tang and Song wondered, didn't he automatically achieve immortal bodies after becoming Buddhas?
"Just because you are the ninth reincarnation of the golden cicada. ”
Tang Song was stunned for a long time, then turned to a contemplative face, and was silent for a long time before he smiled bitterly and said: "So the poor monk still has to die, the poor monk does not die, and the real protagonist of the tribulation will never appear, right?" After all, this scripture still has to be taken by the real Tang Sanzang, and if it comes, it will never allow the reincarnation of the ninth generation with broken luck to destroy the luck of Buddhism.
"Amitabha. ”
"The so-called breaking free from the fate of reincarnation-" Tang Song seemed to have anticipation in his eyes.
"After the merit is successfully reshaped after the golden body, it is natural to break free from the reincarnation fate of the golden cicada's reincarnation. The Zen master said with a smile.
"Sure enough!" The light in Tang Song's eyes suddenly bloomed, just like Nezha at the beginning, he used suicide to die to end the fateful reincarnation with Li Jing, and after being reshaped by the lotus, there was no causal entanglement with Li Jing.
Then after he reshapes the golden body, he will also become his real self, and there will be no causal entanglement with the golden cicada, and he will no longer be anyone's reincarnation.
So since it is hopeless to learn from the scriptures, breaking free from the fate of reincarnation has become the only purpose of his journey to the west, otherwise he will not be able to escape the fate of death after all.
After figuring it out, Tang Song was overjoyed, and felt that his whole body had become a lot more refreshed, as if the heavy shackles were slowly removed from his body.
"Dare to ask who the Zen master is?" Looking at the smiling old monk in front of him, Tang Song asked with a grateful face, he really couldn't figure out why this person still helped him even though he knew his identity.
"The elders will know later. The Zen master shook his head.
"Will the Zen master see you again in the future?" Seeing the Zen master slowly walking towards the nest in the air, Tang Song hurriedly asked.
"There is a fate to meet. ”
Tang Song: "......"
It's a familiar feeling, isn't this the usual thing he fools others!
"Doesn't the Zen master have anything to say to the poor monk?" Tang Song shouted at the top of his voice, "I've done all the work when I come here!
"The words have been spoken, and the elders are good at doing it themselves. The Zen master shook his head, and in the blink of an eye he was almost above the lair.
Then don't blame the poor monk for being presumptuous!
"Carefully in the black pine forest, the demon fox intercepts the road. The elves are full of cities, and the demon lord Yingshan lives. The tiger sits in the piano hall, and the blue wolf is the main book. The blue wolf is the main book, and the blue wolf is the main book...... "What's behind it?" Tang Song really couldn't remember it after thinking about it for a long time, which was embarrassing, but he didn't expect to pretend to be forced and make a split.
"Huh?!"
Wuchao Zen Master's footsteps paused in mid-air, turned to stare at Tang Song, Gu Jing Bubo's face finally showed a trace of emotion, and frowned: "What did the elder just say?"
Tang Song said with an unfathomable face: "It's the poor monk who just calculated the calamities of the westward journey. ”
The Zen master's face was uncertain, his eyes flashed, as if he had seen through the universe, he sighed for a long time, took a deep look at Tang Song, turned around and disappeared into a golden light.
The glow of the sun is thousands of colors, a burst of divine light, and the black nest disappears in the blink of an eye.
"Who is this Wuchao Zen Master?" Looking at the calm sky, Tang Song fell into deep thought.
Thinking of the various speculations of the gods on the Internet in his previous life, what is the theory of the three corpses, what is the legend of the son of Emperor Jun, what is the rumor of the Golden Crow, it feels very close!
When he was out of his trance, he saw Zhu Bajie coming over with a big belly, his face was full of displeasure, and Weng Sheng said angrily: "Little monk, you are actually deceiving the old pig, according to the meaning of the old Zen master, you are not a scripture learner at all!"
Tang Song was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart how to forget this goods, and hurriedly said: "Hugh listens to the nonsense of the Zen master, the poor monk is the real learner." ”
"Don't lie to me, the old pig has already understood!" Zhu Bajie shook his head, "Little monk, you once said that if you find out that you are cheating on my old pig, you can leave at any time, yes or no?"
"No, the poor monk never said such a thing. Tang Song blinked, looking innocent.
Zhu Bajie: "......"
You are paralyzed, adjust the monitoring, watch the replay.
"Bajie, in fact, even if the poor monk is the reincarnation of the ninth golden cicada, it has nothing to do with you. Tang Song comforted, "Didn't you hear that Zen master once said that you can become a Buddha when you reach the Western Heavens?"
"That's you, a monk, and the old pig is no good!" Zhu Bajie muttered.
"Why doesn't it matter! Bajie you are the protector of Guanyin Bodhisattva himself, as long as you protect the poor monk and go to the west heaven, you will be able to return to heaven after you succeed!" Tang Song swore that after Jiang Liu'er was born, the poor monk would accompany you on another trip.
To put it mildly, Zhu Bajie was finally appeased temporarily. And Sun Wukong was not originally a Buddha, so he didn't care about the reincarnation of the Tang and Song dynasties, as for the white dragon horse...... It can only be said that it is useless to care.
After a short rest, a bald monkey, a pig and a horse embarked on the journey again.
......
Futu Mountain, a huge nest looms among the clouds, Wuchao Zen Master sits in the center, and a venerable person stands respectfully next to him.
"Buddha, the disciple has something unclear, why do you want to help the master this time?" After a long silence, the Venerable asked puzzled.
Wuchao Zen Master said slowly: "If you come too deliberately, it will not be beneficial to me Buddhism, I will make a good fate this time, and I will know in the future." ”