When Ye Chen heard this, he trembled, and looked at Patriarch Bodhidharma in shock, Patriarch Bodhidharma saw Ye Chen's surprised expression, and smiled slightly: "Don't be surprised, you have the matter of the fragments of the God List, and I know about it at present, and there are ...... The existence within you knows. ”

Ye Chen was even more shocked, and the soul elder was also so surprised, how could Patriarch Bodhidharma know everything?

"Patriarch Bodhidharma, how do you know?" Ye Chen felt that he didn't have any secrets in front of Patriarch Bodhidharma.

Patriarch Bodhidharma smiled and said, "I just can see more things than others." ”

This sentence made Ye Chen a little puzzled, but Patriarch Bodhidharma didn't seem to want to answer, and Ye Chen didn't continue to ask.

Ye Chen lived in this dilapidated temple, every time Ye Chen looked at this temple, he always felt that it would collapse at any time, and he didn't know why Patriarch Bodhidharma lived in such a dilapidated place.

Later, Ye Chen realized that a true monk did not need to care about the quality of his residence, and some ascetics were even more difficult than this, but their achievements were immeasurable.

Ye Chen would wake up early every morning to do morning classes with Patriarch Bodhidharma, recite scriptures, and discuss Buddhism with Patriarch Bodhidharma.

Every day and last night, Ye Chen would sit next to the Bodhi Sacred Tree and comprehend the Dharma by himself, and the days were full and peaceful, day after day, simple repetition every day, but Ye Chen felt that he had benefited a lot, and his soul had been greatly purified.

The Bodhi Sacred Tree listens to the teachings of Patriarch Bodhidharma every day, and the whole body also exudes a Buddha light, and every leaf flows with a trace of Buddha light, which is extremely holy.

The Bodhi Sacred Tree has been much taller than Ye Chen for nearly two years, Ye Chen often sits under the Bodhi Sacred Tree to enlighten, and the Bodhi Sacred Tree will shed a trace of Buddha's light to envelop Ye Chen.

"One flower, one world, one leaf, one Bodhi......" Ye Chen stroked the leaves of the Bodhi Holy Tree, smiled slightly, and couldn't help but muttered to himself.

Time flies, half a year has passed, Ye Chen is doing the same thing repeatedly every day, and he doesn't feel bored, but he enjoys it.

"Patriarch Bodhidharma, how is the demonic nature in my body expelled?" Ye Chen couldn't help but ask after a morning class.

Patriarch Bodhidharma glanced at Ye Chen, didn't speak, and left directly.

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Patriarch Bodhidharma meant, he sat cross-legged under the Bodhi Sacred Tree, and said to the Bodhi Sacred Tree: "Bodhi, you say, why doesn't Patriarch Bodhidharma speak?"

"Don't you know if your demonic nature has been exorcized?" said the Bodhi Sacred Tree with a look of disdain.

Ye Chen frowned and said, "How do you say it?"

"If the demonic nature in your body has been expelled, then you can feel it, if you can't feel it, it proves that you are not sure! You are doubting yourself, then even if the demonic nature is exorcized, you will think that there is still demonic nature in your body, then it means that you still have demons in your heart. The Bodhi Sacred Tree said.

Ye Chen suddenly realized, stopped talking, and sat quietly on the Bodhi Sacred Tree to comprehend the Dharma.

Time flies, spring goes to autumn and comes again, the autumn breeze is bleak, the fallen leaves in the courtyard are colorful, a few trees have only bare trunks left, only the Bodhi holy tree is still green and evergreen, and the spirit is brilliant.

Ye Chen sat in the cold wind of late autumn, the biting cold wind blowing his black hair, but his emaciated body looked so tall and immovable.

On Ye Chen's body, there was a trace of Buddha light surging, and the Bodhi Sacred Tree swayed, swishing, and said: "He has cultivated the brilliance of Buddha nature, this kid is really destined for Buddha, and he has achieved such an achievement so quickly." ”

Patriarch Bodhidharma appeared at the door of the temple and looked at Ye Chen quietly, with a relieved smile on the corner of his mouth, and nodded slightly.

One day, after Ye Chen finished his morning class, Patriarch Bodhidharma asked, "What do you think?"

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Very good." ”

Patriarch Bodhidharma nodded, then stopped talking and left the temple.

Ye Chen didn't think much about it, and continued to sit under the Bodhi Sacred Tree as usual to contemplate the Dharma.

The spring breeze blows across the earth, dispelling the cold of winter, and the trees in the courtyard begin to pull out tender shoots, as if there is no depression in autumn and winter, a scene full of vitality.

Ye Chen sat under the Bodhi tree for a winter, motionless, the winter snow fell on his body, covering him completely, but he was still like a rock, turning into a snowman.

Now, the spring flowers are blooming, Ye Chen's whole body Buddha nature light is becoming more and more dazzling, and his whole body is shrouded in Buddha light, like a golden Buddha, and the treasure is solemn.

"This kid is really capable, he has been enlightened for a winter, and he has improved so much!" said the Bodhi Sacred Tree in surprise.

The more dazzling the brilliance of the Buddha nature, the deeper the Dharma and the higher the Dharma cultivation.

"What do you think?" asked Patriarch Bodhidharma.

Ye Chen said: "Very good. ”

Patriarch Bodhidharma nodded, did not speak, and left the temple.

Ye Chen smiled slightly and stretched his waist, he did feel very good.

The Immortal City of the Southern Regions.

"What the hell is this kid Ye Chen doing? He has already come out of the Demon Realm, and a year or two has passed, and he hasn't appeared. In a restaurant, the Flying Tiger took a sip of wine and said dissatisfied.

"Senior brother must have other things, we just need to know that senior brother has returned safely. Yun Fan said with a smile.

"When Senior Brother comes back, we will go and question the Holy Son of Shaking Light and see how he answers. Cang Jian took a sip of wine and snorted coldly.

The Flying Tiger said: "That kid from the Shaking Light Holy Son is not a good bird, he must have used some tricks against Ye Chen in the Demon Realm, so he ran out to say bad things about Ye Chen and damage Ye Chen's reputation." ”

"Shall we mess with him?" said Yun Fan thief.

The Flying Tiger and Cangjian glanced at Yun Fan, and said with disdain: "If you want to do it, our orientation is quite normal, and your taste is really heavy." ”

Yun Fan was full of black lines, and said, "You guys have a heavy taste, Fluttershy is going to give birth, I'm going to be Lao Tzu, and my orientation is also normal, I said, should we yin him once?"?

"This can be had, but that guy is strong and scheming, so it may be a little difficult to yin him. The Flying Tiger pondered.

"It's not challenging. Yun Fan slapped the table and said.

The Flying Tiger bared his teeth and smiled, and said, "Okay, it's decided, plan and plan well." ”

Western regions.

Nencian.

Ye Chen stood outside the door of Nianci'an, this was the first time he had left the temple in the past year or two since he came to the Western Regions.

"Excuse me, can you forget your feelings?" Ye Chen saw a little nun, so he stepped forward and folded his hands and asked politely.

"Senior Sister Forgetfulness is in retreat, and I don't know when I will be out of the retreat. The little nun replied.

When Ye Chen heard this, he sighed lightly, then shook his head and said, "Thank you." ”

With that, Ye Chen left.

On the way back to Ci'an, Ye Chen walked very slowly, and now a few years have passed, the human world has experienced a catastrophe, and everything has become a matter of fact.

The brothers and friends of the past, now their lives and deaths are unknown, not only where they are going, but they are inevitably lost in their hearts.

"I miss the past, although I didn't have strong strength, but there was a group of brothers who shared life and death, and now, although I have strong strength, there are so many fewer people around me. Ye Chen sat on a stone and sighed.

"This is the price of growth!" said the soul elder with emotion, he is a person from the past, who has never had three or five confidants, drinking and chatting together, and exploring the world together.

However, with the improvement of strength, the friends around him gradually became fewer, and eventually became a lonely person, such a thing is not uncommon in many strong people.

Why are strong people always lonely, because to become strong, you need to pay a lot of price, and this is just one of them.

In fact, sometimes, there is a big contradiction between the powerful and the friend.

Strong is to protect the people around you, however, the process of being strong is also a process of loss, losing some friends around you, and when you are really strong, how many people will accompany you to stand at the top of the world?

The greatest pain in the world is not death, but watching the people around you disappear one by one, leaving oneself one by one, and parting from life and death is the greatest pain.

Now those living fossil-like figures, who have not gone through such a process, they have lived a long time, but they have also been lonely for a long time, if it were not for a belief, maybe they would prefer to be reduced to dust with their former best friends.

Ye Chen sighed a lot, some things may not be able to be done when they become stronger, some things can be done when they are weak, but they can't be done when they become stronger.

And now, he can only strive to cherish everything in front of him and not let what he has now become the past.

Ye Chen returned to the temple, this temple was in tatters, without a name, it was like a dilapidated house, which would collapse at any time.

"Patriarch Bodhidharma, why do people become stronger, and what should they do when they become stronger?" Ye Chen sat opposite Patriarch Bodhidharma and asked.

Patriarch Bodhidharma said: "Everyone has different reasons for becoming strong, but one thing is the same, and that is because of a certain belief. Strong, what is strong, what is considered strong? No one prescribes, so no one really becomes stronger, but they are pursuing that kind of belief. ”

Ye Chen was silent for a long time before he said, "If I am as powerful as Patriarch Bodhidharma, is there anything else that cannot be done in this human world?"

"There's a lot you can't do, and no matter how strong you are, there's always something you can't do. Patriarch Bodhidharma said.

Ye Chen said: "What is there about Patriarch Bodhidharma that is helpless?"

"I have only one belief in my heart, to promote the Dharma for the benefit of all sentient beings, and if this belief is hindered when it comes to action, it is a helpless thing. Patriarch Bodhidharma said.

Ye Chen was silent again, silent for a long time, and finally just saluted to Patriarch Bodhidharma, and then sat under the Bodhi Sacred Tree without saying a word.