Chapter Twenty-Three: Occasional Enlightenment on the Way Home
Hailong ate the last bit of meat on the chicken bones, and said, "Yes, naturally there is a pull, but you seem to be angry, do you still need to eat chicken legs? Isn't it full if you drink the northwest wind?" He has now gradually mastered Hongji's weakness, and secretly thought in his heart, this guy is definitely a typical example of gluttony, as long as he can grasp his stomach, he is not afraid that he will not listen to him. If the old monk Wuyun saw that there was such a person who cultivated Buddhism, I am afraid that his nose would have been crooked. Thinking of this, the sea dragon couldn't help laughing.
For the sake of deliciousness, Hongji couldn't care about anything now, so he leaned on Hailong's shoulder and said with a smile: "Boss, what kind of character are you, how dare you be angry with you, just give me a little." ”
Hailong patted Hongji's shoulder and said, "It's good if you understand, if you lose your temper again in the future, I will help you 'hunger strike'." As soon as the void was grabbed, another chicken leg appeared out of thin air and was casually stuffed to Hongji. Hongji took it and hurriedly opened his mouth to eat. The sea dragon waved his right hand continuously, first a sheepskin appeared, and then, the same food fell on the sheepskin, and finally, he even "transformed" two pots of wine, and the chicken leg in Hongji's mouth almost fell to the ground. Although he felt the fluctuations in his mana, he couldn't understand where these things came from.
The sea dragon was secretly proud in his heart, these were naturally stored in the Qiankun Ring earlier. Since absorbing the immortal qi in the Heaven-defying Mirror, he found that when he used the Qiankun Ring again, there would be no blue light, and it was more convenient to use. The Qiankun ring is a good thing to keep fresh, no matter how long it is placed in it, it will be as fresh as when you first put it in. The deliciousness of the sea dragon is not under Hongzhi, most of the silver taels spent in Tongyuan City were used to purchase food, and now the things in the Qiankun ring, he eats alone, and he can't eat it all in a year.
"Eat quickly, and rest early after eating. A large leather roll appeared, and under the rapid movement of the sea dragon, a simple two-person leather tent quickly appeared on the ground, and the sea dragon found a relatively flat place, fixed the tent with big nails, and then began to continue to eat. What he did deeply shook Koji's heart. In Hongji's eyes, the sea dragon is like a thousand-armed Guanyin, and he can change anything he wants. The respect in my heart suddenly became even stronger.
After a full meal, the two got into the tent, and the sea dragon took out his precious little iron rod from his arms and put it beside him, with a huge magic weapon in it, even if the wind on the plateau was cold, it was impossible to blow the leather tent over. As soon as Hongji saw the little iron rod, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a circle of golden Buddha light seeped out from around his body, as if sensing something, and the small iron rod also made a soft sound. "Big brother, this, what kind of treasure is this. It seems to contain a huge amount of Buddha power. ”
The sea dragon smiled smugly and said, "Do you want to know? You first tell me what that big gold bowl you used yesterday is, and I'll tell you what it is." ”
Hongzhi said: "That Buddha bowl is one of the several magic weapons passed on to me by the master, it is the treasure of my Buddhism, and it is a holy object to subdue demons and subdue demons, called Bodhi bowl." The golden light produced in it is injected with Buddha power to have a strong demonic effect, and the power will increase or decrease with the size of the Buddha power injected, and the demons will be afraid of it when they see it. The so-called, Subodhi. Yu Yiyun He. If you come to the Anuttara Sambodhiya. If there is something to say, yes. Subodhi. The words are as I interpret the Buddha's righteousness. There is no law. The name is Anuttara Sambodhi. There is no law. When he talked about the Dharma, there was no trace of childishness on his face, and the treasure was solemn, like a monk who had attained the Tao. The Buddha qi on his body surged out, bringing a feeling of spring breeze to the sea dragon.
"Alright, alright. What kind of nonsense, I don't understand your Dharma. It seems that your Bodhi bowl is much stronger than the Buddha bowl I used to see the Buddha Buddha in the Brahma Heart Sect last time! My little iron rod is called the Ten Thousand Demons Muster Stick, which means that even if ten thousand demons come, it can wipe them out. "How did he know what the real name of the little iron rod was, it was all for showmanship, and it was just nonsense. Hongji believed that it was true, and couldn't help but reach out to the small iron rod, and the sea dragon didn't stop it.
When Hongji's hand grabbed the small iron rod, the small iron rod suddenly emitted an unusually strong golden light, and the Buddha power output by Hongzhi was completely inhaled by it, and for a while, the golden light flowed, and Huang Hailong and Hongji couldn't open their eyes. Hongji wanted to pick up the small iron rod, but even if he pushed the Buddha power to the limit, he could only lift a corner.
"It's so heavy, it deserves to be a stick for all evils. Big brother, this magic weapon of yours is much more powerful than my Bodhi bowl! I see that you hold it very easily, why does it become so heavy as soon as it reaches my hand. ”
Hailong said unashamedly: "Of course, my cultivation is higher than yours, so I can naturally pick it up easily." As he spoke, he easily took the small iron rod into his hand. Due to the injection of Hongzhi Buddha power, the small iron rod became extremely hot, and the surging energy flowed into the body of the sea dragon along the body of the stick, and the mixed energy was injected with this fresh blood, and it immediately ran rapidly. Before the sea dragon had time to explain to Hongji, he had already entered a state of concentration. Hongzhi saw that a faint layer of yellow light suddenly gushed out of the sea dragon's body, although it was far less powerful than the Buddha power he exuded, but it was indeed the same source of power as himself, and he thought to himself, could it be that the eldest brother is also a person who cultivates Buddhism? At this time, the light suddenly changed, and the yellow light gradually faded and the cyan light emerged, which suddenly brought a completely different feeling to Hongzhi, although it was still authentic mana, but this was definitely not Buddha power. After a while, the light changed again, turning from blue to blue, and the pure immortal qi floated out, and its nature was the same as that in Hongzhi's original refining of the ghoul soul, seeing such a situation, Hongzhi couldn't help but open his mouth wide, and muttered: "No, there are three kinds of peerless learning on the eldest brother alone, this, this is also incredible." ”
At the same time as the blue light appeared, a silver light lit up on the sea dragon's chest, and an invisible air cover emanated, pushing Hongji to the edge of the tent, Hongji clearly felt that this layer of air cover was based on fairy qi, but the power of this fairy qi cover was extremely strong, even if he could use Buddha power to break it, it would not be easy. The eldest brother is simply too mysterious, how did he do it, he actually fused three energies with completely different natures in his own body, although these three energies are pure in texture and belong to the power of the righteous path, but it is too difficult to fuse them. In fact, not to mention that he didn't understand, even the sea dragon himself didn't know why the three energies could be fused with each other without exclusion in the body. The Anti-Heaven Mirror is worthy of being the treasure of the Immortal Family, although the sea dragon cannot control it yet, but after the sea dragon enters the cultivation state, the shield it exudes on its own can not only prevent the invasion of external demons, but also resist the attacks of the masters of the realm below the peak. With it, even if the sea dragon encounters an enemy several levels higher than himself, it will at least be enough to protect himself. Hongji glanced enviously at the small iron rod held in the palm of the hand by the sea dragon, and used his Buddha power to support a space in the tent and began to meditate.
I don't know how long it took, the sea dragon slowly opened his eyes, the small iron rod in his hand had returned to normal, and the mixed energy in his body was fused into a furnace again, as before, the volume of the fused energy did not increase in the slightest, and the Buddha power caused by the small iron rod by Hongzhi before cultivation had already been swallowed by the bottomless abyss-like lake at the Lingtai. Although his cultivation had not improved, the sea dragon still felt a burst of refreshment. Hongji sat cross-legged in front of him, his body exuding a faint yellow light, and he was completely solemn. Hailong knew that he was most afraid of disturbing when cultivating, and once he went mad, it was not something that could be described as dangerous, and he just wanted to go outside the tent lightly to breathe, but he heard Hongzhi say: "Big brother, you are really strong, it took seven days and seven nights of cultivation to wake up." "Hongji's cultivation has reached a certain level, in this kind of place, he will not completely close his six senses at all, as soon as the sea dragon finished his cultivation, under the traction of the qi engine, he woke up.
The sea dragon scratched his head and said, "Is it seven days so long?" He was happy in his heart, of course he knew that the longer the cultivation lasted, the better it would be for his cultivation.
Hongji Zhengse said: "The monks don't speak, I have always been sober, of course I know how long it has been." Hailong snorted disdainfully and said, "What kind of monk are you, drinking and eating meat, at most you are a monk of wine and meat." I think you may still ask me to help you find a wife in the future. I know the Sect Master of the Lotus Sect, they are all female cultivators. After saying that, the sea dragon laughed maliciously. He had already decided that when he cultivated to a high level in the future, he would definitely find a Taoist companion, at least with a look like Tianqin.
After listening to Hailong's words, the treasure on Hongzhi's face suddenly disappeared completely, and he smiled bitterly: "Big brother, you can leave some noodles for the little monk." This is absolutely impossible to find a wife. The master once said that women are tigers, even women who practice Buddhism are no exception. I want to be with a tiger every day. ”
Hailong smiled: "Come on, you've only seen a few women." The ancients said that my fair lady is good. It's not a big deal, and there are not a few of us cultivators who combine to become Taoist couples. Hey, in fact, I don't practice for such a long time on weekdays, but that day you stimulated the energy of the Ten Thousand Demons Mustard, so in order not to waste it, I only had to meditate and absorb it. How about it, my magic weapon is powerful, right?" Hongzhi nodded from the bottom of his heart and said, "Big brother, your Ten Thousand Evil Beasts Stick is indeed a very powerful magic weapon, I can't detect its depth at all, it contains a huge amount of Buddha power and energy similar to the blue light emitted when you cultivate. That should be the so-called mana of your cultivators. It's the first time I've seen two different energies in a magic weapon. I've never seen a master like you, big brother, who actually has three kinds of energy cultivation, and the little brother really admires the five-body throwing to the ground!"
The sea dragon said in surprise, "How do you know that I have three kinds of energy in practice?" Hongji recounted the vision of the sea dragon when he entered the fixed cultivation. After listening to his narration, Hailong frowned and muttered: "I don't know if this is a curse or a blessing, it seems that I really have to hurry back to the mountain, hurry up the strange seniors." Thinking of this, he stood up and continued, "Let's go, after cultivating for so many days, we should also hurry." With that, he put away the little iron rod and was about to leave the tent. Hongji grabbed him and said, "Big brother, let's wait before leaving." ”
Hailong shook his eyes and said, "What's wrong?" Hongzhi said with some embarrassment: "I haven't eaten for seven days, I, I'm a little hungry." Let's eat something before we go on the road, we have so much strength. ”
Hailong smiled: "Where are you hungry, it is clear that you are hungry." Well, it's up to you. In the excitement of Hongji, all kinds of delicious foods appeared again, and after the two of them had a big meal, they went on the road.
Ten days later, the two of them finally came to the north of the Western Regions according to the map, and the objects in front of them gradually became familiar, and a feeling of going home rose in Hailong's heart, and he no longer cared about teasing Hongji, so he quickened his pace and hurried towards the north. Finally, when the sun slowly set in the west, in the distance, he saw the village where he was born and raised.
At his feet, the sea dragon stood in place fiercely, and Hongji, who was following him, almost hit the sea dragon's back without any warning, and was suddenly startled. "Big brother, why don't you stop. ”
The sea dragon muttered, "Home, I, I'm home." Wu Yun shook his head and said, "Home, is this village your Lianyun Sect?" Didn't you say ......?"
Hailong shook his head and said, "No, this is not our Lianyun Sect, this is the home that gave birth to me and raised me, and I was born in this small village." Here's one of my best friends. With that, he suddenly accelerated and ran towards the village. After leaving for nearly five years, how eager he was to see Zhang Hao who grew up with him immediately after he was a child!
Everything is normal in the small village in the Western Regions, it is no different from before, the surroundings are so quiet, Hailong knows that the villagers should now go to the back of the village to farm. All this is really familiar to him. There was almost no reason, he went straight to Zhang Hao's house, muttering: "Bean sprouts, you lazy, you must be at home." You must be at home!" The village is very small, and at the current speed of the sea dragon, it is only a few blinks of an eye. Zhang Hao's family appeared in front of him, the dilapidated wooden door was still half-hidden, and Hailong pushed the door in violently, shouting: "Bean sprouts, I came to see you." Come out for me. "A loud sound was heard almost throughout the village. Under the excited gaze of the sea dragon, the door of the wooden house opened, and an old man walked out of it tremblingly. Hailong vaguely recognized that this old man was Zhang Hao's father. In a flash, the sea dragon came to the old man's side, and the old man took a step back in some panic, stumbling under his feet, and almost fell. "You, who are you? You, who are you?" Hailong grabbed the old man's shoulders and said excitedly: "Uncle Zhang, Uncle Zhang, it's me! I'm Hailong, you don't know me." ”
The old man's cloudy eyes dimmed even more, and he fell into a complete stupor, and a middle-aged woman walked out of the wooden house at this time, she obviously also heard the words of the sea dragon, Mu Ran stood there and looked at the sea dragon, and muttered: "You, you are the sea dragon." No, no, you are the devil, you give back my son, give me back my son. In the midst of her cries, the woman pounced on her, grabbed the sea dragon's breast, and shook it vigorously.
Hailong froze, an ominous feeling rose from the bottom of his heart, and he hurriedly said: "Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, what's wrong with you? Where did the bean sprouts go?"
Uncle Zhang was completely stunned, while Aunt Zhang was crying, pointing at the sea dragon and scolding: "You are not a sea dragon, you are a demon, return my son, you return my son." ”
Hongji flashed out from the side of the sea dragon and said in a low voice: "Big brother, they seem to be a little unconscious, let me help them." Amitabha, the Dharma is boundless, turn back to the shore, and show the Buddha nature. Use it from the body. The benefits are endless. Prajna. That is, Zhiya. Wisdom is based on convenience. Wisdom is used by decision. That is, all the time is in the mind. It is all the Buddhas and the three bodhisattvas of the Anuttara Samadhi. The hands were combined into a Dharma seal, and a circle of yellow light went towards Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang, and the huge Buddha power continued to wash their bodies and minds. Under the shroud of Buddha power, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang gradually calmed down. However, the expression is still sluggish. The sea dragon glanced at Hongzhi and knew that it was not appropriate to stimulate them more at this time, so he had to say softly: "Aunt Zhang, I am really a sea dragon! You see, my eyes are still so small." Do you remember? When I was a child, you were the best person for me, I had no parents, which means that you raised me, and I love to eat the sweet potatoes you boiled. Once, I was playing with Zhang Hao and broke his head, and you didn't blame me. In Hailong's heart, you are just like a mother! Aunt Zhang, look at me, I am just washed and dressed cleanly, but I am really a sea dragon!"
After listening to Hailong's words, Aunt Zhang's eyes finally rose with a hint of brilliance, and she stretched out her hand tremblingly to touch Hailong. Hailong carefully took Aunt Zhang's hand and put it on his face, and said softly: "Aunt Zhang, I really am Hailong! What the hell is going on? Why did Uncle Zhang suddenly become so old, bean sprouts? Where did he go?" ”
"Sea Dragon, you really are Sea Dragon. As if seeing a relative, Aunt Zhang hugged Hailong fiercely, tears burst out of her eyes, "Bean sprouts, bean sprouts, he was arrested." Hailong, Bean Sprouts said that you are going to learn great skills, you must save him, you must save him! I am just such a child, if we don't have him, how will we live in the future!"
Hailong comforted: "Aunt Zhang, you calm down first, and tell me what happened, who arrested Dou Sprouts." The urgency in his heart is not under Aunt Zhang at all, Zhang Hao is a good friend he has been playing since he was a child, and he is also looking forward to Zhang Hao being able to join him in Lianyunzong as soon as possible.
Aunt Zhang wiped the tears from her face and said, "That's the case." Since you left, Bean Sprouts has been stuffed in the house every day, not knowing what to do, and not watching him exercise, but he is much stronger than before. After about a year, I don't know that his lazy tendons have been stretched out, and he actually started to help us with farm work, and his strength is very strong, at that time, we are really happy, what could be better than being sensible. Zhang Hao is growing up day by day, and he is as tall as you. He's very handsome! Almost all the adult girls in our village are interested in him. Speaking of this, Aunt Zhang's face showed a hint of pride, paused, and she continued: "Our family's life is getting better and better, just a little more than a month ago, I was about to give Bean Sprouts Zhang Luomen's family, suddenly seven or eight people came to the village, although their appearance is ordinary, but we feel very terrifying. These people made a lot of money in the village, and without saying anything, they took away the four children in the village, and Bean Sprouts was one of them. Those people were so powerful that when we rushed to stop them, they had already flown away with four children. ”
The sea dragon clenched his fists, turned his head to Hongzhi and said, "If it can make ordinary people feel terrifying, it must be someone in the evil way." Why are they catching sprouts?"
Hongji frowned and said, "I heard from my master that the Demon Dao has a method to brainwash people into forgetting everything that happened before, and then take it for their own use. Do they want to go back and train your friends to fight against us in the right way? The sea dragon nodded heavily and said, "Very likely." If we are caught by the evil way, it will not be easy to deal with it, we have no idea where the evil way is!"
Aunt Zhang grabbed Hailong's hand tightly and said, "Xiaolong, you must save the bean sprouts! ”
Hailong nodded vigorously and said, "Aunt Zhang, don't worry, even if I die, I will fight the evil way to the end." Although he said this, his heart was already cold. Even if all the Seven Sects of the Righteous Path were dispatched, they might not be able to find the lair of the Three Sects of the Evil Path, and with his current weak cultivation, how could he do it? Zhang Hao was afraid that he would be more than lucky.
Hongji's face changed suddenly, and he said, "Big brother, it seems that there is an evil aura coming over here." The yellow light flashed, and a string of crystal-like transparent prayer beads appeared in his hand, and with a wave of his big hand, the prayer beads rose into the sky, and a yellow barrier quickly enveloped the entire village.
Hailong's heart moved, and said: "Xiaozhi, bring the people in the evil way over, maybe they are the ones who took the bean sprouts." We must find out the news, otherwise we will have no chance in the future. ”
Hongji nodded, the body protection Buddha was bright, and the prayer beads in the air composed of eighteen gems suddenly shot out more than ten rays of light towards the north. The light was very thin, as if it was not very powerful.
Hailong turned his head and said to Uncle Zhang and his wife: "Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, go back to the house quickly." It's up to us to deal with it here. ”
Aunt Zhang looked at Hongzhi's spell casting in surprise, and her confidence in the sea dragon couldn't help but increase a little, nodded, and helped her husband back to the wooden house. The sea dragon quickly put on the star blue armor, holding a small iron rod in his right hand, and the blood gossip light flashed in his left hand. After several escapes from death, he is much stronger than before in terms of skills in fighting the enemy.
Hongzhi's face changed suddenly, and he turned his head and said: "Big brother, the people from the evil path seem to be very strong, you must be careful later, we will use the village as the basis to fight against them." There were six people in total. As soon as the words fell, the sky darkened suddenly, and a large number of dark clouds swept in, and outside the realm under the rosary, it was full of yin and evil aura. This sudden change caused the villagers who were working in the fields to run back to the village quickly, and as soon as they entered the defensive barrier of the rosary, the fear suddenly disappeared.
Hailong said: "Xiaozhi, I have seen the Wuyun Sect Master cast a spell called the Vajra Mantra before, which is very powerful. If you had that kind of spell, we would at least be invincible. ”
Hongji nodded and said, "The Vajra Mantra Master has taught it to me, it is a great supernatural power, but I have only completed the Little Perfection Realm now, and I am afraid that I will not be able to exert my true power when I use it." ”
Hailong said: "It doesn't matter if you pull, you can use as much as you want." Something is better than nothing. ”
Hongji smiled bitterly, "That will cost a lot of mana. But with the Buddha Crystal Rosary, I should be able to exert some of my power. As he spoke, he made a move with both hands, and the rosary in the air slowly descended above his bald head, and the unprecedented huge Buddha power burst out in an instant, Hongzhi Baoxiang stood there solemnly, his body slowly floated up, and at his feet, a huge golden lotus flower with a diameter of about one meter and five quietly emerged, setting off him as if the Buddha had descended to earth, and the sea dragon clearly felt that Hongzhi had urged his Buddha power to the limit. Although he also knew that Hongzhi was very strong, he didn't expect his Buddha power to reach such a state, the peaceful Sanskrit chant sounded, and although Hongzhi's voice did not have the magnificent momentum of Wuyun Buddha, it was clear and distant, "The Buddha's words are empty and boundless." Not measurable. Bodhisattvas have no dwelling in generosity. The merit gained is like vanity. Not measurable. Boundless also. There is no greater thing in the world than the void. There is no greater of all natures than Buddha-nature. Why. Whoever has a form. It shall not be called great. The void is formless. Hence the name Great. All natures. All are limited. It shall not be called great. There is no limit to Buddha-nature. Hence the name Great. There is no east, west, north or south in this void. If you see east, west, north and south. It is also a residence. There is no liberation. Buddha nature is inherently selfless, and all sentient beings are long-lived. If there are these four phases, it can be seen. That is, the nature of all beings. Unnamed Buddha nature. It is also known as dwelling and giving. Although in his delusional heart he said that there are east, west, north and south. In principle, there is nothing. The so-called thing is not real. The North and the South are different. Self-nature is originally empty and mixed. Buddhism is boundless, and all living beings are universal. The incantation he recited was exactly the same as that of the Wuyun Sect Master, and for the second time, the sea dragon felt a feeling of piety rising in his heart. Hongzhi's cultivation is obviously insufficient, the golden lotus under the seat is constantly flickering, and the eighteen Buddha crystal rosaries above his head shine brightly, and under the injection of the vajra mantra, a large piece of tangible golden light firmly covers the village. Almost all the villagers who had just run back to the village saw Hongji in the air, for ordinary people, everything they saw in front of them could only be described as magical, and invariably, the villagers knelt on the ground one by one, praying sincerely for the blessing of the Buddha.
There was a hint of tiredness on Koji's face, but there was a hint of excitement in his eyes. It was also the first time he had used the Vajra Mantra, although it was far from being comparable to the power of the real Vajra Mantra, but it was not easy for him to successfully use this Mantra. If the Wuyun Buddha Venerable was here at this time, he would definitely be surprised and couldn't close his mouth. The Vajra mantra is one of the great supernatural powers of the Buddha Sect, and it is impossible to use it without a cultivation equivalent to the cultivation realm without falling. At this time, Hongji's cultivation is still a certain distance away from not falling, although he borrowed the power of the magic weapon, but he was able to use this mantra to show the purity of his Buddha power.
The sky had completely darkened, and Hongji Baoxiang sat solemnly in the air, knowing that a powerful enemy was coming, his eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "Please follow the poor monk's thoughts of Prajnaparami." His soft voice instantly spread throughout the village, and the worshipping villagers raised their heads and sat cross-legged on the ground one by one, as if they were controlled by Hongji. Hongji closed his eyes and muttered: "The Prajnaparamita mantra is a great god mantra, a great Ming mantra, a supreme mantra, and an unequal mantra, which can remove all suffering, and it is true. Prajnaparami, Prajnaparami, Prajnaparami......" His lips kept buzzing, and the vajra mantra shone brightly under the urging of the Prajnaparamita mantra, and the villagers below put their hands together and chanted along with Hongji. The Buddha crystal rosary shot out eighteen golden rays of light, and rushed into the dark clouds in the air, the dark clouds fluctuated violently, and in an instant, a ray of sunlight pierced through the dark clouds and floated down, suddenly bringing a little warmth to this small village in the Western Regions.
Hai Long said in his heart: I am still far from Hongji! Hongji's Buddhism is so profound, far beyond my imagination. Now he is still like a wine and meat monk.
At this moment, a terrible long roar came, and six black shadows loomed out of the dark clouds, and with a wave of his hand, a cloud of black-purple light rushed into the dark clouds, and immediately blocked the sunlight that Hongji had just drawn again. The six of them floated out of thin air, and the leader was a graceful figure, wrapped in a large black cloak, and looked like a woman. They didn't attack the vajra mantra, they floated in the air a hundred meters away, and a soft and deep voice sounded, "It turns out that a master is here, and the Demon Sect has no time to make sense." ”
The sea dragon roared, floated and jumped on Hongzhi's golden lotus, and the small iron rod pointed at the flawless, and said: "Demon girl, did you capture the people in this village, let them come back quickly." Otherwise, we will destroy you. Under the protection of the Vajra Mantra, he didn't feel the threat from the six of them at all, and when he thought of Zhang Hao being arrested, he couldn't care about anything.