Starting from the Abandoned Disciple in Laoshan

Chapter 195

Kumarajiva sat in lotus position, but his body continued to grow, until the growth rate nearly doubled, and then he stopped. At the same time, his body was pure and strong, his palm was as big as a cattail fan, his blood was rushing like a river, and his bone marrow was shaking like thunder. sound.

He has actually stepped into the realm of refining gods, achieved an achievement that few people have achieved in Tantric Buddhism for thousands of years, and can clearly see the vastness of the road ahead.

Although there was still darkness, Kumarajiva knew clearly that there was still a way to go.

Kumarajiva's heart was full of emotion.

On the other side, Shen Mo caressed the top of Kumarajiva's head, his whole body glowed with a faint golden light, standing majestically, and the dark Taoist uniform changed, like a ragged black cassock, with folds like black water hidden under the faint golden light around his body, black and gold Intertwined, a misty mist rose up, making it difficult for people to see Shen Mo's face clearly.

And under his feet, there is a black lotus with uncertain reality, carrying Shen Mo.

Zao Wou-ki watched from the side for a long time, his mind trembling, as if he saw Shen Mo growing countless Dharma Eyes all over his body, and in a moment, these Dharma Eyes grew countless dark and long tentacles, reaching into the void, the Buddha's light washed away, but there was the sound of thunder-like scriptures Appearance, cannot be heard, only sounded in Zao Wou-ki's heart, like a whisper.

In fact, it was Shen Mo who "saw" a strange existence full of Buddha eyes from the depths of Kumarajiva's heart, which was a Bodhisattva enshrined in Tantric Buddhism.

Whispering softly, it is actually a practice formula, which is the memory obtained by Kumarajiva when he accepted the inheritance of Tantric Buddhism.

The formula is extremely incomplete, mysterious and difficult.

"Supreme Yoga Tantra."

A flash of understanding flashed in Shen Mo's mind, that was the source of Buddhism in the Western Regions Esoteric School.

"Looks like I have to take some time to go to the Western Regions to find out this Supreme Yoga Tantra."

Shen Mo is very interested in the incomplete practice formulas, because they contain the secrets of spiritual practice.

Shen Mo finally came back to his senses, his hand had left Kumarajiva's head at some point.I saw that the great monk was twice as tall as before. If he were to wear a necklace of prayer beads made of skulls, he would definitely be a Drifting Monk reborn.

However, it is not uncommon to use skulls as decorations, and it can be said to have a very long history.No matter in the ancient tribal era or today, beheadings often occur after battles, because people in the world believe that the soul of a person is hidden in the head, and cutting off a person's head can not only hurt the enemy's body And hurt his soul.

In Western Tantric Buddhism, this is especially common.Most of the gods and Buddhas worshiped by monks such as King Kong, King Ming, and Dharma Guardians have skull decorations, such as skull crowns, skull necklaces, and so on.

The Vajra Vajra of Tantric Buddhism even wears fifty fresh human heads.This is the Tantric belief that gods wearing skulls can deter and subdue evil forces, evil spirits, evildoers, etc.

In the novel Journey to the West, the Drifting Monk wears the skull of a "book learner".In fact, they are all the predecessors of Master Sanzang. The master passed by the Liusha River nine times before and was eaten by Drifting Monk, and the skulls left behind were made into necklaces by Drifting Monk.

After Sand Monk converted, he followed the instructions of the Bodhisattva and took off the nine skulls on his neck, stringed the red gourd of Guanyin among them, and put them in the Liusha River. go across the river.

Shen Mo recalled this story now, combined with the "return of the dead" in today's era, there is actually an inexplicable connection.

The Liusha River can be regarded as a sea of ​​suffering in the world. Master Sanzang’s previous skulls are made into treasure rafts, which can be used to cross the sea of ​​suffering and reach the other shore.

This is similar to using the physical body as a treasure raft in practice.

It's just that in the story of Journey to the West, the body of the mage's previous ninth life was used to make a treasure raft, and the latter refers to this life.

"The dust in the past is a treasure raft, to cross the sea of ​​suffering in this life?" Shen Mo seemed to touch the idea of ​​the return of the dead.

But Changqingzi didn't choose this path, which shows that the old man knew that there was a big problem with this path.

It is not surprising that the story of Journey to the West has something to do with spiritual practice.

Because in his previous life, there was bad evidence that Journey to the West was probably a secret book of cultivation.At least it is a story written with reference to a certain cultivation system.

Shen Mo returned to God, and Kumarajiva was already standing by the side.

At this moment, the moon is in the sky, and it has been a long time.

Shen Mo knew that he was distracted unintentionally, thinking that the time was short, but in fact, most of the day had passed and it was late at night.

Shen Mo stood with his hands behind his back and looked at Kumarajiva: "Honor Kumarajiva, you continue to stay in the Buddha Hall of Ultimate Bliss and wait for my call at any time."

"Follow the Buddha's will."

Kumarajiva returned to the Buddhist hall without hesitation. He collected the dust in the Buddhist hall and cast it into a dilapidated Buddha statue.

But the cassock is dark and deep, wrinkled and undulating, with mysterious meaning.

If people look at it for a long time, they will feel that the Buddha statue seems to have a thousand hands growing out, and the palms of each hand have protruding eyes, facing different directions.

This is the statue of the magic Buddha worshiped by Tantra. Kumarajiva didn't have a deep memory of it at first, but when Shen Mo was in a trance just now, this long-term memory clearly appeared in front of his eyes.

A thousand hands represent the protection of all living beings in the world, and a thousand eyes are to perceive all the sufferings in the world.

However, in the Buddhist sect of Middle Earth, the god with thousands of hands and eyes is unique to Guanyin.

When Kumarajiva cast a new Buddha statue.

Shuiyue Temple, the Patriarch Buddhist Hall, a Bodhisattva statue with thousands of hands and eyes, suddenly became much dilapidated, which attracted the attention of the disciples guarding the Buddhist hall of Shuiyue Temple.

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By the shore of Xuanwu Lake, Shen Mo and Zhao Wuji stood on the lake, the bright moon reflected in the center of the lake, shimmering and shimmering, the moonlight scatters, like a flat boat carrying the two of them.

"Brother Wuji, congratulations on joining Shinhwa." Shen Mo's gentle eyes fell on Zhao Wuji's expression.

Zhao Wou-ki's heart was ups and downs, and then he quickly suppressed it, took a light breath, and looked at the evil king who seemed to be spotless. Shen Mo's eyes were clear and free of impurities, but Zhao Wou-ki knew very well that this extraordinary appearance However, he actually has a cold and stern heart to talk, laugh and kill people.

This is exactly the quality that Zao Wou-Ki pursues.

"Thank you, Xiejun. If it weren't for your help, I wouldn't be able to complete the test at all. Will this have a bad impact on your prestige in the mythology?"

Shen Mo looked at Zhao Wuji with his hands behind his back and smiled, "In order to avoid Brother Wuji's worries, I forgot to say that after this test, even though he can join Shinhwa, he is not considered a full-fledged member of us. Joining Shinhwa can only be regarded as a temporary member, there is still a long probation period to go through, and there will still be tests for you in the future, but I believe you will pass all the tests."

Zao Wou-ki breathed a sigh of relief, he felt that if he just joined the mythology, it meant that the threshold of mythology was very low.He is only a temporary member now, making the threshold of the myth much higher than he originally imagined.

This kind of feeling is really good, and it is by no means comparable to that of the descendants of Kongtong Mountain.

Zao Wou-ki seemed to be throwing himself into the greatest career in the history of the practice world, full of motivation.

"I will definitely pass all the tests. What is the next test?"

"Brother Wuji has gained a lot from fighting Zhu Huang's incarnation this time. It's better to digest the gains first." Shen Mo actually hasn't made up his mind yet.

"Yes, it turns out that this test is also a test of my practice. If it weren't for the evil king, I would not be able to gain what I have now, thank you." Zhao Wuji bowed deeply to Shen Mo, and then said: "But one day, I will be with you. You are equal and challenged.”

Enyi belongs to Enyi, but the evil king is Zao Wou-ki's ultimate challenge in this life, the importance of this matter is far beyond any enyi's comparison.

Shen Mo smiled slightly: "I'm waiting for this day. And I have to remind Brother Wuji that it is by no means easy to join the mythology. The power of the world, the temptation of other forces’ practice methods, or the weird horror in your body will swallow you up, all of which will prevent you from joining the mythology and becoming one of us, can you persevere..."

Zao Wou-ki knew that this was "asking the heart", he said firmly: "I will never give up."

"I'll say it again, the myth is definitely not a power organization in the ordinary sense. It exists to help us seekers who are expected to go further than our predecessors. If there is a conflict on the road of practice, even if you are Members of the organization, we will also fight mercilessly.

And it doesn't have to be a frontal fight, but also a sneak attack, anyway, it is omnipotent.Therefore, the idea of ​​mythology is to help each other, but the premise is not to block the way.

Once they get in the way, they will kill gods when they meet gods, and kill Buddhas when they meet Buddhas!can you accept? "

Zao Wou-ki: "This is the reason why mythology has attracted me so much. Isn't it what spiritual practice should be like?"

There was incomparable firmness in his eyes, "The battle of the Dao is not about words."

Shen Mo nodded lightly, "Then let me tell you the details. You are a temporary member now, and you will become a trainee member after passing three tests. Only then can you enjoy the preferential treatment of helping each other in our mythology. As for becoming a trainee member, You can have a quota for recruiting temporary members, this quota is very precious, you should not give it away lightly. As for becoming a full member, there will be three quotas for temporary members, but among the three members, only one trainee member can be selected. "

Zao Wou-ki: "Is there any other temporary membership in Xie Jun's hands?"

Shen Mo: "You are the first member I invited."

Zhao Wuji trembled all over, he didn't expect Xie Jun to be the first to invite him.Zhao Wuji had seen the confrontation between Xiejun and Zhu Huang's incarnation, and he thought he couldn't afford Xiejun's attention, but sooner or later he would make this importance worthy of the name.

"I'll be a trainee soon."

Shen Mo smiled: "There is no doubt about it."

He sighed again: "However, there is one thing that I have to tell Brother Wuji. Beings like Zhang Zhimiao don't need to go through any tests to become full members. Please forgive me, because you still have a lot to do with us. gap."

Zhao Wuji smiled freely: "These tests are for the purpose of making the temporary members grow into full-fledged members. How can Wuji not understand the evil king's good intentions."

In Zhao Wou-ki's eyes, the strong should enjoy privileges, this is a matter of course!
(End of this chapter)