Longevity begins with alchemy master

"Transformation? What does this mean?" Luo Chen asked.

"literal meaning."

"Ok?"

Luo Chen frowned slightly and looked at the white-robed monk in confusion.

Master Xuan Du sighed and said quietly, "This matter has to start from five hundred years ago..."

As he told the story, Luo Chen and Qing Shuang finally gained some understanding of the secrets of Buddhism.

Mahakala, a genius!
He is praised as the genius with the highest Buddhist nature and the strongest talent for spiritual practice in the Hanging Temple throughout the thousand years.

The depth of his understanding of Buddhist scriptures and the speed of his practice are hard to imagine for the world.

When he was less than three hundred years old, he had already entered the Vajra realm.

He was appointed as the abbot of the Prajna Hall by the previous generation at an early stage.

Not only did his realm improve rapidly, but eight hundred years ago he also single-handedly subdued the then fourth-level wild beast Golden-Winged Dapeng, adding a guardian spirit to the Hanging Temple.

Because of this achievement, Mahakala's prestige in the temple became higher and higher.

In the end, he did not disappoint the expectations of many eminent monks in the temple and successfully entered the realm of Arhat five hundred years ago.

"That is what you call the Spirit Transformation Stage." Master Xuan Du mentioned this specifically to make it easier for Luo Chen and Qing Shuang to understand.

Luo Chen nodded. "I know a little bit about this information. But five hundred years ago, after he achieved the state of Arhat, what happened to him that led to what you call the fall?"

"The change did not occur suddenly at the beginning, but gradually until now."

Master Xuan Du chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice, and then explained: "Brother Jia Luo, your progress is too fast. Even though his Buddha nature is extremely high and his understanding of Buddhist scriptures is far superior to ours, the time is too short, so he can only master the Buddhist teachings, but it is difficult to understand the Buddhist principles. This has buried hidden dangers."

"Five hundred years ago, after achieving Arhat status, he felt that there were very few people who achieved Arhat status in the Hanging Temple, far less than in the holy places such as Dao Zong and Ming Yuan. And the rest of his fellow disciples were lacking in something, so he suddenly had an idea and tried to enlighten the guardian spirit, the Golden Winged Dapeng."

"But he didn't expect that his Buddhist philosophy was still shallow, and his supernatural powers were no match for his karma, which led to the Golden Winged Dapeng sweeping away the relics of the thirty-six eminent monks and rebelling against the Hanging Temple."

"If it were just that, it would be fine, but after failing for the first time in his life, his karma and inner demons suddenly emerged, and he gradually became radical."

"At that time, Senior Brother Huiping once said that Jialuo was influenced by the heaven and earth!"

Influence of heaven and earth?

Luo Chen has a deep understanding of this word, which can be replaced by the word "assimilation".

Regardless of which system a practitioner belongs to, when it comes to the fifth level, the interaction with heaven and earth will become more frequent.

During this process, practitioners would wantonly intercept the nature of heaven and earth and comprehend the true meaning of the laws. However, the more they grasp and comprehend, the easier it is to be assimilated by heaven and earth.

If you are not careful, your mind will lose its stability and you will sink into the sea of ​​suffering.

This may not be a very vivid description.

But just look at the end of Zhenren Shenyuan to see it.

Being possessed by the devil and forcibly demanding power that is not worthy of oneself, the final outcome is only death!
Luo Chen keenly caught a familiar name in the other party's words.

"Monk Huiping?"

He suddenly remembered that Monk Huiping also came from the Hanging Temple, and that he left the Hanging Temple several hundred years ago and went to the Eastern Wilderness to establish a sect and spread Buddhism.

"Could it be that he left the Hanging Temple because of this incident?"

Master Xuan Du nodded slightly, "That's right!"

Luo Chen was speechless, "I didn't notice before that you two are actually brothers. Your Dharma names are obviously not related at all."

"Buddhism emphasizes equality, and the so-called seniority is just a convenient way to address people. Moreover, Brother Huiping is from the Zen school, and Brother Jialuo is from the Pure Land school. Naturally, our Dharma names and seniority will be different, but there is no taboo in cultivation, so we adopted the most commonly used term "achiever" in the world of immortal cultivation, which is convenient for addressing people." Xuan Du said, and then continued the topic. "Brother Huiping's realm is higher than ours, and he was also one of the eight chief monks among the 108 eminent monks back then. He was the first to discover that something was wrong with Brother Jialuo. When persuasion failed, he left the Hanging Temple alone on the pretext of spreading Buddhism."

Qingshuang, who had been silent on the side, suddenly spoke.

"Monk Huiping is indeed not bad. When the three great monks of the Eastern Wasteland joined forces to deal with me, he was the only one who could withstand my attack head-on. Even if I hadn't deployed my Azure Luan True Body, I would have been suppressed by him."

Luo Chen is the one who has the deepest understanding of how powerful Qingluan's true body is.

The Great Five Elements Sword Formation, the Suppressing Five Element Cone, and the Soul-Weaving Needle were all unable to take it down, forcing Luo Chen to release his own magical weapon, the Hunyuan Ding, to barely suppress it.

Even so, it is extremely difficult to refine it.

The monk Huiping in the past was able to confront Qingluan's true body head-on. I'm afraid that in terms of body refining realm, he is no less than the late ancient era myself.

Master Xuan Du glanced at Qing Shuang but showed no surprise.

Obviously, he had collected information in this regard and knew Qingshuang's general situation.

He continued, "Since Brother Huiping left, I gradually noticed that Brother Jialuo's temperament had changed, so I left the Hanging Temple just in case. Not only that, I also took away the Buddhist treasure, the Glazed Pure Land, while Brother Jialuo was practicing, to prevent him from relying on this weapon to cause trouble in the world."

After hearing these words, Luo Chen seemed to be thinking about something.

The space where he was now was exactly the Lapis Lazuli Pure Land, and being in it was almost no different from the outside world.

This kind of magic is even more magical than the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven and the Yin and Yang Remains Realm.

If he had the help of this treasure, then Mahakala, who had already achieved the state of Arhat, would be able to do whatever he wanted without any taboos or hindrance.

If he really wants to bring disaster to the world, who can stop him except Qixia Yuanjun, a top powerhouse who should not belong to the Mountain and Sea Realm?

Lord Youli?
He did have the ability, but he was restricted by the fifth-level lucky Gu and suppressed by the ocean of vitality, and he could not leave the three-acre land at the top of the sea of ​​clouds.

"Not long after I left the Hanging Temple, the monks there were influenced by Brother Jia Luo and their temperaments gradually changed, becoming more extreme. It can even be said that this extreme attitude has influenced many fellow Buddhists in the Western Desert Buddhist Land."

Luo Chen suddenly realized, "No wonder the several abbots of Mount Wutai that I met earlier, although they were at a high level, were always fighting and killing, and they didn't look compassionate at all like monks. Were they also affected by this?"

"Mount Wutai is not far from the Hanging Temple. It was once responsible for protecting the Cuilan Screen. I'm afraid they have already sunk into it." Master Xuandu was compassionate and his words were full of regret. "The so-called capture of Daoist Fellow Qingshuang as a guardian spirit beast is nothing more than an act of imitating Mahakala out of extreme worship."

Eight hundred years ago, Mahakala captured the Garuda Roc and added a guardian deity to the Hanging Temple.

Eight hundred years later, the monks in Mount Wutai also wanted to follow suit, but what they encountered was not the Golden-Winged Dapeng, but Qingshuang, and Qingshuang was accompanied by Luo Chen!
It is understandable that he returned with failure.

Luo Chen suddenly said, "Master, you don't want us to deal with Mahakala, do you?"

Master Xuan Du smiled slightly, "The Dan Sect seems to be eager to try!"

Luo Chen was helpless, "How can you tell that I am eager to try it?"

Master Xuan Du smiled and said, "Since you can come up with this idea, don't you mean you are eager to try it?"

Luo Chen kept silent, but Qingshuang looked at him curiously.

Indeed, most people don't think about it in this way at all.

Even Qingshuang, who had fought against the God-transforming Great Ones twice, never thought about how to deal with such beings. Master Xuandu shook his head, "You two are both outstanding practitioners in the world, and there are few opponents in the world. But an existence like Arhat, who is comparable to the God-transforming Great One, is not something you can fight against, especially since you have many hidden dangers and too many flaws. Even helping you may become a burden. This time, I invited you here to help you to defend the Glazed Pure Land, that's all."

"Guard the Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli?" Luo Chen was puzzled.

Qing Shuang suddenly said: "Since we came in, the entrance to the Glazed Pure Land has never been closed."

Luo Chen was stunned. Is there anything special to explain?

The entrance was wide open as a sign of sincerity from the other party, making it convenient for them to leave at any time.

But immediately, he realized something was wrong.

Mana power infuses his eyes and source power flows into his eye sockets.

Amidst the dazzling golden light, the red eyes and golden pupils suddenly reappeared!

Within the sight, there was a faint spiritual inspiration that entered the Glazed Pure Land from the outside world and gathered towards the white-robed monk in front of him.

"You are collecting your spiritual energy!" Luo Chen exclaimed.

"Your eyes are really well-cultivated!" Master Xuan Du once again praised Luo Chen's spiritual eyes, and then admitted what he was doing without any hesitation, "Yes, I have begun to prepare to break through the Arhat realm."

Luo Chen shook his head. "Master, why are you so anxious? This kind of breakthrough cannot be achieved in a short time. What if Mahakala tries to interfere? Besides, the two of us haven't agreed to help you yet."

"It's too late." Master Xuan Du said, with a look of fear in his eyes, "The last time Mahakala defeated the Red Sand Ancient Scorpion through a remote attack, I found that he had already gone to extremes. Now that the gate of the Hanging Temple is wide open, it means that he is ready to turn the entire Mountain and Sea Realm into a Buddhist kingdom on earth. I must stop him!"

Luo Chen was puzzled. "Everyone in the world is in the Buddha's kingdom. Isn't that a good thing for you Buddhist practitioners?"

Master Xuan Du said calmly: "If everyone is kind and understands Buddhism, what difference does it make between a country and no country? On the contrary, if you want to use the donation of Buddhism as an excuse to kill and conquer, it is nothing but greed, anger and ignorance, and it will only create sins of killing."

"The master sees things clearly."

Luo Chen praised it, but it was just a praise.

Although the other party's words sounded terrifying, referring to all the people in the world and the Buddhist kingdom on earth, he did not feel much about it.

From the very beginning, Luo Chen was a selfish person.

Even though he has changed a lot during his practice, and has many responsibilities and duties, his most important things are still his family and friends, and his own practice.

Even his soul is controlled by Dao Zong, so how can he have the leisure to pity the people of the world?

Qingshuang also reacted in the same way!

What she cares about is her sister Qixia Yuanjun and Cangwu Mountain.

As long as Mahakala doesn't come to provoke Cangwu Mountain, who cares about the flood?
Master Xuan Du did not seem surprised by Luo Chen and Qing Shuang's reactions, nor did he force them, because he had said from the beginning that it was a cooperation.

Facing the two's indifference, Master Xuan Du said calmly: "If you two donors lend me a helping hand, not only will I return the teleportation array to you, I can also help you solve the hidden dangers."

As soon as these words were spoken, Luo Chen and Qing Shuang's attitudes instantly became serious.

Because before, Master Xuan Du once said that they had hidden dangers.

Luo Chen was fine, knowing that his cultivation had learned from the strengths of many schools, but it was inevitable that he had also absorbed some dross, so it was normal to have hidden dangers. But Qing Shuang was a little inexplicable.

"Xuan Du, what hidden dangers do I have?" Qing Shuang asked directly, straight to the point, without any beating around the bush.

Master Xuan Du said calmly: "Your hidden danger is not much different from that of my Senior Brother Jia Luo back then. It is because you have practiced for too short a time that your state of mind is different and you tend to go to extremes."

Qing Shuang frowned, "Demons have extreme temperaments. It is common for them to be extremely happy or angry. How can we talk about hidden dangers?"

Master Xuan Du asked in return, "Then why did the donor use the spiritual treasure to protect the soul?"

Qingshuang was speechless.

She didn't expect that the other party could see this. She didn't know whether it was due to her own strength or the magic of the Glazed Pure Land.

Master Xuan Du said softly, "I don't know how the donor Qing Shuang has cultivated such great strength at such a young age. But according to the lifespan of the divine beast Qing Luan, you are not even an adult yet, but you are still seeking the true meaning of the law and the enlightenment of the Great Dao. Can you really withstand the backlash of the Great Dao in the future? Or have you been influenced by others and given up the future and only seek the present?"

"Shut up!"

The sound of a loud shout suddenly exploded.

Qingshuang's face was as cold as ice and he scolded the monk in white.

"I won't allow you to slander my sister!"

Luo Chen was caught off guard by this sudden change of attitude.

But soon, he realized the hidden meaning in Master Xuan Du's words.

Qingshuang's strength is indeed strange.

It is said that the lifespan of demons is much longer than that of humans, and the price of their long lifespan is their slow cultivation speed.

Qingshuang's true form is the mythical beast Qingluan, and according to legend, its natural lifespan is several thousand years.

According to normal time calculation, Qingshuang is indeed still a little short of adulthood.

But she has already understood the true meaning of the laws of space and stands tall among her peers.

Hidden behind such impressive abilities is the fact that the soul is extremely weak.

In other words, Qingshuang, who seems to be omnipotent, has a huge shortcoming!

However, that shortcoming was temporarily covered up by the soul defense magic treasure of Demon Lord Liantian, the Nether Soul Pearl.

"So, is it Qixia Yuanjun's intention to force things to happen like this?" Luo Chen thought silently in his heart.

Master Xuan Du was not angry at Qing Shuang's scolding, but said calmly: "Whether it is slander or not is up to the heart. I just want to say that I have a method that can help you improve your shortcomings in this area, at least to match your current realm."

This time, Qingshuang was silent.

Silence is hesitation, and hesitation is heartbeat.

Master Xuan Du stopped trying to persuade him and his eyes fell on Luo Chen.

Luo Chen smiled and said, "Master, do I have any hidden dangers as well?"

Master Xuan Du looked at Luo Chen with a complicated look.

He nodded first, then shook his head.

"There are hidden dangers, but they are not big. I don't know how you have such strength at such a young age."

Luo Chen understood, "Since the hidden danger is not serious, I think it will be difficult for the master to propose conditions that will tempt me!"

Master Xuan Du smiled and said, "Give it a try!" (End of this chapter)