Acting as a god and Buddha: starting from Guanzi

Chapter 164: Mara’s question
Just when Mara was born and transformed into a white lotus platform, Zhuge Li, who was watching the Dharma ceremony on the roof of the hall, was suddenly startled.

"Second uncle, can you go to the back mountain and take a look?"

Zhuge Ke yawned when he heard this and said, "What are you going to do in the back mountain? The Landa Temple there is not allowed to enter."

Jiang Yun on the side asked him: "Why do you want to go to the back mountain?"

Zhuge Li's face tightened and he said, "I seem to sense something evil there."

"Evil things?" Jiang Yun thought thoughtfully.

Zhuge Ke, on the other hand, didn't take it seriously. He stretched out his hand and grabbed his nephew's ear and said, "You little brat, don't order anyone around anymore."

"Hmph, as the captain of Jingyesi, how can you be so slack, Xiaoli, let's go."

After saying that, he took Zhuge Li and flew into the back mountain. When he was seen by an elder in the temple, he quickly shouted: "You are not allowed to trespass in the back mountain!"

Then he drove Dun Guang to catch up, but Jiang Yun ignored him, and the two entered the back mountain one after another.

"Sister Jiang, go over there."

When the two of them arrived outside the altar of the Demon Suppressing Cave, Zhuge Li immediately felt the strong demonic aura, which made his hair stand on end. Jiang Yun on the side was even more horrified by such aura.
"Let's go!"

Even though Jiang Yundang was preparing to leave with Zhuge Li, the evil spirits inside were definitely not something she could handle.

But at this moment, the elder of Landa Temple arrived: "Stop! Why are you intruding on me? What is this?"

Why did the outside of the altar in the Demon Suppressing Cave become like this?
"Where are the emptiness, emptiness, emptiness, and emptiness?"

The monk called four times, but there was no response.

Jiang Yun on the side asked hurriedly: "I am the commander of the Imperial Court Jingyesi, Master, what is this place?"

Hearing that it was Commander Jing Yesi, the monk finally reacted: "The poor monk Kong Neng, this is the demon-suppressing cave of my Landa Temple."

"It seems that the demon in the Demon Suppressing Cave has come out. Go and ask the real people to surrender."

"Oh yes yes."

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw that the demonic energy dissipated and turned into a burst of Buddha's light. In an instant, the place became bright, majestic and auspicious.

But this did not make Jiang Yun and Monk Kong Neng relax. Instead, they only felt a chill.

"Now that you're here, why don't you three come in?"

A voice suddenly came from the altar, which shocked both Jiang Yun and Kong Neng.

Then they felt a breath locking onto them, and now they couldn't leave even if they wanted to.

Just as the two were hesitating, Zhuge Li took the lead and walked in with his calves, and Jiang Yun and Kong Neng had no choice but to follow.

After walking into the altar, Kong Neng found that the seal on the Demon Suppressing Cave had disappeared, but sitting next to him was a figure wearing cassocks and sitting on a lotus platform.

"Who are you, a monster? Where are the disciples of my sect?"

"Amitabha, my flesh and blood suffer hardships and the world of mortals is plagued by disasters, but my bones transform into peace and happiness. I am the White Bones Bodhisattva."

On the lotus platform, Mo Luo lowered his head, and the three of them saw clearly that it turned out to be a set of white bones!
He is obviously a demon, but at this moment, he is surrounded by auspicious light and looks compassionate.

Buddha?Jiang Yun felt that it sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember it at the moment.

"The one who seeks supreme enlightenment with wisdom and transforms all living beings with compassion is the Bodhisattva. You who kill animals indiscriminately are not Bodhisattvas, but demons." Zhuge Li suddenly said.

These words immediately startled the two people on the side. Through this brief interaction, they had confirmed that this Bone Bodhisattva was definitely a terrifying existence in the Nascent Soul Realm.

But I saw that the demon did not take action against Zhuge Li. Instead, he looked at Kong Neng aside: "Brother, do you think I am a Bodhisattva?"

Kong Neng immediately wiped his forehead. Although he didn't know what a Bodhisattva was, he didn't want to die here.

"Yes, you are a Bodhisattva. I knew you were a Bodhisattva as soon as I saw you." But Mara shook his head, and a bone claw suddenly appeared from under his cassock and swallowed all his flesh and blood in an instant. The white bones turned into part of the lotus platform. .

This sudden blow immediately shocked the two of them. How could a person in the Golden Core Realm die like this?
Jiang Yun was extremely nervous at this moment. She could tell from that blow just now that she was no match for the Bone Bodhisattva.

"Am I a Bodhisattva?" He saw it asking Jiang Yun again.

Just as Zhuge Li was about to speak, he saw Mo Luo Bone wave his hand and immediately sealed his mouth, unable to say a word.

At this moment, Jiang Yun's life and death depended on a thought.

In the inner altar Dharma assembly, the monks had recited the scriptures three times, and Xie Wu signaled everyone to take a break.

"It is really a blessing for our Wanfa Sect to have the Buddha come to the Dharma Assembly today. There must be some purpose somewhere in the world. All disciples should be careful in their words and deeds and not to offend the Buddha." Jie Ai said.

"Senior Brother Jie Ai, I wonder which Buddha is coming?" someone asked.

Jie Ai, Jie Wu and others looked at each other and said, "This is the Buddha of Ten Thousand Treasures, with supreme divine power."

For a moment, everyone showed admiration and begged to see the Buddha.

Jie said angrily: "On the 49th day of the Dharma Assembly, we have our own time. How can we interfere with the Buddha's enjoyment without permission?"

"Exactly, exactly, we were abrupt."

"It's better to chant sutras and let the Buddha see our sincerity."

"That's right, all the disciples are chanting the scriptures together."

Then bursts of sutra sounds sounded again.

Jie Hui and Jie Wu, as well as Abbot Zong Ru of Ku Yu Temple and Abbot Xing Shen of Wei Shen Temple, discussed in a low voice: "We have already agreed not to go back on our word, and we must not make trouble secretly to let them see the flaw later."

Jie Ai knew very well that only benefits in this world can move people's hearts, so he said to the three abbots: "Of course, when the time comes for all the monasteries to join us, the four of us will share the cultivation resources equally. At that time, we will also be able to achieve the golden body and achieve enlightenment, and become Buddhas and ancestors. If anyone does bad things, the other three should join forces to attack him."

"Yes, we are like grasshoppers on the same rope now, but some people are really an eyesore, so I think we should take the opportunity to get rid of them."

"What the abbot said is that if there are those who disobey, they should resort to thunderous methods. Killing chickens to scare monkeys can unite people's hearts."

The four abbots have successfully negotiated, and now they are just waiting for the right opportunity to have a showdown with everyone.

But at this moment in the back mountain, facing Mo Luo's fatal problem, Jiang Yun fell into an extreme struggle. Zhuge Li said that he was not killed, but the monk said that he was killed instead. Logically speaking, the answer is no.

However, being proficient in the art of assassination, apart from her strange body skills, her best thing was of course her ability to sense crises. She had a hunch that no matter whether she said yes or no, she would not be able to escape death.

Bodhisattva, what is Bodhisattva?

"Have you thought about it? Am I a Bodhisattva?"

"Woo." Zhuge Li on the side pointed to his mouth and then to his heart.

Jiang Yun didn't know what he was going to say, but her memory went back to ten years ago, when she was ordered by her master to go to a small town on the South China Sea to cooperate with a young monk to annihilate a large clan.

That monk was only in the Foundation Establishment Realm, in his teens, but he put a Jindan family into dire straits, and even the corpse demon whose ultimate trump card was comparable to the Nascent Soul Realm was subdued by him.

After that, some people seemed to call him Bodhisattva.

"Seek Bodhi with wisdom and transform sentient beings with compassion. You are not a Bodhisattva." Jiang Yun said.

Zhuge Li on the side also breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected, Mara did not kill her, but took the two of them beside him, sat on the lotus platform and headed towards the front mountain.

"I heard that there is a water and land ceremony held in the temple. Please accompany me to see it."

(End of this chapter)