Tongtian Bamboo Repair

Chapter 408 Line of Cause and Effect

The biggest advantage of being able to see the line of cause and effect is that you can find people who are related to you.

To put it simply, it is much easier to find people. Zhang Miao is now looking at the various causal threads wrapped around his body. There are hundreds of threads wrapped around his body, extending into the void. These threads connect you to the people you have a causal relationship with.

Some threads are very dim, indicating that the causal relationship between people on this thread is very weak. But some threads are very bright and strong, indicating that the people at both ends of the thread have deep karma.

Zhang Miao pondered for a while, then he held his hands empty and gently tugged on a brighter and stronger causal thread. While the line of cause and effect was being pulled, a feeling flashed through Zhang Miao's heart. The other end of this line was lemongrass...

Just when Zhang Miao was pulling on this line of cause and effect, Xiangmao, who was far away in the Xuanhuang Realm, suddenly had a sudden impulse, and Zhang Miao's image flashed in his mind. She couldn't help but put down the kettle in her hand, and said with some melancholy: "Brother Zhang has been gone for so many years, and I don't know how he is doing now."

Li Mozhen, who was following her, heard her words and immediately smiled and said: "Master Zhang has great supernatural powers and boundless power. There is nothing in this world that can trouble him. We just need to wait quietly, and sooner or later there will be news about him. "

After so many years, Li Mozhen has grown a lot, and she is now a foundation-building monk. Next to the big tree in Zhang Mansion and with Li Mozhen's own efforts, her practice went very smoothly. He successfully established the foundation more than a year ago and became a foundation-building monk.

After establishing the foundation, she did not relax her relationship with Xiangmao. Now that Zhang Miao is not in Zhang Mansion, she is almost the person closest to Xiangmao.

After listening to Li Mozhen's words, Xiangmao also smiled slightly and stopped talking.

On the other side, after Zhang Miao detected the person connected to this causal line, he stopped touching the line. He pondered for a moment, then moved a causal line that was not so bright. This line of cause and effect was pulled, but suddenly broken. A melancholy mood rose in Zhang Miao's heart, making him a little irritable.

The person connected by this causal line is none other than Ling Bo. Now that the line of causality has been broken, it means that there is no causal relationship between him and Ling Bo. It is very likely that Ling Bo is dead. Death is the biggest cause of karma. This is the saying that debts disappear after death and tea cools down after death. Ling Bo's cultivation talent is not strong to begin with. Her cultivation at the Golden Core stage was all due to Wu Shui. It is very likely that she will not be able to cross the Nascent Soul stage and die in the Golden Core stage.

Thinking of this, Zhang Miao sighed. This is the helplessness of spiritual practice. In a long time, some people will always accompany you, and some people are just passers-by in your life. Even though we had enjoyed the most brilliant fireworks with them, when the fireworks fell, everything was gone. The only thing that can truly accompany the monk is Dao.

This sudden end of cause and effect made Zhang Miao feel melancholy. He suddenly felt a little afraid of other causal lines. What if we investigate further and discover that relatives and friends are dead?

This idea grew in his heart and gradually affected his emotions. Suddenly, Zhang Miao's face straightened, and he suddenly swung the Vajra Demon-Conquering Pestle towards him, and a flash of sword light flashed by. The thought that had been growing was cut down by the light of sword, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

There was a hint of fear on Zhang Miao's face: "This Buddhist way is really dangerous. If there is a slight gap, evil thoughts will breed, which is really hard to guard against." He thought for a while and murmured: "What will happen in this situation? Is it my problem, or is there something wrong with Buddhism’s way?”

When his thoughts reached this point, he couldn't help but think deeper. Taoism pursues great freedom and freedom, but its requirements for mental state are much lower. Many things are done as one pleases, and this mentality is less likely to breed inner demons.

But Buddhism is different. What the Buddha pursues is great wisdom and great liberation. He requires himself to follow the precepts and focuses on his mind. In other words, without sufficient xinxing, it is very easy for Buddhism to make mistakes. Those Buddhist practitioners practice Buddhism first, but not the Dharma. It is to polish the mind to be spotless, and then have the state of mind to control their Dharma.

On the other hand, if they purely use Buddhism to promote their realm, then these Buddhist monks will easily breed inner demons. Zhang Miao is encountering this situation now. His Buddhist cultivation is not high, but now he has a glimpse of the profound Buddhist method of cause and effect. If he continues to practice on this path, he will be extremely easily troubled by inner demons...

'My state of mind can't keep up with my magic power...' Zhang Miao thought with some annoyance.

Despite such troubles, things still need to be done. Zhang Miao tried two causal lines, and he probably understood some rules about causal lines. He searched carefully and found one that was very bright, but not the best.

Zhang Miao thinks that the brightest causal thread should be the one from Zizhu. After all, no one would be as deeply entangled with him as Zizhu. The one chosen by Zhang Miao now should be regarded as the second one. Zhang Miao thought for a long time, and he had a deep connection with him, and the one who was entangled now should be Magu.

He gently tugged on this second profound causal thread. The next second, something moved in his heart. I seem to see a girl accompanying me under the ancient Buddha’s green lantern...

At this moment, the girl under the green lantern ancient Buddha suddenly raised her head. She looked into the void with wide eyes, as if she saw Zhang Miao.

Then, she heard a voice: "What? Do you have any questions?"

Magu immediately calmed her expression, shook her head lightly and said, "No."

The voice continued: "The Great Sun Tathagata Sutra is the fundamental sutra of Tantric Buddhism. It was originally written by the Buddha himself, but it is now secret. However, the Red Lotus Sect has a copy that is closest to the original, so I brought you here. Study this scripture.”

"The Great Sun Tathagata Sutra reveals wisdom and merits, which is the foundation of Buddhism. This is the great wisdom and great supernatural power that the Buddha really wants to pass on to his disciples. But now many people can't understand it. , will breed so many heretical evil sects. You are the reincarnation of the Buddha, born with great wisdom. I will pass on what I have learned throughout my life to you. If you understand the truth in the Buddha's way, you will definitely be able to create the true Buddha's way and lead it. Let all the descendants of the Buddha break through the evil thoughts and become true Buddhas!"

Black Lotus in the darkness was chattering, and he looked at Magu not far away, with a look of hope on his face.

And Magu could only nod and say: "I understand."

Heilian nodded with satisfaction. He looked at Magu quietly for a while before leaving the room. He walked out of the room and came to a great monk. The great monk looked at him lightly and said, "How is her practice?"

Black Lotus replied: "There is diligence, but there are also doubts." The great monk nodded and said: "It is normal to have doubts, who can be without doubts. Before the Buddha became enlightened, he also had doubts and struggled to understand. We are not wise enough and cannot practice. If it is not enough, we can only protect the unenlightened Buddha like the original protector until he becomes enlightened. Thus, we can gain a share of the merit of protecting him."

When Hei Lian heard this, he shook his head and said, "I don't want any power of protection, I just want the true Buddha's way. When the true Buddha's way becomes enlightened, I am willing to die even if I am shattered to pieces."

When the great monk heard what he said, his expression turned cold. He did not want to argue with Heilian about whether Buddhism was correct. In his opinion, their Buddhism was naturally correct, but their wisdom was limited and they were unable to fully understand the Buddha's meaning, making it extremely difficult to practice now.

But Heilian's idea is that people today have completely distorted the thoughts of Buddha and the way of Buddhism. The real way of Buddhism has long been destroyed by people who are possessed by demons. He just tried his best to regain the lost 'correct' Buddhist path. For this reason, he came here to get a copy of the "Great Sun Tathagata Sutra" because in his opinion, this sutra is the closest to the Buddha's 'mantra' and the Buddhist sutra closest to the Buddha's meaning. Of course, since it was a copy, he still had the idea that the copy had also been tampered with. But he couldn't find the original, and he couldn't falsify it.

Anyway, according to Heilian's idea, with his 'Buddhist Way' plus the Buddhist Way left by the Buddha, and with Magu, who was born a Buddhist child, they have a chance to find the true Buddhist Way. By then, his wish will be fulfilled. You can bathe in the true Buddhist path and cultivate to the Buddha state without any worries.

Heilian and the great monk looked at each other. Both of them were dismissive of each other, but now that they had a common appeal, all their grudges could be put aside for the time being. The great monk stood up and said calmly: "You'd better have further plans. Her affairs have been exposed, and your affairs will also be exposed. People from the outside will kill you at all costs, and we Honglian The temple won’t be able to hold it back for long.”

Heilian nodded and said: "I will plan it. Now her progress is very good. It only takes a few years for us to succeed."

The great monk pondered for a while, but he did not continue to talk nonsense. He turned and left. After he walked out, he looked back and saw that this was the pagoda area of ​​Honglian Temple. There were hundreds of large and small pagodas densely packed here. The taller pagoda is one hundred feet tall, while the smaller pagoda is only one meter tall. Each pagoda is the place where an eminent monk from the Red Lotus Sect sits. This place is also a forbidden area of ​​the Red Lotus Sect. No one is allowed to enter without a warrant from the leader of the Red Lotus Sect.

And the great monk who entered was none other than Wuwei, the leader of the Red Lotus Sect.
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Zhang Miao found Magu, and this discovery surprised him. He was sure that Magu was in the Red Lotus Realm, or even in the Red Lotus Temple. But where exactly it was, he didn't know. But as long as she is here, things will be much easier to handle.

Once you find the right place, all that's left is to find a way to save people.

The Red Lotus Sect is not the Longtan Tiger's Den, but it is much more dangerous than the Longtan Tiger's Den. The Red Lotus Sect has been suppressed by the Buddha Sect for many years. Despite this, the Red Lotus Sect is also the first esoteric sect. To be called the first sect, it must have the corresponding means and strength.

Now that Black Lotus is hiding here with Magu, he must have been protected by the Red Lotus Sect. If you don't have the strength, how can you save people from the Red Lotus Sect.

The top priority now is to increase strength...

So how to increase strength? Zhang Miao thought for a while and decided to consult her teacher. There are teachers who don’t use it and just rely on their own imagination. Isn’t there something wrong with this?

So, he found some time to visit Master Netzin.

"Master, I have made some progress in my cultivation during this period, but I have also encountered a problem, that is, my Buddhist path cannot keep up with the growth of the Dharma. This has caused many distracting thoughts in my mind, and I am in danger of becoming a demon."

Zhang Miao respectfully asked Master Jingzeng for advice. After hearing his troubles, Master Jingzeng smiled and said: "This trouble is bound to happen. In our Buddhist practice, we naturally have to achieve the corresponding fruition in order to obtain the corresponding Buddha Dharma. The Buddhist practice is not enough. , and if Buddhism grows too fast, it is easy to fall into the devil's path."

"But people like us have difficulty understanding Buddhism. Master, I have been practicing for so many years, and I have only been able to reach the position of Dharma King. I don't know how far away from the position of Dharma King. Without the Dharma King, I It is almost impossible to reach Nirvana in this life. Alas, this is the shackles of being a teacher."

Having said this, Master Jingzin couldn't help but sigh. However, he glanced at Zhang Miao and said: "But there is still a way. If the Buddhist and Taoist cultivation is not enough, there are still some external things available. For example, Taoist monks are good at alchemy and can often make elixirs with a pure heart and few desires. Medicine, these pills can suppress evil thoughts after taking them. However, this method is only temporary and cannot cure it."

"On the contrary, there is a most precious treasure in our Buddhism, called six pure bamboos. This treasure is a kind of spiritual bamboo from Avalokitesvara on Putuo Mountain. Planting this spiritual bamboo can absorb all kinds of distracting thoughts of people and avoid the pain of evil thoughts. But this kind of Spiritual bamboo is extremely rare and rarely leaks out. If you have a chance, you can go look for it."

After speaking, Master Jingzeng waved his hand, and a thin bamboo image appeared in front of Zhang Miao. Zhang Miao took a closer look and was shocked.

Aren't these six pure bamboos the purple bamboo?

He immediately said: "This...isn't this a purple bamboo?"

Master Jingzeng nodded and said: "Yes, these six pure bamboos are a variant of purple bamboo. There are thousands of purple bamboos in Putuo Mountain, but very few can mutate into six pure bamboos. We have a chance with Mount Putuo..."

Master Jingzeng spoke slowly, but Zhang Miao could no longer listen to his words because all he could think about was the appearance of Zizhu.

If it is Zizhu, then he should be able to get six pure bamboos, he just needs to contact Zizhu! Zizhu is the master of Zizhu in the world. He has this godhead. If he puts in a little effort, he should be able to cultivate six pure bamboos.

When Zhang Miao thought of this, he immediately said to his master: "Thank you, master, for clarifying my doubts. I already have an idea."

Master Jingzin nodded and said: "As long as you have an idea, in fact, you are still young and can continue to cultivate the Buddhist path. You still have the opportunity to be promoted to a master, or even a high-ranking master..."

Zhang Miao could no longer listen to his words. He said goodbye to the teacher and left, hurriedly walking towards his room.

(End of this chapter)