Tao and Heaven

Chapter 260: Going to Mount Xumi after Drinking

My Buddhist teachings are not as good as the old nun's casual strokes, or even one-tenth of the Buddha's?

How can one be unrivaled in the world without leaving home? How can a frog in a well be the best in the world?

How can I be invincible and unrivaled? All this is just the wishful thinking of a mortal woman.

This was not the first time that Gu Wen was deceived. There was no anger in his eyes. He said, "Master, I am grateful for your advice."

The old nun shook her head and said, "I don't deserve it. I am just an ordinary person. Your Excellency's Taoism is so transcendent that I cannot compare with you."

As early as eight hundred years ago, the old nun had heard of a peerless genius who had achieved perfection, and she also often heard stories about him from her taciturn disciple.

How a mortal defeated the geniuses from all sides step by step.

Starting from humble beginnings, one is naturally extraordinary.

Now I think he should have become an immortal. An immortal who is less than a thousand years old will definitely become a Qingcang immortal in the future.

"How does the Buddha's Dharma compare to mine?"

Gu Wen knew his shortcomings and was curious. Since Buddhism was not as good as his, he should ask for advice.

"Like the contrast between the vast ocean and the stream, the Dharma of the Taoist friends only comes from the Buddha's sword, while the Dharma of the Buddha comes from all living beings. Where the wishes of all living beings converge, a Buddha will be born. Among the Buddhas of all directions, a Buddha will be born."

“What is the original intention of Buddha?”

"It is not a thing. Buddha is just Buddha. Tianzun is also a Buddha."

"Then why am I not as good as the Buddha?"

"Because Buddha taught the six realms, there are differences in the levels of sentient beings, so in Buddhism, the Heavenly Venerable is naturally inferior to the Buddha."

The old nun and Gu Wen sat on the ground, and they drew on the ground with Buddhist swords like staffs, and one exquisite Buddhist word after another fell to the ground.

Buddhism is a kind of order, a kind of ultimate truth, and a practice similar to Taoism.

Compared with Taoism, Buddhism emphasizes that all beings should be in order, and their status should be determined naturally.

Gu Wen's mind was filled with enlightenment. Sometimes he lowered his head to gaze at the Buddhist characters, and sometimes his face looked thoughtful.

A hair grows out from the small area of ​​Qihai.

He then asked, "Then why do temples talk about goodness? Buddhism proposed virtue earlier than my Taoism."

"Because of the incense, the real Buddha does not speak of goodness, it is just a way for us mortals to take advantage of it. The human race is just one of the ten thousand Buddhas. There are Buddhas among the demons and all living beings. Where there is faith, there is Buddha."

The old nun spoke the true meaning of Buddhism, and her slow voice lit up a ray of Buddha's light in Gu Wen's qi sea.

Whoever has faith has Buddha.

The hair grew an inch longer, the little man in the Qi Hai put his hands together, and a ray of Buddha's light appeared.

He has faith in the Buddha and thinks he is on the path to Buddhahood.

After measuring his body, he looked at the Buddha and asked.

"The human race believes in goodness, and the Buddha says goodness, but many people do not follow his words. The Heavenly Venerable should know that the area below Mount Sumeru is impure. The impurity of Buddhism lies in the lack of moral conduct, which is ridiculed by the world."

The old nun opened her eyes slightly, and a ray of cold light made the fog in the mountains turn into frost, and the area within a hundred miles seemed to be in a freezing winter.

“The Buddha is merciful, but he is unwilling to let go of a poor child. The Buddha is merciful, but he is unwilling to shed his golden body and look down at the common people.”

She let out a long breath, filled with deep sorrow.

"Since it is so unbearable, it is better to follow the path of the devil. At least the devil's words and actions are consistent. Or the Taoist doctrine of the mean, the way of nature, does not rely on external things, the way of nature."

A Buddhist who is almost an immortal is full of contempt and disdain for Buddha.

This might be the reason why she was unable to transcend, as the dregs of Buddhism had left her with reservations and caused her to question the path she was practicing.

When a monk begins to doubt his own path, it will be impossible for him to transcend.

Perhaps there is a glimmer of hope only by using Buddhism to enter the devil and using Buddhism to enter Taoism.

Yu Hua said that among the powerful beings of the three religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Demonism, there is a certain degree of circulation, such as the Yin-Yang Sect and the Yin-Yang Hehuan Sect, as well as the Buddhist Joy Zen. These sects all lead to the same goal.

Even the sect can trace its ancestry back to the same master.

"The Heavenly Venerable must have transcended. As a Taoist immortal, what do you think of Buddhism?"

The old nun asked Gu Wen in turn. She had asked many powerful people outside of Buddhism, including the world-famous immortal Qingcang.

Everyone gave different answers, according to their own preferences. The method of self-cultivation was superior, and the other two teachings were only the worst.

Only the immortal Qingcang shook his head and spoke only of the suffering of the people.

"There is no high or low in law, and no noble or humble in Tao."

Gu Wen answered indifferently, like some Taoist masters. He paused and continued, "As for good or bad, in my opinion, hypocrisy is better than blatant evil. If you really want a holy religion, it has not appeared in the world yet."

He didn't think that Buddhism was that bad. Compared to the demonic sects that had been half-annihilated by the Taoist sect, the Buddhist Mount Sumeru had not been breached yet.

Good and bad are relative, and when compared with the same generation, Buddhism should not be the worst in any case.

The old nun was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Tianzun and Qingcangxianren gave the same answer. Some other Daoist masters have a high opinion of our Buddhism. Most of the Daoist masters are pragmatic, which makes me think a little too much of a fuss."

Or maybe it is because of powerlessness, knowing that they are not as good as the Buddha and cannot save their disciples, so they can only hope for the Buddha's mercy.

Gu Wen listened quietly without expressing his thoughts.

Because there is no need. The grudge cannot be cleared up in a few words, and the old nun already has some shadow of inner demons.

"Where is the Jade Sword Buddha now?"

Returning to the original topic, the old nun said, "There is a Golden Buddha Temple deep in Mount Xumi. The image of the True Buddha is enshrined in the temple, and it has become a Buddhist country of its own. Yu'er will be converted by the Buddha there, and it may take a few months or hundreds of years for her to become a Buddha."

"The only thing I can do for her is to kill into the mountain with a sword every year and bring back a spiritual fruit, leaving her with a bit of greed, anger and ignorance. There is a small path in the mountain, guarded by only a few Bodhisattvas. They are not true believers of Buddha, who will turn a blind eye."

As she spoke, the old nun took out a spiritual fruit.

"Please help me deliver it. If you are able, we can sit down and talk about some things. Maybe it will be better."

Gu Wen held the spiritual fruit in his hand and thought of Luo Shui that year. He followed him through the downtown area and experienced for the first time the feeling of shrinking the distance into an inch.

He asked: "So I can only send you spiritual fruits?"

"It can only be done this way. She can only rely on herself to deal with the Buddha and the devil disaster. Even the Immortal Qingcang can only destroy the Buddha and leave no one alive. The Immortal once said that it would be better to wait until my disciple dies before destroying him."

"Thank you for your guidance today, Master."

Gu Wen stood up and turned to leave. The morning sun rose slowly, shining on his thin and simple Taoist robe. The green Taoist robe seemed to be emitting Buddha's light.

The marks left by the Buddha's sword on the ground disappeared at some point.

His aura is that of a Buddhist Bodhisattva, close to the true Buddha, just like me.

The old nun was slightly stunned, and when she looked up again, the Taoist had already gone down the mountain.

"Master, the ground is cold."

The young nun came forward to help the old nun up, and then asked crisply, "Master, who is that person?"

The old nun replied: "He, he is number one on the list of heaven, earth and man, a genius unparalleled in the world."

"I don't know, I have never heard of it."

"If you go down the mountain to gain experience in the future and become a genius among all the people in the world, you will know." "He is a genius?"

"You will know who he is and how much you can compare to him."

The little nun still didn't understand, she looked up at her master, but she found that her master's eyes were not on her. Instead, he walked to the front of the mountain path and looked down.

She also took two steps and saw the back of the Taoist priest in green on the mountain road surrounded by clouds and mist.

The master's voice came to my ears.

"If you have half of what he has, you'd be a genius. If you have three points of what he has, you'd be a Buddhist successor. If you have six points of what he has, you'd be unrivaled in this age."
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Meanwhile, on the other side.

Akabaneko kicked open the office of Zhenwu Palace in Bujing City, found the person in charge, showed her token, and then ordered the so-called special envoy to come to see her.

Although there was a big commotion in Dao Zong, her and Gu Wen's identities were not revoked. As Gu Wen said, Hua Yang handled it very well, using all kinds of unfounded rumors to confuse the facts and also handled it with the utmost care.

Everyone was discussing the rumors, gossiping about which of the two Heavenly Masters was the male and which was the female, why they eloped, and the bad "work environment" of Dao Zong.

As for the word "fame", Dao Zong had accumulated so much of it during his eight hundred years of rule that it became a trivial matter.

Akabaneko waited for half an incense stick of time, and then, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, a tall figure who lowered his head when entering the room came.

He is tall, with a beautiful face, an aura as sharp as iron, and carries a Taoist sword on his back.

The person who came was Xie Yunnan, whom she had parted with a few months ago.

Akabane was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why is it you, a girl?"

"Senior, didn't you elope with Master Hongchen?"

Xie Yunnan was also very surprised. As soon as he opened his mouth, Chi Yuzi was furious. He raised his hand and slapped him, making the heir of the Sword Sect fly out like a top.

After a while, Xie Yunnan limped back, and only then did she remember how good Gu Wen had been to her.

No matter what, he couldn't beat her. Chi Tianzun would attack her if he was a little dissatisfied. Although she wasn't injured, it really hurt.

She asked cautiously, "Why are you here?"

"Answer my aunt's question first."

"I am a junior who was originally a worshiper of Zhenwu Palace, responsible for patrolling the world. Not long ago, I was transferred here to negotiate with the Buddhist sect due to the order of Uncle Hongchen."

"You are diligent, worthy of being the heir of the Sword Sect. You are much better than your master."

Akabane praised, then stood on the chair and reached out to pat Xie Yunnan on the shoulder.

"Perhaps you can take over my job in the future. There should be a place for you in the Zhenwu Palace."

She learned one thing from Gu Wen: if she didn't want to work, she had to learn to pass the buck to others. Yuqing Tianzun passed it to Huayang, and she, the ruler of Zhenwu Palace, should also have an heir.

Hearing this, Xie Yunan's face flushed with excitement, and he clenched his fists and said, "I will definitely not let my uncle down."

"uh-huh."

Akabane stood on a chair, with her hands behind her back, nodding in a pretentious manner.

The posture is quite funny, but outsiders do not think there is anything wrong with it, because Akabane's cultivation and the reputation he has earned over the years cannot be faked.

Only Gu Wen could mock her at will.

"How are things going now?"

Xie Yunan replied: "Buddhism has stopped promoting the reincarnation of the Buddha. After a while, they will advertise to believers that the Buddha will not reincarnate."

Akabane sneered, "Haha, none of them are practical. The Buddhist sect is the most difficult to deal with than those evil thieves."

Dao Zong's process of ruling the world is not without obstacles. Unless the Immortal Qingcang can stand in front of everyone, rebellion is inevitable.

Among them, the Taoist sect had the least conflicts, because they had the same origin and many sects were direct descendants of the Taoist sect. The second was the Buddhist sect, because the bald monks also believed in saving all living beings, which coincided with the Taoist sect's pursuit.

The most intense is the demonic path, and many of the demonic sects are not much different from demons and monsters.

Even if they were willing to surrender, Dao Zong would not let them stay.

"Does Dao Zong have plans to mobilize troops?"

"I haven't received any notification yet." Xie Yunan shook his head. "In my opinion, there is a high probability that a fight will not break out. This is against the rules. Buddhism is the second most powerful force after Taoism anyway. They are not evil demons, so it is not easy for them to raise an army."

The word "rules" is more important than anything else. This is one of the three ways that Dao Zong uses to rule the world.

Strength, rules, and virtue.

Strength is the basis of rule, rules are the basis of governance, and virtue is the basis of thought.

“Unless Master Hongchen insists on having his own way, there may be a chance in the name of the Three Pure Ones.”

"Immortal Qingcang will not allow it. He has been lenient enough in letting us out."

Akabane's soul and spirit were in a state of headache. She scratched her hair in annoyance.

"Girl, help your uncle think of a way to raise Mount Xumi."

Xie Yunan's heart trembled, and he smiled bitterly: "Uncle Master, even if you ask Master, he won't be able to give you a solution."

"So we can only wait?"

"We can only wait until Buddhism reveals its flaws. Dao Sect has collected some evidence of crimes recently and is preparing to arrest some powerful Buddhists at the Buddhist Conference."

"It's really troublesome! Why don't you go find a pot of Immortal Wine? Maybe you can think of a solution when you are drunk."

Akabane muttered something, then strode out of the room.
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Chi Yuzi returned to Qianfeng Tower with two pots of Xianrenzui. Seeing that Gu Wen had not returned yet, he waited with the pot in his arms.

She waited from day till night, and gradually she became impatient. Although Florida is vast, it is normal to be there for several days, not to mention going to find the master of Jade Sword Buddha.

I heard that the nun was an incredible monk, rumor has it that she was no less powerful than the real Buddha.

If anything, the past few months have been pretty normal.

"If I go looking for him after not seeing him for just one day, wouldn't that make me look cheap?"

Akabane muttered, opened a pot of Immortal Drunk, took a few gulps, and exclaimed that it was very addictive.

My head suddenly felt light, and the oppressive feeling caused by my soul and spirit gradually eased due to the alcohol, and I kept my eyes closed for several days.

When she woke up again, she was awakened by a knock on the door. Realizing that it was not Gu Wen outside, she couldn't help but curl her lips.

"Come in."

Deacon Qianfeng walked in and felt dizzy when she smelled the wine of Xianrenzui. She calmed herself down, bowed her hands and said, "Senior, the Buddhist meeting has begun."

"They still have the guts to hold a meeting. Humph! Wait for me to stir things up."

At this time, Akabane was still drunk, her head was hot and her eyes were dizzy, and her mind was becoming more and more agitated.

When he thought about how he was tricked by someone a few days ago, and how he said such vulgar words and agreed to such a thing, he immediately became furious.

"The bald donkeys held a meeting, competing to be brighter than the blazing sun."

She transformed herself into an ordinary Taoist in green, walked out of the Thousand Phoenix Tower, raised her hand to pluck the golden light of the scorching sun, and transformed into a ten-thousand-foot-high golden dragon that soared straight into the sky and headed straight for Mount Xumi.

"I am Yuqing, the supreme master of all ways."

(End of this chapter)