Tao and Heaven

Chapter 276 Jade Sword Buddha's Dowry

Yuanya's eyes were filled with pain, and it looked like his worldview had collapsed.

For him, temples are the most sacred places in the world and scriptures are the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with Buddhist teachings. Most Buddhist scriptures are meant to guide people to be good and advocate self-awareness, because this is the true meaning of practice and the highest realm of Buddhism.

It is just that mediocre people worry about their own troubles and cannot reach enlightenment, so they come up with crooked ways.

Gu Wen does not have any prejudice against Buddhism. He thinks there is nothing wrong with the Dharma, but people are different.

Cultivation is always a good thing. Even if it is the method of dual cultivation, you can actually practice it on your own through skills, but the requirements are a bit high.

One needs to reach the state of heaven and man before one can practice dual self-cultivation.

But Yuanya was just a teenager after all. He didn't understand these things and cried his heart out.

Gu Wen saw that there was nothing to talk about, so he turned around and shuffled the cards, saying, "Now that we have money, let's play another round. This time we'll play big, with a hand worth 100 high-grade spirit stones."

Jade Sword Buddha said: "I have no money left."

"It's okay. I'll lend you five hundred."

Gu Wen waved his hand in a very heroic manner, and Jade Sword Buddha nodded in agreement without even a second thought.

"Come on, come on, this is definitely a lucky draw."

Akabane cleaned up the card table and dealt and counted the cards skillfully. The neglected little monk could no longer cry.

"..."

Aren’t they friends in life and death in their previous lives?
You great seniors, shouldn't you be guiding the younger generation at this time? Shouldn't you be speaking philosophical words?

Yuanmi inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity in his heart, as if these powerful seniors in front of him should be like this.

Another hour passed, and Gu Wen and Chi Yuzi lost all their money. They silently put down the cards in their hands.

"Back to you."

Jade Sword Buddha returned the portion that Gu Wen had lent him, which was not very harmful but extremely insulting.

Gu Wen said: "Let's talk business. Have you figured it out now?"

"If what you showed me is true, then I would like to thank you for exorcising the demon. But I will still go and see it with my own eyes to see the evil of Buddhism."

Yuanya answered firmly, but he didn't get any praise. Instead, the three people looked calm and indifferent.

Such words should have made the powerful senior feel that he was a talented person with great potential.

Gu Wen listened quietly and said, "Okay, but I'm not interested in going with you. I don't have much travel money left."

There isn’t much to see in Florida now, and those sects that still remain may not be good, but they are definitely not all bad.

Just like there were many monks in Nalanda Monastery who survived, there were also people like Yuanmi who had not yet become corrupted.

The most important thing is that he really has no money.

Akabane had a lot of property, but it was of no use at all for their spending.

For example, a pot of Tianxianzui requires one hundred high-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to a pill that can break through the Anti-Void Realm, and is a sum of money that a Jindan stage cultivator cannot save in his entire life.

This kind of wine is a top-level luxury item for practitioners, controlled by Dao Zong and many True Lords of the Dao of Wine. Chi Yuzi and Gu Wen could drink two pots a day, paying a large amount of taxes to Dao Zong.

But they didn't go through internal channels, otherwise they would have to go back to work because they were reluctant to take advantage of the people they were working for.

Gu Wen believed that as long as he relied on Dao Zong for a living, he would soon be caught by his master.

Travel expenses?
Yuan Mi frowned when he heard such vulgar words and said, "I am not good at fighting. Please allow me to accompany you, or give me a life-saving treasure."

Gu Wen asked, "Why?"

Yuan Mi replied, "If I am really the reincarnation of your life-and-death friend, it is only natural for you to protect me. Without the protection of the sect, I will have a hard time finding a foothold."

Before he finished speaking, Chiyuzi showed a hint of murderous intent. Gu Wen raised his hand slightly to stop him, so as to avoid being scared again.

He nodded and agreed: "I have a magic sword method here. If you learn it, you will be able to kill people everywhere."

Yuanya hesitated.

"This... I am a Buddhist monk, how can I learn the magic way?"

Akabane frowned and wanted to slap the ungrateful little bald guy to death.

Jun Yan is not as annoying as him. You are still disgusted by the martial arts I give you?
Gu Wen was not annoyed at all, and said calmly: "I was wrong, it is the method of the Buddha Sword."

The young monk Yuanmi immediately showed a look of joy and said:
"I have heard of the Buddha Sword. It is the most masculine and powerful sword of our Buddha. It can quell all the evil spirits in the world and eliminate demons and protect the way of Taoism."

Upon hearing this, Jade Sword Buddha said in an ethereal voice: "Swordsmen kill people. Eliminating demons and defending the Way lies in the heart, not the sword."

Yuan Mi didn't know what he felt was impressive, but he felt that this taciturn master must be more powerful than this mediocre Xuanmen senior.

This is the style of application by great seniors.

"I will teach you the method of the Buddha Sword."

Gu Wen waved his hand, Yuan Mi hurriedly took two steps forward, lowered his head and bent down, and then an ancient wooden sign was hung around his neck.

The words "Jun Yan" were written on the wooden sign.

This was given to Gu Wen by Jun Yan for self-defense. It was made from fragments of his three souls and seven spirits, and can also be considered ashes.

A faint light flashed, and a dark faceless man appeared on the Yuanmi Lingtai and began to dance with the sword continuously.

All kinds of sword techniques and thousands of changes can be summed up in one word: resilience.

The Taoist sword is idealistic, the Buddhist sword is powerful, and the devil sword is tenacious.

Yuan Mi fell into coma again. Gu Wen waved his hand casually, and a breeze swept his body away, flying out of the unclean city and landing in a small paradise that had never been discovered by anyone.

There is a spiritual spring inside and a vine full of spiritual fruits.

The young monk fell into the spiritual spring, and while unconscious he began to practice the magic sword instinctively.

Akabane asked, "How can you guarantee that this little monk is Jun Yan? There are more than just Jun Yan in Wan Magic. I remember that they were mixed up together back then."

The reason why the immortal Qingcang couldn't save Jun Yan back then was, firstly, he wanted to accumulate strength for the battle with Jianmu, and secondly, Jun Yan's soul had already merged with the demons.

It's like mixing rice paper and straw paper together and twisting them into a single piece, to the point where you are in me and I am in you.

"Besides, a monk can't possibly be that guy. Nun, what do you think?"

The Jade Sword Buddha replied, "Everyone has the appearance of a Buddha, but Jun Yan does not."

"From this little monk alone, we can tell that this method of turning all demons into immortals is still about raising Gu."

Gu Wen withdrew his gaze from the little monk and explained to the two girls:
"An unknown number of reincarnations were reincarnated at different time periods. Then they entered various sects and schools to practice under different identities, until a certain moment they were drawn to fight and devour each other."

Jun Yan once said that what he learned was the strengths of all schools of thought.

In order to secretly learn the methods of various sects, he has been a Taoist priest, a monk, and even a woman... After changing identities so many times, he sometimes can't figure out who he is, whether he is good or evil, or whether he is a man or a woman.

"I can't be sure it's him, but as long as all the reincarnations gather together, I will be able to tell the difference."

Gu Wen yawned and said in a calm voice, "After all, even if those so-called demons really raise an immortal, it doesn't matter. They are still ants after all."

Ants. To saints, immortals are also ants.

The little monk is just a trigger. Without a reincarnated body, how can he know about Jun Yan’s other reincarnated bodies?

"Let's play cards. Later we'll go find the best restaurant in the city. Spiritual food varies from place to place due to different production. There is a dish in Fozhou called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. It's the top dish in the Unclean City."
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One month later, Ci'an.

Gu Wen was out of ammunition and food, with only a few spirit stones left on his body.

To this end, he had to sell some of the magical herbs grown by his family heirlooms in order to barely make a living.

He felt it was time to leave Florida, a luxurious place, so he brought his two daughters to Ci'an.

The second time Gu Wen came here, the difference was that the old nun led a group of young nuns and was already waiting at the foot of the mountain, with silent awe spreading. When he came ten feet away, many people were already sweating profusely and lowered their heads unconsciously.

Even the previous generation of Buddha Sword, Master Ci Ru, the master of Jade Sword Buddha, was like this.

Since the Buddha Conference, Fozhou has been peaceful. Even though so many powerful people died, it did not cause any shock. Even Bafang City, which had originally deployed troops in all directions, no longer blamed Fozhou.

There is a kind of silence called dead silence.

The death of one or two Bodhisattvas can shock the whole world, while the death of a group of Bodhisattvas can quiet the whole world and make it impossible for those below the True Lord to find out any information at all.

This is a big deal. Those things that spread everywhere either lose their timeliness or are insignificant.

As a high-ranking figure in the Buddhist sect, Ci'an knew more. Not only did they know that the Buddha had been replaced, they also knew how many Buddhists and Taoists had been slaughtered overnight.

"It's Master Yu!"

When the youngest nun saw the Jade Sword Buddha jumping and dancing, she ran out of the crowd, trotted over and hugged the Jade Sword Buddha.

Everyone's throat was raised, and they kept staring at Gu Wen's expression.

"Master Yu, where have you been? We haven't seen each other for twenty years."

Twenty years?
Gu Wen looked at the 'little nun'. She looked to be in her teens, but how could she have been talking about this for twenty years?

There are no Jiazi in the mountains, and it is so cold that I don’t know the year.

A monk's seclusion lasts for years. It seems that he has lived for decades, but how much time do he actually have after excluding the time spent in meditation? How can a powerful person who has never left the mountain gate and meditated for a thousand years appear mature and experienced?

Gu Wen couldn't help but think of his master. If he hadn't told him, he would have thought she was a lady from a wealthy family.

And myself, I have just entered the world of cultivation for less than a year. After practicing for eight hundred years, can I really understand all living beings in the world?
Of course not, I am still a mortal, so I need to eat well, have fun and live well.

At this time, the little nun had already brought the Jade Sword Buddha to Master Ci Ru, and said with a bright smile: "Master, Master Yu is back, please check if he is injured."

Gu Wen approached, and Master Ci Ru and a group of nuns bowed and said, "Greetings to the Heavenly Venerable."

The little nun was frightened by the scene, and then she quickly bowed and saluted Gu Wen.

Gu Wen said: "No need to be polite."

After some greetings, everyone entered the temple and moved to the side hall to talk.

There were only a few Ci'an masters left in the hall, including Master Ci Ru, and they were all a little nervous.

After all, the Taoist in front of him was a master who could really destroy a sect, and his execution ability was very strong. He destroyed several large sects overnight. The Buddhist sect did not dare to say anything, and the Taoist master Qingtian did not say anything either.

There are strong people in the world who can wipe out a sect overnight, but no one can avoid being besieged by the Dao Sect after doing so.

No matter how powerful you are, can you be more powerful than Immortal Qingcang?

Gu Wen comforted him, "Don't be so reserved. I just brought Jade Sword Buddha back to visit my relatives today, and I have to leave later."

Jade Sword Buddha repeated, "I came back to see Master. I will leave later."

Everyone in Ci'an looked at each other and fell into a strange silence.

Is this for dowry?
But they are a Buddhist temple, how can you ask for a dowry when you go to a Buddhist temple?
If it were someone else, the great master Ci'an would have been furious. This was intolerable.

At this time, Chiyuzi coughed twice, and Yujian Buddha said again: "Master, I still need some money for the journey."

Ci Ru was shocked, her eyes were filled with disbelief, and then her face turned pale, as if she had accepted a certain fact, and she sighed deeply.

"Although our sect has some strength, we emphasize self-discipline and abstinence. We don't have much money, and there are only thousands of high-quality spirit stones in the Ci'an storehouse. If you feel that it is not enough, we can sell some magic weapons."

One thousand high-quality spirit stones would only be enough for them to spend for one month, and if they saved a little, it would be enough for two months.

When it comes to luxurious enjoyment, there is no upper limit.

For example, something like Wanzai Lingjiu, dragon liver and phoenix marrow, or even a dish made from the four demon creatures.

Chiyuzi asked Yujianfo to nod in agreement. She couldn't let others really sell their property.

After staying for three days, Gu Wen and the others left. Ci Ru saw Bai Li off and finally held the Jade Sword Buddha's hand and said earnestly:
"Yu'er, please come back to see your master more often in the future. Although you have broken your vows, Ci'an will always be your home."

Jade Sword Buddha thought of Ye Zixi and said seriously, "Gu Wen's Dharma is more powerful than the Buddha. He said this does not count as breaking the precepts."

"..."

Ci Ru let out a long sigh.

Looking back on the past, she was secretly happy for her disciple Chunru Liuli, and did not want to ruin her mood, so she did not teach her many worldly wisdom.

Now it seems like a real sin!
She bowed to Gu Wen and said, "Please be kind to this poor disciple."

After saying this, Master Ci Ru turned and left, looking extremely lost.

Akabane commented: "I didn't expect that Master Ci Ru is still a money slave. She was so heartbroken to take a thousand high-grade spirit stones. The old nun is quite protective of her food."

Suddenly, a stream of light flew over from afar and turned into a thousand paper cranes hanging quietly in front of Akabako.

He took the paper crane, crumpled it open, read the letter inside, and found out where the Jiang family was.

"Your subordinate is in Danqingzhou. Should we go there now? I heard that they use alchemy furnaces for cooking and have a famous dish called Nine-transformation Golden Pill Stewed Pig's Trotters."

“It’s obviously a money-sucking gimmick, but you can go and have a look.”

Gu Wen suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance, and Chi Yuzi also looked over curiously, but her spiritual thoughts could not extend as far as Gu Wen's.
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A hidden paradise somewhere in Florida.

Yuan Mi has been here for a month, and his cultivation has been advancing by leaps and bounds. He has already broken through to the foundation-building stage and is about to reach the middle stage of foundation-building.

Meanwhile, the technique of using the Buddha's sword became more and more sophisticated, and it could split rocks and cut iron like mud.

He also felt more and more that he was extraordinary. He must have been an extraordinary and powerful person in his previous life, and he must be famous throughout the world in this life.

Suddenly one day, a sound was heard outside, and a scarred monk walked into the blessed land which was as small as a cave.

The two looked at each other and immediately felt a special connection.

Scarface said with a fierce look on his face: "Hehehe... You are quite lucky to have found this blessed land. And who taught you the sword technique you practice?"

Yuan Mi frowned and said, "Daoyou, this is my cave, please leave."

"It seems like you don't know anything, but it doesn't matter, the result is the same."

Scarface drew out his magic sword, the nine rings of the sword rang, he leaped a hundred meters in one step, and swung the sword with all his strength.

Caught off guard, Yuanya quickly arrived with the magic sword, but half of his forearm was still cut off.

Being both in the foundation building stage and protected by the magic sword, Yuanya should have the upper hand, but he was powerless to fight back.

Just like a puddle of mud, it will slide down even if it is stuck on the wall.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, and Yuan Mi let out a shrill scream that echoed three times throughout the paradise.

“Hands! My hands, ahhhhh!”

Under the severe pain, he even forgot to defend himself, and sat down on the ground, shouting: "I am the reincarnation of a powerful person, and I have a life-and-death friend, an unparalleled strong man, you can't kill me!"

"So you know about reincarnation."

Scarface raised his knife, then brought it down, causing Yuanmi's head to fly off.

His soul was also swept away by an unknown force and entered Scarface's body, transforming into nutrients.

Yuanya's consciousness had not yet disappeared. He could hear a "huh" coming from the void, and Scarface looked around as if facing a great enemy.

His consciousness, like a candle in the wind, screamed frantically: "Senior, save me, I am the reincarnation of your life-and-death friend!"

As if hearing his cry, the wooden sign submerged in a pool of blood flew up and hung on Scarface's neck.

A calm voice came from the void.

"it's the same."

(End of this chapter)