My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 842: The Mountain Man's Enlightenment
When Jiang Xinghuo saw the content of the game text pop up, his scalp shuddered, as if he was suddenly poured with a basin of ice-cold water in the hottest days of summer, and he shivered all over.

The dead Venerable Kashyapa came back to life!

Jiang Xinghuo had never expected this unexpected change. He didn't expect that his unintentional action would cause such a big change!
According to the text content when he discovered the remains of Venerable Kashyapa, Venerable Kashyapa's seniority was higher than that of Ksitigarbha, the current master of Shifang Zen Temple, and even higher than that of Maitreya.

Theoretically speaking, a person who has been dead for so long, even if he or she has attained Buddhahood during his or her lifetime, will not be able to revive from this state of desolation.

But now this abnormal phenomenon suddenly appeared. It would be nonsense to say that I was not nervous. Although it was through the mobile phone screen, God knows whether these old monsters had any special means to affect themselves in reality through the game characters.

To be on the safe side, Jiang Xinghuo immediately opened the skill panel, activated the Hand-Eye Sky-reaching Technique and the Nine Heavens Jade Purity Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder, and also controlled the game character to use the Golden Light Technique, intending to leave the Buddhist temple first.

But he was still a step too late, and the subsequent pop-up game text did not allow him to leave the Buddhist temple.

"You used the Golden Light Technique, and your body turned into a streak of golden light, rushing towards the outside of the temple. But just as you were about to reach the door, a beam of fire suddenly rose from the ground, like two doors closing together, blocking the exit tightly, and directly dispersing the golden light on your body, revealing your true form."

Jiang Xinghuo's heart sank. What he feared was bound to come true. If the other party hadn't stopped him, there might have been room for negotiation. But now that the other party had intercepted him, there might have been a big fight.

"You try to use your hand-eye technique to break the wall of fire in front of you, but just as you are about to attack, a flawless white petal suddenly falls from the sky and slowly lands on your shoulder."

"And just after the petals fell on you, your body suddenly sank, and you felt as if you were carrying an endless weight on your back. Not to mention activating the Hand-Eye Sky-Transmitting Technique to attack the wall of fire, you couldn't even lift a finger. It was as if you were carrying a mountain on your back. However, this inexplicable restraining force did not cause any harm to you. It just bound your body in place, and then countless white lights emerged, slowly trapping your body in it like a lotus."

Jiang Xinghuo had no choice but to watch the game text proceed on its own. Things had developed to this point and he had no good ideas anymore. Even if he activated Risui's ability and projected his consciousness onto the game character, he would not be able to reverse his situation.

In other words, everything can only proceed naturally.

Jiang Xinghuo waited for a moment, and the new game text finally popped up on the screen.

"Your body is trapped inside the lotus, and the faint sound of Buddha's voice lingers in your ears. After getting over the initial anxiety and tension, you gradually calm down, but you unexpectedly discover that these sounds of Buddha's voice seem to be giving you an initiation, as if to infuse some kind of inheritance into your body."

"You have obtained the Ten Directions Glazed Spirit Calming Technique."

"The Ten Directions Glazed Spirit Calming Method (Epic Spell), the first spell that the Venerable Kasyapa realized after he attained enlightenment. With a calm mind like ice, one can turn the soul into a glazed form, which can subdue all the distracting thoughts and evil minds of the external sects and demons. Although it cannot improve one's own combat power and magic power, it can resist all spells of possession."

"Do you want to practice this kind of magic?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text description about this magic, and felt both surprised and happy. He was naturally happy about the effect of this magic, but he was surprised that after the opponent trapped him, it did not cause any harm to him.

Moreover, he was very satisfied with the effect of the Ten Directions Glazed Glass Calming Method, which could resist the threats brought by all methods of possession. It was like having an insurance policy, and he didn't have to worry about those old monsters who had lived for many years trying to take over his body by any means.

"You have chosen to practice this Ten Directions Glazed Spiritual Calming Method."

"Practicing, please wait..."

"You have successfully mastered the Ten Directions Glazed Spirit Calming Technique."

Seeing the prompt in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo's mind seemed to be infinitely lifted. In a trance, he saw a tall colored glass statue, which looked like an ice sculpture, transparent throughout, without the slightest color. The appearance of this tall colored glass statue was exactly the same as himself.

This is exactly the effect brought about by the Ten Directions Glaze Calming Method.

Jiang Xinghuo woke up from his trance, and the essence and tricks of the Ten Directions Colored Glaze Calming Method appeared in his mind. It not only included the practice tips of this spell, but also methods on how to counter the opponent when being possessed.

All kinds of mysterious things appeared in his mind without reservation.

After a moment, a new message notification sounded on the phone. Jiang Xinghuo focused his mind and continued to read the text.

"You woke up from the embrace of Buddhist Zen, and the petals formed by the white light also dissipated. The Venerable Kasyapa, dressed in simple monk's robes, was looking at you with a warm smile. What choice do you plan to make now?"

"Will you choose to activate the Nine Heavens Jade Purity Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder to attack the Venerable Kasyapa in front of you immediately? Or will you choose to go forward and talk to him before making a decision?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the two options given in the text, he thought to himself, what kind of problem must I have to choose the first answer and make myself unhappy.

Not to mention that Venerable Kashyapa's strength is far superior to his own, just take the Ten Directions Glazed Tranquility Method that the other party gave him as an example. He can be regarded as indebted to Venerable Kashyapa. The other party obviously has no hostility towards him. If he rashly attacks him, it will easily arouse his disgust and hostility.

You know, this is a Buddhist master whose seniority is above Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and it can even be said that he is the most senior person in Buddhism in the secular world today.

If he stood at the gate of Shifang Zen Temple, who knows who would be the boss! !
"You chose to step forward and have a conversation with Venerable Kasyapa."

"Venerable Kasyapa would like to thank you for saving his life and bringing him back to life. He had been in extinction for countless years and was thought to have fallen into eternal desolation. I never expected that by some strange coincidence you would bring his remains here."

"This is the remains of the ancient Buddha Dipankara left behind in the prison of all things after his demise. Dipankara Buddha paid the price of his own complete disappearance in exchange for the opportunity for his disciples to live again. As long as someone can place the bones of the Buddhist disciples in the temple, the Buddha essence left by Dipankara Buddha will be completely infused into their bodies, allowing them to revive from death."

"At that time, the prison of all things will no longer be able to imprison those who have died and resurrected. The only thing it can do is release them from the endless prison."

“If you hadn’t brought his body here from the outside world, I’m afraid that Venerable Kasyapa would never have had a chance to come back to life. However, in this way, the remains left by the Burning Light Buddha would be completely destroyed, and there would be no trace of the Burning Light Buddha in the world. No one except you and Venerable Kasyapa would remember that the Burning Light Buddha ever existed. Moreover, as time went by, the memory of the Burning Light Buddha would be forgotten by you and Venerable Kasyapa, until no one in the world could remember this person anymore. Only then would it be completely dissipated. This is also the deal made between the Prison of All Things and the Burning Light Buddha.” “In addition, during your conversation with Venerable Kasyapa, you told him about the current situation of the Ten Directions Zen Forest. Venerable Kasyapa said that all this was normal. No one can be happy for a hundred days, and no flower can be red for a thousand days. It is a truth that prosperity will inevitably decline. Even a strong lord of the secular world will usher in the day of its end, and the same is true for the Ten Directions Zen Forest. Ksitigarbha is the destined calamity of the Ten Directions Zen Forest. It cannot be established without destruction. Only after destruction can the Ten Directions Zen Forest stand tall above the secular world again after this calamity.”

"You have obtained the Buddha bone."

"Venerable Kasyapa gave you a relic left behind by the Buddha after his death."

"This bone can deprive Ksitigarbha of his position as the Venerable Master of the Ten Directions Zen Forest. As long as you crush it in front of the many disciples of the Ten Directions Zen Forest, Ksitigarbha's identity as the Venerable Master will become a thing of the past. Those great monks who hide in the depths of the Zen Forest and do not care about worldly affairs will not be afraid of Ksitigarbha's position and will not dare to make drastic reforms to the Ten Directions Zen Forest."

Jiang Xinghuo read the description of the function of the Buddha bones, and couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart that Venerable Kashyapa was really courageous. He actually dared to hand over such a thing to an outsider like him.

You must know that this Buddha bone can not only deprive Ksitigarbha of his status, but also plunge the entire Shifang Zen Forest into chaos and turmoil, and may even completely destroy the entire Shifang Zen Forest system, restoring the various Dharma lineages to the point where they all advance in parallel and compete with each other.

But these have little to do with him. As long as he can cause trouble for Ksitigarbha, he will definitely be happy to see it happen.

Moreover, with the great Buddha like Venerable Kashyapa still alive, even if the Ten Directions Zen Forest really collapsed, as long as he stood up and waved his arm, a new Ten Directions Zen Forest would be re-established, and it might be even more glorious than before.

"Venerable Kasyapa said that he would linger in the prison of all things for a while to visit some old friends. He will leave here naturally after everything is over. You can wait here for him to finish his business and leave together, or you can just wander around here first. With the power of the Ten Directions Glazed Spirit Calming Method, no one can occupy your body, so you don't have to worry at all."

"Venerable Kasyapa turned into a golden light and disappeared in the temple. What are your plans next?"

"Will you choose to stay here and wait quietly for the return of the Venerable Kasyapa? Or will you choose to leave here and explore other places? Or will you kill yourself immediately by slitting your throat and activating the Lost Shrine outside to leave?"

Of the three options, Jiang Xinghuo ruled out the latter without hesitation, and it was not difficult to choose between the remaining two answers.

He obtained the magical power of making his words come true in the Suwang Temple, and obtained the Ten Directions Glazed Meditation Method and the Buddha's remains in the Randeng Temple. There must be hope of obtaining a magical power in the remaining Taoist temple, so he naturally cannot miss it.

"You chose to leave the Burning Lamp Buddhist Temple and came to the Taoist temple with its gates tightly closed."

"You tried to push the door open, but it didn't move at all. Even if you activated the Strength God Totem, you couldn't move the door at all. After some thought, you finally set your sights on the Bagua diagram embedded on the door. Perhaps this mechanism is the key to your entry into this Taoist temple."

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a moment. There were many things on him that were related to Bagua, but if he had to say which one could completely correspond to the current situation, it was only the Bagua map left by the Taoist, which later became his own inherited relic. So he decided to give it a try.

We’ll talk about it later if it doesn’t work.

"You activated the talent of the Bagua map."

"Qian, Kun, Xun, Zhen, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui, heaven and earth, wind, thunder, water, fire, mountains, and marshes."

"Eight kinds of power gradually gather in your palm and finally cover the Bagua diagram."

"After a while, you will feel the Bagua diagram covered by your palm begin to rotate slowly, and the door that was originally sealed and tightly closed will open again at this time."

"Do you want to go into the Taoist temple to find out?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without much thought.

"You entered the Taoist temple. Like the Suwang Temple and the Randeng Temple, the interior of this Taoist temple is extremely simple and empty. There is only a yellowed painting floating in the air. In the painting is a Taoist whose appearance is unclear. In your eyes, the image changes rapidly, men, women, old and young, women and children, changing constantly, as if he has transformed into thousands of people, and as if he is always the same person. You concentrate on observing the portrait in the air, and you hear a chuckle in your ear. The person in the painting slowly raised his fingertips and tapped your forehead through the air."

"A mysterious message is then poured into the depths of your mind. It is a magical power called 'Mountain Man's Enlightenment'."

"You have obtained the magical power of the mountain man's enlightenment."

"The Mountain Man's Enlightenment Magical Power (Special). This method was originally passed down by the Taoist Ancestor. In the past, countless people worshipped the Taoist Ancestor to learn the art, but most of them had perseverance but no wisdom, or their karma from past lives was too heavy, so they could not attain the Tao in this life. Therefore, the Taoist Ancestor passed down this method, which can enlighten the memories of the past lives of all living things, so that they can continue to reincarnate and one day they will realize the Tao."

"Later, this method was passed on to Daojun, who evolved it, retaining the original effect while adding the ability to bind and command. He could brand the souls of those extremely vicious ghosts and gods, making them obey his orders and do good deeds, thereby cleansing the sins and karma he had accumulated."

Ok?
When seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo's eyebrows suddenly raised, wondering why the magical power enlightened by this mountain man is so similar to the effect of the God-Binding Immortal Talisman?

Is there any connection between the two?

The game text continues to advance.

"The method of enlightenment for the mountain people that Daojun modified was passed down to later generations. Later, some of the remains were excavated by scholars in the last era. With their own research and the crystallization of civilization, they created a new method - the method of restraining gods and commanding immortals."

This text surprised Jiang Xinghuo even more. Why did he feel that it was putting the cart before the horse?

Isn’t Daojun a powerful figure in today’s secular civilization?

He was stunned there for a moment.

(End of this chapter)