Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 487 Can I Learn to Be a God?
"Can we learn to be immortal?"

Li Rui narrowed his eyes.

The topic of three Buddhist disciples going to the world of immortals is very appropriate.

Thinking.

He glanced at the Linglun monk hiding in the crowd.

This time.

A small part of it was to watch the ascension ceremony, and most of it was actually for the current debate.

Debate is an extremely important part of Buddhism.

According to legend, the Buddha loved to debate with others before he attained enlightenment. Today, debate is considered a practice to increase wisdom and reveal the Dharma, and is highly respected in Buddhism.

Every grand ritual.

Debates are held almost every day.

The winner of the debate will become famous in the Buddhist community.

Many Buddhist monks became famous through debates.

It is a rare opportunity for those Buddhist practitioners who come to watch the ceremony.

Of course, Li Rui came here not to show off his eloquence, nor to become famous in Buddhism, but because debate is related to mysterious destiny.

in other words.

He came to the Buddha Kingdom to steal the fortune.

It’s just that this method is not bloody and there is no fighting.

Relatively speaking, it is much milder.

As the Taiping Order, the word "Taiping" means helping the Dayu Supervisory Commission to stabilize its fortune, which is similar to the Imperial Astronomical Observatory.

More interesting.

Still the same topic.

Those who were not in the know thought it was just a coincidence. Only officials like Li Rui who knew many secrets could understand the real purpose hidden by the holy monk Fatian.

Eight hundred years ago, there was a massive anti-Buddhist movement in the State of Yu.

Once upon a time, Buddhism and Taoism fought each other for a thousand years in the State of Yu.

There were a total of seven disputes between Taoism and Buddhism.

The obvious way of fighting is debate.

In the previous six times, the Buddhist sect won all of them.

Therefore, for a long period of time, Buddhism flourished while Taoism declined in the land of Yu State.

Until that time eight hundred years ago.

then.

Dan Fuzi, the leader of the Taoist sect, was debating with the Buddhist monk Master Shikong. The two debated ten times in total, and Dan Fuzi lost the first nine times.

Only that last time, Danfuzi won.

In the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, Taoism won for the first time after being suppressed for hundreds of years.

It was not long after that debate that the then Holy Emperor of the Yu State launched a movement to destroy Buddhism.

Until now.

What's more, Wanfa Temple is the only remaining one.

Buddhism has fallen into decline since then, and it no longer has the glory of having 30 million temples and believers all over the world.

It cannot even be compared with Taoism.

All the Buddhist seeds also belonged to the Western Desert, which made the Western Desert Buddhist Kingdom the undisputed holy place for Buddhist practitioners in the world.

What Dan Fuzi and the eminent monk Shikong discussed at that time was whether one can learn to become an immortal or not.

However, it was held in the imperial palace at that time, so few people knew the details.

It was only after Li Rui became the Taiping Order that he had the right to read the secret books of the court, so he knew about it.

Now the holy monk Fatian brought up the old story again.

Perhaps it was a dispute of personal feelings, but in Li Rui's opinion, it was more about taking advantage of this opportunity to regain the good fortune of Buddhism that had dissipated in the world after the destruction of Buddhism.

You know, nearly a hundred outstanding people from various sects have gathered here today.

Moreover, in the past, it could be argued whether one could learn to become an immortal or not. That was because the gate to the immortal world had not yet been opened. Taoism and Buddhism could still be argued about, but now the gate to immortality is wide open and there are countless immortal practitioners.

To argue at this time that one can learn to become an immortal or not is clearly intended to cut off the great path that Taoism is practicing.

Worse still, they wanted to prevent Taoism from producing any more earthly immortals.

of course.

The consequences today will certainly not be so terrible, but the intention of Buddhism is already obvious.

Not only Li Rui, but other powerful immortal sect masters also had cold expressions.

They also saw the clues of Buddhism.

It's not a debate, it's clearly a dispute over the great principles!
This moment, that moment.

In the past, the Buddhist country was also affected by the anti-Buddhist movement and was in a state of unrest.

Now not only is everything peaceful, but also because of the monks from the upper realm.

Buddhism is now even more prosperous than before.

Naturally, the idea of ​​​​struggling for the fortune of Buddhism again arose, continuing the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism in the past.

Li Rui was thinking.

A Buddhist monk slowly walked up to the high platform that was originally the immortal gate formation, and slowly spoke: "All dharmas do not arise from themselves, nor from others, they are not common nor without cause, so we know that there is no birth."

The sound resounded like a huge bell, resounding through everyone's heart.

It even carries a trace of the power of the laws of heaven and earth.

Celestial realm!
The Buddhist country attached great importance to this debate, and even at the beginning, it asked a high monk in the celestial realm to take action, which surprised everyone. What the high monk said was about the practice of Buddhist cultivation. Buddhist cultivation does not believe in immortality and becoming an immortal.

What we seek is eternal life in reincarnation.

What the great monk said was that if becoming a god or immortal could be learned, then the Dharma would not exist.

At this time.

A great elder of the Celestial Realm of the Immortal Sect standing not far from Li Rui slowly spoke up: "This is really ridiculous. We cultivators seek immortality. There are many examples of people who ascended to heaven in the classics. There is already evidence. How can we argue?"

The monk clasped his hands together and said calmly, "Ascending to heaven is not true immortality. There are also the five diseases and three disasters. After all, you are not a true god."

That day, Elder Xiang was about to continue speaking.

But I found that I couldn't speak at all.

He was suddenly shocked and angry.

Use force to suppress others!

'Buddhism is a good trick!'

The people from the Immortal Sect who came to watch the ceremony also noticed something.

A debate on scriptures, of course, cannot be just a dispute over principles or words, it is also a dispute over the magical powers of both sides of the debate, a dispute over the great way!
Therefore, there has never been a saying in the world that a ninth-rank person can defeat a second-rank person in a debate.

Even if the ninth rank is extremely knowledgeable, it is useless.

If you don't have the strength, then everything will be in vain.

But what made all the immortal sects shocked and angry was not because the elder who had just debated was not as powerful as the old monk, but because a very special domain had been formed in the Buddhist kingdom at this time.

His every word and action is in line with the Buddha's realm.

When the time comes, heaven and earth will work together.

It would be better to say that it is one person fighting against the entire Buddhist city than to say that it is just one person fighting!

How to win?

Li Rui narrowed his eyes.

Naturally, he also saw the clues.

The Buddhist sect is trying to use its power to overwhelm others, and it is obvious that they have been prepared for today.

Summoning all the immortal sects in the world to watch the ceremony is to suppress the fortune of Taoism.

If the Buddhist sect succeeds, not only will the fortune of the Taoist sect be taken away, but they will also have no way to explain to their own sects when they return.
Many elders had flashes of anger in their eyes.

How can we let these bald asses succeed!
But even though they were angry, no one dared to step forward.

Are you kidding? Even if there is no strong man above the second rank to take action except that old monk, the Buddha Kingdom has used great means to gather the mental power of the entire city. How can one person compare to it?
Among the people watching the ceremony, there were many people from the world of immortal cultivation.

They understand.

This is a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism that has lasted for tens of millions of years.

In the world of immortal cultivation, these Buddhist cultivators can occupy three continents and their background is extremely terrifying.

There was fear in everyone's eyes.

But no one is willing to take action by force. If they lose, they will not only lose face, but will also damage the great cause.

To deal with celestial phenomena is tantamount to cutting off the way forward.

Many people set their sights on Xuanwei.

Among those who came to watch the ceremony this time, the Qingwei Sect has the greatest influence and the strongest Xuanwei foundation. If there is anyone in the city who can win, it can only be the eldest disciple of the great immortal Qingding.

Xuanwei felt the gazes of everyone in the city.

He remained unmoved and just watched quietly.

The old monk who was sitting cross-legged on the immortal gate formation lowered his head and brows, put his hands together, and chanted Buddhist scriptures in a low voice.

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

As the Taiping Order, he was extremely sensitive to luck and could feel that some kind of mysterious luck was slowly increasing.

It is the fortune that was taken away by Buddhism!
He glanced calmly at an old monk in the crowd behind him.

Everyone was waiting for Taoist Xuanwei to take action.

Xuan Wei was just as everyone thought, planning something.

But just when Xuan Wei was about to take the first step——

An old monk walked out of the crowd while chanting Buddhist mantras.

"Spirit Wheel Holy Monk!"

Many people in front of the Immortal Gate Formation recognized the identity of this old monk.

A high monk at Wanfa Temple, the leading Buddhist sect in the State of Yu.

Only a few powerful people know that although Wanfa Temple and Buddha Kingdom belong to the same Buddhist sect, they are indeed from different lineages.

You can know it from the simplest point.

Monks in the Buddhist kingdom can marry, but Buddhists in the Yu kingdom are not allowed to do so.

Moreover, Wanfa Temple was originally a means for the State of Yu to restrain the Buddhist State. Because of this, Wanfa Temple was able to survive the massive anti-Buddhist movement and become more prosperous.

The Taoist sect cannot defeat the Buddhist sect in the Buddhist city.

But what if it’s someone from Buddhism?

For a moment, a playful smile appeared on everyone's face.

Li Rui still had a calm expression.

Because all this was his plan.

To be precise, it was the plan set up by Prime Minister Zhang, but he inherited Prime Minister Zhang's position as Taiping Ling, so it was up to him to complete the follow-up.

The holy monk Linglun has been practicing in the Buddhist country for more than ten years and has long been connected with the Buddhist fortune in the city.

It's for today.

The fortune of the Yu State cannot be lost!
(End of this chapter)