Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 466: Burning Desire Frustrated
With just a few words, he imagined such a future for Chen Muchang. No wonder people in the Western Desert all believed in Buddhism.

However, Chen Mu was determined and would never be affected by empty words, so he shook his head and declined on the spot: "Master, your praise is too much. I am dull and unlucky, and I don't deserve your high regard."

Upon hearing this, Master Kongjie remained calm and smiled, saying, "Whether it is true or not is still unknown. It's all just empty talk at this point..."

My friend, you have come all the way here. If you have no urgent business, please stay for a while and carefully consider what I have said. During this time, I will also send my nephew Huizhen to eliminate your murderous intent until you make a decision."

Having said this, Chen Mu pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement. Just as Kong Jie had said, he had come across the realm with hope, and since things were not yet certain, he was in no hurry to return to the mountain gate...

After bidding farewell to Master Kongjie, he followed the monk in charge of reception out of the main hall and slowly walked towards the monastery on the side of Lingshan.

The Great Leiyin Temple is full of ancient charm. In this ancient temple that is thousands of years old, there are not only monks who yearn for Buddhism, but also many human monks dressed in normal clothes.

It can be seen that not all people in the Western Desert are Buddhist monks.

Moreover, in this short distance, Chen Mu has seen several transformed demon cultivators who have reached the Golden Core realm.

However, he did not meet Lei Qi, who was very famous in the Langya Sea area of ​​the East China Sea, and he did not know whether he was at the mountain gate at this time.

When approaching the temple's guest reception hall, Chen Mu turned his gaze and looked at a flat valley on the mountainside in front of him.

The first thing that caught my eye was a monk sitting cross-legged on a huge rock in the valley and preaching.

This monk was a little different. Although his attire was similar to that of the monks in the Great Leiyin Temple, his color was platinum. There was also a Tianlong Zen staff standing beside him, which looked quite extraordinary.

Moreover, his witty remarks were endless, and every time he finished speaking, he would cause the people who were listening to him to sigh in admiration.

Chen Mu looked intently and found that when this person was preaching, there was actually a faint Buddha light condensing around him, and lotus shadows rose and disappeared, giving a feeling of the boundless Buddhist Dharma.

"Who is he?"

Seeing this strange sight, Chen Mu became interested and whispered to the monk who was leading the way.

The monk bowed eleven times and replied, "The senior who is giving the Dharma talk is Senior Jingyun, the abbot of the Arhat Hall of Tianlong Temple. He is a master of the Buddhist Dharma, and almost all of Tianlong's disciples have received his teachings."

"Tianlong Temple?" Chen Mu was startled and asked, "Why would you allow a monk like Tianlong to preach here?"

If another sect preaches in their own mountain gate, not to mention the Western Desert Buddhism where there is a dispute over the origin of the Buddha, even the sects in the Northern Plains will not easily allow this to happen.

The monk smiled upon hearing this and said, "Donor, you may not know that although we in the Western Desert Buddhist sect are divided into different sects, we are all disciples of the Buddhist sect if we can trace our roots back to the past. Therefore, every ten days or so we choose a place to exchange Buddhist teachings. This time, it just so happens that it is our turn at the Great Leiyin Temple to host our fellow practitioners..."

"I see." Chen Mu nodded slightly. The Western Desert was indeed very different from the Northern Plains. This was a new experience...

The two did not stay any longer. After a while, Chen Mu waved his hand to send away the monk who was leading the way, then he went into the temple and sat down, throwing out a few formation flags as a warning.

"At present, the only method that can dispel the erosion of murderous intent is the 'Heart Mantra of the Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp' mentioned by the master, but we cannot give up easily..."

He felt a stir in his heart and was already prepared to stay here for a long time.

After pondering for a moment, he collected the distracting thoughts in his mind, made a hand gesture, closed his eyes, and began to comprehend the magical power of escape that he had already mastered, Qingtian Jueyun.

As his realm gradually improved, he became more and more aware of the importance of mastering a good escape technique.

Not to mention before, just at this moment, his confidence has increased greatly after he has barely mastered Qingtian Jueyun. If he meets that big-headed cultivator in the late Jindan stage again, even if he is defeated, he can easily escape.

Of course, the premise is that the big-headed monk has not mastered the magical power of escape...

……

In the side hall of Lingshan, Kongjie closed his eyes slightly, holding the Buddhist beads of the number of Zhoutian in his hand and muttering to himself, without moving for a long time.

He didn't open his eyes and stop until he heard footsteps outside. "Hui Zhen greets Uncle Kong Jie."

As soon as he finished speaking, a big-eared monk stood in front of him, with a very respectful attitude, and even a hint of fear.

Kong Jie's expression showed no sign of joy or sorrow. He nodded slightly and said, "How's your practice of the Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha's Heart Mantra going?"

Huizhen was startled, somewhat puzzled as to why his uncle suddenly asked such a question. He quickly replied, "I am ashamed to say that I have only reached the realm of 'Universal Light'..."

"The realm of universal light... is more than enough." Kong Jie pondered for a moment and continued, "I have something I need you to do..."

To make a long story short, he assigned the Chen Mu matter to Huizhen.

Huizhen frowned slightly. Although she was unwilling, she could not refuse and could only lower her head to agree.

"Remember, you don't need to drive it away too much, just enough to keep it within the silk thread...

Also, the Dharma discussions will last a long time, so if you have time, you can take him to participate more often."

Huizhen was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion, "May I ask why Master Uncle makes such a request?"

Kong Jie remained calm and waved his hand to signal Hui Zhen to retreat.

"Just do as instructed..."

……

The next morning, in the monastery.

Looking at the big-eared monk in front of him, Chen Mu bowed and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, Daoist Fellow Huizhen, with Chen's matter..."

Hui Zhen smiled and replied, "Fellow Daoist Chen, there's no need to be polite. Senior-Martial Uncle Kong Jie has already given me instructions... When do we begin?"

Chen Mu had no objection, so after agreeing, he allowed Huizhen to perform the Heart Mantra of Burning Lamp.

Although he heard from Master Kongjie that Huizhen, who was in the early stage of Jindan, was extremely slow in casting spells to expel the evil spirits, he had not tried it yet, but he still felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart.

As Hui Zhen concentrated and made hand gestures, the sky suddenly dimmed. Chen Mu had experience, so this time his mind was focused and his mind was clear. He clearly saw a dim light slowly emerging from Hui Zhen's forehead.

The lights flickered, illuminating the darkness.

In the dim light, his face was once again covered with dark lines, and wisps of smoke rose towards the light.

He endured the pain and sank into his sea of ​​consciousness. In this moment, the tiny light, originally the size of a bean, ignited into a blazing fire, burning away the sea of ​​murderous intent, consuming it bit by bit...

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Mu's brows gradually furrowed and he sighed deeply.

According to his observation, although Huizhen's Dipankara Mantra had a physical form, its speed in eliminating murderous intent was indeed far inferior to that of Master Kongjie.

Thirty years, perhaps Master Kongjie said too little...

"Do we really have to wait until after the Buddha's original dispute?"

"But the dispute over the Buddha's origin hasn't started yet, and there's no specific timeline to refer to..."

"Can the Heart Mantra of the Ancient Buddha Dipankara be obtained from somewhere else?"

The sky was dark, and he fell into deep thought, unable to think of any other solution...

(End of this chapter)