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Chapter 117: The Six Realms of Buddhism, the Two-foot Bodhisattva wants to give rain and dew (6k, please vote!)
What is Huijue’s background?
After asking this question, Uesugi Tetsu could clearly see that Ririkko's movement of picking up meat with chopsticks suddenly stopped.

Her pupils shrank slightly, and she suddenly recalled that Huijue had also praised her for her powerful state of mind, but she was keeping the Jade Heart Technique and the Soul Condensation Technique running all the time.

From the outside, she should be no different from an ordinary JK.

But Huijue recognized the same sword heart as Dainichi the first time he saw him.

But I... didn't notice anything special about Huijue until I heard Uesugi Tetsu's reminder.

Doesn't this mean that the other person's state of mind is definitely more advanced than mine?

Lilizi picked up the meat and put it in her mouth. She breathed a sigh of delight and thought to herself, "Heroes are truly as numerous as the fish in the river."

"——The chief disciple of the Honganji Temple. Some people already call him the Dharma Master of Honganji Temple."

"But this is normal. Huijue already possessed near-god-level strength before the wave arrived. It's only natural that he would become the leader of the new generation of Buddhism."

Nanjo Aimi shrugged. "But it seems he had been meditating in the temple until two days before the wave came down the mountain."

Uesugi Che said "oh".

No wonder Huijue wore the clothes of the Ghost Fire Boy. It seems that he has no understanding of today's society.

However, he has been eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures in the mountains for so many years that he can suddenly accept such a strange outfit. He is worthy of being a master.

"Besides, he will soon become one of the 'seeds' of the Special Affairs Office."

Uesugi Tetsu was stunned at first - he was almost at the level of a ghost or god, but he actually needed to become a seed of the Special Affairs Department?
According to the status of a "leading figure" that Minamijo Aimi just mentioned and her strength, even if she can't be on par with Minamijo Aimi, she can at least get a position not much lower than hers.

But he reacted immediately.

It is not that Huijue needs to become the seed of the Special Affairs Office, but that the "seed" of the Special Affairs Office needs Huijue to demonstrate its value.

At the same time, this also shows the attitude of Huijue and the group of monks he represents.

——Since the advent of the wave, the science popularization activities of the Special Affairs Office in many places have been blocked everywhere, and the establishment of new bases in various places and the recruitment of personnel have also been very slow.

Among them, there is certainly the obstruction of those ancient families and long-standing Taoist temples.

If extraordinary knowledge such as Yin-Yang magic and breathing techniques were popularized to everyone, how many people would be willing to spend a lot of money and energy to become a disciple.

By the same token, if extraordinary knowledge were to spread widely, the transcendent status of these forces that stand above ordinary people would not only become unstable, but would at least be shaken.

——Honganji is naturally not free from worldly affairs.

Uesugi Tetsu scratched his head in confusion.
"So isn't Huijue a vested interest? Why is he so stubbornly cooperating with the Special Affairs Office?"

"How would I know about this kind of thing? I'm not that familiar with the matter, so how can I ask about it in detail? As long as it's a good thing, that's all."

Nanjo Ai rolled her eyes, took the beer handed to her by the waiter and took a sip: "If you want to know, go ask him yourself."

After saying that, Uesugi Tetsu's phone vibrated - it was Nanjo Aimi who pushed the monk's Line number to him.

He looked down and saw a big, shiny bald head.

Huijue’s Line avatar is a large selfie of himself with a sunny smile, and his Line name is also "Huijue", which can be said to be his real name when using the Internet.

Uesugi Tetsu clicked to add a friend, and then wrote "I am Uesugi Tetsu" while passing the verification.

But in just a moment, the friend request was approved.

[Hui Jue]: Hello, Mr. Uesugi. (Smiling emoji)

Staring at this death smile, Uesugi Tetsu explained to Monk Huijue with some difficulty that the meaning of this expression was not friendly at the moment.

[Hui Jue]: Oh! I see, so these different emojis represent a wide range of meanings, right? This emoji is truly profound! (Thinking emoji)

Uesugi Tetsu: Switch to manual labor.

Although thinking so, Uesugi Tetsu still had a very friendly exchange with Monk Huijue in the style of the early days of forums more than ten years ago.

Lilizi watched the conversation between the two on the phone and finally couldn't help asking, "Uesugi-kun, ask him what level his state of mind cultivation is?"

Uesugi Tetsu was also a little curious, so he did as he was told.

Soon, Huijue sent out a smiling expression, which was then withdrawn and replaced with a "laughing" expression.

[Hui Jue]: I think this should be the question asked by Donor Tokugawa.

[Hui Jue]: My state of mind has just arrived at the Wuxiang Abyss not long ago, and is similar to that of the donor Tokugawa.

[Hui Jue]: Sorry, both donors. I'm having some issues here, so I might not be able to chat for the time being. (Thinking emoji)

Wuxiang Abyss?
Uesugi Che's brows twitched - this monk just threw out a new term he had never heard of and ran away. He learned it all by himself and kept people in suspense, right?

But fortunately, Nanjo-san was still sitting opposite me.

Feeling Uesugi Tetsu's inquiring gaze, Nanjo Aimi did not answer, but opened the PDF file on her mobile phone and pushed it over.

The file name is - "System Summary: A Rough Explanation of the Buddhist State of Mind Cultivation".

Uesugi Che flipped through the book twice and found a rough explanation of "Wuxiangyuan".

——All phenomena return to emptiness, and the truth is hidden in the depths of consciousness.

Hmm, I don’t know how impressive it is.

However, it can be seen that the state of mind of "Wuxiangyuan" is at the fourth level among the six levels of Buddhist state of mind.

Huijue also specially marked in red font that this level is not much different from the "Sword Heart Clear" in the Kendo state of mind.

Lilizi stared at these new nouns and read them out slowly.
"Observe the mind, see the treasury of light, the path of heaven and man, the abyss of formlessness, the ocean of enlightenment, the wheel of emptiness and color..."

Among them, the Abyss of No Form is divided into three terrifying realms of "no self, no form, and no dwelling", which requires practitioners to have great courage, great perseverance, and great wisdom to pass through the abyss of emptiness and reach the other side of consciousness.

As Uesugi Che read these strange Buddhist terms, he felt like he was about to grow a brain.

Lilizi's eyes lit up, and she half stood up excitedly: "Nanjo-sister, could you please give me a copy of this document first? Also, do you have any more detailed information?"

Nanjo Aimi was unwilling to increase her workload unnecessarily.

She smacked her lips, savoring the bland taste of the wine, and once again pushed Huijue's line to Lilizi: "You can talk to him yourself, I won't care."

——Although Uesugi Tetsu didn’t quite understand the meaning of these terms and explanations, he could still understand the words “similar to Kenshin Toumei”.

In addition, the monk had reached three and a half stars long before the wave came... Doesn't that mean Huijue is actually a ghost-level figure above four stars?
Just now, two ghost-level people gathered at a small barbecue restaurant table!

Horror!
Uesugi Tetsu leaned back slightly, took a breath, and was then blocked by the chopsticks that Nanjo Aisuke was holding with golden marbled beef.

The slightly tipsy Nanjo Aimi raised her eyes and said, "Hurry up and eat. I've asked Mafuyu to pick us up."

Uesugi Tetsu blinked, swallowed the beef, and saw Nanjo Aimi was slightly startled, then he reluctantly changed his words and said, "Manatsu."

For a moment, an unspeakable silence fell between the two.

Lilizi on the side was completely unaware of this. She was concentrating on studying the PDF file she had just read. It was a blessing that she could spare a little computing power to make some money.

Half an hour later.

Uesugi Tetsu and his companion, who had eaten their fill, and Nanjo Aimi, who had not yet drunk enough, stood at the door.

"I won't be going to Yokohama." Ririkos attention was drawn to the familiar van slowly approaching in the distance. She continued, "I still have to stay with Runa and teach her the basics of the Soul Gathering Technique."

Lilizi waved her hand casually: "Take care of yourself, Uesugi-kun."

"Don't worry, I won't die."

Uesugi Tetsu perfectly imitated Ririkos auspicious speech.

chi chi chi...

With the dull roar of the engine fading away, the battle-scarred old van stopped in front of the three people.

"Nanjo Daizu, get in the car."

The passenger window was rolled down, revealing Shizuma Manatsu's thin face with a slight paleness and dark circles under her eyes.

Shizuma Manatsu's eyes rolled slightly, and then she showed a slightly surprised expression.

She didn't expect to see Ririkko and Uesugi Tetsu here.

Shizuma Manatsu smiled faintly and greeted the two, but her usual energy was gone: "Long time no see."

Lilizi nodded: "Long time no see, Manatsu."

Uesugi Tetsu didn't reply. He stared at Shizuma Manatsu who was wearing the clerk uniform of the Special Affairs Department and sighed in his heart, "How alike they are."

He still vaguely remembered the first time he saw the other person in the school cafeteria - carefree, sunny and generous, very familiar yet attentive.

But the Shizuma Manatsu in front of her was more like the Shizuma Manatsu that Uesugi Tetsu met for the first time than she was at that time.

His whole body reveals the taciturn and capable temperament of a workplace person.

"Let's wait for the greetings next time." Nanjo Ai opened the car door and said, "Uesugi-kun, get in."

Following Nanjo Aimi into the van, Uesugi Tetsu sat in the seat and was about to fasten his seat belt when he discovered that the place where the seat belt should have been was empty.

Looking again, Uesugi Che remembered that this was the seat whose broken seat belt he had torn apart last time, and some scattered threads were still stuck in the broken end.

Uesugi Che was speechless for a while.

I guess it would be nice if the car could be repaired to the point where it can move, right?

He changed seats and asked Nanjo Aimi, whose cheeks were slightly red from drinking, "Sister Nanjo, you've become the face of Arakawa District, but you still drive such a shabby car?"

"Depreciation?"

Nanjo Aimi pointed to the trunk and said, "They play in the back every day while we're on the road, so the car has been imbued with a lot of aura. At least it can prevent any evil spirits from getting close."

"If we were to replace it like this, we would have to hire an Onmyoji who is proficient in astronomy and carving to apply the spells to achieve the exact same effect."

Uesugi Tetsu looked in the direction she pointed - he saw in the deep shadows, two shikigami, one big and one small, named Rukui and Hiyaban, who were completely different from before, playing rock-paper-scissors with great enthusiasm.

After a moment, a logo popped up above their heads.

——【Nu Nu (Three Stars)】

——【Hiyorifang (two stars)】

Has the Ru Gui turned into a Ru Nu... No wonder his appearance has changed so much.

In the empty space of the trunk, Nunu, with her messy black hair neatly combed back, was wearing a tight-fitting white dress. Her pale face was so delicate that it looked like a TPE doll. She sat tightly in the corner of the car, legs curled up, as if this would give her a greater sense of security.

At first glance, she looks like a gloomy beauty with social anxiety.

The size of Hiyabo has become one size larger, and its dress is indigo blue. It looks more like a smaller version of a little person than the Sunny Doll.

The two Shikigami noticed Uesugi Tetsu's gaze.

Nu Nu curled up even tighter, trying to pretend that she didn't see it and get away with it.

Hiyabo first drew a heart in the air, and then took the hand of the very reluctant Nunv and made a heart shape towards Uesugi Tetsu.

Look how sensible other people’s Shikigami is!

On the other hand, Lord Erchi only knew how to suck the tail of the four-tailed fox after he transformed into one, and he refused to change despite repeated warnings.

Uesugi Tetsu smiled, turned around and asked, "Nanjo-sister, what paths do your Shikigami follow?"

Nanjo Aimi closed her eyes and a faint voice came,
"Life Contract, a relatively rare method. Their breakthrough is highly dependent on me, so they don't need much external assistance."

"—Once I break through, it will be easy for them to break through naturally."

Nanjo Aimi: "But at the same time, if anything happens to them, I will also suffer corresponding very serious consequences."

As soon as these words came out, Uesugi Tetsu understood why Nanjo Aimi said that fewer people took this path.

Because for the vast majority of Onmyoji, the loss of Shikigami is common and almost inevitable.

The example of the Shikigami contracted at the beginning accompanying the Onmyoji to the end is not only very common, but also unique.

Because from the very beginning, the purpose of Onmyoji's contract with Shikigami was to allow the Shikigami to do things that he himself could not do or was inconvenient to do.

At critical moments, it is common for Onmyoji to control Shikigami to resist fatal injuries.

——But I won’t let that happen.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded and released Nishaku-sama from the Ksitigarbha statue.

"Master Erchi, go play with them too..."

"Poppo!"

As soon as he appeared, Nishaku-sama shrank tightly into Uesugi Tetsu's arms as if his hair had exploded.

She buried her face, trembling all over,
"Pooh! Lord Che, where is this place? Why are there so many scary auras?"

Uesugi Che blinked in surprise. It was the first time he saw Nishaku-sama so scared.

Wasn't she quite calm when I met the Snow Girl before?

He gently patted the white hat on the girl's head and said, "Don't be afraid. We are all friendly troops around here."

Friendly forces?

The two-foot-tall lady huddled up her little head and first saw the wet girl staring at her silently with dim eyes.

Then she lowered her head and felt the gazes everywhere in the car. It was a deep shadow that was constantly surging and seemed ready to swallow her up at any time.

These...are these all friendly forces?
Nishaku-sama chuckled dryly twice, and then saw the small Hiyabo slowly float in front of her, emitting a warm glow.

"Hello." Hiyabo said in a not very standard way.

This, this is a friendly army!

After watching Ershaku-sama being half-heartedly dragged away by Hiyabo to join the rock-paper-scissors team building, Uesugi Tetsu leaned back and took a rare nap.

The atmosphere in the trunk was lively, except for a dark, obscure gaze emanating from the surging shadows in the car.

"You're already so old, and you're still playing kiddie games with Hiyabo...it's so cheap."

The shadow girl snorted coldly, but couldn't look away.

……

A suburb of Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Several hours passed in a flash.

Uesugi Tetsu walked out of the van with Nishikuni-sama and heard Nanjo Aimi's dazed voice coming from the passenger seat.
"Call me anytime if there's a problem. I'll be there as soon as possible."

"OK OK."

Saying goodbye to Nanjo Aimi, who was on another mission, Uesugi Tetsu tapped the head of the two-foot-tall man beside him and said with a sullen face, "You're actually teaching two underage Shikigami how to play cards! You're so smart!"

Just when Uesugi Che opened his eyes, he heard noises like "three with one" and "king bomb" coming from behind. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he found that Nishaku-sama, Nunv, and Xiaorihefang were playing Landlord.

If we leave it alone any longer, will we have to go to the bar for team building in a couple of days?

"Because rock-paper-scissors is so boring, and I just happened to see a deck of cards nearby..."

Just as Nishaku-sama was about to admit his mistake, he saw the towering temple gate not far away and a plaque with the three big characters "Honganji" written on it.

"Po!" Erchi-sama hugged Uesugi Che's thigh and sobbed, "Master Che, I was wrong, po, I will never do such a thing again, please don't punish me..."

In the strange stories about Hachishaku-sama, it is indeed written that the protagonist was sent to a temple and barely escaped Hachishaku-sama's pursuit.

It seems that Nishaku-sama is particularly afraid of things related to "Buddha". This is also a common flaw of ghost stories, which are restricted by the ghost stories that created them.

Uesugi Che couldn't help but worry whether the tablet she placed there could absorb the incense and source power normally.

Picking up the crying lady, Uesugi Tetsu took some time to explain the reason to her.

Then the 2-foot master's crying stopped. "Then will I be able to carry the Buddha's light with me in the future, and from time to time appear through the tablet, and bestow blessings on those children..."

Uesugi Tetsu slashed down with a knife, interrupting her words: "Forbidden!"

Erchi Lord smiled bitterly, tugged at the corner of his clothes and said coquettishly, "I'm just talking. Now that we have Lord Che by our side, how could we possibly be interested in those other ugly girls?"

Uesugi Che sneered, knowing exactly what Lord Erchi was thinking.

When he arrived at the gate of Honganji Temple, Uesugi Tetsu saw the stone lions standing majestically and solemnly on both sides of the gate.

The two stone lions' mouths open and close, their pupils are as big as copper bells, and every pattern is vivid, symbolizing "Ah Wu's breathing", which seems to imply that life lies between breaths.

Similar to lions, foxes, etc., they are common animals in front of Japanese temples and shrines.

That's why Uesugi Tetsu was surprised by the two stone sculptures of cats placed in front of the door in Edo Castle - he had never heard of cats being placed at the door.

Uesugi Tetsu walked forward and gently knocked on the door cymbals twice, making a crisp sound of metal clashing.

Soon, two young monks in robes pushed open the heavy temple door with great effort, and subconsciously showed joy when they saw Uesugi Tetsu.

The two young novices asked in unison,

"Excuse me, are you the donor Uesugi Tetsu?"

"it's me."

Seeing the little monk's gaze shift to Nishaku-sama, Uesugi Tetsu immediately said: "This is my Shikigami. This time I came here for her."

The two wary glances vanished as the words fell. The young monk nodded and extended his hand towards the depths of the temple. "Senior Brother Huijue has already informed the elders and the abbot. Donor Uesugi can just follow us."

"——Big Brother said that although the tablet is in a remote place, it is sufficient for the donor's Shikigami."

"So good."

Uesugi Tetsu smiled and nodded, holding the slightly trembling hand of Nishaku-sama and walked into Honganji Temple, stepping onto the clean and tidy stone steps.

The temple is not very large, apparently because it was built in a small place like Tsuzuki Ward in Yokohama City. They knew that there would not be many pilgrims coming, so the buildings were proportionally reduced in size.

But even so, it was a bit strange that there was no one in the temple except the monks and novices who were hurrying around.

Uesugi Tetsu asked a question.

One of the young novice monks slowed down his pace, clasped his hands together, and pointed with a smile towards the Amitabha Hall in the distance. "Donor, please understand. Today, a demon has been imprisoned inside by several of my masters and brothers in an attempt to subdue it. Therefore, the temple gate has not been opened."

Uesugi Che held his breath and listened, and found that there were indeed continuous old sounds such as "Om Mani Padma" coming from the Amitabha Hall.

He remembered what Huijue said to him before they set out: "My fellow disciples may be in some trouble."

But now it seems that I don't need to do anything about this so-called "trouble".

"I see." Uesugi Tetsu slowed down his pace. "If placing the tablet will disturb those masters from exorcising demons, I can do my thing later."

Another young monk waved his hands, "No, no, it's just a little demon. It's been acting arrogantly for a few days, relying on its magical powers. This time, with the combined efforts of the six elders of our temple, we will be able to easily suppress it."

The six elders attacked together...

Could it be that the one imprisoned in that hall is a three-star or even four-star demon?

The corner of Uesugi Che's mouth twitched, and he slightly quickened his pace - Huijue really thought highly of him, and dared to entrust such a thing to him when they met for the first time.

If the six elders accidentally fail to hold on, the big demon will come out and he will use its head to subdue it.

Unfortunately it backfired.

Before Uesugi Tetsu followed the little monk to the Goei Hall where the memorial tablet was placed, the sound of the six-syllable mantra in the Amitabha Hall on the other side became more and more intense.

The Buddhist sound had already rushed out of the hall and was echoing throughout the entire temple, but the emotional fluctuations contained within seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.

Just as Uesugi Tetsu had a bad premonition in his heart, he saw the door of Amitabha Hall explode with a bang, and several old bodies in robes flew out!

The two little monks stared blankly over there, as if they had not yet realized what was happening.

Uesugi Che's scalp tingled, and he immediately wanted to put away Erchisama and run out of the temple - how could he control a vicious monster that several Buddhist masters could not suppress?
But before he could take a step to escape, Uesugi Tetsu looked at several "Buddhist masters" with some confusion.

——Why do these masters not seem as strong as imagined?

He leaned forward and looked inside the Amitabha Hall again.

——No, why is the spiritual power fluctuation coming from inside less than two stars?

　I went out today, sorry for not writing 8k

　　But I still ask for a monthly ticket!
　　Because I will do it again tomorrow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)