The world of Taoism

Chapter 414 Bodhi
The ruins of the entire civilization are full of exotic customs.

There are buildings made of big stones everywhere.

There are also various murals carved on these stones, most of which depict scenes of civilized life.

Some of them describe hunting or bathing scenes, and more are sacrificial activities.

Bronze giant trees stand among these ruins.

In the center of the ruins is a circular altar, shaped like a pyramid, about 20 meters high.

There are two items on it.

One was a strange bronze mask with big ears and long eyes, and another was a golden scepter five feet long.

These two things are bigger than what Zhou Xuan got before, and they are more delicate. You can tell that they are extraordinary things at a glance.

These two things quietly floated above the altar, exuding a golden light that made people unable to open their eyes.

The sky above everyone's heads was pure, there was no sun in the sky, only the gleaming mask, and the sun god bird on the sacred tree emitted light together, bringing light to this area.

What is strange is that Zhou Xuan was originally in the pond.

As a result, they came to this world in a blink of an eye. Logically, they should have water on their heads, but now it seems that there is no water.

It seems that this world has its special features, which have not been discovered by Zhou Xuan and others.

The whole world doesn't look very big. Zhou Xuan looked around and took a rough look. This city should be able to accommodate about 2 to [-] people.

In this world, it can only be regarded as a better county, but for the ancient times with underdeveloped productivity, this city can already be regarded as a super big city.

It seems that the civilization of the ancient Shu Kingdom is indeed well-deserved.

Judging from the murals on the wall, all their production activities are controlled by a person with crab eyes.

Regardless of the production or the murals, the center and the highest point of the crowd must be controlled by a person wearing a bronze mask with crab-like eyes and holding a golden scepter.

This person should resemble a priest or a king, and in short, be loved by all.

If the guess is correct, that guy should be the king here and also the high priest.

It is really a country with unified theocracy and monarchy.

The king is equivalent to the god in their hearts, just like the civilization of ancient Egypt.

Rule by theocracy, with man as god.

Zhou Xuan roughly glanced at the surrounding murals, and found that the time span was very long, and a ruler spanned almost 500 years.

There are silkworms and yufu, and there is a Bailing in the middle.

Combined, these three men ruled for more than 1000 years.

However, there are only these three rulers. Each of them has ruled for hundreds of years and built the entire ancient Shu kingdom like an iron barrel.

And the famous prosperity is not inferior to any Chinese civilization.

If it hadn't been for carelessness in the end that led to the opening of the Shu Road and allowing foreign enemies to come in, I am afraid that the people of the ancient Shu Kingdom will still rule in the end.

Among the ruins of the city, there are the most bronze wares here. Most of these bronze wares are gorgeous and exquisite. It seems that the bronze civilization of this civilization relic is very developed.

Many utensils are carved with exquisite patterns, and at the same time, some jade objects and clothes that have not had time to rot are also seen.

Most of the patterns are exquisite and full of exotic styles.

It is really unexpected that there are civilization relics somewhat similar to those in the West in the Central Plains.

Of course, this does not mean that these things were passed down from the West.

Zhou Xuan discovered that these things have a long history, it should be four to five thousand years ago, and they are not entirely Western, but also have certain Central Plains characteristics.

For example, those jade articles, as well as Zhu Polong and so on.

Going further west of this basin is the Mesopotamia and the Ganges.

This place should have suffered a natural disaster, which led to the destruction of the entire city.

Moreover, the level of civilization here must be the oldest. Maybe it was because of the disaster that they migrated to those two civilization points.

The goal of the crowd is the altar.

Along the way, the bronze trees swayed with the breeze, making a tinkling sound.

The statue of the sun god bird on it seems to have come to life, and the eyes dotted with emeralds glow slightly.

It is these golden lights that illuminate the entire underground space.

At some point, these rays of light have gathered into a sea of ​​rivers, lakes and seas, suspended in the sky.

The closer you get to the altar, the more you can feel a powerful force brewing, as if a monster is sleeping and is about to wake up and swallow the whole world.

clack clack...

At this time, as if some mechanism was touched, the stone on the altar slowly opened.

A golden coffin rose slowly.

Boom!

The coffin was instantly torn apart, and the coffin boards hit the ground hard, splashing smoke and dust all over the place.

Sitting cross-legged among them was a lifelike person.

This person looks about 50 to [-] years old, with bronze skin, no hair, a messy beard, and a vicissitudes of life.

The man was naked from the upper body, and his body was covered with scars.

The whole person sat cross-legged, with strange handprints on his hands, and a peaceful expression.

The moment he saw this person, a quiet and peaceful force filled his surroundings.

However, this person was obviously not breathing, and he must have been dead for a long time.

The light turned into dots of fluorescent light, slowly entering the man's body.

This man was obviously a corpse, and as the light entered, his face became rosy, and his chest rose and fell slightly, as if he was breathing.

"This is?" the people from Tianji Mountain were surprised.

This corpse is at least hundreds of years old. Although it is very old, it seems too young compared to this ruin.

It should be buried in this civilization relic later.

Had someone discovered this place before them?
Moreover, a corpse was buried in it. What on earth do these people want to do?
Zhou Xuan smelled a very familiar aura from this entity, which was similar to that of an ascetic monk.

But that kind of mysterious meaning is stronger than ordinary ascetics.

Could this be the Shi Da Duo that Xingzhi was looking for so hard?
Thinking of this, Zhou Xuan communicated with Chaos.

When the appearance of this person was transmitted to Xingzhi, Xingzhi exclaimed.

"Is it Shi Da Duo?" Zhou Xuan was a little surprised, did he find Shi Da Duo?This is too easy.

"No, it's Shi Daduo's eldest disciple Xingku, why is he here?" Xingzhi asked in surprise.

Xingku is Shi Dadu's big disciple, and he has followed since Tianzhu.

He has a very profound cultivation base, and his understanding of Dao is no less than that of Shi Daduo. Many things are learned by Xingzhi and Xingzhi, so he can be said to be the master of Xingzhi.

Originally thought that this person had transcended the Dao, but he did not expect to have died here.

If so, where is Shi Daduo?

"Isn't it Shi Da Duo?" Zhou Xuan muttered to himself.

It seems that this trip still failed to find the legendary Shi Da Duo.

Even so, the strength of the person in front of him is not bad, so it can be seen that Shi Dadu's strength should not be weak.

As time passed, the light in the sky gradually sank into Xingku's body.

Xingku's complexion got better and better, and the dry skin on his body gradually turned rosy.

The momentum is getting stronger and stronger.

In fact, this kind of power is not actually a manifestation of power, but a kind of power on the spiritual level.

This kind of power may not be felt by ordinary people.

After all, this is the power that emanates from the heart. Sometimes the strength of the heart cannot be directly reflected in the body.

Only masters can feel this power.

This power is sufficient for consciousness to affect matter.

The corpse suddenly floated up, along with the surrounding boulders and bronze trees.

With the sound of clattering, these bronze sun god birds flew into the sky, their bodies exuded golden light, and screamed in the air.

These dead things actually came to life.

Everyone still saw some emotions flashing from these two gems.

"He actually came back to life." Qiu Hao said in surprise.

The people from Tianji Mountain were also dumbfounded and extremely surprised.

These sun god birds are indeed cast in bronze.

The sun god bird is not flying now because of the effect of magic, but as if it has come alive from the inside out, flying to the sky with its own strength.

In addition, the bronze tree grew a deep root system, rooted in the soil, and then gradually grew larger.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire ruins of civilization turned into a bronze jungle, with lifelike bronze trees swaying in the wind.

From time to time, a trace of golden light flows through the lines on it.

These trees are continuously absorbing nutrients and are still getting bigger.

The exquisite patterns on it have all been filled with golden light, and the copper rust on the green paulownia tree has peeled off one after another.

The entire Qingtong forest is full of vitality.

"I've seen it before, but I've never heard of this kind of thing." The people from Tianji Mountain were amazed.

"Besides, in this jungle, it seems that the whole person's mind has become peaceful." Zhou Xuan said.

The lines of this bronze sacred tree seem to breathe the power of heaven and earth, and it will emit a kind of Taoism in the dark, making people involuntarily calm their minds.

As if under this big tree, the whole person's mind will be quiet, and he can quickly enter the state of tranquility, and feel as if he is floating in the sky.

All of these are brought about by this suffering.

It seems that this person has a wonderful power that can turn death into life, regenerate dead trees, and give strength to dead things.

But these powers are nowhere to be found, and there is no trace of heel.

Xingku floats in the sky, getting higher and higher, surrounded by the sun god bird, and the golden light forms a circle of light behind the head, and then spreads out to 4 weeks, looking extremely sacred.

At this time, the two relics in Zhou Xuan's bosom began to heat up, and then vibrated, as if they were about to break free and fly into the sky.

Finally, the relic flew out, and Zhou Xuan grabbed it.

"That's all." Zhou Xuan shook his head and laughed, and then let go of his palm, letting the two relics fly up to the sky, next to Xingku, and merged into the golden light beside him.

One of these two relics belonged to the nameless ascetic monk, and the other belonged to Xingzhi before his death.

The relics from the previous life were useless to future generations, at most they could be refined into a magic weapon, and Xingzhi didn't make it clear that he wanted to come back, so Zhou Xuan naturally kept it.

Now that the relic was about to fly away, Zhou Xuan wanted to see what this guy was doing.

After the relic was integrated, Xingku became more and more like a living person, his chest rose and fell slightly, and it seemed that he had already produced breathing.

The surrounding bronze trees have already grown into towering giant trees.

"You'd better come over here."

Zhou Xuan said to Xingzhi in the chaos, he didn't bother to broadcast it in real time, so he asked this guy to watch it through the Crystal Palace, so as to answer his doubts.

In reality, there was a round golden ball of light floating on Zhou Xuan's palm.

The light ball flickered and extinguished, big and small, as if someone was breathing.

When seeing Shi Daduo and the light behind him, the round golden light vibrated violently, as if it was going to go out in the next second.

"This is an arhat. I didn't expect Brother Xingku to reach this point." Xingzhi said in surprise.

"What is an Arhat?" Zhou Xuan said.

"Arhat is a stage of cultivation, which is equivalent to your two stages of becoming immortal and ascending to immortality. Brother Xingku did not expect to break through to this stage. It seems that he has mastered the way of detachment."

Xingzhi's tone was shocked.

The path they have taken is very difficult, and it is impossible to reach this level through cultivation alone.

It is necessary to master the four holy meanings of "the accumulation of suffering and the destruction of Dao".

Suffering is birth, old age, sickness and death, concentration is the reason for summoning suffering, extinction is the elimination of delusion karma and leaving the suffering of life and death, and Tao is the right way to completely liberate and realize the state of Nirvana.

This is the fundamental method of their cultivation. It is not just about cultivation, but more about spiritual enlightenment.

As the saying goes, it is better to be enlightened once than ten years of hard work. This is exactly the truth.

Arhat's cultivation is very rare, the most obvious is the light wheel behind the hard work, and the phenomena around it.There is Dao rhyme in every word and deed, so that all living beings can't help but calm down.

At a high level of cultivation, it can even make people suddenly enlightened and realize immediately.

Thinking of how powerful Shi Daduo must have been after practicing suffering to this extent.

Jingle Jingle...

There was a crisp sound.

On the largest bronze tree in the middle, a golden fruit slowly rose from the top bud.

This fruit is as round as a pill, about the size of a fist, with lines like annual rings on it, and the swirl in the middle is like eyes.

On this golden fruit, there are 10 eyes, large and small.

"Take it down quickly! This is Bodhi. It is said that the fruit born when the sage enlightened the Tao. It is said that on the day when it blossoms and bears fruit, one can realize the Tao under the tree." Xingzhi exclaimed.

The Bodhi tree is only heard of in legends.

This is the tree of enlightenment, a treasure in the world.

As long as it blossoms and bears fruit, it can benefit the world.

"Bodhi? What grows out is the Bodhi tree? Is this the Bodhi tree under which Sakyamuni enlightened?" Zhou Xuan was shocked.

If this is the case, it is really a treasure in the world.

But even if he didn't have the words of Xingzhi, Zhou Xuan would still get it.

After all, the thing formed on the bronze tree is not extraordinary at a glance.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xuan quickly flew up and picked the golden fruit without any disturbance.

The moment Zhou Xuan picked off the golden fruit, Zhou Xuan's expression changed, and he hurriedly fell to the ground.

A black meteor fell from the sky, blowing up the place where Zhou Xuan was standing just now.

(End of this chapter)