From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

The abbot of Ziyun Immortal Academy probably saw that he had a pure heart, so he taught him to first enter the world, experience life, and then reach a state of detachment from the world.

If I hadn't noticed this, I could have comforted him like any other friend. But since I have, I'll do him a favor and lend him a hand.

After this experience, he probably understands that before taking action again, he must first understand the cause and effect, rather than acting solely out of anger. Otherwise, even if he gets revenge, he will realize after calming down that what he did was different from the teachings he received from the Purple Cloud Immortal Academy, thus causing his conscience to be troubled.

Quanzhen and Zhengyi are about principles and morality!

Do you really think that just because you've become a Taoist priest, you can retaliate against someone you don't like because they've secretly slandered you without any evidence?

That's the way of the Wild Grass Mountain!

# Chapter 230 A Smile for Every Flower and Leaf Plucked

Hearing this reasoning, Lu Jin suddenly understood, but also reflected on himself and sighed, "Brother Jiang, when will I be able to be as understanding of human relationships as you?"

"What do you mean by being socially adept? It's nothing more than saying one thing to one person and another to another."

Jiang Liu smiled, watching He Anxia's departing figure, and sighed, "Asking him to find evidence is just a case of locking the barn door after the horse has bolted. I just hope it's not too late."

The others also fell silent for a moment.

indeed.

To seek revenge, one must first find evidence, truly identify the murderer, and then take action to exact revenge.

He Anxia, ​​however, is now drawing the target first, and then shooting the arrow—

In other words, he might have really hit the jackpot by accident!

I just hope he won't act so impulsively again in the future.

"That's right!"

Jiang Liu added, "Tomorrow, let's put aside the opera performance for now and go on an outing to West Lake to see the collapse of Leifeng Pagoda."

Will Leifeng Pagoda collapse tomorrow?

Everyone was surprised.

"I recently had my fortune told."

Fortune telling?

Jiang Liu, of course, would not.

Rather, he knew that the Leifeng Pagoda in his previous life collapsed on September 25, 1914!

Aside from Qi and extraordinary individuals, the development of this world is almost identical to the reality in which Jiang Liu lived in his previous life. Therefore, on September 25th of the Gregorian calendar, August 27th of the lunar calendar, which is also the birthday of Confucius, Leifeng Pagoda will also collapse.

Um--

To put it in a far-fetched way, one could say it was about demolishing the Confucian temple and rescuing Confucius... but the most crucial purpose was still to pick up the scraps.

The dilapidated Leifeng Pagoda was built by Qian Chu, the King of Wuyue during the Five Dynasties period, to enshrine the Buddha's hair relic and pray for peace and prosperity for the country. It is seven stories high. To express gratitude to the Northern Song Dynasty for bestowing a posthumous title upon his concubine, Lady Sun, the pagoda was named "Imperial Concubine Pagoda". Later, because it was located on Leifeng Sunset Mountain, it was named Leifeng Pagoda.

The Buddha's hair relic originates from Shakyamuni, also known as the Tathagata Buddha.

How could one not want to see the Buddha's hair relic left behind by this great being who is comparable to Laozi?

Furthermore.

Jiang Liu still remembered hearing in his previous life that Leifeng Pagoda contained 84,000 volumes of scriptures, namely the Dharani Sutra of the Secret Relic Box of All Tathagatas.

After his trip to Ping Mountain, Jiang Liu obtained a large number of ancient scrolls and Taoist scriptures. Although the ancient books remained at the Sanyi Sect, a copy of each one was made and kept in the Caixi Troupe.

Therefore, the "Sarva Tathagata Hridaya Guhya Sarira Garbha Mudra Dharani Sutra" should not be overlooked!

Taoist scriptures and Buddhist scrolls.

He wants the whole river!

To establish a sect and endure like Buddhism and Taoism, it's not enough to simply have powerful techniques and a sect leader whose strength rivals that of the two sects. One must also pay attention to the diversity and systematization of the inheritance.

Buddhism and Taoism both learn from each other, so naturally, he, as a descendant, had to learn from the scriptures and ancient texts of Buddhism and Taoism, study them, improve them, and establish a unique "Legal" and "Confucian" system.

"Haha, as expected of my son, he can actually tell fortunes!" Wang Yaozu laughed heartily, then asked, "What if he's wrong and the Leifeng Pagoda doesn't collapse tomorrow?"

"Let's go home for dinner."

Jiang Liu rolled his eyes. "Do you think I'd knock down Leifeng Pagoda? That would be too immoral."

"Just knock it down!"

Wang Yaozu, not one to shy away from trouble, said, "Since you've already collapsed Ping Mountain in western Hunan, it's no big deal if you collapse Leifeng Pagoda too!"

Jiang Liu: "..."

Just as he was about to have a good chat with the old rascal Wang Yaozu, his ears twitched and he looked out of the courtyard. A monk wearing a kasaya was slowly walking towards him.

"Where does the master come from?"

Jiang Liu and the others went out to greet them, and the children in the courtyard also ran out to watch. Jiang Liu was the one who spoke first.

“From Lingyin Temple.”

Dharma name: Rusong.

After Elder Rusong introduced himself, he asked Jiang Liu, "Young benefactor, the unrest in the city these past few days, was it your doing?"

"Here to cause trouble?"

Wang Yaozu looked annoyed and waved his hand, saying, "Get lost, I don't welcome you, you bald monk."

Ru Song wasn't angry, but stared into Jiang Liu's eyes and noticed that he didn't flinch at all. He was inexplicably startled and thought to himself: This young man caused such a commotion, yet he remained unmoved and so calm! If he's not a born Buddha, then he's a demon in this world!

But regardless of the reason, Ru Song believed that Jiang Liu had a connection with Buddhism!

What a wonderful connection!

"Old man, don't get so angry. You're not in good health. Besides, we're guests."

Jiang Liu advised Wang Yaozu to invite Elder Rusong to the courtyard. After he sat down, Jiang Liu poured him a bowl of tea, and everyone else sat down to drink tea together.

After the tea was finished, Elder Rusong glanced at the children in the courtyard and sighed, "The benefactors do have kind hearts, but their methods are a bit too cruel."

"Elder's words are biased."

Jiang Liu laughed and said, "Buddha has a compassionate face, but also an angry one. I used thunderous methods to show the heart of a Bodhisattva, extinguished the arrogance of the gangsters in the city, and calmed the people's fears. Shouldn't you praise us?"

Ru Song choked for a moment, then chuckled and said, "You do have a silver tongue, but do you know that for cultivators, opening their mouths dissipates their spirit, and moving their tongues breeds trouble?"

“I know, but this is the principle of cultivation. As long as the tongue touches the roof of the mouth and the Ren and Du meridians are open, there will be no hindrance. Moreover—”

Jiang Liu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile, "That really makes sense. Elders should practice silent meditation instead of coming here to argue."

However, the elders are currently facing a reality:

You can't beat me, so you're lecturing me with grand principles. But I'm not some wicked, tyrannical person who acts recklessly because of my strength; therefore, I'm willing to have a chat with you, Master.

“ε=('ο｀*))) Sigh!”

Elder Rusong sighed, realizing he couldn't win an argument verbally. He subtly raised his Qi, and felt a surge of Qi from Jiang Liu soar into the sky, chilling the surrounding air and causing red and yellow leaves outside the courtyard to fall. This attracted the curiosity of the children in the courtyard who hadn't yet cultivated Qi and couldn't see Qi bodies, and they all reached out to grab the fallen leaves.

"Gurgle!"

In Ru Song's eyes, Jiang Liu at this moment was like a god or demon descending to the mortal world. If he made any move, he would only be suppressed and would have no power to resist.

Seeing that Ru Song had gathered his Qi, Jiang Liu openly stopped his practice, his five internal organs returned to their positions, and he secretly began to circulate them. Feeling comfortable and at ease, he naturally picked up a red maple leaf from the table and smiled slightly.

This scene seemed to remind Ru Song of the Buddha's smile as he held up a flower.

The *Wudeng Huiyuan* (Compendium of Five Lamps), in its section on the Seven Buddhas and Shakyamuni Buddha, records: At the assembly on Vulture Peak, the World-Honored One held up a flower for the assembly. At that time, all were silent, except for Venerable Mahakasyapa, who smiled.

Why the smile while picking a flower?

Heart to heart.

Only Kasyapa understood the Buddha's intention.

This time, the river flows and the leaves seem to smile—

Lu Jin's thoughts were closest to Jiang Liu's, and she understood his intentions, revealing a slight smile.

Hong Guniang thought Jiang Liu looked quite mature at this moment, and couldn't help but chuckle.

Wang Yaozu saw the monk's stern face, but he still laughed.

They were like monkeys, kicking each other in the ground... They wore masks, but the two were always optimistic, so it's likely that there was a smiling face behind those masks.

Needless to say, the children in the yard were catching falling maple leaves, having a great time and laughing.

He was the only one with a bitter face at the scene.

In ancient times, Buddha smiled as he held up a flower, but only Mahakasyapa smiled in response.

Today, the river flows by, its leaves twirling with a smile, while the pine tree remains etched with sorrow, its brows furrowed in dismay.

Lingyin Temple is a Chan (Zen) temple, which places great emphasis on "enlightenment." Rusong realized this, but he didn't know how to understand Jiang Liu's meaning.

How could she possibly feign a smile when she couldn't truly connect with Jiang Liu?

Even though the laughter of Hong Guniang, Wang Yaozu and others was not because they understood Jiang Liu's meaning, it was ultimately because of Jiang Liu's laughter!

That's normal.

After all, he was the only outsider present.

# Chapter 231 The Legend of the White Snake —

"Amitabha."

Ru Song chanted a Buddhist prayer, "Young benefactor, you possess wisdom; why not cultivate yourself in peace? Why must you meddle in worldly affairs?"

"Though one's body is in the human world, one's heart is naturally in the mortal realm."

Jiang Liudao said, “In the Journey to the West, the Buddha saw that there were many greedy and murderous people in Jambudvipa and wanted to spread the true scriptures… He could have just sat on the Thunderclap Lotus Platform and made a little display of his divine power to enjoy the incense offerings of the people. Why did he have to use spreading the scriptures as a means?”

Isn't it because they have compassion in their hearts and see the suffering of the world?

Although my abilities are meager, I still wish to learn from the Buddha.