The Great Black Hand

He even had some strength left at the end to take the ultimate step and transform into a dragon and ascend to heaven!

"Crack!"

The heaven and earth went into a rage, and a monstrous chaotic energy surged out, shattering the wild land that was undergoing the calamity into a land of disaster.

The horrifying weather shook the temple not far from here. An old monk walked out of the temple with a shocked look on his face.

He pondered for a moment, then took cautious steps, and with his magical powers, he traveled thousands of miles across mountains and rivers.

Finally, he arrived at the place of tribulation, where everything was destroyed and there was only a little light in the center. There was a little monk in white clothes, holding a purple gold magic pestle in his hand, chanting the Buddha's name.

"Amitabha!"

The young monk was not very old, but he had his own aura, like a giant Buddha standing there, which made the old monk stunned and bow his head devoutly, as if he was worshiping the real Buddha.

What he didn't know was that the little monk had almost been struck to death by lightning just before.

If it weren’t for the ancient medicinal king that was used in time, he might have really died!

"The thunder tribulation from the first layer of the immortal platform almost killed me!"

The little monk was filled with sorrow. “Even if I comprehend the essence of the Divine Emperor, understand the Heaven-Deceiving Formation, and master the art of fighting…even if I continue to go deeper, every step after becoming a Saint will be a struggle of life and death!”

"It seems that I, the demon-turned-Buddha, still have to go on a journey."

With a sigh in his heart, he held the demon-subduing pestle in his hand, although it felt strange, to subdue the demon, it was temporarily borrowed by him, a rookie in the magic world.

They call it fighting against the supreme demon in the forbidden zone of life - those are the real monstrous demons who eat everything, regardless of whether it is hot or cold.

In comparison, Jiang Yifei, a little devil who only harms dead people and has supreme talent, is as pure as a flawless little white flower.

The young man twitched the corner of his mouth, raised the precious pestle, and pierced through the void.

"Go! Take office! Become a Buddhist!"

With a playful smile, he left, leaving behind only the old monk who was bowing devoutly.

This day was destined to be a day of unrest in the Western Desert.

Because a new Buddha has been born.

The Great Freedom Demon hid behind the shadows.

The Tathagata, the King of Freedom, is walking in the world!

"when!"

The sound of the bell spread across the Western Desert and resounded through the sky, as if it had come from ancient times, breaking through time and space.

When Jiang Yifei climbed up Mount Xumi with the demon-subduing pestle in hand and the imperial soldiers returned to their positions, the entire Leiyin Temple was shaking. The Buddhist light from the Western Desert, which was as bright as the entire Eastern Wilderness, seemed to be appearing as the ancient Buddhas of the heavens, and the phenomenon was shocking.

This strange phenomenon shook countless ancient temples on this land and shocked the world.

"Could it be that the Buddha has been reincarnated? Otherwise, why is there such a magnificent scene, Buddha's light everywhere, and the sound of Zen chanting everywhere?"

At this moment, not only the monks, but even ordinary people were alarmed and everyone felt a sense of it.

The devout believers have even been bowing their heads in worship, and the vast power of faith is fluctuating like a mountain and an ocean, drawing upon the accumulation of hundreds of thousands of years of faith by the great Emperor Amitabha on this land.

Suddenly, there were golden lotuses all over the ground and bodhi trees in full bloom. The pure power of faith swept across the ancient mountains and rivers, which was both a gathering and a return.

Wherever it passes, mortals feel their minds empty, and all the hardships and fatigue seem to have gone away.

In the temples, the statues of Bodhisattvas and ancient Buddhas are reviving, as if they have come to life.

Jiang Yifei held the Demon-Subduing Pestle in his hand. With the help of this imperial weapon, he vaguely sensed the changes that had taken place in the Western Desert and was deeply moved.

“Faith has touched the realm of life… This is creating a god!”

"Creating something out of nothing, creating life... If I cut off my past, can I start a new life and become a true living being?"

He pondered, “The Buddha that people worship is the image of the Buddha that they imagine, not the person that he was in the past.”

"If two people like this live together in the same life, is it a kind of division or a kind of completion?"

“Is it a real performance or a false division?”

The little monk was in a trance, exploring and tracing.

"If even Buddha statues carved from metal and stone can communicate with spirits... then what about the will of heaven and earth? Can the combined power of all living beings in the world turn it into a real life?"

"If it comes true, is it a demon? A god? Or the Holy Spirit?"

Young people's imagination.

Until an ancient monk from the Great Leiyin Temple came, it was the workers from the Buddhist orthodoxy that arrived.

They are monks, arhats, and bodhisattvas, analogous to the elders and supreme elders of various holy places.

As for the Holy Lord, there is none.

Because the previous "holy lord", the abbot of the Great Leiyin Temple, the great sage named Moke Ancient Buddha, was knocked down by a few sticks of the Fighting Buddha two thousand years ago.

The old monkey seized the position of the leader of Buddhism and became a monk himself.

What’s interesting is that the Demon-Subduing Pestle also recognized it!

The Fighting and Victory Buddha had been the chief leader of Buddhism for two thousand years, but he was not able to summon the golden body of Amitabha Buddha's relics by the Demon-Subduing Pestle. After a big fight, he was filmed as the Fighting and Victory Buddha.

It can be said that the Demon-Subduing Pestle embodies the intention of Amitabha Buddha, and is quite open-minded. It has the intention of saving all living beings and does not mind outsiders taking over. It adheres to the path of the Ten Directions Monastery, which is different from the descendants' temple.

The so-called descendants' temple is where the ancestor passes on his teachings to his master, and the master passes on his teachings to his disciple... If the ancestor is the abbot, then the master is the abbot, and the disciple can also inherit and become the abbot.

Passed down from generation to generation - this is essentially the model of those holy places in the Eastern Wilderness.

In short, the Shifang Monastery invites eminent monks from all over the world to preside over the temple and preach the scriptures.

The Western Desert is covered with golden lotuses, which represent the Buddhist tradition... It can be said that the elders of every temple, as long as their Buddhist teachings are profound enough and their realm is transcendent enough, can ascend to the Great Leiyin Temple and gain recognition from the Demon-Subduing Pestle. This is a fair and reasonable competition.

Buddha is a synonym for enlightenment, liberation, wisdom and awakening.

Of course, with the changes of the times, the development of Buddhism in the Western Desert has deviated a little from the plan of Amitabha the Great Emperor...which is also very normal.

The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds.

Even in the bloodline inheritance of the ancient emperors, there are many bad elements, let alone the Buddhist sect that spreads the orthodoxy and saves all living beings?

On Mount Xumi, the rules of the ten-direction monasteries gradually disappeared, the Zisun Temple prospered, and the demon-subduing pestle was also seen.

The god was very indifferent and broad-minded, and did not bother with these disciples.

But if someone comes over with great enthusiasm to give it a good beating, the Demon-Subduing Pestle will still be happy to see it.

Before that, it was the Fighting Saint King who transformed into the Fighting Buddha and put some paranoid old monks in confinement.

Now, it is the Mahadeva Tathagata who has transformed himself into the King of Freedom and is teaching a good lesson to the young Buddhists, Bodhisattvas and goddesses to stimulate them to make progress seriously.

Therefore, when the old monk and ancient Buddha arrived at the Great Leiyin Temple, the chaotic energy on the demon-subduing pestle was surging, the pressure was vast, the gods shook the eternal sky, and explained several things.

The first is about becoming an immortal. The road to immortality will be opened, and Buddhism will teach people to become immortals. In order to cope with all kinds of changes, it is no longer necessary to seal up all kinds of heritage. All divine minerals, precious medicines, and immortal gold must be taken out to enhance strength.

The second, of course, is to be canonized as a Buddhist son. Jiang Yifei, who is transformed into a little monk, makes a brilliant appearance and calmly accepts the puzzled looks of many arhats and bodhisattvas.

The position of Buddha's son is of great importance, and he can be regarded as a candidate for the co-leader of the Western Desert Buddhism!

This shocked and puzzled many monks - what virtue and ability did this young man have?

Faced with doubts, Jiang Yifei displayed a tremendous vision. Suddenly, there were countless strange visions in the Leiyin Temple, which was incredible.

There were Bodhi trees towering into the sky, golden lotuses all over the ground, ancient Buddhas chanting, and celestial dragons circling... These were all the physiques that he had devoured and refined that had a strong affinity with Buddhism. At this moment, their original aura shone brightly, shocking the monks.

"This is Jiang San, a prince of a small country in the East. He has a connection with the Buddha, was ordained as a monk, and was ordained as a son of Buddha. He is the future incarnation of the Tathagata, the King of Freedom."

After the introduction of the Demon-Subduing Pestle, he spoke again, with wonderful words falling from the sky, and he seemed to have the ability to spread and dispel rumors.

"At that time, my Buddhist sect taught people to fly to immortality, and everyone would be rewarded for their efforts throughout the ages. Everyone could obtain the merit of longevity... However, there were different levels of merit, and there was a distinction between the Mahayana and Hinayana."

The god spoke without taking a breath, stirring up the atmosphere on the spot, telling his disciples not to lie down, but to work hard, to struggle, and to produce talents.

Otherwise, even if you enter the fairyland, you can only obtain the Hinayana longevity merit!

As for what the merits and achievements of Mahayana are?

Look!

The Buddha’s son who is the so-called future incarnation of the King of Self-Liberation Tathagata in front of you is the benchmark!

So, my disciples, work hard!

And Jiang Yifei... no, now it's Jiang San, he cooperated by holding his head high and chest out, looking down at the monks, looking very arrogant.

This is his job.

The Demon-Subduing Pestle was willing to give him permission to take the sarira and tacitly allowed him to make some trouble in the Western Desert. In exchange, he wanted to be a "grindstone" to temper and hammer the younger generation of Buddhism.

So far, the effect is very good.

Almost immediately, many young monks cast their eyes on him with eagerness to challenge.

Jiang Yifei was very indifferent. He looked down on everyone and had an invincible ambition.

……wrong.

It’s not that everyone didn’t see it.

There was a female Bodhisattva, which was quite eye-catching to him.

It was a girl in white, standing on a crystal clear and colorful lotus platform. She had an aura that seemed to have transcended the three realms. The gods and Buddhas who smiled while picking flowers were just like her, as if they were not in this earthly world, ethereal and vivid.

And between her eyebrows, there is a golden lotus imprinted, which shines brightly against her skin as white as mutton-fat jade. Combined with her slender figure and cloud-like black hair, she has a kind of pure and moving beauty.

Lotus platform, girl, Buddha nature, Bodhisattva...

'The Buddhist uniform temptation... I'm greedy...'

Jiang Yifei glanced at it with an appreciative look, and then his gaze became vague and his heart was filled with anxiety.

'I think that as a Buddhist now, I will become a Buddha in the future... It is reasonable for me to have some celestial maidens around me, right?'

The little man in his heart was jumping up and down, thinking that during his leisure time of practicing, he could be a little more open-minded.

Do not misunderstand.

How could Jiang Yifei do something that would break the limit?

He just needs some female Bodhisattvas to help him practice!

It tests whether his Zen mind is firm and stable, and whether he has fully realized the Buddhist essence of "form is emptiness and emptiness is form".

As for the situation of failing the test...how is that possible!

"If you fail, just start over... Who can live without making mistakes?"

'To admit one's mistakes and correct them is the greatest virtue.'

'Even if you keep making mistakes, as long as you persevere, you will eventually gain enlightenment!'

At this moment, Jiang Yifei almost wanted to praise loudly, thinking that his trip to the Buddhist temple was not a mistake.

Chapter 66: Bodhi on Zen, the Young Sea King

It is normal for young people to admire Ai.

Jiang Yifei entered Buddhism and suddenly had an epiphany.

——It is said that if you put down your butcher knife, you can become a Buddha instantly.

Since he wants to understand the principle that form is emptiness and emptiness is form, how can he do that without entering the world?

After you are deeply trapped in the "quagmire" and then completely let go, are you still afraid that you cannot become a Buddha?

——I have repented. I know my mistakes and can correct them. I should become a Buddha right now!

Jiang Yifei was happily calculating in his heart.

Of course, on the surface, he still followed the script of the Demon-Subduing Pestle and made it a suitable whetstone.

The Demon-Subduing Pestle opened up for him the stupa of the Great Leiyin Temple on Mount Xumi, as well as the scriptures and insights of the Buddhist predecessors... In exchange, he needed to train the younger generation of Buddhism.

It's very stressful.

After all, the Western Desert is a very special place. It is a whole pure land where everyone has the same religion!

Unlike the Eastern Wilderness, it was divided by four extremely holy places.

If he jumps around in the Buddhist sect, he will have to face the counterattack of the entire Western Desert. If he is not careful, he will capsize miserably.