When Pangu first opened the world, the three emperors and the five emperors were called sages. When the emperor of heaven sat down, the emperor of earth sat down. Later, there were emperors who took charge of the people;
Shen Nong ruled the world and tasted all kinds of herbs, Tang Yao became the king and called the prosperous era, Yu Shun came to the throne and praised the wise, and the Yin and Shang dynasties brought peace to the Xia Dynasty;
As a result, King Zhou doted on Daji, which harmed the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. Ji Chang Youde visited the wise ministers, and Jiang Shang made a god to rule the Zhou Dynasty!
It is said that the world we live in was called Xiaolingtian in ancient times. It was originally a world of cultivation where immortals and demons coexisted.
But since King Wu conquered Zhou and Jiang Shang conferred gods and all kinds of immortals and demons ascended and returned to their thrones, Xiaolingtian was reduced to a small realm of cultivation.
Afterwards, Emperor Qin unified the world in search of immortals but failed. In anger, he banned immortals and martial arts. The way of cultivating immortals made Xiao Lingtian even worse, and almost completely disappeared.
Xiao Lingtian has since slowly turned into a world dominated by mortals.
The story we’re going to tell today.
It originated in the Northern Song Dynasty after the immortal cultivators in this world almost disappeared.
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It is said that during the Northern Song Dynasty, in the Zen courtyard of the Sutra Collection Pavilion of Shaolin Temple.
A skinny monk wearing a green robe, with a few sparse long beards that were completely white, was sweeping the floor with a broom.
It was autumn at this time, and there were always fallen leaves falling in the wind. The old monk seemed to be tireless, sweeping over and over again.
After sweeping, the old monk's ears twitched and stopped.
"Wherever the benefactor is here, you might as well show up and see him."
The sweeping monk had just finished speaking.
An old monk wearing a yellow monk's robe and with three long beards walked out from behind a pillar in the cloister of the small courtyard.
"It seems that the rumors are true. The ancient martial arts methods are not completely ineffective in this world. If you practice the "Yi Jin Jing" to the extreme, you can condense the Yuanling roots, which is good."
"It turns out to be a senior brother. I wonder where this senior brother came from and why he came here?"
"The old monk's Dharma name leads to dust, and he comes from the Miyun Sect of cultivating immortals in the hidden world."
"Cultivation of immortality in seclusion? Miyun Sect?".
The sweeping monk frowned and didn't understand.
"The old monk is not a monk in the secular world. He comes from a realm outside the world that exists and is hidden in the world. Our Miyun Sect is a hidden Buddhist sect."
The yellow-robed old monk named Yinchen slowly walked to the opposite side of the sweeping monk as he spoke.
"It turns out he is an expert from outside the world, so I wonder why this senior brother came here uninvited?"
"One flower, one world, one tree, one floating life, one grass, one paradise, one leaf, one Tathagata, one sand, one paradise, one pure land, one smile, one fate, one thought, one tranquility."
The old monk named Yin Chen did not answer, but read a Buddhist scripture.
"In the past, the Buddha picked up the flowers, but Kassapa smiled, and then walked towards the bliss. Does this brother want to send the young monk to the secluded world you mentioned to cultivate immortality?"
The sweeping monk understood, but frowned again.
"Junior brother's wisdom is true. People in the world practice martial arts because martial arts can enter the Tao, Nirvana, spiritual roots, and then they can cultivate immortality and be reborn in bliss."
"However, cultivating immortals and cultivating people is an act that defies heaven and cannot be tolerated by the world, so hiding from the world is also called cultivating immortals and hiding from the world."
"If you can enter the spiritual realm of Nirvana through martial arts, you can then cultivate immortality and achieve rebirth in bliss?"
The sweeping monk didn't understand again.
"Exactly, martial arts cultivation is just the foundation for cultivating immortality, also called martial arts cultivation."
"Once a martial cultivator reaches the Nirvana stage, they can condense the Yuanling roots that can cultivate immortality, and then become an immortal cultivator."
"People who practice martial arts in the secular world are actually martial arts practitioners. What they practice is the power of their own blood and innate true energy, which are divided into six realms."
"Martial arts cultivation is divided into six realms?"
The sweeping monk asked subconsciously.
"Yes, when you have practiced martial arts to a certain level, those who can perceive the power of their own qi and blood are called Tongqiao, and those who can skillfully use the power of qi and blood are the strongest. Those who can perceive the innate true qi are called Wenjing, and those who can use the innate true qi are called To transform the environment”
"After that, the virtual realm stage begins to condense the Yuanling roots, and the Nirvana stage is used to unseal the Yuanling roots. Once the martial arts cultivator successfully unseals the Yuanling roots in Nirvana, he can become an immortal cultivator."
The old monk named Yin Chen explained a little bit.
"Oh, if it is really as senior brother said, then I wonder what state this young monk is in?"
The sweeping monk still didn’t believe it.
"Those who only practice horizontal skills and practice external skills are generally those who practice inner skills and have true energy, which is the questioning state or transformation state. Only those who have deep internal skills and can expose the true energy are called virtual states, and nirvana is rare."
"Junior brother was originally only in the virtual realm stage, but the "Yi Jin Jing" you practiced is an ancient martial arts method. Once completed, it will be Nirvana, so junior brother is now in the highest state of martial arts, the Nirvana stage."
"I am already in the Nirvana stage? Doesn't that young monk already have the Yuanling root that my senior brother said?".
"Yes and no, that's why the poor monk came here."
Yinchen smiled when he said this.
"Using martial arts to enter Taoism is the orthodox method of cultivating immortals. However, since King Wu defeated Zhou, Jiang Shang and conferred gods, various immortals and demons ascended to the immortal world, this method has become completely ineffective in my Xiaolingtian, and my Xiaolingtian has since been reduced to a lower realm of cultivation."
"In order to prevent the Buddhist and Taoist cultivators from having no successors, our Miyun Sect secretly sent disciples to enter the world to preach the Taoism hundreds of years ago in order to find a suitable person. The "Yi Jin Jing" that my junior brother is practicing now is actually the ancient martial arts flowing out of our sect. Law".
"What? The "Yi Jin Jing" is your method?"
"Amitabha, it's your fault. Monks don't lie. The "Yi Jin Jing" was created by my Shaolin ancestor Bodhidharma. This senior brother must not insult me, Shaolin."
The sweeping monk was a little unhappy.
"Junior brother, don't believe it? Just wait and see."
The old monk named Yin Chen smiled slightly, put his hands together and recited the mantra silently, and at the same time used his spiritual thoughts to activate his magic power.
Then he saw a phantom of the Buddha emitting a faint golden light appearing above the old monk's head.
"This, this is the Vajra Dharmakaya? You actually cultivated the Vajra Dharmakaya?"
The sweeping monk was shocked.
"Yi Jin Jing" is an extremely mysterious inner strength method.
Its core is to cultivate the power of one's own qi, blood and innate true qi to the extreme in order to achieve the purpose of cleansing the essence and marrow and reborn, and finally can cultivate the Vajra Dharmakaya.
The sweeping monk entered Shaolin to practice the "Yi Jin Jing" for more than 40 years. He has already cultivated his qi and blood power and innate true energy to the extreme, and has long since washed his marrow and transformed himself.
But the final Vajra Dharmakaya has never been cultivated. Now, seeing this old monk named Yinchen perform it casually, wouldn't you be shocked?
Seeing the surprise of the sweeping monk, the old monk named Yinchen smiled again.
"Hey, junior brother, don't be surprised. In fact, what the poor monk practiced was not the "Yi Jin Sutra", and what he revealed was not the Vajra Dharmakaya. This is just a sign of enlightenment for monks of my Buddhist sect."
"Although the "Yi Jin Jing" you practice is an ancient martial arts method, what appears after it is completed is only the appearance of enlightenment, not the true Vajra Dharmakaya."
"Just a sign of enlightenment?"
The sweeping monk was surprised again, but didn't understand.
"Yes, no matter which interface the cultivators of immortality, they first enter Taoism through martial arts and then cultivate immortality."
"Once Nirvana successfully unblocks the spiritual roots, there will be a spiritual light of enlightenment on the body, which proves that one has entered the path of cultivating immortals and is no longer an ordinary person."
"Having already entered the path of cultivating immortals, are you no longer an ordinary person?"
"Senior brother, are you saying that as long as we mortals gain spiritual roots through martial arts and then cultivate immortality, we can one day achieve righteousness and achieve Western bliss?"
The sweeping monk was even more surprised. This was beyond his understanding.
"Yes, the Confucian, Immortal, and Taoist ancestors were not born. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were also made by mortals who went through countless hardships and cultivation. Although the path to immortality is extremely difficult, it is not a complete delusion to one day ascend to the immortal world and achieve fruition."
"Ascend to the immortal world and achieve fruition status? This, this, there are really immortal cultivators in this world?".
The sweeping monk's Buddhist heart was a little shaken.
He never expected that besides martial arts cultivators, there would be immortal cultivators in this world.
"Junior brother, the world is infinite and the Buddha's Dharma is boundless. The end of practicing martial arts is cultivating immortals, and the end of cultivating immortals is attaining the ultimate bliss and becoming a Buddha. Although this world has declined since Emperor Qin banned martial arts, the method of cultivating immortals still exists."
"The "Yi Jin Jing" practiced by my junior brother is an ancient martial arts method. Although I have become invincible in the world, I cannot realize the Tao. Why don't my junior brother join our Miyun Sect and become an immortal cultivator? Maybe one day my junior brother can become a Buddha and achieve bliss."
"Becoming a Buddha immediately, this...".
The sweeping monk hesitated.
This old monk named Yin Chen casually displayed the Vajra Dharma, and his strength far exceeded his own.
But the matter of cultivating immortals is too fantasy. Maybe this old monk named Yinchen just wants to distract him.
"Why, junior brother still doesn't believe it? Then look at what this is?"
After Yingchen finished speaking, he patted his waist, and heard a "whoosh" flying out of his storage bag, a shuttle-shaped magical weapon that was slowly growing in size and resembled a vajra-conquering pestle, and hung one foot above the ground.
"What, what is this? It can become bigger and still remain suspended in the air?"
The sweeping monk was surprised again.
"This is a flying magical weapon in the realm of immortality. If my junior brother becomes an immortal, he can also control it."
"Is this a flying magic weapon? This, this..."
"It doesn't matter, sincere devotion to the Buddha means that there is no cultivation. Since there is cultivation of immortality on top of martial arts, I don't seek glory and happiness, but I am willing to go to a higher level. I am willing to go with my senior brother."
The sweeping monk really believed it this time. This was a flying magic weapon, and it was by no means a mortal possession.
"Haha, Junior Brother Wisdom, then just let me go."
After Yinchen finished speaking, he stood on top of the magic weapon, and the sweeping monk also quickly stood on it.
Then the golden light flashed and the magical weapon took off into the air, carrying the two of them into a golden light and flew into the sky.
