The young monk in the nine-color lotus pond is naturally the holy monk Chenyuan.
The condition for Chen Yuan to pass the fifth floor of the Futu Tower is to accumulate merit for saving the world. Therefore Chenyuan spread Buddhism widely in the Central Plains.
When he returned to the pagoda with confidence to meet the Buddha again, he was told that he still could not access the next level.
The holy monk Chenyuan is so ashamed.
Under the enlightenment of the Buddha, Chen Yuan knew that he had taken the wrong path, and it was a big mistake.
The so-called "no form" means not being attached to the form, not living in the form. Mortals are not fooled by the appearance of things and can see through the essence behind the appearance of various things. This is Buddha nature.
On the contrary, those who worship Buddha only in form, or those who are obsessed with the appearance of Buddha, are evil.
In order to achieve the purpose of accumulating merit, Chenyuan forced people to enter Buddhism through Buddhist teachings. This thing itself runs counter to the word "no form".
Investigating its essence, Chen Yuan only inspired ordinary people to have awe of the Mountain of Ten Thousand Buddhas and the boundless Dharma. He did not let ordinary people understand the true meaning of practice.
In the view of Wuxiang Buddha, Chenyuan's behavior not only failed to allow him to accumulate merit, but actually increased his karma.
The Buddha who is far away from the dust is extremely ashamed. He bowed deeply to the Formless Buddha.
"Disciple has learned."
Qin Yue, who closed his eyes and concentrated while listening to the conversation between the two Buddhist monks, could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He sneered, slowly stood up and took a step towards the Formless Buddha.
"Why is Master Qin laughing?" Chen Yuan talked to Qin Yue for the first time. He knew Qin Yue's identity very well.
Qin Yue said: "I laugh at Buddhism's hypocritical benevolence and righteousness, and I laugh at Buddhism's dirty deeds and clear words."
"Why did Master Qin say this?"
Qin Yue stared at the formless Buddha surrounded by Buddha's light, without any fear on his face. He asked: "Since the Buddha believed that forcing people to enter Buddhism is an evil way, then why am I here?"
Buddha Wuxiang did not speak, but Chenyuan explained Qin Yue's doubts, "Anyone who can understand the Wuxiang Sutra on the fifth floor of the pagoda can receive personal enlightenment from the Buddha. This is Qin Jieji of creation."
"Creation! Why do I, Qin Yue, need the creation from your Ten Thousand Fos Mountains? Twenty years ago, your eminent monks from the Ten Thousand Fos Mountains invaded the Tianmo Sect and forcibly suppressed my father here. Is this the Buddhist teachings of your Ten Thousand Fos Mountains?"
Qin Yue took another step closer to the Formless Buddha.
He said sternly: "If you want to pass this fifth level, you need to understand your "Shadowless Sutra". This is an unsolvable situation set by you at Ten Thousand Buddhas Mountain. It is not my original wish to escape into Buddhism. Doesn't this count?" Forcing people to save people? Not staying true to one's appearance? This is a big joke, you are just deceiving yourself and others."
The Wuxiang Buddha slowly opened his eyes, looked at Qin Yue with a smile, and said word by word: "Obsession is born from the heart."
Chen Yuan smiled and said: "Who said that to reach the fifth level, layman Qin must enter my Buddhist sect? This is just layman Qin's own perception."
Qin Yue's body stagnated slightly.
Unexpectedly, the Formless Buddha immediately turned to Chen Yuan and said: "Onlookers are clear, but the authorities are confused. Idiot, who told you that you need to accumulate merit to save the world to reach the fifth level?"
"Ah?" Saint Monk Chenyuan was puzzled.
A few years ago, it was Buddha Wuxiang who told him personally that in order to obtain the seven-story pagoda, he needed the merit of saving the world. Why doesn’t Buddha admit his fault today? Monk Chenyuan did not dare to ask deeply and listened quietly to the teachings.
Qin Yue immediately guessed what Chen Yuan was thinking through his expression. Qin Yue also couldn't figure out the Buddha's profound meaning for a while. But it is obvious that even the Nine Lotus Saint Son of Buddhism is confused about the conditions for passing the fifth level.
The Formless Buddha closed his eyes again and meditated, with no intention of solving their doubts.
After a moment of silence, Qin Yue asked again: "Twenty years ago, the eminent monks from Wanfo Mountain went on a killing spree in the Demon City. Doesn't the Buddha have anything to say about this?"
"Amitabha. If layman Xiao Qin can enter the seventh floor of the Demon Suppression Tower, he will understand the cause and effect of that year."
Just when Qin Yue was about to say something else, a ball of golden light flashed under the Bodhi tree again. The golden light formed a door of light, and a woman slowly appeared in the golden door.
"Lan'er."
"Brother? Monk Chenyuan?" Qin Lan's eyes finally fell on the formless Buddha covered with Buddha's light under the bodhi tree, and she suddenly felt that her mind went blank.
Seeing the Buddha in person was far more shocking than facing the Buddha statue on the stone platform.
"Where is this?" Qin Lan asked the same question as when Qin Yue first arrived.
In fact, Qin Yue still doesn’t understand where this place is! He guessed that this place should be a projection of the Buddhist holy land, or an illusion. He was very sure that his body was still on the stone platform on the fifth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower.
Buddha Wuxiang opened his mouth and replied again: "This is the holy land of Ten Thousand Buddhas Mountain, the Nine Color Lotus Pond."
Qin Yue squinted his eyes imperceptibly, and he vaguely caught a glimpse of the truth. Many fragments of pictures flashed in his mind, and only one line was needed to connect all the fragments.
"Lan'er, have you also studied those Buddhist scriptures?" After Qin Yue finished speaking, he immediately discovered the loopholes in his words. He has been here for no more than an hour. It was impossible for Qin Lan to fully understand so many Buddhist scriptures in such a short period of time.
What Qin Lan said next made Qin Yue speechless for a long time.
It turned out that Qin Yue's body disappeared along with the golden cauldron on the fifth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower. Then Qin Lan waited for several days but Qin Yue didn't show up again.
In order to find his elder brother, Qin Lan had no choice but to understand those Buddhist teachings. Based on the text on the stone platform, she deduced the Eastern Sanskrit script on her own.
During this enlightenment, she couldn't feel how much time had passed until she finished meditating on the last "Shadowless Sutra". Her body was surrounded by countless sutras, and the sutras formed a huge golden bell. , brought her here.
Less than an hour has passed here, but on the fifth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower, several years have passed! How can this not be shocking?
In addition, Qin Yue also understood that this was not an illusion, but a real space. Because his body has left the fifth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower.
"Could it be that..." Suddenly, Qin Yue connected all the fragments in his mind.
"This is the sixth floor. The Nine-Colored Lotus Pond is the sixth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower." He turned his gaze to Chen Yuan, "It is also the sixth floor of the Pagoda."
The Wuxiang Buddha nodded slowly, not hiding his admiration for Qin Yue in his eyes. "Xiao Qin, the layman, really has a pair of wise eyes."
Monk Chenyuan was still confused. "Ah? The sixth floor of the Demon Suppressing Tower, the sixth floor of the Pagoda and the Holy Land are the same place?" He made a childish gesture, scratching his head like a child.
Qin Lan didn't fully understand his elder brother's inference. But she could tell from Buddha's expression that her elder brother's words must be right.
"Brother, this must be some kind of spatial magical power, right? Have you forgotten what I said? Saint Monk Chenyuan has studied "The Ancient Heavenly Interpretation"."
"So that's it!" Saint Monk Chenyuan also suddenly realized. Although his reaction was a bit slower than that of the Qin brothers and sisters, as a Buddhist disciple of Ten Thousand Buddhas Mountain, of course he could understand everything at once.
"It turns out that the Buddha used the magical power of space to merge three places into one. So, I have already reached the sixth level? No wonder the Buddha just said that accumulating merit for saving the world is not a condition for reaching the sixth level. It turns out that It is the condition for leading to the last level. Disciple is stupid!"
"Oh, what a fool..."
