The twenty-sixth level of heaven, Chonghan Miao Chengtian, this level of heaven is the residence of those who have achieved fruition and the right path of Buddhism.
In the vast snow-capped mountains, the golden wheel shines everywhere, the Buddha's light gathers on the top, and all the souls look up.
And on the top of the snow mountain, where the Buddha's light shines, eight huge figures are sitting cross-legged under the golden wheel of Buddha's light.
Each of these eight figures shows a Dharma appearance, some are solemn, some have angry eyes, some have thousands of limbs, some are fierce and terrifying, some seem sad and happy, and some are half crying and half smiling.
And these eight people are the eight great disciples of the Great Sun Tathagata, also known as the eight great Bodhisattvas of the Great Sun Sect.
Mahavairocana, as the name suggests, is the sect of Buddhism that inherits the Buddhadharma of Mahāinichi Tathāgata, and the Eight Great Bodhisattvas are the Bodhisattvas who transmit the Buddhadharma of Mahāinichi Tathagata within the Mahāinichi Sect.
The eight great Bodhisattvas are: Huayan Bodhisattva, Awareness Bodhisattva, Flame Light Bodhisattva, Stained Appearance Bodhisattva, Extinguishing Brightness Bodhisattva, Liutong Bodhisattva, Nirvana Bodhisattva, and Ghost King Bodhisattva.
These eight Bodhisattvas are all Taiyi Golden Immortals. He originally fought against the Taoist sect in Nanzhan Buzhou, but now that Xuanjiao has entered the world, he was recalled to Xiniuhezhou by the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha.
At this moment, eight Bodhisattvas are sitting cross-legged under the light of the Golden Wheel Buddha. In front of them is a Dharma Edict, the Dharma Edict of the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha.
"Master ordered us to enter the world immediately in Hezhou, Xiniu." The Ghost King Bodhisattva, who was half-crying and half-laughing, said.
The majestic Huayan Bodhisattva said: "We should act in accordance with Master's decree."
The Angry-eyed Guanjian Bodhisattva said: "Then*, all Taoist friends, please choose your own Taoist temple."
The Guxiang Bodhisattva with thousands of limbs and arms let out a sharp laugh, and then said: "Hongqing Master Fangjian, I can finally meet him this time."
Upon hearing this, Mieming Ming Bodhisattva, whose Dharma resembles both sadness and joy, said: "Master did not explicitly tell us to deal with Master Hongqing."
The six-passage Bodhisattva with a fierce and terrifying appearance said: "Although the master did not say it clearly, he asked us to descend to the earth for the sake of Master Hongqing. Master Hongqing killed ten people in the battle of Banjie Mountain. The Great Demon King will definitely not give up in the future. If you want to implement the laws of heaven in the world, you will definitely take some actions. This must be why Master sent us to the lower realm."
After hearing the words of Liutong Bodhisattva, all the Bodhisattvas present looked thoughtful.
What's strange is that. Although they are sitting cross-legged under the light of the Golden Wheel Buddha, except for Huayan Bodhisattva, the other seven Bodhisattvas are all filled with gloomy energy, which makes people shudder.
At this time, Huayan Bodhisattva interrupted the thoughts of the other seven Bodhisattvas and said: "Fellow Taoists, please quickly choose a dojo."
Subsequently, the eight great Bodhisattvas began to choose a blessed land in Xiniu Hezhou as their dojo. Then they showed their magical powers, left Chonghan Miaochengtian, and came to the mortal world in Xiniu Hezhou.
Whenever a Bodhisattva comes to the world, there will be visions wherever there is Buddhist belief. Soon all the monks in Xiniu Hezhou knew that eight Bodhisattvas had come to the world.
Although we don’t know which eight Bodhisattvas they are, the Bodhisattva’s descent into the human world is a big event, and it spread quickly.
Especially those Buddhist temples and disciples belonging to the 'Dainichi Sect' received the decree one after another and went to the nearest dojo where the Bodhisattva came to the world to pay homage.
In today's Buddhism, there are mainly eight branch sects, namely: Faxing Sect, Faxiang Sect, Fahua Sect, Huayan Sect, Zen Sect, Pure Land Sect, Vinaya Sect, and Dainichi Sect. …. .
! These eight sects inherit the Buddha's teachings and practice the same principles, but these eight sects are all the mainstream branches of Buddhism today.
After the Eight Great Bodhisattvas came to the world and summoned the disciples of the Mahavairocana Buddhism, they issued the decrees of Mahavairocana Buddha, Vairocho Buddha, and Northern Buddha Buddha to destroy the demons!
This decree is very simple. It is to let all Buddhist disciples in Xiniu Hezhou follow the orders of Xitian Mansion to destroy evil spirits everywhere and restore peace to all sentient beings in Xiniu Hezhou.
Thus, an extremely large-scale extermination operation against the Xiniu Hezhou Monster Clan began.
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When the demon cultivators in Xiniu Hezhou were about to face a disaster, Fang Jian was currently receiving a distinguished guest in the Hongde Hall of Xitian Mansion.
That is Queen Mother of the West's closest confidant, the "Yao Palace Shangshu" with the official rank of First-grade Immortal Official, Yao Hua Immortal Fairy.
Came with Fairy Yao Hua. There are also three Yaochi fairies. At this moment, these three Yaochi fairies are walking lightly with their willow waists in front of Fang Jian. They place three white jade plates containing nine thousand years of flat peaches on the table in front of Fang Jian. .
"Fellow Taoist, please take a seat." Fang Jian said to Fairy Yao Hua again.
But Immortal Fairy Yao Hua still stubbornly shook her head and said seriously: "Master Hongqing, the Queen Mother has ordered me to watch you eat these three peaches with my own eyes."
"Then you can just sit and watch me eat." Fang Jian said, "I feel embarrassed when you stand and look at me like this."
Immortal Fairy Yao Hua shook her head and said: "No need*, Master Hongqing, please."
"..." Fang Jian looked at the somewhat stubborn Immortal Yao Hua in front of him speechlessly. This feeling was very bad. It was obviously you who gave me the peaches to eat, so why were you still staring at me like a thief?
Thinking of this, Fang Jian pushed the nearest white jade plate forward and said, "If Fairy Yao Hua doesn't sit down, then I won't eat."
"You..." Immortal Fairy Yao Hua paused when she heard the words, then her eyebrows rose, and her fairy eyes looked at Fang Jian closely.
Fang Jian was sitting there, looking directly at Fairy Yao Hua and saying, "First of all, this flat peach was given to me by the Queen Mother of the West, right?"
Immortal Fairy Yao Hua nodded and said, "Yes, the Queen Mother heard of Master Hongqing's contribution in quelling the demon rebellion in Hezhou, Xiniu, so she specially gave three peaches of nine thousand years."
Fang Jian said calmly: "In that case. Then don't stand there and look at me as if to guard against thieves. You must have the most basic respect. Otherwise, just send these three peaches back as you sent them."
Immortal Fairy Yao Hua was stunned when she heard this. It took a moment for her to come back to her senses, then she stepped up the steps of the palace and waved to the three Yaochi fairies.
The three Yaochi fairies immediately stepped aside and stood there. Then Fairy Yao Hua gently lifted up her skirt with her hands, and then knelt down opposite Fang Jianzheng.
After Immortal Fairy Yao Hua knelt down, she heard her voice gentle and clear: "Master Hongqing is right, it was Yao Hua who was rude."
After saying that, Immortal Fairy Yao Hua personally picked up the golden ruler, cut a flat peach for Fang Jian, placed it neatly on a white jade plate and sent it to Fang Jian, "Master Hongqing, please."
Fang Jian took a deep look at Fairy Yao Hua, and he finally understood why this woman could become a close confidant of the Queen Mother of the West.
She is really good at getting things done, and is extremely good at controlling other people's emotions so that she can make favorable responses and judgments. …. .
! "It's just... it's a pity." Fang Jian shook his head secretly. With Yao Hua's ability, she would definitely be able to do a lot as a powerful immortal official in heaven. It's a pity that she only serves people in Yaochi. What a huge waste.
Under the personal care of Fairy Yao Hua, Fang Jian quickly finished three nine-thousand-year-old flat peaches. He felt very good. At this moment, the surging immortal power of the nine-thousand-year-old flat peaches was in his body, constantly nourishing his body.
And these three 9,000-year-old flat peaches also directly added 30,000 years to his life span.
I saw Fairy Yao Hua putting away the three peach stones of the three flat peaches, and then the three Yaochi fairies put away the white jade plate.
Immediately afterwards, Fairy Yao Hua stood up slowly, bowed to Fang Jianji and said, "Now that Master Hongqing has finished taking the flat peach, I will go back to Yaochi to return to the Queen Mother."
Fang Jian immediately stood up and said, "I'll see you off, fellow Taoist."
Then Fang Jian sent the four daughters of Fairy Yao Hua out of the Bai Tuo Heavenly Palace. After arriving outside the Heavenly Palace, Fairy Yao Hua turned around and said to Fang Jian: "Master Hongqing, please stay, Pindao takes his leave."
Fang Jian smiled and said: "Please, fellow Taoist, convey my gratitude to the Queen Mother for this generous gift."
Fairy Yao Hua nodded slightly. Then he flew into the sky with three Yaochi fairies, their fairy clothes were majestic and their colorful sleeves were fluttering, and they quickly disappeared into the golden clouds of the sky.
After seeing off Fairy Yao Hua, Fang Jian returned directly to Bai Tuo Heavenly Palace and went to the West Heaven Palace.
The scribes and historians of Xitian Temple were busy, and when they saw Fang Jian coming, they all came forward to pay their respects.
This time Fang Jian pacified the Xiniu Hezhou demon rebellion and they all took advantage of it. Each of them received a reward of 500 calamity jade. You must know that as sixth-grade immortal officials, their monthly salary was only 600 calamity jade.
"You should be busy with your own business." Fang Jian said to a group of scribes and historians.
The historians respectfully accepted the order, and then went about their business, while Fang Jian began to search for the information he wanted in the Xitian Hall.
Time passed quickly, three hours passed in the blink of an eye, and Fang Jian didn't have much idea about what he wanted to find.
At this moment, a god general quickly entered the Xitian Palace and found the Fangjian in front of a bookshelf deep in the Xitian Palace.
"Reporting to Lord Shangshu*, a female fairy came from outside the Heavenly Palace and asked to see Lord Shangshu." The general said to Fang Jian.
Fang Jian couldn't help but be startled when he heard this. He put the jade book in his hand back on the bookshelf and asked, "Who is it?"
The god general said: "She didn't tell her her name, she just said... she is your niece, Master Shangshu."
"..." Fang Jian looked at the general with a question mark on his face, "My niece? I don't even have a family, so where can I get a niece?"
"Yes... my subordinates thought so too. Even the Buddha said... uh..." The general suddenly closed his mouth mid-sentence, and his face instantly turned pale.
Fang Jian looked at the general in confusion and said, "What did the Buddha say?"
"No...nothing..." At this moment, the god general's teeth were chattering.
Fang Jian's eyes narrowed and he said, "Say the complete words you just didn't finish. This is an order."
The god general immediately felt his gloomy future. No, let alone the future, he might not even be able to see the sun tomorrow.
The general did not dare to disobey Fang Jian's order, and could only say in a trembling voice: "What I am thinking is...even...even the Buddha said that you are...are...an orphan...why?" There may be nieces. "
Finished. The god general immediately bowed to Fang Jian and said, "Master Shangshu, my subordinate is guilty. Please punish me, Master Shangshu."
"Okay, okay, get up." Fang Jian's soft voice came to the god general's ears.
Huh? Isn't this right? Shouldn't he be furious?
The general raised his head cautiously and looked at Fang Jian, only to see that not only was there no anger on his face, but there was a faint smile on his face.
"It's rare for the Buddha to care so much about my personal life. I'm really lucky. When you go outside and offer three sticks of incense to the Buddha, say that I, Fang Jian, appreciate his care." Fang Jian said.
When the god general heard the words, he immediately bowed and said: "In compliance with the law, that... Lord Shangshu, that female fairy..."
"Kick her away." Fang Jian said, "I don't have any nieces."
"Yes." The god general immediately bowed and exited the West Heaven Palace. After he exited the West Heaven Palace, he breathed a long sigh of relief. Then he felt a chill on his back, and then realized that his back was soaked with sweat. .
The god general had a feeling of surviving a disaster, and then hurriedly left the West Heaven Palace, swearing in his heart that he would speak out of his head in the future.
But the god general soon discovered that he was still too naive, because there was still a big trouble waiting for him outside Bai Tuo Temple.
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