Early the next morning, in the Buddhist cave of Jinshan Temple.
When Xiao Qing faced the first ray of the morning sun and stepped onto the bun of the Buddha's head, she was surprised to find Pei Wende sitting cross-legged in the Buddha's cave as usual.
"When did you come back?"
In fact, it's no wonder Xiaoqing was so surprised, because she didn't realize Pei Wende's existence before she stepped on the Buddha's head.
Not to mention that Xiao Qing himself has an amazing insight into the vitality of heaven and earth, and can even predict the unknown and arrive first.
Based on the dual cultivation relationship between Xiaoqing and Pei Wende, it is impossible for her to ignore the existence of each other - and this is still in this near "zero distance" situation.
"Been back for a while."
Pei Wende, who had recovered from last night's battle, answered with a smile and opened his eyes.
The battle with Garuda last night brought unimaginable enlightenment and progress to Pei Wende.
Especially after "reading" all of Garuda's memories, Pei Wende discovered that the world was far more complicated than he imagined.
Apart from anything else, the composition of the Eight Heavenly Beings is much more complicated than what Zhu Yiniang described.
The Eight Devas are not so much a powerful organization as a loose and complex practice system.
Among them are not only the ancient gods, the demons who have received favors from Pei Hui and Xuan Jue, but also those monks from the left who are not understood and accepted by the right way.
And in this complex system, not everyone is pursuing to become the eight gods who symbolize the "supreme".
"how did you do it?"
Not knowing what Pei Wende was thinking, Xiaoqing just frowned and asked in a low voice.
Because even though Pei Wende was not far away, Xiaoqing still didn't feel the other party's presence, as if the other party was just air.
This is obviously not normal, at least not "normal" within Xiao Qing's understanding.
"Are you asking how I concealed it from your perception?"
Raising his eyebrows slightly in contentment, Pei Wende rarely showed his childish side.
After all, Pei Wende would never hide his pride and achievements in front of his own people, let alone in front of Xiao Qing.
However, after spending so many years with Pei Wende, how could Xiaoqing not know the other person's character?
If it were in the past, Xiaoqing's "I'm not interested" would have rendered Pei Wende speechless.
However, Xiaoqing was really curious about what happened to Pei Wende this time?
How much does it have to do with the Lu Shu that he secretly took in?
"Yeah, I'm curious how you do that?"
With this question in mind, Xiao Qing echoed very calmly.
"Well……"
This time, Pei Wende was speechless.
He originally just wanted to tease Xiaoqing, but the other party's current attitude made him think that he was really childish.
"Why, isn't that what you want me to ask?"
Tilting her head slightly, a faint smile flashed across Xiaoqing's face.
"Or should I say 'I'm not interested'?"
I have to say that Pei Wende was truly speechless.
It seems that no matter what answer Xiaoqing makes, she always looks childish?
"Forget it, I knew I was asking for trouble."
With a helpless sigh, Pei Wende had no choice but to let go of his pride and slowly told the truth.
"Actually, the feeling that I can hide it from you is very simple, it's just because 'I want to'."
As soon as he said this, Xiaoqing imitated Pei Wende and raised his eyebrows, not hiding his curiosity.
"You think? What do you mean?"
Hearing this, Pei Wende was not playing any riddles, but placed his hands in a meditation seal in front of his chest and abdomen.
"The golden body is flawless, the Dharma is flawless, the spirit is flawless, and the appearance is flawless..."
As Pei Wende recited sentence by sentence, black hair suddenly began to grow on his bald head, and it was a group of black curly hair that looked like a bun.
"Now I have achieved perfection and have the qualifications to set foot on the other side."
Pei Wende's voice was steady and calm, as if he was describing an established fact.
Immediately afterwards, a glazed Buddha light suddenly bloomed from the back of Pei Wende's head, and an image of the Immovable King appeared out of thin air behind him.
He was seen sitting cross-legged on the colorless lotus flower with a calm and steady expression.
The seven buns of hair hang naturally on the left shoulder, adding a bit of extravagance to this calmness.
In addition, the most striking features of this Fudo Myooh are the sharp sword in his right hand and the green rope in his left hand, which fully demonstrate his bravery and good fighting nature.
"Thirty-two phases, eighty kinds of convenience?"
Looking at the bun on Pei Wende's head, Xiaoqing was really surprised.
At the same time, she finally understood what Pei Wende meant by "perfection of the Tao".
"No wonder you were able to hide from my perception."
The hair bun is just a symptom of perfect Taoism, but it is not the essence.
The essence of the perfection of Taoism is that the practitioner himself has reached perfection, which means that Pei Wende's golden body, dharma, soul, golden elixir, and even the incense and fire gods have all come to an end.
In this case, Pei Wende is almost equivalent to a miniature version of nature, which can form a self-circulating system to a certain extent.
Therefore, as long as Pei Wende enters that "no leakage" state, Xiaoqing will naturally be unable to discern his existence through subtle changes in the outside world.
"Then your next step is to become a Yang God? Or to cross the other side?"
Although Yangshen and Biangan are often regarded as the same realm, they are actually two different branches of Buddhism and Taoism.
Achieving Yang Shen means that the Yuan Shen has turned Yin into Yang and become a part of nature. Even if you walk in the sun, you will not be hurt at all.
What's more, once Yang Shen is cultivated, even the six paths of reincarnation cannot erase his will, and he will be immortal forever.
On the other side, Buddhist practitioners are flawless, and nothing in the world, nor time, can harm them in the slightest.
Once you reach this state, all external causes and effects will be regarded as nothing, and ordinary greed, anger, ignorance, and hatred cannot affect your original mind.
In a sense, both Yangshen and the other side are no different from gods and true Buddhas.
"Why do you have to choose one or the other?"
Pei Wende, who had never planned to follow the path of his predecessors from the beginning, asked softly.
"I am still very young now, and there are still hundreds of years in the future, so why rush to make this momentary choice?"
“Rather than make a decision early and regret it hundreds of years from now.”
"It's better to try different paths first, and finally find a 'shortcut' that suits you best."
The fact is indeed as Pei Wende said, he has now followed the path of Buddhist and Taoist practitioners, so why not just follow this path to the end?
"I want the fish, I want the bear's paw!"
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