The next day, early in the morning, the red sun rose, Luohe County, Fuyun Mountain.
A middle-aged man with a yellow face, dressed in white as snow, rode his horse quickly to the foot of the mountain.
Fuyun Mountain is not high, but it is very grand. The top of the mountain is broad and the terrain is extremely wide. Kasyapa Temple is built on Fuyun Mountain. Kasyapa Temple is a rare large-scale temple, with the Shanmen Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, the Mahavira Hall, the Venerable Kasyapa Hall, the Dharma Hall, and the Sutra Library as its axis. It covers an area of several hundred acres and has more than 200 monks.
Kasyapa Temple is a major martial arts sect similar to the Qinghe Sword Sect. There are four eminent monks at the innate realm in the temple. There are also hundreds of organized monk soldiers, all of whom are warriors with deep internal strength, similar to the army. Moreover, he still holds the title deeds to thousands of acres of fertile land, and his granaries are full. There is no shortage of money and food, and there are elite soldiers. Once the world is in turmoil, this is a force that cannot be ignored.
Kasyapa Temple is so rich that the mountain gate is naturally built magnificently. There are three gates, all of which are vermilion gates.
In addition to the monks who practice martial arts and the Zen masters who practice Zen, there are novice monks who do chores such as sweeping the floor, growing vegetables, looking after vegetables, and cooking. At this time, a young novice was cleaning the mountain gate.
After a while, a yellow-faced middle-aged man dressed in white as snow and carrying two long swords climbed up the steps and walked to the mountain gate.
The young novice clasped his hands together and said calmly: "This donor, now is not the time to offer incense."
Kasyapa Temple belongs to the martial arts sect. In order to avoid disturbing the monks practicing martial arts and the monks practicing meditation in the temple, incense can only be offered from noon to Shenshi.
Ling Feng clasped his fists and said, "I'd like to inform you that Ling Yun, the elder of the Qingjiao Gang, has paid a visit to Master Fa Ming, the host of your temple."
A young novice can guard the mountain gate. Naturally, he is not the kind of eminent monk who doesn't listen to the affairs of the world and devotes himself to understanding Buddhism. The Qingjiao Gang is the largest gang in Qinghe County, and he naturally knows that. The position of elder can only be held by innate martial arts masters. He did not dare to neglect, clasped his hands and said: "Donor, please wait a moment, the young monk will go and report the matter right now."
Ten minutes later, a middle-aged monk wearing a bright red cassock walked out. A string of red sandalwood beads hung on his chest. He had a peaceful face and a smile on his face. He also looked like the Maitreya Buddha. The great monk clasped his hands together and said, "I have met the master Ling, the wise master of Dharma. The host brother is practicing meditation, so I don't want to disturb you. I hope you will forgive me!"
Although Ling Feng changed his appearance, Ren Qingyao had already informed Kaysapa Temple in a letter, so Fazhi knew Ling Feng's identity.
"How can you dare to blame someone when you are personally welcomed by the first master of Dharma and Wisdom in the Bodhi Courtyard?"
Ling Feng also clasped his hands together and smiled. He knew the temperament of these eminent monks very well. Fa Ming was the presiding officer of the temple, so naturally he would not welcome them in person. The so-called meditation was just an excuse. If Fazhi hadn't known that Ling Feng had brought the jade Buddha statue, he might have sent a random monk over to receive him. Although these monks emphasize the equality of all living beings, they are not Buddhas after all. Naturally, they cannot see clearly. They will inevitably play with their status and look down on martial artists in the world who only practice martial arts and do not practice Zen. However, he doesn't care, as long as things are done well, as for face, it doesn't matter.
Immediately, Master Fa Zhi welcomed Ling Feng to the Main Hall.
Ling Feng stepped into the Mahavira Hall, stared at the huge golden body of Buddha, then clasped his hands together, lowered his head slightly, and saluted. He quietly released his spiritual power, and immediately felt a huge energy emanating from the Buddha statue. The Buddha's golden body bloomed with immeasurable golden light, like the sun in the sky, and even Ling Feng's spiritual power felt like it was being burned. His expression changed slightly. He originally thought that the gods in this world were extinct and the immortals and Buddhas were nowhere to be found. He didn't expect that the light of the Buddha would actually shine on this world. Although the glory of the Buddha cannot help Kasyapa Temple defeat the enemy, it is very restrained against evil masters such as Netherworld Palace.
"Donor Ling, what's wrong?"
Master Fa Zhi's eyesight is so good, he still noticed the subtle changes in Ling Feng's expression, so he asked.
Ling Feng smiled lightly and said: "Nothing, I just sensed a vast radiance from the Buddha's golden body."
Fazhi's expression changed slightly and said: "I have been practicing Buddhism for a while, but I have never sensed the radiance of the Buddha. Donor Ling can sense the brilliance of the Buddha as soon as he enters this hall. It can be seen that he is destined to be my Buddha. No wonder the jasper Buddha statue fell into your hands." inside."
Ling Feng suddenly lost his composure. As long as an innate martial artist has practiced the Contemplation Technique and condensed his mental power, he can release it. How could he not be able to sense the radiance of the Buddha? He once again unleashed his mental energy, but could no longer sense the vast and boundless brilliance just now. Was it just my imagination? It would be normal for an ordinary person to have hallucinations, but with his penetrating sword heart and condensed spirit, it was basically impossible for him to be confused by illusions. This thing is a little weird!
Maybe Buddha was also a compatriot who traveled across the earth. When he saw himself as a time traveler coming, he cast his eyes and took a look. Ling Feng secretly cursed a few times and stopped thinking about it.
After a while, Ling Feng followed Fa Zhi to a Zen room. He did not wait any longer to see the presiding Faming, but took out the jade Buddha statue from his arms and said straight to the point: "Master Fa Zhi, I brought the jade Buddha. I want to exchange it for an innate-level visualization method. Can you Call the shots?"
Fa Zhi looked slightly hesitant. Ordinary superior martial arts, or even innate-level internal skills and mental skills, were not of much importance to him. For Kashyapa Temple, contemplation techniques were the real true teachings of Buddhism.
However, he only hesitated for a moment before agreeing: "Yes! This temple has a "Arhat Technique of Subduing the Tiger" and an "Arhat Technique of Subduing the Dragon", both of which are seventh-grade authentic scriptures."
Because Kasyapa Temple had long known that a jade Buddha fell into the hands of Qingjiao Ren Qingyao, but it had not been taken back because they could not reach an agreement. This time he could not delay it any longer.
As for the nine-level system, it is a grading system popular in the Great Chu Kingdom, and the seventh-level system is the third-level innate level. The true teachings of Buddhism are divided into three levels: Buddha, Bodhisattva and Arhat. Arhat inheritance is the lowest level. Even so, it is extremely precious. There are hundreds of monks in Kasyapa Temple, but only a few people can practice these two seventh-grade true texts. Ling Feng thought for a while, handed the jade Buddha statue to Fazhi, and said calmly: "Just the "Arhat's Secret to Subduing the Dragon"!"
Fazhi accepted the Jade Buddha and said with a somewhat surprised look: "Donor Ling is not afraid that the poor monk will be greedy and hide the Jade Buddha, but not give you the true secret?"
Ling Feng smiled faintly and said: "How can the centuries-old reputation of Kasyapa Temple be compared to a mere volume of scriptures?"
Fa Zhi put his hands together and said, "Thank you very much, donor, for the tip."
Immediately, Fazhi led Ling Feng to the Sutra Library.
The three-story, six-cornered Sutra Collection Building contains tens of thousands of sutras. There are both martial arts secrets and Buddhist scriptures.
The door was heavily guarded, with two extremely talented monks guarding the door. There are more than ten monks guarding the area nearby. Any thief who comes to steal the scriptures is destined to fail.
After a while, Fazhi took out two sutras and handed them to him, saying: "This is "The Secret of Subduing the Dragon Arhat" and a volume of "Diamond Sutra". Donor Ling has a predestined relationship with my Buddha, so this volume of Buddhist sutra should be regarded as mine. A gift. If the donor devotes himself to understanding it, he should gain something!"
Ling Feng took the scripture and didn't care about it. He didn't want to be a monk, so he didn't want to learn Buddhist scriptures. He opened the Secret of Arhat Subduing the Dragon and found some pictures of Arhats in front of them. They were very vivid and lifelike. There were nine pictures in total, but the handprints of the Arhat Subduing the Dragon were different in each picture. At the back are the formulas and annotations. Ling Feng took a closer look and made sure it didn't look like a fake, then he cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Master!"
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