After the death of the Buddha, Ananda suffered a huge blow.
Among the ten disciples, he had the deepest affection for the Buddha. He had been with the Buddha since he became a monk. He had witnessed every sermon of the Buddha and kept it in mind, reciting it by heart. Therefore, he was the number one scholar.
For him, Buddha has long become the highest spiritual belief and the pillar of life.
At the moment of Buddha's death, his Buddha's heart completely collapsed.
After being silent for thirty-three days, his golden body faded, his soul disappeared, and he was on the verge of death.
Looking at the python god, he finally spoke.
"Mahou Luojia, the poor monk will pass away today. After my death, you can eat my golden body, chew my Buddha's bones, drink my Buddha's blood, and continue to protect the Mahayana Sutra."
He looked at the scrolls of Buddhist scriptures on the shelf and sighed: "The Mahayana Sutra is my last hope for Buddhism. Mahologa, more than two hundred years later, when there will be people seeking scriptures at the foot of Lingshan Mountain..."
Speaking of this, Venerable Ananda showed a trace of hesitation. It was obvious that after the sudden change, he could no longer determine the future direction.
"If a sutra collector arrives, it means that my Buddhist spirit is not exhausted. At that time, the gate of Lingshan will be opened. You can take the opportunity to bring him here, take away the Mahayana scriptures, and assist him in returning to the human world to prosper Buddhism."
After a pause, he continued: "The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty two hundred years from now will be the reincarnation of the Emperor Zhongtian Ziwei and the North Pole Emperor. After you and the Buddhist pilgrims return to the Tang Dynasty, you must do your best to help him, so... Maybe there is a turning point.”
The big python god had tears in his eyes and nodded: "Don't worry, venerable sir, the little god will definitely live up to your trust and do his best to wait for the Buddhist scripture seeker to arrive!"
"But... what if the pilgrim doesn't come?"
Venerable Ananda was silent for a moment and said: "If you don't come, it's a fate, you... just take care of yourself."
The great python god was frightened in his heart and was about to ask more questions when he heard the Buddha's name from Venerable Ananda, and he sat down with his eyes lowered and passed away without any breath.
From then on, it was the only one left in the huge Sutra Pavilion.
Seeing this, Li Daoxuan's heart also aroused waves, and he could not calm down for a long time.
Although he knew that the heavens and the spiritual mountains had become the incarnation of monsters, and that the gods and Buddhas suffered heavy casualties and were reduced to food, but knowing it was one thing, and seeing it with his own eyes was another.
Even the World Honored Tathagata has fallen?
However, there is still Taiqing Daode Tianzun in the heaven, and he also said "we". It can be seen that although Lingshan also suffered a great disaster, there should be great power remaining.
For example, Amitabha, who is even older than the Third Buddha, is also known as the Buddha of Infinite Life, the Buddha of Infinite Light, and the King of Avalokitesvara. Buddhist disciples must first say Amitabha to anyone they meet, and they are referring to him.
In addition, Venerable Ananda mentioned that Li Shimin was the reincarnation of the soul of the Emperor Zhongtian Ziwei and the North Pole Emperor. This finally solved a doubt in Li Daoxuan's mind.
No wonder Nai Po Sua Mei wanted to use Li Shimin's soul to refine the elixir of immortality. He was one of the four emperors, second only to the Jade Emperor. Legend has it that Liu Bang and Liu Xiu were his incarnations.
And why Xuanyuan Sword shines in his hands, because Emperor Ziwei is the symbol of the emperor.
"Prayer..."
Li Dao
Judging from the python and snake god disturbing the world later, Xuanzang still arrived at Lingshan.
But why hasn't he come back now?
Why did the python god break his agreement with Ananda?
He continued to read.
A few days later, the giant snake god couldn't stand the weariness of the strange power and began to devour Ananda's golden body.
He corroded Ananda's head with venom, then knocked on the bones and sucked out the marrow, and drank the Buddha's blood. His magic power immediately increased greatly, and his cultivation progressed instead of retreating. Soon his shrunken body expanded again, and in just a few days, he broke through to the heavenly realm.
But Li Daoxuan clearly saw that in the process of swallowing the Buddha, its pupils became increasingly scarlet and violent, which was obviously a sign of being possessed.
This is not unexpected. The snake god has six impure roots, is violent and greedy, and coupled with the disaster of Lingshan and the death of Buddha, his sense of belonging to Buddhism has naturally dropped significantly.
After tasting the blood of the Buddha, his strength suddenly increases, and his state of mind cannot keep up, so he will naturally fall into evil spirits.
Venerable Ananda may not have expected this situation, but he had no choice but to sacrifice his life to feed the demon and take a gamble to awaken its Buddha nature.
The great python god even had the idea of taking the Mahayana scriptures, but unfortunately he was not a scripture collector. Even if he opened the scriptures, it was empty and nothing could be seen.
In the end, in order to resist the strange power that was everywhere, the python god chose to get into Ananda's golden body and sleep.
However, as time passed, it was still affected, and its cultivation level fell from the Heavenly Immortal Realm to the Earthly Immortal Realm.
Just when it thought it would eventually die in Lingshan, a miracle happened. The door of Lingshan rumbled and opened for the first time after the catastrophe.
Venerable Ananda's last words echoed in the mind of the great snake god, and he hesitated for a moment, but only for a moment.
The next moment, he took Ananda's golden body and flew out without looking back. He didn't care about the Mahayana scriptures, the Buddhist scriptures, or the hope of Buddhism.
Life is the most important!
There are more than one entrance to Lingshan. He escaped from the Poshamen in the south and flew thousands of miles in one breath. When he looked back, he found that Lingshan had been closed, as if it were a monster that had finished chewing.
At that time, he knew that those who sought scriptures would definitely die, and Buddhism was completely over.
He was a little disappointed, but more excited, because he discovered that not only Lingshan, but also Heaven seemed to have experienced a similar catastrophe.
This also means that he in the earthly fairyland can do whatever he wants in the human world?
However, out of caution, he sneaked into the Tang Dynasty first, swallowed a monk named Naibo Suemei, and then changed into his appearance, and was deliberately captured by Wang Xuance to inquire about the situation in the world.
When it was determined that there was only one Li Daoxuan in the world who was suspected of becoming an immortal, and that the Ghost Immortal Empress in the Qingming Realm was a bit of a threat, and the others were not of concern, he immediately became 'enlightened', claiming to be the reincarnation of Venerable Ananda, and became invincible in the world. of holy buddha.
After experiencing the beauty of the heavenly realm, he was naturally not willing to stay in the earthly fairyland, so he remembered what Venerable Ananda once said. Li Shimin was the reincarnation of the soul of the great emperor of Zhongtian Ziwei and the North Pole, so a bold alchemy plan emerged. in his heart.
Li Shimin was protected by the power of humanity and could not be invaded by anything, so he set his sights on the prince Li Chengqian...
The memory ends.
Li Daoxuan opened his eyes, revealing a hint of murderous intent.
Everything suddenly became clear.
He finally understood why whenever he said that he had stolen the golden body of Venerable Ananda, the demon monk became extremely excited. It turned out that he was angry because of embarrassment.
Obviously deep down in his heart, he still felt a little guilty towards Venerable Ananda.
Li Daoxuan was very disdainful of such a treacherous villain.
Venerable Kassapa is brave and fearless, with a pure heart, Venerable Ananda passed away with the Buddha, and sacrificed his life to feed demons. Their spirit and mind are admirable, but they have not awakened the Buddha nature in their hearts, which is really sad.
With a thought in his mind, wisps of golden flames beat in his palms and fell on the remnant soul of the great python god.
After several screams, this former member of the Eight Tribes of Heavenly Dragons, the great python god of Buddhism, and Fahai's previous life, finally died and his soul disappeared.
In an instant, "The Heavenly Book of Demons" shined brightly.
"In June of the 23rd year of Zhenguan, Yu Xiaoxiang killed the python god and received the reward - the immortal weapon [Golden Lotus of Ninth Grade Merit]!"
"The Golden Lotus of Nine Grades of Merit and Virtue is born innately and is the most precious treasure for luck. It is the treasure of Western religions. Sitting on the lotus platform, nothing can break it. It can kill evil and not invade. It will lead to enlightenment and wonderful things. If you recite "The Thirty-seven Grades Sutra" by the Buddha at the same time silently. , maybe there will be magical changes.”
Li Daoxuan's eyes lit up when he saw the words Ninth Grade Merit Golden Lotus.
nice one!
Legend has it that after the opening of Hongmeng, there were four lotuses in the world, namely the golden lotus of merit, the black lotus of world destruction, the red lotus of karma, and the green lotus of pure world.
Among them, the Pure World Green Lotus is the most powerful, with thirty-six grades. Pangu, who opened the sky, was brewed and born in it. Later, it was not tolerated by the law of heaven, so it was divided into three.
The red flowers turned into Taishang Laojun's coiled dragon and flat crutches, the white lotus roots turned into Yuanshi Tianzun's three precious jade Ruyi, and the green lotus leaves turned into the Qingping sword of the Tongtian leader.
Therefore, the red flowers, white lotus roots and green lotus leaves, the three religions are originally one family.
Except for the Purifying Green Lotus, the other three lotuses all have twelve ranks, all of which are magical. However, the Merit Golden Lotus was sucked away by the Hongmeng ferocious beast Mosquito Taoist. It fell from the twelve ranks to the ninth rank, and its power was greatly reduced.
Li Dao
Later, Xuanzang chanted sutras and caused the severed hand to come to the world and suppress Mora like a five-finger mountain.
This also means that there is a ninth-grade golden lotus of merit in Lingshan. Is the one rewarded by the Book of Heaven the same as the one in Lingshan?
Or is it that the Book of Heaven directly created another ninth-grade golden lotus of merit?
In addition, there is the last sentence in the heavenly book. When sitting on the lotus platform, if you silently recite "The Thirty-seven Sutras Said by the Buddha", there may be magical changes.
Li Dao
Then he continued to look at Sister Yu. The excitement he had just gained from obtaining the ninth-grade Golden Lotus of Merit quickly cooled down. He frowned, showing a hint of worry.
He had gained a lot, but what puzzled him was that in the memory of the python god, there was really no whereabouts of Sister Yu's human soul.
He poisoned Sister Yu because he wanted to use it as bait to test whether he and his empress were still in the world. He had no other purpose.
In addition, he didn't even have the ability to take Sister Yu's human soul away by force.
Li Daoxuan was keenly aware that in the confrontation between him and the demon monk, there was a third person quietly existing. That person seemed to know that he would return to the human world, so he never showed up to confront the demon monk, and only made plans quietly behind his back.
The demon monk poisoned her, and the man took away Sister Yu's human soul one step ahead, making Li Daoxuan think that the demon monk was responsible, further intensifying the conflict.
Who is that person? What's the purpose? Where is Sister Yu’s human soul?
Li Daoxuan's eyes dropped slightly, feeling cold.
When the shark came, he felt that the hall was like an ice cave, and his body couldn't help but tremble. It took him a while to regain his composure.
She was a little afraid to look directly at Li Daoxuan and said: "Master, the "The Thirty-seven Sutras Said by the Buddha"... was not found."
"Why?"
"Because this Buddhist scripture was said to have been lost during the Southern Dynasties and is now extinct."
Li Daoxuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking thoughtful.
Yongye was also in the Southern Dynasty, and this Buddhist scripture was lost at that time. How could it be such a coincidence?
Could it be that there is some secret hidden in this Buddhist scripture?
"You take good care of Sister Yu. Jin Maoyan, Xiaotian, Xiaoqing and Xiaobai will stay in Yuxuan Palace. Remember, no one is allowed to enter this palace except me!"
When the shark saw Li Daoxuan's serious face, he immediately said: "Yes!"
After a pause, she couldn't help but said: "National Master, you just came back, are you ready to leave again?"
Li Daoxuan sighed softly and said, "I found that I neglected something, a very important thing."
To be able to hide everything under his nose is really to underestimate him.
The future life is to be feared.
"I hope I can bring Sister Yu's human soul back with me next time I come back."
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Chang'an City, Tai Chi Palace.
Li Zhi has been living more and more happily recently, watering flowers, practicing calligraphy, listening to music, and teasing his beloved concubine all day long. He looks like he is governing by doing nothing, which is in great contrast to the diligent Li Shimin.
All matters in the court are decided by Changsun Wuji.
He always looked on with a smile, as if he was completely at ease with this uncle, and showed no interest in power.
However, within a few days, Changsun Wuji, the powerful auxiliary minister, died suddenly. Li Zhi had to end his leisurely life in the harem, take over the power, and reorganize the court.
His methods were extremely clever, and he subdued Changsun Wuji's power like spring breeze and rain, beating, wooing, dividing, and checking and balancing. He played this set of emperor's mental skills with great proficiency and mastery.
It is hard to imagine that this is a new emperor who has just ascended the throne and has always shown himself to be weak.
However, unlike Li Shimin, he had been in poor health since he was a child and was not good at literature but not martial arts. In order to maintain the majesty of the emperor, he put down a light golden curtain when he went to court.
The courtiers could not clearly see the emperor's dragon face, but it was more intimidating because of it. The figure under the golden curtain was high up, overlooking the world, and it was daunting.
On this day, the morning session ended.
Li Zhi was relaxing in the imperial garden. When he was tired, he sat in the pavilion and read a book, the Tao Te Ching.
He liked reading. He had been sick since he was a child and could not go out to play, so he stayed in the palace library every day to read. After fifteen years of reading, his favorite book was the Tao Te Ching.
"If you don't see yourself, you will be clear; if you don't know yourself, you will be clear; if you don't cut yourself off, you will be successful; if you are not proud of yourself, you will be strong; if you don't fight, no one in the world can compete with you."
A clear voice sounded, and it was exactly the sentences from the "Tao Te Ching".
Li Zhi's heart trembled, and he quickly looked up, only to find that the guards and eunuchs around him had disappeared, and there was a handsome Taoist in the pavilion.
He was wearing white clothes with gold belt, and the water-resistant clothes were painted with light cloud patterns. He was elegant and unrestrained, and his celestial energy came out of the world when he moved his hands and feet, as if he had strayed from time and space into the mortal world.
Li Zhi's pupils condensed, and the hand holding the "Tao Te Ching" trembled slightly.
The Taoist slowly raised his eyes, which were dark and deep, and there seemed to be nebulae flowing in them, and the Taoist rhyme was born by itself.
"Li Zhi, I underestimate you."
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