Among all things, it is called Tianzhou;
Only those who defend Tianzhou can be called the Central Plains.
If defined in a narrow sense, the fifty-four kingdoms built around the Nine Prefectures of Tianzhou can be regarded as the Central Plains in the true sense.
This statement is widely circulated especially in the Nine Prefectures of Tianzhou. Many local monks in Tianzhou do not even admit that the "Eight Frontiers" such as the southwest, northwest, and southern borders also belong to the Central Plains, and stubbornly believe that they are buffer zones on the periphery of the Central Plains region. .
"This feeling of artificial planning is more obvious..."
Zhang Yaofei was hiding in the sky, overlooking the mountains, rivers and land below.
After entering the Central Plains zone, the spiritual energy concentration increased again, almost double that of Dali, Dayu and other places, and the closer to Tianzhou, the more obvious the increase in spiritual energy concentration.
Entering the fifty-four countries of the Central Plains from the southwest, there is an obvious step-like gap in the concentration of spiritual energy. It is the same as Zhang Yao's feeling when he entered Dali from a small country, but it was much stronger.
"This is the true power of the universe."
"The person who planned all of this back then single-handedly created the current structure of the world of immortality. I don't know what a great figure he is..."
Zhang Yao's thoughts inevitably drifted away while he was escaping.
After the ancient destruction, the world of immortality was in ruins and experienced a brief era of chaos.
Finally, on these ruins, the sages re-established a new immortal system, announcing the end of the ancient era and the beginning of the medieval era.
The most important symbol that divides the boundaries of the era is the determination of the territories of the Hundred Kingdoms of the Central Plains and the "Four Wildernesses" such as the East China Sea and the Southern Border. The emergence of the barren belt and the formation of the aura level are all landmark events of this period.
It can be said:
Since the establishment of the barren zone and the spiritual energy classification system, the influence of innate origin on immortality has been greatly magnified, and reincarnation has become a university subject.
"Only after you have achieved the Golden Elixir can you have the confidence to travel across the Central Plains and travel to other countries..."
Zhang Yao's eyes caught many panicked escapes, but he didn't bother to pay attention to them.
There are also numerous robbery cultivator groups on the borders of the Eight Frontiers and the Central Plains, and even on the borders of the Central Plains countries.
Ordinary foundation-building monks would also be in danger of losing their lives when crossing the long barren belt on these borders, especially those with poor strength and bad luck.
However, the aura of the Golden Elixir Ancestor is as eye-catching as the blazing sun in the desolate area, enough to make any robbery cultivator group run away in fear, fearing that they will be easily killed if they can't avoid it.
"call……"
Zhang Yao took a deep breath, and the golden elixir circulated and exhaled spiritual energy, greedily absorbing the abundant spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
For a Jindan monk, especially a high-grade Jindan like him, the practice environment is no longer as important as it used to be, as long as it is not too bad.
No matter how abundant the spiritual energy is, the golden elixir's ability to operate and breathe has its limit. For monks under the golden elixir, the environment in Dali and Dayu is more than enough, even for Tianlingen.
What is really important is the various resources for cultivating immortals.
In an environment rich in spiritual energy several times over, and nurtured for thousands of years, the number and types of various spiritual gold veins, spiritual grass spiritual objects, and treasures of heaven and earth that can be born are far superior to those in other areas.
"The Kingdom of Mani can regularly produce precious gold paste, but it cannot be found in other places."
"In addition to the mastery of the secret techniques of those Buddhist monks, what is more important is the abundance of spiritual materials..."
Zhang Yao couldn't help but feel a little headache when he thought about this.
The Mani Kingdom does not prohibit transactions between monks, but the real treasures of the Mani Temple are on the list of good deeds and can only be exchanged for good deeds.
However, the acquisition of good deeds does not entirely depend on strength, so Zhang Yao was prepared to practice latent cultivation in the Mani Kingdom for a long time. Anyway, the aura environment of the Mani Kingdom is better and is somewhat helpful for cultivation.
"I hope this trip goes well."
Thinking of this, Zhang Yao slightly accelerated his speed of escaping light and flew towards Mani Kingdom.
…………
A few days later.
In the territory of Mani Kingdom, somewhere in the capital of Dayi.
"Amitabha, the two donors must not harm themselves again, please note..."
On a long street with heavy traffic and dense crowds, a great monk was mediating the conflict between two fighting people.
One of the two people being mediated was a beggar with tattered clothes and messy hair; the other was a half-grown boy with a red face and glared at the beggar.
However, these two people were quite respectful towards the great monk, and the crowd of people watching were also talking about it, obviously they were used to this scene.
"Boom..."
The clear sound of the bell came and resounded for more than ten miles.
In the magnificent temple in the distance, the city lord responsible for managing the capital here is leading a group of secular officials to the temple to offer incense and worship on a routine basis. They are extremely respectful.
The solemn abbot of the temple, with a golden aura blooming behind his head, wearing a germanium-red gilt cassock, stood under the golden body of the Buddha, with a look of mercy and majesty on his face.
The temple abbot seemed to be a Buddhist monk with a high level of cultivation.
What is surprising is that these secular officials responsible for managing the city, and even the common people who came to worship together, were not surprised at all. They had obviously become accustomed to it.
And looking beyond this city:
Several old farmers knelt down and bowed their heads in the field, praying nonchalantly, but what was in the low shrine was not the common earth god, but a statue of Bodhisattva;
A ragged ascetic with an extremely resolute look on his face, his feet were worn out and his skin was as rough as tree bark, but he kowtowed three times at a time and looked extremely pious;
The majestic mountain in the farthest place, an entire peak hundreds of feet high, has been carved into the image of the Buddha. Under the lotus throne are densely packed believers who come from all over the country to worship...
“It was really eye-opening.”
In a restaurant, Zhang Yao was sitting by the window on the second floor, shaking his wine glass and looking at this scene of a pagoda of sentient beings.
His heart was calm, but there was quite a lot of emotion in his expression:
"This place is really peaceful and joyful, which is rare in the world..."
He had already heard of the name of Mani Kingdom, but it was only after he actually arrived here that seeing it was believing.
Mani Kingdom is a Buddhist kingdom on earth, which is different from all the countries Zhang Yao has seen:
Here, Buddhist faith has penetrated into all aspects of the country, and respected monks and monks have more prestige and power than officials and dignitaries.
This is only a worldly difference.
Mani's name as a Buddhist kingdom on earth comes from the world of immortality.
The Kingdom of Mani is known as the "Forty-Eight Thousand Temples". These 48,000 temples are not ordinary temples, but are places similar to practicing sects and have complete Buddhist heritage.
Here, Buddhist monks have a very close connection with the secular world. Not to mention some of the major cities and towns, Buddhist monks of various kinds can often be seen in some villages and towns.
Some of them punish rape and eliminate evil and promote good deeds; some kill demons and hunt down evil spirits; some strangle bandits and protect one party; some uphold justice and educate the people...
All these factors made Mani's kingdom different from other kingdoms.
Give a simple example:
In other mortal countries, the people who steal the country are rich and noble, and they bully the good people and live forever. The officials, nobles, nobles, wealthy families, big businessmen... almost do everything they can to prey on the people and dominate the world.
But in Mani, this was impossible.
When ordinary people suffer injustice, they can go to any monk in any temple to seek justice at any time, and all corruption, perversion of the law, and conspiracy and transactions will not be hidden under Buddhist magic.
In the Mani Kingdom, there is no room for corruption and power trading. As the lord of a city, you must abide by the law and pay special attention to the justice of the people. Otherwise, you will be removed from power and judged by Buddhist monks in minutes.
Anyway, Buddhist monks don't care about secular power and interests. The secular power is supervised by the monks, but they cannot collude with the monks.
And the root of all this is the 'good merit system' implemented in Mani!
All good deeds will be encouraged, promoted, and can be recorded and exchanged for good deeds. Good deeds are the hard currency in Mani and can be exchanged for almost all resources.
Among the forty-eight thousand temples, Duzun Mani Temple is the source of all dharma, and each has its own merit list of different levels.
The list of good deeds in the Mani Temple is the highest-level list. The 'Treasure Xiangliu Gold Paste' that Zhang Yao needs is the rare and precious Buddhist treasure that ranks seventh on the list.
"What a wonderful place, especially for a mortal."
In Zhang Yao's heart, thoughts flickered slightly.
After he drank another glass of wine, he suddenly put down the glass and said:
"Since Your Excellency is here, why do you avoid seeing me?"
"Amitabha."
Accompanied by the Buddha's name, a young monk wearing a bright yellow monk's robe and nine ring scars on his head walked out from the side of the restaurant.
He walked barefoot, without squinting, and the drinkers and diners he passed turned a blind eye to him. The busy waiters automatically bypassed him and continued to be busy.
"As expected of Patriarch Qingxu, his spiritual awareness is astonishing and he can detect the young monk."
The young monk came and sat down opposite Zhang Yao, lowered his head slightly and said:
"The little tricks make the lay people laugh."
"It's not that the young monk deliberately hides his head and tail. It's actually under the master's orders that he came to secretly observe your words and deeds, layman Qingxu."
When he said this, he was also calm and composed, without any shameful intention:
"It's just that the young monk's skills are not as good as others, but it only makes him a laughing stock."
"Master's words are serious."
Zhang Yao smiled slightly and said:
"You are a golden Arhat and you are from Mani Temple. How dare I make fun of you?"
"Especially for such a young Jindan monk, it really opened Pindao's eyes."
The vitality in this young monk is so strong that he is just like a teenager in ordinary life, exuding youthful vitality all the time.
This is purely due to being promoted to the realm of golden elixir at a young age. With the continuous improvement of life essence in a short period of time, one's own life breath will be as strong and conspicuous as a torch in the dark night.
According to Zhang Yao's inference, this young monk is probably less than sixty years old. Even though the Buddhist practice method is quite different from the orthodox Qi refining method, Mani Temple has a powerful Nascent Soul level and Xuan Gong that have been passed down for thousands of years. There are countless wonderful methods, but they are also a bit scary.
"That group of old monks from Mani Temple sent this young monk to contact me, but they didn't have any deep intentions..."
(End of chapter)
