The Emperor of Heaven is in charge of the Heavenly Court. Due to various reasons, he cannot cover the sky with one hand. Besides the Taoist Golden Immortal, there are demon cultivators and Buddhist cultivators. The earliest Buddhist cultivator who ascended to heaven was named "Kyala". He was of a very high seniority. He practiced "indestructible body of vajra" and was almost immortal. After establishing a foothold in heaven, he felt that he was weak and weak, and opportunities were often dropped. , bringing the descendants from the lower world to the heaven, supporting each other, and gradually becoming more mature. Tracing back to the origin, there are two schools of Buddhism and Taoism in the Xia Dynasty. The Buddha is in front and the Tao is in the back. They are not unrelated to Jia Lian. However, this move is quite inappropriate. For this reason, Yilongzi, the left prime minister, talked with him all night long to clarify the differences between them. Concerned, Jia Lan stopped his efforts and no longer vigorously promoted his descendants. The heaven was temporarily at peace, but the way to ascension to the lower world was also cut off.
The demon cultivator is related to the Taoist sect, so it is justifiable to join it. There was originally no place for Buddhist cultivators in heaven, but Jia Lan was able to establish a firm foothold only by relying on his "indestructible body of vajra" to open the door to ascension. He has a strong temperament and a heart of stone. Yilongzi was able to convince him, but it was not with the help of sweet words. He told Garland a secret that not many people knew and no one kept silent about. The number of golden immortals that heaven can accept is limited, and it exceeds Within a certain vague limit, an accident will inevitably happen, either disappearing in the heaven or falling into the lower world. The experience of the demon cultivator Beauty Python is a warning signal, and he must stop.
After careful consideration, Jia Lan Sutra accepted Yi Longzi's proposal. After that night, the Buddhist cultivators restrained their efforts and stopped trying to expand. Instead, they stood in a corner of the heaven and silently accumulated strength. Jia Lan soon waited for the news of the death of Jinxian. The life lamps in Hehe Taoist, Beauty Python, Blood Ancestor, Linhuzi, and the Hall of Heroes were extinguished one by one, and the place where they fell turned out to be the lower realm where he was born! What happened? What are the Emperor of Heaven and his closest officials plotting? Jia Lan vaguely knew that Qing Xizi had intervened in the lower realm and played an important role, but he was excluded and not allowed to hear about it.
It wasn't until one night when Tan Hai, the abbot of Longxiang Temple, burned incense and prayed that all the ascended Buddhist masters learned of the abnormal movements in the lower world. , wait and see what happens. After deliberation for several days, Jia Lan summoned the founder of Lingtai Temple, Yuan Xiang, and had a long confidential conversation. He ordered him to secretly go to the lower world to explore the source of the variables. If he could bring back real evidence, the Buddhists would join hands to make suggestions to the Emperor of Heaven.
Entrusted by Jia Lan, Yuan Xiang sneaked into the lower realm along the old path. However, what he didn't expect was that the place where he ascended from the ground was actually quite repulsive to him. His blood surged in his chest, and it took a lot of effort to get him there. A gap was opened between heaven and earth, and he squeezed in sideways. The moment he landed in the lower realm, he felt something pouring in, triggering another wave of resistance from heaven and earth. The uproar lasted for a long time before slowly calming down. He was like a naked giant being swarmed by countless mosquitoes, all over his body. When bitten, slap and scratch for a while to stop itching.
For some reason, Yuan Xiang subconsciously restrained his energy, and the repulsion from heaven and earth slowly weakened, almost to nothing. He frowned and thought for a moment, temporarily put his doubts behind his mind, identified the direction, and drove a ray of Buddha's light into the void. After a while, Falling in the main hall of Lingtai Temple, the vat of sesame oil is full, the fragrance is fragrant, and the ever-bright lamp is swaying, illuminating the Buddha statue with a compassionate face, with mottled gold clothing, revealing the inner tube of the clay sculpture.
Yuan Xiang picked up the wooden fish under the Buddha statue, knocked it three times, and waited for a moment. Abbot Yin Chan of Lingtai Temple rushed over, knelt on his knees and saluted, and solemnly paid homage to the previous ascended patriarch. After the ceremony, he stood by and waited quietly. command. A smile appeared on Yuan Xiang's face. Yin Chan was the disciple he accepted before his ascension. He was extremely intelligent and could know ten things after hearing one thing. He was a rare Buddhist seed. Unfortunately, he lacked some opportunities. He stopped here and could only end up in the lower world. , what a pity.
He hesitated for a moment, took out three pills from his sleeves, put them gently in Yin Chan's palm, and whispered: "Master, I came here for Qifan Guan. I want to see you in private. It's not appropriate to stay for a long time. What's the secret? Come quickly, don’t miss anything.”
When Yin Chan heard this, his heart trembled. Without thinking, he told the whole story of the discussion, and presented a copy of the "Spirit Snake Soul Refining Technique" and three remaining Taoist bones to the Patriarch for a look. The four Buddhist temples support each other and share their needs. The abbot of Longxiang Temple, Kong Zang, has mastered this demon cultivation technique and has no intention of hiding it for himself. Please ask the three abbots of Jiedi Temple, Hongguang, Lingtai Temple, Yinchan, and Shigu Temple, Daoxin, to work together. According to the details, the four eminent monks have studied Buddhism intensively and have profound Taoism. After all, humans and demons are on different paths, and they can't see anything famous for a while. Yin Chan had a photographic memory, and after returning to Lingtai Temple, he silently recorded a copy. It happened to be that the Patriarch came to the lower world, and he just happened to offer it with both hands.
The round elephant did not want to disturb the Buddhist sect, so it was originally
After seeing his disciple once, he immediately set off to Qifan Temple. Hearing the origin of the "Spiritual Snake Soul Refining Technique", he became curious and looked through the ten lines at a glance. If he was thoughtful, he stood next to the evergreen lamp and started reading from the beginning again. Every word fell into my heart, and I deduced it again. Yin Chan stood quietly aside, his thoughts rising and falling like lightning across the dark night sky, illuminating the storm-ravaged land for an instant. He realized that the founder was working backwards from the "Spirit Snake Soul Refining Technique" to derive a technique suitable for human practice. Dharma is just like Shen Yuanqiong's joke in Qifan Guanchengxin Palace.
Is that really a joke? When he said it in an understatement, was he already anticipating today? Yin Chan's heart was vibrating like a harp string, and he felt in a trance that causes and conditions were woven into a sparse spider web, and he was a small flying insect trapped in it, unable to pull it apart or break free.
However, after a while, Yin Chan shuddered and became alarmed. The round elephant raised his palm and pressed it on the manuscript. The Buddha's light rippled and swirled, creating layers of halo, and disappeared after a few breaths. He heard the Patriarch say: "The Taoism remaining in the bones is so subtle and profound that it cannot be discerned. I am afraid it has something to do with the heaven. There is nothing wrong with this technique of strengthening the soul. If you practice it diligently, it may help." Ascend to heaven..."
Yin Chan was slightly startled when he heard the words, and then he felt happy. He subconsciously opened the manuscript and realized that the ancestor had changed all the details to make it suitable for human cultivation and no longer follow the path of demon cultivation. Holding the manuscript, his hands trembled, and an indescribable feeling surged into his heart. He took a deep breath, looked up, and saw that the figure of the Patriarch had long since disappeared in the hall. Yin Chan knelt down on the ground facing the Buddha statue and kowtowed deeply. He did not notice that the three bones were taken away by the ancestor and were not returned.
The round elephant stands in mid-air, looking down at the mountains and the sea, the dust and the soil, with thoughts surging like the ocean tide. The world in this world does not reject him, but rejects the heavenly Taoism he carries. He tears apart the heaven and earth and squeezes into this world, and the Taoism also pours in, arousing the resistance of heaven and earth. What does this mean? Is it possible... is it possible that this world wants to get rid of the control of heaven and stand on its own? Yuan Xiang was deeply aware of the importance of this matter. He took out an inch-long piece of lingering incense from his sleeve, rubbed it with his thumb and index finger, the fire lit up, and the smoke gradually curled up and disappeared into the void.
