After passing the courtyard and entering the Zen room, I saw an old monk in gray clothes, with a haggard face and a thin body, sitting lazily on a cushioned chair. With leisurely and deep eyes, he looked at Cao who followed the novice monk in. Zhe.
At first glance, it didn't seem like he was looking at a stranger, but rather like seeing him again after a long absence.
"Sit down!" The old monk extended his hand to Cao Zhe and pointed to the seat next to him.
However, Cao Zhe reached out, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, folded it twice, turned it into a chair, placed it directly opposite the old monk, and then sat in alignment, clearly distinguishing themselves.
"May I ask, Master, what is the connection with Master Liao Kong from Pilu Temple?" Cao Zhe asked, somewhat trying to get the upper hand.
This question seems to be asking for identity, but it is actually confirming key information.
That is whether this conversation is about inside or outside the boundary.
If it's something within the realm, of course it's best.
It's just a fight between left and right, why should Cao Zhe be afraid of it?
If it is related to the outside world and is linked to the entire background, then it is worth thinking about in depth.
The old monk said slowly: "He is the senior monk of the old monk."
Cao Zhe got the answer he wanted.
I'm afraid this drama is not to 'get rid of him', but has a deeper meaning.
I'm afraid this battle won't be fought.
To get out, you have to use your brain and your tongue.
"I don't know why Master invited me here?" Cao Zhe did not directly mention Li Fulong and other heavenly soldiers and generals.
It doesn't make much sense to mention Li Fulong and other heavenly soldiers and generals without finishing what needs to be said.
They were just bait. Now that the fish has been caught, the bait is no longer important to the old monk. It doesn't matter whether he goes or stays.
"What do you think of Nirvana?" the old monk asked.
This question was very abrupt, but when I thought about what the young novice had mentioned before, the old monk seemed to have entered Nirvana after leaving the dust, it became less abrupt.
"Don't abide by cause and effect, don't fear the precepts, don't seek anything from the world, don't mess with your behavior, this is considered nirvana." After thinking for a while, Cao Zhe hid the other answers in his mind and said casually.
When the old monk heard this, he seemed to understand what Cao Zhe was thinking, and shook his head: "You don't think so in your heart, but you say so deliberately! If you are not sincere, you will not understand the Tao, and it is difficult for Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism to reach the highest level. .”
Then he added: "What do you think is Buddha? What is Buddha nature?"
Cao Zhe thought for a while and then replied: "Zhang San peed in front of the temple. He thought the temple was interesting, so he went in and took a look. When he finally came out, he saw weeds and wild flowers scattered on his That drop of urine grew vigorously, and then smiled happily. This is Buddha nature. When the monks in the temple saw this, they never became angry, but smiled the same way. This is Buddha!"
After hearing this, the old monk was silent for a while, and then said: "You can express such an opinion without sticking to the scriptures. It shows that you also have Buddha nature."
Cao Zhe was stunned at first, and then understood instantly!
This is here to attract people!
"Buddha nature is non-nature. Anyone who is kind in nature, has a righteous mind, and is open-minded can enter my awe-inspiring path and cultivate my awe-inspiring righteousness."
"Master, what do you think?" Cao Zhe asked instead.
Then he said: "Master, why don't you practice my great way?"
The old monk's fingertips lit up with white light.
Although it is not much, it is the awe-inspiring spirit that Cao Zhe created and spread.
Cao Zhe also moved slightly, and the atmosphere of the Dharmakaya behind him changed. In a trance, there was a Bodhisattva, calming the boundless hell and immeasurable cause and effect.
However, there is not much Buddhist compassion and enlightenment in it. Instead, it appears to be tyrannical and ferocious. It looks like a Buddha on the outside but is a martial artist on the inside.
The so-called Buddha's light and precious energy are just weapons that are borrowed from the Dharma.
For warriors, swords are weapons, and the gods and bodhisattvas of Buddhism and Taoism are also weapons.
"So good!"
"Would you like to gain merit in another life?" The old monk asked Cao Zhe as if he did not understand the real situation.
Cao Zhe laughed: "It's past once, how can we do it again?"
After saying this, he flipped his hands, and a dollar of immortal energy vibrated.
A massive burst of mana will destroy the volute temple.
This is Cao Zhe's confidence.
He can take the initiative to enter the game, or he can directly overturn the game.
"In this case... it all depends on chance!" The old monk did not persuade him any more, he closed his eyes and his breath became weaker and weaker until it seemed as if he had completely died.
Then you can see that his figure is constantly fading.
After the old monk disappeared, the Snail Temple also disappeared.
The snail shell that was originally left at the root of the tree fell into Cao Zhe's hands.
The huge Bodhi tree had lost all its leaves and looked particularly depressed.
Li Fulong and other heavenly soldiers and generals also turned into streams of light and scattered among the undulating mountains. After seeing Cao Zhe, they all prostrated, but they had no memory or awareness of what happened before.
"Okay! You all go back to heaven to recover!"
"Forget about what I told you before!" Cao Zhe said.
Now that it has been determined, it is for such a thing.
Then it doesn't make much sense to look for the venerable person from White Horse Temple.
Even if Li Fulong and other heavenly soldiers and generals were puzzled, they did not dare to ask for the reason and could only disperse.
But he couldn't share his worries with Cao Zhe, and he felt angry in his heart.
I'm afraid that after returning to heaven, it will be another hard training.
Cao Zhe turned around and returned to Martial Arts Mountain, which was being renovated.
He didn't care about any trivial matters for the time being, but sat on the cliff and played with the snail shell in his hand.
"What is this?"
"A token?"
"It's like a small independent world is sealed inside a small snail shell. Except for the absence of the temple, the mountains, forests, vegetation, birds, animals, insects, and fish are all preserved. There is even the vitality of heaven and earth stored in it, but it doesn't exist. God’s will, and the ecological cycle is not complete.”
"But the most precious thing about it is that it is essentially a snail shell."
"Although it is too small and can hardly hold much, it is indeed very precious to me."
"Because my original intention is to promote the further development and sublimation of martial arts, and I have a plan to split the small world of the physical body. Having such a small volute world as a reference is a timely help. The human body does not have a snail shell, but we can find a replacement part. Use the same methods that are suitable for warriors to create a self-sufficient physical world." Cao Zhe thought to himself.
"However, taking it will have some consequences."
"That is, it is very likely that in the next world, the identity I choose and the final direction will deviate towards Buddhism."
"I will transform from a Taoist priest to a monk. I will even correspond to a certain big shot in Buddhism just like I correspond to Emperor Zhenwu."
"So, do you want to use me as a shell to resurrect the Buddhist power. Or are you simply competing with Taoism for talents?"
"Those mythical strong men who left behind their Taoist bodies, are they alive or dead?" Cao Zhe's heart was full of questions.
Some inferences that were originally firm became less firm at this time.
