A barren mountain in Danyang County, from a distance, it seems to be a giant Buddha sitting cross-legged.
Such an outline is not formed naturally, but has been carved day after day over the years.
Many years ago, the Shimen of Danyang County made great ambitions to build a hundred-foot Buddha in this county.
Since then, the monks from various temples in the county took off their monk's robes and turned into ascetics, ran around to beg for alms, began to choose addresses and chisel stones.
These monks have great perseverance. They drink spring water, eat coarse grains every day, sleep in the wilderness, and are exposed to the sun and rain all year round, and have persisted for decades.
All the money and food from begging for alms were invested in the project, and famous stonemasons from all over the world were hired, while the monks themselves were squandering their own expenses.
This great Buddha gathers all the essence of Danyang Shumen in this way.
The three or four hundred meters of stone mountain has been carved with rough outlines. The shelf of thick and logs is built to support countless figures climbing up and down everywhere in the barren mountain.
Here, the craftsmen and monks do not distinguish between each other, carrying stones on their shoulders and gritting their teeth and sweating.
Mr. Peng directed his disciples to punch hundreds of wedges one by one along the direction of the cracks.
"Listen to the sound, when the cracks of the rocks are opened, get out of the way, don't be hit by the falling rocks!"
It is the most dangerous to cut the mountain and split the stone. However, once a huge rock loosens and falls, it will not be dodged below in time, and it will be fuzzy in the blink of an eye.
The busy craftsmen and monks here have many casualties and injuries every month.
The disciples became more and more careful. The most burly man, holding a long-handled sledgehammer, smashed his force toward the main wedge in the middle.
The cracks of the rock instantly collapsed, and a line of rocks that were up to 100 meters long fell loose. In the air, it was broken into seven or eight stones of different sizes due to its own weight.
After dozens of breaths, I heard the loud rumbling of the stones falling to the ground.
Fortunately, there were no casualties this time.
After a moment, a thin young man, like a flexible gecko, climbed along the uneven cliffs to Peng Shijian and others.
"Master Peng, I have set up a mechanism for that place and can pass by!"
The person who came was Brother Hou Liu. When he came here, he soon became familiar with Shimamas Peng. Especially in a conversation, when he mentioned Fang Dou's name, his relationship became very close.
After Brother Hou joined, he had superb mechanical skills, strengthening mountain roads and wooden frames, and falling from the cliffs was greatly reduced, especially making many convenient tools, which made twice the result with half the effort.
For example, the mechanism he built this time was a dangerous place in a mountain. Even if an ordinary person hangs down with ropes, he will be blown back and forth without breathing a few times, and will die from the sharp rocks.
However, according to local conditions, Hou Liuge set up a plank road in the government office, which not only prevents wind, but also strengthens the location, which greatly reduces the risk.
"Thank you, Brother Hou Liu!"
Brother Hou Liu raised his hand, "All of you are acquaintances of Brother Fang Dou, so it's time to help each other!"
Mr. Peng's beard and hair were much whiter. He looked at the direction of Jinling County and sighed, "I don't know, what's going on with the little master in Jiming Temple?"
"These masters who created the mountain and eagle Buddha are also virtuous monks!"
At the foot of the mountain, an old monk with skin was tanned and glossy on the surface. The open monk's robe was leaking everywhere, which was cool, revealing two rows of convex ribs.
He was carrying a huge stone on his shoulder, weighing at least two tons, but his steps were as usual.
At this time, two monks in ragged clothes quickly stepped forward.
"Senior brother, something big happened!"
The old monk sighed and placed the stone beside him, "Sit down and say!"
The three monks sat on the stone, took out the drinking water with salt, and drank it against the scorching sun.
"Senior brother, the prefect of Danyang, summoned the Sangcun School and went to Jile City to destroy the fox demon."
"As a result, both sides suffered losses, but the fisherman from the Huangshan Dao Mai benefited!"
The old monk asked in surprise, "The Huangshan Daoqi has actually reappeared in the world!"
"This is a big deal. The current head of the Huangshan Dao Clan sent letters to all parties. Later, a young Taoist priest Dan Rong went down the mountain to rectify the industry, killed the little cultivator in Taoshan, and sat in Jile City to watch both sides destruction."
"The Taoist power is like cooking oil with fire, and it is out of control!"
The old monk looked as usual and asked, "I remember that Jiuhua Temple is not bad lately, and the host is also a rising star!"
"Die in the Pure Land!"
"So!"
The old monk jumped off the stone and resisted it on his shoulder, "Let it go!"
The two monks were anxious, "How can you sit back and see?"
If Taoism is a big shot, what should I do if the Shumen is?
The old monk pointed to the barren mountain in front of him, "Is the big Buddha a success?"
"No!"
The outline of the barren mountain has just begun to appear at this moment, and it is decades before it can be completed.
"Since that's the case, let's dig the mountains and quarry, carve the big Buddha, and let the rest of the small things be natural!"
The old monk, regardless of his prestige or cultivation, was the leader of the Shimen of Danyang County, and his status was comparable to Master Sang. Naturally, no one opposed him when he spoke like this.
The two monks folded their hands together, "What the senior brother said is, I'm waiting for the appearance!"
At this time, a large millstone rock not far away rolled down from the cliff, dragging three craftsmen into the bottom, and suddenly burst into a painful howl.
A trace of compassion appeared in the old monk's eyes, "Why don't you go and help!"
The two monks hurried forward and began to treat the wounded.
"If you don't see Buddha in a stone, how could you become a Buddha in your heart!"
Seeing this, the old monk shook his head and sighed, "This hundred-foot-foot-large Buddha has achieved success. I can make another holy monk in Danyang County."
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After leaving the Pure Land City, Fang Dou found a pure land, took out the gourd, released Shao Chong and his disciples, informed him of the causes and consequences, and gave him some money.
The old Taoist priest made a living by eliminating demons, but this time he came to Danyang County, and he was empty-handed and had a problem with eating.
"How can you be so embarrassed!"
The old Taoist priest was embarrassed, but this trip was not harvested. All the old and the young had to eat, but in the end they accepted it.
"Fellow Daoist Danrong, if you have free time in the future, come to Weiyang County to find us!"
Before Shaochong left, he also specially asked Fang Dou to do it.
Fang Dou laughed but said nothing, thinking that Yan Taishou could still use folk sorcerers at the time, but he did not dare to have any bad ideas about Taoism. This is the foundation.
Folk warlocks and demon Taoist priests are rootless duckweeds after all, and they are not afraid of offending them.
However, Taoism such as the Huangshan Taoist vein is deeply rooted and has strong strength.
What's more, today is different from the past. The changes in the Buddha's birthday have caused severe damage to the court, which is not the situation where the three families are suppressed by force.
Most of the world's trend has fallen on Taoism.
The Huangshan Daoqi came out of the mountain at this time and it was a good time.
Fang Dou dared to kill the prefect of Danyang, but he had not killed anyone to silence him afterwards, but he was confident.
As soon as he thought of this, Fang Dou became more and more determined to create his own foundation.
This Gouqu Mountain is the hope of Fang Dou's career.
The matter in Jile City was happening, and Fang Dou was about to go to Gouqu Mountain to investigate the terrain on the scene.
Chapter completed!