Chapter 708 Neither a martial artist nor a cultivator nor a demon
Jinshan Temple is a major part of Yuhang city
The "famous spot" is located halfway up Jinshan Mountain. A series of ancient temples are looming among the mountains and trees. The road leading to the temple is a newly built, wide and smooth mountain road.
It is not steep, with a width of seven or eight meters. It is quite smooth to walk. The price is that the walking time will be a little longer, and you have to go around to get to Jinshan Temple - you can also walk it. It existed before, but now almost no one cares about it. It is steep and difficult.
Take a lot of the old roads.
When Xia Yanzhen was walking on Xinshan Road, there were many pilgrims next to him. Jinshan Temple was full of incense, with tourists, pilgrims, believers, and faithful men and women coming in an endless stream.
Only the sudden heavy rains during this period can stop them. In terms of popularity, only the Red Tower can rival Jinshan Temple.
The heavy rain could not stop those men from going to the Red Mansion. Compared with their sexual desire, their faith was still a little inferior, at least that was the case for most of the believers in Jinshan Temple.
It had not been sunny for a long time today. The water had not had time to completely evaporate, so the mountain road was inevitably slippery. Xia Yanzhen walked over and saw those people falling on the mountain road.
Fortunately, the steps on this mountain path are only half a meter long and are quite flat. There will be no scenario where someone will fall all the way down and fall to death.
When we came to the outside of Jinshan Temple, the mountain gate was wide open, and two warrior monks stood at the door, showing one shoulder and one arm, looking very powerful.
There is also a smiling and slightly fat monk who welcomes guests. He looks very good. In the square, there is a huge incense burner, with incense as thick as a person's forearm exuding white smoke.
White smoke with its own faint fragrance enveloped the square. Xia Yanzhen walked into the Main Hall, and it was quite lively inside.
In front of the golden Buddha statue, there is a row of futons and a row of merit boxes. The color is mainly red, and there are merit boxes under the pillars with golden dragons carved on them.
A group of pilgrims and believers lined up to pay money and kowtow, with pious expressions on their faces. Xia Yanzhen didn't line up and went straight forward.
Whether it was the pilgrims or the monks in the main hall, they immediately glared at him, and some people wanted to step forward to stop him.
How could such unruly behavior be tolerated in the pure holy land of Buddhism? But when they saw Xia Yanzhen taking out a large amount of banknotes and stuffing them into the merit box, everyone fell silent and stopped.
This does not count as jumping in line! The angry glare on the monk's face immediately turned into the compassion of our Buddha. What is piety?
This is called piety! When it comes to deeds, regardless of the mind, when it comes to the mind, it is still the state of the Buddha. Ordinary monks cannot yet reach that state.
Therefore, those who donate more money for incense are devout and the best believers! Several monks quickly came to Xia Yanzhen, saying something with smiles on their faces, and welcomed him to the meditation room at the back of the main hall.
Such a pious benefactor must be treated well.
"Donor Xia, Abbot Faming generally does not see outsiders, but the benefactor is so pious, the abbot can make an exception for this." A monk said with a smile.
"Yes." Xia Yanzhen nodded. He didn't keep him waiting for too long. Soon, monk Faming, who was wearing a golden and red cassock and looked quite jeweled, arrived.
Compared with other monks who are generally lean or slightly fat, Monk Faming is tall and thin. He has a long white beard, and if he has hair, he has a childlike appearance.
After monk Faming came in, he waved his hand to let the others go out, leaving only two people in the meditation room.
"Donor Xia, what advice do you want from me, an old monk?" Fa Ming's attitude was a little strange.
"Master Faming knows me?"
"The boat gang has been going around asking for information these days, and I still know what the reason is." Fa Ming smiled.
"Then Master must know what I'm looking for."
"Peach Blossom Land, right?"
"Yes." Xia Yanzhen did not conceal his purpose at all.
"To be honest, I have never heard of Peach Blossom Spring in the decades I have lived in Yuhang." Fa Ming shook his head.
"Don't have any impression at all?" Xia Yanzhen asked. Fa Ming shook his head.
"Okay, I heard from Gang Leader Gu that the master is a Taoist?" Xia Yanzhen changed the topic.
"No, I am just a practitioner. He is not cultivating the Tao, but the Buddha." Fa Ming corrected.
"It's the same, Buddha is the Tao," Xia Yanzhen said. Faming was not angry at all: "I only thought that Almsgiver Xia was joking."
"Master Faming, can you show me what method you practice?" Xia Yanzhen asked. Faming nodded: "What does Almsgiver Xia want to see?" As the abbot of Jinshan Temple, he was often in front of people in his early years.
Otherwise, how can we maintain the strong incense of Jinshan Temple?
"It will be all right."
"Almsgiver Xia, please take a look." Fa Ming solemnly held out his hand and opened his palm like a flower. Xia Yanzhen closed his right eye and vaguely saw traces of a lake on Fa Ming's palm.
"What's this?"
"A single thought blooms."
"Can you make this bloom?" Xia Yanzhen pointed to a green plant in the room.
"cannot."
"Why?"
"Because this is a money bag, it will not bloom on its own."
"In other words, this is a means of inducing birth." Xia Yanzhen said.
"That's right." Fa Ming nodded,
"The method of cultivation is different from that of martial arts. The latter only pursues destruction, while the former pursues the great path." After a pause, Fa Ming said: "Donor Xia, I think you are destined to be my Buddha, so why not shave off the three thousand worries and enter my Buddha door?
Pursue the Great Way." Xia Yanzhen was not in a hurry to refuse: "What can you accomplish by practicing cultivation? Not to mention the vague and ethereal Great Way, can you fight as well as the martial arts practitioners?" The martial arts practitioners in this world are still
Very capable of fighting.
In addition to performing fetching objects from the air for Xia Yanzhen, Gu Taihe also performed a skill - punching in the air, creating a huge crater on the surface of Qinghu Lake and causing splashing waves.
Except there is no explosion sound, it is exactly the same as the way martial arts are shown in some movies and TV shows.
Gu Taihe showed his strength to Xia Yanzhen, hoping that both parties would respect each other and not cause unpleasant things.
If you are strong, I will be strong, you spend money and I do things, and everyone cooperates happily. Of course, not everyone who practices martial arts is so good at fighting.
Those who have practiced martial arts to the level of Gu Taihe are a minority among the minority. In the entire Yuhang area, there are only a handful of them.
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"Can live forever." Faced with Xia Yanzhen's question, Fa Ming gave an answer that most people would not refuse.
“Don’t Buddhism pay attention to reincarnation?”
"There is no conflict." Fa Ming said. You can go to reincarnation after you have lived enough. Die if you want to die, live if you want to live. This is the essence of the great road.
"I'm not interested in immortality, but I am interested in the Peach Blossom Spring. Well, if the abbot helps me find the Peach Blossom Spring, I will join Buddhism." Xia Yanzhen made a random promise.
"Donor Xia is so interested in the Peach Blossom Spring, can I ask where it is?" Fa Ming asked.
"The Peach Blossom Spring comes from an ancient book that has been circulating in my family for who knows how long." Xia Yanzhen immediately memorized "The Peach Blossom Spring", and of course, concealed the information about the dynasties in it.
"That's it." Faming nodded,
"It is indeed a desirable place. Where does Donor Xia want to go to live in seclusion?"
"That's right." Xia Yanzhen said ambiguously,
"Why don't you ask Jinshan Temple to help you find the Peach Blossom Spring?" It means seclusion, but only for twenty-four hours.
Faming frowned and shook his head: "Buddhism is a pure place, how can you-"
"Plop." With a fairly clear sound, Xia Yanzhen placed a solid gold brick on the small table.
"..."
"..." Fa Ming looked at the gold brick. Xia Yanzhen looked at Fa Ming.
"How can you - ignore the suffering of the world? Peach Blossom Land, don't worry. Donor Xia, please rest assured. I will definitely mobilize all believers to find this otherworldly place together." Fa Ming looked compassionate.
"Okay, thank you very much, Master." Xia Yanzhen said with a smile. The purpose of this trip has been basically achieved, and there is one more thing.
"Master, have you ever seen demons and ghosts?" Xia Yanzhen asked the last question.
"I have seen demons, monsters, demons and monsters before. I have even subdued a few with my own hands." Fa Ming explained to Xia Yanzhen what demons, ghosts and monsters were.
Monsters and ghosts are actually divided into
The "three kinds" are similar to what Xia Yanzhen knows. One is monsters, which are monsters transformed from animals and plants.
One type is ghosts, which are formed after death. The last type is demons. Those monks and warriors who do evil and kill a lot are demons.
In terms of scarcity, warriors are the most numerous, followed by demons and monsters, and monks are the least. And the three of them are a minority among the minority in the entire world.
Although one's personal force is powerful, it will not have much impact on world affairs - or so Fa Ming said.
"Actually, there is a big demon suppressed in the Demon-Conquering Tower at the back of Jinshan Temple." At the end, Fa Ming said.
"Can you take a look?" Xia Yanzhen suddenly became interested. Fa Ming smiled and shook his head and refused: "If Mr. Xia didn't have any evil spirit in his body, I would suspect that you are a great demon in disguise."
"Is the Great Transformation Demon very strong?"
"Even if I were to clean it up, it would still take a lot of effort." Fa Ming
"Humility" said,
"You can bring trouble to one party, and no one else dares to look at it."
"How does it compare with Gang Leader Gu?"
"If we meet on a narrow road and fight to the death, if one party cannot escape, I will die in the hands of Gu Gang leader." Fa Ming is quite honest,
"As for Gang Leader Gu, if he goes back, he will live for another three to five years at most before dying."
"What if we meet a big demon?"
"Lao Na has more ways to subdue monsters than Gang Leader Gu. Lao Na can conquer big monsters that Gang Leader Gu can't conquer."
"Monsters can defeat warriors, warriors can defeat monks, and monks can defeat monsters?" Xia Yanzhen asked, rock, paper, scissors?
Fa Ming said: "Not absolutely, I can only say that each has its own advantages and strengths."
"I understand, I'll trouble you about the Peach Blossom Spring matter, Master." Xia Yanzhen stood up.
"It's easy to say. Donor Xia will just wait for the news." Fa Ming stood up and personally took Xia Yanzhen to the mountain gate.
Many believers and pilgrims raised eyebrows. Who was this young man? He didn't look like an ordinary person, and Master Faming could send him off in person.
You should know that Master Faming has not seen outsiders for many years. After sending Xia Yanzhen off, Faming returned to the Zen room.
After a while, someone pushed the door open and came in. It was Gu Taihe.
"How?" Gu Taihe asked. Faming shook his head: "No problem, it's not a monster."
"Monk?"
"No, unless his cultivation level is much higher than mine." Fa Ming still denied.
"Then he's not a martial artist, so why..." Gu Taihe couldn't figure it out. This Xia Shiyi was neither a warrior, nor a monk, nor a monster.