In Baozhu Ksitigarbha's eloquent narration, it is no surprise that the Sixth Patriarch, Ksitigarbha, and Meng Weiyang knew each other, sat and talked about Tao, and walked and asked about swords, everything was so beautiful.
Heroes cherish heroes, and virtuous people respect virtuous people.
After that, the three of them followed the Jialou bone tide together to find the legendary Biluo Pass.
"Master didn't tell me what they went through in Biluo Pass, but he told me that that time... he fell in love." Baozhu Jizo said.
Zhang Ruochen thought thoughtfully and said: "It is never a good thing for people who practice Buddhism to be emotional."
"Not necessarily! Isn't it true that Buddhism in Dihuang can't help but have sexual desires?" Fanchen said.
Baozhu Jizo corrected: "It's not that you can't restrain your desires, but you must be able to control your desires. If you can't control your own desires and are controlled by them, you will choose a compromise method, abstain from your desires. The unity of knowledge and action is the most true. Sex. These are three different realms!”
Tan Tuo Ksitigarbha said: "Don't interrupt, we still want to listen to the story!"
"You are Ksitigarbha's junior brother, and you don't even know about his past with the Gandharvas?" Fanchen said.
Tan Tuo Ksitigarbha said: "I...I know, don't you know?"
"Even I don't know. Master never mentioned anything about his youth to anyone." Baoyin Jizo said in a low voice.
Baozhu Ksitigarbha said: "Master told me about that regretful past when he was about to die."
Zhang Ruochen thought of something and suddenly said: "Is it the late Ksitigarbha who asked you to come here?"
Baozhu Jizo nodded slightly and continued: "Meng Weiyang is an extraordinary woman. In fact, as long as women with high talents and cultivation have their own bottom line, their lives will never be entirely based on the feelings of men and women. Meng Weiyang is an extraordinary woman. Weiyang's bottom line is that she will never marry a monk, and she will never become the master's concubine."
"Master loves her very much and naturally respects her. If the two things that happened later had not happened, perhaps there would not have been millions of regrets between them."
"When he left Tianhuang, Master promised her that he would return to Dihuang and repay the kindness of Dihuang Buddhism, then return to secular life and marry her, and told her to wait for him."
"However, it is easy to escape into Buddhism, but it is not easy to leave, especially for a genius like Master. The reason why a genius can become a genius is that in addition to being good enough and working hard, he also needs the blessing of external conditions."
"In order to train the master, Dihuang Buddhism has spent countless precious resources. It should be noted that Dihuang Buddhism is inherently poor in resources and cannot be compared with the heavenly universe and the hell realm."
"The four elders of the Dihuang Buddhist Sect have high hopes for the Master. They hope that he will succeed in his cultivation in the future and lead the monks of the Dihuang Buddhist Sect to return to the Buddhist world in the West and become the orthodox Buddhist sect in the world."
"The four great elders use the kindness of teaching to let the master complete this grand vision that has been dreamed of by countless Buddhist cultivators in the wild for countless thousands of years."
"If you do it, let him go."
"So he and the Sixth Patriarch went from being best friends and truest confidants to becoming their biggest rivals."
Fanchen said with a smile: "The Buddhist cultivators in the wilderness can be considered orthodox? What are the four elders thinking? Fortunately, the Sixth Patriarch won that year, otherwise, if you were allowed to take over the Western Heaven Buddha Realm, there would not be a group of demons dancing around? You are addicted to alcohol, do you have any wine?"
Baoyin Ksitigarbha snorted: "Why can't Dihuang Buddhism be considered orthodox? The founder of Dihuang Buddhism is Zen Master Hui'an, the great disciple of the Fifth Patriarch. It was only after being plotted by a hypocritical person that he became the founder of Dihuang Buddhism.
Flee to the wasteland. Otherwise, after the death of the Fifth Patriarch, Zen Master Hui'an will be the Lord of Buddha in the Western Heaven Buddha Realm. We are the orthodox!"
Baozhu Ksitigarbha was also a little dissatisfied and asked: "How come the Buddha cultivator in Dihuang is surrounded by demons? Is it because of these two scum?"
Tanda Ksitigarbha couldn't bear it and said: "Who is the scum? What do you mean to me? I don't know anything. Don't bully people who have lost their memory. Amitabha!"
Zhang Ruochen knew that the Fifth Patriarch was the person who created the "Lion Roar of Gods and Demons". He was both righteous and evil. He was always informal and could teach any kind of disciple.
Zhang Ruochen said: "You have to fight for doctrines and orthodoxy, and we will fight again in the future. Pindao will continue to listen to stories! Based on Pindao's understanding of the Sixth Patriarch, since the Sixth Patriarch is a good friend of Ksitigarbha and Meng Weiyang, he will definitely choose to help them.
.”
"To help them? To give up the Buddhist Realm of the Western Heaven? Impossible, absolutely impossible." As a Buddhist cultivator who is committed to the Buddhist Realm of the Western Heaven, mortals also have a paranoid side.
Doctrine and orthodoxy are sacrosanct.
Zhang Ruochen said: "You don't understand the Sixth Patriarch. There is no rigid good or evil in the Sixth Patriarch's heart, there are no rules and circles, and it is full of rolling dust. If he could really help Ksitigarbha and Meng Weiyang, he would definitely do that. Give the Western Heaven Buddha Realm to Ksitigarbha
, and he must be relieved."
If the Fifth Patriarch is the angry-eyed Vajra roaring like a lion, the Sixth Patriarch is the laughing Maitreya who plays with the human world.
Fanchen thought carefully about Zhang Ruochen's words and said: "However, the Sixth Patriarch at that time did not have the say to decide where the Western Heaven Buddhist World would go. They were still too young."
Baozhu Ksitigarbha said: "No! From the beginning, Yunqing Ancient Buddha agreed to the proposal of the four elders, and the young Sixth Patriarch and Ksitigarbha King decided the ownership of the Western Heaven Buddhist Realm. Whoever wins will be Western Heaven.
The future master of the Buddhist world."
"This matter is of great importance. It is a dispute over doctrine. Master knows very well that as long as he opens his mouth, even if the Sixth Patriarch does not agree, his state of mind will definitely be affected."
"When masters compete, any advantage will be the key to victory. How could Master use such a method? How could he embarrass his friends?"
"So Ksitigarbha didn't tell the Sixth Patriarch?" Zhang Ruochen frowned, and he could feel the pain in Ksitigarbha's heart at that time.
One is the beloved who made the promise, the other is the teacher who has the gift of teaching, and the other is the friend who must be defeated.
Carrying such a heavy burden, how can one go into battle lightly? In his mind, Ksitigarbha has already lost before he even fought.
Baozhu Ksitigarbha nodded slightly and said: "The Sixth Patriarch only knew that he and the Master were rivals and decided the direction of the Buddhist world in the West. He did not know about the agreement between the Master and Meng Weiyang, the Master and the four elders."
"Master and the Sixth Patriarch have fought countless times, and it has always been difficult to determine the winner. In this way, I don't know how many years have passed, but the grudge between the two has not been forged, and the friendship between them has become deeper."
"Until the news of Meng Weiyang's marriage came!"
"Of course the Sixth Patriarch knew that both Master and Meng Weiyang were in love, and thought that they were focused on practice and had cut off their emotions long ago. However, they received Meng Weiyang's invitation at the same time, and Master did not dare to go to Tianhuang.
, the Sixth Patriarch realized that some tribulations have never passed at all and are always there."
"Master, how dare you go to Tianhuang?"
"I have never been able to fulfill my promise to return to the secular world many years ago. What should I do to face Meng Weiyang? Tell her that I must defeat the Sixth Patriarch before I can return to the secular world. With Meng Weiyang's character, if she knew the truth, she would definitely seek help from the Sixth Patriarch.
"
"Or, don't say anything when facing Meng Weiyang? There is no explanation, which is even more hurtful."
Fanchen let out a long sigh: "It's indeed a dilemma, it's too difficult!"
Baozhu Ksitigarbha continued: "But what Master doesn't know is that although he has never been to Tianhuang again, Meng Weiyang is much braver than him. He has been to Dihuang a long time ago and met the four elders. He knows
The condition of Dihuang Buddhism for letting him return to secular life."
"So, she never bothered Master and has been waiting at Meng's house."
"She has full confidence in the Master, and she also believes that one day, the Master will take off his cassock and black-haired scarf and come to the Wanliu Realm to pick her up. It will definitely be the most beautiful reunion."
Everyone was immersed in the story, and Fanchen asked: "If this is the case, why does Meng Weiyang want to get married again?"
"I know that this must be used to force Ksitigarbha Ksitigarbha to go all out and defeat the Sixth Patriarch. This is the only way to break the cauldron and sink the boat in one fell swoop. The potential of the monks is endless and needs external force to stimulate it," Tan Tuo Ksitigarbha said.
"it's not true."
Baozhu Ksitigarbha said: "It was the persecution of the head of the Meng family, and it was a mysterious marriage."
Zhang Ruochen knew that among the people the Gandharvas hated the most, there were men from the Meng family, perhaps referring to the former head of the Meng family.
"Why a mysterious marriage?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
Baozhu Jizo said: "Because before the marriage, no one except the head of the family knew who Meng Weiyang's husband's family was."
"The mountain of love has been withered for millions of years, and it still refuses to cross the sea of ash." Zhang Ruochen said: "Looking back now, my husband's family should be among the eight tribes."
Fanchen sighed: "Perhaps the head of the Meng family was also helpless! How could he resist when faced with the Eight Tribes' followers, or even the Ming Ancestor himself?"
Zhang Ruochen agrees with Fanchen's point of view.
Because, at that time point, Ming Ancestor indeed made many arrangements in the universe that would affect future generations. Including forcing the previous patriarch of the Yama Clan to bring the Bone Yama back to the Yama Clan.
It is no accident that the Hades Ancestor faction can compete with the God Realm. It is the result of the Underworld Ancestors' step-by-step decisions. They have been planning for today's situation for a long time.
Meng Weiyang, the Sixth Patriarch, and Ksitigarbha were all geniuses destined to be extraordinary, and Meng Weiyang was the most crucial one, so how could he not plan this in advance?
Maybe, when the three of them went to Biluo Pass, they would have been targeted by Mingzu.
Even if Ming Zu was not involved, how could the Eight Tribes not arrange the Meng family? The Meng family's influence on Tianhuang is irreplaceable.
Baozhu Ksitigarbha continued to narrate, saying: "After receiving the wedding invitation, the Sixth Patriarch went to Tianhuang alone. However, he failed to prevent Meng Weiyang from getting married. Instead, on the way back, he intercepted the master who was about to rush to Tianhuang.
.Master regretted it after all and decided not to look back."
"Okay! Ksitigarbha is worthy of being Ksitigarbha, and he is quite responsible." Fanchen couldn't help but cheer.
Zhang Ruochen held a different view and said: "Is it too late to regret now? In my opinion, Ksitigarbha is too pretentious. If he had the true temperament of Ksitigarbha, how could he be like that?"
Regret?"
When Zhang Ruochen was young in the hell world, although he had a lot of helplessness and was burdened with a burden that was beyond his age. However, when the God of Fortune and Lu granted marriage to Yan Wushen and Prajna, he did not hesitate to take action and directly killed Yan Wushen.
Beaten to death on the way.
If you don't even have this kind of courage and passion, what's the point of practicing?
"Perhaps Ksitigarbha is aware of his own character flaws, so he can teach disciples like Ksitigarbha Ksitigarbha," Fanchen said.
Tan Tuo Ksitigarbha asked in confusion: "Why did the Sixth Patriarch intercept Ksitigarbha who was about to drive away to the wilderness?"
Zhang Ruochen said: "I guess the Sixth Patriarch must have seen the existence behind the scenes and knew where and who Meng Weiyang was going to marry. Just imagine, Ksitigarbha at that time would definitely be dead if he crossed into the sea of grey.
.To stop him is to save him."
Everyone's eyes turned to the jewel Ksitigarbha.
Wait for her to reveal the answer.
"Master also doesn't know what the Sixth Patriarch went through in the wilderness."
Baozhu Ksitigarbha continued: "On the Santu River, the Sixth Patriarch made a bet with the Master. If he loses, he will lead the Buddhist cultivators in the Western Heaven Buddhist Realm to leave and hand over the orthodox holy land of Buddhism. If the Master loses,
You will never leave the wasteland."
"Master doesn't know why the Sixth Patriarch did this, but how could he agree? How could he waste time there? He has to go to Tianhuang to see Meng Weiyang. He must go. His heart is already in chaos.
I can’t calm down either.”
"It's just that the Sixth Patriarch refused to let him go at all, and took the initiative to take action. The Master was forced to agree to the bet, and the two fought on the Santu River. Not surprisingly, the Master, who was in a disordered mood, was defeated miserably. He was defeated again and again, and was beaten along the way.
The Sixth Patriarch fought back to the wilderness."
Fanchen said: "But Meng Twenty-eight said that gambling was proposed by Ksitigarbha?"
Baozhu Jizo snorted coldly: "People in the world will only believe what they want to believe. Only the Sixth Patriarch and Master knew the process of that battle, and outsiders were just hearsay. Who would believe that the Sixth Patriarch would confine others? The Sixth Patriarch has always
He is not a bully, but that time, he just turned out to be a bad person."
Zhang Ruochen asked: "Ksitigarbha really obeyed the Sixth Patriarch and never left the wilderness again?"
"You promised yourself, but you failed to admit it when you lost? If Ksitigarbha had practiced Buddhism like this, he would never have achieved what he has today." Fanchen said.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head slightly, feeling that what Baozhu Ksitigarbha told was by no means the whole truth.
Maybe Ksitigarbha hid it from her, or maybe she hid it from everyone, or maybe Ksitigarbha himself didn't know the whole truth.
Venerable Cihang, who had been listening quietly, said: "Perhaps I can help you complete the final puzzle piece of this story."
Everyone's eyes were turned towards the past.
Including the new-generation Heavenly Lord of the Meng family who was listening while resolving the curse in the distant Brahma fire.
Venerable Cihang said: "I learned about the ancient secret when I was sorting out the Sixth Patriarch's manuscripts in the Sutra Cave. The person Meng Weiyang is going to marry is the eldest son of the Eight-Budong Celestial Family, Brahma."
"The Sixth Patriarch did not stop Meng Weiyang from getting married, nor did he stop Ksitigarbha from going to the wilderness. But he also did what a friend should do. He brought Brahma, who was only seventeen years old at the time, back to the Buddhist world in the West.
"
Brahma is the Buddha Lord of the Western Heaven Buddha Realm in the past, and is one of the twenty heavens in heaven. Who doesn't know his name?
Fanchen laughed loudly, completely forgetting his alcohol addiction, and said: "The Sixth Patriarch's behavior is too outrageous, isn't it? He couldn't stop the marriage, so he abducted the groom to practice Buddhism. Is this how he helped his friends? Taoist Master, do you think Sixth Patriarch did it?
Is Zu very unkind in his actions?"
"That's quite unkind." Zhang Ruochen said meaningfully.
Venerable Cihang was the only person present who could understand what Zhang Ruochen said.
Fanchen always felt that Zhang Ruochen's eyes were weird at the moment.
What's the meaning?
Even if he criticized the Sixth Patriarch just a little bit, it was not a big deal, right?
In this matter, the Sixth Patriarch did too much damage.
Fanchen said: "Priest Shengsi, do you think I shouldn't say such things? Is it blasphemous to the Sixth Patriarch?"
"No, no, you are definitely qualified to say such things." Zhang Ruochen said.
Venerable Cihang was worried that Zhang Ruochen would spill the beans and continued: "Brahma has always believed in Buddhism and has been obsessed with Buddhism. Therefore, at the age of seventeen, he is still dumbfounded and stupid. The Sixth Patriarch only mentioned that the Buddhist world in the West is a Buddhist saint.
So he went along happily!"
Zhang Ruochen glanced at Fanchen and said: "I have heard something. It is said that Brahma has always been very dull. After cultivating for six Yuanhui, his life span is almost exhausted and he cannot break through the immeasurable realm. On the other hand, the seventh girl has reached this age.
Heavenly level!"
"But Pindao believes that this is by no means the real reason why Ksitigarbha is confined to the wasteland. With the groom gone, can he feel at ease and not see Meng Weiyang?"
The surrounding area became quiet, and everyone seemed to be deep in thought.
Perhaps it was because this story was too tortuous and full of helplessness in life, which reminded them of themselves at a certain time. It was clear that they had an absolutely hostile relationship with the Gandharva, and it was clear that the Gandharva's cultivation level was much higher than theirs.
It was clear that they were prisoners, but they still felt a little sympathy for the Gandharvas.
If Ksitigarbha had defeated the Sixth Patriarch long ago and successfully returned to secular life.
There is no orthodoxy between Ruodihuang Buddhism and Xitian Buddha Realm Buddhism.
Maybe everything will be different, maybe there will be no Gandharvas, maybe Meng Weiyang is also a respectable senior, maybe there is a legend in the world like Ksitigarbha and Meng Weiyang as a couple.
When you are born in this era, no matter how high your cultivation level is, you are actually unable to control yourself and are full of sadness and helplessness.
"Has the Gandharva been listening? Can she forgive Ksitigarbha?" Fanchen said quietly.
Zhang Ruochen smiled and shook his head.
After more than a million years of withering, I spent all my youth and beauty, refusing to cross the sea of ashes to go to heaven, but I couldn't wait for the one I loved.
Just based on these words of one of Ksitigarbha's disciples, do you want to get the Gandharva's forgiveness?
Then her more than one million years of disappointment and hatred are too cheap.
Love can last until death, but hate can also be unforgettable.
Zhang Ruochen felt sorry for Ksitigarbha and Meng Weiyang, but he would not forget his own situation or the terror of the enemy because of this.
Because Gandharva is not Meng Weiyang, she is a woman who has been transformed and twisted by hatred, paranoia, and anger, and she is the one who wants his life.
At the same time, Zhang Ruochen discovered another problem. There were at least two loopholes in Baozhu Ksitigarbha's behavior and words.
Why is this happening?
He could clearly feel that what Baozhu Ksitigarbha told was true.
…
Naturally, the Gandharva has been listening. Her clone is standing outside the Ghost Room on the second floor of Qingshan Inn. There is no fluctuation on her face, but who can know what she is thinking in her heart?
At the foot of the mountain, a deep voice sounded: "The Mountain of Love has been withered for millions of years, and it still refuses to cross the sea of ash. What a heavy resentment!"
Another voice sounded: "The world only sees the resentment in it, but not the deep love in it. If the love is not deep, why have you stayed here for millions of years? If the love is not true, why don't you cross the sea of grey? That is in the heart There is still hope! After crossing the sea of grey, you will marry into the heavenly family. But that doesn’t count.”
The deep voice agreed with this view and said: "You are right! If the love is not deep, how can such a magnificent mountain of love be condensed? This love is inviolable even by the gray mist of Ancestor Ming."
The two voices communicated while climbing up the stone steps.
When they arrived outside the inn, there were not two people there.
It's three people.
The third person, "Sanyingtian", was just unable to speak and was imprisoned.
That deep voice just now naturally belonged to Shang Tian.
Walking in front of Shang Tian and San Yingtian was a middle-aged Confucian scholar with temples that reached to his chest. His elegance contained an awe-inspiring heroic spirit. His piercing eyes had the spiritual power to understand all the mysteries of the universe. .
The middle-aged Confucian scholar glanced at the blood-stained stone mill and went to knock on the door.
Not long after, the door of the inn opened automatically.
"come in!"
Inside, the faint voice of Gandharva sounded.
The middle-aged Confucian scholar walked in first, just like Zhang Ruochen entered the Qingshan Inn. He carefully observed the layout inside, looked at the Gandharva standing on the second floor, and asked: "Are there any guest rooms? Stay at the hotel!"
Gandharva snorted coldly: "Young Master Xuanyuan Taihao did this, you are quite capable, and you can actually come here. Where are Erjuntian, Nine-Headed Dog and the others? All of them were defeated?"
…
Zhang Ruochen and others who were living in Gui Yi did not know what was happening outside.
However, the love soup in the Six Desires Divine Furnace has already been boiled and exudes a strange aroma. Even the few people present have strong cultivations, their appetites are aroused and they want to taste it.
"Wow!"
Meng Huang'e flew out of the Brahma fire and said with a smile: "The soup is ready, Treasure Seal Ksitigarbha, go and get two bowls. I am quite curious now, whether the love soup brewed by the Six Desires Divine Furnace can really affect the two of you. emotions and will?”
Zhang Ruochen didn't take it to heart. He saw from the corner of his eye that Fanchen nodded slightly to him. He suddenly understood and said with a smile: "I was originally resistant, but if Miss Qi can feed me personally, I will be willing to drink it. "
"The Taoist Master's mentality is indeed very good, how can I not help you?"
Meng Huang'e took the bowl handed over by Baoyin Ksitigarbha, walked up to Zhang Ruochen, and said, "For a moment, I was thinking how wonderful it would be if the love soup I drank for you was brewed with my blood. .”
"No conflict! With such a fragrant soup, I don't mind drinking another bowl. A senior once said that falling in love with one person is love, and falling in love with two people is also love."
Zhang Ruochen saw that Fanchen and Baoyin Ksitigarbha had not taken action for a long time. He looked at the bowl that was handed to his mouth. He was afraid that Meng Huang'e would notice something strange, so he had to open his mouth and drink.
Meng Huang'e kept staring at the soup in the bowl to make sure that Zhang Ruochen had really drank it. Her focus at this time was exactly the best time for Fanchen and Baoyin Jizo to take action.
This is the opportunity they have been waiting for.
Fanchen believed that a mere bowl of soup would not affect Zhang Ruochen.
Huangtian, who controls Baoyin Ksitigarbha, doesn't care whether Taoist priest Shengsi will be affected by the love soup. What he cares about is that they only have one chance to take action.
Meng Huang'e must be captured as quickly as possible.
Once the Gandharvas join in, all their previous efforts will be wasted and there will be no second chance. This is where they will be buried.