"Let me be the abbot?" Ning Zhenzhen said in a loss of voice.
She blinked her bright eyes and looked at Fakong doubtfully, as if she heard the wrong words.
Fakong smiled and said, "Junior sister, don't you want to try being an abbot?"
"I——?" Ning Zhenzhen shook his head: "I'm still far behind, especially Yuzhu Peak, I'm even more incompetent."
"The leader of the Jade Butterfly Sect can do it, but the abbot of a temple can't do it?" Fakong smiled and shook his head: "Junior sister, don't belittle yourself."
"It's different." Ning Zhenzhen waved her hand.
The two of them were standing on the top of a mountain outside Mingyue Temple.
The cold wind howled, and the biting cold air was like a knife.
Her clothes are as white as snow, and she makes a hunting sound.
Fa Kong's purple and gold cassock swayed lightly, occasionally moving.
"What's the difference?" Fakong said with a smile: "Besides, I don't want you to take over directly, junior sister, and give you a period of buffering."
Ning Zhenzhen asked: "How long?"
"One month." Fakong said, "Let Brother Xu be the abbot for one month first, and then you can take over."
Ning Zhenzhen frowned with eyebrows as dark as dark blue, and said nothing.
Fakong smiled and said: "You have also discovered that you haven't had the chance to escape from this world yet, right? There is still a long way to go."
"...Yes." Ning Zhenzhen nodded helplessly.
The opportunity to escape from the world comes naturally, not by force.
This is the case with Mingyue'an's martial arts. As you practice, you will become weary of the world and want to stay away from the mundane world and find a quiet place.
First, look for a quiet place within an inch of your own body. After you find it, then look for a place three feet away, and then a place three feet away.
The place of tranquility within a small space is the heart of renunciation. With the heart of renunciation, everything in the world begins to move away from oneself, and begins to become indifferent. Then when the mind stops moving, peace is achieved.
Once the mind is calm, the surroundings will begin to become quiet, and you can return to the temple to start retreat, and then directly enter the inner nunnery, avoid the world, practice silently, depend on the vegetation, and decay with the heaven and earth. It can be said to be truly great freedom and freedom.
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Fakong said: "Since it's not time to escape from this world, then you should act well and hone yourself."
"I'm worried that if it continues like this, I won't be able to wait for the time to escape from the world." Ning Zhenzhen sighed softly: "I only see the beauty in the world, but not the ugliness in the world."
The disciples of the Jade Butterfly Sect are all bright-hearted, kind and innocent. She has been influenced by them among them.
If this continues, even if you are the leader of the Jade Butterfly Sect for the rest of your life, you will not be able to reach the point of renunciation.
Fakong said: "Junior sister, have you ever discovered that the progress of your mental state is not so related to the progress of your cultivation?"
Ning Zhenzhen nodded lightly.
This was also beyond my expectation.
I originally thought that changes in the state of mind would also lead to changes in cultivation. Once the state of mind reaches the state of departure, the cultivation level will naturally keep up.
But the fact is that his cultivation is so strong that he has surpassed all the elders in the nunnery and is almost the number one master, but his state of mind has not yet reached the state of departure.
And I feel that my state of mind is still far from leaving the country, especially if I have been staying in the Jade Butterfly Sect, I am afraid that I will never be able to reach it.
Fakong smiled and said: "Then why do you have to practice to the Departure Realm? You have to experience many troubles and worries in the world to reach the Departure Realm. It is not necessarily a bad thing if you never experience those."
"It's still close after all." Ning Zhenzhen said.
Fakong said: "Since it has nothing to do with the level of cultivation, then don't worry about what you should do. Just do whatever you like. Junior sister, your current level of cultivation is already high enough."
"...Okay, I also want to do it." Ning Zhenzhen thought for a while, nodded and said: "Senior brother, you are really an eminent monk, with a lotus tongue!"
I was convinced.
Previously, when I thought about being the abbot of Yuzhu Peak, I couldn't help but feel worried and scrupulous, and I had thoughts of escaping.
But now, when I think about being the abbot of Yuzhu Peak, I feel excited.
Yuzhu Peak is a new Taoist temple. It will be of great benefit to your practice to practice in that kind of environment, meet various believers, and observe the fate of people in the world.
Fakong smiled and said: "Let's have a good talk with Shitai and the others first. There is no need to leave in a hurry. Dayong will also give an explanation."
"Well, I will arrive at Yuzhu Peak within a month."
"Waiting for you." Fakong smiled.
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"The dojo at Yuzhu Peak..." Li Ying looked at Fakong, shook her head and said, "This is simply seeking death."
Fakong laughed.
Li Ying hummed, "There's no need to lie between us. Don't you think you're committing suicide?"
"Survive in danger." Fakong said.
Li Ying frowned and said: "What will the common people think after they know about Yuzhu Peak? Let alone the emperor."
"Your Majesty knows."
"You must be furious and mad, right?"
"Fortunately, I can suppress the fire."
"The Emperor is becoming more powerful and able to control himself more and more." Li Ying shook her head: "I would also go crazy."
Fakong said: "Since Emperor Dayun has given the dojo, it is really unnecessary for him to reject it outright because he is concerned about the opinions of the emperor and the people."
"Isn't it necessary?" Li Ying snorted: "Everyone thinks that you betrayed Daqian and yourself. Isn't this necessary?"
Fakong smiled and shook his head: "The common people will understand."
"If Da Yun becomes stronger and starts a war again, do you think the people of Da Qian will understand you and not resent you, even though you will eliminate this war?"
"Then don't let the war happen."
"...I'm afraid you may not be able to control it." Li Ying shook her head: "It's too difficult."
She is also the leader of the sect, so she naturally knows how scattered people's hearts are, and how difficult it is to control them.
Fakong smiled and said: "It can still be done to eliminate the war for the time being."
"They won't thank you anyway." Li Ying said: "There are too few people who can take a broad view of the world. They only care about the present, knowing that you have enhanced Dayun's power."
Fakong nodded.
Li Ying said: "The believers may also be lost."
"If they are lost because of this, it means they are not my true believers." Fakong said: "Just leave as you please."
"...You think broadly." Li Ying was quite surprised.
She observed that Fakong still valued his believers, even though he said there was no need for believers to come to offer incense and there was no need to bother him.
But all his practices and actions are actually improving his reputation and increasing his followers.
As a disciple of Buddhism, promoting Buddhism is engraved in the bone marrow. Even if he is a sacred monk, he cannot avoid this.
"Don't worry about me yet," Fakong said, "How is the Six Paths doing now?"
"...It's not easy to do." Li Ying shook her head: "It's harder than expected. The remaining stubborn guys are getting more stubborn."
Fakong nodded.
This is to be expected.
Li Ying said: "They will continue to waste their money. If nothing big happens outside, I'm afraid they will never join the Demon Sect."
"Then just leave them alone," Fakong said.
Li Ying frowned and shook her head.
What she wants to do is to completely merge the six realms and truly unify them.
If we throw them away and only absorb the current disciples, then the Demon Sect will not be able to become a true Demon Sect, and the Demon Lord himself will be a little inferior, and there will be stains in the future.
The Demon Sect may even conflict with the Six Paths in the future, leaving behind consequences.