[Chapter 724 The ancestor of martial arts inheritance! 】
[Chapter 724: The Ancestor of Martial Arts Inheritance!]
Lie Buddha.
This is a strange name.
Qi Xiaodie felt very strange in her heart, especially when she saw the eyes of the old man with white hair and gray clothes, which were like bottomless abyss, so dark and scary that she couldn't help but retreat in her heart.
But when she heard the name, she stopped involuntarily.
"Lifo?"
In the Jokhang Temple, there are not ten thousand but thousands of Buddhas enshrined in total. Each of these Buddhas has his own name.
However, each of these Buddha's names has its own merits.
For example, Medicine Master Glazed Light Buddha, Sandalwood Merit Buddha, Burning Light Ancient Buddha, etc. are all named after their characteristics or merits. It is really unheard of to name a Buddha with one word.
The word "lie" makes people feel heroic when hearing it, which is very different from the Buddha's tolerance, broadness, wisdom and clear heart.
Inexplicably, Qi Xiaodie felt a palpitation in her heart, as if this name had something to do with her.
"Yes, it is Lie Buddha."
The old man with white hair and gray clothes moved his eyes away. He walked slowly to the Buddha statue. Without bending down, he took out three sticks of incense from somewhere. He stretched out his hand and ignited it, then inserted it into the Buddha statue.
In front of the incense burner, he nodded slightly.
This is not the attitude of worshiping Buddha.
Qi Xiaodie felt even more strange. She watched curiously as the white-haired old man flicked his sleeves, took a step back, and looked at the three-headed and six-armed Buddha statue with a complicated expression.
"Brother Buddha, what kind of Buddha is he?"
Qi Xiaodie asked, but did not hear the old man's answer for a long time. The side hall was extremely quiet for a while, with only the curls of green smoke floating in it.
It wasn't until the three sticks of incense burned out that the old man slowly turned around.
"Little girl, it is a coincidence that you are here today. In that case, let me tell you about the history of this fierce Buddha..."
His tone was commanding, and he did not allow Qi Xiaodie a chance to object. With a little tip of her toes, she sat cross-legged on the altar table next to the strong Buddha.
Qi Xiaodie was even more stunned.
In the eyes of the monks of the Jokhang Temple, this kind of behavior is extremely disrespectful. This old man clearly came to offer incense to this fierce Buddha, but he did not bend his knees and bent down, and secondly, he sat next to this fierce Buddha.
Does he think that he can be compared with this fierce Buddha?
"One hundred and eight thousand years ago..."
The old man closed his eyes slightly, but completely ignored Qi Xiaodie's reaction and continued to tell the story.
The first sentence is very unreliable.
This is really like the beginning of a mythical story - the history of the Jokhang Temple only lasts ten thousand years. Ten thousand years ago was called ancient times. There are only incomplete records of what happened in ancient times. No one knows the details.
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The history going forward is completely unverifiable, and all legends can only be regarded as myths.
One hundred and eight thousand years ago, there was an era when there were no incomplete records.
Well, this is a legend about a Buddha. This long past can be regarded as reasonable for the time being. Qi Xiaodie shook his head slightly and couldn't help but feel funny at his own over sensitivity.
In the final analysis, Buddha and the like are just fabricated religions to fool the people. Even the eminent monks of the Jokhang Temple admit this.
When one's martial arts reaches the master level of Poxu Peak, he naturally knows that there is no way such a god or Buddha with such vast supernatural powers exists in the heaven and on the earth.
This so-called Fierce Buddha is naturally just a made-up story, so why should I take it seriously?
"...heaven and earth are in great catastrophe, wars are endless, and all Buddhas come to the world."
This was indeed the beginning of a standard Buddhist story. Qi Xiaodie began to regret a little as to why she had to listen to this nagging old man.
Although Lie Buddha has a weird name, he is just one of the Buddhas after all. How different can his story be?
Sure enough, although the white-haired old man told the story very vividly, this beginning is still the way for the Buddhas to save the world.
In the outer world at that time, humans, gods, beasts, ghosts, demons, and demons lived together, with no distinction between life and death, and chaos.
Gods are a race that is born with great power. They have a long lifespan and have been created since ancient times. They are much more powerful than humans and have all kinds of incredible abilities.
Beasts naturally refer to mythical beasts and monsters. They are so powerful that they are almost the masters of this world.
Ghosts are the transformations of living beings after death. The more powerful they are in life and the deeper their obsession when they die, the more powerful the ghosts they turn into are. Although they are naturally weaker than other races, over time, they become more and more powerful.
Their numbers and strength are also extremely terrifying.
Qi Xiaodie couldn't tell the difference between demons and demons, and the old man didn't explain them in detail. Anyway, they were roughly similar to the monsters in the demon world.
Human beings are the weakest, but they are smart and clever, and they can always find ways to reproduce and pass on their children from generation to generation with difficulty.
These six forces are fighting endlessly. There is chaos between heaven and earth, blood flows everywhere, and countless lives have died.
At this time, the merciful Buddhas did not hesitate to descend from the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss in order to redeem this terrible world.
The way they think of is to separate all walks of life and let these races live in different places, so that there will be no more conflicts.
Gods were born as gods and were supposed to live in heaven. Buddhas lifted them up and left this world.
Ghosts are dead objects and should not be coexisting with living beings, so the Buddhas opened the opening of the netherworld and sent them all into it.
Demons were rampant and cruel in nature, so the Buddhas opened the realm of demons and sealed them with stone tablets to suppress demons.
——Hearing this, Qi Xiaodie was startled. Feng Ziyue had mentioned to her the demon-suppressing stone tablet before. It was a real thing. In such a fictional story about the Buddhas, the old man suddenly mentioned it.
Yeah, it's a little strange.
I remember Feng Ziyue said that the demon-suppressing stone tablet is divided into several pieces, each of which seals the entrance to the demon world. In the vast universe, it is not only found in the outer world.
"As for humans and beasts, they were left in this vast world by the Buddhas..."
The old man's eyes glanced at Qi Xiaodie coldly, and Qi Xiaodie felt a chill in her heart. It was as if someone had seen through the details of her demonic beast transformation, and she couldn't help but tremble.
She didn't deliberately conceal this matter, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it anyway. It's just that after she was reincarnated in human form, there was no trace of the monster at all. If she hadn't used the magic of the Nine Transformations of the Phantom Butterfly, she wouldn't have been able to see anything related to it.
What's the difference between ordinary people?
This old man seemed to see through it, which made people suspicious.
"I heard this story from Monk Kongmu that all Buddhas save the world. But what did the Fierce Buddha do in the middle? Is he also one of the Buddhas?"
This story is very similar. Monk Kongmu also told Qi Xiaodie. Of course, even he did not expect Qi Xiaodie to believe such a ridiculous legend. In short, it is just a rumor about the origin of the Buddhas.
"Lifo is naturally one of the ancient Buddhas - and he is also the most important one to mankind!"
There was a sinister look on the face of the white-haired old man.
"Even though several realms have been divided and gods, demons, and ghosts have returned to their respective places, human life has still not improved much. Not only are they suppressed by monsters, but even wandering demons and ghosts can bully them."
"Humans are really too weak..."
The old man's tone was very sad, and Qi Xiaodie couldn't help but sigh, but then shook her head. Yes, human beings are indeed weak, but...
"Old sir, you're in trouble. If human beings don't practice, they are indeed very weak. However, as long as they practice, they are most likely to be extremely strong. I don't know about those gods, but they are monsters, ghosts and beasts.
Among them, there are only a few peak experts who can be stronger than humans..."
"hehe……"
After hearing Qi Xiaodie's retort, the white-haired old man sneered twice.
"Yes, the little girl does have some knowledge. You are right, but that is only after humans have obtained the cultivation method, that is, after they understand the martial arts!"
"What?"
Qi Xiaodie was startled for a moment, "Are you saying that humans, like monsters and beasts, had no cultivation methods before?"
The martial arts of monsters and beasts did not gradually spread until the ancestors of the Heavenly Demon Temple came. Before that, the monsters did not practice martial arts and were almost driven to extinction by humans.
Actually before this, there was an era where humans didn’t know how to practice or martial arts at all?
No wonder monsters can become the masters of the world. Humans who don’t know how to practice are completely weak!
"Oh -" the white-haired old man's eyes flashed, "Little girl, you actually know about the martial arts of monsters and beasts. You are quite knowledgeable..."
Qi Xiaodie felt a little guilty and laughed twice. This involved the secret of the Heavenly Demon Temple, so naturally she couldn't admit it easily.
Fortunately, the old man didn't ask any more questions.
"Yes, it is indeed the same as the monster beasts. Human beings did not have any cultivation methods at the beginning, so they were suppressed by the monster beasts and had no ability to resist at all."
"——And it was this fierce Buddha who passed down the martial arts and allowed mankind to prosper!"
"It's him?"
Qi Xiaodie was startled, pointed at the Buddha statue in the center, and opened her mouth wide in disbelief.
"Then... isn't the merit of this Fierce Buddha incredibly great? Then... how come his... his incense is so sparse?"
The martial arts passed down from generation to generation are the foundation of human beings. The merits of this fierce Buddha are incredible. Based on this, how can he stay in this side hall?
At least, he should stand side by side with the three ancient Buddhas of creation, in the main hall!
I have never heard of any record of this fierce Buddha in Buddhist classics. This... what is going on?
"snort!"
The white-haired old man rolled his eyes strangely, and his expression became extremely fierce.
"There are some people who feed unfamiliar white-eyed wolves, win favors, and fight with enemies. When humans gain martial arts, become prosperous, and become extremely powerful, what they think of is not gratitude, but ingratitude!"
"The first person to die under the influence of martial arts was actually this Fierce Buddha!"
"What?"
Qi Xiaodie felt as if five thunders were hitting her head, and she couldn't believe her ears!
At this moment, I heard Feng Ziyue's familiar voice coming from outside the side hall door.
"Why is the world's best master here so quietly? The main entrance of the Jokhang Temple should be opened to welcome the leader of the Floating Alliance!"