Entering the Sansheng Gate, the golden water under Zhang Ruochen's feet turned white.
The boundary between water and sky disappears.
This is a dust-free world!
Zhang Ruochen walked forward slowly and asked, "Who are you and where are you?"
"I know who you are, you are his descendant."
The vast voice sounded again.
"Wow!"
Under Zhang Ruochen's feet, a shadow appeared on the white water.
It is a Buddha image with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, an ancient face, wearing a cassock, and ninety-nine buns on its head, which are like earthworms running through mud patterns.
Zhang Ruochen couldn't help but take a step back and looked up at the sky.
But, there is nothing in the sky.
There is only a shadow in the water.
"There is no need to look for it. I have been dead for many years. This is the Sambhogakaya condensed from my remaining consciousness and merit energy." The Buddha's shadow in the water said this.
The sound was erratic, sometimes distant and sometimes near.
Zhang Ruochen saw the Buddha's shadow in the water, which looked very similar to the corpse of Yunqing Ancient Buddha, and said, "Are you Yunqing Ancient Buddha?"
"Exactly."
Zhang Ruochen felt a sense of respect and quickly put his hands together and saluted.
This is a great sage from Buddhism, and Zhang Ruochen has been deeply blessed by Buddhism, how can he not worship him?
Zhang Ruochen said: "The person you are waiting for should be my master, Saint Monk Xumi, right?"
"I was originally waiting for him, but it's good that you're here." The Buddha's shadow in the water said.
Zhang Ruochen was puzzled and said: "This junior has just become a god in terms of spiritual power, and his cultivation is limited. Compared with the master, he is far behind."
"It doesn't mean you have high cultivation level, you will be able to achieve something. Please sit down first, and I will talk to you slowly."
Zhang Ruochen sat down cross-legged, sitting in the same position as the Buddha's shadow in the water.
The Buddha's image in the water is like his reflection.
The Buddha's shadow in the water said: "In this abyss of darkness, I have been dead for endless years. Only the Sambhogakaya remains, and my consciousness is about to be wiped out. Your arrival is my only hope."
The Buddha has three bodies: dharma body, sambhogakaya, and response body.
Dharmakaya is the true body of Buddha and a symbol of the ontology of life.
The Dharmakaya of Yunqing Ancient Buddha is the thousands-foot-long corpse that fell in the ancient and abandoned city.
The Sambhogakaya refers to the body formed by the accumulation of merits and knowledge. After the Dharmakaya dies, the Sambhogakaya can be reincarnated.
what goes around comes around.
All are Sambhogakaya.
As for Yingshen, it refers to the incarnation of Buddha.
Yunqing Ancient Buddha, the Dharmakaya has died and the body of the body no longer exists. Only the Sambhogakaya remains here and cannot be reincarnated.
Zhang Ruochen still had some understanding of Buddha and said: "The ancient Buddha hopes that I can bring your Sambhogakaya out of the abyss of darkness and reincarnate?"
The Buddha's shadow in the water said: "Of course I have this idea, but I hope that you will do something more important. Because maybe only you can make it happen."
Zhang Ruochen asked: "What's the matter?"
"Go to the Great Ming Mountain and retrieve the Mani Pearl, the most precious Buddhist treasure." The Buddha's shadow in the water said.
Zhang Ruochen is no stranger to Mani Beads and said: "The Great Ming Mountain is elusive and cannot be found. With my current level of cultivation, I am afraid it will be difficult to fulfill the ancient Buddha's instructions."
With Yunqing Ancient Buddha's cultivation, he was still unable to retrieve the Mani Pearl and fell into the ancient and abandoned city.
With Yin Xuetian's cultivation level, he even disappeared in the abyss of darkness in order to find the Mani Pearl.
Zhang Ruochen is a humble and prudent person, so naturally he cannot be so arrogant that he thinks he can do what Yunqing Ancient Buddha and Yin Xuetian can't do.
"Wow."
The water surface ripples.
A scroll rose from the water and appeared in front of Zhang Ruochen.
The scroll depicts two swallows on a willow branch, which is extremely vivid.
However, Zhang Ruochen saw that this painting contained brush marks. Every stroke seemed to be arbitrary, but it contained infinite mysteries.
In the lower left corner of the scroll, there is also a character "Zhang".
Seeing this text, a majestic figure appeared in Zhang Ruochen's mind unconsciously. He had twenty-seven heavens above his head, and stepped on the hell and underworld, which shocked his mind.
The Buddha's shadow in the water said: "Have you ever heard of the allusion of 'The King of Ming Dynasty lost his jade pearl while sitting in meditation'?"
Zhang Ruochen suppressed the shock in his heart, looked away from the scroll, and nodded.
"Back then, the great Master Fudo Myoyo won the Mani Pearl from my master, Jade Sky Buddha. However, after my master passed away, he came to pay his respects, and he painted this painting and gave it to me.
. He said that if you use this painting as a token, you can go to the abyss of darkness to retrieve the Mani Pearl." The Buddha's shadow in the water said.
Zhang Ruochen's fingers touched the scroll, and he sighed in his heart: "This "Swallows Flying Together" was actually made by the Great Master. But since the ancient Buddha holds a token, why..."
Zhang Ruochen couldn't say the last half of the sentence.
The Buddha's shadow in the water said: "The danger in the dark abyss is far more terrifying than you imagine."
Zhang Ruochen said: "So, the ancient Buddha hopes that I can hold this picture, go to the Great Ming Mountain, retrieve the Mani Pearl, and send it back to the Western Buddha Realm?"
"No! I hope that you can take back the Mani Pearl and give it to Kongyin Xue of the Nether Clan. If she has died, you can give it to her descendants." The Buddha's shadow in the water said.
Zhang Ruochen was very puzzled and said: "Why? How could the most precious Buddhist treasure fall into the hands of the underworld?"
"What is the significance of the existence of the most precious Buddhist treasure?" the Buddha's shadow in the water asked this question.
Zhang Ruochen was clever and understood.
The Buddha's shadow in the water said: "All the grievances and grievances back then originated from this Mani Pearl. These grievances and grievances did not disappear as the old friends passed away one by one. Instead, they continued. I don't know how many innocent people were caused.
Blood and tears.”
"A pearl, a love, a grudge, endless pain."
"Back then, I wanted to retrieve the Mani Pearl because I wanted to resolve this tragedy of hatred. Although the Mani Pearl is precious, it is most valuable only when it is used to resolve hatred, reduce pain, and quell resentment."
Zhang Ruochen sighed in his heart.
Hai Hai said that the ancient Buddha Yunqing wanted to find the Mani Pearl because the Mani Pearl was lost because of him, and he felt guilty and wanted to make up for the regret in his heart.
Now it seems that the sea water regards Yunqing Ancient Buddha too lightly.
Zhang Ruochen came from the bottom of his heart and admired the ancient Buddha Yunqing, saying, "Has the ancient Buddha already seen that I am a descendant of the great Lord Fudo Ming?"
"That's right! It is precisely because of your unique identity that you are the best candidate to retrieve the Mani Pearl and resolve the resentment between the two families." The Buddha's shadow in the water said.
Zhang Ruochen clasped his hands together and said: "It is my duty to find the Mani Pearl. However, if you ask me to give the Mani Pearl to the descendants of Kong Yinxue and send it to the Hades Palace, I absolutely cannot do it."
"This is why I must ask you to send it! Most of the disputes in the world are due to the prejudices already in our hearts."
"You have prejudices in your mind. You will have disputes in the future, and then the fight will continue for eternity. When will it end?"
The Buddha's shadow in the water continued: "However, if you have the heart to resolve hatred and let go of the prejudices in your heart, you might not be able to see the sun through the clouds, have a vast sea and sky, and accumulate blessings for future generations? I think you have an open-minded mind, can embrace all rivers, and tolerate all things. You are not seeking profit and being narrow-minded.
People like this should be able to do it."
Zhang Ruochen smiled bitterly and said: "Senior, do you know how many years have passed since you died in the abyss of darkness? It has been eight hundred thousand years. In eight hundred thousand years, the outside world has already changed. The twenty-four heavens have fallen, the holy world has been destroyed, and the heaven has been established.
, all realms of the universe were attacked by the hell realm, and there were more than trillions of casualties."
"Now that the war has started again, I don't know how many great worlds will be destroyed, and I don't know how many stars will be shattered."
"If I send the Mani Pearl to Hades now, wouldn't I be pushing the war to develop in a more cruel direction?"
"You said that I am open-minded and can accept all rivers and tolerate all things. However, I cannot tolerate the gods of Hades, because they are far more powerful than me and do not need my tolerance. In other words, before I have strong cultivation, I have no
I am not qualified to speak the word tolerance in front of them."
"The prerequisite for the sea to embrace all rivers is that I must be as vast and as powerful as the sea."
"Now, I am just a drop of water, with a heart that turns into the sea and cannot accommodate rivers."
The Buddha's shadow in the water was silent for a long time, as if digesting the words Zhang Ruochen said.
Zhang Ruochen continued: "But, I can promise the ancient Buddha that if I am strong enough in the future, I will do my best to resolve the grievances of the past and fulfill the last wish of the ancient Buddha. But if Kong Yinxue's descendants are stubborn, they will still
If they are my enemies, I can only kill them all with my sword and eliminate the threat forever."
Back then, a curse from Kong Yinxue prevented anyone from the Zhang family from becoming a god. Countless Zhang family members were brutally killed because they were unable to resist foreign enemies.
Although these deaths, injuries, blood and tears were not caused by Kong Yinxue herself, they were indirectly caused by her.
Zhang Ruochen was able to promise Yunqing Ancient Buddha to resolve this grudge, which means that the Buddha's heart is as deep as the sea.
The Buddha's shadow in the water said: "You said you are just a drop of water and cannot hold the river. I said I can help you."
"How can the ancient Buddha help me?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
The Buddha's shadow in the water said: "Although I have died, the Three Lives Gate is still there, and there are still countless Buddhist auras in my body. I can help you break into the divine realm, and within ten thousand years, you can cultivate to the Taizhen realm."
The Tai Zhen Realm is the level of a great god.
How could Zhang Ruochen not understand the meaning of Yun Qing's ancient Buddhist words? This former great Buddhist sage wanted to bestow his inheritance on him.
It is not an easy task to obtain the inheritance of a deity. However, with the help of the Sambhogakaya of Yunqing Ancient Buddha, it is equivalent to a direct initiation.
Ancient Buddha Yunqing is the master of the Sixth Patriarch.
Saint Monk Xumi once listened to the Sixth Patriarch preaching Buddhism, and he was considered half a disciple and half a friend.
Therefore, Ancient Buddha Yunqing can be regarded as half of Zhang Ruochen's ancestor.
Zhang Ruochen was shocked in his heart, and quickly changed his position from sitting to kneeling, saying: "Thank you, ancient Buddha, for making me successful! However, the journey to becoming a god is difficult for the younger generation. I am afraid that I will not be able to break through if I inherit the inheritance."
"The ancient Buddha is Kong Yinxue's master. You should know that she cast the Tao-killing Curse back then, which made it impossible for the descendants of the Immortal King Fudo to enter the divine realm."
After saying this, Zhang Ruochen had the intention of testing, and wanted to further confirm from the mouth of Yunqing Ancient Buddha that the Dao-Destroying Curse is real.
The Buddha's shadow in the water said: "You are wrong!"
"Am I wrong?" Zhang Ruochen said.
The Buddha's shadow in the water said: "Her Dao-killing Curse back then was not aimed at the descendants of the great Lord Fudo Myooh, but the descendants of Ling Yanzi. Of course, you are of this lineage, and are the descendants of the great Lord Fudo Myooh and Ling Yanzi."
People are the descendants of Xumi."
Zhang Ruochen was shocked and said: "Holy Monk Xumi!"
"Xumi is the son of Lord Fudo Mingwang and Ling Yanzi. What happened back then cannot be explained clearly in a few words. There are even some secrets that even I don't know."
The Buddha's shadow in the water said again: "But I know the way to resolve the Dao-Destroying Curse. Kong Yinxue cast the Dao-Destroying Curse in order to draw out the Mani Bead in Ling Yanzi's hand, because the Mani Bead can break all curses in the world."
"In other words, you only need to find the Mani Pearl and break the Dao Spell."