"Old Zen Master You Lao asked, this is my senior brother Sun Wukong, I am from the Tang Dynasty, and my surname is Li Mingzhi."
In front of the real power, Li Zhi had no need to hide his identity, and he was worried that Sun Wukong would say something that would offend others, so he hurriedly stepped forward and answered.
"Oh, it turns out that the Great Sage Qitian, who is making trouble in the Heavenly Palace, has arrived. I owe you courtesy, I owe you courtesy. And Brother Li has a strange face, and his kung fu looks familiar to me. Who did he learn from?"
He said "I'm not polite" but didn't look surprised at all. Li Zhi naturally knew that the other person's heart was like a mirror.
This is not the first time that I have heard others talk about his inheritance. I remember that the last time was in the "Hebo Mansion" on the Yellow River, and Empress Luoshui also said similar things.
Now this even more mysterious Zen Master Wuchao actually said that his technique looks familiar. He should be talking about "Cangming Jue", right?
This made Li Zhi very depressed. In later generations, he had read many novels about cultivating immortals, and was familiar with various legendary exercises, but he had never heard of the "Cangming Jue".
Who would have thought that here, I would be questioned for the second time. The senior brother even said that his set of skills was not inferior to his "Great Immortal Technique".
"It's not that I want to hide it, but I don't know where the exercises I'm learning come from. I feel it's not too bad, so I'll just practice it first. Anyway, I don't have much pursuit..."
Li Zhi would never show strength when he could show weakness, not to mention that among the people present, apart from Tang Seng, he was indeed the weakest.
"Amitabha, this poor monk is determined to go to the Great Leiyin Temple in the West to obtain the true scriptures. I wonder what the old Zen master can teach me?"
Tang Seng looked at the atmosphere and felt a little embarrassed. He stepped forward and bowed again and asked.
"Thunder Sound in the West, the journey is still long, with wolves, worms, tigers and leopards constantly on the way, and there are many demons and ghosts. Holy monks should abide by their true intentions."
"I have a volume of the "Many Heart Sutra" here. There are fifty-four sentences, totaling two hundred and seventy words. If you encounter a demonic miasma, there is no harm in reciting this sutra. Just listen carefully——"
"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, walking in the deep Prajna Paramita, always sees that the five aggregates are empty, and survives all hardships. Relics, color is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from color; color is emptiness, emptiness is color."
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"Relics, all dharmas are empty. They are neither born nor destroyed, nor stained nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing. Therefore, there is no color in the air, no feelings, thoughts or consciousness, no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind, no color, sound, fragrance and touch.
There is no vision, even the unconscious world, there is no ignorance, and there is no end of ignorance.”
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"So when we say the Prajna Paramita mantra, we say the mantra: 'Reveal the truth! Reveal the truth! Polo reveals the truth! Paramita reveals the truth! Bodhisattva!'"
This "Multiple Heart Sutra" is indeed not very long, but it is a bit difficult to pronounce. Even so, Tang Monk actually remembered it after listening to it once.
"Many thanks to the old Zen master for the generous gift. Disciples should practice diligently, overcome difficulties and dangers, and realize the Western Heaven as soon as possible. Amitabha——"
After reciting the "Multi Heart Sutra" silently once, which is also the "Maha Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra", Tang Monk felt that the spiritual platform was clear and his whole body was transparent. This sutra was indeed not an ordinary thing, so he hurriedly saluted again to express his thanks.
"The wild boar is carrying the burden, and the water monster is ahead. The old stone monkey is angry there... Just wait and head west. Brother Li, can you follow me to my residence?"
After the sutra was passed on, Zen Master Wuchao glanced at the people who were studying for the sutra and said.
"Hey, old Zen master, if you have something to say, you can't explain it to your face, and you still want me to go back to your residence with you?"
Before Li Zhi could answer, Sun Wukong jumped out first.
Sun Wukong can also feel the power of the Wuchao Zen Master in front of him, and the pressure on him is no less than that of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Unfortunately, it is related to Li Zhi's safety, and he, the senior brother, cannot be allowed to retreat.
"Amitabha, Sun Dasheng is still worried that I will harm your little junior brother? Don't worry, I just feel that I am destined to brother Li, and I just want to ask you some questions in private."
Zen Master Wuchao was very calm and confident, as if he knew Li Zhi would definitely go with him.
"Senior Brother, you will go west with your clan uncle and second senior brother first. As usual, you should leave a mark. I will come as soon as possible after I finish my work."
Seeing Sun Wukong stand up for him, Li Zhi felt warm in his heart, and finally stepped forward to stop him.
Li Zhi knew very well that none of them together could be the opponent of Zen Master Wuchao.
The other party has always been friendly from the beginning to the end, so Li Zhi naturally has no reason to offend this powerful person.
"Senior Brother, Zen Master Wuchao is a wise and eminent monk. Don't worry, my junior brother will not be in trouble."
Zhu Bajie also comforted him, but it was more like he was making a guarantee for Zen Master Wuchao.
"Okay, little junior brother, go ahead. If someone really bullies you, hum - hum -"
Sun Wukong also felt that it was impossible for the old Zen master to embarrass Li Zhi, otherwise wouldn't it be easy to deal with them just based on his cultivation?
After being hit again, Sun Wukong felt very upset and secretly vowed to seize all the time to restore his cultivation as soon as possible.
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"Brother Li, please sit down. My place is shabby and I don't offer much hospitality. Let's have a bowl of 'fire date tea' -"
There is a huge cypress tree at the top of Futu Mountain. Li Zhi followed Zen Master Wuchao all the way to the tree, but did not stop, but walked straight up the trunk.
The two of them were already perpendicular to the tree trunk, but Li Zhi didn't feel any discomfort at all.
Finally, we came to the top of the cypress tree, where there was a huge "bird's nest".
It was as big as three rooms. There were two futons on the floor, two desks, and two bowls of tea. The two of them sat at separate tables.
"'Fire dates'? Old Zen Master, are you talking about the fire dates?"
When Li Zhi heard the name "Fire Date Tea", he felt excited in his heart and reached out to pick up the tureen on the table in front of him.
The bowl is made of white glazed porcelain. After opening the lid, a sweet aroma comes out, and a dark red jujube floats in the bowl.
Li Zhi is no stranger to "Huozhi". The one he remembers most clearly is the time when he became a god.
In order to enhance Nezha's magic power, Master Taiyi specially gave him three cups of fairy wine, and took out three fire dates and handed them to Nezha to drink.
Later, on the way to Bishui Pass, Nezha suddenly and unintentionally turned into a three-headed and six-armed figure. This was catalyzed by the magical power of fire dates and fairy wine.
"Amitabha is the 'Fire Date' you think of, but the Fire Date here is a bit different. It can only increase your magic power a little."
Zen Master Wuchao didn't seem to care, he also picked up the "Fire Date Tea" in front of him and took a gentle sip.
Li Zhike couldn't keep calm and drank the whole bowl of "fire jujube tea" in one breath. Of course, he wouldn't let go of the fire jujube and swallowed it with the leather and core, truly "swallowing the jujube wholeheartedly".
Suddenly, Li Zhi felt a warm heat in his stomach, which then evolved into a majestic force, raging along the meridians all over his body.
Li Zhi hurriedly ran the second level of "Cangming Jue", constantly flushing his meridians and warming the acupoints all over his body.
However, this scorching power was beyond Li Zhi's expectation. With his current level of cultivation, he simply could not fully digest it.
What should I do?
Li Zhi did not dare to neglect. The second level of "Cangming Jue" had already reached its peak. He hurriedly allocated part of his strength to the "Dantian" to nourish the "True Sun Fire".
At the same time, two forces were separated and entered the bodies of Mo Wen and Chun Wu respectively in the sea of consciousness.
For most of the rest, Li Zhi could only grit his back teeth and forcibly refine it himself.
One big week day, two big week days...
Zen Master Wuchao didn't speak anymore. He looked at Li Zhi who was sitting cross-legged there with a smile. He felt the energy flowing in Li Zhi's body carefully, and his eyes stayed on Li Zhi's "dantian".
"Yes, it's this familiar smell. How can this kid have the 'Sun Real Fire'?"
It's a pity that Li Zhi couldn't answer him. He had fallen into an illusion, which seemed true but not true, and seemed false but not false.
"Cangming Jue" is running faster and faster. If Li Zhi is awake now, he can see his own state. From the middle stage of "Transformation into God" to the late stage of "Transformation into God", he will directly break through the "Transformation into God" in great perfection.
"Arrived at the realm of "overcoming the tribulation".
In the early stage of "Overcoming Tribulation", the middle stage of "Overcoming Tribulation", and not until the late stage of "Overcoming Tribulation", Li Zhi's aura gradually stabilized, and "Cangming Jue" actually broke through to the third level first.
It's a pity that the "Cangming Jue" on the third level is only a breakthrough in the realm, doubling the mana, and does not receive additional gifts like when breaking through to the second level.
As the days went by and the months came, things went wrong. I don’t know how much time passed before Li Zhi slowly opened his eyes.
It was clear that a long time had passed. When he opened his eyes, Li Zhi saw that Zen Master Wuchao on the opposite side remained the same as when he just started drinking tea. Even the smile at the corner of his mouth had not changed.
"Thank you to the old Zen master for your generous gift. The boy has benefited a lot. His level has been directly promoted from the middle stage of 'Transformation into God' to the late stage of 'Transcending Tribulation'. This is incredible? If the transcending tribulation is successful, wouldn't I become a 'celestial being'?" p>
Li Zhi has always been quite stable, but when faced with the sudden leap in his realm, he still can't believe it.
"Amitabha, it turns out that Brother Li was only in the realm of 'god transformation' before? It's very strange, why can't I completely see through you? But you don't need to thank me, you only need to answer one question."
Zen Master Wuchao concealed his inner thoughts very well. He originally saw that Li Zhi was a "body of leakage from the sky", but he felt that he was carrying energy waves above the "Foundation Building" level.
This is an incredible thing, but it is impossible for any "body with leakage from the sky" to complete the foundation building.
In fact, Zen Master Wuchao felt a long-lost kindness from Li Zhi, but he couldn't tell what it was for the moment, so he reluctantly took out a "fire date" and gave it to Li Zhi.
Sure enough, a "fire date" entered his stomach, and the long-lost kindness became more obvious, and was finally locked in Li Zhi's "dantian".
It turns out that it is "The Sun is Really Fire"!
Although Zen Master Wuchao was still sitting opposite, smiling and talking to Li Zhi, his inner excitement was no less than the joy of Li Zhi's rapid progress in cultivation.
"After receiving such great favor from the old Zen Master, there's nothing wrong with just answering a question. But the old Zen Master doesn't need to ask about my inheritance, because I really don't know."
"Well, let me ask you, where does the 'True Sun Fire' in Brother Li's 'Dantian' come from? It seems that you can also raise fire and use the method of fire?"
Zen Master Wuchao asked calmly, but Li Zhi was no longer calm. A guess about the origin of Zen Master Wuchao appeared in Li Zhi's mind.
"I dare to ask the old Zen master, do you know two senior masters?"
Regarding Li Zhi's incorrect answer, Zen Master Wuchao was not annoyed and still maintained a smile.
"Senior masters? As far as I am concerned, there are not many senior masters in the Three Realms. I wonder which two little brother Li is talking about?"
From the facial expression, Li Zhi couldn't tell what the other party was thinking at all. He just said it in a hurry, and if he wanted to withdraw it, there would be no rules, so he might as well treat it as a living horse.
"One senior was an expert in the Conferred Gods Period, and his name was 'Lu Ya'; the other senior was earlier, and when the Monster Clan was at its peak, he was the third among the ten princes of the Monster Clan.
Ten."
As Li Zhi spoke, he stared directly at Zen Master Wuchao opposite.
Sure enough, when he mentioned the name "Lu Ya", the other party's eyes flashed with surprise, and when he mentioned the tenth prince of the demon clan, Zen Master Wuchao was stunned.
"Amitabha, haha, Brother Li is really extraordinary. You are so old, so cultivated, and a mere human monk, but you can know the names of these two people?"
"It seems that you are really destined for me! Yes, when I became a god, I had not yet joined Buddhism. At that time, my name was 'Lu Ya'."
"Since Brother Li has the 'True Sun Fire' by his side, he should be considered one of his own. Wu Chao is Lu Ya, the tenth prince of the Demon Clan back then——"
Li Zhi had some guesses in his mind, but when Zen Master Wuchao admitted it himself, Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the current Zen Master Wuchao has kind-hearted intentions, when he thinks of him as Lu Ya, the tenth prince of the demon clan, Li Zhi gets a chill down his spine.
"Sure enough, it was senior who saluted you in front of you——"
Li Zhi did not get up, but he bowed to the ground in order to gain favor from the other party and to take the opportunity to calm down his emotions.
"Now, Brother Li, can you tell me where your 'True Sun Fire' comes from?"
"True Sun Fire" could only be mastered by the Ten Golden Crows.
It is the origin of fire "Golden Flame of the Sun" among the four chaotic origin spirits of "earth, water, fire and wind" which are the "ancestor of all fires and the origin of all fires". It is formed by merging the power of the origin of Taiyin.
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In other words, this "True Sun Fire" belongs to Zen Master Wuchao in front of you. Now that you, Li Zhi, actually own it and know how to control it, you have to give an explanation, right?
"Old Zen Master Rong, the boy's 'True Sun Fire' came from the hands of your sixth brother..."
Li Zhi used Spring and Autumn techniques to narrate his experience at the bottom of Yingchou Stream, but it was not a complete account, but 70% true and 30% false.
He did not reveal the location of Yingchoujian, he only said that it was in an unknown place somewhere. He didn't want to bring trouble to Ao Ling, what if the little dragon girl still stayed there to practice?
Anyway, the soul of the sixth prince of the demon clan has been extinct. Even if he is reincarnated as a human being, he doesn’t know where he will be reincarnated.
"This is your Sixth Brother's 'Golden Crow Life Seal'. When accepting the 'True Sun Fire', I also promised the Sixth Prince, Senior Prince, to hand this 'Golden Crow Life Seal' into your hands."
"Senior Sixth Prince said that if you can fuse with his 'Golden Crow Birth Mark', you may be able to take a step further in your cultivation——"
"Also, the senior Sixth Prince mentioned the demon master Kunpeng. I hope that when the opportunity is right, the senior can eliminate this traitor for the demon clan."
Li Zhi presented the "Golden Crow Life Seal" with both hands. This was not something he could covet at his current level, not to mention that it seemed that only the Golden Crow clan could integrate it.
"Brother Six?..."
Zen Master Wuchao gently took the "Golden Crow Birth Seal" carefully, his hands trembling slightly.
How has he ever been so moved in hundreds of millions of years?
"Thank you, Brother Li, for your help to my sixth brother. I will look for his reincarnation. As for Kunpeng, since the matter is serious, it is better to consider it in the long term."
As for what Demon Master Kunpeng did, Zen Master Wuchao may not know less than others, it’s just that the opponent’s strength is too strong.
Even if Zen Master Wuchao has accepted Buddhism, he will not be so confident that when he really goes to war with Kunpeng, there will be several Buddhas in the West who will help him.
Even if there is a Buddha who is willing to take action, the question is, how many of them can defeat Kunpeng?
What did Zen Master Wuchao think? Li Zhi couldn't control it, let alone not care about it. He didn't expect that something he thought was so difficult at the beginning could be completed so easily?
After delivering the "Golden Crow's Book of Destiny", the matter of the demon master Kunpeng was completely passed on to Zen Master Wuchao. In this way, the cause and effect between Li Zhi and the sixth prince of the demon clan was finally settled. p>
"Now that everything is over, I want to say goodbye. My uncle and senior brother are probably still worried about me."
Seeing Zen Master Wuchao holding the "Golden Crow Birth Mark" in a daze, Li Zhi gave another salute and wanted to leave here as soon as possible. To stay with such a powerful person, invisible pressure is always unavoidable. p>
"Amitabha, Buddhism pays attention to cause and effect. I gave Brother Li a fire date, and Brother Li answered a question from me."
"Now, Brother Li has brought the 'Golden Crow Seal of Life' to Lao Na, and he has also helped Lao Na's sixth brother escape from death and have a chance to be reincarnated."
"With such cause and effect, I will not be stained in vain. Well, since Sixth Brother can give me the unique 'True Sun Fire' of Golden Crow, I can't be stingy anymore."
"It seems that Brother Li lacks the flying skill. It just so happens that I, the Golden Crow Clan, can barely master the escape skills, so I'll just give it to Brother Li——"
After saying that, Zen Master Wuchao slowly raised his right arm and pointed towards Li Zhi in the air.
Suddenly, a majestic and many symbolic messages with an ancient atmosphere sank into Li Zhi's mind.
"Ah——"
Li Zhi held his head in his hands and was in agony. This message was too overbearing, complex and majestic.
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When Li Zhi woke up again, Zen Master Wuchao was no longer in front of him, and he returned to the foot of Futu Mountain again.
The heat wave is rolling and the sun is scorching, how come it’s summer all of a sudden?
The extra escape technique in his mind made Li Zhi tremble with excitement.
"Is this the 'Rainbow Art'?"
He quickly got down on his knees and kowtowed hard at the huge cypress tree high up...