Lu Chen looked at the young monk with a look of surprise on his face.
Because Lu Chen couldn't feel the presence of any breath in this monk's body, as if it didn't exist.
However, the young monk stood before him alive, telling him that it indeed existed.
This was beyond Lu Chen's expectation and he was very surprised.
"Lu Chen, this is a mind body." Ancestor Lu Jie suddenly said.
"Ancestor, what is a mind body?" Lu Chen asked hurriedly.
"Buddhism has the theory of great aspirations, especially those who have broken through the realm of life and death. They can make some great wishes, and these great wishes can be transformed into the power of great wishes, and the power of great wishes can condense the body of mind."
Ancestor Lu Jie explained: "He should have died long ago. No, he is still alive, but he has just left this world."
"Ancestor, you mean that his true body has already shattered into the void and flown to the upper world?" Lu Chen asked in shock.
"Yes, he is very strong, Lu Chen, you have to be careful." said ancestor Lu Jie.
Lu Chen nodded when he heard the words, then bowed to the young monk and said: "Junior Lu Chen, you have met the master, but you haven't asked for the master's name?"
"The poor monk's dharma name is Sakyamuni." The young monk clasped his hands together and said.
"What? He said he was Sakyamuni? How is that possible?" Before Lu Chen could speak, the ancestor Lu Jie screamed in his spiritual world, and kept mumbling, 'Sure enough, it is.
He didn't expect that the legend was true.'
"Ancestor, what legend is it?"
Lu Chen looked at the young monk in front of him who called himself Sakyamuni. He was very calm, but he did not expect that his ancestor Lu Jie would look so surprised, so he hurriedly asked.
"Old Ancestor, let me tell you, Sakyamuni is a monk from ancient Buddhism. His life can be said to be a myth. According to some ancient classics, when this person was born, he was blessed with the mighty light of the Buddha, and there were thousands of Buddhas.
He was guarding the Buddha statue and could walk. This immediately alarmed Leiyin Temple at that time. Many vajra arhats at that time rushed to accept him as a disciple, but in the end he was rejected by Sakyamuni because he held the disciple's gift and asked
Many Vajra Arhats asked for advice, and they also asked the powerful people in the realm of life and death in this world, and soon they were called enlightened monks."
"Later, when Sakyamuni was less than six years old, he entered the realm of the three heavens. At the age of eighteen, he passed through the physical calamity. Before he was thirty, he passed through the divine calamity, broke through the void, and ascended to the upper world.
This spread throughout the Tenglong Continent at that time, and both the demon and human races were shocked, so at that time some people said that he was the reincarnation of a god from the upper world, and Leiyin Temple even said that he was the enlightened Buddha from the upper world who came to the Tenglong Continent to promote Buddhism."
Ancestor Lu Jie said in a shocked tone: "Ancestor, I thought all of this was fake, because I thought it was impossible for such a person to exist in the world. I didn't expect that it turned out to be true."
Lu Chen was also shocked.
He originally thought that he was already a great person because he had reached the early stage of Tongtian Realm at the age of less than thirty years old, but he did not expect that compared with the Sakyamuni in front of him, he was like the sand of the Milky Way and not worth mentioning.
At this moment, Lu Chen faced him and asked respectfully with deep respect: "I wonder what the master has to say to the younger generation?"
"Haha, Donor Lu Chen is too polite. I can't talk about giving advice. I just have a few questions that I would like to ask the Donor for." Sakyamuni said with a smile.
His smile is kind, his brows are full of kindness, and he shows a peaceful atmosphere, as if he is really a Buddha, making people unable to resist the slightest thought.
"Excuse me, Master." Lu Chen said immediately.
"Is the world moving?"
Sakyamuni suddenly pointed his finger at the void in all four directions. In those four directions, the heaven and the earth immediately shook, the wind and clouds rolled back, and the mountains and rivers lost their color, which was shocking.
Lu Chen looked at it and frowned slightly. He wanted to reply that he was moving, but it didn't feel right. He replied that he was not moving and it didn't feel right either.
Therefore, he felt that this issue was not that simple, otherwise, this Sakyamuni, who was called the reincarnation of the Buddha, would be too superficial.
This question has its profound meaning.
But what exactly is it?
Facing Sakyamuni, Lu Chen fell silent and looked at the changing world in all directions.
Suddenly, his heart moved. He looked up at Sakyamuni and said, "Master, the world is not moving, but the human heart is moving."
"Is the heart moving?"
After hearing this, Sakyamuni was silent for a moment, then looked at Lu Chen, with a little light shining in his eyes.
"Yes, the heaven and the earth have not changed, but people's hearts are changing. When people's hearts change, the world will naturally change. All intrigues, all wars, and all strife are all due to the human heart."
"Between people, love gives rise to hate, and love gives rise to anger. All the good, evil, beauty and ugliness in the world are all good, evil, beauty and ugliness because of our thoughts. If our thoughts don't move, there will be no good.
The beautiful and the ugly? Maybe this is what Buddhism calls Zen!"
Lu Chen nodded and said seriously: "With a single thought, the world changes."
"What you said is good, when one's heart is moving, one thought is moving, and the world changes. Life in this world is like being among thorns. If the heart does not move, people will not move rashly. If they don't move, they will not be hurt. If the heart moves, people will move rashly.
Injure his body and hurt his bones, and then there will be all kinds of pain in the world."
Sakyamuni laughed heartily, his eyes full of admiration, and said: "I didn't expect you, donor, to be able to say such a truth at such a young age. Okay, the poor monk is asking you the second question.
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"Excuse me, Master." Lu Chen said.
"What is this life? What is the next life?" Sakyamuni looked at Lu Chen with bright eyes and asked.
"This life? The next life?" Lu Chen was stunned when he heard this, remembering that his ancestor Lu Jie had just said that Sakyamuni could be called the first person in ancient times. No one in the human race or the monster race could compare with him.
Therefore, some people say that he is the reincarnation of a god from the upper world. Now he asks this question, could it be that he is really the reincarnation of a god?
But how can people have an afterlife?
In Lu Chen's heart, there is no concept of the afterlife, but now that Sakyamuni asked this question, he didn't know a prudent answer.
This is not only about whether you can pass the test and ask the Arhat elders of Leiyin Temple to remove the sky-withered poison from the bodies of Ning Xiaochuan and Ming Aoyou, it feels like it is also about your own understanding of the way of cultivation.
This time, Lu Chen remained silent for longer.
But Sakyamuni did not rush and waited quietly.
He was like a kind elder, looking at Lu Chen's junior, hoping that he could surprise him.
Lu Chen thought of the first level he had just gone through, the seven emotions and six desires, and then he suddenly raised his head and said:
"Everything is an illusion!"
As soon as these words came out, all the stars and skies in all directions changed. Among them, the mountains, rivers, sun, moon, mountains, rivers, grass and trees completely disappeared.
It seems like what Lu Chen said, everything is an illusion!
"Is it all an illusion?"
Sakyamuni was completely stunned.
He stood under the void, motionless, like a sculpture.
After a while, he raised his head, looked at the illusory void in all directions, and then said: "It turns out that the poor monk is too persistent. There is nothing in the beginning, there is nothing in the beginning, there is Dharma in the three generations, there is nothing."
There is merit.”
After saying this verse, Sakyamuni solemnly bowed to Lu Chen and said: "Donor Lu Chen, thank you for clarifying the poor monk's doubts. Now the poor monk will ask you one last question."
"What do I mean?"
After asking this question, Sakyamuni looked at Lu Chen and remained silent.
Lu Chen frowned slightly, this question was too enigmatic.
Moreover, he knew that what Sakyamuni wanted was not an ordinary answer.
"The questions this monk asked are too obscure. Each question contains a practitioner's understanding of the way of cultivation. I feel that even my ancestor, I, may not be able to answer it."
Ancestor Lu Jie shook his head and said: "However, Lu Chen, you really impressed me today. I hope you can give this monk a perfect answer."
"Master, I know that there is a saying in Buddhism, one flower, one world, one Buddha, one Tathagata. Today you ask me, what is I? Then I will tell you, I am heaven, I am earth, I am the world, in heaven and in the world, I am the only one.
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Lu Chen's expression suddenly changed, revealing a domineering and solemn pride and saying: "I don't know what answer the master wants, but this is my answer."
"I am the world? I am the only one in heaven and under the world?"
When Sakyamuni heard Lu Chen's words, he fell silent. He spoke a few words, sometimes frowning, sometimes confused, sometimes clear, as if he had fallen into chaos.
After a while, he looked at Lu Chen and said, "Donor Lu Chen, the poor monk has some different views from you on this issue, but the poor monk doesn't think you are wrong because you are not a member of our Buddhist sect.
People don’t have the thought that if I don’t go to hell, who will go to hell?”
"Master, you mean, this junior has passed the test?" Lu Chen asked excitedly after hearing this.
"Yes, although your answer is not in line with the poor monk's ideas, the poor monk decided to give you a chance." Sakyamuni nodded and said with a smile, "Lu Chen, please answer the poor monk's doubts. Farewell, the poor monk."
I have nothing else to repay you, so I will give you this power of thought. If you can come to the upper world in the future, you can come to the Buddha's land to find me.'
"Buddha country?"
Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, but he saw Sakyamuni suddenly turned into a point of light and merged into his eyebrows.
In his body, an extremely powerful and incomparable essence of power was immediately transmitted, flawless, with a charm that encompasses all things and is compassionate.
At this moment, Lu Chen felt that his whole body had been sublimated.
"Middle stage of Tongtian Realm?"
Lu Chen was shocked.
He didn't expect that he would break through to the middle stage of Tongtian Realm just like that.
This is really a great opportunity!
"Thank you, Master. If this junior can ascend to the upper world, I will go to the Buddhist country to visit you." Lu Chen said as he cupped his hands toward the vast void.
Then, Lu Chen asked: "Ancestor, where is the Buddhist country?"
"I don't know about this, ancestor, but I found some information about the Upper Realm from some ancient books. It seems that the Upper Realm is an extremely vast world. According to legend, it has no end and is countless times larger than the Tenglong Continent.
"Ancestor Lu Jie said.
Lu Chen shook his head when he heard this and said: "Forget it, I haven't broken through the realm of life and death yet, and I don't know when I will ascend to the upper realm. I don't think about this first, so let's go down first. They must be waiting in a hurry.
Alright."
After saying this, Lu Chen walked towards the outside of the ancient pagoda.
"Whoa!"
The next moment, he appeared outside the ancient tower.
"Masters?"
Looking at Fa Yuan and the eyes of the monks such as Liao Chen, Lu Chen was immediately startled and smiled bitterly in his heart. Didn't he just pass the three levels? Does he need this?
But seeing all the monks staring at Lu Chen in shock, some monks were even stunned on the spot, shaking their heads in disbelief.
"Donor Lu Yu, you, you really shocked the poor monk and others." Fayuan said with a surprised look.
"Yes, these three passes were established by our ancestors from Leiyin Temple. Since ancient times, it has been more than 100,000 years, and no one has passed through them." Liao Tong said in a shocked tone.
