"In the beginning, humans and demons fought against each other, which ended with the final victory of the human race. The human race dominated the land of China. Some human race ancestors absorbed the spiritual power of heaven and earth and became Taoists and ancestors; some human race ancestors imitated the real demon clan, swallowed the devilish energy of heaven and earth, and turned into
The giant of the demonic world. At the end of the prehistoric period, the human race separated, the war broke out, the demons fought, and the demons were defeated. After leaving behind various magical powers and spells, they gradually dissipated in the world.
The righteous human race dominated the ancient times. As time went by, the internal conflicts of the righteous human race gradually intensified. Buddhism and Tao gradually separated and went against each other. In the ancient barbaric period, Buddhism and Taoism competed with each other. Buddhism was defeated and Taoism became the dominant religion.
In today’s mainland of China, humans and demons coexist.”
On the clear blue sea, Kong Laosan, Fan Miaoer, the great elder of the clam girl clan, Zhu Shao, Wen Huang and a group of five people were entrenched on a piece of colorful scallops that were ten feet in size. The scallops floated on the sea surface in a kind of way.
The fleeting speed was speeding in a certain direction. At a glance, it looked like colorful threads stretching on the sea. The speed was incredible.
As soon as Kong Laosan finished speaking, the elder on the side nodded, looking at the Taoist with a little bit of approval in his eyes, "Yes, it is not easy to understand this. The ancient barbaric period is just a rough inference.
, no one knows exactly how many billions of years. At that time, the universe and Yang were not yet determined, and the strength of living beings was not oppressed by this world, and the strength of living beings was much stronger than it is now. At that time, the Yang of this world was initially determined, and the five elements were flowing.
However, there are rumors that the Buddha from the Land of Ultimate Bliss came to this world, passed down the Buddhist teachings of the ten directions, and gathered a large number of believers.
Later, the Buddha transformed and relied on the power of his followers. In the center of this world, at the center of the rumored endless vast ocean, a huge wheel-shaped Iron God Mountain was wrapped. Relying on the natural power of the ocean currents of heaven and earth, a tower with a height of 168,000 yojanas was condensed.
Half of Mount Sumeru is submerged under the sea, and half is inserted into the sky. According to current sayings, one yojana is about 3,360 feet. It is conceivable how big this built Mount Sumeru is.
The majesty of the mountain. If it still exists, it can be said to be the number one sacred mountain in this world!"
The great elder said as if he was in the scene, with a trace of yearning flashing in his eyes.
"Oh? What is so strange about Mount Sumeru? Why did it disappear later? What does what the great elder said have to do with our trip to the pagoda?"
Kong Laosan thought for a while and then said directly.
"Huh... It is said that Mount Sumeru has eight mountains and eight seas surrounding it. It is made of four treasures. The north is gold, the east is silver, the south is glass, and the west is pear. And the void color in the four directions of Mount Sumeru,
It is also reflected by these treasures. The sea of perfume between the square Jinshan Mountain and Mount Xumi is filled with the water of eight virtues, and the vast ocean is separated from the Jinshan Mountain.
The mountain goes straight up with no twists and turns. Fragrant trees are luxuriant in the mountain. The mountain protrudes on all sides. There are palaces of the four heavenly kings. There is pure gold sand at the base of the mountain. The mountain has three levels of "Seven Treasures Steps": upper, middle and lower. There are seven steps on both sides of the road.
heavy treasure wall, seven-fold fence, seven-fold net, seven-fold
The rows of trees, the doors, walls, windows, railings, trees, etc., are all made of gold, silver, crystal, glass, etc. Flowers and fruits are in abundance, fragrance and wind are everywhere, countless strange birds sing in harmony, and ghosts and gods live there
in it.
The above are supported by the nine mountains, eight seas and the three wheels of wind, water and gold.
On the top of Mount Sumeru, which is above the twenty-eight heavens, there is also the Thirty-Three Heavens of Trayastura. Its inner palaces are numerous and are home to the twenty heavenly guardian gods. And the pagoda we are visiting here is said to be the temple of Trayastura.
After the destruction of the sky, a pagoda wisdom tower collapsed on the top of Mount Xumi and was formed. It is said that it contains countless dangers, opportunities, and wisdom. I can't explain the details. You will know when you go there. "
Ignoring Kong Laosan's urging, the Great Elder spoke leisurely, glanced at the thinking Taoist, and continued, "At first, Mount Sumeru was not that big, but this sacred mountain seemed to have sentient beings.
It can devour itself and grow, but in the past million years, it has grown to an incredible level. It has even annexed four parts of China and refined the world.
In addition, the Buddha imitated the reincarnation of heaven and earth and created the six paths of reincarnation. Once it is completed, this world will be included as part of the Buddha's world. From then on, all living beings will enter Buddhism and practice Buddhism. They will no longer have other thoughts. In this way,
It met with crazy opposition from Taoist practitioners."
Hearing this, Kong Laosan nodded, "This is the root cause of the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism in the ancient barbaric period?"
"That's right, it's enough for you to understand this. These are also some secrets passed down from ancient times. The ancestor of our Bengnu clan, the five-color bird that was transformed innately, was taken away from this world by the Buddha.
, If we didn’t still have a trace of bird heritage in our bodies, I’m afraid we wouldn’t know so much.”
"Kong still has a question. According to what the great elder said, the original Buddha should have been a person with immeasurable supernatural powers. How could Taoist practitioners compete with him?"
"Haha, of course the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism is not only in this world, but also in the upper world. With the Buddha coming to the world, Taoism and human race will naturally have other powerful people to help each other across the world. The conflict between the two religions has lasted for hundreds of thousands of years.
In the end, Mount Sumeru was destroyed, the Buddha left, and Buddhism completely lost power. In the following thousands of years, all Buddhist believers in the entire land of China were killed, and nothing remained except for some occasional monuments."
"I see. Does the Great Elder know what kind of existence the Paradise where the Buddha came from is like?"
Kong Laosan had a look of understanding on his face, thought about it, and finally asked another question.
"The World of Ultimate Bliss... According to Buddhism, the World of Ultimate Bliss should be the other side of the Sea of Suffering, but I don't know what kind of existence it is."
After the Great Elder finished speaking, he glanced at Kong Laosan and frowned slightly, "This time we are going to the Fantasy Realm, which is under the jurisdiction of the Jiaolong Clan. You'd better change your appearance, otherwise, if anything happens, I will
I can't protect you either. By the way, it's rumored that you killed the third prince of the Jiaolong clan.
If there is blood essence and blood from the dragon clan, you might as well give it to the elder."
"Oh? Where did the Great Elder hear this?"
Hearing this, Kong Laosan shook his head helplessly, but did not deny it. With a flip of his hand, an ink-colored porcelain bottle filled with cold air flew towards the great elder.
"Are these enough?"
Seeing this, the great elder laughed and nodded, "Although we, the Clam Girl Clan, have always been entrenched near the Ooze Trench, we have heard of the battle on Liuying Island. Compared with the Monster Clan, although your human race is weak,
, but it seems to be blessed by heaven, which is really enviable."
"Heaven's favor? Haha, if that were true, Xiling Demon Continent would have been changed to Xiling Human Continent long ago!"
Kong Laosan shook his head, with a disapproving look on his face, clearly disagreeing with the great elder's words.
"Who knows what the fate of the future will be? Thirty thousand years ago, the demon clan was very powerful. Just when your human race was exterminated, a demonic catastrophe fell from the sky. In that disaster, although your human race suffered heavy casualties,
However, the demon clan’s vitality has been severely damaged. In this way, you human race have continued to inherit it for 30,000 years. The same is true for this battle on Liuying Island. The evil sword was not born sooner or later, but it happened when you, the human race in the North Sea, were desperate.
It came out of nowhere. If it was not favored by heaven, how could such a coincidence happen?"
The great elder shook his head, seeming to lament the impermanence of fate.
"Haha, these are just coincidences in my opinion. Instead of lamenting these, why not talk about the rules of the pagoda? What are the conditions for entering the pagoda? Also, what should you pay attention to after entering?"
Kong Laosan shook his head indifferently, not caring at all about the favor of heaven.
"The pagoda is opened every thousand years. As for the rules, there is only one: be responsible for life and death. In addition, if you want to open the pagoda, you need the blood of the eight races, and the dragon essence and blood is one of them. As long as you are a descendant of the eight races, you can directly
Teleport in. Of course, other sea tribes can also enter, but they need to avoid those ubiquitous black holes on the seabed, which are extremely dangerous. I have important things to do on this trip, so I can't go with you. You represent us, the clam girl.
Although there are countless dangers in this clan, as long as you don't enter the last three levels, everything will be fine. No matter what you gain from it, I can always make the decision and share half of it with you.
Alas, if it weren’t for the rules set by our ancestors, we, the Bengnu clan, wouldn’t bother to attend any pagoda events. I don’t want these children to be put in danger for some external things.”
The elder said, caressing Zhu Shao, Wen Huang, the elder of the two clam girls, shook his head with some pity.
At this moment, Kong Laosan frowned slightly, looked at the surrounding sea area, and said with some doubts, "This trip is not the direction to the Fantasy Realm. Did the Great Elder go in the wrong direction?"
"Haha, don't worry, let's meet up with the Thunder Eels first, and then go together..."