Qi Yuan slowly stopped his power, opened his eyes, and sighed secretly in his heart.
Since returning to Emei last time, he has been practicing in seclusion. However, before the opportunity came, he still failed to break through and become a golden immortal, which made him a little troubled.
However, he is not too obsessed with this. After all, given his age, it is very rare to be able to do what he does now.
Except for those who are naturally powerful and powerful, there are really few people in the world of cultivation who can practice faster than him, so Qi Yuan just sighed and then put his mind down and thought about other things.
Now that the Emei Sword Sect is on the right track, he has delegated most of the power to Qi Yiyi and others. Qi Yiyi is in charge of the power, and other powerful second-generation disciples are stationed in various peaks and halls.
Even though they are usually busy with their cultivation and rarely take care of things, they have each promoted some disciples who are relatively advanced but whose cultivation has stagnated and have no hope of becoming immortals as elders in charge, so they don't have to worry about any troubles that may arise in the sect.
This is also the reason why Qi Yuan is so relaxed and casual whether he is in retreat or traveling. Otherwise, if he were to be as busy as when he first established the sect, he would never have such free time.
However, once a person is free, his whole character will easily become lazy.
The same is true for Qi Yuan.
In the past, he actually couldn't stand those immortals who, after becoming immortals, would be lazy all day long and not take time seriously.
It was only now that his cultivation had stayed in one state for a long time, and even if he meditated and practiced hard, he could only slowly increase his magic power, he gradually understood those immortals.
Then, he became one of those immortals that he had never been accustomed to.
Anyway, you will have a long life after becoming an immortal. If you are still busy practicing, traveling, accumulating mana, and polishing your realm every day as before becoming an immortal, it would be too boring.
Immortals, they have achieved immortality. As long as they are not faced with the catastrophe of life and death, it is normal to live a leisurely life. When nothing happens, they can delve into various magic powers, or alchemy arrays, etc., and find some fun for themselves to pass the time.
, this is what an immortal should do.
And this is also the most common attitude of most immortals.
Qi Yuan is not boring. He feels that there are many things he doesn't know. Although he is a swordsman, he is still quite interested in various cultivation skills such as refining alchemy, drawing talismans, setting up formations and refining weapons, etc., so when he has nothing to do, he just
Tinkering with those things.
In addition, if a disciple gets some rare ingredients outside, he will also show off his cooking skills when he is in a good mood. When making delicious spiritual meals, he can also point out the skills of the disciples in the Lingshan Hall.
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In fact, the reason why he felt that he had too much time recently and was too idle was mainly because when he first started to practice Taoism, he happened to be in the period of the Great Tribulation of Gods. At that time, not only was his cultivation level low, but he also had to serve his master and others.
Some of Jie Jiao's fellow teachers often planned various things, so they seemed very busy at that time.
Even in the hundreds of years since the establishment of the sect, he was busy managing the Kitchen God Division, training spiritual chefs to prepare for the Peach Banquet, taking care of the newly established sect, and the number of disciples increasing year by year. At that time, he wished he could divide himself into
Several are used.
If you compare the leisurely life now with that of the past, you will naturally feel extremely leisurely.
But now, both the Kitchen God Division and the Emei Sword Sect have formed a virtuous cycle, and they can run normally even if he doesn't interfere, so he is happy and free.
Qi Yuan stood up and walked outside.
Under the ancient tree outside the cave, Yang Chan was telling two little girls some secrets of the Three Realms in a gentle voice.
The two little girls, He Ling'er and Qi Lingyun, stared at the big black eyes and listened to these secrets as interesting stories, and from time to time they would express some different opinions.
Bingfeng Zitong, dressed in fairy clothes, flew over from a distance in the sky, holding a jade plate in his hand, with some pine nuts from the spiritual pine and a few snow spiritual fruits placed on it.
These are some of the spiritual creatures that abound on the snow-covered mountain peaks where she lives.
This ice phoenix lives very comfortably in the Emei Sword Sect. Not only does she not have to guard against the covetousness of other demon kings here, but she can also often talk to others and improve her cultivation.
After all, there are quite a few sword immortals in the Emei Sword Sect nowadays. In addition to Qi Yuan and his wife, there is also a person like Qi Yi who is at the peak of the heavenly realm.
Speaking of which, Zi Tong really admires Qi Yi. He became an immortal thousands of years later than himself, but his current Taoist cultivation is actually much better than his own. This kind of talent really makes Zi Tong
Extremely envious.
"Ah, the real leader has left seclusion?"
When Zi Tong saw Qi Yuan walking out of the cave, he quickly bowed lightly.
"Daddy..."
When Qi Lingyun saw his father, he immediately rushed over happily and hugged his father's thigh.
Qi Yuan smiled and waved his hand at Zi Tong, indicating that she didn't need to be polite and just be casual. She and Yang Chan had gotten along very well over the years, so the two women would often sit together and chat when they had nothing to do.
Some trivia.
Although there are many female disciples on the mountain, those disciples are all juniors, so it is difficult to say certain things to them. The only exception is Zi Tong. She is from the Phoenix clan and is the mountain guardian elder of the Emei Sword Sect. Her status is not low, so
The two of them moved relatively close to each other.
Qi Yuan held his precious daughter in his arms and came to sit down next to Yang Chan. He picked up two snow spirit fruits from the jade plate that Zi Tong had just put down, and handed one to He Ling'er and the other to Qi Lingyun.
"Nothing happened at Shanmen recently, right?"
Qi Yuan grabbed another handful of pine nuts from the jade plate, chewed them like melon seeds, and asked casually at the same time.
Yang Chan smiled softly: "Nothing happened inside the mountain gate, but something big happened outside the three gates."
"oh?"
When Qi Yuan heard this, he immediately became interested and asked quickly: "What's the big deal?"
Yang Chan had a naughty smile on her face: "Randeng Buddha has abdicated."
"ah?"
Qi Yuan was stunned: "Abdication?"
"yes!"
Yang Chan smiled and said: "Buddhism has another Buddha who calls himself Tathagata."
"Tathagata?"
Qi Yuan was silent for a moment, sighing secretly.
Master Duobao is able to achieve what he is today, he naturally knows it, but it is a pity that he has achieved enlightenment through Buddhism. If he could have achieved enlightenment in Jiejiao hundreds of years earlier and became a quasi-sage, maybe even the fate of the Great Tribulation of Gods would have been rewritten.
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However, this involves a game between saints. Even when the Duobao Society joined the Western practice of Buddhism, it was sent there personally by the Supreme Being. To say that the Supreme Being had no arrangements, he was just a simple guide to the Taoist sect who was about to become a quasi-sage.
Qi Yuan didn't believe it when his disciples were sent away.
However, the saint's mind is as deep as the sea, so he should not make any assumptions.
Qi Yuan shook his head and quickly suppressed these thoughts.
I heard Yang Chan continue to say: "When he became a Buddha, Ran Deng led all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Arhats from Lingshan Mountain down the mountain, personally invited him to Lingshan Mountain, abdicated his throne in favor of others, and called himself the Buddha of the Past, and Tathagata the Buddha of the Present.
In addition, I also heard some rumors from the three realms that Maitreya, a disciple of the Second Saint of the West, is the future Buddha of Buddhism."
"Um!"
Qi Yuan pondered for a moment and said: "It seems that Buddhism will expand soon."
Yang Chan nodded: "Many forces have speculations in this regard. After all, from the outside, Buddhism now has two quasi-sage Buddhas sitting in charge. With such strong strength, judging from the teachings of Buddhism,
, it is inevitable that they will spread Buddhism eastward, it is just a matter of time."
Nowadays, many forces in the three realms are in a state of shock. In just a few thousand years, Western Buddhism has experienced two people who have attained enlightenment as quasi-sages. This is really shocking.
However, those powerful people with well-informed sources of information are different. They do not think that the Tathagata Buddha appeared suddenly and must have his roots. Otherwise, if anyone can attain enlightenment and become a quasi-sage, they who have practiced for countless years will
It seems too incompetent.
So soon, someone figured out that Tathagata was the reincarnation of Duobao, and this allowed a group of powerful experts to clear up their doubts.
Although Buddhism has given birth to two Buddhas one after another, one of them is Taoist Ran Deng who once listened to the Taoist sermon in the Zixiao Palace, and the other is Taoist Duobao, the great disciple of the leader of the Sage Tongtian of the Shangqing Dynasty. Both of them were born in Buddhism.
Daluo Jinxian's most pinnacle figures, they demonstrated one after another. Although it was a bit abrupt, it was acceptable. After all, these two are people with profound experience.
However, the Great Power of the Three Realms also had a high opinion of the strength of Western Buddhism. After all, they had the power of two quasi-sage practitioners.
Although the two Buddhas of Buddhism were not disciples trained by the two saints in the West, this still made many people curious about Buddhism. After all, Ran Deng and Tathagata both became enlightened after practicing Buddhist techniques.
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Could it be that Buddhist Kung Fu is so powerful that it can make it easier for people to realize the Tao and become a quasi-sage?
If this is the case, then I am afraid that many powerful people will turn to Buddhism, and in a short period of time, the power of Buddhism will expand to an extremely high level.
Fortunately, those who can cultivate to the level of Daluo Jinxian are all people with a firm Taoist heart, and they all have their own paths to walk. If the Taoist heart is unstable and has doubts about their own path, and instead practices other paths, I am afraid that not only will they not be able to
Proving the Dao will also destroy their own Dao foundation.
So many people just give up the idea after just thinking about it.
In fact, regardless of whether they are Ran Deng or Tathagata, even if they turn to Buddhism, they have not changed their paths at all. Buddhism is just a form for them, and the foundation of their enlightenment is still their own words.
The path to persevere.
If Buddhism wants to truly have a Buddha who fully realizes the truth through Buddhism, it can only place its hope on the future Maitreya Buddha.
As one of the three Buddhas of the future, Maitreya also has the blessings of Buddhism, and he has never practiced Taoism. From beginning to end, he has practiced the methods taught by the two holy places in the West.
However, if Maitreya wants to attain enlightenment, he still needs long years of practice.
After all, when he was in the Conferred God War, he was only in the late stage of Golden Immortal, and he was still far away from becoming a quasi-sage and becoming a Buddha.
Qi Yuan touched his chin and pondered for a long time, then smiled casually: "Well, what do we want to do with this? Even if Buddhism spreads eastward, it is impossible for the two Buddhas to come and teach the Dharma to the people in person. Their more important purpose is to sit in Lingshan. , shocking all around, how can one move lightly.
Doesn’t Chanjiao claim to be the winner of the Great Tribulation? Since they want to dominate the Taoist sect, when those Buddhist disciples come, let their disciples of the Yuqing lineage take the lead first. Anyway, in the early days, the Buddhist sect also Only a small number of disciples will be sent to test it.
During the Battle of the Conferred Gods, the Yuqing lineage and the Western Sect were still allies. When Buddhism spreads eastward, our Shangqing lineage will not come forward yet. I want to see if these two former allies will still be It will be so close!”
Yang Chan burst out laughing.
She rolled her eyes at Qi Yuan. Several Golden Immortals were poached from the Chan Sect one after another, and nearly half of their peak combat power was suddenly lost. They did not have the slightest favorable impression of the Western Sect, and even did not like the few Golden Immortals who had rebelled against the Chan Sect. If you are so disgusted, how can you express any sense of intimacy?
Senior brother, this move is very damaging. With the pride of the Yuqing lineage, if we really let them block the front, if we really want to cause trouble with the Buddhist disciples, something might happen.
However, she is Yunxiao's disciple, so naturally she will not think about issues from the standpoint of Yuqing's lineage.
Even though the second brother Yang Jian became a disciple of Master Yuding, Yang Jian spent his days cultivating in Guanjiangkou and was not interested in sect disputes at all. As long as the Buddhist disciple didn't stupidly provoke him, he didn't bother to care about these things. .