Chapter 570: People fight for a breath, Buddha fights for a stick of incense
"how do you want to do it?"
Yang Jian asked.
"If Buddhism wants to spread Buddhism eastward, it must open a road from Lingshan to the East."
Qi Yuan smiled slightly: "I once heard my disciples tell me that when they were traveling outside the mountains, those Buddhist disciples always liked to say that Buddhism and Taoism are one family and there is no distinction between each other. I plan to use these words
Come to fool my Taoist disciples into not resisting them.
Since we are all a family, I help them clean up some monsters on the way to spread Buddhism eastward, which can be regarded as helping each other."
"Um?"
Yang Jian was a little surprised when he heard this: "Are you so kind and willing to help spread Buddhism eastward?"
"Haha, you don't understand."
Qi Yuan said with a smile: "The more difficult it is for the Buddhism to spread eastward, the more gimmicks they will have to publicize when they spread the Dharma among the people, so that the people will respect them."
Yang Jian frowned, thinking deeply in his heart.
Although he usually doesn't speak much, he has a keen mind and a good soul, and can reveal many things at a glance. Therefore, although Qi Yuan spoke in a vague way, he has already grasped some of the reasons.
"Moreover, many of the monsters are causally related to Buddhism."
Saying that, Qi Yuan glanced at the scorpion demon on the other side: "In addition to Xie Sanniang, there are also King Huang Feng who was killed by me last time. At that time, Lingji Bodhisattva of Buddhism went to intercede and wanted to kill Huang Feng.
The Wind Demon King took him away.
Haha, have you noticed that although Huangfengling is tens of thousands of miles away from Dudi Mountain, they are both located next to the main road between the East and West continents."
As soon as these words came out, Xie Sanniang's expression immediately changed.
Even Yang Jian, who had originally made some guesses, was stunned. He didn't expect that Buddhism's layout would be so long-term.
Moreover, not counting the interior of Kyushu and the distance to Nanfangbuzhou, just counting from the two boundary mountains on the edge of Nanfangbuzhou and Xiniuhezhou, if you want to reach Lingshan, you will have to travel 108,000 miles along the way. Such a far distance
Along the journey, there are quite a few powerful demon kings. If they were all converted by Buddhism, they would probably become a huge force.
Xie Sanniang thought for a while and suddenly said: "I do know the location of some demon kings' caves. If the master really wants to surrender those demon kings, I can lead the way.
However, my relationship with those demon kings is not good, and even if the real master subdues them, I may not be able to get along well with them in the future when we are together."
"That's it, forget it."
Qi Yuan smiled and said: "Since Elder Xie doesn't want to live with them, I naturally won't bring them back to cause trouble for you."
As soon as these words came out, Xie Sanniang immediately received full favorability: "Thank you so much for your consideration, Master. I will do my best in the future and never let down the expectations of Master."
"Okay, I will wait and see."
Qi Yuan waved his hand with a smile: "Let's go back."
As he spoke, white clouds flew up in the wind under his feet, and he quickly headed towards Emei.
His previous words were just a mention, and he had not yet decided whether to take them seriously. As soon as Xie Sanniang mentioned that she was not on good terms with those demon kings, he immediately decided not to mention it again.
Besides, now is indeed not the time to fight with Buddhism, there is no need to make a fuss.
In the final analysis, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism is an internal matter in the ancient world, and the ultimate goal of the two sides fighting is to strengthen themselves so that they can deal with foreign enemies in the future.
Besides, both sides have the immortal Hunyuan Sage sitting in charge. No matter how serious the conflict is, it will not lead to a fight to the death, so Qi Yuan did not do anything unscrupulously.
The white clouds moved leisurely, and an invisible spell blocked the Nine Heavens Gang Wind.
Xie Sanniang didn't know what she thought of, and her beautiful eyes turned slightly and said: "The last time I sneaked into Lingshan, I heard several Dharma Protector Vajras mention during the chat that Buddhism has recently set up the post of Prisoner Bodhisattva in Lingshan.
, let the kitchens of temples everywhere offer tribute to the Bodhisattva Jianzhai.”
"oh?"
When Qi Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle: "Buddhists are too stingy. They even compete with me for the incense in the kitchen."
"People compete for a breath, Buddha competes for a stick of incense."
Yang Jian said: "Buddhism needs the tribute of human incense, the people's faith, and the people's financial support, so it is inevitable that there will be some care in this regard.
If Buddhism really spreads all over the world in the future, and temples are spread all over the world, then the incense in the kitchen will not be small, enough to support a Bodhisattva.
However, I remember that Zhaifan was a cuisine launched by your Kitchen God before. Those Taoist temples that are vegetarians are lucky. They will definitely not deny your position as Kitchen God. However, if the Buddhist temple does this, it will owe you a period of karma."
"For Buddhism, what does it mean to owe me such a small amount of karma?"
Qi Yuan smiled faintly: "Although Buddhism attaches great importance to cause and effect, in many cases, it pays no attention to these causes and effects.
Because they practice the Avenue of Cause and Effect, they can avoid a lot of troubles through the Avenue of Cause and Effect. Otherwise, do you think they would forcefully convert outsiders or demons as Buddhist protectors everywhere, and the power of cause and effect involved would be small?
If they didn't have the means to resolve cause and effect, would they dare to let countless ordinary monks cut off their secular ties and serve the Buddha wholeheartedly?"
The power of cause and effect is constantly cutting things off and confusing them, which is the most annoying thing.
However, all the roots of Buddhism originate from the avenue of cause and effect.
At the beginning, the two of them, Yin Yin and Zhunti, relied on the power of cause and effect to make great wishes to the way of heaven and owe great cause and effect. Only then could they achieve the realm of Hunyuan saints who would never be destroyed.
Although their ambitions are so big that it is basically impossible to realize them all, but so what?
Anyway, they have become saints, immortal, immortal, and immortal. Even the law of heaven cannot kill them. Otherwise, under the counterattack of a saint, the law of heaven will be incomplete.
The Path of Cause and Effect is the foundation of enlightenment for the two sages of the West. The most fundamental path of Buddhism is inevitably the Path of Cause and Effect. All eminent monks and great virtues, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who have achieved great success have also made great aspirations.
It's just that of course they can't achieve such a high level of Taoism with the help of the great aspirations like the two saints. But as long as they complete the great aspirations, they will make their own Buddhist practice even further. This can be regarded as a shortcut for Buddhist practice.
Just like an ordinary monk made a great wish in front of the Buddha statue, relying on his own efforts to build a large temple and build a golden body for the Buddha, and then began to rely on his super willpower to beg for alms everywhere, spending decades to do it little by little
He built the temple and built the golden body of the Buddha. When he completed it, that is, when his great wish was fulfilled, he would be baptized from the inside out and his soul would be sublimated.
There is also a devout Buddhist believer who vows to carve a huge Buddha statue on the cliff, and then spends his whole life, rain or shine, carving bit by bit. The moment he succeeds, he will also make people happy.
A baptism for both body and mind.
These are all great aspirations.
It's just that it's too difficult for ordinary people to complete such an ambitious goal. Most of them have already died of illness and old age due to various reasons before they are completed, and they can only die with regret.
In fact, this is not something ordinary people should do.
Just like the man who spent his whole life carving an entire mountain cliff into a Buddha statue. Although he finally fulfilled his wish, in the process, he had no income of his own and his family had to bear his food and clothing expenses.
, working on the cliff every day, it is inevitable that you will get sick and injured, and the medical expenses are also expensive.
In addition to bringing a heavier burden to his family throughout his life, this man did not fulfill any of his responsibilities to the entire family. Instead, Buddhists would spread the praises of his carving of Buddha statues everywhere, so that the people could learn from his piety.
Qi Yuan and others did not return directly to Mount Emei, but went to the mouth of Guanjiang River.
After all, he came here this time to resolve the children's matter. Yang Chan was still staying at the Immortal Palace at Guanjiangkou, so it was not good for him to just leave and never return.
The group returned to Guanjiangkou. Yunhua Yang Chan and her daughter were also a little surprised when they heard that Qi Yuan had subdued the scorpion demon.
But this is a good thing. They all know how strong Xie Sanniang is, especially Yunhua. The last time the scorpion demon came, she fought against her. Although she retreated at that time, it was only because the demon was not good at attacking from a distance, and there was no
He's just a particularly powerful spirit treasure.
If Xie Sanniang were given one or two powerful spiritual treasures, with her tenacious fighting will, it would be hard to say who would win.
Although Yun Hua is a better person, due to her personality, she really doesn't like fighting with others, so she lacks combat experience. When faced with a real life-and-death battle, she will suffer a bit.
The family held a sumptuous banquet to welcome Xie Sanniang to Emei.
This result left the six Meishan brothers in a daze.
Because they were easily defeated and injured by the scorpion demon before, they felt shameless.
So when Qi Yuan and Yang Jian went out to seek revenge on the scorpion demon, they were still secretly happy in their hearts, thinking that they would definitely give the scorpion demon a lesson. However, when they came back, they found that the scorpion demon had actually taken refuge with Master Qi.
It's good now. The beating they received back then was in vain. The head of Qi will definitely not punish the elders who protect the mountain for them. And they have no ability to regain the situation, so they can only helplessly smile twice and admit it.
Bad luck.
After staying at Guanjiangkou for a few days, Qi Yuan left Yang Chan, who wanted to spend more time with his mother, and several children, and returned to Emei alone with Xie Sanniang.
He had to settle Xie Sanniang first, otherwise it would not be appropriate for her to stay at Guanjiang estuary.
Moreover, he had been in seclusion for hundreds of years and ignored all the affairs of the Kitchen God Division. Now that he has become the Great Luo Golden Immortal, he has to go to the Heavenly Court anyway. Even to deal with the affairs, he should also go to the Lingxiao Palace to pay homage to the Jade Emperor.
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Otherwise, it would not be a solution if the main god who leads the Kitchen God Division always does not show up. If the time is too long, people will criticize him.
Furthermore, it is necessary to visit the elders of the master's sect and report to the Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit, so as to avoid giving the impression that one does not respect the elders after being promoted.
At the same time, you can also show off in front of some of your close friends, such as Gao Yan, Wen Zhong and others, and make them envious of you.
Every time he imagined in his mind that Master Gao Yan looked envious at his promotion to Daluo Jinxian, he couldn't help but laugh a little.
Senior Uncle Gao Yan is his closest classmate. There is no incompatibility between the two because of their different generations. Instead, they get along very well. They are like two like-minded friends who think of each other every time something good happens.
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After returning to Emei, Qi Yuan summoned a group of disciples who managed the sect in the main hall of the mountain gate to discuss matters, and at the same time announced the identity of Xie Sanniang, the elder who protects the mountain.
The disciples were originally a bit dissatisfied with the fact that the sect had an additional mountain guardian elder. After all, Emei is not weak now. There are hundreds of sword immortals alone. Ordinary forces really don't dare to provoke Emei.
However, when they heard that this mountain guardian elder was a powerful golden immortal, they immediately paid attention to him.
What Emei currently lacks the most is high-level combat power. Although the master is powerful, apart from the master, Emei no longer has a Golden Immortal, which has caused a gap in high-end combat power. This is not a good phenomenon.
It can be said that the appearance of Xie Sanniang just filled this vacancy, so all the disciples soon recognized this new guardian elder.
Especially when they heard from their master that this charming and beautiful Golden Immortal Demon King had once made Yang Jian suffer, they respected him even more.
After all, this world still respects strength. Yang Jian is his master's uncle and his master's biological brother, so these disciples know Yang Jian very well.
He practices Taoist spiritual protection skills. He has strong fighting power and endless changes. He always takes advantage of others when fighting with others. He never expected that he would suffer from this charming beauty who is like a weak willow in the wind.
With such achievements, Xie Sanniang quickly gained great fame in Emei.