The emperor returned to the dynasty with his troops, hundreds of tribes surrendered, and all nine states celebrated together. Emperor Qianming's achievements were comparable to those of the ancient sage emperors.
"The Emperor has returned with a great victory. Our human race has once again conquered hundreds of tribes. The Emperor is truly the Holy Emperor."
"Yes! Now that the emperor returns, the chaotic situation in the imperial court will also subside, and those forces that have climbed up to cause chaos will inevitably be purged."
There are scattered warriors everywhere discussing in private. Even the casual cultivators know things. How can those rebel forces not know that they are about to be in disaster?
The Shinto Kingdom was the first force to rebel, but now it has surrendered, so it has escaped disaster. However, the other small rebel countries, such as Qing Kingdom, Yin Kingdom and other small countries, cannot escape this disaster. What awaits them must be the destruction of the country. People die.
Li Jingang returned to the Zen sect and lifted the ban on the mountain closure. Countless people came to the mountain to worship as his master. The news that he was named a national preceptor had already spread throughout the world. The national preceptors of all dynasties were all powerful men of the Taishang Dao Sect. In the past, the Daqian Dynasty The Imperial Preceptor was also a powerful figure in the Taishang Dao Sect. After Emperor Qian Ming Yingzhen succeeded to the throne, the position of Imperial Preceptor has been vacant. The relationship between the Da Qian Dynasty and the Dao Sect has also become increasingly tense. Although they appear to be harmonious on the surface, many forces have their eyes set on it. It is clear that Taoism and Emperor Qianming are at odds with each other.
Everyone knows what Emperor Qianming thinks when a holy monk becomes a national preceptor. In the past, not many people would care about a holy monk becoming a national preceptor, but it is different now. Emperor Qianming returned victorious and made hundreds of tribes surrender. The Qian Dynasty has become the real master of Kyushu, and the holy monk is the popular person next to the emperor. Who would not want to embrace his thigh, and some aristocratic families would not hesitate to send their own children to join the Zen sect.
"Sect Master, there are more and more people becoming disciples nowadays. They are a mixed crowd. Most of them are children of aristocratic families. I hope you will give me some instructions," Mingkong said.
"There is no need to worry, Great Elder. My Zen sect will take in as many as you want. If you want to learn the seventy-two stunts, please spread the word. My Zen skills are not so easy to learn." Li Jingang was not afraid of others secretly learning the seventy-two stunts. The twelve stunts are spread out, but anyone who has learned the seventy-two stunts will be planted with the evil seed of cause and effect. After learning the skills, they will be Zen people all their lives and cannot get rid of cause and effect unless they die.
Although she didn't know what his plans were, Mingkong didn't ask any more questions.
Li Jingang gathered all the Zen monks together to look for people with the appearance of the Eighteen Arhats. It is better to say that he is looking for people with the appearance of Arhats. It is better to simply say that he is looking for people with merits in his body. These merits are not merits of this life, but It is the yin virtue of the previous life, and yin virtue is also a kind of merit.
"I heard that the sect master personally selects his disciples. If you can become a disciple of the sect master, you will definitely get the true transmission of Zen Buddhism."
"I hope that if I can be chosen by the sect leader, my career will skyrocket."
Many Zen disciples hope to be chosen as disciples by the sect master. There is a huge gap between the sect master's direct disciples and ordinary disciples. In the entire Zen sect, there are only three sect master's direct disciples, and the rest are registered disciples. Even if they are registered disciples, they are A rising tide lifts all boats, and status is no longer the same.
The eye of cause and effect understands all cause and effect.
With a wave of his hand, seventeen rays of golden light of merit fell on the seventeen most ordinary monks. They had no aristocratic status or background. They were either casual warriors or ordinary people. One of the monks was born as a beggar.
The golden light of merit entered their bodies, drawing out all the merits from their previous lives. The negative virtues would not be revealed, but under the golden light of merit, the negative virtues on their bodies were revealed, and each one bloomed with the golden light of merit, some were stronger, and some were stronger. weak.
"What's going on? Did the sect master choose them?"
"How can they be the disciples of the sect leader?"
Some children from aristocratic families showed jealousy, and a group of monks with no background and low status actually climbed on top of them.
"Come forward," Li Jingang said.
Those selected by the golden light of merit all walked to the front of the hall, feeling excited but also a little uneasy.
"Disciple pays homage to the sect leader." Sixteen people bowed before him.
"Today I accept you as my registered disciples, and you are the Eighteen Arhats of the Zen Sect."
"Disciple pays homage to master."
The sixteen people were so excited that they actually became the disciples of the sect leader.
Including Jiang Long, there were seventeen Arhats in the Eighteen Arhats, and one was still missing. He left Zen personally to find the last Arhat. These eighteen Arhats would be the focus of training in Zen.
Zen Buddhism has now become the representative of Buddhism in Zhongzhou, and its reputation is even louder than that of Leiyin Temple. The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds.
Even people with bad intentions bury their evil thoughts in their hearts. Now that Zen is so powerful, these people can no longer contain their thoughts and begin to bully others and do evil.
Came to Yincheng, a hundred miles away from Zen Buddhism.
"Sir, you haven't paid me yet?"
In a restaurant, the waiter stopped two monks and asked for money.
"What kind of money are you giving me? Do you know who we are? We are disciples of the Zen sect. This is the territory of my Zen sect within a thousand miles. If you dare to ask for our money, you are blind."
The monk showed a fierce look and kicked the waiter out. He hit Li Jingang who was passing by and was saved by him. However, the monk was a warrior. The force of the kick was not something the waiter could withstand. He died on the spot.
"You are monks from that temple, and you dare to kill people in public." Li Jingang did not immediately punish the two monks.
"Do you, a monk, still want to meddle in other people's business? I'll scare you to death if I tell you. We are Zen disciples."
"Can Zen disciples kill people at will?"
"What's wrong with killing an ordinary person? These people are born low and will die when they die. Don't you want to stand up for him?"
The two looked at him jokingly, but they did not recognize him as the sect leader at all and did not take him seriously.
"Amitabha." Li Jingang suppressed his murderous intention, grabbed the two of them, and brought them into the world in his palm. When he returned to the Zen sect, he was dealing with the matter. He looked at the innocent shop waiter who died and chanted sutras for him to be saved.
When I encountered this kind of thing when I went out, I was no longer in the mood to find the last Arhat, so I returned to the Zen sect and summoned all the monks in the temple.
"What happened? Why did you summon us again and treat us like monkeys?"
"Who says someone is a sect master and you are a disciple? If you become the sect master one day, you can do the same."
"You guys have to go, I won't go."
"I won't go either."
Some monks from aristocratic families did not agree with Li Jingang, the sect leader, and acted like disciples of aristocratic families.
Li Jingang looked at the monks under the main hall with a cold face and said: "Du'e, go and catch all those who do not obey my decree, abolish their cultivation and expel them from the sect."
"Yes." Du'e's heart tightened, and he immediately carried out the order. After obtaining the Ancestral Dragon Bone, his cultivation level broke through to the Golden Body Realm, and he became the first Zen disciple to break through to the Golden Body Realm.
Li Jingang has clairvoyance, so how can every move of a Zen disciple be hidden from his eyes and ears?
Du'e captured those disciples who had not come. There were more than a hundred of them, all of them were descendants of aristocratic families and were arrogant and arrogant people.
"Disciple pays homage to the sect master." When these people saw Li Jingang, although they called him sect master, they didn't have the slightest respect in their hearts. They entered the Zen sect just to learn the Zen sect's skills and use the power of the sect. Who really wants to
Be a monk.
"Du'e, I will appoint you as the elder of the Zen Law Enforcement Hall today. All disciples who do not respect my decree will have their cultivation revoked and be expelled from the sect. Those who are in vain and ruin the reputation of the Zen sect will be killed without mercy."
The words "kill without mercy" contained murderous intent, and the monks below were all frightened, especially those disciples who had done evil things and ruined the reputation of Zen Buddhism.
"Disciple, please obey the law." Du'e said respectfully.
"Sect Master, we were wrong. Please don't destroy our cultivation. We are children of aristocratic families, and you cannot destroy our cultivation." These people were frightened, begged for mercy, and even moved out the families behind them.
"After entering Zen Buddhism, the worldly world has nothing to do with you. If your family wants to stand up for you, then I will destroy your family together."
Li Jingang's expression was cold and merciless, and the monks below him remained silent. Only then did they truly realize that their sect master was not an accomplished monk as rumored, but a ruthless master.
Du'e took action directly and destroyed their cultivation, throwing them out of Zen like dead dogs.
Li Jingang waved his hand and released the two murderous monks.
"Kneel down quickly when you see the sect master." Du E released an aura and forced the two of them to kneel on the ground. When the two heard this, they glanced at Li Jingang, with cold sweat on their foreheads. They didn't expect it.
He is the sect leader, it's over, they're done this time.
"These two people violated the precept of unnecessary killing, and they killed ordinary people. They ruined the reputation of our Zen sect, so we can only apologize with death."
As soon as he finished speaking, Du E slapped the two of them to death without even giving them a chance to beg for mercy.