There is a bright moon on the sea, and the smoke is like mist at night.
As before, Yema can only travel at night.
When Zhou Yi returned to the human world, it was already night in the sea. In addition to the bright moon shining in the sky, there were actually many light spots like fireflies floating on the sea.
"Merchant ship from China?"
Zhou Yi glanced over, feeling a little surprised in his heart.
You must know that there are three thousand weak waters and three thousand strong winds in the sea. It is difficult for anything to float on the weak water, and the strong winds destroy everything. Not to mention ordinary mortals, even those who have successfully practiced martial arts cannot cross the sea in thin air.
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Although some ancestral families in overseas countries have navigational maps passed down from ancient times, which can avoid weak water and strong winds, they still regard them as treasures and pass them down from one line to the other as a means of getting rich by maritime merchants, let alone spreading them to other countries.
Middle Earth.
But now, there is a large merchant ship coming from the middle of the country from north to south.
"Huh?"
Soon, Zhou Yi sensed that the weak water and strong wind in this sea area were not only sparsely dispersed, but also very weak. Only some spells or treasures from experts in the spirit realm could suppress the feng shui and allow ships to sail.
"Amitabha, what exactly happened... come out."
Following Zhou Yi's call, dense black characters emerged from the air.
For more than eight years, he has been suppressed in the nightmare realm of the outside demon. While deciphering the secrets of the outside devil, he secretly battles wits and courage with him. He replaces his real body with his clone Ye Xiaolang, and becomes a holy demon monk. Finally, he hides the secret from the outside world.
Escape from the devil world.
During this period, he naturally had no free time to pay attention to the small black letters in the world.
The things in the world that had been missed in the entire eight years were all presented to Zhou Yi's eyes with the appearance of trillions of small black characters.
Zhou Yi stretched out his finger and pointed at the small black characters.
"All dharmas and their appearances cannot change without form."
The small black characters condense and merge, churning and changing into flowing pictures, just like a movie, with people, objects, sounds and colors, telling the changes in the world over the years.
Zhou Yi glanced at it and had a panoramic view of all the major and minor events in the past eight years.
"This is really... a great change. I didn't expect that the debate on Taoism in Nanjiang eight years ago would have such a big impact."
Eight years ago, just after the Lingnan War, all the martial arts sects in the world were suddenly attacked by the Rebellion Alliance, and each sect suffered varying losses.
Afterwards, Tu Bojun emerged from nowhere, unified the northern demon world, made waves, and became an enemy of human magic cultivators.
For a time, the land outside Fang fell into chaos.
At the same time, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty decreed that Fairy Taiping was the Immortal of the Imperial Heavenly Immortal. She commanded the Imperial Immortal Sect on behalf of the emperor and recruited talented people from all over the world as well as the reclusive masters of the previous dynasty. Her status was especially higher than that of bad people and the Ziwei lineage.
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However, due to the existence of the Yuxian Sect, the power of the human martial arts sect has been weakened again.
Although the powerful Yuxian Sect was newly built, the chaos of demons and monsters has not stopped, but has become more and more intense.
In the twenty-three roads of the Middle Earth, thousands of states and counties, and among the people, monsters often cause chaos, attracting big thieves and evil sects. Most of the officials from all over the country falsely report the truth, deceive the superiors and conceal the truth, and create a peaceful atmosphere.
Such a scene, in fact, the people are already miserable.
I don’t know since when, rumors of the Pure Land gradually began to appear in the south.
According to legend, there is a pure land in the south of China. It has no conflicts with the world, is quiet and peaceful. Not only is there no war or banditry, but demons and monsters are not invaded, and hundreds of ghosts are difficult to invade. Anyone who is compassionate and virtuous will have the opportunity to enter the pure land, and live in peace and happiness from now on.
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Although the imperial court repeatedly issued edicts and denounced the rumors of the Pure Land, calling it a ridiculous place woven out of thin air by demons, there were still people who continued to go south and even went to sea in search of the Pure Land.
The fishermen and merchant ships along the coast have confirmed that in recent years, the fierce winds and thunders that have enveloped the sea have become increasingly sparse. It is still difficult for people from Middle-earth to cross the sea, but they are no longer as close to death as before and cannot reach it.
However, there are still many monsters overseas. Fortunately, there are scholars who know the art of sealing monsters, and there are cicadas that can cross the sea. If you find the scholar who seals monsters and the cicada, you may have a chance to cross the sea and find the legendary pure land.
"Amitabha, this southern pure land...could it be it?"
An absurd idea flashed through Zhou Yi's mind. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not impossible.
Eight years ago, before he entered the demon world, he threw the Buddha's heart seal from Foshan.
At that time, the demon god outside the world had released demonic energy to disrupt overseas countries, and used his demonic thoughts to fight Zhou Yi in three moves, and the energy spread throughout the overseas countries.
This demonic energy and the Buddha nature in Lingshan burst out in this vast land and spread their power in all directions. Perhaps because of this, the power of Three Thousand Weak Waters and Three Thousand Strong Winds was greatly reduced.
During this time, a navigation route was opened up.
Before he became a demon, although he only arranged for the undercover agent Golden Winged Dapeng, he did not have time to explain anything else.
But in fact, Jiannan and Lingnan, with Guangyuan County as the center, have already been settled, and they rely on the underworld. The rumors about the Pure Land must have been secretly spread by my "subordinates".
But who is in charge of that pure land now?
"It's time to go take a look."
Zhou Yi rode his horse down.
As soon as Ye Ma stepped into the sea, the sea water boiled and spread rapidly with its four hooves as the center.
In the dark night, large swaths of golden lotus and epiphyllum bloomed from under Zhou Yi, spreading in all directions amid the undulating waves of the sea.
At this moment, a burst of elegant music came from the distant depths of the sea.
As if sensing Zhou Yi's presence, in an instant golden light burst out from the depths of the sea, and the meaning of Buddhism and Taoism appeared. The elegant music also became solemn, solemn, and full of compassion. It was the long-lost Buddha's voice.
At the same time as the Buddhist sound sounded, dark and ferocious demonic auras swept in from all directions, patrolling to find out what happened.
With a thought in Zhou Yi's mind, he recalled the night horse and restrained his breath. The lotus flowers and epiphyllum flowers under his feet dissipated in the night wind like quicksand.
The Buddha's voice in the depths of the sea was annihilated, and the demonic auras from overseas islands also returned in vain and gradually dispersed.
"Well, I finally came out of the demon world quietly, so it's better not to let those demons know about it so early."
Zhou Yi suppressed the health-preserving power in the Qi Sensing Realm, then stepped on the sea waves, striding like meteors, and walked towards the place where the Buddha's message came from.
That place should be the legendary Pure Land, and it is most likely the place where the Buddha Mountain that I threw out back then is located.
Zhou Yi thought to himself, but before he took a few steps, waves of rushing water came along with calls.
"Someone fell into the water!"
"Saw it... there!"
"Hey, that's weird, why is there only one person? I just saw a colorful boat."
"No matter what! It's important to get people first."
Zhou Yi looked at the small boat that had been lowered from the building and was heading towards him. He was slightly startled, and then he felt confused about whether to laugh or cry.
The people on the boat thought they had fallen into the water, and the hazy Buddha lotus image in the night was mistaken for a painting boat.
"That's all, let's just make mistakes."
Zhou Yi waved his long sleeves, and elm leaves fell from them, turning into a pile of wreckage. He sat cross-legged on the wood chips of the wreckage.
"It has been eight years, and the order to kill monks is still in force outside the country. The Emperor of Tang Dynasty still pursues the extermination of Buddhism, but does not care about the people's livelihood, which has led to frequent demons in the world. I don't know if the people of the world have ever missed me, the Buddha..."
A touch of emotion appeared in Zhou Yi's eyes, he clasped his palms together, muttered words in his mouth, and made a wish of mercy on the sea.
"What the people on this ship see about my appearance is contrary to their wishes. Only people who respect the Buddha with compassionate and kind thoughts can see my true appearance."
Once the thought is completed, the Buddha's heart seal is born, and the power of nourishing health is transformed into the meaning of Buddhism, covering Zhou Yi's whole body.
His appearance became hazy in the moonlight.
It's like the shadows of lights in the mirror change into different images, some are ugly, some are fierce, some are old, and some are slovenly.
People with different thoughts will see Zhou Yi in a different way.
Not long after, the small boat that came to the rescue had sailed close to Zhou Yi despite the strong wind and waves.
There were three people in the boat.
The leader was a middle-aged man with a rugged appearance wearing a raincoat.
His aura is deep and long, and his inner energy is released outward. He is clearly a warrior in the second stage of his sense of energy and has entered the Kaifu.
When he saw Zhou Yi, he was suddenly startled, with deep disappointment in his eyes, and murmured in a low voice: "How can he be a beggar monk?"
Zhou Yi smiled slightly and clasped his hands together in salute. Even without the skill of soul-watching, he could guess that this warrior must have been hoping to save a rich man who fell into the water in order to gain favor.
A line of small black characters floated out: 'Yuan Tengfei, born in a Yanzhou martial arts family, is now the guard leader of the Nanhai Shipping Company and is responsible for this voyage.'
Beside Yuan Tengfei's left side of the boat was a tall, feminine man wearing a half-gown.
Although he didn't speak, his brows furrowed slightly. It was obvious that Zhou Yi was not the person he expected.
The small black characters read: 'Li Xiaozhi, who was born as a palace eunuch, and a group of palace secret guards disguised themselves as merchants from the capital and went to sea on a boat. Their real purpose was to hunt down Chen Lingxiu, the princess of the Tang Dynasty who had fled overseas.'
Zhou Yi was startled.
Chen Lingxiu, why didn't this name sound familiar to him?
Isn't it the girl he met in a small house in Yanqu Mansion, Miss Axiu, who was disguised as a man when he was staying in Xu Mansion in Wenhe County eight years ago?
It was also the Princess Xiu who presented the unnamed Buddhist scriptures to her on the Yuqing River in the past.
Eight years ago, before Emperor Tang officially succeeded to the throne, he impatiently sent his trusted minister, Prince Shaobao Xue Yuanshan, to Guangyuan County to retrieve Princess Xiu who was hiding in Xu Mansion in Wenhe County.
It is enough to show that Emperor Tang was not a truly cold-blooded person, at least he felt guilty for his biological daughter.
But eight years later, why did Princess Xiu leave the capital again and flee overseas?
Zhou Yi's eyes flickered and he searched among the small black characters. It didn't take long for him to find the answer.
'Five years ago, the empress died of illness. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty missed him deeply and became interested in the art of immortality. He gradually turned away from the affairs of the government, and the power fell to the side. The fake prince became powerful. Later, he framed Princess Xiu for having an affair with Xu Zhiling, the protector of the Lingnan Festival, and expelled her.
Leave the capital.'
So, A Xiu is also overseas now? He is being hunted by the fake prince on this ship...
Zhou Yi was thinking when Yuan Tengfei's scolding voice sounded in his ears: "Monk Wu, why are you the only one here? Where did you come from? Are you a human or a ghost?"
Zhou Yi put away his thoughts, smiled and saluted: "The little monk is of course a human being. He encountered misfortune before, and now he has just escaped. I wonder if I can borrow your boat?"
A trace of disgust flashed in Yuan Tengfei's eyes, but he did not refuse immediately. Instead, he looked at the palace secret guard Li Xiaozhi out of the corner of his eye, as if he was making inquiries.
Li Xiaozhi calmly shook his head slightly.
Yuan Tengfei immediately snorted, pointed at Zhou Yi and sneered: "I have been practicing Buddhism for many years, and even the child Huang Kou knows that all monks are monster monks. You, a sloppy monk who appeared here inexplicably, is obviously a monster monk."
Don’t even think about getting on the ship.”
He was about to turn the boat around, but was stopped by a hand next to him.
"Brother Yuan, wait a minute, this is obviously a virtuous and eminent monk. Why do you say he is a slovenly demon monk?"
The person who stopped Yuan Tengfei was a scholar in his thirties, elegant and graceful, with an aura of righteousness lingering between his brows.
"A great eminent monk? Brother Tang, are you right?"
Yuan Tengfei's eyes widened and he looked at the scholar in confusion. There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes, but he suppressed his anger and did not get angry.
Li Xiaozhi on the side stared deeply at Zhou Yi, his eyes flickering, but he still didn't speak.
Zhou Yi smiled, put his palms together and saluted the scholar surnamed Tang: "Thank you very much."
The scholar hurriedly turned away and returned the courtesy: "I dare not, how lucky I am to meet an eminent monk overseas. Don't worry, master, I can still say a few words in front of the captain of the ship, and he will definitely let you board this ship. Brother Yuan, you
If I don’t take this master with me, I won’t leave.”
"you……"
Yuan Tengfei was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but he did not dare to offend the scholar named Tang. He glanced at Li Xiaozhi from the corner of his eye and saw that Li Xiaozhi remained calm, so he had to sigh and hooked up with Zhou Yi.
"Let's get on the boat! For Mr. Tang's sake, I'll give you a ride! But let's be honest, there are many distinguished guests on the boat. It's not like you, a beggar monk, can run around at will..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the scholar surnamed Tang, "Brother Yuan, there is no need to say more. After this master gets on the ship, he will live with me."
Yuan Tengfei was speechless, loaded up Zhou Yi, and sailed towards the huge building ship not far away.
After boarding the ship, Zhou Yi was taken to his cabin by the scholar surnamed Tang. There were several female family members and children in the cabin, as well as a chubby businessman, who was the wife and brother of the scholar surnamed Tang. After seeing Zhou Yi, both of them were very surprised.
One of the children even pointed at Zhou Yi and called him "Big Belly Monk", laughing endlessly.
Zhou Yi didn't take it seriously and touched his belly, still with a gentle smile on his face, knowing that in the eyes of the two children, he became a fat monk with a big belly.
The scholar surnamed Tang hurriedly scolded the two children and invited his family members to bow respectfully to Zhou Yi before inviting Zhou Yi into the secret room.
After entering the secret room, the calmness he had pretended to be all the way finally disappeared, replaced by uncontrollable excitement.
thump!
The scholar knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Zhou Yi as a disciple.