Yinshan Record

Chapter 297 A Hidden Meaning: The Remnant of the Dragon
It can happen from the elbow or armpit.

Mr. Gong's ability to lie in wait and his speed of attack were so great that even someone as strong as Siksananda could not avoid it for a moment. He could only use his golden body, cultivated for many years in Buddhism, to withstand the blow.

How annoying!

Anger rose in the heart of the son of the Ming King.

He was searching nearby for the enemy who had harmed his clan members. Few members of the Vajra Yaksha clan had escaped the hungry ghost realm, but there was an enemy who opposed him and caused the deaths of many of his clan members.

He accepted Madam Xue's invitation halfway there to stand up for those scoundrels from the Great River Alliance.

Since they were allies and were all minor demons who had not yet reached the Golden Core stage, Shiksha Nanda was happy to do them a favor.

Xue Furen kept saying that there were only three monsters in this water palace, so how did such a thief suddenly appear from the shadows?
It's obvious they're plotting against him.

As the shadow entered his body, Siksananda felt an overwhelming chill throughout his body.

He felt as if there was a trace of decay within his own true body.

The Yaksha prince could only mutter to himself, "What a vicious method."

It should be understood that Buddhist practice differs from Taoist practice.

For practitioners of the Xuanmen school, there has always been a distinction between the true form and the Yang spirit.

The so-called "true form" is the cultivation of both spirit and form. It takes one's own original body as the foundation, carefully gathers and refines the essence of heaven and earth, cultivates the five elements in the chest to return to their origin, and cultivates the three flowers on the top of the head to gather together.

The "Yang Shen" regards the mortal body as dregs, the root of all Yin, and follows the Daoist method of refining essence into Qi, refining Qi into spirit, and refining spirit into emptiness, cultivating the primordial spirit to be pure Yang, and then discussing the merits and demerits of heaven and earth.

In general, whether it is cultivating the "true form" or nurturing the "yang spirit," they are just different paths leading to the same destination. At most, they each have their own strengths, but at their core, they are the same different paths leading to the same goal, and there is no inherent difference in quality.

However, Buddhism is different.

Compared to the carefree nature of Taoism, Buddhist practice can be described as either tedious or rigorous.

One rank is one rank, and one level is one level.

Stream-enterer is Stream-enterer, Once-returner is Once-returner, Anagami is Anagami.

There is no skipping a single step; there is only one path to Mount Hua.

Whether it's the Dharma of the Wise King or any other Dharma, practicing it is just following a set procedure.

For example, if Young Master Su has the Pure Lapis Lazuli Buddha Light and joins the Buddhist sect, then he will follow the Pure Lapis Lazuli Buddha to make a living. Whatever Dharma he creates, he will learn that Dharma.

Just like Siksananda, his father Vajrayaksa, and the Tathagatas such as Sudatta, Dharmakirti, and Ratnasambhava behind him, they all followed the lineage of the Pure and Immaculate Buddha.

No matter what one practices, it cannot escape the phrase "rejoicing in the Pure Land and despising the defiled land".

What did you say? Let's find another way.

Very well, you are exceptionally talented and can open up a fundamental path for Buddha.

The Great Land Monastery has now decided that you will be the next Buddha.

Siksananda was able to achieve the fifth level of the Elixir of Rejuvenation and obtain relics because he followed the lineage of the Pure and Immaculate Buddha and diligently cultivated his golden body step by step.

It can be said that this golden body is not only his strongest means of fighting enemies, but also the most important foundation of his cultivation.

Now, a shadow entered his body, causing discomfort to his physical form and instantly dispelling much fear from this Yaksha prince, whose temperament had long been cultivated to be as calm as still water.

He has already achieved the Golden Body and cultivated the Immaculate Relic. The next step is to practice the Three Bodies: the Manifestation Body, the Transformation Body, and the Reward Body.

However, if the golden body is damaged, no, even if there is only a slight flaw in the golden body, it is unknown how much more time and effort it would take to cultivate the three bodies and enter the fourth grade realm, hoping to achieve immortality.

In the realm of hungry ghosts, one has the protection of one's father, Vajra Yaksha King, and can also seek guidance from the three Buddhas who preside over the realm: Dharmakirti, Sudhana, and Ratnasambhava. Even if there are some hidden injuries or flaws, they are all minor matters.

He only regretted that Xuandu Palace had issued boundary markers, drawing a line in the sand and forcing the Buddhist sect to remain confined within Guobei County. If he were to return to the realm of hungry ghosts now, he feared he would never have another chance to escape.

Being trapped in those three evil realms was a minor matter. Returning empty-handed like this naturally ruined his father's grand plan and even affected the overall situation of Buddhism's strategy in the Central Plains.

What punishment awaits me?
Such sins will likely lead to rebirth in the hell realm to suffer endless torment, and rebirth in the animal realm with no hope of liberation. Upon thinking of this, Siksananda felt only resentment.

His once unwavering, Zen-like mind, cultivated over many years, was now overflowing with anger, like a wildfire spreading across the land.

The Dharma seals flow, and the Buddha's light shines brightly.

Siksananda's fingers moved with a whirlwind, using anger as a sword and wisdom as a rope, while the light of Buddha surged forth.

The fundamental seal remains unchanged.

As soon as Mr. Gong's figure was revealed, the Red Lotus Karmic Flame naturally clung to him, but he remained unmoved, as if the attack just now had exhausted his vital energy.

"Madam Xue, you have been in my Canglang River for a long time. Can you tell what kind of attack this is from me?"

On the other side, the ghost cultivator who intended to ascend to godhood remained silent.

The Canglang River is a place of outstanding natural beauty and is home to many demons, but great demons like Mr. Gong, who are only one step away from achieving the elixir of immortality, naturally have their own names and titles.

In the past, Madam Xue had met this man several times.

However, this Mr. Gong has always kept to himself and rarely makes a move. Apart from a few neighbors who live nearby, he rarely interacts with other monsters.

All I know is that he is a mean-spirited person.

The background of Mr. Gong has always been a secret he kept deeply buried.

He is a yu (a type of insect).

In many ancient books, it is also referred to as "water crossbow" or "shooting tool".

Shaped like a turtle with only three legs, its appearance can only be described as ugly, even among the less attractive aquatic creatures.

What truly made him strive to conceal his true nature was the creature called Yu, which was not a natural thing but a manifestation of something else.

The grievances soared to the heavens, and under the influence of divine intervention, snow could fall in June.

Where there is sincerity, even clay and wooden puppets can develop consciousness.

The so-called Yu is a kind of monster that is produced when a man and a woman have sex in the water and their essences are intertwined.

To put it bluntly, beasts grow old and become demons, and things grow old and become monsters; this yu could also be called a human-demon.

But for Mr. Gong, he has another identity.

He is a dragon.

Dragons have nine kinds of offspring, and nine is the ultimate number, so the so-called nine kinds are almost infinite.

Dragons, those who know, know; their descendants come in all sorts of forms.

Mr. Gong was born from a trace of yang essence left behind by a dragon, which was then combined with some female beast that was bathing.

With such a background, no one would dare to publicize it.

Therefore, he always secluded himself to cultivate, only wanting to return to his original nature, shed this demonic body, leap over the Dragon Gate, and transform into a true dragon.

Whether it's harshness or indifference, these are things deeply ingrained in his blood.

He was born this way.

But now, he has no intention of holding back.

Innuendo is an innate ability of the Ghost Realm, and now, facing a mortal enemy, Mr. Gong will show no mercy.

But what awaited him after he showed no mercy was the thunderous wrath of Śikṣānanda.

(End of this chapter)