Yinshan Record

Chapter 916 Washing Feet in the Pool of Merit (Part 2)
"Compassion, compassion."

Abbot Yunming clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and remained silent.

Buddhism is different from Taoism.

The Tao follows nature like a dragon reaching out its claws in the clouds. As the saying goes, a divine dragon shows its head but not its tail. If one obtains even a wisp of its true meaning, one can be said to have achieved "minor success".

The Dharma is like building a seven-story pagoda in a sea of ​​suffering. Every brick and tile must be carefully chosen and executed without the slightest mistake. If even the slightest mistake is overlooked, then "even the Dharma should be abandoned, let alone what is not Dharma," and one's practice becomes mere wild fox Zen.

The true nature of the experience, and which is superior or inferior, can only be known by the practitioner.

Monk Yunming led the way. Although he had both feet on the ground, this high monk had long since activated the Buddhist supernatural power of travel, possessing the ability to shrink the distance to an inch. With each step, he covered a distance of dozens of miles.

Compared to ordinary flight, it has some additional mysteries.

As they were marching, a dark-faced divine general appeared ahead. A sword mark had been slashed across his golden helmet, and one of his eyes was slightly closed; he no longer possessed his solemn and majestic appearance.

Behind him, Fifth Lun stroked his chin, walking with an air of nonchalance and arrogance.

"Oh my, isn't this Senior Brother Cui and Little Demon Yang? Haha, you two can also break the bet and get someone to lead the way."

Fifth Lun saw them waving and waved, and without caring whether the divine general was willing or not, he flashed and used his exquisite sword escape technique to transform into a sword light and rushed to their side.

When the abbot Yunming saw him acting so erratically, he put his palms together and said, "Noisy."

Fifth Lun put his hands together and, mimicking him, said "bald man" in reverse.

"It was this Mr. Yang who debated with Master Yunming and won. I, Cui, merely went with the flow and am no match for Fifth Brother."

"Haha, that's right. That damned Vajra Yaksha King sent a clone over and insisted on betting with us on the luminous pearl on his helmet. He said that if we couldn't cut the pearl, we would have to go back home, and if we could cut it, he could lead the way."

Fifth Lun spoke eloquently: "Damn it, let me tell you, the people in the hungry ghost realm are truly wicked. In the three evil realms, the hearts of ghosts are treacherous."

“That old man came here with an avatar, and his real body is separated from me by an unknown distance. This Hungry Ghost Path is a double deception. He is taking advantage of my inability to use my sword techniques to cut off his turtle head.”

"Truly, even Heaven helps the virtuous. Half a year ago, I finally made progress in the Great True Illusion Sword Intent. I originally planned to hone it carefully as the foundation for my future enlightenment. I never expected this old man to feign madness and foolishness on my head. How could I, his godfather, allow him to act so recklessly? I immediately unleashed a sword strike, which was truly exhilarating. This sword strike was a mix of truth and illusion, and it even ripped the old man's face apart."

When Wu Lun was feeling triumphant, he beat his chest and stamped his feet as if he were drinking a strong wine.

It turned out to be him.

Seeing that Fifth Lun had jumped to Monk Yunming's side, the Ming King didn't say much, but rather arrogantly waved his sleeve and left.

Su Che glanced at the Ming King whose face was bruised and remained silent.

The sword intent of the East Sea Sword Palace is unparalleled. Although it is divided into the Purification and Creation sects, each has its own lineage. The Purification sect can be further divided into Rainbow Transformation and Mist Transformation. This Great True Illusion Sword Intent is a variation of the Purification Sword Intent.

The intricacies of this matter were beyond the comprehension of Su Che, who was not a cultivator in the field, and could not be explained in a short time.

However, judging from Fifth Lun's generous appearance, he had clearly gained a lot from this trip to the Hungry Ghost Realm, which would benefit him in the future in order to attain immortality.

The hardest part about achieving something isn't seeing the path ahead, but actually putting it into practice. If you don't come to the hungry ghost realm to demand answers, where else can you find a good target like Vajra Yaksha to practice your sword against?

Su Che also spoke from the heart, for the path of cultivation is truly a mix of fortune and misfortune, success and failure in the blink of an eye. Monk Yunming seemed unable to bear the noisy swordsman any longer, and his pace quickened considerably. Before long, they saw a vast mountain peak ahead, cut in half horizontally. One half had disappeared, while the other half had been carved out into countless caves.

Each cave chamber emanates rolling Buddhist light, and within them are Buddhist practitioners, some resembling ghosts and gods, others appearing as monks, generals, or elders—their various forms are too numerous to describe, all practicing within the caves.

In the very center of the cave, there is a golden Buddha statue, sixteen feet tall, with a fleshy protuberance on its head and various rays of light emanating from between its eyebrows, making it difficult to discern its face. It is opening its mouth to preach.

Countless golden flowers then bloomed and scattered from the sky. Beneath the cave, countless hungry ghosts were illuminated by this light, received the blessing of merit and fortune, shed their ghostly forms, and transformed into various dignified forms.

Even Su Che, seeing this from afar, couldn't help but secretly praise this person's profound magical power and rare Buddhist teachings.

In Buddhism, there are three ancient Buddhas presiding over each of the six realms. Each of them is at the level of the Kalpa Law or even the Great Kalpa Law. Relying on the supreme treasure of the Six Realms of Reincarnation, these eighteen ancient Buddhas are equivalent to earth immortals.

Holding the reins of creation in a realm, one's rise and fall are determined by a single thought.

It's no wonder that such divine power and freedom made Buddhism want to extend the cycle of reincarnation to the Central Plains.

If this entire world were to be governed by the Six Paths of Reincarnation, wouldn't they become all-powerful and tyrannical? The Xuandu Palace still has to talk about acting on behalf of Heaven, but here, even the world is directly under the Buddha's teachings.

Su Che knew in his heart that no matter what the current situation was, this kind of ideological struggle would inevitably end in another bloody battle.

"Your Majesty, your disciple Yunming has carried out the Dharma decree and brought the Yang marrow of the un-ordained people of the two devout Daoist friends, Cui Shouzhuo of Huangtiandao and Diwu Lun of Donghai Sword Palace. Please give me your guidance, Buddha."

Within the radiance, a thunderous roar resounded, shaking both body and spirit.

"Excellent, excellent. What brings you all to this altar with Yunming?"

This Tathagata of Good Virtue did not use his supernatural powers; he merely opened his mouth and spoke, and the hungry ghosts themselves echoed his words.

Su Che felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on him, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

In such a situation, it would be a bit much for him to speak, after all, he is a disciple of the Demonic Sect. Fifth Lun's mouth is not as good as his, so naturally, Senior Brother Cui, who has a wide circle of friends and can chat with anyone, stepped in.

"The senior once clearly stated that if we could see your face, you would hand over Bai Ningzhi so that we could find out the cause and effect of raising human pigs within the Wanling Sect. Today, the three of us have come here presumptuously, hoping that the senior will enlighten us."

Cui Shouzhou's words, expounded using the profound and subtle methods of Xuanmen Qingyin, truly resonated deeply and left a lasting impression.

The golden light paused briefly before continuing.

"Cui Shouzhou, have you ever heard of the ultimate truth and expedient methods in the Yellow Heaven Path?"

"Our Xuanmen Orthodox Method manipulates Yin and Yang in the palm of our hand, cultivates virtue in the formless by following the Dao, divides the four symbols, and establishes the universe. Its vastness is the Great Yi, the primordial chaos, the dark beginning, the boundless primordial simplicity, and the boundless Taiji. Our Dao is one that runs through everything, and there is no method of division."

Cui Shouzhou is one of the best among the younger generation in Huangtiandao. In terms of debating alone, he is never inferior to others.

“Excellent! In our Buddhist school, there are Hinayana and Mahayana teachings. Hinayana teachings have the Three Dharma Seals: impermanence, non-self, and Nirvana. Those who practice Hinayana teachings and possess these Three Dharma Seals are in accordance with our path.”

The Buddha made no mention of the main matter, as if he had come specifically to debate the Dharma.

"The Mahayana teachings are simply the four words 'the true nature of all dharmas.' What is the true nature of all dharmas? It is neither existence nor non-existence, neither cessation nor permanence, neither increase nor decrease, neither good nor evil."

"I have never heard of the evil deeds of the Myriad Spirits Sect that you speak of."