The Purple-Robed Celestial Master has turned into a zombie?! Who can stand that?!

Chapter 246 The Secret Buddha Zen Master Who Lived for 500 Years
The fact that both celestial masters failed to stop the rain has caused many netizens to lose faith, and the matter has sparked endless debate online.

"Even the Celestial Master failed? Does this mean the rain will never stop?"

"I heard that even the reanimated patriarch of Longhu Mountain went there, but he couldn't make it?"

"Wasn't it said that the Celestial Master was very powerful? What happened?" He could even stop the rain at will.

"Could it really be fate? Is Heaven angry and refusing to stop the rain?"

Various speculations and doubts have emerged online.

Some have even come up with conspiracy theories, believing that this was intentional on the part of Taoism.

Logically speaking, stopping the rain shouldn't be difficult in Taoist arts.

In many myths and legends, even minor Taoist priests can summon wind and rain at will.

Take, for example, Tiger Power Immortal in "Journey to the West". He was originally a wild monster in the mountains. After cultivating his Taoist arts, he could summon wind and rain and stop the rain at will.

Why couldn't the Celestial Masters and the Ancestral Celestial Masters do it?

What happened to Longhu Mountain being the ancestral home of Taoism?
Didn't they say there are people in the sky above Longhu Mountain? How come the rain won't stop even a little bit?

Could it be that Panshan City angered the gods, and the Heavenly Court refused to allow the city to stop?
Some people recalled that there was indeed a similar plot in "Journey to the West".

The foreign prefectures of Tianzhu that Tang Sanzang and his disciples passed through on their journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

Chapter 87: "Fengxian County braves the heavens to stop the rain, and the Great Sage Sun persuades others to do good and bestows rain."

When Tang Sanzang and his disciples passed through Fengxian County, they saw that the county had not received rain for three years, resulting in a complete crop failure and immense suffering for the people. Tang Sanzang was moved with compassion and begged Sun Wukong to send down a timely rain.

Sun Wukong initially thought it was a minor matter, so he summoned the Dragon King and asked him to sneeze a few times. However, the Dragon King refused to let it rain.

Later, when the monkey went up to heaven, it found that as soon as it reached the Western Heavenly Gate, it had already been stopped by the Heavenly King Protector and others.

They said the people of that place had angered the Jade Emperor and shouldn't have gone down there.

The monkey asked the Jade Emperor for clarification, and the Jade Emperor replied: Three years ago, when he went out to inspect the area, he happened to witness the magistrate of Fengxian County and his wife arguing. Logically, this matter should not be my concern, but this fellow actually overturned the offering table and then let the dog eat the offerings on the ground, offending Heaven. Therefore, I punished Fengxian County by causing it to not receive rain for three years.

Of course, it won't never rain down. You just need to do three things: first, have the fist-sized chicken in Heaven finish pecking at the mountain of rice; second, have the dog lick up the mountain of noodles; and third, have the flames burn through the foot-long golden lock.

Once these three things are done, it will rain in Fengxian County.

The situation in Panshan City is different from that in Fengxian County.

Not a drop of rain fell in Fengxian County, and the harvest failed completely.

Meanwhile, in Panshan City, the torrential rain continued unabated, and even the two Taoist priests' rituals could not stop the rain.

Although they are different, they also have similarities.

Many people immediately suspected that it might be a problem with the Taoist Heavenly Court.

This matter has stirred up controversy online, and right at this critical juncture...

At this time, a Buddhist temple called Mifo Temple issued a public notice.

The master of Chenmi Buddhist Temple will lead the monks of the temple to Panshan City to perform Buddhist rituals to stop the rain.

When the Buddhist community sent out this notice, no one believed it at first.

Because of the incident at the Great Thunder Temple, Buddhism's reputation in China has been ruined.

What the Great Thunder Temple did was utterly disgusting.

During this period, the number of Buddhist worshippers has been decreasing, and the incense offerings are not plentiful.

Many Buddhist temples were even vandalized, damaging the reputation of Buddhism.

At this critical juncture, a Buddhist temple suddenly stepped forward, and many people initially thought they were just trying to gain attention.

However, it was soon discovered that something was amiss: the Tantric Buddhist sect had opened its own video account and started live streaming their current situation.

Many netizens watched the live stream and discovered that they had actually organized a large group of Buddhist monks to come to Panshan City.

The abbot of the leading esoteric Buddhist temple, who calls himself the Esoteric Buddhist Zen Master, is over 500 years old this year.

His cultivation has reached the level of a half-Buddha!
Even within Leiyin Temple, the three previous abbots were not as good as him.

The abbot, who called himself Master Mifo, was indeed quite old, as seen in the live stream.

With a full white beard, his demeanor was far from that of an ordinary person.

He looked very elegant in the cassock.

However, no one would believe he is 500 years old because his physique and demeanor are so good.

He looked like a man in his sixties or seventies, but his full white beard was not something a man in his sixties or seventies could grow.

Someone asked Master Mifo in the live stream.

"Master, are you really 500 years old?"

Master Mifo smiled slightly.

“Benefactor, monks do not lie. We are complete strangers, why would I lie to you?”

Someone asked him why he could live to be 500 years old. The normal lifespan of a person is only seventy or eighty years.

Some centenarians only live to be a little over 100 years old at most, so how did someone live to be 500?
Has he already become a Buddha?
Master Mifo replied: "I entered the Buddhist order at the age of 3 and devoted myself to the practice of Buddhism. When I was 100 years old, I comprehended the Great Dao and my soul entered the Great Thunder Temple in the Western Paradise. My body remained incorruptible in the human world."

This time, sensing the calamities facing humanity, I was commanded by Buddha to return from the Great Thunderclap Temple in the West. According to you all, I have indeed become a half-Buddha.

The way this Tantric Zen master spoke seemed to possess a magical quality, compelling people to believe him unconditionally.

Some netizens who initially didn't believe him and wanted to criticize him found themselves feeling like they were about to submit after hearing just a couple of his sentences.

"Brothers, I feel that this master is really capable. I watched his live stream and felt a sense of awe and respect."

"Me too. I originally came in wanting to criticize, but after listening to the master say a couple of things, I couldn't say anything."

"What a magical feeling! Is this Buddha? This is a truly enlightened master."

"I used to think Buddhism was treacherous, but it seems that only the mortal Buddhist community is treacherous. This Master Mifo came down from the Great Thunder Temple in the Western Paradise, so he must be a pure and kind Buddha! It seems that Panshan City is saved!"

"Amitabha Buddha, Master, you are compassionate!!"

"I always said that when it comes down to it, you can't rely on Taoism; you still have to look to Buddhism!"

"It's too early to say that now, and we don't know if the abbot will be able to stop the rain."

"Let's wait until the rain stops before we talk about anything else."

……

Some people were mindlessly praising Buddhism in the live stream, while others remained calm.

I think we should wait until the rain in Panshan City stops before talking about anything else. The rain hasn't stopped yet, so what are you bragging about?
Master Mifo smiled as he looked at the comments: "Don't worry, everyone. The rain in Panshan City is just a minor problem and nothing to fear. As long as I get there, the rain will stop as soon as I arrive."

Nothing will happen.

Some people were skeptical after hearing the master's confident words.

"Really? Old monk, don't blame me for not reminding you, both of the Celestial Masters from Longhu Mountain went to stop the rain one after another, and both failed. You're so confident, aren't you afraid of biting your tongue?"

Master Mifo: "Perhaps it's just that their cultivation hasn't reached the required level yet, haha. This old monk still has a lot of confidence in himself."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was shocked!

(End of this chapter)