Embers of Sword

Chapter 372 Destroy the Buddha
"Lord Meng, Anyang County has been thoroughly searched, and there is no trace of Xie Zhen and Mi Yun."

"Master Du, the search of Huanshui County has also been completed!"

"Two adults..."

A team of cavalry stopped in front of a forest.

Meng Kejian looked at the map of Yuanzhou in his hand. There were four counties in total. After searching for the past few days, he had ruled out three of them.

"Xie Zhen is quite good at hiding. I searched three counties but found nothing."

Du Yunzhong stared at the last county on the map and said expressionlessly, "It looks like it's in Yuanning County."

Meng Kejian sneered and said leisurely, "This Xie Zhen was severely injured by me. Even with the 'Law of Life', it is impossible for him to recover so quickly... No matter how powerful he is, he can't escape Yuanzhou. The string disk given by the general has just moved today. If we continue to search at this speed, he will be found in ten days at most."

"Um……"

Du Yunzhong nodded and suddenly asked, "...Is there a temple here?"

This statement came out.

The cavalrymen of the Yu Camp looked at each other.

"珰..."

It was noon, smoke rose from the woods and the sound of low bells echoed in the air.

indeed.

There is clearly a Buddhist temple located in this forest. Through the dense forest, you can see monks in robes carrying water.

"That's good, then."

Du Yunzhong looked up indifferently, gazing at the temple hidden deep in the forest: "...Kill them all, leaving no one alive."

……

……

"The way of destruction, no good thoughts, attached to the sword, cut off life."

"The way of life is to be full of compassion. Attaching to the sword, dead trees will come back to life."

These days.

Xie Xuanyi's life principle condensed at a rapid speed. He vaguely guessed that the guidance of the "law of cause and effect" might be a blessing. But he did not expect that the comprehension of the "law of life" that had troubled him for a long time would usher in such a major breakthrough in Taoyuan Village.

He opened a temple in Taoyuan to save people.

Every time a person is saved, the principles of life will be more concentrated.

While saving others, you are also saving yourself.

The "Bone-Dissolving Powder" and "Blood-Cold Poison" had been completely suppressed. Logically, Xie Xuanyi could already walk normally, but he found that his "meridians" were still broken...

Chu Guo was right.

Chronic illnesses hide in darkness.

It seemed that this body of mine had lived a second life and had become perfect and spotless.

But this is not the case.

Along the way, I insisted on practicing the second sword art, which put my body under tremendous pressure more than once. This was a "forbidden area" that I had never touched in my previous life. In the battle of Qixia Mountain, my body was blocked by the cage fairy formation and fought against Nalan Qiutong's string technique. Then I fought with Meng Kejian, which caused the "hidden disease" in my body to be completely triggered...

He needs more time to rest.

Precisely.

If you want to be promoted to Yin God in the most perfect way, you need to forge a "divine fetus" of your own.

Reshape the meridians and rekindle the primordial fire.

evening.

Deng Baiyi pushed a wooden wheelchair and walked in the mountains. The breeze blew and white flowers fluttered.

Xie Xuanyi sat quietly, watching the sunset sink into the mountains.

The two were alone together.

"I don't know if it's my illusion, but you... seem to be different from before."

Deng Baiyi looked at the young man sitting on the chair.

She thought for a long time and finally spoke.

"What's different?"

Xie Xuanyi closed his eyes and immersed himself in the contemplation of the Tao. He slowly opened his eyes after hearing this.

"The murderous aura is restrained."

Deng Baiyi chuckled: "If I'm not mistaken, you wouldn't stay here to save people in the past."

"Yes."

Xie Xuanyi said softly: "I have killed far more people than I have saved."

"not necessarily."

Deng Baiyi shook her head.

She said seriously: "Although I don't know how many people you killed and what you did before Yuzhu Town, I know... you only kill guilty people and only punish evil monsters. This kind of killing method may not be the same as saving people."

This answer made Xie Xuanyi stunned.

"You actually think so..."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyes. For no reason, he thought of the woman in his shattered memory.

red phosphorus.

After drinking the sixth bowl of Drunken Immortal Wine.

Xie Xuanyi saw the past that he had "forgotten".

The emperor of Yueyin Realm passed away, and the imperial city was in chaos.

The woman named "Chi Lin" was willing to send him out of the city at any cost. She kept calling him benefactor and benefactor, but the irony was... Xie Xuanyi could not remember when he had done her a favor, what he had done, and what kind of favor he had received from her.

"of course."

"Because you killed the big monster in Yuzhu Town, I am able to survive."

Deng Baiyi spoke softly and firmly: "It's not just me... There are hundreds of people in the entire Yuzhu Town who live because of you."

"Miyun, isn't it the same?"

Deng Baiyi said again: "You killed the evil cultivator in Southern Xinjiang and saved him, so he was able to survive... If he successfully inherits this Buddha bone in the future, the people he saves will all be related to you."

"I didn't think about that when I killed them."

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly: "I feel unworthy to be called benefactor."

"Judging by deeds, not by heart, there is no perfect person in the world."

Deng Baiyi said again: "This is what Master Tang said to me... I think it makes sense."

"Master Tang?"

Xie Xuanyi was speechless.

Tang Fengshu is indeed a person who adheres to this principle.

"You've saved a lot of people these days."

Deng Baiyi whispered: "How long do you plan to stay here?"

"I……"

Xie Xuanyi was silent for a moment, then said frankly: "In fact, I am staying here not only to practice the 'Principle of Life'. I also want to take someone with me."

Meet, get to know and understand each other.

They had been together through life and death all this journey, and there was nothing left for him to hide from Deng Baiyi.

"Chu Guo?"

Deng Baiyi raised her eyebrows and guessed subconsciously.

The two stopped on a small hill. Across the hill, they could see strings of lanterns hanging in Taoyuan Village. The dim light swayed in the wind. With their divine sense passing by, they could clearly see the figure of a young man with an advanced age. It was already night, and Chu Guo was still knocking on doors from house to house, checking on injuries and conditions.

"Ah."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "This little guy is a good person, what do you think?"

Deng Baiyi did not ask why Xie Zhen took Chu Guo away.

She said seriously, "Chen Chong's cavalry has blocked the entire Yuanzhou. The four counties are under strict defense. It is more difficult for us to escape from here... than when we first entered Qingzhou. In this situation, taking him with us is not a good thing for him."

There was a pause.

Deng Baiyi said hesitantly: "What's more... he may not want to leave."

She vaguely saw some of her own shadow in Chu Guo.

But at that time, she just wanted to leave Yuzhu Town.

But Chu Guo didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.

"In fact, we don't have to take him away." Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Yuanzhou is too chaotic, he must live."

"Since the battle at Mount Qixia, the conflict between Nalan Xuance and the Fanyin Temple has been completely irreconcilable."

"Destroying Buddhism... is a matter of time."

"Now that the news is blocked, Yuanning County may seem peaceful, but it is not."

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath and said, "I suspect that the Iron Cavalry's destruction of Buddhism has already begun, but because of the protection provided by the 'Law of Karma', we have not noticed it yet."

Speaking of which.

His eyes fell across the hillside.

Deep in Taoyuan Village, there is the Yuanguang Temple.

Deng Baiyi was slightly startled: "What do you mean?"

"The destruction of Buddhism is inevitable and cannot be avoided."

Xie Xuanyi looked calm, and spoke word by word, "Instead of letting Meng Kejian lead his cavalry to trample this place, why not... we push down this wall in advance."

……

……

"Pushed this wall?"

The sound hit the ground, and the surroundings were so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The monks of Yuanguang Temple looked around in surprise, you looked at me, I looked at you.

Tonight the moonlight is bright, the mountain spring is cool, and the light of the lamps is swaying faintly, illuminating this strange and subtle picture.

At last.

Everyone's eyes were on the young man in black sitting in a wheelchair.

An incredible doctor came to Taoyuan Village.

During this period of time, Xie Xuanyi saved many people, including an old monk who had been bedridden in Yuanguang Temple for a long time.

That’s why he wasn’t kicked out directly after he said this.

Everyone here, to some extent or another, has benefited from his kindness.

Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda.

In troubled times, receiving this treatment is like a life-saving grace.

"Say it again..."

An old monk, looking haggard, rubbed his eyebrows, and couldn't believe his ears.

"Today, I heard some gossip."

Xie Xuanyi said slowly: "The Yuanzhou cavalry is clearing out the ancient Buddhist temples. Wherever the cavalry passes, the ancient temples collapse. It won't be long before they reach Yuanning County..."

There were boos.

The monks looked at each other, and no one wanted to believe the news.

"it is true."

At this moment, a calm young man's voice sounded beside Xie Xuanyi.

Also coming to Yuanguang Temple with Xie Xuanyi were Chu Guo and Zheng Fengsheng.

Chu Guo looked calm and said seriously, "Do you remember the old man who came to Taoyuan to ask for medicine at 3 p.m. today? He was a traveling merchant from Qianzhou. He told me that the entire Yuanzhou is now blocked. The conflict between Nalan Xuance and Fanyin Temple is completely irreconcilable, and Anyang County has now been razed to the ground by the cavalry."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi glanced at the young man.

Chu Guo spoke in a very serious manner, but in reality, how could there be such a traveling merchant from Qianzhou going south?

The old man who came to ask for medicine at the afternoon hour was just a farmer from the next mountain.

However, after Chu Guo's words, the monks' expressions became much more serious.

"Is this really true?"

The old monk asked with a trembling voice, but he was not asking Chu Guo, but Zheng Fengsheng.

Old Zheng, whose shoulder was gently pinched by Chu Guo, sighed helplessly and said, "Well...it is true..."

"Amitabha."

Many monks chanted the Buddha's name.

The two words "destroy Buddhism".

Many years ago, someone said...

Fanyin Temple made friends with the Ninth Prince, while Nalan Xuance supported the Crown Prince. As the feud between the two parties deepened, the word "destroy Buddhism" became more serious, but no one could have imagined that this cruel thing would actually happen in front of their own door.

"With the Zen Master here, how dare Nalan Xuance do this?"

An old monk still refused to believe it.

He lived to be over eighty years old and witnessed the most glorious period of Fanyin Temple. When he entered Buddhism, Fanyin Temple was still known as the largest Buddhist temple in the world. Everyone in the world wanted to meet the Zen master, and everyone in the world had to give face to Buddhism.

"Times have changed."

Chu Guo shook his head and said calmly: "The Zen master hasn't appeared for a long time. Maybe he is dead."

"……Who said that?"

Hearing this, Miyun couldn't help but speak, but soon realized his identity and corrected in a low voice: "Maybe the Zen master just doesn't want to show up..."

"Don't talk about Zen Master."

Chu Guo glanced at the little fellow, without any suspicion, and continued: "Even if he is the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva, he can't save so many poor people in Yuanzhou. If the Yuanzhou cavalry arrives here, how many people can survive in Yuanguang Temple? How many people can survive in Taoyuan? Is it possible that the Zen master will show up in person for everyone present?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yuanguang Temple fell into complete silence.

The monks sighed.

They knew that Doctor Xiao Chu was right.

This is not the first year that Buddhism has been suppressed. No matter what difficulties or adversities the Buddhist community has encountered over the years, the Zen master has never stepped forward.

"I heard that Master Fozi led an envoy to the Chu Kingdom."

A middle-aged monk sighed and said, "A while ago, I could still hear the news that the delegation had returned. Now there is no news at all. Could it be that they encountered an accident?"

"That peddler... might be telling the truth..."

Another monk also muttered to himself: "According to the distance calculation, the Fanyin Temple delegation should be in Yuanzhou now..."

The more people talked, the more dead silent the atmosphere became.

In the end, everyone turned their attention to the abbot of Yuanguang Temple, the "great monk" Facheng who created the Peach Blossom Formation.

The Buddhist hierarchy is not strict, but there is a clear and definite order of achievement. Those "monks" who are fortunate enough to be admitted to the Fanyin Temple and be able to listen to Buddhist teachings, no matter how high or low their level is, will be called "great monk" when they go out.

Different from ordinary monks, adding the word "Da" is to acknowledge that Fanyin Temple is the inheritor of the orthodox Buddhism in the world.

"..."

Facheng was actually a rather thin, even somewhat shriveled monk.

Before Xie Xuanyi and Chu Guo arrived, Taoyuan had no doctors, and it wasn't so lively...

All this porridge and food was obtained by begging for alms while he was out and about on foot.

He and his team assembled the building brick by brick, and it took hundreds of days.

Today, Taoyuan is in good order.

Because everyone is afraid of the "rules" set by Facheng.

But in fact, there are only a handful of people who have seen Facheng in person.

Facheng went to Fanyin Temple and practiced Buddhism.

But... there is no realm of cultivation.

Not all monks in Fanyin Temple practice cultivation.

The formation at the entrance of the village was the only thing he brought out from the Fanyin Temple. That simple formation was of good quality and could be used to create fog for self-protection, and it could indeed deter ordinary people.

The monks of Yuanguang Temple praised the great monk "Facheng" with words, and over time, people began to have a sense of awe and respect for him in their hearts.

Actually.

It's just a mundane thing.

Even a flawed mortal.

Facheng gestured silently, pointing to the temple above his head, then to the bright moon in the distance, and finally, he pointed to his heart.

He was born with a disability and cannot speak.

He is a mute.

(End of this chapter)