Transmigration: A person in a martial arts world, cultivating to ascend to immortality

After listening to the middle-aged monk's report, Mingxin immediately realized the seriousness of the matter and turned to go to the scripture pavilion in the backyard to find his senior brother Mingkong.

Mingkong has now succeeded as the abbot of Dafosi Temple and is currently studying scriptures and seeking enlightenment in the Sutra Repository.

After listening to Mingxin's account, Mingkong gathered more than a dozen experts from the temple and headed towards the back of Wuliang Mountain.

Before the group even got close, they could see the huge stone Buddha buried in the mountain from afar.

All the monks were shocked and incredulous when they saw the stone Buddha.

"How strange! I've never heard of such a large Buddha statue hidden in the back mountains."

The speaker was an elderly monk with a white beard who was over a hundred years old.

"Abbot, regarding this great Buddha statue..."

A monk in the Qi Sea looked at Mingkong, who was standing at the very front.

Mingkong shook his head slightly and replied with a serious expression, "This is also the first time I've seen it, and I've never heard of anything related to this Buddha statue before."

Just as the monks were staring at the Buddha statue in deep thought, an old monk dressed in a gray robe appeared beside them without them noticing.

The old monk gazed at the large Buddha statue, his eyes distant, as if lost in memories.

Mingkong, the strongest among them, was the first to notice the old monk's arrival and immediately stepped forward to bow, saying, "Master."

"I have met Zen Master Hui'an."

All the monks greeted the old monk.

Hui'an returned the greeting to the monks, saying, "There's no need for such formalities." Then he looked at the Buddha again, "I never imagined that the legend was true. This Stone Buddha Cave actually exists."

Then, Hui'an told everyone the legend of the stone Buddha that had been buried in the Great Buddha Temple for thousands of years.

Legend has it that thousands of years ago, a young wandering monk with exceptional wisdom was passing through Wuliang Mountain when he suddenly fell asleep during a moment of meditation.

In his sleep, the young monk dreamed of a golden Buddha.

The golden Buddha told him that there was a great opportunity hidden in the Wuliang Mountains, and if he could find it, he would surely be able to attain Buddhahood in the future.

After the young monk awoke, he stopped wandering and chose to settle down on Mount Wuliang, where he practiced Buddhism and martial arts while searching for the opportunity mentioned by the golden Buddha in his dream.

Unfortunately, the young monk searched for ten years, scouring almost every corner of Wuliang Mountain, but still could not find the opportunity the golden Buddha in his dream had spoken of.

Just as the young monk was disheartened and preparing to leave, the golden Buddha entered his dream once again.

The young monk inquired about the true nature of the golden Buddha.

The golden Buddha only replied with four words: "Stone Buddha Grotto Heaven".

Although the golden Buddha did not explicitly state the location of the Stone Buddha Cave, it did impart to the young monk a top-notch Buddhist internal energy cultivation method.

Upon hearing this, Mingxin suddenly asked:

"May I ask, Zen Master, is that mental cultivation method the Heart Sutra?"

"Not bad!"

Hui'an nodded slightly, "The martial arts manual that the Golden Buddha taught in the dream is the very foundation of our Great Buddha Temple, the Heart Sutra of the Tathagata."

Many of the monks, young and old, were hearing about the origin of the Heart Sutra for the first time, and they all showed expressions of shock.

"So, that young monk is the founding patriarch of our Great Buddha Temple?"

One of the middle-aged monks asked.

Hui'an shook his head. "The founding patriarch of our Great Buddha Temple was not that young monk, but his disciples and grand-disciples."

It turned out that since learning the mental techniques taught by the Golden Buddha, the young monk's strength had improved by leaps and bounds, and he soon became one of the world's top masters.

As the young monk's reputation grew, more and more people came to become his disciples.

The young monk had long since come to terms with it. Although he no longer doubted the existence of the "Stone Buddha Cave" mentioned by the golden Buddha, he knew that he was not destined for this opportunity to attain Buddhahood. So, on the eve of his passing, he told his most trusted and valued disciple about the Stone Buddha Cave and the golden Buddha's dream.

Thus, searching for the Stone Buddha Cave became an essential task for young monks and their disciples, which led to the establishment of the Great Buddha Temple.

However, after thousands of years, the legend of the Stone Buddha Cave has not been forgotten, but it is no longer valued. It is simply regarded as a story passed down from our ancestors, and no one bothers to search for it anymore.

Who would have thought that just as this legend was about to fade away with time, the Stone Buddha Cave was unexpectedly exposed by a heavy rain and lightning.

"Buddhism and Taoism should flourish! This is a tremendous opportunity for our Great Buddha Temple to achieve glory!"

After listening to Huian's story, an old monk shouted excitedly.

After the old monk's reminder, the remaining monks also realized what was happening and shouted excitedly:

"Buddhism and Taoism should flourish! Buddhism and Taoism should flourish!"

There's no time to lose. Now that the Stone Buddha Cave has appeared, we must enter it as soon as possible and retrieve the opportunities within.

That night, under the organization of Hui'an and Mingkong, dozens of monks went to the back mountain and came to the stone Buddha.

Although only half of the stone Buddha's body is visible, with the other side still buried in the mountain, the entrance to the cave has been exposed, which is located in the two nostrils of the Buddha statue.

From the outside, it was pitch black inside. Even with torches, visibility was extremely low, as if the darkness inside the cave could devour the light.

The situation inside the cave was known. Even though they knew there might be a great opportunity hidden inside, no one knew whether there were equally great dangers. Therefore, for safety's sake, Mingkong first sent ten top-level martial monks in to explore the situation.

Of these ten people, the four leaders are all at the peak of the first-class realm, and the remaining six are at least at the mid-first-class realm.

After the ten people went inside, Mingkong, Hui'an, and the others did not leave, but sat cross-legged nearby and waited quietly.

As the moon set and the sun rose, several hours had passed since the ten people entered the cave.

"Strange, there's still no sound..."

Mingxin looked towards the cave entrance, and for some reason, a sense of unease arose in her heart.

"Senior brother, will they be alright?"

After waiting a while, Mingxin finally couldn't resist, got up and approached Mingkong, and asked in a low voice.

Mingkong's mood wasn't much better than Mingxin's, but as the abbot, he didn't want to lose his composure, so he calmly comforted him:

"Don't worry, with the strength of Zhishen and the others, even if they encounter any danger, they should be able to escape unscathed."

Mingxin nodded and stopped talking, sitting down next to Mingkong to continue waiting.

The golden crow falls in the west.

Several more hours passed, and the ten monks who had gone in still did not make any sound.

At this moment, all the monks had arrived at the edge of the stone cave.

"Abbot, Zhishen and the others seem to have encountered some danger. Should we send more people in?"

One of the monks looked at Mingkong and asked.

Mingkong was silent for a moment, then looked at everyone and said, "I'll go in myself. If Zhishen and the others really encounter danger inside, sending more people in will be useless."

The monks said no more.

Because Mingkong is right, Zhishen is the most powerful person in Wanfo Temple, second only to the Grandmaster.

If there is a danger inside the cave that even Zhishen and the others cannot resolve, then only the abbot, who possesses the cultivation of a grandmaster, can possibly go in and solve the problem and rescue Zhishen and the others.

Just as Mingkong was about to take action, Hui'an, who had been in a meditative state, opened his eyes and slowly spoke:

"Let me go."