Chapter 367
367 The top of the Buddhist sect
Outside the southern Heaven mountain range, there was a rather unique mountain peak hidden among the mountains. The mountainside and foot of the mountain were blocked by the forest and the mountain range, only the peak was exposed. For some reason, the peak of the mountain was covered by layers of white clouds, making it look like a huge cloud.
It was said that many years ago, an eminent monk entered the southern border and came all the way here. He was accompanied by a lovely little girl.
The little girl walked over and exclaimed, ” “Wow, what a big cloud!”
“That’s not a cloud, but a mountain,” the eminent monk chuckled.
“What a big mountain,” the little girl said.
After that, the senior monk brought the little girl to the peak. Only then did she see clearly that it was really a mountain wrapped in white clouds.
Since then, the eminent monk had built a temple here to cultivate.
Because of that child’s joke, he named the nameless mountain peak under his feet ” yiduo mountain “.
As for the temple he built, it looked like it was floating on white clouds from afar, so it was named “Yunfu temple.”
After the emergence of Yufu temple, it gradually replaced White Dragon temple’s position as the top Buddhist sect. It was faintly on the same level as white jade City, the top Taoist sect, and became one of the top two among the twelve celestial sects.
The 12 immortal sects were divided into seven sects and five factions. The reason why the five major factions had a higher status was not only because they were more powerful, but also because they had the responsibility to protect the land for the human world.
The Imperial court of Zhongzhou faced the heavens and governed the evil laws of the world, needless to say.
Outside of this.
The White jade City of Kunlun in the West guarded the divine Ruins; The Arctic sword sect’s snowy mountain was in charge of the haunted Hollow. The eastern sea’s Thunder fell on the divine firmament chapter, guarding the Dragon Abyss; As for the heavenly South Pure Land Yunfu temple, they were in charge of the devil Land.
One of the main reasons why Yunfu temple took on such an important task was that the supernatural power of Buddhism had a considerable restraining effect on demonic creatures, so it was twice the result with half the effort.
It was the same for the demonic Qi on Qin Zhenhu’s body. Li Chu’s little Bodhi mantra was more effective in dispelling the demonic Qi than sunlight. It was a pity that the little Bodhi spell couldn’t remove the demonic seed in Qin Zhenhu’s body. According to the little Divine Doctor, Qin Zhenhu had to cultivate the demon dispelling Scripture on his own in order to remove the demonic seed.
The demon dispelling Scripture was not considered a precious Scripture in the Yunfu temple, but it was kept in the sutras Depository and could not be shown to outsiders.
If you want to cultivate, you must at least be a disciple of the temple.
In fact, with li maoqing’s status, it shouldn’t have been too difficult for him to ask for a magical power of this level from an immortal sect. It was a pity that this Scripture belonged to Buddhism, and Li maoqing was from a Taoist sect. Moreover, the Yunfu temple had a close relationship with the southern sect in the Imperial court, and Li maoqing was the representative of the northern sect.
This subtle relationship made him give up the idea of asking Yunfu temple for the Scripture.
As for Qin Zhenhu himself, if he was still the great general of the South who commanded 200000 troops, he could have asked for it directly. However, he was now in the middle of nowhere. If his identity was exposed, who knew what would be the first to come to his door?
After some discussion, they decided on the safest method.
Qin zhenghu would have to hide his name and enter the Yunfu temple with a new identity. He would lay his cards on the table after he had cultivated the demon dispelling Scripture and returned to normal.
Li Chu had no choice but to follow him.
After all, when Qin zhenghu’s illness acted up, only he could easily suppress him.
Since Li Chu was here, elder du naturally had to tag along.
After all, apart from shouting 666, he had also recently added a ‘backpack’ role to Li Chu’s side, which was quite important.
The two planned to follow Qin Zhenhu to find a master. As long as he successfully acknowledged him as his master, it would be fine if they failed.
The task was also considered easy and pleasant, just like a vacation.
……
The next day, the three of them came to the cloud-gazing platform opposite a mountain. It was the place where the legendary Yunfu temple’s patriarch and the little girl looked at the mountain.
Elder du looked up at the mountain peak that was wrapped in white clouds. He mimicked the little girl in the classical story and laughed.”Wow, what a huge cloud.”
“Idiot,” Qin Zhenhu sneered.
“Tsk tsk.” Elder du grinned and turned back.”Remember your identity.”
“I f * cking ran ran”
Just as Qin Zhenhu finished his opening gesture, he suddenly recalled something and shut his mouth resentfully.
Only then did old du follow Li Chu’s figure leisurely.
They strolled among the Green Mountains and the White clouds.
The three of them walked up a mountain along the main road. There were many pedestrians along the way. Although the road was not narrow, it was almost packed with people. Most of them were women, so Li Chu was often looked at by people.
He looked around and said, ” this Yunfu temple is located deep in the mountains. There are almost no cities around it. Yet, there are so many believers here just to worship Buddha. It is indeed a top celestial sect.
“A top immortal sect is a top immortal sect, but Yunfu temple wasn’t this lively a few decades ago.” Old du explained.
it’s all thanks to Zen Master Yi’s sudden appearance. Back then, he was handsome, had a high cultivation level, and was dressed in a robe whiter than snow. Many women in Heluo dynasty made up their minds that they would not marry anyone else but a monk.
“From then on, the floating cloud temple gained its popularity. Even though Zen Master Yi has rarely shown his divinity in front of others, there are still fangirls from all over the world who want to come and pay their respects to the Yunfu Pure Land and take a look at the place where the white-robed monk cultivates.”
“I see.” Li Chu finally understood.
In the past ten years, the two people with the highest reputation in the pugilistic world were none other than those two. Even three-year-old children on the roadside knew them.
It’s easy in the South River, and invincible in the Northwest.
Other than the secluded Immortals on earth, these two people could probably be regarded as the peak of cultivators in the eyes of the general public.
Among them, Tong Zhiyang was the Hierarch of white jade City. His cultivation was known to be unrivaled in the world, and no one had ever succeeded in challenging him.
As the leader of the oldest and most powerful immortal sect, he also had Supreme and powerful strength, so it was normal for him to have such a status.
However, his name was placed behind Jiang Yi’s.
Was it just because it was suitable to be flat?
It was not a couplet match, so of course, this was not the reason.
However, in comparison, Jiang Yiyi was indeed much more inexperienced and didn’t have such shocking battle records. He wasn’t even the abbot of the floating cloud temple, even though his cultivation might have already surpassed his master.
The reason why the people still ranked Jiang Yi first was simple.
There were even more people who liked him.
The current heaven’s favorites in the pugilistic world were like the stars in the sky. People like Zhan liuming, Zhan Yunting, and Chu Xiangyu, who Li Chu had interacted with, had different styles and each had their own supporters.
However, in Jiang Yi’s era, no one could compete with him. He was like the bright moon in the sky.
The moon was bright and the stars were few.
At that time, he had cultivated worldly Dhyana and would enter each city to set up a high platform to preach and debate the Scriptures. It was as if wherever he went, the people would fall into a frenzy.
Moreover, before Jiang Yi, the relationship between the common people and the cultivators in the Heluo dynasty was not like this.
It was only after he had gone around the country to preach that the commoners began to worship the cultivators. The cultivators also realized that these mortals without spiritual roots had such great power.
In a sense, he was the founder of this new era.
The white-robed monk Jiang Yi had made his name known all over the country by wearing the white-robed monk’s robe. It had also opened up a new path for the future generations of cultivators.
He didn’t have enough talent, but he could make up for it with his looks.
Of course, the founder, Jiang Yiyi’s talent was undoubted. At least, he was recognized as the strongest in the Buddhist sects.
Those people who said that Jiang Yi wasn’t worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Tong Wudi were often rendered speechless when they came to the floating cloud temple in the Dushan. Only after seeing the terrifying popularity that had not dissipated for many years could people truly realize what a real Wanwan was.
Top class.
……
The Yunfu temple had already been expanded to a rather spectacular scale. After the turbulent flow of people had spread out halfway up the mountain, it was no longer as crowded.
The three of them scouted along the way and arrived at the place where the Yunfu temple was recruiting disciples.
In front of a simple Buddhist Hall, two fat monks in monk robes were sitting in a long line at the table.
A person’s reputation was like a tree’s shadow. Presumably, there were still many people who became monks in the floating cloud temple.
Especially after Zen Master Yi Yi became famous, there were even more bad elements with evil intentions. In the past, these people only knew that monks couldn’t get married and have children. Who would have thought that monks would be liked by girls? they immediately went after him like a flock of ducks.
The line lasted until the afternoon before it was their turn.
the three of us are here together, ” du Lanke said. please sign up with us.
The fat monk on the left smiled kindly and said, ” “Are the three of you saying that the three generations of Lao AI’s ancestors and grandchildren are all Buddhist believers? Very good, very good, it’s really rare.”
“……”
Du Lanke was silent for a moment, wondering why this Buddhist disciple was so filthy.
After a pause, he forced a smile and said according to the original speech, ” master, you must be joking. We’re not three generations, we’re brothers.
“Ah?”
The two fat monks were shocked.
His eyes wandered between du Lanke, Qin Zhenhu, and Li Chu, still in disbelief.
Judging from their appearances, du Lanke was the grandfather, Qin Zhenhu was the son, and Li Chu was the grandson. Although they didn’t look alike, it was reasonable to say that they were of the same age.
They could be said to be brothers.
Wasn’t this too hard on his parents?
However, these two were monks from Yunfu temple after all. Their mental states had been trained and they recovered quickly.
“The three of you, please state your names.”
my name is du Lanke, my second brother is Qin Hu, he’s a mute, and my third brother is Li Chu. Old du finished the introduction by himself.
He was the one responsible for fabricating this part of the story, but because Qin Zhenhu’s reputation was too great, he had deliberately omitted one word.
“……”
It was the two fat monks ‘turn to be silent.
The fat monk on the right raised his head and said suspiciously, ” “Are the three of you Blood Brothers?”
“Yup,” Old du nodded without blushing or his heart beating fast.
“Are you making fun of this poor monk?” The fat monk on the right was still younger and was a little angry. “Three brothers, one surnamed du, one surnamed Qin, and one surnamed li?”
“Hiss, hiss, hiss.” Old du gasped.
He didn’t expect that the excuse he had thought about all night would have such a fatal loophole.
His thoughts turned quickly and he quickly added,””Masters, you may not know this, but the customs in our place are different. All the children born in the family follow the surnames of the Xuanji neighbors.”
“Taking the neighbor’s surname Zhenzhen.”
The two fat monks instantly understood, as if they had seen through a big secret and understood why the three brothers did not look alike at all.
“Alright, please wait for a while tonight. We’ll have a special disciple to send you to the layman’s village to sleep. Tomorrow morning, the selection will officially begin.”
After writing their names deftly, the fat monk on the left left put three name cards on the ground for them to walk around.
“Hu ~~ Hu ~ Hu ~”
After leaving, old du wiped his sweat. I almost got exposed. Fortunately, I’m smart.
taking your neighbor’s surname, Zhenhu. Qin Zhenhu rolled his eyes. you’re really a f * cking genius.
“General Qin, don’t forget the preceptor’s words. Ever since we fought on this mountain, you’ve become a mute.” Du Lanke replied.
“CAW CAW!” Qin zhenghu pouted and immediately let out two sounds: “Ah BA, ah BA.”
For some reason, dulanc felt like he was cursing.
Making Qin zhenghu a mute was the result of a discussion yesterday. The reason was very simple. He was worried about his character, and he was worried about his intelligence.
It was still the easiest to make him shut up.
……
The village of the layman disciples that the fat monk had mentioned was also the largest settlement on the mountain. Although it was called a village, it was actually larger than an ordinary town. The teahouses, taverns, inns, peddlers, and residential houses were no different from any other place.
Perhaps the only difference was that there were no brothels, gambling dens, or other entertainment.
At least not on the surface.
In the beginning, there was not even a village here. There were only people who wanted to practice Buddhism in Yunfu temple but were not willing to shave their heads and become monks. As they were not disciples of the mountain Gate, they were restricted from living inside the mountain temple and thus gathered outside the mountain temple.
Later on, there were many people who failed the selection and became layman disciples here, but they were “forced to become laymen.”
The number of such people gradually increased, and they formed a village.
After Jiang Yiyi made the Yunfu temple popular, there were more people coming and going. This small village became the only place to stay outside the temple, and it instantly became popular. In just a few decades, it had developed to its current scale.
The layman disciples who had built houses here earlier had all made a fortune and became even more devout believers of Buddha.
The three of them formed a group with dozens of other people and waited there for a while.
Following that, a young monk with slanted eyebrows walked over with a few acolytes. He saluted the crowd and said, ” “Thank you for your love, but before the selection begins tomorrow, you can’t live in the mountain Gate, so you have to live in this layman village for the time being.”
The team immediately resounded with noisy voices such as “master is too polite,””it’s not a problem,””ah BA ah BA,” and so on.
As the young monk raised his head, his eyes naturally saw the calmest but most eye-catching person in the group.
It was that one glance that made the young monk tremble and turn pale with fright!
“It’s you!”
His eyes were wide open, and no one knew who he was talking about. He suddenly turned around and ran away!
He left behind a group of young monks and the candidate disciples who were looking at each other.
……
The young monk had unknowingly used his divine power and ran all the way back to the temple. He barged into a temple and almost bumped into an old monk who had just walked out.
“Junior-martial nephew Jianren,” the old monk said unhappily,”you’re so impetuous, what Dhyana technique are you practicing?”
“Martial uncle Rong He, I see Zhenzhen again. I see that person again, Zhenzhen.”
The young monk called Jian Ren said in a trembling voice.
“On the day senior brother Jianzhi died in the netherwater Valley, I said that there was a little Daoist who went into the water and quickly came back up unscathed. That’s why senior brother Jianzhi went in, but he died a tragic death in the netherwater River.”
“I see that little Daoist again!” He said loudly.
“What?”
Martial uncle Rong He frowned.
“There are some indescribable things in the dark water. When senior brother Yi went to exterminate the devil a few days ago, it was a little dangerous. However, that little Daoist was actually unscathed. Where did you see him? Is it in my sect?”
he’s outside the mountain Gate. He’s in the group of candidates for the mountain Gate disciple. Jian Ren said in a panic.
“Ha?” Martial uncle Ronghe was taken aback again. a little Daoist with an unfathomable cultivation is participating in the selection of Buddhist disciples? Why does it sound so weird, Yingluo? did you get the wrong person?”
“It’s impossible!” Monk Jianren shook his head firmly. uncle-master, you’ll know when you go and take a look.
“Even a blind man wouldn’t be able to mistake that face!”