After the invisible Li Xiuchang revealed his merit mushroom cloud, he was attracted by an irresistible force. In the blink of an eye, he came to a strange place, and his invisibility was also broken.
"Have I come to Pure Land Country?"
Li Xiuchang was slightly stunned, suspecting that the normal method of entering Pure Land Country had nothing to do with merit.
It's just that he has too many merits, which may have triggered some hidden conditions, allowing him to make an exception and come here.
It may also be that his meritorious deeds attracted the attention of some people, such as Buddha Ancestor, and they let him in.
Li Xiuchang looked around, but there was no cover. Divine Sense was spread to the limit, but the boundary of this world was not explored.
"Pure Land Realm is actually not small. It is about the same size as Immortal Shade Realm. It is not surprising that the Pure Land Country nourished by Sky-Piercing Immortal Tree is several times larger."
Within the scope of Divine Sense, he saw temples one after another, countless Buddhist Cultivator, countless faithful men and women...
This is a true Buddhist country, and the atmosphere of Buddhism and Daoism is stronger than Pure Land Realm.
Within the range of Li Xiuchang Divine Sense, there was no Buddhist Cultivator above the Golden Immortal level. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he did not discover it.
However, top-level Buddhist Cultivator experts are rare. Li Xiuchang has never seen a few Grand Luo Golden Immortal-level Buddhist Cultivators. It is normal not to encounter top-level Buddhist Cultivators.
Li Xiuchang landed at the foot of a mountain.
There is a temple on the top of this mountain, and countless faithful men and women line up to climb the mountain to worship the Buddha.
These ordinary mortals did not show any surprise at the appearance of Li Xiuchang, and seemed not to care about the sudden landing of a monk who was not Buddhist Cultivator.
Li Xiuchang randomly found an old man and asked, "Old man, is this Pure Land Country?"
The old man looked at Li Xiuchang for a while and said with a smile, "What nonsense are you talking about, young man? Any place where the Dharma can reach is a pure land. Is there anything in this world that is not Pure Land Country?"
Li Xiuchang didn't care and asked again, "Does the old man know Other Shore City?"
Senior Brother Gui asked Li Xiuchang to go to Other Shore City Zen Heart Town in Pure Land Country to find Buddha Ancestor. Now that it has been confirmed that it has arrived at Pure Land Country, the next step is to find Other Shore City.
Hearing this, the old man glanced at Li Xiuchang in surprise. "Other Shore City Zen Heart Town Nirvana Temple is the place where I Buddhist Cultivator travel, who doesn't know?"
Li Xiuchang nodded. It seemed that the address given by Senior Brother Gui was correct. Buddha Ancestor was indeed there, so he asked again, "Which direction should I go to Nirvana Temple?"
"Just go all the way west."
Li Xiuchang nodded his thanks, disappeared instantly, and flew all the way to the west.
He rode Flying Chair, his speed increased to the extreme, and he finally met two or three golden immortals Buddhist Cultivator along the way.
However, when these golden immortals Buddhist Cultivator noticed Li Xiuchang, they just raised their heads and glanced at him twice, without any intention of stopping him.
In Buddhism's territory, if others don't cause trouble for him, Li Xiuchang will naturally not take the initiative to cause trouble.
Although all Pure Land Country's Buddhist Cultivator and mortals are shadows, Li Xiuchang has no hostility towards them. These shadows can be said to be aloof from the world, do not leave Pure Land Country, do not set foot in Xianyang, and have achieved peaceful coexistence with the main body.
Pure Land Country was bigger than Li Xiuchang expected. After flying for a long time, he arrived at the far west. He did not explore the entire Pure Land Country, but just passed by him. Regional inference shows that Pure Land Country is at least as big as three or five Immortal Shade Realm, which is much larger than Li Xiuchang's Second Dantian world.
"Other Shore City is ahead."
Li Xiuchang inquired about it and found out that Other Shore City was not allowed to fly. He always showed enough respect to those he could not defeat, so he entered on foot.
Here, Li Xiuchang kept a much lower profile, because in just a short while, several Golden Immortal-level Buddhist Cultivator had been discovered.
A kind-hearted old monk stood in front of Li Xiuchang at some point, clasped his hands together, and said with a smile, "Donor, Buddha Ancestor has been waiting for you for a long time."
Li Xiuchang wasn't surprised either. He was already at the door. Buddha Ancestor couldn't have known it.
"Thank you, Master. May I ask what your name is?" Li Xiuchang said politely.
"Old Nafa number Shi Di."
It turns out to be you, an old bald donkey...Li Xiuchang Suddenly, it turns out to be the shadow of monk Shi Di.
Shi Di is one of the two direct disciples of Buddha Ancestor. Li Xiuchang and the others have had several conflicts with him through the air, but they have never met in person before.
However, the shadow is a shadow, and the body is the body. They cannot be confused and the grievances with the body cannot be brought to the shadow.
Li Xiuchang followed the shadow of monk Shi Di all the way to the destination Nirvana Temple.
Li Xiuchang Along the way, he saw countless temples, many of them magnificent and resplendent. However, this Nirvana Temple was the shabbiest temple he had ever seen.
A small courtyard and a small house in the courtyard, this is the whole Nirvana Temple.
There is not even a Buddha statue in this house because there is no need for it, the largest Buddha in the world lives here.
"Donor, please come in."
Shi Di brought Li Xiuchang to the door of Nirvana Temple, then said goodbye and left.
Li Xiuchang stepped into the temple. This simple and crude temple made his heart calm down instantly and became calm.
This Nirvana Temple seems to have a kind of magic power. If you practice enlightenment here, you will have a peaceful mind and blessings in all aspects.
Of course, it is also possible that it is not the temple itself that has magic power, but Buddha Ancestor who practices in the temple.
There is a lotus platform in the only hut in Nirvana Temple. A young monk with beautiful features is sitting cross-legged on the lotus platform with his eyes closed.
Li Xiuchang saluted the young monk. "Junior Li Xiuchang has seen Buddha Ancestor."
The little monk opened his eyes, with no sadness or joy on his face, and nodded slowly, as if he had anticipated Li Xiuchang's visit.
The main purpose of Li Xiuchang coming here this time was to save Senior Brother Gui, so he immediately released the fairy coffin and said:
"My junior brother is trapped in the coffin and is on his deathbed. Please help Buddha Ancestor."
Buddha Ancestor glanced at the coffin and said, "He is already dead."
You are talking nonsense!
Li Xiuchang didn't believe it and said, "Buddha Ancestor, would you like to see it again? Maybe I'm not completely dead. Although I, Senior Brother Gui, have been struggling on the Life and Death line all year round, I still survive every time."
Buddha Ancestor said calmly, "How can you achieve nirvana without death?"
Li Xiuchang When I heard it, there was a chance of improvement!
Nirvana, isn't it similar to rebirth?
"Please Buddha Ancestor enlighten me." Li Xiuchang asked if he didn't understand.
Buddha Ancestor waved, and the coffin artifact flew in front of him. He stretched out a hand and pressed it on the coffin lid, then said calmly:
"He has a predestined relationship with my Buddhist sect. Following his true self and following his true heart is a path to becoming a Buddha. It's just that he went astray and was entangled in two paths. His future is cut off and he needs a Nirvana."
Li Xiuchang frowned, trying to understand the meaning of Buddha Ancestor's words.
He thought, "Buddha Ancestor wants to say that Senior Brother Gui is born with the seed to practice Buddhism. He followed his own practice direction and it was also the path to becoming a Buddha. But he did not receive good guidance and later chose to practice Buddhism, which led to the loss of his future?"
The previous Li Xiuchang can all understand that the great road lies in the essence rather than the many. A profound road may be the thread that helps the kite fly high, but if there are two threads, it may become the knot that entangles the kite.
Having two entanglements is indeed not a good thing for ordinary monks.
After Senior Brother Gui specialized in practicing immortality, his strongest fighting method was still Mind Monkey and Will Horse that he learned in Buddhism. It can be seen that on the surface, he abandoned Buddhism and followed Daoism, but in the end, the abandonment was not thorough enough.
But what Li Xiuchang cannot understand is that Senior Brother Gui is already Grand Luo Golden Immortal, so how can there be any future?
What else can we do if we have a bright future? Become a Daoist ancestor?
And according to what Buddha Ancestor means, after experiencing Nirvana, Senior Brother Gui can solve the two entangled dilemmas and become a complete Buddhist Cultivator, and there is even the possibility of going one step further!
"When Senior Brother Gui stopped us from opening the coffin, he also said that he saw the possibility of going further. Could this be what Senior Brother Gui has been planning?"
Li Xiuchang realized that this "nirvana" might be an opportunity that Senior Brother Gui had been planning for a long time.
At this time, under the touch of Buddha Ancestor, the coffin artifact bloomed with strong Buddha light, penetrating through the coffin and illuminating the simple hut.
Buddha Ancestor said softly, "For me, this is also a nirvana. I have been waiting for this moment for too long."
After saying that, Li Xiuchang heard low-pitched Sanskrit singing, as if countless monks were chanting Buddhist sutras together at this moment.
There was a rain of petals all over Pure Land Country at this moment. Lotus petals fell like rain, but they disappeared when they touched the ground.
Countless Buddhist Cultivator believers stretched out their hands to catch the rain of petals, but in the end what fell into their hands was nothing but the despair of nothing.
They looked up at the sky. At this moment, all those who had faith in the Buddha felt sad and had a vague premonition of what was about to happen. Many of them had tears streaming down their faces without even realizing it.
Outside Nirvana Temple, Shi Tian and Shi Di stood at the front. Behind them, a group of monks were arranged neatly. They were all monks practicing near Nirvana Temple.
Shi Tian Shi Di The two of them clasped their hands together, with pious faces on their faces, and said respectfully, "Give me the Buddha."
The other monks behind him also said in unison, "Send me the Buddha!"
Li Xiuchang was startled by the sudden big movement, and was horrified in his heart. Combined with what Buddha Ancestor just said, he vaguely guessed something.
And everything that happened next confirmed his guess.
Buddha Ancestor's body suddenly burst into dazzling Buddha light, turned into a ball of light that could not be seen directly, and then exploded.
This explosion did not cause any damage, only countless Taoisms emerged. At this moment, thousands of Buddha props were transformed, as if Buddhist Dao Origin rushed out of Origin World and landed here.
Countless Dao patterns, endless Dao principles, and endless Dao rhymes densely filled this small room.
"Tao" can be very small or very large. At this moment, all the Buddhism and Tao mastered by Buddha Ancestor just fill this room.
These Buddhist paths are like stars, operating according to certain rules, and the center of their operation is the coffin containing the body of Gui Wuyan.
You must know that Buddha Ancestor completely controls the entire Buddhism and Daoism. The content of Buddhism and Daoism in this room at this moment is no less than a complete copy of the entire Buddhist Dao Origin!
These embodied Buddhist and Daoist insights from Buddha Ancestor are as vast as the starry sky in the universe, but eventually they converge into a trickle and flow into the coffin artifact.
This process is slow and long-lasting. Li Xiuchang, who witnessed all this, probably realized what happened, but found it unbelievable!
"Look at this, Buddha Ancestor has taught Senior Brother Gui the Buddhist Tao that he has understood throughout his life."
"Is this equivalent to some top-notch secret method of Buddhist preaching, at the cost of sacrificing yourself?"
"Or is it that Buddha Ancestor has had this plan for a long time and is just waiting for the right person to arrive to complete nirvana?"
Li Xiuchang thought thoughtfully, and combined with the information he had previously mastered, he felt that he had already guessed eighty-nine percent of the truth.
The brothers Buddha Ancestor and Confucian Sage have the same pursuit, which is to create a peerless avenue that is so powerful that no one has ever done it before.
So Buddha Ancestor created Buddhism and Daoism, and Confucian Sage created Confucian Path.
These two avenues are very powerful and can be said to be the ceiling among man-made avenues, but there is still a big gap between them and their expectations.
Confucian Sage obviously failed, and finally chose to give up Confucian Path, reincarnate and rebuild, and reopen a new path.
Buddha Ancestor's Buddhism is obviously no more successful than that of Confucian Path. Li Xiuchang had previously speculated that there might be some problems with Buddhism, and the number of top-level Buddhist masters was pitifully small.
So since Buddhism and Daoism are as unsuccessful as Confucian Path, Buddha Ancestor is very likely to make the same choice as Confucian Sage.
In Buddha Ancestor's plan, there is probably the intention to abandon Buddhism.
And compared to Confucian Sage, it is much easier for Buddha Ancestor to abandon Buddhism.
The origin of Confucian Path is carried by Confucian Sage itself. Once Confucian Sage abandons Confucian Path, it means that Confucian Path collapses.
But Buddhism is firmly rooted in Origin World. Even if Buddha Ancestor is reincarnated and re-cultivates and abandons Buddhism, it will not harm the interests of thousands of Buddhist Cultivator.
But in this case, why didn't Buddha Ancestor achieve Nirvana and rebuild his cultivation as soon as possible, instead of waiting for today's opportunity?
Just to pass on the Buddhist Tao that you have understood to Gui Wuyan?
This is something Li Xiuchang has not figured out. Buddha Ancestor and Gui Wuyan have not had any intersection before, so why do they do this?
I really want to find a successor to accept his Buddhist inheritance. There are so many people in the entire Buddhist sect, who can't I choose?
To say that Gui Wuyan is extremely talented, only he can inherit Buddha Ancestor's mantle, Li Xiuchang doesn't believe it, no one else will say it, Shi Tian Shi Di has the same Buddhist and Daoist talents, and they serve around Buddha Ancestor all year round. This relationship is much closer than that of Gui Wuyan.
Li Xiuchang guessed that Buddha Ancestor must not have been waiting for Gui Wuyan, but Gui Wuyan happened to meet the requirements of Buddha Ancestor.
And Gui Wuyan must have calculated that he met certain requirements before letting Li Xiuchang bring him to Buddha Ancestor.
"There must be something I didn't expect. What advantages does Senior Brother Gui have that Shi Tian Shi Di doesn't have?"
Li Xiuchang thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out.
Li Xiuchang didn't stop thinking until all the Buddhist and Daoist insights left by Buddha Ancestor were merged into the coffin and calm returned to the room.
In fact, he doesn't need to worry about that much. He only needs to wait until Senior Brother Gui masters all the gifts from Buddha Ancestor, and he will have the same strength as Buddha Ancestor!
He may have a Buddha Ancestor level backer!
However, Li Xiuchang guessed that Buddha Ancestor's gift was not so easy to inherit. If you want to fully accept this gift, it may take some time to digest it.
Regarding the passing of Buddha Ancestor, Li Xiuchang has no sadness in his heart, because he knows that Buddha Ancestor did not die, but was reborn in Nirvana.
Moreover, Buddhist nirvana is different from ordinary reincarnation and reconstruction. It is faster and the connection with the previous life will not be so clean, so it may not be long before he can see Buddha Ancestor's nirvana body again.
Li Xiuchang was now more curious about the state of Senior Brother Gui in the coffin, and he decided to observe the shadow of Senior Brother Gui.