"What an intense Buddhist light!"
The monk, sitting cross-legged on the ground, turned around, clasped his hands together, and chanted Buddhist mantras continuously, his face full of joy.
"The Dharma has successors!"
Are there any eminent monks in the city?
This puzzled the other cultivators; they couldn't understand why such a Buddha-like light would appear in the city.
At that very moment, the beam of Buddhist light began to move rapidly toward them.
Everyone stared intently, eager to know which high-ranking monk had not yet appeared.
However, when that figure appeared before everyone, everyone was stunned, even Yu Guyue and the Princess were stunned.
"How could it be him?"
The two women stared wide-eyed, their eyes filled with bewilderment. No matter how they thought about it, they never imagined that the person who came out was Su Mu!
This guy even knows about Buddhism?
The group of high-ranking monks were also stunned, as the other party clearly appeared to be a lay Buddhist.
Liu Yuanfeng and the others exchanged glances. Hadn't they visited Su Mu before? Wasn't he a talented scholar? How did he come to know about Buddhism?
"Venerable monks, this is the supreme Dharma. Why don't you try using this Buddhist scripture to suppress this place and see if it works?"
Su Mu walked quickly to the monk who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, his face full of anxiety.
These Buddhist scriptures were really difficult to copy. On his way back, he quickly called the Security Bureau to send the scriptures to the Qinling Mountains, and then worked hard to copy them down bit by bit.
Fortunately, the copying was finally completed, and as the last character was written, a radiant light emanated from the Buddhist scripture.
This made Su Mu realize that the Diamond Prajnaparamita Sutra definitely useful.
The monks, disregarding everything else, quickly rose to their feet, their eyes brimming with excitement.
"This... this is a Buddhist scripture written by a lay Buddhist?"
With just one glance, one can feel the Buddha's light emanating from it; one can only imagine the power it would possess if chanted.
Such Buddhist scriptures... I really don't know how Su Mu, a lay Buddhist, could have written them. Does he seem to possess more Buddhist nature than these monks?
"Venerable monks, please try this scripture first."
Seeing that the seal in the distance was about to break, Su Mu urged them on.
If the seal were to break, Su Mu felt he would have to run away; this was all he could do.
In the distant, Wasteland of Withered Bones, demons surged and relentlessly bombarded the seal.
Upon hearing this, the eminent monks dared not be negligent and quickly responded. They then sat down cross-legged and carefully studied the scriptures before them.
Then a low chanting began.
"Thus have I heard. At one time, the Buddha was Jeta Grove, Anathapindika's Park, in Kingdom of Shravasti, together with a great assembly of twelve hundred and fifty monks. At that time..."
Su Mu stood aside watching, looking somewhat worried. The Wasteland of Withered Bones in the distance was truly terrifying.
As the chanting of the high monks gradually spread, faint Buddhist chants began to appear in the surroundings.
The Buddhist scriptures that were originally being recited were now being heard entirely in Sanskrit, which the audience could not understand.
Within Su Mu's sea of consciousness, a Golden Lotus began to slowly emerge.
Perhaps because he now possessed a physical body, Su Mu immediately noticed the Golden Lotus as soon as it appeared, and was instantly startled.
Buddha Lotus?
The name of this lotus suddenly came to Su Mu's mind. He had heard of it before, that traditional Buddhist cultivators practiced the Buddha Lotus.
Why did this Buddha Lotus appear at this time, instead of when it wrote down the Buddhist scriptures?
Su Mu pondered it carefully, and then an idea struck him.
According to the monks, spreading Buddhist scriptures and the Dharma brings supreme Buddhist merit.
Therefore, there was nothing unusual about him writing Buddhist scriptures, but after they were disseminated, the Golden Lotus appeared, and is this the method of cultivating the Buddha Lotus?
Su Mu understood. He felt that the Buddha Lotus was much easier to cultivate with than the Dao Lotus. He would copy more Buddhist scriptures for these high monks, and he estimated that the Golden Lotus should bloom very happily. He just wondered how many flowers it could bloom? And whether its power was as great as the Dao Lotus?
Su Mu muttered to himself, then felt a slight jolt in his body as Yu Guyue lifted him into the air.
"How did you come to know about Buddhism? Are you planning to become a monk?"
After glancing at the situation below, Yu Guyue immediately fixed her gaze on Su Mu beside her.
The situation below is much better now. The Buddhist scriptures recited by these monks are transformed into Sanskrit word by word, and then fall onto the seal one by one.
Any demons that approached were instantly reduced to ashes by the Buddha's light.
At this time, in temples across the land, the light emanating from Buddha statues became increasingly intense, and the sound of bells became more distant and purifying.
The senior monks in the temple were all visibly excited. "The Buddha statue is resonating! Has a high-ranking monk written down the supreme Dharma, or has he attained enlightenment and become a Buddha? The fact that the Buddha statue is resonating—is this a sign of the flourishing of Buddhist Fortune?"
In various temples, countless senior monks hurriedly dispatched novices to go out and inquire about the news.
At this moment, the seal shone brightly with golden light, repelling the surging Yin Baleful Qi.
After these eminent monks recited the Diamond Prajnaparamita Sutra, each Sanskrit character landed on the sealing light screen, shimmering with golden light, preventing any demons from approaching even a fraction of a second.
Su Mu felt a sense of relief and said irritably, "What are you thinking? Why would I be so desperate as to become a nun?"
"Then how do you understand this scripture?" Yu Guyue thought for a moment, and realized that it made sense, but she was still puzzled Su Mu didn't understand Buddhism, so how did he understand this Buddhist scripture? And how could he be so powerful?
Considering how utterly dissatisfied Su Mu seemed that morning, how could she possibly be thinking of becoming a nun?
If she were an ordinary woman, Su Mu would probably have broken her bones!
"I understand."
Su Mu casually replied, his attention still focused on Golden Lotus.
However, to Su Mu's surprise, as time passed, purple-gold gas slowly condensed beside him, and another lotus flower began to slowly emerge.
What's going on?
Su Mu stared wide-eyed at the situation in her sea of consciousness.
The lotus that appeared this time was purplish-gold in color, and at first glance it seemed extremely mysterious and unfathomable, profound and making people want to explore its secrets.
"What's going on today? Lotus flowers are blooming one after another?"
"And what is this purple-gold lotus?"
Su Mu looked at it with puzzlement, unable to guess what kind of lotus it was for a moment.
He already has the Buddha Lotus and the Dao Lotus, and now he wants a purple-gold lotus too?
Just as Su Mu was staring at the lotus flower in his sea of consciousness, full of confusion, he saw the lotus flower begin to bloom little by little.
One petal of the Buddha Lotus flower slowly opened, but perhaps because the Buddhist scriptures only reached such a small number of people, it only opened one petal and then stopped.
The purplish-gold lotus flower was still in its bud form, with not a single petal open.
"Alright, it seems everything is fine for now!"
Just as Su Mu was pondering the lotus flower, the eldest princess beside him breathed a sigh of relief and said something.
She looked relaxed; she could finally take a break.
If it weren't for this Buddhist scripture, things would have been much more complicated!
Upon hearing this, Su Mu snapped out of his reverie and looked down. He saw that the dense Sanskrit characters in the distant void almost completely covered his field of vision.
The Sanskrit characters flashed with golden light from time to time, repelling all filth from afar, displaying a terrifying power that could ward off all evil.
And when no more demons approached, these Sanskrit characters began to slowly disappear.
This ordeal has finally passed!
Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Many thanks to the layperson for passing on this Buddhist teaching to us humble monks!"
As soon as Su Mu landed, countless monks immediately surrounded him.
Seeing this, Su Mu quickly waved his hand, indicating that the monks did not need to thank him. His face was full of smiles. He had imparted Buddhist teachings to these people, which could help them open their Golden Lotus.
Recalling the power of the Dao Lotus, Su Mu naturally had high expectations for this Golden Lotus as well.
If he wasn't mistaken, his Golden Lotus should be able to bloom again once more as these monks spread the Buddhist scriptures.
"We are all stationed here to protect and maintain peace in this region, esteemed monks, you are too kind!"
Su Mu chuckled.
Yu Guyue clearly noticed the change in Su Mu's way of addressing her. Before, he called her "Big Monk," but now he called her "High Monk."
Was it because the other side had just protected this place?
In contrast, the monks didn't think much of it. They were simply thinking that having such Buddhist scriptures in their hands could greatly enhance the Buddhist Fortune and strengthen the Buddhist Sect! They believed that this would surely lead to the prosperity of Buddhist Fortune in the future!
Surely, strange phenomena are already frequently occurring in temples these days?
The monks were overjoyed and treated Su Mu with even greater respect.
"Layman, you are truly kind-hearted and compassionate, and possess such Buddhist nature and enlightenment. I wonder if you would be willing to enter my Buddhist Sect?"
Master Wuren, who was at the head of the group, recited a Buddhist chant to Su Mu and then spoke.
Master Wuren's eyes were full of kindness, yet also held a hint of respect, which made Su Mu feel uneasy. "No, no, I am but a mortal, attached to worldly affairs and have no affinity with Buddhism."
Upon hearing this, Su Mu quickly waved his hand.
"Why must you speak in such a way, layman? How could someone capable of writing such Buddhist scriptures be a mere mortal?"
Upon seeing this, Master Wuren became anxious and quickly began to offer advice.
"You old bald monk, he is my man, how dare he enter your Buddhist Sect?!"
Yu Guyue was initially somewhat absent-minded, but when she saw the other party still trying to persuade Su Mu Su Mu become a nun, she immediately became anxious.
If it weren't for the fact that the other side's guards were holding them back, she probably would have rolled up her sleeves and started a fight.
Master Wuren remained unperturbed upon hearing this. As a highly respected monk, how could he be angered by such a single remark? He still possessed this level of composure.
"This humble monk simply feels that this layperson..."
"Venerable monk, what if more Buddhist scriptures like these were written for you?"
Su Mu, however, was too lazy to listen at this moment and directly interrupted the other person, thinking about whether he should write more Buddhist scriptures for the other person so that the Golden Lotus could bloom more.
Wuren was taken aback, then gave a wry smile, "Layman, you jest. How could such Buddhist scriptures be so easily written? Moreover, even if they were written, we monks are powerless to do so."
"What's the meaning?"
Su Mu frowned upon hearing this, puzzled by the other person's meaning.
"This Buddhist scripture is a supreme and wondrous teaching. This humble monk has yet to fully comprehend its Buddhist principles, affinity, and Dharma. If more such scriptures were to be produced, they would likely drain us all dry."
At this point, Wuren repeatedly chanted Buddhist mantras, saying, "This humble monk's understanding is limited, and I truly lack the capacity to comprehend any further Buddhist scriptures."
Su Mu listened in astonishment. He hadn't expected that this Diamond Prajnaparamita Sutra would require the other party to expend so much effort to comprehend it.
However, since the other party had said that, Su Mu didn't think they were trying to deceive him, and immediately nodded.
I was originally thinking of taking out the Golden Lotus and asking the other person what it was like, whether I could just tear off a lotus petal and throw it away.
Seeing the other party's current state, Su Mu temporarily abandoned the idea.
He felt that if he actually asked that question, the other person would probably guess what it was right away.
Moreover, no one knows what the function or purpose of the Dao Lotus is now, so it's likely that the same is true for the Buddha Lotus.
He felt there was a high probability that the other party also didn't know what Buddha Lotus was.
"I have other matters to attend to, so I will not delay the venerable monk's study of the Buddhist scriptures."
Thinking of this, Su Mu turned and left with Yu Guyue. He would consider copying some Buddhist scriptures for her later.
This scripture is so difficult to copy and there's so much of it.
In the Wasteland of Withered Bones, the Ancestor Wuwang stared wide-eyed as the distant Sanskrit characters gradually disappeared, his heart filled with inexplicable turmoil.
Just who is this Su Mu?!
The Ancestor Wuwang to go crazy. How could his plan, which was about to succeed, be ruined by the other party again?
The first time it happened inside the ruins, the second time it happened after leaving the ruins when it incited the Demon Race, and now, with Moon Pursuing the Sun, it's happening again!
Is this guy my nemesis?
The Ancestor Wuwang's aura was unstable, and his State of Mind was beginning to show signs of weakness.
Seeing the Sanskrit characters only intensified his apprehension; this guy couldn't be allowed to live!
He was Devil Cultivator, and naturally feared Buddhist cultivators the most, thus being restrained by them.
And if the Buddhist scriptures written by Su Mu were to spread throughout this realm, how would the Devil Cultivator deal with these Buddhist cultivators?
The thought of this made him tremble with rage.
"I refuse to believe you can withstand the Moon Pursuing the Sun! How could this Buddhist scripture possibly block such a vast and overwhelming Yin Baleful Qi?"
Ancestor Wuwang snorted angrily and then disappeared. There was no other way now; this Buddhist scripture was still too powerful. He would just have to wait for the time of Taiyin to arrive!
Su Mu had just returned to the courtyard when Liu Yuanfeng and the others came to visit him.
They came to thank Su Mu Su Mu also wanted to invite him for drinks to celebrate.
We really owe a debt to Su Mu this time; otherwise, if the seal had been broken, we would all have perished here!
Thinking about this, they naturally felt they should come and properly thank Su Mu.
The eldest princess and Yu Guyue still had many questions they wanted to ask Su Mu, which they couldn't ask him while they were outside.
Now that Su Mu Su Mu was out of the question, they immediately ordered him to see the guests off.
Su Mu also wanted to study the two lotus flowers carefully, so he went to the door to express his gratitude and saw Liu Yuanfeng and his group of scholars off.
Turning back, the princess looked Su Mu up and down. "It wasn't convenient to ask about this from the outside before, but now can you tell me what's going on with those Buddhist scriptures?"