"I have heard that for a time, the Buddha was in the country of Savatthi with only one tree in his lonely garden, together with a group of 1,250 great bhikkhus."
"At that time, when the World Honored One was eating, he put on his clothes and held his alms bowl, and went to the great city of Savatti to beg for food. In the city, he begged one after another and returned to his place. After the meal was over, he collected his clothes and bowl, washed his feet, spread his seat and sat down..."
"Color is emptiness, emptiness is color, everything is Dharma, just like the bubbles in a dream. Like dew or electricity, you should observe it like this."
The Vajra Sutra sounded in Ning Beichen's mind, and the demonic sounds that invaded Ning Beichen disappeared from Ning Beichen's mind one after another, just like a mouse meeting a cat.
And if you look carefully, you will also find that Ning Beichen's body suddenly has a golden glow.
And this layer of golden rays of light was like a golden Buddhist robe on Ning Beichen's body, filling Ning Beichen with solemnity and isolating those demonic sounds three meters away from him.
When Ning Beichen recited this verse again: "Everything is Dharma, like bubbles in a dream. Like dew or lightning, it should be viewed in this way." When he read this verse, he saw the rays of light on his body spreading in all directions, like the rising tide. seawater.
Wherever the rays of light passed, these human-faced flowers were seen withering one after another. In less than a quarter of an hour, there was no more human-faced flower around.
Seeing this scene, even Ning Beichen himself was shocked.
this……
Is it really the power of the Diamond Sutra?
Ning Beichen was dumbfounded. If he had known it was so simple, why would he still fight with these beautiful faces?
After struggling for most of the day, he was able to chop off just a few bits, and after he recited the Diamond Sutra, all these human-faced flowers fell away.
But isn’t this too silly?
What if you don’t know the Diamond Sutra? Wouldn’t that mean you’re going to die?
Is this an accident?
Is it a coincidence?
It’s still a matter of destiny!
Ning Beichen didn't understand either, but he knew that he was safe.
However, he was too happy too soon. Just when he thought he felt safe, the dirt beneath his feet suddenly disappeared with a bang, and Ning Beichen fell from the height of ten thousand feet.
"ah!!!"
Ning Beichen shouted.
Not long after, there was a loud splash and he fell into the endless sea, splashing water thousands of feet high.
Gululu...
I don't know how much time passed before Ning Beichen surfaced from the water. Looking at the endless water around him, Ning Beichen wanted to cry.
"Before it was the earth, then it was the woods, and now it is the sea. Could it be a five-element world made of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth?"
Ning Beichen was thinking about it in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.
But if it is really what he thinks, and he is in a world constructed of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, then doesn't he still have three environments to experience?
Does this still require human life?
Even the eighteenth level of hell doesn’t include such torture, right?
Ning Beichen felt like he wanted to cry.
"Haitang, Haitang, get me out quickly, I don't want to be here."
Ning Beichen cried and shouted, calling Li Haitang's name.
But just like before, no one paid any attention to him.
What can Ning Beichen do?
We can only think of ways to survive first.
So he swam and swam in the sea, trying to find a place to stay, but he had been soaking in the sea for several hours and couldn't find even a rock, not to mention land.
Ning Beichen was tired and hungry. No matter how strong his physical strength was, he would be exhausted after swimming in the water for several hours.
Now he no longer has the strength to swim, so he resorts to backstroke to keep himself afloat in the sea.
He had thought that it wouldn't be easy for Haitang to ask him for help, but he never thought it would be so complicated.
But no matter what, even if he had to choose again, he would still help Li Haitang without hesitation, even if this favor might cost him his life.
"If it is really the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, then it has already experienced earth and wood, and now it is water."
Both earth and wood are dangerous, which means water will not be safe, but Ning Beichen doesn't know when the danger will appear and how it will appear.
So before danger came, Ning Beichen wanted to conserve more strength.
In a blink of an eye, Ning Beichen didn't know how long he had been floating on the sea, and he never saw land.
If this continues, it's another question when the danger will come, but Ning Beichen will be soaked to death by the sea water.
Except for marine creatures, there are no humans or land creatures that can stay in the water for that long.
"Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, metal generates water, water generates wood, and wood generates fire..."
"And water can restrain fire, but earth can restrain water..."
"Maybe the land is not on the sea, but in... the sea water."
When Ning Beichen thought of this, he immediately took a plunge and swam into the sea.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, at least this is a solution, which is better than lying on the water and waiting to die.
Ning Beichen kept swimming toward the bottom of the sea, but the darker it got, the greater the water pressure, making it difficult for Ning Beichen to even take a step down.
However, Ning Beichen still gritted his teeth and went downstream. He had no choice. If he couldn't go down, he could only go up and wait to be soaked in water. Instead of doing this, he might as well give it a try.
If you win, your bicycle will become a motorcycle. If you lose, it will be a bad life.
Ning Beichen carried the pressure of the sea water and swam hard, and he didn't know how long he swam. At this time, Ning Beichen actually had no way of turning back.
He is not a fish and cannot breathe in water, so there is a time limit for him to hold his breath.
And now he has reached his limit. Even if he regrets it now and wants to go back to the sea, he doesn't have enough time.
"Haitang, I'm sorry, I've tried my best."
Ning Beichen was really helpless and muttered silently in his heart.
Just when he thought he was dead, the pressure on his body suddenly relaxed, and the seawater around him suddenly disappeared, and Ning Beichen appeared in a place without water.
"This is...land?"
When Ning Beichen stepped on the ground with his feet and could still breathe, he was so excited even though he was shocked, it meant that he didn't have to die.
He just said that there is no perfect path for man, so how could he, the King of Hell, die in such a miserable way?
Ning Beichen breathed in oxygen. The land under the sea not only had no water, but also had oxygen. Even though Ning Beichen had lived for more than twenty years, this was the first time he encountered such a weird thing.
But no matter what, he Ning Beichen survived and no longer had to die in the sea.
Although he hasn't thought of how to break this water environment yet, as long as people don't die, there will definitely be a way.
Ning Beichen held the wooden knife in his hand and looked around cautiously. Judging from his previous two experiences, this test of the water environment should be coming soon.