"Okay! Master Abbot, Wuchen will officially be living in Famen Temple from now on! Don't worry, as long as you can turn a blind eye, the disciples promise not to run away or make trouble, even if you don't give any reward, I, a monk with ten thousand names, will
It’s done for you! It can also ensure that your door is clean and neat!” Tianjiu clenched his fist and waved it hard in front of his chest.
"Amitabha! Wuchen, I really can't think of anything to reward you. Since you are my disciple, I'll leave this alms bowl to you for safekeeping for the time being. I will take it back when I have something to reward you one day.
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"Ah? Give it back to me?" Tianjiu was shocked.
"That's right! I heard from Huiming that the Purple Sound Buddha's light appeared in you?"
"Ziyin Buddha's light? Tsk! It's all nonsense, how come I don't know?! Besides, I hadn't decided whether to be a monk or not at that time, so how could I have Buddha's light?" Tianjiu rolled his eyes deliberately, but something stirred in his heart.
I finally understood why the abbot and the old monk begged him to become a monk in vain. It turned out that he was attracted by his Heavenly Buddha Holy Body: "Could it be that my body with the five elements and mixed spiritual roots that everyone scorns is the Heavenly Buddha's Holy Body?
!We are not born to be monks, right?"
Just as Tianjiu was muttering in his heart, Kudeng asked with a smile: "Haha, have you ever used this Buddhist treasure before? I can sense that this purple gold heavenly bowl has several auras that have inspired it, and one of them is the same as yours...
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Tianjiu twitched and scratched the back of his head: "Hey, this shit basin has indeed been used before, and it's quite sharp. I helped my disciple deal with an ancestor who wasn't very clever..."
"Hahaha! It's true! Good, good!"
Abbot Kudeng was full of energy and laughed loudly. He glanced at Tianjiu and seemed to see the concerns in his heart. He added: "Haha, Wuchen, have you seen it? This Buddha treasure is indeed destined for you.
Take it back. When you are sure to leave Famen Temple in the future, just hand it back to me. Don’t worry, I won’t use this Buddha treasure to trap you for the rest of your life!"
Tianjiu rolled his eyes and said with a sly smile: "Hey, Master Abbot, you would be a fool not to accept the treasure. Since you are so insistent on giving it to me, I will reluctantly accept it."
After Tianjiu finished speaking, he took the purple gold celestial bowl and stuffed it into the storage ring.
Abbot Kudeng smiled and nodded, and then took out a palm-sized jade talisman: "Wuchen, this jade talisman is the leader's holy order. It is considered a special token. Not many are given out, only a hundred or so.
From time to time, eminent monks will teach Dharma in the Dongzu Zen Temple of Famen Temple, and Lao Na will often go there to teach Dharma and listen to Zen. With this jade talisman, not only will no one dare to bully you at the gate, but you can also take this jade talisman to the East.
Listening to Zen in Zuchanyuan may be beneficial to your practice. Of course, this talisman is not a status symbol. After all, you are still a young novice monk."
"Ah? Really? Does Dongzu Chanyuan teach how to conceive a baby?" Tianjiu grinned and whispered.
"Jie Ying? Wu Chen, what level of cultivation are you at now?" Ku Deng was obviously startled, and he glanced at Tianjiu and realized that he was only in the middle stage of the Golden Core.
"Hey, abbot, I've been in the final stage of the Golden Core for many years, but I still can't find the right way to form a baby!" Tianjiu said, removing the secret technique of the Heaven Transformation Art, revealing his true cultivation level.
"Amitabha, you are so good! It seems that I am worrying too much. Even without this holy order, I am afraid that not many people can bully you at the gate."
The moment Abbot Kudeng saw Tianjiu's entire cultivation, he was surprised at first, then overjoyed, showing great approval: "Wuchen, I didn't expect that your cultivation has reached the point of forming a baby, and your cultivation is perfectly hidden, I'm so proud
The monk's cultivation has not been revealed at all, a genius, a genius! Look at your Dantian, it is extremely bright, I am afraid that after the birth of a baby, your power will not be too small, maybe it can be comparable to Nie Hai, the first generation of the younger generation of Famen Temple..."
"Nie Hai?!" Tianjiu trembled unconsciously when he heard this familiar Dharma name.
"Eh? Do you know Nie Hai?" Ku Deng's eyes flashed and glanced at Tian Jiu's face.
"Hehehehe! You are the first genius monk in Famen Temple, and everyone knows his fame..." Tianjiu prevaricated.
Ku Deng nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions: "Well, you stay outside this gate for three to five months. On the one hand, I need to verify your identity, and on the other hand, you also try to make a breakthrough in Buddha's will.
If everything goes well, in three to five months, I will be able to send you into the mountains without any problem."
"Ah? Buddha's intention? What is Buddha's intention?" Tianjiu looked confused. He had nothing to be afraid of about his identity. Anyway, monk Huiming must have said it in the jade slips. There is no need to hide it too much.
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"Everyone has different understandings and cognitions of what the Buddha means. Even I can't explain it. You should understand it yourself!" After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Wait a minute, Master Abbot, what happened to the old monk Pochen? The three hundred big boards won't be defeated, right?" Tianjiu put away the jade talisman and asked with sour teeth.
Abbot Kudeng paused for a moment, then stepped out, reaching the top step in the blink of an eye, and a message was transmitted to Tianjiu's consciousness.
"Wuchen, mind your own business. Pochen will have his own destiny." After saying that, he disappeared into Famen Temple.
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In a Zen room deep in the middle gate of Famen Temple, more than thirty monks gathered together, all crossing their legs and closing their eyes, lowering their heads and chanting sutras. Occasionally, a dull wooden fish sound could be heard.
At the top of the stairs, there was a faint sway, and the dead lamp stepped out and sat on the empty couch in an instant.
"Amitabha! Masters, I've been waiting for a long time. I went out to do some personal things. Now let's continue discussing!" Ku Deng nodded to everyone and apologized, saying softly.
"Well, Abbot Kudeng, we have been discussing for most of the night. You have already gone out to handle some private matters, and you have not come up with any good measures. Do you think the higher authorities have really sent a powerful person to take charge of our Holy Buddha City?"
In the middle, a monk with a white beard and a big belly asked in a buzzing voice.
"Abbot Lehao, Kudeng is also speculating on this matter. The other day, several eminent monks on the rooftop of our Famen Temple came out and said that within eight hundred miles of the Famen Temple, there seems to be a powerful spiritual consciousness. Ask Kudeng Wei to
Be careful in your words and deeds. In addition, our Dehua Prefecture has been marching southward and has become a force to break the bamboo. Within Jiuzhou, strange signs have appeared frequently. Whether these things will arouse the suspicion of the upper world is still unknown. If there is really a powerful
It is reasonable to come to my holy Buddha."
"Well, well! What Abbot Kudeng said is very true. A senior monk who has lived deep in Deren Temple for a long time has also been restless recently. His mind is always shaking. It seems that something is peeping at him. He also secretly asked
I wonder if there have been changes in Kyushu? Alas, I don’t know how to answer! Everyone, how should we respond? We won’t make the situation tremble and stop moving forward just because of some random conjectures, right?”
Ku Deng pondered for a moment, nodded and took over the words: "Abbots, Ku Deng has no best plan, but I have ordered the disciples who are heading south to suspend the attack. Among them, all the Nine Spirits, Nine Saints and Eighteen Sons will return to the temple to rest.
Ling should rush back to the Dharma Gate tomorrow and bring back some latest information about Dongling. I heard that the last sign of heaven appeared in the hinterland of Dongling. If there is any movement there, it will definitely not escape the control of Jiuling. Let's combine their information
, let’s make the next decision, what do you think?”
"Oh, this is the only way it can be!" Abbot Lehao lamented.
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In the early morning, the singing of birds awakened Tianjiu from his long-lost dream.
Especially after several months of war and more than a month of depression, he lay on a big branch and had a good sleep, sweeping away all the gloom in his heart. The red sun in the east also illuminated his mind again. The future is endless.
Bright, a new life begins.
He jumped down, yawned, and stretched. A rustling sound suddenly cleared his mind.
"Master Kuan Xin, and you...? What are you doing with my broom? It seems that I am the sweeping novice, right?"
Tianjiu suddenly noticed that the monk Guanxin and several guards on duty at the gate were holding brooms and scrambling to clean up the fallen leaves that had fallen on the steps last night.
"Haha! Senior Brother Wuchen, I feel relieved and have learned a lot. After thinking hard all night, I finally had an epiphany. So I have decided that the position of sweeping the floor will be left to the junior monk. Senior brother, as long as you have a good rest, it is the greatest comfort to me."
"Where are they? They have learned a lesson from the experience? It seems I didn't beat them, right?"
"Amitabha! Those junior guards are full and have too much time to do, so let them do the work. Okay, senior brother, don't persuade me, I'll sweep the floor!"
After Monk Kuan Xin finished speaking, he lowered his head and began to clean up again meticulously.
"Huh? It's weird, weird! This great monk is a dog. After being beaten up, he let go and wagged his tail to please others? Quack, quack, that's fine. I have an evil little brother like you, so I guess he'll be in the big picture.
No one dares to mess with you at the door!"
Tianjiu thought happily, not bothering to pay attention to what the other monks were doing by being so attentive. He hummed a little tune and wandered leisurely towards the North Square.