Chapter 100 Golden Light Curse
Chapter 100 Golden Light Curse (Part 3, please subscribe)
"Could it be that the words were left by Zen Master Hongyue? When he was trapped in the black coffin, he actually lived for a while?" Xu Qing asked.
Yan Kong nodded: "Yes. As for the handwriting on it, it is exactly the sixteen words 'The Mysterious Sect of Heaven and Earth, the root of all Qi; cultivate for billions of kalpas to prove my supernatural powers'. This is also the general outline of the Golden Light Mantra."
Fa Yue was shocked and asked, "Is the stone wall in the cave at the back the coffin board of Master Hong Yue?"
Yan Kong glanced at Fa Yue and said calmly, "Is there a possibility that the Red Moon Cave is where the Red Moon Patriarch was buried? That black coffin is actually a stone coffin?"
Fa Yue: “…”
Yan Kong said: "The outline of the Golden Light Mantra is on that stone wall. Ever since Xu Sanyuan came up the mountain and asked about the Golden Light Mantra, I knew that the cause and effect of the Buddha's light appearing on the stone wall was Xu Sanyuan. Since Xu Sanyuan wants to learn the Golden Light Mantra, then come with us."
Xu Qing originally came for the Golden Light Curse, so naturally he couldn't refuse.
He followed Master Yankong and his apprentice to the stone cave at the back of Jinguang Temple. Sure enough, there was a stone wall with Buddha light on it, and eight words were written on it: "Heaven and Earth Mysterious Sect, the Root of All Qi". Xu Qing walked to the stone wall and said, "What are the other eight words?"
Yan Kong smiled slightly: "Of course it is also on the stone wall, Xu Sanyuan can see it for himself."
After saying this, he pulled Fa Yue out.
After hearing this, Xu Qing pondered for a while, then he used his hidden energy, and stone chips kept falling off the stone wall, revealing not only the eight golden characters "广修 亿劫，證吾神能" (Practice for billions of kalpas, and prove my supernatural powers), but also densely packed small golden characters and graphics.
He also discovered that the writing on the wall was exactly the same as the handwriting of Taoist Xuantian on the stone wall.
"Aren't these words left by Patriarch Hongyue? How come they are exactly the same as Taoist Xuantian's handwriting?" Xu Qing began to doubt the story told by Yan Kong.
He knew that the most powerful lie in the world was one that was nine parts true and one part false.
Therefore, Yan Kong's story must be mostly true, but Xu Qing remained skeptical about the fact that the words on the stone wall were left by Hongyue.
"Never mind for now, just remember these words and graphics." Xu Qing had the Xuantian Visualization Method and it was impossible for him to miss the opportunity to practice the Golden Light Mantra.
Even if this opportunity is arsenic, he has the opportunity to mix it into an elixir.
Life is a rare opportunity to fight!
With his powerful spirit and absolute concentration, Xu Qing memorized the pictures and texts on the stone wall in front of him. He was still worried and repeated it many times until he had not missed any details, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then I felt hungry and my limbs and bones were empty of blood. This was caused by having absolute concentration for too long and memorizing was too exhausting.
He quickly took the tonic pills he carried with him, and after a while, he recovered.
Because the pictures and texts on the stone wall were glowing with golden light, he immersed himself in it. Only when he came to his senses did he realize that it was already late at night.
He came out of the cave. There was a bright moon in the sky, and only Fa Yue was waiting there.
"Xu Sanyuan, we have prepared a guest room and vegetarian food for you. Would you like to eat something first, then rest for a night and return to the city tomorrow morning?"
"Okay, thank you Master Fa Yue."
Fa Yue smiled and said, "There's no need to be so polite between you and me."
Xu Qing nodded and said, "Thank you very much for teaching me the Golden Light Mantra. I will definitely send you incense and other offerings later."
Fa Yue has always known that Xu Qing is generous, and knew that Xu Qing would not go back on his word, so there was a hint of joy between his brows.
No matter how good the Golden Light Mantra is, they can't learn it. It is a very cost-effective deal to be able to make friends with Xu Qing and get a lot of incense. However, he still reminded: "If Xu Sanyuan feels uncomfortable when practicing the Golden Light Mantra, don't force yourself to practice it. In short, health is the most important thing."
He was a monk who understood the world, and he spoke to people in a human way and to ghosts in a ghost way. Facing Xu Qing, they had been through life and death together many times, so there was no need to act like a high monk, and they should just treat each other as friends outside the world.
What's more, we are all young people, and we definitely have more common language than old guys.
However, Fayue observed Xu Qing's expression and saw that he was not in the mood for chatting, so he did not say much. He sent Xu Qing to the guest room to rest and then left to meet the old monk Yankong.
"Abbot, Xu Sanyuan has come out."
"Oh, I see."
Fa Yue hesitated for a moment and could not help asking, "Abbot, what you told Xu Sanyuan before, are they all true? Did Patriarch Hong Yue really have an unlucky old age?"
Yan Kong said calmly: "Fayue, I will give you a verse. When the false is made true, the true becomes false. When there is nothing, there is something and there is nothing."
Fa Yue couldn't help rolling his eyes this time and coughed: "I think Xu Sanyuan told me this Buddhist verse when we were chatting. I'll tell you again."
"You told me, so why can't I give it to you?" Yan Kong looked at his beloved disciple with the eyes of a mentally retarded person.
Fa Yue complained in her heart: "Why don't you give me the fox's flesh and blood as a gift?"
When he thought about this, he felt sad.
He shouldn't have believed the old monk's words, saying that he had lived for most of his life and had never seen the flesh and blood of a monster, yet he insisted on "borrowing" it from him.
The old monk has no moral principles and might even have stolen the Buddha's incense!
Fayue only hated himself for not being the abbot, so he could eat “who” he wanted… and eat whatever he wanted.
Sleep with whomever you want!
"Amitabha, it's all the old monk's fault. He made me have false thoughts!" Fayue apologized to the Buddha in his heart.
Yankong added: "This Buddhist verse is indeed wonderful. Xu Sanyuan is indeed a man of great wisdom. If our Jinguang Temple wants to get rid of the influence of the Great Zen Temple and become a major sect in the south, it must rely on this man."
Fa Yue: "I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it or not?"
"Go ahead, I know you have a lot of questions, just ask if you want to, otherwise you will keep complaining about me in your heart all day long." Yan Kong yawned and lay on his side.
Fa Yue: "So you made up that story?"
Yankong: "You said that when our dynasty's Taizu was born, his mother dreamed that the sun and the moon entered her arms, and when he was born, the room was filled with strange fragrance. Was this also made up by historians?"
Fa Yue: "Even if it's made up, it's true now."
Yan Kong: "So truth or falsehood is not important, because the words of the dead are all spoken by the living. If you think it is true, then it is true. If you think it is false, then it may not be false."
Fa Yue complained in his heart: "You've been doing this for a long time and you're still just trying to be clever." He knew that the old monk didn't want to say it, so it would be useless to ask again.
As for the claim that the old monk made it up, Fayue doesn't think it's possible. In any case, there must be some fake part in it.
However, for Xu Qing, as long as the Golden Light Mantra is real, the truth or falsity of other things is really not important.
When Fa Yue thought about this, he didn't continue to be curious.
For people in this world, respecting heaven and following ancestors is only due to practical needs, so ancestors are to be used rather than respected.
The old monk talked so much, but the root of the matter was to confirm that Xu Qing was the destined person of Jinguang Temple.
But what about those golden lights?
Judging from his old job of pretending to be mysterious, even with Fayue's professionalism, he couldn't figure out how the Buddha's light on the stone wall was created.
It must be the real Buddha's light.
Is Patriarch Hongyue really so powerful that he can predict the fate a hundred years later?
How about we calculate how old he was when he became the abbot? The inheritance of a temple is very important.
Fayue felt a little melancholy. The old monk was now enjoying a second spring in his career and he would definitely not give up his position.
I hope Xu Qing can be more powerful and become a big shot sooner. Then I will support him to be the leader of Jinguang Temple.
He was too lazy to continue the exchange of wits with Yan Kong, so he said goodbye.
After Fayue left, a puff of black smoke came out of Yankong's body, and a deep voice sounded: "I have taught you the Great Power Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva, which is the best visualization method in the world. When will you help my original body escape from trouble?"
Yan Kong yawned and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? What can you do after you come out?"
"Of course, I want to recover my cultivation as soon as possible."
"How can I recover my cultivation quickly?"
"Humans are the most intelligent creatures on earth. All we need to do is eat more human flesh and drink more human blood."
"Then he was discovered by a righteous master and sealed away. If he was unlucky, he might even be beaten to death by the master's thunder magic."
"You fart."
"Do you think these things will happen?"
"I have great magical powers, and I am not afraid of you insidious righteous people."
Yan Kong: "Isn't it good for you to live in my body now? You have the energy and blood to nourish you every day, and you don't have to worry about being caught. After I die, if my soul is treated like this, I will burn incense to the Buddha every day."
"You... How could Buddhism produce a scum like you?"
"Then you are wrong again. If I am not a profound Buddhist monk, how can I have such pure Buddha light?" The Buddha light flashed on Yan Kong's body. Hei Yan couldn't help but feel pain and shouted, "It's okay, it's okay!" Yan Kong smiled slightly, retracted the Buddha light, and said, "Look at you, you have to make me take action before you are willing to reason."
"If I had known this, I would not have taught you the Great Power Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva View, which would have allowed you to refine Hongyue's relics and achieve your current achievements."
"Don't you also want me to refine the relic to help you escape from the predicament?"
"Humph, you know. Without the relic, even if you regret it, it's only a matter of time before my true form comes out."
"Take my advice, he may be able to master the Golden Light Spell. If your true form comes out, can you withstand his thunder spell?"
"If you don't want to listen, I'm not afraid of any thunder magic..." Although it said so, its tone was inevitably fierce but weak.
He said he was not afraid, but in fact he was very afraid. Then the black smoke penetrated into Yan Kong's body again.
Yan Kong smiled when he saw this, but a trace of sadness flashed across his eyes.
If someone is near him and looks at his chest, they will find a few tiny red hairs.
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Li’s house, the courtyard with Wutong trees.
Xu Qing slept for a long time during the day before returning to the city. He learned about the affairs of the Lotus Sect from Su Lianqing, and also learned about Guo Zhuang's affairs. After finishing his worldly affairs, he began to rest and clear his mind.
It was not until late at night when all the secrets of the Golden Light Mantra emerged in his mind that he began to practice it.
This Golden Light Mantra involves the human body's meridians and strengthens the body by transporting Qi and blood. At the same time, the Yang Fire of practicing the Golden Light Mantra will be very strong, causing severe damage to the soul.
As soon as Xu Qing tried it, he felt the damage that the Golden Light Curse was doing to his soul.
He quickly stopped and used the Xuantian Visualization Method to repair his soul, while absorbing the Qi and blood produced by the Golden Light Curse.
If he did not practice the Golden Light Mantra and instead practiced the Xuantian Visualization Method, his Qi and blood would be depleted greatly, which would also damage the foundation of his physical body.
The Golden Light Mantra is about the excess of Yang and the decline of Yin, while the Xuantian Visualization Method is about the excess of Yin and the decline of Yang.
Practicing the two together can neutralize the disadvantages of each.
However, the vitality needed for cultivation does not come out of thin air. If there is no precious spiritual object like the flesh and blood of the spirit fox, the only way to extract the essence is to eat a lot of blood.
Frequent bowel movements are one thing, and although these blood foods are rich in nutrients, they also contain far more impurities than the flesh and blood of spirit foxes and the elixirs made from them. On the contrary, they will also increase the burden on Xu Qing's body and affect his internal organs and intestines.
Xu Qing now has Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound, which can temporarily expel some toxins brought by food, but in the long run, even if Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound reaches a high level, toxins that are difficult to expel will still accumulate in the body.
In fact, even elixirs will accumulate elixir poison, let alone ordinary blood food.
The saying goes, "Eat fine food, and you will never tire of it." This is especially true when applied to cultivation.
"We still need more panaceas to help us."
"Compared to the blood poisoning caused by ordinary food, the side effects of erysipelas are actually much milder."
Xu Qing knew very well that the four elements of spiritual practice: wealth, friends, Dharma and place, none of them could be missing.
In fact, "lü" does not just mean a fellow practitioner, it also refers to fellow practitioners who can promote communication with each other.
That is, a partner in practice.
Of course, the relationship between Taoist partners is close, and their interests are the same. Therefore, many practitioners will carefully look for a suitable Taoist partner for dual cultivation.
As for the cauldron and furnace, they are actually no different from the required elixirs and belong to the category of wealth.
This is just like the concubines of high-ranking officials and nobles, who are part of their property.
"I have too many secrets, so I have to be very careful when looking for a Taoist partner. But it's okay not to find one. The bronze mirror can basically play the role of a Taoist partner, and it won't do any evil." Xu Qing thought to himself.
During the process of practicing the Golden Light Mantra, he discovered something else.
If the soul of the person practicing the Golden Light Curse is not strong enough, the Yang Fire will burn the body and hurt the soul in the early stage. At this time, I am afraid that some special means will be needed to solve this problem.
For example, "castration".
It is not uncommon for Taoists to castrate themselves to practice Taoism.
Xu Qing had read history in his previous life. In the early Ming Dynasty, there was a Taoist priest who was given two palace maids by the emperor. In order to abide by the precepts of his cultivation that required him to stay away from women, he chose to castrate himself. This was not considered disobeying the emperor's order.
If you think about it carefully, maybe it is because he has developed similar problems during his practice.
This was just his guess and should not be taken seriously.
However, practitioners pursue the alchemy of yin and yang, believing that solitary yin cannot grow and solitary yang cannot be born. Therefore, castration of the body to cultivate the Tao also has certain theoretical feasibility.
However, more orthodox practitioners believe that only if the physical body remains intact can there be hope of achieving enlightenment.
Practitioners who hold similar ideas to self-harm are often prone to going to extremes. It can be said that they are taking a wrong approach and entering the wrong path.
In fact, there are three thousand great ways, whether it is the orthodox way or the evil way, whoever achieves the Tao is right.
The reason why the Xuanmen orthodox path is the orthodox path is that there are many successful people on it and it has great power.
For example, Dachan Temple is regarded as a holy place for martial arts in the world. Is it because of the people in the martial arts world that it is praised by them?
At their peak, they had three thousand warrior monks!
Even though it has been weakened now, there are probably still several hundred of them.
If he went out with three thousand well-trained soldiers with a background in martial arts, he could reason with the emperor.
"It costs so much to support full-time soldiers, let alone 3,000 monks. The reason why the Great Zen Temple could support 3,000 monks during its heyday was because the previous dynasty was ruled by a foreign race and implemented a tax-farming system. This allowed the Great Zen Temple to expand rapidly during the chaos. In addition, the previous dynasty was very devoted to Buddhism. It was purely a combination of time, place, and people."
Xu Qing also knew that, precisely because the expansion of Buddhism was too terrifying, every dynasty had to use Buddhism to cater to the rulers' need to keep the people ignorant, while also having to guard against Buddhism.
In the history of the previous life, three wars and one sect destroyed Buddhism. Similar things are happening in this world as well.
So, after all, there is nothing new under the sun.
Some things are destined to happen.
Because the contradictions are irreconcilable, they will naturally explode when they accumulate to a certain extent.
Without the Xuantian Visualization Method, people who practice the Golden Light Curse will eventually run into problems, no matter how powerful their souls are. After all, the root problem has not been solved.
If Zen Master Hongyue had not practiced the Xuantian Visualization Method, it would have been very likely that he would have gone mad in his later years.
"The relics are the essence of a great monk's cultivation. If Zen Master Hongyue had an unlucky old age, then wouldn't there be something wrong with his relics?" Xu Qing thought of another thing.
He practiced the Golden Light Mantra and the Xuantian Visualization Method, and gained new insights into the Buddhist relics.
For practitioners, especially those from the same lineage, the sarira is undoubtedly a powerful elixir.
“If Monk Yankong had not been hiding his strength before, then his rapid progress during this period might not only be related to the spirit fox flesh and blood.” Xu Qing knew that the amount of spirit fox flesh and blood that Fayue brought back was not much, and it was impossible to compare with the amounts of King Lin and Xu Qing. It was very unrealistic for Yankong's cultivation to improve so much.
If Yan Kong refined Hong Yue's relics, it would make sense.
"If my guess is correct, then why couldn't Yan Kong refine the Red Moon Relic before, but can now?"
All kinds of details emerged in Xu Qing's mind.
"The three-tailed black fox has been to Jinguang Temple, and Fayue said that his fox flesh and blood was taken by Yankong. Are the two related?"
"When people lie, there are often traces left, and it is rare for them to make something up out of nothing. In the story told by Yan Kong, Zen Master Hongyue was determined to rescue the soul of the Black Fox King that was suppressed in the Great Zen Temple, and gain insights into Taoism from it. Is this a kind of psychological mapping?" Xu Qing couldn't help but ponder it carefully.
"What if I replace the protagonist of the story where Zen Master Hongyue is trying to rescue the soul of the Black Fox King in the Great Zen Temple with Monk Yankong?" Xu Qing felt a surge of horror in his heart.
"If my judgment is correct, the old monk must have established contact with the monster suppressed in the temple." Xu Qing took a deep breath to calm his inner fluctuations.
"This..." Xu Qing really didn't want his judgment to be wrong, but he knew that when you think things are bad, they are often worse than you imagined.
He looked inside the bronze mirror and at the Luck column, the black energy was indeed darker, but not to the point of being life-threatening.
Previously he thought it was a matter of the Duke of Wei's Mansion, but now it is hard to say.
"In any case, the Golden Light Curse is real. Once I expose this matter, it will be a real trouble. Now..." Xu Qing thought about it. After all, this was just his guess. Even if it was right, there was no way to deal with it for the time being. It would be better to continue pretending that he didn't know.
Youdao is,
When the false is made to appear true, the true becomes false; when the true is made to appear false, the false becomes true!
(End of this chapter)