Chapter 105: Never Do Good Deeds in Life

Chapter 105: Never Do Good Deeds in Life

Chapter 105: Never Do Good Deeds in Life
Xu Qingan slept all night and rested up. After having breakfast in the morning, he rode his Fire Cloud Horse out of the city and headed for the Jinguang Temple.

He had been to this official road many times. When he reached the foot of the mountain, he suddenly heard the rapid sound of the temple bell, which could be clearly heard inside and outside the mountain gate.

Xu Qingyun came out of his spiritual state and looked around, and saw a dozen fresh horse hoof prints on the mountain path, and more and more people were carrying loads up the mountain.

He returned to his body and thought to himself, "Many uninvited guests came to Jinguang Temple today."

He has always known that the old monk has great magical powers. Today, he ran into him and had a chance to secretly observe the old monk's methods. He would take action when he really needed help.

Xu Qing immediately went to the foot of the mountain, found a tea stall, wrote a letter, and asked Huoyunma to go to the camp of General Zhang and bring a team of troops over.

And he went straight up the mountain.

He had been to Jinguang Temple many times and was very familiar with it.

Xu Qing did not go through the main gate, but climbed over the yellow wall of the temple, avoiding the eyes of others and quietly reaching the roof of the main hall.

He had the breath-retaining jade talisman left by Elder Bai of the Lotus Sect. After putting it on, and using the method of restraining qi and blood taught by King Lin, even a visible soul master could not detect his presence.

Xu Qing found a good angle for observation and focused his attention on the hall.

With his current strength, even without his soul leaving his body, he could see clearly what was happening in the hall with just his ears and eyes.

Now, in Jinguang Temple, more than 200 monks are outside the hall, and there are more than ten martial monks in the hall holding swords and iron sticks, ready for battle.

Inside the hall, the host and the guest were clearly distinguished.

The uninvited guests were four middle-aged monks, all of whom had bulging temples, full of energy and blood, and strong muscles and bones. In addition, each of them was accompanied by two martial monks, all of whom were warriors with good energy and blood.

Then there were a dozen or so heroes, dressed differently, all with murderous looks on their faces, and most of them had killed many people on their hands.

After everyone arrived, the four foreign monks and Master Yankong and his disciple greeted each other, and together they bowed to the Buddha statue in the hall, and then the host and guests took their seats.

After listening to this, Xu Qing realized the origins of the monks. They were actually the four deacons from the Dachan Temple.

Most of these heroes are lay disciples of the Great Chan Temple, and the rest also have close ties with the Great Chan Temple.

The four deacons are all monks of the Hui generation of the Dachan Temple, and belong to the current Mesozoic era of the Dachan Temple.

"Four senior brothers, you are all true disciples of the great sect. I wonder what brings you to this small temple?" Fayue received the monks on behalf of Yankong.

In terms of seniority, Yan Kong is one generation older than the current abbot Xiong Chan of Dachan Temple, counting from Hongyue.

However, Jinguang Temple is a small sect and is not counted together with Dachan Temple in terms of seniority.

What's more, Hongyue had a conflict with Dachan Temple in the past, and the relations between the two families were not very close.

The leading monk said, "We are here for no other reason than to follow the order of the abbot to retrieve the relics of Zen Master Hongyue."

Fa Yue could not help but get angry and said, "Master Hong Yue is the founder of our temple. How can his relics be handed over to your temple?"

The monk said, "All the martial arts in Jinguang Temple come from Dachan Temple. The abbot is showing great kindness by only asking you for the relics this time. Otherwise, it would be only natural for him to accept your martial arts."

Fa Yue: "Then it depends on whether you have the ability."

The monk looked at Fayue but stopped talking to her. His eyes fell on Yankong and he said, "Abbot Yankong, I have delivered your message. Please give me a reply. If you are willing to return the relic, I will not pursue the issue of martial arts inheritance."

Yan Kong said calmly: "It has been a hundred years since the Jinguang Temple inherited the legacy from the Red Moon Patriarch. Why did your temple only come to us now?"

The monk said: "That was because the previous abbot instructed us to do so. That's why our temple didn't come to you. Now our temple just needs the relic. Abbot Yankong, please consider it carefully."

Yan Kong nodded: "Abbot Xu Kong has a broad mind. When I was young, I often exchanged letters with him and was influenced by his Buddhist teachings."

The monk said, "If Abbot Yankong can think well of the old abbot, then this will be a good deed and will bring about good results."

Yan Kong glanced at the monk and said, "What a pity, what a pity..."

The monk asked, "What's the pity?"

"I have never done good deeds in my life."

Yan Kong was seen with golden Buddha light emerging from his body. Above his head, in the golden Buddha light, emerged an extremely mighty giant Bodhisattva, with one foot stepping on a golden dragon and the other on a white elephant. He did not have any magic weapon on his body, only a fist print.

As soon as this Bodhisattva appeared, both the monks from the Great Zen Temple and the heroes in the hall felt their blood and energy being suppressed in an instant.

"Appear!"

"The Great and Mighty Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva View!"

The monks in the Great Zen Temple were all horrified.

Although they have good martial arts skills, they have not reached the level of practicing internal organs, while the old monk has truly reached the realm of spiritual manifestation.

It is true that martial arts qi and blood can restrain the soul, but the other person's realm is much higher than yours, and it is not something that the qi and blood of an ordinary martial artist can restrain.

What's more, the visualization of the Great and Powerful Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva is the most vigorous and courageous visualization method in Buddhism, and its fear of masculine qi and blood is much smaller than that of a normal soul.

What happened next was beyond the expectations of everyone in the hall.

Yan Kong just made a seal, and the energy and blood in his body actually merged with the Great and Mighty Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva above his head.

The old monk pressed the ground, and the mighty Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva threw a punch.

The old monk's fierce energy and blood were in his soul, forming a terrifying force that blasted towards the four deacons of the Great Zen Temple.

The four of them burst out their blood and energy to resist, but they could not withstand a single blow. Their bones rattled and they fell to the ground.

The old monk collected the Buddha's light from his body, stood up, and said, "Although the Jinguang Temple is small, it can still provide for the relics of the founder. Please go back and tell Abbot Xiongchan that if he wants the relics, he can come by himself."

When he displayed this great magical power of revealing himself, everyone in the hall was shocked.

The four deacons knew that they would not be able to accomplish anything today. While secretly feeling unlucky, they also began to have serious doubts about the temple's intelligence channels.

They were stunned by Yan Kong's magical powers and could only respond submissively, without their previous rebellious attitude.

While Xu Qing was watching in amazement, he also discovered that the old monk's move consumed a lot of energy, and his hands behind his back were still shaking.

only……

Is this what it means to appear?

Not to mention the power, it is indeed very...

Xu Qing is really envious now.

No wonder those famous real people and monks are so good at pretending to be gods.

This visible god is really like the gods and Buddhas in the world.

If the manifestation is so terrible, I wonder if the more powerful "possession", or even the legendary "ghost immortal", can create such a scene that can shake the heavens and the earth.

The four deacons were subdued by the old monk in one move, and were about to leave, covered in dust.

At this time, the government troops called by Xu Qing also came up the mountain.

Now everyone in Jiangning Prefecture knows that Jinguang Temple is under the protection of Master Xu. If Dachan Temple does not invite them to visit, it would be an overstepping of boundaries.

Xu Qing naturally couldn't let them go easily.

Xu Qing came down from the roof, walked in front of Sergeant Zhang and his men, and led them into the hall.

The martial artists in the hall immediately became nervous.

Although he always cursed the court's lackeys, he was still scared when he met them in broad daylight.

"Captain Zhang, these four monks came to Jinguang Temple to cause trouble. Arrest them and bring them back to the government office for trial."

The leading deacon said, "We are monks from the Great Zen Temple and have official certificates of ordination."

Xu Qing: "Then we have to arrest you and take you back. The Great Zen Temple is thousands of miles away. What are you doing here? Are you planning to rebel?"

Now that the Taoist master has disappeared, how could this deacon dare to have anything to do with the rebellion in front of the government troops?

He said, "We are here just for the temple's affairs, how could we possibly rebel?"

Xu Qing: "Anyway, we'll talk about it after we get into the government office."

"By the way, you are not from the government, so you have no right to arrest us."

Xu Qing laughed in his heart, "We are indeed not from the government office, but everyone in the government office is my person."

He asked Captain Zhang and his men to take immediate action and capture the four deacons.

The four deacons did not dare to attack the government troops in front of everyone, otherwise it would be a real rebellion.

Moreover, Fa Yue also came over with the monks without any hesitation.

Xu Qing looked around at the other heroes and said, "Everyone, please leave your names too. If he really rebels, I will have to ask you to come to the government office together."

"no no!"

These heroes from the martial arts world all came to lend a helping hand. Even if there were lay disciples from the Great Zen Temple among them, they did not dare to talk back at this time.

Regardless of whether Xu Qing is from the government office or not, these government troops cannot be fake.

Killing and burning people in private and openly rebelling against the court are two different things.

Seeing that the situation was not good, these Jianghu heroes all shirked their responsibilities and slipped away. Seeing that Xu Qing did not stop them, they walked even faster.

Some lay disciples felt guilty and said they would ask someone through their connections to find out what was going on. As for going directly to the government office to ask for help, they didn't dare to do that.

The four deacons were surrounded by government troops, and with Fa Yue and the monks stopping them, they didn't dare to really take action.

The main thing is that the old monk is still watching there.

This old fellow's spirit and soul are visible, his Qi and blood are at the level of internal organs training, and he has also practiced the Great Power Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva View. They really can't afford to provoke him.

The leading deacon had no choice but to signal his companions not to act rashly and to wait until they got down the mountain before trying to find a way to escape.

"Don't do anything, benefactors. We will go to the government office with you to clarify our purpose." The leading deacon took out a golden bead and handed it to Captain Zhang.

Captain Zhang glanced at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing nodded.

He then accepted it and said, "Be honest."

Xu Qing walked up to the leading deacon, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You all have great martial arts skills. We have to remove your joints first."

Before he finished speaking, he struck as fast as lightning.

"Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist!" the leading deacon exclaimed in surprise.

But he removed Xu Qing's joints in the blink of an eye.

It turns out that this is also the power of the Sky-Repairing Hand.

While Xu Qing was patting him on the shoulder, he used the absolute touch of the Bu Tian Jie Hand to sense the direction of his blood and energy. With one move, he blocked the circulation of the monk's blood and energy. Then he used the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist to break his tendons and bones, and immediately he had no power to resist.

When the other three monks saw the leading monk being captured, they were about to take action. At this time Yan Kong took action and hit the three monks with his powerful Vajra Palm, making them lose their fighting ability instantly.

The monks who came with them were also surrounded by Fayue and his friends.

Even though their martial arts were not weak, Fayue and the others cooperated well with each other, and with the help of their iron rods and swords, these monks did not even have time to draw their weapons and were knocked down.

Originally, Yan Kong just wanted to show off and scare away the monks from the Dachan Temple, but he didn't expect Xu Qing to also come and attack the monks from the Dachan Temple.

He took advantage of the east wind and captured these monks directly.

Anyway, if anything goes wrong, Xu Qing will be there to cover it.

This is the benefit of having connections in the court.

It doesn't matter, he can't afford to offend the Great Chan Temple privately. Now that Xu Qing, who has a government background, has come forward, the Great Chan Temple has to be cautious.

After all, no matter how powerful the Dachan Temple is, it would not dare to attack Jiangning Prefecture.

Xu Qing himself was not afraid of the Dachan Temple. After all, the emperor did not like Buddhism now, and his stance of attacking the Dachan Temple was correct.

This is also the reason why the deacon who was in charge just now did not dare to act rashly.

If a real fight breaks out, Dachan Temple will be implicated and won’t be able to protect them.

This experience has further strengthened their support for Abbot Xiong Chan.

The Confucian sages were right when they said, if the ruler treats his subjects like dirt, then the subjects will treat the ruler like an enemy.

The Dayu Dynasty has been suppressing the Great Chan Temple intentionally or unintentionally for a long time, and it has become even worse now. They really can no longer tolerate it.

Xu Qing asked Fa Yue and Sergeant Zhang to detain these monks and wait for the county government to send someone over.

Speaking of which, Wang Huwei and his companions are also lay disciples of the Dachan Temple. Let's see what attitudes they have towards this matter.

Xu Qing could understand that they thought highly of Dachan Temple, but he still needed to see where their stance should be.

People, after all, must put their own interests first.

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Xu Qing drank the tea served to the guests and said, "Master, your Buddhist teachings are profound and you have the determination of a diamond. I admire you."

He couldn't imagine that the old monk was so brave and would take action as soon as he said so.

Yan Kong smiled casually: "It's impossible for me to hand over the relic, and they can't give up either, so we have no choice but to take action."

“Is this seeing the mind and understanding the nature?”

"Not really, it's just that things are complicated. It's better to cut off the root directly."

Yan Kong naturally knew that Xiong Chan must have had a reason for asking for the relic. But so what?
There was no way he would give up the relic for the other party's sake.

The position is clear, so there is naturally nothing to say.

Xu Qing: "I don't know about this Great Power Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva Temple..."

Yan Kong smiled slightly: "Young Master, you have already entered the Golden Light Mantra, and you will be able to practice Thunder Magic in the future. Why do you want to covet such a minor magical power as the Great Dragon Bodhisattva?"

Xu Qing smiled and said, "I'm just curious. I see that Master's Qi and blood have reached the level of internal organs training, but it is very different from the previous Lin Tianwang of Black Wind Village. Please explain my doubts."

Yan Kong: "Young Master, you mean that my blood and energy are not as fierce as that of Lin Shizhu."

"Is this the reason why there is no unity of body and soul?"

Yan Kong nodded: "That's right. I don't have the unity of body and soul. Unless I encounter another adventure, my martial arts have basically come to an end when it comes to training the internal organs. Without the unity of body and soul, the biggest difference is that the form and intention cannot be combined, and it is difficult to glimpse the advanced realm of martial arts."

"The form and meaning are compatible?"

"To be precise, it is the internal three combinations. The heart and intention are combined, the intention and qi are combined, and the qi and strength are combined. Young master's muscles, bones and skin have been trained to the right place, and the obvious and hidden forces can be easily mastered. But to practice the internal organs, you must understand the wonderful principle of combining the heart and intention, and then you can understand the essence of practicing the internal organs. Otherwise, the Golden Light Mantra can only improve the young master's martial arts foundation, and cannot help the young master glimpse the superior realm of martial arts. Now this old monk can only practice the art of internal organs, which can make the sound of dragons and elephants and nourish the internal organs, but this is all he can do."

"Master, please give me some advice." Xu Qing said seriously and bowed.

Yan Kong smiled and said, "Young Master, I'm afraid you have guessed it. This old monk reached this state with the help of external objects, not through my own enlightenment. I really can't teach you."

Xu Qing was startled when he heard this, then nodded: "The way of heaven does not depend on others, what the master said makes sense."

Yan Kong was shocked when he heard Xu Qing's words. After a long while, he said, "The way of heaven is not achieved by others. It is true. Unfortunately, this old monk has ordinary qualifications and can only give false testimony."

Xu Qing felt a little embarrassed for having hit the old monk, so he consoled him, "Buddhism says that the four elements are empty, and Taoism says that one should use the false to cultivate the true. Master, there is no need to be depressed."

Yan Kong couldn't help but smile, "Young Master has great wisdom, but it's a pity that he is not of my kind."

Xu Qing: "I saw these from the works of the ancient sages, not from my own realization."

"See the heaven and earth, see all living beings, and then see Tathagata. Young master is now at the stage of seeing the heaven and earth and all living beings. These accumulations will be useful sooner or later." Yan Kong said faintly.

Xu Qing saw that it was too vague to continue talking about the mysterious theory, so he said, "I want to take over Qingyun Temple, and I would like to ask the master for help."

Yan Kong stroked his beard and said, "Young Master, are you after the secret medicine from Qingyun Temple?"

"Of course."

"The old monk is also interested in this."

"Good." Xu Qing continued, "After I deal with the monks in the Great Zen Temple, we can set a date."

"Good, good, I will escort you down the mountain first."

Xu Qing and Yan Kong each received assurances and were both satisfied with what happened today.

What made Yan Kong even happier was that there was no difference between Xu Qing's attitudes towards Taoism and Buddhism.

Just see if it is useful to you.

This kind of person is worthy of being deeply bound to Jinguang Temple.

In fact, there is no difference whether Jinguan Temple becomes Jinguan Temple, because Patriarch Hongyue was a Taoist priest in his previous life.

As long as the Taoist tradition of Jinguang Temple can be spread, he can still worship the Taoist ancestor and the Emperor of Heaven.

Moreover, since Buddhism was introduced to China, it has already been transformed and incorporated with many elements of Confucianism and Taoism. Otherwise, it would not have been able to flourish.

Not to mention Buddhism, even Confucianism has plagiarized from hundreds of schools of thought and continued to evolve to its current form.

Under the law of nature, only the fittest survive.

After sending Xu Qing away, Yan Kong returned to the meditation room. Black smoke came out of his body and a voice appeared, "Old monk, that kid has mastered the Golden Light Mantra, but his eyes are clear and his thoughts must be firm, which means his soul is not damaged. It's really strange."

"Xu Gongming is an extraordinary person. I am not surprised at all that he practiced the Golden Light Curse and was not harmed by it."

"You trust him so much, he's just a scholar."

"Han Gao was only a village headman, and Emperor Zhaolie was even more of a weaver and shoe seller. A hero does not depend on his origin. He said that the old monk is very decisive, but he is also like that. Besides, I am at the end of my rope. If I don't seize the opportunity and find someone to save me, I am afraid I will continue to sink in the sea of ​​suffering and it will be difficult to turn over."

Yan Kong saw it very clearly that even if he was the reincarnation of a Taoist master like Master Hongyue, he would still need the divine monk Huiming from the Great Zen Temple to save him.

(End of this chapter)