Chapter 141: All Access to All Laws
Chapter 141: All Access to All Laws
The meaning of these three sentences is actually very clear.
Cha'an Temple got its name and Gu Zhuo gained profit.
This way everyone is happy.
With the Immortal Monk personally guaranteeing the matter, the abbot of Cha'an Temple naturally would not doubt its authenticity, but the question is... why would he be so compromising?
Although Cha'an Temple is not well-known in the world, it is not unknown either. There are indeed truly powerful people who have entered the state of unity in the temple. It is considered to be of great importance within a radius of hundreds of miles.
Not long ago, during the incident that occurred deep in Yunmengze, someone from Cha'an Temple personally got involved, but returned empty-handed.
All these things came to my mind. When I thought about how the temple had spent a lot of favors to invite the monk Wuque here, and how there would only be this result in the end, how could I feel happy?
What is the difference between this and taking sides?
The abbot of Cha'an Temple thought about these things, and the more he thought about it, the more aggrieved and unhappy he felt. However, he did not let his emotions show on his surface, and there was always a faint smile on the corners of his mouth.
Gu Zhuo glanced at the man, listened to the voice in his heart, and thought that something bad seemed to be going to happen to the little monk.
After a while, everyone walked to the lecture hall.
The lecture hall is a large hall with a spacious area. Even though dozens of people have poured in, the hall does not feel crowded and many more can stand.
Just when those outsiders who were interested in the excitement were about to step in and watch, they found that the monks holding sticks were standing in front of the temple gate in their physical form, stopping all the irrelevant people.
Not only that, a bell rang in the temple, directly activating the mountain protection formation.
The sounds in the lecture hall suddenly disappeared, forming a barrier with the outside world.
The autumn wind and sunlight can still penetrate it.
The gazes and voices of outsiders were completely blocked, and they were not allowed to advance an inch.
People were very surprised to see this scene, thinking that Gu Zhuo had never been treated like this when he listened to sutras in other temples before, so what was Cha'an Temple trying to do?
Could it be that what he is going to talk about this time is the true sutra?
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Today, Zen Buddhism is on the rise, and Buddhist scriptures are no longer a rare thing for people in the world.
Ordinary believers often keep scriptures at home so that they can read them quietly and find peace of mind.
In the past 33 times when he listened to the sutras, Gu Zhuo listened to these sutras, which had nothing to do with the great path of spiritual practice.
Correspondingly, practitioners are accustomed to calling those scriptures related to practice "true scriptures".
Such a division is undoubtedly extremely rough. Many monks throughout history have been dissatisfied with it and have argued with others about it, but ultimately failed to reverse this stereotype.
In fact, monks sometimes also add to this stereotype. For example, Gu Zhuo only heard the so-called "true scriptures" in Cha'an Temple today.
The person who is giving the lecture today is the abbot of Cha'an Temple. He is talking about an extremely profound scripture. In other words, it is the kind that can help you sleep.
However, the abbot's voice was upright and serious, and his pronunciation was extremely clear.
When he talked about certain things, his voice even gave people a feeling as if a bell suddenly rang in their heart, all the fog dissipated, and they felt a sudden enlightenment.
Because Gu Zhuo was a distinguished guest, his cushion was specially arranged to sit at the front, facing the abbot of Cha'an Temple, so he naturally felt this more clearly.
But his expression remained the same, as if the sound of the scriptures like a bell falling into his ears was no different from the sound of a clear spring in the mountains.
Half an hour later, a bell rang.
The voice of the abbot of Cha'an Temple stopped.
The monk looked at Gu Zhuo, a smile appeared on his face, and he asked gently, "Did Mr. Gu gain anything?"
Gu Zhuo was as polite as ever and said, "Of course I have gained something."
The abbot was waiting for these words, and then he smiled and said, "Since you have gained something, why not discuss it in depth and verify each other's experience."
As soon as the words fell, there was a slight commotion in the hall.
The monks looked at their abbot in confusion, thinking that the scripture you explained earlier was so profound that how could an outsider who was not familiar with Buddhist scriptures truly understand it? The four words "confirm each other" were a bit too strange.
In an inconspicuous corner of the lecture hall, the monk Wuque watched this scene with a frown on his face and an unsightly expression.
This was not mutual confirmation at all. It was clearly an attempt to correct Gu Zhuo's mistake after he spoke.
Doing so would embarrass Gu Zhuo and not only dampen his momentum, but would also allow him to openly gain a reputation as a place that teaches and answers questions. The reputation of Cha'an Temple would truly rise as a result.
Even if others noticed this little trick afterwards, I think they would have nothing to say.
Even the Immaculate Monk couldn't say anything.
After all, this is the true scripture that Gu Zhuo himself wants to hear.
In the past, the thirty-three temples had never tried to make any moves in this regard. On the one hand, what Gu Zhuo listened to was not the true scriptures, and on the other hand, they wanted to send the plague god away and were unwilling to dwell on this matter.
At some point, the palace door that had been tightly closed had been opened.
People's eyes followed and all fell on Gu Zhuo.
As early as when the temple door was opened, the formation covering the lecture hall had been lifted, allowing the sounds within to fall into the ears of everyone.
Some people had roughly guessed the ins and outs of the matter, and their faces became strange, but soon they became very interested.
They came here to watch the fun and they don't take sides with anyone, so of course they will just let things get as big as possible.
What's more, there is a great possibility that Gu Zhuo will fail because of this sentence. How can people not look forward to it?
The true Zen scriptures are extremely difficult to understand. The meaning of the scriptures is not something that can be truly understood by listening to a simple explanation of the previous sentence, let alone understanding the true meaning of Buddhism hidden therein.
Gu Zhuo was still a young man after all, and no one had ever heard of his connection with Zen Buddhism in the past, so it seemed that he had never really read the Buddhist scriptures.
How could he possibly confirm this with the abbot of Cha'an Temple?
Thinking about it this way, everyone felt that this matter was unsolvable.
Because this is not a question of talent at all, but a pure accumulation of knowledge, which requires a long enough period of accumulation. Everyone knows that Gu Zhuozheng is young.
The lecture hall was silent.
The Immaculate Monk stood up and prepared to step forward to take on this trouble for his friend, but the monk from Cha'an Temple came up to him and shook his head, his meaning was very clear.
At this moment, the abbot of Cha'an Temple was also looking at Gu Zhuo with a kind and compassionate smile.
I don’t know how long it took, maybe just half a while.
Gu Zhuo's voice rang out.
“I have gained something.”
He stretched out his right hand, raised his index finger, and said calmly, "But it's not what I'm looking for."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people outside the hall were shocked, and the monks inside the hall were angry.
However, whether inside or outside the hall, everyone felt that Gu Zhuo's words were too arrogant and outrageous.
I don’t even know if you understood the scriptures, so how can you say such arrogant words?
The abbot of Cha'an Temple's smile suddenly froze.
After a moment, he slowly frowned, looked at the finger that seemed to be shaking slightly in the autumn wind, and asked expressionlessly: "May I ask why Master Gu said that..."
The words stopped abruptly.
Just as he said this, a ray of light bloomed from Gu Zhuo's fingertips, it was real.
The solemn atmosphere revealed by the ray of light was vaguely consistent with the formation at the gate of Cha'an Temple, and it was clear that they came from the same source.
Everyone is aware of this.
Then the hall suddenly fell silent.
In the dead silence, Gu Zhuo snapped his fingers.
Snapped.
That ray of light disappeared.
When the monks came to their senses, they suddenly felt their cheeks burning hot, as if they had been slapped hard in the face.
The abbot of Cha'an Temple's face instantly turned red and pale, his eyes wide open, feeling the remaining breath in that ray of light, his eyes were dim, and he muttered to himself in a daze: "How is this possible, this is impossible..."
The next moment, he came to his senses, stood up suddenly, looked at Gu Zhuo, and said without hesitation: "This is definitely not the first time you have heard this scripture."
Gu Zhuo shook his head and said calmly: "You think too much."
After saying this, he turned and walked out of the hall, no longer asking any monk for advice.
He already knows the rules here, so why waste energy on another fight?
Everyone looked at Gu Zhuo's back, thinking about what they had thought before, and their feelings were extremely complicated.
Not long ago, many people felt that this was not a problem that could be solved by talent, and that the only solution was a long period of time.
Gu Zhuo used that ray of light to tell them that this idea was wrong.
There is nothing that talent cannot solve. If there is, it is purely because your talent is not high enough.
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"I remember there was a rumor in the cultivation world a hundred years ago."
"What rumors?"
"The Taoist master is born with a universal knowledge. He can pick up a scripture and create something new out of it."
"The rumor is true."
"Then why didn't the Taoist master allow thousands of Taoist methods to flourish on his fingertips during the battle in Xuandu that year?"
"I have never really experienced that war. You should ask His Majesty the Emperor about this."
The queen did not ask any more questions. Her gaze moved from the southern sky outside the window to Qing Xiaoyue.
A warm smile appeared on her lips, and she said, "How is your injury?"
In the sunlight, Qing Xiaoyue's face looked even paler, but his eyes were still brighter.
"Fortunately."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the most powerful woman in the Qin Dynasty, and said, "You want me to continue the unfinished business from before?"
The queen smiled and said, "Yes."
After Qing Xiaoyue pondered for a moment, he nodded, turned around and walked out of the imperial study.
When he was halfway there, he suddenly stopped and asked casually, "Why do I feel like you care so much about Gu Zhuo?"
If we say that this is because of the turmoil that Gu Zhuo has just caused, it would be a bit ridiculous.
Compared with Taoist Yingxu, this was just a young man's prank.
Even Zen Buddhism is not so narrow-minded.
"Because I want to know why Gu Zhuo is doing this now."
The queen smiled even more brightly, and said lightly: "Besides, I am planning to let Wanyi marry him, so I should get to know him better for my daughter."
(End of this chapter)