Chapter 324 1 Heart to Buddha

Chapter 324 1 Heart to Buddha

Chapter 324: Devoted to Buddhism

Duang! As the melodious bell rang, the scene in front of them changed again. With two consecutive bell rings, the four of them arrived at Wuyou Temple again.

Xiao Jie chose to start from Wuyou Temple for a reason. In chronological order, Fawang Temple is the present, and the scene of Foguang Temple is in the past. Wuyou Temple is most likely before Foguang Temple, which is when the temple was first built.

If you want to find out the truth of everything, you must start from Wuyou Temple.

Ye Luo chose to stop ringing the bell, and the surrounding scenery suddenly became real, breaking away from that special space that was half real and half virtual.

The four people walked down from the bell tower, and in front of them was a temple full of life. The sun was shining, the trees were lush and green, the farmers were singing while working, and the children were playing and frolicking in the temple.

What a paradise on earth.

This should also be a hidden map.

The four of them walked around the temple and were amazed at the warm scene around them.

This map gives people a very comfortable and peaceful feeling. Even the NPCs have green names. It is completely different from the previous Ghost Fog Ridge Dharma King Temple with gloomy clouds and fog.

Both farmers and monks were smiling happily.

Not to mention the BOSS, there isn't even a monster.

For a moment, I felt a sense of relief as if I were back in a safe zone.

Xiao Jie reminded, "Everyone stay alert! This kind of hidden map may not be without danger." After all, this is a life game, and it must be played according to reality. If you enter such a strange temple in reality, you must be wary even if the people inside are friendly.

Carefully passing through the middle door of the temple, I arrived in front of the Buddhist temple. The ghost-faced Buddha standing in the middle of the temple did not exist at this time. There was only a clay Buddha statue that looked very simple and plain.

As a few people were observing, a monk who was in charge of reception came over.

"These donors look unfamiliar. I don't know where they are from. Are you here to listen to Master Jinglian's lecture?"

Xiao Jie said, "That's right. We have heard of your great name and have come here to seek your guidance and instruction on Buddhist scriptures. Please let us know a thing or two."

"Haha, there's no need to be so reserved. The Zen master has always taught all sentient beings without distinction. If you want to listen to Buddhist scriptures, just go in. Just be quiet and don't disturb the tranquility of Buddhism. Follow me."

Several people followed in cautiously.

When I walked into the Buddhist temple, I saw an old monk sitting in the temple preaching, surrounded by a circle of monks.

Master Jinglian (abbot of Wuyou Temple) is a level 46 hermit. HP: 6000.

The old monk had kind eyes and white hair and beard, looking quite like a senior monk. He was wearing a simple patched robe and looked very plain.

The monks around are all simple and unadorned, which complements the simple style of the surrounding Buddhist temples.

The old monk was speaking when he suddenly looked up as if he sensed something, and his eyes were directed at Ye Luo.

"This little donor looks very friendly. Have you and I ever met him?"

Xiao Jie thought that it must be related to the relics. Whoever has the relics can trigger the conversation.

Ye Luo obviously understood this, and replied: "I think the master looks very friendly, but my companion and I are here for the first time, so we may have never met before. Or maybe you and I had a connection in our previous life, so we met in this life."

"Haha, what a chance meeting. If you are willing, you can listen to my teachings together. If you have any insights, you can also comment on them."

Having said this, he continued to preach the Dharma.

Several people started listening, and Xiao Jie listened especially carefully. Usually, the information of this kind of puzzle game is often hidden in the conversations of NPCs, especially this kind of preaching and chanting, there must be something in it.

He was worried that he wouldn't understand, but fortunately what Master Jinglian talked about was not Buddhist scriptures, but some knowledge about liberating the souls of the dead and saving the wronged souls.

"We live on Ghost Mist Ridge and are bound to face wandering ghosts. Although the Worry-Free Temple is blessed by the Buddha's light, it is impossible to hide in this temple forever.

If you leave the temple and encounter those wandering ghosts, don't be afraid. If you are afraid, the ghosts will naturally be able to sense it. You must know that ghosts are all transformed from humans. The nature of ghosts is the same as human nature. People bully the weak and fear the strong, and so do ghosts.

If you are not afraid, have a righteous heart, and shout loudly, the ghost will feel guilty and retreat.

If you are afraid, the ghost will become more aggressive and even kill you."

At this time, a monk asked in confusion: "Master, since the nature of ghosts is human nature, why do they still want to harm people?"

Zen Master Jinglian: "Haha, first of all, this is human nature. People don't worry about scarcity but inequality. They can't stand seeing others doing well. If they die, they always want to drag others down with them. Naturally, they want to harm others.

Secondly, as the saying goes, "the party unites to attack the dissidents, and those who are not of my race must have different hearts." In the eyes of ghosts, aren't humans not of my race? You are afraid that ghosts will harm you, but ghosts are also afraid that you will harm them. If you kill everyone, everyone will become a ghost, then we will all be one family, and only in this way will the ghosts feel at ease.

Thirdly, human nature is evil. If there is no moral and legal restraint, and if there is great power, many people will do evil. This ghost has no moral or legal restraint, and has the power to harm people, so how could he stop easily?

So this ghost wants to harm people precisely because of human nature. It is normal for it to harm people, and it would be strange if it didn’t harm people.”

"The reason why Buddhism can cure ghosts is because Buddhism can lead people to be good, and naturally it can also lead ghosts to be good. Ghosts should not stay in this world, but because of the resentment in their hearts, they are unwilling to dissipate, and a wisp of obsession is tied to this world. Therefore, as long as the various resentments in the ghost's heart are dissipated, the ghost will naturally rest in peace and pass away.

As long as everyone studies Buddhism and has a deep understanding of Buddhism, everyone can liberate ghosts. When all the wandering ghosts on Ghost Mist Ridge are gone, the haze on Ghost Mist Ridge can be purified. "

Xiao Jie found it interesting and thought that the Buddhist teaching on emotions was not a super power but psychology.

However, the old monk obviously failed in the end. Wuyou Temple became Fawang Temple, and the people and monks in the temple became wandering ghosts and zombies.

Even Zen Master Jinglian himself turned into a ghost-faced Buddha.

But how did all this happen?

Could it be that the old monk was also harboring resentment after his death, and as a result, he turned evil and became a ghost?
It’s ironic to think that you can save others but not yourself.

But logically speaking, since the old monk’s analysis is so precise, it shouldn’t be the case.

Xiao Jie thought that something must have happened here hundreds of years ago.

After listening for a while, when the old monk began to repeat his lines, Xiao Jie took the four people and left the Buddhist temple.

"Well, did you find anything?"

"A little bit, but more information is needed."

"What are we doing here?" Xia Yi Wu Shuang was a little puzzled. "Aren't we here to level up and kill monsters? Hurry up and practice. There are no monsters here."

Xiao Jie was speechless. This kind of fighting and killing style of play was indeed the way most players think.

"Don't worry. I think there must be some special mechanisms hidden in this Dharma King Temple. Maybe you can get special rewards if you solve them well."

Several people didn't dare to fight the Ghost-Faced Buddha, so they might as well dig into the plot. Maybe they could save the Ghost-Faced Buddha. In that case, the reward would definitely be higher, and there would be no need to fight.

After wandering around for a while, they came to the back hall, where a group of monks were preparing vegetarian meals.

These vegetarian meals are not only for the monks, but also for the surrounding people, so there are more than a dozen large pots with spades as big as shovels, in which various vegetarian meals are stewed.

Xiao Jie walked around and suddenly noticed a little monk.

Wuxing (disciple of Wuyou Temple): Level 16. HP: 360.

This little monk was working hard to make a pot of fried rice. The golden fried rice in the pot looked very tempting and even emitted a faint golden light.

Oh my god, this fried rice looks so awesome, it's even glowing - it's obviously high-end food.

"Hey, are you making egg fried rice?"

No, the golden thing is not an egg, but some kind of plant.

The little monk grinned and said, "This is vegetarian food. I made it especially for the master."

"Your master really knows how to eat."

"Master works very hard in preaching the sutras every day, so he naturally needs to nourish himself. Although Master said that it is fine to eat the same food as ordinary people, if the abbot of Wuyou Temple also eats such ordinary food, how can Master's extraordinaryness be revealed? Even if ordinary people see it, we disciples will be ashamed. So I painstakingly picked this yellow leaf vegetable and made this vegetarian meal, which can be regarded as my filial piety."

Xiao Jie thought to himself that this was the first time he had seen someone flatter someone in such a refreshing and refined way.

"This young monk has a very good Buddha nature. If the Zen master is happy after eating, he might be able to teach the young monk some more true scriptures."

The Wuxing suddenly became proud: "Haha, no, no, I just got started, so of course I have to show more filial piety."

"Can you sell me the fried rice recipe? I'll give you one ounce of silver."

Wu Xing hesitated for a moment, "There is no use for gold and silver in Ghost Mist Ridge, but if you know martial arts, can you teach me a few tricks? If you have a [Martial Arts Secret Book] or something, it would be great, and I will exchange this vegetarian meal recipe with you."

Xiao Jie thought to himself, what a coincidence! Two skill books dropped when he was killing monsters before.

One is [Random Shooting], the other is [Sweeping the Troops]. Random Shooting is probably useless. Sweeping the Troops is a combat skill for long-handled weapons. Most of these monks use sticks and Zen staffs, so it is suitable for them.

Xiao Jie right-clicked on the gift, and Wuxing was indeed very happy.

"Yes, yes, it is exactly this kind of treasure, and the matching one is right here."

System prompt: Wuxing has given you the item [Vegetarian Golden Rice (Recipe)].

【Vegetarian Golden Rice (Recipe)

Use: Allows you to learn the above recipe.

Learning requirements: Perception 20, cooking expert. 】

Xiao Jie learned it decisively.

It actually requires 20 comprehension points. It’s an expert-level recipe, so it must be unusual.

【Vegetarian Golden Rice (Recipe)

What you need: golden cauliflower, rice, and fire for cooking.

Food effect: Restore 35 points of satiety and gain the buff [Devoted to Buddhism].

Item introduction: The exquisite vegetarian meal made with golden flower vegetables is called "Su Jin". Monks are originally outsiders and do not accept gold and silver. However, they still name the food "Su Jin" and enjoy it. This is due to human nature, not for anything else. Xiao Jie checked the effect of this one-hearted devotion to Buddhism.

[Devote oneself to Buddhism: When studying Buddhist scriptures and using Buddhist martial arts, the chance of sudden enlightenment increases by 50%, lasting for 60 minutes.]

Xiao Jie's eyes lit up. Hey, this is pretty good.

Although Buddhist martial arts are not very popular in this game and monks are not common, there should be some in the entire game.

This thing is definitely going to sell.

I can go back and put some of them up in the auction house, it looks like I can make some money again.

After wandering around Wuyou Temple again and finding nothing to dig, the four returned to the bell tower.

"Let's go, this time we're going to Foguang Temple."

Ye Luo rang the bell again.

The surrounding scene changed, and in the blink of an eye we arrived at Foguang Temple.

"Be careful, there are many monk soldiers in this map, and their combat effectiveness is quite strong." Xiao Jie said as he cautiously moved towards the gate of the Buddhist temple.

All the monk soldiers that spawned before have been killed, and I don’t know if they will spawn again this time.

The answer is obviously yes.

As soon as I approached the gate, I saw several rows of monk soldiers lined up in an orderly manner inside the gate, blocking the gate tightly. They were all humanoid monsters with red names.

As soon as he noticed several people approaching, he rushed out immediately.

"Who are these thieves who dare to disrupt the ceremony? Capture them immediately."

"Take it down quickly!"

A group of monk soldiers suddenly rushed up.

"Everyone be careful, these monsters are very resilient." Xiao Jie said as he summoned Daju.

To deal with these groups of monsters, clearing skills such as Tiger Roar and Shocking Roar are very important.

The chivalrous and unparalleled one's eyes lit up.

"Let me go!"

As he said this, he immediately raised the sword with both hands and frantically accumulated strength.

One stage of charging - two stages of charging - three stages of charging! A sword that breaks the sky!
With a slash of the sword, a huge sword energy instantly cut through a piece of land.

Six monks were killed in one sword strike!

I have to say that the combat skills that come with this peerless sword technique are really powerful, especially when it comes to clearing small monsters, it is simply ruthless.

The only pity is that the cooling time is quite long. Otherwise, if it can be used infinitely, these monk soldiers can be wiped out with just a few swords.

This sword directly fills the screen with experience.

"Wow, so much experience." I exclaimed in amazement.

If divided among four people, taking into account the team experience bonus and the extra experience bonus from high-level monsters, he can get more than 200 from each monster.

Xiao Jie thought that there were indeed quite a lot, and it seemed that there would be new monsters every time he entered, so it would be good to upgrade here.

The four of them joined forces, with the top-level kitchen knife Xia Yi Wu Shuang, Xiao Jie and Da Ju Hu Xiao for group control, and Wo Yu Cheng Xian fighting the monsters head-on. Soon this wave of monk soldiers was wiped out, and Xiao Jie's body flashed with golden light, and he directly rose to level 29.

Not bad, you can advance to the next level.

And the drops are also good. In addition to the common blank equipment and low-level skill books, it also drops a large number of copper coins. Any small monster can drop several hundred coins.

It is also a good choice to make money here.

"Let's go in and see what the ritual is. Everyone be careful, there might be a boss."

Xiao Jie had a feeling that the truth behind the destruction of the Fawang Temple might be hidden in the Buddhist temple before him.

The current period of time should be a long time after the Wuyou Temple. The temple walls are high, the pagoda is magnificent, and the Buddhist temple looks grand and majestic, no longer as simple and plain as it used to be.

Several people passed through the middle door and encountered several waves of monsters blocking the way along the way. They killed their way into the main hall in one breath and heard a complacent voice from afar.

"Master, why do you insist on doing this any longer? The time has come. Enter the Buddhahood quickly."

"Traitor, do you know what you are doing? My death is a small matter, but the foundation of this Foguang Temple will be destroyed in your hands."

"Hahaha, Master, you are joking. With Master's Buddha's light here, how can Foguang Temple be destroyed? Master's poison has already penetrated deep into his internal organs. He is beyond help. It is better to make a Buddha out of his body while he still has a breath left, and enjoy our incense offerings and the worship and faith of the world forever. Isn't that good?"

"You... you evildoer, even if I am poisoned, I may not be unable to kill you!"

“Master, you may not know this yet, but I have already refined my senior brothers into medicine puppets. Now in this Foguang Temple, I am the only one who still masters the Foguang method, which can protect the monks and ward off evil spirits and exorcise ghosts.

If I die, all the monks in this temple and the people outside the temple will suffer.

Master, you have profound Buddhist knowledge and are full of compassion. How could you harm the people in this temple just to avenge me? You don't want to see this temple and its people become food for wild ghosts, right? Why don't you sacrifice your life for justice, build a Buddha with your body, and help me at the same time? "

"Good, good, Wuxing. I never thought you would do such a bad thing just to seize the position of host. Alas, I saw that you were not of right character back then. I wanted to take you in as my disciple and teach you carefully, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't bring you back to the journey - cough cough cough."

"Right path? What is the right path? When I become the abbot of Foguang Temple, I will be on the right path! Don't worry, Master. I will carry forward the foundation of Foguang Temple. No - from now on, this place will be called Dharma King Temple! I am the Dharma King Wuxing!"

Several people looked at each other and were stunned.

Xiao Jie had already figured it out by now.

It seems that the story of the Dharma King Temple hides another cruel truth.

Master Jinglian was not a willing person at all, but... Hey, sexless? Isn't this villain the little monk who made vegetarian food?
At this time, the four of them had already arrived at the entrance of the Buddhist temple.
In the Buddhist temple, there stood a huge, unfinished Buddha statue. There was a pit in the middle of the statue, just big enough for a person to sit in.

There were monks around holding yellow mud and gold paint, ready.

Zen Master Jinglian was sitting in front of the Buddha statue with a pale face. A handsome young monk wearing a golden and white cassock was persuading him. It was Wuxing.

Wuxing (the abbot of Foguang Temple): Level 36 BOSS. HP: 3600.

That Wuxing suddenly turned his head and looked at the four people outside the door with cold eyes.

Wu Xing seemed to have forgotten Xiao Jie and said arrogantly, "If you want to watch the ceremony, just watch quietly and don't ruin my ceremony - otherwise, Amitabha, although I am a merciful Buddha, I can only be angry like a Vajra!

Master - please enter the Buddha."

Two teams of monks immediately jumped out from the surroundings, each holding a knife or a stick, and attacked the ground together.

Make a clanging sound.

"Master, please enter the Buddha!"

"Master, please enter the Buddha!"

"Master, please enter the Buddha!"

The Zen Master Jinglian sighed, "Amitabha, if I don't go to hell, who will? Forget it, since I am dead, use my remaining body and Buddha's light to protect this paradise. Wuxing - after I am gone, you should protect the people and don't make the same mistake again."

"Master, please." Wuxing just urged.

The old monk walked into the Buddha statue, sat cross-legged, and chanted Buddhist scriptures in a low voice. The surrounding monks immediately filled it with yellow mud and painted it with gold paint. After a short while, a golden Buddha statue was completed.

However, a faint Buddha light was emanating from the Buddha statue, and the sound of chanting seemed to have disappeared, but it would ring out from time to time, adding a bit of mystery to the Buddha statue.

"Your Majesty, please take a seat." A monk in charge of reception said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, please take your seat." The monks shouted respectfully.

"Haha, then I'll take the seat." Wuxing laughed and sat in the seat before Master Jinglian.

"Hush, let's retreat!"

Xiao Jie didn't dare to stay any longer. After the show was over, if he didn't leave, he might attack them.

A level 36 BOSS plus a group of level 30 monsters are not easy to deal with with four people.

After they left the Buddhist temple, they immediately returned to the bell tower and teleported back to the Dharma King Temple.

Looking at the reality of the broken eaves and broken walls around them, the four of them finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I want to become an immortal and said: "It seems that this is the truth. The old monk did not voluntarily transform into a Buddha statue, so he transformed into a ghost-faced Buddha."

Xia Yi Wushuang also said: "The Ghost-Faced Buddha was killed by a player before, but it will be refreshed after a period of time. This is because the power of faith has not disappeared, so it will be reborn."

Ye Luo said faintly: "It may also be the old monk's resentment."

Xiao Jie concluded: "Then the way to completely eliminate the Ghost-Faced Buddha should be to prevent all this from happening?"

He was not absolutely sure about this, but at the moment this seemed to be the biggest possibility.

"Don't worry, let's slowly kill monsters and level up. It would be a shame not to use such a useful treasure. Let's kill another wave and see if those monsters will reset."

Ye Luo was about to leave.

A message suddenly flashed in Xiao Jie's message bar.

Drunken Swordsman: We have arrived at the Soul-Realizing Pass. Where are you guys, Brother Feng?
(End of this chapter)