Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 468: Third-Rank Arhat

Fahai took it and moved it gently. He felt that the rosary was full of inspiration, just like a Mani bead, full of wisdom and light. The most important thing was that there was a breath of new life inside, which was very suitable for the spider spirit that he had imprisoned for twenty years.

After placing one hand in front of him to express his gratitude, he placed the rosary into the bowl.

The bowl vibrated slightly, and a slightly old voice rang out: "Thank you, Venerable God, for your help. It allows me to follow Master and learn Buddhism."

"You choose Fahai as your master?"

"Over the past twenty years, although Master had some misunderstandings about me, he just didn't want me to go out to help the monks in the pagoda. He often lectured me on the sutras and used the sweet and bitter springs to cleanse my roots. My foundation is now much stronger than it was twenty years ago, and I have hope of reaching the realm of immortals on land. This is all thanks to Master."

"I misunderstood you in the first place, how can I say you are doing me a favor?"

"But if Master had not suppressed me under the pavilion, with my temper back then, I might have fallen into the wrong path and gone astray. How can this not be considered a favor?"

Listening to the conversation between the master and the disciple, Yun Zhongjun looked at the bowl in Fahai's hand, with some emotion in his eyes.

He had seen before that Fahai was only suppressing the spider spirit under the pavilion and cleansing its mind with the sweet and bitter spring water. This would not ruin the spider spirit's practice, but would play a certain role in cleansing its muscles and bones and purifying its foundation.

But in the past, Fahai believed that the spider spirit had not repented, so he did not release it, and would preach to it whenever he had time.

This spirit spider was bewitched by the monks in the tower, but its nature was not bad. It was naturally sensitive to the many scriptures explained by Fahai. It was just that it had misunderstood Fahai before, so although it had some insights, there was a layer of separation between them.

Now that Fahai has released it, admitted his mistakes, cast a spell to clear up the confusion in Lingzhu's heart, and given compensation, it is normal for both parties to reconcile.

The only thing that was beyond Yun Zhongjun's expectations was that this spirit spider chose to take this opportunity to become Fahai's disciple. It turned out to be quite intelligent and would achieve something in the future.

Suddenly, there was a bright light and Sanskrit sounds in the Medicine Buddha Seven Buddha Pagoda. The pagoda door opened and Shao Siming walked out, with bursts of medicinal fragrance around him.

With every step you take, you will be surrounded by Buddha's light, lotus flowers will bloom, and orchids, medicinal herbs and auspicious grasses will appear faintly.

Upon seeing this, Zen Master Fahai stood with one hand in front of him and recited scriptures.

Shao Simingshe stretched out his hand, and a lotus flower appeared in the void. A hand emerged from the flower, holding an orchid and supporting a bit of spiritual light.

"This is a bit of his spiritual consciousness, which is related to your future enlightenment, so I entrust it to you. As a reward, I will lend this Medicine Buddha Seven Buddha Pagoda to me for some time to practice."

After saying this, he went straight back into the pagoda without waiting for Fahai's response. Fahai was stunned. He turned around to look at Yun Zhongjun, but the other party had disappeared without a trace.

In the Medicine Buddha Seven Buddha Pagoda, Shao Siming sat on the lotus, silently visualizing the Donghuang Bell, and drawing on Chu Tai's power.

Yun Zhongjun stood beside Shao Siming, waving his sleeves. Countless mists rose up and surrounded Shao Siming, trying to help her suppress the Buddha's light that was rising in her body.

"I was a little careless."

Shao Siming whispered, his voice overlapping and carrying a hint of Buddhist Zen. "I didn't expect that the remaining Dharma Sea Shenghui Game Magical Power Tathagata essence in this guy was so high-level that it actually triggered the changes in the Dharma intention of [Nanwu Guanyin] that had been assimilated into my body, and there were signs that it would completely turn to the right path. But in this way, your foundation has been distorted..."

Yun Zhongjun frowned slightly as he looked at Shao Siming, and finally twisted his body, turning into a ball of mist that wrapped Shao Siming, blurring the concept of the void and concealing the distance in space, allowing Chu Tai's power to descend more, helping Shao Siming stabilize his foundation while allowing the essence of Fahai Shenghui's magical power and Tathagata to flow to Chu Tai.

The Donghuang Bell shook gently, and the three Dao Fruit fragment systems that obtained some of the magical powers of Fahai Shenghui's essence each burst into brilliant light.

The fragments of the ninth-grade [Compassion] Dao fruit burst into rosy light, the eighth-grade [Purity] sparkled brightly, and the seventh-grade [Austerity] sublimated into the sixth-grade [Cessation] in the Buddha's light.

This fruit fragment does not increase one's strength much, it can only put one in a wonderful state where all distracting thoughts disappear. It can greatly enhance one's physical vitality, increase spiritual strength, and give one a longer lifespan.

Similarly, after the Buddha's light on the surface of [Seeking Karma] flows through [Good Deeds] and [State of Concentration], it gives rise to [Sixth Level: Opening of Consciousness].

Compared to [Cessation], [Opening of Consciousness] has many more abilities. It allows people to open the first five of the six consciousnesses: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind, in turn, and gain different abilities respectively.

With opened eyes, one can see what ordinary people cannot see. One can see thousands of miles away and glimpse forty-eight thousand caterpillars in the water up close, without being disturbed by the changes in the five colors.

Open the ears and be able to hear all sounds, so that the mind will not be disturbed by the five sounds and one will not listen to or believe in one thing only.

Opening the nose can block out dirt and filth, smell fragrance amid stench, and not be disturbed by poisonous gas and dust.

The tongue can taste various flavors without being confused, can identify the true taste among various flavors, and can distinguish the properties of plants, poisons and drugs.

By opening the body consciousness, one can initially break away from the limitations of the mortal body and sense things that ordinary people cannot perceive through simple contact.

In Chu Tai's perception, the five senses were probably the prerequisites for some kind of magical power. Since he was only at the sixth level, he did not pay attention to it. His eyes were focused on [Shami]. As Chu Tai had the strongest grasp of the fragments of the Buddhist Dao fruit, it was also the system that best matched the essence of the Tathagata's magical power of Fa Hai Sheng Hui's game.

After passing through [Bhikkhu], [Warrior Monk] and [Zen Master], [Shami] is sublimated to [Fifth Grade·Great Virtue] and still does not stop, and the title of [Fourth Grade·Venerable] appears and disappears from time to time.

After flashing repeatedly for several times, [Fourth Grade·Venerable] did not condense into a shape, but some of the essence of Tathagata of Dharmahai Shenghui's magical power fell on the third grade, making the name [Third Grade·Arhat] appear briefly.

Chu Tai retracted his gaze and looked at the [Great Virtue] who was at the fifth level. In his perception, this fragment of Tao Fruit could also be called an [Elder] [Senior Monk], with abilities similar to the promoted version of a [Zen Master]. The only thing worthy of praise was his power called "Wisdom", which could derive different Buddha lights based on the Buddhist teachings he had learned, and he also had the ability to guide his disciples to learn some of the magical skills he had summarized.

Overall, the improvement this time is not much. The only problem is the nature of the third grade. Both Shao Siming and Chu Tai have some difficulties in the transmission process and Chu Tai has some difficulties in the reception process.

But the benefits after success are also quite obvious. Chu Tai, who has already mastered a complete fourth-grade Dao Fruit fragment [Yun Zhongjun] and brought it under his control, is already able to preliminarily analyze some of the third-grade power.

Through the subtle essence of Tathagata's magical power of Fahai Shenghui's game, Chu Tai has a clearer understanding of some of the secrets of the immortals and the great heaven, and at the same time he has the ability to observe Buddhism from top to bottom.

The direct manifestation of this is that Shao Siming quickly gathered and concentrated his power again, brought the Dharma of [Nanwu Guanyin] under his control, and was able to bring it back to the right path, revealing the normal atmosphere of Buddhist Dharma.

(End of this chapter)