I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 26: The debate on the law disturbs the mind, and the pottery jar collects the fire spirit

The Fire Spirit Immortal bowed, then sat down and said, "God, we are debating about Hinayana Buddhism."

"Okay." Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "You start first."

Upon hearing this, the True Immortal Huo Ling spoke straightforwardly and began to talk about some Hinayana Buddhism, then asked Zhuang Yan a question.

Zhuang Yan closed his eyes slightly, and when he heard the question from the Fire Spirit Immortal, he just said calmly, "Don't ask yet, continue talking."

".?" The Fire Spirit Immortal was somewhat puzzled and said, "God, if you only talk and don't ask questions, what kind of debate is that?"

Zhuang Yan said, "Just tell me. When you finish explaining the Hinayana Buddhism, you will naturally have the answer."

Hearing this, Fire Spirit Immortal hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

Then the Immortal Huo Ling began to preach, explaining all the scriptures of the Hinayana Buddhism.

The Fire Spirit Immortal spoke eloquently and wittily, and when he spoke, auspiciousness surrounded him, and bursts of Sanskrit sounds were heard over the plains.

One day, two days, three days. The True Immortal Huo Ling preached tirelessly. Not to mention the ordinary people below, even Elder Guangde and others were fascinated by his words.

How profound the Hinayana Buddhism of Immortal Huo Ling Zhenxian is can be seen here.

The True Immortal Huo Ling lectured on Theravada Buddhism for a whole month, attracting countless believers. Even those devout Buddhists could not help but admire him in their hearts after listening to his lectures.

A month later, the True Immortal Huo Ling finished her lecture. The moment she stopped, the surroundings of the Zen platform suddenly became extremely quiet.

Everyone was still immersed in the mysterious Buddhist teachings, but Immortal Fire Spirit had already turned his gaze to Zhuang Yan standing opposite him.

Zhuang Yan, who had been listening with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and stood up, saying, "Well said. Let me ask you a question."

Fire Spirit Immortal said: "Please."

Zhuang Yan looked at the Fire Spirit Immortal and said, "The 'Dharma' is in your mouth, the 'monk' is here, and where is the 'Buddha'?"

Fire Spirit Immortal smiled and said, "In the sky."

Zhuang Yan asked: "Where is the sky?"

Fire Spirit Immortal: "The Western Paradise."

Zhuang Yan: "Where is the Western Paradise?"

Fire Spirit Immortal: "Spiritual Mountain Scenic Spot."

Zhuang Yan: "Where is Lingshan Scenic Spot?"

Fire Spirit Immortal: "Xiniu Hezhou."

Zhuang Yan: "Where is Xiniu Hezhou?"

Fire Spirit Immortal opened his mouth, then shook his head and said, "I have never been there, so I don't know where the sacred mountain is in Xiniu Hezhou."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "That means you don't know where the Buddha is?"

The Fire Spirit Immortal said: "No, the Buddha is between heaven and earth, and the Buddha is in people's hearts."

Zhuang Yan asked, "Do you have Buddha in your heart?"

The Fire Spirit Immortal said: "I am the Buddha."

Zhuang Yan asked, "What Buddha?"

The Fire Spirit Immortal's mind finally became a little confused. She lowered her head and bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth. After a moment, she raised her head and said, "I haven't attained Buddhahood yet."

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "No one can beat me in debate. I can talk about Hinayana Buddhism with great eloquence, but if I can't see where my 'fruit' is, what's the point?"

After that, Zhuang Yan made a direct conclusion about the debate: "You lost this debate."

Fire Spirit Immortal laughed, with a hint of anger and disdain in her laughter, "You said I lost, but you didn't even say a word of Buddhist scriptures, how did you win?"

Zhuang Yan said: "I didn't win, but you did lose."

“Hahahaha.” Fire Spirit Immortal laughed, then looked at Zhuang Yan and said, “The God said he didn’t win, but said I lost. I don’t understand the God’s reasoning. In that case, apart from Buddhism, I also want to talk about my own principles.”

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to your own reasoning." "Whoosh!" A flame rose up from the Fire Spirit True Immortal's body, which was the Xuan Yang True Fire.

Seeing the Fire Spirit Immortal offering the Xuanyang True Fire, Elder Guangde below immediately reacted and said hurriedly, "Quick, evacuate the people."

Soon the monks evacuated the people around them. At this time, the Fire Spirit Immortal was on fire all over her body. She said to Zhuang Yan, "God, this is my truth. Please take a look."

After saying this, the Fire Spirit Immortal formed a seal with his hands, and within a radius of a hundred feet, the void in all directions turned into a sea of ​​fire.

The Zen platform was instantly burned to ashes, and everything within a hundred feet radius turned to ashes in an instant.

Raging flames surrounded Zhuang Yan, and waves of fire surged towards him.

Zhuang Yan raised his right hand calmly and activated the "One Thought to Gather" technique. All the Xuan Yang True Fire in the sky was instantly gathered and transformed into a ball of blue-red flames that was captured in Zhuang Yan's palm.

"You have your reasons, and I have mine." Zhuang Yan said, and instantly refined the Xuan Yang True Fire in his palm, and then threw it towards the Fire Spirit True Immortal.

The Xuan Yang True Fire refined by Zhuang Yan suddenly rushed towards the Fire Spirit True Immortal like an overwhelming force. The raging flames made the Fire Spirit True Immortal feel a little threatened.

The Fire Spirit Immortal's face changed, but her figure moved gracefully and turned into a fiery red light and disappeared without a trace.

Elder Guangde, who was far away, saw this scene and hurriedly shouted to Zhuang Yan: "God, be careful of the fire in your body!"

Among the five elements in a human body, the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth naturally complement and restrain each other. When the five elements are balanced and complementary, the human body will naturally be safe.

When the five elements are unbalanced and conflicting, the human body will suffer disasters. The power of the "Xuan Yang True Fire" of the Fire Spirit Immortal can ignite all the flames in the human body.

Heart fire, virtual fire, liver fire, internal fire, etc., once triggered, can cause serious injuries at best, and be burned to ashes at worst.

As soon as Elder Guangde finished speaking, he saw Zhuang Yan's body suddenly turned into a shadow.

Immediately afterwards, Zhuang Yan's figure appeared a hundred feet away, and a ball of fire was left burning where he had stood before.

It turned out that at that moment, a fire in Zhuang Yan's heart was ignited, but the automatic dodge was triggered, causing his body to dodge away, but the fire in his heart was left in place.

The Fire Spirit Immortal showed up, first glanced at the heart fire burning in the air, and then looked in amazement at Zhuang Yan who was unharmed a hundred feet away.

Suddenly, the Fire Spirit Immortal felt numb all over, and then he let out a soft groan, and then his whole body fell limply from mid-air, and the Xuan Yang True Fire and magic power around him dissipated instantly.

With a loud 'bang', the Fire Spirit Immortal's body fell heavily to the ground, splashing up dirt and dust.

The Fire Spirit Immortal lay on the ground, but found himself extremely weak. Not to mention using his magic power, even blinking his eyelids made him feel extremely tired.

She looked at Zhuang Yan in the distance in surprise, only to see him take out a clay pot from his sleeve and point it at her.

"Collect." Zhuang Yan shouted softly, and the 'One Thought Seal' was activated, and the Fire Spirit Immortal was instantly collected into the pottery jar.

Zhuang Yan put the pottery jar back into his sleeve, then took out the Thousand Lights Cloud Talisman, rode on the cloud of light and was about to leave.

At this time, Elder Guangde hurried over and bowed to Zhuang Yan, saying, "God, you have subdued the demons and saved us. I am deeply grateful. May I ask your name?"

Zhuang Yan looked at Elder Guangde and said, "I am the god of Lingtai Mountain."

After saying that, Zhuang Yan flew towards Lingtai Mountain on the cloud light, while Elder Guangde stayed where he was, staring at Zhuang Yan's departing back. It took him a long time to react, "He who practices the Dao of Spirit Returning to Void is actually the God of Lingtai Mountain?!"

At this time, in Tianci Temple, the monks saw the Fire Spirit Immortal being captured, and they all excitedly came behind Elder Guangde and asked, "Master, who is that supreme god?"

Elder Guangde said, "That is the Lingtai Mountain God."

"Lingtai Mountain God?!"

The monks at Tianci Temple did not know that Zhuang Yan had subdued Garuda, so they were very surprised that a mountain god could subdue the Fire Spirit Immortal.

After a while, Elder Guangde came back to his senses and said to the monks, "Disciples, immediately restore the Buddha statues in all temples. Although the Fire Spirit Immortal has been subdued, the people who were bewitched by her need to be educated again."

"Yes." The monks looked solemn and bowed one after another.

Then Elder Guangci said: "In Tianci Temple, a separate temple will be built, named 'Mountain God Temple', and a golden statue of the Lingtai Mountain God will be built. From now on, this temple will be used exclusively for offering sacrifices to and worshipping the Lingtai Mountain God."

The monks obeyed the order again. Zhuang Yan subdued the Fire Spirit Immortal, which was equivalent to saving the Buddhism of Guangci Prefecture and the future of all Buddhist disciples. It was certainly worth opening a separate hall to worship him.

(End of this chapter)