From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 285: Worship Buddha
"Master Jueming, long time no see!"

After leaving the thatched hut, Meng Yuan saw that it was indeed Master Jueming, followed by Monk Xuanbei.

When Jueming was defeated by Xie Yisheng in the night fight in Qingtian County, he gave Meng Yuan a volume of Bodhi Extinction Dao.

It was only thanks to the power of Bodhi Destruction, which was even more powerful than that of Fuguang Dongtian, that Meng Yuan was able to survive in Songhe Prefecture and annihilate Xie Yishen in the battle.

Speaking of which, Meng Yuan still has a good impression of Monk Jueming.

There are many bad monks in the world, but there are also good monks. Let's not talk about Jueming, just Master Lekong is definitely not a bad monk.

"Donor Meng, Master knows that you are coming and has been waiting here for five days." Xuan Bei bowed eleven times.

"How dare a country bumpkin keep you here for long?" Meng Yuan responded.

"Amitabha, I have been a Buddhist monk for decades, so a few days won't hurt me." Jueming looked at Meng Yuan and bowed to Lin Yan, "Donor Lin, take care."

"Thanks to the master." Lin Yan said with a smile.

“Uncle Master!” The monk Chang Wen spoke in a sad voice, pointed at Lin Yan, walked forward and cried to Jueming, “This man spoke evil words and insulted our Lanruo Temple!”

“Amitabha, it’s okay to be humiliated.” Jueming said.

"..." Chang Wen was stunned and couldn't utter a word.

"I've often heard that there are countless people who insult Buddhism in the world. Should we beat them all?" Xuan Bei stepped forward and taught sternly: "If there are any, correct them. If there are none, encourage them. The principles of Confucianism are also the principles that should be followed by the world."

"Alas," Monk Jueming sighed and said, "Actually, what Donor Lin said makes sense."

Monk Jueming looked at the thatched house and said, "If you have money to spend on this kind of thing, you might as well help the poor people. When we get back to Lanruo Temple, I'll talk to my uncle and have him vacate this place."

"I wonder why the master is waiting for me here?" Meng Yuan asked with a smile.

"Amitabha, at that time, it was said that the donor had attained the state of enlightenment, but I never thought that the donor would do such a great thing!" Monk Jueming's eyebrows turned white, and his eyes shone with brilliance. He looked at Meng Yuan and said, "The body is a bodhi tree, and the mind is like a mirror. Wipe it diligently from time to time and don't let it get dusty."

He took two steps forward, looked closely into Meng Yuan's eyes, and said, "Did you kill fellow Daoist Xie Yisheng?"

"It was just luck." Meng Yuan said.

"How can there be any luck?" Master Jueming shook his head slightly. He obviously didn't believe it. "I have seen his vast sky and thunderous sky. There is absolutely no chance of luck in fighting against this man."

Monk Jueming looked into Meng Yuan's eyes and asked, "Why did he lose?"

"He doesn't have the spirit of a warrior." Meng Yuan said.

Monk Jueming hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Donor, are you not harmed by dust? Or is it that there is nothing in the first place, so how can there be dust? This is not right. If you can really face it with nothing, how can you have the heart to fight to the death?"

"Master, I once heard someone say that one should not be afraid of the floating clouds blocking the view, because one is in this mountain." Meng Yuan said with a smile, "A little dust, the more you care about it, the more it will confuse your mind."

"I appreciate your advice." Monk Jueming bowed eleven times and said, "My uncle heard about you and wants to meet you."

"Junior brother has no fate with nuns, but has fate with monks!" Lin Yan patted Meng Yuan's shoulder vigorously and responded on Meng Yuan's behalf, "Junior brother and I are going to Lanruo Temple!"

"I wonder how long it will take for the Arhat of No Life in the West to arrive?" Meng Yuan asked.

"This is not something I can know." Monk Jueming did not hide it, he said: "But I heard that Wusheng Luohan brought 108 disciples, one of whom was a fourth-rank monk, seven were fifth-rank monks, and the rest were countless."

After saying this, Meng Yuan and Lin Yan looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Back then, the fourth-rank Qing Guangzi was enough to make people dizzy. Now, a third-rank Arhat has come, and he also brought a fourth-rank one with him. I wonder how capable he is, and how he compares to the Qing Guangzi of the past. "Heroes from all over the world have gathered here. In addition to the visitors from the Western Buddhist Kingdom, there are also Taoist friends from the three major Taoist sects." Xuan Bei was very excited. He revealed everything he knew. "The court has appointed a great scholar to come, and I heard that the national teacher will also come. In addition, the one-eyed king in the endless mountains in the south has also sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that he will send someone to the meeting."

"There hasn't been such a grand event in Lanruo Temple for hundreds of years." Xuan Bei clasped his hands together, with a look of longing on his face.

"Who did the One-Eyed King send? Which guardian?" Lin Yan asked with a frown.

"I don't know." Xuan Bei replied honestly.

Seeing that he couldn't get any more questions, Lin Yan became anxious and urged them to leave quickly.

Monk Jueming originally wanted to invite everyone to have a vegetarian meal, but Lin Yan didn't want to eat vegetarian food, so he refused.

There was no choice but to move forward. Jueming and Xuanbei did not ride horses but rode in carriages, but they could not fall behind.

After two days, we saw the city of Ping'an.

The people did not enter Ping'an City, but went around to the north gate.

It was already the first month of the lunar year, and the city was filled with sounds of celebration and firecrackers.

The north wind was blowing strongly, the sky was cloudless and blue.

I saw high mountains ten miles away, with three peaks on top and smoke lingering in the air.

Looking from afar, one can see many temple roofs visible on the high mountains, and on the vaguely visible stone steps there are little people like ants.

This is the Wulou Mountain where the Baocha Lanruo Temple is located.

Wu Leakage originally refers to the three non-leakage studies, namely precepts, concentration and wisdom. Because there are three peaks on the mountain, the word "three" was omitted and it was called Wu Leakage Mountain.

Wulou Mountain and even the surrounding areas are all the territory of Lanruo Temple.

Lanruo Temple has three peaks, divided into three courtyards: precept keeping, meditation, and wisdom, which conforms to the meaning of the three non-leakage studies. Each of the three courtyards is located on a peak, with different routes.

Lanruo Temple has existed since the founding of Qing Kingdom. Now, hundreds of years have passed, and outsiders think that the three temples are just one. In fact, the three temples are just using the name of Lanruo Temple, and they have long been different inside.

The reason for this is that there is a dispute between gradual enlightenment and sudden enlightenment in Buddhism. In the early days, the three abbots had different philosophies. Later, many eminent monks emerged from Lanruo Temple, and the gradual enlightenment and sudden enlightenment gradually merged. However, after many years, there were differences in both the philosophies and methods of practice.

Anyway, even now, the three academies still hold debates from time to time, and they have to decide who is superior. This is also the main reason for the Wuzhe Conference in recent years, which was caused by Lanruo Temple itself.

As for the selection of the abbot, it has always been a rotation among the three temples. However, it is still based on whether the Buddhist teachings are profound and whether one is highly respected, and the realm must be the fourth level of Buddhism.

Of course, monks are harmonious but different, and bald monks are the same but not harmonious. The three courtyards of Lanruo Temple also have times when they unite to face the outside world, for example, when they spread Buddhism, win over the powerful and wealthy, and save all sentient beings, which is something everyone can say.

Moreover, the heads of the three academies had no intention of splitting up.

Everyone walked forward and came to the foot of the mountain.

There are cliff carvings and the Thousand Buddha Pagoda at the foot of the mountain.

When everyone saw the wonder, a group of monks came to greet them, along with many colleagues from the Demon Suppression Bureau.

We went up the mountain in a mighty procession, climbed countless steps, and finally saw the mountain gate.

"Let's burn some incense!" Lin Yan muttered.

(End of this chapter)