From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 72 My Heart is the Buddha and the Buddha is the Heart

The afternoon sun is dim, and wisps of it are scattered on the ground.

The rubble and dead leaves from the recent battle were still there, leaving only a mess.

"Brother Li, are you also looking for the Buddha demon?" Meng Yuan asked.

"That's right." Li Weizhen smiled modestly, "I asked a few monsters in the Taohualing area in the south, and found out that it was the Buddha monster causing trouble. Then I went to the Monster Suppression Office to inquire, and then went to the mountains to look for it again."

Meng Yuan remembered that before the second time of tempering his body with fire essence, Master Nie once said that an old Taoist priest was causing trouble, so he went to help Zhang Guinian turn things around.

Now it seems that it almost matches the time when Li Weizhen went out.

Moreover, Master Nie is the princess's deceased brother's man, and can be considered a disciple of the Ying family, so he does have this status.

"The forest is huge. I wandered around the south for a few days but found nothing. So I came here to take a look and happened to see you." Li Weizhen smiled and said, "We are destined to meet."

"Are you looking for my godmother?" Xiangling suddenly asked.

"She has been listening to my teachings for many years, so she is considered half my apprentice." Li Weizhen looked at Xiangling with a smile and said, "Since she is missing, I will naturally go out and look for her."

"My godmother was eaten by a wolf." Xiangling gestured, "It's been a long time!"

Li Weizhen remained silent.

Seeing this, Meng Yuan asked, "Brother Li, do you want to interrogate them?"

"You captured him. Come here, come here." Li Weizhen didn't look like a Taoist. Instead, he was humble, like a Confucian student.

Meng Yuan did not refuse. He asked the red fox and the white fox first, and then asked Wolf Two.

After making this comparison, we realized that after Venerable Dawei, there came another White Ape Elder, who also had profound Buddhist knowledge.

The White Ape Elder opened the door to convenience and taught Buddhist teachings. He also ordered Wolf Two and others to recruit disciples, vowing to carry forward Buddhism.

The red and white fox and the green fox matchmaker were from the same family. They didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the White Ape Elder, but the White Ape Elder came to their door, branded them with ordination marks, and forcibly converted them.

As for the White Ape Elder's cultivation level, Wolf Two and the others couldn't tell exactly. But there was no doubt that he was definitely not inferior to the Great Tail Venerable.

Furthermore, there are four great Vajras under his seat, all of whom are extremely capable.

"I want to wipe out the demons. Would you two like to come with me?" Li Weizhen asked with a smile.

Xiangling craned her neck to look at Meng Yuan.

Although Meng Yuan wanted to wipe out the Buddhist demon, considering his own strength, he thought it would be better to go back and inform Master Nie and Zhang Guinian and let them do it.

"Let's go together. You have been very protective of Miss Xiangling, and I am willing to protect Brother Meng as well." Although Master Li Wei was slovenly, he was very sincere. "You can take a closer look when you go, so that you can go back and tell Zhang Guinian and others about the situation."

"Brother Li is from Chongxu Temple, not an outsider. Since you have asked, I naturally cannot refuse! But let me make it clear in advance that I am not capable enough, and if you are in danger, I am afraid I can't be of much help." Meng Yuan meant that if I can help, I will help, but if not, I will withdraw first.

"No problem." Li Weizhen agreed with a smile.

"May I ask what rank of warrior is Brother Li?" Meng Yuan was worried.

"If they are sixth-grade, I should have no problem fighting against one or two of them." Li Weizhen said modestly.

Meng Yuan felt much more relieved.

After the two men agreed, they drove a wolf and two foxes to lead the way.

The forest is quiet, with only occasional bird calls.

After walking for more than ten miles, Xiangling said, "If we go any further, we will see monsters that are hard to talk to! They are very fierce and sometimes even come down the mountain to eat people! If they can't finish the food, they hang it on trees to dry and eat it. It stinks!"

After walking for another ten miles or so, it was already evening and Xiangling took a nap.

"It's right here." Wolf Two was already injured, and now he was almost exhausted.

Ahead was a dense bamboo forest. Gusts of mountain breeze stirred up bamboo waves, and faint flames could be seen among them.

Li Weizhen stopped and looked at Xiangling.

Xiangling was still unaware, her body huddled in Meng Yuan's clothes, with only her head sticking out, staring inside with her big round eyes.

"Little Miss Xiangling." Li Weizhen took out a pill and said with a smile, "I brought a sugar pill. Eating it can nourish your mind and body."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Xiangling took it quickly, put it under her black nose and sniffed it, and then stole a glance at Li Weizhen's hand. But after all, she had entered a school and was well-educated. She did not despise the old Taoist priest for being sloppy. Instead, she blew on the pill, wiped it, and put it in her mouth. "It's gone before I can taste it. Give me another one."

After entering the bamboo forest, continue forward for about a hundred feet and you will find a small mountain stream.

After crossing the mountain stream, we saw a bamboo house courtyard in front of us, which looked like it was used as a temple.

At this moment, bright torches were lit in front of the courtyard, and thirty or forty monsters of all sizes gathered in front of the courtyard gate.

There were three mummies hanging on the door, and no one knew how long they had been dried.

Xiangling's little head drooped in front of her clothes, and she had fallen into a deep sleep.

"A great war is imminent and the air is filled with blood. She is innocent and pure, so it is not appropriate to look at her for too long. I hope Brother Meng can understand." Li Weizhen explained.

"That's what I wish for." Meng Yuan stuffed Xiangling into his clothes, held the knife and looked ahead. He felt that these monsters were more aggressive than those he encountered in Taohualing, and they were not afraid of people at all.

"Elder!" Wolf Two stumbled forward, knelt down in front of the temple door, and then simply lay on the ground, "Someone is bullying me!"

The white fox and the red fox also knelt down beside Wolf Two, calling out the name of the elder.

The monsters gathered in front of the door were not panicked. They just turned their heads to look, pointing and talking. After a few words, they divided Meng Yuan up. However, they all thought Li Weizhen was too old, and only a few old monsters were willing to take him.

Meng Yuan and Li Weizhen remained silent, just looking at the nunnery.

Soon, a bull demon walked out of the nunnery.

The bull demon was tall, about ten feet tall, wearing a black robe and a bright red cassock, and had two horns on its head that were like steel knives.

He carried a wooden stick as thick as a bucket slung across his back, about the same height as his body.

Meng Yuan had already asked Lang Er in detail, so he knew at first sight that this was Niu Vajra, one of the four Vajra under the command of Elder White Ape. He had profound attainments in Buddhism, but he followed the path of martial arts and had just entered the seventh level.

"Where is the elder?" asked Wolf Two.

Niu Jingang walked out of the temple gate, clasped his hands together, and ignored Lang Er, reciting: "My master said: My heart is Buddha and Buddha is my heart. I look at Guanyin and Guanyin is free."

The demons immediately repeated Niu Jingang's words.

The eyes of the Bull King Kong turned red, and he clasped his hands together and bowed to Meng Yuan and Li Weizhen, "Donors, you have come a long way and have worked hard. Please wait for a moment. I will explain the scriptures and then deal with it."

Seeing that the other party was particular, Meng Yuan smiled and said, "Please."

Niu Jingang sat down cross-legged and said, "As the verse says: The mist in the mountains covers the deep forests, and the stubborn rocks beside the stream lie from ancient times to the present. The wind blows through the bamboo branches and the sound echoes, and the moon shines over the lake and its shadow sinks into the sky. Let go of the delusion and seek the truth, and your heart will be like glass and spring will be everywhere."

After reading this passage, Niu Jin Gang looked around at the spirits and monsters and continued, "People in the world are ignorant and only regard seeing, hearing, feeling and knowing as the mind. They are covered by seeing, hearing, feeling and knowing, so they cannot see the essence of the mind. But if you just let go of your mind, the essence will appear."

Whenever the Bull King recited a word, all the monsters would quickly follow suit, even Wolf Two and the red and white fox joined in reciting.

But Niu Jin Gang chanted faster and faster, and the monsters also chanted faster and faster.

For a moment, the Buddhist chanting completely lost all its Buddha nature.

Meng Yuan could see that the demons were clearly possessed, thinking that they could become Buddhas by reciting the sutras over and over again. So they recited faster and faster, as if they could move faster on the path to Buddhahood.

There are shortcuts to things in the world, but if we continue like this, I'm afraid that we will only be anxious for quick success and an increasingly unconcealed evil spirit. Meng Yuan held the knife with one hand and Xiangling, who was sleeping on his chest, with the other. He glanced at Li Weizhen, but saw that he shook his head slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After two quarters of an hour, the chanting finally stopped. Niu Jingang's eyes became redder and his whole body was steaming.

"I work without complaint, and the years bear the fruits of my labor. I wear the yoke on my head, carry the plow on my body, and ride my hooves regardless of wind or rain. I don't complain, so why should you?"

Niu Jingang still ignored Meng Yuan and the other two, and instead yelled at Wolf Two and the red and white fox, "You are familiar with the Buddhist scriptures, but you are ignorant and have no intention of saving others! If he is thirsty, you cut his blood for him to drink; if he is hungry, you cut his flesh for him to eat; if he wants to kill you, you stretch out your neck for him to chop off! You come to complain even for a minor injury? You must remember that a Buddhist can achieve great things only if he is magnanimous!"

These words not only confused Lang Er, but also Meng Yuan and Li Weizhen looked at each other helplessly.

Buddhism does advocate endurance, even going so far as cutting off one's flesh to feed eagles, but these Buddhist demons who have gone astray are probably unable to do so.

Meng Yuan clearly remembered that just now the monsters were discussing how to cook themselves deliciously.

"You two donors have hurt people too much. Although the elder is not here, I, the Earth Shaking Vajra, have my own explanation."

Niu Jingang still sat cross-legged, looking at Meng Yuan and Li Weizhen, and said: "You two listen to my true words and enter my Buddhist sect. In the future, you will observe the precepts, practice meditation, and give alms to gain blessings. With continuous blessings, you will be able to obtain the great blessing of liberation from the cycle of life and death. This is the way to practice and become a Buddha, why don't you come forward and kneel down to worship?"

He started preaching as soon as he came up, and Meng Yuan immediately drew his sword.

"Practicing with the purpose of becoming a Buddha is all false Taoism. Practicing with the purpose of seeking blessings is just chanting funeral sutras."

Meng Yuan responded loudly, "Master's Buddhism is not very correct. I can't learn it."

"Oh my, I'm so angry! You are so stubborn! The Buddha is going to kill you! Throw you into a hot pot and cook you over a low fire!"

Just now, Niu Jin Gang was talking about being magnanimous and patient, but just because of one sentence, he stood up in anger, tore his black robes, turned around and hugged the huge tree in his hands.

All the monsters started to cheer, "Cook it slowly! Cook it slowly!"

"You don't seem to be a follower of the gradual cultivation school, nor do you seem to be a follower of the sudden enlightenment school. I'm afraid you have really gone astray." Li Weizhen said.

"What gradual practice! What sudden enlightenment!" Niu Jin Gang danced back and forth while holding the huge tree. "What rain nourishes the precious tree in the Brahma world, what thunder travels on the sea in a small boat! It's all bullshit! My heart is the Buddha!"

"Moo--" A dull and loud roar broke the silence of the forest, birds rustled, and the monsters were shocked.

I saw Niu Jingang's body was like a small mountain, his muscles bulging like copper or iron, his arms were wrapped around a huge tree as thick as a bucket, and he came towards me with a rumbling step.

Niu Jin Gang is extremely powerful, with its sharp horns in front and a huge tree in its arms, so it is really fast and fierce.

A hundred steps is not far, and a heavy bow is of no use.

Meng Yuan planned to retreat temporarily and watch Li Weizhen perform, but he saw a golden figure appear in the bamboo forest behind him, and it turned out to be a deer monster.

This deer demon is also one of the four great Vajras, and follows the path of Buddhism.

Seeing this, Meng Yuan wanted to pick a weakling, but he realized that he was the weakling and Niu Jingang was clearly coming for him, so he quickly said, "I'll deal with Niu Jingang!"

"Then I will deal with the deer monster! You must be careful." Li Weizhen responded immediately and drew his sword and went towards the deer monster.

The deer demon held a Zen stick in his hand, had the six supernatural powers, and had Buddha's light flashing on his body.

Meng Yuan didn't have time to look, so he just turned sideways and walked away.

As expected, Niu Jingang did not chase Li Weizhen, but only chased after Meng Yuan, still howling non-stop about something like "cooking over a slow fire"!

Meng Yuan could see clearly that this Niu Jin Gang was a seventh-grade martial artist, but he did not use the Heavenly Secret Technique. However, due to his strong body, his strength and speed should not be underestimated.

Moreover, he has extremely thick skin and tough flesh, and he is hugging a huge tree, so there is no way for us to confront him head-on. The only way is to maneuver around him and wait until he is exhausted, then there is a chance of winning.

"Before coming here, Brother Li said he would protect me..." Meng Yuan held a knife in his hand and did not face Niu Jingang directly. He used his Feixu skill to the fullest, made a circle, and rushed towards the group of monsters outside the temple gate.

The monsters still shouted "cook it over low heat" and came to stop it.

Meng Yuan didn't care and rushed directly to the group of monsters. Then he moved his body, responded with his true energy, and turned at a right angle.

Behind him, Niu Jingang was like a violent storm, with bloodshot eyes and a huge tree waving in his hand. When he saw Meng Yuan changed direction, he could no longer stop. In order to avoid causing trouble for innocent people, several monsters crashed into the huge tree and were beaten to pieces.

The second wolf was lying on the ground, but Niu Jingang seemed to be crazy and didn't pay any attention to the second wolf. He was trampled to death with a casual kick.

Meng Yuan became more cautious and used the terrain to circle back and forth to consume Niu Jingang's energy.

Now that he has tempered his body twice, his Dantian is vast and his true Qi is abundant, far superior to his peers. With the Feixu skill being performed like this, an hour can be consumed. Therefore, Meng Yuan wanted to fight a war of attrition and wait for Li Weizhen to succeed before fighting two against one.

As expected, Niu Jin Gang did not know how to save his strength, and slowed down after a quarter of an hour. Meng Yuan became more and more adept at it, and he chased and killed the fleeing monsters while escaping.

Niu Jingang was so angry that he went crazy, but he still couldn't catch up. Even if he caught up with him for more than ten steps, the opponent would turn around and he would fall behind again.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and Niu Jingang was gasping for breath. He simply stopped, grabbed a tactless sheep monster, and smashed it hard on the huge tree. The sheep monster's head burst open and was then lifted up. Niu Jingang raised his head and opened his mouth to catch the blood and brain matter to quench his thirst.

But at this moment, an arrow came rushing towards him. Niu Jingang swung the sheep demon's corpse to block it, but another arrow arrived immediately and pierced into the huge right eye.

Niu Jingang felt the pain and became even more crazy. Seeing Meng Yuan drawing the bow again, he hugged the huge tree and rushed forward regardless of anything.

Meng Yuan drew his bow and shot an arrow, hitting Niu Jingang's left arm, then turned and fled.

You chased me and I fled, and Niu Jingang soon became exhausted again. Meng Yuan stopped shooting arrows, and Niu Jingang chased him again.

After this happened several times, Niu Jingang finally stopped chasing.

"Stupid cow! Come and help me!" The deer demon escaped from the bamboo forest, covered in blood, without any trace of Buddha's light.

Just as Niu Jingang opened his mouth to respond, he felt a pain in his throat. It was clearly an arrow that had shot into his mouth.

"I can't do it! He just ran away and didn't fight with me! I have never seen such a bad guy! He is not a good person!" The red light in Niu Jingang's eyes faded a lot. He pulled out the arrow from his mouth, sat on the ground, and cried, "Elder, save me! Elder, save me!"

"Why don't you teach me the secret, Elder..." Before Niu Jingang could finish his words, he was hit by another arrow in the mouth, and his tongue was pierced. He was so angry that he pulled it out, bringing out a piece of flesh and blood, but another heavy arrow came and hit his left eye. At this point, Niu Jingang's eyes were destroyed and he howled in pain.

"Stupid cow! If you had given up the stick and chased him, you would have caught up with him long ago!" The deer demon shouted angrily, "Hurry up and find a way to leave! That old dog is not simple, he knows the secrets of the gods. My Buddhist teachings are useless! Let's go find the ape..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw Li Weizhen following him. There was a faint colorful light behind him, which drove the sword energy and immediately pierced the deer monster's chest.

The deer demon spat out blood, but he still chanted his last words, "The road is endless, the clouds and waters are endless, and I have experienced so many vicissitudes..."

As soon as Li Weizhen moved the sword, the deer demon didn't even have time to finish chanting and died.

“Brother Lu?” Niu Jingang was blind and yelled, “Brother Lu! Elder! Qing Guangzi…”

But as soon as these words were spoken, a tiny flame ignited on Niu Jingang's body, and then quickly rose up, instantly covering Niu Jingang.

Soon, Niu Jingang turned into ashes.

Li Weizhen took a look and saw that the area around the nunnery was in a mess. The monsters had already dispersed, and there were still many corpses left. He looked at Meng Yuan again.

Meng Yuan felt exhausted. He held the knife in one hand and pressed Xiangling on his chest with the other.

After this battle, Meng Yuan felt that Li Wei was not very reliable. He fought against the seventh-grade deer monster for such a long time and made great promises beforehand, but his actual strength was questionable and there seemed to be a big gap between him and Master Nie.

If I couldn't run and had a heavy bow in my hand, I would have no way to deal with Niu Jingang.

Li Weizhen stepped into the nunnery, walked around for a while and came out with a wooden box in his hand. "A copy of the Heavenly Secret Map and a copy of the Great Medicine. Do you want any?"

"Yes." Meng Yuan felt that Li Weizhen was still reliable.

　The next chapter will be very late, probably around one or two o'clock, no need to wait

　　
　
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