Under One Person: My Inner Realm Connects to All Worlds!

Chapter 100 Subduing the Dragon and Subduing the Tiger
Shuxiang Temple is naturally famous for its Manjushri statue. The statue of Manjushri riding a lion, which is nearly ten meters tall, is enshrined on the central altar in the hall. It is the largest Manjushri statue among all the temples in Wutai Mountain.

When Han Yun looked at the statue with his "heavenly eye," he felt that it was surrounded by golden vow power and full of spirituality. Without a doubt, this was another guardian statue, which was the foundation of the five major Zen temples.

What is background?

You can think of it as a last resort, a life-saving treasure. This Manjushri statue is so tall that if a monk were to activate it, who knows how much damage it would cause.

If Wutai Temple alone is like this, what about other famous mountains and rivers?
Han Yun couldn't help but sigh.

The world shown in the original work of Under One Person is often only the tip of the iceberg. Can the Ten Elders really represent the entire world of supernatural beings?

If we're talking about real strength, Buddhism and Taoism would probably be able to divide up all the seats.

Therefore, those who can sit in the position of the Ten Elders are actually more like spokespeople, giving voice to the schools of thought behind them. They include Buddhists, Taoists, wealthy merchants, shamans, and members of established families...

After all, the position of the Ten Elders was established by All-Tong, so you have to ensure "fairness"!
However, judging the world of supernatural beings solely based on the Ten Elders is somewhat one-sided and limited, but this is also the result of imitating others poorly.

There's no need to elaborate on who Xi Shi was.

Due to the unique nature of the supernatural world, it is impossible to expand the position of the "old man," thus forming a "half-grounded" template.

One foot is on the ground because all forces have been won over as much as possible, while the other foot is off the ground because the Ten Elders cannot represent everyone.

Putting aside everything else, just look at the Liu family, Jia family village, and Dongxiangzhuang village in western Hunan that appear in the original work. They can be considered as established clans with a long history, but they don't even rank among the top in China.

And similar cases are as numerous as hairs on a cow in China.

Everyone says that there are few extraordinary people, but their backgrounds are very diverse!

If you distribute them equally, there are several extraordinary people in a county. In ancient times, these extraordinary people often became local gentry and powerful families, and even established sects and martial arts schools.

Over time, it has become deeply rooted in the local community.

In peacetime, use the money bag to maintain your fist; in wartime, use your fist to protect the money bag.

Why are the most prominent families among the Ten Elders? The Wang family, the Lu family, the Lü family—because there are countless prominent families, large and small, in the world of supernatural beings.

There is no Huang Chao in the world of supernatural beings!
Han Yun did not take any action inside Shuxiang Temple. He simply paid his respects and left. This was because the temple's heritage was based on this guardian statue, and the monks in the temple all practiced methods related to refining their vows and chanting sutras to bless it.

One temple supports one statue!
Protect the five meditations with one image!

The Five Zen Temples are like a group that sticks together; their five fingers are of different lengths, but when they come together to form a fist, it hurts when they hit someone!
Han Yun then visited Tayuan Temple.

The Great White Pagoda inside the temple houses the true relics of Sakyamuni Buddha, which can be said to be the soul of Wutai Mountain.

However, according to legend, relics are obtained by eminent monks through the practice of precepts, meditation, and wisdom, coupled with their great vows.

In the ordinary world, it might just be a chemical substance, but in a fantastical world like Under One Person, there are indeed some strange existences.

Because Han Yun actually sensed a strong Buddhist intent within the relic, which was also a kind of spiritual will, similar to the mind realm of the Buddha of Emptiness, but much more fragmented than the complete mind realm of the Buddha of Emptiness. That spiritual will had been supporting the relic.

Therefore, according to records, Buddha's relics cannot be broken by hammering, but those of his disciples will break upon impact. Then, the relics are worshipped by believers, and the power of their vows gathers in the relics, which are then transformed by the profound Buddhist intention and become the resources to sustain them.

Why do Buddhists treasure relics? Firstly, they allow one to perceive the spiritual will left behind by eminent monks, enabling one to more quickly understand their state of mind. They are passed down through generations and are considered precious objects for spiritual practice.

The other reason is that relics themselves are a kind of semi-divine implements. After being refined, they are transformed into magical treasures and can become the foundation for protecting temples.

Relics, as a type of sacred object, are often associated with light, dispelling falsehoods, uprightness, and self-discipline. They can also be replenished with "energy" through incense offerings and the power of vows.

This is also one of the ways Buddhism uses the power of incense and vows. Taoism has never done this. Taoism has a strong concept of respecting teachers and valuing the Tao. If you dare to play with the relics of the patriarch, you can see if you will be expelled from the sect the next day.
This is the difference between indigenous religious sects and foreign religious sects.

Just like the previous guardian statues, this relic treasure could not be moved lightly, so Han Yun had no choice but to leave.

By this point, Han Yun had seen four of the five major Zen temples on Mount Wutai: the Fearless Lion Dharma, the Manjushri Wisdom Sword, the Dharma Protector Statue, and the Relic Treasure.

In the end, only Longhu Temple remained!
As it was getting late, there were hardly any tourists left at Longhu Temple.

Standing in front of the mountain gate, Han Yun looked at the three ancient characters "Longhu Temple" on the temple plaque and couldn't help but wonder if anyone from the Celestial Master's Mansion had ever been here.

Then, Han Yun chuckled to himself and stepped inside.

On the left and right sides stood two blue-green dragon and tiger steles. The steles had no inscriptions, but had square bases, and the characters for "dragon" and "tiger" were engraved in cursive script on the body of each stele.

The strokes begin with a conclusion and end with a beginning, exhibiting distinct joints and a continuous flow of energy, conveying the vigorous power of a dragon soaring and a tiger leaping.

Han Yun looked up and saw that the cursive script on the two stone tablets was glowing with golden light in the twilight. The character for "dragon" resembled a dragon wagging its tail, and the character for "tiger" resembled a tiger pouncing on its prey, faintly forming an invisible barrier of Qi.

When he stepped into the area within three zhang of the stele forest, he suddenly felt the air around him freeze.

The strokes on the dragon stele on the left suddenly came to life, transforming into a golden dragon that coiled upwards; while on the tiger stele on the right, a striped tiger leaped out, and the interaction of the dragon and tiger stirred up the Qi of heaven and earth, forming an overwhelming pressure.

Han Yun laughed and said, "You do have some skill!"

At this moment, two robust old monks came to greet us, one on the left and one on the right. Both of them were thin, but had broad frames and rough, iron-like knuckles.

Han Yun "observed" through his Heavenly Eye and discovered that each of the two old monks had a tattoo on their backs, depicting a dragon and a tiger respectively, with surging Qi that resonated with their own blood and Qi.

These two old monks actually carved the forms of dragons and tigers into their flesh and blood, using their bodies as monuments and their qi as a guide, and cultivated a rare body capable of subduing dragons and tigers!

At this moment, the two old monks exchanged a glance and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

Ordinary extraordinary individuals would need to exert all their strength to resist this, but this young man strolled around as if in a leisurely garden, without using any special techniques.

Even more astonishingly, when those dragon and tiger qi energies approached within three feet of him, they dissolved on their own, like rivers flowing into the sea.

The two old monks immediately chanted Buddhist prayers and said in unison, "Amitabha! Benefactor, you truly possess great spiritual cultivation!"

(End of this chapter)