Monk Huitong and several eminent monks from Daliang Temple looked at each other and saw shock on each other's faces. Generally speaking, a monk's Dharma name will not be changed, and one of the few cases where a monk would change his Dharma name is Yancheng.
A few days ago, Hui Tong learned that the Sitting Vajra King had passed away, so he entered into meditation under the statue of Vajra King in the temple. With the help of Vajra King's Buddhist teachings, he gained wisdom in meditation and realized that the news of the Sitting Vajra King's passing was true.
At this moment, when we heard that Jueming Yancheng had taken on the Dharma name "Di", it basically meant that he was the successor designated by the Sitting Earth Vajra King. No Buddhist monk would dare to claim this Dharma name, because other Buddhist greats and the Vajra King would be able to see through it, and then they would be courting their own destruction.
"Good, my Buddha has successors!"
"Good, congratulations on the birthday of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"
Hui Tong and several high monks from Daliang Temple around him performed Buddhist rituals. Of course, it is impossible for the current Ksitigarbha Master to be included in the ranks of the Vajra Kings simply by inheriting the Dharma name. This requires long-term practice and even going through various tribulations. However, it gives Master Ksitigarbha a very high starting point, because he has received the initiation of the Vajra King's spiritual Dharma. At the same time, it is enough to prove that Master Ksitigarbha has a strong natural talent and is a monk whose Buddha nature is recognized by the Vajra King.
Jueming, who was once sitting, now stood up and saluted to the monks of Daliang Temple.
"Good!"
After putting away the Buddhist salute, Dizang looked at the Bodhi tree behind him and performed the great Buddhist salute to this tree that helps people to calm down and gain wisdom.
"Meditation and sitting in the Buddha's seat will bring forth wisdom! Master Huitong, all the masters, this place will surely be a holy place for Buddhism!"
Ksitigarbha monk sighed and turned around, while Huitong spoke directly.
"Wisdom is born under the Bodhi tree. It is true that the tree is a holy place, but my Daliang Temple is just looking after this tree. This tree does not belong exclusively to my Buddhist sect!"
Ksitigarbha monk looked up at monk Huitong, his face showing sudden realization and he nodded slightly.
"Master Huitong is right. I was obsessed with appearances. Thank you for taking me in during this period of time. If you need anything from me, please let me know!"
"Master Ksitigarbha, you are too polite. Our Daliang Temple is only showing our hospitality as a host. You don't need to be so polite!"
The abbot of Daliang Temple spoke out to express his attitude, and the other monks nodded in agreement. Ksitigarbha Monk did not say anything else.
"Thank you all so much, Dizang will take his leave!"
After another bow, Ksitigarbha monk walked directly away from the Bodhi tree and left the backyard of Daliang Temple. Accompanied by many eminent monks of Daliang Temple, he crossed half of the temple and left. During this process, the monks of Daliang Temple seemed to have sensed something and put down their work and came to see him off.
Because of the Buddha's light, the Daliang Temple had been unusually prosperous during this period. Seeing the actions of the monks in Daliang Temple, many pilgrims were curious and many followed them.
A pilgrim saw a familiar monk passing by and hurried over to ask.
"Master, what happened?"
The monk who was walking hurriedly just glanced at the people around him, put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name.
"Good, benefactor. I will follow the monks in the temple to see the eminent monk off!"
After saying that, he didn't say anything more and hurried after him. The other monks were in a similar situation. When Ksitigarbha monk walked out of Daliang Temple about ten feet away, a circle had already spread out in front of the gate of Daliang Temple. More than two hundred monks from the Daliang Temple were all there, even a few young novices.
In the sight of the Dharma eyes of many monks and the naked eyes of pilgrims and believers, a faint Buddha light appeared on the body of Ksitigarbha Monk, but everyone miraculously remained silent at this time.
It seems as if there is a feeling that I will never turn back until I achieve the vision in my heart.
The Ksitigarbha monk was just walking in front, and only at this moment did he seem to realize it belatedly and turned around. He saw the many monks outside the Daliang Temple, as well as the pilgrims on the side who also didn't know why they were keeping quiet.
"Master Ksitigarbha, may I ask where you are going?"
Only Monk Hui Tong broke the silence and asked this question to Ksitigarbha Monk, who answered very calmly.
"There must be a lot of sins in the underworld, and the evil of heaven and earth is rolling in. Reading "The Underworld" will lead to enlightenment, and sitting on the Bodhi will give you wisdom. I am willing to do my best to save all the souls in the underworld!"
Although Wang Li was the main author of Huangquan, much of its content was of course deeply influenced by fate. There are some Buddhist chapters in the last three chapters, some of which use peaceful Buddhist teachings to suppress and channel the hostility accumulated in Huangquan. This absolutely requires great perseverance, great wisdom, great compassion, and great magical powers.
The voice of Ksitigarbha Monk seemed to echo continuously, and his words were filled with great aspirations and strong faith. Hui Tong felt this great aspiration and understood its meaning just by hearing these words.
Not to mention the Ksitigarbha monk in front of him, even if the Vajra King himself came, it would be almost impossible to accomplish such a grand wish.
"Master... the souls of the world cannot be exterminated, the sins and resentments are endless, how can we save them all?"
Ksitigarbha monk rarely smiled and bowed to Monk Huitong with Buddhist etiquette.
"Good! May the Buddha have mercy on me!"
Without any unnecessary reply, after a “Good,” Ksitigarbha monk turned around and left without even looking back.
Hui Tong was stunned for a moment. Having been a monk for a hundred years, he felt deeply moved and bowed to pay homage to the Buddha.
"Buddha have mercy on me!"
The monks in Daliang Temple were also shocked. Regardless of whether they understood Ksitigarbha's meaning or not, they were aware of it. At this moment, they reacted and, like Monk Huitong, bowed to the Buddha with great respect.
"Buddha have mercy on me!"
The figure of Ksitigarbha Monk gradually went away until he disappeared from everyone's sight. He walked along the southeast direction, neither fast nor slow, but the distance he crossed with each step was gradually increasing.
A few days later at night, outside the Netherworld City, Ksitigarbha Monk gradually slowed down his pace and finally stopped outside the city. He knew that there was an underworld, but he didn't know where it was. He just followed the feeling in his heart and finally set foot here. The enlightenment in his heart told him that he should come here.
At this moment, the Tibetan monk still seemed to be wearing tattered monk's robes, but under the impact of the Yin energy, although no Buddha's light appeared, there was a strange Buddha nature that emerged, which made the ghosts at the city gate vaguely feel some indescribable feeling. Even the ghost soldiers outside the Nether City and the ghost generals guarding the gate did not dare to neglect when they saw such a monk coming.
The gate-guarding ghost will come out from inside the gate to greet you personally.
"Excuse me, Master, who are you and why are you here? This is where the dead reside. If you don't have important business, you'd better not enter."
Ksitigarbha monk bowed to the ghost general and the ghost soldiers around him.
"My name is Ksitigarbha, and I am indeed going to the Netherworld. I hope you can report to the Netherworld Emperor on my behalf and tell him that I want to see you!"
It is impossible for an ordinary mortal to say such words directly, which made the ghost general, who had already determined that the monk in front of him was extraordinary, even more afraid to neglect it. You know, this feeling reminded him of an extraordinary immortal, so he quickly agreed.
"Master, wait a moment. I will go and report right away."
"Good, thank you for your help."
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Not long after, Xin Wuya personally met the monk who came from afar. He was not sure who this monk was, but he always felt that he should be taken seriously.
This was the first time that Xin Wuya met a Buddhist monk, so he naturally wanted to maintain a certain dignity while showing respect. However, when he heard the purpose of Ksitigarbha Monk's visit, he was still shocked and could not help but stand up from the chair behind the table.
"What? Master, are you serious?"
If someone else said this, Xin Wuya might think that this guy was joking, but when the Master Ksitigarbha said it, although he found it ridiculous, he had a feeling that what the other person said was true, but he still couldn't help but ask for confirmation.
"Nammu, my Buddha's great Dharma, will save all the underworld. This is the great wish of this poor monk, and I will never give up until I die!"
Xin Wuya stared at the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in the hall. A faint Buddha light was emerging from the latter's body at this moment. The Buddha light was dim at first, and then became stronger and stronger when the other party finished the Buddhist ceremony and looked up, so that the underworld hall filled with gloomy energy was filled with the sacred glory of Buddhism.
Rumble rumble rumble rumble…
A strange sense of vibration occurred in the Netherworld City. The buildings did not shake, but all the ghost cultivators felt it clearly. Xin Wuya's feeling was even more obvious. He raised his head and looked around the hall, only to find that there were two views. One was that he could clearly see the hall, and the other was that it seemed as if the yin energy was blurred by the vibration.
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In the Southern Wilderness, the entire Hengshan Mountain seemed to be shaking slightly as if it was an illusion, but the flowers, plants and trees in the mountain did not even shake. However, many spiritual animals in the mountain seemed to be frightened and fled from their homes.
The divine consciousness of the Hengshan Mountain God has always covered Hengshan Mountain and was also taking care of the secluded spring at the foot of the mountain. However, at this moment the spring water seemed to be boiling, and the water flow was becoming stronger and stronger. This powerful force actually made it extremely difficult for him to suppress it.
"Boom..."
Dark clouds gathered above Hengshan Mountain, and thunder suddenly rose from the clouds, shaking the mountains. The lightning and thunder frightened the animals in the mountains. The more the Hengshan Mountain God suppressed Youquan, the more violent the thunder became.
At this moment, an old stone face appeared on the main peak of Hengshan Mountain, as if feeling the thoughts of heaven and earth.
"It's God's will! Anyway..."
With a low sigh, the mountain god immediately released his suppression of Youquan.
At this moment, the rolling dark spring surged under Hengshan Mountain, without penetrating the restriction, and directly sank into the air. Wherever the spring water entered, it actually opened up the underworld and spanned the void to a very distant place.
At the same moment, Ji Yuan, who was far away in Lanzhou in the Western Regions, was also shocked. It was as if the heaven and earth were telling him that he had realized that something had happened that could change the world.
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In Dongtu Yunzhou, where the underworld is located, the vibration became more and more intense. At a certain moment, the yin energy of the ghost town, which was already extremely strong, suddenly increased violently again.
"Boom... Crash... "
Feeling something in his heart, Xin Wuya glanced at Ksitigarbha monk, then took a step forward and escaped to the wall on one side of Nether City. At the same time, countless old ghosts came out, and Ksitigarbha monk followed closely behind them and stood on the wall.
All the ghost cultivators were staring blankly in the direction outside the city. Following their line of sight, a slightly turbulent stream of water had appeared not far outside the city. The water was getting wider and wider, and the front was flowing continuously into the distance. Wherever it passed, yin energy gathered and the underworld opened up.
Huang Quan arrived at this moment in a way beyond anyone's expectations!
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