Only I Shall Be Immortal

Chapter 43: Hongzhi of Zen Buddhism (Part 1)

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A wisp of black smoke drifted out from the ghoul's broken head, and flew towards the zombie group like lightning. Although this ghoul failed to cultivate into a corpse pill, he could use the zombie's body to perform the method of resurrecting the soul from the corpse. After a period of practice, you can regain your skills. Although Hai Long knew that the black air was going to run away, but at this time his mana was completely exhausted, and he had no strength to strike again, so he could only watch the black air rush towards the zombie crowd.

At this moment, a clear Sanskrit singing sounded, "Don't run away, see the treasure." The light flashed, and a huge golden bowl blocked the black air, and the black air suddenly violently churned, and the screams continued to echo , shrouded in golden light, disappeared into the invisible in an instant. "The Buddha's Dharma is boundless, turn your head and see the shore. Go where you should go." The golden light shone again, and in the middle of Hailong and the village, a huge pit with a diameter of ten meters and a depth of five meters quietly appeared. The zombies that had been destroyed by Hai Long and the remaining zombies all flew up under the golden light, and fell into the big pit one after another. The light on the golden bowl was bright, and complex Sanskrit characters floated around it. The zombies in the pit lost their original gray-black color and turned into real corpses. The dazzling light flashed away, and the ground became flat again. Everything is back to normal.

Under the universal illumination of the Buddha's light, Hai Long felt a burst of refreshment coming from his whole body, and the circulation of the Buddha's power in the mixed mana in his body suddenly accelerated, and it actually helped him recover some mana within a few breaths. Seeing the disappearance of the golden light, Hai Long couldn't help rubbing his tongue secretly. With such a profound Buddhist practice, he was simply much stronger than himself.

With a flash of light, a figure appeared in front of Hai Long, and he handed over a white hand, saying in a soft voice, "Benefactor, I will pull you up."

Hai Long looked up, and saw a young monk wearing a cassock appearing in front of him. This man's face was like jade, and his whole body was covered with a faint Buddha light. Has a bit childish.

Grasping that white hand, a strong force came and pulled him up from the ground. Hai Long stood up and just looked at the young monk. The monk was a few inches shorter than him. His handsome appearance made Hai Long feel deep inside. There was a sense of shame. He frowned and said, "Who are you? Did you kill the ghost's soul?"

The young monk nodded and said: "Yes! I destroyed him. How can such an evil ghoul be left to harm the world? His soul has been refined by my Buddha bowl, and he has to go through many disasters before he can be reincarnated. Donor, thank you for your righteousness earlier, you are really a good person, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid those ordinary people here would be miserable."

Hai Long snorted, and said: "Since you are here, why didn't you make a move earlier, do you want to see me make a fool of yourself? Seeing your monk's attire, could it be that you belong to the Brahma Heart Sect?"

The young monk was stunned, and said: "What Brahma Heart Sect, I haven't heard of it! It's not that I didn't want to make an early move, but I just arrived. I was practicing Tianyantong hundreds of miles away, and suddenly I saw the evil spirit here. Mi Man rushed over, fortunately, brother, you withstood that ghoul!"

Hai Long looked at the young monk suspiciously, and thought, this guy has never even heard of Brahma Heart Sect, he is obviously a bumpkin who has never seen the world before himself, but his cultivation is so high, what is going on? ? No, you have to ask clearly. Thinking of this, he put on a dignified look, and said: "Subduing demons and eliminating demons is a matter of my generation. You are welcome, brother. Don't you know the Brahma Heart Sect? It is the number one Buddhist sect in the world today, and I Seeing that my brother is a monk, I thought you were a member of the Brahma Heart Sect. Since you do not belong to the Brahma Heart Sect, what sect do you practice in?"

The young monk said: "The name of the little monk is Hongzhi, and he belongs to the Zen sect. Maybe the owner has never heard of it. Our Zen sect has not been out and about for many years. And now I am the only one left in the Zen sect. Donor, you must be a cultivator." I didn't expect that I met you just after I left the customs. No wonder my former master said that cultivators, like us Buddhist practitioners, have an upper body and a heavenly heart. I have followed my master to practice Buddhism since I was very young, and I don't know much about the world. I will ask the benefactor for more guidance in the future."

Hai Long thought to himself, it's better if you don't understand. Zen? I've never heard of it, but seeing how high his cultivation base is, he shouldn't be too far behind. Don't you know anything about the world? Then it will be easy to handle, "My name is Hai Long, and I am a disciple of the fifth generation of Lianyunzong. Do you know Lianyunzong? It is the head of the seven righteous sects of cultivation. I was careless just now and almost let that corpse escape. What a shame!"

Hongzhi smiled slightly, and said: "People have mistakes, horses have stumbles, the benefactor does not need to pay too much attention to gains and losses. Dare I ask, how long has the benefactor practiced?"

Hai Long said: "It's been more than four years or almost five years. I was going to go back to the mountain to retreat and practice, but I met a corpse here, so I was delayed. What about you? It depends on how much you have practiced. Years?" Hongzhi was slightly taken aback when he heard Hai Long's words, and murmured: "Four or five years? Is it so strong in just four or five years? I had a clear feeling when refining the soul of that wight just now. Now that his soul has infiltrated a wave of fairy spirit, if he can attack the enemy with fairy spirit energy, wouldn't the donor's cultivation level have reached the level of Dzogchen in my Buddhist school? The little monk was really surprised I have practiced for more than a thousand years, and I have only just completed a small consummation. I don’t know how long it will take to reach the state of the benefactor. In the future, I will ask the benefactor for more guidance.”

Even with Hai Long's thick skin, he couldn't help but blush a little. Of course he knew that the fairy aura that Hongzhi was referring to came from the Heaven-Defying Mirror and had nothing to do with him at all. I couldn't help but feel a sense of ecstasy, "I don't understand what Dzogchen is. I'm not as powerful as you said. But, if you want to know anything in the future, I can help you. You Saying that you have practiced for thousands of years, you don’t look like you! Don’t call me a benefactor, I’m Hai Long, just call me by my name.”

Hongzhi sighed softly, and said: "Shi..., ah, no, brother Hailong, I have followed my master to practice in the mountains since I was seven years old, and spent most of my time in retreat and studying Buddhism. It has been more than 1,200 years. .Since I was eighteen years old, my appearance has not changed. It has always been like this. Master, the old man has high expectations for me. He said that I am a congenital Buddha body, and it is much easier to cultivate Buddhahood than ordinary people. He hopes that I will be able to Overcome the Buddha Kalpa. However, until now, I still don’t know what the Buddha Kalpa is, and after practicing for so long, it’s still far from the state of Dzogchen.”

Hai Long said with a smile: "It's only been a thousand years. I know many masters who have practiced for thousands of years. You can't be in a hurry when you practice. Once you get anxious, you will be in danger of going crazy. How about it, I know the number one in the world now." The suzerain of the Brahma Heart Sect of the Buddha Sect, he can be said to be the most powerful person in cultivating Buddhism in this world, if you have a chance, just ask him to give you some advice."

Because Hong Zhi was instilled by his master for many years, he was extremely persistent in cultivation. He was overjoyed when he heard Hai Long's words, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, brother Hai Long. If you succeed as a monk in the future, I will thank you for it. I just left the customs not long ago. , the master once told me when I passed away that after reaching the small consummation state, I need to go outside to practice. Now I don’t know where to go. How about it, I will follow you from now on, okay? Me, it must be of great benefit to my cultivation."

Hai Long was secretly happy, with such a master of Buddhist cultivation following him, even if the demon sect sent people to chase him, he didn't have to be afraid. On the surface, he frowned and said: "This is not good. I want to return to Lian Yunzong to practice, and we have nothing to do with each other. I'm afraid the elders of my master will be unhappy if I take you back."

Hong Zhi blinked his eyes, and said: "Then what should I do? I really want to travel with Brother Hai Long, please help me." He had just left the mountain, and his mind was almost still in his childhood. After meeting Hai Long, he cultivated His intuition told him that this person is completely trustworthy, like catching a piece of driftwood in the raging waves, and now he really doesn't want to leave Hai Long.

Hai Long suppressed the excitement in his heart, and pondered: "How about this, you recognize me as the eldest brother, as long as you become my brother, the elders will not say anything when you arrive at Lian Yunzong. How about it?"

Hongzhi asked suspiciously: "I recognize you as the eldest brother? But, I am over a thousand years old, much older than you! This is not right."

Hai Long said sternly: "The so-called master is respected. You have been practicing Buddhism for many years, but you can't even see through such a little worldly thoughts. No wonder you can't reach the state of Dzogchen. This is also one of my tests for your practice. You must not only recognize As a big brother, I still have to obey my arrangements in everything, be respectful to me, and never be proud of my age and deep cultivation, this is the best training for your character. Do you understand?" After finishing speaking, he continued Act like I'm here to help you.

Hearing Hai Long's words, Hongzhi broke out in a cold sweat immediately, and murmured: "Yes! Why can't I see through the mundane things. Brother Hai Long, oh no, Brother Hai Long, thank you for your guidance. From now on, Hong Zhi is your younger brother, no matter what happens, just follow orders." Saying that, he put his palms together and bowed down to Hai Long.

Hai Long was surprised to see the ring scars on Hongzhi's head. Generally, monks have nine ring scars, but he has as many as sixteen. With such a strong and obedient younger brother, he doesn't have to be afraid even if he returns to Lian Yunzong Be bullied. Thinking of the excitement, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "Then I will call you Xiao Zhi from now on." After saying this, Hai Long couldn't help but feel funny, Xiao Zhi, it feels like he is talking Like hemorrhoids. It doesn't matter, anyway, my dao name is spittoon, and it's normal to have a little brother with hemorrhoids.

At this time, the people in the village finally realized that the outside affairs were over, and some bolder tentatively got out of the tents. When they saw that all the zombies had disappeared, they cheered involuntarily. After a while, the whole tribe suddenly became a sea of joy. They removed the fence, and hundreds of people ran towards Hai Long and Hong Zhi together.

Hongzhi was startled when he saw the crowd rushing towards him like an avalanche, and said, "Brother Hailong, what are they doing?"

Hai Long said with a smile: "We wiped out the ghouls and zombies, they are naturally here to thank you. When they come over, don't make a sound, I will do everything."

Hongzhi was most afraid of dealing with people. Seeing Hai Long taking over, he immediately said gratefully: "Brother, it's good to follow you. If I can help you share anything in the future, just ask."

The villagers finally rushed in front of Hai Long and the two of them. Without anyone commanding them, they all knelt down on the ground and said to Hai Long, "Thank you for saving our tribe." Before, they only saw Hai Long He ran back to the tent and hid, not knowing that the most important work was done by Hong Zhi, and immediately regarded Hai Long as a great savior.

Hai Long said in a fluttering voice: "Everyone, get up quickly. Eliminating demons and defending Taoism is our duty. There is nothing to thank. Excuse me, which one of you is the chief."

The villagers still knelt there, their eyes were full of gratitude from the bottom of their hearts, and the leader, an old man who looked fifty or sixty years old, said: "The young one is the chief, benefactor, please order."

Seeing the kneeling crowd in front of him, Hai Long gradually became unaccustomed, stepped aside, and said, "Chief, get everyone up quickly, otherwise, I will leave immediately."

The chief was slightly taken aback, and after weighing the pros and cons, he had no choice but to direct everyone to stand up. Hai Long said: "Chief, do you know a man named Sha Si?"

The chief trembled all over, and said: "I know, of course I know, he is my good brother! He is too miserable, his whole family was killed by zombies. Benedict, do you know him?"

Recalling the way Shasi was before, Hai Long couldn't help but feel sore, and told how he met Shasi, "... After listening to his narration, I really hate that there are people who practice ghouls so viciously, So I rushed over quickly. The ghouls are really powerful. With the concerted efforts of Brother Hongzhi and I, we finally wiped them all out. Don’t worry, there will be no ghouls to disturb your tribe in the future. In fact, if you talk about it, Shasi should have saved you. I have buried him dozens of miles to the east, where there is an obvious slope. I hope you can set up a cup for him. Since he has corpse poison, so Let him rest in peace." His eye circles turned red slightly, and Hai Long lowered his head sadly. Hongzhi who was behind him nodded secretly, thinking: This big brother I just met is really a good person. From then on, he followed Hai Long wholeheartedly and became his most loyal little brother.