After listening to the fat man's words, Nanfeng nodded, stood up straight, walked to the kang, took off his shoes and got on the kang.
"Hey, I'm afraid I won't be able to learn these eight parts of the golden body." The fat man followed.
"Not necessarily," Nanfeng shook his head, "It's definitely not possible to take the right path. You have to think of other ways. I don't know if there is any written record of this skill at the moment. If there is, you can try to steal it."
"Stealing? Not good." The fat man grinned in shock.
"What's wrong?" Nanfeng asked.
"Stealing ranks second among the Eight Precepts of Buddhism. It's a big mistake." The fat man began to struggle again.
"What you said makes sense, you can't steal." Nanfeng sat cross-legged in meditation and stopped talking.
Although the fat man said it was not good, he actually wanted it in his heart. He never thought that Nanfeng would agree with his statement, so he was in trouble. He couldn't save his face and said anything, but he was depressed in his heart and began to sigh again.
The most important thing to avoid when practicing Qi and meditating is interference. After a few weeks, the south wind will gather Qi into the sea and lie down to rest.
Seeing that Nan Feng stopped practicing Qi, Fatty waited eagerly for Nan Feng to talk to him, but Nan Feng did not talk to him even if he stopped practicing Qi.
Nanfeng naturally knew what Fatty was thinking, but he was disgusted with Fatty's insincerity and his mentality of wanting to be a female cousin while also wanting to build a memorial arch. This is what Tian Yuanzi's second piece of advice said, everything is possible. Pros and cons, if you want to pick flowers, you may be stabbed, if you want to eat fish, you may be stuck. There are no good things in the world that only have advantages and no disadvantages. You must teach the fat man a lesson to prevent him from being too greedy and trying to be perfect.
Seeing that Nan Feng was motionless, the fat man was afraid that Nan Feng would fall asleep. He was so entangled that he finally couldn't help but speak first, "Well, stealing is wrong, but it's okay to steal a few times less."
Now that the fat man realized his mistake, Nan Feng couldn't bear to tease him any more and continued, "I don't know much about your Buddhist sect, and I don't know what the magic is about the relics. If..."
The fat man interrupted Nanfeng's words, "The relics are the bones left behind by the cremation of the Buddha after his death. In fact, they are not bones. It seems to be something that looks like a bone but is not a bone. It is the most precious treasure of our Buddhism."
"Have you seen that thing?" Nanfeng asked.
"How can I see such a holy object?" The fat man shook his head. "The relics are usually stored in eight-fold treasure letters, and few people see them with their own eyes."
"What is the eight-fold treasure letter?" Nanfeng asked again.
"It's just eight boxes, big and small, one inside a box." The fat man said.
Nanfeng did not answer immediately after hearing this. He thought for a moment before asking again, "Is the relic from the Western Regions?"
"Yes, yes, Buddha is from the Western Regions." The fat man nodded repeatedly.
"Did the people from Foguang Temple add those eight boxes later, or did they come from the Western Regions together with the relics?" Nanfeng asked again.
The fat man shook his head, "I really don't know about this, but I think it comes from the Western Regions. Even in the Buddhist countries of the Western Regions, relics are good things, and ordinary monks can't even touch them."
"Does the monk who created the Eight-part Golden Body know the Western Region dialect?" Nanfeng asked again.
"You speak Sanskrit, so you should be able to do so. Many of our scriptures are written in Sanskrit," the fat man said.
Nanfeng did not ask any more questions. As he said himself, he did not know much about Buddhism. Apart from some hearsay, he only heard some from the mouth of the old master when the Taiqing Sect listened to the scriptures. At that time, Buddhism was still regarded as a strange thing. Teach comparisons.
Because we don’t know the truth about Buddhism, we can’t judge some details. However, in the Taoist view, although the soul leaves the body after death, it still has a mysterious relationship with the physical body. Therefore, Taoists and Confucians believe that death should be handled properly as life. corpse. Buddhism teaches that the four elements are all empty and regards the body as a skin, which is usually cremated after death.
Cremation will cause serious damage to the body and completely block the mysterious connection between the body and the soul. Some ashes left after cremation should not have the ability to teach others, which means that the relics should not be able to give specific guidance to monks. In other words , the monk who researched and created the eight-part golden body probably did not create the eight-part golden body based on the Buddha's teachings, but obtained it from other channels. The most likely one is the eight-fold treasure letter containing the relics.
If this eight-layered treasure letter really came from the Western Regions together with the relics, then there is more than a 90% chance.
Seeing that Nan Feng remained silent, the fat man thought he was worrying. The fat man is a Buddhist. People who follow Buddhism have a great characteristic, that is, they are not obsessed. "I also thought about it. This skill is not easy to learn, or Let’s change it to something that’s easier to learn.”
"Are you overthinking this? You're shrinking," Nan Feng frowned, "Everything has pros and cons. If Foguang Temple spreads this skill to others casually, it will be useless for you to learn it. Others will know it. You It’s not surprising if you know how to do it. If you want to stand out, you must know the skills that others don’t know, or practice to a level that others cannot.”
"I never thought about getting ahead." Fatty muttered.
"Get out of here, the mud can't hold up the wall." Nanfeng cursed casually. Although a year of listening to the scriptures made him literate and righteous, it did not completely eliminate some of his market habits of being a beggar for more than ten years.
The fat man didn't dare to say anything after being scolded, and he fell asleep after a while.
Fat people have a generous heart and can fall asleep. Nan Feng couldn't sleep. He grew up with Fatty and knew his sworn brother very well. Fatty had no ambitions or pursuits, and he mostly tolerated being bullied. This cowardly habit caused most of his brothers and sisters to look down on him. However, although the fat man is a coward, he is not without merits. He is very affectionate and loyal, and is a very good friend and follower.
He already has the nine scriptures of the Taiqing Sect and the Tortoise Shell Heavenly Book, but Fatty has no martial arts. As long as he learns this skill, Fatty will have a foundation for his life. Even if Fatty himself is not demanding, he will have to do everything possible. Do whatever you can to help the fat man learn the Eight Parts of the Golden Body.
"Hey." Nanfeng pushed the fat man.
"Ah?" The fat man opened his eyes blankly.
"Did you say that after the eight-part golden body is trained, there will be eight-part celestial dragons to protect it?" Nanfeng asked.
"Ah." The fat man was not completely awake.
Nanfeng asked again, and then the fat man came back to his senses, "Yes, yes."
"The Eight Heavenly Dragons are eight dragons?" Nanfeng asked again.
The fat man yawned, "No, they are some gods from the Western Regions, including dragons and others."
Nanfeng knew it well. After mastering this kung fu, it would be protected by gods from the Western Regions. This meant that it was probably not developed by monks from the Middle Kingdom. It was most likely recorded in the eight-fold treasure letter that stored the relics. After the golden body is completed, there will be eight heavenly dragons to protect the body. This is consistent with the eight-fold treasure letter. The eight-part golden body is probably a skill divided into eight levels, and each level of the treasure letter contains one level.
After asking these questions, Nanfeng stopped asking any more. The fat man waited for a while but Nanfeng didn't speak, and became confused again.
The fat man had just fallen asleep when Nanfeng pushed him awake again, "Which of the eight heavenly dragons you mentioned is the weakest?"
The fat man came to his senses first and then spoke, "It's Maharaja."
"What monkey?" Nanfeng frowned.
"It's not a monkey, Maharaja is the python god of the Buddhist country." The fat man said. His year at Longkong Temple was not in vain. Although he was a cook, he was also a monk and cook. He always had to learn some allusions from the scriptures. .
Nan Feng nodded.
The fat man was pushed awake twice, and he didn't dare to sleep anymore. He sat up against the back wall and asked, "Do you want some water?"
Nanfeng shook his head.
The fat man also knew that Nanfeng was worrying about him, so he felt very sorry, "Are you hungry?"
Nanfeng answered the question, "You have to try to sneak into Foguang Temple to place orders and find out what's going on inside."
"Why are you messing around? They don't allow outside monks to place orders." The fat man said.
"Bbribe the monks who know the guest, and then give money for sesame oil to the temple." Nanfeng said, the relic is a sacred object of Buddhism, and Foguang Temple has relics, so it is naturally very impressive, and you will definitely not be able to get in without going through the wrong door. In addition, precisely because there are relics in Foguang Temple, foreign monks who are eager to place orders will not arouse suspicion. They will think that the fat man admires the relics and wants to keep them.
The fat man didn't agree with this approach. He shook his head and said, "It's better not to give it up. How can I have money with them?"
"I have it." Nanfeng took off his money bag and took out the gold he had collected from the nunnery. He was about to hand it to the fat man, but after thinking about it, he put it back and replaced it with a handful of silver coins and copper coins. "These are for you. , you, a wandering monk, will make people suspicious if you take a large piece of gold."
The fat man groaned and didn't want to take it, so Nanfeng forced it to him, "You can go there tomorrow. Don't rush to ask questions after you get in. Stay there for a while and then talk about it."
"If the order is really placed, I can't come out casually." Fatty said.
"I know, you can just stay in there with peace of mind." Nanfeng sighed after saying that. He didn't like Buddhist teachings and some of their practices very much, and he also wanted to change Fatty's thinking and pull Fatty to the right path of cultivation. But this time the fat man was sent to the temple again, where he mingled with the group of monks all day long, chanting sutras and meditating. The fat man was afraid that he would become more determined to worship the Buddha, and he would never want to bring this stupid donkey back in the future. .
"Okay," Fatty reluctantly agreed, "It's just that I entered the temple, where are you going?"
"There are many houses in the city. I'll rent one at random and wait for you outside." Nanfeng said.
"Okay, I'll go over and try tomorrow." The fat man said.
"Okay, go to sleep, I'm sleepy too." Nanfeng began to unbutton the cloth.
At this moment, there was a knock on the front yard door.
It was normal for someone to shop late at night, so Nanfeng didn't pay attention. Then there was the sound of the door opening and the conversation between the waiter and someone. Since they were separated by a yard, Nanfeng couldn't hear clearly. It seemed that the other person was not staying in the hotel, but was looking for someone. .
Not long after Nan Feng lay down, there was a knock on the door, "Two guests, two Taoist priests are looking for you."
When Nanfeng heard this, he was shocked and sat up suddenly.
Before he could regain his composure, another voice came from outside the door, "Blessed Immortal Lord, you are disturbing me late at night. This is really inappropriate. Please open the door and see me..."