At sunset in the desert, there are skeletons everywhere, black ancient towers, white buildings, ferocious statues of Shura demons, and the ancient city of the Demon Kingdom guarded by black mountains.
Originally there was an endless river of blood flowing out from here, but now it has dried up, leaving only an abyss like a natural moat, which still exudes a strong smell of filthy blood and a strong stench.
Originally, this demon country was home to many beings who had transformed into demons, as well as many monsters, Asuras, and Yakshas. There was no order here, only naked desire and devouring. The demons offered blood sacrifices to the Rakshasa Ghost Mother, and the Ghost Mother could use the power of the sea of blood to make the babies of the demon country grow up quickly.
There are mountains of corpses piled up beneath the river of blood. The people here are ferocious and aggressive, and they only know how to kill, have sex, and hate.
But now they have all dissipated like smoke, and the entire Demon Kingdom has turned into ruins. Those demons, Asuras, and Yakshas either fled into the depths of the sea of blood or were killed by the Buddhists.
The Fengdu Taoist walked in front, watching everything here: "I heard that the King of Hell once entered this demon country, saw the Rakshasa Ghost Mother coming to the world from afar, and observed the forms of these blood sea creatures, and finally created the magic skills."
Jia Yi Zhenjun said: "It's just some small ways of ghosts and monsters, not worthy of being on the stage!"
The further you go, the more you can see a sacred mountain emitting rich Buddhist light and a huge Buddha suppressing the center of this demon country. The sacred mountain covers an area of dozens of miles, with temples and pagodas standing in rows. The sounds of thousands of monks chanting and the bursts of Buddhist light and Zen chanting clear away all the haze within a radius of hundreds of miles.
Only Fengdu and Jia Yi could see the blood sea and devil's cave suppressed under the Lingshan Giant Buddha.
The thick evil blood energy rising into the sky constantly impacted the sacred mountain and the giant Buddha. Millions of horrible and ferocious creatures in the sea of blood crashed into the Buddha's light day and night, but could only die under it.
In the previous battle between the Buddha's land and the Demon Kingdom, the Demon Kingdom was severely damaged. Monk Hongyuan then brought the golden body of Vairocana Tathagata into the depths of the blood sea and fought with the Rakshasa Ghost Mother, resulting in both sides being injured. Now, most of the people at the entrance of the blood sea demon cave are small minions.
Disciples of Leiyin Temple will also enter the sea of blood and fight with the creatures in the sea of blood.
This is deliberately suppressing and weakening the creatures in the Blood Sea. As the Blood Sea gradually weakens, the veins of Xizhou will gradually recover, and the number of oases on the land of Xizhou will gradually increase, and even large areas of forests and rivers will be formed, gradually covering the desolate desert of today.
As the two approached and arrived at the foot of the Lingshan Giant Buddha, they heard a humming sound and a rich Zen chanting sound resounded. The golden Buddha, which was hundreds of meters tall, emitted a dazzling light, and its golden eyes opened and looked towards the Fengdu Taoist and Jia Yi Zhenjun.
Many phantoms appeared above the Buddha statue, and a huge golden wheel of Buddha light extended from behind it and rushed towards the sky.
"You two fellow Taoists have come together to visit my Lingshan Leiyin Temple, which brings glory to the Leiyin Temple!"
"I passed through Xizhou and heard that fellow Daoist Hongyuan had achieved great success in Buddhism, so I came here to ask for your advice."
"please!"
Monks in grey robes came out one by one and welcomed Fengdu Taoist and Jia Yi Zhenjun in. After a fierce battle on Lingshan Mountain, a large number of buildings were damaged and have not been fully repaired yet. However, a deeper meaning of "destruction and reconstruction" emerged spontaneously.
The entire Lingshan Mountain has been transformed into a Buddhist kingdom. It can be said to be a huge magic weapon. It is based on the Bodhi tree and the golden body of Vairocana Buddha. It was created by the wishes of tens of millions of Buddhas over hundreds of years.
There are tens of thousands of Buddhist practitioners on Mount Lingshan, each of them is in meditation like a Buddhist disciple or an old monk. Groups of monks are prostrating themselves under the giant Buddha and sitting in silence. The entire Buddhist holy place, Leiyin Temple, is filled with a sacred atmosphere.
The Taoist Priest Fengdu and Master Jia Yi finally met Monk Hongyuan under the branches of a tall Bodhi tree in the temple courtyard on the top of the mountain.
The Taoist Priest Fengdu and Master Jia Yi looked around the entire Lingshan Mountain and were extremely impressed with the monk Hongyuan. Although the two of them belonged to Taoism and Hongyuan belonged to Buddhism, his strength and cultivation were genuine, and he was able to open up a path, which was worthy of admiration.
The three of them sat cross-legged. Monk Hongyuan clasped his hands together and without much greeting, he started talking about his own teachings. He had a young and handsome face, not like a Buddhist monk. At this moment, his eyes were full of indifference and detachment.
"For the past three hundred years, I thought I was practicing Buddhism!" This sentence has different meanings to different people, but in the eyes of Fengdu and Jia Yi, it was Monk Hongyuan who created his own path and founded the Buddhist lineage in this world.
"After three hundred years, I thought I was a Buddha!" At this time, Monk Hongyuan had already cultivated the golden body of an arhat and was worshipped by millions of people. He was regarded as a living god.
"And in the end, I discovered that there is no Buddha at all. Everyone is a Buddha, and everyone can become a Buddha!"
Jia Yi Zhenjun looked at the golden Buddha and said, "Indeed, this Buddha is right here, it's just a shell, originally empty. Everyone is a Buddha, and everyone can become a Buddha."
Monk Hongyuan sat under the Bodhi tree in the Leiyin Temple, happy but silent. He did not say whether what Master Jia Yi said was right or wrong, nor did he give any explanation.
What Fengdu asked about was Monk Hongyuan's opinion on the Sea of Blood. After all, Buddhism and the Sea of Blood were like water and fire in Western Continent and were enemies of the Great Dao. Although Monk Hongyuan suppressed the entrance to the Sea of Blood with the magical power of Buddhism, the foundation of the Sea of Blood was under the earth and the Demon Kingdom outside was just two pawns it had stretched out.
The struggle between the two, or rather, it really began from this time on, showing a balance of power.
The Taoist of Fengdu asked: "As long as this sea of blood does not dry up, the living creatures in the sea of blood will not die. Even if you have truly attained the status of a Bodhisattva or Buddha, what can you do about it?"
Monk Hongyuan did not hide his words: "The True Lord of Fengdu is indeed as wise as a torch. He saw through the disaster and the root of this Western Continent at a glance. I have been thinking about this for hundreds of years and finally figured out a method."
"All things have both good and evil, life and death. The creatures in the blood sea are born to be the mortal enemy of our Buddhist sect. Our fates are connected. It is with the arrival of our Buddhist sect that the creatures in the blood sea have prospered to such an extent."
"Therefore, as long as my Buddhist sect exists, this sea of blood will never be devoid of living creatures."
At this point, Hongyuan paused, his eyes showing a clear and resolute look: "In this case, why don't I help them?"
He put his hands together and chanted a Buddhist name, his voice deep and far away: "The sea of suffering is endless, all living things want to escape from this endless sea of suffering and reach the other shore. This sea of blood is the great calamity of our Buddhist sect, and it is also the calamity of the living things in this sea of blood."
"The billions of living beings in this endless sea of blood are all bound by it, unable to break free, sinking and floating in suffering, evil, desire, resentment, and hatred, without entering the cycle of reincarnation, without life or death."
“Only when one day, a supreme being attains the Great Dao and swallows up this boundless sea of blood, will we finally be free.”
Master Jia Yi was surprised and asked, "This is the state of the blood sea. So, it is destined that one person will become the master of this blood sea and achieve the supreme path with this vast blood sea?"
His eyes also became serious: "In that case, isn't this creature the enemy of your Buddhist sect?"
Fengdu never thought that Monk Hongyuan knew so much about the sea of blood and had such a long-term and clear vision. But when he thought about it carefully, Monk Hongyuan had been guarding the Leiyin Temple in Xizhou for hundreds of years and had been worried and scheming about the sea of blood for hundreds of years. Apart from Fang Xiu, there was probably no one in the world who knew the sea of blood and the creatures in it better than him.
The Taoist of Fengdu asked, "What does Taoist Hongyuan mean by 'perfection'?"
Monk Hongyuan showed compassion on his face: "Since this is the will of heaven, why don't I lend a helping hand?"
"I suppressed this demon cave not only to wear down the power of this blood sea, but also to select a blood sea creature from it, pass on the supreme path to him, and help him finally attain Bodhi and transcend the bondage and suffering of this boundless blood sea."
Finally, it turned into a Buddhist chant, and a vast Buddhist light appeared on Hongyuan's body: "Buddha saves all living beings, so I will save the living beings in this boundless sea of blood as well!"
The Taoist priest of Fengdu and Master Jia Yi immediately looked at Monk Hongyuan with new respect. His magnanimity and bearing, as well as the calculation and courage contained therein, were truly beyond the reach of ordinary people.
The Fengdu Taoist then asked, "Do you have a candidate for the Blood Sea Creature you mentioned? Is it the Rakshasa Ghost Mother?"
Hongyuan said: "Every sip and every bite has its own cause and effect in this world."
"The other day, that bloody sea Mo Yun slashed me with a sword, but in the realm of life and death, he helped me break through the barrier and seek the righteous path of the Buddha."
"The person I chose is Mo Yun!"
The corners of Fang Xiu's mouth curled up suddenly. Jia Yi might not know who Mo Yun was, but Fang Xiu understood Mo Yun's identity.
Mo Yun is the reincarnation of Taoist Qingyun. After his death, he held on to the resentment of his previous life and refused to enter the cycle of reincarnation. In this life, he turned into a creature in the sea of blood, Mo Yun. Unexpectedly, he had a cause and effect relationship with Buddhism.
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