Chapter 130: You can invite a monk to enter the netherworld
"How do you feel? Is there anything unusual?"
After bringing Heishan back, Feng Qingan asked him that although he felt there was no problem after his investigation, he still had to rely on Heishan's own feelings.
Awooo~
Heishan whimpered and nudged Feng Qing'an with its head. It liked the feeling of being cared for, but it didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, it felt its mind was especially clear and its body felt much more relaxed than usual, as if it had broken free from some kind of restraints and shackles.
“Is that so?”
Hearing Heishan say this, Feng Qing'an immediately stopped and asked him to squat on the spot, hugging his chest with one hand and pinching his chin with the other, looking up and down at the demon wolf.
"Come to think of it, you do look a lot nicer than yesterday, and not as fierce as you were yesterday!"
As a beastmaster, Feng Qing'an knows it even better than Heishan himself. This guy's demon body, demonic power, and even soul have not changed much, but his temperament has changed a lot.
In the underworld, because of the bloody battles, Heishan developed a bloody aura, and also had thick black hair without any other color.
Even though it was just squatting there without making any ferocious gestures, it made the summoned wolf monsters fear and respect it. If the monsters were like this, let alone Black Mountain's current deterrent power over ordinary mortals.
If it showed its true form, it wouldn't even need to do anything. Its huge size and ferocious and violent temperament might scare a group of people to death.
However, Heishan now has less ferocity, and his eyes seem to be much clearer than when he just returned from the underworld. His smaller size now makes Feng Qing'an feel that he is adorable.
The change in temperament occurred after listening to the old monk's lecture in Heishan. Feng Qing'an couldn't say what impact this change would have because it was beyond his understanding, but it didn't matter.
"Donghuang, do you have time now? I have something to ask you!"
When in doubt, you can ask the queen. After all, she was once an immortal. Although Donghuang believes that her past insights are no longer appropriate now, her vision is still there, and there is definitely no problem with the general direction.
"you say!"
A cold voice sounded in Feng Qing'an's heart. With the existence of the soul contract, the two of them could communicate even across two realms. However, Feng Qing'an was also very tactful and would not disturb Donghuang for no reason. As the ruler of a country, who knows how many things he has to deal with.
Moreover, unlike her clingy sister Nan Ge, her elder sister Dong Huang has a different personality. Feng Qing'an would not go to her to chat. Although the queen would respond seriously every time he asked about Dong Huang, there was no fun in chatting with her.
"Heishan met that old monk today..."
Feng Qingan told Donghuang what had just happened. Finally, he asked
"Is this change good or bad for Montenegro? What impact will it have on it?"
“Good!”
The Lord of Youhuang answered Feng Qingan's question clearly.
“Phantom wolves can devour ghosts to grow, and the soul-devouring ghost fire derived from their blood can remove the madness and evil spirit contained in ghosts.
But this can only remove a large part, there will still be some residue. If a large number of ghosts are swallowed in a short period of time, even a ghost wolf will not feel good, and may even become confused, fall into madness, and turn into an evil beast. "
"It turns out that Phantom Wolf's bloodline ability contains such hidden dangers!"
Feng Qing'an glanced at Heishan, who seemed to have regained his childhood naivety and was wagging his tail at him.
"This is a problem that ghost-eating monsters must face. The ghost-eating supernatural power derived from the Phantom Wolf bloodline is already top-notch. As long as they control the number of times and time intervals of devouring ghosts, they can grow much faster than ordinary monsters, and there are almost no hidden dangers."
"I see."
Feng Qing'an seemed to understand something.
"Purifying evil spirits, clearing resentment, and dissolving evil spirits are what Buddhism is best at. It is a small opportunity for Black Mountain to meet the old monk preaching. The evil resentment and madness accumulated by the ghost eaters during this period should have been eliminated."
"So, I have to thank him?"
The boy's expression suddenly became a little strange.
"As the master of Black Mountain, you should indeed thank the old monk who preached the sutras. However, you don't have to worry about this matter. I will personally thank the monk on your behalf!"
The voice of the king sitting on the throne was still cold and clear, and Feng Qing'an did not hear any changes. But at this moment in the Ghost Kingdom, under the throne, many ghost generals who were reporting to the king on the progress of annexing other ghost kingdoms were terrified.
They couldn't understand why the king suddenly became angry when there was nothing wrong with the work they were doing.
Even the evil spirits in the underworld could feel the icy power filling the majestic palace. Although the king's expression did not change noticeably, they knew that he was furious at this moment, otherwise he would not have vented his power in such a way.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Although he couldn't figure out what he had done wrong, the ghost general who was reporting immediately knelt down and apologized to the king. He believed that there would be no problem with the king, and the only problem was with them, his subjects.
It felt that there was nothing wrong with what it did, but in the eyes of the king, its progress must have been too slow, and it could indeed do it faster, but it was slacking off in the process.
"After I return, I will definitely supervise them, no, I will personally lead them, to eliminate all the disloyal people and merge the Seventeen Cities of Qiongyu into your kingdom as soon as possible!"
"Have you ever heard a Buddhist monk preaching a scripture?"
Just when many ghost generals and ministers were getting anxious because of the king's sudden outburst of anger, they heard the king on the throne suddenly ask a question, which was totally unrelated to the matter of annexing the surrounding ghost countries that they had just discussed.
Of course, even if it is irrelevant, it is relevant at this time. When the king asks, they naturally have to answer.
“Never heard of it!”
The answers were quite uniform. Of course no ghost general had ever encountered a monk preaching the sutras. This was the underworld, and monks only existed in large numbers in the human world. If they really encountered one, they would just try to devour his flesh and blood, or be subdued by him. How could they have the chance to listen to him preaching?
"The Buddhist scriptures are quite effective in dispelling the resentment in your hearts. If you can often listen to the lectures of Buddhist monks, you can make further progress!"
Many pillars of the Youhuang Ghost Kingdom looked at each other, not understanding why the king suddenly said such words to them.
Most of them were born as ghosts, and only a very small number were transformed from underworld beasts. The difference was not that big. However, as ghosts, they had fatal flaws when they were born.
Ghosts are born out of resentment and are classified as evil creatures when they are born. This is because ghosts absorb the evil energy between heaven and earth, and are naturally endowed with great evil thoughts and murderous intent towards all living things in nature.
Therefore, most ghosts do not even have complete rationality when they are born. They completely obey their instincts as ghosts, causing harm to others, and then turn into ashes in a very short time. How can something without a brain live long?
However, there are also a small number of ghosts that retain their complete sanity for various reasons and have the possibility of making further progress. But even so, these ghosts that have the opportunity to step into a higher realm are always at risk of having their sanity swallowed up by evil and resentful energy.
In every place in the underworld, there are ghosts that go crazy and out of control due to the stimulation of certain things almost every moment, and the ghosts who lose their sanity usually don't end well.
However, even though they knew that Buddhist scriptures were very effective in resolving evil grievances, these ghosts who assisted Donghuang in ruling the ghost country could hardly show any joy or excitement.
Therefore, as far as they know, when Buddhist monks are purifying the evil spirits of ghosts, they often do not mind purifying the ghosts that carry these evil spirits as well.
Unless the monk has other arrangements, the ghosts will basically have no way to survive.
Well, although none of them had ever seen a Buddhist monk, as high-ranking officials in the Ghost Kingdom, they had all heard of him.
Those monks who chant scriptures and shine with golden light like the sun will occasionally appear in the underworld.
However, a monk who can take the initiative to enter the underworld is no less than the most terrifying natural disaster for the ghosts that multiply and fight in the underworld. Even the ghost country will be destroyed in large areas, and there are even rumors that ghost fairies have been captured.
They don't know whether the rumors are true or not, but no ghost here wants to listen to the monks preaching, because no ghost wants to be saved in the golden light of Buddhism and seek so-called liberation. Only the weakest ghosts would do this.
"After some time, I should be able to invite a Buddhist monk. Then, you can all come and listen to his sermon!"
Dong Huang turned a blind eye to the confusion and strange looks of his subordinates.
Of course, ghosts will feel extremely painful when listening to Buddhist scriptures, because the foundation of their birth will be disintegrated and eliminated. However, it is precisely because they are ghosts that the foundation of their birth is also a hidden danger that will destroy everything.
Therefore, as long as the ghosts can hold on in the scriptures preached by the monks and not be purified, the ghosts listening to the scriptures can use this to purify their bodies, and taking a further step is a natural progression.
However, in the past, the monks who entered the underworld would not care whether the ghosts in the underworld could survive their Buddhist chanting, but now it is different.
"yes!"
Although they did not understand and had many thoughts in their minds, these ghost generals all responded because they were curious about how their king had invited a great Buddhist monk. Could it be the legendary ghost monk?
"Where were you just now? Keep talking!"
After figuring out how to deal with the monk who dared to show up next to Feng Qingen, the King of Youhuang returned to normal, restrained the power that had just exploded out of control, and continued to deal with what he should do as the king.
"I am the last one..."
The ghost general, who had just admitted his mistake very consciously, froze in his expression, then just knelt on the ground and continued to report.
However, at this moment, Donghuang was listening to the important affairs of the Ghost Kingdom that she should focus on dealing with, but her mind was drifting to the human world.
Buddhist monk!
She had noticed the Bodhi Temple when it was erected, but she did not take any action. Although she had determined that the monk was coming for Feng Qing'an, she still wanted to see what the other party would do.
However, she didn't expect that after waiting for such a long time, she would receive such news. After so many years, Buddhism is still using this method to directly hook the bait.
However, even the King of Youhuang had to admit that such Buddhist methods were equally useful in the past and now.
Preaching the meaning of the sutras and directly presenting the Buddhist methods that can lead to the attainment of enlightenment to the right path, for the vast majority of practitioners in the world, this is a temptation that is difficult to resist.
How many people in this world can resist the scriptures that can help one achieve the right results, attain the status of Arhat Bodhisattva, or even the status of Buddha, gain supreme power, and live forever? Even immortals would stop and listen .
But this method seems to be useless to Feng Qingan. However, it is normal. After all, he is the reincarnation of an immortal. It is normal for him to be able to resist the temptation of Buddhist scriptures.
Since Feng Qing'an resisted, he could proceed without any worries. He wouldn't have to worry about the monk, as she would naturally take care of it.
As for how to deal with it, she naturally decided to listen to Feng Qingan's advice, which she thought was quite good anyway.
"I wonder if Donghuang will adopt my suggestion!"
After Feng Qingan finished communicating with Dong Huang, he returned to his room and muttered softly.
It's not that he is narcissistic. Feng Qing'an feels that the old monk is most likely coming for him. After all, when he led Heishan away, the old monk was too calm!
Normally speaking, ordinary practitioners would be stunned to see him training a terrifying monster that was about to become a big monster like a domestic dog. How could they preach so calmly?
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong!
The old monk might have already investigated him a long time ago, so he was calm and composed about his behavior, which was completely different from that of ordinary people, or even ordinary practitioners.
Although they had no ill intentions, they probably didn't have any good intentions either. They probably just wanted to get him into the temple to eat vegetarian food, chant Buddhist scriptures, but he had no interest in becoming a monk.
Therefore, when Feng Qing'an knew that the old monk could actually help Heishan digest quickly, an idea suddenly popped up in his mind that he couldn't help but think of.
Why not invite this master into the underworld and make him a guest of honor in the kingdom of ghosts?
Doesn't this master have the heart to save all living beings? He is generous in preaching scriptures to the birds and animals in the mountains and forests. I believe he is also compassionate to the many ghosts struggling in the underworld and is willing to do his best.
Therefore, Feng Qing'an made a proposal to the King of Youhuang that since the other party came with the intention of spreading the profound Buddhist scriptures, he should lend a helping hand to the master and invite him into the underworld to help him spread the Dharma, instead of letting the master return empty-handed and disappointed.
Of course, although his idea is good, it requires the Lord of Youhuang to be willing to adopt it. If Donghuang listens to his advice and is willing to lend a helping hand to the master, the master will surely be extremely happy. After all, this is a great opportunity to cultivate merit.
If he succeeds in his career and knows that it was he who gave him the advice, he will surely be moved to tears and filled with gratitude!
