Chapter 238 Lingshan Holy Land
Jinshan Temple.
There are more than a thousand temples of all sizes in the Buddhist country of the Western Regions. Jinshan Temple is located to the west of the Buddhist country. There are several other temples within a radius of 100 miles, but Jinshan Temple is the most popular .
Four years ago, Jinshan Temple was just a small, unknown temple. Including the abbot, there were dozens of monks in the temple. The abbot, who had the most profound cultivation, was only at the second level.
The nearby Jingxin Temple, Guangming Temple, Guiyuan Temple, etc., all have the third-level Vajra in charge, so they are naturally more likely to attract incense. At that time, only a handful of people came to Jinshan Temple to burn incense every day, and they were all nearby villagers. The reason they chose Jinshan Temple was simply because it was close.
Four years ago, when the abbot went out to beg for alms, he brought back a young man.
The young man was found by the abbot under a cliff. He was seriously injured all over his body, so the abbot of Jinshan Temple took him back to the temple for treatment. Later, the young man woke up, but had lost his memory. No one knew his name or where his home was.
The abbot
Later, the abbot saw that he had good aptitude, so he accepted him into Jinshan Temple, taught him the Buddhist practice methods, and gave him the name Huikong.
The following three years proved that Huikong had more than just a good physique. It was no exaggeration to say that he had a talent that was only seen once in a century. In just three years, he had cultivated to the second level, which was comparable to the foundation-building level of an immortal cultivator.
The monks in Jinshan Temple had never heard of such a talent.
Huikong not only had an amazing talent for spiritual practice, but was also proficient in medicine. He often diagnosed and treated illnesses for pilgrims from Jinshan Temple, which made Jinshan Temple more and more famous. Everyone within a hundred miles knew that there was a handsome little monk in Jinshan Temple who was not only handsome but also kind-hearted. He had superb medical skills and treated pilgrims for free. He even picked and dried the medicinal materials himself on the mountain.
No matter how difficult or complicated the disease is, it can be cured in his hands.
It is for this reason that in the past two years, villagers from all over the country are willing to burn incense at Jinshan Temple even if they have to walk a little further.
Among the pilgrims, there were many girls of marriageable age. Even if they were not feeling unwell, they all rushed to let Huikong touch their hands, check their pulses, and flirt with them. Or they would pretend to faint when approaching him and take the opportunity to bump into his arms...
A long time ago, the Buddhist kingdom was divided into two sects.
One school advocates cutting off worldly affairs and cultivating a pure mind.
The other school advocates practicing in the world, experiencing the cycle of life and death, in order to seek ultimate transcendence.
The ascetic sect cannot have romantic relationships between men and women, and naturally cannot leave offspring. The path of spiritual practice is extremely difficult, and few people choose it. Later, it gradually declined.
Although the worldly faction also has some taboos, they do not prohibit love between men and women. Many monks have started families. In today's Buddhist country, the worldly faction accounts for the vast majority, and Jinshan Temple is no exception.
Many monks in the temple also have families living at the foot of the mountain, and they will reunite with their families during festivals.
The group of young monks looked at the figure surrounded by the women with eyes full of envy.
"The Buddha really favors Brother Huikong..."
"Isn't it? He has a good-looking appearance, excellent physique, and even good medical skills. If I were one of those female donors, I would also like Senior Brother Huikong..."
"The holy realm is about to open. If Brother Huikong can find the relics of the holy monks, he may soon become a Vajra of the third realm. Then we will have a strong man of the Vajra realm in Jinshan Temple..."
The Vajra Realm, where one can form relics within the body, is the dream of all Buddhist practitioners.
When reaching this stage, the lifespan will increase greatly, up to about 500 years, which is equivalent to the Golden Core Stage of Immortal Cultivators.
And if King Kong takes one more step forward, he can achieve the status of Arhat, which is comparable to the Nascent Soul of an immortal cultivator .
However, although we are envious, the fact that Jinshan Temple is a small temple and has the popularity it has today is almost entirely due to Huikong.
It can be said that the entire temple's incense is supported by him alone.
After the abbot passes away, he will be the next abbot.
They are still waiting for Junior Brother Huikong to lead them and make Jinshan Temple bigger and stronger.
Not far away, a handsome young monk slowly stood up, bowed to the girls around him, and said, "Dear female donors, if you have nothing else to do, I will go to rest first."
"Go ahead, little brother. I'll come see you tomorrow."
"It's all your fault. You've exhausted him!"
"How dare you criticize us? Who comes here every day like you..."
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While these women were arguing, a young monk named Huikong left and walked into a meditation room in the backyard.
Next to a bronze mirror in the room, Li Yu looked at his bald head in the mirror. Although he had no hair, it did not affect the handsomeness of his face at all. He was still the most handsome monk in the entire temple.
Having been in Jinshan Temple for more than four years, he has completely integrated into the place.
Wu Tong said that the sacred Lingshan Mountain in Buddhism might have relics of the Buddha level. Although Li Yu couldn't be sure, he had to come and give it a try.
In order to be qualified to enter the sacred land of Lingshan, he must possess the identity of a Buddhist.
It was impossible to cram at the last minute, so he came to the Buddha's kingdom four years in advance, and actually lived and practiced in the Jinshan Temple for four years. He ate, lived and practiced with the monks in the temple, and finally got the qualification to enter the sacred land of Lingshan a month ago.
The Holy Land of Lingshan is a small cave paradise with a stable space in Buddhism.
However, this cave is not open to the public and will only open once every fifty years.
The sacred land of Lingshan is rich in spiritual medicines. Although Buddhist practitioners do not know how to make elixirs, they do have a method of tempering the body. They can improve their cultivation through medicinal baths. It is opened once every fifty years for the sustainable development of the secret land, giving the spiritual medicines time to grow.
Of course, in addition to elixirs, the most precious things in Lingshan Holy Land are the relics of those powerful Buddhist masters.
Lingshan is a holy place for Buddhism. Some powerful Buddhists will leave their relics before they pass away. A few people will choose to die in the holy land. If future generations encounter their corpses in the holy land, they can also take their relics away.
The sacred land of Lingshan only allows Buddhist disciples of the second realm to enter, which is equivalent to the foundation-building stage for immortal cultivators.
Li Yu's cultivation had long exceeded the limit. Not only did he have five spiritual veins and a Nascent Soul, but during his years in Jinshan Temple, the martial arts elixir in his body had also undergone some changes.
One day a year ago, his martial arts skills broke through a bottleneck.
However, the martial arts elixir did not give birth to a Nascent Soul like the golden elixir, but instead merged into his body after the breakthrough.
The real elixir disappeared, but his body became stronger and stronger. Without using any magic power, he could easily smash a mountain with a single punch. His strength was not weaker than that of an immortal cultivator's Nascent Soul.
The practice of the body in Buddhism is similar to the practice of martial arts. Martial arts practice the Ren and Du meridians, while Buddhism practices all the acupoints and meridians of the body, which are essentially to strengthen the body.
If divided according to the strength of Buddhism, he should be in the fourth realm now.
Fortunately, although the Lingshan Holy Land is not big, the space is stable. Even those in the fourth realm and the Nascent Soul stage can enter. It’s just that Buddhism does not allow it. A strong man of this level can easily plunder the holy land. The purpose of Buddhism opening the holy land is to give the younger generation of disciples a chance.
During these four years, Li Yu did not waste his time in the Buddhist country in vain.
The Buddhist practice methods complement martial arts. At the same time, some Buddhist concepts also play a great role in improving the state of mind.
Li Yu has reached the level of breaking through the void in the illusion, but the state of mind in the illusion cannot be fully reflected in reality. Although he has not yet felt the barrier of state of mind cultivation, it does not mean that he can sit back and relax before breaking through the void.
When Buddhism reaches a certain level, it also needs to cultivate the mind, so many people choose to leave the world and experience reincarnation in the world. This experience is more profound than that in the illusion, and it is worth learning for those who practice Taoism.
Half a month later.
The sacred mountain of Buddhism.
Lingshan is a holy place in Buddhism and the place where the only sixth-level Buddha in Buddhism practiced. There are Buddhist temples all around Lingshan, and the sound of Zen can be heard all year round. Today, there are countless bald heads moving around Lingshan.
The sacred place of Lingshan opens once every fifty years. Every time it opens, countless Buddhists come to make pilgrimage.
The top of Lingshan Mountain.
More than a hundred young monks stood in a neat row on a platform.
These one hundred people were the youngest talents selected from all the temples not long ago. The Lingshan Holy Land is only opened once every fifty years, and they just happened to catch the best time.
In front of the hundred people, a middle-aged Buddhist cultivator looked at everyone and said, "The time has come, enter the holy realm!"
As he finished speaking, a space fluctuation appeared above the heads of hundreds of people. Through a gap, they could vaguely see lush mountains and forests, with abundant spiritual energy.
Li Yu just discovered that there is a formation here that covers the entrance to a secret realm. The so-called opening of the secret realm is actually the opening of the formation.
The Buddhist geniuses from various temples leaped more than ten feet high and entered the gap one after another. Li Yu also leaped up, and when he entered the space gap, the gravity suddenly reversed, and he fell to the ground.
This gap was only a few dozen feet from the ground. At this height, if an immortal cultivator without magic power to protect himself fell through, he would be seriously injured if not killed. However, Buddhism is all about cultivating the body. One after another, human figures fell heavily to the ground, even making deep holes in the ground, but they just brushed off the dust on their bodies and climbed up easily.
Because it is rarely visited by humans, the vegetation in this space is very dense, and the shadows of one or two spiritual herbs occasionally appear in the grass.
On a rock not far away, there was a skeleton sitting cross-legged.
Under the dry bones, there was an irregular object that looked like stone.
"Sheli!"
Compared with elixirs, the relics of great monks are more useful for their practice, and in this holy land, all the relics that can be obtained are theirs.
The group of people didn't even look at the spiritual medicines around them. As soon as they discovered the relic, they immediately swarmed towards the dry bones.
However, although only the dry bones of the monk were left, a faint sense of oppression still emanated from the corpse. The closer to the corpse, the stronger the pressure became. Some people with lower strength could not move forward even a single step if they were within three feet of the corpse.
Some people, seeing that there were too many people here, abandoned the corpse and strode away to look for new targets.
Li Yu stood behind the crowd and did not participate in the fight for the relics.
Judging from the pressure emanating from this corpse, he should have reached the peak of the third realm when he was alive, and would not exceed the fourth realm, which was not what Li Yu needed.
What he wanted was the relic of the sixth realm.
He turned and left, choosing a direction to search.
After all, this is a holy land of Buddhism. Li Yu did not dare to release his spiritual sense because he was not sure whether there were any strong people above the fifth level of Buddhism here.
He had confirmed from the Thousand Faces Saint and the Emei Patriarch that even if they could break through the void, they could not see through his cultivation, let alone sense the Qiankun Furnace that had been mostly repaired. But if he took the initiative to release his spiritual consciousness, it would undoubtedly be a self-explosion of his identity.
While searching for the relics, Li Yu took out a cloth bag from his waist.
Buddhism does not have any magic storage tools, so the elixirs picked here need to be stored using the most primitive methods.
Before entering the holy land, they were told that they could only pick spiritual herbs that were of sufficient age. Most of the spiritual herbs encountered on the road were of insufficient age. After more than an hour, he had only picked a dozen or so.
As for the corpses of Buddhist monks, he also encountered several.
But the pressure they exuded was only at the third level, and there was not even one at the fourth level.
These relics are enough for other people, but far from enough for Li Yu.
It’s not possible that all those who return to the sacred land of Lingshan are at the third realm, right?
Ten hours later, Li Yu's bag was full of elixirs, but he still hadn't found what he wanted.
There were nearly ten relics in his storage space, but without exception, they were all from the third realm, and there was not even one that was above the third realm.
At this time, Li Yu realized something.
If he was a powerful Buddhist, he probably would not throw away the relics above the fourth level here in vain. Even if those high-level people passed away here, their relics would be taken back.
The relics are like the golden elixir of immortal cultivators, and can also play a certain role in the practice of others.
The reason why he didn't think of this was that he trusted Wu Tong too much.
The news Wu Tong gave him was never false.
A golden bracelet on his right hand began to flash with a faint light, which meant that there was not much time left before leaving the holy realm. Li Yu no longer had any hope of finding the relics of the sixth realm.
Fortunately, he made some breakthroughs in martial arts, so these years were not wasted.
Just as Li Yu was feeling regretful, a figure walked out from the dense forest in front.
Li Yu originally thought that it was the Buddhist genius who entered with him, but when he looked up, he found that the person opposite him was an old monk.
Li Yu was stunned for a moment. He remembered very clearly that this old monk was not among the people who entered here.
The old monk walked up to Li Yu, forced a smile on his face, and before Li Yu could speak, he took the initiative to say: "My friend, you have a face like a Buddha, and you have a connection with my Buddhist sect. I have something to give you..."
Before Li Yu could say anything, a small wooden box was stuffed into his hand.
Afterwards, the golden bracelet on Li Yu's wrist shone brightly, his eyes blurred, and he appeared on the platform outside the secret realm again.
Figures appeared around him one after another. The time to enter the holy realm had come, and everyone was sent out.
At this time, inside the holy land of Lingshan.
At some point, three figures appeared beside the old monk.
The old monk closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "The relic has been given to him. Can you three go now?"
Until this moment, he still didn't know who that young man was. He actually asked the leader of Xiaoyao Sect, the ancestor of Lianhun Sect, and the Holy Lord of Great Zhou to come to the Holy Land of Lingshan Mountain together, just to ask him to give him a Buddha relic...
At their level, they would keep to themselves. These three Poxu came to Lingshan Holy Land at the same time, definitely not to reminisce about the past with him.
If he says yes, it's a request.
If he doesn't agree, there may be no Lingshan Holy Land in the future.
