Chapter 400: Hidden Dragon, Don’t Use It, Three Joys Give Treasures
"Master Sanle, what happened during the seven days of eternal night? Why did the gods and Buddhas suddenly disappear?"
Li Daoxuan asked aloud. This question had been bothering him for a long time. What on earth had happened to make those high and mighty gods and Buddhas disappear in an instant?
Even Maitreya, the future Buddha, died and built a tomb on the seabed on earth.
Upon hearing this question, the old Heavenly Master and the Lady in Green both looked towards Sanle.
Sanle shook his head and said, "I don't know. When I woke up, I couldn't remember many things. I only vaguely remembered that a mountain seemed to be shattered."
Hearing this, Li Daoxuan's heart trembled.
Could it be that the thing that was destroyed was Lingshan?
The Sakyamuni temple, the Great Leiyin Temple, the sacred place of Buddhism, Lingshan, was actually destroyed?
The old Taoist priest narrowed his eyes slightly, obviously thinking of this possibility. Even with his great concentration, he was slightly distracted.
Sanle suddenly looked at the Qingyi Lady and said, "Lady, you must have personally experienced the seven days of the eternal night. Do you know anything about it?"
The lady in green clothes looked like she was reminiscing, and said, "At that time, I had not yet attained the status of a ghost immortal, and my magical powers were still shallow. I only know that the ghosts and gods such as the City God and the Judge in Yuzhang City were all terrified and disappeared one after another within seven days."
After a pause, she continued, "Now that I think about it, it was thanks to my limited magical powers at the time that I was neither a ghost or god registered in the underworld nor an immortal that I was lucky enough to survive."
Even though a long time has passed, when Lady Qingyi mentioned those dark years, her heart was still slightly rippled.
In fact, she was only one step away from becoming a ghost fairy.
Facts have proved that this step is the distance between life and death. Later, when the eternal night ended, she learned that all the cultivators above the Yang Shen realm, even the human immortals and earth immortals who had not ascended, had disappeared one after another.
As for some ghost generals and ghost immortals serving in the underworld, they suffered the same fate.
Everyone was silent for a moment. The seven days and nights more than three hundred years ago must have hidden a shocking secret. The weight of this secret was too heavy for them, who were now at the top of the world.
"Master Sanle, what is the background and origin of that Moro?"
Li Daoxuan asked again.
Sanle shook his head and said, "He is very mysterious. He was born long before me, but he has been accumulating strength for a long time. Judging from his name, Mara can also be Mara, which is also another name for the sixth heaven demon king, Po Xun."
Taizhen's eyes moved, and she said, "The sixth demon king of the Desire Realm, Poxun, is said to be born from the evil thoughts of the heavenly masters. He is the enemy of the Buddha's enlightenment, and even after the Buddha attained enlightenment, he was unable to destroy him and could only be suppressed in the Avici Hell for eternity."
Sanle nodded and sighed, "The donor is really knowledgeable, it is true. According to the "Miscellaneous Treasures Sutra", Poxun, also known as Mara, is the evil thoughts of the Arhats, Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. It is said that he once led Kinnara Bodhisattva to fall into the devil's way. Later, he even tried to seduce the Buddha to become a demon, but ultimately failed and was suppressed by the Buddha in the Avici Hell."
Li Daoxuan took a deep breath and suddenly felt very stressed.
The evil incarnation of the arhats, bodhisattvas and Buddhas, and the enemy of Buddha's enlightenment, this sounds a bit too powerful.
He is just a rookie in the late Yin Shen stage, and his training time has not exceeded two and a half years. He wants to fight such an enemy. Isn't that too arrogant?
He remembered the eye that appeared in the sky above Chang'an before. Perhaps that was the eye of Moro. It was like the will of heaven.
Sanle seemed to have sensed the heavy mood of the crowd. He clasped his hands together and told them a piece of good news.
"Amitabha, all the true masters should not worry too much. Mara is not the Mara of the past, just like Sanle is not the Maitreya of the past. Although he is powerful, his condition is not normal. He does not even have a real body walking in the human world. He can only wander in dreams and illusions. If he wants to influence reality, he must rely on the hands of mortals."
Li Daoxuan's eyes lit up. No wonder, in this age when gods and Buddhas have disappeared, Mara is so powerful, yet he still wants to establish the Mara religion and cultivate followers.
It turned out that he himself was unable to take direct action!
If that’s the case, then how did Mara cause the severe drought in Chang’an?
Li Daoxuan put this question aside for the time being and continued to ask: "Master Sanle, you have the golden body left by Maitreya Buddha, can't you defeat Mara?"
Maitreya Buddha is not an ordinary Buddha, but one of the Three Buddhas of the Past, Present and Future, with boundless power.
Although Master Sanle only possesses the golden body and has not inherited any magical powers and supernatural abilities, he should be able to fight against Mara.
Sanle showed a trace of guilt on his face, and said: "To be honest, although I have the golden body of Maitreya Buddha, my Buddhist practice is limited, and I cannot fully exert the power of the golden body. Facing Mara, I can protect myself, but I am not sure of victory."
The old Taoist snorted, and the sound echoed in the mountains.
"It's okay, Master, just tell me where Moruo is, and we'll go together and kill him, which will also be considered as eliminating a great harm to this world!"
Although Mara is strong, they are not weak either. Except for Sanle, the old Heavenly Master is in the late Yangshen stage and possesses several kinds of Tiangang magical powers. If Li Daoxuan is the number one person under Yangshen, then the old Heavenly Master is the number one person under immortals.
Not to mention the Green-Robed Lady, who was the first immortal to appear after the great changes in heaven and earth, and who also achieved the status of ghost immortal and god immortal, the Lord of Qingming.
As for Taizhen, she is the reincarnation of an ancient immortal. Now she seems to have entered the fairyland. Her cultivation is unfathomable and her methods are mysterious.
If these people join forces, let alone Mara, even if a real immortal or Buddha were to descend to the world, they would dare to stop him and kill the guest from heaven!
But Sanle frowned and said, "It's not that I don't want to say it, but Moro's condition is very special. Even if we win, we can't kill it, but it will leave trouble behind."
Li Daoxuan asked: "Master, do you have any good ideas?"
Sanle nodded, his eyes calm and he said: "I have a way to completely get rid of Moro, but we still need to wait for a while."
"What is the solution?"
Sanle shook his head and said, "It cannot be said. It's not that I am being mysterious, but once I say it, I might fail."
The old Taoist priest pondered for a moment and said, "The Book of Changes says that a hidden dragon should not be used. Facing an enemy like Moro, it is indeed not advisable to reveal the secret too early, but..."
His weathered eyes stared at Sanle, and he said sharply: "How can I believe you? If you don't tell me for one day, I will have to wait for one day. If you don't tell me for one year, I will have to wait for one year. If you don't tell me for ten or a hundred years, do I have to wait for ten or a hundred years too?"
Sanle said frankly: "What the old Heavenly Master said is true. I swear here that within half a year, the time will be ripe. By then, I will cast a spell to inform everyone and tell you where Mara is."
Hearing this, the old Taoist thought for a moment, and finally nodded silently.
Lady Qingyi sighed and said, "If that's the case, then I will wait for good news."
Taizhen nodded, looking very casual, as if she had little interest in killing Mara. If it weren't for her good sisters, her master, and her junior brother wanting to go, she wouldn't even want to participate.
It's because she doesn't want to travel far and just likes to stay at home.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Sanle breathed a sigh of relief. He thanked Li Daoxuan and said, "Thank you, little friend Li."
In fact, he knew in his heart that the reason why the old Taoist priest and others were willing to believe him was largely because of Li Daoxuan's face. Because Li Daoxuan trusted him, they nodded so quickly.
Otherwise, if the three of them joined forces to force him to reveal where Moro was, it would end up doing something worse.
"By the way, my dear friend Li, the reason I came to Chang'an this time was actually to find you."
"Looking for me?"
Li Daoxuan was a little surprised.
"Xuanzang will come to Chang'an in a while. Until then, please let Li Xiaoyou take care of him for a while on my behalf."
Li Daoxuan smiled and said, "I thought it was something, it's just a small matter, Xuanzang called me brother, even if the master didn't say anything, I would take good care of him!"
Sanle smiled and said, "It is also Xuanzang's luck to be favored by Li Xiaoyou."
After a pause, he reached into his sleeve and took out a precious treasure that was glowing with five colors and exuding a mysterious and yellow aura. It was a sword.
"To show my gratitude, I would like to give this flying sword to you, little friend Li. I hope you will not despise it."
