Chapter 425: Buddha? Buddha's Enemy!
In the sky, the little skylark grew larger in size, from an ordinary skylark to a phoenix. Even its feathers were glowing with gorgeous luster. It was completely different from the stupid little bird just now.
The lady in green stood on its back, with divine light radiating from her body, pure and flawless.
She turned into the aloof, majestic and arrogant Lord of Qingming again. Her eyes were indifferent. She didn't even look at Li Daoxuan again, nor did she say a word.
It seemed that Qingni, who was eating cherry biro and letting him hold her hand , had completely become a cloud of smoke and disappeared.
Seeing that the Empress was about to leave, Li Daoxuan suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, as if after this separation, he would have to wait for a very long time before they met again.
An unknown desire surged in his heart. He looked at the back of the empress and shouted loudly: "Qing Ni, is this your real name?"
Lady in green paused for a moment but did not turn around. Her voice was very calm, with an indifference that seemed to keep people at a distance.
"It's just something I made up. From now on, don't call me Qingni anymore."
The next moment, the little bird flapped its wings and disappeared over Chang'an with the queen.
Li Daoxuan looked at her receding back and couldn't help feeling a little lost.
Shaking his head, he quickly cheered up.
Practice, practice hard!
If the Yin Spirit is not enough, then he can become a Yang Spirit. If the Yang Spirit is not enough, then he can become an Immortal. When he can beat the Empress, he will no longer be so passive. It is certainly a good feeling to cling to someone powerful, but he does not want the Empress in Green to be his backer forever.
I hope that one day, the queen will ask him for help for something.
He, Li Daoxuan, is determined to become the backer of the Green-robed Lady!
After a moment, he took out the Four Sacred Formation Diagram. After just a few glances, he was stunned by the formation. What a powerful formation!
Once it is arranged, the fortune of the Tang Dynasty can be borrowed to transform into the four sacred beasts of Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird and Black Tortoise. Each of them is equivalent to a master of the Yangshen realm. The stronger the fortune of the Tang Dynasty is, the stronger the sacred beast that is transformed will be. If all nations come to pay tribute and the country prospers, it will even be equivalent to four immortals guarding Chang'an!
Mmm, it smells really good...
Li Daoxuan walked towards Chang'an City while looking at the formation diagram.
He was not worried that others would get a glimpse of the secret of the formation diagram. The Empress had cast a forbidden spell on it, and no one except Li Daoxuan could see the words on it. It was all blank.
He was a person of great comprehension, and his master had taught him the basic knowledge about formations. Now that he was comprehending the Four Sages Formation, although it was still obscure, he was fascinated by it.
In the end, he was even unwilling to walk with distraction, so he used the paper horse technique, rode the white horse upside down, and concentrated on studying the formation, letting the white horse find the way and go to the Xuandu courtyard on its own.
I don’t know how much time passed.
Just as he was absorbed in it, his expression suddenly changed and he turned his eyes away from the scroll.
The spiritual white horse stopped, looking a little anxious.
Li Daoxuan stared at the figure blocking his way in front of him, put away the Four Saints Formation Diagram, and said calmly: "Little monk, you are not going back to Tubo, but blocking my way here. Could it be that you want to learn from me again?"
Standing in front of him was none other than the Tibetan Tantric master, Monk Zhizang, who had become a great Yangshen monk through initiation at a young age.
Zhizang, wearing a red cassock, put his palms together and said, "Amitabha , I have already admitted defeat to the masters in the palace. Even if I come to seek advice again, I have to wait until I have completely refined the magic power passed down by my master and entered the late stage of Yangshen. How can I overestimate my own abilities now?"
Li Daoxuan secretly sighed, a sect that could be passed down for thousands of years is indeed not a simple one. Judging from the monk's tone, it will probably take him a few years to refine the magic power of initiation and enter the late stage of Yang Shen.
It’s no wonder that the Tantric Buddhism has survived for thousands of years. There are indeed some tricks to this method of initiation.
"Then why didn't you leave with the delegation, but came to me instead?"
Zhizang said frankly, "In fact, I have already left Chang'an sixty miles with the delegation, but after thinking about it, I still can't let go of one thing, and I think I should tell Master Yu Li."
Li Daoxuan asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhizang said solemnly, "On the night when I first arrived in Chang'an, I entered a state of meditation in the inn. In a daze, I actually fell asleep and had a dream."
If other people said such things, Li Daoxuan would definitely mock them and say that the little monk's meditation skills were not good enough.
But although Zhizang is young, his cultivation is not shallow. The fact that he can withstand the method of initiation shows that he has a noble mind and a strong will. He must have already cultivated the skill of Zen meditation to the highest level and would never fall asleep while practicing.
This situation only happens to beginners.
Even Li Daoxuan's junior fellow apprentice Wu Wei would not make such a low-level mistake.
Li Daoxuan asked in surprise: "What did you dream about?"
Zhizang frowned, recalling the dream he had that night, and even now he still felt a lingering fear.
"I dreamed of a man who claimed to be the only true Buddha in the world."
Li Daoxuan was shocked and blurted out: "Mora?"
Zhizang was somewhat surprised and said, "So the Immortal also knows the man's name. Yes, he calls himself Mara. He wears black clothes and has black hair. He sits cross-legged on a black lotus. He does have the aura of a Buddha, but he also has an extremely evil demonic nature!"
Li Daoxuan's heart sank, and he asked repeatedly: "What did he say to you?"
Zhizang answered without reservation: "He wants to persuade me to worship him as the Buddha, join the Mara sect, and help him fight against the Tang Dynasty. He also promised that after the success, the Tantric Buddhism will replace the Zen Buddhism and become the leader of the Buddhist sects in the world."
Li Daoxuan sneered: "Another big pie!"
Zhizang nodded and said, "I was almost bewitched by him and fell into the devil's way. Fortunately, I practiced diligently for many years and did not fall. I woke up at the critical moment and realized that he was not the Buddha, but the enemy of Buddha. At that time, I woke up."
Li Daoxuan frowned and asked, "Did Moro give up and not do anything to you anymore?"
In his imagination, given Moro's temperament, if his attempt to persuade Zhizang fails, he will most likely kill him. This will not only keep the secret, but also provoke conflicts between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.
Zhizang explained: "In fact, Moro has already attacked me. He cast a spell to make me forget the dream, but I have the ability of telepathy, and my spiritual awareness is quite special. Two days ago, I suddenly remembered it."
After learning all this, Li Daoxuan thought in his heart.
Ever since Master Sanle left, he has not received any news about Mara. It was as if the other party had disappeared out of thin air, like a stone sinking into the sea.
The eye that once appeared above Chang'an was undoubtedly the eye of Moro. At that time, Moro even wanted to invade his sea of consciousness, but was repelled by the Queen's true spirit.
It seems that the other party did not disappear, but was hiding in the darkness, plotting some revenge!
A sense of crisis arose in Li Daoxuan's heart.
"Thank you for reminding me, little monk. I lost your face in Anren Hall. Why are you willing to tell me this?"
Zhizang's eyes showed compassion, and he sighed, "I have seen that what Mara did would definitely hurt innocent people. Even if there is some unhappiness between me and the Immortal, the people of the Tang Dynasty are innocent. How can I ignore the lives of thousands of people because of a momentary grudge?"
Li Daoxuan nodded, and his impression of him suddenly improved a lot.
The two men are in different camps, so it is inevitable that they are enemies, but being enemies does not mean that the other party is a bad person. At least in terms of not harming the innocent and protecting the people, their principles are consistent.
"Thank you, monk. I appreciate your kindness."
Zhizang clasped his hands together. He did not take Li Daoxuan's words to heart. After he finished speaking, he turned and left.
At this moment he did not know that this unintentional favor would have such a huge impact on the fate of Tubo in the future.
