Chapter 520: Save all living beings and kill Mara!
In Li Daoxuan's memory, there was also a place called the Sea of Bitterness in the Qingming Realm, where red lotus karma fire was burning. He had collected it with the Three Realms Gourd, and it played a significant role in the battle.
But the suffering there is undoubtedly nothing compared to what is here.
At the same time, he also realized that this world of suffering was created by Master Sanle with the help of the Eight Treasures Water of Merit, but it was not false, but had various connections with the human world.
Just like the pictures of the human world he just saw.
"Master Sanle, why did you bring me here?"
Sanle put his hands together, bowed to Li Daoxuan and said, "Thank you, my friend Li, for giving me a chance to realize my long-cherished wish."
Li Daoxuan was somewhat puzzled and asked: "What is your long-cherished wish?"
Sanle looked towards the endless sea of suffering, with an indescribable determination in his calm eyes.
Under Li Daoxuan's gaze, he manifested the golden body of Maitreya, a hundred feet tall, pointing to the sky and stepping on the earth, then slowly fell into the sea of suffering.
Crash!
The sea of suffering was boiling, and those extremely filthy black liquids were like leeches that had smelled blood, rushing towards Sanle's body. A storm suddenly arose on the originally calm sea, and raging waves hit.
Sanle looked calm, and the giant golden Buddha sat cross-legged in the sea of suffering, radiating brilliant light, evaporating the invading water of the sea of suffering into nothingness, like a magic needle stabilizing the sea in the storm.
But Li Daoxuan could sense the pain that Sanle was facing. His seemingly calm brows were a little distorted. It was obvious that falling into the sea of suffering was not a pleasant feeling. It could even be said to be extremely torturous, which made this great Buddhist figure show a look of pain.
More importantly, the magic power in Maitreya's golden body is also being consumed rapidly.
"Master Sanle, what are you doing?"
Sanle's eyes were filled with compassion.
"Save all living beings."
…
In front of a Taoist temple.
The mother who abandoned her child came back again. After all, she could not abandon her own flesh and blood, and decided to live with her child no matter how difficult it was.
When she picked up the child, the child laughed happily, which shocked her whole body.
She ripped open the child's clothes and saw that the horrible tumor in the throat had disappeared. Not only could her child make sounds, but they were also loud and powerful.
In Yangzhou city.
The couple who lost their child continued to search numbly. They had been searching for more than a thousand days and nights, but there was no clue at all and they were almost in despair.
Just as they were gnawing on the cold and hard steamed buns, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
An old beggar walked up to them with a little beggar and began to beg on the street. The little beggar was dirty and had a red birthmark on his face.
The little beggar kept his eyes on them, as if he wanted to confirm something.
Their eyes met and a childish voice sounded.
"Dad, Mom?"
The red sun rose and the heavy rain stopped.
The old woman continues to go to the village entrance with the help of a walking stick to wait for her son who is away on business. This has been the sixth year. Her health is getting worse and worse, and she doesn't know if she can live to see her son again.
People passing by advised her not to wait any longer. Some said her son was dead, others said his son had made a fortune in business and had married a beautiful wife and concubines and would never come back.
She ignored everything and continued to wait stubbornly.
Until the moon rose, she got up tremblingly and prepared to go home.
Footsteps suddenly sounded.
She paused, her cloudy old eyes filled with tears.
This voice...she would never have heard it wrong!
…
Li Daoxuan saw these scenes through his divine eyes and couldn't help but be moved.
Master Sanle used his golden body to suppress the sea of suffering, enduring endless pain and torture, and also eliminating all kinds of suffering in the world.
Birth, old age, sickness and death, love, hate and separation.
Even the magical power of Maitreya's golden body could not withstand such huge consumption. Sanle's golden body soon dimmed, the Buddha's light disappeared, and it was almost corroded.
Melting the golden body, cutting the Buddha's bones, abolishing the supernatural power, and dispersing the cultivation...
The waters of the sea of suffering were still surging, and the sufferings that Sanle could alleviate with his own strength were just a drop in the bucket. However, he remained calm and composed, and even had a hint of joy from the bottom of his heart.
Li Daoxuan couldn't help but ask: "Master Sanle, is it worth it?"
Sanle smiled faintly.
He looked at the still vast sea of suffering and said, "Little friend Li, although the water in this sea of suffering seems endless, it actually has a fixed amount. If I bear more, all living beings will have to bear less."
After a pause, he said word by word: "I think this is the original intention of the Buddha to practice asceticism under the Bodhi tree."
Li Daoxuan couldn't help but feel admiration. Many of the current Buddhist disciples were obsessed with gilding the Buddha's body, earning money from incense offerings to the temples, and even opening up chambers of commerce, becoming wealthy and indulging in pleasure.
But they have forgotten the true meaning of Buddhism to save all sentient beings, and have also forgotten that the Buddha once gave up the wealth of a country, ate only one grain of hemp and one grain of wheat a day, became emaciated, and endured great suffering in his practice.
Buddhist disciples observe various precepts and practice asceticism in the world, not only to refine their state of mind, but also to suffer more themselves so that all living beings can suffer less.
With a compassionate heart, cultivate great love in the world.
Li Daoxuan saw a crystal clear Buddhist heart in Master Sanle. It was a pity that there were very few eminent monks like Master Sanle.
The sea of suffering is corroding and even the golden body cannot cross it.
Cracks began to appear on the Maitreya gold, and many places even showed signs of severe corrosion, with gold foil falling off and covered in rust.
"Amitabha, as the power of Buddha is depleted, I may not be able to suppress Mara. But rest assured, my friend Li, what I will leave him is just a body with thousands of holes and exhausted mana. You can kill him easily."
Sanle smiled and said, "Don't show mercy because of me. It is my honor to be able to kill the demon with my own body."
Li Daoxuan opened his mouth but didn't say a word. He bowed with both hands and saluted towards Sanle.
"Finally, to thank you for your help this time, I have three gifts for you."
Without giving Li Daoxuan a chance to speak, he continued, "The first gift is Moro's life."
Li Daoxuan was shocked.
Master Sanle's words seemed to be hinting at something. Did he know that he would be rewarded with the Heavenly Book after killing Moro?
Thinking in this way, he suddenly understood why Master Sanle only pulled himself into this world of suffering and isolated Niangniang and others.
He wanted to kill Moruo with his own hands!
Seeing Li Daoxuan's shocked look, Sanle smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, my friend. I just saw some secrets before I passed away, and I am willing to lend a helping hand."
"Master, do you know anything more? Can you tell me?"
Li Daoxuan was very curious about the origin of "The Book of Demon-Subduing". At the same time, he also wanted to know what the terrifying existence that Mara mentioned, which could make gods and Buddhas disappear, was?
Sanle shook his head and said, "I can only see that you are not from this world and have some strange abilities. I don't know anything more."
Li Daoxuan was shocked that Master Sanle could actually see that he was not from this world!
"Don't worry, my friend. I was able to uncover this secret with the help of the power of the future Buddha and the wisdom he gained before his death. No one else can see this secret."
"As for the second gift, it is left in an ancient temple on a deserted mountain sixty miles east of Luoyang City. As for what the treasure is, you will know it as soon as you see it. I believe it will give you a surprise."
"The last gift is a secret about Moruo that I accidentally discovered while struggling with his spirit."
When Sanle told Li Daoxuan the secret about Mara, his pupils froze and he even broke out in a cold sweat on his back.
What a sinister plot, what a cunning Moro!
Li Daoxuan couldn't help but secretly rejoice that Master Sanle knew this secret, otherwise he might have made a big mistake!
Moro is a man with such deep scheming, it's really scary!
After saying these words, Sanle seemed to have let go of all his burdens. He clasped his hands together and sat quietly in the sea of suffering.
"Amitabha, please take good care of Xuanzang. I will be very grateful."
After he finished speaking, Sanle slowly closed his eyes. The Buddha's light dimmed, and the magical power of Maitreya's golden body was completely consumed, completely submerged in the sea of suffering.
Three breaths later, the sea water splashed, and a figure emerged from the water. He was wearing black clothes and had black hair. His face was ferocious and his eyes were full of unwillingness.
Moro took control of his body again, but unlike before, his magic power had been exhausted, his body was almost broken, and he had lost the ability to recover.
"Sanle, you idiot, you ruined my plan!!"
At this moment, Mara hated Sanle so much that he could even be compared with Tathagata.
He had never seen such a stupid person. He had clearly mastered all the power of Maitreya's golden body, but he was willing to give it up and let the water of the sea of suffering eliminate all the power of the golden body.
How could he bear to do that!!!
Moro had planned everything, but he never expected that in the end he would only get a broken body, and this body would even become his fatal flaw!
Crash!
Moro squeezed out the last bit of his magic power, flew up from the sea of suffering, and tried to escape.
However, as soon as his body flew out of the sea, the world spun in front of his eyes and he appeared in front of Li Daoxuan. The void around him solidified like an invisible cage.
"The sun rises in the east, and the sky is black and blazing. My eyes are blinded and my mind is confused. My hands and feet can hardly move. The energy of the universe is as heavy as a landslide. Hurry up and obey the command! Stop it!"
Li Daoxuan made talismans in the air and attached several talismans to Moro, adding another layer of restraint in addition to moving the stars and changing the constellations.
There was a trace of shame and anger in Moro's eyes. If it were before, he only needed to use a shock of his magic power to break Li Daoxuan's magical power, but now he was like a fish on the chopping board, a lamb to be slaughtered.
A tiger in dire straits is bullied by a dog!
clang!
The Chixiao sword was unsheathed, the sword light was like a pool of autumn water, and the sunset glow was in the sky.
Li Daoxuan held the sword forward and stared at Moro coldly. The murderous intent gathered and boiled in his chest, making the sword shine brightly red and clanging continuously.
"Moro, we've been fighting for so long, and today we can finally put an end to it."
Ever since he began practicing, the Moro religion has been like a mountain pressing down on his head. From Longyou County to Liling City, from Longhu Mountain to Chang'an City, and to today's Luoyang, all are related to Moro.
Today, we can finally eradicate this mountain completely!
"Li Daoxuan, you can't kill me."
Moro showed no signs of panic or fear. On the contrary, his voice was very calm and composed, as if he had some unknown confidence.
Li Daoxuan sneered.
"You know, Sanle hid one thing from you. He didn't tell you because he was afraid that after you knew it, you would not only not kill me, but would even take the initiative to protect me."
"You don't believe it?"
Moro laughed and said confidently, "Think about it, why did Sanle only bring you in?"
Li Daoxuan was slightly stunned.
"He keeps saying that he wants you to kill me, but that's not the case. Qingyi and Zhang Zhiyan have a deep friendship with you. If you want to kill me, they will only assist you and help you do it."
"The real reason why Sanle didn't bring them into this world is that he was afraid. He was afraid that after they knew about that incident, they would take the initiative to protect me, and even go against you!"
Li Daoxuan's eyes fixed.
He didn't want to believe what Moro said, but reason told him that what Moro said did make some sense.
"What is it?"
Moro smiled slightly, as if he saw a fish gradually taking the bait.
"Li Daoxuan, as far as I know, after the Eternal Night, gods and Buddhas generally have three endings. The first is to disappear completely without a trace. The second is to reincarnate repeatedly and waste their souls in the cycle of reincarnation. As for the third..."
"It's just like Sanle, who left behind a tomb and a corpse. As time passed, his body absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon, and gave birth to a new soul!"
After a pause, he sneered and said, “Li Daoxuan, have you ever thought that the souls born from the bodies of gods and Buddhas are all fools like Sanle?”
Li Daoxuan's heart moved, staring at him and said: "You mean... evil god?"
"clever!"
Moro smiled and said, "There are good people and bad people in this world. Similarly, there are good gods and evil gods, such as the Plague God, the Locust God, the Yaksha, the Rakshasas, the Demon Mother Goddess..."
"The souls born from their bodies are not bound by the heaven or Lingshan. Do you think they are good or bad?"
Li Daoxuan's heart sank and he remained silent.
After a long pause, he said, "You are exaggerating. If there are really so many evil gods, why have I never seen them?"
“Haha, good question!”
Moro laughed and said, "Because there is a well in the world called Jiegui Well, which suppresses the evil spirits in the world. Because of this well, those evil gods have not awakened yet."
As a disciple of Longhu Mountain, Li Daoxuan was very familiar with the name Jie Guijing.
Legend has it that this well is located in the West Mountain, but no one has ever seen it. Only the founder Zhang Daoling found it before he ascended to heaven, and left the female sword of the three-five evil-slaying swords in the well to suppress the evil spirit.
"The power of Jieguijing is limited. The reason why so many demons have appeared in recent years is that most of its power is used to suppress those evil gods, so some small demons have appeared in the world."
After saying that, Moro pointed at himself and said with a smile: "And I, on the night when Pan Dan died in Longhu Mountain, successfully found the Jiegui Well, and performed some secret method to make it connect with my true spirit ."
He looked at the Chixiao Sword in Li Daoxuan's hand, sneered, and said: "This is the secret that Sanle concealed. If you kill me, the seal of Jieguijing will dissipate, and the souls born in the corpse of the evil god will gradually wake up!"
"The Tang Dynasty will become a paradise for demons and evil gods!"
Li Daoxuan's hand holding the sword trembled slightly and his eyes lowered.
He suddenly remembered that his master had said when they were in Mount Longhu that the three or five evil-slaying swords in the Demon-Slaying Hall suddenly moved that night and flew to the west, but when they reached the mountain gate, they let out a mournful cry and hesitated to move forward .
Li Daoxuan never figured out this matter, so he asked the old Taoist priest about it. The old Taoist priest just sighed and did not answer.
Now it seems that the old Taoist priest should have had a premonition long ago.
The Jiegui Well was found by Moro, and the female sword inside must have had unusual movements, causing the male sword to become restless and uneasy.
"Kill me, Moro, and all the evil gods in the world will be revived. Li Daoxuan, do you dare?"
"I almost forgot that you are the Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty. So many people worship you as a god. If one day they die at the hands of the evil god, will they think that all this was caused by the Imperial Master they respected?"
Li Daoxuan remained silent, his hand holding the hilt of the sword sometimes clenched and sometimes loosened.
"Your best solution is to seal me up, but I remind you that I have 10,000 ways to deal with various seals. Even Tathagata couldn't seal me up back then. Do you think you are more powerful than Tathagata?"
"As long as you give me time, I can make a comeback!"
Looking at Li Daoxuan's conflicted and painful appearance, his eyes were filled with pleasure.
What he likes to see most is a person who was originally righteous and righteous falling into collapse and finally having a drastic change in personality, such as the Kinnara Bodhisattva who was once possessed by a demon.
"Li Daoxuan, there is only one way. Submit yourself to me and join the Moro Religion. I can take a step back and establish two leaders, and you and I can rule together—"
puff!
Chi Xiao penetrated into the flesh and pierced through the heart with a sword.
"It's so noisy."
Li Daoxuan slowly raised his eyes, his gaze full of murderous intent.
Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff…
He drew out the Chixiao Sword and stabbed again and again until the blood stained his Taoist robe red.
Heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, spleen and stomach...
After a moment, Moro's body became riddled with holes and blood, his triumphant and arrogant smile froze on his face, and only the last breath was left.
Li Daoxuan leaned close to his ear. His originally handsome face was now splattered with blood, making him look murderous, cold and terrifying.
"I've said it before, even though I can't beat you, I can overturn your chessboard."
"The overall situation is of course important, but more importantly..."
"If I don't kill you, I will be unhappy."
