Volume 1 Linglong Case Chapter 28: Dharmadhatu Sutra
After dealing with the two villains in Huaidong, Lin Qianxing began to prepare to go to Taoshan Temple.
His comprehension is too low and his efficiency in cultivation is poor.
If you don't complete an achievement to increase your understanding, the speed of improving your strength is too slow.
After buying two horses, saying hello to Zhang Shouyi, and promising Zhang Xiuting that he would bring back some delicious food, Lin Qianxing set out alone.
Taoshan Temple is more than 800 miles away from Qingtang Town. Lin Qianxing took almost ten days to arrive after changing two horses.
The reason why it took so long was mainly because he encountered some robbers along the way and he accidentally took the wrong road.
Most of those who robbed the roads were residents who could no longer make a living nearby.
There are also some martial artists who have become bandits, but they are not very strong.
Under Lin Qianxing's broadsword, they would often flee in just two rounds.
Through these experiences, Lin Qianxing increasingly understood the current situation of Dayun Kingdom.
He knew in his heart that this country was probably doomed.
The Yaoshan Temple is located halfway up the mountain. There is a town at the foot of the mountain called Tongzun City.
This city is particularly special because compared to other places that are more or less in chaos, the people here live a relatively stable life.
When monks came to do some shopping, the residents in the city would greet them warmly and even give them gifts.
However, these monks are very self-disciplined and will not take things from the people.
Moreover, Lin Qianxing discovered that the residents in the city seemed to have some rudimentary martial arts skills, which made their daily work much easier.
After a little asking, Lin Qianxing found out the way to Taoshan Temple.
There were fields on both sides of the road leading up the mountain, full of crops. Some monks were tilling the fields with hoes. Their movements were very regular, and it seemed that they were practicing some kind of stick techniques while working.
This is completely different from the monks Lin Qianxing knew, who only knew how to chant scriptures and recite Buddha's name but did not engage in production.
After walking for a while, Lin Qianxing saw a path. The path was narrow and steep. On the path, there were several monks running quickly with a bucket in each hand.
Their martial arts skills were excellent, and they walked on the narrow and steep path without losing their balance or falling.
On the mountain road, Lin Qianxing saw a pedestrian returning from worshiping Buddha. After a quick inquiry, he learned that the other party went up the mountain to worship Buddha every month.
In this way, Lin Qianxing had an idea in his mind.
He walked all the way to the gate of Yaoshan Temple, stepped inside and went to the main hall. After adding some money for incense and candles, Lin Qianxing took three incense sticks from the monk in charge of receiving guests. After worshiping the Buddha, he inserted the incense into the incense burner full of incense.
Then he asked the monk in charge of reception: "Master, I would like to visit the Sutra Library of your temple and copy some Buddhist scriptures to pray for my parents at home. Is there any way to do this?"
"All you need is to give me some money for paper and pen!" said the monk in charge of reception.
Lin Qianxing never expected it to be so cheap, and from the sound of it, the other party would provide paper and pen.
Mainly a handling fee.
Aren't they afraid that someone will go to the Sutra Repository and copy away the martial arts secrets?
Or is it that there are no martial arts secrets in it at all?
Lin Qianxing had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he didn't show it on his face. He just paid the money, got paper and pen from the monk in charge of reception, and then was led all the way to the courtyard where the Sutra Library was located.
The location of the Sutra Repository is extremely remote and close to a mountain stream, which seems to be in line with some feng shui implications.
It was extremely deserted here. Apart from an old monk sweeping the floor, there was no one else.
Lin Qianxing knew very well how powerful the librarian was, so when he saw him, he quietly looked him over.
He looked to be about seventy or eighty years old, wearing a grey monk's robe. He held a bamboo broom in his hand and waved it gently on the ground. Each time he waved it stirred up large amounts of fallen leaves and dust, but it did not make much noise.
And if you look closely, the stick on the bamboo broom in the old monk's hand seems to be made of metal?
How heavy is this?
Just by looking at this move, Lin Qianxing knew that this old monk was definitely not simple.
The attitude of the monk who was in charge of reception further confirmed Lin Qianxing's guess.
The monk in charge of reception brought Lin Qianxing to the old monk and said respectfully, "Elder Zhijing, this donor wants to go to the Sutra Library to copy the scriptures. Please agree."
The old monk paused for a moment, looked up at Lin Qianxing , and then said, "Yes."
Then I went to sweep the floor again.
The monk in charge of reception said to Lin Qianxing: "Donor, please go and copy the scriptures. Remember not to make any noises. Be careful when reading the scriptures. Don't damage or dirty them..."
Lin Qianxing took the monk's words to heart, nodded his thanks, bowed to the old monk sweeping the floor, and then stepped carefully into the Sutra Library.
In the Sutra Repository, rows of scriptures were neatly arranged, with desks placed at regular intervals, seemingly for the convenience of copying scriptures.
He had inquired at Tongzun City at the foot of the mountain, and it seemed that copying scriptures was very popular. Anyone who had a little faith in Buddhism would come from thousands of miles away to the Taoshan Temple to copy scriptures.
So this is also the reason why Lin Qianxing used this excuse to come to the Sutra Library.
But at this time Lin Qianxing was a little at a loss.
There are so many scriptures here. How long will it take to find the mysterious skills hidden here?
Lin Qianxing was a little dazed. After thinking for a while, he decided to use a stupid method and read through the books one by one.
So he started reading from the Buddhist scripture that was closest to him.
Then Lin Qianxing discovered that the contents of the Buddhist scriptures in Yaoshan Temple were not profound. They were mostly stories and principles that taught people to be good, and even mixed with some humorous jokes. Lin Qianxing originally thought that he would find it boring, but who would have thought that he would actually finish reading a Buddhist scripture of dozens of pages in his hand.
After watching it, he even felt a little unsatisfied.
He felt some admiration for the monk who wrote the Buddhist scriptures.
He is the only one who can write Buddhist scriptures like this, right?
If I were to write a novel, I'm afraid this would be very promising!!
Just as he was thinking, Lin Qianxing suddenly saw a prompt.
[Hint: You have gained some insights from reading Buddhist scriptures, your understanding +0.01.]
At this moment, Lin Qianxing was stunned.
He looked around at the rows of bookshelves in the Sutra Library, and the emotions in his eyes became meaningful.
There must be at least tens of thousands of scriptures in here, right?
If he could finish reading them all, even if he didn't achieve that accomplishment, he would have hundreds of insights, right?
The only problem is that it may take a long time to read the Buddhist scriptures.
Lin Qianxing picked up the second book and quickly flipped through it. He had already made up his mind that even if he couldn't complete the achievement, he would still read a few more books.
At the beginning, Lin Qianxing read ten lines at a glance and tried his best to watch the plot roughly.
But later he discovered a problem, that is, as long as he read and read through it, he could increase his understanding.
Then why is he taking it seriously?
The more he did, the more he started quantum speed reading.
He felt emotional, playing games is so fun, as long as you do many things, you will definitely gain something, it doesn't matter how you do it or how seriously you do it, and once you get and learn something, it will remain on the panel forever and will never be lost.
I don’t know if I will be able to take all these features with me after completing the game.
If it is possible, it would be incredible.
Lin Qianxing spent the whole day browsing here.
During this process, he discovered that not all scriptures could increase his understanding. Sometimes he had to read two, three, or even four or five scriptures to gain understanding, but sometimes he could gain understanding by just reading one book.
So these books are also divided into different grades.
The scriptures that contain profound wisdom can directly help him gain enlightenment.
As for some of the texts that were extremely profound and contained no useful knowledge, the understanding he could gain from them was so small that no hints appeared.
In the evening, the old monk who was sweeping the floor came to Lin Qianxing, who was reading scriptures, and woke Lin Qianxing up from his trance.
However, just as Lin Qianxing was about to explain his behavior of flipping through the book and say goodbye, the other party placed a bowl of porridge and a small plate of pickles on the table next to Lin Qianxing, lit the oil lamp, covered the lampshade, and then turned and left.
Lin Qianxing was stunned. Did this mean that he was allowed to read it all night?
Looking at the direction where the old monk was going away, Lin Qianxing clasped his hands together and bowed sincerely.
Regardless, he had to accept the favor.
Carefully putting the scripture back to its original place, Lin Qianxing picked up the bowl of porridge and began to eat.
He was afraid that he might accidentally dirty the place, so he ate very carefully.
After eating, Lin Qianxing carefully took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped his hands, then he began to read again.
As he flipped through the books, he entered a state of immersion again. He didn't know when, the bowls and chopsticks he left behind had been taken away by the old monk. He had finished reading all the books in the Sutra Library, and daybreak had already arrived.
When Lin Qianxing saw the light coming in through the window, he felt as if he was in another world.
I had originally intended to come here to accomplish my accomplishment, but I discovered a method to increase my comprehension, and I spent a whole day and night reading this book.
"panel!"
Lin Qianxing called out his own panel and checked his own understanding.
When Lin Qianxing saw the comprehension level of 102.96, a smile appeared on his face.
This day and night was not wasted. Even if he did not accomplish anything, it was worth it.
Putting the last scripture in his hand back to its original place, Lin Qianxing walked towards the outside of the Sutra Library. At this time, he heard the sound of the old monk sweeping the floor again.
Lin Qianxing came up to him, clasped his hands together and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Master Zhijing, for the gift of food."
Zhijing did not stop sweeping the floor and said calmly, "It's just a small favor, don't worry about it."
Lin Qianxing hesitated for a moment, wanting to ask Zhijing whether he knew where the mysterious skills left by the ancient sage were.
After all, he has been sweeping the floor here for quite a long time. If you ask him, maybe you can find out.
But Lin Qianxing was worried that the other party would be angry if he knew that he was plotting to steal the other party's sect's inherited skills.
"Does the donor have anything to ask?" Zhijing suddenly appeared in front of Lin Qianxing and asked.
Lin Qianxing looked at Zhijing's kind face and couldn't help but smile at himself.
Then Lin Qianxing stopped hiding anything and said frankly, "Master, I came here to look for the magical skills and secrets left by the sages of your temple. However, after a day and a night in the Sutra Library, I found nothing. It seems that I have no chance to find it."
Zhi Jing heard the voice and was silent for a while, then said: "Donor, please follow me!"
After saying this, he turned and went towards the backyard of the Sutra Repository.
Lin Qianxing was stunned. What does this mean?
Is it really something that can be found out just by asking?
Is it okay to show this kind of magical secret technique to anyone?
Although he thought so, Lin Qianxing still followed Zhijing quickly.
The two of them walked one after the other and soon arrived at the backyard of the Sutra Repository.
There stands a three-headed, eight-armed Vajra statue here, which is about twenty feet tall and looks very spectacular. If it were not blocked by the Sutra Repository and the surrounding trees, Lin Qianxing would probably have been able to see it in the front yard at first sight when he arrived.
At the foot of the statue, there is another statue. It is a little monk about 1.3 meters tall, with kind eyes and about twelve years old. In his hand, he is holding a stone-carved scripture.
Zhijing brought Lin Qianxing to the little monk, pointed at the scripture in his hand and said, "I guess this is the scripture that the donor is looking for."
Lin Qianxing stepped forward and looked at the scripture in the statue's hand with some disbelief.
The font on the scripture was very small, densely covering the entire stone book, and on the edge of it, the name of this scripture was written in slightly larger font, which was the "Dhamma Sutra".
[Hint: You have achieved the achievement [Wisdom of the Ancient Sages], and the reward has been issued. [Note: Dharma Realm!!!]]
