Cultivation: When you do things to the extreme

"That is……"

"Great Merciful Bodhisattva?"

"A Venerable Eight Tribulations came unexpectedly?"

"Buddhist..."

Looking at the compassionate Buddha figure sitting on the lotus platform amidst the auspiciousness, the expressions of the cultivators in Wuzhuang Temple became even more strange.

"In Western Buddhism, there are two Four Saints. The two are the Great Sun Tathagata and Lushena Buddha. They are the Buddhas who achieved the Tathagata status after nine kalpas."

“The Four Saints are the four great bodhisattvas of great wisdom, great sage, great compassion, and great conduct. Among them, great wisdom and great sage have passed the eight kalpas of heaven and are facing the test of nine kalpas. Therefore, they have been cultivating deeply in the Pure Land of Whirlpool and have not left for thousands of years. "

"The Great Compassion and Great Acts are slightly inferior, and they still cultivated in the Seven Kalpas. It was not until three thousand years ago, when the Great Compassionate Bodhisattva achieved success in practice and came out of seclusion to face the tribulations, that there was a third Eight Kalpas venerable in Buddhism."

"Compared to the underworld of the Dragon Palace, the grudge between this Great Compassionate Bodhisattva and the Great Immortal Zhenyuan is no less generous, and even more powerful."

"When the Great Immortal first came to the south, he saw a demon causing trouble here, so he took action to get rid of it and established the Wuzhuang Temple Taoism in Wanshou Mountain."

"But I didn't expect that the demon was the golden-haired horse of the Great Compassionate Bodhisattva, which attracted the Arhat with a cloth bag and the Arhat with a pagoda. The fight at the first meeting of Dan Yuan was not enough. When the academy established the Taoism, eighteen more venerables were sent down to the lower realm. He wanted to conquer the great immortal, but he was defeated and left."

"After Nanzhan established Taoism, although Buddhism, like Heaven, cooperated with Wandao Academy to introduce Tiangong's craftsmanship and fairy mechas, this matter does not seem to have been revealed, and the two sides have always seemed to be in harmony."

"Huh, if Buddhism wants to be big, it has long had the intention of "Buddha's Dharma crossing to the south". It has been eyeing this Nanzhan continent, hoping to combine the fate of the two states, so that Buddhism will flourish, and finally compete with the Heavenly Court. The great immortal established a road to Nanzhan, and ended If you think about Buddhism and make yourself unhappy, how can you get rid of the grudge in your heart?"

"There are two Buddhas and four saints in Buddhism. Not to mention the two saints, among the four saints, the great wisdom and great sages are all eight calamities. Daci also broke through three thousand years ago. These three eight calamities venerables may not have much to do with the nine Buddha calamities. Grasp it, so I have been planning the journey of Buddhism to the south, hoping to use the power of luck to achieve the Buddhahood of Nine Kalpas!"

"If you get the luck of the two states and the family flourishes, then the Buddhist family may not be able to be like the heavenly family and create four or five nine-kalpa true Buddhas..."

In Wuzhuang Temple, everyone was talking a lot, digging out old things, looking very unhappy, especially the monk Nanzhan.

There is no way, the heart of Buddhism is clearly revealed!

The matter of "Buddhism's journey to the south" has always been a matter of great concern to monk Nanzhan, but he did not dare to reveal it due to the power of Buddhism.

Now in the Wuzhuang Temple, the Danyuan meeting, although it is hard to say, is somewhat emotional.

In such an atmosphere, in the eyes of everyone, the auspiciousness went straight into the mountain and came to the gate.

"Bodhisattva, wise and compassionate performer of vows, the poor monk respectfully wishes fellow Taoist Zhenyuan to attain the true fruit of the Tribulation Realm!"

The auspicious light falls, the lotus platform is removed, the virtuous Bodhisattva is in front, the golden boy and jade girl is behind, the monk's robes are flawless, the pure vase in his hand is clean, the treasure is solemn, and compassion is seen, it is a sign of great mercy to save the common people.

As soon as Daci finished speaking, the rosy glow appeared in the temple. Master Ziyang came out again and greeted Daci Dharma. "The Bodhisattva is here, and the five villas are full of radiance. The Taoist master is still refining elixirs. It is difficult to get away for a while, and he is greeted by the bottom." Guest, please forgive me for any inconvenience!"

"Real people are joking."

He has a merciful smile and is approachable. He doesn't show off to the Master of Eight Tribulations at all, and he won't be scornful of Master Ziyang because of his Mahayana cultivation.

"please!"

"please!"

Master Ziyang smiled and welcomed his Dharma driver into the view.

At the viewing place, with the clear breeze and bright moon, I received another gift list and sang loudly to congratulate: "Western Buddhism, the Great Compassionate Bodhisattva, presents ninth-level spiritual objects, a pure vase of jade dew, and a section of pure bitter bamboo with seventh-level spiritual roots... "

"Pure bottle of jade dew?"

"Pure Bamboo Bamboo?"

"this……!"

The people in the audience looked at each other in astonishment as they sang the ceremony in the clear breeze and bright moon.

"Jade Dew in the Purifying Vase, is that the Jade Dew in the Purifying Vase?"

"Ninth-level spiritual creature, a treasure that reaches the sky!"

"It is said that there is an ancient fairy treasure in the secret realm of Tongtian, called the Mutton Fat Jade Pure Vase. There is the fairy dew of good fortune in the bottle, which can make dead trees spring into spring and ghosts return to yang. It is a first-class creature created by life!"

"Withered trees come spring, and ghosts return to the sun. It not only has the effect of reviving human flesh and white bones, but also has the effect of prolonging life and becoming immortal, which is enough to extend the life of Mahayana monks for thousands of years."

"Even if you are a calamity immortal, it will be of great benefit. If you take it when you are going through a calamity, you will not be in danger of running out of oil and the lamp will dry up."

"But neither the mutton-fat jade purifying bottle nor the fairy dew of good fortune in the bottle are worthy of ordinary people. The Great Merciful Bodhisattva compassionately saved the world, practiced the way of creation, and entered the secret realm of heaven to understand the mystery of the purifying bottle. Based on this, he refined a Only a top-notch immortal artifact, a willow net bottle, can introduce some of the immortal dew into the bottle.”

"Such a treasure is not enough for Buddhists to use for their own use, but now they are used as gifts."

"There is also the pure bitter bamboo, which is also produced in the secret realm of Tongtian. It is intercepted from the six pure bamboo branches. Although it is only seventh level, as a spiritual root, its value is still higher than that of ordinary eighth level spiritual objects."

"What is the intention of this bloody disciple of Buddhism?"

"Are you seeing the Great Immortal achieve great success and want to resolve the bad blood between the two parties, or..."

In Wuzhuang Temple, all the cultivators looked at each other in shock and doubt.

The Danyuan Meeting was originally held every three hundred years. After the Academy was established, a thousand-year meeting was added on this basis. The world called it the Danyuan Xiaohui and the Danyuan Conference respectively.

Whether it is the Danyuan Small Conference that is held every three hundred years or the Danyuan Conference that is held every thousand years, it can make people feel satisfied and the trip is worthwhile.

To this day, let alone Nanzhan, even the two states of Dongsheng and Xiniu, and even the Demon Country and Demon Abyss, some good demons and righteous demons have come with valuable gifts to participate in this grand event and taste the wonderful elixir.

The gifts were generous, and Wuzhuang had to return generously, whether it was the grass return elixir, the many treasures at the banquet, or the lectures of the immortals at the meeting, all worth the "ticket price!"

But...

This pure bottle of jade dew, and the pure bitter bamboo, are they too expensive?

It's not that the gift is too expensive, but it's not easy for Wuzhuang Temple to return it. If it can't produce something of the same standard, it will seem that Wuzhuang is not hospitable. But the same standard as this ninth-level spiritual object and seventh-level spiritual root must be at least an eighth-level elixir, and it can only be an eighth-level elixir.

After all, this is the elixir meeting, Wuzhuang Temple can't just present two immortal artifacts to return the gift, right?

What's the matter!

So, giving gifts is a science, but the Buddhist sect seems to be ignorant of this science today.

How can Wuzhuang return such a valuable gift?

The academy has only been established for more than 3,000 years, and Zhenyuan Daxian has not entered the Tongtian Secret Realm. He does not have the Nine Tribulations Spiritual Objects such as the Jingping Yulu as a foundation. His own alchemy is still at the seventh level, and he cannot refine the eighth-level immortal spirit pill to return the gift...

Could it be that the Buddhist sect is deliberately making things difficult and wants to disrupt this Danyuan meeting?

The cultivators were surprised and doubtful, but they did not dare to speculate. They could only suppress their doubts and watch the situation develop.

As soon as everyone was calm, they saw thousands of golden lights outside the sky, a team of carriages and horses like dragons, and the heavenly soldiers and gods came majestically.

"This is..."

"Heaven?"

"The Heavenly Lord's carriage!"

"Is it the Great Heavenly Lord himself?"

The cultivators stood up in shock, and the immortals and gods in the Tribulations Realm also frowned.

Dongsheng Heavenly Court is the master of the immortal world. The Supreme Heavenly Lord is even higher than the Nine Tribulations Immortal, at least in name.

Now Zhenyuan has entered the Tribulation, and Wandao is called the Supreme. Although he is a figure comparable to the True Immortal, he has not entered the realm of the True Immortal after all. Therefore, those who came to congratulate him are all immortal gods in the Tribulation Realm. The Dragon Clan sent the Dragon King of the South China Sea, the Underworld sent the Yama of Mount Tai, and the highest-level Buddhist sect only sent a Great Mercy Bodhisattva with the cultivation of eight Tribulations.

The Dragon King of the East China Sea, the Emperor of Fengdu, and the two Buddhists who achieved the Nine Tribulations did not show up.

Dragons do not live with snakes, and phoenixes do not live with birds. This involves a question of status.

How can the lord of a place, the Nine Tribulations Immortal, come in person?

So, on the side of the Heavenly Court...

I saw the heavenly soldiers and generals, guarding the golden chariot, falling into the Wanshou Mountain and coming to the gate of Wuzhuang.

Then the curtain door was opened, and a person walked out of the carriage. It was a female fairy, graceful and elegant, with a natural beauty. On one hand, she was a pure girl, ignorant of worldly affairs, and on the other hand, she was a noble, with a variety of manners, which made people envious but also inexplicably in awe.

It was...

"My daughter Yao Ji, congratulations to the emperor, the immortal fruit has been achieved, and immortality has been achieved!"

The female fairy stepped down from the golden carriage and came to the gate of Wuzhuang. She bowed gracefully, and the world was full of pity.

In Wuzhuang Temple, a person also walked out, who was also the most beautiful in the world. It was the Peony Fairy.

"The master of Yaochi Palace, the royal carriage has come in person. Wuzhuang is honored. Unfortunately, my elder brother is refining the elixir and cannot get away. I have to come to greet you. Please forgive me, the palace master."

The Peony Fairy came out to greet him and bowed without any neglect.

"You are too polite, sister Peony."

The Palace Master of Yaochi smiled and stepped forward to help Fairy Peony up: "The Emperor is the Lord of Ten Thousand Daos, and one of the Six Imperial Palaces of Heaven. You and I are sisters from the same family. It would be strange to do such etiquette. Get up quickly!"

"..."

Seeing the two of them acting like this, the cultivators in the temple could only remain silent.

"Palace Master of Yaochi!"

"She is the Heavenly Lord of the previous generation, the daughter of the Thai Emperor, and the sister of the Jade Emperor!"

"She is the Lord of Yaochi, and she is indescribably noble. Although she has only three calamities of cultivation, her status is definitely not lower than the four great bodhisattvas of Buddhism."

"Now she is here in a golden carriage, representing the Jade Emperor to attend this alchemy meeting, and she must be the most distinguished guest among the distinguished guests."

"With such an arrangement, the Jade Emperor... is thoughtful!"

The cultivators sighed in their hearts, and Fairy Peony also welcomed the Palace Master of Yaochi into the temple.

"Fairy boy!"

Qingfeng Mingyue stood in front of the temple and took a name card and gift list from a female fairy.

"The Lord of Yaochi Palace in the Heavenly Palace presents one nine-thousand-year-old peach, three six-thousand-year-old peaches, nine three-thousand-year-old peaches, and ten jars of nectar and jade dew..."

The gift list was very long, and the singing lasted for a long time, which made the cultivators in the temple marvel.

"The Heavenly Palace is worthy of being the Heavenly Palace!"

"The first Taoist sect of earthly immortals is indeed wealthy!"

"Nine-thousand-year-old peaches are the fruits of the ninth-level immortal root and the peach tree. They have the effect of prolonging life and avoiding disasters. Among them, nine-thousand-year-old peaches are the best. If you get one peach in the three-tribulation small gate, you can pass it easily. Even if you get a six-tribulation middle gate, it will be of great help. The value is not inferior to the pure bottle of jade dew of the Great Compassion Bodhisattva."

"In the past, at the Peach Banquet, only the Jade Emperor and the Jade Queen, the Four Auxiliary Emperors, and the Lord of Yaochi Palace and other immortals could enjoy these nine-thousand-year-old peaches. Now the Heavenly Palace presents them as gifts to express their wishes. Is the title of the Six Emperors realised?"

"Hmph, I heard that a few months ago, at the grand court meeting of the Heavenly Court, a group of heavenly officials in the Tribulation Realm came together to attend the Ten Thousand Daos Academy to take back the right to ascend to the platform. They did not take the Six Emperors Emperor seriously at all. In my opinion, it is better for the Great Immortal to be the Emperor. It is not good to be the Lord of Ten Thousand Daos in Nanzhan. "

"Be careful, the affairs of the Heavenly Court and the Academy are not something you can discuss. The Great Immortal has his own decision!"

"That's right. Now that the Tongtian Secret Realm is about to open, the Demon Country and the Demon Abyss are eyeing it covetously. We human cultivators should be united and not give the demons a chance to take advantage of us."

Faced with the grand gift from the Heavenly Court, the attitudes of the cultivators were different, but the progress of the alchemy meeting could not be changed in any way.

"Those who should come have come!"

"Those who should not come dare not come!"

"The alchemy meeting is about to start, I wonder when the immortal will show up?"

In the Wuzhuang Temple, the cultivators took their seats. The temple had its own world, and thousands of people were like one hall. It was not crowded at all, but only warm.

The cultivators sat separately, one for each person, and there were Taoists, golden boys and jade girls, blue phoenixes and white cranes walking in the table, offering nectar and dew, and delicacies from the immortals.

"This is..."

"Emperor's juice?"

"Emperor's juice from the Dark Realm?"

"The essence of the sun and the moon, the Emperor's juice, and the brewing technique make this immortal wine, the nectar!"

"The status of the Earthly Immortal Realm is too high, the way of heaven is orderly, the essence of the sun and the moon, the output is not much, but outside the Earthly Immortal Realm, the outside world of the heavens can take a lot of nectar."

"Especially in the Dark Realm, the heaven and earth are strange, the sun and the moon shine together, and the Emperor's juice often falls like rain. This thing is often sold in the Dark Realm. Whether it is for alchemy or talisman making, Whether it was forging weapons or setting up formations, they all had wonderful uses, allowing the old Taoist Huiming to make a fortune. "

"That was in the past. The old Taoist Huiming did not discipline his disciples strictly, and a traitor colluded with demons and caused chaos in the lower world, almost destroying Huiming. Fortunately, the great immortal noticed it and sent troops to the lower world to quell the chaos. "

"Now that the Huiming world is under the jurisdiction of the academy, let's see if the old Taoist Huiming can still do his own business?"

"Hahaha!"

The cultivators tasted wine and drank the Emperor's juice, and there were constant laughter and chatter during the banquet.

Not only the Emperor's juice of Huiming, but also many delicacies on the banquet, some of which were from earthly immortals, some were from the lower world, and some were grown and cultivated by the academy exclusively.

Just these tables of banquets can make many people worth the "ticket price", not to mention the Danyuan meeting later.

"Ginseng fruit!"

"Grass-returning elixir!"

"This grass-returning elixir is based on the longevity fruit in the backyard of Wuzhuang Temple, and then takes the energy of hundreds of herbs, thousands of flowers, and thousands of trees, combined with the essence of heaven and earth, the brilliance of the sun and the moon, and is refined in the furnace for 49 days, so it is named grass-returning elixir, also known as ginseng fruit!"

"The great immortal is knowledgeable about the past and the present, and is well-versed in all arts and methods. Among them, he is best at elixir, array, and spiritual plants and beasts. Three thousand years ago, the longevity fruit was planted in the backyard of Wuzhuang Temple. It was a sixth-level spiritual root. Now that three thousand years have passed, I'm afraid it has been promoted to the seventh level?"

"You are out of date. As early as 1,200 years ago, when the Danyuan Conference was first held, the longevity tree was a seventh-level immortal root. The great immortal also used it to refine 49 grass-returning elixir and held the first Danyuan Conference."

"Now this is the second session. I wonder if the great immortal's attainments in alchemy have improved further?"

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