Legend of the Great Sage

In the Herb Garden, under the Bodhi tree.

Li Fengyuan, who was closing his eyes and meditating, suddenly burst into tears, and a trace of sadness appeared on Jun Yi's face.

Nine-colored deer secretly looked into his eyes, and a trace of unbearableness surged in his heart: "This kid is still young after all, and although he has blood and courage, he is not as strong as his father. However, if we consider the age of human beings , I'm afraid he's still just a child. How can you not be afraid of this disaster?"

At the same time, in the Daleiyin Temple in the dream, Li Fengyuan touched his cheek and looked at the wetness between his fingers in surprise, "Hey, what is this?! Why am I crying?"

In this situation, he has experienced countless times in his dreams, and the destruction of Daleiyin Temple is not news to him. I don't know why at this moment, it is particularly touching.

After thinking about it seriously, I just realized: "I'm afraid of death!"

Greed for life and fear of death is the most normal emotion for all living beings in the world.

Although the tortoise has a long life, it still has its time. The dragon rides on the fog and ends up being ashes.

However, the phoenix is ​​an exception, not only different from ordinary creatures, but also the only exception among many natural gods.

Phoenix can use "Nirvana" to transcend the fate of "bad emptiness", and is born with an endless lifespan, so it lacks the concept of "death".

The metaphor of the nine-colored deer is actually wrong. Human beings divide their short decades into several stages and name them babies, children, teenagers, youth...

However, the phoenix cannot be divided in this way, because the lifespan is "infinite". He is both a baby and an old man, endlessly revolving, for "Nirvana".

Moreover, Li Fengyuan is far more courageous than the nine-color deer imagined. The courageous spirit inherited from Li Qingshan has already implemented his spirit, because he has never experienced Li Qingshan's various fears, and is even purer than Li Qingshan himself. .

The reason why I cry at this time is because for the first time in my life I feel "limitation", which is what the world calls "death".

Li Fengyuan lowered his head and stared at his toes. With this step, there was only one dead end. No matter whether he won or lost, there was no life.

Even if Li Qingshan finally defeats all powerful enemies and is known as the "Emperor of Heaven" in the Nine Heavens, there is no way to save his life from the six reincarnations and the three thousand worlds.

In this catastrophe of heaven and earth, Li Qingshan's victory or defeat is undecided, and his life and death are already divided.

The ants are still alive,

What about the Phoenix Divine Bird?

Li Fengyuan didn't know how other phoenixes would choose, but he was the son of Li Qingshan. So he wiped away his tears with a smile, and walked forward calmly, looking at death and returning home.

Taking this step, everything in front of him, whether it is the temple, towers, pavilions, or the monks, has turned into flying smoke. Blue, yellow, red, white and black swirled around him, this long dream had an end.

Taking this step, he will become the real "King of Cooking Meat". Although it was just a joke by Li Qingshan, he never regarded it as a joke, but a goal he worked hard to achieve.

Suddenly there was a kind of enlightenment and determination in his heart—this was the first time in his life, and it would be the last time, that he shed tears for himself.

When the smoke cleared, the Nalanda Temple was gone. There was only a garden in front of you, full of lush golden-leaf Bodhi trees, and the ground was covered with golden bricks.

If Li Qingshan was here, he would definitely feel very familiar. This is exactly the garden he saw when he first entered the Paradise of Elysium. However, compared with everything he has experienced since then, this garden is so ordinary that it hardly leaves any impression.

However, Li Fengyuan had already planned in his mind, and he was familiar with Buddhist allusions.

In that distant era, when Mahayana Buddhism was not yet clear and Daleiyin Temple was not established, it used to be the main place of Buddha's teaching. It was built by the elder Dugu and Prince Zuda, hence the name.

If it is said that Daleiyin Temple is the place where Buddhism flourishes, then here is the origin of everything.

Li Fengyuan said loudly, "World Honored One, here I am!"

"You know that if you come this time, you will be burned by the fire of karma, and you will never recover." An old and vicissitudes of life sounded, echoing in the lone tree to the lonely garden.

"I already know, I have no regrets." Li Fengyuan came here for this fire.

"Why did you come?"

Li Fengyuan replied, "In order to take on Li Qingshan's crime!"

Karmic fire and tribulation thunder are both the avenues that run between heaven and earth, and even gods cannot escape. Li Qingshan's path will surely create boundless sinful karma, which will be burned by the fire of karma. If no one takes the burden for him, there is absolutely no possibility of winning.

"What is Li Qingshan's fault?" the voice asked back.

Li Fengyuan was dumbfounded, he never felt that Li Qingshan was guilty.

"Go! If you only have the love of father and son in your heart, you are not my disciple."

Li Fengyuan heard the sound of thunder, and suddenly realized: "I am here to bear the sins of all living beings and the sufferings of all living beings."

"What is kindness, what is compassion, and who are you?"

However, Li Fengyuan was unable to answer. The gap between the Phoenix Divine Bird and all living beings was like a cloud of mud, and just a moment ago, he didn't even know what "death" was. What do all beings have to do with me?

"If you take yourself as a god and see all living beings as ants; take yourself as your master and see all living beings as slaves. Even if you have the virtue of good life and a benevolent heart, you are not one of my generation."

"All beings are equal." Li Fengyuan suddenly said: "Is this the reason why you chose Big Daddy? Give him the Dao Law of Elysium and make him the Lord of the Demon Realm."

"It was Li Qingshan who chose to be Li Qingshan, and it was Li Qingshan who chose to be the Lord of the Demon Realm."

Li Fengyuan smiled: "Yeah, who can make a choice for Li Qingshan? Even if it is you, the honor of the world. If you are as merciful and omnipotent as the world says, how can this world be a whole? A sea of ​​bitterness." He said categorically: "If you are compassionate, you are incompetent. If you are capable, you are incompetent."

Although he took refuge in my Buddha, but in the face of the supreme being of Buddhism, the supreme being among the gods and Buddhas, he still talks and laughs freely and does not have any special respect.

The voice was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Divine power is no match for karma." It seemed even more old.

Li Fengyuan asked back, "What is karma?" He came for the fire of karma, but he didn't quite understand what "karma" was, and there were different opinions in Buddhist scriptures.

"cause and effect."

"If there is a cause, there must be an effect?"

"If there is a cause, there must be an effect."

"It turns out that magical power is karma!"

Li Fengyuan had an epiphany and suddenly became enlightened.

Three thousand avenues, infinite spells, are just cause and effect.

The way of practice, from gathering spiritual energy, to mana flow, to casting spells, is only a part of cause and effect. Without the flow of mana, you cannot cast spells, and without gathering aura, you cannot transfer mana.

The world is amazed at the great power of supernatural powers and magic to move mountains and reclaim the sea, but its essence is no different from mortals punching and kicking, but mortals do not gather spiritual energy, but just eat.

Many years ago, the first lesson Li Qingshan learned on the road of cultivation was eating meat.

Therefore, "supernatural powers are no match for karma", because supernatural powers are originally karma. Therefore, even if it is called the honor of the first generation, it cannot bear all the causes and effects, and it is impossible to have the so-called "omnipotent".

Li Fengyuan already understood the answer to all the questions here: "I came here, not for Li Qingshan, not for all living beings, but to bear my cause and effect. Without Li Qingshan, there would be no Li Fengyuan, so Li Qingshan is my cause, so I want to do it for me. He bears his fruit."

"Although the phoenix can transcend life and death, it cannot transcend the cause and effect. In this situation, the phoenix is ​​no different from ordinary people, and ordinary people are no different from ants. Therefore, all living beings are equal, so... I am all living beings."

Li Fengyuan only felt that he was enlightened, and he had no doubts in his heart, and even the fear of "death" had disappeared. The cycle of life and death is one thing.

Therefore, although the Phoenix family has an infinite lifespan, they have never heard of a phoenix that has survived since ancient times. Although they were immortal, they had to die. The number of Phoenix Clan was getting rarer and rarer, so they must have borne their own karma.

The voice smiled and said, "That's right, you come closer!"

Li Fengyuan felt relieved, knowing that he had passed the test and could continue to seek death, so he walked towards the depths of the garden.

However, after experiencing the great enlightenment just now, the brain turned rapidly, the heart jumped, the horse galloped, and it was impossible to calm down. I vaguely feel that things are not that simple, except for Li Qingshan, there seems to be a deeper cause and effect in myself. But it seems that there is a door separated, for a while, it can't be broken.

When I went deep into the forest, I finally saw the true face of the Buddha, but it was not like the sculptures in the temple, with a golden light and a face like a full moon, but with a haggard face and a nose like a hook. There is nothing special about the seat of the tree, just like the Lonely Garden.

Moreover, the drooping corners of his mouth and the tall hooked nose made his face look very unpleasant, and if anyone bumped into him on the road, he might not be willing to give him a bowl of vegetarian rice.

Li Fengyuan felt a strange intimacy, as if his blood was connected. With a flash of inspiration in his head, the door suddenly opened, and all the cause and effect were instantly understood.

Inconceivable: "You are... Yuanshi Phoenix!?"