Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

#1971 - Chapter 1971 Six Paths of Cultivation

【All Buddhas, Daos, and religions mentioned in this article are fictionalized by the author for plot needs and do not contain any adverse guidance.】

In the Bell and Drum Tower, the two sat inside a small pavilion on the second floor.

Beneath them was the great bell of the Xuanyin Temple that announced the morning.

Li Guanqi sat in his chair, smiling upon hearing this.

“Oh?”

“Xuanyin Temple has thriving incense offerings, does the abbot still lack money?”

Xuanhui, upon hearing this, put his hands together and sighed.

“Alas, as the layman can see, there are many monks in the temple.”

“To study profound Buddhist teachings, the resources consumed are no less than those of cultivators.”

Li Guanqi followed the old man's words, playing with the teacup on the table and smiling.

“Then if I want to cultivate the Asura and Naraka paths among the six paths of Buddhism, how many immortal crystals will I need?”

The old man slowly raised a finger.

“One million?”

The old man shook his head.

“Ten million.”

Li Guanqi pondered for a moment, nodded, and then handed over a storage ring containing ten million immortal crystals.

A gleam flashed in Xuanhui's eyes, he didn't expect Li Guanqi to be able to take out ten million immortal crystals so easily!

Such a huge amount of immortal crystals, the other party just took it out without hesitation.

Xuanhui put away the storage ring, and after scanning it with his divine sense, he confirmed that there were no problems.

“Haha, it seems that the layman is also a descendant of a great clan.”

Li Guanqi didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either.

“When does it start?”

Xuanhui waved his hand.

“Layman, don't be anxious.”

“Starting tomorrow, the layman will first undergo the three studies of precepts, concentration, and wisdom in the temple.”

Li Guanqi knew about this.

It was to let him learn basic Buddhist knowledge.

To cultivate inner peace through meditation, chanting Buddha's name, and practicing Zen.

However, Li Guanqi wasn't very interested in this.

He stood up and said directly.

“No need, just arrange for me to start cultivating tomorrow.”

Xuanhui frowned slightly, then slowly relaxed.

For someone like Li Guanqi, it wouldn't be realistic to make him follow his own ideas.

Xuanhui had no choice but to nod in agreement.

“Alright, I will make arrangements today.”

“However…”

Changing the subject, Li Guanqi stopped and waited for the old man to speak.

“Since the layman knows the six paths of Buddhism, he naturally knows that the six paths are the process of comprehending Buddhist teachings.”

“The six paths are not six major cultivation paths. As for how much you can comprehend, I can't guarantee.”

Li Guanqi nodded.

He naturally wasn't worried about whether he could comprehend it.

He was only worried about whether the other party could let him truly comprehend the two paths…

Comprehension?

He had never lacked this.

It's just that he has no interest in Buddhism.

The concept upheld by Buddhism is that one should not commit sins, all living beings are equal, and one should use Buddhist teachings to influence evildoers.

This is completely opposite to his philosophy of cultivation.

After speaking, Li Guanqi flashed and left Xuanyin Temple.

He didn't even stay in the temple's meditation room.

He found a flat boulder on a neighboring mountain peak and sat down cross-legged.

As soon as he sat down, Li Guanqi let out a soft “huh”.

Reaching out to touch it, there were some ravines on the boulder beneath him, as if previous people had carved words.

Li Guanqi immediately stood up curiously, scanning it with his divine sense.

On the boulder that had weathered the years, several lines of small characters could vaguely be distinguished.

“Heaven and earth are the furnace, creation is the craftsman, it is difficult to become a Golden Immortal, and the tribulations are endless.”

“A thousand years of seeking the Dao is ultimately in vain, and a body perishes in the morning with a sigh of sorrow.”

“This place is ominous, cultivators should not approach, once a Golden Immortal fell here.”

“When the thirty-six heavenly tribulations are unleashed, only regrets and sorrow are left.”

“I hope those who come later will think carefully and not follow in my footsteps.”

“The road of cultivation is full of thorns, knowing enough is the best.”

Accompanying Li Guanqi's murmuring identification, an autumn breeze blew.

The sound of rustling came from the top of the mountain, as if lamenting for this cultivator.

Li Guanqi touched the inscriptions on the stone under him with some emotion.

This boulder has stood on the top of the mountain for countless years.

Even though the inscriptions on the stone were a bit blurry, he could still feel the emotion of that cultivator before his death.

Li Guanqi took off the wine gourd on his waist, unplugged the stopper, and poured his treasured wine on the ground.

Whoosh!!

The aged wine floated in the wind, falling on the boulder and drifting towards the sea of clouds and mountains.

Li Guanqi opened his mouth softly.

“How could this be an ominous place?”

“This is a blessed place!”

At this moment, Li Guanqi seemed to see an old, illusory figure condensed on the edge of the sea of clouds, paying tribute to him from afar.

That passage was full of emotion and unwillingness.

Perhaps when that cultivator died under the Golden Immortal Tribulation.

Many scenes worth recalling must have flashed in his mind.

Li Guanqi sat on the top of the mountain drinking wine, taking a sip and pouring a sip.

He raised his sword and re-engraved the inscription on the side!

Then he stood up the boulder, which was more than one person tall.

He placed fine wine and delicacies, and three sticks of sandalwood.

He hoped that if other cultivators stopped here in the future, they could also pour some good wine for the cultivator who died seeking the Dao.

Li Guanqi stared at the stone tablet like this, feeling something, and looked down at the eight big characters on the gourd, even more sighing at the wisdom and open-mindedness of Emperor Chen.

“The road of cultivation, there is no turning back once you step on it.”

“Fortunately, the people around me are still here now, and have not disappeared due to the passage of years of cultivation.”

Li Guanqi clenched the wine gourd, and was even more determined to live in the moment.

As night fell, Li Guanqi was really bored, so he followed the directions on the map again to find the Liuli Temple mentioned by Hao Xu and the other two.

The location on the map was clearly this mountain range.

But Li Guanqi searched for a whole night, and there were dozens of temples of all sizes within a thousand miles.

But there was only no Liuli Temple that the two mentioned.

“Could they be lying to me?”

But Li Guanqi changed his mind and shook his head with a wry smile.

Hao Xu also said that the temple was difficult to find, it seems that he still has to find it himself.

That night, Xuanyin Temple was still brightly lit, and the people climbing the mountain under the night were bustling, without any sign of decreasing.

Xuanyin Temple under the night.

In the underground secret room, an old monk looked at the immortal crystals all over the secret room with madness on his face and laughed.

“Hahahaha, I'm rich!! I'm rich!!”

“I didn't expect this guy to be so rich!”

“In this way… hehe.”

“This old man's kasaya can be added with gold threads and pearls.”

The old monk lay in a mountain of immortal crystals, and everything he touched was a priceless item.

“Incense is good, incense is prosperous…”

“Hahahaha!!”

Early the next morning, Li Guanqi came to Xuanyin Temple.

Abbot Xuanhui was already waiting for Li Guanqi under the Bell and Drum Tower.

“Layman, the temple is ready, please follow me.”