Mirroring the changes

Chapter 616 Cremation Ceremony

Landa Temple is immersed in an atmosphere of sadness.

The body of Master Lichen is displayed in the Main Hall, receiving salvation from the monks.

The abbot and the elders looked heavy, not only because of the inexplicable death of Master Lihuang, but also because the black demon seal had been loosened, and they were faced with the dilemma of having nothing to do.

ε=(ο｀*)))Alas.

A sigh lingered in the Main Hall and could not go away for a long time.

At this time, in a corner where no one was paying attention, a monk lowered his head and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

…

The next day, everyone from Landa Temple to Temple gathered together.

And in the middle of the upper head, there is the body of Master Lichen.

After a monk passes away, the abbot or a senior monk usually holds a salvation ceremony.

Cremation follows.

Master Lichen's situation was special, so the cremation could only be presided over by three Zen masters of the "true" generation.

At the outermost edge of the Main Hall, several monks began to whisper to each other.

"Amitabha."

"Why do you think Master Lichen passed away suddenly?"

"I don't know. I heard there were no wounds or signs of poisoning on the body."

"It seems like a natural death."

"Natural death? Die at the age of eighteen?"

"This...maybe~"

"Stop talking about it. Compared with the death of Master Lichen, I am more concerned about whether Master Lichen can burn out the relics."

"Relics? I think Xuan is only eighteen years old after all. No matter how high his attainments in Buddhism are, there will always be a brewing process."

"I don't think there may be any relics. At that time, my uncle, the Master of Truth, was the best in the world for his Buddhist practice, but when he was cremated, not even the dregs were left."

"I don't think there is any direct relationship between relics and age."

"Master Lichen was able to successfully establish the 'Heart Sect' at the auspicious Dharma assembly. This shows that the Dharma is profound. What if the Buddha is really the reincarnation of the Buddha?"

"Why don't you burn a fist-sized relic?"

"Pull him down. If the Buddha was really reincarnated, would he still have died young?"

…

In the center of the hall, Li Chen couldn't help but feel amused as he listened quietly to the discussion of the monks.

Attending your own funeral is a new experience in life.

fluttering~

At this moment, a bird flew into the main hall and landed on the coffin.

The surrounding monks seemed to be chanting sutras for salvation, and no one noticed anything unusual.

The bird was only about the size of two fists, and was all gray with a bunch of red feathers on each side of its back, as red as rouge.

But what attracts the most attention is its pair of human eyes, which are extremely agile.

The little bird stepped on the surrounding firewood and jumped on Li Chen's body when the monks were not paying attention.

As if observing something.

Li Chen has Si Tuo in his body, and he can do two things at once, which is equivalent to hanging up.

The soul is separated from the physical body, so no matter how the bird beats on his body, he feels nothing.

On the contrary, Li Chen, who was in the sea of consciousness, watched this scene and couldn't help but be shocked.

Why is it a bird again?

Looking back carefully, my experiences on this trip seem to have the shadow of birds.

After Wan Lei in Jinsang City became possessed by the devil, the kestrel next to him tried to fly away to send a message, but Li Chen saw through it.

Later, he met Sha Tongtian, the incarnation of the demon, outside the Vajra Temple. A ‘vulture’ appeared beside him.

At this moment, the bird jumping on his body should be the legendary 'rouge bird' that 'puts the finishing touches on eyebrows and rouge'.

This bird looks cute and cute, but it is actually an ancient ferocious beast.

It specializes in pecking the eyes of humans and animals, extracting the blood from the eyes, and smearing it on both sides of its back. It looks like rouge at first glance.

That’s why it’s called ‘putting on the eyebrows and applying rouge’.

Kestrel, vulture, rouge bird.

This couldn't help but remind Li Chen of what his master Qu Huanbo once said about the "Xuanqin Sect", the state religion of the previous dynasty.

The mysterious bird of destiny descends and gives birth to Shang.

Therefore, the Yin and Shang dynasties in the previous dynasty regarded birds as rare treasures, and this Xuanqin religion was the state religion of the Yin and Shang dynasties at that time.

However, with the destruction of the Yin Shang Dynasty by the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Xuanqin Sect also disappeared.

Xuanqin, Xuanqin, is named after birds, and many of his disciples keep birds as spiritual pets.

Birds can observe movement, transmit information, and even become murder weapons like rouge sparrows.

The ‘Haidongqing’ of the Xuanjing Division of the Great Zhou Dynasty was tamed by relying on bird taming skills.

Could it be that the Xuanqin Sect is behind all of this?

If this is the case, then this matter is far more terrifying than I thought.

Just as he was thinking this, the rouge bird had jumped onto Li Chen's bare head.

At this time, his body was as stiff as a dead corpse.

Rouge Bird only lights the eyes of living people, because the blood and qi of living people are flowing, while the blood of dead people has solidified.

Rouge groped for a long time, and after confirming that the person in front of him was a corpse, he flew away with a 'plop~'.

In a remote and uninhabited corner of Landa Temple, Ying Mo heard the sound of breaking through the air. He slowly opened his eyes and raised his left hand. The rouge bird naturally landed on his slender fingers.

"Chirp chirp~"

Ying Mo touched the rouge bird's pointed beak and the feathers on its back. There was no trace of blood on his hands.

The rouge bird only eats the blood of living people. If there is no blood rouge on its body, it means that the other person is a dead person~

A strange smile appeared on Ying Mo's pale face: "He is indeed dead~"

After speaking, he took out a piece of plain brocade from his arms and wrapped it around Rouge Bird's calf.

"Send it out when the sun sets."

"Chirp chirp~"

Because of the ‘mirage formation’, the exit of the Nalanda Temple will only appear when the sun sets.

Only then can the rouge bird fly out of the Nalanda Temple.

After doing all this, Ying Mo hurried back to the Mahavira Hall and resumed his previous silent and submissive image.

“All the evil deeds I have committed in the past are due to the endless greed, anger and ignorance.

I now repent of all the evil deeds that have arisen from my body, speech and mind.”

“Thus I have heard. Once the Buddha was in the Trayastrimsa Heaven, preaching to his mother.

At that time, all the Buddhas and great bodhisattvas from the ten directions and countless worlds, which cannot be said or said, came to the assembly.

…”

Because Li Chen left the Si Sheng Temple, and the ‘Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’ was enshrined in the Si Sheng Temple, the monks used the Ksitigarbha Sutra to help him transcend.

A series of Zen sounds passed by, and the entire Mahavira Hall became more solemn and majestic.

After reciting the Ksitigarbha Sutra three times, Abbot Zhenxin put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha."

"Master Lihuang, go to paradise~"

The mighty Zen sound seemed to wash away all the sufferings in the world.

Even the outermost disciples felt the same at this moment.

"Now the deceased is facing west, thinking of going to the Buddha's Pure Land as the following death ritual."

...

"Take a bath, speak your own views to those who live with you and take care of you, and pass away while sitting."

...

"Burn incense and put your hands together~"

"Put your hands together and chant the Buddha's name~"

"Just chant the Buddha's name, put your hands together clearly~"