The Sword Master God's Journey to Face Slapping

There are high mountains in Xizhou, with peaks of rocks and forests that block out the sun. In the deep mountains, surrounded by mountains and water, there is a Buddhist holy place. This ancient temple is called Qianfo Temple. The temple building stretches for more than a hundred miles. The temple is magnificent, with carved beams and painted rafters. The beams and pillars are painted with gold, and the incense is strong. There are smoke and bells here. It is a quiet and solemn Buddhist holy place.

Qianfo Temple has been located in Xizhou for many years, or thousands of years, or nearly ten thousand years. Although it is a thousand-year-old temple, there is absolutely no broken walls and ruins. The precipitation of these years has only made the old temple in the deep mountains more antique and profound. There are more than a thousand Buddha statues in the temple halls, all of which are cast in gold and carved in jade. They are extremely luxurious and show the nobleness of Buddhism.

In the deep mountains, a monk in a bright yellow robe and holding a staff hurriedly walked through the forest road with towering ancient trees and winding paths, and came to the main gate of the temple with a plaque of "Thousand Buddha Temple". He looked anxious and didn't even bother to greet the monk guarding the gate, and rushed straight into the temple gate.

Although this man looked embarrassed and his robe was stained with a lot of dust, it can be seen that he was decorated with luxurious things. The robe on his body was woven with nine-spirit silk, which was worth a thousand spiritual stones. The positive characters embroidered on the robe were embroidered with gilded silk. It is unknown how much the robe and shoes alone are worth, and it is unknown how many believers have offered them.

The Zen staff held in the monk's hand is a nine-ring staff. Judging from the degree of spiritual light flashing on it, it is at least a spiritual weapon, which is also very valuable. Moreover, the refining of the nine-ring staff requires extremely high requirements for the weapon refiner. To successfully refine one, it is probably a lot of consumption.

The Buddhist beads hanging on his chest are made of red sandalwood, and the seemingly ordinary string of Buddhist beads on his wrist are the Heaven Eye Beads. Each bead can bring new abilities to the owner. They are extremely rare treasures. If they are placed outside, they are enough to attract the hearts of cultivators in the Spiritual Dispersion Stage, and this monk is only in the Spiritual Silence Stage.

This is not a pure and compassionate monk. This is clearly a mobile rich man with luxurious clothes. Seeing that this monk is only in the Spiritual Silence Stage, it seems that he is not a disciple who is highly valued by the Thousand Buddha Temple, but he has such a wealth, and this is not counting the treasures in his storage bag. From these details, it is completely possible to imagine how rich the Thousand Buddha Temple is.

The Thousand Buddha Temple has been in Xizhou for many years. It is known as a blessed place built for the salvation of all living beings. It is a Buddhist sanctuary and a place that all believers should yearn for. However, thousands of years have passed, and although the Thousand Buddha Temple has been passed down, has the expectation of the founder of the temple and the ambition to save all living beings really been achieved today?

The monk who rushed back from the deep mountains rushed into this temple that stretched for hundreds of miles and had many deep courtyards. He rushed all the way to the Zhengxiong Hall. As soon as he entered the hall, he knelt down heavily like a golden mountain and a jade pillar, and reported without raising his head: "It's bad, Abbot!"

Before this monk broke in, there were already many Buddhist gates sitting in the huge Zhengxiong Hall. They seemed to be talking about something, with a cautious and urgent expression. The atmosphere was quite stagnant for a while, as if they, as the masters of the Western Regions, had encountered something that was difficult to deal with in a short time.

When the dusty monk broke into the Zhengxiong Hall and started to speak, the old monk who was sitting at the top sighed softly. He was wearing a monk's robe and a cassock, and his expression was compassionate and calm, as if he knew everything and nothing could surprise him: "What happened? Tell me." The old monk asked softly, but from his expression and performance, he seemed to know very well what the monk kneeling in the hall wanted to say, so he didn't care at all, and didn't ask anything at all. He asked questions just to show his attitude. .

The monk kneeling in the hall trembled slightly when he heard the abbot of Qianfo Temple's question, revealing some rare fear and confusion: "Abbot, now there are rumors outside, all of which are malicious speculations and insults against Qianfo Temple. Please tell me, how should the temple be resolved in the current situation?"

This monk was originally sent by Qianfo Temple to a large city in Xizhou to be a manager. He was responsible for commanding a large area of ​​land with that city as the axis. He was considered a confidant sent by Qianfo Temple to monitor whether the monks under Qianfo Temple had embezzled the resources and monks of Qianfo Temple.

In Xizhou, Qianfo Temple is the most respected. He did not stay in the temple gate with strict precepts, but was sent out. Naturally, he was worshipped, admired and respected wherever he went. This monk himself had average talent, did not have a deep understanding of Buddhist principles, and did not have much ambition to become a Buddhist sage with profound Buddhist teachings. He just planned to eat and wait for death outside.

Originally, he lived a comfortable life, but he did not expect that in recent days, every time he presided over the Buddhist ceremony and organized believers to offer sacrifices and donate, he found that the believers looked at him very strangely. They no longer admired and respected him as before, but instead had some inexplicable fear and rejection, as if they saw something that they did not like.

The reason why this monk was sent out from the Thousand Buddhas Temple was not only because he had poor talent and low understanding and could not achieve higher achievements in cultivation and Buddhism, but also because he was smart, tactful, and quite capable. Therefore, when he found that the atmosphere among the believers was different, he immediately started to investigate and immediately found the source of the matter——

This is not because of how capable he is, but because rumors are flying all over the place, and the photo stones recording "evidence" are spread everywhere. Basically, anyone who is interested can get one, and he found the believers without spending much time and effort. The reason why his eyes flickered and his piety dropped suddenly made him feel frightened, and he decided to report the matter to the abbot immediately.

Thousand Buddha Temple is supported by the land of Xizhou, and its Buddhist influence radiates to several continents adjacent to Xizhou. Every day, every hour, every minute, countless believers raise funds and make offerings, and these resources and wealth are continuously sent in. The deep mountains and dense forests lead to this thousand-year-old temple.

Qianfo Temple is extremely rich, so it acts very generously. Other sects will only deploy one or two teleportation arrays in important cities, such as teleportation arrays that consume quite a lot of spiritual stones, but Qianfo Temple has the wealth to directly build them in all the cities in Xizhou. After using the chain teleportation array, the monk immediately took the teleportation array back to the temple after discovering that there was something wrong with the rumors, hoping to report the matter to the abbot.

However, this monk was not the quickest to see an opportunity. In fact, when he broke into the Zhengxiong Hall, the abbot and other Buddhist cultivators were discussing the matter. In addition to the abbot and the elders, there were also three other people sitting in the hall who were also sitting there. , also discovered the rumors and rushed back to report the disciples of Qianfo Temple. The senior officials of Qianfo Temple already knew about this matter.

The abbot, who was wearing a rich cassock, had white eyebrows and a white beard, and a withered and old face. He sighed softly: "I already know about this." He raised his hand and pointed lightly, and a futon flew up silently and landed at the end. He said lightly, "Since You also come back to report this matter, so sit down and listen together, and the four of you will understand this matter better."

In the Zhengxiong Hall, the first disciple of Qianfo Temple who saw something wrong and rushed back continued what he had just said halfway and said in a deep voice: "Amitabha, abbot, now in Xizhou, no, now the whole world of cultivation is spreading about the Buddha's fall. Regardless of whether the rumors about demons are true or false, whether they are mere speculation or real, if they spread so quickly and there are so many shadow stones, someone must be secretly promoting them.”

"This rumor first spread from the Demon Realm. I think it was the Demon Lord who secretly promoted it." The old monk with a stern and solemn face snorted, and his tone was quite unexpected, but it was Mingjing, the elder of the Yanwu Hall, "The Demon Lord probably doesn't like our Buddhist sect. In the past, there was a lot of targeting, but if the Demon Lord took the lead in this matter, it would be able to explain something. "

When the senior officials of Qianfo Temple were discussing, the four monks who were sent out did not dare to speak. They just sat there scabbed, with their eyes lowered, listening silently. If the abbot had any questions, they wanted to know the truth of the matter before they opened their mouths to answer. Will never make mistakes easily.

The abbot with white eyebrows and white beard frowned, with a bit of confusion: "The Demon Lord is indeed at odds with Buddhism, but how could he do some trivial things that have no meaning? In the Demon Lord's view, he shouldn't be ignorant, even if he will do this It’s no use spreading rumors all over the world.”

Doesn't it mean that the Buddhist disciple Miaoqing has fallen into a demon? As long as the Qianfo Temple comes forward and claims to eliminate demons and protect the Tao, he will personally save Miaoqing. After that, the Qianfo Temple will hold dharma conferences to explain the reason to Xizhou believers and all the monks in the world of cultivation, and directly Miaoqing's incident as a demon was framed on Demon Realm, and all the rumors would be broken without attack and would be of no use at all.

Regarding this kind of rumor, no matter how widespread it is, and no matter how much evidence there is, as long as Qianfo Temple is still the Lord of Xizhou, and as long as Qianfo Temple still holds the land of Xizhou firmly in its hands, then these actions of the Demon Lord will not matter. It will affect the Thousand Buddhas Temple in the slightest, but their status will never be shaken.

The Demon Lord would not have thought of this, so why did he spend so much effort secretly planning all of this? How could it be possible for the head of Qianfo Temple to believe Ming Ming that this was just Demon Lord getting out of his mind and doing so much just to see Thousand Buddha Temple's jokes? Ming Ming didn't believe that Demon Lord would do such useless things.

Akechi thought well. If it were just a rumor, it would be easy for Senbutsu Temple to clear it up as long as it stood up. But the core of Xuanyuan's plan is not rumors at all, but his own strength. He can prevent Qianfo Temple from standing up to clear the rumors, and can make Qianfo Temple destroyed by rumors, and this rumor will continue to spread.

He was puzzled and Mingzhi always had a bad premonition. He pondered for a moment and suddenly asked: "Where is Miaoqing now? What's going on with the rumors that he is possessed by a demon?"

Mingzhi actually doesn't believe this rumor. Miaoqing is a born Buddhist. He has a deep connection with Buddhism. He is familiar with Buddhism and has a clear mind. It is really a fantasy to say that he has fallen into a demon. But there must be a reason for this rumor to spread so widely, which made Akechi feel nervous.

The monk with a kind and gentle face sighed, with a bit of worry and a bit of compassion in his tone: "A few days ago, Miaoqing sent back news that he planned to measure the Demon Realm and save someone. He went to the Demon Realm. And the Demon Lord If he suddenly takes action, Miaoqing might be in the hands of the Demon Lord."

Mingzhi's white eyebrows slightly moved, and he was about to speak when suddenly a voice resounded through the temple that stretched for hundreds of miles, allowing all the monks to hear it clearly, as if they were right in front of them: "You bald donkeys of Qianfo Temple, I will send you your Buddha Sent back."