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"Since you can't figure it out, why not forget your magical powers and treat yourself as a mortal!"
Qian Chen then thought about it. Since magical power was the biggest obstacle, he should just let go of it.
Anyway, he seems to have been practicing cultivation since he was born. Apart from the period of life given by the Supreme Illusory Path and Fruit, he doesn't have much real experience with mortals.
The Buddha had put down his magical powers for forty years, and he never used them until his death.
A being who has reached enlightenment in a mortal body and is revered as an enlightened being.
Qian Chen's state of life is too far away from him...
Just do whatever you want. As a mortal Qian Chen, there is only one thought that he can hold on to in order to repay all the ignorant kindness in this world, and that is - no work, no food!
Qian Chen put down his wooden bowl for the first time, still wearing tattered clothes, and walked through the deserted streets and alleys with his head down, and went straight to the door of the old woman's house.
He stood in the dark for a long time.
Until I heard the old woman coughing, dragging her heavy body into the house, picking up the child in the house, and coaxing her in a low voice.
The child was picked up, crying and weak.
Qian Chen's clairvoyance only moved with his heart. In the misty setting sun, he could see through the darkness gradually shrouding this place at a glance.
I even followed the karma and saw that my father, a town soldier, was accidentally affected by the invasion of the Northern Xinjiang Demon Tribe and died, and a woman died of dystocia. I relied on the old woman's experience to cut open her lower body and rescue the baby inside.
Then the baby is born with deficiencies, and his fate becomes even more difficult...
This is a very ordinary, not even particularly rough family.
Qian Chen walked through the crudely built shack and saw that the corners were full of thin firewood that only women and children could easily pick up.
In the cold weather on the frontier, firewood is not a luxury that is not needed for cooking or eating cold food, but a necessity for survival.
No wonder the old woman had deep love in her heart, but she could only give alms to the monk in order to seek an afterlife for the child.
Qian Chen said nothing, turned around and walked towards the edge of the city, but saw that the four walls were like prisons, locking him in them. He then turned around and went to the woodcutting land in the city, only to see two strong men guarding the woods, which seemed to be
It is a garden that some Han people in the city like to visit.
No cutting allowed!
Even the dead trees were taken care of by some small town soldiers. While guarding the woods, they cut down the dead trees and moved them back to their homes.
There are also woodcutter gangs in the city, who are all warriors who polish their bodies. They are like ants at the bottom of the six towns.
On weekdays, he makes a living by cutting trees in the surrounding mountains and forests.
The giant spiritual wood is supplied to the noble families in the city, while the ordinary wood is sold to the families in the town to supply firewood in winter.
Looking at the two big men guarding this forest, frightening the eyes of those who dare to covet this place, according to Qian Chen's original character, he can naturally kill him, but this time many pressures came from his mind, but he saw these two
People will intentionally or unintentionally let some women and children in to pick up dead grass and fallen leaves.
Only when they disturb the shrubs and flowers will they be shouted down to stop.
On the one hand, it is taking care of the garden, on the other hand, it is compassion in my heart...
Qian Chen was silent for a long time, turned around and left. There was not even a single unowned firewood in the vast city, so he had to pick up a stone on the ground and polish it.
At this time, there was a soldier watching him from a distance. This person was not as good at practicing Qi, so he couldn't hide it from Qian Chen.
He sent Qian Chen to this shabby shack during the day, but did not leave. Instead, he kept observing secretly. Although Tuoba Tao did not give any orders, the consciousness of an elite soldier made him instinctively pay attention to Qian Chen's whereabouts.
Prepare to report to Tuoba Tao.
I saw Qian Chen polishing a stone under the moonlight.
He was not in a hurry, and squatted quietly in the darkness with his hands folded.
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Holding the golden cup, Tuoba Tao first climbed up to the tallest and most luxurious pavilion in the city.
Only the heart of Ten Thousand Years Iron Wood was obtained by a monk who controlled the Woodcutter Gang. It took decades of accumulation to donate it.
And these ten thousand-year-old ironwood can only exist in vast forests in deep mountains and old forests, in places created by spiritual energy.
And places like this have always been haunted by monsters in Northern Xinjiang, and there may even be monster clans from the Northern Xinjiang Demon Tribe. They are extremely dangerous. I don’t know how many warriors’ lives it took to cut down more than a thousand roots used to build the pavilion.
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But the iron wood is only suitable for building the frame of the pavilion. There are also various overseas fragrant trees and the spiritual roots of jade trees from China are cut down to lay the floors, ceilings, and cornices and brackets.
The snow bear fur, which is white and without a trace of hair, is laid all the way, making sure not to let any part of the floor be exposed...
There are also various porcelains, ornaments, beauties in jade, the enchanting Weaver Girl, and even an inkstone carp swimming in the inkstone on the desk.
Moreover, the whole pavilion is a magical weapon with a height of fifty levels, and it is also one of the most heavily protected places in the city.
Tuoba Tao waited quietly outside the pavilion with the golden cup in his hands. After a while, the inspiration came to him. No one opened the door, allowing him to walk in respectfully.
There was no one in the huge luxurious pavilion.
But Tuoba Tao didn't take it seriously. He knew that this real person had an eccentric personality and liked to live in peace and enjoyment, but he hated complicated people the most. Even his direct disciples were not allowed to live in the building.
Walking all the way to the top of the building, the real Yang Shen was standing on the top of the building looking down at the whole city.
He didn't look back until Tuoba Tao bowed respectfully.
He took the golden cup into his hand and rubbed it slowly with his thumb. Feeling the burning of the sun, the real person waved his hand and said, "Well done!"
"The Sun Gold Essence came from a distant time that cannot be verified. The sun once fell in the Earthly Immortal Realm and turned into this thing. Even if I personally rushed to Feizhou Immortal City, I couldn't survive the seven or eight kilograms of the treasure flowing out of it!"
Tuoba Tao shuddered slightly. The Sun Gold Essence was extremely heavy. It weighed seven or eight kilograms and was just a small cup, not much bigger than his golden cup.
"Those who get this thing first are afraid of chaos overseas, and may transfer it to China to transport it. I just figured it out, so you sent the thing to me!"
Master Yangshen said slowly: "For the sake of Empress Dowager Tuoba, I have to reward you. Tell me! What do you want?"
"I would like to ask for the method of climbing a tower to watch the Qi!" Tuoba Tao said, neither humble nor arrogant.
He is a noble member of the Xianbei tribe. The Xianbei people helped the Cao family to conquer the current Wei Dynasty. The Tuoba family and the Cao family divided the world equally.
One is the descendant clan and the other is the royal family.
In terms of the Yuan Shen Zun who favored Tuoba in the court, he was still above the Cao family.
Among the three imperial masters, only one of them showed favor to the Cao family, and it was probably because of the Qilin son of the Cao family who worshiped him.
But in his Tuoba family, there was a noble daughter, and two nobles worshiped under the disciples of the other two national teachers.
Not to mention the old queen mother of his Tuoba family, who led the army to break through the pass and killed the Sima royal family four times, is also a primordial spirit!
"The method of climbing up a building to watch Qi?"
Master Yang Shen smiled: "You want to ask for the legacy of this gate tower to watch Taoism..."
"Did you know that hundreds of thousands of kilograms of Sun Gold Essence like the one you sent was dug up in the secret place of Guixu! After Guixu, everyone in the world was shocked! Emperor Cao personally came to the Li family's house.
Because it is rumored that a missing child of the Li family has become the only true successor to Lou Guan’s sect!”
"It's because Lou Guan walked out of the Guangling Crypt and a True Immortal of the Yuan Shen was killed. He attacked the Dragon King of the Yuan Shen with a gun, broke the Buddhist golden body, and opened the door to the secret realm of Guixu with his own hands!"
"The Southern Jin Dynasty has sent people to Guangling several times in order to open the Yuanci Earth Aperture, but the furthest one only went to the end of Huangquan Road..."
"It's just a gold cup... but you also want Lou Guan's legacy?"
Master Yangshen threw the golden cup casually, dropped it to the ground, and rolled in front of Tuoba Tao.
"That's why my subordinates want to seek this method! News has come from the clan. This time, the Cao family will send six people, and Tuoba and other clans can send four people to the Li family in Longxi to ask them to open up the opportunity to view the building.
, seeking the opportunity to worship!"
"I was originally assigned to six towns, so the chances were slim, but my grandmother always cared about me. If I can obtain the Lou Guan legacy, with this opportunity, I will have a chance to fight for it!"
Master Yang Shen thought for a while, his expression softened slightly, and he told him an interesting story.
"You know that Uncle Cao Huang drove the Bingjing Platform and returned from the secret realm of Guixu. He obtained countless treasures of heaven and earth, as well as countless creations. Among them were two gold and silver boys, which were made from the gold essence of the sun and the silver soul of the lunar yin. He was the one who
Taken back from the forbidden area."
"But a few days ago, these two gold and silver boys actually came to life and caused a lot of trouble in Chang'an. No one can surrender!"
"Uncle Cao Huang tried every possible means to lure them back, but he couldn't, but the Great Sun Tantric Sect took advantage of them!"
"Let Master Xueshan use his golden body to suppress them to the bottom of the stupa in the temple... It is said that just after suppressing them, a picture of the true form of hell appeared on the wall of the temple overnight."
"There was a sensation in Chang'an, and everyone rushed to see it. Gudu said that the gold and silver boys were the two boys beside the Great Sun Tathagata. They were destined to be with the Buddha. They were suppressed and sent to hell for breaking the precepts."
"In the end, Uncle Cao rescued them from Guixu, but accidentally got lost, so they ran back to the Great Sun Tantric Sect!"
Tuoba Tao's expression moved slightly, and he lowered his head and said: "My subordinates are busy chasing that illegal businessman, and I will not have time to go home. This is the first time I have heard about this! But I think Uncle Cao shouldn't be so careless, even two gold and silver coins
I don’t even know whether the boy is dead or alive!”
"Haha... you don't know the mystery of that gold and silver boy."
"There are countless gold and silver spirits in the world, such as yellow and white warriors and gold and silver boys. But they have seen this pair of gold spirits of the sun and silver spirits of the lunar yin. The tantric sect regards the Great Sun Tathagata as the deity. They have seen this thing.
, shouldn’t it be the same as being crazy?”
"I think Master Xueshan wants to transform the two gold and silver boys into Dharma protector incarnations to accompany him as the Great Sun Tathagata!"
"Do you know why the Xueshan Archmage dared to rob the Cao family's belongings, while the queen of your Tuoba family asked the emperor to give her spiritual objects several times, but was rejected every time?"
Master Yangshen suddenly changed his attitude and began to torture him nakedly.
Tuoba Tao's expression changed, and he said solemnly for a long time: "I don't dare to ask!"
"Haha... I dare not. Let me tell you the truth! His Cao family has Lingbao Bingjing Terrace and has a great reputation. Your Tuoba family has an old lady of Yuanshen. Although she has the secret support of Buddhism and Demonism, it is also offensive.
No!"
Master Yang Shen suddenly said coldly: "There have been quite a lot of changes in Zhangshui recently. It's your Tuoba family who are digging for the Bronze Bird Tower left by the former Wei Dynasty!"
Tuoba Tao's expression changed drastically.
But he saw the Yang Shen Zhenren waving his sleeves and saying: "I have no other intention. The Lord of Spiritual Treasures cannot be controlled by anyone other than the True Immortal of Yuanshen, otherwise there will be great disaster. But the Tongque Terrace is where Cao Wei hoards weapons and spiritual objects.
There are endless treasures inside. Your Tuoba family won’t want to swallow it all in one gulp, right?”
He opened it gently, and a piece of silk paper was lifted from the desk.
With a flick of his hand, he floated towards Tuoba Tao.
"You should accept this technique of ascending the tower to look for energy! Go back and tell the old lady that my Zong Ai will come to visit another day..."
Tuoba Tao could only kneel down and accept, and then bowed out of the pavilion.
Master Zong Ai looked at his departing back, stepped on the snow bear skin to the high platform, looked up at the heaven and earth, and the stars, and said faintly: "Tongque Terrace! Louguan Tao! Interesting, interesting... Guixu Secret Realm, Taikoo
The Kunlun Ruins are all born one after another, and great chaos is coming!"
"I don't know if we can use this to get to the next level!"
"Go up another floor...climb to the top and look into the distance to see the stars. I won't stop until I see Heng'e!"
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The sky was getting brighter, and Qian Chen put down a stone from his hand that had its skin removed and exposed many of its inner contents.
Facing the gradually setting moonlight, a Buddha with fingers twirling suddenly appeared from the stone.
Qian Chen chose a stone based on the Buddha nature in his heart, and then polished off its outer skin, slowly revealing the Buddha nature in the stone.
It is also the Buddha nature in Qian Chen’s heart, which is manifested externally.
Taking advantage of the darkness, Qian Chen walked towards Huangji. On the way, he placed a stone under the steps outside the old woman's door. The old woman and baby inside embraced each other, and the baby's face was covered hard by the old woman.
Only when it was red did I get that hint of warmth.
Here Qian Chen put down the stone and left directly.
Return to the shack, continue to hold up the wooden bowl, and meditate over the bowl of bitter water.
This place firmly believes in Buddhism, so a natural Buddha statue like this is enough for their family to live a good life, and with the spirit of the Buddha statue, no one dares to harm them.
In the end, Qian Chen was moved by compassion and made a choice that he believed would not give up his original intention.
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It was getting brighter, and the soldiers outside the door turned and left when they saw this.
In the mansion, Tuoba Tao listened to his report, put down the conch in his hand, nodded, and said: "Is that so? You did a good job...",
"I have asked for rewards from Master Yangshen for my brothers. You can come to the palace to collect them later. There is a good bow, and I have left it for you. Don't let that boy Po Liuhan get there first!"
He patted the overjoyed Zhen Bing on the shoulder.
But thinking about the unpredictable origin of Qian Chen, Tuoba Tao secretly shook his head. Such behavior does not look like a senior monk, but more like a young novice who has just started practicing Buddhism and has not yet advanced in cultivation?
Could it be that he really guessed wrong?
Is the silver lamp in the conch really just a coincidence?
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After dawn, the old woman waited until the sun rose to dispel the morning chill, and then she let go of the child who was clutching his heart against the heat.
She entrusted the baby to a neighbor and went out quickly, planning to collect firewood as soon as possible, and then went to a town soldier's home to wash and clean in order to get some rewards. These were her son's old colleagues, and they would take care of them from time to time.
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It's just that the supplies shipped to the border by the imperial court have been decreasing recently, and they themselves are also having a hard time. After all, they are just a group of warriors.
They are not the nobles inherited from the various military strategists in the town, they are the descendants of the Han family...
As soon as she stepped out of the door, she felt the soles of her feet were solid, as if there was something under her feet. When she picked it up, she found that it was a stone that had come from nowhere, leaning against the threshold of her home.
The old woman turned over the stone with difficulty and felt that the shape of the stone was just right and could plug the air leakage hole in her home.
But when the sun shone down, a circle of light appeared on the stone.
In the circle of light, a Buddha with his eyes closed showed compassion, holding a little light in his hand.
The sunlight focused on the concave and smooth spot of this light, spreading out a halo of light.
The old woman put down the stone respectfully and knelt down.
The halo spread out, but no one noticed it, and the old woman's actions did not alert others.
She wanted to take the baby out, but she didn't know what to do. She could only lift the stone with difficulty, holding it in her hand like a treasure, and staggered towards Huangjili.
Qian Chen saw the old woman carrying stones and returning them to their original owners.
But he couldn't help but a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes...
The old woman struggled to move the stone to Qian Chen's shack, kowtowed to Qian Chen and said: "Little... Master, the Buddha has appeared!"
Qian Chen stood up slowly, bowed, looked at the old woman's excited and confused face, and said calmly: "Donor, this is just a stone!"
The old woman was stunned immediately.
He could sense her confusion, doubts, and even doubts with his mind - maybe this little master was young and looked a little bitter, and he was just a kid from a bitter family like us, and he might not know much about Buddhism.
Qian Chen said sincerely: "Since it was born with the shape of a Buddha, maybe it is a kind of fate. Why not give it to a noble person, so that you can have enough food and clothing in exchange?"
The old woman was suddenly confused and stumbled: "Buddha, how can Buddha be sold?"
"Then let the eminent monks invite it back. They have profound understanding. If they can understand the Buddha nature from it, they will definitely repay the benefactor!" Qian Chen said in a different way.
The old woman nodded: "It should be donated, it should be donated!"
She was just about to carry the stone out, but she couldn't help but turn around and said, "Well, if a patient touches it, will it get better?"
Qian Chen relied on his own conscience and said again: "If you are sick, you should see a doctor. If you are weak and cold, this stone can block the wind. After the winter, everything will be fine."
The old woman was filled with disappointment, doubts, and even more questions.
Qian Chen didn't take it seriously. In this vast town of Huaihuang, she was already the person with the purest kind thoughts and the most accommodating Buddha nature. Don't forget that this was a Buddhist city with a flourishing Buddhist sect. In fact, the monks in the city were far from this in their hearts.
The old woman is clean.
He is just sad...
Because he knew what the old woman wanted from him.
Seeing the old woman struggling to carry the stone and leaving, Qian Chen stopped her and said: "The old monk gave me the kindness of the benefactor. Let me repay the benefactor with a piece of Dharma!"
The old woman put down the stone respectfully and listened to Qian Chen say: "All the evil deeds I have done in the past were all caused by greed, hatred and ignorance from the beginning, and were born from body, speech and mind. I regret everything now..."
Then talk about karma and retribution, the ways of good and evil.
It is said that she practices kind thoughts, and even though she has endless suffering, she is still willing to do good and charity even in such difficult times, and she will be blessed in the next life.
Even a child who died young, a son who committed karma by killing, or a woman who died in childbirth can be reincarnated as an adult and enjoy peace and joy because of her kind deeds...
After hearing this, the old woman felt joyful from the bottom of her heart. She knelt down to the stone and Qian Chen devoutly and said, "I knew that the young master is an enlightened monk. This Buddha is also a compassionate Buddha. He feels the loneliness of my family and demonstrates the Dharma."
Please save my granddaughter!"
Qian Chen nodded slightly.
But he already understood what the old woman was asking for.
If you don't use supernatural powers to save them, you will use various means to distort other people's wishes. Buddhism can only soothe their hearts and relieve their pain!
All actions are impermanent, and all dharmas have no self!
All hearts have something to rely on, and all appearances come from appearances. People are born ignorant. If they don't see other people, how can they know that "I" am a human being? Therefore, having the appearance of others is actually the first aspect of practice.
But if the mind has no support, if the mind has no form, it is empty!
The human nature in the world is not without origin, but originates from others. When I see other people’s characteristics, I have my own nature. When I see the human nature of others, my nature is born, so I have the characteristics of others.
The self also needs to depend on others. If there are no others, it will fall into the void. If it cannot realize the void, it will have something to ask for.
To a certain extent, human nature comes from dependence on others, and my heart is dependent on other people's hearts.
Therefore, human nature can be calm when alone, but when trapped in a small space with others, it cannot help but ask for things from others to fill the emptiness in the heart.
An old woman came with a big stone on her back. She didn't need Qian Chen to save her, but asked Qian Chen for help.
What she wanted was what Qian Chen told her.
Just now, even a kind-hearted person like the old woman had all kinds of doubts and obsessions in her heart. The reason is the eight kinds of suffering that Buddhism calls human beings - not being able to ask for anything!
Not being able to get what you want is not a result of wishful thinking, but the emptiness of the human form itself.
The closer the relationship is and the smaller the space, the more human nature will ask for trust, care, or understanding from others.
But often these things cannot be satisfied by others, so all kinds of greed, delusion, and anger arise because... they cannot get what they want!
But the people closest to you are often the people who shape your humanity.
The emptiness in human nature is what they cannot give, so everyone seeks what they don’t have from the people closest to them, and this is where the pain comes from!
Only then did Qian Chen understand why he never contacted Senior Brother Yan and his two Junior Sisters again after receiving the precepts.
Because my own humanity is also growing and reaching perfection, and I am also asking for some things, and of these things, Senior Brother Yan and the others have already given them what they can, and if they ask for anything more that is not satisfactory, they will definitely be things that they cannot give.
Therefore, his mental communication will bring endless demonic obstacles.
Qian Chen used the excuse that he could not invade the privacy of his three brothers and sisters, but he was actually afraid that they would not be able to give him something.
Even he has... he can't ask for it!
"The eight sufferings in life are hell in his heart!"
Qian Chen used Buddhism to save a person, relieving her pain of not getting what she wanted, making her satisfied and happy.
If you are a serious Buddhist disciple, you can also satisfy your bodhicitta in this process.
When both parties seek for each other, it is great freedom and joy.
A true Buddhist disciple can get spiritual satisfaction from anyone who asks for it.
But Qian Chen only had pain, because he was also asking for something from the old woman, asking for a higher humanity, wanting a living being to reveal the nobler things of humanity, whether it was rationality, sincerity, understanding, but this was what he
of greed.
As soon as a thought arose, I suddenly realized the suffering of all living beings. The trace of karma that followed the old woman fell, but it was like a stormy sea. Countless rounds of Buddha's light fell in sequence from the six supernatural powers, and one breath only formed eight dharma!
Qian Chen heard nothing about this...
"Infinite karma, six kinds of supernatural powers, all kinds of greed and anger come with karma. All living beings seek me? I seek all living beings."
"His heart is in hell, and I am trapped there forever!"
Qian Chen chanted in a low voice, and the demonic nature in his heart was once again unsheathed. The magic knife was freed with a twist, and the evolution style was - seek!
As Qian Chen cut off Bodhicitta again.
Asking for the magic knife, it was suddenly unsheathed.
A blade with a faint edge...
The huge emptiness of Qian Chen's human nature turned into endless demands, faintly heading towards all living beings, endlessly asking for things that could fill the emptiness and even advance to a higher level.
Such a demonic nature made the twelfth-grade Golden Lotus, who knew nothing about it, suddenly feel huge fear in his heart!
It opened its eyes and saw a knife mark suddenly appeared on one of its golden lotus petals...
"What to do? Bodhi tree!"
The twelfth-grade golden lotus said in horror: "What happened? Could it be that I failed to suppress it and it sprouted again?"
Chapter completed!