West Island.
Tianzhu Temple.
The Garan divine Monk’s gaze had been completely shaken.
He looked at Xu Qingnian.
In his eyes, there was shock, unparalleled shock.
The Three Dharma Seals.
This was the supreme true meaning of the Buddhist sect, and the true meaning that the Buddhist sect had been painstakingly pursuing.
An ancient Buddha once said that there were three criteria that needed to be met in order to be a true Buddha, and if one of these three levels was achieved at random, one would be a true Buddha.
And these three criteria, he could not say, were impermanence, lawlessness and silence, but what exactly they were, the Buddhists did not know.
It is only called the three truths of the Dharma, which may also be called the three seals of the Dharma.
In ancient and modern times, the debate within the Buddhist school has never ceased on the Three Dharma Seals.
And today, Xu Qingnian had revealed the true meaning of the Three Dharma Seals.
How could this not astonish him?
The Three Dharma Seals.
It was the only standard for identifying the true Buddha. As long as you met the requirements of the Three Dharma Seals, you were the true Buddha.
Even if the true Buddha does not acknowledge you, you are still a true Buddha.
If you do not attain it, even if the True Buddha himself says that you are a Buddha, it will be of no use.
The Three Dharma Seals.
All actions are impermanent, everything, is impermanent, the next moment and this moment are subject to countless changes, whether they are good or bad things.
Whether it is birth, old age, sickness or death, love, hatred or separation, you just need to know that it will all change, then keep a peaceful mind and you will not have any suffering.
You are afraid of death because you fear it, but since you were born, you have known that people will die, so why think about it any more?
Everything will be predetermined, so it is better to find your own peace in the midst of predetermined change, and this is the meaning of the impermanence of all actions and the fact that everything is suffering.
All things in the world are centred on ‘I’, they cannot reflect their true nature, they can only look at the appearance of others, so enter into a state of selflessness, not centred on yourself, but on everything in the world.
With the appearance of others, reflect my appearance, and with the appearance of all things, view my original appearance.
Nirvana is silent, when transcending everything, you are not you, I am not me, extinguishing all birth, old age, sickness and death, there is no peace and happiness, everything returns to the primordial, silent all, no birth, no death, thus reaching the true supreme state.
Then all causes and effects with me will be reduced to clouds of smoke.
Everything that has pa*sed is also a cloud of smoke.
In the simplest of theories, you have come into the world, but you have disappeared, all illness and sorrow are irrelevant to you, and the existence that was relevant to you is no longer relevant.
Self-nirvana may seem like self-destruction in general, but the actual mountain has a much different depth.
Exactly how it is cannot be described in a few words, and it is the highest state of Buddhism.
It is because nirvana is not rebirth, it is not about starting all over again with a new person, it is about being completely nothing, completely flawless, not being born and not being destroyed.
Xu Qingnian has naturally not reached this realm, and if Xu Qingnian had, he would not be here.
The first two realms are attainable, the impermanence of all actions and the absence of self in all dharmas; the last realm is almost impossible, and even a true Buddha may not be able to achieve it.
This kind of Buddha is something that can only be achieved by the supreme Buddhas of the Buddha School, and even the Buddha Ancestors have to respect when they see this kind of thing.
Xu Qingnian’s utterance of the true meaning of the Three Dharma Seals, the true meaning of the Buddha Sect, was the most terrifying part.
In one word, he had broken the true meaning of the Buddha Sect.
Xu Qingnian was empowered by the Buddha’s teachings, and a nine-fold Buddha wheel coalesced behind his head, reflecting everything in the world and filled with the phase of supreme wisdom.
This was Xu Qingnian’s terror, and the golden lotus beneath his feet was bursting with infinite golden Buddha light, baking him like a true Buddha.
The Three Dharma Seals coalesced and transformed into a treasure vase that appeared above his head, another symbol of the perfection of Buddhism.
The Great Dao Vase is filled with wisdom.
This means that Xu Qingnian has entered the Righteous Enlightenment.
There are two main types of True Enlightenment in Buddhism.
One is the Realm of Righteous Enlightenment.
The second is Wisdom Right Awareness.
Realm Right Enlightenment is the cultivation of Buddhahood through the power of the thoughts of all beings.
Wisdom Right Enlightenment, on the other hand, is the true enlightenment and attainment of supreme wisdom.
Of the two, naturally the latter is the most important. To rely on Realm Right Enlightenment is only to say that this realm is called Right Enlightenment, not that you are truly Right Enlightened.
If you are truly enlightened, you will be able to see the Buddha’s face and know all the wisdom of the world.
Xu Qingnian has the qualifications of the True Enlightenment, has the Nine Golden Lotus under his feet, chants the true sutra of the Buddha, and now he has even spoken the true meaning of the Buddha’s teachings.
How could he not be shocked, and how could he not be astonished?
This moment.
Inexplicably, the Garan divine monk felt that the debate on the Dharma was going to fail.
The momentary sensation made him immediately shake his head and come to his senses.
The dialectic could not fail.
Nor could it fail.
And in the capital of Great Wei.
The vault of the sky was sprinkled with flower petals, a scene of falling ceilings, each petal inscribed with Buddhist scriptures.
On the ground, a golden lotus emerges, looking beautiful, and a divine beast appears, offering auspicious rites.
Such a vision is indeed superior to the visions of Confucianism and the Immortal Way.
The Buddhist school itself is famous for its visions, especially the world of bliss, which is portrayed as something more in the texts of the book.
The appearance of such an extraordinary vision right now really silenced the group of monks.
They did not expect that Xu Qingnian, whom they despised the most, would become their greatest enemy in the midst of their Dharma debates.
Xu Qingnian spoke the true meaning of Buddhism.
He also won the fourth question.
The battle of the other side.
The battle for ultimate bliss.
In the tavern in the capital of Great Wei, the divine monk Hui Xin paid a deep obeisance to Xu Qingnian. He had heard the three words spoken just now clearly and understood exactly what they represented.
All actions are impermanent, all dharmas are egoless, and silent nirvana.
These are the triple truths of the Buddha.
By setting the supreme foundation for the Buddha’s school, Xu Qingnian has already surpa*sed all Buddhist disciples in the world.
He was a divine monk, but now, looking at Xu Qingnian, he made a deep obeisance, as devout as a believer worshipping a saint.
The Heaven and Earth Palace, the Great Wei Palace, the Seven Great Daxian Sects, the people, the Buddhist Sect of the Western Continent, the Imperial Clan of the Eastern Continent, the Southern Continent and the Northern Continent, all the major powers of the world looked at this scene in silence.
Today’s battle of Buddhism was unexpected.
No one could have imagined that Xu Qingnian would even utter wonderful words, and even more so, that the Buddha would rest incessantly.
He recited the true sutra of the Buddha, and now he even spoke of the three true meanings of the Buddha Sect, condensed the Daoist Treasure Vase, representing the perfection of wisdom, and there was even a nine-fold Buddha light behind his head, also representing the vastness of the Buddha Dharma, plus the appearance of the Three Dharma Seals.
It gives Xu Qingnian the gift of Supreme Righteousness, and as long as Xu Qingnian is given a certain amount of time, then it will be possible for Xu Qingnian to become a true Righteousness.
If this was the case, for a moment, many powers inexplicably began to ponder, pondering whether their relationship with Xu Qingnian should be improved or whether they should continue to pull it in.
But in any case, Xu Qingnian has used today’s battle of the Buddhists to show off his strength in front of the world again.
People were amazed and their eyes were filled with curiosity.
In particular, the seven great Daxian sect chiefs were gathering their divine sense and communicating with each other.
“What other cards did Xu Sheng not bring out? A year ago, he became famous with Confucianism, entering the rank in one day, nine in half a month, eight in a month, seven in less than two months, and raising the realm by one rank every two months thereafter until he reached the third rank.”
“A normal person arriving at the third rank in a year is already a heavenly pride among heavenly pride, but Xu Sheng still secretly cultivates the martial dao.”
“The other day, inscribing the Supreme Dao Sutra, breaking through to the third grade, the Immortal Gate Jade Clear Realm.”
“Now he is chanting out the Buddha’s True Sutra, old man is curious, what else is there that Xu Sheng does not know.”
Senior Lin Lin spoke up, he was the first rank among the crowd who held Xu Qingnian in the highest regard.
He extremely admired Xu Qingnian, was extremely appreciative, otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative the other day and allowed everyone to enter Great Wei.
Once this was said, apart from the Patriarch of the Seven Star Dao Sect, the other six Immortal Sect powerhouses, all participated in the topic.
They were shocked by Xu Qingnian’s talent.
If it were only Confucian Dao talent, they would not have been so, no matter what Xu Qingnian had achieved.
Xu Qingnian’s ability was no longer just Confucianism.
“To be honest, I somehow have an intuition, an unspeakable intuition, I feel that if Xu Qingnian steps into the Sword Dao, it is likely that he will fill in the gaps and broken paths for my Sword Dao, and recast the might of my Sword Dao.”
Jian Wuji spoke up, and he thought the same thing.
Before, he had thought of drawing Xu Qingnian in.
Only Daoist Wudu stopped himself, but he still asked his disciples to go looking for Xu Qingnian and hand over the sect’s sword dao heritage to Xu Qingnian.
It was his hope that Xu Qingnian could continue the supreme legacy of the Sword Dao.
When this was said, the crowd of first rankers were somewhat silent.
It was not that they thought it was impossible, but the brilliance of the Sword Dao was clear to them.
The strongest part of the Immortal Dao was not actually the mere cultivation, why were there talismans and formations in the world? It was because the truly strong lineage of the Sword Dao in the Immortal Dao had fallen away.
In a distant era, the Sword Dao used to be incomparably glorious, and every cultivator would practise it.
Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, the Sword Dao lineage was severed, and because of this, the Sword Dao fell instantly, thus the Dao of Formation and the Dao of Runes rose strongly.
It was a way to make up for the fact that cultivators had no means of attack.
Although there are still many cultivators learning the Sword Dao, it is still not possible after all. The true power of the First Grade Sword Dao is not weaker than that of a First Grade Martial Artist, or even a little stronger.
But as seen the other day, Jian Wuji blasted the Heaven and Earth Palace of Literature, and it was a fact that although strong, he could not compare to Wu Ming.
Therefore, Jian Wuji agreed with what Lin Zhen Zhen had said, and he was even more incandescent towards Xu Qingnian.
“It’s not necessarily true.”
“Xu Sheng has already stepped into the third rank of the Immortal Dao, cultivating his true self, the Sword Dao lineage, perhaps not, otherwise, Xu Sheng would have cultivated the Sword Dao long ago.”
Daoist Wudu spoke, he was not looking down on Xu Qingnian, nor was he striking Xu Qingnian, but rather stating a fact and opinion.
“Think about it, Xu Sheng walks the Confucian path and possesses wisdom in itself, his master is a first-grade martial artist, so it is not a difficult thing for Xu Sheng’s martial path to enter sainthood.”
“As for the Daoist scriptures, they may be related to the Confucian path, Xu Sheng’s wisdom is superb and unparalleled in the world, in fact it can also be seen through the recitation of the Buddhist scriptures by Xu Sheng just now, in this aspect of scriptures, Xu Sheng is truly the best in the world.”
“As long as it has to do with the knowledge of words, Xu Sheng can basically shock the world, but the sword dao is different, it is a completely new field, it’s not that I don’t approve of Xu Sheng, just that Brother Jian shouldn’t have too much hope.”
Daoist Wudu stated pertinently, hoping that Jian Wuji would not have too much hope.
For a moment, Jian Wuji was somewhat silent, simply because what Daoist Dustless said was not wrong.
But at that very moment, in the Immortal Palace of the Immortals of Tai Shang.
Ziyoung, who was watching Xu Qingnian Lu, suddenly heard a voice transmission.
“Ziying.”
“Go to the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, don’t let anyone find out, go and fetch my clan’s sword secrets, and present the scriptures to Xu Sheng when he finishes debating them.”
This was Daoist Wudu’s voice, and his divine sense transmission caused Lu Ziying, who was watching the debate, to stare in disbelief.
“Why are you taking sword scriptures again?”
Lu Ziying was a little helpless, but Daoist Wuduan was his master, and if it was originally, with his nature, he might not have taken care of his own master.
But now he was a second generation immortal, and he somehow felt that his master no longer cared for him, he didn’t have the same kind of love that he used to have, and sometimes he even felt that his master would somehow show disappointment towards him.
And all this was because of the emergence of Xu Qingnian from the Immortal Path.
This made it very difficult for him.
It was extremely difficult.
So uncomfortable that he wanted to cry.
But no matter how hard it was, he still had to do as he was told and honestly go and fetch the Sword Skill.
And at the same time.
In the capital of the Great Wei.
After Xu Qingnian had said the Three Dharma Seals of the Buddha Sect.
The fourth debate.
Tianzhu Temple had once again lost.
However, Tianzhu Temple’s defeat was not unjust, as Xu Qingnian had said the Three Dharma Seals of Buddhism.
It was like a poem written by a literati against each other.
You have composed a poem with excellent rhymes and everyone approves of it, but Xu Qingnian has made the first of the seven rhymes, how else can you play?
The face of the divine monk Hui Jue was a little dark.
He did not know where Xu Qingnian knew so many wisdom laws.
And where did he know so many Buddhist scriptures.
But what he knew was that he could not admit defeat, and if he did, then he would be in big trouble.
The fourth debate was lost.
But it wasn’t over yet.
“Phew.”
“Please continue with the questions, Master Xu.”
Divine Monk Hui Jue folded his hands and looked at Xu Qingnian, and there was still determination in his eyes.
Having reached this point, he would not give up even more.
Please ask Xu Qingnian to ask the question.
Seeing the other party’s certainty in his eyes, Xu Qingnian was somewhat unsure of what to say in his heart.
In fact, with the Three Dharma Seals spoken and the Vajra Sutra spoken, this could already be the end.
There was a hundred thousand miles difference between their Buddhist teachings.
Yet, he did not expect that the divine monk Huijue would still want to argue with himself.
Was he really looking for abuse?
One should know that with the visions brought about by the Vajra Sutra and the Three Dharma Seals, it made Xu Qingnian understand that his own Buddhist scriptures would be superior to everything else.
Surpa*sing the current Buddhist teachings in the Western Continent.
Not even to mention the Mahayana Buddhism, if one were to really bring out the Mahayana Buddhism, it would not be a slap in the face, but a crushing, a complete and utter crushing.
Once the Mahayana Buddhism was released, all Buddhas in the Western Continent would become small Buddhas, overturning all perceptions in the Western Continent.
But the Mahayana Dharma, which Xu Qingnian was reluctant to take out, when he did, would be good for himself, but even better for the current Buddhist sect.
It is the same as saying that if they failed to debate the Dharma, their qi would be reversed, but if they took out the Mahayana Dharma themselves, the Buddhist sect would be completely prosperous, and between the two, they would have failed to debate the Dharma but gained the Mahayana Dharma.
Think about it, will the Buddhist Sect lose or gain?
The Mahayana Buddhism, one would take it out sooner or later, but when one took it out, one must be in control of the Buddhist sect, otherwise, it would not be a good thing to take it out now.
With the divine monk Hui Jue, it was not that Xu Qingnian was confident.
The Golden Light Most Victorious King Sutra understand, the infinite number of heavenly gods worshipping, will this vision work?
Understand the Dharma Flower Sutra, the true body of Rudra comes to meet, Namo Amitabha Buddha, self-contained and limitless.
Still not convinced? Then we’ll take out the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Dharma Body Buddha, Piluchana Buddha, to explain the world sea, the infinite worlds, the ten thousand universes, and give you a good lesson today on the Buddhism of the Western Continent.
Let’s start with something real.
Right now we will see how unconvinced the divine monk Huijue really is.
Xu Qingnian actually hid a hand first, but if he really pushed himself, Xu Qingnian would give them all but the Mahayana Buddhism.
Only Xu Qingnian didn’t like to be too high profile and let himself be asked the question, Xu Qingnian thought about it and then spoke.
“Divine Monk Hui Jue.”
“Before this king became a saint, he travelled through the mountains and rivers of Great Wei, visited the Desert West, and saw some Buddhist culture.”
“This king is curious as to why the Buddhist temples, where countless incense-bearers go to worship, and in contrast, in Great Wei, although there is no Buddhist sect, there is also the Taoist Confucianism, which has an average incense-bearing culture except for the New Year festivals.”
“May I ask why this is?”
Xu Qingnian spoke up, not directly stating his argument, but throwing out a question.
He asked his opponent.
This was the simplest formula among debates, throwing out a question first and asking you to answer it.
Often the question is so common that you cannot find anything wrong with it, but the moment you answer it, the opponent will pick out the fault in your words and begin to attack.
Divine Monk Hui Jue was an old hand at debating scripture and he did not rush to answer.
In particular, having suffered so many losses in a row had made him even more cautious.
This time, instead of choosing to take the initiative to speak, he kept silent, and after about a quarter of an hour, the eight hundred scripture debating monks behind him were the first to speak.
“Back to Master Xu, this is the Buddha’s boundless dharma, the Buddha can lead the world to the ultimate bliss, therefore the world knows wisdom, their minds are as pure as a clear platform, and they comprehend the Buddha’s dharma under the guidance of us, the disciples of the Buddha school.”
“In this way the Buddha’s incense will never end and live on.”
It was a scripture debating monk who spoke up, and the divine monk Huijue had the good sense not to answer the question anymore, but to let the scripture debating monk answer, so that if he said something wrong, he could save the day in time.
What the other side said was a reasonable answer.
However, Xu Qingnian spoke indifferently.
“A heart as pure as a clear platform? Under guidance? To comprehend the Buddha’s teachings?”
“Then why don’t these incense-bearers become monks on the spot? Wouldn’t they then be able to accompany the ancient Buddha with their green lamps and enlighten the Buddhist path for a long time?”
Xu Qingnian continued to ask.
As soon as this was said, a scripture-defending monk immediately gave an answer.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
“Master Xu, the world is in the red dust, they are blinded by it and struggle in the sea of suffering, they come to our Buddhist sect to seek a trace of peace of mind and a moment of transcendence.”
“If they understand wisdom, they will enter our Buddhist school, if they cannot understand wisdom, they need to be enlightened by us, the disciples of the Buddhist school, to enter the Buddha.”
“This is also the reason why the Buddhists have to cross over to the east.”
“To enter the Middle Continent is for the sake of the world’s living beings, to seek peace of mind for them, to seek a moment of transcendence, to enjoy the joy of detachment.”
A scripture-defending monk spoke up, speaking in an extremely old-fashioned manner, and as he spoke, his face was even filled with compa*sion for the world.
He opened his mouth in compa*sion and closed it in compa*sion.
“Seeking peace of mind? Transcendence in a flash?”
“Seeking what peace of mind?”
Xu Qingnian spoke up and asked in a flat voice.
“Seeking the peace of mind of the original self, the peace of mind of Ming Tai.”
The latter spoke out, saying so.
It was only when this was said.
Xu Qingnian could not help but sneer.
There were wise people in the world, and there were also bodhisattvas in the Buddhist sect, only that the Buddhist sect in the Western Continent was not this wonderful.
“A good one seeks the peace of mind of this self.”
“But in my king’s eyes, the Buddhist sect builds temples in a big way for the world to worship.”
“Isn’t it just using the Buddha’s name to practice selfishness and terrorise the world with the talk of reincarnation and the suffering of hell, you promote Buddhism, yet you make it a crime to disrespect the Buddha.”
“The temple seeks the Buddha for peace of mind, so if one has done something bad, can one go before the Buddha, bow down and say obeisance and be forgiven for his sin?”
“The Buddha said, “Put down the butcher’s knife and become a Buddha, so is it true that if you have done bad things, you can become a Buddha by putting down the butcher’s knife?”
“In that case, won’t those souls under the butcher’s knife become people who complain about their deaths?”
Xu Qingnian spoke up, and he voiced his question.
Put down the butcher’s knife and become a Buddha on the ground.
Xu Qingnian’s third question was this one.
There was a saying in the Buddhist sect, called “Put down the butcher’s knife and become a Buddha on the ground.
Xu Qingnian then took this as his question and asked his opponent to answer.
When this was said, the scripture-defending monk was stunned; he had not expected Xu Qingnian to bring the topic here.
Nor did he expect that Xu Qingnian was again digging a hole, using burning incense and worshipping Buddha to lead to peace of mind, and then from peace of mind, to the topic of putting down the butcher’s knife.
Indeed.
This is a very contradictory topic.
Putting down the butcher’s knife and becoming a Buddha on the ground seems to many to be an exhortation to goodness, but the question is, how can these dead people appease their anger when the butcher’s knife is stained with blood?
Only, among the scripture debating monks, someone spoke up and gave an answer.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
“Master Xu is caught up in the situation. The so-called putting down the butcher’s knife and becoming a Buddha on the ground means that one hopes not to make the same mistake again and again.”
“Choosing to put down the butcher’s knife at a critical moment is a salvation of the self; if one is obsessed, more people will be harmed and more karma, too, will be created.”
“If one can choose to put down the butcher’s knife at a critical moment, one can save more beings.”
“Those who have died are already dead, those who are alive remain alive, and those who have died should not be affected by those who are alive.”
He spoke out, looked at Xu Qingnian and said so.
It was an answer that, in economic terms, was actually a timely stop loss.
“Wrong.”
Xu Qingnian shook her head and looked at the other party.
“When all beings die, there is resentment and reluctance that turns into supreme yin power, and it is because of this that heaven and earth breed demons, and that is why there is the saying of cause and effect.”
“Those who pa*s away, do not pa*s away, it is only for the living to bear the karmic karma.”
“This king believes that the butcher’s knife should be put down and not become a Buddha.”
Xu Qingnian replied thus.
At this point, Divine Monk Hui Jue seized the breakthrough and spoke directly, asking.
“If the butcher’s knife is put down and one cannot become a Buddha, then how do you get the butcher to put down the butcher’s knife? If they are not given the opportunity to repent and change their ways, putting it down or not putting it down is just the same, who would still want to put it down?”
“May I ask you, Master Xu, what method do you have to make those who hold the butcher’s knife in their hands, put it down?”
Divine Monk Hui Jue spoke up, he looked at Xu Qingnian and asked this.
His meaning was simple: to put down the butcher’s knife and become a Buddha is the last bit of hope for those who are desperate and vicious.
But if even this little hope was gone, why would they be willing to put down the butcher’s knife?
Monk Hui Jue looked at Xu Qingnian.
However, Xu Qingnian slowly spoke.
“Kill it.”
Xu Qingnian spoke slowly, this was his Zen intention.
Put down the butcher’s knife, there is no such thing as becoming a Buddha or not, what you did wrong is what you did wrong.
What is the use of remorse? Dead souls never need explanations. The only way to fight violence is to fight violence with violence, to cure evil with evil.
But when these words were spoken, the eight hundred scripture debating monks all frowned, and in a flash a voice rang out.
“Master Xu, you are in disguise.”
“Master Xu, your killing heart is too heavy.”
“To put down the butcher’s knife and become a Buddha is the foundation of Buddhism. All creatures in heaven and earth have a good heart and a Buddha nature.
“Amitabha Buddha, Amitabha Buddha.”
“Encourage for the good, teach for the evil, Master Xu, your killing heart is too heavy, there are precursors to demonization.”
A voice rang out, among the eight hundred scripture debating monks, some were angry and vajra-eyed, some were overwhelmed with emotion, some were filled with pity, they did not approve of Xu Qingnian’s words.
They did not approve of Xu Qingnian’s words. They thought that Xu Qingnian’s killing heart was too heavy.
But Xu Qingnian’s words were, in the eyes of the people, the great truth.
When you do something wrong, you have to take responsibility for it.
If you do something wrong and do not punish it, but only teach it, what is the point?
If it is a small mistake, it is a small punishment, if it is a big mistake, it is a big punishment.
If no punishment is meted out, the child will have no warning, and if he or she is fearless, he or she will be a breeding ground for sin.
The idea that a filial son is born under the rod may seem vicious, but in fact it is not a wrong thing to do.
But beating is not abuse, and scolding is not a form of punishment.
Beating is only a warning not to abuse, and scolding is not a way of venting one’s emotions, but of informing what is right and wrong.
However, this kind of talk is extremely murderous in the eyes of the Buddhists.
The divine monk Hui Jue even frowned and looked at Xu Qingnian and said.
“Amitabha Buddha, Master Xu, please forgive me for not agreeing with your remarks.”
“Killing thoughts are endless, killing one person can never be quelled, it will only add more and more sins.”
Divine Monk Hui Jue shook his head as he directly denied Xu Qingnian this answer.
Xu Qingnian understood that this kind of philosophy was impossible for the Buddhists to accept.
But he was not a disciple of the Buddhist sect, instead he looked at the divine monk Hui Jue and said.
“Therefore.”
“The Buddhist Sect may not enter Great Wei.”
“A country has its own laws, and a family has its own rules, and the laws of the Buddhist sect in the Western Continent are hypocritical.”
“Only a dynasty can stop the killing.”
“The Great Wei Dynasty, with the Ministry of Punishment overseeing it, ruling the country by law, is eternal.”
“Those who are vicious never shed tears; they shed tears out of fear of death, not out of sincere repentance.”
Xu Qingnian spoke indifferently, this was the fundamental reason why Buddhism could not be integrated into the dynasty.
The state, there must be laws to check and balance all this.
If one does wrong, one does wrong, if one commits a crime, one commits a crime, where is all the nonsense?
How can there be any more nonsense?
For what? To make them repent? This is just a way of giving the offender a consolation and a place in his heart.
If the Dharma is used to rehabilitate people, they will understand that no matter what they have done wrong, they will always have a chance, a chance to live.
But if the Dharma is there, so that they do not dare to act recklessly, it cannot be said that this will completely stop crimes, but at least it will make people think carefully about how serious the consequences are when they commit crimes.
Xu Qingnian said so much with the simple intention of making clear the root cause of the Great Wei Dynasty and the Buddhist Sect.
Why did the dynasty not allow the Buddhist Sect to enter?
Is it really because they are afraid that the Buddhist Sect will influence the Great Wei Dynasty?
No, it is a matter of philosophy.
The state is ruled by law.
Buddhism is based on edification.
There was a fundamental conflict and contradiction between the two, and if the Buddhists were allowed in, unless they could accept complete control, to let them in would be to destabilise the country.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
“Master Xu, you are caught in the middle.”
Divine Monk Hui Jue spoke, his hands folded as he looked at Xu Qingnian.
At these words.
Xu Qingnian sighed and looked at Divine Monk Hui Jue and said.
“It is not clear whether this king has caught a phase or not.”
“But what this king knows is that you already have a butcher’s knife in your hand.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth and looked at Divine Monk Huijue and said so.
When this was said, Divine Monk Hui Jue smiled and looked at Xu Qingnian and said.
“Amitabha Buddha, I have never committed any sins in my life and have always been compa*sionate to the world, so where is the butcher’s knife? And where is the butcher’s knife?”
He wanted to laugh a little, not understanding why Xu Qingnian said he held a butcher’s knife in his hand, but still gave an explanation.
“The butcher’s knife is in your heart.”
Xu Qingnian spoke indifferently, looking at the other party and saying so.
At these words, the divine monk Huijue shook his head, his Buddhist light filling the air and looking incomparably holy.
“How can I prove it?”
Divine Monk Hui Jue asked.
“Dig out the heart, and it will be proven.”
Xu Qingnian spoke out, speaking indifferently.
Just as soon as he said this, the eight hundred scripture-defending monks’ expressions changed abruptly.
“Impossible.”
“Master Xu, are you trying to harm my Buddhist divine monks?”
“Ridiculous, how can a heart hide a sword?”
“What a load of nonsense.”
“Nonsense.”
“Divine Monk, don’t listen to his nonsense.”
The eight hundred scripture debating monks spoke up one after another, they were somewhat agitated and looked extremely displeased.
These words of Xu Qingnian were simply a load of nonsense, asking the divine monk Huijue to dig out his heart.
Wasn’t this an attempt to force Divine Monk Huijue to die?
However, the Divine Monk Hui Jue was not annoyed, but looked at Xu Qingnian and said.
“Master Xu, I dare to ask, if I really dig out my heart and there is no sword in my heart, will Master Xu be willing to convert to my Buddha?”
The divine monk Hui Jue spoke out, he was not annoyed or angry, but asked so.
As soon as he said this, the faces of the eight hundred scripture debating monks became even more ugly, and they all spoke up, telling the divine monk Hui Jue not to be fooled, and even throughout the entire capital of Great Wei, there was no telling how many powerful people were also curious.
They were very curious as to whether Divine Monk Hui Jue would really cut open his heart.
They were also curious as to whether Xu Qingnian would dare to agree.
They knew that Xu Qingnian was a Confucian half-saint and the prince of the Great Wei, and if Xu Qingnian really agreed to do so in full view of everyone, he would have to do it.
Then he would have to do it, because he was a Confucian half-saint, and if he failed to keep his word, heaven and earth would punish Xu Qingnian.
Even if Divine Monk Hui Jue ripped out his heart and died on the spot, his fate would be miserable if Xu Qingnian did not keep his promise.
It was not worth trading his own future for the life of Divine Monk Hui Jue.
And everyone knows that the divine monk, Hui Jue, must be willing to use his own life to redeem Xu Qingnian.
In his eyes, he would even feel that he was doing it for the sake of the world and that his own death was nothing.
Being able to convert Xu Qingnian to Buddhism was better than a hundred Huijue divine monks.
At this moment, all eyes turned to Xu Qingnian, all of them thinking that Xu Qingnian had overreached himself and pushed himself to his death.
But the crowd also knew that Xu Qingnian would not agree, and this time, Xu Qingnian failed to argue the law.
The Buddhists had won for sure.
But just then.
Xu Qingnian’s voice rang out.
“Good.”
“If you dig out the heart, if there is no hidden sword, Xu Mou is willing to convert to Buddhism.”
Xu Qingnian spoke, and the words were spoken.
It led to a clamour.
“What is this for?”
“What is Xu Sheng trying to do?”
“Xu Sheng, no.”
“It doesn’t matter if you lose a question, Xu Sheng shouldn’t be impulsive.”
“This is not necessary.”
“If you convert to Buddhism, you will all lose, Xu Sheng, you must not.”
A chorus of voices rang out, and the people were in an uproar, unable to believe that Xu Qingnian had really agreed to do so.
Inside the Great Wei Palace, the empress rose instantly, and she also spoke out to stop Xu Qingnian.
If Xu Qingnian were to convert to Buddhism, would he not be caught in a trap? And he would have a lifetime of green lamps to accompany the ancient Buddha, ah.
“No good, Shouren has been tricked.”
“Shouren is still young and has been enraged.”
“This Huijue divine monk is really something, using his life to anger Shouren.”
“How could Shouren be so confused.”
The six ministers, as well as the state princes, spoke up, their fists clenched, worried for Xu Qingnian.
In the Seven Great Daxian Sects.
They naturally did not want Xu Qingnian to join the Buddhist sect, if that were the case, they were afraid that the Buddhist sect was destined to prosper for ten thousand years.
What’s more, Xu Qingnian had won so much in front of him, and then lost to the Buddha Sect because of a momentary spirited argument.
That was a big loss.
In the Palace of Heaven and Earth Literature.
Wang Chaoyang saw this scene and could not help but reveal a smile.
Xu Qingnian had been pushed to the brink of extinction, but he had never thought that he would really be so foolish as to act out of a moment of impetuosity.
Compared to himself, Xu Qingnian still did not have any substance, and when he was provoked like this, he showed his prototype.
And in the vault of heaven.
Above the golden lotus.
When he heard what Xu Qingnian said, Divine Monk Hui Jue immediately looked at Xu Qingnian and said.
“Master Xu, is what you said true?”
He asked, not a bit shocked or scared, but even a bit delighted in his eyes.
“It’s true.”
Xu Qingnian said categorically.
When he said this, the divine monk Huijue could not help but take a deep breath, he had no more thoughts and looked at the eight hundred scripture debating monks behind him and said.
“In the past, there was a Buddha who cut his flesh to feed the eagles, today, I, Huijue, dig my heart into the hearts of others, Master Xu, although the old ca*sock is dead, I still hope that Master Xu will keep his promise.”
“Today, the old ca*sock pa*ses away, for the sake of my Buddhism, live and let live.”
Speaking here, the divine monk Hui Jue stretched out his hand, and then towards his heart area, wanting to dig directly into it, not giving himself any slightest chance or time.
Whether he had a sword in his heart or not was something that the world knew.
How could a heart hide a sword?
The Zen discourse between the two men was originally a debate above thinking, but the divine monk Huijue pulled hard and fast into reality.
It turned from a debate into a quarrel.
They had fallen behind.
But when Xu Qingnian agreed to do so, it was the biggest downside of all.
Divine Monk Hui Jue did not care, for it did not matter if he died or not, for one life in exchange for Xu Qingnian.
It was worth it.
Fundamentally speaking, it was worth it.
At this moment, Monk Hui Jue was already thinking of the scene after his death when Xu Qingnian, with a face full of reluctance, would honestly join the Buddhist sect.
If Xu Qingnian did not join the Buddhist clan, it would not matter, he was a Confucian half-saint and had destroyed his own future.
If the Great Wei Dynasty ignores it, all the major powers in the world will not leave the Great Wei Dynasty alone.
This is a failure.
A great failure.
Therefore, Xu Qingnian had already embarked on a deadly path, and there was no way back for him; the best outcome was to join the Buddhist Sect.
The best outcome would be for him to join the Buddhist Sect. And the dust would have settled completely on the matter of the Buddhist Sect’s entry into the Central Continent.
But at that very moment.
Suddenly.
As Divine Monk Hui Jue closed his eyes, a voice slowly rang out in his ears.
“Divine Monk Huijue.”
“Look at what’s in your hand.”
This was Xu Qingnian’s voice.
When this voice rang out, the Huijue Divine Monk suddenly froze.
He froze.
His fingers were about to touch his body, but they stopped at this very moment.
At this very moment.
Divine Monk Hui Jue opened his eyes.
He looked at Xu Qingnian with a look of shock in his eyes.
His gaze was filled with disbelief.
And everyone looked at Divine Monk Hui Jue and also at Xu Qingnian, they did not understand what had happened.
Why did Huijue suddenly stop?
Was he afraid of death?
Also, what was in the hands of the divine monk Hui Jue?
Many people looked at it.
But they found that there was nothing in the hands of the divine monk.
What is going on here?
People were curious, but some of them seemed to understand what was going on, and they were suddenly enlightened.
In the middle of the restaurant.
Hui Xin was the first to see what was going on, and he too showed a shocked look.
Standing in the tavern, he could not help but exclaim.
“Wonderful.”
“Wonderful.”
“Wonderful.”
“Xu Sheng has actually manifested Monk Hui Jue’s butcher’s knife.”
“Hahahahahaha, it is truly wonderful.”
“This blade, when it comes, is really sharp.”
“The knife that kills, the knife that punishes the heart.”
“Xu Sheng, when really Zen is supreme, when really Zen is supreme.”
Divine Monk Hui Xin clenched his fist in excitement.
He instantly understood what Xu Qingnian was doing.
This was not a battle of wills, but Xu Qingnian was forcing Divine Monk Hui Jue to reveal his form.
“Little Master, what does this mean? Why can’t I understand it at all?”
“Yes, yes, what does this say, how come Divine Monk Hui Jue is not digging his heart out?”
“What does this sentence of Xu Sheng mean? I’ve been watching for half a day, but I don’t see anything in the hands of the divine monk Huijue.”
A voice rang out, and the people were really a little confused.
Inside the tavern, the divine monk Huixin also took a deep breath as he pondered over it properly, not knowing how to explain it clearly.
But on the vault of heaven.
Divine Monk Hui Jue froze dead in his tracks.
He looked at Xu Qingnian’s calm gaze and, for a moment, knew that he had lost.
Today, he was defeated through and through.
“Phew.”
A good quarter of an hour had pa*sed.
Divine Monk Hui Jue’s face was filled with bitterness as he bowed deeply towards Xu Qingnian, before slowly speaking.
“Although I lost today’s dharma debate, I lost because I despised Master Xu.”
“Tomorrow, I hope that Master Xu will continue to teach me.”
“However, since Master Xu knows so much about the Dharma, can you debate the Dharma tomorrow and recite the scriptures?”
Divine Monk Hui Jue spoke, and he inquired thus.
Today, he conceded defeat.
But it was not a complete admission of defeat, but he was waiting for tomorrow, to debate the sutra teachings.
He would take out the Buddhist World Sutra Dharma and let Xu Qingnian have a good look at what the Buddha World was.
Hearing these words, Xu Qingnian simply spoke calmly.
“Good.”
One word.
He agreed to do so.
However, Xu Qingnian did not leave, but sat on top of the golden lotus.
Sensing the vastness of the Buddha’s teachings.
And at that very moment, the divine monk Huijue and the others, however, slowly fell down and cultivated their gods with the eight hundred scripture-defending monks with their eyes closed.
But in reality, some knew that they were beginning to communicate with themselves as their Yuan Shen.
Today they had lost.
They had lost badly.
But they, however, did not concede defeat.
They were extremely unconvinced.
But among the eight hundred scripture debating monks, there were still many who were curious.
Where did Fang lose.
