As the monk spoke, Shi Jue’s figure was already travelling far away, looking like he was going to lose sight of it.
“Senior Brother Shi Xing, what should we do?” The rest of the monks asked.
The monk named “Shi Xing” was the oldest of the group, although he was of the “Shi” generation, he was already in his thirties, and his martial art level was the only one other than Shi Jue at the Divine Origin realm.
However, it was clear that Shi Xing, the senior brother, was far inferior to Shi Jue. Therefore, if Shi Jue wanted to go that way, he and the other monks had to go too.
Besides, Shi Jue was born a Buddha’s son, and the abbot of the Great Zen Temple had said that Shi Jue’s Buddha nature far surpa*sed even those who had spent their lives practising Buddhism, and that he was born with transcendent inspiration, and had the ability to see what ordinary people could not see.
The direction Shi Jue was heading was nowhere else but where the town was.
A journey of three miles would take less than a few moments for Shi Jue, who was at the Divine Origin realm, to reach it, but before entering the town, a man blocked Shi Jue’s path.
“Monk stop.”
The man with the bronze mask let out a low, mellow voice like several people speaking in unison, calling out to Monk Shi Jue.
“Gongzi Yu.” With such an obvious costume, Shi Jue naturally knew who this man was.
“‘Little Buddha’ Shi Jue, long time admirer.” Qing Yu looked at this monk who would become the former number one in the next edition of the Dragon and Phoenix Rankings, “Why is the Little Buddha coming to this other country in the Northlands instead of going to the people of the Tantric Sect?”
Shi Jue folded his hands and said, “Amitabha Buddha, the poor monk has come here to look for someone from the Tantric Sect.”
A person from the Tantric sect was in Northern Zhou?
Qing Yu thought about it a little bit, but it was really possible. The Northern Zhou was a good place to hide as it had few rivalries with the Great Qian and was also vaguely hostile. The Qinglong would choose to hide in Northern Zhou not only because they had the Sixth Prince’s power to exploit, but also because there were no major sects in the North, a place that was once so cold.
And there was another advantage for the Tantric sect in choosing the Northern Zhou. That is, Confucianism was the prevalent school in the Northern Zhou, and although there were Buddhist temples, they were nowhere near as widespread as they were in the Great Qian. Although the Great Zen Temple is the mainstream of Buddhism today, it cannot take advantage of the faith and get its followers to help in the search.
“But in this direction, there are no people of the Tantric sect.” Qing Yu said.
“Amitabha Buddha, there is no one from the Tantric sect, yet there is someone who can be crossed.” Shi Jue chanted the Buddha’s hymn again and said, “From a distance, I vaguely sensed that this place was full of murderous aura, and that there must be a great light of blood. As I approached this place, I sensed the aura of another person whom my temple was looking for.”
“The ‘Blood Swordsman’ Ji Tang, this man slaughtered Myobu Temple and seventy-eight monks died by his hand.
“Justice?” Qing Yu said with a smile, “How do I hear that Ji Tang was originally an ordinary citizen, suddenly came a great change, a group of mountain bandits, plundered Ji Tang’s village, killing his father his **** silver his sisters, when only Ji Tang was outside and saved his life.
Later, he inadvertently obtained the remaining legacy of the Blood Demon Cult and sought revenge on the bandits. The only thing that attracted Ji Tang was the leader of the bandits, who ran to Miao Bu Temple to put down the butcher’s knife and become a Buddha. If justice is to be done, you will seek justice for the seventy-eight monks of Miao Bu Temple, but who will seek justice for Ji Tang?”
Put down the butcher’s knife and become a Buddha on the ground. A famous saying that is known to every household. Although the so-called “laying down the butcher’s knife” is correctly interpreted to mean that one can only hope to become a Buddha after letting go of the murderous thoughts in one’s heart and atoning for one’s sins, one cannot help but misinterpret it deliberately.
This misinterpretation is not only by those who are enemies of Buddhism, but also by the Buddhists themselves. In this world, no matter whether a person is a great good or a great evil, he or she is not a human being and has a value beyond that of ordinary people. This value can be wealth, power, or martial arts skills.
This is why the Buddhists are fond of the phrase “Put down the butcher’s knife and become a Buddha”, the real meaning of which is just like what it literally says: “As long as you are willing to put down the butcher’s knife, my Buddhist school will open the door for you to become a Buddha.
This is a true transition for you. If you recite the Buddhist sutras a thousand times, you will become the most faithful follower of Buddhism and turn your evil nature into a reality.
However, this is very unfair to the victims. Many people do not care if the perpetrators repent or not, for sin is sin.
Such was the case with the relationship between Myobu Temple and the head of the mountain bandits. The leader of the bandits, frightened to death by Ji Tang, really wanted to be a monk for the rest of his life in order to live, and did not even need to be rehabilitated. But Ji Tang, who had a deep-seated grudge, would not allow it, and so the ma*sacre of the monks of Myobu Temple took place.
The monk, too, was unexpected. I heard Shi Jue say, “Although the leader of the mountain bandits has joined our Buddhist sect, it does not mean that he can be free from his karma. If one does not become a Buddha, who dares to say that he can break away from the cycle of cause and effect?
The killing of innocents by the head of the mountain bandits is the cause, and the taking of revenge by Ji Tang at his door is the effect. The head of the mountain bandits, who was defending the conversion of the presidents of Myobu Temple, was the cause; Ji Tang’s killing of him was the effect. Ji Tang killing the people of the Buddhist sect is the cause, and the poor monk as the people of the Buddhist sect wanting to arrest Ji Tang is the effect, the cycle of cause and effect, such is the case.”
The monk did not deliberately put himself on the moral high ground, but spoke straightforwardly about the relationship between cause and effect, which was a clear stream.
Qing Yu was also very surprised and laughed, “With these words alone, the name of ‘Little Buddha’ is well deserved.”
Immediately afterwards, Qing Yu changed his tune and said, “However, Ji Tang joining my banner is the cause, and me stopping you is the effect. Does that make sense?”
“Yes, it does make sense.” Monk Shi Jue’s face was ancient and unruffled as he nodded his head.
“In that case, then let’s fight and see who can achieve the fruit they want.”
Qing Yu lifted his palm and with the invisible power of “Qiankun Danyu”, he grabbed a large tree next to the road, a metre thick in diameter, and threw it at Shi Jue, “Let me see what the ‘Little Buddha’ can do.”
The tree, which was nearly ten metres high, was wielded by the strong true qi and pressed hard against Monk Shi Jue with the momentum of a tarzan.
“Amitabha Buddha.” Shi Jue lowered his eyebrows, chanted a low Buddhist hymn, and pushed out his right palm flatly, imprinting it on the pressing tree.
The palm, which did not seem to be exerting much force, made contact with the tree, causing the tree, which was carrying the power of the “Great Shift of Heaven and Earth”, to lose any momentum and quietly lean against Shi Jue’s palm.
Monk Shi Jue, his name is true.
With his Tai Xu Eye and the “Heavenly Son’s Lookout Technique”, Qingyu could clearly see the mystery of this palm, as Monk Shi Jue was using his true qi to firmly suck the tree into his hand, and then, with his strong physical strength, he was able to forcefully hold the tree in his hand.
