Chapter 986: Pagoda Forest, Relics, and Guiyuan Pagoda

Chapter 986: Tower Forest, Relics, and Guiyuan Tower

"Haha, I have no intention of expelling guests." Master Chang Geng said with a smile: "I feel that there is still some time before the martial arts competition, and Yixia Town is only a few days away from my Dalin Temple. ǎo Donor, you might as well go and have a look , maybe we can find something but it’s not certain.”

"Yixia Town?" Zhang ǎohuā was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that Hou Mingcheng in Yixia Town was the one at the top of the list that Master Chang Geng taught him just now.

Zhang ǎohuā felt very ashamed and bowed and said: "You are rude and judge a gentleman's heart with your own heart. I hope you will show your respect to me."

&nb! Pig! Pig! Island! Novel.zuzudo. sp; Seeing Zhangǎohuā being so frank, Master Chang Geng was relieved. He stretched out his hand to help him up and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. You are a guest from afar and you sincerely pay homage to the previous abbot of that temple. , Duan is amiable, why would I care?"

Zhang ǎohuā blushed again. He was just paying homage to Master Jingyi. How could it be as Master Chang Geng said? From this, I also had a different impression of Master Chang Geng than before, and said: "Master, please lead the way. By the way, Master, Talin... is also famous?"

"Hahaha" Master Chang Geng waved his hand and said: "Please follow me."

Master Chang Geng took Zhang ǎohuā and Meng, followed by several monks from Dalin Temple, and went up the mountain path on the left side of Dalin Temple to the back of the mountain.

While walking on the road, Master Chang Geng said: "The pagoda forest of Dalin Temple is a famous place in the world..."

After hearing this first sentence, Zhang ǎohuā sweated profusely, feeling quite ashamed of his ignorance.

"However, the Incense Sect has always been closed, and any benefactor probably rarely walks around in the world, so it's understandable that I don't know."

Zhang ǎohuā smiled and did not answer.

"This pagoda forest is the tomb of all the masters of Dalin Temple. Since the establishment of Dalin Temple, only those famous and accomplished masters will build pagodas in the pagoda forest after their death to show their merits. And this The height, size, and number of floors of the pagoda are determined according to the masters' attainments in Buddhism, their prestige, and their merits during their lifetimes. Alas, the martial arts that are valued in the world have become insignificant."

"Oh, I understand." Zhang ǎohuā nodded and said, "The master's ashes or bones should be placed under this pagoda."

"No, no..." Master Chang Geng shook his head and said: "If that's the case, wouldn't it be no different from an ordinary tomb? This pagoda is only used to commemorate eminent monks in Buddhism.

Their bones, no, they should be relics and other objects, are placed in the Guiyuan Tower for preservation."

"Relics? Guiyuan Pagoda?" Zhang ǎohuā was very puzzled: "What are relics? Where is the Guiyuan Pagoda? With the pagoda forest, wouldn't it be convenient to put the bones in the pagoda for worship? Why put them in again? Guiyuan Tower?”

"Haha, the donor doesn't know something. The relics are the bones left behind after the death of our eminent Buddhist monk Youdao. This one is different from the bones of ordinary people. Its shape is ever-changing, including round, Oval, some are lotus-shaped, even Buddha-shaped and Bodhisattva-shaped, and the colors are also different, including black, white, red, green and other colors, which look very awe-inspiring , such as pearls, agates, crystals, this is related to the practice of the eminent monk. Although Lao Na has great martial arts, if he can be refined into relics after his death, it can be regarded as successful in his cultivation in this life."

"Eh? This...isn't this similar to...the spiritual beast in Huanxu? Is there something inside the body?" Zhang ǎohuā was slightly stunned, and naturally compared the relic with some of the beast elixirs in his belt. But then, Zhangǎohuā thought of the hundreds of round beads he had found in that strange pavilion, which were similar to the relics that Master Chang Geng mentioned.

"Are those relics?" Zhang ǎohuā asked secretly, but how could he dare to take out the round beads? After thinking for a while, Zhang ǎohuā tentatively said: "Master, with his martial arts skills, there will definitely be relics after he passes away."

"Huh?" Master Chang Geng was also surprised. He turned to look at Zhangǎohuā and said, "Why is Donor Ren so sure?"

"Hey, the master is the law enforcement elder of Dalin Temple. If the master passes away and there is no relic, how many disciples of this generation of your temple will there be?" Zhang ǎohuā explained, and then apologized: "Young master ǎo is so rude. Discussing the master’s posthumous affairs is asking for your forgiveness.”

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Master Chang Geng waved his hand and said: "Sè is emptiness, emptiness is color, life is also death, and death is also life. If I can't even understand this, how can I talk about relics?"

Then, he smiled again and said: "ǎoAlthough what the donor said is arbitrary, there is some truth in it. Although Buddhist attainments have always been the joints where relics are generated, but... if the martial arts cultivation level is not high, this relic... ahem , maybe, but it is also limited. Of course, I, Dalin Temple, attach equal importance to Buddhism and martial arts, and even regard martial arts as a trivial matter. If I, a disciple of Dalin Temple, want to reach the top of martial arts, then Buddhism must also be proficient. Otherwise, it is easy to go crazy. No happy ending"

"Ah? Is there such a statement?" Zhang ǎohuí said dumbfounded: "As the master just said, there don't seem to be too many monks who have high attainments in Buddhism but low martial arts, right?"

"What the donor said is absolutely true." Master Chang Geng nodded: "This has always been the case among the eminent monks of Dalin Temple. As long as one has high attainments in Buddhism, it is easy to achieve great martial arts. Only a few masters are only obsessed with Buddhism and do not want to practice martial arts. "

"Well" Zhangǎohuā felt a little lucky at this time: "It seems that those beads are not relics."

"Oh, by the way, Master, Dalin Temple has been standing for so many years. How many pagodas are there in this...pagoda forest?" Zhangǎohuā asked again.

"Not many, not many, that is, ninety-nine thousand, eight hundred and three." Although Master Chang Geng didn't say much, his eyes were filled with pride.

"Ah? So many?" Zhangǎohuā and Meng were both shocked: "Then... how big is this Tallinn?"

"ǎo Donor, please take a look." Master Chang Geng pointed to the undulating mountains in front of him and said: "There are pagodas on these mountains. This pagoda forest is the entire mountain range."

Zhang ǎohuā and Meng looked up, but not far away, on the clearly visible mountains, there were countless pagodas, some with four corners, some with five corners, some with seven or eight corners, some with nine corners, or in the shape of pillars. They may be in the shape of an upright triangle, a bottle, a gourd, a trumpet, or a water drop. Some have two or three floors, some have seven or eight floors, and some have more than a dozen floors. In short, There are many varieties and strange shapes, just to name a few.

Although it is far away, you can vaguely see countless patterns carved on the pagoda. Some are flying, some birds and beasts, some Buddhas, and some bliss. The patterns are all lifelike. Although they are far away, they are still there. You can feel the hard work that goes into it.

But it looks very similar to the pattern in the pavilion that Zhang ǎohuā entered.

"Master, is that... the Guiyuan Pagoda?" Zhang ǎohuā pointed to a tall Buddhist pagoda built on the mountain and asked without hesitation.

"ǎoThe donor is absolutely right, that is the Guiyuan Pagoda in my Dalin Temple pagoda." Master Chang Geng looked at the huge pagoda, his eyes full of reverence, and said solemnly: "This Guiyuan Pagoda is located on the mountain The entire height is as high as a mountain range. On the top of the mountain, the spire of the Guiyuan Pagoda is higher than the tallest pagoda in the pagoda forest. The Guiyuan Pagoda occupies a very large area, with only the pagoda mén. The place where it is located is inside the pagoda forest. Most of the Guiyuan Pagoda is blocked by mountains and forests, so it is impossible to get a full view of it."

"Tsk tsk, don't you..." Zhang ǎohuā praised: "The relics of more than 90,000 eminent monks will be placed in Guiyuan Pagoda..."

At this time, Zhang ǎohuā completely knew that the place he went to was definitely not Guiyuan Tower, and the round beads he got were definitely not relics.

"Haha, what the donor said is not entirely correct." Master Chang Geng corrected him: "I have a senior monk in Dalin Temple who is qualified to build a pagoda. The relics must be placed in the Guiyuan Pagoda. In addition, even if he is not qualified, When building a pagoda, as long as you cultivate the relics, you can also put the relics into the Guiyuan Pagoda for worship."

"Ah???" Zhang ǎohuā was shocked: "Then...the relics in the Guiyuan Pagoda...no, they are the masters after his death...couldn't they be..."

"Amitabha, what the donor said is absolutely right." Master Chang Geng clasped his palms together and said, "There are countless eminent monks of all ages enshrined in the Guiyuan Pagoda."

It was very natural. Zhang ǎohuā knew that the round beads he got were not relics, and he connected the relics in the Guiyuan Tower with the demon pill he got. He instantly thought that if he could explore the Guiyuan Tower, then ...Then the harvest wouldn't be...big?

But immediately, Zhang ǎohuā rejected his idea. After all, the relics of the eminent monk are still the bones of the master. Let’s not talk about how virtuous and respected the master was during his lifetime. Buddhas from thousands of families are ordinary monks. They are also human corpses and are not suitable. to offend

Looking at the huge Guiyuan Pagoda, Zhangǎohuā was filled with regret and sighed: "With so many relics and such a tall pagoda, it is not easy to place the relics even once."

"This..." A look of admiration appeared on Master Chang Geng's face, and he shook his head and said, "ǎoThe donor was wrong this time."

"Why?" Not only Zhangǎohuā, but also Meng was curious.

"This Guiyuan Pagoda was built by the immortal masters of Dalin Temple. The tower contains the most powerful formations in the world. No one can enter. As long as there are relics of eminent monks that need to be enshrined, as long as the abbots of the past hold my The treasures inherited from Dalin Temple can enter this pagoda. As long as the relics are placed somewhere in the pagoda, the relics will be automatically protected by the formation in the Guiyuan pagoda, and there is no need for anyone to place them."

"Ah?" Zhang ǎohuí was dumbfounded: "And...there is such a wonderful thing?"

Seeing Zhang ǎohuā's surprise, Master Chang Geng was extremely happy and said: "Your sect has a large formation to protect the teachings and a large formation to protect the peak. It is not surprising that our Dalin Temple has such formations to protect the tower."

"Does an eminent monk also have a desire to win or lose?" Zhang ǎohuā secretly curled his lips in his heart, and just smiled without saying anything.

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