darknovel Chapter 75 Little Apricot Fairy
Chapter 75 Little Apricot Fairy
Zhong Xuan asked, "If that's the case, then wouldn't only Shakyamuni Buddha be able to attain this fruit in this world? Could it be called liberation, where all afflictions have been eradicated, one has transcended the three realms, and is no longer subject to the suffering of reincarnation?"
Jin Chanzi nodded, then shook his head and said:
"Yes, but not entirely."
"This group of people reveres Shakyamuni the most, and are even somewhat fanatical about him."
They believe that practicing Buddhism should involve focusing on meditation to attain a state of selflessness and liberation from the world.
"One must strictly observe the precepts and strive to eventually become a Śrāvaka or Pratyekabuddha, and attain Arhatship."
"I don't even think about becoming a Buddha."
"Or rather, they don't seek Buddhahood; they seek self-transcendence."
Jin Chanzi's tone also revealed his dissatisfaction.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Xuan naturally showed an expression of realization and said with emotion, "Then this Mahayana Buddhism must be the doctrine that arose in your Ling Mountain. But this Hinayana Buddhism only saves oneself and is difficult to save others. It is said that the difference is inevitable due to the convergence of causes and conditions and the following of the trend."
Jin Chanzi blushed slightly upon hearing that this outsider could explain things so clearly, and said with considerable admiration:
"If it weren't for the fact that there was no Buddha light on you that I could perceive, I would have thought that one of my fellow disciples was playing a trick on me."
It turns out that Zhong Xuan's explanation of the fundamental differences between Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhism, based on information he had learned in his previous life, was quite insightful.
Unfortunately, the distinction between Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism has not yet spread outside of Vulture Peak.
Within Lingshan, there is not yet a clear and obvious distinction.
However, the difference between the two is not something that ordinary monks of Lingshan can understand so clearly; one must have Buddha-nature to do so.
Jin Chanzi then said, "Therefore, what you mentioned earlier about the Bodhisattvas and so on below the Buddha is something that our Vulture Peak has only gradually realized in recent years."
Zhong Xuan looked stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that it corresponded to some of his previous confusion.
So, is the concept of a Bodhisattva really a recent phenomenon that only emerged in the last few hundred years?
Jin Chanzi then pointed south, as if he had pierced through the land with a single finger and entered the distant sea, explaining:
"In the south there is a venerable one named Guanyin Bodhisattva of the South. But before that, he was a Buddha who made a great vow:"
"If sentient beings have not yet been saved, I am willing to become a Bodhisattva and wait until all sentient beings have been saved before becoming a Buddha."
"The concept of this Bodhisattva position was formally established by Avalokiteshvara alone."
Jin Chanzi spoke with great admiration.
After hearing this, Zhong Xuan finally understood everything!
If we consider Lingshan as a large company, it is a realm in the original Buddhist doctrine, where a "Bodhisattva" position is forcibly inserted between the Buddha and the Arhat.
It is a state higher than that of an Arhat, but lower than that of a Buddha.
This further broadened the flow of the entire group's upstream and downstream channels, increasing its vitality.
As expected of one of the Five Elders of the Five Directions and one of the founders of the Buddhist group, he has great courage and vision.
Jin Chanzi, unaware of the "outrageous" thoughts of his benefactor beside him, continued with great interest:
Mahayana Buddhism is based on Hinayana Buddhism.
Without the precepts, concentration, and wisdom of Hinayana, the Bodhicitta of Mahayana easily becomes empty and vague.
"If Hinayana practitioners lack the altruistic mind of Mahayana practitioners, they are prone to becoming self-centered individuals who only seek their own liberation."
"Those who practice Mahayana Buddhism make great vows to universally liberate all beings; this is the Bodhisattva path/the path to Buddhahood..."
After recounting a long anecdote about Buddhism and its basic doctrines, Jin Chanzi solemnly concluded:
"The essence of the Buddha's teachings is one. The Mahayana and Hinayana are expedient teachings adapted to the different capacities of sentient beings. The ultimate goal of both is to liberate beings from suffering and attain perfect enlightenment."
Zhong Xuan responded and listened.
Before they knew it, the two began to walk together, heading towards Mount Ling.
As for the three who escaped...
Now they're in trouble.
His body was like a torch that had been ignited from within, and he seemed to have abundant energy and blood, far exceeding his usual state. He was full of both magical power and physical strength.
But their initial joy at escaping death gradually turned into gnashing curses, and now into growing fear.
"Something's wrong! My intuition is warning me!"
"What... what kind of bizarre method is this! I'm brimming with energy right now, how is this possible!"
"Wang Lin, you have a gray hair now!"
The three gasped in surprise, quickly noticing the unusual situation among themselves.
Sure enough, that's not all.
Everyone was burning with heat, and the surrounding air seemed to be getting warmer.
Not to mention that the skin on their faces seemed to be gradually becoming thinner, whiter, and translucent, allowing the blood and energy within to flow and shine through with a burning radiance.
This is practically a death trap!
After realizing this,
Wei Xian, that lackey, immediately started wailing and shaking Wang Lin's hand, shouting, "Brother Wang! Brother Wang! I don't want to die! I'm not even thirty yet, and I'm still unmarried and childless! Please, quickly ask your family for help!"
"It's so noisy!"
Wang Lin stomped his foot in anger and forcefully shook off Wei Xian's hand.
The surge of strength sent the sycophantic little family cultivator, who had been fawning over him, staggering several meters away.
Wang Lin's face darkened. He took out a series of offerings, began burning incense and praying, and said in a deep voice, "What's the panic? They originally allowed us to go first and scout out what's going on here..."
As he spoke, under the watchful eyes of the other two,
Wang Lin began a series of rituals.
Han Yi tugged at Wei Xian's sleeve and asked softly, "Who are you asking for help from? The Celestial Master?"
Wei Xian shook his head, feeling fear and apprehension. He felt like a piece of firewood being burned by a raging fire, and whispered:
"No, all the Celestial Masters throughout history have the surname Zhang, and they are all descendants of Zhang Daoling, the founder of the Celestial Masters sect."
"However, many eminent Taoist priests, judges, and ordained monks throughout history, as well as local Taoist leaders, and even Wang Lingguan, an important guardian deity of our Taoism, are all from the Wang family. It is a common surname among the masses and a prominent surname among eminent Taoist priests."
"Later, there were also disciples from more than ten families, including Wang, Li, Liu, Chen, Yang, Zhou, Hu, Wu, He, Huang, and Xu."
"The top heirs of these aristocratic families are tested every year to see if they are qualified to stay on the mountain to cultivate..."
Wei Xian explained carefully, and Han Yi listened and nodded repeatedly.
Just by listening, you can tell that this is a very large force.
Han Yi recalled his experiences in the Southern Continent.
There were Taoist priests everywhere, and Taoist temples were everywhere. From cities to towns, Taoist priests could be seen at all kinds of religious ceremonies, and even on auspicious days for weddings and funerals.
Among Taoist priests, the lineage of the Celestial Master's Mansion, whose ancestral home is Longhu Mountain, is the most prominent.
In addition, many non-Celestial Masters Taoists, though they may be dissatisfied in their hearts, have gradually come to regard themselves as unorthodox practitioners through years of hearing and experiencing.
Wei Xian comforted him again, "So don't be afraid! Now that I've come to Xiniu Hezhou with my brother, I've finally come to understand some things..."
"It turns out that Taoism has already spread widely in both the Southern Continent and the Eastern Continent, but the Celestial Masters Sect... so it is normal for them to come to the Western Continent to try to expand."
Han Yi listened blankly, not understanding these high-level matters.
I just feel like we're just a bunch of cannon fodder and pawns.
Before long, Wang Lin made contact with the person in the sky.
Immediately, a voice that had been calm but now sounded urgent rang out: "Mingxin, have you caught that mountain god yet?"
Mingxin is Wang Lin's Buddhist name.
Upon hearing the question, Wang Lin's face flushed red. Fearful yet compelled, he carefully explained everything that had happened.
Upon hearing this, the figure that appeared in the small, makeshift open-air altar immediately turned extremely ugly and almost roared.
"How could you lose the Bewitching Bell! That's a true immortal treasure!"
"How was I supposed to know he wasn't affected at all! Luckily, I still had my Qiankun bag hidden, so he didn't get hold of it."
"You, you, you... Never mind, I'm afraid the other party also possesses a rare treasure that can resist mental manipulation... Don't wander off, I'll go and fetch a physician to treat you immediately."
"Yes, yes, thank you, Uncle!"
Wang Lin felt extremely aggrieved when this was brought up.
They had already put on a complete show, and then secretly used the "Bewitching Bell," a magical artifact said to be incredibly powerful, capable of affecting even ordinary demons and immortals.
With just a gentle shake nearby, the target can be confused and firmly controlled.
A short while later,
A figure drifted down from the heavens.
Although they weren't dressed in the standard attire of celestial soldiers or officials, they still exuded an aura of immortality, clearly originating from the Pure Land above.
And it's very...special.
The man's expression was indifferent as he glanced at the three terrified people below.
"Are you the people my brother asked me to treat?"
"That's right! Please, senior, save us!"
Upon hearing this, all three of them shouted with joy and knelt down to kowtow without hesitation.
The young fairy girl also flicked her whisk, and then said with a cold pride:
"My master is the Nine Qi Heavenly Lord of the Azure Spirit Primordial Era, and ordinary people also call me Little Apricot Fairy."
"He was originally a physician who became an immortal, and now he works in the Heavenly Court."
"You all stand still. It's just a minor injury; I can heal it with a little examination."
As Little Fairy Apricot said this, she landed on the ground.
The three of them stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
The Azure Spirit Primordial Nine Qi Heavenly Lord?
That's one of the Five Emperors among the Five Elders of Heaven!
A very famous and important person.
Although this charming, cute, and aloof little fairy claims to be a disciple of the Five Emperors, she is still a member of his lineage and has a very strong backer!
Seeing this, Xiao Xingxian smiled slightly, as was her habit.
Otherwise, why would she introduce it so casually?
These people from the Celestial Master's Mansion were actually discussing it quite a bit.
Therefore, even those from the lower realms must show respect to people of their lineage.
"Stand still!"
Xiao Xingxian's charming voice rang out.
She didn't do anything, but simply flicked her hand and sent out three silk threads, which grabbed the wrists of the three people and lifted them up. Then she began to listen to their heart and lungs with these threads.
But in reality, a light yet powerful magical force extended along the threads crafted from this special material, rendering the three of them unable to move.
After the wood elemental energy invaded the bodies of Wang Lin and the other two, this strange magical power suppressed them with even greater force, and each of them, as cultivators, resisted and struggled against it...
But how could they possibly resist?
after all
This powerful and resilient wood-based magic quickly circulated within their bodies, giving the three a sense of security despite feeling invaded, because if the opponent was so powerful, rescuing them would be a piece of cake.
But for Xiao Xingxian, her magic power simply circulated three times within the three people's bodies before finally settling in their internal organs.
Her slightly thick yet delicate eyebrows gradually became furrowed, changing from a cold and aloof expression at first.
His complexion even became increasingly unpleasant!
Xiao Xingxian suddenly frowned and shouted at the three of them, "Are you lying?"
But how could these three dare to do that!
Even a young man named Han Yi, who considered himself to have gathered two golden flowers at the top of his head and condensed the golden energy into golden flowers, still felt ashamed of his own shortcomings.
Looking at the beautiful Xiao Xingxian, who possessed the ethereal beauty of a celestial fairy, Han Yi immediately felt as humble as a dog seeing delicious food and knelt down, quickly saying:
"How dare we deceive the fairy! We are telling the truth. At that time, the old Taoist priest just pointed casually, and it seemed that a continuous stream of power surged out of our bodies."
"But then we realized that this power seemed to be obtained by burning our vital energy, and it just wouldn't stop."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xingxian immediately understood.
So he shook his head and frowned, saying, "You have not yet reached the realm of Five Qi Gathering, and do not understand the wondrous functions of the five internal organs and five energies in the human body."
"The so-called demonic cultivators you speak of have ignited the fire of wood in your hearts and livers, setting this heart fire and liver fire ablaze together. The more your bodies try to adjust this imbalance of the five energies back to normal, the more..."
"However, the more effort is put into drawing upon the other three treasures' vital energy, the more it becomes fuel that is continuously added to this pile of firewood."
"This makes the uncontrollable anger in your hearts grow stronger and stronger, until it finally burns you to ashes, until all your flesh and bones are burned away and gone..."
"Extremely vicious!"
By the end, Xiao Xingxian's tone was quite displeased.
Upon hearing this, Wang Lin asked in even greater horror, "Isn't this as terrifying as the so-called Samadhi True Fire? Once it clings to a person, it can never be extinguished and will burn them completely to ashes!"
Little Apricot Fairy said, "Although they are similar, they are not entirely the same. Stand in line and watch my moves."
As Xiao Xingxian spoke, she first grabbed Wei Xian and slapped him in the chest, causing him to involuntarily open his mouth.
Then Xiaoxingxian suddenly opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of green "saliva".
It turned out that it was her pure vital energy that had been forced into Wei Xian's mouth.
As soon as this green energy entered, it immediately transformed into a surging stream of azure wood spiritual energy within Wei Xian's body, rushing straight to his liver.
The green energy infused even more wood energy into the already raging, wildfire-like flames of a heart and liver.
This made the Jupiter fire even more intense in an instant.
"It's so hot!"
Wei Xian screamed in agony, staggering backward as he roared, "The fire's gotten even bigger! It's going to burn me to death!"
Wang Lin and Han Yi were also startled when they saw it!
Just as they hesitated and dared not be treated,
Little Apricot Fairy, however, was quite confident. She puffed out her small, pigeon-like chest and said to the two men, "What are you worried about? You should know that Little Apricot Fairy's methods are quite formidable."
She was clearly extremely confident and disdainful of the two men's loss of composure and fear.
Although her treatment methods are often criticized by her colleagues and others as being too rough, she believes that as long as the treatment is effective and can cure the root cause, it is good medical skill!