Chapter 450: Moving Mountains and Calming the Sea

Precepts are the foundation of supreme Bodhi. Only by virtue of precepts can concentration be produced, and only by concentration can wisdom be developed. If one practices without upholding precepts, it will be of no use and it will not be regarded as true Buddhist practice.

The so-called keeping the precepts is actually very simple. Just seeing the holy monk Ananda touch the young monk's head casually, he has completed the precepts for the young monk.

The people in the Buddhist sect seemed to have known this for a long time, but Ghost Saint Xu Wan smiled disdainfully. On the other hand, Xiao Mian and other outsiders looked at it quite unsatisfactory - everyone had gone through untold hardships and spent nearly a year to finally put that The little holy monk was sent back to Shichahai. I thought that keeping the precepts must be a big deal for the little holy monk, but I didn't expect that it would be over like this!

But soon, everyone knew that things were not that simple.

The moment the young monk finished observing the precepts, rounds and rounds of fine Buddha's light appeared on his body. A total of one hundred and eight rays of Buddha's light appeared in the void behind the young monk's head. This was exactly what the young monk had understood before. One hundred and eight Hinayana magical powers. This was not the end yet. Immediately afterwards, nine more thick Buddha lights rose up and emerged from the crowd. They were the nine Mahayana magical powers that the young monk instantly understood while observing the precepts.

At the same time, the little monk had an aura that was as powerful as the golden elixir - the moment he completed the precepts, the little monk successfully entered the golden elixir realm!

This made Xiao Mian and others stunned.

He achieved the golden elixir without surviving the minor heavenly tribulation. The name of the little holy monk is indeed true!

At that moment, Sanskrit sounds descended from the sky, the ceiling fell, the Buddha's light shone everywhere, and auspiciousness overflowed. Even Xiao Mian and other outsiders from the Buddhist sect felt relaxed and happy.

Everyone was immersed in the baptism of Buddha nature when they heard Xu Wan sneer.

In the silence, the laughter sounded like thunder.

Wei Ying glared at him angrily, holding a vajra in hand and wanting to fight the three-foot-old kid again; Zen Master Zhiling and others also looked unhappy, but they did not dare to show any ill intentions easily; Xiao Mian and others looked at it in stunned silence. Ghost Saint, I was thinking that this three-foot-tall kid must have chosen today, the Buddha's birthday, to cause trouble, right?

But the holy monk Ananda and the young monk himself were indifferent.

"Senior, what's your motive for slandering my Buddhist sect everywhere?" Finally, a Buddhist monk couldn't help but ask Xu Wan. The person who spoke was standing next to Mingjian, the abbot of Longhua Temple, but he was the best person in Longhua Temple except for the seal - -Dharma enlightenment. Xu Wan glanced at the Fa Wu, then chuckled at Mingjian and said, "Mingjian, old bald donkey! Why didn't you let this kid become a demon together with the Fayin? Maybe a good thing will happen!"

Ghost Saint Xu Wan's words were meaningless, but everyone present was well aware of the issue of magic seals becoming demons, so naturally they immediately realized the hidden meaning in Ghost Saint's words.

Does the so-called "good deeds come true" mean that the young monk died an unexpected death?

As soon as Xu Wan said something, the atmosphere at the scene immediately fell into an embarrassing situation.

"Amitabha! The Dharma Seal has been expelled from Longhua Temple!" After saying this, Mingjian said no more. The ghost saint's eyes circled around Mingjian, and then around the many Buddhist cultivators present, and then he let out a sarcastic laugh: "Okay! Okay! The young monks are not in a hurry, my old man Why are you so anxious? According to your Buddhist practice, isn’t it time for a ranking battle? Do you mind letting me see the strength of the younger generation of Buddhist cultivators?”

What Ghost Saint calls "ranking battle" is indeed true.

The current ranking of the top ten famous temples in Western Shu Prefecture is not determined in general, but based on a ranking battle hundreds of years ago. When Ananda was observing the precepts, Zen Master Zhiling and others, who were still young monks, had a ranking battle. Zen Master Zhiling came out on top, and this established the reputation of White Horse Temple as the number one.

Now that the young monk Kasyapa is observing the precepts, it is natural that he will start a new round of ranking battle.

Zen Master Zhiling and others seemed to have come prepared. The reason why they led the most outstanding young disciples of this sect to Shichahai was for this ranking battle.

Just when many monks were gearing up, there was only one exception, and that was the Master of Cihang Jingzhai—Master Shih-yin!

"Brothers, you have profound Buddhist teachings and vast supernatural powers. I, Cihang Jingzhai, will not join in the fun. I will take the last position and wait for you to show my vision to the poor nun!"

Master Shizune actually voluntarily gave up her qualification for the ranking battle.

Zen Master Zhiling and others didn't care when they heard this. Firstly, Cihang Jingzhai was an outlier among the top ten famous temples. Secondly, Master Zhiyin's cultivation level was the lowest among them all. Thinking back to the previous ranking competition, Zhenyin The master's wife is just accompanying the last one.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Holy Monk Ananda spoke.

"Junior sister Jingyin, please be patient and listen to what I have to say!"

As he spoke, seeing everyone looking at him, Holy Monk Ananda raised his hands, stretched out his fingers, and made a strange gesture. Then he saw Holy Monk Ananda flicking his fingers, and the illusory finger shadows were peeled off by him. Open up and fly to the sky in all directions.

No one knew what Saint Ananda meant. Only Ghost Saint and Na Weiying were thoughtful.

The next moment, a thundering sound came from very far away, and the rumble was continuous, accompanied by the inexplicable sound of stormy waves.

Everyone was shocked. It was rumored that the sea and rivers in Shichahai were clear all year round, and the wind and waves were calm. How could it be so normal that there was no wind and waves, and the flat land made waves?

But at this moment, in the vast sea of ​​​​Shicha, giant peaks rising up suddenly rose up. There were ten of those giant peaks. Each one was at a different distance from the nameless hill where the small temple was located, but they formed a circle. The nameless hill guards the center.

This incident was obviously caused by the previous actions of Holy Monk Ananda. On the one hand, everyone was horrified by Holy Monk Ananda's ability to move mountains and calm seas, and on the other hand, they were suspicious of why the old monk did this. But Ananda The saint monk's actions did not stop there.

The ten fingers of the holy monk Ananda moved like the wind, sometimes loose, sometimes tightly clasped, sometimes in the shape of a vase, sometimes in the shape of a lotus, and finally turned into nothingness with a soft drink.

Because of the ten sky-high peaks rising from the ground, the sea level of the Shicha Sea rose sharply. With the sound of the holy monk Ananda, the wind and waves in the Shicha Sea were high, and the excess sea water was wrapped by the strong wind, heading towards The low-lying areas along the Shichahai coast hit.

After a moment, Shichahai was calm again.

Correspondingly, nearly ten thousand pools of different sizes and depths appeared near the Shicha Sea. The water in those pools poured in from the Shicha Sea.

Only then did Holy Monk Ananda retract his hands.

"Amitabha! Today, I got instructions from the Buddha to do this heaven-defying act of moving mountains and conquering seas. I want to name these ten giant peaks Zen, Jin, Endurance, Jie, Tan, Hui, Fang, and Gu. , strength, wisdom, what do you think, brothers and sisters?

"The ten fingers turned into ten peaks, and the ten peaks were named Ten Degrees. The holy monk Ananda named these giant ten-finger peaks after the number of ten degrees. This is in line with the principles of Buddhism. We are convinced." At this point, Zen Master Zhiling looked at Holy Monk Ananda. He asked: "But I don't know, what does the holy monk mean by this?"

"Everyone knows: a great catastrophe is coming! And if nothing unexpected happens, the situation of this great catastrophe will probably be more corrupt than the previous ones. Therefore, the five states in the world can only survive it by working together and doing their best. Survive the disaster and gain a chance of survival. I was instructed by the Buddha to raise these ten giant peaks in order to select potential descendants from the ten famous temples to practice meditation on these ten giant peaks in preparation for the great disaster."

The words of Monk Ananda made everyone look worried at first, but soon all the Buddhists, including Zen Master Zhiling, looked excited and full of joy.

Shichahai is the place with the strongest spiritual energy in the entire Western Shu State.

But from ancient times to the present, Shichahai has been occupied by two holy monks, an old man and a young one. These two saintly monks have achieved nirvana and rotated with each other, so that even though Buddhists know that Shichahai is a side of Western Shuzhou It is a treasure land, but one does not dare to step into the Shicha Sea easily.

Now, after hearing what Holy Monk Ananda said, he actually allowed the outstanding disciples of the younger generations from the ten famous temples to practice peacefully on the ten giant peaks. How could everyone not be delighted?

It's just that as the saying goes, ten fingers stretched out are still long and short. What's more, these ten giant peaks are originally made of the ten fingers of Ananda. They are of different sizes and different distances from the nameless hill. They obviously exist. The difference between good and bad, strong and weak.

Sure enough, at this moment, Holy Monk Ananda spoke again.

"Although the ten giant peaks are exactly the same, there are some differences after all. In this ranking battle, according to the order of ranking, you can be the first to choose the ownership of the giant peak!" As soon as Holy Monk Ananda finished speaking, Master Shizune suddenly took a step forward. , said loudly: "If this is the case, I, Cihang Jingzhai, will have to compete with all the senior brothers!"

"Junior sister Shizune, you're welcome!"

"This is a grand event for my Buddhist sect, so I should do my best!"

"That's right! Cihang Jingzhai's lineage has always been hidden from the world. Taking this opportunity, let the disciples see Cihang Jingzhai's secret method and open their eyes..."

For a time, many famous temple abbots spoke one after another, appearing to be happy.