Immortal Immortal

The ancient world of immortality.

It has been more than 400 years since the first great change in heaven and earth occurred. Even the northwest region, which was least affected by the disaster, was in ruins.

Buddhist temples are attached to believers, but at the same time, the secular world represents dramatic changes in the world.

As a result, the sporadic Buddhist temples in the northwest have distorted their words and Dharma.

The exterior of the building exudes the light of Buddha and looks magnificent, but inside there is a strange thing that looks like Buddha imprisoned, roaring day and night.

Why is the northwest a Buddhist holy land?

There is a popular saying that "there is a temple in every ten miles, and there is a Buddha in a hundred miles", but now all Buddhist temples have become prisons for holding strange things.

Even if Leiyin Temple later leads Buddhism to maintain the situation in the northwest, all herders will join the Tao with the help of Daigo initiation.

But I have to admit one thing.

Any action is in vain, and Buddhism will fall sooner or later.

The monsters are difficult to kill. After all, the source is the common people's thoughts about the northwest. The monsters are all transformed from the enshrined Buddha statues.

Pessimistic thoughts are spreading, causing a large number of Buddhists to choose to go to the hinterland of the Central Plains to explore how to ascend and escape from the suffering of the mortal world.

But unfortunately, there is a Buddhist temple that is blindly closed to the public.

Even before the great changes in the world came, they had stopped recruiting disciples. They were eating fast and chanting Buddha every day, and their reputation was not as good as the day before.

【Butuo Temple】

The Buddha Temple is located on a cliff. It has been closed for 1,400 years, causing some buildings to collapse and become dusty. In addition, trees have grown, and no trace of the temple can be seen at the bottom of the mountain.

As a result of the secluded world, Futuo Temple was almost expelled from Buddhism.

But it was also a blessing in disguise. After the common people forgot about Buddha Temple, at least the remaining mountain gates were not affected by the words and deeds.

The mountain gate is dilapidated and the paved path is overgrown with weeds.

The scrawny old monk was sweeping away the fallen leaves. The cassock he was wearing was already covered with patches, and he looked like he was about to die.

“Every year is different.”

The old monk let out a long sigh and walked tremblingly to the incense burner.

"Master!"

A seven or eight-year-old novice monk ran out of the temple and carefully stepped over the steps, fearing that he would worry the old monk if he fell.

There are only two monks left in Futuo Temple. The novice monk was still a baby picked up by the old monk at the foot of the mountain.

"Master Chenghua, didn't you say that the incense burner has been abandoned? Why has it been lit recently?"

"Amitabha."

The old monk Chenghua clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully towards the incense burner, "This is called testing incense. Only guests who come to the door can burn incense."

"Ah? Master Chenghua, how did you know that guests are coming?"

"I don't know. It was also my master who told me that four hundred years after the great changes in the world, there will be guests coming to Futuo Temple to save the world."

The novice seemed to understand.

Old monk Chenghua was thinking a lot and gently touched the novice's head with his right hand.

"Little monk, the poor monk has never given you a dharma name. If I take the throne, you will inherit the dharma name [Chenghua]. Remember to always wait for the savior in Futuo Temple."

The Chenghua Dharma name has been passed down from generation to generation and is said to have been in existence for 1,400 years.

Whenever the Buddha Temple is about to die, babies will always appear around the temple. It seems that they are protected by Buddha.

only……

A trace of confusion flashed in the eyes of old monk Chenghua.

There are no relevant records in Futuo Temple, but generations of monks only told each other through words. There is no way to verify whether the savior is true or false.

The old monk Chenghua's cultivation is shallow, his lifespan is about to be exhausted, and his body and soul are about to disappear.

But seeing that the deadline of 1,400 years is approaching, if he just sits down and dies, the young novice will not be able to survive.

Why……

"The savior who came from the west, could you teach me how to save myself before saving the world?"

Old monk Chenghua looked at the drifting candle smoke, his mind was already racing, and there was a numbing tingling spreading at the ends of his limbs.

At the end of his life, he suddenly felt unable to let go.

"Obviously I can go to Leiyin Temple to practice. Even if I don't become a Buddha, it will at least be more satisfying than sitting on the toilet for a hundred years, right?"

"What's the point?"

"I've been waiting all my life, but I can't even see the so-called savior..."

Old monk Chenghua fell to the ground, with a big hole in his pants. He looked even more depressed and helpless, and his face couldn't help but turn red.

"Little monk, help me up."

Old monk Chenghua noticed that the novice was standing at the mountain intersection looking around, and repeated, "Little monk, help me up."

"Master! Master, someone is coming up the mountain!"

Old monk Chenghua's eyes were red, and he didn't know where he got the strength to stand up from the ground. He came to the novice monk in embarrassment and squinted at the bottom of the mountain.

There are three strange-looking figures climbing along the rock wall.

One person was wearing bulky clothes, with a pair of arms sticking out from the raincoat. He looked more like a humanoid spider. Even a demon cultivator would hardly have such an appearance.

One person's body was emaciated, and his swollen abdomen seemed to be pregnant. It could be vaguely seen that there seemed to be something alive moving slightly in the stomach.

A person's skin is full of wrinkles. Even if he is not wearing clothes, the excess skin forms a robe, which does not affect the climbing speed at all.

"Amitabha."

"Here he comes, the savior appointed by the true Buddha."

Instead of panicking, the old monk Chenghua was trembling with excitement, while the novice monk was frightened and hid behind the incense burner.

He waited patiently for a moment, and the three of them arrived in front of the temple.

"Amitabha, welcome the donor."

"This is... Futuo Temple?"

Old monk Chenghua nodded and said: "It is indeed Futuo Temple. We have been waiting for you for 1,400 years. It has been too long."

Tian Changwen frowned and exchanged glances with Buddhist layman Han Cai.

"What year is it in the Dali calendar now?"

"Four hundred years have passed since the great changes in heaven and earth. The imperial court has been destroyed and the Great Calendar is no longer used. It is unclear how the outside world calls it."

Tian Changwen looked complicated.

They traveled back in time through the words spoken by the mortals in Rongzhen. They thought they had gone directly to ten thousand years ago, but the result was that traces of drastic changes in the world were everywhere, and the time was obviously wrong.

It was four hundred years too late.

"Old man, do you recognize us?"

Tian Changwen followed what Tian Chenzi said and rushed to the destination Futuo Temple. During this period, the spiritual power in his body could not be used. Fortunately, the immortal body still had residual power, so the process was relatively smooth.

"I...I, I." Old monk Chenghua was so anxious that his tongue was tied.

However, the novice monk got out of the incense burner and asked curiously: "I heard Master Chenghua say that you are the saviors of the world, is it true?"

Tian Changwen raised his eyebrows, not knowing where the title of savior came from.

"Quick, take them to the back mountain." Old monk Chenghua patted the novice's butt and pointed to the ancient pagoda on the back mountain of Futuo Temple.

"oh oh."

The Buddhist layman supported the old monk Chenghua, and the five of them came to the back mountain.

The ancient pagoda stores the relics of the abbots of the past dynasties, but it must be at least the elixir-forming stage to be eligible, so there has been no new ancient pagoda for a long time.

"This is……"

Tian Changwen's pupils dilated and he saw three statues sitting between the ancient pagodas.

The statue in the center is somewhat similar to himself. It has a big belly and is dressed in brocade robes. On its shoulders sits a vivid monkey mind.

On the left and right are Han Cai and Buddhist layman respectively, both dressed as Buddha.

The old monk Chenghua explained in a deep voice: "One thousand four hundred years ago, a true Buddha came to Futuo Temple and informed Abbot De'en at that time to ask his disciples to wait for the arrival of the savior."

"When Abbot De'en was about to die, he made a statue of the savior out of yellow clay. Later, Futuo Temple simply cast it into a bronze statue to avoid being difficult to preserve."

Han Cai muttered to himself in disbelief: "Is it really Li Mo?"

Tian Changwen shook his head and said: "It should be that Li Mo just asked us to go to Futuo Temple, but he did not tell us clearly what happened next."

"Abbot Deen said it!"

The old monk Chenghua said loudly: "Five hundred years after the great changes in the world, Chenghua will lead you to Leiyin Temple to practice."

"Practice?"

Tian Changwen and the other three looked at each other, a little confused as to why.

"etc."

The reason why the Taoist layman Futu is named Futu is because the Taoist lineage is related to Buddhism, so he naturally knows some of the secrets of Buddhism.

He reached out and grabbed the human-faced spider in his arms, and sent a message to Tian Changwen and the two of them.

"Buddhism disappeared because a reincarnated living Buddha appeared in Leiyin Temple at that time. It should be at the point of five hundred years of drastic changes in the world."

Han Cai interjected: "Is it possible that the opportunity to become an immortal lies in Leiyin Temple?"

"Buddha, continue talking."

"The remaining Buddhist classics record that Leiyin Temple was not destroyed, but ascended together with the Living Buddha during the dramatic changes in the world."

Tian Changwen's thinking was quick and he immediately thought of the key.

"Buddha, is the reincarnated Buddha called [Innocent Old Mother]?"

"How do you know, Lao Tian, ​​the secrets of Buddhism that are not taught?"

In the eyes of the old monk Chenghua, Tian, ​​Changwen and the others stared at the Buddha statue in silence, and then signaled the novice to stop talking and wait quietly.

Tian Changwen said: "Don't forget, Wusheng Sect was founded by Wusheng Mother. To put it bluntly, the twelve immortals are all Li Mo's senior sisters."

"I probably understand what Li Mo means by asking us to go back to ancient times."

The Buddhist layman was thoughtful, but Han Cai still didn't know why.

Tian Changwen stretched out his hand to touch the Buddha statue, narrowed his eyes and said, "We want to take away the blessing of the monks from Leiyin Temple to ascend to Buddhahood, and join Li Mo and others who will ascend ten thousand years later... in the upper world!"

"But we have to plan ahead. Wusheng Old Mother is definitely not a kind person. The information given by Li Mo also mentioned the Yongle World."

The chest of the Buddhist layman rose and fell violently.

The opportunity Li Mo arranged for them was simply a shortcut to reach the sky in one step, but they must be cautious as the hidden risks were considerable.

"We are not Buddhists, how can we sneak into Leiyin Temple?"

"Old Han, if relics are used as external organs, can the immortal body be biased towards Buddhism and the spiritual power be transformed into Buddhist power?"

"Hey, it's feasible, but there are too many of us, and the Buddha Temple alone is definitely not enough."

"Old Han, there are temples all over the northwest. Not only are the strange objects imprisoned in them high-quality spiritual materials, but there are also inexhaustible relics."

After Tian Changwen finished his remembrance, he turned to the old monk Chenghua and said softly: "Old man, as the saying goes, you must first enter the world to save the world. We want to worship in Futuo Temple."

"Yes...it's okay."

Old monk Chenghua naturally agreed repeatedly.

Unexpectedly, Tian Changwen added: "Well, we will contact the remaining 9,000 people and officially move into Futuo Temple tomorrow."

"Nine...nine thousand people?"

"How can two or three people save the world? The more people, the better."

After Tian Changwen came to ancient times, he felt that traveling was inconvenient, so he asked the other disciples of the Creation Sect to hide in the cave. It was time to come in batches.

The old monk Chenghua looked confused, and Han Cai and the two took over the decoration of the temple.

Tian Changwen smiled.

"With our Creation Sect here, you will never lose this bad chess game, Li Mo!"

"See you in the fairy world!!" (End of this chapter)