Chapter 142 The fifth level is complete

Chapter 142 The fifth level is complete

The demonic energy that seemed to make the entire Tianhaiyuan tremble could only disturb Meng Qi and others mentally, making it difficult to truly invade the "so close and far away". Moreover, it seemed to have some scruples, fearing that it would attack without reservation and end up bullying the big and the small. His reputation attracted the attention of eminent monks from Lanke Temple.

The latter point is Meng Qi's guess, because a powerful demon clan that can occupy a "paradise" should have its own clan-suppressing magic weapons, like Shaolin's Ananda Sword and Xijian Pavilion's Zhanwo Sword.

However, since the other party did not invite the magic soldiers of the Zhen clan for unknown reasons, Meng Qi naturally did not ask too many questions, which would be a waste of trouble. He supported Gu Changqing and Zhen Hui, and followed Hong Neng calmly along the river. Walk towards the light blue transparent lake.

The lake is located on the plateau, and the river rushes up against the law. When Meng Qi and Hongneng reached the edge of the plateau, the sky suddenly became bright. It turned out that the huge white fox disappeared, and a Buddhist temple appeared paradoxically on the plateau. There is no luxury, the sound of the bell is far away, and the solemnity is high.

A mountain road winds down from the Buddhist temple to Meng Qi and others, seemingly waiting for a few people to climb up.

Hongneng took a deep breath, slowly knelt down, prostrated on the ground, kowtowed heavily, and chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice.

"Senior Brother Hongneng?" Meng Qi asked in confusion.

The white fox disappeared, and Gu Changqing and Zhenhui gradually returned to normal, looking at Hongneng with the same confusion.

Hongneng smiled calmly and said: "When the poor monk entered the temple when he was young, he once said that whenever he encounters a Buddhist temple, he must take three steps and kowtow to worship the Buddha devoutly."

"But is this an illusion?" Meng Qi said with a frown.

Hongneng shook his head and smiled: "The Buddhist temple is in my heart, not elsewhere. Since I can 'see' it, it is the real Buddhist temple."

"Uh..." Meng Qi seemed to understand.

Hongneng glanced at Meng Qi: "Shaolin is a Zen sect. Hasn't there always been a saying that directly refers to one's own Buddha nature? Although this is inconsistent with the path of the temple, the poor monk also feels that it is reasonable. It is not on this side, not on the other side, not in the middle of the stream, and the heart There is no Buddha outside.”

Meng Qi nodded slightly, remembering the concept of the Yangming School of Confucianism. There was nothing outside his heart, and he had no doubts about Hongneng's choice.

when!

The sound of the bell sounded far away. Hongneng knelt down devoutly, took three steps and knocked forward slowly. Meng Qi had never made such a promise and had no real intention to worship the Buddha. Naturally, he just followed quietly and enjoyed the situation. The divine peace that brings.

This feeling does not come from the Buddhas in the sky, nor does it come from the chanting of the Buddha's name, but from the meticulous piety of kowtow.

This mountain road is very long, but Hongneng is not impatient at all. As he walks, Meng Qi turns the golden bell. It is not because he has a fighting spirit, but he starts practicing out of boredom, striving to reach the fifth level as soon as possible. Only after completing the fifth level and starting to practice the sixth level can you condense the acupoints related to the nose orifice, otherwise your progress will stagnate.

During the enlightenment period, the fifth level of the golden bell mask corresponds to the eye orifices and ear orifices, the sixth level corresponds to the nose orifices and the oral orifices, the seventh level is to practice the front yin and back yin, allowing the inner heaven and earth to form a cycle, and the eighth level is to condense the eyebrows. The ancestral orifice opens the gateway to life and death, allowing internal and external exchanges, including half-step exterior scenes and real breakthroughs.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Meng Qi suddenly said to Gu Changqing and Zhenhui in confusion: "Do you feel that the cultivation here is particularly fast? The hour just now was almost as long as my cultivation in one day."

"Really?" Gu Changqing was immersed in the solemn and pious atmosphere and did not try to practice. He was quite surprised at this time. He quickly tried it. After a while, he was surprised and said, "Yes! This is really a holy land for cultivation!"

"Well, the little mouse burrowed very fast." Zhenhui nodded heavily, looking very pleased with himself.

However, Hongneng worshiped the Buddha devoutly and was not distracted, completely ignoring their conversation.

After confirming his guess, Meng Qi was surprised and happy, and took the time to practice. Anyway, he was just walking unconsciously, without fighting.

About a day later, the dark golden luster on Meng Qi's body became brighter and brighter, and sounds like fried beans kept ringing, indicating the changes in his body.

At the end, the dark gold almost merged into a dazzling brilliance reaching the sky, making Meng Qi's whole figure look like an Arhat shrouded in Buddha's light.

The brilliance gradually faded, Meng Qi opened his eyes, and realized that the fifth level of his golden bell had been completed, and because he was tempered by the divine thunder essence, the true meaning of Ananda's breaking sword technique was secretly in line with the essence of Buddhism, so he was sealed as a first-class. Not only did the chest cover disappear, but the vest cover behind him also condensed into one, no longer a weak point.

At this point, Meng Qi only has the nine natural orifices and the thirteen gates of the Dantian, temples, eyebrows, and throat. They will disappear one by one as the golden bell increases, but there will always be a gate before he attains the Dharmakaya. , it can’t be refined no matter what.

"One day's work is worth a month of hard training." Meng Qi chuckled. Although his fifth level was already close to perfection, he still had to work hard for about a month. Unexpectedly, Tian Haiyuan's troubles actually helped him. Own.

Hongneng had already kowtowed in front of the Buddhist temple. Just as he was about to enter the temple to worship the Buddha, suddenly, the plateau, lakes, and temples all began to sway like water waves, and then disappeared into thin air and disappeared without a trace.

Meng Qi looked around in confusion, only seeing deep canyons, desolate gravels, and complex landforms, as if the beautiful rivers, mountains, plateaus, and sea he had experienced before were just a dream.

"Huang Liang is just a dream..." Meng Qi sighed softly.

Hongneng smiled and said: "The demon benefactors from Tianhaiyuan have given up. I can just send you to Tanhan Oasis."

At this time, they were already deep into Tanhan and were only an hour or two away from the oasis.

"Haha, thanks to Senior Brother Hongneng's 'So close to the end of the world', it was so wonderful that the demon clan retreated despite the difficulties." Meng Qi thanked him sincerely.

Hongneng clasped his hands together without showing any trace of pride: "Amitabha, they also had good intentions and gave up in advance. Otherwise, the poor monk would have to persist for another half day. I really don't know if it would be possible."

Gu Changqing and Zhenhui also thanked Hong Neng. When they arrived at Tanhan Oasis, they went to Xieling to the south and to Liushaji to the east. If they were careful, they would be able to escape the pursuit of the horse bandits.

Hong Neng suddenly remembered something and said: "One day in the mountains means a thousand years in the world. Although Tianhaiyuan cannot reach this level, it has a similar effect. Junior Brother Zhending, please don't misestimate the time."

"One day in the mountains, a thousand years have passed in this world?" Meng Qi was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized, "No wonder the effect of practicing in Tianhaiyuan for one day is equivalent to one month. It turns out that almost a month has passed outside."

A month later, Shaolin's reinforcements should have arrived long ago. They probably saved the master, went to the Vajra Temple, searched for the two of them to no avail, and then returned.

Of course, this is a good thing for me. I don't have to be "caught back" to Shaolin. Moreover, after being missing for a month, the horse bandits probably thought that they and others had returned to the Central Plains, and there would no longer be a dragnet to kill them. When the time comes, as long as they The little junior brother was sent to the foot of Shaolin Mountain, and he died in the sea, haha!

Meng Qi couldn't help but smile when he thought of his proud place.

Not long after, the four of them arrived at the oasis and entered the market. Since they had changed their clothes in Yuhai, the number of people was wrong, and the time was wrong. Meng Qi was not afraid of being discovered, so he invited Hongneng to the inn for dinner.

Hongneng smiled and shook his head: "Amitabha, fate comes and goes. I still have a great wish to fulfill, so let's say goodbye."

Meng Qi knew that he was practicing hard, so he didn't force him. He clasped his hands and said, "Amitabha, if senior brother Hongneng needs help in the future, just tell him."

"If we are destined to meet again, we will meet again." Hongneng looked at the three of them, nodded with a smile, and turned away casually.

"Lanke Temple is so mysterious." Gu Changqing sighed.

Meng Qi nodded slightly, then immediately put on his face, looked at the inn and said, "I haven't eaten meat for a month, I can't wait!"

The real feeling only lasts for one day... The corner of Gu Changqing's mouth twitched.

"Brother, you have awakened. According to the commandments, you should not eat meat anymore." Zhenhui said to Meng Qi seriously.

Meng Qi's expression suddenly froze on his face and collapsed inch by inch. He had no self-consciousness like a Shaolin disciple.

Ahem, cough, cough, Meng Qi coughed a few times, and said to Zhenhui with a serious face: "Little junior brother, only when you return to Shaolin and leave records in the Miscellaneous Courtyard and the Discipline Courtyard can you truly enter the realm of enlightenment and begin to abide by the rules. The precepts of enlightenment.”

"Really?" Zhenhui scratched his head in confusion.

"Yes." Meng Qi looked like he almost believed me.

"Okay." Zhenhui said happily, "Then let's go eat meat quickly!"

Meng Qi smiled again and walked into the inn first. He chose a relatively quiet place that was convenient for escaping into the backyard and ordered roasted leg of lamb and other food.

Then, he tilted his head slightly and moved his ears lightly, listening to the exchanges of other guests to make up for the gap of this month.

The same was true for Gu Changqing. Although he had no ears, many people were talking loudly and the whole inn could hear them. Only Zhenhui looked eagerly in the direction of the kitchen, waiting for the food.

"I heard that King Kong Temple has relented?"

"Of course, their Dharma King Bye, who was in charge of external affairs, committed suicide, and his body was sent to the three Shaolin monks. It was said that Dharma King Bye was greedy for Shaolin's secret knowledge, so he trained spies to steal it. After he was discovered, he was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he found The old man crying who was practicing in seclusion instigated him to kill the monk Xuanbei, hoping to directly provoke a head-on confrontation between the two temples. Unexpectedly, the monk Xuanbei not only did not die at the hands of the old man crying, but instead fought back after more than ten days of fighting. Although the crying old man himself was seriously injured, he still managed to reach the peak of the outdoor scene. Therefore, the conspiracy of the Bye Master was shattered and he had to commit suicide. "

"Suicide? Although Dharma King Bye is the Grand Master of the Seventh Heaven in the outdoor scene, I'm afraid it's not possible to bypass the other Dharma Kings to do these things. Hehe, it's better to commit suicide. It's better to commit suicide. What do the three Shaolin monks say?"

"What can I say? A grandmaster committed suicide, Vajra Temple has paid a huge price and surrendered, and Shaolin has no real damage. If you don't want to provoke a full-scale war, you can naturally give up."

Hearing this, Meng Qi immediately put aside his faint worries. Not only was his master fine, but he had also broken through to the peak of outdoor scenes. How great!

"I wonder where those two Shaolin disciples went? After causing such a big disturbance in the vast sea, they suddenly disappeared. Could they have been caught by the horse bandits in Xieling and quietly killed?"

"Impossible! On the day when the two Shaolin monks arrived, all the famous horse bandits who had participated in this matter in the vast sea hid. Even the leaders of the Nine Apertures and the Eight Apertures on the Evil Ridge. He quietly went down the mountain and hid somewhere, leaving only the 'Evil Scholar' Kang Zhi and the two leaders of Qiqiao."

"Yes, if they caught the Shaolin disciples, why would they kill all Gu Changqing's parents, siblings, and other evil spirits?"

Bang, the wooden chopsticks in Gu Changqing's hand fell to the table, his face turned pale and his eyes were empty.

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