Chapter 160: Namo Amitabha Buddha!
At the gate of Tao, many decorations were added. On the podium, three people sat. Li Er was in the lead, Sakyamuni on the left, and Zhuangzi on the right. However, the latter had a cold smile, completely ignoring Sakyamuni. Instead, Li Er kept chatting with Sakyamuni.
The reason why such a scene appeared was that Jiang Xiaoyu came to answer questions today. Sakyamuni hurried here, just wanting to know the answer to the question. Such a question, he had difficulty encountering in his lifetime, now encountered naturally want to figure it out.
However, up to now, Jiang Xiaoyu has not arrived yet. Many Taoist disciples are very puzzled and wonder if he himself does not know the answer to the question, so he has not arrived yet? As for this, Zhuangzi did not have such worries. At least when looking at Jiang Xiaoyu, it was much more pleasant than looking at Sakyamuni.
Zhuangzi's attitude towards Sakyamuni is not understood by many people. Even if their ideological positions are different, it shouldn't be made into such a big deal, should it? There must be other reasons for this that are unknown to others. Not to mention others, even Lizi doesn't know what the situation is.
Suddenly, a seven-colored auspicious cloud was moving towards this place, and upon closer inspection, there were several people standing on it! The leader was none other than the Bodhi Old Ancestor himself! Beside him stood several young people! This group of people gathered together, and a faint golden light appeared, shocking many people.
Sakyamuni's eyes lit up instantly. If he wasn't mistaken, these young people were all extraordinary talents! Among them, except for a little girl who was unfathomable to him, the others had reached the realm of Dragon Transformation. Moreover, they weren't ordinary Dragon Transformation cultivators! These people were both male and female, each one a dragon or phoenix among humans!
Li Er was a bit unsettled with Zhuangzi, at least from the current situation of Daoism, there hasn't been such an outstanding young generation yet, but the other side has already produced six! He also counted Xu Rou in. If he knew that Jiang Xiaoyu was also a young generation, it's hard to say what he would think.
From a certain perspective, Jiang Xiaoyu is the most formidable in his cultivation path! He has been cultivating for less than a year, and although he had systematic help, he created his own realm. Throughout history, only that person who created the current cultivation system can stand shoulder to shoulder with him!
Let's not mention the gap in their combat power for now, after all, both of them are creators of this realm! Jiang Xiayu took the initial feeling as the foundation and sublimated this realm to an extent that ordinary people can't imagine. As for the next step, Jiang Xiayu hasn't figured it out yet. Moreover, he's not in a hurry either, after all, he just stepped into the Fusion Realm not long ago and still needs some more time to ponder and refine.
"Brother Bodhi Dao has finally arrived!" Zhuangzi hastily stood up and cupped his hands in greeting.
"Zhuang brother is being polite." Jiang Xiaoyu smiled lightly. The colorful auspicious cloud descended, bringing his wife and disciples over.
Jiang Xiaoyu sat beside Zhuangzi, and then he even conjured up a chair for Xu Rou to sit on. His actions naturally caused confusion among Zhuangzi, Li Er and others. After all, was it necessary to go to such lengths for a disciple?
"This is beneath you." Jiang Xiao Yu said with a smile.
"It turned out to be Bodhi's Daoist companion." Only then did Zhuangzi and the others feel relieved.
In the cultivation world, Dao companions are equal in status! Since Jiang Xiaoyu is sitting here, Xu Rou absolutely cannot be allowed to stand. Zhuangzi's heart kept blaming himself, it was all his fault for not investigating clearly earlier, resulting in such a misunderstanding. Fortunately, Bodhi seemed to have taken it lightly, and he also let out a sigh of relief in his heart.
"Is this the Buddhist patriarch, Sakyamuni?" Jiang Xiaoyu looked at the monk sitting next to Li Er.
He was wearing a golden kasaya, and his hairstyle didn't need to be mentioned. Apart from being old-fashioned, Jiang Xiaoyu couldn't think of any other words to describe him. No wonder Zhuangzi disliked this person so much. If it were himself, he wouldn't even bother kicking him out, just looking at him would be giving him face! Moreover, the other party's smile was cheap and flattering, not to mention being able to talk eloquently, but also being able to make iron trees bloom with his words!
"The wisdom of Bodhidharma is truly astonishing. That's why I, a humble monk, have come to ask for the final answer today." Sakyamuni smiled slightly, his smile bringing a sense of calmness and solemnity.
But that's for ordinary practitioners! At their level, these external manifestations are of little use. Buddhism advocates letting people believe, believing in Buddha can attain eternal life. This is nonsense, just to gather the power of faith. However, this Sakyamuni is not an ordinary person, the path he takes is precious, at least in the application of the power of faith, there are few people who can surpass him in the world.
"It's nothing, just a small matter, no need to bother Brother Mani about it." Jiang Xiaoyu said with a kindly old face. Little did he know that his words nearly made Li Er and Sakyamuni spit out water.
Is there anyone as annoying as this? Such a small problem, and yet... I still haven't thought of a suitable answer! Li Er's face suddenly turned ugly. Originally, Sakyamuni was present today, he didn't want to lose his temper, so when Jiang Xiao Yu came, he pretended not to see him. But the other person's words now were really unbearable... Still, endure it!
After all, with so many disciples present, one has to be mindful of their image, right? Li Er's heart kept comforting himself, letting him be the bigger person and let it go this once. At least, that's how it seemed to Li Er.
Sakyamuni felt slightly uncomfortable and asked involuntarily, "Before Bodhi Dao brother announces the answer, may I ask a question?"
Jiang Xiaoyu sneered inwardly, thinking that Shakya would rather ruin his own show to make himself look better. After all, he prided himself on his debating skills, but in this realization, he was inferior to Jiang Xiaoyu. This made him very uncomfortable. So he prepared to ask a question that would leave Jiang Xiaoyu speechless, making it a 50-50 situation for both sides!
"This question of mine, it's not difficult to say, but it's also not simple. However, I believe that with your wisdom, Bhadra, you will certainly be able to answer it." Sakyamuni said with a gentle smile. His profound eyes seemed to see right through Jiang Xiaoyu.
Zhuangzi whispered to Jiang Xiaoyu, "This person is good at deceiving people's hearts, Brother Bodhi be careful."
Jiang Xiaoyu smiled and nodded in agreement, this Sakyamuni was absolutely not as kind as he seemed on the surface. Just his gaze alone didn't belong to a benevolent category. He estimated that Li Er was of the same type, narrow-minded and petty, no wonder they got along so well. Moreover, their speech was one set after another, if it were just him and Sakyamuni alone together, he would have no hesitation in giving him a punch of the Divine Emperor Fist!
Sakyamuni smiled and said loudly: "What water has no fish, what mountain has no stone, what man has no father, what woman has no husband, what tree has no branches, what city has no market?"
"Is this a problem?" Zhuangzi was slightly displeased, and his eyebrows furrowed. This Shakyamuni's question always made people feel headache, it was fundamentally untraceable, and he didn't know how to answer.
Jiang Xiaoyu waved his hand and smiled, indicating that nothing was wrong. However, in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh in dismay. This Shakyamuni, he had thought would ask some high-level questions, but this simple child's play wasn't it just obvious that he was being let off easy?
However, he naturally wouldn't come up with the answer right away and instead asked Fang Hen and others: "Brother Mani is a great talent, disciples, has anyone thought of an answer?"
That's why I asked, to see if Fang Hen and the others have this kind of insight. However, looking at their bewildered expressions, Jiang Xiaoyu knew that it was probably not going to happen. As for the Buddhist enlightenment, whether or not the people from Fangcun Mountain want it is none of his concern.
"My disciples are all clever and resourceful, but I didn't expect that they would be stumped by this question! Mo Ni, good question!" Jiang Xiao Yu couldn't help but praise.
Sakyamuni smiled lightly and said: "Bodhi Dao brother, this question is actually for you."
In his opinion, Jiang Xiaoyu was speechless, otherwise why would he push it onto his own apprentice? The other party obviously wanted to give him a chance to save face and give him an opportunity to step down. However, Sakyamuni was unwilling, he just wanted to see Jiang Xiaoyu embarrassed. This is another form of revenge, after all, the other party's problem had caused him to faint and lose face, if he didn't get revenge, it would be hard for him to hold his head up!
"Of course I know it's asking me, let me think about it again." Jiang Xiaoyu took a deep breath, her face full of hesitation.
Sakyamuni became even more confident, to know the answer to this question is the foundation of their Buddhist sect in the future, how could the other side possibly think of it? If they can think of it, he would directly eat this table!
Seeing that he had a sure win, Shakyamuni couldn't help but smile and say: "I think Bodhi Dao brother has already won, why don't we add some more stakes?"
"This isn't right, is it?" Jiang Xiaoyu said with her mouth, but in her heart she was secretly scolding this person for being so cunning! "Isn't Buddhism supposed to have precepts, and isn't one of them to abstain from gambling?"
"A small gamble delights the heart, a big gamble hurts the body. Why don't we just bet on something smaller?" Sakyamuni still kept smiling.
"What's the bet?"
"I've heard that Mount Fangcun has a spiritual field of over 300 mu... I'm willing to stake three sarira beads from my Buddhist sect, let's gamble on this!" Shakyamuni said with a smile.
It turns out that the attention was focused on one's own spiritual field! What the heck is this, still called a small gamble? Hey, bro, when bragging, can't we be less serious? However, the lamp relic is indeed a good thing, it can make people reborn and revive. Even if Jiang Xiaoyu uses promotion points to exchange for it, it's not a small expense.
"Since Brother Mani is so enthusiastic, then let's just say it's settled!" Jiang Xiaoyu chuckled.
Shijiamoni did not expect the other party to agree so readily, and silently thought that something was wrong. Just as he was about to come up with a reason to refute it, Jiang Xiaoyu had already spoken up.
"In the south there is no fish, no mountain without stone, a person without father, a woman without husband, a tree without branches..."
"Buddha's city has no market! Homage to Amitabha Buddha!"
As Jiang Xiaoyu's last words fell, Sakyamuni almost fell off his chair!!! (....)