Chapter 346 Chapter Twenty-Four

On a small hill, a figure stood still, silently staring into the distance. When the breeze blew, the faint fragrance of dust brushed over the sleeves, carrying away a soft sigh. "Brother, the world is so big, where should we go?" Two feet away, under a pine tree, a figure sitting cross-legged said indifferently: "Be at peace with the situation, the Buddha is natural. Those who become monks are not stained with dust." Turning around, the figure that had stood still for a long time looked at him, and said in a sad tone: "Brother, Bodhi Academy is no longer here, and Master has left us again. Can you really let it go and don't miss it at all?"

It turned out that he was the monk of the Bodhi Academy, and the one sitting under the pine was Na Benyi.After the two were sent away by Master Faguo, they came here for several days. For a while, they felt a touch of Zen, so they stopped and didn't go. Benyi recited the Dharma in a low voice, and said with a slightly fluctuating tone: "It is God's will that the Six Courts should take the catastrophe. Even if we don't want to, it will be in vain. Now that the master's breath has dissipated, it is obvious that he has died. Only you and I are left. We will shoulder the great task of revitalizing the Bodhi Academy. Therefore, we must forget everything, be indifferent to hatred, integrate our body and mind into Buddhism, find the truth from it, choose an appropriate place, and build a new Buddhist temple."

Jie Chan shook his head and said: "If there is nothing in the heart, everything is calm. If there is a thought in the heart, the mortal relationship is still there. Senior brother, your Dharma is profound, enough to take on great responsibilities, but my mortal relationship is not over, and there is still a relationship in the past. Take care, senior brother, I hope you I will not disappoint Master's expectations, I will go." Turning around to leave, Jie Chan's back was a little bleak, and there was a hint of sadness. Ben Yi sighed slightly, looked at the distant figure, and whispered: "The difference between life and death comes from a single thought. Junior brother, take care." He stood up, stood still for a moment, and then went in the opposite direction.

After leaving his senior brother, Jie Chan walked aimlessly on the wilderness, feeling a little sad in his heart.As an outstanding disciple of the Bodhi Academy, he was also very emotional, thinking that one day he would be able to save the world, become a respected monk, and carry forward the compassionate heart of Buddhism.But now, the Bodhi Academy is not here, the master is not here, the Sixth Courtyard is not here, and demons are rampant in the world. At this moment, the ambition of the past is so far away, and that kind of deep loss fills his heart. A little frustrated, Jie Chan sighed softly, looking to the southeast, where he grew up in his hometown.Now, there is no longer there, and what is left to him is regret and regret, as well as that deep sadness and sorrow.

After a long time, Jie Chan put away his lost mood, looked around, and then flew into the air, shuttled among the sea of ​​clouds.Soaring in the air, soaring nine days, its speed is so fast that it is already hundreds of miles away in a blink of an eye. Perhaps the high-speed movement will bring people a sense of carefreeness. The original bad mood of Jiechan has been greatly improved after flying for a while.For this reason, Jiechan smiled indifferently, and the thoughts of the extinction of Buddhism hovered in his heart, and the tranquility of the past returned to him. During the flight, Jiechan forgot all the worldly things, immersed himself in the profound and profound Buddhism, and almost reached the realm of six-sense psychics.This is an extremely superior Buddhist Zen world, which has nothing to do with the time of practice, and focuses on a word of enlightenment. Once you enter that state, it is like holding a pearl of wisdom, and you can grasp everything around you when you turn your mind.

At this moment, Jie Chan is on the edge of this realm. Although it is still a little bit short, the sensitivity of his keen spiritual sense to the surrounding area has increased several times, which made him unintentionally discover a strange breath .The smell is weird because it appears and disappears from time to time, sometimes it is upright and peaceful, and sometimes it is dark and evil, making it difficult to distinguish. This breath came from the ground, but suddenly disappeared when Jie Chan was paying attention, which shocked Jie Chan, and immediately woke up from the silence.Stopping, Jie Chan looked at his feet, it was a rolling hill, and the strange breath came from a valley.

After thinking for a while, Jiechan said to himself: "Since we met, it is fate. Good fate and bad fate are inevitable." After speaking, he floated down and came to the ground. After taking a few glances around, Jie Chan's eyes stopped on the edge of a cliff covered with vines.There, the blue-gray stone walls are covered with vines, about three feet above the ground, there is a particularly dense place, and there is a faint strangeness. Jie Chan looked there, knowing that there was a hole behind the rattan, but what would be hidden in the hole?Ghosts, or beasts, or nothing at all?

While thinking about it, a strange low hum came from the cave, and Jie Chan was moved by hearing it, and immediately flew up, and came to the stone wall in a blink of an eye.At this time, Jie Chan was about to enter, but suddenly a gust of wind shot out and bounced him away who was defenseless. Jie Chan was a little surprised, while resisting the force, he changed his posture, and soon returned to the entrance of the cave, paying attention to the situation inside. This time, there was silence in the cave, and there was no strong wind blowing out.Jiechan observed for a long time, but there was no abnormal movement, so he parted the vines on the stone wall, rubbed his body and entered through the six-foot hole.Walking along the cave, after about ten feet away, Jie Chan came to a larger cave, where he found an acquaintance, he was Xu Canghai, Danqing swordsman from the Confucian Garden.

At this time, Swordsman Danqing lay quietly on the ground, a trace of blackness appeared on his pale face, he was already unconscious, and there was a pool of black blood on the ground beside him, nothing else.Seeing this, Jie Chan exclaimed, and hurriedly flew down to his side, squatting down to check his injuries. Soon, Jie Chan came to a conclusion that the Danqing swordsman in front of him was dying, and the reason why he didn't die was because he had a strange poison in his body, and it was that poison that kept his life alive, and it also devouring his life. This may sound contradictory, but what is the actual situation, Jie Chan can't quite understand why he did it like this.Thinking of Danqing swordsman being with his master Master Faguo that day, Jiechan decided to rescue him no matter what, and then asked about the events of that day.

However, at this moment, Jie Chan suddenly stood up, then turned around, looking ahead vigilantly.In front of him, a pitch-black figure stood still, like a ghost, except for the occasional flickering of a pair of blue eyes, there was no fluctuation of life. This is a dead spirit, Jie Chan thought in his heart.Regarding the current encounter, he felt a little bit bad, but he didn't know why. Putting down his panic, Jie Chan said in a deep voice: "Who are you and why did you appear here? This person on the ground was hurt by you?" Hei Ying didn't answer, but his eyes flickered a few times, and there was a faint ray of confusion. It's a pity that Jie Chan didn't capture his expression.

"Why don't you speak? Are you afraid to answer, or don't want to answer?" Jiechan asked the second time when he failed once, obviously he would not give up until he got an answer. Hei Ying looked at him, and occasionally a gleam of purple light flashed in his blue eyes, but unfortunately it was extremely short-lived, and he couldn't see it if he didn't pay attention.Jie Chan noticed it, but he didn't understand the mystery. He thought it was caused by some kind of secret technique of the black shadow, so he didn't think much about it. In the middle of the cave, the black shadow and Jiechan were two feet apart, facing each other indifferently, and neither of them backed down.The black shadow is very strange, no matter how Jie Chan asks, he is like a dumb man, without saying a word.At the same time, he refused to leave, just remained indifferent, not even the slightest change in his eyes. Jie Zen couldn't do it. After asking for a long time, he finally had to give up and continued to squat beside Danqing Swordsman, pressing his right hand on his chest, slowly inputting a righteous and peaceful force, and began to heal his wounds. Heiying's eyeballs moved, and his eyes moved to Danqing Swordsman, staring silently like that.Two feet away, he arrived within a short step, but the black shadow did not move, his eyes flickered slightly, and the frequency of purple awns appeared slightly increased. Time passed silently, and I don't know how long it took. The Danqing swordsman on the ground moved a little. With the help of Jiechan Buddhism's true strength, the blackness on his face gradually disappeared, and he finally opened his eyes. On the side, Jie Chan's face was pale. In order to wake up Danqing Swordsman, he tried his best and gambled his cultivation.If he delays for a while, once his real energy is exhausted, not only will he not be able to save Swordsman Danqing, but he will also be seriously injured.Fortunately, luck was not bad at all, Swordsman Danqing woke up in time, which made him relieved, his whole body relaxed, and immediately fell to the ground. Wushen stared straight at the side, and it took Danqing swordsman to see Jie Chan's appearance clearly, and said in a low voice full of surprise: "It's you, why are you here, it's you who woke me up of?" Jie Chan smiled slightly, nodded and said: "It's me, I didn't intend to pass by above, and I noticed something unusual down here, so I came to take a look, and I didn't expect to meet senior..." After a pause, Jie Chan suddenly turned his head to look there. Hei Ying looked, but found that he was looking at Swordsman Danqing with strange eyes. That glance lasted a little longer, not only Jie Chan noticed it, but Danqing Swordsman also noticed it, so he also looked at the black shadow, their eyes met, and their eyes converged on one point, but it was a pity that the black shadow disappeared in a flash. Jie Chan was slightly startled, and said, "Wait a minute, don't go, who are you and why..." Swordsman Danqing sighed softly: "Forget it, let him go. After you know his identity, you will only feel sad." Jie Chan was slightly stunned, and looked back at Swordsman Danqing, and found that his face was desolate, with unresolved grief, as if the pain was eroding him. "Senior, do you know him?" Swordsman Danqing smiled, Jie Chan's heart was heavy from the vicissitudes of life, and he couldn't help sighing. Swordsman Danqing chanted softly: "Help me up, I'll take you to a place." Hearing the words, Jie Chan stood up, supported his body with both hands, and asked, "Senior, where are you taking me?" Swordsman Danqing glanced around, pointed to a dark corner, and said in a low voice: "There is a cave over there, it's very deep, and that's where we're going." Jie Chan responded lightly, supported him to walk forward slowly, and asked, "Senior, how did you get injured? Where is my master, how is he now?" Swordsman Danqing paused, turned his head to look at him, and then continued to move forward, saying sadly: "Master Faguo has passed away, and my senior brother has gone too. I am also lucky to meet an old man." I was able to escape, but unfortunately the old man... oh..." Jie Chan's body trembled when he heard the words, and he almost fell down. He cried out sadly, "Master...why is this, why? Senior, tell me, at whose hand did Master die?" Swordsman Danqing did not persuade him, because some things cannot be healed without experiencing grief, so when it is time to vent, there is no need to endure it. "On that morning, after your master sent you away, we met the Heisha Tiger King of the Demon Realm. That battle was tragic and tragic. Unfortunately, the gap in strength cannot be changed by us after all, so in the end... ..." Jie Chan yelled, and said in grief and indignation: "Heisha Tiger King, I will never forget you in Jie Chan's lifetime!" Swordsman Danqing sighed: "Don't be like this, Buddhism emphasizes being spotless, if your master knows that you are surrounded by hatred, he will be disappointed." Jiechan shook his head in pain, and said vicissitudes: "The glory of the past has gone, and the hatred today is unforgettable. The Buddha's heart and human nature are originally one. Love, hatred, love and hatred are nothing but vain. It is a kind of training, let it Always by my side." Swordsman Danqing looked at him in amazement, and said emotionally: "Jie Chan, you have changed, you have become profound, making it difficult for people to see through." Jie Chan smiled indifferently, and said softly: "The world is changing, reincarnation is turning, and it is difficult for me to stay the same. Well, it's time to choose again, how do we go now, senior?" Swordsman Danqing glanced ahead, pointed to the hole on the left and said, "The first fork in the road should be to the left." Jie Chan supported him, and asked as he walked forward: "Senior, do you mean that we have to go through many forks?" Danqing swordsman said: "Yes, I remember going through nine times, first left and right, then left three times, right three times, and finally choose the middle." Jie Chan was surprised and said: "In this way, there are many caves in the mountainside, and if you are not careful, you will get lost." Swordsman Danqing sighed: "Yes, there is something weird here, and I don't quite understand it." After Jie Chan heard the words, he stopped talking, and the two of them moved forward silently for a while, and soon came to the center of a larger cave. Looking at the three holes in front of him, Jie Chan asked, "Senior, must it be the one in the middle?" Swordsman Danqing hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "This should be here, let's go in." Jie Chan supported him, and the two moved forward slowly, and soon they passed through the entrance of the cave and came to the center of a cave several feet wide. Looking around, Swordsman Danqing said excitedly: "Yes, this is the place, there is a three-foot ink pool there." He pointed to the corner of the wall, and Cui Jiechan helped him to go there. Looking at the ink pool on the ground, Jie Chan was a little surprised. It was a three-foot-sized concave hole, the liquid inside was as black as ink, and a silver plant grew inside, revealing a flower stem and seven leaves. Broken fresh marks. What is this, and why did it grow here?Jie Chan didn't understand, so he turned his head to look at Swordsman Danqing, only to find that he was looking at the nearby stone wall, and there was a picture engraved on it, which turned out to be the plants in the pond, but there was an extra flower and fruit on the top, but unfortunately there was no Show color. "Senior, did you bring me here just to show me this thing?" Jie Chan asked softly. Swordsman Danqing withdrew his gaze, looked down at Mochi, and sighed: "Maybe to you, everything here is just a novelty. But to me, it is something I will never forget in my life. Remember what I said, I can survive It was because I met an old man who was in a desperate situation to save me. Finally, God blessed him and he survived, but at that time he was seriously injured and was unable to save me when he found me, so he took me to the This." Jie Chan was a little puzzled, and asked: "Senior, since your old man brought you here, where is he now? Return you, when I saw you, you were already unconscious, with black air floating on your face, obviously If you are poisoned, what's going on?" Danqing swordsman whispered: "This is a very secluded place. At first he brought me here, he just wanted to find a place where no one was around, and die quietly with me, without being disturbed by others. But who wants to be here, he After discovering this cave and seeing the strange plant in the ink pool, he came up with an idea to stimulate his potential by testing the poison himself. As a result, he succeeded. He gained great strength when he was seriously injured and his meridians were almost useless.But he also paid a heavy price.At that time, he didn't think much about it, and healed my wounds with the new energy he had just acquired. As a result, my wounds were under control, but the poison on his body also spread into my body.For this reason, he hesitated.He knew that my body couldn't bear his strength, and continuing to heal would only sink deeper and deeper. In the end, he gave up. " Jie Chan's face changed slightly, and he said in shock: "Very poison can stimulate the potential of the human body. This has existed since ancient times, but it's just drinking doves to quench thirst. How can you try it lightly." Danqing Jianxia vicissitudes said: "I know what you said, but for him, if he doesn't try, he will die, because he has no way out. As for that person, you have seen it before, it is the black shadow before, but unfortunately he is still young... ..." Jie Chan was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "It's him! No wonder he has been refusing to speak, and he hasn't made any changes. But since this person is still young, do I know him?" Swordsman Danqing avoided his gaze, stared at the plant on the stone wall, and sighed quietly: "Of course you recognize it, but I don't want you to share this sorrow." Jie Chan frowned slightly, and wanted to ask, but it was obvious that his expression was inconvenient to speak, so he changed the subject and said, "Senior, since you don't want to talk about it for now, then I don't ask. What else do you need to do for me now? " Swordsman Danqing shook his head slowly, and said softly: "The Confucian garden is destroyed, the world is unknown, and I am left alone, what else is there to worry about? Jiechan, you go, I don't want to enter the world again, I plan to stay here gone." Jie Chan was surprised when he heard the words, and persuaded: "Senior, don't be depressed, no matter what, we must be strong. Although you wake up now, the poison in your body is only temporarily suppressed by me. It will happen again. At present, you need to leave here and find someone with a high level of cultivation to help you completely force the poison out." Danqing swordsman said in a deep voice: "I understand your kindness, but I didn't stay here to seek death, I wanted to find a way to overcome the poison, and then leave here to find the old man and remove the toxin from his body , let him go back to the past." "Even so, you don't have to stay." Somewhat worried, Jie Chan continued to persuade. Swordsman Danqing shook his head and said: "The source of the poison is here. If you want to find out the solution, you have to start from here, so I have to stay. Well, thank you for your rescue today. Go, I want to start researching It's gone." After speaking, he squatted down, looked straight at Mochi, and ignored him. Jie Chan did not give up, and tried to persuade him several times, but Danqing Jianxia remained indifferent, so he had no choice but to leave. Out of the mountainside, Jiechan turned around and took a few glances, sighed softly, then Cui Dongfa Jue, soared into the sky.The stay of Swordsman Danqing made him a little helpless, and at the same time he was very curious, since he knew the old man Danqing Swordsman said, who would it be?