Chapter 325 Jinshan Temple, the Great Dragon
Jinshan Temple is an authentic Zen temple and a leader in Southeastern Buddhism.

Located on Jinshan Mountain in the middle of the Yangtze River.

The gate of Jinshan Temple is different from other Buddhist temples, big or small, in the world. It faces west, toward the Western Lingshan Mountain.

The temples on the mountain are built against the mountain, with halls and pavilions connected to each other, forming a scene of "temple wrapped in mountain" with towering buildings and red and green reflections.

The most eye-catching thing is the iron tower standing on the top of Jinshan Mountain, rising from the ground and reaching the sky, reflecting brilliant golden light under the sun.

Demons were rampant throughout the Ming Dynasty. Even in the imperial court of Kyoto, there was a thousand-year-old demon lurking there. However, no demon dared to offend within a hundred miles of the Jinshan Temple.

Because there are many practitioners in the temple.

On this day, Jinshan Temple welcomed a grand ceremony.

"The first sword cuts off all evil."

"The second sword, vow to do all good things."

"The third sword, vow to save all sentient beings."

The young man beneath the golden body of Buddha knelt with his hands folded and his eyes closed, his long black hair fluttering down his head.

The abbot shaved the boy's head with a few strokes, then put down his sword, raised his hand and patted his head three times, smiling kindly and saying:
"Amitabha, enter my Buddhist sect, and your six senses will be pure. From today on, you are a disciple of Buddhism, and all the worldly things will become the past. I give you the Buddhist name 'Baiyun', and I hope you can spread the Dharma, save the world and the people, and save all living beings..."

"Thank you, Abbot, for giving me the Dharma name. Baiyun is willing to practice it for the rest of my life!"

The young monk with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes put his hands together and bowed down to the golden body of Buddha.

"Good!" All the monks in the temple nodded.

This is a disciple with wisdom.

It is really rare to receive such a disciple these days.

The monks put their hands together and chanted scriptures. Suddenly, the Buddha's light filled the main hall.

It seemed as if melodious bell sounds were coming from a very far distance, and between heaven and earth, one could even hear bursts of Buddhist chants, as if they were lingering in one's ears.

The golden Buddha light fell from the golden body of the Buddha and turned into a column of light that shone on Baiyun. Around the column of light, golden flowers fell from the sky and golden lotus emerged from the ground.

The melodious bell sounds mixed with the endless Zen sounds contained the great light and great masculinity, which made Baiyun feel the vast and boundless supreme power of Buddha.

Between heaven and earth, lotus flowers grow and then disappear, transforming into golden points of light that float in all directions. When they touch the skin, people feel warm and their body and mind feel ethereal.

At this time, there was a commotion outside the main hall.

"What's the matter?" asked the elder.

"Abbot, the Emperor of Wei led his soldiers and generals to rush up the mountain."

"..."

The abbot clasped his hands together and said, "What is coming has finally come. Everyone, follow me to welcome the emperor!"

"Amitabha, the entire Jinshan Temple respectfully welcomes the Emperor of Wei."

Cao Jie glanced at them and said with a smile, "You are all great monks of the Wei Dynasty. I came from Lanruo Temple in Guobei County. Only the area around Jinshan Temple is somewhat lively. This is all thanks to the great monks!"

"Your Majesty, have you gone to Lanruo Temple?"

"There is a thousand-year-old monster lurking there..."

The monks looked shocked.

"The monster has been eliminated." Cao Jie said casually.

The abbot of Jinshan Temple bowed again and said: "Your Majesty has supreme magical power, which is a blessing for all people in the world."

After that, he looked at the brothers behind Cao Jie, and his brows furrowed tightly.

"Why, do you think my brothers are different?" "No, we are extraordinary people who can help Your Majesty pacify the demons in the world."

"Elder, now that the world is just beginning to settle down, it is time for the court to recruit people. I wonder if Jinshan Temple is willing to come out?"

The abbot chanted a Buddhist name: "As your majesty has seen, we are all old. Although we have some skills to protect a place, we don't have the ability to subdue demons. Even the tree demon in Lanruo Temple, we are powerless to subdue it."

Being able to be the abbot, he must have some ability to read people's expressions. He then said, "However, there are also several warrior monks in the temple who can help Your Majesty pacify the four directions."

"Oh! A monk?"

Cao Jie asked: "What kind of skills did you practice?"

"It is the Dharma of the Great and Mighty Heavenly Dragon of our Buddhist sect."

An extremely demonic scene inevitably emerged in Cao Jie's mind.

Buddha Tathagata: Fahai, you are too murderous.

Fahai: Shut up! Great and mighty Heavenly Dragon! The Buddha Ksitigarbha! Prajna Buddhas! Daluo Mantra! Prajna Bamahong! The evildoer shall die!

Buddha is dead!
"Where is Fahai?" the abbot asked the monk behind him.

At this time, an elder with a white beard stepped forward and said, "Abbot, Fahai is a candidate for the next abbot of our temple. How can he go down the mountain to subdue demons as a warrior monk?"

The abbot looked behind Cao Jie again, his gaze lingered for a moment, and he said, "It is his good fortune to come down the mountain this time. Although the Great Python God possesses supreme magical powers, he is easily influenced by his past life and develops inner demons. Now that the Emperor of Wei has come to our temple to recruit disciples to subdue demons, it is the right time for him to go down the mountain to gain experience. Your Majesty can subdue the generals, so he can also subdue the Great Python God!"

"Your Majesty, please follow me."

"The one practicing under the waterfall is the monk Fahai!"

Looking up, I saw that the place the abbot pointed out was shrouded in mist and was hazy and dim, like a fairyland, and could not be seen clearly with the naked eye.

I could only vaguely feel that there was a not very tall figure sitting quietly under the waterfall. With every breath he took, it seemed that the entire waterfall was moved. The ebb and flow of the tide was awe-inspiring.

The abbot put his hands together and said, "The Great Power Heavenly Dragon Skill that Fahai has practiced can be regarded as the number one magic skill in Zen Buddhism to subdue demons. He has already obtained the true meaning of the Great Power Heavenly Dragon!"

"It's indeed extraordinary!" Cao Jie also saw something different. The magical powers and techniques have their own power.

This world is not simple.

At this moment, as if feeling Cao Jie's gaze, Fahai slightly opened his eyes in the waterfall.

hold head high!
hold head high!
Countless huge dragon roars sounded in the waterfall.

"Great and Mighty Heavenly Dragon, the dragon's roar refines the body, shock! shock! shock!"

Fahai, who had been sitting in meditation for a long time, had his tendons and muscles on his body throbbing at high speed, and his arm joints vibrated inside, making rumbling sounds like dragon roars, bell strikes, and thunder. He pinched the lotus hand seal with his fingers, and the strong wind and air flow he brought up rolled like a dragon, and a violent wind blew under the waterfall.

"call!"

His breath sounded like a dragon's roar.

boom!
It seemed as if a divine dragon was swimming up from the waterfall, and a black shadow jumped out of the water, flying in the sky.

I saw a dragon roaring continuously inside that person's body, and the magic power surged around his body, turning into a dragon shape and circling around his body continuously.

Looking more closely, he was about twenty years old, with a handsome face, skin as white as cream, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and was extremely handsome.

The most handsome Fahai!
"Fahai, don't act rashly. This is the Emperor of Wei."

"Amitabha!"

Fahai chanted a Buddhist name and was about to speak, but suddenly turned his head to look at the "Jade Unicorn", "Subduing Tiger Arhat", "Hunjiang Dragon", "Standing Taisui" and others behind Cao Jie.

"Who are they?"

As the reincarnation of the python god, he felt that he had met his own kind.

(End of this chapter)