Chapter 344 Fate
In Zhou Tieyi's previous life, there was a school of Buddhism that divided the world into two realms.

However, the theory of this school was formed very late, in the mid-seventh century during the Tang Dynasty.

According to my understanding, in the Buddhist tradition handed down in this world, the theory of this school has not yet been developed.

The Garbha-dhatu is the external form, the place where sentient beings’ afflictions and desires arise, but it is also the cause of all Buddha’s minds, just like the amniotic sac of a baby, or like a lotus flower about to bloom.

Vajra Realm is the place where the Buddha's wisdom has been realized. It is the eternal and unchanging golden nature after all things in the world have become one, just like the moon in the sky that changes in countless ways but remains one forever.

To those who do not possess the Buddha's heart, the two realms are separated by a likeness of heaven and earth, just like a mortal on earth looking up at the moon in the sky. But to those who possess the Buddha's heart, the two realms are one and the same, and are mutually exclusive.

The Buddha preached in the Vajra Realm, and all sentient beings in the Garbha Realm could hear him. All sentient beings obtained the Buddha's heart and ascended from the Garbha Realm to the Vajra Realm. In one step, they could cross the boundaries of the ten directions of the universe. The moon disc was in the lotus, and the Buddha's fruit was among all sentient beings.

Zhou Tieyi looked at the little monk who was kneeling, this little monk was the spirit of the Precious Lotus Flag.

He laughed and said, "I said Kong Kong'er is not that easy to steal from Bald Donkey. Can you tell me how he stole your things in the first place?"

The little monk raised his head, tears welling up in his eyes, "Master, I have been waiting for you. You don't know how much I have persisted during this period of time, so that I didn't get cheated by the bad guys and lost my body..."

The smile on Zhou Tieyi's face froze.

Where did the look of a little monk you just now go? Why do you sound weird when you open your mouth?

However, he did not stop him, but listened to the other party chattering on and on about the whole thing.

It turned out that when Kong Kong'er broke into Qinglian Temple, he was seriously injured because of crossing the sea of ​​blood, so the monk of Qinglian Temple, who was the little monk mentioned by the little monk, saved his life.

After some hesitation, Kong Kong Er told the little monk that he was here to steal the treasures of Qinglian Temple. Unexpectedly, the little monk said calmly, "Everything in the temple is worldly stuff, originally left to the world by our predecessors. It is the cause. It is just temporarily placed on the Buddha's table for the Buddha to keep. If the donor finds it useful, he can take it. This is the result."

Kong Kong'er was skeptical, but finally took the Precious Lotus Flag. However, after taking it, he boasted everywhere about how he had gone through so much hardship to steal this treasure. Of course, some of it was true. After all, finding the Precious Lotus Temple in the vast sea of ​​blood was something that even he, a third-rank official, was seriously injured.

But even if he got the Precious Lotus Flag, it would be "useless" to him.

Zhou Tieyi was silent for a while, "Qinglian Temple has a good trick."

He had now seen many mysterious methods, but he was still not sure whether Qinglian Temple had predicted that he would get the Precious Lotus Flag.

If this is true, then Qinglian Temple is too terrifying.

Maybe not.

Zhou Tieyi guessed.

Because I am Dunyi.

But even so, it did not reduce the terror of Qinglian Temple in the slightest, because even though they did not expect me to escape, they had expected the general trend.

Zhou Tieyi concentrated his thoughts. If he hadn't appeared, who would have gotten the Precious Lotus Flag?
Lotus and moon, the two worlds are one.

The true formation of one's own moon disc began with the Queen of Heaven transforming into the moon and one's own understanding of it. The Queen of Heaven's ambition to illuminate the ten directions of the underworld was set more than twenty years ago.

It is very likely that His Majesty the Great Xia thought of remedying his injuries through spiritual practice when he first ascended the throne.

At that time, it was already destined that the sun and the moon would be in equinox.

It is naturally impossible for the Queen of Heaven to inherit the appearance of the sun; she can only inherit the appearance of the moon.

At that time, Qinglian Temple anticipated that the Queen Mother had the fate to transform into the moon, so they asked Kongkonger to bring out the Precious Lotus Flag. It was the fate above that destined the lotus and the moon to meet and transform into a new Buddhist tradition [Mandala of the Two Worlds].

Zhou Tieyi roughly understood what the spirit of the Precious Lotus Flag had just said.

The Garbha-dhatu world represented by the Precious Lotus Flag is like a baby who is born in the pure place of Qinglian Temple. So although he has the Buddha's heart at the beginning, he has not yet seen the true appearance of sentient beings.

Therefore, Kongkong'er, the leader of the Thieves' Sect, who has come into contact with the most people from all walks of life, has traveled all over Daxia with the Precious Lotus Flag in the past few years and witnessed all kinds of things in the world. During this period, Kongkong'er used various means to try to subdue the spirituality of the Precious Lotus Flag, but he was actually helping the Precious Lotus Flag to contain the Buddha's heart, to grow its Bodhicitta, and to not be confused by external demons or worried by the troubles of sentient beings.

Until you see yourself and the fruit of Buddha's wisdom, all beings become one, and you see your true Buddha nature. The two realms become one, which is the supreme Tao.

In a sense, I came from my past life, from that past life where Buddhist theories were repeatedly verified, purified, and the result of speculation. I came from that second great age after the Hundred Schools of Thought, which was indeed the land of wisdom. So, due to fate, I shared the Huayue Daoism with the Queen of Heaven, and as Dunyi, I obtained the [Two Worlds Mandala] Daoism that originally belonged to her.

The Buddhist theory of karma and the Taoist theory of escape into oneness were perfectly and harmoniously unified in himself, which really gave Zhou Tieyi a mysterious feeling.

This is no longer something that can be explained simply by magic or supernatural powers. This is the result of the world developing to a stage where variables and trends are unified.

That tiny light of human wisdom is changing the entire world situation, causing changes in everything, and guiding a foreseeable path.

"Master, although the little monk loves to lie, at least he didn't lie to me!"

After the spirit of the Precious Lotus Flag finished its last sentence, it looked eagerly at Zhou Tieyi. He had been a third-grade Buddhist instrument since his birth, but he had practiced in front of the Buddha's relics for hundreds of years and could not reach the second grade. Later, he met a young monk, who said that only after he left the Qinglian Temple and met his Dharma Master did he have the opportunity to enter the second grade.

Zhou Tieyi thought for a moment and asked, "What's the little monk's name?"

Bao Lianqi thought about it seriously, "I remember the old monk called him Huineng."

Zhou Tieyi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "What a nice name. Next time you see him, lure him into this Taizang Realm and trap him for seven hours. This will be considered as paying him back for letting you enter the world for seven years."

The monk transformed by the Lotus Banner put his palms together and said respectfully, "I will obey the command of the Dharma."

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Under the Taihang Mountains, a huge earth dragon was traveling back and forth with the help of the power of the earth veins. Because the earth dragon had been swallowing ink stones for a long time, its intelligence was extremely low. After being seriously injured by the legalist Cui Wanxia, ​​it fled by instinct, and it did not realize that someone was luring it along the route of escape.

In front of the earth dragon, a translucent virtual fish with a beautiful rose-red body was gently swaying its body. The power of the earth veins was extremely heavy. Without the corresponding Taoist protection, it would be almost impossible to move forward. This was also the main reason why Cui Wanxia had no intention of chasing after it after failing to stop the earth dragon in the beginning.

For the virtual fish that can travel through the void, the power of the earth veins is like air and water. He will not feel the slightest resistance. In the space around him, a bowl of clear water is rippling, flowing with a trace of the breath of gods.

This was the bowl of clear water that Zhou Tieyi had snatched from the miner. It was now guiding the direction of the earth dragon.

The so-called eighteen kiln owners, if they have established a kingdom of God, then their kingdom of God is most likely hidden in the ore, so as to conceal the search of the Taihang Three Provinces God-Slaying Department.

As for finding the disharmony in space, virtual fish are natural experts, and Zhou Tieyi's virtual fish is different.

Originally, the virtual fish had no intelligence, and even Zhou's mother could only keep it with her for use and did not dare to let it out easily. However, Zhou Tieyi used the Blood God Son and the Shinto talisman to give the virtual fish intelligence, causing the virtual fish in his hand to mutate. The virtual fish with intelligence and the ability to act proactively is the best scout and spy.

After circling the earth veins under the Taihang Mountains for two days, Xu Yu roughly determined the location of the other party's kingdom. He wagged his tail at the people following him and said respectfully, "Lord Cao Shan, you can take action now."

"You're welcome, Tianxuzi. This is what I should do."

Cao Shan responded.

Tianxuzi is the name that Xuyu gave himself when he was wise enough.

The virtual fish swung its tail, and its rosy body gradually disappeared into the void. Even though it was right next to him, Cao Shan didn't notice anything.

However, Cao Shan did not care so much. Instead, he looked at the earth dragon below that was still shuttling back and forth after being severely injured. He shouted, "You bold beast, you devoured the miners and you still want to escape!"

After saying that, he swung the black and white tablet in his hand and hit the earth dragon.

Unlike Hong Yang, Cao Shan's divine weapon was intact, and with Zhou Tieyi's blessing, his deity status was further transformed into [Observe Evil and Report Good]. He also acted as Zhou Tieyi's manager for a period of time in the God-Slaying Division. He was blessed with great fortune, and had the support of the Manghuang tribe for worship, so his strength recovered extremely quickly. Facing the earth dragon that was severely injured by the third-grade legalist, the power of the curse condensed on the black and white slate in his hand and hit the earth dragon, turning the earth dragon's already extremely chaotic spirit into the state of thousands of howling wronged souls.

These are the miners who were swallowed by the earth dragon. Their resentment has not dissipated, and the earth dragon itself does not have the rationality to expel this resentment, which immediately becomes a means for Cao Shan to attack.

The resentment turned into ghosts howling like ghosts and wolves, covering the huge body of the earth dragon. For a moment, the divine power spread in the earth veins, naturally attracting the attention of a kingdom of gods not far away.

In this kingdom of God, a god wearing a black horse pattern opened his eyes and curiously looked through his kingdom of God at the source of the divine power. He stretched out his hand and summoned a water mirror, which reflected the scene outside the kingdom of God.

In the thick power of the earth veins, a god wearing golden and red clothes, with a majestic and fat figure, holding a black and white scepter, hit a huge earth dragon with one blow, making it stumble left and right. The black and white scepter fell on the earth dragon, and instantly countless cursed souls rose from the dragon's body and attacked it.

“This authority!”

The owner of Dongzhen Kiln was an expert on valuables, so he immediately looked serious and stood up.

(End of this chapter)