Chapter 406: Wangchuan Buddhist Kingdom
Feipeng drove from Pingjindu to Baizhishan Mine in Shantongfu. On Feipeng, Zhou Tieyi's eyes were focused. Everything in Pingjindu, Tangzhoufu and Shantongfu was being carried out in an orderly manner according to the plan.

The reason why he flew to Shantongfu this time was because the head of the Industry and Construction Bureau of Shantongfu had urged him several times to go to Shantongfu to inspect the newly built "Zhougong Building", the Workers' College and the Shantongfu Steel Plant which had completed its initial expansion. This was Zhou Tieyi's first step in the reform in Shantongfu. From residence, education to production, a series of reforms have been completed, which has extraordinary significance. If possible, Qian Bingrui, the head of the Industry and Construction Bureau of Shantongfu, wanted to invite Zhou Tieyi to inspect on the day when Zhougong Building was completed half a month ago.

Of course, Zhou Tieyi knew that while he was completing the reform of Shantong Mansion step by step, his opponents were not idle either. For example, even the Ning Wang Mansion only knew that there was a problem, but it did not understand the Dazhi Zen Temple which had won over many forces. There was also the Nine Ancient Gods who wanted to resurrect the Taihang Goddess through the Taihang Mountains from the very beginning. They had been planning for this matter for a long time, and it would definitely not end up like the Pingjin Ferry incident. There would be at least one or more first-class gods involved.

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Dazhi Zen Temple.

A few days ago, Zhao Fure began to study the "Great Wisdom Sutra". The only difference was that others completely separated the good self and the evil self, but Zhao Fure separated his past life and present life.

At the subsequent "Cutting the Roots of Evil" ceremony, Zhao Fuer used the pons interruption surgery provided by Dazhi Zen Temple to further separate his past life from this life. There were three reasons why he was willing to experiment. The first was that the pons interruption surgery was only a physical injury, so it could be healed and repaired in this world, and Zhao Fuer was not afraid of this.

The second is through secret communication with Shenxiu and further study of the "Great Wisdom Sutra", which records the method of completely controlling the evil self through the good self, allowing people to completely enter into wisdom. The pure state attracted Zhao Fuer very much.

Although he does not need to control his good self and evil self, if he can use the will of this life to control the memories and cultivation of his previous life, it will be a smooth road for him.

Thirdly, Zhao Fuer and Shenxiu realized that Dazhi Temple had a deeper purpose hidden in the law of good self and evil self. However, even Shenxiu, a mortal wanderer in Fahua Temple, did not know this deeper purpose. Only those who truly practiced the "Dazhi Benlun Sutra" might know it.

In the Zen room, Zhao Fuer looked at his new friend Qi Dazhuang, this honest young man who believed, at least half, that he was the reincarnation of the god of death. He was trying to persuade his other half to stop killing. However, his other half would suddenly go berserk and swing his right fist at the left side of his body.

However, this behavior of self-mutilation was quickly stopped by the left side of the body, just like a humorous drama performed on one person. In the empty Zen room, it made Zhao Fuer laugh out loud.

Qi Dazhuang once again successfully controlled his other half and stopped the other party's desire to "destroy the world". Qi Dazhuang immediately felt that his Buddhist teachings had improved a lot. As the great monks said in the past few days, if everyone in the world can control their own evil roots, then there will be no more killing and greed in the world.

He looked at Zhao Fuer, "Brother Zhao, why has the other half of your body never come out to cause trouble for you?"

There was a hint of curiosity in his tone.

Zhao Fuer looked back at his own heart. Since he had completed the pons interruption surgery, he didn't know whether it was because of his own belief or because he had indeed made further progress in the "Great Wisdom Sutra", but Zhao Fuer only felt that the old monk sitting in his heart was farther away, which gave him an inexplicable sense of security.

He answered casually, "My other half prefers quietness, just like I like to move, but it doesn't affect me at all."

"So this is ah."

Qi Dazhuang's tone was filled with envy, and he did not doubt Zhao Fuer's answer, because the monks had said before that Brother Zhao was born with wisdom.

Just as the two were chatting, there was a knock on the door. Qi Dazhuang answered it, and then the door opened. A young monk appeared from outside and said respectfully, "Two brothers, Brother Chuanfa wants you to go to the Thousand Buddha Cave."

No matter how humble miners Zhao Fuer and Qi Dazhuang were before, as long as they were able to read the "Great Wisdom Sutra", they would become the core disciples of the Dazhi Zen Temple, and their status would be much higher than that of the novice monks who had been practicing in the Zen temple since childhood.

On the contrary, these novice monks who have been practicing in Zen temples since childhood have never experienced great joy or great sorrow. Even with the external stimulation of ink stone, it is difficult for them to complete the mental illness, let alone complete the practice of the "Great Wisdom Sutra" after the mental illness.

"understood."

Zhao Fuer responded casually. He had a hunch that today's meeting would allow him to see what Dazhi Zen Temple was trying to do.

The Thousand Buddha Cave is an abandoned mine in Dazhi Zen Temple. Various Buddha statues are carved on the exposed rocks in the mine, hence the name Thousand Buddha Cave.

It is said that a miner under the Dazhi Zen Temple had an epiphany because he listened to Buddhist scriptures day and night. While he was digging the inkstone, the shovel he swung would naturally carve the surrounding hard rock into a Buddha statue.

This kind of story, which is almost like a myth, is listened to by everyone with the mentality of preferring to believe it to be true rather than not. Especially for the grassroots miners, they also want to have an epiphany like that miner, so they naturally prefer to believe that the whole thing is true.

Zhao Fuer looked around, communicating with Shenxiu in his mind to make sure that there was someone who could rescue him at any time, and analyzing the current situation.

From great wealth to great poverty, people either go crazy or become stronger.

Zhao Fuer has both qualities. He is crazy, but also stronger.

The people who came this time were all brothers and sisters who had just started learning the Great Wisdom Sutra, but they had not been learning it for long.

The brother who was giving the lecture at the front had half of his face covered by a metal mask, and the other half showed pure compassion and peace. He said softly, "Now is your fate. Now the Buddha's kingdom has opened the door to convenience. I hope you will cherish this opportunity."

After saying this, the soft and pure Buddha's light radiated from his body and illuminated the stone Buddhas in the Thousand Buddha Caves. The stone Buddhas continuously refracted the Buddha's light, and finally formed a portal surrounded by auspicious clouds and golden lotuses in front of everyone.

The brother who was giving the lecture gestured and walked into the gate first, followed by the other monks.

After passing through the portal formed by the stone Buddha, the world behind is not glorious and brilliant, but bleak and gray. Invisible wisps of death wind are like ghosts clinging to people's shoulders, blowing cold air from behind their ears and constantly depriving people of their vitality.

Zhao Fuer immediately determined where she was. The Netherworld!

The Buddha's kingdom is in the underworld?
Although he had heard of the term "Buddha Kingdom" before, it was either a secret realm inherited from the three levels of Buddhism, or an illusory country recorded in the Buddhist scriptures. Although Buddhists held the key to the underworld, it was only used for guarding. So far, there was no precedent for the establishment of a Buddhist Kingdom in the underworld.

He tried to contact Shenxiu again. He didn't know what method Shenxiu used, but the communication between the two was still unimpeded, which made Zhao Fuer feel a lot more at ease.

He pretended to shrink his neck and asked, "Brother, is this the Buddha's kingdom?"

The brother who was giving the sermon took off half of the mask on his face. Compared with the compassionate and peaceful half of his face, the other half seemed to be completely paralyzed and fell into deathly silence.

However, the lecturer did not care, and replied to Zhao Fer in a peaceful tone, "This is somewhere in the underworld. The Buddha Kingdom is still under construction. I need to lead you from Lingyundu and help you complete the final transformation. Only then can you reach the real world of great wisdom."

As he spoke, he took out a number of golden palm leaves from his arms and threw them forward. After a while, the palm leaves turned into small boats that could carry more than ten people.

Zhao Fuer and the others boarded the boat and instantly felt that the erosion of the surrounding Netherworld on themselves had weakened. This made everyone's tension after entering the Netherworld dissipate a lot, and they became more curious about the Great Wisdom Root Realm Buddha Kingdom mentioned by the lecturer. According to the lecturer's tone, they were indeed lucky in some way, and were admitted this time as an exception. Otherwise, according to the previous rules, they would have to practice for a long time before they could enter the Buddha Kingdom.

The small boat carrying the palm leaf shuttled through the underworld. After a while, the thin mist that had always shrouded the underworld in front was dispelled by the Buddha's light, revealing a river.

The river in the underworld!
Zhao Fuer immediately determined that this was the legendary Yellow Spring, because in the records of the underworld, there was only one river, and that was the Yellow Spring, which controlled reincarnation and was also the birthplace of the Emperor of Life and Death.

However, it is well known that Huangquan is difficult to deal with. If one is not careful, even a third-grade cultivator will perish in a small tributary of Huangquan.

Daxia also used the national destiny to suppress it, so that it could form a slow-flowing section of the Yellow Spring in the soldiers' tombs and utilize the resources of the Yellow Spring to a limited extent.

But the 'Yellow Spring' before him was very different from the Yellow Spring in the records that Zhao Fuer had seen.

No matter which classic it is, the Yellow Spring is described as a muddy river with no visible bottom. But the Yellow Spring in front of us is extremely clear. The river water is sky blue and as clear as amber, and you can clearly see the snakes and fish swimming at the bottom of the river.

These snake fish are not like other snake fish in the underworld that crazily prey on all living things. Instead, they have colorful necks like a Buddha's light. When they see someone coming, they even take the initiative to use themselves as planks to build a bridge to the other side.

A number of small boats with palm leaves stopped in front of the clear Yellow Spring. The lecturer introduced the place again, saying, "This is the Wangchuan River. After crossing the Wangchuan River, you will reach the Great Wisdom Root Realm. Once you reach there, you will no longer be disturbed by the evil roots."

The brother who was giving the lecture raised his hand and pointed to a place further away. A bridge built by colorful snakes and fish led to the other side. There was a thin mist covering the place, and the magnificent Buddha's light was faintly visible in the mist.

Many monks around Zhao Fuer had been harassed by their own evil roots. When they heard that they could easily enter the Buddha's kingdom, they tried to jump onto the bridge built by snakes and fish. When the first brave man jumped onto the bridge and crossed the Wangchuan River, he went farther and farther and gradually disappeared in the mist, others followed suit.

During this process, the snake fish were extremely well-behaved and did not show any sudden attacking behavior.

Zhao Fuer and Qi Dazhuang were the last few people to step onto the bridge. The moment he stepped onto the bridge, Zhao Fuer felt that something in himself was peeling off and disappearing. However, this peeling off and disappearance did not bring him pain or panic. Instead, it made him unconsciously feel a kind of great joy and freedom as described in the Buddhist scriptures.

Suddenly, Zhao Fuer heard Qi Dazhuang beside him suddenly scream in surprise. He immediately looked at Qi Dazhuang alertly. Qi Dazhuang pointed to the clear river under his feet and said happily, "He flowed away!"

He flowed away? Zhao Fuer looked at Qi Dazhuang's feet again with a puzzled look. He was very sure that there was nothing under Qi Dazhuang's feet...

Nothing at all!

Zhao Fuer reacted instantly. If it was a clear river, then his shadow would be faintly reflected on the river surface. He hurriedly looked down at his feet, and saw the image of an old monk sitting cross-legged there. As he continued to cross the Wangchuan River, the seemingly calm river water continued to wash over him, and the figure of the old monk was stretched out little by little, as if it was being dragged out of his body and disappeared with the flow of the river.

The brother who was lecturing behind them said in a witty tone, "If the old does not go, the new will not come; if the evil does not go, the good will not come."

Zhao Fuer continued to look at the old monk at his feet. Under the washing of the Wangchuan River, the old monk's figure was constantly lengthened, but because of the vast accumulation of merits and the endless cause and effect of this life, the old monk was always entangled with himself, and even the water of the Wangchuan River could not completely wash him away.

Zhao Fuer sneered in his heart. He had gone through so much hardship in his previous life to reincarnate into this life. There must be a way to deal with the scouring of the Yellow Springs and cleanse the cause and effect of his soul. Although he had never seen the 'Forgetful River' before him, it was evolved from the Yellow Springs after all. No matter how it changes, it remains essentially the same. It is impossible to completely separate himself from his previous life in a short period of time.

While he was thinking, he and Qi Dazhuang had unknowingly crossed the bridge built by the colorful snake fish.

Here, incomparable Buddha light emerges from the horizon, and golden lotus flowers bloom on the earth. Under the lotus flowers, the clear water of the Wangchuan River is guided in, forming crystal clear pools. The pools are decorated with the seven treasures of Buddhism. Along the pools, green Bodhi trees grow freely, half dead and half alive, full of Zen.

Under the Bodhi tree, the monks are all beautiful in every way, with faces that are all compassionate, peaceful, and happy. They are either preaching, teaching, or meditating. There is no pain, sadness, or melancholy here, only endless joy and liberation.

Even Qi Dazhuang couldn't help but exclaimed, "The monk brothers didn't lie to us!"

(End of this chapter)