Chapter 905 — Don't Even Think About Taking My Life
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 6
Buddhism is the only acquired path that the Dao Ancestor has not deconstructed with numerology, and so I once went to the Buddhist Realm to study for a time, seeking to comprehend its mysteries.
" The Lame Old Man's expression eased. He had always shown the world a smiling face, but because Shen Mu was wounded, the smile that had hung upon his face year-round had vanished without a trace, and he showed no one a pleasant face. "But what is strange is.
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" Yan Qiling continued examining Shen Mu's wounds, his expression growing stranger still: "He has no soul!
His primal spirit has scattered; only the spirit fetus remains. Strange. In this state he clearly ought to have had his soul fly apart and scatter, yet for some reason he still has not died.
" The Lame Old Man looked at Shen Mu and saw that his breath was growing steadier and steadier, and gradually his heart was set at ease.
A trace of tenderness came into his old eyes, and the corners of his eyes creased in a smile as he said: "So long as he lives, that is enough. Since he is improving and the Buddhist dharma is at work, then let us not go to Jingping first to seek the elixir master; finding him would be of no use either, for he does not understand Buddhist dharma. We will go to Great Thunderclap Temple. Lord Huo is certain to understand.
" They turned toward Mount Sumeru.
With the seal upon the Yuan Realm broken, the complete Mount Sumeru had reappeared in the world, and twenty heavens of the Buddhist Realm were built against the mountain, spiraling upward layer upon layer, making this divine mountain all the more magnificent. The portion of Mount Sumeru within the Yuan Realm was Great Thunderclap Temple; the other twenty heavens lay outside the Yuan Realm.
Because this was the domain of the Great Brahma Heaven King Buddha, no one dared trespass, and millions of Jingping's people hid here, waiting for the calamity to pass. "This is the Infinite Kalpa Sutra; Hierarch Shen's life is not in danger. " In Great Thunderclap Temple, Ma Rulai summoned the Xuanliao Demon Ape Zhankong and the monk Chenghuai to examine the sleeping Shen Mu, for only these two had studied the Imperial Throne True Sutra of the Great Brahma Heaven King Buddha.
The monk Chenghuai said: "It is only that Hierarch Shen has no soul and no spirit, only the spirit fetus.
Of such matters I have seen little. Senior Brother Zhankong, your Buddhist dharma is profound; what do you make of his present state.
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" The Xuanliao Demon Ape said: "Good.
" Ma Rulai frowned and said: "Disciple, how is the word 'good' to be understood?
" The monk Chenghuai said: "Master, Senior Brother means that turning ill fortune into good fortune is good; there is no threat to his life.
" Ma Rulai was still somewhat uneasy and said: "The Great Brahma Heaven King Buddha resides in the Great Brahma Heaven. I will send Shen'er up to seek an audience with Great Brahma Heaven.
His divine powers are vast; he is certain to have a way to resolve this. " The Lame Old Man nodded, about to agree, when he saw the Xuanliao Demon Ape bend low and whisper a single word into Shen Mu's ear.
The voice was very soft, yet Shen Mu slowly woke and opened his eyes.
The Xuanliao Demon Ape pressed his palms together and said with a smile: "Good.
" The monk Chenghuai sighed and said: "Senior Brother has great wisdom. " Shen Mu's complexion was still poor. He struggled to rise and saluted Ma Rulai, saying: "I remained clear-headed even in my dreams and heard Lord Huo's words. I know my own wounds well.
There is no need to go see the Old Buddha.
The Old Buddha has already transmitted his arts to me; to see him or not would yield the same result.