Chapter 709 Neither a Martial Artist nor a Cultivator nor a Demon

As a major "scenic spot" in Yuhang Fucheng, Jinshan Temple is located halfway up Jinshan Mountain.

Continuous ancient temples are looming among the trees and mountains.

The road leading to the temple is a newly built, wide and smooth mountain road.

It is not steep and is seven or eight meters wide.

It goes quite smoothly.

The price is that the walk will take a little longer and you have to go around a bit to get to the Golden Mountain Temple - you can also take the old road that existed before, but is now basically ignored, and is much steeper and more difficult to walk.

When Xia Yanzhen was walking on Xinshan Road, there were many pilgrims next to him.

Jinshan Temple is full of incense, and there is an endless stream of tourists, pilgrims, believers, and faithful men and women.

Only the sudden heavy rains that often occur during this period can stop their progress.

In terms of popularity, only the Red Chamber can rival Jinshan Temple.

The heavy rain could not stop the men from going to the Red Mansion.

Compared with sexual desire, faith is still a little inferior, at least that is the case for most believers in Jinshan Temple.

It hasn't been sunny for long today.

The accumulated water had not had time to completely evaporate, making the mountain path inevitably slippery. Xia Yanzhen walked over and saw the few people falling on the mountain path.

Fortunately, the steps on this mountain path are half a meter long and quite flat.

There won't be a scene where someone rolls all the way down and falls to death.

When we came to the outside of Jinshan Temple, the mountain gate was wide open. Two warrior monks stood at the door, showing one shoulder and one arm, showing their strength.

There is also a welcoming monk who has a nice smile and is slightly fat.

Excellent presentation.

In the square, there is a huge incense burner, with incense as thick as a person's forearm emitting curls of white smoke.

White smoke with its own light fragrance enveloped the square.

Xia Yanzhen walked into the Main Hall, which was quite lively.

In front of the golden Buddha statue, there is a row of futons and a row of merit boxes.

There is also a merit box under the pillar, which is mainly red and has a golden dragon carved on it.

A group of pilgrims and believers lined up to pay money and kowtow, looking pious.

Xia Yanzhen didn't line up and stepped forward directly.

Whether it was the pilgrims or the monks in the hall, they immediately glared at him, and some people wanted to step forward to stop him.

How can such unruly behavior be tolerated in the pure and holy land of Buddhism?

But when they saw Xia Yanzhen taking out a lot of banknotes and stuffing them into the merit box, everyone fell silent and stopped.

This does not count as queue jumping!

The vajra glare on the monk's face immediately turned into the compassion of our Buddha.

What is piety?

This is called piety!

When it comes to deeds, regardless of the mind, when it comes to mind, it is still the realm of the Buddha. Ordinary monks cannot yet reach that realm.

Therefore, if you donate more money for incense, you are pious.

The best believer!

Several monks quickly came to Xia Yanzhen's side, saying something with smiles on their faces, and welcomed him to the meditation room behind the main hall.

Such a pious benefactor must be treated well.

"Donor Xia, Abbot Faming generally does not see outsiders, but the benefactor is so pious, the abbot can make an exception for this." A big monk said with a smile.

"Yeah." Xia Yanzhen nodded.

He was not kept waiting too long.

Soon, monk Faming, who was wearing a golden and red cassock and looked quite jeweled, arrived.

Compared with other monks who are generally lean or slightly fat, Monk Faming is tall and thin.

He has a long white beard, and if he has hair, he has a childlike appearance.

After Monk Faming came in, he waved his hand to let the others go out, and there were only two people left in the Zen room.

"Donor Xia, what advice do you want from me, an old monk?" Fa Ming's attitude was a little strange.

"Master Faming knows me?"

"The boat gang has been going out everywhere these days to inquire for information. I still know what the reason is." Fa Ming smiled.

"Then Master must also know what I'm looking for."

"Peach Blossom Land, right?"

"Yes." Xia Yanzhen did not conceal his purpose at all.

"To be honest, I have never heard of Peach Blossom Spring in the decades I have lived in Yuhang." Fa Ming shook his head.

"Don't have any idea?" Xia Yanzhen asked.

Faming shook his head.

"Okay, I heard from Gang Leader Gu that the master is a cultivator?" Xia Yanzhen changed the topic.

"No, I am just a practitioner. He is not cultivating the Tao, but the Buddha." Fa Ming corrected.

"Same, Buddha is the Tao." Xia Yanzhen said.

Fa Ming was not angry at all: "I just thought Donor Xia was joking."

"Master Faming, can you show me what method you practice?" Xia Yanzhen asked.

Fa Ming nodded: "What does Donor Xia want to see?"

As the abbot of Jinshan Temple, he often appeared in public in his early years. Otherwise, how could he maintain the strong incense of Jinshan Temple?

"It will be all right."

"Donor Xia, please take a look."

Fa Ming's solemn treasure, stretched out his hands in the shape of holding a flower, and directly spread his palms.

Xia Yanzhen closed his right eye and vaguely saw a vague mark on Fa Ming's palm.

"What's this?"

"A thought blooms."

"Can you make this bloom?" Xia Yanzhen pointed to a green plant in the room.

"cannot."

"Why?"

"Because this is a money pocket, it will not bloom on its own."

"In other words, this is a means of inducing birth." Xia Yanzhen said.

"That's right." Fa Ming nodded, "The method of cultivation is different from that of martial arts. The latter only pursues destruction, while the former pursues the great path."

After a pause, Faming said: "Donor Xia, I think you are destined to be my Buddha, so why not shave off the three thousand worries, enter my Buddha's door, and pursue the great path."

Xia Yanzhen was not in a hurry to refuse: "Practice, what can you achieve? Not to mention the ethereal and ethereal avenue, can you be as good at fighting as a martial artist?"

The martial arts practitioners in this world are still very good at fighting.

In addition to performing fetching objects from the air for Xia Yanzhen, Gu Taihe also performed a skill - punching in the air, creating a huge crater on the surface of Qinghu Lake in an instant, causing waves to splash.

Except there is no explosion sound, it is exactly the same as the way martial arts are shown in some movies and TV shows.

Gu Taihe showed his strength to Xia Yanzhen, hoping that both parties would respect each other.

Don't cause unpleasant things.

If you are strong, I am also strong. You spend money and I do things, and everyone cooperates happily.

Of course, not everyone who practices martial arts is so good at fighting.

Those who have practiced martial arts to the level of Gu Taihe are a minority among the few. There are only a few in the entire Yuhang area.

In this Yuhang Fucheng, it is the only one.

"Can live forever." Faced with Xia Yanzhen's question, Fa Ming gave an answer that most people would not reject.

"Don't Buddhism pay attention to reincarnation?"

"No conflict." Fa Ming said.

When you've lived enough, go to reincarnation.

Die if you want to die, live if you want to live, this is the essence of the great road.

"I'm not interested in immortality, but I am interested in the Peach Blossom Spring. Well, if the abbot helps me find the Peach Blossom Spring, I will join Buddhism." Xia Yanzhen made a random promise.

"Donor Xia is so interested in the Peach Blossom Spring. Can I ask where it is?" Fa Ming asked.

"The Peach Blossom Spring comes from an ancient book that has been circulating in my family for who knows how long."

Xia Yanzhen immediately memorized "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring", and of course, concealed the information about the dynasties in it.

"I see."

Fa Ming nodded, "It is indeed a desirable place. Where does Master Xia want to live in seclusion?"

"That's right." Xia Yanzhen said ambiguously, "Why don't we ask Jinshan Temple to help us find the Peach Blossom Spring." It's seclusion, but it only lasts for twenty-four hours.

Faming frowned and shook his head: "Buddhism is a pure place, how can you-"

"Crack."

With a fairly clear sound, a solid gold brick was placed on the small table by Xia Yanzhen.

"..."

"..."

Fa Ming looked at the gold brick.

Xia Yanzhen looked at Fa Ming.

"How can you - ignore the suffering of the world? Peach Blossom Land, don't worry. Donor Xia, please rest assured. I will definitely mobilize all believers to find this otherworldly place together." Fa Ming looked compassionate.

"Okay, thank you very much, Master." Xia Yanzhen said with a smile.

The purpose of this trip has been basically achieved, but there is one more thing.

"Master, have you ever seen demons and monsters?" Xia Yanzhen asked the last question.

"I've seen demons, monsters, demons and monsters before. I've even subdued a few with my own hands." Fa Ming explained to Xia Yanzhen what demons, ghosts and monsters were.

There are actually "three types" of demons and ghosts, which are similar to what Xia Yanzhen knows.

One is demons, which are monsters transformed from animals and plants.

One type is ghost, which is formed by lingering resentment after death.

The last type is demons. Those monks and warriors who do evil and kill a lot are demons.

In terms of scarcity, warriors are the most numerous, followed by demons and monsters, and monks are the least.

And the three of them are a minority among a minority in the entire world.

Although one's personal force is powerful, it will not have much impact on world affairs - that's what Fa Ming said anyway.

"Actually, there is a big demon suppressed in the Demon-Conquering Tower at the back of Jinshan Temple." Fa Ming said at the end.

"Can I take a look?" Xia Yanzhen suddenly became interested.

Fa Ming smiled and shook his head in refusal: "If Mr. Xia didn't have any evil spirit in him, I would have suspected that you were a great demon in disguise."

"Is the Great Transformation Demon very strong?"

"Even if I clean it up, I still have to put in a lot of effort." Fa Ming said "humbly", "You can already cause trouble for one party, and no one else dares to look at it."

"How does it compare with Gang Leader Gu?"

"If we meet on a narrow road and fight to the death, and neither side can escape, I will die in the hands of Gang Leader Gu." Fa Ming is quite honest, "And if Gang Leader Gu goes back, he will die after living for another three to five years at most."

"What if we meet a big demon?"

"Lao Na has more ways to subdue monsters than Gang Leader Gu. Lao Na can subdue big monsters that Gang Leader Gu can't defeat."

"Monsters can defeat warriors, warriors can defeat monks, and monks can defeat monsters?" Xia Yanzhen asked, rock, paper, scissors?

Fa Ming said: "Not absolutely, I can only say that each has its own advantages and strengths."

"I understand, I'll trouble you about the Peach Blossom Spring, Master."

Xia Yanzhen stood up.

"It's easy to say. Donor Xia will just wait for the news." Fa Ming stood up and personally took Xia Yanzhen to the mountain gate.

Many believers and pilgrims raised eyebrows. Who is this young man?

They don't look like ordinary people, and Master Faming can send them off in person.

You know, Master Faming has not seen outsiders for many years.

After sending Xia Yanzhen away, Faming returned to the Zen room.

After a while, someone pushed the door open and came in. It was Gu Taihe.

"How?" Gu Taihe asked.

Faming shook his head: "No problem, it's not a demon."

"Monk?"

"No, unless his cultivation level is much higher than mine." Fa Ming still denied.

"Then he's not a martial artist, so why..." Gu Taihe couldn't figure it out.

This Xia Shiyi is neither a warrior nor a monk, nor a monster.

So where does he come from?