Chapter 271 276, Living Arhat, Xiaoqing assists
evening.
In front of a dilapidated Zen temple, overgrown with weeds and vines.
Three figures, one man and two women, walked leisurely in the afterglow of the setting sun, passed the collapsed mountain gate and entered the Zen temple.
As he was walking towards the old and dilapidated Great Hall, a Buddhist chant suddenly sounded:
"Amitabha! I am Baiyun, a poor monk. I wonder what the three donors are doing here?"
The three of them stopped and looked towards the source of the Buddhist chanting. They saw an old monk with white beard and eyebrows, tall and thin, standing under a pagoda and looking at the three of them.
"Master Baiyun? Nice to meet you!"
Ouyang Feng nodded slightly to Zen Master Baiyun and said:
"My name is Ouyang Feng. I heard that there is a ghost in Lanruo Temple, so I came here to find out what's going on."
Zen Master Baiyun looked at Ouyang Feng, then at Xiaoqing and Xiaobai on his left and right. He saw through their illusions and disguises at a glance, and even saw through their true identities.
"Donor, your two companions are goblins."
The old monk's eyes became fierce, and while secretly gathering strength, he said bluntly:
"As far as I know, there is a tree demon here, with a large number of mountain spirits and ghosts under its command. They often transform into beautiful women to lure people so that the tree demon can feed on their blood and vitality. Could it be that Mr. Ouyang was tricked into the mountain by these two demons?"
"The Zen Master misunderstood."
Ouyang Feng said with a smile:
"Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai are both serious goblins who practice cultivation. They are also my family's mounts. They never hurt anyone."
"A domesticated mount?"
Zen Master Baiyun was slightly startled, and his eyes became subtle:
"It turns out that Donor Ouyang is also a cultivator!"
He was somewhat surprised. With his keen eyesight, he could see through the illusion disguise of the two banshees at a glance. He could tell that they were demonic and fairies. However, he could not tell that this young man named Ouyang Feng actually had such a high level of cultivation.
What kind of practice is this young man doing?
How could he conceal his cultivation and magical powers so thoroughly that he looks no different from an ordinary person?
Although he was surprised, Zen Master Baiyun did not ask any further questions. He only bowed to Ouyang Feng:
"In this case, it seems that I have indeed misunderstood."
"It's okay, the Zen Master also has good intentions. From what the Zen Master just said, could it be that he has already fought with the tree demon?"
"I fought a tree demon last night. That old demon was very skilled, had strange magic, and could evade the earth. He was not easy to deal with."
"I heard people mention the Zen Master in Guobei County, saying that the Zen Master and his disciples were just passing through here. Since they had safely passed last night, they should have continued their journey today, but the Zen Master did not leave Lanruo Temple. Could it be that he was still planning to continue fighting the tree demon?"
"That tree demon has harmed countless people. Now that I have encountered it, I cannot just walk away. I must kill it completely before I can continue my journey with peace of mind."
"Zen Master, be merciful."
Ouyang Feng smiled slightly and said:
"I also want to get rid of the demon, so I will lend a helping hand tonight."
Zen Master Baiyun was actually still a little wary.
After all, although Ouyang Feng is a human being, the two women around him are fairies.
Even if he said that they were all domesticated fairies and did no harm to people, what if he was actually using the power of the fairies to do evil, or had been controlled by the fairies and was using his human identity to cover up for the fairies and help them commit atrocities?
Zen Master Baiyun knew that a hundred years ago, a great demon had usurped the throne of the emperor, devoured all the civil and military officials in the court, disrupted the government, and caused chaos in the world.
The harm it left behind was so far-reaching that it has not yet subsided, and has even become more and more serious, so that in today's world, humanity is in turmoil, the princes are fighting each other, demons and ghosts are rampant, and the boundaries between humans and demons, and even between yin and yang, have become blurred.
Even though Zen Master Baiyun had a profound knowledge of Buddhism and a pair of wise eyes that could see through demons and monsters, he could not see clearly the good and evil, the black and white in people's hearts.
The old monk stared at Ouyang Feng for a while, then nodded slowly:
"Your willingness to subdue the evil demon that harms living beings is a great kindness. I and my humble disciple Shifang live in the east wing. If you have any urgent matters, you can go to the east wing to find me."
After saying this, he bowed again, turned around and left.
After watching the old monk leave, Xiao Qing let out a long sigh, patted his chest with his hand, and said:
"This old monk is so powerful! Just being stared at by him just now made my scalp tingle and my chest feel stuffy. I almost couldn't help but want to attack him."
After taking three Zhixian pills, her strength increased by leaps and bounds again. She thought that even if she challenged Fahai alone, she would have a chance of winning. However, Zen Master Baiyun gave her a feeling that she would be difficult to defeat, and she felt that the best she could do was to escape from the old monk.
Xiao Bai also said:
"This Zen Master Baiyun seems to be much more powerful than Fahai."
She also took three Zhixian pills to activate her bloodline potential and greatly improved her strength, but she also felt that she was no match for Zen Master Baiyun.
Ouyang Feng nodded and said:
"Zen Master Baiyun has attained the Arhat Golden Body, which makes him much stronger than Fahai. In this world, he may be the strongest among humans."
In his spiritual vision, Zen Master Baiyun was not the tall and thin old monk who looked ordinary in appearance, but a god-like being with Buddha's light all over his body and a body as if cast in gold.
Think about it again, the old monk has even turned his blood into golden blood, it is obvious that he has achieved the golden body of Arhat.
"You have attained the Arhat Golden Body?" Xiao Qing asked curiously, "If you have attained the Arhat Golden Body, why are you still staying in the human world? Shouldn't you have ascended to the legendary Pure Land of Posuo in the West?"
"Who knows?" Ouyang Feng said: "This world has fallen to this point, perhaps the path to ascension has long been cut off."
Xiaoqing and Xiaobai seemed to be thinking about something, and felt that what Ouyang Feng said might really be the truth.
As outsiders, they have a deep feeling of "a bystander sees more clearly" about the situation of this world.
When they first arrived in this world and were surrounded by the cold, sticky, and filthy essence of heaven and earth, they had an instinctive feeling that this world had already sunk into decay and was dark as hell.
The natives of this world, who were born and raised here, have been accustomed to the environment since childhood and have no normal world to compare with, may not be able to see the truth clearly.
"The world is in ruins, the roads are cut off... The cultivators in this world are truly miserable. No matter how high their cultivation is, if they cannot ascend to become immortals, they will eventually die of old age in the human world..."
After expressing their feelings, the three of them went to the main hall, cleared out a clean area, lit a bonfire, and grilled some dry food.
Xiaobai baked a pancake, spread sauce on it, and handed it to Xiaoqing. Xiaoqing rolled it with grilled meat and vegetables and handed it to Ouyang Feng.
Ouyang Feng took a bite, chewed it for a while, and praised:
"This cake is good. It has a strong wheat flavor, is soft and chewy. Did Xiaoqing make it?"
Xiaoqing said with a smile:
"I'm good at eating, but forget about cooking! These pancakes were made by my sister in the cave."
Ouyang Feng nodded with a smile:
"So this is Xiaobai's craft. Xiaoqing, you have to learn from your sister."
Xiaoqing took Xiaobai's arm and said with a smile:
"What should I learn? With Xiao Bai here, I can just eat what's ready."
Xiaobai patted her lightly and said angrily:
"Xiaoqing, you have to learn this too. Then you can cook for Master Ouyang in the future."
"But isn't it you?"
"Different."
"What's the difference? Not only are we different bodies but the same heart, good sisters for life, but we are also both snakes raised by Ouyang Feng. If you round it up, isn't it the same as me cooking? By the way, you can also knit, so if you make clothes for Mr. Ouyang in the future, it's the same as me making them..."
Well, Xiaoqing has learned and put Ouyang Feng's rounding method into practice.
Xiaobai was speechless for a while, he had no idea what to do with this unrestrained and naughty girl.
After dinner, Ouyang Feng chatted and laughed, and took out two porcelain bottles, giving one to Xiaoqing and Xiaobai respectively.
"The essence of heaven and earth in this world is extremely polluted. We are from the outside world and are not used to it like the people in this world. If we practice by breathing in the essence of heaven and earth, there may be problems. I even suspect that the reason why the cultivators in this world are cut off and cannot ascend to heaven is related to the filth in the essence of heaven and earth. Therefore, we still have to practice with elixirs. This is a body-tempering elixir made with 'Zhu Guo' as the main ingredient. After taking it, practice the Lightning Light Shining Body Technique, and the effect can be doubled."
Xiaoqing took the porcelain bottle without hesitation, but Xiaobai hesitated for a moment.
She has received too much favor from Ouyang Feng, including saving her life twice and helping her to avenge her.
She even got three of the Zhima that she caught as a way of repaying his kindness after refining them into "Zhixian Pills".
Such a great favor, even if she worked as a laborer to pull his cart, a spirit beast to guard the mountain, or even as his mount, she probably couldn't repay it. How could she have the nerve to continue to accept his favor?
Seeing Xiaobai hesitate, Xiaoqing quickly took the porcelain bottle and stuffed it into her hand:
"Just take it. Since we are his pet fairies, he should pay for our training. There is nothing to be embarrassed about."
Then he whispered in Xiaobai's ear:
"I know you feel that you have owed him too much. But the stronger you are, the more useful you will be to him. Whether you are pulling a cart, guarding the mountain, or serving as a mount, you will be able to support him more. Isn't this also considered repaying his kindness?"
This twisted logic made Xiaobai laugh and cry, but it also made her let go of the worries in her heart. She pursed her lips gently, said thank you softly to Ouyang Feng, and took the bottle of elixir.
Afterwards, Xiaoqing and Xiaobai each took a magic pill and began to practice the Lightning Body Skill.
They are now both proficient in controlling lightning and no longer burn their clothes.
Xiaoqing and Xiaobai began to practice, and Ouyang Feng also took out a body-tempering elixir and swallowed it, practicing the immortal golden body.
Before I knew it, it was midnight.
Suddenly, a bone-chilling cold wind blew in, covering the entire Lanruo Temple.
"The tree demon is coming."
Ouyang Feng stood up and said to Xiaoqing and Xiaobai:
"Let's go out and meet that old demon."
Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly heard a loud Buddhist chant:
"Namo Amitabha!"
Amid the majestic and mighty sound of the Buddha's name, brilliant Buddha light suddenly lit up, illuminating the night sky and shining through the Zen forest, washing away the biting cold wind that permeated the Zen forest.
Xiaoqing and Xiaobai, who had just arrived at the door, felt uncomfortable all over when the Buddha's light shone on them. They couldn't help but raise their hands to cover their eyes, not daring to look directly at the Buddha's light.
"The old monk is so strong, but he still finds that tree monster difficult to deal with... How strong is that old monster?" Xiao Qing exclaimed in amazement.
Ouyang Feng put his hands behind his back and said slowly:
"The tree demon is no match for the old monk. But the tree demon has taken root here for hundreds of years. The tree is big and the roots are deep. The whole mountain can be regarded as the old demon's dojo. In a fight in this mountain, the tree demon has the advantage of time, place, and people, so it is naturally difficult to deal with."
This "harmony among people" not only refers to the large number of little demons and minions under the command of the tree demon, but also refers to Shifang, the disciple of Zen Master Baiyun.
In fact, if it weren’t for Shifang, this “good disciple”, Zen Master Baiyun would not have been defeated by the tree monster.
Even though he failed in the fight in the mountains, was injured and blinded, and was captured by a tree demon, the tree demon was still unable to do anything to Master Baiyun's indestructible golden body of an arhat.
When they reached the foot of the mountain and left the tree demon's home ground, Zen Master Baiyun, who was blind and in poor condition, hit the tree demon with one palm, seriously injuring her.
This is enough to prove that Zen Master Baiyun is much stronger than the tree monster. He was defeated and captured in the fight in the mountains only because he lost the right time, place and people.
now.
Zen Master Baiyun used Buddha's light to dispel the evil wind, locked onto the tree monster's evil spirit, threw out his cassock suddenly, jumped onto the cassock with his Zen stick in hand, stepped on the cassock and flew out of the temple and straight into the forest.
Then a young monk carrying a suitcase followed him and ran into the forest.
"That little monk is the disciple of Zen Master Baiyun?"
Xiao Qing put her hands on the umbrella, looked at the back of the young monk Shifang, and said:
"The power is so weak, I feel like he will hold the old monk back."
Ouyang Feng chuckled. It would be fine if he was just a drag, but the key point is that this guy is betraying his master!
If Ouyang Feng's apprentice dared to betray his master like Shifang did, he would have cleared the door long ago and allowed the other party to start a new life.
At this time, from deep in the woods, there were waves of a huge battle. The Buddha's light and the dark wind intertwined and clashed with each other. There were thunderous roars and explosions. The sky was full of wind and clouds. In the blink of an eye, dark clouds were hanging low and a storm was about to come.
"Let's go there too."
Ouyang Feng waved his sleeves, summoned the breeze, and flew towards the place where the fight was taking place.
Xiaoqing and Xiaobai also flew up into the air, their clothes fluttering, and followed him.
As they approached the place where the fight was taking place, heavy rain finally fell from the dark clouds.
Not only is the rain icy and bone-chilling, but every drop of it also carries a hint of evil aura, which has the ability to corrode the flesh and blood of a cultivator and devour his energy and magic power.
It was obviously the magic cast by the tree demon.
Ouyang Feng's body was covered with a layer of force field membrane to block the evil downpour. Xiaoqing and Xiaobai were also surrounded by invisible strong winds that blew away the rain that approached them.
The three of them continued to go deeper in the rain. When they were still dozens of feet away from the battle site, Ouyang Feng suddenly stopped and said:
"There is a demon formation ahead. Zen Master Baiyun is fighting against the tree demon in the formation."
Xiao Qing asked, "Fighting in the formation? Wouldn't that mean the old monk will definitely lose?"
"Even if we were trapped in the demon formation, with Master Baiyun's cultivation, we still had a great chance of winning. Unfortunately, we have a bad disciple."
Ouyang Feng sighed and said to Xiaoqing and Xiaobai:
"Go down and start from the outside, uproot every tree and vine."
Xiaoqing and Xiaobai didn't ask why, they just dropped to the ground and changed into their original forms. In the dense forest, two giant snakes, each nearly twenty feet long and with some dragon-like features, suddenly appeared.
Then the two giant snakes, one blue and one white, swung their tails violently and slammed the ground hard. The ground suddenly shook violently, cracked and exploded, countless mud and rocks flew into the sky, and trees and vines were uprooted in large numbers.
The tree demon formation is made of vines from trees in the mountains. It can not only enhance the magic power of the tree demon and greatly strengthen the power of the tree demon's magic, but also share the damage for the tree demon, while weakening the power of the enemy's spells in the formation, and even continuously eroding the enemy's magic energy.
Ouyang Feng has the unique skill of "setting up formations", and his spiritual perception is so strong that he can harmonize with heaven and earth. He can see through the foundation of this evil formation at a glance.
It is not easy to break the formation when you are inside it. But starting from the periphery of the formation, digging up trees and destroying vines, you can easily cut off its roots.
After all, the tree demon's formation was developed through the gradual accumulation of hundreds of years of operation, and there is essentially no profound and mysterious secret of the formation.
As the two giant snakes continued to break the earth and destroy the forest, the demonic rainstorm gradually became smaller. The monstrous yin energy that was once on par with the Buddha's light and even suppressed the Buddha's light gradually began to dissipate after the rainstorm.
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(End of this chapter)
