Chapter 798: Chapter 492: The "Heavenly Hunting and Destruction of Buddha" Six Hundred Years Ago (Part 4)
"So, Xuan Yin picked up the set of conjectures from six hundred years ago by the Dharma King Ksitigarbha?"
At this point, how could he not understand why Xuan Yin had the alias of "Dharma King"?
Isn’t this precisely following the thought of "Unity of Heaven and Man"?
However, Xuan Yin’s method goes a step further than that of the Dharma King Ksitigarbha, using the incarnation method to cultivate the Heavenly Dao, thereby merging into one.
But Zhao Douan had some doubts, thinking that Xuan Yin’s attempt was not successful; otherwise, he wouldn’t have had to bear the cost of losing the "Dharma King" incarnation to incite the conflict among the Eight Princes...
At the same time, he thoroughly understood why there was a long-standing "battle of spells" between the Heavenly Master Mansion and the Divine Dragon Temple.
Ultimately, it is the continuation of the grudges from the past.
"But the Buddhist sect at Divine Dragon Temple isn’t the same as the one from the Western Regions back then, right?" Zhao Douan suddenly asked.
Zhang Yan nodded:
"Indeed different. About a thousand years ago, Moya Practitioner came from the west to the east to spread Buddhist Law, and for the next four hundred years, there was some soil for Buddhist Law in the Central Plains.
Later, also about six hundred years ago, a group of monks from the Western Regions opposed the actions of the Dharma King Ksitigarbha and were hunted down by Ksitigarbha’s followers, forcing them to flee eastward, ultimately taking root here and establishing the Divine Dragon Temple.
That group of exiled monks greatly revered Moya, regarded as the source of the Divine Dragon Temple.
And within the Divine Dragon Temple, the Scripture Pavilion lineage is the legacy passed down by those exiled monks, distinctly separate from the other halls controlled by Xuan Yin."
After a pause, the Old Heavenly Master looked at the wordless golden scripture with deep meaning and said:
"It is said that the Buddhist Law advocated by Moya Practitioner has some commonalities with the Zen discourse you proposed at the Debating Scripture gathering.
Heh, precisely because Moya’s Buddhist Law contradicts the prescribed precepts cultivation method now regarded as orthodox by the Divine Dragon Temple, Moya’s scriptures are left to gather dust, and this Golden Scripture is certainly disliked by Xuan Yin."
Everything unraveled... There is so much historical connection behind all this... Zhao Douan was a little lost in thought, holding the wordless golden scripture, and said:
"What use does this thing have?"
Zhang Yan Yi said leisurely:
"It’s said to be a scripture left by Moya Practitioner that can reflect one’s true self; everyone sees different content when looking at it.
Well, it’s also not possible to always see the content; timing and opportunity need to be right... Take it without worry. Since the head of the Scripture Pavilion gave it to you, perhaps he once received some enlightenment from this Golden Scripture as well..."
Zhao Douan couldn’t help but laugh:
"Zhang, you are a Heavenly Master, can’t you even see through something left by Moya?"
Zhang Yan Yi gave him a deep look:
"Do you think Moya was a simple character? Do you know that he and the founding Grand Ancestor of the Yu Country both ventured deep into the Mubei Forest and gained some unknown opportunity?
And historically, only I know that those who ventured deep into the Mubei Forest include the First Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master Mansion, the founding ancestor of Qingshan... Indeed, the Dharma King Ksitigarbha also went in, and his idea of ’Unity of Heaven and Man’ is very likely related to that place."
After a pause, the Old Heavenly Master added slowly:
"As for the likes of me, Xuan Yin, Wu Xiankui... although our cultivation is among the top tier of today’s era, we still have no way to enter that forest."
What?
Zhao Douan was stunned.
He only knew that Xu in his youth had ventured into the Mubei Forest, while Zhenbao was deeply wary of that place and had never set foot there.
Yet, this was the first time he knew these secrets.
Zhang Yan Yi smiled, blowing on his teacup, suddenly stating nonchalantly:
"It is said that everyone who enters there undergoes a massive change, and their minds fill with much knowledge. Heh..."
The Old Heavenly Master looked at him with significant meaning and said:
"If it weren’t for your youth and the lack of records of you heading north, with all the strange and peculiar knowledge in your head, I would almost suspect that you have been to that place as well.
Well... you haven’t been there, right?"
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ps: Adding a bit of historical depth to these Chapters, planting some hooks