Chapter 198 Lingshan
Buddha land in the West, Mount Sumi Ling.
The former prosperous Buddhist holy land seemed particularly desolate at this time. The pilgrimage monks who had been gathering outside Lingshan for many years can only see a few of them in groups of three or three. The entire Buddhist holy land is now revealing a depressed atmosphere.
At this time, Xu Ran had already arrived at this Buddha land holy land. His eyes casually glanced at this Buddha land, and saw that all the monks and novice monks who appeared in Lingshan were filled with a deep sorrow that could not be dissolved, as if they had encountered great difficulties.
Xu Ran's Qianli Eyes and Wind Ears were activated, and the two novice monks who were talking attracted his attention.
A young monk whispered: "Senior brother, now everyone is rumored that the Buddha has disappeared and cannot protect the sentient beings in my Buddhist sect. Therefore, demons dare to invade my Buddhist land. Are you thinking this true?"
When the monk, who was called the senior brother, immediately said with a serious expression: "Zhikong, be careful of your words! This is not a question you should discuss. If the masters hear it, you will be driven out of Lingshan."
The young monk named Zhikong said a little dissatisfied: "But everyone says so, and many of our Buddhist countries have been attacked by demons during this period, but even so, the masters did not respond at all. Isn't this telling the problem?
Senior brother, it seems we have to make plans in advance, too.”
"you……"
The monk, who was called the senior brother, was about to get angry, but he didn't know what he thought of, sighed dejectedly, and ignored the young monk's questioning.
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A trace of inexplicable meaning flashed in Xu Ran's eyes. I'm afraid something really happened to this Buddha Tathagata. Otherwise, the situation in Buddhism would not have become what it is now.
Xu Ran used the hidden magic technique and appeared silently on the top of Lingshan Mountain. A golden palace appeared in front of him. The brightly lit palace stood quietly on the top of Lingshan Mountain, like a cast of gold, shining with divine light like the sun.
This is Daleiyin Temple.
At this time, the Great Leiyin Temple had already become extremely deserted because there were no Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Xu Ran's thoughts swept over. Except for the few Buddhas and Arhats who did not participate in the Battle of Jilei Mountain, only one old monk caught his attention. He had already recognized that this old monk was Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
It seems that after all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas sent to Lingshan were killed by Xu Ran, this Bodhisattva is now in charge of the overall situation in the Buddhist community.
After silently putting the Buddhas and Arhats into the inner world and suppressing them, his figure silently appeared in the hall where Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was.
"Why……"
A faint sigh rang out, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva suddenly opened his eyes, then looked at Xu Ran's hidden place, and said with a calm expression: "Donor Yang Jian, since he has come, let's show up."
A strange look flashed in Xu Ran's eyes. He was worthy of being a Bodhisattva who made a great vow to go to hell and would not make a Buddha's great vow. This was the first time that his hidden magic technique was able to break his fortune by someone with lower cultivation than him. However, the cultivation of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had reached the early stage of Xuanxian, and was not weaker than that of Guanyin before.
Since he had been discovered, Xu Ran stopped hiding, but slowly showed his movements. He said curiously: "I don't know how the Bodhisattva discovered me."
"The magical power of the donor Yang Jian is really mysterious, but I have been in the underworld for tens of thousands of years, turning into evil spirits day and night. This divine thought is much stronger than that of ordinary people, so I can detect some of the donor's aura fluctuations."
Ksitigarbha put his hands together and said with a smile.
"Bodhisattva, then to say so, what Yang Jian did just now was seen by the Bodhisattva?"
Xu Ran narrowed his eyes slightly, and he had just suppressed all the masters of the Great Leiyin Temple.
"If the death of these monks can calm the anger of donor Yang Jian, then I am willing to die."
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva talked about his life and death with a calm expression.
"Bodhisattva, I don't want to make things difficult for you. My real enemy is the Buddha Tathagata. As long as you tell me his whereabouts, I can let you go, and the Buddhist disciples of Sumi Lingshan."
Xu Ran stared at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva with his eyes tightly. Anyone could hear the threat in his words.
Ksitigarbha shook his head and said in silence: "Donor Yang Jian, it's not that I don't mean to conceal it, but that the Buddha is really not in Lingshan."
Then he paused and said with a serious expression: "The Buddha has not appeared in his true body for three hundred years. Even if the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas of my Buddhism have been almost killed by you, he has never appeared.
This time, even the incarnation that was often manifested has completely lost its trace. I suspect that something might have happened to the Buddha. The existence of the Buddha's name in the past three hundred years may not be the Buddha's name himself, but a terrifying existence has concealed everyone and issued orders in the Buddha's name, driving the Buddha to be enemies of you.
Yang Jian donor, so your enemy may be someone else, not our Buddhist.”
Xu Ran's mind moved, and combined with what he learned, what Ksitigarbha said was indeed a bit true. Now the Tathagata has either reincarnated into agarwood, or something really happened, or it may have been killed and replaced by someone. And there are only a few people in the three realms who have such strength.
Thinking of this, Xu Ran looked in the direction of the Heavenly Court. The most suspicious one was the Jade Emperor. But there was one thing he couldn't understand. If it was really done by the Jade Emperor, why would he let him ignore it?
Judging from the strength he showed before, it is likely that he cannot stop the Jade Emperor.
However, even if Buddhism is a gun in the hands of others, he will not let them go so simply.
Xu Ran shook his head and looked at Ksitigarbha King and said, "Bodhisattva, it seems that you have not convinced me. Even if Buddhism is really used, if I do not have the current strength, then the outcome will be worse than anyone else, so I will not let Buddhism go!"
"I can't find Tathagata, but today I am destroyed in Lingshan!"
Xu Ran's voice gradually became colder. If the Buddha of Tathagata was still in this world, he would definitely not let him down Lingshan. This was his last temptation to Tathagata.
Seeing the decisive murderous intent in Xu Ran's eyes, a trace of sadness flashed in Ksitigarbha's eyes, but now it is stronger than others, and resistance is just in vain. No one knows better than him the terrible terror of the Ten Thousand Buddha Demon Destruction Array. He personally led this formation in ancient times to kill countless powerful enemies. Since Xu Ran could destroy this formation, it was no longer an existence they could fight against at this time. For the sake of this, the only way to find a way to reduce the murderous intent in Xu Ran's heart as much as possible.
Chapter completed!