"Master, don't make fun of me," said Lin Feng. He smiled wryly and stood next to the Buddha. The Buddha slowly stood up and walked towards him.
"As the saying goes, you don't come to a temple without a reason. You must have a reason, right?" The Buddha looked at Lin Feng and smiled kindly. Then, he waved at Lin Feng, indicating that he should go inside to talk.
"Little Chi, wait here. Since you're here, you must have something important to discuss," said the Buddha. The Buddhist Ancestor glanced at Tian Chi and entered the pavilion with Lin Feng. Lin Feng called the Buddhist Ancestor "Master", and the Buddhist Ancestor had to call Lin Feng "Master Lin" because Lin Feng had the highest position in Tiantai. Even the Buddhist Ancestor had to respect him.
"What brings you here, Master Lin?" asked the Buddha smiling at Lin Feng, holding his Buddhist beads.
Lin Feng nodded and bowed. He then said to the Buddha, "Master, I want to ascend to the Dao."
"Oh? Hehe, Master Lin, you must be joking. As the saying goes, Buddhism and Taoism are different. I practice Buddhist strength, but you practice demon cultivation. It'll be difficult to ask questions. " Said the Buddha, but Lin Feng could sense that he didn't want to ask questions.
But Lin Feng wasn't going to leave until he got answers. Lin Feng wasn't in a hurry though. Half a year wasn't a long time, but it wasn't a short time either.
"Master, as the saying goes, Buddhism and demon cultivation are one and the same. They talk about karma and life and death. The Buddha talks about karma, the Zun Zun talks about reincarnation, and Taoism talks about benevolence and righteousness. What are the differences?" Asked Lin Feng. He didn't ask the Buddha directly, he just asked him a question to make the Buddha have no choice but to answer.
The Buddha thought he understood Buddhism very well, but Lin Feng's words astonished him. Nobody could say such things. Lin Feng's three Daos had already reached a very high level.
The Buddha was interested. He raised his head and smiled at Lin Feng, "Even so, Master Lin, Buddhism, Taoism, and demon cultivation are different. It's better not to ask questions."
"Buddha, I find it hard to agree with your words. Buddha is particular about cause and effect. Today, I'm here to seek the Dao. This is the cause, and the result of the Dao is the effect. If you don't answer me, won't you be reversing cause and effect and going against your beliefs?"
"Haha, Heaven Lord Lin, you must be joking. Buddhism's karma is not the karma you speak of. They can't be compared." The Ancestral Buddha laughed out calmly, completely unfazed.
Lin Feng nodded and smiled, "Alright, Master, I'm not going to talk about karma, I'm going to talk about macroscopic things. The world is so big, even though we have different Daos, in the end, it's all about tolerance. If you don't accept my Dao of Dao, wouldn't that be going against your heart?"
Said Lin Feng. He had to answer that question. If he didn't answer, it wouldn't affect Lin Feng, but it would make a big difference to him. Buddhists believed that the heart and the mouth should be in harmony. If the heart and the mouth couldn't be in harmony, practicing cultivation would be useless.
"Ah, little boy, I admire you. Alright, go ahead and ask." The Ancestral Buddha listened to Lin Feng's words. He couldn't avoid them, and Lin Feng's words made sense. If he refused again, he wouldn't be able to explain himself.
"Master, thank you very much." Lin Feng cupped his fists in front of the Ancestral Buddha and bowed. The Ancestral Buddha waved his hand and asked indifferently, "Tell me, what do you want to know about Buddhism?"
"Master, I want to know about one flower, one world, one leaf, one bodhi?" Asked Lin Feng. He looked at the Buddha in a serious way. The Buddha had no choice but to look at Lin Feng's eyes in a sincere way. He had to answer.
"That's the purest Dao of Buddhism. If you're not a Buddhist, you won't be able to understand it."
"But since Heaven Lord Lin has asked about this, it must be related to cultivation. In that case, there's only one thing left regarding the true meaning of cultivation." Said the Ancestral Buddha to Lin Feng. Lin Feng listened attentively.
"Go ahead." Asked Lin Feng respectfully. The Ancestral Buddha nodded indifferently and looked at the courtyard outside. There were hundreds of flowers in full bloom. The Ancestral Buddha flew out and came back. In less than half a second, a green leaf appeared in his hand.
"One flower, one world, one leaf, one bodhi. Each leaf has its own world. It's about the difference between the microscopic world and the macroscopic world. Whether it's a glacier or an inch of light, they all have their own world."
"This principle is to tell you that only by experiencing every nook and cranny and observing every world will you be able to gain enlightenment. There isn't just one world. A flower is a world, a blade of grass is a world, a puddle of water is a world, and a bright moon is a world. When these independent worlds come together, they form a macroscopic world. This is the Bodhi Heart."
"I know that you have an agreement with the Vice Alliance Leader of the Great Alliance of the Hundred Realms. So I suggest that you travel around and learn more about the world. The world is so big that you can't just find the center of the Godly Continent."
"Alright, that's all I have to say. Is there anything else, Master Lin?" Said the Ancestral Buddha. He put the green leaf in his hand in front of Lin Feng and bowed. What he meant was that he wanted to say something about Lin Feng's understanding of Buddhism.
"Thank you very much for your advice, Master. I'm off." Lin Feng stood up and bowed in front of the Ancestral Buddha. Then, he slowly left the pavilion and left the courtyard.
"Little Chi, go and see Master Lin off." Said the Ancestral Buddha to Tian Chi.
Tian Chi nodded and followed Lin Feng out of the Buddha Clouds Pavilion. They arrived at Tiantai's square. Lin Feng smiled wryly at Tian Chi. Tian Chi understood what Lin Feng meant, so he smiled and said, "Little Lin Feng, the Buddha is like that, don't take offense."
"No, I'm just worried about you," said Lin Feng. Lin Feng shook his head and looked at Tian Chi sympathetically. Tian Chi was going to suffer a lot because of the Buddhist Ancestor.
"Little Chi, trim the flowers and plants in the garden. Use your hands to show your respect for the Buddha."
When Lin Feng and Tian Chi heard the Ancestral Buddha, they smiled wryly. Tian Chi said goodbye to Lin Feng and went back to his courtyard. Lin Feng didn't stop. He went to Qiu Yue Xin and Duan Xin Ye's house to see his two children, Lin Heng 'er and Lin Nian' er.
Lin Feng told them that he was going to travel around the continent and that he would come back in half a year. The two girls were worried, but they knew that Lin Feng wouldn't stop. He wanted to become stronger, so he had to work hard.
The two girls understood Lin Feng, therefore, they were silently praying for his safety.
After Lin Feng left the two girls' courtyard, he went to the Great Huang Dynasty. He waited for a long time before he saw the Huang Nu, who looked exhausted.
As the Great Wilderness Dynasty grew stronger day by day, the pressure and responsibility on the Desolate Maiden also increased. The two of them had not seen each other for a very long time, nor did they have any physical contact. So this time...
It was already late at night when Lin Feng came out of the Huang's woman's room. The Huang's woman blushed and looked at Lin Feng. She couldn't travel with Lin Feng anymore, she couldn't leave the Great Huang Dynasty.
Lin Feng wasn't going to force them. After saying some comforting words, he left the Great Huang Dynasty.
Lin Feng went to Godly Continent that night. The next morning, he arrived in New Xue City and saw his goddess, Meng Qing.
Meng Qing wore a snow-white dress, and her beautiful face had a hint of red. Her eyes shone brightly as she silently stood on the snowy mountain, waiting for her husband.
Lin Feng flew to the top of the mountain and looked into Meng Qing's eyes. They didn't speak for a long time, they just walked towards each other. After a thousand steps, they opened their arms and embraced each other as if they were going to melt into each other's arms. It seemed like they were in each other's arms.
"How about you travel around with me?"
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