"I told you a long time ago that doing good alone is a small good, but leading others to do good is a great good. But the reward this time is really not bad … "the system said.
Fangzheng's heart stirred when he heard that. He hurriedly ran into the temple hall to take a look. He had a feeling that the Bodhisattva this time was different!
After entering the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall, he looked up and saw that there was indeed an additional Bodhisattva statue in the Ten Thousand Buddha plaque! The Bodhisattva was wearing a Pilu crown and a kasaya. He held a staff in one hand and a lotus in the other. He was sitting on the back of a strange beast. The beast had a tiger's head, a single horn, a dog's ears, a dragon's body, a lion's tail, and the feet of a Qilin.
Upon seeing this image, Fangzheng knew who it was.
Fangzheng pressed his palms together and bowed. "Welcome, Ksitigarbha!"
This time, it was Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The beast he was sitting on was his mount, Diting.
The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva presided over the Six Realms and divided himself into six avatars to suppress the Six Realms. He made a great vow, "Only when all living beings are saved can I attain Bodhi. As long as hell is not empty, I vow not to become a Buddha." He was a Bodhisattva with boundless merit and great compassion. He was also a Bodhisattva that Fangzheng respected greatly.
Di Ting, the mount of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, was no ordinary beast. Its single horn symbolized that it could receive information from the universe. Like an antenna, it could also be used for attack and defense. Its canine ears listened to the voice of the universe and transmitted it to its believers to distinguish between right and wrong. Its dragon body represented auspiciousness, its tiger head represented wisdom and bravery, advancing bravely in the face of difficulties, never backing down, its lion tail represented patience, ambition, perseverance in doing anything was victory, its Qilin feet represented stability, kindness, harmony with others, kindness was a treasure.
It could be said that Truth Listener was an auspicious beast that gathered the bodies of countless auspicious beasts into one! It was extraordinary.
I wonder if This Penniless Monk can borrow the power of Truth Listener. With this in mind, Fangzheng immediately had a thought. He was astonished to discover that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva could really augment him with a unique power — Door to Hell! However, there were no other powers. Fangzheng couldn't use Truth Listener's powers either.
"Don't be greedy. If you want to borrow more divine power, then cultivate more. Once you've accumulated enough merit, you'll naturally be able to receive even more divine power, "the system reminded.
Fangzheng shook his head helplessly. He really coveted Truth Listener's various divine powers. At the same time, he was also interested in Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Six Realms Power. Most importantly, he wanted to see if reincarnation really existed in this world, and if there were really ghosts and monsters …
However, it was a pity that his strength was insufficient, so he could only give up. He quickly checked the abilities of Hell's Gate …
The Gates of Hell were capable of dragging villains into hell, and they were connected to the 18 levels of hell. They could be considered to be an extremely terrifying place of punishment. Anyone could be thrown in, and then the Gates of Hell would make a judgment based on their crimes, karma, and merit, and finally punish them. The eighteen levels of hell could give the other party a perfect feast of punishment. Only when all of their sins were washed away would they be thrown out. Furthermore, this memory would be imprinted in the depths of their souls, warning them not to do evil. At the same time, they would not be able to talk about this experience.
However, the Gates of Hell would not kill anyone. It was only a place to cleanse one's sins. Coming out of it was equivalent to being reborn, and all the sins and karma would be washed away. However, if he continued to make mistakes and refused to mend his ways, his negative karma would increase exponentially! If he were to enter the Gates of Hell again, the pain he would suffer would also be doubled. Of course, since ancient times, no one has had the courage to enter hell again … "
After Fangzheng finished reading the abilities of the Gates of Hell, he grinned. This was a little too powerful! This was not an illusory experience of A Golden Millet Dream, but a real fight! Fangzheng guessed that whoever was dragged in would definitely suffer a terrible outcome.
"Fine, whoever dares to provoke This Penniless Monk in the future will be thrown in to enjoy the feast," Fangzheng chuckled as he mumbled inwardly.
Days passed one after another. Although One Finger Monastery's reputation grew, the number of visitors did not increase. With regards to this, Fangzheng was helpless. One Finger Monastery was just too remote. Behind it was an uninhabited mountain, and past the mountain was another country. The people of that country would not come all the way here to pray to Buddha. And in front of him were all sorts of farmlands and villages. The closest county city was Songwu County, and after that was Black Mountain City. Ignoring Songwu County, even Black Mountain City did not have a high-speed rail to this day. There were only green-skinned cars that rattled along daily.
As Black Mountain City was a dead end, and it did not have any special scenic spots or influential mineral resources, the country did not seem to have any plans to build a high-speed rail here. At the very least, there was no hope for it at the moment.
In the early years, the country allowed logging of trees. Back then, Black Mountain City was popular for a period of time, and many logging owners made a killing. But by this year, logging was no longer allowed. Wood processing plants, logging farms, and other industrial chains had nearly died overnight.
Back then, a train station had been built with the help of the timber industry, but now, it could no longer be used.
Therefore, Black Mountain City's transportation was inconvenient, and it became the root cause of the population flow. In addition, Black Mountain City did not have anything that could attract outsiders, so the population was basically a fixed number of people. There would be quite a number of people every year, so the mayor of Black Mountain City would be thanking Buddha.
A fixed population meant little circulation. When it was spread out to the even more remote Mt. One Finger, it was basically a rarity. This also resulted in Mt. One Finger's reputation gradually increasing, but the number of visitors never exploded.
Of course, the most important reason was that One Finger Monastery's reputation could not compare to those old temples …
Fangzheng naturally understood this. Thankfully, he was in no hurry. He believed that as long as he developed properly and did good one step at a time, he would have everything.
One day, Fangzheng was enjoying the cool in the bamboo forest behind him when he suddenly saw Squirrel run over. He shouted, "Master! Master! Something bad has happened! Quickly go take a look!"
Fangzheng looked at Squirrel speechlessly. Why did he call him Master every time? Was he cursing him to hurry up?
"Jingkuan, don't be so impatient every time. Tell me, what happened?" Fangzheng stood up and asked.
"I just went to Mt. Tongtian to have fun and I saw someone holding that … long thing. It made a loud sound, and a wild boar was split open, causing its flesh to split open and blood to flow. Those people even brought huge dogs and chased after the wild boar … That wild boar was so pitiful, "Squirrel said with tears welling in his eyes.
Fangzheng immediately frowned when he heard that. If there was anything in a remote village like One Finger Village that attracted outsiders, it would be the Mt. Tongtian mountain range behind it, as well as the Changbai mountain range behind it! There were roe deer, wild deer, and wild boars in the mountains, making it rich in resources. This attracted quite a number of poachers.
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