Fangzheng smiled. "I told you long ago that we cultivate the Buddha in our hearts. The Buddha in our hearts should be you and not others. If there's goodness in our hearts, why should we be restricted by external appearances? Now, you have Buddha in your heart, but you don't have yourself. If you continue cultivating like this, wouldn't you end up cultivating me? Cultivating Buddhism by losing yourself isn't Buddhist cultivation, but demonic cultivation. "
Monkey listened very seriously and memorized every word. However, he was still somewhat confused. He did not understand what Fangzheng meant. Cultivate oneself? Cultivate oneself to become Buddha? Then wouldn't he have been Buddha in the past? But … he could not figure it out, nor could he understand it.
Fangzheng said, "Slowly figure it out. When you understand it, you will be a true monk."
Monkey stood up and pressed his palms together. "Amitabha. I'm slow-witted, but I will work hard."
"Go on. When there's not much to do in the monastery, go to the mountains and take a look at the other monkeys. Look at all the creatures in the world. Then, think of your own path." Fangzheng waved his hand.
Monkey obeyed and left. His mind was filled with Fangzheng's words, but he just could not understand …
Fangzheng was unsure how to teach Monkey when he saw him in such a state. Teaching a monkey to become a qualified monk was probably the only one in the world.
After putting aside Monkey's matter, Fangzheng continued reading the scriptures.
Days passed one after another. July was almost over, and it was about to enter the hottest period of the year, August.
The sun grew hotter as the hot sunlight sizzled the ground. It was as though an egg could be fried if it was thrown down …
"Master, it's getting hotter." Lone Wolf sprawled on the ground listlessly. He stuck out his tongue and huffed as he tried his best to cool down.
Fangzheng nodded. As the temperature rose, the number of visitors decreased. After all, visitors were typically ordinary people. They were not pious to the point of torturing themselves. Almost no one went up the mountain at this time. At most, some people would wake up early in the morning. The rest of the time, there was no one …
Fangzheng was a little unused to the empty monastery.
At that moment, Squirrel ran back excitedly. The moment he returned, he hid under the shade of a tree and sprawled out. He mimicked Lone Wolf by sticking out his tongue and grumbling, "Aiyah, the monastery is too hot. It's still more comfortable in the mountains."
Fangzheng's eyes lit up as he asked, "It's cool in the mountains?"
When Squirrel saw his omniscient master seek his advice, he immediately perked up. He got up and sat there with his arms crossed, looking like an old pedant. He said calmly, "It's cool, very cool! The breeze is chilly, especially in the cave, it's especially cool. "
Fangzheng's eyes lit up. Then, he smacked his bald head and suddenly got up. "Jingkuan, close the door and pack up!"
Monkey was taken aback. "Master, what are you doing? Moving? "
"What move? Let's go to Mt. Tongtian to avoid the heat, "said Fangzheng with a smile. Since no one was coming, they might as well avoid the heat together.
When Monkey heard that, he was overjoyed and quickly ran to pack up.
Red Boy, who had been lying there with his butt sticking up in the air, enjoying the cool air and occasionally asking for his mana to artificially lower the temperature, but failed, was also energized. He followed him and shouted, "Senior Brother, bring more Unrooted Clean Aqua. I'm used to drinking this, and the water outside doesn't feel good."
"It'll be too heavy if I bring too much. It won't be easy to climb the mountain," said Monkey.
"I'll carry it!" Lone Wolf was also energized as he immediately ran over.
Squirrel shouted as well, "Me too!"
Everyone subconsciously looked at him. How was he going to carry water with his tiny body?
Squirrel blushed as he hurriedly said, "I mean, I'll cheer you on!"
Everyone rolled their eyes and could not be bothered with him.
Therefore, Squirrel led the way while Fangzheng walked in the middle. Lone Wolf carried two buckets of water, while Monkey scurried around the trees. As for Red Boy … Who knew where he was. Just like that, the group entered the mountain …
On the way, Fangzheng hummed a tune as he mumbled inwardly, "System, I've done a meritorious deed by punishing the tomb robbers, right? Aren't you going to do something? "
"Ding! I thought you had forgotten about it. You only asked after so long, "said the System languidly.
"Isn't that because I trust you? I thought you would remind me, but look at you. You didn't even say a word. Also, can you not sound so lazy? "asked Fangzheng.
"Do you think you are the only one who feels hot? I feel hot too! It would be a wonder if I have the energy … "The System found an excuse for itself.
It was impossible for Fangzheng to believe it. How could the powerful System be afraid of heat? Only a fool would believe it!
The System continued, "Punishing the tomb robbers is indeed a meritorious deed. There's no problem with the draw. How about it? Do you want to include all the merit from before and draw a big one? "
Fangzheng felt a little excited when he heard that. However, he held back. "Not for now. I'll just draw the reward from the tomb robbers. Don't touch the merit. I'll draw a big one when I accumulate ten thousand merit points! "
"Aiyah, you sure are ambitious. Why don't you not draw this time and save it up? "teased the System.
Fangzheng rolled his eyes. "My hands are itching … I can't feel comfortable if I don't draw."
"Then shall we draw now?" asked the System.
"Yes!" Fangzheng gritted his teeth.
"Alright, begin the draw!" said the System. "Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained a skill: Zen Carpentry. "
"Zen Carpentry? What's that? "Fangzheng was taken aback. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing.
"Zen Carpentry isn't an item but a technique. It's one of the necessary skills for one to learn the basics of artifact refinement. It's also the pinnacle of carpentry that ordinary people can achieve. To put it simply, if you learn this, you will be one of the workers on Mount Numinous in the future. How about it? Are you excited? Are you excited? Are you happy? "chuckled the System.
Fangzheng rolled his eyes and wanted to curse. "Scram!" However, he suppressed it with his upbringing. Since cursing was useless, he might as well not curse.
"Don't be agitated. This is a skill-based ability. The requirements for such an ability might not be too high, but the chances of obtaining it are very low. Think about it. All this time, you have drawn so many prizes, but you have only drawn the Dragon Buddha Epithet once, "said the System.
"However, it's useless …" Fangzheng said with a bitter smile.
"Useless? Hmph! That's because you don't know how to use it! None of these skills are useless. In fact, they can even help you exchange for boundless merit. It's a pity that … you're still at the stage where you can't see clearly. Your understanding of doing good and accumulating merit is too narrow. I'm not talking to you anymore. Study it well. "After the System said that, it vanished.
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