It was a Buddha statue wearing a five-headed crown. Its entire body was adorned with pearls and jewels, making it look gorgeous and noble. Its two hands formed a fist seal, and it sat in a lotus position facing the sea.
Gao Zhengyang saw this Vairocana Buddha statue on the horizon from hundreds of miles away. When he got closer, he realized that this giant Buddha statue was thousands of feet tall. Its entire body was made of purple copper, and it looked very dignified.
This giant Buddha statue stood on the surface of the sea, as if it was suppressing the endless West Sea. Under the afternoon sun, the purple copper Buddha statue shone with the soft luster unique to copper, adding an indescribable sense of holiness.
Gao Zhengyang couldn't help but be speechless. If this giant Buddha statue was made of copper from inside out, who knew how much copper would be needed? It was said that everyone in the West Buddha State believed in Buddhism, but this extravagance still made Gao Zhengyang exclaim in shock.
Behind the giant Buddha statue was a huge land that stretched as far as the eye could see. Mountains, rivers, and plains stretched out as far as the eye could see.
Gao Zhengyang also heaved a sigh of relief. This month of flying over the sea was extremely boring. The sea and the sky were empty, and after looking at it for a long time, one would feel extremely small, as if there was no one to rely on, and they would feel extremely lonely.
With Little Red's speed, she could cross the West Sea in less than ten days. However, she was only willing to run for eight hours every day, and then she would request to rest. Gao Zhengyang wasn't in a hurry, so he could only let her be.
Even so, Little Red kept complaining that she was tired. When they were still tens of thousands of miles away from the mainland, she left Gao Zhengyang behind and ran away. She also said that she wanted to take a long vacation, and asked Gao Zhengyang not to look for her in the short term.
Gao Zhengyang had no choice but to accept the fact that he was such a lazy and cultured pegasus. He was a little regretful now. When Little Red asked him for help, he agreed too readily. He knew that this lazy girl wasn't worthy of sympathy.
Gao Zhengyang landed in front of the bronze Buddha statue. The bronze Buddha statue was too huge, and anyone standing in front of it would seem extremely small. To a normal person, the statue's knees were like a tall mountain.
"Amitabha." Gao Zhengyang put his palms together and chanted the name of Buddha as a form of greeting.
There were three ways to worship Buddha. The first was to respect the wisdom and compassion of the enlightened, the second was to respect the righteous path, and the third was to respect oneself.
A truly enlightened person would not worship a deity, let alone pray to a deity's bronze statue. Gao Zhengyang didn't believe in Buddha or God. He only believed in himself. But he understood respect and awe.
Only the ignorant would look down on everything.
Boundless, majestic power was contained within the body of the giant bronze Buddha. It was full of vitality and was definitely a powerful divine artifact.
Gao Zhengyang was a little curious. If this bronze Buddha were to be activated, how powerful would it be? However, no matter how powerful the bronze Buddha was, it would consume a lot of vitality to move such a huge body, and it was impossible for it to move flexibly. Moreover, their huge bodies could not be too tough. No matter what, it still couldn't compare to his Dragon Emperor Indestructible Body.
"Buddha is merciful. Venerable Master, where are you from?"
A grey-robed monk floated in front of Gao Zhengyang, chanted the name of Buddha, and asked with a serious expression.
"I'm from the Eastern Territory."
Gao Zhengyang almost said that he was from the Tang Kingdom of the Eastern Territory. He didn't think of himself as a monk, so he wouldn't call himself a monk.
The monk in gray was confused. What was the Eastern Territory? Could it be the Eastern Continent? But the West Buddha State was so far away from the Eastern Continent. Even the best flying ship would need one or two years to cross the sea to reach the Eastern Continent.
How could Gao Zhengyang reach the West Buddha State by himself?
But judging from Gao Zhengyang's accent, it was indeed different from the people in the West Buddha State. He had never seen the style of his black monk robe before.
This was a serious matter, so the monk in gray had to ask again, "Venerable Master, are you from the Eastern Continent?"
"Yes, my name is Wukong. How should I address you, monk?"
The monk in gray was in his forties or fifties. His face was weathered, but he looked strong and honest. In terms of age, he was much older than Gao Zhengyang, but he was invincible in the Eastern Continent. He wouldn't stand on ceremony with a monk.
Of course, Gao Zhengyang wasn't being rude or arrogant. The other party was a monk. In Buddhism, 'monk' was also a respectful title. Not all Buddhist disciples were qualified to be called a monk.
Gao Zhengyang was born with a heroic spirit. His straightforward style had an indescribable charm.
The monk in gray put his palms together politely, "This monk greets Great Master Wukong."
"Where is this?" Gao Zhengyang asked.
"This is the Blessed Buddha Plain." Thinking that Gao Zhengyang might really be an eminent monk from the Eastern Divine Region, the grey-robed monk's tone became more cordial, "Reverend, the Blessed Buddha Temple is just ahead. You must be tired from the long journey, please rest inside the temple …"
Gao Zhengyang didn't want to go to the Blessed Buddha Temple. The people from the Western Continent that went to the Eastern Continent were all killed, so the Western Continent's hatred for the Eastern Continent was bone-deep. If he took the initiative to go to the Western Continent, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
Of course, Gao Zhengyang wasn't afraid of anything, but this was his first time in the West Buddha State. He didn't want to fight with the Western Continent's experts every day. Taking this opportunity to walk around the West Buddha State, experiencing the local customs, the various sceneries, this was the joy of life.
It wouldn't be too late to deal with the Western Continent's matters after he obtained the lightning rod.
"Blessed Buddha Plain, which direction is the Lightning Tune Temple?" Gao Zheng asked.
"The Lightning Tune Temple is divided into Big and Small Lightning Tune Temples. If you want to go to the Big Lightning Tune Temple, it's located at the center of the West Buddha State on Mount Meru. Mount Meru has a total of seven peaks, forming a circle. The peak is ten thousand zhang high, and in the center is the Big Lightning Tune Temple's holy land. "
Yuan Xiang sighed, "That's the Buddhism Ancestral Court, the place where the World Venerable Buddha died. Regardless of anything, we must go to the holy land to pay our respects. Only then can we not live in vain. "
Gao Zhengyang's curiosity was piqued, "You must have been there, I wonder what the Big Lightning Tune Temple looks like?"
Yuan Xiang heaved a long sigh, "The Blessed Buddha Temple is too far from the Big Lightning Tune Temple. This poor monk once made a great vow, if I can break through to Heaven rank, I will guard the Heavenly Buddha Temple for thirty years, never taking a step away. I can only wait for another twenty years before I can go to the Big Lightning Tune Temple. "
Gao Zhengyang nodded, Yuan Xiang's foundation was shallow, he indeed relied on the Heavenly Buddha's power to break through to Heaven rank. He also noticed that making a great vow was also a way to infuse one's essence, qi, spirit, and will in order to gain the Heavenly Buddha's resonance. Making a great vow and not returning it was not only breaking one's promise, it was also easier to deny oneself and fall into cultivation deviation.
"Since that's the case, I won't disturb you anymore." Gao Zhengyang flicked his sleeves and left.
"Wait a minute."
Yuan Xiang wanted to stop Gao Zhengyang, but the moment the words left his mouth, Gao Zhengyang disappeared without a trace. Yuan Xiang was dumbstruck!
A moment later, Huang Xiaolong came to his senses and quickly flew to the air, heading toward the Blessed Buddha Temple. A Buddhist master came to the Eastern Divine Region, this was a big matter, he had to report it immediately.
It was this short delay that allowed the Blessed Buddha Temple's experts to rush out, but they couldn't find any trace of Gao Zhengyang.
The Blessed Buddha Temple dared not conceal the matter, quickly reporting to the Great Lightning Tune Temple. Knowing that a Buddhist master from the Eastern Divine Region came, the Great Lightning Tune Temple was pleasantly surprised.
A few years ago, Luo Hou led a team to the Eastern Divine Region to participate in the Buddha's Birthday Grand Ceremony, but the entire team was annihilated. The distance between the two sides was too far. Although some Saint realm experts sensed the changes, they didn't know the root cause of the matter.
In recent years, traces of the Devil Race had appeared frequently, the Western Divine Region was busy making all kinds of changes, unable to send a large number of experts to the Eastern Divine Region in a short period of time. Now that they discovered the Eastern Divine Region's people, of course they couldn't let them go.
The Great Lightning Tune Temple quickly sent out the Thunderclap Order, ordering all the temples to search for Wukong's traces. Unfortunately, Yuan Xiang didn't manage to leave behind a water mirror image of Wukong, he could only describe it verbally, but it was hard to know Wukong's appearance.
The Thunderclap Order was the highest order of Buddhism, ordinary people wouldn't even hear of it. It was even more impossible for them to know the contents of the Thunderclap Order. Therefore, only the Buddhist masters knew of the existence of a person called Wukong.
Ordinary people knew nothing about it. Even the ordinary Buddhist disciples didn't know about it.
Gao Zhengyang also knew that Yuan Xiang would definitely expose him, which would attract the Western Divine Region's attention. But the West Buddha State was so vast, if he was unwilling, the Western Divine Region wouldn't be able to find him. Moreover, even if they found him, what could they do?
Everyone could reason with him, but he wasn't afraid of unreasonable people.
The relaxed Gao Zhengyang was like a dandelion fluttering in the wind, he didn't even know where he would land. Of course, the main reason he wandered around was because he didn't know where the Lightning Needle was.
Ao Zhen only knew that the Lightning Needle was in the West Buddha State, but she didn't know where it was, and she didn't know why the Lightning Needle was placed in the West Buddha State.
Gao Zhengyang originally thought that with the Dragon King's Halberd, he would be able to sense the Lightning Needle once he reached the West Buddha State. However, he was disappointed. After wandering around the West Buddha State for a few days, he couldn't sense anything.
This reminded him of an idiom: looking for a needle in a haystack.
The West Buddha State was not much smaller than the West Sea in terms of size. Gao Zhengyang wandered around for a few days, knowing that this matter couldn't be solved in a short time, he calmed down. As long as it could be solved within three to five years, it was acceptable.
Gao Zhengyang saw a small city on the plains, it looked quite unique, and he landed on it.
The city wasn't big, the city walls weren't high, and the mud bricks were weathered, it looked quite run-down.
There was no one guarding the city gate, so Gao Zhengyang followed the crowd into the city. The weather here was hot, the men and women were dressed very lightly. Most of the men were bare-chested, while the women exposed their arms and legs. The perennial sun made the skin of the people here dark. However, most of the women's faces were covered with veils, giving them a mysterious look.
Most of the monks wore yellow monk robes, bared their right arms, and wore straw sandals on their bare feet. From the way they dressed, Gao Zhengyang was slightly different from the other monks. However, there were many monks here, so normal people couldn't notice Gao Zhengyang's abnormality.
However, Gao Zhengyang still attracted a lot of attention as he walked in the crowd. Most of the people here were skinny, and it was rare to see someone as tall and slender as Gao Zhengyang.
Walking in the crowd, he really stood out. It was hard not to see him. Also, he had an extraordinary aura. Although ordinary people couldn't see through him, they instinctively felt that this monk was somewhat different.
After circling the long street a few times, there were all kinds of fruits sold everywhere, and they were abnormally cheap. There were also stalls selling all kinds of Buddha statues and sacrificial items.
Gao Zhengyang circled twice and found that they used a kind of copper coin, which had high purchasing power. One copper coin could buy a large bunch of bananas. However, there were also many fruit trees here. Almost every family's yard had banana, mango, and other fruit trees. It was no wonder that the fruit was cheap.
The small city was very backward and simple. However, it was filled with an exotic charm.
Gao Zhengyang wasn't in a hurry to leave, so he found an inn to rest.
The innkeeper was also a short, thin man, bare-chested and bare-footed, looking more like a farmer than a merchant. However, when his small eyes sized up people, they would reveal a cunning glint. Clearly, he wasn't as simple as he looked.
"Master, are you looking for a place to stay?" the owner asked curiously. Normally, a monk would go to a temple to stay or rest in a believer's home. He had never seen a monk stay in an inn in his life.
Of course, the biggest possibility was that he wasn't a real monk. Although everyone in West Buddha State believed in Buddhism, one could only be considered a real monk after obtaining a certificate. Otherwise, one could only be an ordinary believer.
"Yes." Gao Zhengyang said, "I want to rest here for a few days, but I don't have the money."
The owner's expression changed as he complained, "Master, my inn is too small. The Dharma Seeker Temple is right next to it. Why don't you go there?"
"I don't have the money. This won't do." Gao Zhengyang casually took out a pearl and threw it to the owner.
The owner hurriedly held it with both hands and carefully picked up the pearl. He looked at it against the sun and felt that the pearl was plump and round. Its milky white luster was abnormally beautiful. His eyes immediately lit up as he nodded. "Alright, alright. Please come in …"
The inn wasn't big. It was only a three-story wooden building. The guest room was on the third floor. It was abnormally simple and there was only a relatively clean straw mat on the bed.
Gao Zhengyang didn't have any requirements for this place, so he stayed there that day. He even tasted the mixed rice for dinner. It was a strange type of chili mixed with mango juice. The taste was very unique.
It wasn't delicious, but it wasn't bad either. It just felt weird no matter how he looked at it. It didn't match Gao Zhengyang's understanding of food. He only tasted it briefly and didn't eat more.
At night, he lay on the bamboo mat. The room was still very hot and humid. There were also all kinds of mosquitoes that wandered around the room.
The incense that was lit in the corner emitted a somewhat pungent fragrance.
Environmentally speaking, this place was very bad. It wasn't even as comfortable as lying in the sea. However, this place was filled with the aura of the human world. This aura was complicated, chaotic, and even filthy. However, these were all from the same kind. Gao Zhengyang found it very interesting.
Buddha experienced the sufferings and prosperity of the world. Only then did he have enlightenment and developed the supreme wisdom of Zhengjue.
Whether it was the Diamond Sutra or the Ten Directions Mind Buddha Seal, they all had to go deep into the world to feel everything. Only then could they talk about liberation and enlightenment.
Why did Hui Ming stay in the Pegasus Temple for thirty years? It was because he was feeling the joys and sorrows of life and death in the human world. Although he didn't become a Sage, he had accumulated enough power. If his body hadn't been seriously injured, he might have become a Sage.
Before Gao Zhengyang came, he talked to Wu Xiang. Wu Xiang didn't know much about the Ten Directions Mind Buddha Seal. But he pointed out a path, which was to experience everything in the world and understand the human heart.
All the supreme methods came from the simplest place. Wu Xiang felt that Gao Zhengyang was too young. He didn't understand everything in the world enough. He lacked accumulation, so it was natural that it was difficult for him to have enlightenment.
Gao Zhengyang also agreed with this. Although he had two lives of experience, his willpower was extremely strong, and his mind was incomparably firm. But in the end, his evil spirit was too strong. He acted like a knife. Although he was fierce and domineering, he lacked that kind of twists and turns.
Lying on the broken wooden bed in a foreign country, Gao Zhengyang deeply felt the atmosphere of the human world. Different from the common things in the East Continent, what he saw and heard here was a little special. It also stimulated his interest to explore.
In contrast, the Divine Dragon City was too strange and dazzling. It didn't have the pure taste of the human world.
Gao Zhengyang lay in the room for two days. In the beginning, he was still wandering around, but in the end, it became a real rest.
Like an ordinary person, he closed his eyes and slept. He didn't feel anything or circulate his Primordial Qi.
When he woke up, the air in the room was a little more fresh in the morning. Sitting on the bed, Gao Zhengyang felt a little absent-minded. But the fatigue of more than a month was swept away.
Gao Zhengyang suddenly realized a simple truth. Although the Sage was powerful, it was still within the scope of human beings. They still needed to eat and sleep. These were things that couldn't be replaced by cultivation.
The fundamental reason why Wu Xiang ate vegetarian food was also because of this.
According to the habits of ordinary people, Gao Zhengyang washed his face with water and strolled out of the hotel.
The thin fog on the long street hadn't dispersed yet, but he couldn't see many people. Life in the small town was very comfortable. Most people hadn't gotten up yet.
The sound of a bell came from a distant temple, which added a more peaceful atmosphere to the quiet long street.
Gao Zhengyang stopped under a mango tree. Strings of golden mangoes hung on the tree, which looked very attractive. He even had the urge to pick one and have a taste.
A veiled woman suddenly rushed out from the corner of the street. She walked quickly to Gao Zhengyang and put her palms together. "Master, please help me."
Although the woman's face was covered, her voice was gentle. Her exposed skin was like ivory, slightly yellow and delicate like jade. But it was completely different from the dark and rough skin of the surrounding women.
Gao Zhengyang's eyes were very sharp. He saw through the veil and saw the woman's true appearance. The woman had thin curved eyebrows, bright eyes, and white teeth. Unexpectedly, she was a rare beauty.
"Oh, what's the matter?" Gao Zhengyang was a little interested.
"Master, they want to take me as a slave, but I'm just a traveler passing by. Please help me."
The woman grabbed Gao Zhengyang's sleeve in a panic and pleaded.
Gao Zhengyang was a little amused. He had just stepped out of the house when he encountered a beauty begging for help. It was so coincidental that he couldn't accept it. He muttered in his heart, "There's no foreplay at all. It's too rough."
But he comforted the woman, "Don't panic. I'll help you. But you can't lie to me. "
The woman nodded repeatedly. "How could I dare to lie to Master?"
"Here!"
A group of fierce men with whips and wooden sticks rushed over and surrounded Gao Zhengyang.
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