Chapter 460

Shi Xuan took out the Yin and Yang bottle and released some of the restrictions inside. "This thing can absorb water and hold things. Although it can't fill an entire ocean, it's more than enough to fill a large lake. It should be enough to deal with the flood."

Madam Fang took the Yin and Yang bottle with a solemn expression. "I will thank you on behalf of the people." Then she turned and flew above the flood.

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In the flood.

A family of three was desperately swimming to higher land with a broken tree. But the current was turbulent and the waves were bursting. After swimming for three feet, they were washed back for five feet. Gradually, the child lost his strength. He loosened his grip and was washed far away by the flood. He struggled desperately in the water.

When his mother and father saw this, they hugged the log and wanted to swim over to save him. However, in the flood, it was not easy for the log to change direction. The father gritted his teeth and loosened his grip as well. Using the wave, he swam towards the child. The mother was still rational. She knew that if she went at this time, she would only be a burden and disturb her husband saving her son. So she murmured, "Merciful Buddha of Salvation, please save my husband and child. If it works, I will set up a nunnery at home. From then on, I will pray and pray day and night. "

Pei Ning was floating in the murky water. She was the daughter of a wealthy family and did not know how to swim. If it wasn't for the wet nurse desperately pulling her, she would have been drowned in the water. However, at this moment, both of them had no strength left and were slowly sinking into the water. She struggled for a moment and felt the ice-cold water overflowing her lips and reaching her nose. She finally gave up and closed her eyes. However, she was very unwilling in her heart. She was only sixteen years old and was at the most beautiful and brilliant age of her life. How could she die like this? Immortals, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas with remarkable powers, please save me. I will be your faithful believer in the future.

Gods, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas with remarkable powers, please save me. I will be your loyal believer in the future. "Such a scene did not only appear in this place. It was everywhere in the flood. Of course, some people who were struggling to survive did not have time to pray to Bodhisattvas. But their temporarily safe relatives and friends were helpless. They could only pray to the gods for some psychological comfort or hope for a miracle.

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The high land above the water was now densely packed with people. They were the closest to here when the flood came, so they had a chance to escape.

As more and more people escaped from the flood or were rescued, more and more people came. This was not a big deal, but the flood was still rising. The land that had just been exposed to the surface of the water, in the blink of an eye, could drown a person's feet. Hence, everyone rushed to higher ground.

However, the higher ground was already filled with people. A large number of people couldn't squeeze their way up no matter how hard they tried. Seeing that the water level under their feet was rising higher and higher, some people started to fight, some people begged bitterly, some people raised children above their heads, and even more people prayed to immortals and gods, hoping that some deity or Buddha would save them from this sea of suffering.

Suddenly, an ethereal and sacred voice came from the sky, "I have heard your prayers, so I have come to save you." The voice was not loud, but it reverberated, as if it was ringing in everyone's heart.

Everyone looked over excitedly and saw a solemn jade-faced Bodhisattva standing on a nine-tiered lotus platform, holding a white jade bottle in his palm. Golden flowers were falling around him, and behind his head was a vast and sacred golden light. Listening carefully, it was as if they could hear the pious chanting and praying of countless people. It made them calm down and forget about the mundane world. What a true God!

It was Youfang who saw that there was a way to save the people, so she showed her real body. As a Shinto cultivator, she would definitely not do a good deed without leaving her name.

"That, that is Buddha Pudu!!" Youfang's believers recognized the origin of the Buddha and shouted excitedly.

When the tens of thousands of people who were in despair saw the Buddha, they were ecstatic and grateful. So they all knelt down and said in unison, "Buddha Pudu is merciful, please save us."

Youfang smiled and did not say anything. Under the gaze of the people, she threw the white jade bottle. The white jade bottle grew with the wind, and in the blink of an eye, it became the size of a mountain. Then, two huge gases, one black and one white, were released from the mouth of the bottle. When one of them came into contact with the water, the water flew into the mouth of the bottle like a water dragon.

It was strange that only the flood water was absorbed. The people in the water, the wood, the broken bricks, and the broken tiles were all left in place.

After a few breaths, the yellow soil under the high land reappeared in front of the people. The people here were shocked and piously kowtowed again, saying silently, "Buddha Pudu is merciful and compassionate."

After a few more breaths, the flood had receded to the embankment. The mother of the family of three had already watched in despair as her husband and child sank to the bottom of the water. But in the blink of an eye, she saw them lying safely on the ground, looking around in a trance, as if they did not believe that there was air next to them and not water. Tears of surprise flowed from the mother's eyes, and she repeatedly said, "Buddha Pudu is merciful and compassionate."

Pei Ning was waiting for death with his eyes closed, but after a long time, he did not see any water choking his nose, so he opened his eyes in a daze. He only saw himself sitting in the yellow mud, and the dirty wet nurse was also looking at him in a daze. It was not until he heard the prayers of the people and saw the Bodhisattva in midair that he threw himself at the wet nurse while crying and laughing.

When the flood receded to a few feet below the original water level, the people saw the Bodhisattva waved his hand, and the white jade bottle immediately withdrew the black and white gas, then slowly became smaller and flew back to the palm of the Bodhisattva.

As the Yin and Yang Bottle was withdrawn, the pitter-patter of rain also stopped, and rays of sunlight fell from the sky. Madam Fang looked gratefully at Shi Xuan, who was invisible in midair. It turned out that Shi Xuan had used the Tai Chi diagram to disperse the dark clouds.

Bathed in the warm and hopeful golden sunlight, the people looked at the Bodhisattva fanatically, only to see the Bodhisattva continue to say in that ethereal and sacred voice, "I can only save you for a moment of emergency, you should save yourselves first, quickly repair the embankment, otherwise the next rainstorm will be another disaster."

At this time, the people did not have the thought of refuting, they all respectfully and piously said, "We will obey the Bodhisattva's decree."

Madam Fang stopped while she was ahead, and slowly hid her figure. Only the sound of gratitude was left on the ground.

According to the Yangzhou Annals of the later generations, there were frequent occurrences of supernatural and strange things in Yangzhou, which was a sign of change in the world.

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On a white cloud, Madam Fang returned the Yin and Yang Bottle to Shi Xuan, "Thank you very much, benefactor. To be honest, when I heard them praise me like that just now, I was a little embarrassed. The one who really did the hard work was obviously you."

Shi Xuan played with the Yin and Yang Bottle and said with a smile, "It's okay. Speaking of which, I have also gained something. Those praises and praises are far inferior to this. "

Madam Fang asked curiously, "What kind of gain? Why didn't I see it?"

"Haha, some experience of the state of mind. There are mainly two aspects. On one hand, when I saw those people struggling in the flood, I thought, if I did not have mana, what would I do in such a situation? The only answer is to resign to fate, and pray for help from others in despair. So on the road of cultivation, longevity is the goal, and to be able to adapt to longevity is the key, but to be able to protect oneself is also indispensable. " Shi Xuan said lightly. Although it could not be said to be completely correct, understanding and experience itself is a slow process of getting rid of the false and retaining the true. It is impossible to completely understand it all at once. At this stage, to be able to reach this level is already not bad.

Madam Fang nodded, not fully understanding.

Shi Xuan continued, "On the other hand, compared to the despair, sadness, and sadness everyone felt just now, I prefer the joy, touching, and tears in their eyes now that they have escaped from death." He did not say it clearly. After all, this was Shi Xuan's understanding of his own nature. Of course, it was also at a very superficial level.

"Yes, I too," Madam Fang said with a faint smile. Madam Fang said with a faint smile. Then, she remembered something and covered her mouth, "Benefactor, your bottle is full of water. What should we do?"

"It's nothing. If there is a drought on the road, just treat it as rain. If there is no drought, when I return to the sea, just pour it into the sea. "Shi Xuan said indifferently." Well, I will go back to the Victory Bridge Temple and wait for Madam Fang. After Madam Fang uses her magic to save those injured people, remember to come back and discuss the previous matter with I. "Shi Xuan could have helped, but with Madam Fang here, it seemed unnecessary.

Madam Fang bowed in a myriad of ways, "I will remember."

Then Shi Xuan nodded and flew back to Yangzhou City on the Thousand Elephants Shadowless Sword. Madam Fang directly landed on the cloud and landed in her small temple by the river.

At this time, Xu Jingyi arrived with a few disciples. First, they received the news late, and second, they were not as fast as Shi Xuan, so they only saw the scene after the flood receded. When they heard the people's words of gratitude to Pudu Bodhisattva, they could not help but be stunned. After a while, Xu Jingyi murmured, "It seems that Shi Shi helped Madam Fang behind her."

Then she sighed softly and called her disciples to go back. Although she did not regret her choice, she always felt a little ashamed in front of Shi Shi.

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More than three months later, in the late autumn, golden leaves danced in the wind.

"Haha, I finally succeeded." Madam Fang said with a smile. Behind her head, there was another ring of light, but it was no longer golden, but as bright as the moon. After months of discussion with Shi Xuan, she finally found a way to take over all of Shi Xuan's incense and wish power. But from then on, she had another name, Heavenly Profound Supreme Immortal.

Of course, for Madam Fang, this was not a problem at all. She was originally an unorthodox Buddhist, and because of her relationship with Shi Xuan, she was more inclined to Taoist immortals. Therefore, Supreme Immortal and Bodhisattva were just titles for her.

Shi Xuan felt relieved and relaxed, "Thank you very much, Madam Fang. I still have a few disciples I need to visit, so I will bid farewell today. " Shi Xuan had never thought of bringing Madam Fang to the World of Cultivators, because for Madam Fang, at this stage, there were not many experts in the Central Plains, so it was more suitable for her to gather incense.

"I hope that when I succeed in my cultivation in the future, I can still see my benefactor. Mmm, when that time comes, I can use the incense to condense a secret treasure. This is the accumulation of the people's wish power. For my benefactor, it might be of some miraculous use. "Madam Fang did not urge him to stay. It was normal for cultivators to be separated for a few years or even decades. As for the secret treasure, Madam Fang did not tell Shi Xuan, because it would cause her cultivation to regress a step. Even people on the Path of Gods would not be able to make up their minds to condense it for themselves.

Shi Xuan did not care whether he wanted it or not, but he did not want to hurt Madam Fang's desire to repay his kindness, so he said, "Mmm, we'll talk about it when the time comes."