The river was full of waves. At the place where the Min River, the Qing Yi River, and the Da Du River converged, the torrential currents formed whirlpools of different sizes on the surface of the water. Amidst the turbulent and dangerous waves, there was a bamboo raft drifting along the river like a fallen leaf. But no matter how turbulent the whirlpools were, the bamboo raft always seemed to be walking on flat ground.
There were five people on the raft including the boatman. They were Su Miaoyin, Ying Feiyang, Goddess Ling Xin, and Xu Tingxian.
At the bow of the boat, the old man stood with his knees bent. He held onto the bamboo oar and observed the whirlpools. His body swayed along with the raft, but his feet seemed to be rooted to the ground. He was one with the raft. Ying Feiyang couldn't help but praise, "A small boat like a leaf surpassing tens of thousands of tons. You're really capable!"
The boatman said proudly, "Of course, I'm not boasting, but I've been begging for a living on this river for thirty years, there's no such thing as an undercurrent or a reef, I know it better than my own palm print! If it was someone else, they wouldn't have the guts or the ability to take on this job. My customers chose my raft, so they made the right choice. "
Xu Tingxian heard this and laughed, "You old man, just because you're being praised, you really dare to wear an official's robe to judge a case. Just now at the ferry, there were clearly many young people fighting for business!"
The boatman was exposed, but he was unconvinced, "That's only in recent years. In the past, the water flow of the three rivers was fierce. If we weren't careful, the boat would be destroyed and the people would die. Luckily, Master Hai Tong went around begging for alms. He paid a lot of money to build the Lingyun Buddha statue in front to suppress the water flow and pray for the people. Only then did this waterway become docile. Otherwise, we would really have to use our lives to make a living on the water!"
Looking in the direction of the boatman's intention, he saw a high mountain on the south bank of Min River. The peaks were scattered and verdant. One of the cliffs that faced the river was especially eye-catching. The entire mountain wall was artificially carved, and the shape of the giant building was fully revealed. It was actually a huge stone Buddha.
Ying Feiyang saw that the big Buddha was more than three hundred and seventy feet tall, its head was as high as the mountain, its feet were treading on the river, its hands were on its knees, and it was sitting on the cliff. The area below its shoulders was not yet finished, but the outline could be seen, and the area above the shoulders was already very vivid. The Buddha statue was solemn and unique. It had a graceful bearing and was towering, making people feel small when they saw it.
Although Ying Feiyang had heard of it before, seeing it for the first time, his mind was momentarily captivated. Then, he pursed his lips, not caring that there were two Buddhists beside him, and said, "It's just building a bigger Buddha statue, and it can calm the flood. How can it be so magical?"
But Ling Xin said, "Quelling the flood is the hope of the people here. In the past, in order to raise money to build a Buddha, Zen Master Hai Tong went everywhere to build a Buddhist temple. He put in a lot of effort. But on the day of the excavation, it could be said that tens of thousands of people were watching. Everyone went around telling the news. But a county official from Jia Zhou unexpectedly took the opportunity to make things difficult for him, saying that he wanted to charge him for supervising the construction. Reverend said, 'You can gouge out your own eyes, but Buddha's wealth is hard to come by.' That evil official said, 'If you really gouge out your own eyes, then we won't take Buddha's wealth.'" When Hai Tong Dashi heard this, he immediately took out his knife and placed it in front of the evil official, scaring him so that he did not dare to cause trouble anymore. The craftsmen were encouraged, ten thousand men working together, a thousand hammers striking together, each chisel and each strike contained the wishes of Hai Tong Dashi and the common people on both banks. This Buddha is the condensation of the wishes of all living beings, naturally it has the magical power to suppress water and suppress waves. "
Bodhisattva beamed with joy and said, "This fairy-like lady is right. Gods and Buddhas are three feet above your head. Young man, you must speak with propriety. Just a few days ago, the Lingyun Mountain Buddha appeared!"
Ying Feiyang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? Have you heard of it? "
"What do you mean 'heard of it'? This old man saw it with his own eyes! " Bodhisattva blew his beard and said as if he was showing off, "That day, I was paddling the boat under the Buddha. Suddenly, I saw a bright light above my head, as if there was a sun rising from the water. I looked up, and guess what? That Buddha really appeared, and the position of the Buddha's heart was constantly flashing with golden light! "
"Sure enough, the rumors are true!" Ying Feiyang and the others on the boat looked at each other, and said as if it was really true.
Bodhisattva said, "Looks like you all heard the rumors and came here to watch the fun. I'm afraid you won't be able to watch the fun anymore. Now that the vision has disappeared, and the Buddha has been occupied by a group of strong people, no one is allowed to come close!"
"Strong people?" Su Miao Yin frowned.
Bodhisattva nodded and said, "Yes, a young man dressed in colorful clothes, leading a group of beautiful and delicate girls, somehow learned from others to occupy the whole mountain, and occupied the whole Lingyun Mountain. What a sin!"
"Strong people?" Ying Feiyang laughed in his heart. Strong people are strong enough, but they are not human, they are demons, and they are the current Demon King!
The Lingyun Mountain Buddha in front of them was carved in the first year of the Yuan Dynasty by Zen Master Hai Tong with money, but until Master Hai Tong passed away, the construction was not completed, and now it was temporarily abandoned. The target of Ying Feiyang and the others was this Lingyun Mountain Buddha.
When the real Heavenly Book Cliff appeared, all the owners of the Heavenly Book Cliff sensed it. In addition, there was already a rumor that a few days ago, the Heart Acupoint of the Buddha suddenly shone with dazzling light, so it could be concluded that the Heavenly Book Cliff was in the Heart Acupoint of the Buddha.
But compared to Mount Tai, the appearance of the real Heavenly Book Cliff in the center of Sichuan was really fair to the righteous.
Kunlun Mountain was the passage between the Mortal World and the Heavenly Path. After the Evil Destroyer of the Six Realms occupied Kunlun Mountain, in theory, he could wage war in the Mortal World and the Heavenly Path.
But both the righteous and evil sides placed the battlefront in the Heavenly Path. The reason was that in the Mortal World, whether the righteous wanted to attack Kunlun or Kunlun wanted to invade the Central Plains, they were all separated by the center of Sichuan, and the center of Sichuan was the territory of the Young Master Peacock, Young Master Ling.
Gongzi Ling's ambition was not to divide the land, so he only took a ten-mile radius around Jinping Manor as his own territory. Compared to the other three demon kings who each had their own territory, his territory was just a tiny piece of land. However, this did not mean that Gongzi Ling had no territorial awareness. On the contrary, although the world was big, he only took a corner, and only a corner. If anyone stirred up trouble in his corner, he would calm down the troublemaker along with the storm …
Therefore, both the righteous and evil sides avoided confrontation in the center of Sichuan. After all, Young Master Ling had the temperament to stir up trouble in the Heavenly Palace. Fortunately, he was neutral. Whether it was the Evil Destroyer of the Six Realms or the three religions, he treated them equally.
Neither side wanted to offend him. If they angered him and forced him to the opposite side, it would be adding the most terrifying enemy for no reason.
But now, Ying Feiyang and the others had to find the Young Master Peacock, because the location of the Heavenly Book Cliff happened to be within ten miles of Jinping Villa.
Therefore, after Ying Feiyang and the others left Mount Tai, they rushed to the center of Sichuan. In order to avoid the suspicion of forcing too many people and arousing the hostility of Young Master Ling, they separated from Mu Zixuan and the others. Mu Zixuan led the alliance back to the Righteous Sky Alliance, while Su Miaoyin led the three hosts of the Heavenly Book to visit Young Master Ling.
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