In the Mahavira Hall of the Shaolin Temple, there was a sad and solemn atmosphere.
Kong Wen sat cross-legged on the futon, still in the Golden Body of the Dragon-subduing Luohan, but a little bit of golden light fell from it, like glass or lotus, lingering and floating, gradually dissipating.
"Not bad. Nirvana of body and mind, Hidden Latch reforged, there is hope for the Half-step." His long white eyebrows moved slightly, and he looked at Xuan Bei, whose face was full of sorrow, with relief.
"Grandmaster …" Xuan Bei put his palms together, with sadness in his eyes, and could not continue.
Kong Wen laughed, "We practice Buddhism and Zen. We know that all laws are empty, and all things in the world are empty. We have long seen through life and death. Why bother to be like a child in the mortal world?"
"His Abbotship …" "Master …" Voices of sorrow sounded at the same time.
Kong Wen ignored them and handed the nine-ringed staff in his hand to Wu Si, President of the Bodhi Yard. "The position of His Abbotship is entangled in the mortal world, which is a disaster rather than a blessing. As my disciple, you are duty-bound."
"Yes, Master." Wu Si, who looked like a dead tree, could not hide his sorrow. His hands trembled slightly, and he took the nine-ringed staff.
Kong Wen turned to look at Kong Hui and Kong Jian, "Two Junior Brothers, it is not easy to inherit the Shaolin Temple. Please take care of it."
Kong Hui and Kong Jian had experienced many deaths of their elders and peers, so they were relatively calm at this time and agreed in unison.
Kong Wen ordered them one by one, and finally looked at Xuan Bei and said, "The Crying Elder has been killed by your disciple. All the grudges and past events have become a thing of the past. I can finally trust you to manage the Bodhi Yard."
Xuan Bei was stunned at first, and then showed a little relief. The deep-rooted hatred was unforgettable, and revenge was not in line with the true meaning of Zen. The contradiction between the two was the biggest loophole of his Zen heart. Today, suddenly hearing the news of the Crying Elder's death, he had a feeling that everything was an illusion and had an epiphany.
Kong Wen withdrew his gaze and made the Nirvana Seal with both hands. With a smile on his face, he chanted the scripture in a low voice,
"One flower, one world, one leaf, one Buddha. When spring comes, the flowers are green, and when autumn comes, the leaves fall. The infinite Prajna Heart is at ease, and the body is natural."
Golden glazed flames emerged from his body, calcining the Golden Body.
After a short while, the flames were extinguished, and there was a round golden Śarīra rolling on the ground. It was translucent, and it reflected boundless light as if it possessed boundless wisdom.
…
Mengqi lay in the pit and breathed in the air that filled the gap. He breathed in and out the majestic sea of vital Qi and quickly recovered his strength.
Looking at the blue sky, Mengqi saw the purple meteor streaking across the sky and saw all kinds of strange phenomena. He pinched his fingers to calculate and immediately turned over and sat up. He was shocked and stunned, "Senior Chonghe has fallen?"
In the midst of the shock, a deep sorrow emerged from the bottom of his heart, making him unable to believe it.
The kind and magnanimous Senior Chong He had fallen? The selfless Primogenitor Lingbao, who shared all the techniques he had obtained, had perished?
Even if the Righteous Path was defeated, Mengqi still believed that Mr Lu and Taoist Chonghe, who were both Earth Immortals, could survive. They were the hope to change the situation in the future.
How could this be? Mengqi divined other matters and found that the situation of the Righteous Faction had not worsened. Instead, it had turned for the better. He was even more confused.
Unable to fully recover, he leaped up and flew toward Huamei Heights.
…
Inside Huamei Heights, Mr Lu was in a short retreat to recover from the previous battle and internal injuries.
The Ice Fairy, Ye Yuqi, stood at the side of the Flower Hall, looking at the dripping water in front of the eaves. Her thick black hair casually drooped, and a faint sadness rippled on her face that was like a hibiscus. This was the scene that Meng Qi saw when he came in.
"Senior Chonghe has fallen?" Mengqi still did not believe it and blurted out.
Ye Yuqi turned around and nodded slightly, "He chose to burn his Dharmakaya to severely injure Gourdo."
"They should not have been so embarrassed when they joined hands … Did other Dharmakaya participate in the battle?" Mengqi took a deep breath and suppressed his sorrow. He was puzzled.
Ye Yuqi shook her head and said, "No, my brother-in-law also could not understand his choice."
Mengqi frowned and paced a little irritably. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, "Unless …"
"Unless he had a reason to do so," Ye Yuqi continued.
And Mengqi could only think of one reason that could force Immortal Chonghe, an Earth Immortal who had cultivated the Immortal-slaying Sword Formation, to choose death — the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms!
Samsara travelers were controlled by him since they were weak. Even if they grew up to be Earth Immortals, there would be many hidden dangers in their bodies that were easy for him to control. That was why he could really control or force Immortal Chonghe.
The two looked at each other and understood each other's thoughts. So Mengqi secretly said, "Fairy, let's go back to the Aquamarine Palace to look for the Primogenitor's last words."
Ye Yuqi did not do anything else but raised her voice, "The grassland forces are currently at their weakest stage. Da Man has fallen and Gourdo's real spirit remains. I don't know how long it will take for him to recover. It is time to strangle the remaining grandmasters and cut off their future."
Mengqi knew what she meant and immediately said, "I am willing to go north with you."
The two left Huamei Heights together and went north and then east to the Moon Reflecting Lake near Lulong, one of the entrances to the Fairy World.
After putting on their masks, Mengqi and Ye Yuqi passed through the entrance and flew to the Aquamarine Palace. They saw Qu Jiuniang who was at a loss.
"The war is not going well?" Qu Jiuniang knew that there was a war between the good and the evil outside. Seeing the Ice Fairy and the Killing Blade Su Meng suddenly coming, she thought that the war was bad and they came in to avoid trouble.
She was a Rogue Cultivator and was not bound by the aristocratic families and sects. Therefore, she was relatively free and could often guard the Fairy World.
Ye Yuqi, who was wearing the mask of Progenitor Doumu, said lightly, "It's over. The righteous won by a narrow margin. Did the Primogenitor leave any message in the Aquamarine Palace?"
Qu Jiuniang breathed a sigh of relief and thought that most of the battlefields needed to be cleaned up!
Suddenly, she felt that something was wrong. Why did the Ice Fairy and the Killing Blade Su Meng ask about the Primogenitor's message? Based on the friendship between Huamei Heights and the Pure Sun Sect, and the easing of the situation after the war, couldn't they just ask the Celestial Master directly?
"Did something happen to the Primogenitor?" Qu Jiuniang asked with concern.
"The Primogenitor has fallen …" Mengqi felt that he could not say it.
Qu Jiuniang's body shook and she stared at Mengqi with her clear eyes, "Don't, don't lie to me. Isn't the Primogenitor an Earth Fairy? How, how … "
As a Rogue Cultivator, she could survive in the Samsara until now and grow to where she was today because of the help of the Fairy World and the guidance of Primogenitor Lingbao. She had long regarded Immortal Chonghe as half a master. Hearing the bad news, it was extremely difficult for her to accept.
"The Primogenitor burned his Dharmakaya to hurt Gourdo," Progenitor Doumu repeated her words. Her cold indifference hid the sadness of the impermanence of the world.
"That bastard, I, I …" Qu Jiuniang murmured to herself, her eyes were hazy and filled with tears.
Even the Ice Fairy said so, so it must be true.
She took a deep breath and sniffled. She turned and ran into the Azure Palace, saying, "The Primogenitor left behind a problem."
Entering the quiet room where Primogenitor Lingbao usually stayed, a jade pendant was lying quietly on the table.
"Progenitor Doumu," Ye Yuqi did not summon it, but walked quickly to pick it up and triggered the message.
"If the task given by the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms goes against one's conscience, such as killing one's parents or betraying one's sect, what should we do?" Immortal Chonghe's kind but slightly serious voice echoed in the room.
Mengqi's heart skipped a beat and he blurted out, "The Primogenitor died for the task against the Dominator of Samsara!"
Although he had long known that the Samsara travelers were just playthings of the Dominator, and that life and death were only a matter of a thought, the resentment and helplessness in his heart were still surging.
The task given was in line with the Samsara camp. The difficulty gradually increased, but there was always a chance of survival. Profiteers were profiteers, but the quality was guaranteed. Everything was just the appearance of cruelty, a paralyzing opium!
"How could this be? Aren't the tasks of the Dominator always divided into camps …" Qu Jiuniang shook her head in a tone of disbelief.
Mengqi clenched and opened his hands, opened and clenched them again, and his eyes were a little sore. He speculated, "Maybe it's because the Primogenitor is looking for the Real Body of the Dominator."
"This is all my instigation …" Mengqi clenched his teeth, and his heart was filled with self-blame.
"Items are exchanged by the Dominator, injuries are healed by the Dominator, skills and honing also depend on the Dominator. Naturally, there is no way to fight against him." Ye Yuqi suddenly spoke, and her calm voice contained a little self-mockery. "Every Samsara traveler, as long as they have a sense of self and a certain level of strength, is trying to get rid of the Dominator. The Primogenitor is the same. Even without you, he would still be looking for the Real Body of the Dominator."
Being comforted, Mengqi felt a little better, and his mood gradually calmed down. Suddenly, he thought of Gu Xiaosang's words. As a "fish", if they were disobedient, restless, and wanted to jump out, what awaited them would be the deaths of their teachers and friends.
Just after the incident in the Yuxu Palace, there was a task to force Chong He to die. Was this a warning from the Dominator?
Absurd, angry, hateful, doubtful, confused, and all kinds of emotions lingered. Even if Mengqi had a mellow mind and experienced a lot, at this moment, he felt it difficult to breathe, and his body trembled. Should he just accept his fate like this?
Reconcile? Not reconcile!
"The Primogenitor has been Samsara for many years. If he wants to accumulate enough Karma points, it shouldn't be a problem, right?" Mengqi forced himself to calm down and asked.
Ye Yuqi's eyes were deep, and she looked at Mengqi. "Will the Dominator let the Samsara traveler leave? A senior who once established the Immortals with the Primogenitor, through an adventure, accumulated enough Karma points, exchanged for a Nirvana Talisman, and received a task to leave. Then, as expected, he died. "
"Then, does the Primogenitor have any backup plan?" Mengqi asked.
"Maybe there is a backup plan, but it couldn't be hidden from the Dominator. It didn't work, and the soul lamp in the Pure Sun Sect was completely extinguished." Ye Yuqi looked away, and there was a faint sigh.
Mengqi was stunned. He thought of his real body on Earth. If he wanted to escape by dying and transfer his Primordial Spirit, he might not be able to hide it from the Dominator. He had to make other preparations …
"Phew …" Mengqi exhaled, and forced himself to calm down. "Primogenitor, the Immortals have been hit hard, and we can't be without a leader. Please take over the Aquamarine Palace."
He was an "unlucky" person, and if he became the leader of the Immortals, he was afraid that he would implicate a lot of people.
Ye Yuqi was silent for a long time, and then said, "That's the only way."
Seeing that she had agreed, Mengqi was slightly relieved. Then he thought about his own affairs, and The Conqueror's "Let bygones be bygones" had to be put on the agenda!
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