cross the sky

Chapter 18 Puzhi's Decision

In Zhang Xiaofan's eyes, the clouds in the sky, whether they are white clouds or dark clouds, have never been seen so close to the ground like the black clouds tonight, and the thunder has never been so deafening, and the lightning has never been so dazzling, almost making it difficult for him Look directly.

It seems that the sky is about to fall down.

He stood there blankly, watching the man in black and the old monk in the grass temple glaring at each other, fighting with each other.

Suddenly, there was an explosion of thunder, and at the moment when his ears were buzzing, he saw a brilliant bolt of lightning appear in the sky, and it hit the ground of the world, and landed on the long sword of the man in black.

For a moment, the clothes of the man in black bulged up, and his eyes were wide open, as if they were about to burst.At this time, under the intense electric light, the grass temple was like daytime.

The lightning that bloomed on the tip of the sword in the night was so beautiful that Zhang Xiaofan held his breath, and in Puzhi's eyes, strange frenzy appeared again.

"Is this the great power of Taoism's true method?" Hearing the man in black yell loudly, he drew the sword formula with his left hand and shook his wrist with all his strength, thunder rang out, and the lightning light on the sword shot towards Puzhi .Along the way, the vegetation, trees, bricks and stones are all shaking and flying, only the road in the middle leaves a deep fiery mark.

Puzhi took three steps back, removed his handprints, clasped his palms together, his face was dignified, his whole body exuded a faint golden light, and he said in a low voice, "My Buddha is merciful!"

With a sound of "pa", all the remaining seven jasper rosary beads in front of him were shattered and turned into a huge "Buddha" character three feet in front of him.

The next moment, the electric light and the Buddha character collided together.

Zhang Xiaofan suddenly felt his heart beating violently, as if all the blood in his body was flowing backward in an instant, his hands and feet were limp, he couldn't breathe, he just felt that at that moment, the wind stopped, the thunder stopped, the whole world stopped.

At this moment, however, Xiao Chang pouted his lips with a look of disdain flashing in his eyes, and said in his heart: "This power is much weaker than what I used last time."

Then, Xiao Chang and Zhang Xiaofan flew backward involuntarily, before Zhang Xiaofan even had time to feel scared, they saw white light and golden light, unparalleled in splendor, far surpassing the sun in the sky.The whole grass temple was torn apart, centered on the two fighters, they flew out in all directions including the sky.

Zhang Xiaofan's heart was empty, he only felt the sharp wind passing by his ears continuously.

Zhang Xiaofan felt scared, and subconsciously wanted to curl up, but he was powerless, so he had to let himself drift to an unknown place.

A thought popped up in Zhang Xiaofan's mind: Am I going to die?
Intense fear suddenly hit his heart, he was sweating coldly and trembling slightly.

When death stands in front of you, how should you face it?
At this time, Xiao Chang uttered a curse in his heart, saying: "My day!"

Both he and Zhang Xiaofan passed out and were unconscious.

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Puzhi walked over slowly, stumbling, first with Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu under his ribs, arrived at a slightly clean place, gently put down the two children, then hugged Xiao Chang, suddenly felt his whole body The pain was so severe that it was almost cracking, and I couldn't hold it anymore, and I sat down slumped.

He looked at his chest, and he could vaguely see through the scorched monk's clothes, a black air had gradually surrounded his chest, leaving only a small area in his heart, which was not invaded.

He smiled wryly, and reached out to feel in his arms.His hands trembled violently, and after a while, he slowly took out a red pill, about the size of a finger, which was nothing special.

Puzhi sighed, and said in a low voice: "Unexpectedly, the ghost doctor got it right. I still want to take his 'Three-Day Death Pill'."

He hesitated for a moment, finally nodded and swallowed the pill.

Then, he raised his head and looked towards the distant mountains.

It finally rained in the sky.

Qingyun Mountain stands in the wind and rain, hazy and mysterious.

"Taoism's magic technique is really wonderful, it can use the divine power of the heavens. If you can verify with my Buddhist school and learn from each other's strengths, you will be able to solve the mystery of immortality. It's a pity that Taoist Daoxuan's cultivation is far superior to mine, but in the end he is the same as mine. Just like the three senior brothers, they can't let go of their sect views and their status. Sigh!"

Pu Zhi let out a long sigh, turned his gaze away, and landed on the three children.At this time, the rain was getting heavier, and their heads and faces were soaked.The grass temple has been torn apart by the fighting just now, and there is no place nearby that can completely shelter from the wind and rain.

His heart suddenly tightened, and he couldn't help worrying about the two children.Just now, he forcibly transported his true essence, and with the miraculous skill of "Dafan Prajna" in Tianyin Temple, borrowed the power of the Buddhist treasure "Emerald Psalm" to generate the power to subdue demons, and just now he blocked the evil man's incomparably powerful "Shenjian Yuleizhen Jue" ", and hit him hard, making him run away in shock.But he was seriously injured, and he suffered another blow from Taoist thaumaturgy. He was exhausted, and even the last chance of life was lost.Right now, he is just relying on the miracle medicine "Three-Day Death Pill" given by the ghost doctor to prolong his life by three days.

"Although the demon was seriously injured, he didn't hurt the root. After I leave, he will turn back and kill people. At that time, not only the lives of these two children, but also the lives of the whole village will be in danger. This, this, this is what to do ?”

Puzhi's mind is in turmoil, he has a very high level of cultivation, but firstly, he knows that he will die, so his mind is a bit confused; secondly, he is worried about the lives of innocent people, but that demon seems to be a very important person in Qingyun sect, If you rush up the mountain to ask for help, you are afraid that you will not succeed and fail.

But the most regrettable thing in his heart was that his lifelong wish could not be fulfilled.As one of the four great monks of Tianyin Temple, he is admired all over the world, and he is extremely honored, but for him, the more important thing is to participate in life.
The mystery of death, untie the knot of longevity.It's just that he realized as early as 50 years ago that no matter how hard he practiced Buddhism and Taoism, he could only strengthen his skills and practice, but could not solve the mystery of life and death.

He thought hard, and after decades, he actually came up with an unprecedented solution.In today's world, the three religions of Buddhism, Taoism, and magic are the most prosperous, with the highest and deepest attainments in magic.The devil religion has a bad reputation, and its sorcery is cruel and immoral, and people don't like it; Taoist thaumaturgy is profound and miraculous, and it and Buddhism are both good at the battlefield. If they can study together, they will surely break the deadlock.

It's just that he never expected that the three senior brothers, who are always open-minded, objected in unison, thinking that they were heresy and whimsical, and instead tried to persuade them more than once.He was unwilling to reconcile, so he visited famous Taoist sects several times, including Qingyun Mountain alone, but he declined all of them for the Qingyun sect's head teacher Daoxuan.

Thinking of this, he gave a wry smile, quite self-deprecating, and thought: I only have three days to live, but I still want to live forever, isn't it mediocre?

It's just that although he was relieved, he couldn't let go when he saw the three children lying on the ground. He couldn't think of any good plan for a while, so he looked around and saw a pine tree in the distance. It can still block one or two wind and rain, and it is better than nothing, so I braced myself, picked up the three children, and walked there with all my strength.

After finally walking under the tree and carefully putting down the three of them, Puzhi was exhausted and fell down on the ground with his back against the tree trunk, panting continuously.

Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs!
This famous Taoist saying was read out slowly from Puzhi's mouth with a bit of bitterness and anger.

The sky is like ink, covering the earth.Boundless dark clouds overwhelmed the top, raindrops fell from the sky, fine and dense, and the cold wind blew, bit by bit, hitting the face, chilling the heart.

He looked up at the sky for a long time, then slowly looked away, looked at the two children in front of him, and whispered: "Three little donors, I want to save you, but I have no choice but to do it. This thing was originally caused by me, but it hurt me instead." You two, what a sin! Alas, if you two were disciples of Qingyun, among the people on Qingyun Mountain, I'm afraid you would be safer, but now..."

Suddenly, Puzhi's whole body was shaken, and he muttered in his mouth: "Qingyun disciple, Qingyun disciple" his thoughts turned sharply, as if he had caught something, but he was about to lose it in the blink of an eye.For a moment, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Then, in his eyes, for some reason, that inexplicable fanaticism appeared again.

He looked up to the sky and laughed, but there was a hint of madness in his laughter!
"Wonderful, wonderful! Although my life is not long, if I teach one person the magical skills of Buddhism, and then let him join the Qingyun sect to practice Taoism, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone? It can save the lives of the three of them and complete it for me. wish!"

"The two families of Buddhism and Taoism have been estranged since ancient times, and they have never communicated with each other. Qingyunmen never imagined that a young boy who lived at the foot of Qingyun Mountain would possess the great law of Buddhism. As long as someone has the knowledge of the two schools, he will surely break through the myriad The mystery of immortality for many years. Hehe, if so, what regrets do I have when I die?"

As soon as he thought about it, he was extremely excited. His cheeks were red and his eyes were bloodshot. He subconsciously saw Lin Jingyu's body and stretched out his hand.But when he reached halfway, he stopped and thought: This matter is of great importance. Nowadays, various sects and sects are very jealous, and they are extremely taboo about stealing from others. If anyone knows about it, and the matter is exposed, you will definitely die.Lin Jingyu is a child with excellent qualifications. If he becomes a disciple of Qingyun Sect, he will definitely attract the attention of his teachers.At such a young age, he might not be able to hide this big secret!
Thinking of this, his heart moved, his eyes turned to Xiao Chang, but he shook it, and said: "I can't figure this out, I'm afraid it's not easy." Then he turned his eyes to Zhang Xiaofan, remembering During the day, with his stubborn nature of not bowing his head when he was about to die, he nodded and said, "It doesn't matter if your aptitude is poor, and it will depend on your own destiny in the future."

After finishing speaking, without any further hesitation, he reached out and patted Zhang Xiaofan's body a few times, using the remaining Buddha power to wake him up.

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Zhang Xiaofan wakes up leisurely, his eyes are blurred, his ears are still buzzing.It took a while before he returned to normal. When he saw the things in front of him clearly, he was startled, his mouth opened wide and he couldn't close it.

I saw the old monk sitting in front of him covered in scars all over his body, his left side seemed to have been burned by something, scorched and ugly, his face was black and lifeless.But for some reason, the old monk looked excited and his eyes were full of smiles.In addition, he also saw his playmate Lin Jingyu lying on the side, unconscious.

"You, what are you doing?" Zhang Xiaofan was stunned for a while, before he asked.

Puzhi didn't answer, but looked at him carefully, and asked instead: "Little benefactor, it's windy and rainy, you are a child, why did you come to this remote place?"

Zhang Xiaofan was stunned for a moment, and said: "I saw you standing in the temple in the evening, and then it was going to rain, the place is very dilapidated, I thought it would be very cold, so I brought you some food."

The corners of Puzhi's mouth twitched, and he folded his palms together and said, "That's good, that's good. All things are predestined, predestined by destiny, my Buddha is merciful."

Zhang Xiaofan wondered: "What did you say?"

Puzhi smiled and said: "The old monk said that the little benefactor and I have a predestined relationship. In this case, the old monk has a set of cultivation methods, would the little benefactor be willing to learn?"

Zhang Xiaofan said: "What is the method?"

Puzhi was stunned for a moment, then laughed, stretched out his skinny palm, touched his little head, and said: "It's nothing, just to teach you how to breathe and breathe. After you learn it, promise me a few minutes." thing, okay?"

Zhang Xiaofan seemed to understand, but he still said: "Say it."

Pu Zhi said: "You never tell anyone about this matter, even your closest relatives, can you do it?"

Zhang Xiaofan nodded, said: "Understood, I will never say anything."

Puzhi's heart was shocked, seeing that at his young age, his face was full of perseverance, the rain was like a knife like a sword like frost, wet his little face, he was a bit haggard.

Puzhi suddenly took a deep breath, lowered his eyes, stopped looking at him, but continued: "In addition, you must practice this method once a day, but you can't practice it in front of people, and you can only do it in the dead of night. In the end, unless it is a matter of life and death, you must not use this technique, otherwise there will be a catastrophe."

Having said that, he opened his eyes again, stared at Zhang Xiaofan, and said, "Can you do it?"

Zhang Xiaofan hesitated for a moment, tilted his head, and scratched his head again, looking confused, but in the end he nodded heavily.

Puzhi smiled slightly, and without further ado, he began to pass on a set of formulas to him.

This set of formulas is not long, only about a thousand words, but it is dry and difficult, Zhang Xiaofan tried his best, it took a full three hours to memorize them all.

Puzhi waited for him to memorize it completely, and he breathed a sigh of relief this time, with an extremely tired expression on his face.He looked at Zhang Xiaofan, he couldn't help the look of love in his eyes, he said: "I have been practicing all my life, and I have never thought of accepting disciples, I never thought that when I was about to die, I would have a relationship with you as a master and apprentice. Speaking of which, you are also You should know my name." He paused, and said, "My Dharma name is Puzhi, and I am a monk of Tianyin Temple. Uh, child, do you know Tianyin Temple?"

Zhang Xiaofan thought for a while, then shook his head.

Puzhi laughed dumbfounded, said: "What a child." Then he remembered something, reached into his bosom to find a dark purple bead, looked carefully at it for a few times, handed it to Zhang Xiaofan, said: "You take this bead Put it away properly, and don’t let outsiders see it. When you settle down in the future, you can find a deep valley cliff and throw it down, that’s it. Also, you must never tell outsiders about the name I just told you .”

Zhang Xiaofan took the beads, said: "Understood."

Puzhi stroked his head and said: "You and I have such a predestined relationship, and we don't know if we will meet again in the next life? My child, just kneel down and kowtow to me three times, and call me master!"

Zhang Xiaofan looked at Puzhi, but saw that he had put away his smile, his face was solemn, he nodded in agreement, and called out: "Master." Then he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed three times.He had just finished prostrating, and before raising his head, Pu Zhi gave a low laugh, but there was a sense of sadness and determination in the laugh.

Zhang Xiaofan was about to look up at him, but suddenly felt someone slapped his back, his vision went dark, and he was unconscious again.

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