Male protagonist, you are targeting the wrong person

As time passed, the Sunset Forest gradually entered autumn. By the Jiuyang Lake in the Sunset Forest, Yan Wenmo sat on a small bench, holding a fishing rod in his hand and fishing.

On her left was Yun Pudu, who was studying a Buddhist scripture; on her right was Yun Feidu, who was holding a sword manual and frowning.

Under the temptation of half of Yan Wenmo's scriptures and half of his sword manual, the two brothers completely became Yan Wenmo's followers and apprentices. Yan Wenmo was not ashamed of his behavior of taking away other people's followers, but was complacent about it.

I have to say that these two brothers are very talented. In just a few months, one has mastered swordsmanship and the other has made great progress in Buddhism. If given enough time, not to mention becoming a great master, it is not impossible for them to establish their own school.

By then, maybe she could become the founder of the two top sects? ! Thinking of this, Yan Wenmo couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Think of Yan Wenmo, a character who was almost cannon fodder in the novel, but now he has become the master of a great master, and the master of two great masters. Who else would receive such treatment? !

He Jiang Wenbai couldn’t do it, he Shangguan Zhi couldn’t do it, even the head of Haotian Sect Dan Chenzi couldn’t do it, but she, Yan Wenmo, did it!!!

Just as Yan Wenmo was immersed in the fantasy of a great master, a gentle voice interrupted her fantasy. Yun Pudu pointed at a line of words in the scripture with a puzzled look on his face and asked Yan Wenmo:

"Master, what does this book mean when it says that all living things suffer, that all phenomena are non-existent, and that only one can save oneself?!"

In response to Yun Pudu's question, Yan Wenmo avoided the question and asked:

"My disciple, let me ask you, did this Jiuyang Lake exist in ancient times, or thousands of years ago, or did it only exist now?!"

Yun Pudu was stunned by Yan Wenmo's question. He pondered for a while before speaking:

"I heard from Master that this Jiuyang Lake was formed in ancient times when the Nine Suns fell to the ground. So it must have existed in ancient times. What does this have to do with my disciple's question?!"

Yan Wenmo smiled pretentiously and asked again:

"Then I want to ask you, if the Jiuyang Lake disappears a thousand years later, will it still exist?!"

"Since it disappeared, it is naturally gone"

"So now, is the Jiuyang Lake we see still there or not?!"

"Of course it is, but does this have anything to do with my disciple's problem?!"

"Of course it is related. Today we can see Jiuyang Lake, so Jiuyang Lake exists. A thousand years later we can't see Jiuyang Lake, so Jiuyang Lake doesn't exist. So, whether Jiuyang Lake exists or not depends on whether we see it or not. But whether we see it or not, Jiuyang Lake has existed."

At this point, Yan Wenmo looked at Yun Pudu seriously and explained:

"So, whether this Jiuyang Lake exists or not is related to our cognition, and the meaning of 'all things are originally non-existent' is cognition."

Not knowing whether the fish had taken the bait, Yan Wenmo subconsciously moved the fishing rod and continued to explain:

"Take the Jiuyang Lake for example. Today it has water and is related to Jiuyang, so it is Jiuyang Lake. Tomorrow the water will dry up and it will no longer be related to Jiuyang, so it will no longer be Jiuyang Lake. Although it is still the same place, its true form can change at any time, so there is the meaning of 'all forms are originally nothing'"

After saying this, she seemed to remember something, and spoke with a distant and helpless look:

"As for the fact that all living beings suffer, these are the eight sufferings of life. You know which eight sufferings they are! These eight sufferings are closely related to a person's life. Everyone will experience these eight sufferings to a greater or lesser extent. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that all living beings suffer."

After saying this, she sighed, then stared blankly into space and murmured:

"As for saving yourself, it is your own enlightenment. It is said that it is better to rely on yourself than on others. Similarly, it is better to rely on yourself than on Buddha. Buddha can only solve the cause and effect of a moment, but not the cause and effect of a lifetime. Therefore, instead of asking Buddha for help, it is better to ask yourself whether you think too much, miss too much, want too much, and desire too much."

"Karma, life and death, love, hate, anger, and ignorance are all cages. Therefore, a person's life is like living in a cage. If you want to break free from the cage, you have to find the key, and the key to the cage is in your heart."

At this point, she let out a long sigh, pretending to be profound, and said quietly:

"My disciple, it is easy to get out of the cage of the body, but it is difficult to unlock the cage of the heart. If you can't unlock your own heart, even if the gods and Buddhas want to save you, it will be extremely difficult. There is a saying that if you can't save yourself, how can you save others? You say that you can't even save yourself?! How can you talk about saving all living beings?! How can you talk about saving people from suffering?! How can you talk about helping others?!"

After hearing this great truth and PUA, Yun Pudu was stunned. He stared blankly at Yan Wenmo, who looked compassionate, and then looked at the scripture in his hand in disbelief. After being stunned for a long time, he muttered to himself:

"It is better to rely on yourself than on others?! It is easy to get out of the physical cage, but it is hard to get out of the mental cage?! If you can't save yourself, how can you save others..."

Seeing him thinking hard, Yan Wenmo knew that he had fallen into enlightenment again. She was not embarrassed by this, but rather happy to see it happen. After all, isn't enlightenment the focus of Buddhism? !

Enlightenment is good, enlightenment is wonderful, enlightenment is amazing, be enlightened more, be enlightened diligently, and be enlightened all the time.

Just after dealing with Yun Pudu, Yun Feidu came over. Compared to Yun Pudu's Buddhist enlightenment, Yun Feidu needed practical skills. Unfortunately, Yan Wenmo had a lot of practical skills.

As a talented sword practitioner contestant who was forced to hold a sword and develop a relationship with it since he was three years old, Yan Wenmo said, Feidu, you should learn more from your brother. As for your little doubt, your teacher can just sprinkle some water on it and fool you.

Then, she put the fishing rod on the ground, picked up the wooden sword beside her and started dancing.

It has to be said that with the deliberate training of the system, Yan Wenmo's understanding of Buddhism and swordsmanship is very good. Although it is not too brilliant, it is more than enough to fool his two disciples.

After a series of sword moves, Yun Feidu fell into deep thought. After dealing with his two disciples, Yan Wenmo went back to fishing peacefully.

Although Yan Wenmo took the two as disciples for the purpose of exploiting them, she was a diligent and hardworking master, always at their beck and call, offering advice and helping them solve problems.

Whenever the two of them had doubts, they would answer them on the spot. Even if Yan Wenmo couldn't answer a question, there was a cheating system that he could use, right? ! Therefore, the road to evolution of recruiting disciples went extremely smoothly.

Both Shangguan Zhi and Ouyang Xian were surprised that Yan Wenmo wanted to take in a disciple. Jiang Wenbai was better than them. Xuanyuan Jing and Zhao Wenlong were puzzled but did not ask much. Xie Xiaofeng said that she agreed.

She even occasionally sparred with the two of them, under the pretext of learning from her fellow junior fellow apprentices, but Yan Wenmo was extremely resistant and said, "I can be their master, but being your master is a bit too much for me."

The reason why she couldn't bear it was not because she felt that she was not capable enough, but because she felt that Zhao Wenlong might be interested in Xie Xiaofeng. If she accepted Xie Xiaofeng as his disciple, wouldn't she be of a lower generation than Zhao Wenlong? !

What's more, you, Xie Xiaofeng, are the leader of the Body Refining Sect, and I am still a servant of the Haotian Sect on the surface. It doesn't matter if you treat me as your master, but what do those members of the Body Refining Sect who used to hang out with you think of you? ! Aren't you afraid that they will feel ashamed? !

Hmm, it seems like someone has suddenly forgotten that the Body Forging Sect has been destroyed? !