Turns out I'm a Great Cultivator
Chapter 363: Understanding Bodhi, Acheron Bridge and Nahe
Golden flames danced in the air. Immediately, Yuecha's figure slowly disappeared. Then the golden fire died out. There's nothing left. As if nothing happened.
The scene was silent. The breeze is blowing.
“Amitabha.”
Each monk performs the Namaste movement and secretly chants Buddhist scriptures.
Yuecha's death did enlighten the Buddhists.
“Huh, lose friends again.” Li Nianfan shook his head. He felt sentimental.
He experienced more things as he approached more cultivators. He learned various lessons in the Eternal Realm. He had indeed heard about these things before but there was a difference when it was a personal experience.
Most of the time, others have chosen their path. Not even a capable friend could help them at all.
Cultivators sometimes change. They did act like how a God should act.
That was a review from Li Nianfan. In other words, the cultivators around him were friendly.
‘Yuecha's death means he must be in the Underworld. I will visit when I am free so I can make sure he will reincarnate well,’ thought Li Nianfan. He can only help her with that.
The Buddhist Grand Ceremony ended well. It wasn't perfect but it was a good ending.
Yuecha has gone. The Buddha has gone. Buddhism is in a very awkward state. Many guests left. The incident will probably be the talk of the town for a long time.
Li Nianfan and the others did not leave.
Buddhism is unstable. So, he stayed to take care of everything.
Thankfully, the monks were mentally stable. Nothing bad happened. However, things were very quiet at the scene and everyone seemed lost.
Li Nianfan could do nothing. Buddhists must pass through the obstacles themselves.
He stayed for three days before he was ready to leave.
Before he left, he went to the backyard of Buddhism. He wanted to talk to Jiechi. The little monk was the only monk he knew at the time.
The sky full of fallen leaves flew into the backyard. He saw a small figure holding a broom from afar. He leaned against the broom, sleeping from exhaustion.
He muttered in his sleep. That's so funny and cute.
Li Nianfan walked over and heard his muttering.
“Mr Yuecha, Senior Jiese, I do not believe that you two are Devils. You two are coming back, right?
“I will work hard to sweep the floor and clean the foliage. Come back after I'm done cleaning, okay?
“I have a new understanding in Buddhism, I do not know with whom I can talk about it.”
Li Nianfan smiled bitterly. He didn't wake her.
‘He suffered such pain at such a young age. Very terrible.’
He shook his head and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, he saw a row of words at the corner of his eyes. It was carved into the stone next to the Bodhi Tree.
“Body as Bodhi Tree, heart as a standing mirror. Frequently wiped and cleaned, do not get dusty.”
Li Nianfan was stunned. He turned to look at the sleepy little monk in awe.
‘This .... His new understanding of Buddhism from sweeping the floor?
‘It's legit. Too bad he's not a straight-A.’ student
He looked around and picked up a branch. He grinned and wrote another poem next to the poem.
‘No Bodhi Tree; nor mirror place. Since everything is empty, where can the dust go down?’
“Little monk, goodbye.”
Li Nianfan spoke softly and then slowly walked out of the backyard.
An hour later.
Sound heard ‘hitting’.
The broom fell to the floor. The little monk also fell to his knees in the voice of ‘aduh’.
“Bah!”
He spat out a leaf in his mouth and rubbed his bald head. He wakes.
“Yeah, how do I fall asleep? I need to quickly sweep the floor so that Master and Senior can come back faster!”
He took a broom. Then, he was a little surprised to see the new writings.
“Hah? Who wrote this?”
He leaned over and read it slowly.
He was fascinated after reading it. His mouth was agape as his mind wandered.
“This... This... This wisdom...”.
He gulped and sat down cross-legged under the Bodhi Tree. He kept looking back and forth at the two poems. “Wise. Much wiser than me.”
Previous poems highlighted the elimination of stubborn mindsets and internal reflection to be always pure. Li Nianfan's poetry is much better. He revealed it clearly. There is no stubborn mindset to begin with, so why the constant need to clean and wipe?
It was deep and direct.
“The leaves in the backyard are none other than my stubborn duty. I remained stubborn, and the leaves kept falling. All I had to do was let go of my stubbornness and these leaves would naturally disappear. ”
He seems enlightened. He did Namaste's moves and closed his eyes. Buddha Light slowly formed around him as a circle of light also appeared behind him. Her already shiny bald head was even more radiant. He is in a state of transcendence.
Leaves danced around Jiechi with the wind. Then, it slowly disappeared in the air.
The dead leaves on the floor started to sway before slowly, they disappeared …
Meanwhile, Li Nianfan and the others left the Spiritual Mountain. They rose above the clouds to a great city.
The city had the City God Temple.
Many people worshipped the statues inside the City God Temple.
The statue in the middle was an elder with a beard and a round hat. He looks friendly.
The gods will notice that when people light incense, the smoke will fly up into the sky. Then, a mysterious power would enter the statue.
That's the power of incense desire. Once an incense desire is accumulated to a certain point, it will be considered a Deluxe Award for belief. This was why the soul of the City God Temple could exist in the Eternal Realm for such a long time.
Li Nianfan is in. The soul in the statue came out of its container to pay respects to Li Nianfan. Then, he signalled and floated backwards.
Li Nianfan and the others followed. They went to the side room in the backyard.
Elder greets Li Nianfan, “Greetings to Mr Li. I am Zhu Chengming from the Fallen Flower City God Temple. Greetings to everyone.”
“Greetings to City God Zhu,” salutes Li Nianfan. Then, he said, “I'm here to bother you again, City God Zhu. Very sorry about that. ”
Previously, he had asked City God Zhu to pass on a message about Yun Yiyi and Jiese to the Underworld.
“You're too polite, Mr. Li. I can be a City God all because of you.”
City Lord Zhu sounded sincere. He could become a City God so his manners were naturally on target. He continued, “Master Li, Gentlemen of Impermanence Black and White sent me a message. They said they found a monk and a woman in red. They are in the Underworld now. However, they are not sure if they are the ones you are looking for.”
Li Nianfan was stunned. That's not acceptable. He asked in shock, “In the Underworld? They're dead?”
Sighs…
Li Nianfan sighed and frowned. He then said, “Can I trouble you to tell Gentlemen of Impermanence, City God Zhu? I.... want to go to Underworld.”
His Deluxe Merit Flesh allows him to fly across the sky and go underground. He wanted to see the legendary Underworld. More importantly, he wanted to see if he could help Jiese, Yun Yiyi, and Yuecha.
“Please, wait a minute, Mr. Li. I will contact the Gentlemen of Impermanence Black and White now, ”ansi City God Zhu. Then, he left.
He returned after fifteen minutes. A black figure and a white figure followed him.
Black and White impermanence are both expressionless. They looked at Li Nianfan and smiled. They said in a friendly tone, “Master Li.”
Li Nianfan also smiled and said, “Greetings to the Imperishable Gentlemen of Black and White.”
“Zhu has told us everything. Mr. Li, you are welcome to visit our Underworld.” White impermanence ceases. Then, he said, “But I fear it is inappropriate for many to enter because the Underworld is an important and unstable land.”
He looked at the group of people behind Li Nianfan.
‘This insult ... Hm, somewhat obvious.’
Ziye suddenly spoke up, “Gentlemen, long time no see.”
“You ..” Black and White Impermanence looked at Ziye and suddenly flinched. They were surprised and surprised. They said, “Dewi Ziye? You... You..”.
Ziye smiled and nodded, “This is me.”
“If it is the Seventh Princess, the Underworld naturally welcomes you,” White Impermanence smiled and nodded. Then, he once again looked to everyone.
Immortal Linzhu shook her head, “I won't go. After all there is no good food in the Underworld.”
Pei An and the others were very friendly. They smiled and saluted Black and White Impermanence. “We won't interfere.”
They are both Death Gods. The cultivators would eventually die so they had to give up.
The impermanence of Black and White looked at Xiao Chengfeng.
Xiao Chengfeng raised her eyebrows. He was not happy right away. “What does this mean? I am also not worthy enough to enter the Underworld?”
Pei An and Gu Yuan knew he was going to talk nonsense again. They hurriedly dragged him away.
“Do you know who I am? I am a sword cultivator revered by the three million sword cultivators in the Eternal Realm Above! The Underworld should respect me!” Xiao Chengfeng fought. “Release me!”
“Sorry, there are no sword cultivators in our Underworld,” Black Impermanence grinned coldly. Then, he naturally changed his facial expression when he spoke to Li Nianfan. He said kindly, “Master Li, should we leave now?”
“Yes, sorry for the problem, Gentlemen.”
“Not everything. No problem at all.”
Black and White impermanence wags it. Then, they raised their hands at the same time and cast a spell. Ripples formed in the air. Immediately, a jet-black door appeared in front of everyone.
“Master Li, please.”
Black and White Impermanence leads the way. They stepped to the door.
The air was very cold as soon as they stepped into the door.
It was like going out on a hot summer day and suddenly walking into a cold room with AC.
His eyes were a little unfocused. He looked again and saw a huge river in front of him. The river was flowing profusely and was turbid yellow in color. Everyone stood to the side. They could feel the water vapor on their faces and could hear the violent pounding of the waves.
The river is wide and flowing!
Li Nianfan did not expect that the process of entering the Underworld was only a door. He really felt like he had just entered the room from another room.
He was instantly fascinated by the river in front of him.
The Underworld was dim like a constant sunset. The sky is red. It was a bit overwhelming and it was depressing.
Li Nianfan licked his lips. He exclaimed, “Is this ... Acheron?”
“It's Acheron,” White Impermanence nodded and introduced. “This is where souls are after death. Usually, the souls in Acheron are the lost ghosts. Only souls who manage to find Naihe Bridge and successfully reincarnate can get rid of their ghost identity.”
“I understand.” Li Nianfan looked up. He saw a bright red patch on the other side of Acheron. It was a Higan Flower, and they swayed as if they were giving directions.
Li Nianfan suddenly raised his eyebrows. He realized something. “Why are there no other ghosts here?”
Impermanence Black replied, “Master Li, this is just the way for Onis. Common ghosts exist elsewhere.”
‘So, this is an express line.’
Li Nianfan nodded. He's learning something new.
To be honest, the Acheron line was very boring. It was a dim realm, only a rushing river and a beautiful red Higan Flower were entertaining.
Fortunately, the express line was fast. Soon, they saw a bridge ahead. A long row of human figures moved on the bridge.
As they got closer, they could see that it was a group of ghosts lined up on the bridge. They looked exhausted and depressed. They stood in line agitatedly.
Other than humans, there were many souls from various animals. The number of souls is huge.
Onis in uniform handling them. They manage orders by surrounding them.
There's a big rock near the bridge. ‘Naihe’ Bridge carved in blood-red stone.
“It's indeed Nahe Bridge.” Li Nianfan was very emotional because it was the famous Naihe Bridge. He did not expect that he would be able to stand on the bridge as a living human, as a mere visitor.
‘It's a shame I can't flex this to anyone.
‘Huh, very quiet to be in different nature.’
He turned his head and saw an old grandmother with a face full of wrinkles. The grandmother bowed a little. He smiled and scooped up soup for souls to drink.
He looked at Li Nianfan and immediately smiled kindly. He nodded as a friendly way to greet.
Li Nianfan smiled awkwardly in response. He looked at the soup and felt a tremor in his heart. He quickly threw away his face.
‘Sup it .. not tasty. Can't drink it.’
“No, I don't want it!” Suddenly, they heard a desperate voice.
The voice was from a middle-aged man. He looked very frightened. He finally snapped when Meng Po gave him soup. His entire body was trembling and ready to run.
However, he was stopped by Onis before he could escape. He was held in his place.
“Fella, are you trying to make a fuss here?” an Oni smirked coldly. He threatens, “Drink. Otherwise, we will punish you on your way to reincarnation!”
“No, please, I also want to cooperate. But the soup is too terrible, it tastes.. blergh!”.
The middle-aged man almost cried. “Blergh! I can't stand it. This is considered my last meal, can it be something that does not taste good?”
“Drink this soup, I guarantee you will forget what it tastes bad.” The two Onis smiled. They are used to such situations. They easily forced the middle-aged man to drink every drop of soup.
The middle-aged man struggled and trembled like a madman. His face twisted as if he was in pain.
But he soon stopped fighting.
The middle-aged man was numb in his expression. He lifelessly looked ahead with dead eyes. He forgot everything as he calmly floated over the Naihe Bridge.
Gosh—
Li Nianfan flinched. Skin crawling. He was scared of what happened.
‘Thrattling, too scary!
‘Thank God, I'm not in line. Thank you God!’