Immortality from Taming Elephant-Chapter 285 - 158: Inviting the Buddha’s Son Back to the Mountain, Ullambana Dharma Assembly_3
In front of him was a landscape that resembled a Gobi Desert, completely devoid of any sign of life, as if a monster capable of devouring life lay hidden beneath this vast land.
This eerie scene, deep within Wangdang Mountain, naturally represented the fierce ghosts.
Just as he was about to invoke the Starlight.
Two figures appeared in the distance.
With sallow complexions and lean bodies, their shiny bald heads made it easy for one to identify their identity at a glance.
Behind them was a young monk with a gentle appearance, whose aura wasn’t strong, not even giving off the presence of Primordial Qi; this was someone who had not yet reached the Innate state.
However, there wasn’t a hint of fear on the young monk’s face. He simply stared at him openly, eyes filled with curiosity and scrutiny.
"Amitabha Buddha, this humble monk is Yuanzhi, greetings to the Buddha’s Son."
Xu Guang cautiously stepped back half a step, "Master, you have mistaken me for someone else."
"No mistake, my master was talking about you."
Hui Ming, the young monk, took a quick step forward and said.
Xu Guang recalled what Jiang Zi Yun had mentioned earlier, that Master Yuanzhi from Xuankong Temple had once helped suppress Dragon Gate, preventing Fourth-Grade experts from hunting him down.
"Are you indeed Master Yuanzhi from Xuankong Temple?"
Master Yuanzhi nodded with a smile, Xu Guang clasped his hands in respect, "Xu Guang thanks Master Yuanzhi for his righteousness. I have nothing to repay you with, except to forge a golden body for the master in my heart...
As for the title of Buddha’s Son, please do not mention it again, elder. Xu Guang is only twenty-three, and not yet married, hence cannot enter the Buddhist teachings."
On the surface, Master Yuanzhi showed no reaction, but secretly he cursed him as a sly individual.
What does it mean to have nothing to repay, to forge a golden body in one’s heart?
Isn’t this just pure nonsense?
"The Buddha’s Son is born with Buddha nature and can summon our Shijia’s Holy Beast for assistance, which is proof. Though you are not a Buddha today, you will become one in the future."
Xu Guang was at a loss for words; he had no particular fondness or aversion for Buddhist teachings.
As for joining Buddhism, that was out of the question.
Not to mention his lack of interest in becoming a Buddha, even just for repaying Shen Muyu, who was kind to him, and so repulsed by the Buddhist Sect, he could not enter Buddhism.
Master Yuanzhi retained his enigmatic smile.
Spoke softly.
"The Buddha’s Son possesses Buddha nature; this humble monk is dull-witted and admits I cannot guide the Buddha’s Son into our sect. With the Holy Beast’s company, the Buddha’s Son will understand this humble monk’s intentions in the future. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Next year is the thirty-third Ullambana Dharma Assembly of our Buddhist Sect. I sincerely invite the Buddha’s Son to attend."
Xu Guang had heard of the Ullambana Dharma Assembly, held on the same date as Jiufeng Mountain’s Grand Sacrifice, which was the fifteenth of July.
It is rumored to be the day when the Buddhist Sect welcomes the World Honored One, a clash of many Buddhist teachings and divine techniques, a grand event for martial artists worldwide, and they say listening to the Buddhist sect’s masters expound the scriptures significantly helps in forming an alien body.
Xu Guang’s expression turned peculiar.
"Master Yuanzhi helped me just so I would attend the Ullambana Dharma Assembly?"
His body tensed slightly.
If he remembered correctly, this monk was a Fourth-Grade expert, and he feared the old monk might take direct action against him.
Master Yuanzhi shook his head slightly, "Indeed, I wish to guide the Buddha’s Son back, but this humble monk lacks the talent and dares not delay the Buddha’s Son’s cultivation. When you attend the Ullambana Dharma Assembly, my master’s master, Master Ku Xuan, the head of the Dragon Subduing Hall at Xuankong Temple, will personally guide you back to the sect."
Xu Guang felt the hair on his scalp stand up.
The old monk’s master?
Head of the Dragon Subduing Institute?
If memory serves, Xuankong Temple is one of the four holy lands of the Buddhist Sect, and the head of the Dragon Subduing Institute is respectfully called the Dragon Subduing Arhat, with cultivation...
At least the peak of Third Grade Celestial Sea, and it’s not impossible for him to be at Second Grade.
He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
Master Yuanzhi nodded approvingly, took out an invitation emanating golden light from his robe, "On the fifteenth of July next year, Hai Zhou Dragon Subduing Dojo, we eagerly await the Buddha’s Son!"
After speaking, he grabbed Hui Ming, the young monk, winked at Xu Guang.
"Since the Buddha’s Son isn’t speaking, I’ll take it as the Buddha’s Son agreeing. The Buddha’s Son must keep his promise, or if my master personally invites the Buddha’s Son, others might say the Buddha’s Son doesn’t have good manners."
After they disappeared, Xu Guang found he could speak again.
He couldn’t help but curse.
"Was it that I didn’t want to speak? Did you damnedly allow me to speak?"
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