Chapter 546 Everyone Will Die, some People Need a Little Help

"Preaching is easy but practicing Taoism is difficult. If you don't get rid of distracting thoughts, you will always be idle. The worldly work often gets in the way, and sitting quietly in the mountains is in vain."…

Zhang Zhiwei rolled up the sleeve of his left hand, then rolled up the sleeve of his right hand, and said while rolling it up:

"You just said, 'If I don't go to hell, who will?' So, you entered the whole nature, and you compared the whole nature to hell. Then let me ask you, what exactly are heaven and hell?"

Wu Man opened his mouth and said: "Buddha said..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhang Zhiwei's whole body covered in golden light as thin as cicada's wings. He flashed and appeared in front of Wu Man. He raised his big palm and swooped down, bringing with it a shrill wind, as if It has the potential to break new ground.

Wu Man was shocked, and he immediately used Xuan Gong. His body suddenly grew in size, and his clothes were torn apart, revealing the golden skin underneath. He had already used the indestructible Vajra Body.

He gathered his strength and assumed a stance, raising his palms upward, like an overlord lifting a cauldron, to receive Zhang Zhiwei's slap.

As soon as the two sides came into contact, there was a roar like a bell, a huge shock wave spread around, the windows were shattered, and the tablets in the ancestral hall were shattered on the ground.

The few people outside the door who were quietly watching what happened, their hair being blown back, were a little stunned. The little Heavenly Master turned against him very quickly. He was talking nicely one second, but he took action the next second.

"That's how I feel. I've long been disgusted with that guy. He'll attack as soon as he's gone. Senior Brother Zhang is really my like-minded confidant!" Lu Ci sighed.

"Don't put too much gold on yourself, Senior Brother Zhang, this is called true temperament, you are true nature!" Lu Jin retorted.

"My nature is better than that of a reckless man like you!" Lu Ci replied.

…

"Brother Wang, do you want to go in?" The head of the Lu family glanced at his youngest son angrily, then looked at the head of the Wang family and said.

"Wait a minute, I don't think it will be that simple. Besides, Brother Lu, don't you think what the Little Heavenly Master said before is very reasonable?" said the head of the Wang family.

The head of the Lu family said in a deep voice: "I am indeed deeply touched, but haven't we heard enough of things like principles? What you learn on paper will always be shallow. Some things cannot be truly experienced, and some truths cannot be truly understood. Any more is just in vain.”

The head of the Wang family nodded and said: "Brother Wang, you are right, I am just a little bit sad. Speaking of it, what I envy the most is not the methods of the little heavenly master, but his character. He is still enlightened at a young age and is alive. It is so transparent, unlike ordinary people like us, who are still full of doubts even after they are forty years old. They say that you know your destiny at fifty, and you are growing older year by year, but where is your destiny? "

The head of the Wang family sighed, "Brother Lu, don't be surprised. It's just that I felt a little emotional after listening to what the Little Heavenly Master said just now."

"I understand, who doesn't? Then let's..." said the head of the Lu family.

"Just wait and see what happens. Little Heavenly Master must know that we are here. He didn't ask us to come in. He must have his reasons!" said the head of the Wang family.

On the other side, in the ancestral hall, Wu Man received a slap from Zhang Zhiwei, but he didn't feel good. He only felt that all the bones in his body were being pressed and cracked. Even his indestructible body seemed to explode at any time. It's open normally.

He endured the pain in his body, looked up at Zhang Zhiwei, and said with difficulty: "Little Heavenly Master, I'm not here to fight with you today, I'm here to seek enlightenment."

"Talk about Tao? It's just a waste of time!"

After saying that, Zhang Zhiwei's hand suddenly shook, and a bright golden light burst out. The huge impact sent Wu Man flying backwards and crashed into the memorial tablet in the ancestral hall.

Zhang Zhiwei waved his hand and said with an indifferent expression: "I asked you what heaven and hell are. You talk like a Buddha when you open your mouth and talk about a Buddha when you shut up. You have the same virtue as the rotten Confucian who talks so much. Are you going to be stupid by reading Buddhist scriptures? "

Zhang Zhiwei looked at Wu Man condescendingly, with a very cold face, and the eyes in the narrow eye sockets were as bright as stars, and the eyes were slightly opened and closed, full of arrogance.

"You just asked me how to let go. How can I deliberately pick up and put down things in life? I never think about this. In my opinion, when doing good things, don't ask about the future. Just ask for a clear idea. "

"You don't have a clear idea, and you can't pick it up or put it down. In that case, I'll help you put it down!"

Wu Man opened up the scattered tablets and crawled out of it in embarrassment. His clothes were full of stains and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He looked at Zhang Zhiwei, confused as to how he could help him put it down.

But soon, he realized that the person who said he was helping him let go was actually sending him to hell.

He was not afraid of death. He had already been mentally prepared when he came here to wait for Zhang Zhiwei. He was just afraid that his death would be meaningless.

If you have not yet succeeded in seeking the Way, how can you die before leaving the army?

At this moment, Wu Man burst out with unprecedented power. The golden skin around him suddenly turned from gold to black, and the Qi on his body also turned into black. It was deep and sticky, and the devilish energy was overwhelming, giving people an extremely malicious feeling.

These black energies were extremely turbulent, spurting out from his eyes, nostrils, mouth, and ears, gathering together, and wrapping around the surface of his body like poisonous snakes, forming a huge Buddha-like figure.

Sanskrit music was singing around the figure, and the sounds were overlapping, as if countless men and women, old and young, were chanting sutras together.

"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, walking in the deep Prajnaparamita for a long time, saw that the five aggregates are all empty, and survived all the hardships, relic! Color is not different from emptiness, and emptiness is not different from color; color is emptiness, and emptiness is color..."

These sounds were extremely penetrating. The few people who were watching from the sidelines outside the door got goose bumps all over their bodies just by hearing this sound. It felt like a poisonous snake was wrapped around the spine, winding all the way up.

Lu Ci forced himself to swallow a mouthful of saliva. The curiosity in his heart and the desire to improve finally suppressed his fear. He took a heavy step forward.

Seeing that Lu Ci had raised his foot, Lu Jin got excited and wanted to follow him.

But as soon as the two took a step, they were caught by the head of the Lu family, one in each hand, and scolded:

"When the gods fight, mortals suffer. Are you two going to die?"

Lu Ci and Lu Jin are absolutely outstanding in the younger generation, with few rivals, but they are not good enough in the older generation. Wu Man inside is an absolute strong man even among the older generation. If these two guys go there, won't they be courting death?

The Buddhist chants inside are getting louder and louder, with shadows looming and devilish sounds filling the ears.

"There is no ignorance, nor the end of ignorance, nor even old age and death, nor the end of old age and death, nor the path of suffering, accumulation, extinction, and no wisdom."

"Because there is nothing to be gained, the bodhisattva, relying on the prajnaparamita, has no worries in his heart. Because there are no worries, there is no fear, and he is far away from upside-down dreams and finally attains nirvana."

"The Buddhas of the three ages, relying on the prajnaparamita, have attained the anuttara-samyaksambodhi."

The sound of Sanskrit became louder and louder.

Suddenly, an extremely powerful Qi descended from the sky, and a face as big as a house suddenly appeared above the ancestral hall.

This face has fangs of a beast, and there is a slightly smaller face on the top of the head. This face is a human face, but it is ferocious, with a green face and fangs.

"This is..."

The head of the Wang family and the head of the Lu family didn't understand the situation a little bit, and thought it was Wu Man's trick. After all, the appearance was a little too ferocious and ugly, like the angry faces of the Bodhisattvas and Vajra Gates in the legend.

The powerful aura emanating from this ferocious face collapsed from the air like a wall. The heads of the Wang and Lu families looked at each other and were about to go in to help Zhang Zhiwei when they heard:

"Marshal Tianpeng, Senior Brother Zhang has used Marshal Tianpeng. Let's stay away. This god general is very big. When the eight arms are opened, there will be lightning and thunder. Don't be injured by it by mistake!"

Lü Ren hurriedly suggested. He had seen Zhang Zhiwei use the bodyguard god general, so he reacted the moment he saw this face.

"Marshal Tianpeng?"

The two heads of the family were stunned, and then they noticed that after the head was fully materialized, the body of Marshal Tianpeng also emerged. It was a phantom at first, but it soon solidified. The body was as strong as a mountain, and the eight arms were opened, grabbing towards the ancestral hall.

To avoid being injured by mistake, they hurriedly retreated and gave distance.

"Boom!"

The eight giant hands collapsed down, and the entire ancestral hall was completely destroyed and turned into a pile of rubble.

In the middle of the ruins, Wu Man looked up at the god general who was much taller than his Vajra Dharma Body, chanting the Buddha's name, and the terrifying Qi around him burst out again, rolling up from the bottom to the sky.

The two sides collided head-on, and the sound of each other's collision was like thunder, and the harsh cracking sound rang out one after another.

Under this sound, the constantly singing Sanskrit sound was no longer audible.

Both sides did not come to empty, and fought with hard power.

During the fight, Wu Man's eyes were bloodshot, and he felt a huge pressure. Even though he had exhausted his omnipotence, his Dharma image was still breaking inch by inch under the high pressure of the Tianpeng Marshal God General.

Those black magic Qi were also being wiped out bit by bit.

In the end, the magic Qi was wiped out, and his Dharma image was completely destroyed by the eight hands.

The Dharma image is a derivative of life, a construction, and a manifestation. When the Dharma image is broken, life is naturally severely damaged.

Wu Man's body was already badly damaged, with many places showing white bones. Many places on his chest and back were burned to charcoal by thunder, but his chest was still rising and falling slightly. He was not dead yet.

"Amitabha!"

Wu Man chanted the Buddha's name, half-knelt on the ground, raised his head with difficulty, and looked at the huge god in the sky. The closer his body was to death, the calmer his heart became.

This was an extreme tranquility that he had never experienced in decades.

In this state of tranquility, although there were still some questions in his heart that had not been solved, his heart was no longer impetuous.

Zhang Zhiwei's mind moved, he put away the mountain-like bodyguard, looked at Wu Man who was already dying, and said:

"I asked you about heaven and hell before, now, do you have an answer?"

Wu Man, who had almost turned into a skeleton, said calmly:

"My mind is in heaven, my body is in hell!"

Zhang Zhiwei nodded: "The mind is in heaven, the body is on earth, isn't this the answer? An answer that is not written in the Buddhist scriptures."

Wu Man suddenly realized that there was a flash of inspiration in the spiritual platform in his mind.

He blurted out: "When the heart is wise, everywhere is heaven; when the heart is foolish, everywhere is hell!"

Zhang Zhiwei nodded and said: "After talking about hell, I remember you also said that seeing enemies is like seeing your own parents."

Wu Man said: "It's not me who said it, but the words of the saints. I have practiced it all my life. In the whole nature, even Liang Ting, whom I dislike very much, I treat him equally."

Zhang Zhiwei said: "If it were me, I would definitely kill him, but I can't say that your idea is wrong."

"Because my Taoist ancestors also said something similar. You said that you read a lot of Buddhist scriptures, but in fact, I have read a lot of Taoist scriptures. In the 63rd chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu said, 'No matter how big or small, repay grievances with virtue.'"

"This sentence is generally understood to mean that no matter how much resentment others have towards you, you should deal with it with the morality of quietness and inaction. Isn't it similar to the sentence 'seeing a resentful family as one's own parents'?"

"The words of the sage, logically speaking, I, as a younger generation, should regard them as truth and practice their principles, but..."

Zhang Zhiwei looked at Wu Man, his eyes filled with defiance, and said word by word:

"This is 'Lao Tzu's' principle, not my principle. I don't recognize it, and I don't practice it!"

Zhang Zhiwei calmed down his momentum and continued: "Speaking of which, I think the Confucian saying of 'repay grievance with straightness and repay kindness with kindness' is more suitable for me. If you repay grievance with kindness, you will be generous to those who hate you. If you have nothing to repay kindness with, then you will be rewarded with virtue." That’s not bad!”

"Straight, selfless music!"

Zhang Zhiwei stepped in front of Wu Man and reached out to press Wu Man's head.

Wu Man looked at Zhang Zhiwei blankly, his mind rumbling as if he was having an enlightenment, but his thinking was not affected.

He is much older than Zhang Zhiwei. He has been a monk three times and joined the world three times. He has experienced many things in the world. He has already developed the ability to remain calm even when a mountain collapses in front of him, and to remain unfazed when a tiger retreats behind him.

But Zhang Zhiwei's words just now, and the momentum he exuded just now, were like an angry wave that kept crashing into his mind.

This is a feeling that is difficult to express in words. It is not simply reasonable, nor is it how majestic and powerful the momentum is.

Rather, it is an almost devastating overthrow and baptism of past perceptions.

This kind of baptism is unprecedented and unconventional. It almost subverts the values ​​​​that Wu Man has adhered to for most of his life.

When everything in the past is overthrown, new understanding is re-established in the ruins, breaking and then standing.

A smile suddenly appeared on Wu Man's bloody face. He raised his head and laughed:

"Hahahaha, it's done, I'm done, hahahaha... Ignorance, the five aggregates are emptied, hahahaha..."

He laughed hysterically and said while laughing:

"I can't see Mount Tai with a leaf blocking my eyes. It turns out that I am so close to ignorance. It turns out that I am so stupid. 'That's why I feel uncomfortable with perfect enlightenment', 'Because I feel uncomfortable with perfect enlightenment'."

The meaning of this sentence is that if you do not have a clear understanding of the self-nature of perfect enlightenment that is not stained or pure, you are attached to "emptiness" and "ignorance", so you cannot be at ease and cannot be regarded as a great enlightenment.

This situation is actually not uncommon in practice. Some people who practice Kung Fu have reached a pure state without distracting thoughts or delusions.

However, they do not have a thorough understanding. They believe that purity is the way, and that impurity and emptiness are not the Dharma. So, I blocked myself.