Chapter 172: Innate Buddha Nature
Longevity Palace.
Green smoke curls up.
Emperor Jingtai closed his eyes and listened to the sutra.
The chamberlain sent a message that the Buddhist monk Miao Shan asked for an audience.
The real person who was lecturing stopped and waited for Emperor Jingtai to speak. Even before leaving the palace, everyone already knew what happened at the city gate.
Pei Yu was better than the monkey demon, but lost to the foreign monk.
Emperor Jingtai waved his hand: "Please come in."
After a while.
Miaoshan and two disciples entered the Longevity Palace.
"Amitabha! The poor monk Miaoshan has met Emperor Daqian!"
The monkey demon and the pig demon imitated each other, they bowed their hands casually, one looked impatient, the other hummed and laughed...
A real person scolded: "You are so bold and demonic, but you don't pay a courtesy when you meet His Majesty?"
Miao Shan clasped his hands together and said, "This poor monk has never knelt down and worshiped the emperor since he came from outside the country!"
Another real person retorted: "In a barren and barbarous land outside the territory, it is normal to not follow the etiquette. When I come here, I will follow the local customs. When I see His Majesty, I must kowtow three times and bow nine times!"
The hall was full of Taoist disciples, looking at Miao Shan with cold eyes and unkind expressions on their faces.
"The poor monk traveled to the Li Dao Realm and asked for advice from the Taoist Immortals. He also met the Emperor of the Dao Realm. He has never heard of the Taoist Immortals having such etiquette."
Miaoshan said: "Daqian Dao Sect and Dao Domain have the same origin. I wonder if the Dao Sect True Immortal did it right, or the Da Qian Dao Sect did it right?"
The faces of all the real people in the hall turned red, and they didn't know how to answer for a while.
If it were in private, it would be a pair of Taoist immortals. However, Emperor Jingtai was sitting at the top. Anyone who dared to say that would be seeking death.
"The monk is suspected of being disrespectful and should be sent to a prison to await trial!"
"I heard that the master allowed his disciples to commit murder and blocked the city gate. I don't know how to punish him?"
"The demon clan has no beast card. Entering the city will be a disaster. According to the law, you must enter the Demon Slayer Division..."
The real people quickly changed the topic and criticized him again and again.
The monkey demon listened impatiently, picked his ears and said: "It's so noisy, it will never end!"
"Senior brother, Master just told me not to be impatient."
The pig demon persuaded: "Although these people have slaughtered countless demon clans and want to capture my senior brother, in the Holy Land of Humanity, we still have to be humble to avoid being caught."
"I'm just standing here, come and take me to jail?"
The monkey demon became angry as soon as he heard the anger, his golden eyes flashed, and he actually cast a spell to see through Emperor Jingtai.
"Be bold!"
Eunuch Chu scolded and stood in front of Emperor Jingtai.
The monkey demon put away his spell and smiled: "This Human Emperor is no different from those in the Buddha Realm. He will hide behind it."
Emperor Jingtai suddenly said: "My companion, please step aside. I am tired of listening to the sutra and want to stretch my muscles and bones."
"Your Majesty, this is just a monkey demon, but you are still a slave coming to kill..."
Chu Daban's face was filled with fear. As a personal servant, it would be a sin for His Majesty to take action.
"This monkey head is not simple. My Royal Garden Monkey Mountain is missing a monkey king!"
Emperor Jingtai raised his hand and pointed at the monkey demon. It was normal, just like an ordinary person.
"Roar!"
The monkey demon's hair stood up, and in its eyes, its fingers smashed towards it like jade pillars.
Qiankun Mo Nong!
The monkey demon's palms flashed with mysterious light, and he used his innate magical power to meet Emperor Jingtai's fingers.
boom!
With a loud noise, the monkey demon felt the bones in his body creaking and his legs bending uncontrollably.
Plop!
The monkey demon fell to his knees.
Such humiliation made the monkey demon's eyes turn red and he roared: "Get up with me!"
Just as he was about to manifest his true nature, Miao Shan put his hands together and recited Buddhist scriptures.
"Amitabha! As I heard, the Buddha was in the country of Savatthi for a while..."
When the scriptures fall into the ears of the monkey demon, it is like countless golden needles piercing the demon soul, which is a hundred times more painful than Pei Yu's divine sword killing the soul.
"ah"
The monkey demon screamed and fainted in the palace.
"Your Majesty, the evildoer is naughty by nature. He is new to the job and cannot understand the etiquette. Please forgive me for once."
Miaoshan knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
The pig demon knelt down with a pop, kowtowed three times and bowed nine times, shouting long live.
"Since you are a disciple of the divine monk, that's all."
Emperor Jingtai waved his hand, and a servant immediately dragged the monkey demon down.
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"
Miaoshan continued: "The poor monk has another unkind request. He is passing through Daqian this time and wants to spread Buddhism in Kyoto. I hope your majesty will agree."
"Your Majesty, this demon monk raising demons is probably not the right way. We must not let him spread evil!"
"What Master Taixu said is reasonable. Buddhism and the White Lotus Demon are unclear. This religion is a serious problem for our government!"
"What kind of divine monk comes from outside the realm? He might be the White Lotus demon!"
"..."
The master in the hall seemed to want to send Miao Shan to the Demon Slayer Prison with every word he said.
"Your Majesty, please agree!"
Miao Shan bowed his head and begged: "The Buddhist Dharma of the poor monk comes from the Buddhist realm. In the sutra, there are living Arhats who practice the Dharma. If it is spread, it will be beneficial and harmless, and it can also increase the foundation of Daqian."
At this time, Miaoshan had already seen clearly that all the imperial courts in Daqian had the final say, and Jingtai had the final say on all the imperial courts.
No matter how much Daoist disciples clamored, Emperor Jingtai finally made the decision.
"I agree."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
It wasn't until Miaoshan bowed and exited the Longevity Palace that the mountain-like pressure disappeared.
The pig demon took back his senior brother the monkey demon from the hands of the chamberlain, and swallowed it like it was stored in his belly.
"Master, what should we do next?"
The pig demon originally didn't care much about the so-called holy land of humanity. It followed Miao Shan all the way east, passing through dozens of countries. When the emperors of those countries heard that the foreign monk had arrived, they all opened their beds to welcome him and were extremely respectful.
However, after seeing Emperor Jingtai, his attitude immediately changed.
In the territory of Dagan, it is better to listen to Miao Shan and be honest and respectful.
"Go to pay homage to a senior first, and then choose a place to preach Buddhism."
...
Qingfeng Xiaozhu.
Mao Jiu squatted on the wall, watching the two figures outside vigilantly.
One of them was born with kind eyes, which made Mao Jiu feel inexplicably close to him. The other fat head, big ears, and thick chest hair did not look like a good person.
The pig demon asked in confusion: "Master, why do we need to change our appearance?"
"The ancestor specifically told us that this senior lives in seclusion in Luojing and does not want people to know his identity."
When Miao Shan spoke, she looked at Mao Jiu carefully and said in amazement: "It is worthy of being a place where immortals live in seclusion. Such a spirit cat is born with Buddha nature!"
"Meow!"
Mao Jiu looked alert and roared fiercely.
Her mother once said that there is no inexplicable kindness in the world, let alone inexplicable goodwill.
If you meet one, you must be careful, especially telling Mao Jiu that the worst person in the world is a bald man, and people who meet bald men must retreat.
"This cat is interesting, and its bloodline is extraordinary."
The pig demon licked his lips and said: "It is extremely rare to be born with Buddha nature. I don't know which bloodline it is! Brother, you are born with Buddha nature. You have been chanting sutras for thirty years to convert people. Why don't you also accept this cat as your disciple?"
"Amitabha!"
Miao Shan shook her head and said: "This cat has no fate with my Buddha."
Tsk!
The pig demon secretly despised him. He was not afraid of the immortal, otherwise he would have started chanting scriptures long ago.