Chapter 361 The Meaning of Penance (Additional Update 20)
"The ascetic doesn't value worldly fame and wealth, gold, silver, jewelry, elixirs, weapons, and all external things, so it's hard to buy them off. If you want those things, I'm afraid you'll have to grab them hard."
"Hard robbery?" Jiang Lin was not surprised. In fact, he had considered this possibility before coming here.
Reasoning with unreasonable people won't work.
"Which powerful clan is here?" Jiang Lin asked again.
The shopkeeper replied: "The name of the powerful person here is Jiumo. He is said to be a powerful person, but in fact he is a descendant of the Buddhist national teacher hundreds of years ago. But he has always been a loner, ignoring other worldly affairs and interacting with other powerful clans. There is no intersection.”
Seeing Jiang Lin nod slightly, seeming to be relaxed, the shopkeeper quickly added: "The alchemist a hundred years ago was suspected to have been beaten to death by Jiumozhi. If this is true, that thing must also be in their hands. ”
"Although this clan is unique and all are ascetics, it is powerful. It is said that there are four saints of the Shimen who have reached the level of divine martial arts, as well as eight heroes of the Shimen, Shizhe and many other masters, which are difficult to deal with. And the ascetics Unity, if you mess with one person, you will be hunted down by the entire Sangzhou ascetics. Even if you escape from Sangzhou, you will not be able to escape."
"So...even if the imperial court is here, it is very cautious and will not easily get involved in things related to ascetics."
Jiang Lin was silent as he listened. If it was just an ordinary divine martial realm, let alone the Four Saints, even the Eighth Saints and the Ten Saints, he could pierce the heart with one arrow.
But if it were to deal with the ascetics in Sangzhou, that would be another matter.
Besides, the shopkeeper said that even if he leaves Sangzhou, he will continue to be hunted.
It's impossible for him to kill all the ascetics in Sangzhou. Even a ruthless man like Emperor Taizu couldn't do it.
If you can't kill them all, it will be like a dog-skin plaster that you won't be able to get rid of when the time comes.
He couldn't do it hard, and he had no idea what to do. Jiang Lin was a little confused for a while, what to do.
"Is there any other way?" Jiang Lin asked.
The shopkeeper showed hesitation and said: "There is a way, but you may not agree to it."
"What can I do?"
"Even if you become an ascetic, you may have a chance to blend in." The shopkeeper said: "But it is easy to become an ascetic, but it is difficult to escape the sea of suffering."
Jiang Lin didn't know what to say. If you can't beat him, then join, right?
He looked at the shopkeeper and hesitated to speak.
The shopkeeper seemed to understand what he wanted to say, and said with a wry smile: "Are you thinking, sitting in the watchtower, sending people to pretend to be ascetics, fishing in troubled waters?"
"We sent people to try it before you came. It is not difficult to become an ascetic, but it is extremely difficult to pass the test of three tribulations and nine tribulations. The previous few people died before even passing the three tribulations."< br>
Jiang Lin was surprised when he heard this. The shopkeeper explained the so-called three calamities and nine difficulties again.
The so-called three calamities are the calamity of weapons, the calamity of plague, and the calamity of famine.
The war lasted seven days, the plague lasted seventy-seven days, and the famine lasted seven hundred and seventy-seven days.
How many people in the world can be surrounded and hacked by people of the same realm for seven days without dying?
After luckily surviving, another seventy-seven days of plague came, which was the poison released by Jiumozhi.
If you survive these seventy-seven days, you will have to cut open your stomach and starve for another seven hundred and seventy-seven days.
The Nine Difficulties are said to be what the Buddha encountered when he attained enlightenment.
The first difficulty and five hundred hardships are to spit out sharp swords, the second difficulty and five hundred hardships are to attack and kill with secret strength, the third difficulty is to push the mountain to the top, the fourth difficulty is to stab the feet with strange trees, the fifth difficulty is to kill the disciples, the sixth difficulty is to eat demon poison, and the seventh difficulty is to expose the spine. The strong wind blows on the bones, eight difficulties and six years of asceticism, nine difficulties peel off the skin.
After these three kalpas and nine difficulties have been passed, one will transcend the human world and obtain the supreme fruit like a Buddha, which means the end of hard work.
But many ascetics cannot survive the three tribulations, let alone the nine tribulations that follow.
For hundreds of years, no one has ever been heard of who could survive three calamities and nine difficulties and become a Buddha and an ancestor.
Jiang Lin felt a little horrified. Is this penance?
It is simply extremely self-inflicted. No wonder Sangzhou is sparsely populated. Who would want to come to this ghost place?
Those who can stay may have never even left the city gate.
"So once you leave the city, it is easy to be dragged into hard training, because nowadays there are fewer and fewer people willing to do hard work." The shopkeeper finally said.
Jiang Lin didn't know what to say. In such a catastrophe, it was normal not to be willing to practice hard. Those who were willing had something wrong with their brains.
But getting into the camp of ascetics requires going through so many hardships and takes a long time. Jiang Lin is obviously unwilling to do so.
The shopkeeper said: "It doesn't necessarily have to last so long. I heard that the ascetics have a magical weapon in their hands, which forms a world of its own, and is called the Sumeru Wheel. When you live through tribulations here, the time inside and outside will be different. But to enter the Sumeru Wheel, It must first be approved by the Four Sages of Shimen. As for what happens next, my subordinates don’t know.”
After all, Zaibanglou is just a Jianghu force. Although there are many Yuanwu realm masters who have been piled up by Jiang Lin with elixirs, they are not worth mentioning compared with the ascetics of Sangzhou.
It's pretty good to be able to find out so many things.
"Xumi Wheel?" Jiang Lin listened thoughtfully. He had heard of Xumi Mustard Seed and Small Thousand Worlds before.
I just didn't expect that this world also has similar sayings.
As for the recognition of the Four Saints of Shimen, it probably has something to do with cultivation. Jiang Lin is somewhat confident in this.
His cultivation is naturally not the highest in the world, but there is probably no one at the same level who can compare with it.
Even if the blacksmith master is reborn at this time, he can't compare. "Sir, the tea has gone cold. I will give you another cup," the shopkeeper said.
"It doesn't matter." Jiang Lin opened his mouth and drank the tea in one gulp, put it on the table, then took out a map that he had prepared and spread it out, saying: "Come and take a look at this map and help me judge what it is about. location.”
The shopkeeper came forward and saw an overlapping map.
The bottom is part of the military aircraft map, and the top is a very blurry section.
After comparing it for a long time, the shopkeeper said: "This place may be near the Sumeru Mountains. It is said that before Emperor Taizu came, it was also called Sumilu. Later, Emperor Taizu destroyed the mountain and demolished the temple, and wiped out the 10,000-meter-high Sumeru Mountain. It was broken into pieces and formed a mountain range that stretches for hundreds of miles. The Four Saints of Shimen are also in this Xumi Mountain Range."
Jiang Lin was surprised when he heard that Mount Sumeru, which is ten thousand feet high, could be shattered with one palm?
How powerful was Emperor Taizu of Daqian back then?
I guess he must be at least a Dao Martial Realm expert.
Today's Daqian, the peak of the Shenwu Realm has reached its limit, and even the Dao Sect cannot leave the Dao Martial Realm. Why?
It stands to reason that since Daqian has been fighting for hundreds of years and has become stronger day by day, the descendants should also become stronger and stronger.
But within this territory, it gives people a feeling of getting weaker and weaker.
Of course, it is also possible that it was just a fabrication and flattery of Emperor Taizu by later generations, and it was not actually that powerful.
However, with the guidance of the shopkeeper, it can be roughly judged that the strange fire and alchemy inheritance should be in the hands of the ascetics if nothing else happens.
For Jiang Lin, this was good news, as the province was running around.
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The more Jiang Lin knew about this poor place like Sangzhou, the more Jiang Lin wanted to leave as soon as possible.
Just looking at the shirtless and barefoot shopkeeper, Jiang Lin couldn't help but sigh and said: "It's really hard on you, if you can't, just give up on Sangzhou. Daqian is big enough, and without the land of this state, you can still develop just by sitting in the watchtower."
"Your Excellency is merciful. We should do our best and work hard. How can we shrink back just because of the hardships?"
The shopkeeper poured Jiang Lin another cup of hot tea, held it in front of him with both hands, and said, "I can't find anyone in the whole country who is as good as an adult."
Jiang Lin took the tea and took a sip in silence, feeling slightly bitter.
"When you get back, ask Tian Daheng to give you more subsidies." Jiang Lin said, "Don't refuse this matter."
The shopkeeper hummed: "Thank you, sir."
"You can draw me a detailed copy of this map and mark the route, and I'll go out for a walk." Jiang Lin said.
"Yes!"
Then, Jiang Lin got up and went out.
A man who was also shirtless and barefoot chased after him and said respectfully: "The shopkeeper ordered me to follow you, sir. If you have any orders, just tell me."
"No instructions, just walk around casually."
Jiang Lin said without stopping.
The man followed behind without saying a word.
After leaving the shop door, Jiang Lin walked along the clay slab.
Compared to Kyoto City, the conditions here are too difficult. The houses are in shabby condition, the people are sallow and skinny, and their clothes are strange.
Some were wearing linen, some were wearing twig weaving, and even the women were mostly in ragged clothes, looking more like beggars.
As for urchins, there are plenty of them with bare bottoms.
Although it is a city, there are not many businesses doing business, and even if there are, they are mostly furniture-related.
Food, cloth, clothes, snacks, nothing.
Jiang Lin walked around and saw similar situations. He couldn't help but asked: "Why is this place called Mashi Bay?"
The man behind him quickly replied: "It is said that there used to be a big river in the north of the city. People often fished here. Other states also passed by the waterway here. It was quite prosperous, so it was called Mashi Bay."
"Big river?" Jiang Lin was slightly surprised. When he came here, there was a scorched earth, but he didn't see a drop of water.
The man added: "It is said that Emperor Taizu besieged Mashiwan and brought the river to other states with great force. He surrounded it for several years and many people in the city starved to death before they captured it."
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Jiang Lin silently understood why Sangzhou was so xenophobic, especially hating things related to Daqian.
Hard training, hard training, if it had not been extremely hard, why would it be necessary to practice like this?
One of the three calamities, having to cut open the stomach and starve for 777 days, may be related to this.
The man also looked around and whispered: "There are ascetics outside the city. No one dares to go out casually. There is not much water for farming in the city. The trade roads in Sangzhou have been abandoned for many years, so most of the people here are in need." Food and clothing.”
Jiang Lin frowned slightly. He considered himself not a saint, but he still couldn't bear to see such suffering in the world.
If you want to practice hard, just do it yourself, why bother bringing others with you?
Buddhism in the previous life was nothing more than advising people to do weird things, chanting sutras and reciting Buddha's name, and there was no such thing as forcing people to enter.
But the Buddhist kingdom here in Daqian was destroyed, and the remaining ascetics were incomprehensible.
It seems that the catastrophe of hundreds of years ago has been transformed into today's resentment, and he wants to take extreme revenge on the people of the world.
What is the point of such hard training?
(End of chapter)