Chapter 1 Demons and Ghosts
All the heavens and the worlds are vast and chaotic starry seas, and the world is as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River. There were gods who once opened the sky and opened the earth, and there were also big trees that spread across the sky to suppress one side.
The endless world, immortals, Buddhas, demons, ghosts and monsters are complicated. The human race's heavenly way suppresses a world, and there are also demon races, demons, ghosts, and heretics traverse the world and cover the sky with one hand.
Zhufan Realm, without knowing its beginning, it does not show the immortals and gods, only humans reproduce and survive, demons and ghosts mingle in the world.
Liang'an Town, welcoming restaurants, lively and noisy, idle men hide from the noon sun, gather here to talk and joke with each other.
On the table in the center of the restaurant, a storyteller in a gray robe stopped talking. Seeing that everyone in the audience looked over, he spoke slowly, and said in a thrilling tone:
"Bang, but on Jiguan Mountain, the sound of Buddha resounded through the sky, and a big demon raised a dark cloud, standing among the strange dark clouds of red thunder, looking down at Qianye Temple on the mountain."
"What do you think? Qianye presided over the mountain to capture the fox demon who was causing trouble for the world. As a result, the tiger demon behind the fox demon came to seek revenge...!"
Even though the people in the town have listened countless times, the listener's heart suddenly hangs under the clever words of the storyteller.
The storyteller was satisfied and took a sip of herbal tea before speaking:
"The tiger demon sounds like thunder. He scolds the monks on the mountain and asks them to hand over their beloved concubines, otherwise they will level the Qianye Temple!"
"What happened to Chibaji in the end?"
Suddenly, a young voice interrupted the storyteller's words. The idle men looked over and saw a young scholar wearing a simple dress and carrying a luggage walked in.
"I'm Shen Huixian, I've seen Mr.! Mr. Lao, please tell me, how is Qianye Temple now?"
Seeing this, Storyteller looked at Shen Huixian and saw that he was tall but thin, with a very vivid facial features. He could not hide his fatigue from the journey.
The storyteller thought for a while and said:
"Although the tiger demon is amazing, it still won't beat Zen Master Qianye's voice. Only a demon attack came in the end. Zen Master Qianye was besieged by the demon. After being defeated, he sat on the spot! Qianye Temple was also razed to the ground. It has been thirty years since the spring and autumn...!"
When Shen Huixian heard this, he stood there blankly, full of disbelief and muttered to himself: "Didn't you expect it has disappeared for thirty years?"
After a while, Shen Huixian reacted, took a deep breath, bowed slightly to the storyteller, and said, "Thank you for telling me, can you bother me again? Please tell me where is Qianye Temple?"
"Chanye Temple is located in Jiguan Mountain, five kilometers south of the town. After leaving the south gate, walk straight along the official road. There is a pavilion on the way, where you can rest. There is a road behind the pavilion, which is already deserted. You can walk along to Jiguan Mountain and Qianye Temple!"
Seeing that Shen Huixian was about to leave after thanking him, the storyteller couldn't help but kindly reminded him: "There are many jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains. Before the sun sets, he can't go back to the town, so he hides in the temple for a night."
Seeing Shen Huixian leaving, the storyteller shook his head slightly and sighed: "It's another person who is interested in seeking immortals and asking for the truth. It's a pity..."
From noon to sunset, Shen Huixian groped on the road that had been abandoned for decades, and insisted on completing the last part of this journey.
Squeak...!
When I pushed open the half-open temple door, what caught my eye was the withered and dead trees, broken walls and deserted.
From this huge mountain gate pattern, Chen Huixian could experience the prosperity of Qianye Temple back then.
In the Main Hall, various Bodhisattva statues were broken and incomplete, sprinkled all over the ground, and the thick dust made people unable to get off their feet.
A big hole was broken on the roof, and the wind and sun were blowing, causing the broken golden body of Tathagata in the middle to be extremely dirt.
Chen Huixian stood in the center of the hall, as if he was trapped in a demon cave. He was discouraged. He looked at the golden body of the Tathagata who was left with only his chest and abdomen, took out the Buddha's token in his arms and threw it away.
"Ten years of pursuit, demons, demons, ghosts, and monsters have all encountered them. After escaping from death, I got such a result. Is there really only demons, ghosts, and monsters in the world, but no immortals or Buddhas?"
Even though I already knew that the result was like this, Chen Huixian still lost control at this moment. He was worried about being afraid of death for many days and nights, and many times he survived from death, the result was like this. Everyone would collapse.
Chen Huixian thought of his father holding his hand before he died, his mother's eyes when she died in a ghost, and he thought of her encountering demons, demons, ghosts, monsters, and drops of blood seeped out from his fingers along the way.
"Why can all things be monsters, why can they become demons with ulterior motives, why can they become evil people become evil ghosts when they die, why can they be greedy and bloodthirsty? Why can't the immortals be there, why can't the Buddha survive, why, why...!!"
The voice of Chen Huixian echoed above the Great Hall. He hated the injustice of heaven, the unfairness of the earth, and the people were like cattle and sheep, allowing demons and ghosts to kill and swallow them!
"Meow……!"
A crisp cat moan sounded in the Great Hall, and Chen Huixian turned around suddenly, and his mind sent waves of warnings.
After years of running around, he immediately realized that something abnormal must be true. He knew that he was in danger.
A black cat the size of a hunting dog strolled out, standing at the light at the break of the main hall, looking directly at the Shen Huixian.
"Demon!"
What is a demon? The demon is that all things absorb the essence of the sun and moon in the world and become extremely terrifying creatures. They change a lot. They chase stars and take the moon. They are like immortals in the minds of humans, but they are not humans, but aliens.
Meow~!
The cat demon seemed to be bored with such a stalemate, stretched his waist and burst out with hair, making crackling sounds. Chen Huixian touched the wooden handle on his waist at that time.
"Young man, what do you think is a fairy?"
Three voices sounded at the same time in the hall, old man's voice, baritone, and soprano.
"If you answer correctly, you will get a prize, if you answer wrong, you will die!"
The cat demon slowly circled around Chen Huixian, word by word, and finally revealed his murderous intention.
Chen Huixian took a deep breath, stared at the cat demon all the time, and slowly said, "What is right and what is wrong!"
"It's right to make me happy, it's wrong to make me unhappy! Young man, what do you think?"
The cat demon squatted back to the open space and stared at Chen Huixian with the two shiny eyes. Under the sunset, he looked particularly gloomy.
"Happy, I'm saying that the immortal is like you, or is it that the immortal is just you? An animal is an animal. Even if it becomes a demon and has wisdom, it cannot change your fishy smell..."
Chen Huixian looked at the cat demon in disgust. There were three voices, and he was afraid that when the cat demon became a spirit, he would kill his master's family of three.
"Meow……!"
The cat demon suddenly let out a sharp roar, ready to go.
"Very good, human, you have successfully angered me and made me lose the pleasure of eating. I will tear you to pieces and stay with your companions for eternity!"
As the picture turned, under the thick dust, the human bones were scattered, and none of them exceeded the size of their thumb.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!
Four crisp sounds echoed in the hall, shocking the outside world.
"Hu, Hu, Hu...!"
Drops of blood dripped from Chen Huixian's right arm. The severe pain made Chen Huixian dizzy, and the five wounds that could see the bones made Chen Huixian understand that his right hand was probably useless.
He squatted down and picked up the revolver that fell to the ground with his left hand, and walked towards the cat demon lying in the darkness. The revolver in his left hand was aimed at the cat demon and re-screwed the gun. He only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the cat demon died.
Chen Huixian hatred voice said to the cat demon's corpse:
"Do you know how I crossed thousands of miles to get here? Do you think I am a lucky scholar, or do you think there are no such messes along the way? Unexpectedly, the ship capsized in the gutter, which was just refined and transverse, and your right hand was ruined, and the mess that had just been refined and was no different from ordinary beasts, was ruined. Bah!"
Spit out a mouthful of blood foam, and Chen Huixian stumbled and walked out.
As soon as he stepped out of the hall, everything that came into view made Chen Huixian stop, and hundreds of wild cats walked out from all corners of Qianye Temple.
“Meow~!”
The wild cat slowly surrounded him, and Chen Huixian staggered back two steps, with his heel against the threshold of the hall.
"No matter how bad I am, I will not be bullied by a group of wild beasts!"
Chen Huixian slowly raised his head, held his left hand on his right arm and threw away the empty revolver. He took out a piece of earth bomb from his waist, bit the thread with his mouth, and threw it out directly.
"Boom~!"
With a loud bang, the entire forest was filled with chaos and the wild cat group was even more frightened and ran around. In a blink of an eye, only a pile of corpses were left, disappearing.
It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. Chen Huixian knew that leaving at this time was dangerous, but staying might not be safe. This is his experience of being able to get here all the way.
He loaded the revolver with one hand, simply stopped bleeding from the wound on his right arm, and staggered out of Chiba Temple with his bag on his back.
As soon as he stepped out of the temple, Chen Huixian looked back and faced the sunset, his left hand made a move to wipe his neck.
When Chen Huixian walked away, a half-large white cat walked out and looked at the direction where Chen Huixian left, making a shrill scream.
“Meow~!”
"A beast is a beast, so cunning. If I hadn't deliberately tried, I wouldn't have known that there was one hidden! But you dare not take revenge in person. Do I know that you bastards will come to the dark side?"
Chen Huixian listened to the screaming behind her back and muttered to herself, but her steps couldn't help but speed up a few steps, turned a corner, and walked back in diameter.
“Meow~!”
The white cat slowly walked into the Main Hall, let out a soft whine, slowly approached the black cat's corpse, and gently arched the corpse. Seeing that the other party had no reaction, the white cat let out a low cry and wailing again.
"Boom~!"
With a loud bang, blood splashed everywhere with the black cat's corpse as the center, and dust flew up in the Main Palace, and it took a long time to return to peace.
At some point, Chen Huixian staggered into the hall. His eyes glanced at the hall and looked at the white cat lying on the ground and struggling to death.
Chen Huixian didn't say anything, and before he got close to the revolver, he pointed at the other party, stopped three meters and shot three times in a row, got closer, and then shot two more times.
Finally, Chen Huixian murmured:
"It turns out that I'm not dead. The local explosives are very powerful. Even if you are just ordinary animals, you can't kill them. It seems that I'm right to come back and finish the attack."
Chen Huixian walked over cautiously. Suddenly, his head was shot, and the white cat demon, who even had a brain flower, suddenly opened his eyes.
Damn, two-life cat demon!
Chen Huixian subconsciously pulled the revolver.
"Meow……!"
With a shrill cat moan, the white cat rolled into the distance and the revolver landed on the ground.
Chen Huixian covered his neck, and blood oozed out from his fingers. He slowly knelt on the ground, staring blankly at the center of the Main Hall, only half of the golden body of Tathagata was left.
Chapter completed!