Xiao Yi and Guanyin Bodhisattva just came to the river bank and saw a Buddha paddling a small boat coming from the opposite side.
With Xiao Yi's eyesight, he could see at a glance that the boat was a bottomless boat without planks.
"This is Lingyundu and the bottomless boat!" Xiao Yi murmured.
It is said that there is a river above Lingshan Mountain in the West. The water in the river is alive. It is impossible for mortals to cross the river on a single-plank bridge. Only by sitting on a bottomless boat can one cross Lingyundu.
But only with the consent of the Buddha can one board the bottomless boat. As long as a mortal sits on the bottomless boat and crosses Lingyundu, he can cast off his mortal body.
The boatman led the boat to the shore and called out, "Do you want to go on the ferry?"
Master Avalokitesvara raised his hands in thanks and said, "No need!"
Xiao Yi said: "Master Guanyin, let's cross the river by boat!"
After saying that, Xiao Yi directly stepped onto the bottomless boat.
That single-plank bridge is for the immortals who have shed their mortal bodies. Xiao Yi can definitely cross the river on the single bridge, but now that he has come to Lingyundu, how can he not take a bottomless boat?
Seeing this, Master Guanyin had no choice but to follow him on the boat, and thanked the Buddha again: "Thank you!"
Although the boat is bottomless, when the living water flows through the bottom of the boat, it seems to transform into the bottom of the boat, carrying the three people on the boat to the opposite side of Lingyundu.
Standing on the boat, Xiao Yi felt that the river water under his feet seemed to have suction, constantly trying to absorb the impurities in Xiao Yi's body.
It¡¯s just that Xiao Yi is no longer a mortal. No matter how much the living water attracts, no impurities flow out, which makes Xiao Yi¡¯s soul very comfortable.
After crossing Lingyun Ferry, as soon as we stepped onto the other side of Wuji, the bottomless boat and the Guide Buddha behind us disappeared.
Xiao Yi and Guanyin Bodhisattva continued to pedal up the mountain.
This time, it was smooth sailing along the way. Flowers, plants, pines and cypresses were all over the mountain, and phoenixes, cranes and deer appeared and disappeared.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the top of Lingshan Mountain above Hanxiao.
¡°On the top of Lingshan Mountain, I saw colorful clouds all over the sky and auspicious light. The peaks are cleverly arranged and the strange rocks are jagged. Under the cliff are beautiful flowers of Yao Cao, and beside the winding path are purple zhizhi and fragrant flowers. Immortal apes pick fruits into the peach grove, white cranes perch on pine branches, colorful phoenixes pair in pairs, and blue luan's pair up.
Between the Qiao Peaks are buildings of treasure pavilions, heavenly king halls, and Dharma protector halls. In the treasure pavilions, palaces, and Dharma halls, Upasaka and Upasika are chanting sutras, and there are also monks and nuns who are enlightening the Buddha and ringing bells.
"And there is a suspended island on top of the clever peaks. On the suspended island stands a magnificent ancient temple that exudes the golden light of the relics. A winding ladder winds up and leads directly to the suspended island.
Xiao Yi followed the Guanyin Bodhisattva and walked step by step along the spiral staircase towards the magnificent ancient temple.
When Xiao Yi stepped onto the suspended island, the ancient temple completely came into Xiao Yi's eyes, and he looked at the horizontal plaque with the words "Da Leiyin Temple" written on it.
Xiao Yi felt that his soul became happy.
"Buddhism's grasp of the mind is indeed much better than Taoism." Xiao Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The Four Great Vajras at the gate of Daleiyin Temple came up to us: "Bodhisattva!"
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva nodded and returned the greeting: "According to the will of the Buddha, I have a destined person here."
The Four Great Vajras had already heard the words of Tathagata Buddha, so they did not stop them or notify them, they just opened the door and invited Guanyin Bodhisattva and Xiao Yi into the Great Leiyin Temple.
Xiao Yi and Guanyin Bodhisattva entered the main hall and saw an ancient Buddha with a six-foot-long golden body sitting on the huge lotus throne in the middle.
This Buddha is none other than Tathagata Buddha, the leader of Buddhism today.
But I saw Tathagata Buddha wearing golden Buddha robes, with a faint golden light emitting from his whole body. He put his hands on his knees with his fingers pinched. His face was peaceful, his ears were big, his lips were thick, and he was chanting sutras with his eyes closed.
"World Honored One!" Guanyin Bodhisattva shouted respectfully, holding the purification vase in one hand and holding it upright on his chest with the other.
The Tathagata Buddha finished reciting a passage of scripture silently, and then opened his eyes to look at it.
"Venerable Guanyin, return to your seat!" Tathagata Buddha's eyes were shining with divine light, and he glanced at Xiao Yi and Guanyin before saying.
After hearing this, Master Avalokitesvara formed clouds under his feet and fell into a lotus platform on the right.
And Xiao Yi was just lightly glanced at by Tathagata Buddha's wise eyes, and he felt his body sinking and the pressure was huge.
The power of the saint!
This is the first time Xiao Yi feels the pressure of the saint.
Although Xiao Yi had met two saints, Nuwa Empress and Taishang Laojun, Nuwa Empress and Taishang Laojun had put away their power as saints at that time, so they did not put any pressure on Xiao Yi.?
Now, just by being casually glanced at by Tathagata Buddha's eyes, I feel that my body is as heavy as ten thousand kilograms and the pressure is as heavy as a mountain!
"Tathagata Buddha! Why did you ask me to come to Lingshan Mountain?" Xiao Yi felt that Tathagata Buddha was mysterious and unfathomable, so he said.
¡°If other Taiyi True Immortals meet Tathagata Buddha, which one would not claim to be a disciple?
"However, Xiao Yi is Hongjun's younger brother. If he claims to be a disciple of Tathagata Buddha, wouldn't he lose his identity?
The Tathagata Buddha didn't seem to care at all, but looked at Xiao Yi steadily. The Buddha opened his mouth slightly and said: "Xiao Yi, you are destined to my Buddhism, and I intend to ferry you into my Buddhism."
Xiao Yi also had long guessed that based on Buddhist behavior, Tathagata Buddha probably wanted to include himself in Buddhism.
But now that he really heard Tathagata Buddha¡¯s straightforward words, Xiao Yi felt a little strange.
Xiao Yi couldn't help but be silent for a while. How could the saint's thoughts be so easily guessed?
"Tathagata Buddha, I am just a casual cultivator and have never thought of joining Buddhism. And where does my relationship with your Buddhism come from?" Xiao Yi was silent for a moment and replied.
Tathagata Buddha said calmly: "Your fate with Tang Monk, master and disciple, is your fate with our Buddhism. I can make you become Tang Sanzang's third disciple, and escort Tang Sanzang to my Western Heaven Lingshan Mountain to pray with Sun Xingzhe. Get the true scripture. When you succeed, that's when you will become a Buddha."
Xiao Yi didn't expect that his relationship with Tang Monk's master and apprentice would actually become fate in Tathagata's mouth, and Tathagata would even let himself take Sha Monk's place.
"Buddha, I yearn more for a life like Penglai Island, rather than Buddhism" Xiao Yi said firmly.
The divine light in Tathagata Buddha's eyes flashed, and a faint coercion fell on Xiao Yi: "Since you don't want to participate in learning the scriptures, why do you want to participate?"
Xiao Yi's body sank, this time he really sank. The divine light of Tathagata Buddha kept pressing on Xiao Yi's body and did not leave.
Xiao Yi raised his head, gritted his teeth and looked at Tathagata Buddha, saying word by word: "Humph! What's the problem with me meeting my sworn brothers? Don't you Buddhists still want to tyrannically control the freedom of other monks?"
Being pressed by Tathagata Buddha step by step, Xiao Yi felt a sense of aggrievedness in his heart. Although all saints are like ants, Xiao Yi, who owns Xiaoyao Villa, is not afraid.
Xiao Yi has opened up a stream leading to the original heart, and his heart can no longer bear the oppression of others.
Since there is no fear of life, why should Xiao Yi be afraid of Tathagata Buddha! At worst, the Tathagata Buddha will destroy his body once.
Back then, under the Bodhi tree, Tathagata Buddha achieved enlightenment in a dream with great wisdom and perseverance. He was the only saint in the Three Realms who became a saint by his own strength.
There was a burst of determination in Tathagata Buddha's eyes, and he slowly raised a Buddha's hand that exuded a faint golden light