Chapter 282: Borrowing Heaven's Gifts to Save People

Yan Qianlie's expression twitched when he heard this, and he didn't know how to describe this feeling.

From the perspective of Buddhist philosophy, the old monk's words are certainly very meaningful.

But realistically speaking, the wonderful Bodhi tree in your temple is a treasure from heaven. If you dig it up and give it to me, or plant another one, is that also a treasure?

Then the treasure can be wholesaled.

He didn't say anything, just watched the monk beside Dabei go out, waiting to see if he really went to dig the tree. If not, how would the old monk explain it? If he really did dig, wouldn't all the senior monks gathered in the hall have any objection?

Have they all attained enlightenment and become Buddhas?

If it's really so cute, then I don't want your Bodhi tree. Just give me the Lotus Platform at the Center of the Earth, which is of a much lower grade.

Dabei seemed to know what Yan Qianlie was thinking. He leisurely lit a stick of sandalwood and chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice: "Amitabha. Donor, wait a minute. It will take them some time to dig up the tree."

Yan Qianlie: “…”

He couldn't help but ask, "Are you really giving it to me for free? You don't ask for anything else?"

Dabei smiled and said: "The donor's devotion to Buddha is the best exchange. If the donor can become a Buddha one day, why would my temple care about a mere tree?"

Yan Qianlie felt that it was too fake. Could this thief bald have some conspiracy behind it? Or maybe he saw that the way of heaven was on his side and was deliberately trying to be nice?

He deliberately asked: "You want to save me?"

"You have Buddha nature, and Buddha's salvation is predestined. I am not the one who can save you, nor can I save you." Dabei bowed with one hand, holding a rosary with the other, and whispered, "I have nothing to do anyway, would you listen to a sutra from me?"

Yan Qianlie said: "Don't give me that crap, isn't it the greatest merit for you to help people enter paradise?"

"Amitabha." Dabei nodded and said, "It is naturally a great merit to help others become Buddhas. Whether it is the 'greatest' is a matter of opinion."

"Wouldn't that person have ascended to heaven long ago after his death? Wouldn't it be immeasurable merit for me to kill someone to help him ascend to heaven early? Is this why you say I have Buddha nature? Hahahaha... Buddha and devil are one, Buddha and devil are one, I know it!"

Chu Ge: “…”

Qiu Wuji: “…”

Even we want to beat you up. It's really hard to be an accomplice of this guy. Qianqian is pretty good at being a troll. It makes people want to roll up their sleeves and punch him. I guess he will be able to be successful in the forum in the future.

The old monks around opened their eyes, each with an angry look on their face.

As expected, this big devil is here to cause trouble. Does he have the Buddha nature of a calf?

However, Dabei's expression remained calm, and he responded calmly, "If you cannot be liberated, you will only fall into the sea of suffering after death. How can you talk about bliss?"

Yan Qianlie touched his chin and said, "I understand. Great monks like the Master can see their true nature and attain liberation. They will definitely go to heaven after death. If I kill you, will I have accomplished a great merit?"

Great Sadness: “?”

The old monks nearby could no longer bear it and said, "Abbot, why are you bothering with this incorrigible devil Luo Chang? You might as well just ask directly whether he was the one who stole the Great Joy and Bliss Sutra!"

Chu Ge: “…”

Qiu Wuji: “…”

Yan Qianlie laughed: "So you suspected I was a thief, and you were hinting at me."

Dabei waved his hand and said, "I have never doubted you. After all, you are not interested in women, and everyone knows it. You must not be interested in the dual cultivation technique. Moreover, there are many techniques of collecting and replenishing in the magic world. I heard that Donor Yan also practiced it in his early years. Even if he wants to practice it again, he will not be interested in this kind of slow method of harmonious coexistence."

Yan Qianlie laughed and said, "Your temple actually has this kind of thing, and you still have the nerve to shout about it. If I go out and spread the word, you will lose all your face."

Dabei shook his head and said, "Joy Zen is also a branch of Buddhism. It disappeared many years ago and was merged into the devil's way. Although this temple opposes this way, as the ancestral temple of Buddhism, it still needs to collect all kinds of scriptures, including the so-called heresy. Even if outsiders know about it, there is nothing to be ashamed of."

Yan Qianlie was stunned for a moment, but didn't argue this time.

I keep arguing with others, but they don't refute me. I feel like I'm just wasting my energy and I just feel uncomfortable all over.

Dabei responded to the previous topic: "If the donor kills me, I may be able to ascend to heaven, but that is not the donor's merit, but my own. On the contrary, the donor's heart will be more entangled in cause and effect, and he will not be able to be liberated."

Yan Qianlie sneered: "I have killed many people, who do you think you are? Why can't you be freed?"

Dabei smiled slightly: "Because I was just delivering something to you, and I'm already outside the door."

Yan Qianlie turned around and saw two monks carrying a jade tree to the door. They bowed together and said, "Abbot, the tree is here."

Dabei nodded: "Very good, go and rest."

The monk bowed and left.

Yan Qianlie stared at the jade tree at the door in amazement, feeling the profound meaning of the heavenly way and the unparalleled aura in it. There was no need to expose the fake, it could not be hidden at all. This was definitely the precious Bodhi tree of Hongfa Temple. It was said to be planted from the branches of the tree in heaven. Thousands of Buddhist teachings came from it, and it was the foundation of Hongfa Temple.

It was really dug out and placed in front of the temple; the soil on the roots of the tree was still fresh.

Yan Qianlie half opened his mouth and glanced at the old monks in the hall. This time he finally saw that many of them looked unhappy, but they were suppressing it forcibly.

This Dabei is suppressing the dissatisfaction in the temple and is willing to give the foundation of his own temple to a big devil who visits the mountain gate at night?

Yan Qianlie, who came here with the intention of causing trouble, was completely stunned and didn't know what to say.

Dabei said slowly: "If the donor came to my house and killed me to take the tree, maybe he would feel at ease and even boast about his military exploits. But I sent you off myself, and the donor still wanted to kill me. When I look back ten thousand years from now, won't I have any doubts in my heart? This is the inner demon, which will haunt you for ten thousand years, and you will never be able to get rid of it, and you will fall into the sea of suffering forever."

Yan Qianlie's heart skipped a beat.

Isn't this about me wanting to resurrect my master?

Chu Geqiu's eyes also became sharper.

This old monk...there's something about him.

Yan Qianlie took a deep breath and said indifferently: "I don't know if you have lost your mind or are thinking about something else... You sent the tree today, sent the temple tomorrow, and when you look back, the devil is here again. The old monk really doesn't understand human nature?"

Dabei smiled and said, "Donor, you know this is different."

Yan Qianlie sneered: "Then I will start to push the envelope and see if it's the same."

Dabei asked, "What else do you want, benefactor?"

"Earth Fire Lotus Platform."

Dabei nodded and said, "Donor, you also know that I can't send a tree today and a temple tomorrow, so if you want to give me the Fire Lotus Platform, you can exchange it for something."

Yan Qianlie thought to himself that if you had said this earlier, I would have thought it was normal. What was that before was all bullshit, so he asked, "What do you want?"

Dabei smiled and said, "Just exchange it for the wonderful Bodhi tree you just obtained."

Yan Qianlie: “???”

Dabei looked around and smiled warmly: "Look, the monks are all looking much better. They are all happy, and the donors are also satisfied with what they asked for. Isn't this a great joy for everyone?"

Yan Qianlie stared blankly at the old monks around him with strange expressions. He knew that his expression was even stranger than theirs.

Everyone was confused by the old monk.

"Then...what do you want?" Yan Qianlie absolutely did not believe that such a thing could really happen. He did not dare to take either the tree or the lotus platform. Instead, he became more alert: "Just tell me straight, and stop trying to fool me."

"The lotus pedestal is made of flesh, and the donor is the eagle. If the Buddha can do it, I can do it too." Dabei said calmly, "Donor, do you know the difference between this and what you just said about bribing the devil with things?"

Yan Qianlie said solemnly: "I don't know, I would like to hear the details."

"The donor wants to give the lotus platform in order to save people, not to kill them." Dabei pinched the Buddhist beads and chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice: "The Buddha feeds eagles for the lives of living beings, and so do I. Even if I have this thought, I may save tens of millions of eagles. This is salvation."

Yan Qianlie was horrified: "How do you know that I am trying to save people?"

Dabei's gaze finally landed on Chu Geqiu Wuji, and he smiled slightly: "I have already said it in the first sentence... Donor Yan's visit is like seeing Prajna. God has the virtue of loving life, and I am overjoyed. Whether it is the tree in the heaven or the lotus of the earth and fire, they are originally created by nature. They are things of heaven, not mine. I am ashamed to borrow things from heaven to save people."

(End of this chapter)