Chapter 370 Two Big Liars
"See how much you can fool people. You can't tell the difference between the inside and the outside of a wooden house."
"No one can fool you, and fill the cabin with lies."
The two of them communicated with each other through telepathy, and both felt that the other was fooling them.
Bodhisattva Xiangxiang was not averse to Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu's approach. If Yuan Wuxing was taking a different approach, then these two people were just jumping out of the original framework and looking at the problem from a completely different angle.
Buddhism advocates this way of thinking.
Even though Xiangxiang Bodhisattva was deceived by Jiang Li and wanted to curse.
"Do you two want to join my Buddhist sect?"
Bodhisattva Xiangxiang felt that these two monks in the Spirit Transformation Stage possessed wisdom and Buddha nature, and if they could enter Buddhism, they could at least become Bodhisattvas and Arhats.
Both of them changed their appearance and concealed their cultivation level. To outsiders, they looked like just two ordinary cultivators in the Spirit Transformation Stage.
Jiang Li waved his hand: "Forget it."
Before he became the Human Emperor, Xumi Buddha believed that Jiang Li had a deep Buddhist nature and invited him to join Buddhism many times, regarding him as the next Buddha.
However, Jiang Li politely declined, which made Xumi Buddha feel regretful.
"I want to give it a try." Bai Hongtu was eager to try. He was tired of being the leader of the Taoist sect and felt it was time to change his taste and go to the Buddhist sect to show his skills and talents.
Jiang Li was worried that Immortal Changcun would break Bai Hongtu's legs, so he pulled him aside and refused on his behalf.
"This person has evil intentions and might disturb the tranquility of Buddhism. Let's just forget it."
Bodhisattva Xiangxiang didn't care. She didn't think Bai Hongtu was capable enough to disturb the peace of Buddhism. However, seeing Jiang Li's firm attitude, she had to give up.
The first test allowed many people to gain the Diamond Sutra, but they did not give up, thinking that they might be able to show themselves in the second level and make the tradition interested in them.
The Bodhisattva Xiangxiang scattered the Bodhi leaves, and everyone came to a separate small space again.
They found themselves practicing in the woods, and an eagle demon was chasing a pigeon in the sky. The pigeon saw the monk in desperation and flew into his sleeve in an attempt to escape.
"Now we begin the second test. Protect the pigeon from being eaten by the eagle monster."
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Some cultivators sneered at the eagle demon's low level of cultivation.
"A Foundation Establishment Eagle Demon dares to be so arrogant?"
After saying that, he was about to kill the eagle demon to protect the pigeon.
A copy of the Avatamsaka Sutra appeared in his hands and saved the eagle monster.
Seeing that the monk was puzzled, Bodhisattva Xiangxiang stepped forward to explain: "Killing a life in order to save it is inconsistent with the Buddhist philosophy."
The eagle demon and the pigeon are both creatures raised by Buddhism and are not false existences.
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Yuan Wuxing protected the pigeon, but he also knew that he could not hurt the eagle monster.
"God is merciful. Why can't he release this dove?"
The eagle demon asked back: "If I release this dove, then the dove will live, but I will starve to death. Does God only like doves and not me?"
Yuan Wuxing gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to exchange the same weight of meat for the pigeon's life."
"That's good." The eagle demon took out a scale and placed the pigeon on the other side of the scale, indicating that Yuan Wuxing could start cutting the meat.
Yuan Wuxing took out a knife and slowly cut the meat.
For some unknown reason, Yuan Wuxing, who was in the Spirit Transformation Stage, was unable to cut off his sense of pain. He endured the pain of being cut by the knife and cut off an equal amount of flesh to give to the eagle demon.
And he couldn't heal his wounds.
The balance still tilted towards the pigeon. The eagle demon said expressionlessly: "You cut too little meat."
Yuan Wuxing had no choice but to continue enduring the pain and cutting his flesh. He kept cutting the flesh, but found that the balance always tipped towards the pigeon.
Yuan Wuxing understood that Buddhism advocates equality of all beings. Exchanging part of his flesh for the life of a pigeon is obviously an act of inequality. Only by sacrificing his own life can the balance be made.
Yuan Wuxing apologized: "I can't exchange my life for the pigeon's life. I give up this test."
But Yuan Wuxing waited for a long time and did not see the consolation prize given to him by the secret realm.
The eagle demon smiled and explained: "Although you didn't sacrifice your life, it's rare that you can understand the mystery."
The eagle demon brought Yuan Wuxing back to the secret realm of all living beings, and Yuan Wuxing's wounds healed rapidly.
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"How dare you snatch food from me!" Bai Hongtu kicked the eagle demon away. The eagle demon suddenly felt dizzy and his mind was not clear.
After the eagle demon maintained its balance, it still felt dizzy, but it did not allow time to return to normal and immediately rushed towards Bai Hongtu.
"What are you doing!" The eagle demon looked at Bai Hongtu in horror. This man actually built a fire and started roasting pigeons. Does he have any humanity at all?
"Of course I eat pigeons. If I don't eat pigeons, will I eat you?" Bai Hongtu said as a matter of course.
The eagle demon could not understand Bai Hongtu's logic. Didn't this man want to pass the test? The pigeon and the eagle demon were both raised by the Buddhist sect. The eagle demon and the pigeon were good brothers, and the eagle demon couldn't just watch his good brother being eaten.
"Then eat me!" the eagle demon said angrily.
Bai Hongtu thought for a moment and said, "That's fine, but I won't eat all of it. I'll eat as much meat as the pigeon has."
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The eagle demon took out a scale and cut his flesh on his own initiative, grimacing in pain.
Bai Hongtu had a blank expression on his face: "Not enough, the balance still tips towards the pigeons."
The eagle demon endured the pain and cut his flesh repeatedly, while Bai Hongtu continued to remind him that it was not enough.
In the end, the eagle demon had to jump onto the scale himself, and then the scale was balanced.
Seeing the eagle demon looking ready to die, Bai Hongtu smiled and said comfortingly: "How could I really eat you? It is rare that you can realize that all beings are equal. You can go now."
The eagle demon thanked Bai Hongtu, but halfway through, he suddenly felt that his position and Bai Hongtu's were reversed?
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"Why do you want to eat pigeons? Can't you just not eat them?" Jiang Li asked the eagle demon curiously.
The eagle demon was annoyed by Jiang Li's questioning, so he took out a scale and said, "If I don't eat it, I'll eat you. You choose one."
Jiang Li thought for a moment and continued, "If you eat me, can you guarantee that you won't eat pigeons?"
"Of course I can promise that."
"How can you guarantee that? You are a hawk demon with a murderous nature. You insist on eating meat. I don't believe you."
"I can promise that."
"I don't believe it."
"I swear."
"I won't believe it even if you swear to it."
The eagle demon was helpless: "Then what do you say we should do?"
"Well, if you write a letter of guarantee saying you will never eat pigeons again, I will believe you."
Jiang Li took out a pen and paper, wrote a letter of guarantee and asked the eagle demon to press its claws.
The eagle demon didn't want to deal with Jiang Li anymore, so he wanted to quickly press his claws to end the test.
"I'm done. Can I eat you now?"
Jiang Li put away the letter of guarantee: "Of course not, I still want to live."
"Then I will eat the pigeon!" The eagle demon threatened. Does this guy still want to pass the test?
Jiang Li showed the letter of guarantee: "You promised that you would never eat pigeons again."
The eagle demon glared: "That only requires me to eat you!"
"This premise is not written in the guarantee letter."
The eagle demon then realized that he had been deceived.
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Bodhisattva Xiangxiang folded his hands and said thankfully, "Fortunately, I didn't let these two people join my Buddhist sect."
(End of this chapter)