Chapter 170: Taoist Priest, please come to the stage.

Buddha said: When I preach now, I first take suffering as the cause, then emptiness as the essence, and finally nothingness as the function; if it can be done like this, it can be called liberation.

The Buddha said: All the Dharmas I am telling you now are born from the mind. If the mind is pure, then all realms will appear; if the mind is polluted, then all realms will arise, like catching the moon in the water or pouring oil on the fire.

… The Buddha’s son was wise and eloquent as he expounded the Dharma on the high platform. His voice was not loud, but it rang clearly in the ears of every participant, revealing his extraordinary cultivation.

For a moment, many believers below the stage were listening with fascination, while some practitioners in front of the stage had frowns on their brows. These people were all from the Taoist school, and they came here just to question the Buddhists.

Miaozi went out to fool around with a tabby cat. Yi Chen was at the outermost edge of the crowd, holding a handful of melon seeds in his hand, cracking and throwing them, looking very excited.

He knew that the highlight was about to begin.

As expected.

With a clear sound of "dong", the sound spread in all directions, and the Buddhist disciple struck the chimes, turning the lecture stage into the debate stage.

"The more you debate the truth, the clearer it becomes; the more you debate the Dharma, the clearer it becomes. Please come, donors." Shen Hui, with a handsome face and excellent demeanor, looked at the Taoist priests below the stage.

At this time, Yi Chen had already taken out the second bag of spiced melon seeds.

The grand event of Buddhist and Taoist debates is about to begin. He had only read about it in history books in his previous life, but now he is going to experience it in person and enjoy the experience. He is very much looking forward to it.

Sure enough, a young Taoist priest couldn't hold back and leaped onto the platform like a giant bird, drawing another round of cheers from the audience.

"It's Taoist Qingyue from Lingyun Temple, the 33rd master on the Dragon and Tiger List." The sharp-eyed cultivators in the front row have already revealed the identity of the young Taoist.

Taoist Qingyue looked pleased. He bowed to the audience and asked the question he had prepared for a long time: "Master Shenhui, may I ask that the distracting thoughts in people's minds are like the dust in the house, like the fallen leaves on the Bodhi tree, and the dust on the mirror. They are impossible to remove. How should you deal with them?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience cheered.

Yi Chen knew that not all those who cheered were from the Taoist sect. Many of them were heroes who did not mind the size of the funeral, such as him... Shen Hui picked up a flower and smiled: "Brother Dao, please. There is no Bodhi tree, and the bright mirror is not a stand. There is nothing originally, so how can dust be stained?"

"Okay~"

"Master, great advice!"

There was another burst of joy among the crowd.

Yi Chen took out a bag of green tea melon seeds and started cracking them, clapping his hands as he did so.

Taoist Qingyue was defeated and returned to the stage dejected.

Then, a white-haired Taoist priest flew up to the platform and started questioning. Judging from his aura, he was actually a real person.

The Taoist pointed to the flagpole on the square and said, "Master, look at this flag. Is it the wind that's moving, or is it the flag?"

Shen Hui's expression remained normal when facing the questioning. He did not fall into the trap set by the white-haired Taoist priest. Instead, he bowed deeply to the white-haired Taoist priest and said, "I never thought that it was Master Miao He from the Taoist Su Zhen Temple. I am honored to be here. Shen Hui, the humble student, is here to show his respect."

"Master, there is no need to be so polite. Please give your answer." The white-haired Taoist looked solemn.

"The wind didn't move, the flag didn't move, but my heart moved!" Shen Hui's face remained calm.

"Master, you have unparalleled eloquence. I admire you very much." The white-haired Taoist's face turned pale. After slightly bowing, he also stepped down from the platform.

Divine wisdom conquered another city, and for a moment the faces of the Buddhists were all filled with joy, while the Taoist practitioners were as sad as if they had lost their parents.

Immediately afterwards, another person came up from the Taoist sect.

Another person went up.

…..With his wisdom and witty remarks, he refuted the person from the Taoist sect completely, making Yi Chen in the audience very anxious.

"Fuck you, do you know how to argue? Even if you said something like "Dian Xiao Bang Ji Le Ying", you wouldn't be so embarrassed."

"Tsk, Miss Bai Lian, are you here to carry the sedan chair for that bald donkey? What kind of question are you asking? You should ask him the source of all things in the universe. I don't believe that Guozi can't cure him."

"The only one who can defeat Guozi is Guozi from the second day. Invincible!"

"Gan, fellow Taoist, you are also an undercover agent, right? Why don't you ask him if Tathagata has arrived~"

One after another people went up, and one after another people came down with dark faces.

The onlookers applauded loudly, while the Taoists' faces were as dark as the bottom of a pot. This debate became a complete personal show of Shen Hui.

At this time, some people in the crowd were complaining that no one from Longhu Mountain, the leader of the Taoist sect, had come. Where was the Taoist genius Zhang Daoyi? Why didn't he come and fight with the Buddhist disciples from Daguangming Mountain? The top floor of Jinyue Tower.

The leader of the Red Flame Army was playing chess with a middle-aged scholar in a dragon robe, while Qian Yueru, the governor of Longjiang Prefecture, was eating on the side. Next to them was a huge bronze mirror.

At this moment, the debate scene on the high platform in the square was clearly visible on the bronze mirror.

“It’s really...humiliating. I didn’t expect that Mount Longhu would decline to this extent. The Buddhist sect set up a large battle array, but Mount Longhu turned a deaf ear to it and didn’t even have the courage to inform its own disciples to fight against them. Tui~” The Red Flame Army leader sat on an iron throne with his majestic body, sneering at the scene in the bronze mirror.

"Brother Yan is too radical. The Heavenly Master on Mount Longhu is also in trouble. The huge Mount Longhu is in a period of transition. Zhang Daoyi is the last respectable person on Mount Longhu.

This is the trend of the Dao Sect, and it cannot be easily changed. If he loses, there will be no room for maneuver. It is better to shrink his head and endure it, and focus on cultivating the next generation of successors. "

"But now that Buddhism is so powerful, I should help support Taoism. Whether the east wind prevails over the west wind or the west wind prevails over the east wind, it is not what we want to see~"

The middle-aged scholar smiled and pressed down a piece, which actually killed a big dragon of the Red Flame Army leader who was holding the black chess piece.

"Bah, what a trend!"

"Does Longhushan think that if they don't make a move, they won't lose, and if they don't lose, they will win. If they don't make a move, they will always win?"

"People live on a breath of energy. Now that breath is gone, do you still want to turn things around? You keep putting it off. Will Longhu Mountain ever rise again? I think it will be difficult~"

"The Dao sect that was once so glorious has no one left to take up the responsibility. What a pity!"

"Hey, Brother Feng, the situation has changed. I saw a very interesting friend who might be able to turn the game around." The leader of the Red Flame Army suddenly changed his tone and wiped the chessboard. "No more playing. I'm at a disadvantage this time. Let's call it a draw. Brother Feng, let's just concentrate on watching."

On the bronze mirror, amid the sparse applause from the Taoists, the crowd parted like a tide, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, a tall Taoist with a puppy face climbed onto the high platform.

Yi Chen never expected that the melon he was eating would hurt himself.

When the Taoist sect suffered a series of defeats, he felt that it was meaningless and planned to run away with his melon seeds.

However, just as he was about to leave, he was exposed by a solemn voice.

Shen Hui's words "Please invite Taoist Master Yichengzi to come up to the stage for a chat" put him directly under the spotlight.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Yi Chen's gaze couldn't help but turn cold.

He was careless.

Zhang Daoyi was the only one present among all the Taoist people, but before he knew it, he had become the top one on the Taoist Dragon and Tiger List.

He is now the elephant in the room. Even if he wants to hide himself, he cannot escape the intention of someone to use him as a stepping stone.

"Where is Fellow Daoist Yi's temple?" Shen Hui asked Yi Chen with a smile on his face. His eyes were deep and a hint of pride flashed in his pupils.

Since Zhang Daoyi of Mount Longhu avoided fighting this time, let’s take this Taoist newcomer who has recently gained fame as a footnote to this lecture.

This ending is perfect.

Shen Huiyan was smiling and happy, but what he didn't know was that he had offended the wrong person.

Now standing in front of him were the Five Tiger Generals of Tieba, everyone on Zhihu who had just got off the plane, the keyboard master who had lived in Zaun for ten years and whose parents were still alive, the head of the navy, the ppt master, the sickle master, the first place winner of the 23rd Internet Boasting Contest... Master Yi who was well versed in human nature.

Master Yi’s small classroom has started!

When you encounter questioning and challenging from others, asking appropriate counter-questions can not only reverse the offensive but also leave yourself room for thinking~ "Where is Master Shenhui's dojo?" Yi Chen puffed out his chest and asked with a sneer.

Shen Hui was stunned, as if she had not expected Yi Chen's answer.

"Of course it is the Great Light Mountain, one of the three greatest mountains in the world. The mountain is three thousand feet high and emits infinite light!" Shen Hui answered proudly.

"That's it?"

“I have three rooms, with eight pillars as pillars, and the four walls are blocked by the sea. All kinds of things are made of brackets, and the tiles cover the blue sky. It has been leak-free for many years, and the fate has been established, and I will become an immortal on earth.” In his previous life, Yi Chen had never won a fight, nor lost an argument, but this time, Shen Hui’s face changed drastically after trying out his skills.

At this time Shen Hui knew that he had run into a tough opponent.

When the Taoists saw this, they seemed to have received a shot of adrenaline, and they all began to applaud and cheer.

Unknowingly, Yi Chen had become the life-saving straw for the Taoist people.

"Amitabha, the Taoist priest is truly extraordinary. Shenhui would like to ask for your advice." Shenhui's face was solemn.

"How should I deal with people who slander me, deceive me, insult me, laugh at me, look down on me, despise me, and cheat me?"

"Then how should we deal with this, Master?" Yi Chen grinned, revealing his eight big white teeth.

A true Saint Seiya will never hesitate to use the same trick as long as it works.

As long as Shen Hui dared to ask back, Yi Chen would dare to turn this Dharma Assembly into a farce, and he would ask back.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Come on~ let's hurt each other~ come on~ let's act~ he Yichengzi can be shameless, but you, Fozi, quarrel with me like this, won't you lose your dignity? This is an open conspiracy, a top-level open conspiracy comparable to the nine-turn large intestine.

If you don't answer me, you won't be able to break my trick. If you answer me, you will fall into my trap.

On the rooftop of the Golden Moon Tower, a middle-aged scholar in a python robe stared at Yi Chen in the bronze mirror with a look as if he had seen a ghost. He obviously also realized Yi Chen's purpose. He said hesitantly: "Military Lord, who is this person? There is such a talent in the Taoist sect..."

"What a...what a...dog."

The leader of the Red Flame Army clapped his hands and laughed: "This kid is really a talented person."

"It seems like I haven't seen him for a while. This kid has become a lot stronger. Really good. He looks very strong. He is worthy of being the one I have my eyes on."

"My old Yan's vision is becoming more and more vicious."

Qianyuerulong stopped chewing and stood in front of the bronze mirror, looking at the tall Taoist on the mirror and muttering to himself: "The pillars are made of eight mountains, and the surrounding walls are blocked by the sea. The myriad things are made of brackets, and the tiles cover the blue sky."

"Master, do you mean to say that the whole world is your dojo? Is this your hegemony?"

"As expected of you, Master Yi, my father actually told me to stay away from you. How could he know the domineering thoughts between you and me~"

Shen Hui's face turned red, as if she had eaten a fly, and the corners of her mouth twitched. It was obvious that she had noticed Yi Chen's sinister intentions.

After a moment of silence, he finally had to accept the loss.

"I will tolerate him, let him be, leave him alone, avoid him, endure him, respect him, ignore him, wait a few more years, and then I will see what happens to him." Shen Hui said indifferently.

As soon as these words were spoken, people in the Buddhist community could not help but cheer loudly. The noise was unparalleled and one wave was higher than the other.

However, Shen Hui was not as optimistic as others. He always felt that he had made some mistakes today. The Taoist in front of him was not someone who would surrender so easily.

Sure enough, Yi Chen’s answer made Shen Hui’s eyes go dark again.

"Master, you are a man of great virtue. I admire you, but I am different." Yi Chen said sarcastically, "Whoever dares to treat me like this, I will mess with him, play with him, laugh at him, mess with him, beat him, and chop him. After a few more years, I will visit him at his grave."

"This is how we do things at Hidden Dragon Temple."

"For cultivators like me, why should we hesitate to fight? Let's just do it!"

"Even if I can't win, I'll splash blood all over others!"

"If one's mind is not clear during cultivation, even if one lives for thousands of years, what difference is there between him and a turtle? What difference is there between him and a stubborn stone?"

"Gentlemen, our dignity lies only in our fists..."

The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop; when a person is unlucky, even drinking cold water will get his teeth stuck.

Yi Chen, who didn't want to be the focus, was forced to go up to the platform to compete with Shen Hui.

Shen Hui revealed Yi Chen's whereabouts in one sentence. If Yi Chen did not go on stage in front of everyone, then the dirty water of this Dharma Assembly would eventually be thrown on his head. Yi Chen knew the tricks of public relations too well.

After wearing this hat, he, a disciple of Yinlong Temple, will not be able to hold his head up when he travels around in the world, and he will have to sit at the children's table when eating... In view of this, Yi Chen was very angry.

Compared with Shen Hui's argument, Yi Chen's view of tooth for tooth and blood for blood was more popular. For a moment, the Taoist lineage and the onlookers gave him overwhelming applause. The two sisters Bai Lian and Bai Rong each hugged one of Ning Feixue's sleeves and were overjoyed.

The leader of the Red Flame Army clapped his hands and laughed again: "It should be so!"

"Let's put this aside for now. The Taoist priest is a bit extreme."

"The wind blew the tiles off the roof and hit my head.

The tiles are broken, not just my blood.

I will never be angry with him, but this tile is not free.

When sentient beings commit many evil deeds, there is also a mechanism for their withdrawal.

He did not know this opportunity, so he admitted his fault.

How can I be so confused as to become an enemy of him?"

Shen Hui began to get anxious.

"Master, how old are you this year?" Yi Chen did not give a direct answer, but changed the subject and asked back.

The second lesson of Master Yi’s debate class is that when faced with a topic you are not good at, you change the subject, draw a target in the air, shoot yourself, and then unilaterally declare that you have won and run away.

"I am twenty-five this year."

"At your age, apart from eating, sleeping, practicing and chanting, how many years can you have to gain experience in the world?"

"If you don't know the obsession of the world, saving lives is just empty talk. How can you know that the wind is not free, and the tiles are not free? Is the lack of freedom a reason to escape from sin? Master, you are using your own heart to represent the hearts of the world."

"Master, you are possessed by a demon. Reading thousands of Buddhist scriptures is not as good as traveling thousands of miles in the secular world."

“Only after experiencing all kinds of suffering, going through all kinds of calamities, and knowing what to love and hate can one understand cause and effect and attain the great way.”

"If you haven't experienced it, it's just grand talk."

"Now that the world is changing and people's lives are suffering, instead of seeking to save the suffering and coexist, the dispute between Taoism and Buddhism has been stirred up. Even if Buddhism establishes a Buddhist kingdom on earth, can it bear the many sins committed in the process?"

"Master, you should walk thousands of miles on the Buddhist path first so that we can debate again. Goodbye!"

If you pretend to be a braggart, you have to run away quickly.

As a person, you must understand your own worth. Yi Chen knew that he was just randomly piecing together some scattered opinions from his previous life. If he continued to debate, he would have to expose his true colors. Therefore, after unilaterally declaring his victory, he decided to run away.

This way of playing is like arguing with someone online. You first express your opinions and then directly block the other person. It can make the other person so angry that he or she gets a cerebral thrombosis.

While Shen Hui was still immersed in Yi Chen's intensive output of opinions and preparing to refute, he could no longer see Yi Chen's taillights.

A Buddhist Dharma propagation conference that was painstakingly planned was led astray by Yi Chen and was completely disrupted.

I am really humbled by the kindness of all of you fellow Taoists today. 　　There is one more chapter left, which can be finished before 1:00 pm. There are still about 1,000 words left, so it may take a little while longer.

Next Chapter: The Red Flame Army Lord's Request, a Wager That Cannot Be Rejected

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