But it’s not of much use to understand it. Once I’m on this boat, I can’t get out. If someone catches me, it means I have no way out.
And I knew that these job-related promotions were one-sided and didn't mean much, and soon after, it turned out to be just as I expected.
I secretly thought that after extremely complex examinations and research, it was confirmed that I was indeed from a small family in Jianyi, Jiangnan West Road.
From the lineage of the Third Prince, a high-ranking Buddhist monk from the Pure Land Temple met with me secretly to guide me in my practice.
I didn't hide too much and told the other party everything about my identity related to Ding Yuan and the Buddhist skills.
I know that the other party is testing my cultivation skills and my potential in cultivation, in order to determine my value and his attitude towards me.
If you are an ordinary civilian, of course you have to go through many tests, and then step by step get the most advanced practice methods, and the relevant practice resources also need to be exchanged bit by bit.
After learning about my cultivation method, the elder from the Pure Land Temple confirmed it several times and then left with a look of ecstasy on his face.
Afterwards, the Third Prince even met with me in person, showing his respect for the wise and virtuous.
After much consideration, the other party decided to let me enter Donglin Temple.
Donglin Temple is one of the most powerful representatives of Buddhist forces in the western part of Jiangnan. One of the most advanced Buddhist methods passed down in the temple is the Sutra of the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, but no one has truly succeeded in practicing it for hundreds of years.
If I could show that I had successfully practiced the Sutra of the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, it would be very likely that Donglin Temple would be directly established as a Buddhist temple.
In this way, he could gain the support of the largest Buddhist force in the Jiangnan West Road, which would be extremely useful for the future cause of the Third Prince.
After all, according to rumors, the reason why Donglin Temple in the western part of Jiangnan was able to conquer half of the country was that there was a golden arhat in the temple that was maintained in a half-life and half-death state.
For a person like the Third Prince who holds the highest position in the empire, he still attaches great importance to Donglin Temple. This clearly shows that the existence of the golden arhat in Donglin Temple is definitely not a rumor, but a real fact.
A plan is just a plan. If you want to implement it successfully, it will require a lot of effort and hard work.
Well, the first and most important thing is to make me loyal enough to the Third Prince's lineage.
After all, although they discovered me, they actually didn't give me much.
Soon, the power of the Third Prince's lineage was fully operational, allowing me to see the tip of the iceberg of the highest level of imperial power.
I became a hidden being and was sent to the deepest part of the Pure Land Temple for training.
Every day I don’t have to do anything, someone will send me relevant scriptures belonging to Donglin Temple and basic martial arts.
I was taught by one of the most outstanding elders in the Pure Land.
Whether it is classics or martial arts techniques, they all must be studied, and all kinds of Buddhist verses must be understood.
The one who knows the most about Buddhism is undoubtedly Buddhism itself. The Pure Land Sect has a deep understanding of Donglin Temple.
And it is very clear what kind of state the other party's Buddhist disciple is in.
The other party's purpose is also very clear, which is to replace the original Buddhist disciple of Donglin Temple and become the new Buddhist disciple, and to take charge of the entire Donglin Temple in the near future. At least he must get the support of most people in Donglin Temple.
With my Sutra of the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and my cultivation in the fifth level, it is not difficult for me to become a child of Buddha directly.
There may be some controversy, but it will still receive great support.
If you can endure the position of a Buddhist for twenty years, you can basically successfully succeed the abbot of Donglin Temple and become the new generation of abbot of Donglin Temple.
Normally, this choice is of course good and will not leave any sequelae.
But the third prince couldn't wait that long.
If he fails to accumulate enough momentum in a short period of time, more and more people will gather around the prince.
After all, the crown prince is naturally popular among the people. As long as he doesn't fight or compete and stays there quietly, the throne will naturally be his. The third prince can't wait too long.
Ten thousand years is too long, he only wants to seize the day.
Therefore, he wanted to assign me a completely new identity so that I could inherit the position of abbot of Donglin Temple as quickly as possible and become the most outstanding figure in Donglin Temple.
They asked me to pretend to be one of the most outstanding figures in Buddhism at that time, a descendant of Jianzhen from the Pure Land Sect.
Well, after going around and around, I'm back to where I started.
I never thought that this was actually connected with Jianzhen, who sailed to the Land of the Rising Sun six times. I only knew it after hearing their detailed explanation.
Jianzhen was one of the most outstanding figures in Buddhism at that time. He had communicated in various major temples. During the communication in Donglin Temple, he was inspired by the Sutra of the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and obtained the complete version of the Sutra. He was even appointed as a guest elder by Donglin Temple.
If Jianzhen had not been so famous in the Pure Land at that time, Donglin Temple would have even wanted to bring Jianzhen directly to Donglin Temple to become a disciple of Buddha.
The Sutra of the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva claims that no one has practiced it for hundreds of years, which is indeed true, but it is also true that Jianzhen succeeded in his practice. However, only the top figures in Buddhism know this information.
Of course, the royal family also knows it now.
I was a little surprised that the other party wanted me to pretend to be the successor of Jianzhen.
Well, but I am really the successor of Jianzhen.
In their view, if he is the descendant of Jianzhen, he should be well versed in Buddhist scriptures, very familiar with various Buddhist allusions, and be able to recite Buddhist verses at will.
At the same time, he is very powerful in Buddhist martial arts, and has also dabbled in and understood various other branches of Buddhist martial arts. He is born with a Buddhist heart.
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