Hearing the words, Datou put the money bag in front of the black snake. He had been close to it for half the night. He was no longer afraid of the black snake and put it very close to the black snake's mouth.

What Datou didn't expect was that after he put down the money bag, the black snake immediately picked up the money bag and retreated back to the underground palace through the hole under the pagoda.

Datou was surprised and said, "Sir, it won't really go back and change to something else, right?"

"It's possible." He said.

"How do you know that if we don't want the money, it will go back and exchange it for something else?" Datou asked. ??

He said casually, "The person buried in the underground palace under this pagoda is undoubtedly its owner. It should not easily take the owner's things to others. Therefore, I suspect that what it is doing now is authorized by the owner during his lifetime, or

In other words, what it is doing now is what its owner wants it to do, and it is possible that this black snake was trained many times when this person was still alive."

Seeing that Datou still had a puzzled look on his face, he continued, "Wuxiang Temple has been abandoned for many years. No pilgrims come here anymore. There are only two types of people who come here. One is ordinary people including thieves.

Day or night, if a black snake suddenly jumps out, these people will turn around and run away in fright. There is also a monk who wanders here. If he is an ordinary monk, he will be scared away by the black snake. If he is a senior monk with spiritual energy cultivation,

, the black snake won’t scare them away. If these eminent monks enter the mountain, what do you think they will do?”

"I will definitely go to worship Buddha first." Datou said.

"Yes, we happened to go to the Mahavira Hall first," nodded, "Then, what will they do after worshiping the Buddha?"

Datou raised his hand and scratched his head, "No one has been in Wuxiang Temple for a long time. They should leave after worshiping the Buddha."

"If there are eminent Buddhist monks coming, they will definitely go to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion," he said. "We don't care about these Buddhist scriptures, but the monks do. When the monks see the Buddhist scriptures, they are like people in the martial arts who see martial arts secret books. There are a thousand Buddhist scriptures in total."

There are more than 600 Buddhist scriptures, and not all temples have so many Buddhist scriptures. There are always some Buddhist scriptures that they have never seen."

After hearing the explanation, Datou suddenly realized, "I understand what you mean. First of all, we were not scared away by the black snake, and then we did not take the trail up the mountain, nor did we attack the black snake. After we arrived, we first went to the Main Hall, and then we

Went to Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, still there

We stayed in the Sutra Pavilion for a long time, and the things we did may be in line with some of the routines that the monk taught Black Snake when he was still alive, so Black Snake regarded us as Buddhists, and that's why he brought us here."

"Yes," nodded, "You have fed it before, and maybe even your act of feeding it is one of the necessary steps. It took out the purse with only a few pieces of silver in its mouth, which should also be a test for us."

The big head nodded and continued, "Yes, yes, a truly virtuous monk regards money as dirt, and will definitely not ask for the money. And if it is not a monk but someone else, there won't be much money in the money bag that the black snake takes out."

Money, when others see the money bag, they will know that there must be no gold, silver or jewelry in the underground palace, so they will not risk entering the underground palace at the risk of being attacked by a black snake."

"Exactly, if there is a large amount of gold and silver in the purse, the visitor may be interested in the wealth," he said. "This shows that this person has a deep understanding of human nature and is very careful."

"If that's what we guessed, what Black Snake drags out next time will definitely be something very important," Big Head said.

The big head said that, but did not answer, because the black snake had already come out, but this time the tail came out first. If it was a light object, it would take it out directly. The tail came out first, which means that the thing it brought out was not heavy.

Light, requires heavy dragging.

Seeing this, He Datou couldn't help but hold his breath and stared at the entrance of the cave.

After a while, the black snake retreated out. Sure enough, it was really dragging something in its mouth. If you look closely, you can see that it is a box one foot square. The size of the box is not much smaller than the opening of the hole, so it is quite laborious for the black snake to drag it out.

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After Black Snake dragged the box out, the two of them discovered that there were several circles of iron chains tied to the box. Black Snake had previously dragged the box out by biting the iron chains.

This is an iron box. The reason why the iron chains are wrapped around it is not to fix the binding, but to facilitate the black snake to bite and drag it in the future. This detail further confirmed the two people's previous guesses about what the black snake did.

They were all taught and instructed by their master during his lifetime.

black snake general

Dragging the iron box in front of the two of them, he let go and stepped back. He turned his head to look at it. After nodding, he stepped forward and broke the iron chain, and carefully opened the iron box.

There were several small cloth bags placed in the iron box, and the top was a paper bag wrapped in oil paper.

Da Tou picked up the paper bag and handed it to him, then waited curiously to open the paper bag.

Since they were separated by only a few decades, and the oil paper was used to prevent moisture, the contents in the paper bag were well preserved. They were a letter and two ancient books that had turned yellow.

There are words on the covers of two ancient books, one is "The Right Eye Dharma Cang" and the other is "Notes on Conquering Demons".

Picking up the ancient book and flipping through it, I saw that the Zhengyan Dharma Storehouse was written in official script. It had a preface and a signature. I could read it roughly in ten lines at a time. It seemed to be a Buddhist secret manual on how to reverse yin and yang. Judging from the previous text, this book was not formal.

It is a Buddhist scripture, but a magical power learned by a monk named Xu Yin.

Before Da Tou started yelling, he happened to find records about Xu Yin from the Sutra Pavilion. This person was a virtuous and eminent monk from Wuxiang Temple three hundred years ago. ??

The note on subduing demons was written in regular script, with random handwriting. It recorded all the spells and seals that inspired magical powers. There is no record of where it came from, but what kind of Buddhist magical powers were used when encountering any evil spirits and ghosts?

The above is a very detailed record. Since it is called a note, it is naturally a summary and record of what I have done in my life.

These two ancient books were exactly what I wanted. When I got them, I was already filled with joy. I really couldn't find them anywhere, and it took no effort to get them.

Then I opened the letter. This letter was written by the owner of the pagoda to the later generations. The handwriting and the handwriting of the demon-conquering note were written by one person. Although this person was a monk, the words he used were very casual and did not resemble anything similar.

Ordinary monks pretend to be profound and make random prophecies. Instead, their words are straightforward and their meanings are concise and concise. First, they describe their lives. This person has three dharma names, namely Xu Yin, Shou Xing, and Jian Xing.

As we all know, whether a Taoist priest or a monk, there is only one Taoist name or Dharma name. The reason why this person has three Dharma names is because he has been reincarnated twice. This person is extremely talented and has extremely high understanding. Three hundred years ago, he

Attained the status of Arhat, but at that time the Buddhist school was

When Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty destroyed Buddhism, the fortune of the Dharma was not prosperous. However, Monk Xu Yin was determined to promote Buddhism and save people from suffering, so he never returned to the Western Heaven. When the end came, he chose to be reincarnated and practice Buddhism again.

Reincarnated as a human being, there is no memory of the previous life. However, this person devoted himself to Buddha and naturally became a monk. In this life, the Dharma name is Shouxing. After all, he is a person with good fortune. After practicing and comprehending, he finally gained a glimpse of the great road and entered the Arhat realm.

, after entering the Arhat realm, he recovered his past life memories and was about to show off his skills. Unexpectedly, he encountered Emperor Wu of Zhou who destroyed Buddhism. All monks and nuns were forced to return to secular life. Officers and soldiers arrested monks whenever they saw them on the road. Under such circumstances

Naturally, there was nothing he could do, but he was unwilling to leave like this, so he had no choice but to reincarnate for the second time.

In this life, this person's Dharma name saw his nature, and he deeply realized what it means to be unlucky, only worse. He finally understood Buddhism and entered the Arhat realm. Just as he was preparing to promote Buddhism, Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty began to destroy Buddha again. Three times in this world,

After being destroyed three times, even the monk was in a peaceful state of mind and could not bear such stimulation. However, in this life, he was still very young when he had a glimpse of the Tao and was still far from death. He could not promote Buddhism and could only run to slay demons again.

He went there, and the Notes on Conquering Demons were actually his experiences in conquering demons in three lifetimes.

The realm of Buddhist practice from high to low can be divided into Buddha status, Bodhisattva status, and Arhat status. Although Arhat status is the lowest, you can still live in the Western Heaven forever and be immortal. However, you are not reconciled to your nature, still do not attain the status, and reincarnate again.

reincarnation.

This black snake was surrendered from the north and brought back to Wuxiang Temple in his later years. The monks were all driven away, so someone had to find someone to help look after the temple. The black snake played the role of temple guardian.

The other bundles in the iron box contained the prayer beads and magical instruments used by Jianxing during his lifetime, as well as the blood relics of the Buddha that had been enshrined in Wuxiang Temple. Jianxing had not yet reached the state of fully knowing the past and future lives, and he vaguely felt that

At some point, someone will come to Wuxiang Temple, so I made preparations in advance, hoping that the visitor would give him the relics of the Buddha and the utensils he used during his lifetime. These things would be of great benefit to his practice.

However, due to his lack of cultivation, he only knew the approximate time and location of his reincarnation. The specific location would have to be found by later generations.
Chapter completed!