Chapter 342 Seeing Master Xuansheng Again
At this moment, in a certain mountain forest, on a narrow bluestone path, with the flash of light, the next moment, Zhong Tianhao's figure appeared here directly.
Under his spiritual scanning, he had already discovered the Mahayana Buddhist practitioner not far ahead.
However, what surprised Zhong Tianhao at the moment was that although the aura of that person seemed to be not very familiar to him, it was not too strange.
At the end of the path, there was a remote pavilion. With Zhong Tianhao's arrival, the next moment, after seeing the people in the pavilion, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak.
Because that Mahayana Buddhist practitioner is Master Xuansheng, the ascetic monk in the Western Wilderness!
A few days ago, Master Xuansheng helped Zhong Tianhao in the starry sky battlefield, and once stopped Master Lotus who wanted to attack Zhong Tianhao. Zhong Tianhao never forgot this love relationship from beginning to end.
Now, the meeting between the two of them will be under such circumstances. However, from another perspective, this can be regarded as a long-cherished wish of Zhong Tianhao.
He originally wanted to find an opportunity to visit Master Xuansheng and thank him for his actions that day.
But what made Zhong Tianhao feel a headache was that as an ascetic monk, Master Xuansheng has always lived without a fixed place and has no fixed place to stay. Even if he wants to visit the other party, he has no clue!
Now, this encounter seems like everything... is just right...
The so-called ascetic monk is an extremely popular way of practice in Buddhism. Such true ascetics never pay attention to appearance and are often dressed in rags.
They usually carry three-pronged sticks, walking around the world and reciting ancient scriptures. Moreover, they must endure unbearable pain for ordinary people.
For example, regardless of the level of cultivation, anyone who is an ascetic monk must fast for a long time or even cut off water, lie on a bed covered with iron nails, walk on the hot charcoal, endure cold and heat, and exercise patience and detachment.
In Buddhism, there is a kind of preaching. The Buddhist scriptures once said that those who devote themselves to practicing Buddhism need to go through countless reincarnations before they have the opportunity to enter the Western Paradise and receive the care of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
In addition to reincarnation, some people hope to take shortcuts, hoping to obtain oracles and scriptures in just one lifetime, and ascetics are considered to be the best shortcut!
The daily task of ascetic monks is to meditate and practice with all their hearts. By reducing material life to the simplest level, they pursue spiritual liberation and get rid of the endless suffering of reincarnation.
Because of this, ascetic monks can last for thousands of years and remain unspoken. They will be regarded by many as the "messengers of God" who come to the mortal world to save all living beings!
This "God" is not the god of the upper realm in the simple sense, but the god in the ideal of Buddhists, and is an extremely high spiritual pursuit of them.
The reason why ascetic monks are called ascetic monks is not only because of their suffering in their practice, but more importantly, they will regard their bodies as the carrier of sin and as a stinky skin.
They generally believe that they must work hard, starve their bodies, and be empty, so that they themselves can gain spiritual freedom and soul liberation.
"The past is like death yesterday, and the future is like birth today"!
This... is the noble belief of the ascetic monk!
"With Master Xuansheng's cultivation level, I should have known about my arrival long ago..." At this moment, Zhong Tianhao stared at the figure ahead, until a long time... After a long time, he whispered softly.
After feeling the Mahayana aura of Master Xuansheng, Zhong Tianhao tried his best to remain relaxed, because the breath revealed only a gentleness without any bad intention.
After a while, Zhong Tianhao smiled slightly, then took a step and walked straight towards the pavilion ahead.
That pavilion has no sense of luxury, but has become ragged and crooked due to disrepair.
As Zhong Tianhao approached, he couldn't help but take a deep breath here and his spirits were greatly boosted.
"My younger generation Zhong Tianhao, pay homage to Master Xuansheng!"
In front of the pavilion, Zhong Tianhao walked over. After a moment of silence, he immediately bowed to Master Xuansheng's back and bowed deeply!
What Zhong Tianhao showed in this bow was his firmness. The moment he bowed heavily, a loud roar suddenly appeared in the surrounding void.
After this loud noise came, the rules of Taoist rhyme in the world quickly condensed together, tumbling, trembling, and gushing wildly.
In the blink of an eye, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in this area became extremely rich, ten times, hundreds or even thousands of times more than before!
This amazing drastic change also caused the monks on this small cultivation star to suddenly beating.
Immediately, they suddenly turned around and looked into the distance together, with an incredible look of horror in their eyes!
The great way roared, and the energy inside it surged. At this moment, as more and more spiritual energy was attracted, this world turned into a blessing in the cave!
Even the cultivation caves among the transformation of gods and even the refining powers are far inferior to those of this place, like fireflies and bright moon competing for light.
Perhaps, only the super power with the Mahayana commander can ignore the changes here.
This scene seemed to other cultivators as if they were dreamy and illusory. No matter who it was, they never expected that their low-level cultivation star, who had scarce resources, would have such a day to be able to give birth to such an extraordinary place!
In the void around, all the local monks who were attracted were completely stunned. They were shocked and exclaimed.
At this moment, although they could not see Zhong Tianhao and Master Xuansheng, they could clearly feel the changes in the world...
At the edge of the pavilion, after bowing, he stood up again as Zhong Tianhao stood up, and then he saw everything that happened in this void.
It seems that this sky can't bear his own prayer. If he makes another prayer, the world will probably collapse!
"You... are here?"
Just as the void gradually returned to normal here, the voice of Master Xuansheng suddenly came from the pavilion ahead.
"Don't worship, you... come here..."
Immediately afterwards, in Zhong Tianhao's ear, the sound that made him feel a little familiar echoed again. The sound was very calm and kind.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Tianhao nodded softly, and then he took another step and came to the pavilion in the next breath.
At this time, under this pavilion, there was a clear stream, with the stream water rushing along the surrounding stones, and there were some free fish swimming happily inside.
As Zhong Tianhao's vision changed, a teapot was burning on a square stone table in the pavilion, with boiling tea water steaming.
In addition, there were two stone benches, one of which was sitting upright on it, closing his eyes slightly.
At this moment, there was no Mahayana power in Master Xuansheng, but only a sense of unexplained vicissitudes, as if he had experienced endless years and was integrated with the world.
After a long time, Master Xuansheng opened his eyes. He looked at Zhong Tianhao with a smile on his face.
"As a monk, I have no wine, I just burned this pot of tea for you, so I might as well give it a try!"
At this, Zhong Tianhao also smiled. He nodded again and walked forward, and directly picked up half a cup of tea that had already been poured on the stone table.
However, Zhong Tianhao did not drink tea at this moment. He put away his smile and handed the half cup of tea to Master Xuansheng with both hands. Then, he bowed again in seriousness!
"The Master's helping hand that day, I have no choice but to repay you. Now I use tea instead of wine. I'll toast the Master with a cup!"
"I have drunk this cup of tea. However, you have to drink a cup of tea for guests!" After Master Xuansheng took the cup of tea in Zhong Tianhao's hand, he pointed to another cup of tea on the stone table and said with a smile.
After being instructed, Zhong Tianhao sat down slowly, picked up his own teacup, put it beside his mouth and took a sip.
Immediately afterwards, he felt the fragrance fill his mouth. After the tea melted into his body, it turned into a stream of heat and dispersed, making his whole body warm and extremely comfortable!
"How about the tea I cook?" Master Xuansheng asked with a smile.
"There are countless good wines that I have drunk, but this good tea is only once!" Zhong Tianhao put down the tea cup and replied immediately.
Master Xuansheng immediately burst into laughter when he heard this. He laughed happily without any false intentions.
"Everyone knows that I am the first ascetic monk in the Four Desolations, but few people know that I am also... the first tea ceremony master in the Four Desolations!"
"The master's tea ceremony skills are worthy of this reputation. However, today, Master, are you waiting for the younger generation to cook tea here?" Zhong Tianhao avoided the topic and immediately expressed his questions directly.
Logically speaking, no one should know when he came to this cultivation star, but why Master Xuansheng was here is more like waiting for him specifically.
This doesn't make sense at all!
The two of them have only been missing for a few days since the Starry Sky Temple. This time can basically be ignored for cultivators.
It is even more impossible for Master Xuansheng to be able to detect his whereabouts in such a short time and set up a tea shop here.
"Actually, this pot of tea was cooked more than four hundred years ago..." As Master Xuansheng's voice changed, Zhong Tianhao was also concentrating and listening carefully at this moment.
"At that time, there were three tea cups on the stone table. In addition to the two cups of tea that you and me are drinking now, the other cup is the one that drinks tea, which is not someone else, is Ling Shi... Brother Ling Nong!"
“Master…”
At this moment, when he heard these words, Zhong Tianhao was shocked. He stared at Master Xuansheng blankly, with an incredible expression on his face.
"How could it be? How could it be the master..."
"Your cup of tea is the third cup, which was personally presented by Brother Lingnong at that time. He once said that many years later, the person who accompanied me to taste tea was no longer him, but someone else!
Now it seems that this person is his only disciple, that is...you!"
"Four hundred years ago, at that time, my juniors were not born yet. How could my master know that I would accompany you to drink tea here?"
Zhong Tianhao stood up and bowed solemnly to Master Xuansheng. It was not until a long time later that he raised his head and showed complexity in his eyes.
He stood there, quietly waiting for this answer that shouldn't exist.
Chapter completed!