Buddhists were very particular about ringing the bell.
Temples used the bell to perform Buddhist services, summon monks to the main hall, chant sutras, and do homework. In addition, they used the bell to signal waking up, sleeping, and eating.
That was why the bell was rung differently for different purposes.
However, ringing the bell was also very particular. In the 'Hundred Zhang Monastic Rules: Magical Tools', it said, "The big bell is the beginning of the forest's signal.
Striking at dawn breaks the long night, alerting people to sleep. Striking at dusk makes them feel dizzy. "That was why ringing the bell at dawn and dusk required one hundred and eight consecutive strikes.
One hundred and eight strikes were related to the word 'nine', which had a very high and auspicious meaning.
Twelve times the word 'nine' was' one hundred and eight ', which pushed the concept of' nine 'to the extreme.
The Buddhist bell was used to pray, influence, and release sentient beings from the afterlife.
The temple's bell was rung once in the morning and once at dusk. Each time, it would be rung eighteen times, then another eighteen times. This repeated twice for a total of one hundred and eight times.
Whether it was for Buddhist services or homework, as long as the bell was rung, one had to chant sutras.
However, there was only one situation that didn't apply that way. During the advancement, there couldn't be any noise in the temple. The temple had to wait for the Buddha's blessing.
That was why Monk Mingjue had asked if the bell was accompanied by the chanting of sutras.
As for why he was so surprised and even mumbled something, it was because when a Buddhist disciple advanced, the bell would ring nine times at most, which corresponded to the monk's scar on his forehead. It also represented his status in the temple.
If the bell rang nine times or more, that person would have the power to become a Bodhisattva, and the day he would become a Buddha was just around the corner.
After listening to Monk Mingjue's explanation and recalling the ten scars on Old Yuan's forehead, I was almost certain that the bell the master heard was related to Old Yuan!
The Buddhist aura on the corpse, the bell rang ten times, and the ten scars on Old Yuan's forehead … It wasn't a coincidence.
I was afraid I had to find the answer in Old Yuan's grave.
Fang Min had told me the whole story. Although Old Yuan had come out to do evil, he was just an ordinary person. If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to touch his grave. However, I didn't have any other way to solve this situation, so I had to resort to this method.
There was no time to waste. After making up my mind, I called the evil spirit and returned to the graveyard.
When Monk Ming Jue saw me move, he didn't hesitate and chased after me.
However, before he could get far, the sacrificial evil spirit stopped in his tracks. He frowned and stood on the spot.
I was surprised and thought that he had found something. I hurried to ask him.
However, the evil spirit told me that he had sensed something strange happening in Chiyou's tomb. He needed to go back and check.
I knew how important Chiyou's tomb was to the sacrificial evil spirit. Although I was surprised, I nodded and asked him to go back as soon as possible.
As for Mr. Yuan, although he is at the peak of the Yang Spirit Realm, the cultivation of ghosts is slightly lower than that of people in the same realm. I have the help of Tong and the Snake Spirit, so I can fight against Mr. Yuan.
Seeing me nod, the evil spirit nodded and told me to be careful. Then, he flashed and disappeared into thin air.
When Monk Ming Jue saw the sacrificial evil spirit's methods, his eyes widened in fear. It took him a while to recover, but he didn't dare to ask anything. His eyes were filled with surprise.
I called him and continued to walk toward our destination.
When we arrived, Monk Ming Jue looked around for a long time. Since the crack the sacrificial evil spirit had created yesterday was still there, he quickly noticed the true dragon energy that was drifting out of it.
If one directly absorbed the true dragon energy, it would become the Dao energy that the Taoist and Mystical sects talked about. However, for Buddhists, the cultivation power was Buddha power.
Monk Ming Jue asked me curiously, "Why is there Buddhist power surging out of this tomb?"
I shook my head and told him that it's true dragon energy, which mostly comes from the True Dragon's vein.
Unexpectedly, Monk Ming Jue shook his head. "I have good friends from the Taoist and Mystical sects. They know about the True Dragon's vein. However, the aura that's coming out of this crack isn't true dragon energy. It's the Buddha power of our Buddhist sect."
Then, he explained to me in detail that the Buddha power was neutral and calm. It was the purest Buddha power, which was basically the same as the true dragon energy. That's why people who weren't Buddhist disciples would confuse the two.
After listening to him, I understood. No wonder I had felt the Buddha aura in this crack. It turned out that the aura that was coming out of this place was Buddha power.
When I heard this, I would have been even more surprised. However, considering what I had seen earlier, the Buddha power wasn't strange. Monk Ming Jue had told me that old man Yuan was about to become a Bodhisattva. It was normal for the Buddha power to come out of the tomb.
Previously, I had concealed this matter from Monk Ming Jue. But now that the sacrificial evil spirit had left, I didn't have anyone to talk to. After thinking for a while, I decided to tell him everything.
After listening to me, Monk Ming Jue was dumbstruck. After keeping silent for a while, he said in a trembling voice, "Could it be that this ghost wants to become a Bodhisattva?"
It sounded ridiculous for a ghost to become a Bodhisattva, but from all the signs, it seemed to be the only explanation.
However, Buddhism was a peaceful and merciful place. This ghost had killed many people. Even if he became a Bodhisattva, he wouldn't be able to wash away his sins.
Monk Ming Jue agreed with me. He nodded and saluted me. "Merciful Buddha.
The Bodhisattva Ghost is recorded in our Buddhist scriptures. It's a taboo in our Buddhist sect, and the Lord Buddha won't forgive him.
As a Buddhist disciple, I have the responsibility to help him ascend to the afterlife.
However, my power is limited. I hope that you can help me eradicate this evil creature. "
That was the reason I had come here. I hurried to stop Ming Jue. "You don't need to be so polite."
After talking to him, we prepared to dig the grave and find out the truth.
However, after I told him my plan, Monk Ming Jue didn't agree. "Digging up someone's grave is a big deal. We can't do it rashly. We have to ask for Old Man Yuan's descendant's permission."
Although it sounded stubborn, I nodded in agreement after thinking for a while.
We didn't dig up the grave but headed to the Yuan Village to find Old Man Yuan's descendant.
I had to ask Fang Min which family Old Yuan's descendants belonged to. However, before I could go to the car to call her, Fang Min suddenly got out of the car. She looked panic-stricken and staggered toward me. When she reached me, she was panting and couldn't speak for a long time.
After she calmed down, I asked her, "What happened?"
Fang Min grabbed my sleeve and cried for help. Tears streamed down her cheeks.
Seeing her like that, I guessed that Old Man Yuan had come to find her again.
After asking around, it was indeed the case.
Fang Min said, "When I woke up today, the car was so dark that I couldn't even see my own fingers. I didn't know if it was a dream or reality. Old Man Yuan suddenly appeared. This time, he told me that he would come to take her life at 6: 00 PM tomorrow."
Then, Fang Min got on her knees. She cried and begged me to save her.
I pulled her up and comforted her. I promised her that nothing bad would happen to her. Eventually, she calmed down and took us to the Yuan Village.
Along the way, I thought about what Fang Min had told me. I was surprised.
Old Man Yuan had come to see Fang Min again after so many years. However, he had only scared her in her dreams. He hadn't hurt her at all. Why did he suddenly attack her?
Moreover, not only did he want to kill her, but he also told me the time. Why?
Tomorrow at 6: 00 PM … Is there something special about this time?
Thinking about this, I suddenly had a flash of inspiration. I realized something very important. Although I had only seen the time of death of the previous victim, I guessed that the time of death of the previous victims was the same as my own fate.
Old Man Yuan had told me the time to take her life. It seemed he had been waiting for this day for more than half a month.
Then, I began to calculate the time of tomorrow at 6: 00 PM.
After that, I understood Old Man Yuan's plan.
Tomorrow would be a Yin day. At 6: 00 PM, it would be the hour of the rooster. The hour of the rooster belonged to the Yin year and the Yin month.
It was a Yin year, a Yin month, a Yin day, and a Yin hour.
After calculating this, I asked Fang Min to tell me her birth date and eight characters.
Seeing how serious I was, she didn't dare to neglect and quickly told me.
As she spoke, I started to calculate. After she finished, I had an answer in my heart.
Fang Min's Birth Matrix was of the water element, and water was Yin.
If Old Master Yuan really succeeded tomorrow, Fang Min would die a violent death.
Those who died a violent death were full of resentment, not to mention the fact that six o 'clock tomorrow afternoon was the Yin year, Yin month, Yin day, Yin hour. Coupled with Fang Min's extremely Yin fate, he would probably be filled with resentment.
It seemed that Old Master Yuan had his eyes on her for a reason, and he had left her for last. Fang Min must be the most important person.
Old Master Yuan did not have a trace of Yin Qi on him, so the souls of these people were definitely not meant to be consumed. They should be used for other purposes.
In an instant, I thought of something.
The five people chosen by Old Man Yuan all had single elemental Birth Providences, representing the purest power of the five elements.
The five elements of Yin and Yang originated from the Daoist theory of Yin and Yang.
All things were divided into Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang gave birth to Dao.
Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, Three begets all things.
Yin and Yang could be transformed into each other, and at the same time, the two were interdependent.
Moreover, Old Master Yuan had turned into a Buddhist monk.
Both Buddhism and Daoism could lead to enlightenment.
Since Old Master Yuan had collected the power of Yin and Yang and the five elements, did he want to use the dead energy to feed the living energy and reverse Yin and Yang to be reborn?
I was startled. Old Master Yuan's real purpose wasn't to become a Ghost Bodhisattva. He wanted to comprehend the Dao and become a Buddha after being reborn.
If that was the case, everything that had happened could be explained. However, I couldn't understand the shaman energy in Old Master Yuan's body.
I had never heard of a Buddhist cultivator becoming a Buddha by cultivating shaman energy.
When I thought about the connection between Buddhism and shaman energy, I suddenly thought of someone.
A few years ago, in the exchange competition in Shenzhen, there was a Thai black-clothed Azan called Arati.
He told me that I was the Son of Heaven and that the shaman energy in my body was the power of nine spirits.
At that time, I thought that the power of nine spirits referred to the Tai Sui.
Moreover, the Grand Palace he lived in also worshipped the power of nine spirits. In other words, the Grand Palace worshipped a Tai Sui.
The Thai monks worshipped the power of shaman energy.
From this point of view, Buddhism and shaman energy had a close connection.
The Buddhism in our country was a foreign force. Moreover, it had only been one thousand years since then, and the period of the witchcraft's struggle had long passed.
That was why I thought that Buddhists couldn't cultivate shaman energy to become a Buddha.
Moreover, Arati had said that the nine spirits were Gods, the ultimate.
In the words of the Buddhism in our country, it meant becoming a Buddha.