Chapter 42 Once There Was A Temple

A long time ago, there was a temple called Lingming, inherited from the Zen of the other shore.

Similar to some temples in Japan, Lingming Temple is a family inherited temple with a surname inherited from a Tang Dynasty monk named Shiraishi in the Nara period.

In the Showa era.

Lingming Temple has become the premier Buddhist temple in Tokyo!

Soon after it was built, the already-increasing Meiji Jingu Shrine complemented each other, occupying half of the territory of Yoyogi Forest.

At that time, the Lingming Temple was extremely strong, and there were countless great monks in the temple.

Old abbot ...

To be exact, Shiraishi was born in this environment.

As a young man, as a young abbot of a temple, he was loved at birth.

His three elder brothers are all monks, and he takes care of him very much.

The elder brother's law is sky-high, and he has the power of sky. At just over 20 years of age, his mana is no less than that of some monks in his temple who are 40 or 50 years old and will inherit his father's mantle in the future.

The second brother's method is psychic, born with yin and yang eyes, and can be seen as a spirit and ghost. At only 20 years old, he showed his talents no less than that of his elder brother.

The third brother's method is through Zen, born with Zen. He understands the interpretation of scriptures very quickly. He read the scriptures and books at a young age.

Therefore, the newly born Shiraishi Tetsu has attracted much attention since he was born.

He lived up to expectations.

At the age of four, he showed the potential of a child prodigy, and the Zen mind far surpassed the three brothers ...

At the age of eight, he completed his secondary school course by himself and came into contact with Buddhist classics.

If this continues ...

Definitely Long Aotian's template.

Unfortunately, all changed overnight.

For some reason, the second brother fell into the demon road and became a monster.

He killed his father, the abbot of the Lingming Temple, and pulled his soul away to make a soul-washing bead.

He put it into the third brother who occupied the soul with anger and hatred.

Two Xeon monsters were born.

They are incompatible at the same time.

The Lingming Temple was slaughtered and burned.

Makes Tokyo's souls coated with charcoal.

Bai Shizhe was rescued by his elder brother and deposited in the Meiji Shrine, entrusting the priests to protect them.

Subsequently, the elder brother went alone to stop the two brothers who entered the demon.

Never came back.

Decades later.

Lingming Temple once flourished.

There was only a hut, a small temple, and an old monk.

Those past have also been buried with the dust of history as people get older.

In the new Lingming Temple.

The old monk sat in front of the Buddha and told the story to the young monk.

"Abbot, your second brother who fell into the demon path ... my second uncle, is he still alive?"

After listening to the old abbot's account, Shiraishi could not help asking.

Bai Shixiu did not ask, the three uncles transformed by the soul-washing beads.

Since the old abbot's father's soul-washing bead is now in this jade box.

Obviously, the three uncles have gotten rid of it.

As for Uncle Er ...

Soul-washing pearls are back!

Obviously, this story has to end by itself!

The only four younger brothers who have survived are old, and his adopted young monk is back in the rivers and lakes.

This story is not classic enough?

"died."

The old abbot said quietly.

"He is so guilty that he has caused such a storm in Tokyo, how could he be alive.

"The two ghosts and gods of the Meiji Jingu Shrine came out, and I watched them suppress the psychic and meditation, and freed the two brothers who fell into the demon.

"The father's soul-washing beads were returned to me by them.

"In order to thank the two ghosts and gods for their help and their shelter of the last blood of Lingming Temple-that is, my kindness.

"Half of the land that belongs to the Lingming Temple, I have only left these little lands, all dedicated to the Meiji Jingu Shrine.

"Furthermore, the sins and losses caused by the two older brothers were borne by me, the only survivor ... in money, it would be about 100 billion yen.

"Too much, I made a lifetime and barely paid it off.

"However, things at that time are finally over.

"Now it is your turn."

This......

There is too much information from the old abbot.

Become a demon, slaughter Lingming Temple, pull away the human soul, and create a psychic spirit such as the soul-washing pearl ...

It was as simple as that.

This result is quite reasonable.

Channeling and channeling are just monsters that have been degraded by young monks. No matter how strong they are, they are just the level of the demon king.

The two ghosts of Meiji Jingu shot!

Naturally, they have no chance to escape.

Besides ...

Shiraishi's problems that had troubled him for a long time were finally answered.

Why was Lingming Temple, which was so rampant at that time, now only a square inch, so ruined?

First, the temple was burned down, the monks were completely destroyed, and the land was dedicated to the Meiji Shrine.

The second is the only old abbot who was very young.

It is impossible to rebuild the temple and attract believers ...

Also carrying huge debts of 100 billion yen!

He can only study hard, practice, and enrich himself, and try his best to repay this debt, and spend a little free time to rebuild the temple a little bit.

In the end, just paying off the debt took the life of the old abbot.

He has been unable to restore the former glory of Lingming Temple.

I can only put this expectation on Shiraishi.

For a time, Shiraishi felt heavy shoulders.

Contrast the great old abbot!

He was really a little monk who wasted wood.

Nothing except for the spirit.

100 billion yen!

Shiraishi has only made more than 50 million yen so far.

If this debt of 100 billion yen falls on him ...

I'm afraid that I may not be able to repay half of my life.

However, the problem is back.

"Abbot, since the second uncle is dead, where did the soul-washing bead I saw come from?" Bai Shixiu wondered.

"do not know."

The old abbot said calmly.

"I was only eight years old. How can I know this?"

Aren't you a prodigy ...

Shiraishi groaned and asked again.

"So, why did Uncle Ershi degenerate into a monster then? Turning into a monster requires negative emotions that are gradually accumulating. In daily life, it should be manifested."

"do not know."

The old abbot continued.

"I was only eight years old. Where do I know these?"

"..."

Okay, Shiraishi really thinks more.

The old abbot was only eight years old and was treated like a child prodigy ...

What is a child prodigy?

From morning till night, in addition to learning is learning, children with high hopes.

No child prodigy can escape this fate.

I'm afraid the most doubtful and puzzling about the events of that year.

The old abbot himself.

Estimate when everything will happen.

He was still studying in the room, and he was dragged to the Meiji Jingu by his big brother ...

In a blink of an eye, Lingming Temple went out.

The old abbot told Shiraishi this, just to make Shiraishi understand the cause and effect of the soul wash.

Let him understand that this is a sin created by the previous generation of Lingming Temple.

Since Shiraishi is the successor of Lingming Temple, it is obvious that this thing belongs to him.

At the same time, it is also to answer Shiraishi's perennial doubts.

although......

After answering the doubts, Shiraishi had more questions.

It's time to learn.

Bai Shixiu temporarily pressed his doubts.

Some problems can't be thought of through meditation.

Instead of wasting time on unnecessary thoughts.

It 's better to study hard and practice well.

First work out the exercises.

Let's study the principle and structure of soul-washing beads, and why human beings can be transformed into monsters, and whether such transformation can be reversed.

Step by step down to the ground.

Sooner or later, one day, you can see Rulai.

(End of this chapter)