I See the Aura of the Great Emperor in All My Disciples

Chapter 1493: Chapter 1493: Discussing the Tao in front of Buddha! (2/5) Chapter 1493: Chapter 1493: Discussing the Tao in front of Buddha! (2/5) Ning Chenxin remained in the chilly village for two reasons.

The first was to preach to the villagers, instilling a correct concept of faith rather than the heretical beliefs they had followed before.

The second reason… was to wait for the Buddhist Sect’s response.

This was also Ning Chenxin’s objective, since the other party cared so much about Faith Power, Ning Chenxin just needed to change a village’s beliefs during the investigation process, and perhaps that would prompt the Buddhist Sect to take action.

Once the Buddhist Sect took action, it would confirm that their approach was the same as he had speculated.

Now, his guess had indeed been correct.

Ning Chenxin had arrived at the center of the chilly village and was silently looking at the statue of Buddha, expressionless.

The surrounding villagers had returned to their homes, watching nervously through their windows.

At that moment,

A solemn man dressed in plain clothes suddenly appeared beside Ning Chenxin. His mere presence connected his golden aura with the Buddha statue, and immediately, a sacred Buddhist Qi filled the chilly village.

“Amida Buddha, I am Da Bei, here to request an explanation,” he said.

Ning Chenxin didn’t turn his head, still gazing at the Buddha statue as he indifferently spoke, “An explanation? I think it’s your Buddhist Sect that owes an explanation to those who have faith in you, not the other way around.”

Da Bei shook his head, “Everything is predestined, and destiny is influenced by man. Since you are the one disrupting the order, it’s only natural to seek an explanation from you.”

“What an argument, that destiny is influenced by man,” Ning Chenxin glanced sideways at Da Bei, speaking faintly, “So the actions your Buddhist Sect is taking now aren’t disrupting the order? Free belief? From what I see, it looks more like brainwashing and coercion.”

“Oh? And where does this coercion originate?” asked Da Bei, his face void of emotion.

“Letting magical beasts roam around the outskirts of the village without driving them away, and if someone fails to comply, you draw the beasts in and then conveniently appear to solve the problem. Isn’t that a form of indirect coercion?”

Da Bei shook his head again, “This forest has always been the home of magical beasts, why should they be expelled?”

Before Ning Chenxin could respond, Da Bei continued to argue, “Besides, you say the Buddhist Sect is disturbing the order, but where does this perspective come from?”

“If the Buddhist Sect hadn’t contained the magical beasts, these ordinary people wouldn’t have been able to survive here. How can that be called coercion? It’s merely the natural succession of the food chain.”

As he spoke, Da Bei took out a meditation cushion and sat cross-legged beneath the Buddha statue.

“Since it’s a discussion of Dao, let us begin.”

With those words, Da Bei released his Buddha Qi, and the villagers of the chilly village, upon looking at him, felt as if they were beholding a Great Buddha!

The lingering devotion to the Buddhist Sect in their hearts made them want to kneel before Da Bei involuntarily.

Sensing this Buddha Qi, Ning Chenxin’s expression became slightly tense.

Da Bei had not released his realm of cultivation, but the Buddha Qi he exuded, along with that tremendous Faith Power, was actually able to completely suppress the Confucian Dao Qi on Ning Chenxin.

One could imagine how profound Da Bei’s understanding of the Buddhist Dao was, and with that astonishing Faith Power, if one were to judge by realms of cultivation, Da Bei’s mastery in the Buddhist Dao might well reach the Divine Realm.

Ning Chenxin also had a suspicion, could such horrifying Faith Power all be concentrated upon him?

If it were someone else, they might have been directly overwhelmed by Da Bei’s Faith Power and Buddha Qi, becoming a follower of his.

However, Ning Chenxin’s Confucian Dao Realm was not weak either. Years of secluded cultivation also came into play at this moment.

When Ning Chenxin took out the Dao Law scroll, a surge of righteousness swirled around him, largely fending off the impact of the Faith Power.

And within his soul, the restrictions placed by Lu Changsheng made it impossible for this Buddhist Faith Power to penetrate.

Da Bei immediately revealed a puzzled look, then slightly nodded and said, “No wonder the benefactor has come to our Buddhist Sect to debate.”

Ning Chenxin waved his hand, and a long table appeared before him. He then sat down beside it and spread the Dao Law scroll out on the table.

“I have only one question. If you can persuade me on this point, then perhaps your approach is the right one.”

Da Bei, enveloped in Buddhist Faith Power, heard this, closed his eyes with a smile, brought his hands together and said, “I am willing to resolve the benefactor’s doubts.”

“The Buddhist Sect’s belief is that if Bodhisattvas have the notion of self, others, sentient beings, or longevity, they are not true Bodhisattvas.”

The principle is simple, when ordinary people do good deeds, they often seek a reward. The Buddhist Law does not; once it is done, it should be forgotten like a ‘dream in spring, without a trace’.”

“But now, setting aside whether the Buddhist Sect has achieved this, by doing whatever it takes for Faith Power, what exactly is the aim? Is it to strengthen oneself and then teach this brutal world, or is it merely to become a top-tier powerhouse, the apex of this survival-of-the-fittest world’s food chain?”

This was also the question Ning Chenxin wanted to challenge.

After becoming stronger oneself and relying on power to educate the world, is it really correct, or will it be like the Buddhist Sect, simply using strength to intimidate?

When Da Bei heard Ning Chenxin’s words of Buddhist scripture, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he muttered to himself, “Bodhisattvas have the notion of self… not true Bodhisattvas. I did not expect the benefactor to be so proficient in Buddhist Law, with such deep insight…”

“However, perhaps the benefactor was mistaken from the very beginning, assuming that the Buddhist Sect has ulterior motives. Therefore, your perspective on subsequent issues is naturally biased.”

“As for the last question…” Da Bei shook his head and said, “I too am seeking that answer.”

Ning Chenxin responded, “Ulterior motives? Everywhere my sight reaches, everywhere I go, is permeated with what I just said.”

“Buddha speaks of cause and effect, Dao speaks of bearing and repaying.”

Da Bei brought his hands together and said, “But surely the Buddhist protectors genuinely provide shelter for the Mortals around them and indeed do some things, don’t they?”

Ning Chenxin countered, “The Bodhisattvas in their devotion to the law should give generously without dwelling on anything. As it goes, giving without dwelling on form, sound, scent, taste, touch, or dharma. And in my Dao, there are similar sayings, ‘profound virtue carries all things’… yet your Sect talks about these deeds all the time. Haven’t you already dwelled on appearances?”

At this point.

From within the Dao Law scroll, righteous Qi transformed into a soaring white light, that surprisingly gathered behind Ning Chenxin into the figure of an elder dressed in Dao robes, with white hair and long whiskers!

The elder held a scroll, and the transcendent aura he exuded made one feel as if looking at an endless, boundless ocean!

For a moment, the Buddha’s Golden Light of Da Bei was actually suppressed by this surge of righteous white light!

Da Bei was also slightly startled.

He could never have anticipated that this person before him, who was not a follower of the Buddhist Sect, would have such profound understanding of it, even surpassing some abbots!

These words were things that no one within their Sect had ever spoken.

But what he didn’t know was that, after Ning Chenxin had broken through the Wilderness Realm and Buddha Mountain, he had once asked Lu Changsheng about Buddhist Law.

Lu Changsheng had casually copied a book on Buddhist Law and tossed it to him.

All these words were from that book.

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PS: I’ve taken a while on this chapter, and three more are in progress.