"Master?"
Ethan Shu looked at the startled old monk with surprise.
Usually, the old monk was calm and composed, devoid of joy, sorrow, anger, or lament. Why was he so out of sorts then?
Seeing his disciple, the old monk cleared his throat and explained,
"Just then, I was meditating and chanting Buddha. My mind was like a clear mirror, reflecting the appearance of a mighty dragon of great prowess."
"I mistakenly thought it was the Buddha's manifestation of the Great Dragon Vast Bodhisattva, hence my loss of composure. Amitabha, I had sins to confess."
The old monk straightened his worn-out monk's robe and returned to the side hall to continue his Buddhist practices.
"The Great Dragon Vast Bodhisattva?"
Ethan Shu's thoughts turned, and he understood what had been going on.
"So this is it. The Great Dragon Vast Bodhisattva blesses the tattoo on my back."
"And the Great Majestic Dragon is a bodhisattva Phala. Thinking about it, it's truly formidable."
Ethan Shu excitedly thought, "With the blessing of the Great Dragon Vast Bodhisattva, I wondered if I could defeat the Black Mountain Demon!"
The system's prompt sounded:
"Ding-dong, friendly reminder. If the host wished to unleash the power of the Great Majestic Dragon tattoo, it required the combination of the Bhagavat Ksitigarbha Spell ( a Buddhist mantra)."
"That's easy!"
Ethan Shu ran out of the temple gate and shouted, "Great Majestic Dragon, Bhagavat Ksitigarbha, Prajna Paramita Hrdaya!"
For a moment, a gust of wind blew by.
There was no response at all.
Ethan Shu: "…"
"Could it be… I needed to remove my clothes and reveal the Great Majestic Dragon tattoo on my back?"
"Yes, that must be it!"
Ethan Shu immediately took off his small novice's blue robe, revealing his muscular upper torso.
On his back was a majestic and mighty golden dragon tattoo.
From the dragon's head to its tail, from its scales to mane, from its fins to claws, it was lifelike, as if it were alive.
It seemed that with just a slight movement, it could fly out and soar through the nine heavens.
Ethan Shu slightly arched his back, causing his back muscles to bulge, making the Great Majestic Dragon tattoo appear even more majestic and sacred.
Ethan Shu shouted again, "Great Majestic Dragon, Bhagavat Ksitigarbha, Prajna Paramita Hrdaya!"
The Great Majestic Dragon tattoo on his back glowed briefly and then fell silent.
"What's going on here?"
Ethan Shu couldn't figure it out.
The system's prompt sounded:
"Ding-dong, in response to the host, the complete Earth Treasury Buddha Mantra is a combination of mantra and dharma seal, not just the mantra alone."
Ethan Shu immediately understood.
"It seems I needed to learn the Bhagavat Ksitigarbha Spell."
"I'll ask Master later if he knew it."
Ethan Shu began to carry the bones on the stone steps and pile them up in the courtyard.
Running from the top of the mountain to the foot and back, he finally managed to transport all the terrifying bones to the courtyard of the ancient temple.
"Master, I had finished moving them."
Ethan Shu patted the dust on his hands and wiped away the fine beads of sweat on his forehead.
"Good, Hsuan Kong, thank you for your hard work."
"Leave it to me now."
Huiming, the old monk, held a green lantern and walked out slowly.
With one hand holding the lantern and the other carefully shielding the small bean-sized flame from being blown out by the wind, he replied,
"These skeletons are from a mass grave."
"If left unattended, they would eventually pollute the temple gate or attract other evil spirits and demons."
"It's better for me to use Buddhist fire to transcend them."
Standing in front of the mountain of skeletons, the old monk raised the green lantern in his hand.
Ethan Shu looked at him curiously.
The kind face of the old monk immediately became solemn, and he whispered, "Hsuan Kong, watch carefully!"
"This technique is called the Ancient Buddha and Green Lantern Mudra!"
The old monk held the green lantern in one hand and formed a seal in front of his body with the other.
Then, his dry and skinny chest swelled as he inhaled deeply, mixing with the pure and powerful Buddhist energy within his body, which he blew out of his mouth.
"Huh…"
Instead of blowing out the small flame on the lantern, the wind made the flame leap up, turning into golden flames that engulfed the mountain of skeletons.
The golden Buddhist flames burned fiercely, and the skeletons, eroded by dark energy, evil fog, and resentment for many years, quickly ignited, sending up a cloud of black smoke that rose into the sky.
Faintly, there were also sounds of battles and cries echoing.
Ethan Shu was startled to see wronged souls condensing above the ancient temple.
"Namo Amitabhaya, Tathagataya, Tathayatha, Amritasiddhi…"
The old monk's dry lips moved slightly, uttering complex Sanskrit.
"Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Dharani?"
Ethan Shu's expression changed.
The Buddhist energy within the old monk had flowed out peacefully, forming a transcendence mantra wheel above his head, which rotated and ascended, imprinting on those wronged souls.
Ethan Shu said, "With Master's Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Dharani, those who died in battle could finally rest in peace."
Indeed, after the transcendence mantra wheel was imprinted, golden light had overflowed, purifying the resentment, transcending the wronged souls, and guiding them into the cycle of rebirth.
After the transcendence was complete, the golden Buddhist flames had also burned down almost entirely.
The mountain of skeletons had eventually been reduced to a handful of ashes.
The old monk, seemingly exhausted from using up much of his Buddhist energy, said weakly, "Hsuan Kong, bury these ashes under the trees in the courtyard."
"Yes, Master."
"Oh yes!"
"Master, do you know the Bhagavat Ksitigarbha Spell?"
"The Bhagavat Ksitigarbha Spell?"
Huiming, the old monk, turned his head and looked at Ethan Shu in surprise, saying, "The Bhagavat Ksitigarbha Spell is a unique Buddhist technique of the Great Karma Temple. I didn't know it."
"But don't worry. The Hanging Temple and the Great Karma Temple are both among the three ancestral homes of Buddhism and possess Mahayana, which is not inferior to the Great Karma Temple."
"Is the Bhagavat Ksitigarbha Spell a Mahayana Buddhist technique of the Great Karma Temple?"
A hint of disappointment flashed across Ethan Shu's eyes.
If he couldn't learn the Bhagavat Ksitigarbha Spell, the Great Majestic Dragon tattoo on his back would be equivalent to a decoration.
"Wait, I can earn the Bhagavat Ksitigarbha Spell through my daily sweeping. Maybe the system will reward me with it."
Ethan Shu was not discouraged.
"Gurgle…"
Ethan Shu's stomach growled.
Huiming, the old monk, chuckled, "You're hungry. I have already attained the state of not needing food, so I don't feel hungry…"
Before he finished speaking, the old monk's stomach also growled "Gurgle…".
Ethan Shu burst into laughter and said, "Master's fasting might be fake. I can hear your stomach growling louder than mine."
Huiming, the old monk, laughed and scolded, "Hsuan Kong, you little novice, daring to laugh at your master. You deserve punishment!"
Ethan Shu said, "Master, I'm going to fetch water."
"Then I'll find some wild fruits and vegetables in the mountains to eat and ease my hunger a bit."
The other day, all the water had been used up when mixing the water in the water jar with Buddhist blood to write the Shurangama Mantra in the ancient temple.
Now, Ethan Shu needed to go fetch water.
Huiming, the old monk, instructed,
"Hsuan Kong, you haven't had Ring Scar yet.
And your Six Bases are not yet purified.
Beware of the beautiful female demons in the mountains."
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