Chapter 578 (1/2)

Chapter 578: 578

Chapter 578: The Handprint in Autumn Rain and the Dance in Front of Temple

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The stone statue in the hall was initially painted with gold lacquer which had flaked off over several years, revealing the stone inside . Under the dim light, it seemed merciful but horrible at the same time .

Ning Que looked at one stone statue, then another . He was so into them that he forgot himself and he felt no hunger nor tiredness, with his hands constantly moving in front of him .

He did not stop moving his hands until he finished observing all the four stone statues . He picked up the futon and sat down in front of the railings on the hall, facing the night of the temple, then closed his eyes and began to meditate .

Unwittingly, a night pa.s.sed . Autumn rain fell in the old temple again, clearing the thin fog so that sunlight at dawn could s.h.i.+ne on the cornice of the Buddha hall .

The clear and long bell from the main hall of the front temple spread to the distant rear hall .

Ning Que opened his eyes, and for a moment they were like crystals, but gradually they were back to normal .

Watching the autumn rain outside the railings, he raised his right arm and reached out at will .

In front of the hall, the autumn wind whistled, with rain fluttering . Suddenly, in the heavy rain appeared a large blank s.p.a.ce; there was not a single drop of rain within it . It looked quite dry .

If one looked at the blank s.p.a.ce carefully, it was exactly the shape of a palm .

After a long time, the aura around the temple gradually faded away and those flying autumn rain drops finally fell on the range taken by the invisible palm . Everything went back to normal .

Ning Que did not know what he had learned throughout the night until now . Looking at the heavy autumn rain out of the temple, he was inevitably excited .

”Fearlessness, meditation, beating demons and dispelling ideas . . . I really didn't expect that you could have a command of the four true Emblematic Gestures in Buddhism . ”

The faint voice of Master Qishan came from outside the temple . He was surprised .

Ning Que turned around and bowed to Master Qishan .

He had many things to thank Master Qishan for . Last night, when he was meditating all night, Master Qishan stayed outside the temple to keep him safe . He must thank Master's protection with kindness .

Master Qishan looked at Ning Que, feeling complex emotions .

No matter how magical one's fate with Buddhism was or how good one's understanding of Buddhism was, it was impossible for one to master the Four True Emblematic Gestures of Buddhism overnight, because the Buddha's Emblematic Gestures were not a skill of the Buddhism Sect and people who practiced Buddhism could not get rid of the Knowledge Barrier .

However, it seemed to have no effect on Ning Que .

Master Qishan felt the aura of his Younger Brother, Master Lotus, but it was fainter than yesterday . He understood the real reason why Ning Que could overcome the Knowledge Barrier .

Because Lotus had gone through the Knowledge Barrier a long time ago .

Master Qishan looked at Ning Que and sank in his sad thoughts, ”Younger Brother, you're leaving this world . Is it your own way to continue your existence in this world?”

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Delegations from many countries had already arrived at the Wa mountain and these days, in the meetings, they had been talking about the invasion of the Desolate to the South . Cultivators were sharing what they had learned in Wa mountain the days ago, with awe and excitement . At the same time, they guessed what kind of bigwigs would show up in the Yue Laan Hungry Ghost Festival in a few days .

Ning Que and Sangsang were invited to celebrate the Yue Laan Hungry Ghost Festival but they did not care about these things . They read the sutras, observed the Buddha statue, and followed Master Qishan to watch the Buddhist skills on the walls of the temples . Their lives here were peaceful and their mood became quieter as a result .

Ning Que was curious about the Yue Laan Hungry Ghost Festival so he asked Master Qishan about it . It was the grandest festival in the world and had peculiar origins, with legends about the suppression of the Underworld by the Light of Buddha .

”The Buddhism Sect did not have the power to suppress the Underworld . In the earliest time, people just prayed that the night would never arrive and then strong cultivators discussed how to deal with it . However, many years have pa.s.sed and the night has never arrived . The legend of the Underworld Invasion has become a hearsay . Is there any cultivator who cares about it?”

Master Qishan smiled and said, ”The Yue Laan Hungry Ghost Festival is held annually, but the time when cultivators gather together is not fixed . Although the meaning of this festival has changed, Buddhism doesn't want to give up this opportunity to show itself . ”

”The Yuelun Kingdom claims that there are 72 Temples of Smoke and Rain in its territory and they are all famous temples . If we count those ordinary temples, I'm afraid that there will be more than a thousand temples . In addition, it is located in the Wilderness of the West, closer to the Xuankong Temple . Why didn't the Buddhism Sect choose to hold the Yue Laan Hungry Ghost Festival in the temples of the Yuelun Kingdom, such as the White Tower Temple?”

Ning Que was confused and he asked .

Master Qishan asked him, ”Do you know where the first great temple in the world built by the Xuankong Temple is?”

Ning Que shook his head .

Qishan Master pointed to the eaves of the temples under the hurdles and said, ”It is here . ”

Ning Que was shocked and he thought, ”How can it be?”