Chapter 316: Centipede Demon
Time flies, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye. I am grateful for your companionship, and I wish all my brothers and sisters success in their careers, happiness in their families, good health, and all the best in the new year! May you always smile! May good luck always be with you! May your dreams come true! May you rise higher and higher! May the years be peaceful, and may you and I be well! May auspiciousness and good fortune be with you, and may all things be auspicious! May you have great fortune and prosperity! May you have so much money that you need several large trains to carry it, hahaha.
Seeing that I wasn’t playing by the rules, the guy pretending to be the Buddha instantly became enraged.
He said, “Without my guiding light, there is only a dead end.”
“Bah!”
Big Brother spat at him fiercely.
“You’re talking nonsense! There’s no point in arguing with demonic paths! Take this!”
After saying that, Big Brother didn’t bother to exchange further pleasantries with him.
Damn it, the Buddha himself had said beforehand: “Those who see me through form, those who seek me through sound, these people are treading the evil path and cannot see the Tathagata.”
This was clearly stated.
Here, “form” refers to material appearance, including all visible things; and “sound” refers to audible things.
This statement tells us that if people merely cling to the external appearance or sound of the Buddha, they are on the wrong path. Therefore, anything that appears before you claiming to be the Buddha is nothing but a demonic path.
However, this is not absolute. When one calms down, or if a Bodhisattva provides guidance in a dream, it can be heard. At the same time, one must understand that this comes from one’s own original heart and the reverence felt in one’s heart towards the Bodhisattva. One should not dwell on whether it is true or false or try to figure it out.
True Buddhist cultivation should be about seeking within; this seeking within is not about dreaming or thinking,
but rather about comprehending Buddha Nature through internal observation and cultivation.
As the saying goes, “The Buddha is not far away on Spirit Mountain; Spirit Mountain is only in your heart.” Only by letting go of attachment to external appearances and using your heart to feel and understand can you truly embark on the path of cultivation.
“Heaven and Earth without limit, Heaven and Earth Borrow Law, unsheathe!”
“Clang!”
Without giving this imposter of the Buddha a chance to speak further, Big Brother drew his precious sword from his waist.
Seeing that I acted immediately without giving him a chance to deceive me, he continuously chanted at me, “Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha, put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha…”
A false Buddha’s Light, carrying a murderous aura, rushed towards Big Brother.
I, Laozi, used my tough skin and face to forcefully resist his magic and charge forward.
“Kill!”
“Sword returns to Wuji! I’ll cut you down!”
Upon reaching him, I, without a second word, swung my precious sword like a kitchen knife.
“Ding ding, clang clang clang clang…”
I also continuously chanted divine incantations: “Kulei meng C, kulei meng ka, kulei meng C ge kulei ka! Kulei meng C ye, kulei meng C ka!
Kulei meng C ge kulei ka. Weri weri, you mythological creature, this is the hip-hop of the Immortal Cultivation World…”
I don’t know if it was because I hurt him or if the divine incantations had an effect.
The golden light on his body gradually dimmed, and he couldn’t help but cry out in a dolphin-like voice, “Ahhh, ahhh… ahhhh…, ahhh, ahhh… ahhhh…”
After a series of screams, the bastard finally revealed his true form.
“Rumble.”
Several hundred long and incredibly thick legs grew densely on both sides of his astonishingly large body. Each of these legs was like a giant pillar, covered with a hard and rough outer shell.
Damn it, no wonder he could use such means to transform into the Buddha’s likeness. He was actually a giant centipede demon! Fuck!
“Ding ding, clang…”
Big Brother’s fierce attack was like a tiger, but after he revealed his true form, I couldn’t even break through a tiny bit of his defense.
At this moment, Jin Buque, who had gone to find the little duck, flew back carrying it.
Seeing Big Brother fighting the centipede, he didn’t say a word and, from a considerable distance, began to shout:
“Jin Buque’s ultimate killing move! Super House Collapse Technique!”
Jin Buque formed hand seals, and instantly grew, transforming into a colossal toad that spanned heaven and earth, leaping ten thousand meters towards the centipede demon.
“Big Brother, move aside!”
As he descended, he still remembered to shout at me.
Hearing this, I retreated and panted heavily.
Imagine, for a formidable figure like Big Brother, fighting a mere centipede demon should have been easy. But this one was indeed quite strong. No need to think, just looking at its whale-like body, it must have cultivated for at least a million years.
Moreover, I have been frequently studying methods of nourishing Yin and tonifying Yang with Xiao Ling’er late into the night. Xiao Ling’er has drained my kidneys, I mean, my Yang energy is a bit insufficient, cough cough cough.
Therefore, many abilities cannot be used for the time being.
“Boom!”
After Jin Buque sat down, the centipede demon thrashed its massive body, struggling. However, from the looks of it, it didn’t seem to have sustained any substantial damage.
After taking a breath, I bit through my right middle finger, drew a Tai Chi symbol on my left palm, and then placed my hands together, imprinting the symbol onto my right palm.
I shouted at Jin Buque, “Old Jin, dodge!”
Hearing my shout, Jin Buque leaped.
At the same moment he stood up, Big Brother calmed his heart and then erupted suddenly:
“Heaven and Earth without limit, Heaven and Earth Borrow Law, Prajna Bahma Hum!”
My palms moved rapidly, and I desperately unleashed my Mysterious Power and Overbearing Qi towards the centipede demon.
“Ah da da da da da da da da da…”
Dazzling golden light surged out like a tide, illuminating the entire space with brilliance.
Countless powerful energy beams directly bombarded the centipede demon.
The instant the golden light collided with the centipede demon,
“Boom boom boom”
Sonic booms like thunder reverberated through heaven and earth.
The centipede demon’s incredibly tough body was also blown apart, its skin ripped and flesh exposed, and fragments of its black carapace flew everywhere.
It writhed and shrieked in pain; its previously majestic body was now battered and bruised by my attack, a truly pitiful sight.
Seeing that this move was effective, I didn’t stop for a moment, determined to blast it to pieces.
“Ah da da da da da da da da da…”
Sensing the danger, the centipede demon shed its outer shell and transformed back into the Buddha’s likeness, attempting to use its external appearance to confuse Jin Buque and incite him to fight against me.
He clasped his hands together in front of Jin Buque and said compassionately:
“Amitabha, well said, well said. I am the Tathagata of the Western Pure Land. I see you, toad, have a spiritual root. If you abandon darkness and turn to light, I will surely be merciful and help you ascend to the Pure Land early. What do you say?”
The demonic voice, carrying invisible energy, shot towards Jin Buque. Jin Buque trembled all over, the divine light in his eyes vanished, and he walked towards the Buddha as if he were a walking corpse.
Big Brother was about to rush over to intervene, but when he saw Jin Buque secretly giving him an “OK” gesture with his toad hands behind his back, he stopped the steps he was about to take.
Jin Buque walked up to the Buddha’s Dharma Body. That idiot centipede demon thought it had succeeded, arrogantly throwing a provocative glance at me. Then it directly commanded Jin Buque, saying:
“The world is plagued by all sorts of evils. Today, I bestow upon you the title of my Buddha’s Golden Toad Protector Deity. I command you to quickly apprehend this demon.”
Upon hearing this, Jin Buque’s vacant eyes instantly regained their spirit. He grinned wickedly at the centipede demon, “Hehehe, what did you say? You want me to fight my Big Brother? Say it again if you dare?”
As he spoke, Jin Buque clenched his fists, as large as super-large clay pots, and directly punched the Dharma Body’s fat face.
“Go to hell, you son of a bitch!”
Seeing Jin Buque succeed, I immediately flashed to Jin Buque’s side and kicked the Dharma Body’s chin.
“Damn it! Beating you is such a waste of time. It’s even affecting my going home for dinner. Say something nice to me. If I’m happy, I might begrudgingly take you as my transport today. Otherwise, hehehe.”
After being beaten by Jin Buque and Big Brother, the Buddha’s Dharma Body manifested by the centipede demon had little stars swirling above its head.
Under our brothers’ might, it shed tears of gratitude and said, “Congratulations and prosperity! Great fortune and auspiciousness! May your wishes come true! Auspiciousness and good fortune…”
After running out of words, to show its sincerity, it even sang “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”: “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky…”
