Chapter 78: Great Thunderclap Temple (2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Great Thunderclap Temple.
However, the Great Thunderclap Temple was not in a place known to the world. It was located atop the dome, overlooking the entire Western Desert. Some people would never be able to go to the most sacred place in their hearts, but that did not prevent them from worshipping it.
The Great Thunderclap Temple was located on the highest mountain peak in the Western Desert. It was extremely steep. There was only one road from the foot of the mountain to the top. There were 99,990 steps. Devotees would kowtow with each step to pay their respects to Buddha at the top of the mountain.
Under the Great Thunderclap Temple, there was a clear Boundless Golden Body Lake. It was rumored that Buddha bathed in it and comprehended Paths. Lotus flowers bloomed inside, representing Buddha.
When Li Qingshan arrived and stepped on that land, he felt an extremely pure power between Heaven and Earth. Although it was barely noticeable, it was real. It wrapped around the entire Great Thunderclap Temple.
“This is the Power of Faith.” Li Qingshan looked around.
On that huge mountain peak, the majestic ancient Buddha mountains overflowed with auspicious energy all year round, attracting countless people to make pilgrimages and worship.
Li Qingshan could feel it the moment he stepped foot there. At the foot of the Great Thunderclap Temple, many commoners came to worship Buddha.
They couldn’t see Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan looked at them and felt the wisps of power between Heaven and Earth. He circulated the skill in his body, wanting to absorb that mysterious power into his body.
But it was useless.
“This is the Buddhahood of Buddhism, and it is also the Power of Faith that the world calls it. It is quiet and peaceful.” Li Qingshan reached out and pinched a wisp of that energy. He gently pinched it and felt the divinity in it. Then, he opened his hand and let it flow away.
In the distance, the bell chimes of the ancient temple sounded very ethereal. It could purify one’s soul and make one yearn for it. One could not help but want to convert to Buddhism, worship it, and become a Buddhist.
Li Qingshan walked up the mountain peak of the Great Thunderclap Temple.
He discovered that the Great Thunderclap Temple was not the only temple on that huge mountain.
Between the foot of the mountain and the middle of the mountain, there were countless temples.
Those temples weren’t big, and there were only a few or one or two people.
Li Qingshan walked all the way to the mountainside. He found an ape whose power had reached the Saint Plane. It was comprehending Buddhism and meditating in an ancient temple.
“A Saint Plane demon actually converted to Buddhism. The Western Desert does indeed have its own mysterious power.” Li Qingshan sighed.
Right then, he understood why the Western Desert cultivators who wanted to preach to the Central Plains 3,000 years ago were rejected by the cultivators of the Central Plains.
If even a Saint Plane demon could convert to Buddhism, the consequences would be unimaginable if Buddhism really blossomed in the Central Plains.
Li Qingshan finally stepped onto the peak of the mountain.
Before him was the Great Thunderclap Temple.
It was the tallest temple in the entire Western Desert and also the temple that had given birth to the most Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. It was the birthplace of Buddhism.
The people who burned incense before arriving at the Great Thunderclap Temple were the most devout believers. They paid their respects seriously, and smoke curled up. That place was filled with Buddhahood that permeated the sky and the mountains.
Li Qingshan did not enter the Great Thunderclap Temple rashly.
He observed carefully.
The Great Thunderclap Temple was not as huge as Li Qingshan had imagined. In fact, it was only a small place on the top of the mountain. There were hundreds of temples, more than a dozen Buddha Halls, and only a few hundred disciples.
If one compared the Great Thunderclap Temple to Yuhua Sect, the Great Thunderclap Temple was far less majestic than Yuhua Sect, and it did not have as many disciples as Yuhua Sect.
However, in Li Qingshan’s eyes, the Great Thunderclap Temple was far from what Yuhua Sect could compare to.
Under his observation, the ancient Great Thunderclap Temple, which was filled with traces of time, instantly shone with a golden light that illuminated the entire world. A golden radiance of Buddhahood spread out.
“What a powerful and majestic aura. My careful observation of the Great
Thunderclap Temple just now seemed to have triggered the Buddha inside.
Boundless Buddha’s light shone, and there seemed to be a Buddha sitting in it.
It is sacred, majestic, and inviolable. It warned me not to offend the Great
Thunderclap Temple.”
Ordinary people couldn’t see anything at all. Even a Saint couldn’t see what Li Qingshan had just seen.
“My power is too high, causing the Power of Faith on the Buddha statue in the Great Thunderclap Temple to appear. That’s why such a scene happened.” Li Qingshan muttered to himself.
“Dang…”
The bell rang faintly, followed by Buddha chanting, purifying the soul and making people feel more peaceful. It was as if one’s entire being had sublimated.
Li Qingshan saw that it was time for the disciples of the Great Thunderclap Temple to worship. He did not stay at the door but walked into the Great Thunderclap Temple.
No one saw him during the entire process.
Even though those ordinary disciples were at the Saint Plane, they were still a whole dimension away from Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan was walking leisurely in the Great Thunderclap Temple.
Finally, he arrived at the Buddha Hall of the Great Thunderclap Temple.
Countless Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats were worshipped there.
Li Qingshan pushed the door open and entered.
In an instant, Buddha’s light shone.
Under Li Qingshan’s gaze, the Power of Faith in those statues was very strong. From the moment Buddhism was born in the Western Desert, the believers there had been providing faith to date for millions of years.
The Power of Faith had accumulated tremendously, and no one from the Buddhist Sect had come to absorb it for 3,000 years, which explained the current situation Li Qingshan saw.
“I wonder if I can absorb these Buddhist beliefs by circulating the Trikaya Buddhist Scriptures?” Li Qingshan thought silently..
