Legend of the Great Sage

oll one of the Chinese vinaya translation of the Dharmagupta.
There are 60 scrolls in total, which are broken into four sections.
Only part of the text has been formally translated into English (basically the important parts), so I’ve translated this part according to my interpretation.
The four māra refer to this, while the three yāna refer to this.

“The school of vinaya is not skilled at battle.
They’re more focused on restraints and suppression, not directly harming the enemy.
The Divine Nun of the South Sea rarely fights with anyone too.
She’s not even as strong as the Thousand Tendrils King from earlier.
If we work together, we have over a fifty percent chance of killing her,” Xiao An communicated.
The Buddha Slaying sword was already in her hand.

Li Qingshan grabbed Xiao An’s hand and pulled her behind him.
“She’s shown you great kindness.
Don’t do anything!”

“If she remains, endless trouble awaits us.” Xiao An could obviously understand his thoughts.
She would only try and understand his thoughts too.
However, if they did not kill the Divine Nun of the South Sea today, their secrets would definitely spread across the world.
They would die before they even began carrying out their plan to return to the Green province.

“We work hard to become stronger not just to do what we want, but also to not do what we don’t want.
Leave this to me.
I’ll teach this old nun a lesson so that she comes to her senses.” Li Qingshan smiled at Xiao An.
He did not blame her for her choice.
However, he did not bend his principles so easily just because of the advantages and disadvantages involved.

Xiao An nodded gently.
She supported all of his decisions.

At this moment, the Divine Nun of the South Sea’s chanting became even grander.
The entire world became solemn and respectful.
Li Qingshan and Xiao An were like two criminals, awaiting judgement.

However, Li Qingshan was not one to plead guilty and allow himself to be at the whim of laws.
He laughed aloud.
“Divine nun, eat my fist first!” Immediately, he turned into a scarlet streak of light and shot over.

“Dharmagupta-vinaya, Body of Vinaya!” The halo behind the Divine Nun of the South Sea glowed brightly, and she pointed at Li Qingshan.

A holy glow enveloped him completely.
A string of prayer beads suddenly appeared in Li Qingshan’s hand, and his body became draped in a monk’s robes.
His head full of scarlet hair all fell to the ground, completing tonsure and his initiation to monkhood.
Immediately, a feeling of benevolence overwhelmed him, repenting on his evil deeds of the past.

“Divine nun, don’t forget.
I’m also technically half a disciple of buddhism, and I have no intentions of harming you.
I just hope that we can calm down and have a talk.”

Li Qingshan paused slightly before continuing onwards.
His mind had already been tempered by the suffering from the Clam King of Mirage Sea’s illusions, and he had the spirit turtle to guard his consciousness.
The techniques of the Divine Nun of the South Sea were wondrous, but they were not particularly effective against him.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived before the Divine Nun of the South Sea, hurling out a punch!

“Dharmagupta-vinaya, Law of Vinaya!” The Divine Nun of the South Sea read from the scripture as she formed a seal with both hands, waving them at Li Qingshan.

Immediately, Li Qingshan felt all of his daemon qi disperse.
He could not even unleash the power of tremors.
All of his abilities and techniques had become useless.
However, he only agreed with Xiao An’s previous words even more.
The techniques of the school of vinaya truly were not suited for direct confrontations, especially when it was one-against-one.

Even without his abilities, his strength of the ox demon was not just for show.
It was lacking some sharpness and murderousness, but the strength was truly there.
None of it was fake.

In the final moments, the Divine Nun of the South Sea drew a stick of discipline and swung down at Li Qingshan’s head.
If he had been a regular great cultivator, he would have been in danger of having his head cracked in then and there, but even if Li Qingshan received it, it could not be regarded as lethal.

It’s just as Xiao An said.
In a direct confrontation, the Divine Nun of the South Sea isn’t even as great as that Demon King!

At this moment, a strange expression flooded the Divine Nun of the South Sea’s face.
She changed her seal and said sternly, “Dharmagupta-vinaya, Conduct of Vinaya!”

Li Qingshan stiffened up, becoming completely immobilised, but he did not care.
The effects of the preceptual decree would not last for too long.
Even if he allowed the Divine Nun of the South Sea to attack him, it could not force him to rebirth.

However, the Divine Nun of the South Sea completely disregarded him.
She used this opportunity to shoot towards Xiao An!