Chapter 232 [You will be the Buddha]
The sky fell, but a tall man held it up.
This is the golden rule that Lin Xian follows. From Ye Fan to the old madman, from the Great Sage Wei Yi to Gai Jiuyou, it is the same for everyone, and Buddhism is no exception.
He came to take up the post of the abbot of Mount Lingshan, to attain enlightenment and become a Buddha, but he did not say when he would become a Buddha.
The future Buddha should naturally become a Buddha in the future.
The blame now lies with the Buddha. Mount Sumeru is now in decline and has been taken over by a monkey. Putting aside the facts, the Buddhas on Mount Sumeru bear nine-nine levels of responsibility. Does that mean Sakyamuni Buddha has no responsibility at all?
If there is a quasi-emperor who is about to achieve enlightenment to suppress them, not to mention the Fighting Saint Ape, all the ancient races will have to obey.
If anyone dares to get angry, the Eight Hundred Arhats will step forward and show them their golden fists to tell them the profoundness of Buddhist principles.
What followed was preaching and physically converting a dragon. Mount Xumi happily received a group of ancient guardians, adding countless heritage.
As the four great bosses on Earth, Huangdi and Yandi can really revive their past lives when they get angry, and fight bloody battles with the Supreme of the Forbidden Zone with imperial weapons in hand.
Are Laozi and Sakyamuni's trump cards really inferior to those of the two emperors? I'm afraid not.
If he were really pushed to the extreme and had a desperate battle, Shakyamuni would merge with his divine body into one, lead the faith of all the heavenly beings in Buddhism, and then hold the imperial weapon, the pestle, to subdue demons. Just thinking about that scene is exciting.
Even if the Supreme of the Forbidden Zone comes, he will be beaten up. If you want to overturn Mount Sumeru, you have to let the Fighting Saint Emperor come.
But Shakyamuni did not choose to do so, because once he became one with Amitabha Buddha, he would be denying his own path and there would be no hope for the future.
They are true practitioners. They will not degenerate and will not start dark turmoil just to prolong their lives. That would be a betrayal of their great path.
If you have enough strength, and if you want to protect your own life, you can protect an ancient star of life, save billions of lives, and contribute some combat power to the dark turmoil.
But by the same token, it is not advisable to voluntarily abandon one's own life and the opportunity to glimpse the great way in order to quell the dark turmoil.
In the eyes of practitioners, the Tao comes first.
Now, Lin Xian wants to give Sakyamuni the opportunity to achieve enlightenment, allowing him to become the present Buddha and the supreme being of the world.
Once he becomes the Buddha of Buddhism, Shakyamuni will have to face the darkness and chaos even if he has to.
As the future Maitreya bowed down, white lotuses bloomed in the river of the afterlife. They were fragrant and crystal clear, all of them were of supreme quality.
The golden body of Sakyamuni sitting cross-legged on the river trembled slightly, and turned into a dazzling rain of light and dissipated, like a fairy ascending to heaven, extremely sacred.
Above the ancient star, there stands a heavenly gate, unchanged from time immemorial. Three large characters are engraved on the gate tower: Hangu Pass!
No one knows how many generations of creatures on earth have passed. The old bones have turned to ashes, and the races have been replaced again and again, but it is still here.
According to legend, this pass was built by the Emperor's ancient heaven and guarded by his immortal formation, because Earth is his home planet and also contains his hope of becoming an immortal.
But in more ancient times, this ancient star had an even greater origin, worthy of the title of the Great Star, and it was pregnant with the breath of creation.
Because this is a place to nurture souls.
The body is used as a seed system that incorporates the Immortal Sutra. Once it is cultivated, it will be hard to be buried by heaven or destroyed by the earth. The body will be spiritual. Even if the spirit is extinguished or broken up by others, this body will be immortal and indestructible and will never perish.
It is precisely because of this scripture that the cultivators of the Shrouding Heaven Method have invincible bodies, are often able to fight across levels, and are all battle maniacs.
And the magical effects of the Immortal Sutra are not limited to this. If one can achieve perfection, even if the original spirit is shattered and destroyed, one day, after a long period of accumulation, the physical body can also condense a soul again.
This is the true meaning of the Immortal Sutra, or it can be called the spiritual communication with the Emperor's corpse!
Cao Yusheng, the Heavenly Lord who transcends tribulations, combined the Immortal Sutra with the King Burial Method, and based on the interpretation of his own array inscriptions, he sublimated his own method of longevity, which was to use corpses to prove his truth and become an immortal after death.
By forming nine reincarnation seals, one can reach the realm of becoming an immortal in the mortal world.
The earth, a place that nurtures spirits, is like a paradise for the living for corpses. It can greatly reduce the time it takes to form a reincarnation seal, shortening millions of years to hundreds of thousands of years.
The Lord of Tribulation has been here, and Emperor Huangtian might also be buried here. If we trace back to an even older source, the undertaker originated from the Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor, and the power of the Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor originated from the Corpse Immortal Emperor. There is a cause and effect in all of this, like a circle.
There are now four supreme beings who have successfully formed the reincarnation seal by connecting the emperor's corpse to spirits.
Li Er, Yan Emperor, Huang Emperor, and Sakyamuni!
"Bodhisattva Realm?"
On the top of Hangu Pass, a middle-aged monk who was meditating in seclusion suddenly raised his head, a trace of surprise appeared on his face, and then he looked into the depths of the starry sky with a deep gaze, as if he could cross billions of light years and reach the Big Dipper Emperor Burial Star.
"What happened, fellow Taoist?"
Next to the monk in white stood an old Taoist priest, with an immortal look, white hair and a youthful face. He had an otherworldly temperament, as if he was about to transcend and turn into an immortal.
The old Taoist is the reincarnation of the Lord of Dao and Virtue. A hint of confusion appeared in Li Er's eyes. As they are both at the peak of quasi-emperor level, what in the universe today could make Shakyamuni move so strangely?
Is it the Supreme of the Forbidden Zone, or has the road to becoming an immortal been opened?
"I see a glimmer of hope for enlightenment," Buddha muttered, "as if someone has taken away the karma for me."
"Enlightenment?"
"You mean enlightenment!"
Li Er's hand trembled as he stroked his beard, and his eyes became somewhat resentful. He and his brothers had been quasi-emperors for two thousand years, and breaking through the nine heavens was as easy as eating and drinking water, but they were trapped in their previous lives at the last level and could not break through.
The four people who were about to attain enlightenment could be regarded as brothers in distress. They were stationed in Hangu Pass and often discussed the Tao, hoping to break through the limitations of their physical bodies.
And now you, a bald donkey, want to run away secretly, what does that mean!
Before Shakyamuni finished speaking, a tall, strong and sturdy middle-aged man and an ordinary, common and extremely calm man came quickly and surrounded the Buddha together.
They are in similar situations and have connections with the ancient star. In a sense, they can be called allies. They usually help each other and have a good relationship.
However, they were afraid that their brothers would suffer and they were also afraid that their brothers would drive a Land Rover.
If Sakyamuni really drove a Land Rover, those three people would be like eating lemons.
"Fellow Daoist Yandi, fellow Daoist Huangdi, let's talk." Sakyamuni gave a bitter smile, clasped his hands together and said, "I have not yet become an emperor. I am just looking at the other side of the endless sea of suffering."
"That's incredible." The Yan Emperor was burly and domineering, and said in a deep voice: "Did he cut off the shackles deep in his bloodline?"
"I am not a true emperor's corpse spirit. The relic on Mount Xumi is the emperor's corpse." Sakyamuni shook his head and said, "The magic spell of Buddhism comes from the spirit."
“That’s the power of faith.”
Huangdi spoke slowly, his voice was calm, but gave people a reassuring temperament.
"Fellow Daoist Huangdi, do you also study the power of faith?" Sakyamuni's eyes lit up.
"People call me the ancestor of mankind, and I have come into contact with it a few times." Huangdi sighed and said, "When I was at the deepest level of enlightenment, I often heard people calling the name of the void."
The Void Emperor?!
The expressions of the three powerful men changed. This name was unusual and it was a reputation that was hard-earned.
This great emperor fought bloody battles throughout the world, and he fought until the very end. He was fearless and respected the Supreme of the Forbidden Zone. Just mentioning his name would make people shudder and feel awe.
For other emperors, killing one or two supreme beings was already considered a supreme achievement, and it would bring peace to future generations.
According to historical records, the Void Emperor killed six or seven supreme beings. He fought for his whole life and paid the price with his life. All races were grateful to him and still miss his kindness to this day.
There are all kinds of birds in a big forest, and there are hundreds of thousands of big clans in the big universe. Some are ungrateful, while others remember the kindness of the Emperor of the Void.
This is truly a feat that will go down in history and never be forgotten. Not all human emperors have such achievements.
For example, a certain Emperor Hengyu, although he had killed the Supreme Being and quelled riots, what the world remembers is his glorious achievements when he traveled far away to Zhongzhou.
Once the dark turmoil is mentioned and people think of the Great Emperor protecting all living beings, three names will inevitably emerge in their minds: the Human Emperor, the Holy Body, and the Void!
The Human Emperor is the emperor of two generations and the ancestor of mankind. He has an extremely special status. Nine generations of holy bodies have been born in succession and have protected the human race for 100,000 years, which is comparable to the long lifespan of the Divine Emperor.
Only the Void Emperor was alone. He fought bloody battles in the seven forbidden areas and swept across the nine heavens and ten earths.
"Yes, it is the void."
Huangdi nodded and said calmly: "It comes from the instinct of the body, and it is also a certain touch from the deepest part of the sea of consciousness."
"I am pondering on one thing: whether I am empty or not."
“After a person loses his memory, is he still the same person?”
"The body is fine, but faith is directed to the soul, and living beings cannot be deceived."
Li Er remained silent. Emperor Yan Shennong sighed. This problem had no answer. Otherwise, they would not have reached the ninth level of the quasi-emperor realm so early but were unable to enter the alternative realm of enlightenment.
Success is due to the previous life, failure is also due to the previous life.
But some different situations occurred with Sakyamuni. Why was that?
"Is it because you don't have an imperial body?" Emperor Yan Shennong was puzzled. This might be caused by the mystery of Buddhism.
Sakyamuni's physical body was a human being of this time, but his spirit was created from the power of thought of the great Buddha Amitabha.
“Yes and no.” Sakyamuni shook his head, looked into the depths of the universe, and said meaningfully: “Cut off the past, cut off the future, and reign alone in this world, then you can be called the World Honored One.”
"The future Buddha has returned. I am no longer the future of Amitabha the Great."
"The past Buddha has returned to his place. I will completely get rid of Amitabha Buddha's past."
"Therefore, there is a glimmer of hope."
"A similar flower blooms!" The three powerful men were extraordinary and quickly thought of this, with surprise in their eyes.
Could it be that reincarnation really exists in this world, and Amitabha Buddha has really been reincarnated? !
But how did Sakyamuni explain it? He was certified by Mount Sumeru and was the demon shell of Amitabha Buddha, and there was a direct causal relationship.
The Buddha of the past was Amitabha Buddha, and Sakyamuni had already seen this.
But who is the future Buddha?
Shakya still had doubts in his heart. He used his great magical power to connect with the thoughts of the heavens, engraved the appearance of Lin Xian in the void, and then invited three powerful men to deduce together.
Li Er, Yan Emperor, and Huang Emperor readily agreed. They were already at the peak of quasi-emperor level and possessed the body of an emperor. In theory, they could fight against the Self-Slaying Supreme.
It's just a thought for him to kill the quasi-emperor since he is the Supreme Being, but if he has to face one of the four, he will inevitably have to use some skills and may get injured.
If four people rush forward at once, it is hard to say who will live and who will die. There is a high probability that they will force the Supreme to sublimate and eventually perish together.
If we were to give them an evaluation, it would be that they are at the imperial soldier level, having stepped into the threshold of supremacy. They are fundamentally different from the rest of the world.
The four supreme beings joined forces, like a great emperor of the time, deducing the Mark of the Heart of Heaven, swallowing the universe, looking down on time and space, and soon extracted some clues from the void, blood, and faith.
"Buddhist Maitreya..."
"Saint Lord Jiang?"
"Ji family bloodline!"
"The Dao Sutra is in my body."
For a moment, the four supreme beings looked at each other in bewilderment, doubting their lives. Is this a human being?!
"It's a bit messy." Li Er commented
"It's a bit complicated indeed." Sakyamuni also nodded.
"Fellow Taoist Shennong, what do you think?" Finally, Huangdi set his eyes on Yan Emperor.
After all, Emperor Hengyu's military achievements are famous throughout the ages, so it is understandable if one or two of his bloodlines are left behind.
A man named Jiang married a fairy from the Ji family and had children. He then learned Taoist scriptures and eventually became a Buddhist, practicing both Buddhism and Taoism.
The situation is a little bit complicated.
"Please, fellow Daoist Sakya, go back to the ancient Beidou Star again."
The two Emperors Yan and Huang sighed. Their situations were special. They wanted to break free from the shackles of their previous lives and prove their truth once again, so they had been avoiding encounters with their family bloodlines, fearing that the imprint of their previous lives would be aggravated.
"The old Taoist priest will also take a walk."
Li Er said calmly that although he had an emperor's body, he had no bloodline, only the Taoist tradition, and he was not in the Big Dipper.
As for the imperial weapon, the Vajra Cutter, it has always been by his side and has never been lost.
Since the mythological era, the emperor's corpse has been spiritual. Over the long years, spanning three eras, the reincarnation seal is very complete. Li Er's condition is much better than the two emperors, and he has balanced his past life and this life.
"Wait a minute."
Suddenly, Sakyamuni's eyes flashed with divine light. In a trance, he seemed to grasp something and murmured, "Bodhisattva Realm Forum, Beidou LAN, Administrator Amitabha invites you to enter the conference room..."
In Hangu Pass, Sakyamuni sat cross-legged in meditation, his consciousness crossed the endless void and entered the realm of Bodhisattva.
This piece of world is completely different from usual. A statue of Amitabha Buddha sits high in the ninth heaven, preaching the Dharma. Countless divine lotuses bloom in the sky. A young man stands under the ninth netherworld, waving a large banner frantically, collecting the imprints of divine monks who have passed away in the past years and giving them the Buddha's son brand.
The young man was still muttering about reincarnation, rebirth, and following me to become an immortal, and he wanted to build an electronic underworld and a Buddhist database.
Where did this come from for me?
This is still the realm of Bodhisattva!
Sakyamuni fell into a brief period of confusion and tried to call upon the Buddhist imperial weapon, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, which was the continuation of Amitabha Buddha's life and should be able to solve his doubts in accordance with the supreme will of Buddhism.
The demon-subduing pestle soon descended, and the deity inside it revived, with a solemn appearance, and said in a voice as loud as a bell: "Now that Buddha has come, Mount Sumeru has been studied and selected, you will be the World Honored One.
"Where is the Fighting Buddha?" Sakyamuni was a little puzzled. He remembered that the lord of Mount Sumeru was a monkey.
"I'm going to seek the scriptures." Lin Xian replied faintly.
(End of this chapter)
