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Chapter 905 South China Sea Bamboo Forest, Bodhisattva Loses Composure

In fact, in the past, it wouldn't have been so complicated to find out the details of the Buddha who saves people from suffering in three lifetimes.

However, in recent years, for some unknown reason, many earth immortals who have lived in the world have suddenly gone into seclusion, and the mountain gods and city gods have also disappeared. The sects in the world are unable to communicate with their ancestors who have ascended to the heavens, and no one answers.

It should be understood that even though the Jade Emperor set up heavenly rules to strictly prohibit the gods of heaven from contacting the mortal realm, the Thunder Gods and the Great Spirit Official of the Capital Heaven, Wang Lingguan, did not investigate strictly. As a result, there were always people who secretly contacted the disciples in the mortal realm and passed on their cultivation experiences or the situation in the heavenly realm to the mortal sects.

Therefore, sects that have produced ascension masters in the mortal realm, even if they themselves have never been to the Heavenly Court, have detailed records in their scriptures about the thirty-six heavens of the Heavenly Court and the genealogy of the Heavenly Court's immortals, as well as the existence of the City Gods and Earth Gods of the mortal realm, and the earth immortals who reside in the world.

But knowing too much made them feel uneasy and anxious.

Since the patriarchs of the Heavenly Court could not be contacted, elders from major sects had long wanted to visit the resident earth immortals and deities of the underworld to learn more about the situation.

However, after taking action, the elders of those major sects were shocked to discover that not only were the patriarchs of the Heavenly Court in trouble, but even the immortals and gods on earth were not at peace.

Some have witnessed the sound of flashing swords emanating from the blessed lands of immortals dwelling in the mortal realm, and heard the cries of ghosts and spirits pleading in the ghostly domains of mountain gods and city gods.

The Lord of Mount Tai has long since passed away, the Four Rivers Dragon Gods have relinquished their seals and gone into seclusion, the Four Seas Dragon Kings do not receive any outsiders, and the positions of Mountain God and City God are now mostly vacant. The Heavenly Court is aware of this situation, but has not sent any additional personnel to fill the vacancies.

Therefore, a rumor inevitably spreads secretly within the cultivation world.

A turmoil, even greater than the one caused by the great demon a thousand years ago, has erupted in the Heavenly Court. The gods and Buddhas are too busy to deal with it, which is why the patriarchs of various sects who have ascended to heaven are no longer able to respond to the calls of their mortal disciples.

This time, Master Siyou was able to contact the Buddha of Three Lives and Salvation, which can be said to be the first time in nearly a hundred years that a mortal practitioner has been able to contact the patriarch of the upper realm.

The Taoist and Buddhist masters who gathered at the Dizang Temple in Bianliang were not only there to observe the ceremony, but also hoped to use the channel of the Three Lives Salvation Buddha to see if they could reconnect with their ancestors.

However, as soon as the golden statue of the Buddha who saves people from suffering appeared, both Buddhism and Taoism fell silent, and the atmosphere became so somber that it felt like ice.

Anyone can see that the Buddha who saves people from suffering and delivers them from worldly pain and the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha do not seem to be the same Buddha.

After Master Siyou descended to the underworld, who did he contact?
Won't such slander against the Buddha and the theft of his name incur the wrath and punishment of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?
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Of course he would. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was not only angry, he even cursed aloud.

"Shameless! Utterly shameless! He is a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, yet he tolerates his subordinates wantonly taking over other people's titles."

"Utterly shameless! Utterly shameless!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva paced anxiously and angrily back and forth in front of Guanyin in the Purple Bamboo Grove of the South China Sea. His face was so red that smoke could rise from it, and the hot breath from his mouth could burn people.

His anger had driven him to the brink of madness. While pacing back and forth, he even accidentally stepped on and crushed a gold brick in the Guanyin temple.

Seeing this, the dragon girl standing beside Guanyin Bodhisattva frowned slightly, somewhat displeased with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's loss of composure.
'He's supposed to be a great Bodhisattva who eternally guards hell, yet someone has stolen his name. How could he be so terrified and lose his composure?'

The Dragon Girl was perceptive and noticed Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's current state.

He wasn't angry that the Buddha of Three Lives, the Savior from Suffering, had stolen his name; he was afraid, he was terrified.

Extreme fear caused him to lose his composure like that.

However, the Dragon Girl did not understand why Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was so afraid that the Buddha of Three Lives of Salvation would steal his name.

He's already been banished from the underworld, so what is there left for him to lose? It's just a title, what's there to be reluctant about?

It's as if the Buddha of Three Lives, who saves people from suffering, isn't stealing incense offerings, but rather the life of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

The Dragon Girl remained expressionless, maintaining her aloof and ethereal demeanor, but her mind was in turmoil: "If Sudhana saw this, he'd surely laugh at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva." "Sigh, Sudhana, Sudhana, I wonder how he's doing since he got home. He hasn't replied in so long. Sudhana is always impulsive; I hope he hasn't angered the Bull Demon King and Princess Iron Fan again."

Guanyin Bodhisattva remained calm and composed, her eyes closed in meditation. Only when she saw that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's fear was now evident did she open her eyes and speak:

"Dragon Girl, you can go out now."

The Dragon Girl snapped out of her daze and respectfully bowed to Guanyin Bodhisattva with her palms together, saying, "The Dragon Girl takes her leave, Bodhisattva."

Without questioning or refutation, the Dragon Girl obeyed Guanyin Bodhisattva's command and left.

In this Buddhist temple of purple bamboo, only Guanyin Bodhisattva and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva remain.

Without the younger generation present, Guanyin Bodhisattva no longer gave Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva any face and bluntly said, "When you left the Underworld, you should have thought that if the Heavenly Court hadn't protected the Underworld..."

"Given Hu Xiuwu's ruthless nature, it's impossible that he would leave the mark of Mount Ling in the underworld."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva clasped his hands together, his eyes filled with grief, indignation and panic: "Who would have thought that Hu Xiuwu would come up with such a method to eradicate the root of the problem? It's not just about cutting off the influence of Mount Ling on the underworld, but also about extinguishing the last hope of Mount Ling."

Guanyin Bodhisattva bluntly said, "What hope is there left on Mount Ling? It's just your remaining hope."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva sneered, "That is not only my hope, but also yours, Avalokiteshvara!"

The Heavenly Court was able to rescue Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva from the underworld, and even after enlisting the help of the Four Heavenly Masters, the Three Hundred Spirit Officials, and the Four Generals of Thunder, Fire, Plague, and Dragon, there was no subtle denigration or suppression of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

For the sake of the spiritual essence of the mortal realm, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, and that inconspicuous Lingji Bodhisattva are already considered the last direct descendants of Mount Ling.

While Buddhist temples in the mortal realm still enjoy incense offerings, the power and resources of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva have actually expanded infinitely due to the collapse of Mount Ling.

The incense offerings that were originally directed towards Mount Ling, and those of other Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, have now also gathered here.

Leaving aside Lingji Bodhisattva, who is weak and ignorant of the law of cause and effect, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva almost equally share the incense offerings of the sacred mountains in the mortal world.

Even if offerings are still made to the Jade Emperor and Laozi, the amount left for them is still an astronomical sum.

If it weren't for the fact that only the Great Luo Golden Immortals have the threshold for Dao Fruit cultivation, this resource would be enough to supply both of them to the Great Luo Golden Immortal level.

However, if the Buddha of Three Lives Saves from Suffering steals the name of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, then Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva will lose control over the spiritual essence of Mount Ling and will lose the right to use this huge sum of money.

In fact, the Dragon Girl's final complaint inadvertently revealed a truth.
This matter truly concerns the life and death of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

If the Buddha of Three Lives, who saves people from suffering, were to truly steal his name and seize the influence of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva for himself.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva would no longer receive the attention and protection of the Heavenly Court, while Flower Fruit Mountain and the Three-Life Salvation Buddha were watching from the sidelines, trying to completely eliminate the hidden danger of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Without the protection of the Heavenly Court, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's life was in grave danger.

Guanyin Bodhisattva remained unmoved by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's loss of composure, coldly stating:

"Actually, you know how to solve this problem."

"As long as you show your face in the mortal world, mortals will naturally know that everything is fake."

(End of this chapter)