heaven money

The last remaining cause and effect between Shang Yi's physical body and the world of the Supreme Being is this peculiar connection between him and the body of the Lord of Shanglou.

Therefore, even after Shang Yi rebuilt his first life system, it stopped at the legendary realm. With the examples of Meng Qi and the Demon Buddha, Shang Yi knew that as long as his main body became a Creation Realm, the weakening of the Shang Lou Master's body would further increase, causing him to fall from the current near-ancient level to the level of an ordinary Other Shore or a newly entered Other Shore.

Although his current legendary status also has some influence on the body of the Lord of the Merchant Pavilion, Shang Yi has no choice. If he falls below the legendary level, he will lose countless projections. Due to the uniqueness of the other shore, the body of the Lord of the Merchant Pavilion may die on the spot, leaving only a corpse. It may also give birth to a new consciousness based on the original memories, or there may be other changes. Everything is unknown. Shang Yi is not curious and does not want to try.

"After the three avatars of the Lord of the Merchant Pavilion ascend to the other shore, they will be in the rudimentary form of the Dao Fruit. At that time, even if I use my Creation power, the impact will not be significant. At most, it will cause this avatar to fall back to the level of an ancient being. As long as I leave this world and restore the first avatar to its 'uniqueness', then the first avatar will directly return to the rudimentary form of the Dao Fruit."

Shang Yi thought to himself.

"What I need to do now is to merge the Immortal Emperor Body with the Great Dao that I have fully mastered, reconcile the possible conflicts between the various Great Daos, and prepare for the Immortal Emperor Body to ascend to the other shore."

“My body is a true spiritual body, but it is far from enough to establish my path solely on the way of the true spirit.”

As Shang Yi's thoughts raced, an inexplicable aura circulated, and numerous Great Daos manifested around him, directly crushing towards the Immortal Emperor's Body.

Only in this way can the main body adapt as quickly as possible, allowing it to condense the illusory Dao Fruit with multiple Daos when it does so.

Although the ultimate Dao's unreserved crushing power was terrifying, Shang Yi, as an Immortal Emperor, was naturally not unable to withstand it.

"The illusory Dao Fruit of the One Element..."

"Reaching the other shore is the embryonic form of the Dao fruit."

After a period of intense thought, the Immortal Emperor Body merged with the transformed essence of the Other Shore while simultaneously engaging with numerous Great Daos.

As the Lord of the Merchant Pavilion fully comprehends each Great Dao, the number of Great Daos that merge with the Immortal Emperor's body will increase. This continues until the Lord of the Merchant Pavilion achieves the initial form of the Dao Fruit. At that time, all the Great Daos of the One Yuan number will merge with the Immortal Emperor's body.

……

Years are like a shuttle.

As the final catastrophe is about to descend, every minute and every second is precious.

In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred years have passed since Shang Yi assimilated the remains of Emperor Fu. Most of the children from that time have either been buried or embarked on the path of cultivation.

The real world, commercial buildings.

"The Four Swords of Killing Immortals..."

With a thought, four sword lights—red, blue, black, and white—flew out from the bright moonlight behind his head and stuck in the four corners of the Shang Building.

boom!
The four swords of Zhuxian transformed into a celestial gate, which appeared to be part of the commercial building.

After many years, the Four Swords of Zhuxian were finally completely refined.

The four immortal gates are ancient and desolate, majestic and sacred, standing alone in the world, seemingly disconnected from all worldly causes and effects, inspiring awe in all living beings.

No one could have imagined that the four immortal gates of the merchant building were transformed from the infamous Four Swords of Zhuxian, giving the merchant building, in a sense, some characteristics and power of the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

"Once we retrieve the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram, the merchant guild will be considered impregnable."

Shang Yi thought to himself.

Although the four sides of the commercial building have now transformed into four magnificent immortal gates, no matter which gate one enters through, one will always arrive in front of Shang Yi. The space of the eight directions and six realms is folded into one place, which is a manifestation of the legendary power.

The merchant building, already blessed by the endless trade routes of the myriad realms and influenced by the money tree, has quietly become a divine weapon of the other shore, possessing the characteristics of the other shore.

Throughout history, powerful figures have been able to gather in the commercial building by chance, and they can also travel through the commercial building to different time periods to personally participate in major events of the past or the future.

This is the wondrous aspect of the Other Shore Palace.

After finalizing his plan to seize the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram, Shang Yi turned his gaze to the desolate Spirit Mountain, looking at the ancient demonic figure sitting atop Five Fingers Mountain.

"Magic Buddha..."

Shang Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking about the future of the original timeline.

Several hundred years later, when Meng Qi was freed from the sea of ​​suffering, the Demon Buddha claimed that he had quietly escaped for several decades.

With the changes brought about by his arrival in this timeline, the Demon Buddha should be able to escape his predicament sooner than in the original timeline, since the Ancient Buddha Dipankara seems to have a connection with the Demon Buddha.

"The seal of Buddha is not so easy to break. Although there have been changes in the Middle Ages, it is impossible for the Demon Buddha to gain freedom too far in advance."

After Shang Yi's thoughts shifted, his will traversed billions of time and space, descending upon Mount Ling.

……

The summit of Lingshan Mountain.

The Demon Buddha wore a leisurely smile as he looked at the figure outside the Five Fingers Mountain. He said with a faint smile:

"The owner of the commercial building...not bad."

This is good because it has been kept in the dark for so long, and it has been quietly vying for the position of Heavenly Emperor. Although there is no movement in the myriad realms at present, as the former Jade Emperor, he naturally has some special feelings about it.

"How did you manage to persuade the Demon Lord back then?"

Shang Yi spoke.

He knew that the Demon Buddha would surely understand that he was referring to the Demon Lord's war against Heaven.

What could a powerful being possibly possess that would make a being from the other shore fight to the death?
Let's not even talk about him; which person on the other side wouldn't be curious?
Of course, this was just an excuse. His real purpose in coming to Mount Ling was to see with his own eyes whether the Demon Buddha had escaped his predicament. Otherwise, if he hadn't made preparations in advance, and Meng Qi had made a mistake when he was breaking free from the sea of ​​suffering, allowing the Demon Buddha to achieve perfection, his plan to seize the opportunity to obtain the Dao Fruit in the final tribulation would have been ruined.

"Want to know how I persuaded the Demon Lord?"

The Demon Buddha's smile deepened, as if everything was under His control.

Then, He changed the subject and sneered, "Go ask Him. Anyway, you're not going to live much longer. Before long, you'll be keeping the Demon Lord company."

"A dying man dares to come before me?"

After killing Donghuang Taiyi, He obtained some of the Dao Venerable's secrets. Wouldn't it be easy to persuade the Demon Lord with just a part of them?

The secrets of a transcendent being are enough to tempt even the most ancient beings, let alone the Demon Lord who has only just reached the other shore.

Shang Yi is not the only one who has explored the other side of this matter over the years, but who has actually found the answer?

"Even after being suppressed by Buddha, they remain so arrogant..."

Shang Yi snorted and said, "I will perish when the era ends, but how much better will you fare? Fine, since you won't tell me, I'll just wait until Junior Brother Su reaches the other shore and then assimilate you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Yi's figure disappeared from the summit of Ling Mountain, leaving only the lingering echoes of his voice.

Seeing him leave, the Demon Buddha's leisurely smile faded, revealing a chilling aura.

"The Lord of the Merchant Building, the Heavenly Emperor..."

The Demon Buddha murmured softly.

Even though Shang Yi is not the supreme being of all the heavens and myriad realms, he can be regarded as an enemy simply because he is the reincarnation of the Buddha of the Worldly Freedom.

"You want to attain enlightenment?"

Looking at the worlds of Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, the Demon Buddha seemed to see those two most ancient celestial beings.

He knew that the last traces of them, who had been missing for countless ages, lay in these two periods of history extracted from the roots of time.

"dream."

……

Bodhi Pure Land.

The true Buddha's incarnation radiates wisdom in his eyes, and his whole body exudes a sense of great freedom and liberation, enabling people to let go of all their troubles.

He looked at the ancient Buddha with his golden, pure, and immaculate body, and said in a deep voice, "Ancient Buddha, the Demon Buddha is about to break free."

After confirming it with his own eyes, Shang Yi realized that the Demon Buddha was still trapped.

As for the fact that he was about to break free, he judged it based on the situation in the original timeline. He did not actually see any difference between the Buddha's seal and the one before.

"Is He about to break free?" Bodhi Buddha asked doubtfully.

He understood Shang Yi's meaning: even without anyone breaking the seal, the Demon Buddha could gain freedom on his own, and this would happen some time before the end of the calamity, not when the calamity broke. Only then would the Buddha's seal become ineffective, allowing the Demon Buddha to gain freedom.

This contradicts His previous judgment.

"I saw it with my own eyes."

The true Buddha incarnate nodded.

He lowered some of his defenses, allowing the ancient Buddha Bodhi to discern the truth of his words.

What I saw with my own eyes is true, but that was before I traveled through time, not now.

Even if Bodhi Buddha knew that he was hiding something, it didn't matter, since if this matter was true, it was also related to Bodhi Buddha's own path of enlightenment.

After a brief moment of sensing, the Ancient Buddha Bodhi nodded gently, confirming the matter.

Although He did not notice any changes in the Five Finger Mountain when He looked at Mount Ling, He chose to believe.

The sorrow on the face of Zhunti Daoist, one of the Three Corpses, deepened. Zhunti Daoist sighed:

"There are already many competitors for this opportunity to obtain the Dao Fruit. Now, with another formidable enemy, the hope of obtaining the Dao Fruit is even more remote."

The mysterious and extraordinary Demon Buddha—which other being wouldn't be wary of him?
His time as an ancient being after escaping from suffering was so short that it was alarming.

Even though the Primordial Celestial Venerable was born on the other shore, or even was born near the ancient times, it took him a considerable amount of time to master all the mysteries of the heavens and myriad realms.

Of all those who have attained the other shore throughout history, which one has become an ancient being faster than the Demon Buddha?

As the ancient Bodhi Buddha frowned, the true Buddha incarnation spoke:

"The ancient Buddha understands the terror of the Demon Buddha, and I also understand it, so today I will ascend to the other shore..."

"Will the ancient Buddha still try to stop me?"

Upon hearing the words of the true Buddha incarnation, the contemplative Bodhi Buddha looked up at him.

After gazing at the true Buddha incarnation for a long time, the ancient Bodhi Buddha finally spoke, saying, "Since you wish to take that final step, then go."

His voice was so calm that no one could discern his inner emotions.

Or perhaps, after reaching the other shore for a long time, they have long lost their original emotions, been assimilated by the 'other shore' realm, and become indifferent to all things, seeing no difference between stubborn rocks and living beings.

The conclusion that Bodhi Buddha, after observing for many years, finally reached was that the true Buddha incarnate had ascended to the other shore.

The other two incarnations of the shop owner had no chance to reach the other shore.

Leaving aside the profound accumulation required to escape the sea of ​​suffering, even the external tribulations alone are not so easy to overcome.

No ancient being who desired the Dao Fruit would allow Shang Yi to ascend to the other shore with only two remaining incarnations. If it weren't for the Demon Buddha, the true Buddha incarnation would not have had the opportunity to ascend to the other shore. The external tribulations that incarnations face when they ascend to the other shore are far stronger than those faced by great supernatural beings.

The impact of a newly arrived being on the current situation is far less than that of an ancient being.

"Thank you, Buddha, for granting my request."

The true Buddha incarnation smiled slightly and performed a half-bow.

Although the ancient Buddha Bodhi blocked him for a while, in the end, he was allowed to reach the other shore.

Otherwise, under the constant watchful eyes of all those on the other shore, it would be quite difficult for the true Buddha incarnation to ascend to the other shore. And since not all three incarnations could ascend to the other shore, it would be almost impossible for Shang Yi to become a prototype of the Dao Fruit in this era.

After leaving the Bodhi Pure Land, the true Buddha incarnation did not go upstream in the river of time, but came to the commercial building.

"It's almost finished..."

Shang Yi murmured something.

Without the obstruction of Bodhi Buddha, he can ascend to the other shore, which will also allow him to achieve the initial form of the Dao fruit without any hindrance.

Although the Human Emperor's incarnation and the Nine-Tailed Fox's incarnation have not yet crossed the final step, neither of the Other Shore Beings has discovered the Other Shore Path of Shang Yi's two incarnations. Their attention is usually drawn to the Human Emperor, who is constantly absorbing and fusing the Human Emperor's imprint in the river of time.

It is only a matter of time before the incarnations of the Human Emperor and the Nine-Tailed Fox ascend to the other shore.

"After achieving the prototype of the Dao Fruit, I will be able to create cultivation techniques at the prototype level of the Dao Fruit, without worrying about my mind being affected by the concepts of other fundamental laws of the other shore."

Just as Shang Yi's thoughts were churning, the true Buddha incarnation who had just entered the shopping mall turned around and walked out of the mall.

If outsiders saw this, they would be baffled, but for the true Buddha incarnation, this was the easiest way to travel to the myriad realms before his birth.

……

Before the birth of all the heavens and myriad worlds, there was eternal nothingness.

In what should have been an eternally silent void, several powerful wills now illuminated the vicinity, marking the presence of the other shore beings at this moment.

Beyond one of the wills, there is an ancient and simple high-rise building, surrounded by magnificent immortal gates on all sides, majestic and sacred, carving out its own path in the eternal chaos, and proclaiming its own laws and principles.

Squeak!

A celestial gate slowly opened, and a golden, translucent Buddha emerged from it.

Stepping out of the shopping mall, he traveled from the present moment when the end was imminent back to before the birth of all the heavens and myriad worlds, traversing countless ages.

At this moment, powerful wills seemed to sense something and looked towards this place.

"True Buddha..."

The bright moonlight rippled across the water, and those eyes, which held all the beauty in the world, looked towards the summit of Mount Ling and also towards the Pure Land of Bodhi.

The fact that Shang Yi's true Buddha incarnation could appear at this moment undoubtedly says something.

Each of them on the other shore had their own thoughts, and no one took action. They simply watched quietly as the true Buddha incarnation walked toward the place where the Buddha's mark was located.

The Eternal Mother knew that according to her position, she should stop it. However, the fact that the True Buddha had manifested to this point was already a tacit understanding between the other shores, and even the ancient beings had allowed it. As an ordinary person from the other shore, whose strength was not as formidable as Shang Yi, how could she possibly intervene?

"The method of severing the three corpses is ultimately the method of Bodhi Ancient Buddha. Even if it is combined with the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, if Shang Yi wants to become the prototype of the Dao Fruit, all three of his incarnations need to reach the other shore. Only one incarnation reaching the other shore can bring him closer to the prototype of the Dao Fruit, but it is still within the scope of a normal person who has reached the other shore, and is not worth worrying about."

The Eternal Mother pondered silently.

When an ordinary person from the Other Shore becomes a prototype of the Dao Fruit, although no extraordinary phenomena will appear, the movement of their incarnation ascending to the Sea of ​​Bitterness cannot be concealed, unless Shang Yi uses another method to become a prototype of the Dao Fruit, but that is not under the consideration of the other people from the Other Shore.

He was not the product of some ancient being's subtraction and emptiness, so how could he have achieved the rudimentary form of the Dao fruit in just a few hundred years using another method?
When the final calamity fully erupts and the era ends, Shang Yi, as the supreme ruler of all the heavens and myriad realms, will naturally perish.

"If the Heavenly Emperor does not fall, the era will not truly end..."

"The opportunity to attain the Dao Fruit will not appear in the world."

"When they achieve the perfection of subtraction and emptiness, that will be the day Shang Yi falls. No one will drag it out to allow the myriad worlds to continue to exist, thus increasing the number of competitors for achieving the perfection of subtraction and emptiness."

The reason why the Eternal Mother didn't argue with Shang Yi before was partly due to the need for pretense, but also because there was no need to take a death sentence seriously.

Moreover, there is nothing in His heart but the Way, including all the emotions He once had.

As the Eternal Mother's thoughts turned, the True Buddha's incarnation also came before the Buddha's imprint. He put his hands together and chanted a Buddhist mantra.

"My path has been completed."

While expressing his feelings, the true Buddha incarnate took a step forward and disappeared without a trace.

Click!

A crack appeared on the back of the Buddha's imprint, spreading in an instant and leaving countless cracks all over the Buddha's golden body.

"If I attain enlightenment, then all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Vajras, and Vidyarajas will become my manifestations."

"If I attain enlightenment, I will be the only supreme true Buddha in the three realms and ten directions, and in all the heavens and myriad worlds."

The Buddha, riddled with cracks, suddenly spoke, his voice echoing, fundamentally different from his previous pronouncements—unique throughout history. (End of Chapter)