I searched for corpses in the Wuding River to extract entries

Xie Que nodded, his tone extremely firm: "If I can find it, I will definitely do my best to do what the Heavenly Monarch said."

Tianjun nodded gently, his eyes deep, and then slowly said:
"If you have nothing else to report, please leave."

"When you find someone worthy enough to receive the Heavenly Heart Mark, bring him here to see me."

Xie Que did not doubt the truth of the Lord's words. Considering the supreme power that the Lord of the Other Shore possessed,

Even though it is now trapped in the constraints of the sky barrier, it can still peek into everything from the past to the present through the long river of time.
Not to mention, the Emperor of Heaven also has the favor of the Heavenly Dao of Yingzhou, which makes him almost omnipotent in this world.

If the Heavenly Lord really wanted to deal with me, it would be a piece of cake and there would be no need for so much calculation and planning.

At this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to Xie Que's mind, and he seemed to have thought of something extremely important.

So, he spoke again, with a hint of tentativeness in his tone:
"I wonder if you have ever heard of... the name of the Ancient Buddha of Burning Lamp?"

Upon hearing this, Nichiren Tenjun frowned slightly, as if he was trying hard to search every corner of his memory.

However, after a moment, he shook his head, with a hint of regret in his tone: "I have never heard of it."

When Xie Que heard this, his heart suddenly stagnated.
But he did not give up, and asked again: "Then...what about the Anguttara Āgama?"

This scripture was written by the ancient Buddha Dipankara. If it really exists,
This means that the records on the ship in the Sea of ​​Desire are true. It also means that the ancient Buddha Dipankara has truly transcended this world and reached an unimaginable realm.

Moreover, after he transcended, he used some immense power to erase all memories of him from everyone's mind, making all living beings in the world know nothing about him.

The Heavenly Lord said without hesitation: "Of course I have heard of the Anguttara Āgama Sutra, but the author of this sutra should be...should be..."

At this moment, Tianjun's words suddenly stopped, and a trace of confusion and puzzlement appeared on his face.

As a divine body of creation washed by the power of time, the Heavenly Monarch will not forget anything.

No matter whether it is the distant past or the near present, all the memories will appear in my mind clearly like an engraving.

Even the moment when I was born, the subtle touch and warm breath are still vivid in my memory.

But now, he found that he could no longer remember who the author of the Anguttara Āgama was.
It wasn't because he really didn't know, but the name seemed extremely vague in his mind.
It was as if he was shrouded in a layer of mysterious fog, making it impossible for him to recall clearly.

This feeling was extremely strange, as if someone had forcibly dug out a gap in his memory and completely erased that name.

The only one who can do this and forcibly erase the memory in the mind of a celestial monarch on the other side of the river is undoubtedly the transcendent being in the legend.

Nichiren Tenjun suddenly sighed, with a hint of emotion and shock in his tone:

"It seems... the matter of transcendence is not just a lie, but is real."

He closed his eyes, as if he was trying to calm his inner turmoil, or perhaps he was thinking deeply about something.

Xie Que waited quietly on the side without disturbing Rilian Tianjun.

After a while, Nichiren finally opened his eyes and asked: "Where did you hear the name of Randeng?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Que recounted in detail his previous encounter with the Sea of ​​Desire ship.

He just said that he was being hunted and accidentally got into it.

There were also pictures and scriptures about the ancient Buddha Dipankara on the boat, and Xie Que also mentioned the Winged Fairy.
The soul of this great disciple of Randang eventually escaped, and no one knows where it has gone to this day.

Nichiren nodded, frowning slightly, as if trying to search for fragments in his memory:

"I recognize the Winged Fairy. It was the mount of a Buddha, but I can't remember which Buddha... or the name of the Ancient Buddha Dipankara."

He shook his head, as if he was feeling a little emotional, and said with some relief: "It seems that there really are gods and Buddhas who have found the way to transcendence..."

"If you want to transcend, this art of worshipping gods is indeed not advisable."

Nichiren Tenkun continued, "This technique uses the realm's heavenly law as a bond, forcibly binding the gods with the will of all living beings. For stronger ones, it is actually a bondage."

"The ancient Buddha Dipankara sent down the ship of the Sea of ​​Desire to destroy his own followers. Although it was a bit cruel, it was also the simplest and quickest way."

Nichiren sighed and said, "Perhaps he wants to sever the connection between himself and his followers, thus getting rid of the shackles of the art of worshipping gods."

Thinking of this, Nichiren Tenjun asked again: "Do you know any worshippers of Guanyin Bodhisattva?"

Xie Que nodded and replied, "I know someone who happens to be my classmate."

The person he was talking about was the Boy from the Blue Sea.

This fellow disciple is one of Mu Zha's reincarnations, but for some reason he became a worshiper of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.

Moreover, even the boy himself could not recall how he became a worshiper of God.

Xie Que recalled that when he and the boy from the blue sea were together, they unexpectedly encountered the thought of the god that Mu Zha transformed into after his death.

After the great battle with him, the god seemed to convey some information to the boy from the blue sea, and then disappeared like smoke.

The secret hidden in it may be closely related to the story of Guanyin's transcendence.

Although Nichiren Tianjun did not know about the Blue Sea Boy, he knew about Mu Zha.

Strictly speaking, Mu Zha is still his senior brother.

When Xie Que mentioned a little about the Azure Sea Boy, Rilian Tianjun nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Brother Mu Zha must have been harmed by someone and was forced to worship the gods."

"The person who harmed him had evil intentions. He wanted to make it difficult for Brother Mu Zha to achieve success in the future, and also to prevent the Bodhisattva from transcending."

"However, since Senior Brother Mu Zha is in your world... you have to be careful."

Nichiren's tone became serious, "The Bodhisattva today is no longer as compassionate and benevolent as he was in the past."

Nichiren Tenkun stopped there and did not go into further details, but his words seemed to contain some deep meaning.

Xie Que was also thinking about it, he understood what Nichiren Tianjun meant.

The current Guanyin Bodhisattva must have experienced some major changes, which caused great changes in her character and behavior.

In order to achieve transcendence, she might even go so far as to descend to the Little North Sea Realm just to kill the Blue Sea Boy.

Thinking of this, Xie Que was shocked again.

He suddenly recalled that except for the Boy from the Blue Sea, he no longer recognized the other worshippers of Guanyin.

As Xiaobeihai was once under the rule of Buddhism, Huangmei and his two leaders later spread the method of worshipping gods throughout Xiaobeihai. It is impossible that there were no believers of Guanyin among them.

However, the current situation is that he can hardly find any traces of Guanyin believers. This can only mean that the former Xiaobeihai Realm may have experienced a brutal "massacre".

Those Guanyin believers may have been killed or forced to give up their faith.

Xie Que kept a calm temper, but a sense of crisis surged in his heart involuntarily.

In order to dispel the crisis in his heart, he asked Nichiren Tianjun: "I wonder if Tianjun knows what the other shore realm is like? How far is it from transcendence?"

Nichiren Tenkun paced back and forth for a moment, seemingly thinking about how to respond.

He hesitated for a moment, but still said slowly: "The Other Shore... I have just entered the Other Shore not long ago, so I don't know much, but I can tell you about it."

Having said this, Rilian Tianjun glanced at Xie Que and smiled.

There was a hint of amusement in his smile, as if he saw through Xie Que's thoughts:
"This is all thanks to your method of worshipping the gods. Otherwise, with so few people in Yingzhou, it would take me at least tens of thousands of years to enter the realm of the other shore."

Hearing this, Xie Que felt a little guilty.

He didn't expect that his original intention was to harm the other party's method of worshipping God, but he actually helped the other party.

Fortunately, the other party had no ill will towards me, but was extremely friendly.

Nichiren Tianjun had no intention of settling accounts with him, so after thinking for a while, he said, "Do you know why I knew you were coming?"

Xie Que frowned in confusion and asked, "Didn't you predict my arrival by divination?"

Nichiren Tenjun shook his head gently and explained: "After reaching the other side, you can not only look back to the past, but also briefly see the future, but this ability is not omnipotent."

"The future I can see must be related to myself and must happen, and the time frame cannot exceed a hundred years."

Nichiren Tenjun further elaborated, "Although these conditions are harsh, I still glimpsed your existence in the fragments of future time, which gave me a certain foreknowledge of your arrival."

Xie Que understood what he meant, but then he had a new doubt: "If that's the case, why did the Heavenly Monarch fall into the Heavenly Barrier? This seems to contradict your ability to predict the future."

Nichiren Tenjun sighed, his expression becoming serious: "The sky barrier is not as simple as you think. It contains profound heavenly laws. The power of this law cannot be seen from the future."

"Even I cannot fully predict and control the emergence and changes of the sky barrier."

Nichiren Tenjun continued, "After reaching the other shore, practitioners can use the power of time to condense the three flowers."

"These three flowers are the flower of body, the flower of spirit and the flower of dharma. Only when all three flowers blossom can one truly allow one's true spirit to jump out of the long river of time and never be stained or bound by time again."

"This is what is called 'leaving the Three Realms and no longer being in the Five Elements'. It is the ultimate embodiment of the other shore realm."

Nichiren Tenjun said slowly: "Even though the God of Creation has great power and a long life, he still has a limit to his lifespan."

"However, once one cultivates to the Heavenly Sovereign realm, one can live as long as the heaven and earth. This is why this realm is called the other shore."

Xie Que nodded slightly. He could understand the profound meaning of what the Lord of Heaven said.

He then asked, "What about the other side? Is there a higher realm?"

“If the three flowers are fully blossomed, one can achieve the ultimate state of a cultivator, which is the Dao Fruit.”

Nichiren Tianjun said in a deep voice, "Those who have achieved the Dao Fruit can be called Dao Jun. This is the ultimate realm that a cultivator can reach."

Xie Que thought back to the many classics he had read before, and his heart sank.

He originally thought that the Daojun he had met was just a simple title, but now it seems that it is actually the title of the ultimate realm.

He asked: "Since this fruit is the end of the road, then is this state also transcendence?"

However, Nichiren Tianjun shook his head and said, "That's not the case... After the three flowers bloom, if they cannot condense the Dao fruit, they will choose to embark on the evil path of 'transcendence'."

“Transcendence is not the right path, but the helpless choice of those who cannot achieve the fruit of the Tao.”

Xie Que was stunned when he heard this.

He didn't expect that the other party would actually say that "transcendence" is an evil path? !
The Heavenly Lord sighed and said, "What I said is not without reason."

"Since the beginning of the world, there have been only six or seven Dao Lords who have achieved the orthodox Dao Fruit. Since then, no one has become a Dao Lord."

“You can imagine how difficult this road is.”

"How many gods and immortals cannot obtain what they want, and can only turn to researching a new path."

"But now it seems... the only way to condense the Dao fruit is to practice Taoism."

Upon hearing this, Xie Que's expression suddenly became solemn.

There are many sects in the world. In the world of earthly immortals, Taoism is the most respected, while in the world of Buddhism, Buddha is the most respected.

There are also many native worlds that rely purely on Shintoism, with incense and worship as the main means.
Some worlds practice Confucianism and respect Confucius.

The Heavenly Monarch shook his head and sighed, "I don't know how much time has passed since the beginning of the world."

“But the Daojuns…are still just those few.”

"The path is difficult. There have been many debates in the Buddhist community about this. The Buddha believes that there is not much difference between Buddhism and Taoism."

"As long as you practice diligently, you will eventually achieve enlightenment."

"But...some people can't wait."

Upon hearing this, Xie Que was shocked and couldn't help but think again of the straw Taoist priest enshrined in the endless void.

At this moment, the Heavenly Lord exhaled a breath of foul air:
"The feeling of being trapped in the sky barrier... is still pretty good for me."

His face showed some fatigue: "Thank you, I haven't slept so soundly for a long time."

"When your two disciples have achieved success, you can bring them to me to ask for the Heavenly Heart Seal."

"That's it for now."

Xie Que knew that the other party was trying to drive him away. Since he had gotten what he wanted, he did not want to stay any longer and just bowed: "Thank you, senior."

After he left, Nichiren Tenjun still stood there.
In a moment, his figure transformed into a boy of about seventeen or eight years old. He seemed to be lost in memories and just murmured:

"The Great Sage protected my parents in the past. Today, I am repaying him with the Heavenly Heart Seal. I will just consider it as repaying this favor..." (End of this chapter)