The reincarnation of the heavens begins with the path to immortality

The Heavenly Court, the Central Heavenly Palace.

Ye Fan looked at Hua Hua and remained silent for a long time. He opened his mouth, but didn't know where to start asking.

Hua Hua remained silent, her mind conflicted, unsure of what to say.

For a moment, the central heavenly palace was silent. The master and disciple faced each other, looking at each other, but neither of them spoke.

After a long silence, Ye Fan finally broke it and asked, "Are you really okay?"

Hua Hua opened her mouth, thought for a moment, and then suddenly sighed, "Master, I knew I couldn't hide it from you. I do have a problem!"

Ye Fan frowned slightly, then asked, "What's the problem? Did you sense that the Amitabha Buddha Emperor used some kind of method on you?"

Hua Hua hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and denied it, saying, "No! Master, I understand what you mean. You're afraid that I've been bewitched by that Amitabha Buddha Emperor, and that he'll take my place through my Nirvana Awakening!"

"But I can be sure, Master, that I am still me, not that Amitabha Buddha Emperor. He has not been able to awaken and return in me!"

Hearing this, Ye Fan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That would be perfect! Is there any other problem?"

Hua Hua frowned, looking puzzled. "The biggest problem is that those insights into scriptures that suddenly appear in my mind seem to have always belonged to me. They're integrated into my consciousness, and I instantly understand them without needing to spend time studying or comprehending them! Master, I feel this is wrong! There's something wrong!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan's gaze immediately sharpened as he stared intently at Hua Hua, trying to discern the truth.

This is wrong! This is definitely wrong! This is definitely problematic!
Because when it comes to insights from scriptures, what belongs to others is theirs, and what belongs to oneself is one's own. Even if it is directly imparted, it is impossible for it to be instantly absorbed.

But Hua Hua felt that those insights into the scriptures that suddenly appeared in her mind didn't need to be studied or digested; they simply became her own. How could that be?

Unless those insights into the scriptures in his mind originally belonged to him, he could not have received them so completely without the slightest doubt or hindrance.

But clearly, those insights into the scriptures in his mind belonged to that Amitabha Buddha Emperor, not Hua Hua's. How could he possibly accept them all without any doubt or hindrance?
What does this mean? It can only mean that it is very likely that Hua Hua was originally the Amitabha Buddha Emperor, and that the Amitabha Buddha Emperor was Hua Hua. That is why he was able to receive his original understanding of the scriptures so completely without any doubt or hindrance!

Thinking of this, Ye Fan stared at Hua Hua with even sharper eyes and demanded, "Who exactly are you? Are you really Hua Hua?"

Hua Hua jumped in surprise, looking somewhat bewildered, and said, "Master! I'm Hua Hua! What do you mean? If I'm not Hua Hua, then who am I?"

Ye Fan stared at him, silently scrutinizing him. He saw through Hua Hua's soul and consciousness, but after a long time, he couldn't find any flaws. It could be said that there was no sign of being possessed or parasitized. Hua Hua was indeed still Hua Hua.

But if he really is Hua Hua, how could he receive the Amitabha Buddha Emperor's insights into the scriptures so effortlessly and without any doubt or hindrance? Insights into scriptures are always unique to each individual; even a master teaching a disciple step by step cannot teach them. So how could Hua Hua be able to fully absorb and digest the Amitabha Buddha Emperor's insights into the scriptures?

Ye Fan fell silent. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. The more he looked at Hua Hua, the more suspicious he became, but he couldn't find anything wrong. He only knew that something was wrong, that Hua Hua definitely had a problem, and that it was inextricably linked to that Amitabha Buddha Emperor!

Hua Hua felt a little uneasy under his gaze and asked cautiously, "Master, what's wrong? Is there a problem with me?"

Ye Fan shook his head, looked at him intently, and said, "Go down! Cultivate diligently!"

Hua Hua cautiously looked him over, then nodded and replied, "Yes, Master! I'll go now!"

Then, Ye Fan stared intently at his departing figure, his expression shifting. He then let out a soft sigh and muttered to himself, "Something's wrong! One day, he'll slip up."

Meanwhile, after the people from the Hall of Longevity returned, they all started discussing it excitedly. "What exactly happened? Did that little monk from the Heavenly Court, Ye Fan's disciple, the Amitabha Buddha Emperor, achieve nirvana and awaken within him?"

"How is this possible? Could it be that the Amitabha Buddha Emperor, like the Carefree Celestial Venerable, also engaged in possession of another's body?"

"Impossible! If it really was a possession, how could Ye Fan just stand by and watch? That was his disciple, how could he tolerate Amitabha Buddha possessing his disciple?"

"If that's not possession, then what is it? I think that little monk really looks a lot like Amitabha Buddha from over 300,000 years ago, they are very similar!"

"Yes! It is very similar! Especially after that stone Buddha was melted down, and the Buddha's light and rain merged into his body, that compassionate temperament is indeed very similar to Amitabha Buddha back then!"

Emperor Wanlong, Immortal Granny, Emperor Dapeng, and others were all sealed away from the Primordial Era and witnessed the rise and enlightenment of every Great Emperor of the Ancient Era. Naturally, Emperor Amitabha was no exception; they also witnessed Emperor Amitabha's enlightenment and rise.

Therefore, their claim that Hua Hua resembles Amitabha Buddha from back then is somewhat convincing.

Then, everyone in the Hall of Longevity couldn't help but look at Shakyamuni, because he actually had a similarity to the Amitabha Buddha Emperor and had a deep connection with him.

Shakyamuni remained silent, his eyes lowered, lost in thought.

Unable to resist, someone asked, "Fellow Daoist Shakyamuni, what do you think? You have a deep connection with Amitabha Buddha. Do you believe that the Great Emperor Amitabha Buddha has attained Nirvana and awakened?"

Upon being asked, Shakyamuni did not answer, but instead looked up at Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, and bowed slightly before asking, "What does the Celestial Venerable think?"

Suddenly, everyone realized something and couldn't help but look at Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, because it was Shen Pingkang who took the initiative to go to the Heavenly Court to observe Hua Hua's attainment of Buddhahood. When he left, he seemed to have understood and seen through something, and he knew more than they did.

Seeing this, Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, looked at Shakyamuni and smiled, "Fellow Daoist Shakyamuni, you should know clearly in your heart that the Golden-Winged Roc acknowledged that little monk as the future Buddha, but he did not acknowledge you in the past. Do I need to say more about this?"

Shakyamuni was speechless. Indeed, the Garuda had left him years ago, but today it remained in Hua Hua's hands, transformed into a vajra pestle. This was the best evidence.

Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, glanced at everyone in the Hall of Longevity and said, "That Amitabha Buddha Emperor has indeed returned, but not through possession, nor through what we call Nirvana. He has returned in another way!"

"This method is very peculiar, like a past life and present life, a cycle of reincarnation. That little monk in the Heavenly Court is the reincarnation of the Amitabha Buddha Emperor!"

His words immediately silenced the Hall of Longevity, followed by an uproar of surprise and doubt.

"Reincarnation? How is that possible? Does reincarnation really exist?"

"Have you seen it? I certainly haven't!"

"I've only ever heard that in the long river of history, every few tens or hundreds of millions of years, two similar flowers will appear. As for reincarnation, although there is a concept of reincarnation in the underworld, it's not this kind of reincarnation!"

"..."

They discussed it amongst themselves, expressing disbelief and raising questions about Shen Pingkang's claim of being the reincarnation of the Eternal Celestial Venerable.

(End of this chapter)