Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 1090 Southern Jambudvipa, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven Advises Xuanzang
The Great Luo is an existence that transcends time.

There are almost no secrets in front of Darrow.

No matter who they are, as long as they appear in front of Ronaldo.

Then their past and their experiences will be clearly revealed in Da Luo's vision.

Therefore, when Xuanzang's ritual was revealed, the turmoil in Jambudvipa (the southern continent) followed the ritual.

Ao Bing only needed to focus his attention on Xuanzang's surroundings and follow Xuanzang's steps.

Those who might be incarnations of powerful beings from beyond the realm, when they appear beside Xuanzang, their origins and past will naturally be revealed before Ao Bing's eyes.

The 'suspicious points' about them will also be revealed to Ao Bing.

When the time comes, after a little probing, the avatars of those powerful beings from beyond the realm will reveal their true colors.

Only at this point will Ao Bing have a chance to capture its incarnation.

"In the midst of a bloodbath, the enemy and the friend are unpredictable, which is indeed a great trouble."

"It is indeed very necessary to distinguish between friend and foe first."

Upon hearing the words of the Future Star Lord, Shakyamuni nodded in agreement.

"only……"

Shakyamuni pondered for a moment.

"What if even the avatars of powerful beings from beyond the realm remain dormant?"

"If even Xuanzang's rituals for seeking Buddhist scriptures were insufficient to draw out the avatars of those powerful beings from beyond the realms."

"That situation is very troublesome."

Upon hearing Shakyamuni's description of this possibility, the future star deity's heart tightened.

In this chess game set up by the Jade Emperor, the origins of those who step into the game, whether they are chess players or chess pieces, are all very mysterious, as they all come from different realms.

There is no hierarchical relationship between them—even on battlefields outside their own domain, they mostly fight independently.

In such circumstances, these powerful figures from outside the region will naturally lean towards their own interests when considering the situation.

They would not sacrifice their own interests for the benefit of the vast world behind them.

After all, their Great Heaven and Pan Heaven are different.

They have a primordial force behind them, so even if they lose some of the benefits of the world, it doesn't matter—they have the capacity to make mistakes and can afford to lose!
However, in this game of chess in the Southern Continent, those powerful beings from beyond the realm who, as a whole, value their own interests more, suddenly stopped being moved by interests.

Suddenly they were able to suppress their personal selfishness.

That would mean that among these five great worlds, there is a being who has united those powerful individuals who have stepped into the game.

It's easy to imagine what a terrible situation that represents.

If this terrible situation could be confirmed simply by creating this ritual for Xuanzang, then the great immortals of Pantian would surely be laughing out loud.

"That is indeed the case." Shakyamuni nodded.

"Then let's leave it at that for now."

There is a saying in the world that one should endure for the sake of the country—today, I will also endure for the sake of heaven and earth.

"Since the matter of Xuanzang is already settled and cannot be changed, I will not argue with you."

"Once this ordeal is over, I will discuss the cause and effect with you."

Shakyamuni spoke in a deep voice, and before his figure dissipated, he seemed to remember something and spoke again.

“Fellow Daoist, I know that your perspective is extremely unique.”

"What you see outside the game far exceeds what we insiders can see."

"I have even greater faith in your sense of responsibility towards heaven and earth."

"But fellow Daoist, the Heavenly Rules are ultimately for the benefit of the human heart."

"Even if you can guarantee that you are right..."

"With your style, Fellow Daoist, always making moves before others, you force people to cooperate with you... This is understandable in this calamity."

"But after the massacre, I'm afraid many people will come knocking on our door."

"Fellow Daoist, please consider this further."

"We, the great Luo, are not to be moved by your will like chess pieces."

After these words, the emanation of Shakyamuni Buddha completely dissipated, transforming into the primordial energy of heaven and earth and merging into the waves of the East China Sea.

Surprisingly, for the sake of this opportunity to have a conversation, Shakyamuni directly gave up one of his hidden incarnations.

"Coming to our door after the calamity of slaughter?" After the incarnation of Shakyamuni dissipated, the Future Star Lord couldn't help but laugh.

The sages have already issued decrees, thus stepping into the chessboard between the five directions of the universe.

If the sage doesn't intervene or get involved, then there's still a chance to salvage the situation.

But once a sage enters the game, it means there's no chance to start over!
Even with the Yuan Tian that Ao Bing controlled, after the Sage entered the game, he could only slightly touch the minor details of this killing calamity, and had some chance to take back his moves before the killing calamity was settled.

But once the outcome of that massacre is decided...

Even if Yuan Tian were to replicate the past, it would be meaningless!
Therefore, in the eyes of the other Great Luo Immortals, the current calamity is merely an experiment by the Jade Emperor, a possibility for him to seek survival.

But in Ao Bing's eyes, who had received the decree from the Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerable, this was a different story.

The current massacre is truly the end of the world.

Having survived this final tribulation, the future of heaven and earth continues.

When the time comes, no matter how many powerful figures come knocking, Ao Bing will only be overjoyed.

Conversely, if they fail to survive this final tribulation, the heavens will collapse and the earth will crack, turning the entire sky into dust.

Whether it's a saint or Ao Bing himself, they will all inevitably turn into dust and vanish into nothingness.

At that time, even if those powerful cultivators wanted to come looking for him, they wouldn't be able to find Ao Bing at all!
"So, let's leave it at that."

The already faint figure of the Future Star Lord also dissipated.

On the execution platform, Ao Bing slowly opened his eyes, turning his gaze to the Southern Continent, to the side of the monk Xuanzang.

The spider web is already spread out, and now all that's left is for the insects to rush into it.

"Ultimately, someone has to be in charge of controlling the course of the game."

“Except for me, who stands outside the game.”

“Except for me, who has the opportunity to take back a move.”

"Then, in this game of chess, who else can take charge of this game?"

In the blink of an eye, Ao Bing's resolve grew stronger.

"That's it."

……

In Jambudvipa, Xuanzang and his companions had already been there for some time.

Since setting foot on Jambudvipa, they had experienced several tribulations. Some of these tribulations were initiated by Xuanzang himself—they were directed at certain Buddhist temples or lineages in the region.

Some come to us on their own initiative.

Those were some demon gods summoned by the Buddhist sect.

There are also some who simply want to stir things up during this calamity and seize some good fortune.

On that very day, the Monkey King, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped and listened intently for a moment.

He then returned to Xuanzang's side.

"Master." The Monkey King pulled his Ruyi Jingu Bang (magic staff) from his ear and twirled it in his hand. "Our itinerary needs to be changed."

"The Great Sage Equal to Heaven said."

"What do you mean?" Xuanzang looked up and put away the sutra he was reading.

This is a scripture he obtained from a temple after he had spoken with the monks there when he passed by the previous temple.

Although the Buddhist teachings in these scriptures differ from one another, in Xuanzang's eyes, they were all like stones from other mountains, which could be used to polish jade.

This will enable Xuanzang to further reflect on and improve his understanding of Buddhism.

"A rumor suddenly spread throughout the world..." The Great Sage Equaling Heaven glanced at Xuanzang and described what he had heard to Xuanzang.

A complex expression appeared on his hairy face.

—As a Taiyi who has already stepped into the transcendent stage, he is one of the few people in the world who are closest to the Great Luo.

With such power, after the rumors subsided, he easily sensed the enormous ritual that covered the entire world.

That ritual was not only Xuanzang's ritual.

Similarly, as one of the protectors of this journey, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven is also part of this ritual.

All that is needed is to complete this ritual—it is not necessary to do it with Xuanzang.

In short, as long as one can complete this ritual and reach the end, the ritual will end the moment one steps onto the Great Thunderclap Temple, and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven will surely be able to obtain the Dao Fruit and achieve the Great Luo status.

And clearly, that was also the time when he returned from the demon race to Buddhism, the time when he integrated the divine, the human, the immortal, the ghost, the demon, and the Buddha.

"This is a Great Luo Immortal who surpasses even the ordinary Great Luo Immortals!" Feeling the power within the ritual, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Even he was shaken by the power of this ritual, let alone others.

Of this ritual, the part belonging to the Great Sage Equaling Heaven is hard to take, but how difficult is it to steal the part belonging to Xuanzang?

All you need to do is kill Xuanzang, replace him, or eat him.

That's enough.

The Great Sage Equaling Heaven had no doubt about the madness that the Taiyi beings in this world would display in the face of this great Luo opportunity!

If we say that the tribulations they experienced after stepping into Jambudvipa were, apart from those related to the Buddha's lineage, the other demons, gods, and immortals who were involved in the tribulations were merely there to 'get a piece of the pie's fortune.

At this moment, under this ritual, the immortals, gods, and demons who touch this place again are truly trying to seize the power within this ritual.

Their true intention in carrying out their actions was to kill Xuanzang and replace him!
Even the Bull Demon King, who sat high on Mount Jilei, could not suppress this burning wildfire!
In this calamity, the vast majority of Taiyi beings below the Daluo level stood on the opposite side of Xuanzang at this moment.

With so many supreme Taiyi masters watching over him, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven was not confident he could protect Xuanzang.

He can guarantee that no one can take away what belongs to him.

However, the part of this ritual that belongs to Xuanzang, as well as Xuanzang himself, is not something that the Great Sage Equaling Heaven can protect with his own strength.

"Does the Great Sage have any suggestions for the current situation?" asked the Venerable Xuanzang.

He is not a Buddhist disciple floating in the sky, but a monk with his feet on the ground—the emphasis is on the person!

Therefore, he was well aware of how serious and dangerous the situation described by the Monkey King was.

Under the ritual of that Great Luo, any Taiyi in the world could potentially attack him.

Even those powerful figures might target him.

After experiencing the upheaval at the Longguang Buddha Temple in Liangzhou, Xuanzang truly understood the importance of power and why Confucius always brought his three thousand disciples with him when he traveled.

So at that time, Xuanzang began his spiritual practice.

Pantian's cultivation system encompasses everything, including heaven, earth, gods, humans, ghosts, and the five directions of immortals.

The cultivation of demons and the cultivation of Buddhists are both within these Five Immortal Paths.

Xuanzang's spiritual practice was no exception.

—Among the five immortal paths, the path of the divine immortals is too restrictive, while the path of the earth immortals is like being trapped in a lonely city.

The Celestial Immortal Path is too lofty and unapproachable.

The Ghost Immortal was about to sacrifice his life again.

Therefore, Xuanzang naturally chose the path of human immortals, which was closest to him.

Among these five immortal paths, this one is the most ruthless and bloodthirsty!
At this point, his cultivation had already achieved some success.

Under such circumstances, even if the ritual is completed and he obtains the Great Luo Dao Fruit, what he achieves is the Great Luo of the Human Immortal realm.

Among the Five Immortal Paths, Human Immortals are the most ruthless and bloodthirsty, but the price they pay is that they are too close to the human path and cannot achieve immortality.

Similarly, under the law that immortal beings cannot achieve immortality, their strength is incredibly terrifying and unimaginable. Some immortal beings even dare to fight against Grand Luo Immortals...

However, among the human immortals, there are no Great Luo Immortals!
Among the Five Immortal Paths, the Human Immortal Path is currently the only one whose upper limit is fixed by the Taiyi.

But what if the Taoist master Xuanzang, who cultivated immortality, obtained the Dao fruit by using the power of rituals?
Will he be the first Great Immortal (Daluo) in this world?

Xuanzang himself did not know the answer.

But he was certain that the vast majority of Great Luo Immortals in the world were unwilling to gamble on this possibility!
After all, that's a celestial being!

Among the five immortal paths—heaven, earth, gods, humans, and ghosts—human immortals have the fatal flaw of short lifespan.

But aside from this fatal flaw, humans and immortals are all virtues!

It's one thing to be incredibly strong.

Most importantly, the cultivation speed of human immortals is the fastest among the five immortal paths!

With the short lifespan of mortals, in just a few decades or a hundred years, they can transform from ordinary mortals into immortals at the Taiyi level.

Just thinking about how terrifying such a speed of cultivation is is enough to make one's heart tremble!

In the past, the path to immortality was a dead end.

Even if the cultivation speed is fast, it doesn't matter.

After all, no matter how fast or strong you are, after a hundred years, you'll just be a handful of dust.

But what if one succeeds in traversing the path to becoming an immortal?
If the path to becoming a human immortal can also lead to the Great Luo realm, then...
An ordinary mortal, practicing the path of immortality for a hundred years or so, can attempt to reap the fruits of the Dao...

Then, within this Heavenly Realm, what need is there for the other four Immortal Paths to exist?

Moreover, there are also problems within the Immortal Path itself!

(End of this chapter)