Tao and Heaven

Chapter 274: Seeing Thousands of Buddhas in One Day
The immortal position in heaven is of the same nature as that of the Taoist Tianzun, which gives the strong their due position in order to coerce them and consolidate their rule.

The biggest difference is probably that Taoism grants power, while Heaven grants immortality.

The latter is obviously more tempting, even Akabane has shown desire for it.

As long as one obtains the immortal status, immortality will be within reach, and all problems will be alleviated by the Heavenly Saint Avenue.

So what is the price?
Gu Wen's thoughts were as thin as a thread, touching the Jade Sword Buddha's Qi Sea, and the latter noticed without much resistance.

The price is no price, or I can't see it.

The noise disappeared, and the Qianfeng Tower steward's expression remained unchanged, not noticing the unusual movement of heaven and earth just now. Chiyuzi waved her hand and asked her to leave.

A Jindan stage cultivator is considered a great cultivator with a high social status, and can earn a living wherever she goes. But when it comes to the immortal status, she is not even qualified to hear about the Buddha's canonization.

After the outsiders left, Akabane said, "As soon as we left, the newly appeared Buddha was canonized as a Heavenly Saint. The Three Pure Ones, the Four Imperial Concubines, the Five Elders, and the Nine Lights, the Five Elders should correspond to the Five Elements, which is not too low."

"What on earth does this Heavenly Saint want to do? It's impossible that this great saint suddenly wants to come down to earth and become an emperor, right?"

Gu Wen replied: "The Great Sage Wuxiang probably does not want to descend to the mortal world to be the common ruler of the world, but to recruit powerful people from all sides. He grants immortality, and the Heavenly Court maintains stability."

"What good will this do him? I heard that the Heavenly Palace existed in ancient times, but then disappeared inexplicably. Now that it has reappeared, there must be some conspiracy."

Akabane looked skeptical; she didn't quite believe there was such a thing as a free lunch.

"Cultivators seek immortality. Only one in a hundred can refine Qi, only one in a hundred can achieve the golden elixir, and only one in a hundred can achieve the foundation-building stage. Another one in a hundred can achieve the anti-void stage. Until one becomes an immortal, even among a hundred billion people in the world, not necessarily one semi-immortal can emerge."

"But this immortal position can easily make anyone equal to an immortal."

The pursuit of immortality does not distinguish between humans and demons, and has driven countless people crazy in order to live longer.

Those evil cultivators who could not be killed or eliminated were all because of their desire for immortality. It was impossible for them to achieve immortality through normal means, and it was even impossible for them to practice cultivation.

The purpose of eating humans is to achieve immortality. As long as you are alive, you don’t care about the life or death of others.

"It's not random. A Buddha can only take five elders. There are only twenty-one people who can be ranked. For the strong people in the world, the number is rare."

"How can the Jade Sword Buddha be the Four Guardians?"

"She is different. The Buddha and the devil coexisted in one body for the purpose of becoming a saint. Now that the Buddha has dispersed and the devil has gone, she is the only one left, so naturally she is qualified."

Hearing this, Akabane stood up and walked to the Jade Sword Buddha. The sweet smell of spiritual wine flowed into his nostrils, and he patted her head half asleep and half awake.

"This idiot is also a saint?"

Gu Wen shook his head and said, "Not really. At most, you can only get close to it and become an immortal. But since you have already refined the immortal status, it doesn't seem to matter whether you can become an immortal or not."

The Jade Sword Buddha was only related to the Buddha, and it was easy to become an immortal with the foundation left by the Buddha and the devil, but it was obviously impossible to become a saint. The real Buddha finally fell into the realm because of the devil, let alone the Jade Sword Buddha.

This is like a cup that holds wine. After it is emptied, if you add clean water to it, there will still be a hint of wine.

But you can't say this thing is wine.

"The return of the Heavenly Court is conducive to the stability of heaven and earth."

Gu Wen took a sip of the wine, and a strange sweetness blossomed on his tongue.

It is true that Tiansheng has always wanted to put himself on a leash and become a so-called Jade Emperor. But objectively speaking, if all the strong men are incorporated into the heavenly system, large-scale conquests will disappear.

I am not afraid of power, I am afraid of chaos.

At this time, Jade Sword Buddha and Chiyuzi started to quarrel, and the latter wanted to rub his head bald.

"You won't die if you touch it. Gu Wen and Yu Hua can touch it, so I want to touch it too."

"Amitabha, the Buddha also has a wrathful-eyed Vajra."

Chiyuzi and Yujianfo are equally powerful, with their fingers intertwined to squeeze each other's strength.

In the midst of his busy schedule, Akabane asked, "What did the Saint want to do that day?"

"He wants all living things to be in order, all the strong to return to heaven, and all living things to follow the laws of heaven."

"What is the Heavenly Law?"

Gu Wen dipped his fingertips in some wine and tossed them casually, condensing a sky full of characters in the air, which instantly filled the entire room.

Akabane scribbled a few lines of words, something like Yin and Yang and the Five Elements cannot be reversed, the number of life and death cannot be violated, immortals cannot give birth, immortals and mortals cannot have peace...

These are all common sense. Someone will teach you when you first start practicing. It is a rule just like water flows to lower places.

Now it has been written into the Heavenly Law. I wonder if the rules come into being because of the Heavenly Law, or if the Heavenly Law comes into being because of the rules?
She chuckled and said, "Are you a Heavenly Saint? How do you know so much and list it all out clearly?"

Gu Wen answered sincerely: "He told me."

"You're kidding me, can you still grant my wishes?"

Chi Yuzi let go of the Jade Sword Buddha, took two steps back, and asked jokingly, "Then let the Heavenly Saint check where Chi Ling is."

"The immortal body is beyond the control of the heavenly rules."

"Then why do you still care whether Yu Hua can be resurrected? Isn't that like taking off your pants to fart?"

Gu Wen pondered for a while, as if he was communicating with some kind of existence.

The rhythm of the Heavenly Saint Dao is omnipresent and has an answer to everything.

He said: "What you are seeking is the existence of an immortal, but life and death are the laws of all living things. If an immortal wants to reverse life and death, he needs to touch life and death, and then naturally fall under the control of the laws of heaven."

Becoming an immortal and transcending is up to the individual. Immortals cannot compare to saints, but they do not need to submit to the saints' rules.

Of course, immortals, earth officials, cave masters, etc. exist. Even if they have the strength of immortals, they cannot be as detached from the world as humans.

Becoming an immortal is extremely difficult and arduous, but it is better than relying on external things.

Akabane was a little disappointed and asked, "Is there any other way? It's impossible that if she wants to hide, I will never find her, right?"

Gu Wen paused again, then looked at the Jade Sword Buddha and said, "After she became Hou Tu, she controlled the changes in the mountains and rivers, the earth veins, and the mountain gods and earth gods. If Chi Ling was still in the cultivation world, she might be able to detect it."

"If you leave the cultivation world and enter the void, you will need the assistance of the Nine Stars. The Nine Stars will come together to form a large net that can capture the heavens. At that time, no one will be able to escape."

"Um……"

Akabane frowned and said, "Forget it. I feel like there is something fishy going on in Heaven. No, this nun is already one of the Four Imperial Gods. Will anything go wrong in the future?" "No."

Gu Wen answered without hesitation: "This immortal position is equivalent to the Dao rhyme I left on you. For a saint, it is equivalent to cutting off one's flesh. He doesn't need to do this. A great saint wants to intrigue with a group of mortals?"

"Well, you are also a saint, you have the right to speak."

Akabane scratched his head, then asked in confusion: "No, why aren't you worried? If I don't intrigue with us, can't I intrigue with you?"

She is not a saint, but Gu Wen is. Logically speaking, they are of the same level.

"You are not even a saint, so how can you know that saints would scheme against each other?"

Gu Wen's smile was gentle, yet a little teasing, and there were some changes that were different from the past.

"I am a very self-centered person. I never think about the sentient beings in the world, and I don't have any lofty ideals. Generally speaking, even the Heavenly Saint himself can't do anything to me."

"Can you beat Tiansheng?"

"Not yet, but I can run."

"You really don't look like Immortal Qingcang at all..."

Akabane curled the corner of his mouth, turned around and continued to tease the little nun, asking her to drink wine and eat meat.

In the middle of the night, the noisy Akabane was drunk, while the Jade Sword Buddha was sitting cross-legged and practicing.

Gu Wen took a sip of wine, and the infinite rhyme of Tao transformed into a faceless human figure, sitting opposite him. There was no mouth or sound, only the lingering sound of Tao.

[In the practice of human nature, cannibalism is common. As long as the desire does not stop, cannibalism will never cease. ]

[Hou Tu can determine the mountains and rivers of the earth, establish a land temple, bless all people, and inspect the world. ]

[Ten cycles of the sun and the moon form a temple. If there are a million temples, there will be no cannibalism in the world.]

“It will take three years.”

Buddha's light flashed from Gu Wen's fingertips, and he lightly tapped the center of the Jade Sword Buddha's eyebrows.

Use his great way to integrate the way of the Heavenly Saint.

It is still not possible to achieve one plus one greater than two, but it can help Jade Sword Buddha master Hou Tu Xianwei. Rather than making the Xianwei stronger, it is better to let mortals understand the basics of the Dao.

[Would you like to be the Jade Emperor? ]

"roll."

Gu Wen's answer was brief and to the point. He drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and drops of liquid dripped from the corners of his mouth, as if he had taken off a piece of the bright moon.

The Heavenly Court is beneficial to the world, to the people, and to all living beings.

The Daqian court's disaster relief rice porridge is like water, what is the meaning of Longqiao merchants' disaster relief? Cannibalism is the norm for practicing for thousands of years, even Dao Zong has repeatedly banned it. His master can suppress the world, but he can't suppress his desires.

The people of Florida are willing to devote themselves to Buddha, how can this be considered heresy?
"I am a good person, so I don't care whether they are good or not."

Gu Wen picked up a pot of wine, his expression a little dazed, and praised: "Tianxianzui, not bad, not bad."

After saying this, he picked up the pot and walked away. Above the bright moon in the Impure City, a Taoist in green clothes flew away on the moonlight.

Afterwards, Florida shook and golden light surged from the ground.

Hehuan Zen, Nalanda Monastery, Dusa Temple... were all cleansed overnight, and when the purple air came from the east, the blood-stained temple could not be wiped away.

After this, the name of Zhenwu Dangmo Tianzun will become completely famous throughout the world and be feared by all.

In the Nalanda Monastery, Gu Wen stepped on a sea of ​​blood and suddenly smelled a familiar breath. He moved ten thousand meters and arrived at a corner of the temple in an instant.

A little monk squatted in the corner, shivering.

"Laojun, is that you?"

Gu Wen approached and patted the little monk's shoulder. The monk's heart began beating rapidly, and then his head tilted and he fainted.

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Qianfeng Tower, early morning.

Akabane opened her eyes in a daze. She was already in the bedroom. Not far away, the Jade Sword Buddha was still sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed. A little bald donkey had appeared on the ground without her knowing.

Gu Wen leaned leisurely against the window and poured a glass of Tianxianzui facing the rising sun.

The voice was melodious: "In my opinion, the Unclean City can now be renamed the Clean City."

"It's not clean at all. There are more brothels in this damn place than in Huajianzhou."

Akabane opened his mouth and exhaled the alcohol, then shook his head and asked, "Where did this monk come from? Why does he have a smell that makes me hate him so much?"

"I went out for a walk last night and ran into Jun Yan's soul."

Gu Wen glanced at the little monk out of the corner of his eye.

Reincarnation, thousands of souls, and all demons become one.

In the past, Gu Wen could not understand Jun Yan’s questions, but now he knows the reasons and the cultivation method of that devil at a glance.

The difference between reincarnation and resurrection from the dead does not lie in the form, but in the fact that one's life span continues after reincarnation.

Jun Yan and Wanmo split their souls into countless parts, and then reincarnated them, allowing these reincarnated bodies to practice together, causing qualitative changes through quantitative changes.

Just like the three pure ones becoming one, the ultimate unity is to become an immortal.

"Is this Jun Yan?"

Chiyuzi suddenly became alert and noticed the little monk's cultivation level in the Qi training stage, and couldn't help but smile.

Jun Yan has the worst relationship with her, so now that he has the chance, he will naturally take revenge and repay grievances.

Gu Wen shook his head and said, "It can only be considered a part, but with this part, it will be much easier to find the other parts."

(End of this chapter)