In the heavens, people become emperors by being bad.

Chapter 527 [Crossing countless seas of suffering, transcending the mortal realm to reach the other shore]

Everyone was completely bewildered. Their cultivation levels were too low to understand Lin Xian's words. Even Zhang Bairen, a hero from the Chaotic Ancient Era, found it all incomprehensible.

This touches upon the ultimate truth of history, which only the Celestial Emperor can know.

"Ancient history has been tampered with!" Lin Xian sighed, speaking in the simplest terms.

Just like in a game, the various worlds are not players, but NPCs. The real protagonist is the eerie plateau, which can resurrect without limit.

Even if you mess up the ending, it doesn't matter, because players will activate the rollback technique and start all over again, which is extremely unfair!
Whenever the Heavenly Emperor of all ages defeats the plateau, the will of the plateau will rewind time, allowing the hero to try again.

"Perhaps neither you nor I truly exist, like spirits in the underworld, like a message, a fluctuation, a particle of soul, a line of text in a dream." Lin Xian gazed at the dark universe, his eyes deep, and murmured, "True or false..."

The crowd was horrified. What kind of ghost story was Master Lin telling? It was terrifying! They were full of yang energy; they were clearly alive.
"The accumulated yang becomes the spirit, and there is form within the spirit. The form is born from the sun, and the sun is born from the moon. The accumulated yin forms the form, and there is spirit within the form..."

Some sages, trembling with fear, recited scriptures to test their own state, but they found no unusual phenomena, nor did any ghostly wails or howls appear.

"Lin Daozu, you've gone a bit too far."

Even Zhang Bairen frowned deeply: "The Heavenly Emperor once said that there are no people who are reincarnated, only the eras of reincarnation."

History repeats itself, but the people of the past cannot be relived. A similar flower is merely the most beautiful solace in people's hearts.

"The era repeats itself, and the people who lived in that era naturally follow, it is also a cycle."

Lin Xian shook his head and said, "It's like splashing ink to depict mountains and rivers, or carving history on blank bamboo slips."

"Like a dream of Brahma?" Ye Fan pondered. He had grasped the prototype of the Great Dream of Eternity, comprehended it from the little girl's Dao Fruit, and had a unique understanding of time and space. He tentatively asked, "An alternative creation."

"It's just a guess."

Zhang Bairenzong led the saints, reciting scriptures to save people, forming a huge field in the starry sky. The evolved immortal light spread out, but no evil spirits, red hair, or underworld were found.

Lin Xian chuckled. Even someone as old-fashioned as Zhang Bairen and as stunning as Ye Fan could not fully comprehend it, because they lacked that perspective and could only glimpse a part of the whole picture.

No longer dwelling on grand perspectives, Lin Xian started with the most basic cultivation system and spoke eloquently: "The path of cultivation is for transcendence. If you want to verify reincarnation, you can't use conventional methods."

"Use the cycle of reincarnation to deal with the cycle of reincarnation; only by dying can one be reborn."

"The Reincarnation Seal!" Zhang Bairen exclaimed in horror. This was the law of the Underworld, the law of the Underworld Emperor, and also the law of the Desolate Heaven Emperor. If we traced back to even more ancient times, the method of the Reincarnation Seal originated from the true ancient Underworld.

“The Samsara Seal is just one of them.” Lin Xian’s eyes were deep, as if they contained some great wisdom. He said in a deep voice, “Buddhism speaks of Nirvana, seeing everything as empty, jumping out of the cycle of reincarnation, and seeking great liberation.”

"To obtain the power to negate the world from outside the world!"

In an attempt to break this vicious cycle and sever the cycle of reincarnation, the three Heavenly Emperors made countless efforts, one after another, trying to use their extraordinary power to pass through the barrier, but all of them suffered backlash.

After suffering defeat, the three emperors realized that their extraordinary power could not win, so they began to use their extraordinary wisdom to think about the problem.

Since the three emperors who rose to power later were useless to the plateau, why not ask the two miraculous saints?

The Three Emperors are native beings, so the Two Saints, who are their counterparts, must be extraterrestrial demons.

"Nirvana is the fundamental path of Buddhism."

Lin Xian clasped his hands together, his expression solemn, and uttered a Buddhist chant: "Excellent, excellent, Namo Amitabha Buddha!"

In an instant, it drew upon the blessings of the heavens, with countless deities chanting scriptures and celestial maidens surrounding it, making it appear as if it were a future star Buddha.

Ye Fan's eyes revealed a strange look. If this world is Brahma's dream, then using Buddhist theory to decipher Brahma is exactly in line with history.

Buddhism originated from the Brahmanical religions. For example, the Mahavira Hall originated from the Mahavira Patriarch of the Brahmanical religions. However, later Buddhism claimed to break the cycle of reincarnation and attain liberation, so it chose to transcend class, surpass other religions, and become its own entity.

"However, Shakyamuni was only a quasi-emperor and ultimately did not attain enlightenment. Even Amitabha Buddha, the Great Emperor, was still struggling in the mortal world and was in the cycle of reincarnation."

Ye Fan's eyes narrowed, and after a pause, he said in a deep voice, "Although they are great supernatural beings, none of them have transcended reincarnation or truly become immortals, so how can they talk about liberation?"

"Buddhism is more ancient than you can imagine. There are three thousand Buddhas in the myriad worlds and seas." Lin Xian said meaningfully. The origin of Buddhism in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is not the Great Thunder Temple on Mount Sumeru, but the Six Paths of Reincarnation Immortal King and Immortal Monk King.

If we trace back further, we will find that Buddhism and Taoism have a very long history. Their presence can be found in the Immortal Realm, other realms, and other great universes. They are so ancient that it is unimaginable. Just like the Ten Fiends also have traces in the heavens, they are mysterious and unpredictable.

[At one moment, the Buddha of the Future Stars was at the tenth level of the ancient human path, accompanied by 1,250 people from all races of the universe, all of whom were saints, saint kings, and great saints.]

[The Heavenly Emperor Ye Fan, the Jade Emperor Zhang Bairen, the Black Emperor, Ye Tong, Jiang Tingting, Ye Tianxuan... all the sacred artifacts are present.]

[The Buddha told the Heavenly Emperor Ye Fan, "From this westward path, beyond ten trillion Buddha-lands, there is a world called the World-Honored One, where there is a Buddha named the Ancient Buddha of Guidance, who attained enlightenment in a dream and is now preaching the Dharma."]

"The great dream of eternity, the attainment of enlightenment in a dream, and even the ability to transform oneself all have a touch of daydreaming."

"If they can succeed, why can't I?"

"If I can't even imagine it in reality, surely I can't even dream about it!"

Lin Xian spoke eloquently, saying, "Where there's a will, there's a way!"

There are two conditions to become a priest.
First: What truly needs to be sacrificed is not only the Dao, but also the path of evolution, and oneself, so that everything becomes empty and everything returns to eternal silence, and then revives in the silence, waiting to come back to life, truly surpassing everything.

Second: One must have a firm belief in the Tao and an unwavering conviction. This can stem from the heroic spirit of "I will go even if there are thousands of people against me," the courage to give up everything, or the belief in one's own perseverance. In short, even death cannot shake this conviction.

Only in this way can one survive death.

Listen to these two conditions; how similar they are to Nirvana, the highest state in Buddhism, both of which are aimed at seeking death.

The concepts of transcending reincarnation and achieving Nirvana and Nirvana made Lin Xian highly suspicious that the original transcendent being, the master of the Three Incarnations Copper Coffin, the master of the Underworld, the Red-Haired Old Monster, had intricate connections with Buddhism, and might even be its progenitor!

Compared to the system of seeking emptiness through reduction that is the sole purpose of a supreme being, the sacrificial system of this multiverse is the most suitable path to enlightenment for Buddhism.

Cultivators below the first level of the Other Shore add to their knowledge and cultivation, achieving the rudiments of the Dao Fruit. Those below the other shore subtract from this process, passing on their knowledge and responsibilities, allowing themselves to possess power without constraints and further detach themselves from the world's shackles. When all the products of this subtraction are inherited, they achieve perfect transcendence, freeing themselves and attaining the Dao Fruit. This system is extremely favorable to innate deities and those below the innate Other Shore, namely the Three Pure Ones. As creators, the Three Pure Ones possess a natural advantage, directly monopolizing the channels of ascension.

If it weren't for the infighting among the Three Pure Ones, the Other Shore of the Post-Heaven would never have been born. Even if it had been born, compared to the Three Pure Ones, who were the creators of the world, the gap was simply too great. One step behind meant falling behind at every step. All the scheming and plotting ultimately led to the loss of one's life.

No matter how brilliant Amitabha Buddha was, and how he gradually reached the realm of the most ancient being, he still could not outmaneuver the Three Pure Ones.

Because the universe is vast and orderly, it is a game of succession, which is extremely unfriendly to the wildly growing Buddhist sect!
On the contrary, this multiverse, seemingly full of strangeness and ominous red hair, is actually magnificent and full of life-or-death struggles, allowing even the most insignificant to carve out a path.

"Reincarnation is like a calamity, and the human world is like a sea of ​​suffering. It goes on and on, and one cannot escape the calamity. Great calamities have occurred again and again."

Lin Xian sighed. Before the Pollen Emperor, the great sacrifice of the strange race still existed. He looked at Zhang Bairen and said, "Is what I said true?"

"Above the Chaotic Ancient Era, there was the Immortal Ancient Era, but in the end, they were all the same: they were all destroyed and replaced by a new era."

Zhang Bairen nodded and said, "What the Dao Ancestor said is very true."

As a hero of the Chaotic Ancient Era, Zhang Bairen is the greatest proof. He told the saints about the Chaotic Ancient Era, which was a different universe. Whether it was the living beings, the vegetation, or the cultivation system, it was different from this era.

The Blood Transformation Realm greatly benefited all the saints, especially the Cave Heaven Realm, which made everyone exclaim that this was the prototype of the Sea of ​​Bitterness!

As for Spirit Transformation, it refers to the deities of the Dao Palace. Inscriptions and arrays are the Four Extremes Secret Realm, and Cao Yusheng has made special contributions in this field.

A remarkable figure from a chaotic era brought unparalleled shock to the world, and indirectly verified that Lin Xian's words were not just a pipe dream, but had a certain degree of truth to them.

"No wonder my father said that in the most ancient times, there were immortals in this universe."

The Holy Prince sighed. The world was shattered in the Chaotic Ancient Era. Although the immortal energy was abundant, the Great Dao was flawed, making it impossible to become an immortal. This resulted in the supreme beings of the Chaotic Ancient Era having long lifespans but low combat power.

In mythology, the primordial era, and the desolate era, things are different, becoming another extreme. The Great Dao is perfected, but immortal energy is scarce. Great emperors and ancient emperors can defy immortals and have strong combat power. Don't be envious; they earned it with their lives.

The era in which one could truly become an immortal naturally was the Ancient Immortal Era!

If he had been born in the Immortal Ancient Era, the Fighting Saint Emperor would have had a chance to become a Fighting Immortal.

"Heaven and earth are in a cycle of reincarnation, and the human world is like a sea of ​​suffering."

"What all sentient beings seek is nothing more than to transcend the cycle of reincarnation, cross the sea of ​​suffering, and attain liberation."

Lin Xian calmly preached, expounding his own Tao and Dharma, and explaining his philosophy: to reach the state of non-birth and non-death, to achieve enlightenment in a dream, to attain true Buddhahood and true tranquility.

However, this idea has also been met with skepticism. The people present were all geniuses from all races, each one exceptionally talented and unparalleled.

Even the most ordinary saint on the ancient star road, if placed in their own home star field, would be a patriarch whose purple aura travels 30,000 miles eastward and who is worshipped by all living beings!
What happens after annihilation?

Ye Fan hit the nail on the head: "In the pursuit of tranquility, the will to resist has crumbled, and the boundaries of battle have been blurred. How can one break free from the dream realm!"

There are two correct conditions for becoming a priest.

One is to sacrifice everything one has. Buddhist teachings perfectly align with this theory, and Nirvana is the highest state.

The second condition is even more stringent: the mind must not perish, and the Way must not die.

The pollen empress above the heavens was clinging to a sliver of hope, placing her hopes on reincarnation and the next life, which is why she didn't embark on the path of sacrifice, but instead perished on the plateau.

Living towards death is easy to say but difficult to do, especially for those with higher cultivation levels. This is not only because advanced cultivators crave pleasure and are reluctant to give up everything in the mortal world, but also because dying is too difficult for them.

Even when a great calamity descends and immortal kings perish, they can still leave behind elixirs of immortality, serving as a glimmer of hope for the future.

Even the Immortal Emperors, though dead, do not perish. No matter how they are suppressed or imprisoned, there is always a glimmer of hope for their resurrection. They can only return when the world calls their names.

The Sacrificial Heavenly Emperor, who is half a level higher than the Immortal Emperor, would find it difficult to die even if he wanted to.

The Pollen Empress lay dead on the plateau, but she was not quite dead yet. No one of the strange progenitors dared to deliver the final blow, fearing that the Pollen Empress would drag them down with her before she died, turning them into immortal beings.

How to die a glorious death, how to die cleanly and peacefully, is not a problem in other universes, but in the vast universe of Shrouding the Heavens, it is a huge calamity.

Because the Transcendent Ones were once the masters of the Underworld, the Great Dao of the Reincarnation system flourished exceptionally.

In the small realm of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths alone, the Underworld Emperor nearly killed Lingbao Tianzun.

Lin Xian smiled calmly at the question, having his own answer, and said in a deep voice, "Rise from ruin, revive from annihilation."

The Great Dao of Nirvana of the Supreme Being is similar to, yet different from, the Great Dao of Nirvana of the Great Universe that Shrouds the Heavens, and the Tathagata Nirvana of the Immortal Forest.

Lin Xian integrated the Daoist teachings of two multiverses and created a Buddhist theory with unique characteristics of the world of "Covering the Sky". Whether seeking emptiness or worshipping the Dao, as long as it can lead to transcendence, it is a good method.

The mortal path to immortality, nine lifetimes of nirvana, rising again and again from the brink of despair—it is a prelude to becoming an Immortal Emperor, a Daoist priest, and transcending the mundane.

Therefore, even Duan De, a mortal immortal from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, was able to eventually attain the Dao of Immortal Emperor because he had undergone a great test.

Lin Xian went a step further, no longer confined to the path of immortality in the mortal world, but expanding to the path of cultivation.

"Who says only emperors can live a second, third, or fourth life?"

“On the path of spiritual practice, Nirvana is everywhere. Every realm symbolizes rising from ruin and reviving from annihilation.”

"Among them, the initial realm, the Bitter Sea Secret Realm is the most prominent."

Lin Xian said meaningfully, "The Nine Transformations of the Other Shore, each a metamorphosis, there is so much to explore. It is a full nine Nirvanas."

Becoming a saint in a single secret realm is far from enough. One must also become an emperor in a single secret realm, or an immortal in a single secret realm, crossing countless layers of suffering, transcending the mortal world and reaching the other shore!

(End of this chapter)