Mythology: Erlang Shen begins to show his divine power in the heavens

Chapter 185, Bodhi Patriarch is Laozi?

Chapter 185, Bodhi Patriarch is Laozi? Reincarnation

Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

Lin Yuan's heavenly eyes emitted a faint light, projecting a picture in front of him, which was exactly what Wukong had experienced.

He has always been silently paying attention to the stone monkey.

Patriarch Bodhi suddenly appeared beside him, looked at the scene, and said:
"What is the real purpose of guiding Wukong in this way?"

Lin Yuan said without turning his head:

"Wukong is rebellious by nature. I want to see if such a nature can coexist with the compassionate nature of the divinity."

Patriarch Bodhi was stunned:
"Just for this?"

Lin Yuan nodded.

Patriarch Bodhi said:
"If that's the reason, why bother with so much? Just teach him some skills, and when he gets into the world and experiences a lot, he will naturally understand many things.

Although the stone monkey is rebellious by nature, he has a true character and knows how to resist injustice and not oppress the weak. Deliberately guiding him towards compassion is like killing his nature. "

Lin Yuan said:
"I want him to be a saint, not just a monkey with a rebellious spirit."

Patriarch Bodhi frowned and said:
"Becoming a saint? You are too optimistic. How difficult is it to become a saint?
There are at least thousands of people like him who were born and raised in this world, if not tens of thousands, and that’s just considering the current catastrophe.

If the countless reincarnations are taken into account, his following is nothing at all. He just takes advantage of the fact that he can show his power unscrupulously in the current reincarnation.

There is no need for me, who has transcended the calamity world, to follow the rules, hide from the world, and wait for the calamity to come. "

"Even if we include people like us, there are only a few who can be called saints."

"Why is the True Lord so confident about this stone monkey?"

After hearing what Patriarch Bodhi said, Lin Yuan felt something in his heart.

He has been gone for hundreds of years.

But he basically just walked, and didn't show much strength, so he didn't come into contact with many powerful practitioners.

Although I have seen gods and Buddhas appear, but apart from seeing a "rottenness", there is nothing else.

And in order not to make everything less fun.

He didn't open his third eye directly to see the truth.

Therefore, Lin Yuan knows the true core secret of this world.

In fact, it is not clear how much.

This was the first time he had such close contact with a powerful practitioner like Patriarch Bodhi.

The rest only exist in memory, impressions of the immortals and gods in heaven.

And those images, apart from deepening the understanding of the "bad" attitude of many gods, do not contain any more meaningful information.

And now.

These words of Patriarch Bodhi.

But it seems to reveal a lot?
'Reincarnation.'

'Bad luck is coming.'

Lin Yuan pondered secretly.

"Is this world really the kind of world that has been restarted many times?"

He had some guesses before, but he couldn't be sure.

Now it seems to be certain.

I just don't know how exactly.

He suddenly wanted to use the cheating method of Sky Eye to take a closer look at the secrets of heaven and earth.

But once he used his third eye, he saw...

Then it might not just be a secret of heaven and earth.

And much, much more.

After all, his third eye can now be described as an omniscient eye, and the fate and cause and effect of the past, present and future are all under observation by the third eye.

He accidentally saw the new future that emerged in the void under his arrangement.

That would be boring.

The unknown future makes Lin Yuan more excited.

then.

He hesitated for a while.

He asked Patriarch Bodhi directly:

"What is samsara, and what is bad samsara?"

As soon as he said this.

But it made Patriarch Bodhi stunned.

After a while.

Patriarch Bodhi turned his head and looked at Lin Yuan with a puzzled look:
"Are you teasing me, Master?"

Lin Yuan looked at him seriously without saying a word.

Patriarch Bodhi was silent for a long time, and then said:
"Didn't the True Lord say at that time that he had returned to his true self? How could he not know about this?"

"When did I say I returned to my true self? I just said I found my true self, and maybe that's not even the case."

Patriarch Bodhi was silent.

He realized that he might have misunderstood something.

But he couldn't understand this even more.

"If the True Lord did not return to his true self and become one of the four creators of the universe, then how did the True Lord possess such a powerful force?"

"Back then, I was determined to break away from the Supreme Self, become independent from the Supreme, and even completely abandon my identity as Laozi, and completely take Bodhi as my name.

After that, I have cultivated to my current level, and I don’t know how many calamities I have gone through.”

"One calamity is one Yuanhui, which lasts a total of 129,600 years."

“As far as I know, Zhenjun is just the nephew of the Jade Emperor in a certain lifetime. Because the Jade Emperor likes him, he is protected by the Jade Emperor.

Like many immortals who have not yet transcended the calamity, they all rely on the power of the Jade Emperor to safely pass through the calamity. However, because they have not completely transcended it, their true spirits are blinded every time they reincarnate in the calamity. They will not fully awaken until the bad calamity comes. "

"But even if he awakens his True Spirit, he shouldn't have such strength. After all, the power of a True Lord is almost comparable to that of the four Creators of Heaven in my opinion."

"As for another possibility, the True Lord has not yet gotten rid of the spiritual delusion brought about by the cycle of reincarnation, so how could he have suddenly broken through to such a high level?"

Patriarch Bodhi looked doubtful.

"As for what is the bad calamity, every calamity is a cycle of creation, destruction and emptiness. The bad calamity is the world of a calamity, which will come to an end."

Lin Yuan said:
"Why is it that only by returning to my true self can I have the strength comparable to those four creators? Who are those four?"

Patriarch Bodhi was silent for a while.

He was sure that Lin Yuan really didn't know the truth.

After all, if one truly returned to one's true self, one would never ask these questions.

He said:

"The four creators of heaven are Daoyan Hunyuan, the Supreme Dao Ancestor. The heaven was created by them, the laws of heaven were established by them, and they control the cycle of cause and effect, the tribulations of demons and monsters, and the path to immortality.

The second is the merits of all living beings - the Jade Emperor, for whom the heaven was established, controls the order of humanity, and is in charge of conferring titles on gods and determining the rewards and punishments for good and evil.

The third is Nirvana - Tathagata Buddha, for whom the Western Paradise was opened up and the Pure Land of the mind is maintained. He controls the cycle of karma and attains enlightenment and liberation from fate.

The fourth is the ancestor of earthly immortals - Zhen Yuanzi, who opened up the earth for him, whose spiritual roots and veins are his foundation, and who controls the gods of the earth and the spirits and monsters of the world.

“Everything in the world originated from these four creators.

All living things were just manifestations of their power at the beginning. To be precise, there was only Tai Shang at the beginning, and the following three were independent from Tai Shang’s power, slowly transcending the calamity world and standing on the same level as Tai Shang. "

“But that was a long time ago.

The four creators of the universe have each mastered the cycle of calamity and reincarnation many times.

Their power has long penetrated into every aspect of the world, except for people like me, who are independent of their power and have transcended the cycle of reincarnation.

Others, in a sense, are part of them, their incarnations!"

“When I say that Zhenjun has returned to his true self, I mean that Zhenjun has not only awakened his true spirit, but has also realized that he is essentially the manifestation of the power of the Jade Emperor.

Therefore, once he awakened, he completely returned to the Jade Emperor and became his true incarnation, with a certain degree of independent consciousness. "

"I thought it was the Jade Emperor who was using the True Lord to arrange something, but now it seems..."

"Your Majesty must have a special chance to possess such power."

Speaking of which.

Patriarch Bodhi narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a trace of surprise:
"Could it be that the True Lord is like the Jade Emperor, the Buddha, and Zhen Yuanzi, filling in a flaw in this world and perfecting the order of the world?
So as to reach the highest level?"

"But how is this possible? For countless years, even though I am a true immortal who has transcended the world, and have made continuous progress in my understanding of the Great Dao, I still cannot perfect the world."

"Moreover, the Supreme One once said that when the fifth Creator of Heaven is born."

"The world will be completely perfect, and there will be no need for constant reincarnation and reconstruction. The era of reincarnation will come to an end."

"The entire world will be transformed into an extremely stable and vast world. At that time, the four creators of the universe and us, the true immortals who have transcended the calamity, will also usher in the true..."

"A supreme opportunity to transcend the world!"

But Patriarch Bodhi shook his head again and denied himself:

"It's impossible. If this is true, how could there be no movement in the world?"

"How could the four creators of the universe remain indifferent?"

He looked at Lin Yuan, and the doubt in his eyes became more and more intense.

Lin Yuan was silent for a moment.

Patriarch Bodhi has explained many things very clearly.

He also understood the truth of this world.

'The four creators of the universe created the universe in turn.'

"No. What Patriarch Bodhi said still doesn't seem to explain why the gods and immortals in this world are so bad."

'It's not that their true spirits are still blinded. Although they are protected by the Jade Emperor and will not die when the world reopens, they have temporarily forgotten the events of the last catastrophe.'

'But perhaps it can be explained that although they don't remember, because they have actually gone through reincarnation after reincarnation, they subconsciously know that everything is meaningless, and the world will be reopened anyway, so they just need to let it go.'

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

But seeing Bodhi's increasingly inquiring gaze, he didn't think too much about it.

He already knew almost everything he wanted to know.

He said to Patriarch Bodhi:
"Didn't you mention the world beyond? Although the four creators have the power to re-open the world and reshape the earth, fire, water and wind, they are still trapped in this world and cannot transcend."

"And my power."

"In fact, it comes from a more vast world. In it, there is the True Lord Erlang who manifests himself as a saint in the heavens. I have awakened this power, so I have such strength."

Patriarch Bodhi’s eyes suddenly widened.

Lin Yuan's words have too much meaning.

Why did the original creator, Taishang, work tirelessly to create the world, and even allow the Jade Emperor, Buddha Tathagata, and Zhenyuanzi to become independent from his power and be equal to him?

Isn’t it because he desires to transcend and reach a higher level?

As a part of the Supreme.

In the past, Patriarch Bodhi represented Lao Tzu, the Taoist ancestor who manifested himself in heaven and earth!

For a very long time.

Bodhi Patriarch exists as Laozi.

The reason why he was proficient in the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism was because he himself was the founder of Taoism, the teacher of Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, and he also converted Hu to Buddhism.

But it happened in a certain catastrophe later.

As Laozi, he suddenly woke up and understood his own origin.

Know your true self.

But he did not choose to return to his true self and become an incarnation of Tai Shang who had some independent consciousness but was not independent in essence.

He chose to completely break away from Tai Shang's power and start over.

therefore.

In the next catastrophe.

He is no longer Lao Tzu, but Bodhi.

With the accumulation of many lifetimes, he practiced step by step to the present state, transcending the catastrophe and the world, and is only one step away from being the creator of the world.

In order to transcend the calamity, Patriarch Bodhi spent endless years. During this period, he also experienced a long period of time when his true spirit was obscured by the cycle of calamity, just like most of the immortals and gods in heaven today.

To transcend the whole world.

I don’t know how much effort those four creators made and how many years they spent.

Especially Tai Shang, who was the original creator of the world.

And now.
Tai Shang has not yet encountered anything that truly transcends the entire world.

He is the one who has transcended the world, and he just met one?
He couldn't help but be shocked.

So much so that Patriarch Bodhi's next words were a little stumbling.

"What did you say? The Holy Lord Erlang who transcends the world?!"

Lin Yuan nodded.

Then the scene in front of him began to evolve.

A vast chaos appeared, and countless heavens flashed by, but there were three huge supreme worlds that always stood above all the worlds.

"I'm curious, those four creators of the universe should have the power to freely roam the chaos, why are they only working to transcend the world instead of exploring the chaos directly?"

Patriarch Bodhi was silent.

It took some time to calm down.

He opened his mouth and said:

"Because their roots are here, this world is unstable and imperfect. Once they move away, their power will quickly drain away, and they will not be able to truly leave this world and go deeper into the chaos."

Lin Yuan nodded in understanding:

"I see."

But he became even more confused.

"But shouldn't the immortal way be free from the constraints of heaven and earth? This kind of foundation is closely related to heaven and earth, and even bound to heaven and earth. It doesn't look like the immortal way, but like a kind of divine way that I know."

The innate sacredness in the vast world of mountains and seas.

But he is born to transcend the world and is not bound by anything.

This world, under the influence of Tai Shang, focuses on cultivating immortality, but its essence is still bound to heaven and earth. This is really strange.

Patriarch Bodhi said:
"The most fundamental law of heaven is like this, what can we do about it?"

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Patriarch Bodhi sighed and said:

"I heard what the True Lord said. The so-called transcendence of the world by the True Lord seems to be still inferior to the more powerful Erlang True Lord."

"It is essentially the same as returning to one's true self. After all, the True Lord is probably no longer the original True Lord, but just the incarnation of the True Lord Erlang Xiansheng."

"Otherwise, why would the True Lord suddenly make such an arrangement for that monkey and want to train him to become a saint?"

"Obviously, this is what the True Lord Erlang wants to accomplish through the True Lord's hand."

"So, maybe those four creators worked so hard until the end and finally got the chance to transcend the world."

"What they are waiting for is actually an opportunity to return to their true selves? They will connect with their true selves that are more powerful and more original in a vaster world."

"Only in this way can one achieve transcendence"

"I just don't know if my more powerful and original true self, like the Supreme, will allow me to be independent?"

He looked at Lin Yuan, obviously waiting for his answer.

This answer represents their efforts to transcend the world.

Does it make sense?

Otherwise, you will finally achieve transcendence but end up losing yourself.

It’s better not to be detached.

Lin Yuan was silent.

Don't tell me yet.

What Patriarch Bodhi said is also correct.

Essentially.

This is exactly the Erlang Shen from the Journey to the West world. He has returned to his true self, isn’t he?