Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 380 Two Hearts United
[Pang Bo: Brother Ao Lie, remember to go live!]

[Ao Lie: Live broadcast?]

[Xiao Yan: That's right! Once you have this thought in your mind, just follow the instructions in the chat group. We always start a live stream when we encounter interesting things!]

[System notification: Ao Lie has started a group live stream.]

[Ao Lie: Is that so?]

[Pang Bo: That's right, Brother Ao Lie, you're much more handsome than you appear in the story!]

the other side……

hum!
After stepping into the interdimensional teleportation channel within the chat group, accompanied by a slight tremor in space, Lu Qingshan, clad in purple-gold armor, quickly appeared in the residence of the White Dragon Ao Lie within the Heavenly Pool.

"Are you the group owner?"

Upon seeing the imposing Lu Qingshan appear before him without anger, Ao Lie, though somewhat incredulous, quickly stepped forward and respectfully greeted him.

"Ok!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly to the little white dragon Ao Lie, then smiled and said, "Ao Lie, we're all friends in the group, you don't need to be so reserved!"

As he spoke, Lu Qingshan quickly released his divine power into the outside world, probing the surrounding situation.

As for the ability to control a region of spacetime, it is an ability bestowed upon the Lord of the Universe by the primordial universe in the Swallowed Star world. Naturally, Lu Qingshan is unable to use it after crossing over to this world.

The Three Realms where Ao Lie resided were quite vast, but at this moment they were all enveloped by Lu Qingshan's divine power.

This doesn't mean that Lu Qingshan's strength was enough to destroy this world, but rather it's due to the different cultivation methods.

As Lu Qingshan's divine power emanated, he immediately perceived the various situations within the Three Realms.

For example, the Buddhist beings imprisoned in the underworld, and the many demons who have taken over the Heavenly Court and Mount Ling, etc...

Among these immortals, Buddhas, demons, and monsters, there were many powerful beings, but only two of them posed a threat to Lu Qingshan.

One of them, dressed in black, was sitting upright inside Mount Ling; he was none other than the so-called demon Wutian.

The other person was a young man who looked ordinary, but he contained boundless energy within him. He was none other than the reincarnation of Buddha, Qiao Ling'er!
"But...this power..."

Upon sensing the presence of Wutian and Tathagata, Lu Qingshan frowned slightly.

He discovered that although Wutian and Tathagata had obvious differences in their auras, they seemed to share the same origin.

"Could it be that Wutian and Tathagata are the same person?" Lu Qingshan couldn't help but wonder to himself.

"Forget it, let's just go directly to Wutian and verify it!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly looked at the little white dragon Ao Lie beside him and said, "Ao Lie, let's go to Mount Ling now to see Wutian!"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, the little white dragon Ao Lie was slightly taken aback, and then quickly said, "Group leader, are we just going to go there like this?"

"Of course!" Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.

"But Mount Ling is the stronghold of the demon Wutian, where many demons gather!"

Little White Dragon Ao Lie said again, "Don't we need to gather more immortals and Buddhas to go together? We should at least wait until our eldest brother comes looking for us!"

Having read the relevant plot of "Journey to the West: The Sequel", Ao Lie, the White Dragon, knew very well that his senior brother Sun Wukong would soon find his cave. Therefore, he still thought that he should wait until he met up with Sun Wukong before they acted together.

"It doesn't matter!"

Lu Qingshan quickly said, "When facing Wutian, the number of people doesn't make much difference. Let's go and come back quickly. After we return, you can continue to wait for Sun Wukong in the mansion!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a wisp of Lu Qingshan's divine power completely enveloped the little white dragon Ao Lie.

As Lu Qingshan's thoughts shifted, the surrounding space and time changed, and by the time the little white dragon Ao Lie regained consciousness, they had already appeared outside the Lingshan Hall.

"Who are you people, daring to trespass into the main hall of Mount Ling!"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan and the White Dragon suddenly appear out of thin air, the immortal and Buddha guards who were transformed from demons at the entrance of the main hall immediately reprimanded the two of them.

"Humph!"

Lu Qingshan let out a cold snort, and an incomparably terrifying pressure descended instantly.

Under this terrifying pressure, the demons who had transformed into immortals and Buddhas were all forced to prostrate on the ground, and some even faintly revealed their true forms.

"what happened?"

"In the end what happened?"

At this moment, the demons who had transformed into guardians of immortals and Buddhas were all extremely panicked, because this terrifying pressure was simply too powerful; they had never even felt it from the Buddha Wutian.

Wow!

Just then, a figure dressed in black with long, flowing hair suddenly appeared in front of Lu Qingshan. It was none other than Wutian, who had occupied Lingshan.

"Who are you, Your Excellency?"

Seeing that he couldn't detect any information from Lu Qingshan, Wutian in black quickly said solemnly, "I have searched the Three Realms and found no trace of you. I don't know why you have come to Mount Ling!"

[Pang Bo: Is this the Demon Lord Wutian? He seems much more powerful than the ones I've seen in TV dramas before. I just don't understand why he would do something so stupid. Could this catastrophe really be a Buddhist conspiracy?]

[Ye Chen: Who knows? But this Wutian doesn't seem like a demon at all. He's at least much stronger than those demons!]

[Xiao Yan: Everyone, just keep watching. Now that the group leader has arrived, we should be able to find out the truth soon!]

……

As the group chat was exchanging information, Lu Qingshan quickly spoke up as well.

"I am merely an outsider!"

Lu Qingshan looked at Wutian and said calmly, "The reason I am here is simply because I was invited by a friend to come and verify something with you!"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Wutian in black quickly asked, "I wonder what you wish to verify?"

"Naturally, it's about your relationship with the Buddha!"

Lu Qingshan quickly said, "I observe that although your magical power is vastly different from that of the Tathagata, there is a subtle similarity and commonality between them. I wonder why this is?"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's question, Hei Yi Wutian was also taken aback. However, he did not immediately answer Lu Qingshan's question, but instead invited Lu Qingshan to sit down and discuss the Dao.

And so time passed, and half a day quickly went by.

During this half-day period, Lu Qingshan first sat down and discussed the Dao with Wutian in black, and then sparred with him.

In general, the two were now at the same level in terms of power. Lu Qingshan was able to exchange injuries with Wutian by relying on the special nature of divine power, but Wutian was protected by the Black Lotus and was not afraid of Lu Qingshan at all.

After a brief exchange, Wutian in black, who greatly admired Lu Qingshan, quickly spoke up as well.

"When everyone is of one mind, only those with two minds will be eliminated; when the world is clear and bright, the two minds will return to one."

Suddenly, ten thousand rays of Buddhist light burst forth from the black lotus upon which Wutian sat. Then, Wutian's face contorted and instantly transformed into the appearance of the Buddha. Even his aura changed from sinister and cold to warm and gentle.

At this moment, Wutian, who had transformed into Tathagata, continued, "Actually, this matter is very simple, because Wutian is Tathagata, and Tathagata is Wutian!"

Wutian is Tathagata, and Tathagata is Wutian.

As soon as Wutian said this, Lu Qingshan immediately understood.

It's worth noting that there are many illogical aspects to the plot of "Journey to the West: The Sequel," but if Buddha and Wutian are the same person, then everything becomes reasonable.

In the original story, when Tathagata went to reincarnate, he trusted Wutian completely and was not worried at all that the other party would go back on his word. This was partly due to his confidence in his own strength, but also because he had great faith in Wutian.
After the Buddha's reincarnation, Wutian did not allow his subordinates, including the Black Robe, to kill countless immortals and Buddhas. Instead, he imprisoned all of them.

Therefore, this so-called catastrophe was nothing more than a play directed and acted by Wutian and Tathagata, all for the purpose of 'unifying the two minds'. However, who would be the master after the unification would depend on this catastrophe.

Next, Wutian told Lu Qingshan another story from the past.

Countless ages ago, there were many sects on Xiniu Hezhou, and Buddhism is just one of them.

Later, Prince Siddhartha Gautama of Kapilavastu joined Buddhism by chance. With his amazing talent and enlightenment, he far surpassed others in both understanding Buddhist teachings and cultivating supernatural powers. In the end, he attained Buddhahood in a very short time, much faster than any of the Buddhas in history.

However, at that time, there were many different sects in Xiniu Hezhou. If Buddhism wanted to expand its influence, it had to send out disciples to spread its teachings.

After all, Buddhism can only continue to grow stronger if it has enough followers.

At that time, as the most brilliant disciple of Buddhism, Shakyamuni naturally needed to spread his teachings to others.

However, in order to spread his teachings, Shakyamuni spent most of his time traveling around the Western Continent of Aparagodaniya, and had no time to continue cultivating his supernatural powers and the Great Way.

To solve this problem, Shakyamuni had a sudden inspiration and decided to split himself in two, so that one person could be responsible for preaching, while the other could focus on cultivating supernatural powers and the Great Way.

Therefore, Shakyamuni spent a great deal of effort to split himself in two, from the inside out, from his primordial spirit to his physical body, thus creating the Tathagata and Kinnara.

Shakyamuni Buddha's complete splitting of himself into two would naturally not cause any problems in the short term. Moreover, during the following period, the Tathagata Buddha would quietly cultivate his supernatural powers and comprehend the Great Dao. Kinnara, on the other hand, would be responsible for spreading the Dharma within the Western Continent of Aparagodaniya. Initially, because they shared the same origin, their cooperation was naturally very tacit, and even the Tathagata Buddha's cultivation achievements would be reflected in Kinnara.

However, by completely dividing itself into two, both become independent entities with no distinction between primary and secondary.

As time went by, the two grew stronger and stronger, and due to their different experiences, they developed significant differences, which naturally led to a struggle.

Later, because of Ashu's matter, Kinnara transformed into Mara Wutian, and the two parted ways completely.

Although Tathagata's cultivation was similar to Wutian's, he had the assistance of many Buddhas, so he quickly suppressed the unyielding Wutian in the Abyss of Darkness.

Later, Wutian's cultivation level rose steadily during the suppression, and Tathagata also became the new World Honored One of Buddhism due to the improvement of his cultivation and status.

Unfortunately, as their cultivation levels continued to improve, both Tathagata and Wutian had reached their limits.

Because their primordial spirit and physical body were completely separated in the beginning, they were never able to reach a state of perfection in their cultivation.

After that, Tathagata personally went to the Abyss of Darkness and made a bet with Wutian, which led to this catastrophe that affected all living beings in the Three Realms.

The two used all living beings in the three realms as pawns to prove who was right and who was wrong. In the end, the winner would become king and rule the three realms, while the loser would be a bandit and their hearts would be united.

During this period, many demons will be gathered together and eventually wiped out by the immortals and Buddhas of the Three Realms!
However, since the two have been separated for so long, it is very difficult for them to reunite. Therefore, they need to rely on the power of the seventeen relics.

Only by relying on the immense energy contained within the seventeen relics could Tathagata and Anuttara completely reunite.

Whoever possesses the power of the relics will be able to take the dominant position after the two minds are united!

After hearing Wutian's story, the group quickly erupted in discussion.

[Pang Bo: I never expected the truth to be like this!]

[Xiao Yan: Yes! I never imagined that all beings in the Three Realms were merely pawns of Tathagata and Wutian. I wonder how many lives were lost in this calamity!]

Cao Cao: Actually, there's one advantage to what they did. At least after this catastrophe, they killed off many of the demons in the Three Realms! I believe the Three Realms will be peaceful for a long time afterward!

[Yue Buqun: I think those immortals and Buddhas can usually slay demons and monsters, there's no need for them to start such a catastrophe!]

Looking at the conversations in the chat group, Ao Lie, the little white dragon, had very complicated feelings.

What he didn't expect was that his senior brother Sun Wukong was willing to sacrifice himself in order to bring back the reincarnation of Buddha, but in the end it was just a scheme by Buddha.

To be honest, he didn't care at all about the schemes of Buddha and Wutian; what he cared about most was the safety of his senior brother, Sun Wukong.

However, with his current strength, it would be too difficult for him to interfere in the schemes between Tathagata and Wutian.

Thinking of this, the little white dragon Ao Lie quickly began to ask Lu Qingshan for help.

[Ao Lie: @Lu Qingshan, group owner, please save Senior Brother! If Tathagata and Wutian want to unite, they can figure it out themselves. Why make Senior Brother sacrifice himself?]

[Ao Lie: As long as you can get my senior brother out of this danger, I, Ao Lie, will do everything in my power to help him in the future!]

Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan was also quite moved after hearing Wutian's story.

After seeing Ao Lie's words in the chat group, he naturally wanted to find a way to help, so Lu Qingshan quickly began to discuss the matter of 'reuniting two hearts' with Wutian.

It must be said that the matter of unifying the two minds was actually driven by Tathagata all along, and Wutian's attitude was completely dispensable.

Furthermore, Wutian already admired Sun Wukong quite a bit, so under Lu Qingshan's persuasion, they quickly reached a consensus.

In this story, Wutian will deal with all the demons under his command and then release the gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms. Lu Qingshan will help Wutian suppress Tathagata, and finally Wutian will continue to rule the Three Realms as Tathagata.

If it were just Wutian alone, it would be extremely difficult to accomplish such a thing.

But now, with Lu Qingshan's help, it's quite easy to do this.

In this way, Lu Qingshan cooperated with Wutian to put on a good show, which restored the Three Realms to normalcy. As for Sun Wukong, he did not ultimately sacrifice himself to become a boneless relic.

After dealing with these matters, Lu Qingshan bid farewell to Wutian, said goodbye to the little white dragon Ao Lie, and then returned to the Swallowed Star World through the interdimensional teleportation channel.

(End of this chapter)