I am devoted to the Tao

Chapter 423: The Innate God Clan must kowtow tens of thousands of times

"Jiangchuan has been in heaven for sixty years. Why does that guy from Santai want to see him now?" Rabbit asked.

Jiangchuan sat cross-legged in front of the stone statue of the Future Star King Buddha, looking at the Demon-Slaying Vase, waiting for it to give an answer.

"How would I know what that guy from Santai is thinking?"

The Demon-Slaying Treasure Bottle replied, "All I know is that the guy just met with the Fighting Immortal Buddha, who had just come out of seclusion, and then asked me to call you and Jiang Chuan over."

"That Douxian guy has actually come out of seclusion? After so many years, is he going to take that step and touch the fourteenth realm?" Rabbit frowned slightly.

Jiangchuan was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that when he went to see the Santai Buddha, it would involve the Fighting Immortal Buddha.

Taoist name and title involve the destiny in the dark.

Many people believe that the death of Qingxiao Immortal King, a half-step Immortal Emperor, was due to his Taoist name.

No matter how powerful Buddhism and the devil are, the most powerful force in the universe today is the immortal way!

The fact that the Fighting Immortal Buddha dares to use the name Fighting Immortal is enough to show how powerful he is!

According to rumors, by the end of the Middle Ages, Fighting Immortal Buddha had already reached the pinnacle of the Thirteenth Realm and had the hope of reaching the Fourteenth Realm.

"The Fighting Immortal Buddha achieved enlightenment through fighting. For him, seclusion is not as good as bloody battles."

The voice of the Demon-Slaying Aquarius sounded again: "But those who have already touched the Fourteenth Realm, such as the Demon Emperor's son Hun Tian, ​​the third disciple of Yuan Ling Shenjun, Fairy Mu Yun, the eldest disciple of the Immortal Ancestor, Taoist Liang Yi, the second disciple, Taoist Zhu Zhao, the eldest disciple of the Demon Ancestor, Demon Lord You Tian, ​​the second disciple of the Military Saint, Fu Liyang, and the eldest disciple of the Literary Saint, Yuan Ming, are far from being comparable to the Dou Xian Buddha."

"The Immortal Ancestor's fourth disciple, Jade Xuan Immortal Emperor, Star Dome Immortal Emperor, Dark Ancient Sky Demon King, and the Military Saint's seventh disciple, Song Dasheng, are at the peak of the Thirteenth Realm. They haven't even reached the Fourteenth Realm yet, so it's highly likely they won't be able to engage in a bloody battle with them. I estimate that Fighting Immortal Buddha will have a hard time taking that step."

"But even if a Douxian really took that step, achieving enlightenment would be nearly impossible. He would surely die if he challenged a supreme being in the Fourteenth Realm. Below the Fourteenth Realm, there might not be a suitable opponent who could fight him to the death and help him break through."

"Fighting Immortal Buddha is indeed walking on a road that is almost a dead end." Jiang Chuan sighed.

"The path of fighting is a dead end, how much better can any other path be?"

The rabbit asked in reply, "It's really too difficult to achieve Daluo Dao!"

"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go."

Balls of golden mist emerged from the Demon-Destroying Bottle, flew under Jiang Chuan, lifted him up, and carried him out of the ancient temple.

"Amitabha!"

The Bodhi Buddha, holding a jade ruyi, watched Jiangchuan go away, and then continued to chant scriptures.

The Santai Temple, the Buddhist temple of Santai Buddha, is surrounded by golden clouds and mist, as if it is a holy land isolated from the world.

Every brick and tile of the entire temple reveals a strong sense of vicissitudes and sacredness, as if it has gone through a long time and still stands tall in the sky, looking down on all living beings.

Before entering Santai Temple, Jiangchuan heard the loud sound of chanting.

The arhats, bodhisattvas and Buddhas chanted scriptures, shaking the heaven and earth. The long path hung down, making the entire Santai Temple even more sacred and extraordinary.

After the Demon-Slaying Vase brought Jiang Chuan into Santai Temple, a series of curious, scrutinizing, or surprised glances fell on Jiang Chuan.

"Why did the future Buddha come to my Santai Temple today?"

"He is Jiang Chuan, the man who defeated three Heavenly Demon Kings in one battle!"

"The founder's most precious treasure, the Demon-Slaying Vase, leads the way personally. He is truly worthy of being the future Buddha's successor who has received the Great Sun Divine Bell!"

Under the gaze of the Buddhas, Jiangchuan came to the deepest hall of Santai Temple.

As he entered the main hall, Jiangchuan saw an old monk sitting on a lotus Buddhist platform.

The old monk was wearing a bright yellow monk's robe, had an old face, was twirling Buddhist beads in his hands, and sat with his eyes closed. He looked no different from any other old monk in the secular world.

But in Jiangchuan's perception, the old monk seemed to be a vast, boundless and endless world, lying here.

Sensing Jiangchuan's arrival, the three Buddhas suddenly opened their eyes, and two golden gazes headed straight for Jiangchuan.

The strongest divine power of the Thirteenth Realm spread, as if an ancient god who created the world had awakened. The long river of time seemed to be solidified under its divine power, and even the void was trembling.

"Is this the existence of the Thirteenth Realm?"

In Jiangchuan's perception, the gaze of the Three Buddhas was sharper than the unsheathed Immortal King Sword. As long as he wanted, he could tear Jiangchuan's body apart with his gaze.

The three Buddhas kept looking at Jiangchuan, as if they wanted to see through him.

The rabbit jumped from Jiangchuan's shoulder to Santai Buddha and said, "Santai, why are you staring at Jiangchuan like he's looking at a thief?"

The three Buddhas lowered their eyes and looked at the rabbit, frowning slightly: "Rabbit, you shouldn't leave Baoshan now."

"Master Rabbit, when I leave Baoshan is none of your business?!"

The rabbit was very dissatisfied: "Master Rabbit, let me ask you, the Holy Buddha Bodhi is the successor of the future Star King Buddha. He has been in heaven for hundreds of thousands of years. Why haven't you even met him?"

"In your opinion, Bodhi Holy Buddha is the future successor of Buddha, but in my opinion, he is just a nominal disciple of His. What does it matter whether he sees him or not?" The voice of Santai Buddha was indifferent, and he did not take Bodhi Holy Buddha seriously.

Jiang Chuan clasped his fists and said, "I wonder what Senior Santai wants me to do today?"

"I have a question that I hope you can answer." Santai Buddha replied.

"I wonder what doubts Senior Santai needs from me?"

"When I met you, my doubts were answered."

Hearing the words of Santai Buddha, Jiangchuan frowned slightly.

The rabbit even shouted: "Santai, how come you have learned to play charades?"

"If I don't reveal it, I won't be affected by karma. If I reveal it, I will be burdened by karma."

Santai Buddha did not answer the rabbit, and his eyes fell on Jiangchuan again.

"Jiangchuan, I have one last question for you. What do you think of the future Buddha?"

"I used the Future Constellation Sutra written by the Future Constellation Venerable King Buddha as my foundation, and also obtained the treasure left by the Great Sun Divine Bell cast by the Future Constellation Venerable King Buddha. Also, because of his status as a disciple, I received the fortune left by the Dark Universe Demon Lord to the Buddhist lineage."

Jiang Chuan said solemnly: "Although I have not met the Future Star Lord Buddha, the Future Star Lord Buddha has been very kind to me. If the Future Star Lord Buddha needs Jiang Chuan to repay his kindness, Jiang Chuan will not refuse even if he dies a thousand times!"

"Amitabha! I hope you remember what I said today."

The three Buddhas clasped their hands together and said, "We are very close to the merging of the two realms and the transformation of the Qingyuan Realm into the Qingwei Heaven. Rabbit, take Jiangchuan to the Buddhist Sutra Library and the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda to read the scriptures and observe the Daoist stele. Help him take a step forward and save the sentient beings of the Qingyuan Realm from danger."

Rabbit glanced at the three Buddhas, then at Jiang Chuan: "Why are you all talking so incoherently? Just now you were talking about the future Star King Buddha, and now you're talking about the Qingyuan Realm."

"Rabbit, let's go."

Jiangchuan picked up the rabbit and turned to leave Santai Temple.

Patriarch Ziyun asked, "Jiangchuan, the Three Buddhas said something, what exactly is it?"

"I'm just guessing about this. Once I solve a mystery, leave the Buddhist world, go to the Cuiyu Land, and meet Fairy Huaqiong, maybe I'll know the answer."

The Three Buddhas do not wish to be contaminated by karma, and you have a vague suspicion in your heart.

[Plus, he asked you about your opinion on the future of the Constellation King Buddha, and you were almost certain.]

[Something happened to the Future Star King Buddha! ]

You speculate that the Great Sun Bell, the Sea of ​​Bitterness Bow, and the Other Shore Arrow are all treasures that the future Constellation King Buddha will use to rescue you or help you return home.

【Combined with the three Buddhas, the rabbit should not leave the treasure mountain now. 】

[You know, it's possible that the appearance of [something] caused the Great Sun Divine Bell to leave Baoshan early, disrupting the future layout of the Star King Buddha.]

[Also, your speculation about the Future Star King Buddha being suppressed by the Many Treasures Tathagata King Buddha is probably false.]

If Future Constellation King Buddha was suppressed by Many Treasures Tathagata King Buddha, how could Many Treasures Tathagata King Buddha watch the Great Sun Divine Bell cast by Future Constellation King Buddha and easily leave Treasure Mountain?

[But you're not sure either. After all, the Tathagata Buddha is a supreme being of the Fourteenth Realm, and the rabbit's limit is the Immortal Emperor Weapon.]

If this wasn't about the Supreme Being of the Fourteen Realms, the Tathagata King Buddha, then what kind of being could have prevented the three Buddhas from being involved in karma?

After much deliberation, you decide you must complete the simulation and read the letter left by the Future Constellation King Buddha to understand what exactly happened.

[Under the guidance of the rabbit, you first arrived at the Sutra Library.]

The Buddha guarding the Sutra Library, upon seeing the rabbit arrive, simply pretended not to see it, never mentioning any treasures, and simply let you in.

From the outside, the Sutra Repository looks like an ordinary attic, but once you step inside, you'll discover it's a world of books, filled with a vast collection of classics.

Through the Buddha who manages the library, you find the scriptures and texts left by the Buddha who practiced the Way of Time, Emptiness, Chaos, and Nothingness, and read and study them.

[After half a year, through reading various scriptures and books, you feel that your own state of mind has loosened up.]

[However, you have only read a tiny portion of the scriptures and texts related to the Four Paths in the Sutra Library.] [Five years later, your Void Path will advance further, breaking through to the second level of the Twelfth Realm. Your own realm will also break through to the fifth level of the Tenth Realm.]

[Twenty years later, you finally read more than half of the scriptures and texts related to the Way of Time and the Void in the Sutra Library.]

You feel very close to achieving another breakthrough in the Way of Time and the Way of the Void. Led by Rabbit, you head towards the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda.

[The Thousand Buddha Pagoda is about ten thousand feet high, like a divine spear piercing the sky.]

The Buddha guarding the Thousand Buddha Pagoda saw the rabbit and again pretended not to see it, allowing you to enter.

Throughout the Thousand Buddha Pagoda, there are fifty-three Dao tablets inscribed with the Dao of Time and eighty-four Dao tablets inscribed with the Dao of Emptiness.

You ignored the stele left by the Buddha of the Eleventh Realm and focused on comprehending the stele left by the Buddha of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Realms.

[Fifteen years later, your Way of Time will break through to the fifth level of the Twelfth Realm.]

[After another ten years, your Void Dao also broke through to the third level of the twelfth realm, and your own realm broke through to the seventh level of the tenth realm.]

Just as you were about to continue your retreat, Bodhi Saint Buddha called you out from the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda.

"Kongming, you have ascended to heaven too?" Patriarch Ziyun was very surprised. He did not expect to see Abbot Kongming in the Buddhist world.

Jiang Chuan was not surprised. The spirit of the Qingxiao Immortal Map gave Abbot Kongming a relic left behind by the eleventh-level Buddha after he failed to break through the twelfth level and entered Nirvana.

The sarira contains the essence of the great Dao of this eleventh-level Buddha. Abbot Kongming also obtained the fortune left by the future Star King Buddha, so it is not surprising that he broke through the eleventh level.

“The founders of many sects including the Supreme Demon Lord, the Seven Killing Demon Lord, the Ziwei Immortal King, the Xuming Immortal Lord, and the Taisu Fairy have all descended upon the Qingyuan Realm.”

Abbot Kongming paused and continued, "I heard from the founder of Shuiyue Temple, Shuiyue Bodhisattva, that Jingyang had ascended to the Buddhist realm with the Great Sun Divine Bell. So he ascended and called Jingyang and the Holy Buddha to descend to the mortal realm to prepare for a great battle with the Xiantian God Clan."

Jiang Chuan nodded and then asked, "Abbot, is there any accident in the basement of Bodhi Temple?"

"Underground? What could happen underground?" Abbot Kongming asked in confusion.

"Let me explain this."

The Holy Buddha Bodhi opened his mouth slowly and began to explain to Abbot Kongming.

"What?! There are over two hundred immortal corpses nourished by the Liangyi Spring beneath the Bodhi Temple?!"

Abbot Kong Ming's eyes widened in shock and utter horror: "Grandmaster! You really haven't defected to the Xiantian God Clan?!"

"Don't talk nonsense."

"The Xiantian God Clan will truly build a temple and a monument for you, and kowtow to you tens of thousands of times."

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Abbot Kongming felt like he was going crazy!

With more than two hundred immortal corpses and divine corpses, who knows what can be raised!
If a peerless evil demon really came into the world, the Qingyuan Realm might be razed to the ground without the intervention of the Xiantian God Clan and the Black Feather God!

"Abbot, how long will it take until the two worlds merge into one?"

Hearing Jiang Chuan's question, Abbot Kong Ming took a deep breath and replied, "Ziwei Immortal King said that in another hundred years, the other half of Qingwei Heaven will descend from another time and space."

[For many immortals and Buddhas, a hundred years is only a small part of their long life.]

【But in your opinion, this hundred years is enough. 】

You expressed your desire to cultivate in the Buddhist realm for a while, then return to the Qingyuan Realm, and then return to the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda to continue your contemplation of the Dao Stele.

[This time, you did not choose to comprehend the Way of the Void, but instead focused on comprehending the Way of Time.]

[Having learned from your previous breakthrough to the Eleventh Realm, and having suppressed the three great Heavenly Demon Kings, you know that as soon as you break through, the Thirteenth Realm beings in the Demon Realm will inevitably attack you.]

If you don't have the strength to fight against the Thirteen Realms, then surviving the Immortal Tribulation will lead to your death.

【But as your Dao level rises, you will no longer be able to suppress your own realm.】

Therefore, you plan to first cultivate the Way of Time with all your strength to a higher level.

Thirty years later, your Time Dao successfully broke through to the sixth level of the Twelve Realms. During these thirty years, you constantly traveled between the Sutra Repository and the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, gathering the Buddhist world's treasured scriptures and texts on time from ancient times to the present day, transforming them into your own heritage.

Another twenty years have passed. Through twenty years of practice, coupled with discussions with the Buddha Bodhi, your understanding of the Future Constellation Sutra has advanced even further. You feel as if you can break through to the seventh level of the Twelve Realms of Time at any time. However, you also feel as if you can't break through.

You know you've hit a bottleneck. But you don't give up. You continue to strive for enlightenment and practice, hoping to break through the bottleneck.

Ten years later, your bottleneck hasn't changed at all, but thanks to your understanding of the "Infinite and Infinite Great Dao of Creation of the Universe of Light and Universe," your understanding of the Dao of the Void has advanced even further.

[Break through one's own Void Dao to the fourth level of the twelfth realm, and one's own realm to the ninth level of the tenth realm.]

[Although all this deviated from your original idea, you were not too disappointed. After all, it was just natural.]

You dare not continue your enlightenment, fearing that a breakthrough would directly trigger the calamity of becoming an immortal. You know that it is time for you to leave the Buddhist world and return to the Qingyuan world, but before leaving, there is one thing you want to do.

[Looking for the Bodhisattva Baoyu Miaoshan.]

The mountains are towering, the green pines and cypresses sway in the wind, and the streams flow from the top of the mountains into the blue lake.

In the blue lake, the water is so clear that you can see the bottom. Fish swim happily in the water, occasionally jumping out of the water, splashing ripples.

Jiangchuan flew over the green lake and came to a thatched cottage.

A nun in a plain gray robe sat cross-legged in front of a thatched hut.

The nun's face was exquisite, as if she was the most perfect creation of the God of Creation.

Even though she is just wearing a monk's robe, it does not conceal her dignified beauty, but instead adds a bit of otherworldly temperament.

The long black hair falls gently on the shoulders, revealing a pure and untainted look.

Noticing Jiang Chuan's arrival, she slowly opened her eyes, revealing a pair of deep and smart eyes, as if they could see into the abyss of human heart, and seemed to reflect the compassion of the world.

She has a straight nose and thin, rosy lips, just like the compassionate incarnation described in Buddhist scriptures who saves all living beings.

"Bai Yu greets Fellow Daoist Jiang and Fellow Daoist Dayi."

"Fellow Daoist Baiyu, where is Fellow Daoist Baoyu?" Jiang Chuan asked.

"In order to break through the thirteenth realm, my original body went to the ruins of the world to look for opportunities. I wonder what business it is for Brother Jiang to come here today?" Baoyu Miaoshan Bodhisattva, who transformed into Baiyu Miaoshan Bodhisattva, asked.

"Jiang practiced the way of time and space. His soul summoned the past and the future and found that he had a marriage relationship with fellow Taoist Baiyu, whose original body was fellow Taoist Baoyu." Jiang Chuan explained his purpose.

White Jade Miaoshan Bodhisattva was slightly taken aback, and said in surprise: "I never thought that my original body would actually practice Joyful Zen in the future and become a Taoist companion with Fellow Daoist Jiang."

"I wonder when Fellow Daoist Baoyu will return?"

"The world is vast and boundless. I don't know when my original body will return."

[You asked White Jade Miaoshan Bodhisattva if she could give you a map of the Jiexu area that Precious Jade Miaoshan Bodhisattva went to.]

[Baiyu Miaoshan Bodhisattva did not refuse and gave you a map of the world that Baoyu Miaoshan Bodhisattva used to explore.]

But she also told you that the future is uncertain, with countless possibilities. Even if you see yourself becoming a Taoist companion with Baoyu Miaoshan Bodhisattva, it doesn't necessarily mean you will actually become one.

You ignored the words of White Jade Miaoshan Bodhisattva. Picking up the map, you set off for Jiexu.

"The ruins of the world are too dangerous. I even heard that there were people from the thirteen realms who perished in it."

The rabbit said solemnly: "Now the two worlds are about to merge into one. If you are seriously injured in the process, I am afraid you will not be able to survive this disaster."

Jiang Chuan's eyes were full of determination: "Rabbit, I have a question that I need to go to Jiexu to answer."

"What doubts?"

"If I disrupt the layout of the future Star King Buddha Master..."

Before Jiang Chuan could finish, he was interrupted by Rabbit: "How could you possibly destroy the layout of the Future Star King Buddha!"

"I said if."

"There is no if. What do you think the Fourteenth Realm is? How could you possibly destroy the layout of the future Star King Buddha?" Rabbit didn't believe Jiang Chuan's words at all.

"What if I did it?"

Jiang Chuan's eyes became deep, as if he saw through the long river of time and saw himself working in the chores yard with Senior Brother Jing Hui when he just crossed over.

"Then tell me, how did you do it?" the rabbit asked.

"That's what I want to know. If I disrupt the plan of the future Star Lord Buddha, then I want to know who gave me this power?"

Recalling the void fluctuations he felt when he received the simulated reward, Jiang Chuan's eyes were full of determination and resoluteness!
He wants to uncover this mystery and find out the true nature of the love simulator!

(End of this chapter)