Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 561 The Eight Phases of the Tathagata

"Amitabha!"

This was a voice that had never appeared in the "pseudo-history" before, so much so that Hongtian was stunned and completely failed to understand the true meaning of these four words.

However, the next second, he felt a sense of cause and effect.

It wasn't just him; other Golden Core True Monarchs, even Lü Yang, and all Foundation Establishment True Monarchs who could sense the changes in cause and effect all had their thoughts stirred.

'It's coming'

Something is coming.

An ineffable and immense cause and effect is descending from the unknowable and unspeakable land, and the name of this cause and effect is reflected in everyone's consciousness at this moment.

[Descend from the Heavenly Palace!]
Standing on the high platform, Lü Yang surveyed the world, only to see that all the living beings, including Foundation Establishment cultivators, had blank expressions and uttered a collective sigh:
"All Buddhas, World Honored Ones, have attained enlightenment for countless eons, as numerous as the dust particles in the ocean of Buddha-lands, but for one great purpose—to enable all sentient beings to awaken to the Buddha's wisdom and attain purity—they appear in the world."

Amidst the widespread praise, in a secluded courtyard in the capital of the Celestial Court, a vision of heaven and earth appeared: a six-tusked white elephant, holding a lotus flower in its mouth. It entered the body of a woman giving birth in the courtyard through her left side, bringing her joy as if she had received sweet rain.

[Pregnancy in utero]!
The next second, the woman gave birth, and the loud cry of the newborn baby resounded throughout the Great Qian Dynasty. A baby was born, and lotus flowers bloomed with each step, with a Bodhi tree swaying behind him.

【born】!
In an instant, all the heavens and the world shone brightly, and five-colored light pierced straight through the Taiwei Palace. In the blink of an eye, the infant transformed into a heroic young man.

Immediately afterwards, the youth's hair and beard fell off, and five-colored light rolled back, covering his body and transforming into a robe, making him even more dignified and solemn. He then sat directly under the Bodhi tree that had appeared at his birth, with a Vajra throne made of auspicious grass, and his whole body radiated Buddha light.

The Buddha's light was like a ring, pure and perfect.

At that moment, countless shadows and demonic obstacles seemed to appear between heaven and earth, and the sounds of ghosts wailing and gods howling could be heard, but they were all completely dispelled by this ray of Buddhist light.

Then, a sound resounded throughout heaven and earth.

Just like before, the masses of people were completely unaware of their own existence, yet they all recited scriptures, praised the World-Honored One, and spread the Dharma, a grand yet extremely mysterious spectacle.

"What's this!."

At this moment, even with Hongtian's strong will, seeing all the living beings below looking up at him, he felt a chill to the bone.

His gaze fell on the heroic young man under the Bodhi tree. He couldn't understand the other's identity or his state of mind. He could only make hand seals in his sleeve and keep calculating. In the end, he only saw eight huge causes and effects intertwined at this moment.

[Descending to the Tushita Heaven], [Residing in the Womb], [Newborn].

[Leaving home to become a monk], [subduing demons], [attaining enlightenment].

[Explanation], [Nirvana].

The eight causes and conditions, the eight phenomena, intertwined at this moment, transformed into an unshakable and irreversible "result," named—

"The World-Honored One descended to earth, becoming the Tathagata!"

The moment he deduced this cause and effect, a burst of Buddhist light suddenly erupted from Hongtian's fingertips, causing the skin on his five fingers to crack and bleed profusely in an instant.

"Boom!"

At the same time, the heroic young man who had suddenly been born also grew old, passing through the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death in just a few breaths. He closed his eyes under the Bodhi tree, and his body passed away with the wind. However, after his death, a ray of pure Buddhist light shone brightly in an instant.

In the light of Buddha, the figure of Buddha appeared.

His entire body was like crystal, with 48,000 arms, each arm containing a Dharma eye filled with wisdom, and his broad Buddha face seemed to be smiling.

"Good! Good!"

"I have now descended to this world, having cultivated and realized the eight stages of enlightenment, and have lived for hundreds of millions of nayutas asamkhya kalpas. I will remain in the Saha world as the true Tathagata!"

In an instant, a beam of Buddhist light pierced the heavens and the earth. Lü Yang peered into the distance and immediately sensed the intensity of the other party's aura: 'A True Lord. Not a mere imposter, but a genuine, authentic True Lord!'

At that moment, all he could think about was swearing.

The World Honored One with the Groove!
'Other Dao Lords are all scheming and plotting, but when it comes to Him, all that's left is to fry fish in various ways!'

The "Dharma Form" that is comparable to the complete foundation building stage is not enough.

This time, it's directly comparable to the "Buddha"!

However, the next second, Lü Yang realized: 'Wait a minute, where did this "World Honored One" come from? Shouldn't he have already attained enlightenment and left?'

Or is it that...?

Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately held his breath, and his main body located at the Zouyu Ruins curled up, not daring to reveal the slightest bit of his aura.

'He comes from this world!'

'This is the true World-Honored One descending to earth! Not an alter ego of the "False History." What the hell is He doing in the "False History"? And targeting Hongtian no less!'

Even so, Lü Yang already understood.

What else could it be?
Just like Angxiao back then, before going to the real world to deal with Lü Yang, he first used Hongtian, who was similar to him in the pseudo-history, as a practice subject!

'You beast!'

"Is this what the Holy Ancestor wanted me to see? You damned World Honored One! So what if you destroyed the Pure Land of Jiangxi and severed your Buddhist and Taoist lineage? Putting aside the facts, are you completely without fault? Yet you still went to such lengths, are you determined to kill me?"

That's the real reason why he was doomed to die!

'No, if the World Honored One could so easily send down a being at the True Lord level, why didn't He make a move when I destroyed the Pure Land?'

Upon realizing this, Lü Yang suddenly looked up.

At the same time, Hongtian finally came to his senses and, like Lü Yang, turned his gaze towards the direction of the Celestial Court: "Was it you who did this?"

'It's the Daoist Temple!'

Lü Yang suddenly realized: the World Honored One's descent of this "Tathagata" was related to the [Immortal Kingdom's Dao Laws]!
In the "pseudo-history," Hongtian believes that all of this is the work of several True Lords of the Celestial Court. However, in the present world, it must be related to the Dao Lord of the Dao Court!
'Without the permission of the Daoist Lord, the World Honored One could not have used the power of the [Immortal Kingdom's Daoist Laws] to summon this true form of Tathagata, comparable to a Golden Core True Monarch!'

The implications of this made Lü Yang feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Has the World Honored One and the Daoist Master of the Dao Court joined forces?
why?
'No, this is what normal enmity is like! What unresolved grudges could exist between Dao Lords! As long as the interests are agreed upon, even the greatest enmity can be resolved through cooperation!'

So what are the benefits?
'The Daoist court wants the Heavenly Fire, but the World-Honored One probably wants me. Didn't He previously offer me to govern Jiangxi and oversee the Pure Land for him?'

Therefore, the interests of both parties are not in conflict.

A situation with no chance of survival!

'I'm doomed'

At this moment, Lü Yang sighed inwardly, knowing that Hong Tian was powerless to reverse the situation, but even so, he inexplicably understood what Hong Tian would do next.

Because if it were him, he would definitely choose this—

"kill!!!"

Above the heavens, Hongtian saw the true form of the Tathagata, who had suddenly descended to earth, bathed in Buddhist light, and calmly walked towards him. Without hesitation, he made a hand seal, transforming the false [Covering Lamp Fire] into the false [Heavenly Fire], and then raised his image, resolutely rushing forward to meet him.

(End of this chapter)