I start by accepting Sun Wukong as my disciple and reshape the Journey to the West

Chapter 49: Burning a Lamp and Seeking Death
"Futu Mountain, the Heart Sutra is spread, and a Western Heaven Sutra is spread~"

"Call the pig head, touch the top, see through the righteous appearance~"

On Mount Futu, Zen Master Wuchao sat on a paulownia tree, gently tapping a wooden fish and humming an unknown tune.

At the border of Mount Futu, the ancient Buddha Dipankara looked at the barrier covering the entire Mount Futu, and there was a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

Cough!

He coughed softly, as if afraid of interrupting Zen Master Wuchao's humming.

Unfortunately, the Buddhist chanting here was unusually quiet, and his cough was too abrupt after all.

At this point, Zen Master Wuchao stopped and looked in the direction of the ancient Buddha Dipankara.

"You are the young monk Pu Guang. Why are you interested in coming to me?"

The voice of Zen Master Wuchao was not loud, but it blended with the sound of the wind and was just loud enough to reach this border.

The ancient Buddha Ran Deng immediately bowed and said, "I have caught a cold recently and have disturbed the sage's elegant enjoyment. I am truly sorry."

"What are you talking about!" Zen Master Wuchao tapped the wooden fish lightly, and the bird's nest under him appeared at the border. He stared at the ancient Buddha Dipankara for a long time.

"You already existed in the past, and now you see the future. Don't you want to live anymore?"

"You're joking, Saint. The human race has existed for many years and has become the biggest variable in the Three Realms. If you want the West to go there and take a look, I will have to pay a price."

"Stupid! Absolutely stupid! How powerful is the Heavenly Dao? Do you really think you can counter it just by sensing a change? Even Patriarch Hongjun had to follow the Heavenly Dao and merge the Dao with Heaven. There was even a rumor that Daozu was the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao was not Daozu. But so what?"

"Now that the catastrophe is about to begin, that variable was merely a way to seize a few advantages while the Heavenly Dao hadn't reacted. How could you be so foolish and deceived as to switch sides at this critical juncture?"

Zen Master Wuchao talked for a while. In his eyes, the reason for his failure was because of Laojun's move. The competition between brothers often had winners and losers, which was just as it should be.

But this catastrophe ultimately belongs to the cause and effect of the West, and Tianpeng cannot escape. In the end, he still has to pass through this place, and he will turn into a pig head to accompany him. In this way, in this battle with Laojun, he did not really fall into a disadvantage. He believed that as long as the catastrophe is fully opened, he still has the opportunity to fall into the catastrophe again and seize merit.

But now, the rebellion of the ancient Buddha Dipankara made him feel a little uneasy.

"What on earth did you see!" Zen Master Wuchao believed in the character of the ancient Buddha Dipankara. Although the ancient Buddha Dipankara was a little corrupt, he was absolutely loyal to Buddhism, unlike the future Buddha who was thinking about innovation every day.

"I have seen the big world! Saint, please surrender to that person after the catastrophe begins!" After the ancient Buddha Dipankara said this, his body was already covered with cracks.

"Big world?"

Zen Master Wuchao clenched his fists tightly. There are three thousand great ways hidden in the three realms here, but is it just a small world here for the ancient Buddha Dipankara?
How domineering must the big world he spoke of be!
Zen Master Wuchao looked at the cracks on the body of the Ancient Buddha Dipankara and was about to make a hand gesture, but was stopped by the Ancient Buddha Dipankara.

"Saint, if this broken body of mine can awaken the saints, then death is not a pity! Moreover, I am stained with too much karma right now, so Saint, it is best that you don't save me!"

"Then you know that he once said he wanted me and Zhunti to be sacrificed!" Zen Master Wuchao said coldly, "That brat has been hiding since the beginning of time, and now he's taking advantage of the fact that we only have the strength of clones to rob us. With such a change, do you expect us to surrender to him?"

"Saint, if I were him, I would let the two saints be sacrificed!"

"Bastard!" Zen Master Wuchao shouted angrily.

"The Buddha has now been infected by the Heavenly Dao, and has also acquired the obsession of two saints for the method of immortality. Now, in the eyes of the Buddha, there is only the way to longevity. In the absence of the Hongmeng Purple Qi and the method of merit to become a saint, the gods of the Dharma Ending Age will enter the cycle of reincarnation even if they reach the level of quasi-saints. In this way, the heretical method of immortality is no longer an obsession!"

The face of the ancient Buddha Dipankara was filled with bitterness. "This is a demonic thought! If the Buddha insists on seeking that heretical method of immortality, the human race will be no different from cattle and sheep. This is the plan of the two saints. In order to attract more believers and establish the Pure Land of Buddha, the Buddha has been possessed by the devil. The Demon King will be born during this calamity."

Click!

Cracks appeared on the body of the ancient Buddha Dipankara, and rays of spiritual light overflowed from them.

"How could the compassion of my Buddha reach this point! Saint, because of this calamity, I, the Western Paradise, have become a demon! Is my Buddha still my Buddha if I ignore the suffering of all living beings?"

Zen Master Wuchao fell silent. The ancient Buddha Dipankara was dying to show his determination. Even if he would really die today for revealing the secret of heaven, he still wanted to wake him up.

"Pu Guang, that's enough!" Zen Master Wu Chao shouted coldly.

"Saint, consider this as a plea from you. The calamities are immeasurable, and all living beings are suffering. Please put aside the differences between your sects, give up your own selfishness, and send my disciples to see the great road!"

"Pu Guang, I've said enough!!!" Zen Master Wu Chao's voice became much higher.

At this time, the original cracks on the body of the ancient Buddha Dipankara began to gradually expand and turned into fissures, and more and more spiritual light overflowed from his body.

Zen Master Wuchao tried to make hand seals again, but under the gaze of the ancient Buddha Dipankara, he did not stop.

After all, the ancient Buddha Dipamkara said clearly that the cause and effect of his body could not be touched by the current Zen Master Wuchao. The karma was too great and could not be touched by the Zen Master Wuchao.

Moreover, dying to express one's will is a great wish in itself, and he should help the ancient Buddha Dipankara.

Seeing that the cracks on the body of the ancient Buddha Dipankara were getting bigger and bigger and about to break, Zen Master Wuchao could not help but close his eyes.

"May you return without regrets!" Zen Master Wuchao put his hands together and said: "It is an honor for the West to have a believer like you under the Buddha! Namo!" His voice contained great compassion. Although he understood the meaning of the ancient Buddha Dipankara, he could not give an answer. He did not think he had lost, and he wanted to try again.

So we can only hope that after the passing of the ancient Buddha Dipankara, he can forget all these things!
Just as Zen Master Wuchao finished speaking, Ye Xuantian's voice was heard here.

"Fuck your motherfucker!"

Ye Xuantian's figure became clearer and clearer as he got closer. The ancient Buddha Ran Deng looked towards the source of the sound, and a gleam of light immediately appeared in his eyes.

"My lord, today I am dying to show my will. Please give the people in the Western Paradise a way to live!" The ancient Buddha Ran Deng put his hands together and bowed slowly.

"If one person dies to show his will, he can save all living beings. Among our descendants of Yan and Huang, there are many righteous men who die for justice! Those who seek their own destruction are not worthy of the ancient Buddha's treatment!"

"Is that so? I have almost kidnapped the Immortal. If that is the case, I would like to thank the Immortal on behalf of the younger generation of the human race!"

"I am originally a human. What I do cannot be changed by the will of the Ancient Buddha. It is not the Ancient Buddha's turn to express my gratitude!"

The face of the ancient Buddha Ran Deng was a little embarrassed: "Namo, it is I who am being sentimental!"

"Will the ancient Buddha feel that he died in vain?" Ye Xuantian had already landed in front of the ancient Buddha of Rāhula, his tone calm and quite ruthless.

"Not really! Because it is all my wishful thinking, and it shows my determination, so my death is not in vain!" The ancient Buddha Ran Deng still said frankly.

"It's rare in Buddhism to have someone as sensible as the great monk. He is much better than the two saints in the West." Ye Xuantian glanced coldly at Zen Master Wuchao, his gaze lingering on the Zen Master Wuchao's hand gestures for a while.

Faced with Ye Xuantian's ridicule, Master Wuchao did not refute. From anyone's perspective, no one would think that what Ye Xuantian said was wrong.

"Although the actions of the two saints are unpleasant, from my perspective, I don't think they did anything wrong. After all, if a person doesn't work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth!"

"Or maybe the Ancient Buddha knows better!" Ye Xuantian snorted coldly. Instead of arguing, he asked, "Not long ago, when the calamity began, I observed the causal lines of the Three Realms. The Nine Heavens should have cast their gaze, but auspicious light prevented it. I wonder why the Ancient Buddha acted this way?"

"The Yuanshi Saint is the spokesperson for the current Heavenly Dao. I know you have many tricks up your sleeve. Even if I don't take action, you will definitely find a way to stop the Saint's investigation!"

Ye Xuantian did not comment on this. After all, Dongfang Shuo was by Wukong's side. Although the causal power of that little guy could not completely prevent the saint from investigating, he was bound by the rules of heaven and earth and could always cover up for Wukong. As for the means, it was not convenient to say it clearly.

The ancient Buddha Ran Deng continued, "Worldly Dharma has always been blessed with many supporters. My fellow Daoist, you shouldn't be so lonely on this path. Although I am weak, I believe that I uphold the cause and effect of the Western Buddhas, and I can always be of assistance to you."

"The ancient Buddha is now standing on his side so blatantly, aren't you afraid that the Buddha will kill you?" Ye Xuantian couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head as soon as he asked the question.

As if understanding what Ye Xuantian was thinking, the Ancient Buddha Ran Deng also looked down at his body: "A broken body, dying is not a pity, but if I can really help fellow Taoists, it will be a great honor. Maybe in the future, when the human race recites the true name, they will occasionally hear my name."

When the ancient Buddha Dipankara said this, the smile on his lips became particularly bright, and there was a hint of anticipation in his eyes, as if he could already imagine the scene of humans spreading his story in the future.

"Don't the ancient Buddha want to personally witness that day?"

"Fellow Daoist, your path is too difficult. I've only seen a small part, and it's already like this. I'm afraid I'm powerless! Furthermore, I've said too much today. To prevent ruining your plans, I'm willing to sacrifice my life to conceal this cause and effect. This is already the limit. If I don't die, the Heavenly Dao will definitely notice, and that will ruin your plans."

Click!

There was another crisp sound, and a crack appeared between the eyebrows of the ancient Buddha Dipankara.

One of the candles flickered, its light gradually extinguished.

"It seems that my time is running out!" The ancient Buddha Ran Deng turned to look at the Zen Master Wu Chao and said, "Saint, the true meaning of my Buddha is no longer in the present Buddha. The true meaning lies in the Buddha of Merit and Virtue. I beg you to teach me everything you know and leave me a legacy!"

call!
A wind blew, and the candlelight between the eyebrows of the ancient Buddha Dipankara suddenly went out.

His body turned into golden light and was about to disappear.

"What do you think, Saint?" Ye Xuantian looked at Zen Master Wuchao.

"As he wishes! Wu Chao swears today that he will not fight in this catastrophe!"

allow!
An indifferent voice came from the void.

"If Ran Deng could still live and hear these words from the saint, he would have no regrets!"

"Hmph!" Zen Master Wu Chao glanced at Ye Xuantian coldly, "You should be thankful that He forced me not to compete for this merit. Otherwise, when I am unsealed, I will definitely kill you first!"

Zen Master Wuchao went towards his bird's nest.

Ye Xuantian's voice rang out from behind: "Then I'll give the Saint a chance!"

Zen Master Wuchao suddenly turned around and looked at Ye Xuantian: "What do you mean!?"

Ye Xuantian clasped his hands together and tens of thousands of chains of laws appeared behind him, instantly locking onto the golden body fragments of the ancient Buddha Ran Deng.

"All wonderful Dharmas are in the boundless, all ignorance is in the auspicious light. I see the candle flame flickering, and their hearts are like candles! I, Xuantian, ask all believers of humanity to protect the auspicious light!"

(End of this chapter)