The Eastern Emperor of all Heavens did not wish to become a Buddha.

Chapter 99 Gifts from Prince Zhao Qian and Wang Siyuan

'Wang Siyuan!'

Looking at the sickly young man in white robes before him, Zhong Xu recalled information about the man and his family.

The Wang family of Jiangdong is a family that has been passed down since ancient times. It can be called the oldest family in the real world. The first ancestor of the Wang family was a great supernatural being of the Creation level.

However, the reason this family has been able to survive to this day is not because the family is so powerful, but because the family has established a karmic relationship with Ananda, the Buddha of the Other Shore.

In the Middle Ages, one of the Wang family's ancestors, a sage, foresaw a great calamity that would occur in the real world—the Great Calamity of Demon Buddha—and predicted it would befall Ananda, the great Arhat who had not yet reached the other shore and become a Demon Buddha.

Subsequently, he sacrificed his life, dying under the "karma" of Ananda's "Ananda Breaking the Precepts Knife," and leaving the karma of the royal family's survival to Ananda.

For this reason, Ananda established a causal connection between the royal family and the Heavenly Dao Monster. With the help of the Heavenly Dao Monster, the royal family was able to safely survive various calamities in the real world and continue to exist until the present era.

Of course, there are gains and losses.

The monsters of the Heavenly Dao are not so easily provoked.

After the Wang family members established a causal connection with Him, all direct descendants of the Wang family who cultivated the "Calculation Scripture" could only have a lifespan of up to fifty years if they could not break through to the Dharma Body.

Even those who attain enlightenment and the Dharma body will suffer great terror in their later years, transforming into something ominous.

That is why Wang Siyuan has always wanted to break free from the deadlock within his family and gain true freedom.

Thinking of this, Zhong Xu suddenly thought of himself and Meng Qi beside him.

One of them, Meng Qi, was connected to Donghuang Taiyi, and the other to the Demon Buddha. However, they had a special connection with this young master Wang.

Sure enough, Wang Siyuan's eyes were filled with madness, as if he had seen the real person who could break the deadlock.

He originally thought that the one who broke the deadlock was Meng Qi, but now it seems that the one who broke the deadlock is actually the white-robed monk in front of him.

His tone carried a hint of madness as he cupped his hands and said, "I am Wang Siyuan, and I greet Zen Master Fahai."

"Greetings, Benefactor Wang."

Seeing the madness in Wang Siyuan's eyes, before he could speak, Zhong Xu gently shook his head: "Benefactor Wang, the karma of your family is too great, and this humble monk cannot resolve it now. All of this is simply the cycle of cause and effect."

Upon hearing this, Wang Siyuan did not show disappointment; instead, his gaze became even more fervent: "Zen Master Fahai, do you understand the problems of our Wang family?"

Zhong Xu nodded, his tone tinged with melancholy, and said, "In this world, there are gains and losses. Since your Wang family has gained something, you must also pay the corresponding price. I cannot help you with all of this for the time being. As for the rest, as the Buddha said, it cannot be spoken of."

After hearing Zhong Xu's words, Wang Siyuan's eyes suddenly brightened.

The words of the Zen Master Fahai confirmed a certain conjecture in his mind.

Meng Qi, who was standing nearby, listened to the conversation between the two and looked at Wang Siyuan with a look of surprise on his face.

I never imagined there were things this charlatan Wang didn't know!

At the same time, Meng Qi felt increasingly mysterious about this senior brother Fahai, who seemed to know everything about the Wang family, and even had to ask the notorious charlatan Wang about it.

Just as the three were talking, a man dressed in a bright yellow robe and wearing a tall crown walked towards them, followed by several guards. He was none other than Zhao Qian, the current Crown Prince of Southern Jin.

As Zhao Qian made his move, many people in the hall turned their attention to the monk in the moon-white robe.

Everyone was still very curious about this mysterious Buddhist expert who had easily defeated Qinglian Gongzi Liusu and was rumored to be even stronger than He Jiu.

Zhong Xu also noticed Zhao Qian's actions and looked at the Maitreya Buddha reincarnation who was walking over.

"I had long heard of the name of Zen Master Fahai, but I had never had the chance to meet him."

Before he even reached Zhong Xu, Zhao Qian's voice rang out: "I am overjoyed to have the opportunity to meet you today."

His voice is mellow and gentle; if he were to preach or expound the Dharma, it would surely possess a unique charm.

However, Zhong Xu's expression did not change much, and he said in a calm tone, "I am a person from another world, and I am sorry to trouble the Crown Prince."

Zhao Qian didn't mind the coldness in Zhong Xu's words; instead, he warmly tried to win him over.

Zhong Xu showed little interest in the Southern Jin prince's attempts to win him over, and didn't even bother with a perfunctory response.

Zhao Qian noticed his expression and, after talking for a while, tactfully left.

However, before leaving, he unexpectedly gave Zhong Xu a small jade Buddha, which depicted a Buddha who appeared to be sleeping.

"This is."

Meng Qi looked at the small jade Buddha in Zhong Xu's hand, a slightly unnatural expression on his face.

He had obtained several small jade Buddhas before, but the patterns carved on them were different from this one.

Zhong Xu looked at the small jade Buddha in his hand, then glanced at the sky outside the hall, a strange look appearing in his eyes.

'Why do Buddhist monks always seem to like giving away small jade Buddha statues as gifts?'

After silently complaining to himself, Zhong Xu pondered for a moment and finally put the small jade Buddha away.

Since it was a gift from a Buddhist master, it wouldn't hurt to accept it for now, or rather, I don't have the right to refuse it right now.

Anyway, Zhong Xu already has enough karma on his hands, so one more Amitabha won't make a difference.

At this moment, a tall man dressed in a light blue outfit walked over; it was He Jiu. As the organizer of this Xingyun Banquet and currently ranked number one on the Human Ranking, everyone in the hall showed interest when they saw him walking towards the white-robed monk.

"I have met Zen Master Fahai."

He Jiu approached Zhong Xu and said with a smile, "I never expected that the Zen Master would come to this Xingyun Banquet. I am truly honored."

Zhong Xu glanced at the person ranked first on the list in front of him and said, "Benefactor He, you are too kind."

As he spoke, He Jiu continued to scrutinize the white-robed monk in front of him, and the more he looked at him, the more shocked he became.

With his current spiritual cultivation, which is almost at the level of oneness with heaven and man, he was unable to detect the changes in the aura within the white-robed monk in front of him, as if the person standing in front of him was just an ordinary monk without any cultivation.

But how is this possible?

Suddenly, a thought surfaced in his mind:

Back to Basics!

This is precisely the realm he has been striving for.

If he hadn't wanted to use external stimulation to enter this special realm, he wouldn't have invited all the young masters to hold this Xingyun Banquet.

But to He Jiu's surprise, the white-robed monk in front of him had unknowingly reached the realm he had been pursuing for many years.

Thinking of this, a look of emotion appeared on his face, and he sighed softly, "I never imagined that the Zen Master had reached such a level. I am far inferior to the Zen Master!"

After saying this, he did not challenge the white-robed monk as originally planned. Instead, he greeted him and left.

Although he hadn't actually fought the white-robed monk, his intuition told him that he was far from being a match for him.

He even vaguely felt that none of his family's elders were as good as the white-robed monk in front of him.

This also made him completely give up the idea of ​​challenging the other party.

Today, he is aiming to break through his own limits and reach a new level, so naturally he will not engage in a battle that is bound to fail and is meaningless.

The crowd in the hall had been watching this scene closely, and when they heard He Jiu, who was ranked first on the list, personally admit that he was inferior to this Zen Master Fahai, they were all in an uproar.

Although it was rumored that this Zen Master Fahai was a level above the top on the Human Ranking, He Jiu had been ranked first on the Human Ranking for three consecutive years, so people still had doubts about the rumor.

But now that this rumor has been confirmed, it has naturally shaken everyone.

Many people are speculating about which Buddhist temple this Zen Master Fahai came from, and why they have never heard of him before.

On the other side, upon hearing He Jiu's words, Meng Qi's expression did not change much. Among those present, only he knew how powerful his senior brother Fahai was.

However, thinking of the realm He Jiu mentioned, a hint of doubt appeared in Meng Qi's eyes, and he asked, "Senior Brother Fahai, is there a new realm beyond the unity of heaven and man?"

In his mind, achieving a breakthrough to the state of harmony between man and nature was half a step towards perfection.

Zhong Xu glanced at Meng Qi and said with a smile, "Naturally, this realm is called Returning to Simplicity."

"A meteoric rise to power."

After listening to the explanation, Meng Qi's eyes showed a hint of realization, understanding that his senior brother Fahai had probably already reached the realm of returning to simplicity.

At the same time, he also understood why He Jiu had convened this Xingyun Banquet.

After thinking for a moment, Meng Qi recounted Gu Xiaosang's situation.

Compared to this somewhat neurotic demoness from the Luo Cult, he trusted his senior brother Fahai more, after all, they had truly gone through life and death together.

After listening to Meng Qi's account, Zhong Xu vaguely understood that Gu Xiaosang, the candidate for the Golden Emperor's subtraction and emptiness method, had probably misunderstood something.

He pondered for a moment, considering Meng Qi's identity, and then pointedly advised, "Junior brother, the reason I'm urging you to cultivate the Blade of Cause and Effect as soon as possible is that a great calamity is approaching. Countless powerful beings in this world, who are old but immortal, are waiting for this opportunity to return from the cycle of reincarnation."

At this point, Zhong Xu stopped speaking, glanced at Meng Qi with a calm look, and did not continue.

Noticing Zhong Xu's gaze, Meng Qi trembled and immediately understood what he meant. A name came to mind: Ananda!

Ananda was one of the powerful beings who wanted to escape the cycle of reincarnation, and so was himself.
Before Meng Qi could ask any further questions, Zhong Xu shook his head: "You are too weak now. Knowing too much is not a good thing. Strive to improve your cultivation. The great calamity is also a great opportunity. If you can seize it, it may be of great benefit to your future."

Zhong Xu was not wrong. If the end times were not approaching, how could it be possible to reach the other shore in just a few hundred years under normal circumstances?

It should be noted that in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, this would be equivalent to reaching the Immortal Emperor realm at the end of the road in just a few hundred years, something even Shi Hao, the Son of the Great Calamity, could not achieve.

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Meng Qi's mind was filled with his own abnormality, and he vaguely understood something. He also understood why his senior brother Fahai wanted him to master the Blade of Cause and Effect as soon as possible.

As Meng Qi had anticipated, He Jiu directly challenged many of the top-ranked experts on the Human Ranking. By leveraging the energy between them, he broke through to the Realm of Returning to Simplicity. Subsequently, he merged his inner and outer powers, ascended to the Heavenly Realm, and entered the level of the Outer Realm.

During this process, Wang Siyuan also cleverly took advantage of He Jiu's tribulation to rise to the top and become an expert in the outer realm.

As Zhong Xu watched He Jiu and Wang Siyuan's breakthrough process, he gained a complete understanding of the "one-step ascension" breakthrough method.

Subsequently, the Xingyun Banquet came to an end, and everyone dispersed one after another. Zhong Xu also left with Meng Qi.

(End of this chapter)