Primordial Era: Exceptional Comprehension, Destroying Buzhou Mountain at the Start

Chapter 104 The True Meaning of Buddhism: Refining the True Body of Faith

Therefore, this story circulated in the prehistoric world. Although Emperor Qing created both the Buddhist and Taoist systems, he valued the Taoist system more and favored Taoist cultivators. As a result, many cultivators concluded that the Taoist system was stronger than the Buddhist system.

The reason for this claim is that the Taoist system has three methods for severing the path, while the Buddhist system does not.

Now, Di Qing says that he will soon teach them the Three Methods of Severing the Dao, which are exclusive to the Buddhist and Taoist systems. It would be strange if they weren't excited.

Amidst their excitement, they didn't forget to perfect Buddhism. After all, Emperor Qing only conferred titles upon the past and present Buddhas; the remaining venerable ones remained unconferred. This was something that Jieyin and Zhunti needed to perfect.

Without hesitation, Jieyin and Zhunti quickly completed their work, awaiting Diqing's sermon.

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While Jieyin and Zhunti were perfecting Buddhism, Diqing brought Nuwa to the depths of Mount Sumeru.

Nuwa remained silent, simply following Di Qing, observing his every word and action, trying to glean insights that suited her.

At this moment, Di Qing was observing the ever-growing Buddhist fortune and watching the formation of countless fortune lotus platforms, which enveloped Mount Sumeru and transformed it into a sea of ​​lotus platforms.

"It must be said that even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Although Buddhism today cannot compare with the Kunlun Immortal Clan in terms of the number of powerful figures, Buddhism has dominated the entire West, turning it into a Buddhist land. The fortune brought by gathering such a vast amount of Western fortune naturally far surpasses that of the Kunlun Immortal Clan."

"The fortune of this primordial land is indeed not to be underestimated. And the birth of such fortune also means that I have another trump card."

Di Qing sensed the vastness of the Buddhist fortune, and also felt that the Buddhist fortune encompassed the entire West. It can be said that the Buddhist fortune embodies the fortune of the vast West.

As Emperor Qing, imbued with his destiny and deep contemplation, drew upon boundless faith and said to Nuwa, "Nuwa, I need to go into seclusion for a while. During this time, you will protect me."

"Rest assured, Clan Leader, Nuwa will always protect you." Nuwa was extremely respectful and, along with Di Qing, went into seclusion, remaining on high alert.

However, while protecting Di Qing, Nuwa also watched over his cultivation.

What is Di Qing cultivating at this moment? Di Qing is not cultivating the divine system, nor is he comprehending the Great Dao of Destruction. Instead, he is gathering the endless faith of the West.

The faith of countless Western cultivators in Di Qing flowed forth, drawn by Di Qing's guidance.

The vast faith stirred up endless waves. Like a tsunami, or like the wandering of the heavens, all intertwined and condensed into one place.

Di Qing sensed it and exclaimed in admiration, "The faith gathered from all living beings in this primordial world is indeed terrifyingly vast. It would be a waste not to make good use of such faith. Although I am not currently cultivating a faith system, it would be good to cultivate some faith-related methods in advance. This will pave the way for my future cultivation of a faith system."

As he spoke, Di Qing activated the Faith Technique, drawing upon the power of his Primordial Chaos Body from his mind to create a pure Primordial Chaos Divine Flame to ignite boundless faith.

In an instant, the vast ocean of faith was ignited. The rolling flames burned away the endless faith, tempering and refining it.

Although the faith cultivated by the people of the West is incredibly pure, the faith preserved in later memories is poisonous, ultimately causing Di Qing to harbor resentment. Therefore, the cultivation of faith methods, or supernatural powers, requires careful tempering.

After years of burning, every sea of ​​faith has been reduced to a single drop of water.

Then, numerous faiths intertwined, and under Di Qing's control, like refining a weapon, they intertwined the Great Dao of Faith, transforming into a true form of faith.

Di Qing's nascent, condensed form of faith resembled that of a Buddha. This was Di Qing's perception of the Buddha. Three thousand strands of afflictions, a thousand faces, endless arms.

Although it looks a bit strange, as Di Qing transformed it, it gradually turned into a true form that was 99% similar to Di Qing, surrounding the lotus platform of fortune.

Despite its true form, it still possesses boundless and vast faith. Emperor Qing also uses this faith to carry countless memories and evolve the myriad realms of faith. With faith, he opens up great worlds, forming countless heavens and myriad realms, each containing countless beings of faith.

They also relied on faith to refine artifacts, creating one after another great artifact of faith.

After a long time, Di Qing felt that the time of billions of years was almost up, and only then did he slowly gather and concentrate his mind on his faith.

Today, the power of Western faith, through the evolution of Emperor Qing, has fallen into the Buddhist Lotus Sea of ​​Fortune, forming a land of faith, housing temples and lotus platforms of faith.

That lotus platform of faith bears the true form of faith condensed by Emperor Qing.

Seeing such a true form of faith, and behind it, the myriad realms condensed from faith, and countless great artifacts of faith, Nuwa, while protecting it, also sighed in admiration and longing: "Clan Chief Di Qing, the true form of faith you have condensed is powerful enough to surpass most cultivators in the primordial world today. It makes me, who has followed my master in arduous cultivation for many years, realize that I am inferior to even a single true form of faith, which is somewhat..."

"Haha... Nuwa, don't be discouraged. This true form of my faith is the condensation of the collective will of all living beings in the West. You must know that in the primordial world, the strong are indeed terrifying. But when all living beings in the primordial world truly unite and want to achieve a goal, the power they unleash is even more terrifying."

"The will of all living beings can change the world. Even the very laws of heaven would collapse if the people petitioned."

As Di Qing came into contact with faith and deepened his self-awareness, he ultimately came to this conclusion: The petitions of the masses are a terrifying force.

If all living beings were to plead with the primordial world to eradicate the Heavenly Dao, then the Heavenly Dao would be utterly unable to withstand it.

Unfortunately, achieving this is very difficult. After all, there are too many beings in the primordial world, each with their own thoughts, making it simply impossible to unite them all.

Of course, Di Qing didn't think much of this discovery and kept it to himself.

Ignoring Nuwa's current bewilderment, he instead placed his true form of faith within the Buddhist aura. This allowed his true form of faith to be nurtured and strengthened by the Buddhist aura. Secondly, it could be seen as leaving Buddhism with a trump card.

After all, this true form of faith possesses ninety percent of Emperor Qing's strength. Such strength is more than enough to handle many troubles.

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Soon, Di Qing arranged everything for the true form of faith, and then took Nuwa to the outside of Mount Sumeru.

At this moment, eighty percent of the Western cultivators had arrived. All of these cultivators were Buddhist followers. Such a terrifying number even surprised Di Qing.

Especially the 20% who didn't come, most of them practiced Buddhist or Taoist systems. And for various reasons, they didn't join Buddhism.

However, Emperor Qing has made it clear that only by becoming a Buddhist follower can one listen to and practice the method he created.

With this thought in mind, Di Qing appeared before the many Buddhist followers. They immediately became excited; "We pay homage to the great Buddha Di Qing..."

"Rise, all of you." With a thought, Di Qing commanded all the Buddhist followers to rise. They marveled at their leader's power and saw Di Qing radiating boundless Buddhist light: "This Buddhist assembly is for the purpose of perfecting the Buddhist system and explaining the various cultivation methods of the Buddhist and Taoist systems."

(End of this chapter)