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Chapter 122: Bodhi Golden Body

In front of Jinshan Temple.

Eight ancient Golden Immortals came together.

Fahai was surprised and quickly went out of the mountain gate to greet them.

"The Daoist Gate is responsible for the education of the Southern Zhanbu Continent. Master, you have crossed the boundary!" Wang Yang, the Perfected Being, spoke first.

He was the head of the Transcending Tribulation Sect and became a Golden Immortal during the Five Emperors period.

He had also assisted Dayu in controlling the floods.

He had also helped the Shang Dynasty in exterminating the Xia Dynasty.

He had left many legends in the mortal world.

"Buddhism is, after all, a side sect. How can it compare to the authentic Pangu sect? How can it educate the human race?" Dan Yangzi said.

He was the head of the Tianyi Sect, and his cultivation was not weaker than Wang Yang, the Perfected Being.

The other several ancient Golden Immortals also criticized and accused Fahai of crossing the boundary.

Laozi's senior disciple, Xuan Du, the Great Monk, would appear in the mortal world every hundred or thousand years, inspecting the lower realms and guiding both immortals and mortals. As long as one caught the attention of the Great Monk, they could go to the Great Red Heaven and listen to the teachings of the Supreme Saint.

Although these eight ancient Golden Immortals were not disciples of the orthodox human sect, they were still considered part of the same lineage as Laozi.

"I have seen all the Fellow Daoists!" Fahai, dressed in the robe bestowed by Amitabha Buddha, stepped forward and bowed.

The eight Golden Immortals returned the gesture and said, "Master, please retreat. You can return to the Western Niuhu Continent to educate the barbarians. How can you come to the Southern Zhanbu Continent? Do you really consider the three Saints as nothing?"

"One of the two Western Saints, Daoist Jieyin, made a great vow in the Pure Land World, incarnated as Amitabha Buddha, and established Buddhism. How can it not educate the human race?" Fahai smiled and said.

Then, he chanted a Buddhist mantra, and heavenly dragons surrounded him, with flowers falling like rain. A halo appeared above his head, faintly revealing the image of a huge golden dragon.

The three thousand guardian golden dragons all recited the Buddhist scriptures, and the sound of Sanskrit resounded through the heavens and earth.

There were also five plague gods who transformed into guardian Vajras, with majestic appearances and even louder chanting.

Fahai displayed his own magical powers, illuminating the entire Jinshan Mountain Range, extending for hundreds of miles, enveloped in the light of Buddha.

If one wanted to spread the teachings, they had to demonstrate their own strength.

"Just a side sect! How can it compare to the Taiqing spells!" Wang Yang, the Perfected Being, laughed loudly. Above his head, a yellow cloud appeared, and on the cloud, a purple-gold Eight Trigrams Furnace was held, emitting an aura as vast as the abyss, spewing out purple flames that engulfed half of the sky.

However, Jinshan Temple had many Arhats and a group of guardian heavenly dragons. It was difficult for one person to contend against them. When the purple light first appeared, it turned the entire Jinshan Temple purple, but after a few breaths, it was suppressed by the Buddha's light.

"Brother, I will help you!" The other ancient Golden Immortals also consecrated their own Law Treasures, such as swords, dust brushes, bright pearls, yellow bells, long banners, green flags, and bright lamps.

For a while, the purple light flourished.

Both the Daoist and Buddhist sides understood that this place was close to the important town of Xihang in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

If more than ten Golden Immortals took action, the residual waves of their battle would be enough to destroy this ancient city of tens of thousands of years.

The karmic consequences at that time would be enough to make them unable to undergo Myriad Tribulations again.

More importantly, there is still some camaraderie between Buddhism and Taoism.

In the battle of Fengshen Mianchi, the Western Guide Daoist once fought against the Supreme Daoist and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable to resist the Heavenly Master of the Tongtian Sect.

If they were to engage in a full-scale fight, it would only lead to the Daoist and Buddhist sects tearing each other apart.

They didn't want to bear the blame for causing friction.

The pressure on Fahai increased suddenly.

Any one of these ancient Golden Immortals was no weaker than Bai Suzhen.

Their side only had three thousand Dragon Guardians and five Plague Gods.

Among the five Plague Gods, only three had reached the level of Golden Immortal cultivation.

"Bai Suzhen, help me quickly!"

Fahai shouted.

Bai Suzhen relied on Fahai to fulfill his and Xu Xuan's wishes, so naturally she obeyed his words.

She immediately used all her magical powers to secretly assist Buddhism in resisting the Daoist sect.

The eight ancient Golden Immortals couldn't help but exert all their strength. Numerous Spirit Treasures emitted dazzling light, but the Buddha light of the Jinshan Temple was exceptionally tenacious, occupying half of the sky. No matter how brilliant the purple light was, it couldn't do any harm.

For a while, neither side could do anything to each other.

In the end, Fahai withdrew all the illusions and said, "Amitabha Buddha, Fellow Daoists have displayed great magical powers. I cannot match them!"

The eight Golden Immortals' faces looked a bit ugly. They knew that although the situation was evenly matched just now, their side had the advantage in numbers!

"Fellow Daoists, as a newcomer, I have indeed offended you. Three days later, I will set up a great formation here. If Fellow Daoists can break it, I will immediately return to the Western Heaven and never set foot in the Southern Zhanbu Continent again. If by any chance I can withstand your attacks, I hope you will allow me to seek some incense here. How about it?" Fahai said.

The Golden Immortals looked at each other and naturally wouldn't weaken their momentum. They immediately said, "Very well, prepare the formation. We will come in three days. If we break the formation, you must leave immediately to avoid damaging the harmony between the Daoist and Buddhist sects!"

Then, the eight ancient Daoists rode on auspicious clouds and headed east.

Danyangzi said to the surrounding Golden Immortals, "Fahai is quite troublesome. He also has many Golden Immortals under his command, and the Jinshan Temple is an extraordinary treasure of the Buddhist Gate. With our strength alone, we might not be able to break the Buddhist Gate formation. If we lose face for the Daoist sect, the consequences will be severe."

The immortals fell silent for a moment.

Suddenly, Wang Yang, a Perfected Being, said, "Perfected Being Changmei is following the orders of the Supreme Saint to subdue demons and eliminate evil, eradicate the anger of demons in the mortal world, and promote the prosperity of the human sect. There seems to be a trend of becoming the number one Immortal Gate in the Southern Zhanbu Continent. The invasion of the Buddhist Gate into our ancestral land, Shu Mountain, should be met with our intervention!"

"Good!"

"Then let's go to Shu Mountain immediately!"

Perfected Being Changmei received many treasures bestowed by the Supreme Saint. After descending to the mortal world, he gathered friends and summoned a group of ancient Golden Immortals, establishing the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.

Among the Three Clears, Taiqing excelled in alchemy, Yuqing excelled in artifact refining, and Shangqing excelled in formations.

Those Spirit Treasures were all refined by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and were no less powerful than Innate Treasures.

Therefore, they quickly gained a foothold in the Southern Zhanbu Continent and killed many rebellious Monster Kings.

Due to the sealing of the gods, most of the disciples of the Chanjiao sect were listed on the Conferred Divinity List, causing great damage to their vitality.

On the other hand, due to the influence of Shu Mountain, the reputation of the human sect was rising.

After hearing the intentions of the Eight Immortals, Perfected Being Changmei said, "I am following the orders of the Supreme Saint to promote the prosperity of the human sect and uphold the prestige of our Daoist sect. It is one thing for the Western Buddhist sect to spread their teachings in the Western Niuhu Continent, but how can they cross the border and come to the Southern Zhanbu Continent? I will take action!"

He then gathered the immortal practitioners of the human sect, such as Zhuiyun Old Man Baigu Yi and Dwarf Old Man Zhumei, and went to the Jinshan Temple together.

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On the other side, Xu Xuan asked, "Master, the Daoist sect is flourishing in the Southern Zhanbu Continent. With our strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult to confront them, right?"

"This is natural. I will go to the Western Heaven. You shall stay in the temple and not go out!"

Then, Fahai transformed into a fiery rainbow and headed west.

Upon entering the Pure Land, there were countless auspicious lights, beautiful dances, and showers of colorful petals filling the sky.

Amitabha Buddha sat on the lotus platform, giving teachings and expounding the Dharma. His words flowed like a river, and his tongue blossomed like a lotus, causing golden lotuses to emerge from the ground.

Ding Jia, Gong Cao, and the guardians and warriors in yellow turbans served by the side.

Below were many Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and arhats.

Fahai did not dare to disturb the Buddha's teachings, so he waited outside the hall.

After an unknown amount of time, a novice monk came to invite him into the hall.

"I pay my respects to the Buddha!"

Fahai bowed in reverence.

"Fahai, when you were in the Southern Zhanbu Continent, you eradicated the plague and caused a great stir in the human realm. You have brought immeasurable merits and blessings from the Earth Emperor. I am delighted," said Amitabha Buddha.

At this moment, the gaze of many Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and arhats fell upon Fahai.

Usually, only great sages of the human race who have made significant contributions to humanity receive such honors.

Moreover, the blessings from the Three Emperors, who have resided in the Fire Cloud Cave outside the Thirty-Three Heavens for thousands of years, are an unprecedented event.

Fahai, originally an insignificant immortal in the Three Teachings, did not expect to be appointed as one of the Eight Dragon Kings by the Buddha and accomplish such great deeds.

"Fahai, what brings you here this time?" asked Amitabha Buddha.

"Disciple came to the Southern Zhanbu Continent to convert and spread the essence of Buddhism. However, there were immortals from the Three Teachings who obstructed me. In order to maintain harmony between the Dao and Buddhism, we agreed to a battle formation. But disciple's cultivation is weak, so I seek the compassion of the Buddha to assist me in preaching in the Southern Zhanbu Continent," Fahai replied.

Amitabha Buddha said, "In the past, I was the leader of the Western Teachings. Now, I am here to save all sentient beings and manifest as a Buddhist monk. It is in accordance with the will of heaven and the needs of the people. Fahai, if you can wholeheartedly spread the teachings of the Western Buddhist Gate, I will be greatly pleased."

Then, he instructed the Vajra attendant to go to the back mountain and cut a branch from the Bodhi Tree.

Before long, a Vajra presented a branch with lush green leaves and dewdrops.

The Buddhas knew that this Bodhi Tree was an Innate Spirit Root, just like the Seven-Treasure Thousand-Petal Golden Lotus. They were both treasures of the Western Heaven, growing from chaos and transplanted here by a Western Saint after the opening of the universe.

Amitabha Buddha carved a rune on the branch of the Bodhi Tree and then transmitted the Aṇīkāntika Bodhi Great Formation to Fahai.

"With this Bodhi branch as the eye of the formation, you can set up a great formation and be worry-free!"

He continued, "In the Southern Zhanbu Continent, you will be isolated and without support. I will also bestow upon you the Bodhi Golden Body, hoping that you can widely spread the teachings of Buddhism and save all beings in the human realm."

Many bodhisattvas looked at each other in astonishment.

The Bodhi Golden Body was the highest divine ability of the Buddhist Gate, usually only transmitted by Buddhas.

This Fahai was just an arhat, yet he received such an honor.

It seemed that Amitabha Buddha regarded him as a direct disciple.

"Thank you, Buddha!" Fahai was overjoyed.

He then returned to the Southern Zhanbu Continent with the branch of the Bodhi Tree.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Wang Yang, a Perfected Being, arrived as agreed.

Leading the way was a Daoist with extremely long eyebrows, carrying two ancient swords on his back, one green and one purple, radiating endless Sword Intent.

It is precisely the Clear Sword Immortal, the head of Shu Mountain, the Long Eyebrow Daoist.

The sound of Buddhist chants resounded in the Jingshan Temple, and endless green light surged out, reaching the sky.

The green light was extremely intense, forming towering Bodhi trees that covered the entire Jingshan Temple.

Fa Hai's whole body was shining with Buddha light, radiating brilliance. He sat cross-legged on the top of the pagoda, like a Bodhi, motionless, like an ancient Buddha.

"Fellow Daoists, I have set up a Buddhist formation here. If I am fortunate enough to defend it, I ask for your mercy and allow me to preach here."

"If you want to preach in the Southern Zhanbu Continent, it depends on whether you have the ability!" The Long Eyebrow Perfected Being said lightly, "Wang Yang and the others, go and meet him first!"

"Good!"

Wang Yang nodded and summoned a bronze ancient lamp. With a blow from his mouth, countless flames poured down like the Milky Way in the sky, raining fire.

This lamp was the Eight Scenic Palace Lamp, owned by the Supreme Saint, and it was the terrestrial lamp among the three lamps of heaven, earth, and man.

Inside the lamp was a purple flame called the Burning Heaven Purple Fire, which had infinite power and could burn the heavens and boil the seas.

Because the Supreme Saint had many treasures, this lamp was not well-known. It was only used by the Saint to illuminate when discussing scriptures and teachings.

Later, the Supreme Saint gave this lamp, along with many other treasures, to the Long Eyebrow Perfected Being to sweep away the monsters and demons in the Southern Zhanbu Continent.

The Long Eyebrow Perfected Being knew that Fa Hai would come prepared, so the formation he set up must be extraordinary.

Therefore, he secretly lent the Eight Scenic Lamp to Wang Yang Perfected Being to explore the truth of the formation, so that he could understand the distant conversion rules and find the flaws in the formation.

The purple divine fire descended towards the Jingshan Temple, but as soon as it reached halfway, it collided with the green Bodhi trees, causing both to explode.

At the same time, the Bodhi trees rapidly grew, and countless branches and vines, like long chains, rolled towards Wang Yang Perfected Being.

Wang Yang Perfected Being quickly activated the Eight Scenic Lamp. Nine burning purple fires, like nine strange flowers, formed a formation, releasing columns of fire that surged upwards. They then split into thousands of fire pillars, like dazzling fireworks, interweaving into a net of fire that burned all the reaching branches.

Then the other seven Golden Immortals also made their move, jointly activating the Eight Scenic Lamp, and endless purple fire poured down, creating a dazzling crystal light.

The sky gradually darkened, and the area around the Jingshan Temple was filled with intense firelight, as if a sun had set here, not knowing how many Monster Kings and Independent Cultivators were alarmed.

They attacked continuously throughout the night. Although the green light transformed Bodhi trees were constantly burned, there were still endless ancient trees being born, as if it would never end.

The Long Eyebrow Perfected Being knew that with the power of the Eight Immortals, they would never be able to break the formation.

So he immediately took out a piece of jade talisman, about one foot long and three fingers wide, emitting a faint green light, with layers of inscriptions.

The immortals were shocked, knowing that this jade talisman was the Primordial Origin Clear Spirit Talisman, transformed by Laozi's Innate Clear Spirit, with infinite power.

With this talisman, they could set up the Taiji Micro Dust Formation.

The Taiji Micro Dust Formation was one of the top formations in the Three Realms. When fully deployed, it was said to be: life and death illusion like a bubble, the two realms equal to micro dust, weaker than the three great killing formations of the Primordial Era.

The Long Eyebrow Perfected Being chanted a true mantra and threw the Primordial Origin Clear Spirit Talisman.

Swoosh!

The Primordial Origin Clear Spirit Talisman turned into a clear light and shot into the sky. Suddenly, celestial phenomena changed, and countless black and white qi emerged, like two black and white true dragons, coiling around each other, resembling Taiji.

The Long Eyebrow Perfected Being bit his tongue and infused it with a drop of blood, activating the formation.

Boom! Boom!

Countless black and white true dragons suddenly descended from the sky, transforming into rotating Taiji patterns, striking the towering Bodhi Tree.

The Bodhi tree, transformed by green qi, emitted billions of rays of light, with verdant branches dripping with dew. Each branch was like countless immortal ropes, entwining the Taiji true dragons.

But as soon as the black and white true dragons touched, they all exploded with a resounding sound that echoed for thousands of miles.

Before the immortals could react, one after another black and white Taiji true dragons fell from the sky, all heading towards the Jingshan Temple with great momentum.

(End of this chapter)