The heavens begin from Pingyang City

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A buzzing sound rang out, the Bodhi light turned, the glass was clear, and the pure meaning was scattered. The surrounding world instantly became peaceful, as if it had reached some inexplicable dimension beyond the real world.

The grand and solemn sound of chanting continued to ring, and Buddha light continued to appear around, forming a perfect and flawless Pure Land of Posuo.

The next moment, the Bodhi tree rose into the air and was grasped by a pale golden Buddha who suddenly appeared, maintaining the foundation of His existence.

The dark divine light flowed in Jiang Yao's eyes, breaking the limitations of dimensions and time and space, illuminating the ten directions of the world, and reflecting a tall pale golden Buddha shadow.

This Buddha shadow pointed to the sky and touched the ground, standing quietly in the center of the Pure Land of Posuo, with an infinite and inexplicable feeling, as if there was nothing more noble than this Buddha shadow in the world. Even the Dharmakaya and the Three Bodies of Amitabha Buddha, which Jiang Yao had fought before, were more than one level worse than the pale golden Buddha shadow at this time.

In Jiang Yao's perception, this Buddha shadow is the source of the Buddha in this world. Seeing him is like seeing the root of the real Buddha.

However, at this time, this Buddha shadow is a bit illusory, as if it does not exist. It keeps changing between illusion and reality, trying its best to maintain its stability, as if it cannot really appear in the world.

Even if it were not for the fact that Daluotian at this time has become a special world with a dimension beyond the heavens under the power of Jiang Yao's Three Pure Ones Dao, and with the Bodhi tree as the anchor point, the pale golden Buddha shadow would not even be able to appear in front of Jiang Yao casually.

At this time, the Buddha shadow seems to be restricted by a special rule, unable to really disappear, and unable to appear in the world at will, becoming a special state.

'This is the Buddha who was tricked by the demon Buddha Ananda, stuck in the middle of transcendence, and became the only half-transcendent Buddha in this world! ’

With this thought in mind, Jiang Yao sensed the changes in the Buddha's breath and found that the aura emitted by the other party was even higher than his own, and it was a special aura far beyond the level of the other shore, which was somewhat similar to the most essential power contained in the ashes in the ancient coffin.

‘Sure enough, the Dao fruit is the Dao fruit. Even if it is a half-Dao fruit of the wrong path achieved with the Jianmu fruit, the realm and strength are far from comparable to the other shore! ’

As the thoughts turned in his mind, the pale golden Buddha shadow between heaven and earth finally stabilized completely and lowered his Buddha eyes.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Yao took a step forward and was ready to speak.

But the next moment, the first sentence of the pale golden Buddha shadow made Jiang Yao stunned in place.

“I’m dying of suffocation!”

I’m dying of suffocation.

Looking at this golden Buddha shadow that was pointing to the sky and touching the ground, extremely noble, and exuding an aura of supremacy, Jiang Yao did not react for a while after listening to the words spoken by the first person in the Buddhist sect of this world, the only two Buddhas in this world who were related to the Dao fruit.

Is this the Buddha of this world?

With such a high-class appearance, shouldn't he speak some Buddhist sayings like "the sky is full of flowers and golden lotuses are gushing out of the ground"?

Before Jiang Yao could come to his senses, the golden Buddha turned his gaze to him, and instantly turned into the size of an ordinary person, with a hint of joy on his face, and said with a smile:

"Hello, fellow Daoist Jiang, you have finally grown up and can let me appear in the world for a short time."

"Since fellow Daoist Sanqing left, I haven't had any Daoist friends to chat with me for such a long time, it's really too boring!"

As he said, before Jiang Yao could speak, the golden Buddha continued: "Fellow Daoist Sanqing was really anxious, and left this world without saying a word, so I couldn't even find a fellow Daoist to talk to."

At this point, the golden Buddha showed a touch of shame on his face again: "To be honest, it's my own fault. I'm too curious. Obviously, the Jianmu fruit was abandoned by fellow Daoist Sanqing, but I was curious about this He also thought of the wonderful use of the fruit, and was smart enough to improve on the method of seeking emptiness by doing subtraction from Daozun Daoyou, and came up with a method of using the Mahayana Dao and the fundamental Dharmakaya of Buddhism, Vairocana Buddha, to bear his own cause and effect. He wanted to use the power of Jianmu fruit to achieve the position of Dao fruit."

"As a result, not only did I not truly transcend, but I became the special state between existence and non-existence, unable to appear in the world at will, like being locked up in a small dark room, and also created a monster that devoured everything for Buddhism, alas"

'Vairocana Buddha'

Hearing the Buddha's explanation of the idea of ​​seeking emptiness by doing subtraction, Jiang Yao's eyes showed a hint of understanding, and he also understood why the Supreme True Buddha wanted to devour all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Arhats of Buddhism after he was born.

The so-called Vairocana Buddha is the only pure Dharmakaya mentioned in the Buddha's words "Three Realms and Ten Directions, the same Dharmakaya". It is the "only Buddha" in Buddhist teachings, but it is closer to a conceptual Buddha, similar to the "Tao" mentioned by Taoism, and does not refer to a specific Buddha.

The so-called only Buddha means that all the Buddhist sects in Buddhism originate from the same source, which is Vairocana Buddha, which is the meaning of seeking the Tao in Taoism.

However, after the Buddha completed his own reduction and seeking emptiness with the true meaning of the Mahayana Taoism and the fundamental Dharmakaya of Buddhism, Vairocana Buddha, and thus created the monster of the Supreme True Buddha, everything was different.

Because at this time, the "only Buddha" has become the only Buddha in the literal sense, no longer a certain concept. He is alive and wants to become the only Buddha in the real Buddhism. This is a very terrifying thing for many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in Buddhism.

This is equivalent to the so-called "Tao" in Taoism, which has directly turned into a concrete existence at this time. Thinking about it can make people's backs cold.

At the moment when the thoughts in Jiang Yao's mind were spinning, the golden Buddha figure still didn't intend to stop speaking, and continued to look at Jiang Yao and said: "However, fortunately, you are here, Daoist friend Jiang Yao. Not only did you achieve the prototype of the Dao Fruit in a short time, but also let The Sanqing Dao has been completely integrated into one, almost surpassing the original Sanqing Taoist friends. Moreover, with the action of the Taoist friends not long ago, the monster that Lao Na accidentally left behind will not be able to cause trouble in a short time. For the time being, Buddhism can be kept pure, and Lao Na will continue to do so. Thank you Taoist friend”

'I'

Looking at the Buddha who had not stopped talking since he appeared, the corners of Jiang Yao's mouth twitched slightly involuntarily.

Is it because I haven’t communicated with anyone for too long?

Jiang Yao always felt that the Buddha talked too much and was too secretive, almost like a chatterbox.

Ever since the other party appeared, Jiang Yao couldn't get a word in, all he did was talk.

Is this why the Buddha created the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and wanted to educate the world?

With thoughts swirling in his mind, Jiang Yao took a step forward, looked at the golden Buddha figure opposite, interrupted his words, and said in a calm tone: "I have seen the Buddha and fellow Taoist!"

"Ah, I have met Daoist Jiang!"

His words were interrupted, the Buddha was stunned, and then he seemed to have thought of something, and continued: "Actually, my original name was not Buddha, but since I became enlightened, I have been respected as Buddha by the world, and I have become accustomed to using it since then. This Buddha’s name is actually..."

"Fellow Buddha!"

Before the Buddha could finish speaking, Jiang Yao interrupted him directly and continued: "Jiang, I heard from fellow Taoist just now that you had any communication with the original Sanqing Tianzun?"

"Um."

The Buddha's temper was very gentle, and he didn't care at all that his words were interrupted. He nodded with a smile and said: "Originally, I made a deal with Taoist fellow Sanqing. I hope that when they achieve the status of Taoism and Fruition, I can bring him to the throne." To knock down the current special state, so that I can start over, I took action to defeat Ananda and sealed him according to the wishes of fellow Taoist Sanqing."

Having said this, the Buddha sighed and said: "Ananda, this evil disciple, has fallen into the hands of your Taoist friend. This can be regarded as a cycle of cause and effect!"

After sighing, the Buddha looked at Jiang Yao again and said: "However, because of the appearance of Daoist Brother Jiang, Sanqing Daoist Brother left directly, and the deal between Lao Na and them was naturally invalidated. Now Lao Na's hope is placed on you, Daoist Jiang." ”

Having said this, the Buddha put his palms of light gold together, performed a Buddhist salute to Jiang Yao, and said softly: "With Jiang Yao's current level of cultivation, there will be almost no obstacles to achieving the status of Taoist Fruit in the future. I hope that Mr. Jiang can achieve the status of Taoist Fruit." At this time, I can help him once and knock him down to his current state so that he can start over. "

"Of course, if you have any requests in the future, fellow Taoist, you can feel free to speak to Lao Na. Although Lao Na can't appear and take action at will, he is not completely incapable of taking action."

"Furthermore, although it is wrong to use Jianmu Fruit to achieve the status of Dao Fruit, and Lao Na is now greatly restricted, Dao Fruit is Dao Fruit, and Lao Na's current strength is still stronger than that of the other side. Some of them should be able to provide some help to fellow Taoists on their path to Taoism and Fruition.”

Hearing what the Buddha said, Jiang Yao showed a smile on his face and said, "Don't worry, fellow Taoist Buddha."

What he wants is this promise, not to mention getting help from a Half-Path Fruitionist, but simply not letting Buddha, a Half-Pathway Fruitioner, affect his own path to Taoism and Fruition in the future. For Jiang Yao, this is the first time he has a chance to meet Buddha. A huge takeaway from the meeting.

Otherwise, if a Half-Dao Fruiter who doesn't know the enemy or ourselves intervenes at a critical moment, it may cause great trouble to Jiang Yao's future path to Dao Fruit, even if this Half-Dao Fruiter cannot take action at will. .

This is also the main reason why Jiang Yao met Buddha, a half-realized person, to confirm the other party's attitude and eliminate this uncertain factor.

Unless necessary, Jiang Yao was not willing to be an enemy of Buddha, a half-way fruitor who had no idea about the status of Taoism and Fruition in this era and had no conflict with him.

Nowadays, this win-win situation in which cooperation benefits both sides is naturally the best, and it is also what Jiang Yao hopes to see.

With thoughts swirling in his mind, Jiang Yao said with a smile on his face: "As long as Jiang achieves the status of Dao Fruit, he will definitely help fellow Taoists escape from the current state, allowing fellow Taoists to pursue the great path again."

"Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Jiang!"

Hearing Jiang Yao's words, Buddha showed a smile on his face and said: "In the future, if my fellow Taoists have requests, just ask, and I will do my best to help."

For today's Buddha, the first and most important thing is to get out of this special state of neither getting better nor getting worse, so that he can have the opportunity to start over.

Otherwise, in his current state, he could only watch and do nothing.

As for Daoguo, he has little hope in this era, so he has a feeling of being strong without desire.

As long as he can escape from this state, he doesn't care if the fellow Taoist in front of him obtains the power of the epoch cycle of this era and achieves the position of Tao Fruit.