Chapter 437 Taishang, the Method of Harvesting All Living Beings
Rod's arrangement for Maitreya Buddha was very clear. You can lead the West, spread your Buddhism and promote your Buddhist culture in the West, but you are not allowed to touch the East.
The entire west of the Heavenly Court, Kunlun will become an important area for Rod in the future. Letting Buddhism occupy the Western Paradise is already a special favor from him.
"Amitabha, how dare I disobey the order of Wu Tian Fa Zu? Fa Zu, please rest assured that I will only promote Buddhism in this Western land and will never step out of the West." Maitreya Buddha bowed to Rod and said.
He naturally understood what the person in front of him was thinking, and was willing to obey the other party's arrangement. After all, if he didn't obey the arrangement, he would be destroyed, and the entire Buddhist sect would be in trouble.
"There is one more thing. The dragon tribe of the Tianlong Babu you created will be returned to the dragon clan." Rod said.
His current identity is the second ancestor dragon in the world. All the dragons will naturally be under his command. How could he work for Buddhism again?
"Amitabha, don't worry, Wu Tian Fa Zu, I will pass down the decree right now, let all the dragons return to the four seas, and the dragons will return to your command." Maitreya Buddha nodded and said.
"Yes!" Rhodes nodded with satisfaction.
A few days later, a piece of news shocked the whole world. No one expected that the extremely powerful Buddhism would be uprooted.
Overnight, Tathagata Buddha passed away. One of the two most powerful people in the world, Tathagata Buddha, who was as famous as Tai Shang Dao Zu, passed away.
Wu Tian Fa Zu suddenly appeared, killed Tathagata Buddha with force, and passed the position of the head of Buddhism to Maitreya Buddha. Now this future Buddha officially took the throne and announced that the entire Buddhism surrendered to Wu Tian Fa Zu.
All the creatures in the three realms and six paths were discussing who this Wu Tian Fa Zu was? What ability and magical power did he have to make Tathagata Buddha pass away?
But before everyone in the heavens could digest this, another piece of news came. The four sea dragons were completely integrated.
The four sons of the former Jinghe Dragon King, the Four Candle Dragon Gods, and the new king of Kangjin Dragon, who had rebelled against the heavens, were the ones who integrated the four sea dragons.
And more detailed information came out. It turned out that this Wutian Fazu was not an unknown person, but the second ancestor dragon in the world, with great supernatural powers.
At this time, the whole heaven was in panic. If this Wutian Fazu really wanted to attack the eastern heaven, then even if all the heavenly soldiers and generals and all kinds of gods attacked together, there would be no hope of winning.
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West were both in deep anxiety. They originally thought that this second ancestor dragon in the world was at the same level as them.
But who could have thought that this was actually at the same level as the Buddha Taishang? No! No! It should be beyond the level of Taishang and Buddha. After all, Taishang and Buddha can only fight to a draw, and the other party is rumored to have killed Tathagata Buddha in seconds.
"How could this happen! How could this happen! In just a short month, such a big thing happened between heaven and earth. Where did this Wutian Fazu come from?" The Jade Emperor said while sitting on his dragon throne.
The reason why he was able to sit firmly in the position of the Lord of the Three Realms was because of the support of Taishang Daozu and the approval of Buddhism, but now Buddhism has fallen, and the next one to fall may be Taishang Daozu, so what will happen to him as the Supreme of the Three Realms?
"Jade Emperor, we can't interfere in this matter. We can only accept what the strong man of that level wants. Otherwise, he just needs to wave his hand and we will turn into ashes." Below the Jade Emperor, an old man in a white robe and holding a whisk said.
This person is one of the Jade Emperor's confidants, Taibai Jinxing Li Changgeng. What level of existence is Tathagata? What level of existence is Taishang? If these two people are willing, the whole world will listen to their arrangements, but now this balance has been broken by someone who is more powerful than Tathagata.
Tathagata and Taishang are more powerful beings. Whatever they say is what they want. If they want them to live, they live in the Heavenly Court. If they want them to die, they die in the Heavenly Court.
Find a way? What way? What way can they have?
As soon as this was said, all the gods in the Heavenly Court kept silent. The three realms that had been stable for tens of thousands of years finally became turbulent. Who could have thought that this Wutian Fazu would suddenly appear?
"It is said that this Wutian Fazu values the Great Sage Equaling Heaven Sun Wukong very much. It was this person who rescued Sun Wukong. Do you think that because of this incident! Wutian Fazu will have a bad impression on us, and thus, will not like our Heavenly Court." The Jade Emperor sighed and said.
If he had known that this Wutian Fazu was so powerful, he should have taken it seriously at that time, or even went directly to visit Pansi Cave.
Instead of waiting until the other party destroyed Buddhism and killed Tathagata Buddha.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something bad has happened. That, that demon monkey, he, he is back again, and has already arrived at the South Heaven Gate. Beside him, beside him is Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun." Just when the immortals in the Heavenly Palace were worried, Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er suddenly ran back to the Lingxiao Palace from the South Heaven Gate, knelt in front of the Jade Emperor and said.
"Before I speak, I really need to pay attention to something, demon monkey, demon monkey, you can call him the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, but remember not to call him anything else, understand?" Taibai Jinxing Li Changgeng immediately rushed forward and hit Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er on the head who came to report.
You two bastards, you still think you haven't offended that monkey enough? Who is standing behind that monkey now?
That person can kill Tathagata Buddha at will. If we make him angry and sue us in front of Wu Tian Fa Zu, all the gods in the heaven will be buried with him.
"Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun? How could he be with that monkey, ahem, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven?" The Jade Emperor coughed twice and asked.
He almost shouted "Monkey Head" just now. If he shouted it out, he would definitely be in trouble with the monkey's vindictive character.
"Report to the Jade Emperor about this matter. I don't know about this matter. They have arrived at the South Heaven Gate and are now heading to the Lingxiao Palace." Qianliyan and Shunfenger said.
Erlang Shen and Sun Wukong appeared together. Who can stop these two killing gods at the South Heaven Gate? They want to go inside, and no one dares to stop them.
"Well, let's meet the Great Sage Equaling Heaven and Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun together to see what they have to say." The Jade Emperor sighed heavily and said.
It is inevitable to avoid disaster, let's see what the Great Sage Equaling Heaven is up to!
At this time, outside the South Heaven Gate, Yang Jian, wearing a white robe and holding a three-pointed double-edged spear, was walking with Sun Wukong.
"How is it, Erlang Xiaosheng, you didn't expect me to be resurrected this time, did you? And the law is even better than before." Sun Wukong carried the Ruyi Jingu Bang on his shoulder and asked with a smile.
"You monkey really surprised me. I went through a lot of hardships with my brothers to help you revive, and I personally saved your memory. I didn't expect you to secretly hide a hand." Erlang Shen Yang Jian said.
He really didn't expect that in that situation, Sun Wukong actually had a backhand, and he could still be perfectly resurrected in this posture!
Originally, he thought that Sun Wukong was going to pass on his will and then destroy his body.
But who would have thought that this monkey would play such a big game, and he would get close to such a powerful person without anyone noticing.
In the murals of the pagoda, he was surprised when he saw Sun Wukong coming. He originally thought that the monkey who came to him was very similar to Sun Wukong.
But unexpectedly, it was Sun Wukong himself who came. The two of them fought a big battle in the painting of the pagoda, and Sun Wukong also helped Yang Jian to untie the knot of many years.
After that, Erlang Shen Yang Jian returned to the heaven with Sun Wukong at his invitation, and heard about Wu Tian Fa Zu on the way, and also learned about the complete transformation of Buddhism, the death of Tathagata Buddha, and the rise of Maitreya Buddha.
Who could have thought that he had only stayed in the pagoda for a period of time, and the outside world had undergone such earth-shaking changes.
"Hahaha! This time we must give the Three Realms and Six Paths a clear-minded answer. The Three Realms and Six Paths have been oppressed too much by the gods of the Heavenly Court and Lingshan. It's time to change it." Sun Wukong said with a grin.
"Change it? Haha! In my opinion, it's just a matter of changing a new ruler! The position of Buddhism has changed, and the position of the Jade Emperor may also change.
But can the sentient beings of the Three Realms and Six Paths really avoid their previous fate?" Erlang Shen Yang Jian said.
Unless all the immortals and Buddhas in the world are willing to accept their future death and disappearance, otherwise, the exploitation of the entire Three Realms will not stop, because they need longevity substances, they need immortality.
This Wu Tian Fa Zu rose strongly and completely subverted the whole world, reshuffling all the forces. Within a certain period of time, it can indeed alleviate the problems of the Three Realms and prevent the sentient beings of the Three Realms from being harvested by immortals and Buddhas again.
But the longevity substances in this world are limited. As time goes by, one day the Buddhist and Heavenly Court led by Wu Tian Fa Zu will become what they are today.
Wu Tianfazu himself may not need longevity substances to maintain his immortality, but what about his subordinates?
When the blood and qi are sufficient, longevity substances are naturally not needed, but as time goes by, whether it is immortals or Buddhas. The blood and qi will decline, and they will usher in their own death.
If you want to avoid this kind of death, then you can only take the strange things in the world, or things that contain powerful life force longevity substances.
The peaches of heaven, the golden elixir refined by Taishang Laojun, and the golden body relics cast by the Buddha of Buddhism who absorbed the faith of the West can all avoid such things from happening.
But as the followers around Wu Tianfazu increase, the peaches and golden elixir are not enough to share.
And if Taishang Daozu really dies, then the golden elixir refined by Taishang Laojun will become extinct. Without this Laojun refining the golden elixir, more than half of the immortals in heaven will die.
Usher in their death that is thousands or tens of thousands of years late.
"I, Old Sun, have also thought about this matter, but I think there is still a chance for this matter to turn around. This Wu Tian Fa Zu, I will tell you a secret, he is not from this world." Sun Wukong came to Erlang Shen Yang Jian and whispered.
"Oh! Not from this world! It seems that the guesses of Dao Zu and Buddha are correct. Sure enough, there is another world outside this world." Erlang Shen, Yang Jian touched his chin and said.
With the cultivation level of him and Sun Wukong, they can already touch some of the ultimate secrets of this world.
The strength of this world is divided into echelons. Tathagata and Taishang are the first echelon, Maitreya Buddha, Jade Emperor, Queen Mother of the West, Zhen Yuanzi, these people are the second echelon.
And he, Erlang Shen, Yang Jian, Nezha, Bull Demon King, Sun Wukong and the like belong to the third echelon. Guanyin Bodhisattva is slightly inferior to the second echelon, but stronger than the third echelon.
"The law practiced by this Wu Tian Fa Zu is completely different from our world, and after all, he came from another world. Maybe he also has longevity substances in his hands, and I think this Wu Tian Fa Zu is not a person who likes to take charge.
I dare to bet that this person will not extend the life of his followers and those who practice his own Tao like Tathagata and Tai Shang." Sun Wukong said.
"I hope so! What do you think Tai Shang Dao Zu will choose this time?" Erlang Shen Yang Jian asked.
"What can we choose? Taishang has no right to choose at all. Neither he nor Tathagata has the right to choose.
When this Wutian Fazu appeared in this world, their ending was already doomed. You and I just went to help him take over the Heavenly Palace. Let's go!
Let's go and see the old Jade Emperor and see what he will choose." Sun Wukong patted Erlang Shen Yang Jian on the shoulder, and the two walked into the Lingxiao Palace together.
At this time, outside the thirty-three heavens, as Sun Wukong expected, Rhodes's original body also found the Taishang Daozu of this world.
This is an old man wearing a white robe, holding a whisk, with a face full of immortality, and exuding a mysterious aura.
"I didn't expect it! I fought with the Buddha for tens of millions of years, but in the end it was someone else's advantage." The Taishang Daozu smiled bitterly, looked at Rhodes in front of him, and said.
When Tathagata Buddha died, he already knew his destined ending.
"Before I send you off, I want to ask you a question and also want you to prove my guess. If your answer satisfies me, maybe I will spare your life." Rhodes sat in front of the Supreme Daoist and said.
"Fellow Daoist, please speak. I know everything." The Supreme Daoist said.
It seems that he has a glimmer of hope, but I don't know if he can catch it.
"You two are the most powerful existences in this world. My current realm is called the original god, called the peak of the single universe. There may be various different names in other worlds!
You two have half a foot in this realm. I don't understand why you two accept so many disciples and pass on your own Taoism?" Rhodes asked.
This is indeed very strange. If he is Tathagata or Taishang, then what he should do is not to cultivate a group of new demanders and demand the heaven and earth vitality of this world.
Instead, the two of them completely monopolize all the immortal substances in this world and prevent other immortals from appearing. However, what they did is to create a group or even a large number of immortals who follow them.
It's like there is a huge cake, two people have divided 90%, and the remaining 10% is the key for the two people to snatch, but these two people gave this part to the sentient beings of heaven and earth. Why is this?
Unless this 10% of the small cake is used to give birth to more cakes.
"Hehe, with the wisdom of fellow Taoists, can't you guess this truth? We need more heaven and earth vitality, and we need more opportunities to break through.
I can't kill the Buddha, and the Buddha can't kill me, so there is only one way." The Supreme Taoist said.
"Hahaha, I understand! You two big fish want to raise a large group of small fish.
When these small fish grow up thoroughly, eat them, because they are small fish formed by practicing the Tao that you two spread.
As long as you continue to devour and increase your magic power, one day you two will cross this threshold.
This shouldn't be the first time you have done this? How many times have you harvested this world?" Rhodes asked.
This world is full of a breath of death and various dark negative energies, which Rhodes can clearly feel.
The Supreme and Buddha should have done this many times, raising a batch of small fish and waiting for them to grow up.
Harvest the small fish when it is appropriate, and then throw the fry again to raise them.
Continuously accumulate their own spiritual charm in order to take the last step and transcend this world.
When killing the Buddha, Rhodes also felt the extremely terrifying vitality and energy in the body of the Buddha.
All the creatures in the three realms and six paths combined are not as strong as the life energy in the body of the Buddha. What a terrible thing.
"It has been four times. According to the calculations of the poor Taoist and the Buddha, as long as we harvest five more times and make up nine times, we can get out." The Supreme Taoist sighed and said.
He and the Buddha have made the myth of this world reborn four times, reincarnating over and over again. Every time the number and strength of the immortals and Buddhas reach a limit, and the growth reaches a limit, it will devour all the people who practice Taoism, and the Buddha will devour all the people who practice Buddhism.
In this world, whether it is cultivating demons, Buddhas, or immortals, they are essentially practicing the techniques created by the two of them.
"Harvesting the living beings of heaven and earth, I guess you can't harvest them for the ninth time. You should have discovered the problem of this world, right?
According to your way of harvesting, one day, even cultivators will not be born in this world. You can't harvest them for the ninth time." Rhodes shook his head and said. (End of this chapter)