Chapter 1078 The Age of Mythology? The Age of Vests! (First Update, Please Give Me a Monthly Ticket)

When asking this question, Meng Qi also silently hid a name in his heart, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!

He is one of the four most powerful Bodhisattvas recognized by the Buddhist Pure Land. In order to seek the other shore, he made a great wish to achieve the perfect Pure Land of Reward Body. It is very likely that he rushed to help in the battle of Lingshan in the past. He is proficient in the way of life and death and salvation. He represents Buddhism to preside over the fight for the real underworld. He is the nemesis of wronged souls, evil spirits and obsessive death. Not only is he not afraid of the invasion of the Nine Netherworld, he also wants to save the Nine Netherworld for the underworld and make the underworld his own Pure Land. Facing the death and filthy power generated by the reversal of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation, he is the most likely to resist for a short time, so as to find a chance to escape when the Monkey King breaks through Lingshan.

The only problem is that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva attained enlightenment relatively late and had never experienced the Conferred Gods. His mount "Di Ting" also had no experience. When he was hiding in Tianzhu Mountain, unless there was another secret, there was no need to pretend to be the mount of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva or Guanyin Bodhisattva. He had experienced the Conferred Gods and Journey to the West. Moreover, with the characteristics of his martial arts and retribution body, he was particularly restrained from falling and dying. He should not be "not dead but not alive" until now.

Meng Qi believed that in the battle of Lingshan, apart from the big figures on the other side, the Buddhist side could only recommend Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to escape, but this one was probably not.

"Samantabhadra, Guanyin..." The "Immortal Demon God" muttered these two names to himself, and finally sighed gloomily, "The past is dead, the present is not alive, why bother about the past identity?"

He did not deny it, but he did not admit it either. It seemed that he did not want to meet people with the past name in his current state for the time being.

Like a ghost, neither dead nor alive, this is the greatest mockery of every Bodhisattva's path. No wonder the roar of "Ananda" echoes eternally in the ruined Lingshan.

Seeing that the "Immortal Demon God" did not answer, Meng Qi did not ask further. To be honest, he was more inclined to the answer of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, because Guanyin Bodhisattva is one of the Three Saints of the West, the Great Bodhisattva of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, and the left attendant of Amitabha Buddha. The one who participated in all the affairs of Lingshan represented Amitabha Buddha, the ancient other shore. He has roots and feet. As long as he did not die on the spot and escaped from Lingshan, he could return to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. Even if the golden body and reward body were completely destroyed, he could be reshaped in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool of the Pure Land of Perfect Reward Body. With Amitabha Buddha still alive, it is impossible for him to be so embarrassed and linger.

——After experiencing the enlightenment of the Qing Emperor in the Middle Ages, Meng Qi believed that Amitabha Buddha was still alive.

Excluding all impossibilities, the answer left is naturally Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.

But during the conversation just now, Meng Qi felt a little strange, because the "Immortal Demon God" called the Monkey King, not close but not gnashing his teeth. If it was Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, who had a strange relationship with the monkey, after experiencing his rebellion from Lingshan and causing a catastrophe, even if he was not as furious as when facing Ananda, he should not call him "The Monkey King". Under the premise that the Bodhisattva's cultivation was still there, at most he would call him "Sun Wukong".

So, based on this name, Meng Qi boldly guessed that it was Guanyin Bodhisattva, who experienced the rebellion and degenerated from "Monkey Head" to "The Monkey King". How many laughs and memories were left indifferent.

"I don't care about my previous identity." Meng Qi pondered for a while and said, "I care about how the Buddhist sect can allow a great Bodhisattva of the Creation level to fall to this point, and ignore it and let it die on its own."

This is the biggest doubt in his heart.

If the legends are the backbone of the forces that rule the heavens and the worlds, such as Buddhism, Taoism, Heaven, Nine Netherworlds, and the demon race, then the fortune-level strongmen are the top of all forces, known as "great supernatural powers". Before the demons disturbed the earth, the Green Emperor, Black Emperor, Golden Emperor, and Fire Emperor among the Five Ancient Emperors were only at this level. Although they and a small number of others are perfect, close to the other shore, and stronger than the other great supernatural powers, they are still at this level and are still in the sea of ​​suffering. This shows how rare and precious the fortune-level supernatural powers are.

In ancient times, Buddhism was so powerful that there were not many Buddhas, great bodhisattvas, and great arhats of the creation level. Excluding the "disguises" such as the three corpses, past bodies, Vajra incarnations, and bodhisattva incarnations, there were only four top bodhisattvas, Manjusri, Guanyin, Ksitigarbha, and Samantabhadra, two great arhats, Ananda and Kasyapa, Akshobhya Buddha, Amoghasiddhi Tathagata, and Ratnasambhava Tathagata among the five Buddhas of the five directions, Dipankara among the past Buddhas, Maitreya Bodhisattva among the future Buddhas, Medicine King Buddha among the three Buddhas of the past, and the great supernatural powers of the present-day Mahavairocana Tathagata.

Even if we add the two or three Buddhas such as Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva and Shiqi among the past Buddhas, who we are not sure are not creations, and even if we include the Peacock King, Fighting Victory Buddha, Garuda Dapeng Bird and other outsiders who entered Buddhism or outsider Dharma protectors, it is still unclear whether there are twenty.

This is a person with great magical powers that only many pure lands and countless branches of Buddhism, such as the Pure Land of Bliss, the Pure Land of Saha, the Pure Land of Glaze, and the Pure Land of Wonderful Joy, possess. If divided, some pure lands even have only one. Whether it is Guanyin or Samantabhadra, they must be high-level and important figures in Buddhism. Why let him live in Tianzhu Mountain and only survive when Buddhism has not been completely overthrown?

The "Immortal Demon God" fell into silence again, and did not speak for a long time. Seeing that Meng Qi's "Immortal Dao Body" incarnation was approaching the time limit, he said slowly: "Some things cannot be judged by appearance alone."

Can't be judged by appearance alone...Meng Qi took a light breath, and suddenly felt that the Buddha's enlightenment and the battle with Lingshan were becoming more and more interesting. After saying this, the Immortal Demon God could be Samantabhadra or Guanyin.

He thought about it and felt that now was not the opportunity to explore in depth. The "Immortal Demon God" obviously did not dare to say more, so he asked: "In ancient times, a holy Buddha in Buddhism ascended to the other shore. I wonder what the demon god knows about him?"

The Holy Buddha practiced the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills and obtained the Bodhi Golden Body. He was suspected to be the incarnation of Yuanshi. Meng Qi had been very curious for a long time. Now that he had caught a Buddhist master who was active in the mythological era, how could he let go of the opportunity?

The silence of the "Immortal Demon God" disappeared a lot, and he said lightly: "The Holy Buddha was originally a heretic. He was introduced to Buddhism by the Ancient Buddha Bodhi. He practiced Buddhism and used the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills to break free from the shackles on his body. He finally obtained the Bodhi Golden Body, transcended the world, had little contact with other Buddhas, and gradually disappeared."

Using the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills to break free from the shackles on his body, he disappeared... He disappeared... Meng Qi's heartbeat quickened when he heard it. Although the Immortal Demon God did not say it explicitly, his words and deeds hinted that the Holy Buddha was the incarnation of Yuanshi Tianzun!

Isn't it just seeking a way to break free from the greatest cause and effect between heaven and earth?

Moreover, the Holy Buddha was introduced to Buddhism by the ancient Buddha Bodhi. This was beyond my imagination. The game between the other shores was deeper and more thrilling than I expected.

However, it was interesting to think about what kind of expressions Samantabhadra, Guanyin and other former Jade Void Golden Immortals would have when they found out that their former teachers had also joined Buddhism under a "vest".

Of course, they may not have been originally Jade Void Golden Immortals. They may have been Buddhas or great bodhisattvas who cut off their Taoist bodies and worshipped in Jade Void Palace. For example, it may be that Taoist Cihang, after the Conferred God event, turned to Buddhism, followed Amitabha Buddha, transformed into Guanyin Bodhisattva, and cut off the body of the past Buddha. It may also be that Guanyin Bodhisattva first cut off the body of the past Buddha "Right Dharma Bright Tathagata", and then cut off Taoist Cihang, worshipped in Jade Void, and specialized in practicing Yin and Yang Seals. When the calamity was complete and the cultivation was improved, Taoist Cihang returned to his original body, allowing the golden body of the great and merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva to have both the characteristics of the Dharma body and the reward body, with both yin and yang, and transform himself from a man to a woman, perfect and beautiful, and step into the creation.

In addition, there is also the story of the Taoist Lord of Morality traveling to the West and enlightening the Buddha's "vest" Sakyamuni...

In short, it is precisely because of these gods and Buddhas that the relationship between Taoism, Buddhism, and Heaven in the mythological era is very subtle, which makes people like me in later generations always confused. Restricting "vests" is indeed the general trend... Meng Qi silently complained a few words.

"I see." Meng Qi nodded slightly and continued to ask, "Does the demon god know the whereabouts of the descendants of Wuzhuang Temple?"

"The Immortal Demon God" said: "In the fall of Heaven, Zhen Yuanzi was implicated and his life and death are unknown, and Wuzhuang Temple was divided into two branches, one returned to the Conferred God World, and the other took the ginseng fruit tree and hid in the world."

Return to the Conferred God World? Meng Qi narrowed his eyes, meaning that the Journey to the West was separated from the Conferred God?

No wonder Uncle Xiaobai can get the great magical power of "The Universe in the Sleeve".

"The one that returned to the Conferred God World, I was trapped in Tianzhu Mountain for many years, and it is difficult to know. The one that hid in the world has never been exposed, but decades ago, the Dragon King of the East China Sea got the ginseng fruit tree from somewhere." The Immortal Demon God said slowly.

"Ginseng fruit tree?" Meng Qi's face changed slightly. This root of heaven and earth also appeared in the world?

It seems that the clues of Wuzhuang Temple must fall on the head of the Dragon King of the East China Sea. Do I have to make a big fuss in the Dragon Palace?

Why can't I always make sense of the experience with the monkey...

As he spoke, his incarnation gradually dissipated, and only the Immortal Demon God sighed:

"If I left the Journey to the West world, I would have fallen long ago."

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