In the troubled times of the ten directions, the Martial Saint in the world!

In the dark and dark place, the golden light of glazed glass blooms.

The Pure Land of Buddha, filled with endless red spider lilies, is peaceful, harmonious, and pure as glass.

All hatreds disappear here, all obsessions become empty here, all things are saved, only goodness remains.

The contemporary Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Master Xuanku, sits cross-legged on a brilliant golden lotus platform with a serene expression, chanting the Ksitigarbha Soul-Saving Sutra for billions of ghosts wandering in the Pure Land.

The sound of Sanskrit can dispel resentment and put an end to sorrow.

At this time, there was infinite glazed golden light falling from the sky, illuminating the underworld and shining on the nine underworlds.

Xuan Ku looked up, and what came into his sight was the boundless and boundless vast pure land.

It was a vast pure land far superior to the Buddhist kingdom that Xuan Ku now controlled. It was filled with death and desolation, mottled and damaged, with a strong sense of desolation, and countless confused and evil spirits floating around.

“This is the pure land left behind by the [Lord of the Underworld] Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in the ancient times. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has been missing for such a long time, how could his pure land suddenly appear here?” Master Xuanku was moved and suddenly understood.

The glazed light is dazzling, and the Pure Land is boundless and vast.

Xuan Ku looked down and saw that in the depths of the boundless void, there were withered and dead Parashina flowers, whose brilliance was dim, but they could vaguely see their former splendor.

Even though Master Xuan Ku has now attained perfection as a celestial being, created the [Golden Body of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva], and even obtained the status of "Great Bodhisattva", he still possesses some of the authority of the Nine Netherworlds bestowed by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

But, after all, he is only at the level of a celestial being and has never stepped into the door of creation. He is still fundamentally different from the real Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in the ancient times.

Now, when he got a glimpse of the Ksitigarbha Pure Land of the past, Xuan Ku's heart couldn't help but feel ripples.

"Good, good!"

Xuan Ku clasped his hands together and chanted softly.

In the netherworld of the present, the former heavenly palace, the netherworld, is now controlled by the Western Pure Land of the Buddhist Kingdom and belongs to Buddhism. The land of Fengdu Luofu was once occupied by the nine ghosts and gods. With the fall of the Black Emperor, half of it was returned to the ancient Buddha Bodhi and the other half fell into the hands of the Green Emperor. The Pure Land of Wusheng Niangniang, the former home of Zhenkong, fell into the hands of Lingbao Tianzun and Nuwa Niangniang, and belonged to the Biyou Palace and the demon clan king court respectively.

Therefore, he has been stuck in the realm of celestial perfection for nearly two hundred years.

In quiet moments, even though he was well versed in Buddhism, he still felt uneasy.

After all, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was once one of the four top Bodhisattvas in Buddhism, and was known as the "Three Great Bodhisattvas" along with Manjushri, Samantabhadra, and Guanyin. His reputation was even greater than that of the "future Buddha" Maitreya Buddha.

I, however, am just an ordinary celestial being, which is really not worthy of the name.

But now, with the body of a celestial being, he can become the leader of the underworld, inherit the throne of Ksitigarbha, and become a great bodhisattva. All of this is due to the efforts of Yuanshi Tianzun.

As his thoughts flowed, out of respect for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Master Xuan Ku evolved the golden body of Ksitigarbha Tathagata and bowed slowly with utmost respect.

As soon as he bowed, the golden lotus surged and the golden flowers bloomed;

Bowing twice, white clouds dissipated and the sound of Sanskrit became like a tide;
Bow three times, billions of Buddha lights flash, and countless Arhats and Bodhisattvas put their hands together!

At this time, Xuan Ku slowly took a step forward, stepped on the brilliant golden lotus, climbed higher and higher, and stepped into the deep and dead silence, like the destroyed pure land of Yama's purgatory.

Looking at the withered pure land, his mind was filled with thoughts and he could not find peace.

In the myth, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who served as the "Lord of the Underworld", fell from the Lingshan Mountain. After the extinction of all Buddhas, he completely disappeared from the heavens and the world, and was never heard from again.

Rumor has it that he fell in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation and perished along with the Holy Mountain.
There are also great demons who escaped from the annihilated sacred mountain and have been secluded from the world ever since, just to heal the scars of the past;

Some even disrespectfully slandered that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had betrayed Buddhism, converted to the Unrivaled Devil, and completely fallen into depravity, becoming a minion of the Nine Netherworlds Evil God.
There are so many things like this, even he has heard of them.

However, Xuan Ku never imagined that one day he would be able to step into the Bodhisattva's former Buddhist pure land.

"pat-"

The sound of glass breaking was heard.

Xuan Ku lowered his head slightly and saw a relic whose light had dimmed and whose spiritual charm had dissipated.

At this moment, the mottled and cracked relics looked like white bones.

"Xuan Ku, you must not let this disturb your Buddhist mind."

Xuan Ku warned himself in his heart, and immediately began to chant the sutra of meditation, walking slowly on the vast and desolate land without any vitality.

The many pagodas, Buddhist temples, monasteries, and lotus ponds that once existed are now bleak and withered;
Many ancient Bodhi trees, merit ponds, Brahma flowers, and even ancient Buddha statues from the past have become weathered or desolate and are now mottled and dilapidated.

"call--"

Walking to the center of the Infinite Pure Land, Xuan Ku was silent for a moment and just worshiped solemnly.

As the core place of the Buddhist Pure Land, there is no common Mount Sumeru here, nor is there a pool of merit. There is only a magnificent lotus platform with twelve golden lotus flowers.

Even though it has gone through years and endured many disasters, it is still as dazzling and brilliant as ever.

The twelve-petal lotus pedestal was sparkling with light, each petal was crystal clear and contained Buddhist charm, as if it was made of ancient colored glaze.

Sitting on the lotus platform at this moment is a great Bodhisattva with a dignified appearance and compassion for the world.

At this moment, He holds a lotus and a jewel in each hand, and billions of Buddhist images rise around His body, some representing the six realms of reincarnation, and some representing all Buddhas.

"The Ten Kings of Ksitigarbha" Xuan Ku whispered softly with a complicated expression.

The glory remains, the Buddhist sounds still exist, and the light remains as before.

However, this great Bodhisattva has already lost his vitality, his spiritual aura is dim, and his Buddha light is no longer there.

Only between those glass eyes were trickles of blood and tears, lingering with a strong sense of death and filth, filled with a sense of decadence and depression.

How could Xuan Ku, who learned many stories about Lingshan in the past from Chen Xiu, not guess the truth?
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva did indeed fall in the Lingshan Mountain in the past and was annihilated in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Array of that time, and has disappeared from then on.

However, because He represents Buddhism and presides over the Netherworld and the Six Paths of Destiny, He holds many powers in the Netherworld, and His merits are immeasurable, He is infinitely close to the realm of the ancients.

Therefore, after the complete fall of Lingshan, the remains of his golden body were taken away by the Ancient Ones and sent back to the infinite pure land he had opened up in the depths of the void.

Xuan Ku clasped his hands together, bowed deeply and respectfully, and said:

"Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, I have received your true teachings and will definitely carry on your legacy! I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty! If this wish is not fulfilled, I will never see the Tathagata in this lifetime!"

The voice was not loud, and the words were deep, but they resounded through the sky like thunder, echoing in the pure land of silence, lasting for a long time.

After practicing Buddhism to the current level, Xuan Ku has already acquired some ability to speak the Dharma and make vows to act in accordance with it.

Now, the wishes he made can be engraved on the laws of nature, touching the universe and shocking all living beings.

The moment the words fell, the heavens trembled, and the pure land collapsed. The dark sky that had covered the sky with endless haze for nearly eons was now shining brightly, and the vast golden light fell on the earth, like a torrential rain, whistling down.

Many withered and dim lotus flowers bloom here, and the withered and depressed ancient Bodhi trees also regain their vitality here.

At this moment, there seemed to be light and shadow flickering in Xuan Ku's eyes.

Here he understood the wish left by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, saw the crying of all the heavens and worlds, saw the struggles of all beings in hell sinking in purgatory, saw the wailing and suffering in the six realms of reincarnation, and at this moment, endless wailing sounded in Xuan Ku's ears.

Almost at the same time, two lines of mottled blood and tears dripped from the golden body of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

The hands holding the lotus and the jewel evolved into the ancient seal of Buddhism, which is profound and unfathomable, and in line with the supreme way.

In an instant, boundless black and white bloomed in Xuan Ku's eyes. It was life that was pure to the extreme, and also death that was annihilated to the extreme.

Vitality and decay flow endlessly in his eyes.

"This, this is the supreme way of life and death?"

Xuan Ku's mind moved, and he immediately sat cross-legged, using his supernatural powers to evolve a golden body. He realized the mystery of the cycle of life and death and understood the supreme Dharma.

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After an unknown amount of time, the extreme black and white disappeared.

Instead, there was an endless glow that was dark yet dotted with holiness, falling into Xuan Ku's hands like a waterfall from the sky.

The light fades, and the principles of law converge.

What caught Xuan Ku's eyes was an ancient wheel emitting a thick blood-colored mist.

There is white in black and death in life. It contains endless legal principles and encompasses the ways of life and death in all the heavens and worlds.

Xuan Ku raised his hand gently, and the moment he touched it.

In his eyes was an ancient and vicissitudes of life world, and everything seemed to originate from that point where black and white intertwined.

All vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and even the feelings in the heart, seem to be empty!
The five senses are gone and the six senses are gone!
All concepts, all cognitions, and all imaginations of the heavens and the world seem to no longer exist in this world!
Cold, solemn, silent, painful, death, destruction, falling, decay, so many chilling and gloomy feelings swept over, even he felt that his soul seemed to be completely frozen!
The next second, pure and bright light bloomed.

The five senses return, like a spring breeze!
Life, activity, warmth, peace, brilliance, growth, endless vibrant intentions burst out from Xuan Ku's heart, instantly sweeping away all the haze in his heart!
"This is not the path of life and death, this is the legendary origin of life and death, the shortcut."

"This precious wheel is called the 'Wheel of All Heavens and Myriad Laws'. It is a peerless divine weapon that can reach the origin of life and death."

Xuan Ku's eyes were filled with shock. He thought of the shortcut that the Great Primordial Lord had once mentioned. That was the place that all the powerful people in the realm of creation in the heavens and all worlds yearned for.

At this time, the black and white light dimmed, and the treasure wheel spun and fell into his palm, incomparably quiet.

On the golden body of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, a brilliant flame like glass was burning at this moment, completely burning away all the death, coldness, and evil thoughts, and completely purifying the polluted remains of Buddhism.

The flames flickered, illuminating the heavens and all the worlds.

Finally, the remains disintegrated, leaving behind a relic that glowed with golden light and was as crystal clear as glass.

The relic glowed with golden light, reflecting black and white, containing life and death, and refracting many reflections: all of them were Buddhist scriptures from the ancient times!

"The Sutra of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, The Sutra of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow and Merits."

As Xuan Ku murmured, his eyes were filled with thoughts and he looked extremely confused.

He was certain that this was an opportunity bestowed upon him by some powerful being.

But which ancient being is behind this?

Is it Amitabha, or Bodhi Buddha, or maybe the one from Yuxu Palace?
What is their purpose?
The Ancients are nearly omnipotent, so why do they still need to make plans for themselves?

While Xuan Ku was lost in thought, he gently raised his hand and took the relic left by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

At this moment, he and the relic were completely merged.

"I, have I been recognized by that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?"

Xuan Ku murmured softly, put his hands together, and turned into a Buddha on the spot!

In an instant, the vast pure land shone brightly, with golden light surging, holy and magnificent.

The withered temple returned to its original state, the lonely and gloomy Buddhist temple seemed to have been washed away of dust and was bright again, the pure and holy water once again gushed out of the dried-up merit pool, the dilapidated Bodhi tree regained its green branches and leaves, the dull Parashi flowers bloomed on the ground again, the seven treasures in front of the Buddha sparkled again, shed light, and everything in the pure land was revived again.

The Pure Land descends and merges with the Pure Land of Buddha that is derived from Xuan Ku.

After a few breaths, they had become one.

Numerous Yin lands were instantly accommodated by the Buddha's kingdom, and billions of resentful ghosts in the underworld were all embraced therein.

Xuan Ku sat upright on the twelve-tier golden lotus platform, in the center of the Pure Land, holding the [Wheel of All Heavenly Dharmas], immersed in enlightenment.

His face became more compassionate, his aura became heavier and deeper, and he became more ancient.

No matter who is behind this incident and how he planned it, I will not complain.

Because, saving all living beings and saving all ghosts is my wish.

My only wish in this life!
If hell is not empty, I will never become a Buddha!
In the infinitely high and vast Yuxu Palace, Chen Xiu had an indifferent expression and slowly loosened his five fingers.

At this moment, the darkness that had been stagnant around him began to flow, and the completely frozen river of time and river of destiny also began to flow.

He used the great supernatural power of the law of cause and effect to completely conceal all the secrets concerning himself.

Even the ancients find it difficult to decipher.

Chen Xiu's eyes were extremely dark and deep at this moment, full of chaos and boundlessness, as if embracing the ancient universe.

He whispered softly, "Master Xuanku has obtained the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's relic, and at the same time received the Ksitigarbha Pure Land of the past. With the help of my [Wheel of All Dharmas of the Heavens], he can directly perceive the origin of life and death, thereby understanding the way of life and death and accelerating the path to attaining the ancient path."

"The end of the world is coming, and the heavens will fall. No one can avoid this."

"What I did was to create an infinite and endless world of Yintu to protect the common people from such a catastrophe!"

"But what I want is contrary to what Lingbao Tianzun and Amitabha Buddha, who longs for transcendence, want!"

"In the near future, we ancients will inevitably have another battle!"

"It's about transcendence, it's about each person's determination!" (End of this chapter)