Too much fruit

Chapter 752: One Reason, Vairocana Tathagata
"These two have great skills." Jiang Li used his mind to observe the surroundings, observing Guanyin and Tan Wuwei.

He spoke the last sentence in secret voice, and logically only Manjusri heard it, but secret voice transmission is not 100% safe.

Guanyin must have practiced the six supernatural powers of Buddhism, and at least her divine hearing power must have reached perfection. After all, her Dao fruit is "Guanyin". But Tan Wuwei, who was promoted to the third rank not long ago and became a monk, was able to hear Jiang Li's voice transmission, which was purely due to his profound skills.

Manjusri seemed to know that the sound transmission could not be hidden from the other two, so he just gently turned his palm and pressed it, and an invisible barrier enveloped the surrounding area, isolating Wei Tuo and Guangli who arrived later, and then said: "There is nothing that cannot be told to others. The two Buddhist friends are now great bodhisattvas of our Buddhist country and are qualified to know any secrets."

While speaking, Manjusri's golden sun-like eyes were secretly observing Jiang Li, as if he was considering Wuzhiqi's intentions.

Unfortunately, divination did not work on Wuzhiqi. His Six-eared Macaque Dao Fruit was one of the Four Mischievous Monkeys in the World, and he was born with the ability to confuse divination. Even though Manjusri practiced the "Gui Zang Yi", he could not use the Yi Dao to calculate Wuzhiqi's details.

He'd tried this before and it didn't work.

Jiang Li was also a special person. He was also not affected by Manjusri's divination. He was the same as Wuzhiqi in this respect.

This left Manjusri with no choice but to observe the white-haired monkey in front of him with his eyes, trying to find out something.

But Jiang's acting skills had already reached the pinnacle, and even Manjusri could not see anything.

Manjusri, who couldn't see any clues, turned his gaze to Tan Wuwei, only to see that Tan Wuwei was already showing surprise.

She "saw" what Jiang Li said first.

"Tan Wuwei really can't discover my identity." Jiang Li also came to the same conclusion in his mind.

Those who can see the future may not be able to see through the present.

As long as Jiang Li does not reveal his identity within Tan Wuwei's observation range, he does not need to worry about Tan Wuwei seeing the truth behind the appearance of this white-haired ape.

Tan Wuwei was able to use her magical powers to observe whether Jiang Li had returned because she knew that the Fairy Queen was chasing Jiang Li closely. If Jiang Li wanted to return to the Great Zhou, the movement would definitely be significant and could be observed by Tan Wuwei.

But now, the situation is different. The Fairy Queen is chasing Tianxuan, and Jiang Li has a substitute who appeared in the Buddha Kingdom, which is enough to cover for Jiang Li.

Both parties had their own considerations when they met, and then the topic was carried forward.

"When Karma Tathagata appeared, I was also in the Buddha Kingdom. By chance, I saw the face of Karma Tathagata," Jiang Li said here and paused, "It is exactly the same as the enlightened one."

Exactly the same?
Manjusri and Guanyin then understood why Tan Wuwei looked surprised, and a similar calmness appeared on their faces.

This calmness was not because they had expected it and calmly accepted the bombshell news, but because all the calculations and thoughts in their hearts were suppressed by the bombshell news, so that neither of them could adjust their facial expressions.

“Exactly the same!” Manjusri lowered his eyes and slightly closed his eyelids to hide the turmoil in his heart, “Buddhist friend Wuzhiqi, this is not a trivial matter…”

"This god has divine thoughts as proof."

Jiang Lipian pointed at his forehead, leading out a divine thought which split into three strands and was sent to the hands of three people.

Manjusri and the other three immediately explored the memories in their minds. They seemed to be calm, but in fact, they were already distracted. After all, these were the Awakened One and the Karma Tathagata, not ordinary people.

Then, they all kept their facial expressions calm again.

This time, I wanted to suppress the waves in my heart and not lose my composure.

The memory that Jiang Li gave was the scene he saw when he used the Heart Demon Secret Sword to deal with Lou Shuangying. Although the content might not be authentic, it was a real memory.

——Under the Bodhi tree, similar yet different people sit opposite each other. Behind the same faces are diametrically opposed thoughts.

“Seeing may not be believing.”

The elegant white-robed Guanyin tried her best to calm her mind and said, "The one that Karma Tathagata has received is the Great Freedom Heavenly Dao Fruit, the master of the realm of form. He controls all sounds and colors, and is the best at manipulating people's hearts."

Mahadeva is the boss of the Heavenly Prince Demons and also the enemy of Buddha. It is not difficult for a person who has obtained the fruit of Mahadeva to change his skin.

Even if necessary, Karma Tathagata can transform into any person you are familiar with.

It is because of this great fruit of the Way of Heaven that even though some people in the Buddha Kingdom have suspected that the Awakened One and Karma Tathagata have a master-disciple relationship over the years, it is difficult to truly confirm it. Because this suspicion itself is likely to be deliberately guided by Karma Tathagata, and even this emotion of suspicion was deliberately implanted by Karma Tathagata back then.

Now the big news is here. It turns out that Jue and Ye Tathagata are not master and disciple, but a closer relationship. Are they brothers? Or are they simply the same person?
This is much more serious than the master-disciple relationship, and it cannot be confirmed without solid evidence.

but--

Why do we need irrefutable evidence?

Manjusri let out a long breath and said, "This is a serious matter. We should not make a decision immediately. Let's focus on spreading Buddhism to the East for the time being."

Yes, there is no need for hard evidence, just suspicion is enough.

Why do we need evidence to doubt?

At this point, even if it was completely groundless, Manjusri had to confirm his suspicion.

Jiang Li did not have any eloquent or persuasive ability, he just gave a reason at the right time and in the right place.

Everything is Manjusri’s own choice, and it is also a choice he must make.

If Manjusri has come to this point and still wants to retreat back to the Buddhist kingdom and is still afraid of the enlightened one, then Manjusri is not worthy of being Jiang Li's opponent.

People who are indecisive will never achieve anything great.

Guanyin and Tan Wuwei also saw the meaning of Manjusri's words. Guanyin's face changed slightly, but he also knew that it was not a good idea to be indecisive. Being able to reach the third level, Guanyin was not lacking in decisiveness. Since he had made the choice to spread Buddhism to the east, he would go all the way to the end.

As for Tan Wuwei, this newly promoted third-rank official from the Buddhist Kingdom who betrayed Mo Men has truly calmed down. Even Jiang Li finds it difficult to tell what's in her mind.

The three great Bodhisattvas reached a silent consensus, and Manjusri looked at Jiang Li again.

They had come this far, and it was impossible for them to turn back. What was the plan of this former demon god? Why did he send such a message?

Although there was no hard evidence, the three of them had actually formed a tendency towards the relationship between the Awakened One and Karma Tathagata. They also believed in their hearts that the two had a close relationship and believed what Jiang Li said.

"The enlightened one may not be able to tolerate me." The white-haired monkey showed a hint of murderous intent.

As an old monster, Wuzhiqi has experienced the time when the Awakened One had not yet entered seclusion, and knows His style of doing things.

Although the enlightened one does not worship Buddha, he also believes that one can become a Buddha by putting down the butcher knife, provided that one repays the karma while putting down the butcher knife. It is impossible to write off everything by putting down the butcher knife.

As for Wuzhiqi, he had eaten people before. It was not easy for him to pay back the karma.

"The abbot is indeed a bit ruthless at times," Manjusri sighed. "Buddhism is compassionate. It is better to save one person than to kill one. Wuzhiqi Buddhist friends are kind-hearted. How can our Buddhist country reject them?"

What this means is, of course, that I will protect you.

Although Wei Tuo has said that Wuzhiqi has been converted, as an old demon who had even committed the atrocities of flooding Liangzhou, how could Wuzhiqi be converted so easily?
Although Manjushri is a great bodhisattva of the Buddhist kingdom, he is well aware of the evil of human nature, and he is even more aware that Wuzhiqi had long since turned into a demon. When he heard this reason, he naturally believed it.

On the contrary, if Jiang Li, who was pretending to be Wuzhiqi, said that he had turned over a new leaf after being converted, and did not want the people of the Buddhist country to be deceived by the enlightened one, so he exposed the matter, then Manjusri would definitely chop him with a sword.

What's more, Jiang Li's disclosure of this news was actually a token of his allegiance.

So the four of them reached a consensus.

Manjusri waved his hand to remove the barrier, allowing Wei Tuo and Guangli to approach. At the same time, he looked into the distance and said, "It's time for them to retreat."

The Golden Crow came from the east, breaking the situation. If Taoist Guangcheng and his men did not want their troops to be slaughtered by the Golden Crow, they had to retreat.

"The foundation of Yuxu Temple is still in Dongkunxu. One person must return to Yuxu Temple to rely on the cave and the formation to defend it. This person should be Guangyuan." Wenshu was very sure of the other party's movements and smiled, "Leaving one person in Yuxu Temple will also give us some precautions."

One person will stay behind to guard Yuxu Temple. If Manjusri and others go to Yongzhou, this person can attack from the rear at any time.

If Manjusri and his two companions choose to attack Yuxu Temple by force, the opponent can temporarily give up Daxing City and rely on Yuxu Temple's formation to fight Manjusri.

Yuxu Temple has a profound foundation, and it is not easy to break through the formation.

The third rank is so difficult to deal with.

However, no matter how difficult the situation is, we have the upper hand at this moment.

"Let's go and take Daxing first." Manjusri laughed.

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“Give up Daxing.”

There was a faint fluctuation coming from the wordless heavenly book. Gongsun Qingyue received the information conveyed in it and couldn't help but grit her teeth.

At this moment, she was on a high slope outside Daxing City, overlooking the battle situation with the wordless heavenly book.

The sky above Daxing City was emitting a mighty divine power, which merged with the power of the heavenly soldiers and turned into a brilliant tide of light. It collided with the raging waves formed by blood and energy in the air. Below, the imperial soldiers who were holding the heavenly soldiers and the monks of the Buddhist kingdom were fighting each other.

The beating of the war drums was like thunder, and the sound was heard for eight hundred miles. Every sound caused the manifested blood and energy to surge continuously, and made the heavenly soldiers more courageous as they fought.

This is the Kui drum, which was used by Emperor Huangdi to defeat Chiyou's army.

Jiang Li once personally killed the Ji clan's Zong Zheng, took away the Kui Drum, and also took Zong Zheng's Kuiniu Dao Fruit. Afterwards, he put the Kuiniu Dao Fruit into the Kui Drum, completely restoring the power of this Dao weapon.

In this battle, with the help of Kui drum and Gongsun Qingyue's overlooking of the battlefield with the wordless heavenly book and command with the art of Qimen Dunjia, the army has completely gained the upper hand.

But then the Golden Crow came.

Rolling hot currents washed over the sky, and the night sky had turned red. If it weren't for the divine might of the heavenly soldiers and the raging blood and energy of the monks that obscured the night sky, the soldiers on both sides should have noticed the abnormality by now.

"It would take at most half an hour to defeat the Buddhist monks, but at this moment..."

Gongsun Qingyue was quite unwilling, but had to make a decision. With the speed of the Golden Crow, he would be there within half an hour, perhaps even half a quarter of an hour.

"Enter Daxing City and take away the people in the city..."

Gongsun Qingyue was about to give an order when she suddenly sensed a vast power appearing in the sky. An ancient wooden whip took on a huge shape in the air. When the whip was swung down from the sky, the divine light above Daxing City was shattered like an avalanche.

The divine domain of Yongzhou Governor Hong Haogu was broken. Just with such a simple whip, the geographical advantage was completely lost.

'Shen Hou is here.'

When Gongsun Qingyue saw the wooden whip, she raised her hand and a rag bag flew into the air. She opened the bag towards the attacking army, and the unstoppable suction force covered all the imperial soldiers and even some monks, sucking them all into the bag.

go!
Gongsun Qingyue made a prompt decision, abandoned Daxing City, and evacuated with his men in a human bag.

Soon after, in the time it took to drink a cup of tea, a dazzling light appeared in the sky. The rolling red clouds were pushed away by the heat current, and a big sun came across the sky. In an instant, the temperature doubled and continued to rise.

But when this scorching light fell on the Buddhist monks, it was like a refreshing shower to them. Their injuries improved significantly, and their morale, which had been declining, immediately stabilized.

"Mahavairocana, it is Mahavairocana."

Someone among the monks shouted loudly, attracting the attention of everyone around.

This shout was like a signal, causing the monks to follow suit and shout, and the sound of "Mahavairocana" was heard everywhere.

"Greetings to the Vairocana Tathagata."

The monk soldiers did not pursue the victory, nor did they think of attacking Daxing City. Instead, they knelt down on the battlefield and worshiped the sun in the sky.

The fanatical belief turned into incense, forming a golden light visible to the naked eye, which gathered in the sky. The sun was bathed in the incense, and gradually, a pure and holy air appeared.

"Faith in Mahavairocana..."

On the wall of Daxing City, Taoist Shen Hou landed on the dragon-whiskered tiger. He looked at the red world around him and the sun in the sky, and his hand holding the wooden whip had quietly clenched.

'Did Manjusri spread the faith of Mahavairocana in the Buddhist country in advance just for this moment? Mahavairocana...it would have been fine if he had stolen the name of the ancestor, but he actually made the ancestor Yandi become this thief-bald Mahavairocana.'

'Before he was promoted to the second rank, he began to absorb faith and shape the image of the Great Sun Tathagata. Manjusri thought far ahead and even thought that the battle situation might be unfavorable, so he let Jinwu take the opportunity to deepen his faith and absorb incense.'

When Shen Hou thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh and cursed, "Damn it, with this bunch of insects, when will we be able to restore the Jiang family?"

The scriptures circulating in Buddhist countries today tell that Vairocana Tathagata was once reborn as a human being, established the foundation for the human emperor, and was known in history as the Yan Emperor. Now, when the catastrophe comes again, he has returned to the body of the Tathagata and is spreading Buddhism to the east.

The ancestor of the Jiang family was said to be Vairocana Tathagata. Just thinking about it, Lord Shen couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Fellow Daoist, please stay. Fellow Daoist, please stay. Fellow Daoist, please stay."

He looked at the big sun and called out affectionately.

(End of this chapter)