Too much fruit

Chapter 764: The Devil is the Way
The Dharma form of Vairocana Tathagata...or the Dharma form of Vairocana Tathagata of Manjushri, is based on the power of incense and thoughts.

The method of practicing Dharmakāya is not limited to gathering incense and offerings, but it can also be achieved through one's own enlightenment and practice. However, that method is much slower.

The current practice system completely relies on the Dao Fruit. If one does not follow the path of the Hook-and-Move Method, which can both increase strength and demonstrate the Dao Fruit, and spends time practicing hard for enlightenment, it is feared that even after practicing for decades, one may not be able to produce a Dharma image.

That is why Manjusri had to find another way, using the incense and offerings from others to practice the Dharma, and he actually succeeded in finding his way.

However, doing so also changed the foundation of Vairocana Tathagata's Dharma image into the power of incense and thoughts.

At this moment, Jiang Li's mind was full of bad thoughts and he came up with several bad ideas at once, but they were rejected one by one.

"Manjusri must know the foundation of the Vairocana Buddha's Dharma. A man like him would not hope that others would not discover the foundation, so he would definitely be on guard." Jiang Li thought to himself.

Manjusri’s strongest defensive measure is naturally the Gui Zang Yi.

The art of Yi may not be able to predict the future for some people, but when it comes to one’s own safety, Manjusri has his own sense and can respond immediately.

"So, if you want to attack the incense, you only have one chance. If you fail the first time, it will be difficult to attack again the second time."

Thinking of this, Jiang Li was about to stand up.

When he came back, he found Wuzhiqi sitting cross-legged on the tower. It was obvious that Xiaotian, the lazy dog, was too lazy to disguise himself and chose the simplest method. When Jiang Li came back to replace Xiaotian, he naturally sat cross-legged as well.

At this time, "Wuzhiqi", who discovered the Dharma image of Vairocana Tathagata, should also take action.

Jiang Li fell down from the city wall and just in time saw Wei Tuo and Guangli coming hurriedly. When they saw Jiang Li, they opened their mouths to speak, but suddenly shut up.

Seeing this, Jiang Li waved his hand gently, and his invisible thoughts created another layer of reality. The two of them saw the surrounding scene faintly blurring, and another self appeared, talking to the white-haired monkey.

"Tan Wuwei just offered his telekinesis to Manjusri. Now she has no time to pay attention to us. This virtual image should be enough for us to have a conversation temporarily."

As Jiang Li was speaking, he saw the two of them opening their mouths to speak, but he called out a name first, "Zhen Ru Jushi."

As soon as the name came out, it triggered the cause and effect, and there was an echo in the dark. In a trance, it seemed that an invisible gaze was cast from the far distance, and the scene in front of me changed rapidly.

The city wall turned into a plain covered with Buddha's light. In front stood a tall Bodhi tree, under which sat a lay Buddhist in white clothes and white hair.

If you keep thinking about something, there will be a response. The awakened one sensed that Jiang Li was calling his name and responded.

"This is the Buddhaland in the palm of the hand of the lost. Jiang Tanyue does not need to worry about Wusheng's magical powers falling here."

The enlightened one spoke in a gentle voice and waved his hand, indicating that Wei Tuo and Guangli did not need to be polite.

"Can the Buddha Kingdom in the palm of your hand be used like this?" Jiang Li asked curiously when he saw this.

Rather than saying it is a Buddhist kingdom in the palm of his hand, it would be more accurate to say that the Enlightened One pulled Jiang Li and others into his world of mind, just like the day when the Enlightened One confronted and confronted the Three Pure Ones of the Taoist Master with his divine thoughts.

Is this the Buddha Kingdom in the palm of your hand?

Where is the palm?

"All things follow the mind, Buddha is born from the mind, and what the mind shows is where the Dharma is." The enlightened one said slowly.

Jiang Li translated it for him - How could Buddhism be such an inconvenient thing?
Forget it, he said it is the Buddha’s kingdom in the palm of your hand, so it must be the Buddha’s kingdom in the palm of your hand.

After the meeting with Wu Zhen, Jiang Li already understood that he was still a little short of reaching the realm of the strongest.

No matter what the Awakened One said, even if Jiang Li thought it was fake, he couldn't find any flaws. This gap in realm might be the difference between heaven and earth.

Jiang Li suppressed his thoughts and said, "Manjusri tricked Guanyin into offering incense and power, and now he has become the Dharma image of Vairocana Tathagata. I can only hurt him if I join hands with Taoist Guangcheng. Now Manjusri has to talk about non-action worship, and Vairocana Tathagata has taken a step further. I have not yet achieved the perfect Dao fruit, and I am being set up by someone and am being pressed step by step. If there is really no other way, I can only bear the Dao fruit of the emperor."

Jiang Li did not explicitly mention this someone, but the Enlightened One already knew what he meant.

Although this person has been in seclusion in Lingtai Mountain in the Buddhist Kingdom, he knows the situation in Jiuzhou very well, including the fact that Jiang Li is now close to the Great Master of the Demon God Sect.

Jiang Li's intention was to tell the Awakened One that if he didn't make some moves, he would be wearing the imperial robe, and then no one would help him deal with the Taoist Master.

According to the awakened master's plan, he intended to help Jiang Li contain the Yan Emperor Dao Fruit, and use the Yan Emperor Dao Fruit's [Humanity Ancestor] supernatural power to deal with Dao Jun's [Dao governs the world, its ghosts are not gods]. Because Dao Jun's third-grade Dao Fruit, Laozi, is also a human, and is just restrained by [Humanity Ancestor].

"Layman, I need to complete my Tao fruit." Jiang Li said.

The Dao fruit mentioned at this time is not the Dao fruit of Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun that has not yet been perfected, but——

"I need the portion of Zhuang Zhou's Dao Fruit in the monk's hand."

When Jiang Li was promoted to the fifth rank, the cause and effect set pulled in the scattered Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruits to complete them. Since Jiang was very good at making trouble, he made all kinds of big noises even though he had not yet been promoted to the fifth rank, the cause and effect at that time could actually successfully complete the Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit, which theoretically belonged to the third rank.

However, when the Cause and Effect Collection turned Jiang Li's cause and effect into a thread and pulled out the last part of the Tao Fruit, it encountered an obstacle.

The final fruit of the Tao is in the hands of the enlightened one.

The enlightened one resisted the line of cause and effect and only handed over part of it, which did not make Zhuang Zhou's Dao fruit truly complete.

At that time, Jiang Li was about to be promoted to the fifth rank, so even if the Dao Fruit was complete, it could not accommodate it. Moreover, it was useless since Jiang Li was unwilling, so it was temporarily put on hold to complete it.

But the past is the past, and the present is the present. Jiang Li is now a fourth-grade being, capable of bearing the Dao Fruit completion, and also has a shameful py transaction with the Awakened One. Considering the current situation, it is time to take back the Dao Fruit.

Upon hearing this, the Enlightened One did not refuse, but said, "Have you thought it through? The undifferentiated Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit is of the third grade. Originally, the Enlightened One planned to give it to the donor when he reached the third grade. In that way, the donor, who is already at the third grade, should be able to withstand the changes brought about by the Dao Fruit. But now, the donor is still at the fourth grade. The fifth grade Dao Fruit is starting to improve in grade, which may suppress the fourth grade Dao Fruit, and will bring unknown consequences."

Even an enlightened being cannot estimate the consequences of doing so.

Zhuang Zhou's Dao Fruit is different from Yan Emperor's Dao Fruit. Both of them are differentiated into multiple Dao Fruits. Yan Emperor's Dao Fruit was only downgraded by one grade, and then promoted to the third grade, and then completed, and naturally promoted to the second grade.

When Zhuang Zhou's Dao fruit was not complete, it was of the fifth grade, and after it was completed, it was of the third grade. In between was the fourth grade Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun Dao fruit.

It's like building a high-rise building, and you've reached the sixth floor. If you want to upgrade to the Yan Emperor Dao Fruit, you have to build two floors with the same material. And if you complete the Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit, you suddenly change the fifth floor, which is likely to affect the stability of the sixth floor.

If Jiang Li was a third-grade cultivator, there would be a high probability that he could be stabilized directly. But now Jiang Li is not a third-grade cultivator yet, so he may not be able to bear the consequences.

"Moreover, Tao fruit is cause and effect. To the confused, the heavier the cause and effect, the more constraints there are. Sometimes, if you give up appropriately, you may be able to go further," the awakened one advised, "This is also the main reason why predecessors differentiated Tao fruit. After differentiation, Tao fruit not only weakens cause and effect, but also reduces hidden dangers." When Jiang Li heard this, he knew that the hidden danger was that Tao fruit above the third grade might still have the true spirit of the original owner.

To differentiate the fruit of the Tao is to differentiate the true spirit. Then, as time goes by, the weakened true spirit will be more easily eroded by the five turbidities and evil world, and eventually perish prematurely.

All we can say is that there are many smart people among the practitioners of all generations, and there must be some who have reached the level of the strongest people today and responded accordingly.

"We have to try to know," Jiang Li sighed helplessly, "If it is impossible, we can only give up and think of another way. Of course, if the layman can spare some time, the current problem will be solved."

Having said that, Jiang Li looked at the Awakened One eagerly.

"I'm afraid that this will disappoint the donors. Even if the lost can get rid of the Karma Tathagata, there is still the Dao Lord, and even the Great Venerable."

The awakened one showed a trace of helplessness, then gently raised his hand, a faint Taoist energy condensed on his palm, and gradually a strange vision appeared.

Sometimes there are butterflies flying, sometimes there are big Kun flying in the water, and sometimes, the big Kun turns into Peng and soars up to 90,000 miles.

Other Dao Fruits all manifest the phantom of the original owner, or symbolize the original owner in a certain image. Only Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit has countless changes, with freedom as its main theme.

The Awakened One looked at the Dao Fruit on his palm, and said with a sense of reminiscence, "Back then, the Dao Lord made the Confused One confused during the discussion of Dao, and gave him another idea. He then used this Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit as a medium to carry this idea. The Confused One was able to win later because he suppressed this Dao Fruit. What a pity..."

He shook his head, his words unfinished.

Jiang Li's heart was moved when he heard this.

This Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit is really free. Other Dao Fruits need to find carriers, but this Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit becomes the carrier.

With Jiang Li's understanding of the magical powers of Zhuang Zhou's Dao Fruit, after hearing the words of the enlightened one, he immediately knew how the Taoist used Zhuang Zhou's Dao Fruit.

He must have used Zhuangzi's Dao fruit to transform the virtual into the real, created another enlightened being, and then let the thought of Karma Tathagata take over.

It is precisely for this reason that Jiang Li realized that Zhuang Zhou's Daoguo and the Māra Sword Canon created by Ye Tathagata are very compatible, and even have the same origin.

The reason is not that the enlightened one is also good at changing his mind and turning the virtual into the real, but that the karma Tathagata at that time used Zhuang Zhou's Dao fruit as his body. This is the root cause of the appearance of the Mara Sword Canon.

The reason why the enlightened one was able to allow Karma Tathagata to stay away from the world for a hundred years together is because he had grasped the essence of Karma Tathagata.

But judging from the results, even though Karma Tathagata had lost his roots, he was not destroyed. He was just in a weak position and had to retreat for a hundred years.

One can only say that the realm of these strongest people is truly incredible. They can still survive even without their foundation, and now they have reappeared in the world.

"The lost master said that he would return it to the donor after three years because he predicted that the Karma Tathagata would be born in three years. Now, although three years have not passed, the Karma Tathagata has already been born. Keeping it may be useful to the Karma Tathagata, but it is not necessary."

The awakened one shook his head slightly, walked out of his memories, and extended his right hand forward. The butterfly, the big Kun, the sky roc and other strange images gathered into a ball of light, as if it had traveled through time and space, crossed the boundary between reality and illusion, and flew towards Jiang Li.

'Transmission through cause and effect?'

Jiang Li suddenly discovered that the method used by the Awakened One had some similarities to the way the Cause and Effect Collection used to pull out the other Dao Fruits.

The cause and effect set also captures the Tao fruit through cause and effect, and then pulls it directly over.

At this time, the enlightened one used a similar method to send Zhuang Zhou's Dao Fruit to Jiang Li. Jiang Li immediately had a thought, and the book that only he could see was flipping in this illusory world. Lines of cause and effect flew out from it and entangled the ball of light.

Butterflies, big Kun, Tianpeng, long rivers, Taoists...all kinds of strange visions are gathered by the line of cause and effect and pulled into the set of cause and effect.

"Tanyue has good tactics."

Seeing this, the Enlightened One smiled softly, "The Confused One now feels that the donor can handle Zhuang Zhou's Dao Fruit."

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene before his eyes changed again. The Bodhi tree and the figure of the enlightened one were rapidly moving away, as if they were going into the sky.

"Danyue, if something cannot be done, then give up. A lost person does not necessarily need the help of Emperor Yan's Dao Fruit."

The sound gradually became fainter and finally inaudible. In a blink of an eye, Jiang Li, Wei Tuo and Guangli had returned to the previous city wall.

Or maybe they never left.

"This is the strongest person... No wonder Yuan Xi was also calculated by the Great Master and became a good friend of mine." Jiang Li sighed.

Although they are all third-grade, the strongest and the other third-grade ones do not seem to be on the same level, just like Jiang Li facing the other fourth-grade ones.

At the beginning, Tianxuan was able to obtain the third-grade Dao fruit, and her attainments in the Dao of Yi were among the top five in the world. However, she was still tricked by the Great Venerable, and she herself realized it only afterwards.

Jiang Li felt a little relieved when he thought of this.

Because although Manjusri is strong, he has not reached this level yet.

Since he is not the strongest, Jiang Li still has a chance of winning.

He turned his head and looked at the image of Vairocana Tathagata that had not yet dissipated, his eyes revealing a gloomy look.

At the same time, the mighty intention spread throughout Daxing City, even covering an area of ​​a thousand miles in radius.

"Let's go, Manjushri Bodhisattva wants to see us." Jiang Li said.

After gathering Tan Wuwei's incense and spiritual power, Manjusri's Vairocana Buddha's Dharma Image also obtained Maitreya Bodhisattva's Dharma Image. As the future Buddha, Maitreya's Dharma Image is of great significance, and the benefits of obtaining this Dharma Image are probably better than Guanyin's previous offering of incense.

Under such circumstances, Manjusri naturally had to be brave and diligent, gather the incense from Yongzhou, completely occupy Yongzhou, and advance to Liangzhou.

This person's ambition has been completely ignited.

"I don't have much time left."

Jiang Li muttered something in his mind, and flew through the air with Wei Tuo and Guangli, landing in the governor's mansion.

The Dharma image that occupied most of the city gradually shrank and finally merged into the body of Manjusri. Jiang Li's great enemy walked out of the courtyard with Tan Wuwei and Guanyin, and his body was no longer injured.

(End of this chapter)