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Chapter 398 The way of heaven is unkind and treats saints as stupid dogs [st update]

Canopy sighed a little.

The underworld used to be the top force that could compete with the ancient heaven, but now it is so depressed that it has to flee to the small world to survive.

It's really embarrassing.

As for the ancient heaven, it seemed to be even worse than the underworld, as the entire force simply ceased to exist.

But in fact, among the great gods in heaven, except for the Taoist leaders who participated in the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, who suffered many casualties, the other great immortals did not die much.

The collapse of heaven is ultimately due to acting without faith.

None of the powerful men brought by the Conferred God truly surrendered.

Disaster is coming.

Naturally, all parties are watching from afar, and only a few are sincerely contributing.

But that's also the reason.

Apart from the collapse of Heaven, not many great gods have fallen.

However, the underworld is truly miserable.

Not only did Empress Houtu die, but Emperor Fengdu and Lord Yan of the Tenth Palace also died or fled.

The group is leaderless and surrounded by foreign enemies.

The interior of the underworld was naturally in chaos.

In this way, there will be a phenomenon where all ghosts try to get involved in the position of the main god of the underworld.

"But aren't saints immortal?"

"Why did Empress Houtu fall?"

Lin Heng asked puzzledly.

He had previously learned some things about becoming a god from Shen Gongbao.

According to Shen Gongbao, the number of saints in the world has long been determined, and those who do not become saints will eventually become ants.

But once you become a saint, it is a permanent certification.

Eternal in the world, immortal and immortal!

Even if they kill each other, only ordinary beings will suffer.

But according to Sun Wukong and Tianpeng, more than one saint seemed to have died during the Journey to the West, which puzzled him.

Canopy also gave an explanation for this.

"Under normal circumstances, of course a saint will not die."

"But above the saints, it is the way of heaven!"

"Every disaster measured by heaven seems to have countless casualties, but in fact most of them are caused by unreasonable disasters such as fire at the city gate and damage to the fish in the pond."

"The essence of heaven's calamity is not aimed at all living beings, but at immortal saints!"

"Only during this period of time will the saint's condition reach a terrible low."

"Only at this time will they have the one in ten thousand chance of being killed!"

"Think about it."

"How many quasi-sages have been staring at that seat in the endless years?"

"As the saying goes, until a saint dies, there will be no more robbers."

"One carrot and one pit. Unless they die, the quasi-sages below will never be able to go further."

"For this reason, how can the world not be in chaos every time the calamity of heaven comes?"

"How can the pattern remain unchanged?"

Speaking of this, Tianpeng couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"In the last round of calamity on the journey to the west, the one who suffered the most calamity was actually the underworld!"

"Under the calamity of heaven, all forces took advantage of the situation and robbed the underworld in order to seize the seat of the saint."

"Empress Houtu has naturally become the target of public criticism."

"Under the arrangement of various forces, even if she has reached the heavens, she will not be able to escape this disaster."

Lin Heng listened quietly to Tianpeng's story, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Unexpectedly, even if you become a saint, you may not be able to sleep peacefully forever..."

"The saints are unkind and treat all living beings as stupid dogs. The way of heaven above is also unkind and treats all living things as stupid dogs..."    "So when will the path of spiritual practice end?"

Lin Heng was muttering to himself, with mixed emotions.

"correct."

He suddenly looked worried and said: "The Patriarch of the Sanqing Dynasty, them?"

Just now Sun Wukong said that during the Journey to the West, saints also fell in the world, but I don’t know who they were.

This made Lin Heng unable to help but contact Sanqing who suddenly disappeared.

In response, Tianpeng nodded and said: "There are many people who speculate that the fallen saint in the world may be the Sanqing, but..."

Canopy paused for a moment, then waved and transformed into his own nine-tooth rake.

"This treasure was made for me by Taishang Laojun, the incarnation of Taiqing's Moral Heavenly Lord, together with various gods and immortals."

"At first, I only knew it was a magic weapon. Later, when the heaven collapsed, I got the secret words that Lao Jun left in the rake."

Lin Heng's eyes were solemn: "What did the old man say?"

Tianpeng stared straight at Lin Heng and said: "He said that after 330,000 years, someone with the great destiny of Taoism will appear. When this person becomes a saint, all those who have passed will return."

Lin Heng was startled. The time when the Journey to the West began was exactly 330,000 years from now.

"So, could it be that the person Lao Jun is referring to?" Lin Heng hesitated.

Tianpeng looked directly at Lin Heng with a solemn expression: "It's you!"

Lin Heng couldn't help but look a little dazed, and then he muttered: "When I become a saint, all those who have passed will return."

"Could it be that they are still alive?"

"But only if I become a saint will they come back to the world?"

Tianpeng said: "I think so too, but I don't know whether it really means that."

Lin Heng was silent after hearing this.

He suddenly felt that everything about him seemed to have been planned long ago.

This made him uncomfortable.

Tianpeng said: "Whether that's what you mean will become clear later."

"Anyway, with the terrifying cultivation talent you have shown, I believe that the day when you will become a quasi-sage is not too far away."

"When the time comes, hundreds of rivalries will vie to see who can occupy the saint's seat."

Sun Wukong smiled playfully: "Buddhism has laid out so many quasi-sages, but more than 300,000 years have passed since Journey to the West, and no one has achieved eternal enlightenment."

"If the latecomer like you really takes the seat first, I can't imagine what the expressions of the Buddhas in the Western Heavens will be like."

Tianpeng smiled and said: "If this is true, I guess the Tathagata's face will be uglier than if he had eaten a dead mouse."

Both of them couldn't help but fantasize about that scene, and the corners of their mouths couldn't stop turning up.

Lin Heng just wanted to say this.

They may have thought too far.

I am only an Immortal Emperor, how dare I think of competing for the seat of a saint?

"Speaking of which, how many quasi-sages are there in Buddhism?" Lin Heng asked curiously.

Tianpeng said: "There are thirteen Buddhas in total in the Western Heaven. They are quasi-sages. I think there are eight or nine of them."

"But those who are qualified to compete for the saint's seat are actually Maitreya Buddha, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and Sandalwood Buddha."

Lin Heng was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and said, "The Tantan Merit Buddha you are talking about could not be the master you learned from back then, right?"

"It's him."

Canopy nodded.

This made Lin Heng couldn't help but be surprised: "He is so capable, can he compete with the top three for the saint's seat?"

There is no need to say more about Maitreya Buddha.

This is the future World Honored One who will follow the Buddha Lighting Lamp in the past and the Tathagata Buddha in the present.

His status in the Buddhist Kingdom of the West should be at the top of the list.

Lin Heng doesn't find it strange that he has the ability to compete for the saint's seat.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva also needs no words.

The real strength far exceeds the existence of fruit status!

(End of this chapter)