The reincarnation of the heavens begins with the path to immortality

Kaiyang Star, Da Leiyin Temple, in a stone chamber.

At this moment, Sakyamuni returned from the Bajing Palace and began to retreat. During his retreat, he was not in a hurry to study and comprehend the method of Phoenix Nirvana that he got from the Changsheng Palace. Instead, he closed his eyes slightly and thought silently about Laozi's affairs!
He is just like Laozi in the past. More than three thousand years ago, the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountain, the place of immortality, absorbed all the spiritual energy from the Earth. The spiritual energy was about to be exhausted, and the path for cultivation on Earth was about to be cut off. If they wanted to prove their way, they had to leave the Earth one by one, enter the universe and the starry sky, and then each find their own way!

However, each of them fell into difficulties, and more than two thousand years later, they still had not truly broken through and achieved enlightenment, and they all had their own reasons!
Lao Tzu fell into confusion and was unable to recognize himself because of the mark of reincarnation in his body. The more he tried to search for the few traces left by the Lord of Dao and Morality in his memory, the more he could not truly break free of the shackles and find a true path. His heart of Tao could not be truly clear and self-evident, which became the biggest obstacle for him to attain enlightenment!
And what about Sakyamuni? Why didn't he truly attain enlightenment for so many years? Logically speaking, he was the incarnation of half of the Nirvana fruit of the Great Emperor Amitabha. He already had half of the fruit of the Emperor. It shouldn't be difficult for him to truly attain enlightenment, right?
However, the fact is that although Sakyamuni severed the connection with Amitabha Buddha and truly achieved self-realization, it was not easy for him to truly walk out of himself from the path of Amitabha Buddha!

More importantly, has he really let go of the connection and ties between him and Amitabha Buddha? That may not be the case!

If he really let it go, why did he leave the Bodhi tree on Mars and not dare to take it with him? Wasn't it because he was afraid of being affected by the residual consciousness of Amitabha Buddha in the Bodhi tree?

If he really let go, why did he come to Beidou and enter Mount Xumi? Wasn't his entering Mount Xumi also a way of seeking Amitabha?

Therefore, although Shakyamuni seemed to have severed the connection with Amitabha Buddha and truly achieved self-realization, he had never truly let go!
Perhaps it was precisely because he had never truly let go that, after more than two thousand years, he had never truly attained enlightenment!
If Laozi and Sakyamuni had truly recognized themselves and let go of everything, they would have long ago achieved enlightenment. How could it be the turn of the old Jinwu who was originally in the Heaven Covering World and later attained Nirvana? How could it be the turn of Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, to return from Nirvana and achieve enlightenment again? !

All this is just because one of them is in confusion and cannot recognize himself, while the other has not really let go of all ties and entanglements, and his heart of Tao is clouded, so this is why they cannot truly attain enlightenment!

But now, Laozi has integrated the Samsara Seal in his body and received the soul memory and Tao fruit in the Samsara Seal. He has truly recognized himself, his Tao heart is truly clear, and he is no longer confused!

What about Sakyamuni? Could he still not let go of his connection with Amitabha Buddha? Could he still not achieve a clear mind?

Thinking of this, Shakyamuni couldn't help but frown slightly, and after a long while he sighed softly, saying to himself: "My fellow Taoist has made his choice, so what should I do? At the beginning, I refused to become the Amitabha Buddha Emperor, and I don't regret it, but these years, there are always some obstacles in my heart, and I have never really let go and resolved them!"

"For this reason, I came to Beidou and entered Mount Xumi. I studied the scriptures created by the great Buddha Amitabha, held the demon-subduing pestle he made, and even looked at the Nirvana relics left by the great Buddha Amitabha. I am sure that my path is different from his!"

"Later, I was forced to leave Mount Xumi. I became more determined to follow my own path. I am who I am. But after so many years, my path has still not been truly fulfilled. Why is that? Could it be that I still haven't truly let go? How can I truly let go? Sigh!"

With a long sigh, Shakyamuni suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards Mount Xumi in the Western Desert of Beidou. He said to himself again, "Should I still go to Mount Xumi in Beidou? To truly end the ties between me and the great Buddha Amitabha? But how can I truly end and let go?"

He looked dazed and confused for a moment. Suddenly, at this moment, his expression moved slightly and his gaze turned to look outside the Great Leiyin Temple. He saw that Shen Pingkang, the Eternal Heavenly Venerable, had suddenly appeared there and his eyes instantly turned to him. He was immediately shocked and confused, wondering why Shen Pingkang, the Eternal Heavenly Venerable, came to his Great Leiyin Temple!

At this time, Shen Pingkang, the Immortal God of Life, said in a voice transmission: "Fellow Daoist Sakya, please come out and see me!" Upon hearing this, Sakyamuni immediately suppressed the doubts and surprise in his heart, took a deep breath, stood up, took a step out of the stone chamber, and instantly appeared outside the Great Leiyin Temple and in front of Shen Pingkang, the Immortal God of Life!
Then, he bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings to the Heavenly Lord! I am sorry for not coming to greet you from afar!"

Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Master, shook his head and said, "No need to do that!"

Shakyamuni stood up and without further ado, he looked at Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Celestial Venerable, and asked directly, "I wonder if the Celestial Venerable has any important matters that require him to come to my Great Leiyin Temple in person?"

Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Celestial Venerable, stared at Sakyamuni for a while, then suddenly nodded and said with a smile: "There is indeed an important matter that requires the cooperation and help of fellow Sakyamuni!"

Shakyamuni was startled, then said calmly, "I dare not! What is the important matter that requires my cooperation? Just follow the orders of the Heavenly Lord!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Celestial Venerable, instantly turned his gaze towards Mount Xumi in the Western Desert of Beidou, and asked with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Sakya, you are the half-fruit of Nirvana of the Great Buddha Amitabha, so do you know how many back-up plans the Great Buddha Amitabha left behind for Nirvana and resurrection?"

Shakyamuni was speechless, not knowing how to answer. Although he did not know the details, he had some vague ideas about the several ways of Nirvana and resurrection left by Amitabha Emperor. After all, he almost became Amitabha Emperor and had once ruled Mount Sumeru. Naturally, he was no stranger to some of Amitabha Emperor's methods!

Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, looked at him deeply and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Sakya, as one of the backup plans for the resurrection of the Great Emperor Amitabha, you should not have been aware that he has other backup plans, right?"

Shakyamuni was silent for a moment, then nodded and sighed, "I once discovered that the Bodhi tree also had an indelible mark left by the great Buddha Amitabha. The Bodhi tree is immortal, and so is the mark. For this reason, I gave it up. Who knows, it may also be one of the means for the great Buddha Amitabha to resurrect!"

Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, nodded and chuckled, "Not only that, I, the Nirvana Relic God of Mount Xumi, may also be one of his backup plans for resurrection. Also, you are only half of his Nirvana Dao Fruit, but where is the other half of Nirvana Dao Fruit now? Who is it attached to now? Who did the Amitabha Buddha choose to resurrect from Nirvana? Will the legendary future Buddha of Mount Xumi in the Western Desert really appear?"

Hearing him say this, Shakyamuni became even more speechless, frowning slightly, not knowing how to answer. He was only half of the Nirvana Fruit, and he really didn't know where the other half was!
At this time, Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, laughed and said, "I am curious about the Nirvana method of the Great Emperor Amitabha, so I would like to ask fellow Sakya to explore it with me!"

Hearing this, Sakyamuni's eyes narrowed slightly, his heart moved slightly, he felt that something was wrong. Shen Pingkang, the Eternal Heavenly Venerable, had already collected so many methods of Nirvana transformation, which were enough for him to practice and become an immortal. Why did he still need Amitabha's method of Nirvana transformation?

(End of this chapter)