The reincarnation of the heavens begins with the path to immortality

In the ruined temple.

Sakyamuni sat cross-legged under the stone Buddha, frowning and remaining silent for a long time.

At this moment, his spiritual consciousness entered the stone Buddha and came into contact with the remnant spiritual consciousness in the stone Buddha. He felt the remnant spiritual consciousness that exuded great compassion, just like facing the Amitabha Buddha in the fragmented memory. For a moment, he felt reluctant and wanted to accept and merge with this remnant spiritual consciousness!
But when he thinks back to the Buddha Amitabha in his memory and the Buddha he believes, practices and realizes, although both are compassionate and save others and themselves, they are ultimately different and distinguishable!
Therefore, Sakyamuni shook his head and sighed softly, but his consciousness slowly withdrew from the stone Buddha. Then he opened his eyes, looked at the stone Buddha and sighed: "After all, I am always me, not you!"

Obviously, in the end, he did not choose to merge with this remnant of spiritual consciousness, and did not choose to become Amitabha the Great, and become the true future Buddha!

He still chose to be himself. He made this choice at the beginning and he still makes this choice now. He can be said to be sticking to his original intention!
However, apart from not merging this remnant of spiritual consciousness, he also gained something, and it was a big gain. The biggest gain was that he had a clearer understanding of the difference between himself and Amitabha Buddha, and his heart was relieved and he let it go. He also completely let go of the causal entanglement with Amitabha Buddha, and his Buddha heart became more transparent and clear, and there was no hindrance to his practice anymore!

Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Celestial Lord, was moved upon seeing this, and thought to himself, "What a shame! It seems that Sakyamuni did not choose to merge. It seems that this opportunity should be left to Huahua!"

The golden-winged Roc on the stone Buddha's shoulder couldn't help but look dim, and said in a deep voice: "Shakya, you still don't want to become the real future Buddha. You still only want to be yourself. The Buddha's great compassion has never really moved you!"

Shakyamuni looked at it and said with a smile: "Venerable Peng Wang, I admire the great compassion of Amitabha Buddha, but I am only me after all, not Amitabha Buddha. Even if I am regarded as a demon shell of Buddha, so what? I am still me!"

Suddenly, the Garuda looked at him in silence, with some disappointment in his eyes. It would be great if Sakyamuni could accept the fusion. The Buddha might have returned from Nirvana immediately. It was a pity that Sakyamuni did not accept it. All this could not be forced!
Therefore, if the Buddha wants to truly return to Nirvana, he must continue to wait for the right time. But when will this time come? Will there ever be such a time?
At that moment, the Golden Winged Dapeng looked at Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, with awe in his heart. He didn't know how Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, would deal with him and the Stone Buddha, and whether it would hinder the Buddha's true return to Nirvana. However, all this was not something he could decide. At this moment, everything depended on the thought of Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable!
Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Celestial Venerable, also withdrew his gaze from Sakyamuni, raised his head and looked at the stone Buddha again. Suddenly, his heart moved again, and something suddenly occurred to him. An idea flashed through his mind: "This Amitabha Emperor hid the remnant of his spiritual consciousness in the stone Buddha. For hundreds of thousands of years, his consciousness has not been extinguished. How similar is this to the Emperor Yuhua? The Emperor Yuhua petrified himself into a stone man holy spirit, one of which is immortal and absorbs the essence of the sun and the moon, waiting to be reborn as a holy spirit in the future!"

"One uses the power of infinite faith to keep his mind immortal and hides in the stone Buddha. The other absorbs the essence of the heaven, earth, sun and moon to keep his spirit immortal and transforms himself into a holy stone man. Both of them are dead in body, but their spirits are immortal, waiting for nirvana and rebirth!"

"Yes, since ancient times, the path to immortality for the Great Emperor Tianzun Guhuang has been difficult because his soul has decayed. Only if his spirit and consciousness are immortal can he truly be immortal. The Great Emperor Amitabha and the Great Emperor Yuhua have similar ideas in this regard!"

“Then, if I teach the method of Holy Spirit Nirvana of Emperor Yuhua to Emperor Amitabha, can he learn from it? By changing from believing in the method of Nirvana to practicing the method of Holy Spirit Nirvana, this stone Buddha that contains consciousness will also undergo a transformation as long as it receives the essence of the sun and the moon for hundreds of thousands of years, and the Emperor Amitabha will be reborn as the Holy Spirit? Perhaps we can give it a try!” Thinking of this, Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, thought it was more and more feasible. He paced around the stone Buddha and looked at it carefully. The golden-winged Roc looked very nervous. He didn’t know what Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, was going to do!
Seeing this, Sakyamuni also looked at Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Lord, curiously. He didn't know what Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Lord, was going to do. Was he thinking about how to deal with the Golden Winged Dapeng and the stone Buddha? Or what?
He frowned. He didn't want Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, to really dispose of the Golden Winged Dapeng and the stone Buddha, and hinder the return of Amitabha Buddha to Nirvana. After all, the Golden Winged Dapeng had protected him, and Amitabha Buddha had never forced him to do so. Instead, he fulfilled his wish. How could he watch Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, dispose of the Golden Winged Dapeng and the stone Buddha? Moreover, it was he who brought Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, here this time?

Shakyamuni was a little worried and was about to say something when Shen Pingkang, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, stopped and looked at the Golden Winged Dapeng. He chuckled and said, "It is indeed a bit abrupt for you to come here uninvited. I also got what I wanted from the Great Emperor Amitabha, but it is not good to take it by force. So let's make a fair deal!"

After saying this, he waved his sleeves, and a Nirvana Sutra flew to the Golden Winged Dapeng. Then he laughed and said, "I got a Nirvana method from the Great Emperor Amitabha. So in a fair trade, I will also give you a Nirvana method. This Nirvana method, in my opinion, is more suitable for the Great Emperor Amitabha at this time. But whether to use it or not is up to you! So, excuse me for bothering you, goodbye!"

He bowed slightly to the stone Buddha, then turned to look at Sakyamuni and said, "Fellow Daoist Sakya, let's go!"

Shakyamuni was stunned, but he did not expect that Shen Pingkang, the Eternal Heavenly Venerable, really did not intend to deal with the Golden-Winged Dapeng and the stone Buddha, and hinder the return of Amitabha the Great Emperor to Nirvana. Of course, this was the best thing for him!
So, immediately, Sakyamuni also stood up and responded: "Yes! Heavenly Venerable!"

He then said to the Golden Winged Peng: "Venerable Peng King, goodbye!"

Then, Shen Pingkang, the Eternal Lord, turned around and walked away from the dilapidated temple in an extremely casual manner. Sakyamuni followed closely behind him. Suddenly, only the stone Buddha and the golden-winged Roc were left in the dilapidated temple, and a scripture was floating in front of the golden-winged Roc!

At this moment, the Golden-Winged Dapeng was a little confused. He probably didn't expect that Shen Pingkang, the Eternal Heavenly Venerable, would actually leave like this, without disposing of it and the stone Buddha, nor hindering the return of Amitabha the Great from Nirvana. Instead, he left behind a scripture!
Its eyes were shining with golden light, and it was puzzled and surprised. It whispered to itself, "Is this Heavenly Lord really so kind? Is he really leaving like this?"

It was puzzled, but looking at the empty and dilapidated temple, it proved that Shen Pingkang, the Immortal God, really left like that!
It was a little confused and remained silent for a long time. Finally, it turned its gaze to the scripture floating in front of it and tentatively opened it to read. After reading a few pages, it was suddenly shocked, its eyes widened, and it couldn't believe it!
(End of this chapter)