The heavens begin from Pingyang City.

Chapter 834 The Chatty Buddha

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A buzzing sound was heard, the Bodhi light turned, the glass was crystal clear, and a sense of purity was spreading. The surrounding world became peaceful in an instant, as if it had reached some inexplicable dimension beyond the real world.

The grand and solemn sound of chanting continued to ring out, and rays of Buddha's light continued to appear around, forming a perfect and complete Pure Land of Posada.

The next moment, the Bodhi tree rose into the air and was grasped by a pale golden Buddha who suddenly appeared, maintaining the foundation of His existence.

A dark divine light flowed in Jiang Yao's eyes, breaking the limitations of dimensions and time and space, illuminating all the worlds and reflecting the image of a tall, pale golden Buddha.

This Buddha's shadow pointed to the sky and touched the earth, standing quietly in the center of the Pure Land of Vaiśrava. It carried an inexplicable feeling of infinite vastness, as if there was nothing more noble in the world than this Buddha's shadow. Even the Dharmakaya, Retribution and Response Body of Amitabha Buddha, which Jiang Yao had fought against before, were far inferior to the pale golden Buddha's shadow at this moment.

In Jiang Yao's perception, this Buddha's shadow is the source of all Buddhist sects in this world. Seeing him is like seeing the true root of Buddha.

However, at this moment, the Buddha's shadow seemed somewhat illusory, as if it did not exist. It kept changing between illusion and reality, trying its best to maintain its stability, as if it could not truly appear in the world.

In fact, if Daluotian had not already become a special world with a dimension beyond the heavens under the power of the embryonic form of the Dao Fruit of the unity of Jiang Yao's Three Pure Ones, and if it had not had the Bodhi tree, a peerless object on the other side, as an anchor, the pale golden Buddha shadow would not even have been possible to appear in front of Jiang Yao casually.

At this moment, the Buddha's shadow seemed to be restricted by a special rule. It could not truly disappear, nor could it appear in the world at will. It had become a special state.

'This is the Buddha who was tricked by the demon Buddha Ananda and got stuck halfway through his journey to transcendence, becoming the only Buddha in this world who is half-transcendent!'

With this thought in mind, Jiang Yao sensed the changes in the Buddha's breath and found that the aura emitted by the other party was even stronger than his own. Moreover, it was a special aura that far exceeded the level of the other shore, which was somewhat similar to the most essential power contained in the ashes in the ancient coffin.

'Sure enough, Dao Fruit is Dao Fruit. Even if it is a half-Dao Fruit of the wrong path achieved with Jianmu Fruit, the realm and strength are far beyond the other side!'

As his thoughts turned, the pale golden Buddha shadow between heaven and earth finally stabilized completely and lowered its Buddha eyes.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Yao took a step forward and prepared to speak.

But the next moment, the first words of the pale golden Buddha shadow made Jiang Yao stunned on the spot.

"I'm suffocating to death!"

I am dying of suffocation.
Looking at the golden Buddha figure that was pointing to the sky and touching the earth, extremely noble and emitting an aura of supremacy, and listening to the words spoken by this number one Buddhist in this world, this one of only two Buddhas in this world who were related to the Tao Fruit, Jiang Yao was unable to react for a while.

Is this the Buddha of this world?
With such a high-end appearance, shouldn't the author be able to speak some wonderful Buddhist words like "the sky is full of flowers and golden lotuses are emerging from the ground"?

Before Jiang Yao could come to his senses, the golden Buddha turned his gaze towards him and instantly turned into the size of an ordinary person. With a hint of joy on his face, he said with a smile:
"Greetings, Brother Daoist Jiang. You have finally grown up and can allow me to appear in the world for a short time."

"Since fellow Taoist Sanqing left, it has been such a long time since I have had any fellow Taoists to chat with. It is really too boring!"

As he said this, before Jiang Yao could speak, the golden Buddha shadow continued, "Fellow Daoist Sanqing was really anxious. He left this world without saying a word, and I couldn't even find a fellow Daoist to talk to."

At this point, the golden Buddha's face showed a trace of shame again: "To be honest, it's my own fault. I was too curious. The Jianmu fruit was obviously abandoned by fellow Taoist Sanqing, but I was curious about the wonderful use of this fruit. I was smart enough to improve it according to fellow Taoist Daozun's method of seeking emptiness through subtraction. I came up with a method of using the Mahayana tradition and the fundamental Dharmakaya of Buddhism, Vairocana Buddha, to bear the consequences of one's own actions. I wanted to use the power of the Jianmu fruit to achieve the status of Dao fruit."

"As a result, not only did I fail to truly transcend, I ended up in this special state between existence and non-existence, unable to freely appear in the world, as if I were locked up in a small dark room. I also created a monster for Buddhism that devours everything. Alas."

'Vairocana Buddha'

After hearing the Buddha's explanation of the idea of ​​reducing oneself and seeking emptiness, Jiang Yao's eyes showed a hint of understanding. He also understood why the Supreme True Buddha wanted to devour all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Arhats in Buddhism after he was born.

The so-called Vairocana Buddha is the only pure Dharmakaya mentioned by the Buddha in the "three realms and ten directions, the same Dharmakaya". It is the "only Buddha" in Buddhist teachings, but it is closer to a conceptual Buddha, similar to the "Tao" in Taoism, and does not refer to a specific Buddha.

The so-called only Buddha means that all Buddhist sects originate from the same root, which is Vairocana Buddha, which is the meaning of seeking the Tao as mentioned in Taoism.

But after the Buddha used the Mahayana tradition and the true meaning of the Buddhist fundamental Dharmakaya, Vairocana Buddha, to complete his own practice of reducing and seeking emptiness, and thus created the monster of the Supreme True Buddha, everything became different.

Because, at this time, the 'only Buddha' has become the only Buddha in the literal sense, and is no longer a concept. He is alive and is going to become the only Buddha in the true Buddhism. This is a very shocking thing for the many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in Buddhism.

This is equivalent to the so-called "Tao" sought in Taoism, which is now directly transformed into a concrete existence. Just thinking about it can make people's backs cold.

At the moment when Jiang Yao's mind was turning, the golden Buddha shadow still had no intention of stopping what he said. He continued to look at Jiang Yao and said, "However, fortunately, you are here, Brother Jiang. Not only did you achieve the prototype of the Dao Fruit in a short period of time, but you also made the Three Pure Ones completely united, almost surpassing the original Three Pure Ones. In addition, with your help not long ago, the monster that I accidentally left behind will not be able to cause trouble in the short term. For the time being, Buddhism will be peaceful. I would like to thank you very much." "I"

Looking at the Buddha who never stopped talking after he appeared, Jiang Yao's mouth twitched slightly involuntarily.

Is it because I haven’t communicated with people for too long?
Jiang Yao always felt that this Buddha talked too much and too frequently, just like a chatterbox.

Ever since the other party showed up, Jiang Yao couldn't get a word in. It was the other party who was talking all the time.

Is this the reason why the Buddha created the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and wanted to educate the world?

With his mind turning, Jiang Yao took a step forward and looked at the golden Buddha figure opposite him. He interrupted him and said calmly, "Greetings, fellow Buddha!"

"Ah, nice to meet you, Brother Daoist Jiang!"

The Buddha was stunned when his words were interrupted, and then he seemed to think of something and continued: "My original name was not Buddha, but after I became enlightened, I was revered as Buddha by the world, and then I got used to using this Buddha name, actually."

"Fellow Buddha!"

Before the Buddha finished speaking, Jiang Yao interrupted him and continued, "From what I heard from you, you have communicated with the original Three Pure Ones?"

"Ah."

The Buddha had a very gentle temper. He didn't care about being interrupted at all. He nodded and said with a smile, "Originally, I made a deal with the Three Pure Ones. I hoped that when they achieved the Dao Fruit, they would knock me down to my current special state so that I could start over. For this reason, I defeated Ananda and sealed him according to the Three Pure Ones' wishes."

At this point, the Buddha sighed and said, "Ananda, this evil disciple, has now fallen into your hands, fellow Taoist. This can be considered the cycle of cause and effect!"

After sighing, the Buddha looked at Jiang Yao again and said, "However, because of your appearance, Daoist Fellow Jiang, Daoist Fellow Sanqing left directly, and the deal I made with them is naturally invalidated. Now my hope is placed on you, Daoist Fellow Jiang."

At this point, the Buddha put his golden palms together, bowed to Jiang Yao, and said softly: "With Daoyou Jiang's current cultivation level, there will be almost no obstacles to achieving the Dao Fruit position in the future. I hope that when Daoyou Jiang achieves the Dao Fruit position, you can help me once and knock me down from my current level so that I can start over."

"Of course, if you have any requests in the future, you can ask me at will. Although I can't appear in the world and take action at will now, it does not mean I can't take action at all."

“Also, although the path of achieving Dao Fruit with Jianmu Fruit is wrong, and I am now greatly restricted, Dao Fruit is Dao Fruit. My current strength is still stronger than that of the other side, so I should be able to provide some help to you on your Dao Fruit path.”

Hearing the Buddha's words, Jiang Yao smiled and said, "Buddha, don't worry."

This is exactly what Jiang Yao wanted. Not to mention getting help from a half-way-fruition practitioner, just preventing the Buddha, a half-way-fruition practitioner, from affecting his own path to fruition in the future is a huge gain from this meeting with the Buddha.

Otherwise, if a half-Dao Fruit practitioner who does not know the enemy is involved in the intervention at a critical moment, it may cause great trouble to Jiang Yao's future Dao Fruit path, even if this half-Dao Fruit practitioner cannot act at will.

This is also the main reason why Jiang Yao met the Buddha, who was halfway to enlightenment, in order to determine the other party's attitude and eliminate this uncertain factor.

If it was not necessary, Jiang Yao was not willing to be an enemy of the Buddha, who was a half-step Daoist who had no idea about the Daoist position in this era and had no conflict with him.

Now this win-win situation is naturally the best, and it is also what Jiang Yao hopes to see.

With thoughts turning in his mind, Jiang Yao said with a smile: "As long as I achieve the Dao Fruit position, I will definitely help you get out of your current state and let you pursue the Dao again."

"Thank you very much, Brother Daoist Jiang!"

Hearing Jiang Yao's words, the Buddha smiled and said, "In the future, if you have any requests, just ask, and I will do my best to help you."

For the Buddha today, the first and most important thing is to get out of this special state of being neither up nor down and have a chance to start over.

Otherwise, in his current state, he could only watch and do nothing.

As for the Dao Fruit, he had no hope in this era, so he felt that he was strong because he had no desires.

As long as he could get out of this state, he didn't care if the fellow Taoist in front of him obtained the power of the era cycle of this era and achieved the status of Tao Fruit.

(End of this chapter)