Chapter 423: Maitreya Buddha, the Position of the Yin Tianzi

"I thought it was someone else? Turns out it's the Future Buddha." Luode spoke.

Looking at the chubby baby doll in front of him, with this appearance and this laughing expression, Luode knew who it was without even thinking, though it differed from the Maitreya Buddha in some film and television works, this Maitreya Buddha appeared with a child's face.

This chubby-headed doll was indeed somewhat simple and cute, but Luode had no intention of underestimating this chubby-headed doll at all, after all, the other party was one of the Three Ages Buddhas of Buddhism, the Future Buddha, and casually producing a magical treasure could make Sun Wukong suffer terribly.

The other party was sizing him up, and Luode was also sizing up the Maitreya Buddha, the power of the god's small universe combined with the force of Haki's aura of perception spread out unknowingly.

He began to probe the power of this Maitreya Buddha; although he had not studied the techniques of the Journey to the West world, Luode could probe the opponent's energy level within their body.

The Maitreya Buddha's strength, in terms of internal energy, was about equal to his own, even slightly inferior, but if it were the small universe enhancement, Luode had confidence he could thoroughly beat him.

Their magical power was roughly equal, but Luode possessed a more efficient output capability from his small universe, so theoretically his strength was somewhat greater, yet Luode did not therefore look down on the Maitreya Buddha, who knows what miraculous things the Eastern xianxia system might have? "How strange, how strange, in this world of myriad things, I should know a little about everything, but only you, I have never seen before, you are not that ancestral dragon.

That ancestral dragon, I watched him die with my own eyes.

Yet the dragon aura on your body is not much inferior to that ancestral dragon's; could you be the second ancestral dragon born between heaven and earth?" The Maitreya Buddha sized Luode up and down, then spoke.

Only this explanation could possibly clarify the other party's identity—the second ancestral dragon born between heaven and earth; I don't know when this one was born, how long it has existed, or what purpose it has now that it has encountered trouble.

The other party's magical power should be roughly equal to his, but the other party's cultivation is completely not the Daoist true source, nor is it Buddhist Buddha power, nor is it demonic monster power, but rather a very special kind of power.

Frankly, the Maitreya Buddha cannot fathom the other party's depth, and moreover, that method which can even revive a remnant soul like Sun Wukong truly astonished the Maitreya Buddha, for one must know that Sun Wukong this time died.

Even he himself could not reverse it, and even the current head of Buddhism, the Tathagata Buddha, could not bring Sun Wukong back to life, yet the other party can.

Moreover, just now he turned Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Bajie back to his original appearance; the Maitreya Buddha watching nearby saw it clearly—this was fundamentally not an ordinary spell.

But rather this world's supreme divine ability, time divine ability; those who can comprehend it are few and far between, and even at their level, they can barely catch a trace of time's footprint.

"Hahaha! As expected of the Future Buddha, you can actually guess my origin; I don't know why the Maitreya Buddha has come here—what business brings you?" Luode spoke.

Waiting for myself to master the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Transformations, the Seventy-Two Earthly Sha Transformations, the Great Brand Heavenly Immortal Scripture, and the Supreme Dao Scripture.

And also the Buddhist method of the Golden Body and Relics, when all are fully integrated and comprehended, this world will become my backyard; at that time, Ling Mountain Buddhism will also become my target of conquest.

Now this Future Buddha thinks I am the second ancestral dragon born in this world; then let this misunderstanding continue! Now Luode does not wish to show too much hostility.

"I am here to help an old friend, but now this old friend seems not to need my help anymore; also, I want to discipline my disobedient disciple." The Maitreya Buddha spoke.

Although he is the Future Buddha, when will this Future Buddha become a true Buddha Ancestor? There is no deadline, or rather, there is no future.

I have always been beneath the Tathagata Buddha; the Honored One of the myriad Buddhas of the Western Heaven is the Tathagata Buddha, not him, the Future Buddha Maitreya, so he wants to change this state through his own means, truly becoming the Ancestor of the myriad Buddhas.

This Sun Wukong is his pawn, Erlang Shen Yang Jian is also his move, he has bought countless moves, just wants to see which move can succeed.

Perhaps this second ancestral dragon born between heaven and earth can help me; if the two of us join forces, we might not be unable to match the Tathagata Buddha. But how to persuade the other party to act? Or how to hint at my intention to the other party? Such things cannot be spoken openly about what he is currently doing.

The Tathagata can turn a blind eye, but if things go too far, this Future Buddha is not irreplaceable.

"So that's it, you let that wicked disciple of yours be handled by Wukong and them; I believe Wukong and them will soon settle that wicked obstacle, for such wicked obstacles, the Future Buddha should not want to spare his life anymore?" Luode asked.

"This wicked obstacle has committed many evil deeds; this little Lei Yin Temple is full of lonely souls and wild ghosts everywhere; I want that disciple to wear guilt, here to liberate the souls of the dead." The Maitreya Buddha spoke.

"Hahaha! I don't think that's necessary; I'll just send them straight into reincarnation." Luode smiled, then directly snapped his fingers.

Instantly, throughout the small Lei Yin Temple, the human monk monks cruelly killed by monsters, the frozen corpses deceived and killed by the monk Kong,

plus various monster clan souls, even the snake general of the Tortoise-Snake Two Generals, their wronged souls were all drawn by some mysterious force, directly entering the Six Paths of Reincarnation, without even undergoing judgment by Yama.

This move truly frightened the Maitreya Buddha; what method is this? This, this is directly contacting the essence of death, even authority surpassing the underworld courts, how could this be? Could it be, could it be the legendary Yin Tianzi?

Above there is the Son of Heaven, below naturally there is the Son of Heaven; only in the realm of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, due to the interference of Buddhism and the Heavenly Court, it has been divided into the Ten Courts of Yama, the Five Direction Ghost Emperors, and also the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, forcibly splitting a complete underworld death law apart.

But although it has been split apart, that does not mean the death law does not exist; if there were no death law, then all things would not die, so in the underworld there has always been a vacant position, belonging to that legendary Yin Tianzi.

However, from the birth of heaven and earth until now, whether it is the Heavenly Court or Ling Mountain, they have all strenuously prevented the birth of the Yin Tianzi, incorporating the realm of the Six Paths of Reincarnation as their own.

The death divine power Luode displayed is the most primordial underworld power; after coming to the Journey to the West world, Luode also discovered the void mystery of the underworld's laws, and thus unreservedly accepted this underworld law.

Therefore, theoretically now, Luode can indeed exercise all the authority of the Yin Tianzi, even dismiss the Ten Courts of Yama, and can also drive out that Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha who secretly entered the underworld from Ling Mountain.

"I never expected that the Yin Tianzi would be born, the second ancestral dragon of heaven and earth inheriting the position of Yin Tianzi; this indeed makes sense." The Maitreya Buddha spoke.

This second ancestral dragon of heaven and earth, possessing such magical power, has now also successfully obtained the position of Yin Tianzi.

It seems the other party has been enduring in silence since the incident, only emerging after obtaining the position of Yin Tianzi.

How wonderful, how wonderful; it seems indeed that a change of heaven is coming; I don't know whether the Heavenly Court and Ling Mountain can surrender the authority of the Six Paths of Reincarnation; if they do not surrender, they will offend this Yin Tianzi.

Then both sides will inevitably erupt in conflict, and this Yin Tianzi governs the purest death law; the records in the Southern Dipper Register of Life and Death, he can arbitrarily alter; all gods and buddhas, life and death are in his grasp.

Previously, to step outside the Three Realms, not be among the Five Elements, one could achieve immortality, but also there is a lifespan limit, requiring consumption of peaches of immortality, ginseng fruit, and the golden elixir of the Supreme Old Lord to extend one's lifespan.

But now this Yin Tianzi has appeared; if he writes the name of that immortal in the Southern Dipper Register of Life and Death, even if one has consumed nine thousand years of purple-patterned peaches of immortality, one cannot escape death!

"Hahaha! I also took a shortcut to inherit this Yin Tianzi position; after a month's time, I will naturally go to Ling Mountain to have a detailed talk with the Buddha Ancestor; as for the Heavenly Court side, I will also find time to make a trip." Luode spoke with a surface of great amiability.

One month later, Old Master goes to Ling Mountain, merely to notify you; then it will no longer be you who can speak.

"Ling Mountain respectfully awaits the arrival of the Daoist friend, respectfully awaits the Yin Tianzi; the benefactor's methods are indeed quite formidable, hearing that divine beasts are born with innate divine abilities, I suppose the benefactor you should have used innate divine ability to revive Wukong, time-type innate divine ability, Daoist friend, this is good fortune." The Maitreya Buddha spoke.

Besides the death law, the Maitreya Buddha also felt on Luode a vigorous vitality, plus several kinds of indescribable forces, and moreover a strand of time power.

This second ancestral dragon born between heaven and earth, compared to the previous one, has strength far superior, and also commands more divine abilities, indeed difficult to deal with; likely Ling Mountain will have to recall that Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha.

But what does this matter have to do with me? I am merely the Future Buddha; now all affairs in Buddhism, this Future Buddha of mine cannot manage.

Because all this is decided by the Buddha Ancestor, the present Tathagata Buddha.

At this moment, the Maitreya Buddha is already impatient to return, then tell this good news to the Tathagata Buddha; I really want to see your embarrassed look! Senior Brother! "Hahaha! Certainly, certainly, at that time I will surely have a long talk with the Future Buddha by lamplight." Luode spoke.

"Amitabha, benefactor, in the floating pagoda tower there is still an old friend waiting for Sun Wukong; although he no longer needs what he holds in his hand, but no matter what, Wukong should still go see him one face, however, one needs to collect the six roots before going there, that person also has an unresolved knot of mind." The Maitreya Buddha spoke.

Originally I still wanted to find a way to conceal Yang Jian's traces, but now it is not needed; if Yang Jian is discovered sneaking down to the lower realm, even secretly helping Sun Wukong, then it has nothing to do with this Maitreya Buddha of mine.

I have never seen Yang Jian before, and moreover, the one secretly assisting Erlang Yang Jian, the True Lord Who Manifests Holiness, is this second ancestral dragon born between heaven and earth, is this Yin Tianzi.

"Daoist friend, rest assured; one month later, I will certainly go to Ling Mountain to discuss the Dao with the Tathagata Buddha." Luode spoke.

The Maitreya Buddha nodded at Luode, then directly transformed into a stone statue and vanished from sight; from beginning to end he never mentioned his disciple Huang Mei, because from Luode's display of this move,

my disciple cannot possibly survive; moreover, this disobedient disciple, the evil deeds he has done are truly too many, the Maitreya Buddha also does not want to speak up to protect him anymore, so let him turn to ashes and vanish!

"Is this the world's topmost existence? Strength is indeed not to be underestimated!" Looking at the departing Future Buddha, Azealas's face sank heavily as he spoke.

The Future Buddha's energy level is completely not inferior to that of an ordinary Titan, compared to the current Luode, roughly equal.

"No no no, he is not among the strongest batch of people in this world; above him there is still another level, but soon I will also reach that." Luode spoke.

After arriving in this world, due to the power of the Death God, he easily obtained the title of Yin Tianzi, which is also the reason why Luode is fearless and dares to face Maitreya Buddha.

Moreover, the position of Yin Tianzi, since he obtained this throne and gained the highest authority in this world, he can even control the death of celestial immortals in the Heavenly Court.

Even the Southern Dipper Register of Life and Death, which records the lives and deaths of the Heavenly Court immortals, is now in his hands, while the one in the Underworld has become a useless copy. (Here is an explanation: the Southern Dipper Register of Life and Death is a register appearing in the original Journey to the West, recording the life and death of immortals, and the life and death of the Jinghe Dragon King is recorded in this register.) At this moment, Matianba feels an unparalleled happiness, never expecting that the one willing to accept him would be the legendary second ancestral dragon, the legendary Yin Tianzi—what a noble status this is!

No, no, I must say more good words in front of him; perhaps if he is pleased, he will release my general Zhao Wei from the suffering of life and death, and before the one who truly wields the power of death, what are peach of immortality for longevity, ginseng fruit for longevity? Even the heavenly nectar and jade dew for longevity are not enough to behold.

This one is truly the Heavenly Emperor who controls life and death, Yin Tianzi; standing beside him, the Kangjin Dragon is shocked and his face is full of surprise, never expecting that this one is actually the second ancestral dragon in heaven and earth.

Or is it the legendary Yin Tianzi whose throne has always been vacant? I have indeed obtained great fortune.

Even the two old tigers taken as mounts are full of excitement, for I am following a great figure!

Even the Huangfeng Dasheng beside him is full of delight, for the status of Yin Tianzi is on par with that of the Buddha and the Jade Emperor!

At this moment, in the Xiao Leyin Temple, the sound of fighting continues nonstop; Sun Wukong, holding his iron staff, fights his way into the Leyin Temple together with Zhu Bajie.

All the evil monks, spirits, zombies, and demons are no match for Sun Wukong in a single strike; all are struck down by his waving iron staff.

When passing by the Floating Pagoda Tower, Sun Wukong saw an old acquaintance, Prince Xiao Zhang, who had once helped him deal with the Yellow-Browed Old Buddha and had even brought four divine generals at that time.

But the other party had already blinded his own ears and eyes, and now he cannot hear.

"Brother Monkey, this Prince Xiao Zhang is also pitiful; his vitality is nearly exhausted. We will send him to Wutian Dashi, who will surely cure him, and it will not be in vain that he once helped us." Zhu Bajie spoke.

The immortals who once helped them now have few good endings, and precisely for this reason, Zhu Bajie has resolved to completely rebel against Ling Shan and come to resurrect his senior brother.

"This Prince Xiao Zhang is also of a benevolent kind; after I, the Old Monkey, deal with the Yellow-Browed Old Man, I will bring him to Wutian Dashi for treatment." After saying this, Sun Wukong left together with Zhu Bajie from the prison where Prince Xiao Zhang was held, and along the way they also eliminated the four disciples taken in by the Yellow-Browed One.

"This second brother really has no face—no emptiness, no purity, no whiteness, no ability. Isn't this just for Wukong, Weneng, and Wujing? And the last one, 'no whiteness,' should correspond to the White Dragon Horse?" Zhu Bajie spoke.

My master has disappeared; the former senior brothers are now scattered, and Wujing peacefully serves as a bodhisattva, as does the White Dragon Horse, who has become the Dragon Division Bodhisattva among the Eight Divisions.

When I made up my mind to come and save my senior brother, I did not even inform them; death, the unpredictability of life and death—I do not wish to involve the innocent. If one has the will, they will come of their own accord; if not, calling out is useless.

The two senior brothers quickly arrived at the main hall of the Great Leyin Temple and saw that Yellow-Browed Old Buddha.

"Why do you not pay respects for the future?" At this moment, the Yellow-Browed Old Buddha has returned to his original form; he has always dreamed of becoming his own master, Maitreya Buddha, and becoming the future Buddha of Buddhism.

"I spit! You, Yellow-Browed Old Demon, don't even bother to wash yourself—look at your appearance, and yet you dare to claim you are the future Buddha?" Zhu Bajie lifted his toothpick rake onto his shoulder and spoke with a face full of mockery.

"Yellow-Browed Old Man, hundreds of years have passed and you have made no progress at all; instead, you have regressed further and further. Before, you still wanted to replace the Tathagata, but now you want to replace your own master." Sun Wukong spoke.

If this old monk were not a mad and demonic demon monk, bringing him into my faction would also be a good choice; unfortunately, this fellow is a complete and utter demon monk, and moreover, one with a problematic mind.

"Hahaha! You are wrong, you are all wrong—why believe in the Tathagata? I myself will come; I not only want to become the future Buddha, but I also want to replace the Buddha ancestor, Tathagata." The Yellow-Browed Old Buddha shouted loudly.

"I spit! Just because of you? If you truly had the guts, then learn from my senior brother and cause a disturbance in Ling Shan once; Old Pig, I could still admire you a little, and look at you straight in the eye." Zhu Bajie spoke mockingly.

"Hmph! Talking more is useless; now look at my acquired human seed bag." The Yellow-Browed Old Buddha laughed and reached behind his back, but only grasped emptiness—the acquired human seed bag originally hanging at his waist had somehow already disappeared.

He does not know that the disciple abandoned by his master is no longer qualified to use magical treasures; his treasure has long been taken by Maitreya Buddha, and even he himself has not felt it.

"Hahaha! That bag of yours—perhaps it was stolen by someone, Yellow-Browed Old Man! Ah! Take this, Old Monkey's staff!" Sun Wukong coldly snorted, waved the iron staff in his hand, leapt into the air, and brought it down straight onto the Yellow-Browed Old Buddha's head. (End of chapter)