Chapter 492: Invoking the River of Time

*Splash!*

Just as the Three Thousand Buddha Realms were being suppressed by the Heaven-Purifying Divine Pearls, a massive, endlessly flowing river suddenly appeared above the Western Continent of Cattle-God.

"The River of Time and Space!"

The moment the giant river appeared, Luo Fu recognized its origin.

Luo Fu was extremely familiar with the River of Time and Space.

However, he did not know why the two Sages of the West had summoned it.

"It seems that after so many eons of accumulation, Zhunti and Jieyin have made significant progress."

Luo Fu thought to himself, his gaze locked onto the River of Time and Space, attempting to discern the methods the two Western Sages were about to employ.

Luo Fu did not have to wait long; the two Western Sages' methods were soon revealed upon the River of Time and Space.

*Splash!*

With the appearance of the River of Time and Space, the Three Thousand Buddha Realms seemed to receive a signal, suddenly blooming with boundless Buddha-light that projected toward the river.

Under the illumination of the Buddha-light, two images appeared on the upper and lower reaches of the River of Time and Space.

These two images were none other than the Three Thousand Buddha Realms.

Yes, under the radiance of the boundless Buddha-light, the River of Time and Space directly reflected the Three Thousand Buddha Realms.

The downstream of the River of Time and Space represents the future, while the upstream represents the past.

In other words, the two images reflected by the river were the Three Thousand Buddha Realms of the past and the Three Thousand Buddha Realms of the future.

*Hum!*

After the past and future Three Thousand Buddha Realms were revealed, the current Three Thousand Buddha Realms began to vibrate violently. The remaining realms instantly merged into one, and boundless Buddha-light, mixed with the power of time, pulled at the River of Time and Space.

Under the traction of the current Three Thousand Buddha Realms, the past and future Three Thousand Buddha Realms actually began to emerge from the River of Time and Space.

*Splash! Splash! Splash!*

The River of Time and Space began to churn, and vast amounts of river water began to lash against the past and current Three Thousand Buddha Realms.

However, protected by the Buddha-light and an invisible force of time, the churning water could not harm them.

Both moved at extreme speed, crossing the barrier of time, and began to appear in the present.

This scene did not last long; after only a few breaths, the past and current Three Thousand Buddha Realms appeared in the Western Continent of Cattle-God.

"The current Three Thousand Buddha Realms, the past Three Thousand Buddha Realms, the future Three Thousand Buddha Realms—your Buddhism truly has a grand scale!"

Seeing this, Luo Fu could not help but turn his gaze toward the Sage Zhunti.

Summoning past and future incarnations was something Luo Fu did often.

Moreover, because his true spirit imprint had already been stripped from the Primordial River of Time and Space, Luo Fu did not need to pay a heavy price to summon his past and future selves.

But Luo Fu truly had not expected the two Western Sages to have such a grand design, directly summoning the past and future Three Thousand Buddha Realms.

Luo Fu not needing to pay a heavy price did not mean others were exempt.

To summon the past and current Three Thousand Buddha Realms, the two Western Sages would absolutely have to pay a tremendous price.

More importantly, the Three Thousand Buddha Realms were the foundation of Buddhism.

The two Western Sages had summoned all of them; once the past and current Three Thousand Buddha Realms were destroyed, it would inevitably affect the current Three Thousand Buddha Realms, shaking the very foundation of Buddhism.

The River of Time and Space was not so easily defied.

Not only Luo Fu, but the gazes of all the great supernatural beings in the Three Realms were drawn by the two Western Sages at this moment.

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The Lingxiao Palace.

"The future, past, and current Three Thousand Buddha Realms—what a method. Buddhism has actually mastered the supernatural power to connect the past and future. No wonder Buddhism has the Buddha of the Past, the Buddha of the Present, and the Buddha of the Future; it turns out it was prepared for this power."

The Jade Emperor muttered to himself, a trace of shock flashing in his eyes.

He knew of the Three Thousand Buddha Realms.

The two Western Sages had not been overly secretive about them.

The Jade Emperor had originally thought the Three Thousand Buddha Realms were the greatest hidden strength of Buddhism.

But he had not expected that he had only guessed half of it.

The Three Thousand Buddha Realms were indeed the greatest trump card, but the full face of this card was the trinity of the future, past, and current Three Thousand Buddha Realms.

Although he did not know how the two Western Sages achieved it, the trinity of these realms would inevitably greatly enhance the foundation of Buddhism.

This enhancement was not twofold, but several or even dozens of times greater.

The trinity of the future, past, and current Three Thousand Buddha Realms, when combined, was not as simple as one plus one equals two.

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The Wa Palace.

"The bald donkeys actually have such methods. It seems Zhunti and Jieyin haven't wasted these years!"

Seeing the future, past, and current Three Thousand Buddha Realms appear simultaneously, Nüwa was also somewhat startled.

As a Saint, she knew very well that the River of Time and Space was not easily defied, yet the two Western Sages were able to defy it to summon the future and past realms. Even though she looked down on them, she had to admit their methods were astonishing.

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The Yuxu Palace.

"The trinity of the future, past, and current Three Thousand Buddha Realms—to win the bet, Zhunti and Jieyin have truly staked everything. But with this, Luo Fu is bound to lose."

Looking at the realms above the Western Continent of Cattle-God, the Sage Yuanshi's gaze flickered.

On one hand, he was startled that the two Western Sages could summon the past and future realms.

On the other hand, he felt a sense of joy.

Given the current situation, facing the crushing force of the trinity, the scripture-seeking team had no hope of winning.

This meant the Great Trend of the Heavenly Dao could not be defied.

For the Sage Yuanshi, this was a good thing. He cultivated the Dao of Following Heaven; the Great Trend of the Heavenly Dao not being changed was a very important realization for him.

From the beginning of the Journey to the West until now, the Sage Yuanshi's mood, like that of other great supernatural beings, had been like a roller coaster.

Several times, they had concluded that the scripture-seeking team would surely win, or that Buddhism would surely win.

In the end, they were all slapped in the face.

This time, Buddhism had deployed the trinity of the Three Thousand Buddha Realms, like a flying dragon riding on one's face; the Sage Yuanshi could not imagine what methods the scripture-seeking team had left to break it.

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