Chapter 398: Nation-Building in the Oasis

Although the Golden-Haired Hou called for the Bodhisattva to save him, in the end, no Bodhisattva revealed their form, and he was instead beheaded by a sword.

The poisonous blood hit the ground and turned black.

The head rolled twice and became an active volcano in the desert, spewing out poisonous Qi, poisonous fire, and poisonous smoke.

The body heaved twice and transformed into a massive mountain range resembling a "Sphinx," yet it was also completely barren.

As for the many golden lights that escaped from the Bodhisattva's body, they were all beings of the Buddha Kingdom who cultivated the "Golden Nature" and had been intercepted and taken away; naturally, the most recent one was Baiyun Chanshi.

He appeared not to establish laws through written words, but in reality, he had already lost the true meaning, and at the time of his enlightenment and cultivation, he had already been taken advantage of by Tianmo Bo Xun.

His greed and obsession were such that he could not attain the right fruit for ten lifetimes, remaining within the cycle of reincarnation.

Plucking off that Golden Light Sarira, Xu Jia saw the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi Grass that had been bitten once.

If this Nine-Leaf Lingzhi Grass had a spirit, it would surely be a great spiritual cultivator as well.

As for the Primordial Spirits of the other ancient kingdom Buddha cultivators from a thousand years ago, Xu Jia did not concern himself with them; let them go where they wished, whether they dissipated between heaven and earth or went to reincarnate, it was no longer his business.

After carefully examining the Jinguang Fobao Sarira, he realized that without this thing, the Golden-Haired Hou could not transform into the Qianshou Qianyan Guanyin, and furthermore, hearing him speak of it, this was a strand of "Golden Nature."

It was called the "Mituo Gengzi Golden Light Nature," an achievement of the Golden Immortal Great Dao, and he also heard him say that this Sarira was an "Outer Path Buddha Treasure" of Jinguang Guo, supported by the entire nation; refining it could easily lead to the achievement of the "Golden Light Bodhisattva Fruit Position," and the first-generation king, the Eldest Prince, and the Second Prince had all served as "Golden Light Bodhisattva."

Now that Xu Jia observed it, he also felt it was extremely evil, as if it were a remnant Dao fruit carved off from some Buddha.

This treasure gave people infinite temptation, could increase one's Dharma Power, could nourish the growth of all things, and even if the common people worshipped it with respect day and night, it could fulfill many wishes, just like the satisfaction of all desires spoken of in the Buddhist scriptures.

Seek wealth and obtain wealth, seek to give birth to a virtuous son and immediately give birth to a virtuous son, seek to give birth to a virtuous daughter and obtain a virtuous daughter, seek a marriage and obtain a marriage...

To be honest, this was somewhat similar to the "Great Vows for All Living Beings" that Xu Jia had made; the foundation of the Great Vow was the great desires of all living beings.

But Xu Jia did not believe that something he was willing to smash to pieces rather than have confidence in achieving could be accomplished by a mere portion of "Golden Nature."

"No wonder it is called an Outer Path Buddha Treasure."

If one mastered this treasure and possessed the ability to respond to every request, then even if one were not a Bodhisattva, the common people and all living beings would believe you were a Bodhisattva, and thus you would achieve it through this.

Those Golden Light Natures that were swallowed were actually Buddha Kingdom practitioners and believers who wanted to be reborn in the Pure Land of the Buddha Gate; the Golden Nature of the Golden Light Sarira wove a Pure Land illusion...

Feeling the evil nature of this thing, Xu Jia felt that it was "useless to eat, but a pity to discard."

Even if offered as a sacrifice to his original self, he feared it would be a source of pollution.

Xu Jia's mind was set, and he suspended the Golden Light Sarira in mid-air.

Ten thousand rays of golden light shone, and the yellow Sand of the Da Mo began to recede like the tide leaving the shore.

Clear springs bubbled up from beneath the ground, followed by various plants growing rapidly; withered wood returned to life, and Xu Jia even saw a cluster of coconut trees. This Oasis was not very large, roughly the size of a county, but it was enough to accommodate one hundred thousand people.

After this, the bead remained suspended, emitting light, though not as scorching as the sun.

The battle between Xu Jia and Qianshou Qianyan Guanyin was watched by some high-level old monsters; although they coveted this Jinguang Fobao Sarira, seeing that this Oasis had been formed, if they were to seize this treasure, they would be forming Cause and Effect with this world, destroying an Oasis Blessed Land and indirectly causing the deaths of who knows how many people, vaguely echoing the tragedy of a Golden Ancient Kingdom... the karmic debt would be infinite, so they extinguished their thoughts.

Since they dared not harbor such thoughts, the remaining small fry dared not act recklessly even more.

Xu Jia then held the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi Grass and descended back to the Glazed Temple.

Returning to the Glazed Temple, he saw Huogong Toutuo with a look of worship, sliding to his knees: "Master, I want to be your dog!"

There was also Baiyun Chanshi, who only had his Primordial Spirit left, his physical body having been completely destroyed, and who would no longer need to self-mutilate in the future. Of course, there was also Gongye Xingyun, who had been looking for his daughter, only to be turned into gold by the golden light and had just been unsealed with his Primordial Qi severely damaged.

Baiyun Chanshi said: "Everything has cleared up; this old monk intends to walk the path of Bajie Dashi from back then and continue to build Buddhist temples here."

Xu Jia said with disdain: "Not here; the mountain peak transformed by that Golden-Haired Hou earlier is quite good, go there, don't take advantage of me."

"That is only natural; this old monk has already made a vow to carve eighty-one Buddha caves and forty-eight thousand Buddha statues in this Da Mo with my own hands. Shifang, you come with me."

Gongye Xingyun said: "Although I suffered many injuries on this trip, I also gained much, but it is not good to stay here for long. If the Master truly wishes to visit my Sword Casting Villa, this junior will personally receive you."

Having said this, he took his daughter and left using Sword Escape.

Some of the side-door and heterodox types, also knowing that Xu Jia was not to be trifled with, searched for scrap metal brought out from the ancient kingdom like jackals and vultures looking for carrion, and then left.

Xu Jia only dispatched Huogong Toutuo: "In that treasure vault, only this Qianshou Guanyin was activated; I imagine there are other things. Go and check; if there are good things, I allow you to keep one or two for yourself."

He then said to Huanglian Daoren: "Borrowing your physical body earlier was a matter of Cause and Effect. Now, you go with him. Furthermore, you originally preached in the Da Mo Gobi; I shall have you attract refugees to enter this Oasis to live and multiply. You may be a small king of this Oasis; you only need to worship this seat, offer fresh flowers and fruits during the four seasons and eight festivals, no need for Golden Bodies or jewels..."

Having said this, he sat back in the Glazed Temple and took the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi Grass with him, temporarily ending the storyline of this Sword Hero World. Next time he descended, he would go to Huashan to seize the inheritance of Dutian Liehuo Zushi and visit the Sword Casting Villa to obtain their sword-casting techniques.

As his Primordial Spirit returned to its place, the vitality of the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi in Xu Jia's hand rapidly dissipated. Crossing worlds, all living things could not survive; although this Lingzhi had been plucked long ago, it inevitably still had spores or the like, but now they were completely deactivated.

Just as Xu Jia was feeling regret, he suddenly felt a sense of bloating and spat out a small Lingzhi horse. This small Lingzhi horse, upon seeing the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi, began to suck frantically. The Xianzhi Qi of the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi was sucked into its body, and its form immediately began to change, actually transforming from a "horse shape" gradually into a "human shape," and then gradually from a "human shape" into a "dragon shape."

Dragon and horse as one, both are symbols of pure Yang and vigorous strength; the Spirit Horse transformed into a Spirit Dragon, changing from running on the ground to a Flying Dragon in the Sky, having completed its metamorphosis.

The Nine-Leaf Lingzhi Grass was sucked until it became woody, but its form and quality were still extraordinary, transforming into a wooden Ruyi.

Xu Jia actually quite liked the wooden Ruyi and felt it had some style, so he spat a breath of Azure Yang Qi onto it, and thus the wooden Ruyi transformed into a "jade-green color," becoming a Lingzhi Y Ruyi.

(End of chapter)