Chapter 481: Buddha Kingdom

Chen Hang's heart shook, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

That dharma robe was patterned with deep thunder, with the sun, moon, and stars shining upon it, dense as if woven by a shuttle, shining brilliantly, as if to make the four seasons and five elements follow the Dao, changing and giving birth to all things. A familiar, lofty artistic conception was clearly from the same source as the Tai Yi Zi Qing Shen Lei.

Although the style of the dharma robe was ancient and did not look like something of the current world.

But I am afraid that any Yuchen true transmission who saw the thunder pattern and sensed that familiar aura would not find it difficult to connect it with their own sect.

Chen Hang steadied his mind and wanted to observe carefully, but his vision suddenly could not reach, seeing only a vast emptiness.

In just the blink of an eye, the figures of the monk and the Daoist disappeared into thin air, as if they were suddenly separated from him by millions and millions of miles.

He suppressed his emotions. Looking around at this time, he realized he had come to a boundless, vast wilderness.

Just now, when he plucked the fully manifested green lotus at the peak, Chen Hang only felt a thunderous roar in his ears. Before he could react, he was wrapped by a glistening clear light that came from nowhere, and he flew away from the spot in an instant.

Vaguely, he felt that the clear light had carried him crashing through the void, and he was not in the Mo Wu Land Continent, or even in Hong Jing Heaven.

Then this place...

Chen Hang pondered for a moment, then transformed into a red sword light and soared up, identified a direction in front, and flew away.

On this journey, he saw countless tall, worry-free trees that had long since withered and died, dense and numerous, almost covering the sky and earth, making one marvel.

And the stupa cities and Buddhist garden landscapes along the way, although cast entirely from rare wonders like Yan Fu Tan gold, were magnificent and extraordinary, unusually majestic.

But there was no vitality in them, just a piece of silent dead land.

He did not know how much time had passed, but although those grand buildings looked complete and flawless, they had actually long since secretly decayed, and the restrictions inside no longer existed.

Chen Hang just pushed lightly with his hand nearby, and after a few breaths, the various cities and towers collapsed silently, turning into smoke and dust invisible to the naked eye and slowly disappearing, like a mirage, just a false bubble.

After another half an hour, when Chen Hang saw from afar a massive golden broken mountain that was almost as high as the sky and seemed to want to tower out of the extreme sky, he finally pressed his sword light slightly and hovered in the clouds.

Although it was a broken mountain, it almost occupied his entire field of vision, and he did not know how far it stretched, extremely massive.

The west side of the mountain wall had auspicious clouds and fragrant mist.

The huge mountain wall was carefully chiseled with stone rooms, stacked like a pagoda, deep and solemn.

In those thousands of stone rooms were solemn statues of Bhikkhus, Arhats, Dharma Kings, and Bodhisattvas, their expressions lifelike, no different from real people.

But if one were to say what was most eye-catching, it was still the one at the very top.

The statue of the Great Buddha in the stone room.

The Great Buddha was over ten thousand zhang tall, sitting cross-legged on a thousand-petaled lotus, wearing a precious crown, his body like gold, his face compassionate and dignified. His palms were spread open and facing downward, his fingertips hanging low, making a gesture of granting wishes, said to be for the removal of dust-tribulations.

To the left and right of the Great Buddha were two attendant Bodhisattvas, both with treasure canopies and tassels on their heads, either holding a virtuous vase or holding a treasure mirror.

Although they were also solemn in blessings and wisdom, they were still not as shocking as the Great Buddha.

Although it was just a dead statue, when his gaze met the Great Buddha's, Chen Hang felt the sound in his ears suddenly quiet down, as if all thoughts had been swept away, and then a sense of peace and joy filled his heart, making him feel comfortable and satisfied from head to toe.

Breaking obstacles without hindrance, fulfilling wishes like the sea, one thought of light appearing, the three worlds of wish-seas leveling—

The Zen Sutra says:

Where the wish-granting seal points, those seeking longevity obtain longevity, those seeking wealth obtain wealth, those seeking children obtain children, like a Mani pearl appearing as wished!

Here, Chen Hang felt the mysterious barrier in the dark being pried open by a line, and infinite mysterious feelings and wonderful principles surged into his mind, making people feel like they were stepping on soft clouds and light mist, involuntarily feeling intoxicated.

He pinched his palm, and the Tai Yi Zi Qing Shen Lei was emitted, instantly shattering all obstacles before his eyes, the divine power fierce, the sound shaking the universe!

He spread his palms, and before he knew it, that Xu Du Great Elixir—which made the countless talented elites within the Nine Provinces and Four Seas green with envy and heart-stirred—was lying right in the center. Chen Heng only needed to tilt his neck slightly to safely and securely swallow it into his belly.

From then on, the prosperous qi of the Xu Du Great Heaven would belong to him and be used by him!

In a trance, as if thousands of years of time had flown by, time like a shuttle...

He seemed to have cultivated the "Great Dao Origin" dharma image, defeated a group of true transmissions including Ji Fakai, successfully entered the Xi Yi Mountain, and became the next Daoist of Yuchen.

He seemed to have collected all the broken pieces of the A Bi sword, making this famous ancient killing sword reveal its fierce power again.

He seemed to have crossed the return-to-emptiness barrier, would face the three disasters of pure yang, seemed to have cultivated supreme mysterious classics, could easily pluck stars and take the moon, and seemed to have entered the gate of all wonders, peeking at various ancient secrets...

All kinds of thoughts were clearly delusions, but they made people inevitably trapped in them, unable to extricate themselves.

And when Chen Hang felt that he had obtained the secret method of "seizing the trunk with branches", and as the Yuchen Sect Master, led the masses to break the Water-Accommodating Accomplishment Cave Heaven, after a fierce battle, he finally personally beheaded Chen Yushu under his sword.

At this moment, Chen Hang's body shook for some reason. After a few breaths, he suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes were bright, and he had actually struggled out of that wonderful delusion, his spirit returning to clarity.

"How can such a major event be borrowed from deceptive and illusory arts? Sooner or later, I will do it with my own hands!"

Chen Hang shook his sleeves and laughed aloud.

At this time, after a slight observation, he realized

that since he met the gaze of the Great Buddha statue and fell into various wish-fulfilling delusions, he had unknowingly stayed in place for half a day.

And this wilderness had no distinction between day and night; no matter when, it was a piece of brightness...

"Is this the Buddha Kingdom Pure Land?"

Chen Hang recalled the various things he had seen along the way and the massive stone caves before him, and a guess floated in his heart.

The creation and human sentiment mentioned by Daoist Master Kongkong were not only related to Yuchen, but also somewhat involved with Buddhism?

At this time, he sacrificed the Great Expansion Sun Instrument Gold Chariot, urged his magic power, and the gold chariot instantly swept away the smoke and clouds in the sky, heading straight for the Great Buddha statue at the top.

But this place was not like before; the massive broken mountain was covered by a layer of solid restrictions.

Even if Chen Hang deployed his divine abilities, he could not enter the mountain to investigate, let alone move the grass, trees, soil, and stones on the mountain. Whether it was the Five Old Heaven Official Great Handprint or the Purple Clear Zi Qing Shen Lei, it was difficult to achieve success.

However, at this distance, he finally saw clearly that there was an imperceptible finger mark on the brow of the ten-thousand-zhang Great Buddha.

The finger mark seemed to pierce through the Buddha's head from front to back, making the artistic conception of light and perfection flawed from then on, difficult to mend.

And the reason he was able to struggle out of that wish-fulfilling delusion might be precisely because of this.

"..."

Chen Hang took a deep look, and finally seeing that it was really impossible to enter the mountain, he did not stay long. He patted the gold chariot, and with the brilliant radiance rising in the sky, his figure also disappeared.

And this heaven and earth, suspected to be the Buddha Kingdom Pure Land, was simply vast beyond imagination, truly boundless.

Chen Hang had already flown for about two days and nights here, but he was still far from reaching the boundary of this Buddha Kingdom Pure Land.

As for what he saw along the way, there were no fresh things, mostly pagodas, gardens, and the like.

Although the decorations were magnificent and the layout was exquisite, without exception, they were just bright on the outside.

It was as if in this vast heaven and earth, only he was the only living creature left, and the rest were all dead qi...

And on this day, Chen Hang suddenly heard a rustling thunder sound in his ears.

He was thoughtful and hurriedly followed the sound, and after half an hour, he finally approached a valley with many flowers and plants and lush trees.

This valley was truly full of vitality, with mountain springs and old vines everywhere, and even deer and muntjacs jumping and playing in the deep forest, and flocks of cranes flying past in front of him, lingering in the sky, not scattering for a long time.

Arriving here, he felt the sky was high and the clouds were clear, and the wind and water were soft.

This scenery, which was hard to see the end of at a glance, made people's chests feel wide involuntarily.

However, at this moment, Chen Hang's attention was not on the mountains and waters, but on the monk and Daoist in the depths of the forest.

"Are they actually here?"

Chen Hang thought to himself.

When he was brought to this Buddha Kingdom Pure Land by the clear light, he had glimpsed this monk and Daoist from afar and also saw the dharma robe on the Daoist, which was clearly a Yuchen item.

But after just a hurried glance, before he could see more, the figures of the monk and Daoist disappeared again.

And now that he finally met them again, Chen Hang saw that the Daoist, who was suspected to be a senior of the sect, was about thirty years old, with long eyebrows and bright eyes, and a handsome appearance. One look and one knew he was no ordinary person.

And although the Daoist had his brows lowered and eyes closed, he still possessed a captivating majesty that seemed boundless and capable of containing the entire universe.

Like the master of creation and gods, he could rule all things, covering and nurturing everything!

However, just as Chen Hang wanted to step forward, as a breeze blew slowly, he saw the Daoist's figure become blurry, clearly just a phantom, not a real image.

"..."

Chen Hang stopped his steps, pondered for a moment, and shifted his gaze.

Far away, although the monk in the west looked like a real flesh body, he was like someone who had long since passed away, and no vitality could be found in him.

Although the monk's face was exactly the same as the Great Buddha who made the wish-granting gesture in the stone room, there was no miraculous manifestation on his body.

It was as if he was just an ordinary old monk, standing opposite the Daoist from west to east, plain and unremarkable, not worth paying too much attention to...

"This one, which ancient Buddha of the Zen Sect is he? From the Boundless Light Heaven or the Ultimate Bliss Heaven?"

Chen Hang looked at the old monk's face and thought secretly.

Just as he was puzzled, a low male voice sounded from nowhere, sighing:

"So that's how it is, it's actually like this? I said why Daoist Master Kongkong would make such arrangements, so it means this?"

"But it's also good, no, it should be said it's extremely good! The so-called fat water doesn't flow to outsiders' fields. Although this is not a shocking great creation, it is not easy to come by. You should grasp it well later.

Just now I saw your aura change when you used that thunder art. Could it be the Tai Yi Zi Qing Shen Lei? What thunder art are you using? Why does it have a bit of the artistic conception of the Tai Yi Zi Qing Shen Lei?"

This voice came extremely suddenly. Even with Chen Hang's sensing, he did not know where the owner of the voice was.

But he was not surprised at this moment; he had expected it in his heart long ago.

Whether it was the hurried glance when he first arrived here, or the thunder sound that guided him to the valley not long ago...

These various signs all indicated that in the Buddha Kingdom Pure Land, there was clearly another unknown figure who was secretly observing his movements.

"Although I have roughly touched upon it, if I want to truly enter the Tai Yi Zi Qing Shen Lei, I still lack some hard work." Chen Hang said: "As for the thunder art just now, it is named Purple Clear Zi Qing Shen Lei, and it is one of the current Yuchen Four Thunders."

"Yuchen Four Thunders, Purple Clear Zi Qing Shen Lei? Good, good! The junior disciple is quite interesting. My Yuchen is truly full of talents, prosperous for ten thousand generations! No need to doubt, I am also a Yuchen person.

You can call me Fu Lao."

The person who claimed to be Fu Lao praised twice and said:

"You should send a thunder, let me take another look!"

Hearing this, Chen Hang silently urged his magic power and pointed at the sky. A thunderbolt was instantly struck out, the booming sound echoing through the valley, the light shining brightly!

Seeing this, Fu Lao sighed again, and then said:

"You came here this time, were you guided by that Daoist Master Kongkong? You must be careful. This person has always had impure intentions, and no one can fathom his true stance.

As early as the ancient times, several high-ranking moral officials had harbored ill feelings toward him, but it was only out of respect for the face of the Tribulation Immortal Ancestor that they did not openly submit a memorial to impeach him."

After pointing this out, Fu Lao smiled again:

"However, Daoist Master Kongkong pointing you here this time, although it is said to be a favor, it is ultimately a good deed.

The creation here is the 'All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom' in the hands of the Buddha Jing Cang Jingcang Bianji.

This treasure is the bottom-of-the-box method of the Buddha Jing Cang Jingcang Bianji. In those years, I don't know how many great divine abilities of the Sha Sect wanted to obtain this lamp to shine, so as to open wisdom and understand principles, and attain the holy fruit. And this good luck is going to fall on our Xuanmen people."

"I have already suppressed the artifact spirit of the All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom. After I completely take away half of this fellow's true consciousness, his mind will surely be unable to guard itself. At that time, with my help, you can borrow the power of the All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom to completely practice your Tai Yi Zi Qing Shen Lei to completion!"

"And a Golden Core can master the Tai Yi Zi Qing Shen Lei, haha, such an achievement!"

Fu Lao became excited as he spoke to the end. Chen Hang looked at the old monk in the west and could not help but ponder.

"Buddha Jing Cang Jingcang Bianji, it should be this one, and the All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom, this name..."

Just then, Chen Hang suddenly looked up and saw a ball of bright light falling from the sky. Soon, an old man in green clothes and a wooden crown walked out proudly, with a smile on his face.

"I know you must be full of doubts now. Don't be surprised. I said I am also a Yuchen person; this is naturally not a lie."

Fu Lao smiled and wiped his face. Chen Hang saw his figure suddenly fade, and then a simple thunder plaque the size of half a fist appeared, pushing the earth axis, pressing the heaven pass, making the vast sky instantly darken.

For a time, the sky was full of thunder running, the momentum terrifying!

"Thunder Root Sect?"

Chen Hang recognized the origin of this thunder plaque at this time, his expression solemn.

"How about it, the old man's words are not false, right?"

The Thunder Root Sect artifact spirit who called himself Fu Lao manifested his human body again and greeted Chen Hang warmly:

"Come, come, I will tell you the ins and outs of this matter, and you can also talk about the outside world. It's pitiful; the old man hasn't been able to find someone he can talk to for a long time!" ===== CHAPTER 482 =====