[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-path-of-immortality":3,"chapter-the-path-of-immortality-the-path-of-immortality-chapter-481":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Path of Immortality",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2271631,4436,"Chapter 481: Buddha Land","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-481",481,"\u003Cp>Chen Hang’s heart trembled, a faint look of surprise crossing his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The robe was patterned with deep thunder, adorned with sun, moon, and stars, its weave dense as shuttlework, shimmering brilliantly, as if commanding the Four Seasons and Five Phases to abide by the Dao and give birth to all things—a familiar, lofty aura unmistakably stemming from the same source as Taiyi Divine Thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though its style was ancient, unlike anything of this age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet any Jade Yuchen true disciple who saw the thunder pattern and sensed that familiar energy would easily link it to their own sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang steadied himself, intending to examine it more closely, but his vision suddenly blurred, leaving only an empty void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the monk and Daoist vanished without a trace, as if he had been instantly separated by countless myriad li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suppressed his thoughts and looked around, realizing he had arrived in a boundless, vast plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chen Hang plucked the fully manifested blue lotus from the peak, he heard a deafening roar at his ear, had no time to react, and was instantly enveloped by a glowing, clear light that whisked him away in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faintly, he felt the light had carried him through the void, beyond even Mo Wu Landmass or Hong Jing Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then where is this place…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, Chen Hang transformed into a crimson sword-light and shot forward, heading toward a direction ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he saw countless towering udyana trees, long dead and withered, densely packed, nearly blotting out the sky and earth, leaving one awestruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stupas, monasteries, and gardens along the route, though forged entirely from rare treasures like Yanfutanjin , were magnificent and awe-inspiring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet not a trace of life remained—only a silent, dead land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eons of erosion, these grand structures, though appearing intact, had long since crumbled internally, their inner prohibitions gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang merely reached out and gave one gentle push; within moments, all the cities and towers collapsed soundlessly, dissolving into dust too fine to see, like a mirage—a mere phantom bubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another half-hour passed, and when Chen Hang finally saw a colossal golden cliff, towering as high as heaven, seemingly piercing beyond the utmost void, he slowed his sword-light slightly and hovered beneath the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was a broken peak, it filled nearly his entire field of vision, stretching endlessly in either direction, immensely vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the western face of the cliff, auspicious clouds thickened, fragrant mists swirling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive cliff face had been meticulously carved into countless stone chambers, stacked tier upon tier like a pagoda, deepening upward, solemn and imposing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside these thousand chambers stood solemn statues of bhikkhus, arhats, dharma kings, and bodhisattvas, their expressions lifelike, indistinguishable from real beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the most striking sight was still\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the statue of the great Buddha in the uppermost chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Buddha stood over ten thousand zhang tall, seated upon a thousand-petaled lotus, crowned with a jeweled diadem, his body golden, his face compassionate and dignified, palms open downward, fingers hanging, assuming the gesture of granting wishes, said to remove karmic calamities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On either side of the great Buddha stood two attendant bodhisattvas, each crowned with jeweled canopies, one holding a virtuous vase, the other a precious mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though equally adorned with blessings and wisdom, they still could not match the inexplicable awe the great Buddha inspired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though merely a lifeless statue, when Chen Hang met its gaze, his ears suddenly fell silent, as if all thoughts were swept clean, then a sense of peace and joy flooded his heart, filling every inch of him with comfort and fulfillment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Removing obstacles, fulfilling wishes like an ocean—when the mind’s light manifests, the three-worlds’ vow-sea calms—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chan Sutra says:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the gesture of granting wishes points, those seeking longevity gain it, those seeking wealth gain it, those seeking children gain them—like a wish-fulfilling jewel manifesting colors at thought!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Chen Hang felt a hidden spiritual gate had been pried open a crack; boundless profound truths flooded his mind, making him feel as if treading on soft clouds and mist, irresistibly lulling him into a drowsy, intoxicating haze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand and summoned Taiyi Divine Thunder, instantly shattering every obstacle before him, divine might roaring, shaking the heavens and seas!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his palm—unbeknownst to him, the Xu Du Great Elixir, coveted by countless luminaries across the Nine Provinces and Four Seas, now rested within it; Chen Hang needed only tilt his neck slightly to swallow it safely into his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this moment on, the flourishing destiny of Xu Du Great Heaven would belong to him, to be wielded by him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a dreamlike haze, as if millennia had flown by, time like a shuttle…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to have cultivated the “Great Qian Yuan” form, defeated a host of true disciples including Ji Fa Kai, successfully taken residence in Xi Yi Mountain, and become the next Dao Heir of Jade Yuchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to have gathered all fragments of the A Ni Sword, restoring its famed ancient killing aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to have crossed the Illusion of Return to Void, facing the Pure Yang Three Calamities; he seemed to have mastered the Supreme Mystery Scripture, effortlessly plucking stars and seizing the moon; he seemed to have entered the Gate of All Wonders, glimpsing ancient secrets…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These thoughts were clearly delusions, yet one could not help being deeply ensnared, unable to free oneself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as Chen Hang felt he had obtained the secret method “To Seize the Trunk by the Branch,” and, as Sect Master of Jade Yuchen, led his disciples to break through the Waterborne Rongcheng Lifespan Cave, after fierce combat, finally slew Chen Yu Shu beneath his blade—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Chen Hang’s body trembled inexplicably; after a few breaths, he suddenly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes blazed with divine radiance—he had torn himself free from those wondrous illusions, his mind restored to clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could such a great matter rely on delusions and illusions? One day, I shall accomplish it myself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang shook his sleeve and let out a loud, laughing sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now, as he examined himself, did he realize\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that since locking eyes with the great Buddha statue and sinking into those wish-fulfilling illusions, he had remained motionless on the spot for half a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this plain had no day or night—always bright, always the same…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Buddha Land?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang recalled all he had seen on his journey and the colossal stone cavern before him, and a suspicion arose in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the Creation and Human Sentiment spoken of by the Empty Void Daoist be connected not only to Jade Yuchen, but also to Buddhism?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then summoned the Great Expansion Sun Chariot, urged his magic power into it, and the golden chariot instantly parted the mist and clouds above, heading straight toward the great Buddha statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this place was unlike before—the entire broken peak was shrouded in a powerful prohibition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with his full spiritual power, Chen Hang could not enter the mountain to investigate, let alone move its grass, soil, or stones; neither the Five Elders Heaven Official Palm nor the Purple-Clear Divine Thunder could break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet from this distance, he finally saw—a faint, nearly invisible finger mark on the great Buddha’s third eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mark ran straight from front to back, piercing the Buddha’s head, leaving a flaw in its radiant, perfect aura, irreparable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And perhaps it was precisely this that allowed him to break free from the wish-fulfilling illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang took one last long look; seeing he could not enter the mountain, he did not linger, tapped the golden chariot, and as brilliant light soared into the sky, his form vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This land, suspected to be a Buddha Land, was immeasurably vast—truly boundless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang had flown for roughly two days and nights here, yet still had not reached the boundary of this Buddha Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for what he had seen along the way, nothing was new—mostly stupas, gardens, and such.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though lavishly decorated and meticulously arranged, none were anything more than outwardly gleaming shells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this vast realm, he was the only living being; all else was deep, silent death…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this day, Chen Hang suddenly heard a faint rustling thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused thoughtfully, hurriedly followed the sound; after half an hour, he finally reached a valley lush with flowers, grass, and dense trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The valley teemed with life: streams flowed over rocks, ancient vines clung to cliffs, deer and muntjacs leapt and played in the deep woods, flocks of immortal cranes flew past, circling the sky for long moments before dispersing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving here, one felt the sky high, clouds clear, wind gentle, water soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The endless scenery widened one’s heart without effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Hang’s attention was not on the mountains or waters—it was fixed on the monk and Daoist deep within the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So they’re here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was first brought to this Buddha Land by the clear light, he had glimpsed this monk and Daoist from afar, and recognized the Daoist’s robe as a Jade Yuchen artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had only caught a fleeting glance; before he could see more, the monk and Daoist vanished again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, finally encountering them again, Chen Hang saw the suspected sect elder was around thirty, with long eyebrows and bright eyes, his bearing noble and majestic—clearly no ordinary man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Daoist sat with closed eyes and lowered brows, he radiated an infinite, all-encompassing aura—as if he could govern all creation, nurture all things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the Lord of Creation and Humanity, sovereign over all, pervading everywhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as Chen Hang stepped forward, a gentle breeze blew, and the Daoist’s form blurred—clearly only an illusion, not a true presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang halted his step, pondered a moment, then shifted his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far off, to the west, the monk appeared to be flesh and blood, yet he seemed already to have entered nirvana—no trace of life could be found on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face matched the great Buddha statue in the stone chamber, the one making the granting-wish mudra, yet he showed no divine aura whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was like a plain, ordinary old monk, seated opposite the Daoist, east and west, in silent confrontation—unremarkable, unworthy of special notice…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which ancient Buddha of Chan is this one? From the Infinite Light Heaven or the Pure Land?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang studied the old monk’s face, thinking inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he wondered, a low male voice arose from nowhere, sighing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is it? This is why? I wondered why the Empty Void Daoist arranged this—so this was his meaning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s good—no, it’s excellent! As they say, don’t let the water flow to someone else’s field; though this isn’t some earth-shattering creation, it’s hard-won—take good hold of it later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, I noticed your aura shift when you used that thunder art—was that Taiyi Divine Thunder? What thunder art are you using? Why does it carry traces of Taiyi Divine Thunder?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice came suddenly; even Chen Hang’s keen sense could not locate its source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he was not surprised—he had expected it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the fleeting glimpse upon his arrival, or the thunder sound that guided him to this valley…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these signs indicated another unknown figure was secretly observing his movements within the Buddha Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though I’ve touched upon it, to truly master Taiyi Divine Thunder still requires much hard work,” Chen Hang replied. “The thunder art I just used is called Purple-Clear Divine Thunder—one of Jade Yuchen’s Four Thunder Arts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jade Yuchen’s Four Thunder Arts—Purple-Clear Divine Thunder? Good, good! A young disciple with promise—Jade Yuchen truly produces outstanding talents, eternal and everlasting! No need to doubt—I am also of Jade Yuchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?? Call me Fu Lao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man calling himself Fu Lao praised twice more, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me see you cast a thunder again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang, hearing this, silently gathered his magic power, pointed upward, and instantly a thunderbolt struck, roaring through the valley, radiating brilliant light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Lao, upon seeing it, sighed again, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You came here under the Empty Void Daoist’s guidance, didn’t you? Be cautious—this man’s intentions are never pure; no one can fathom his true stance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long ago, several virtuous ministers harbored ill will toward this one, but out of respect for the Immortal Patriarch’s face, they dared not openly submit a memorial to impeach him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After offering this advice, Fu Lao chuckled again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though the Empty Daoist’s suggestion that you come here may be nothing more than a convenient favor, he still did a genuine good deed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The providence here is the All-Knowing Lamp of Ultimate Wisdom held by the Pure Storage and Accumulated Buddha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This treasure was once the Pure Storage and Accumulated Buddha’s ultimate secret technique; countless great Buddhist masters in those days sought even a single beam of its light, hoping to awaken wisdom, comprehend truth, and attain sainthood. Now, this stroke of fortune falls upon us of the Profound Heaven Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have already suppressed the spirit of the All-Knowing Lamp of Ultimate Wisdom. Once I fully seize half of its true consciousness, its spirit will be unable to hold itself together—then, with my aid, you may use the power of the All-Knowing Lamp of Ultimate Wisdom to fully cultivate your Great Taiyi Thunder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to master the Great Taiyi Thunder at the Golden Core stage—ha! What an achievement!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fu Lao spoke, even he grew excited, but Chen Hang gazed toward the old monk in the west, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Pure Storage and Accumulated Buddha—must be this one. And the All-Knowing Lamp of Ultimate Wisdom… this name…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Chen Hang suddenly looked up and saw a brilliant light descending from the sky. Soon, an old man in blue robes and a wooden crown stepped forward with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know you must be filled with doubts—do not be alarmed. When I say I am also of the Yuchen lineage, it is no lie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Lao wiped his face with a laugh, and Chen Hang saw his figure suddenly grow faint—then a small, ancient thunder tablet, half-fist-sized, appeared, its force pushing the earth’s axis and crushing the heavenly gate, causing the vast heavens to darken in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, thunder surged through the entire sky, terrifying in its might!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Root of Thunder?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang now recognized the origin of the thunder tablet, his expression turning solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How? Was my claim not true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit of the Root of Thunder, who had called himself Fu Lao, resumed his human form and warmly greeted Chen Hang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come, come—I’ll tell you the full story of this matter, and you can tell me what’s happened beyond. It’s pitiful—I haven’t found anyone to speak with in so long!”\u003C\u002Fp>",2481,"2026-06-19T22:30:06.574Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","519d72d53616b61df783881b6ae23f96c148d79063ec2921a50d9133150a8366","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-482","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-480",545,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-path-of-immortality-cover.jpg"]