Chapter 184

Just when Jinnara flew out of the Abyss of Darkness, the battle between Xuanzang and Tathagata also had a result.

Tathagata revealed a flaw. Xuanzang knew that this was intentional by Tathagata, but he still attacked without hesitation.

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Xuanzang's hand pierced through Tathagata's chest, bringing out his pale golden heart.

But there was no look of pain or anger on Tathagata's face, but a faint smile.

After he pushed Xuanzang back with one palm, he flew back to the Lingyun Ferry, and then was caught by Guanyin and others.

"Demons are making trouble, attacking my Lingshan. However, demons cannot last long. The Saint has said that demons will occupy Lingshan for twenty-three days. After twenty-three days, the demons will be defeated, and Lingshan will be reborn from nirvana. One day in Lingshan is one year in the human world. Everyone, just wait for this poor monk for twenty-three years." Tathagata looked at Guanyin and others and said with a smile.

After speaking, Tathagata began to disintegrate, but the next second, the smile on Tathagata's face froze.

Because Tathagata saw Jinnara, who was anxious and angry.

After seeing Jinnara, Tathagata had a flash of inspiration, and the things the Saint told him back then became clear instantly.

It turned out that the Saint had told Tathagata before that Lingshan would have a calamity, including himself. As long as he survived this calamity, Lingshan would rise. This was the adjustment of the Heavenly Dao after the Journey to the West was not completed.

When Tathagata heard the Saint say this, he naturally brought Xuanzang into this matter.

It happened that Xuanzang came to the Lingyun Ferry at this time, and stationed troops at the Lingyun Ferry, making a gesture of preparing to attack Lingshan.

Combining the scene before him and the Saint's words, Tathagata regarded Xuanzang as the so-called demon. But now, he seemed to be wrong.

The Saint once said that he must die in the hands of the demon, otherwise there would be certain dangers when reincarnating.

Seeing Jinnara, Tathagata knew that he could not die, at least he could not die in Xuanzang's hands. He began to struggle, began to save himself.

But once the disintegration began, there was no turning back. A look of fear finally appeared on his face at this moment. This was not fear of death, but fear of reincarnation. Before seeing Jinnara, he thought he would return to Lingshan after twenty-three years.

But after seeing Jinnara, he no longer had such confidence, so he would be afraid, but everything was too late.

When Jinnara arrived at the Lingyun Ferry, Tathagata had already completed the disintegration and entered reincarnation.

"It's you! Did you kill Tathagata?" Looking at the dead Tathagata, Jinnara stared fixedly at Xuanzang.

Xuanzang looked at Jinnara, his brows furrowed. How many years had it been? How many years had it been since he had seen such a hateful and resentful look?

"Haven't you seen it all?" Xuanzang said with a smile.

"Tathagata is mine. Tathagata's life and death can only be decided by me. You actually killed him. Jin Chanzi, I want you to be buried with Tathagata." Jinnara looked at the indifferent Xuanzang, his anger burning. He roared, then rushed directly towards Xuanzang.

Xuanzang looked at the rushing Jinnara, without any reaction at all. He didn't even dodge, he just watched Jinnara quietly like this.

Just when Jinnara approached, two weapons blocked in front of Xuanzang, blocking Jinnara. The owners of these two weapons were none other than Dapeng and Yang Jian.

"You cannot touch Master Xuanzang." Yang Jian said coldly.

"Dare to touch Master Xuanzang, die!" Dapeng also said.

Although Jinnara was a Quasi-Saint now, he did not dare to use his full strength at all, because if he used his full strength, he would definitely be noticed by the Heavenly Dao, and his end would be very miserable.

"Are you going to stop me?" Although he could not use his full strength, the pressure of being a Quasi-Saint could be released. Jinnara looked at Yang Jian and Dapeng and said coldly.

Just as Dapeng wanted to say something, Mount Sumeru suddenly became a mess. This was because Marshal Tianpeng and the others had already started to act.

After sneaking into Lingshan, Marshal Tianpeng hid himself. Before he came, Xuanzang had already said that he could act according to his own judgment at that time.

Previously, Marshal Tianpeng always felt that the timing was not ripe, which made Posu and others a bit anxious. But just when Tathagata disintegrated, Tianpeng felt that the time had come, so he led Posu and others to start causing massive destruction on Mount Sumeru, and also killed many Lingshan people who tried to resist.

Just when Lingshan was in chaos, Tianpeng and the others were preparing to retreat, but at this time they actually saw Zen Master Wuchao.

Zen Master Wuchao said he came to cooperate with Tianpeng and the others, and then Tianpeng and the others started causing destruction in Lingshan again, which was what Jinnara and the others saw.

"Are you sure you still want to entangle with me here? Your goal is actually the entire Lingshan, right? Not just Tathagata alone. It's just that if Tathagata is solved by you, it can allow you to control Lingshan more smoothly. Am I right?" Xuanzang looked at Jinnara and said.

Jinnara did not speak, but the expression on his face had already betrayed him. He did think so. Even though he had become a demon, he still had a deep obsession with Lingshan.

"How about this? The Lingshan on the surface will be controlled by Zen Master Wuchao. In the Abyss of Darkness, you can set up your Lingshan. You can be your Wutian Buddha. How about that?" Seeing the change in Jinnara's expression, Xuanzang said.

"Hmph! Why should I listen? Kill you, and Lingshan will still be mine." Jinnara snorted coldly.

"Is that so? I don't believe it!" Xuanzang looked at Jinnara and said with a smile.

"Hmph!" Hearing Xuanzang's words, Jinnara snorted coldly again.

"Go back to your Abyss of Darkness first. After Lingshan stabilizes, I will allow you to preach in Lingshan. If any Lingshan disciples are willing to go to your Lingshan, then let them go. How about that?" Xuanzang said again.

"Master Xuanzang, why say so much to him? If we all rush up together, even if he is a Quasi-Saint, he will fall. Besides, can he use his full strength?" After hearing Xuanzang's words, Dapeng frowned and said. After speaking, he prepared to rush up.

Yang Jian and others also prepared to rush up when they saw this, but were stopped by Xuanzang.

"I am relatively interested in Jinnara. He is actually a bitter person, no need to force him too hard." Xuanzang looked at Yang Jian and the others and said.

"Go back, and come out after Lingshan stabilizes." Xuanzang looked at Jinnara and said. When saying this, Xuanzang used a trace of Saint's will.

After Jinnara felt the Saint's will, his face changed instantly, and then the expression he looked at Xuanzang with was immediately different.

There was horror, surprise, and a trace of sympathy in Jinnara's expression. This trace of sympathy should be for Xuanzang himself.

"Yes!" Jinnara nodded, then disappeared from where he was.

Looking at the departing Jinnara, Dapeng and the others looked at each other, full of doubts. Wasn't this Jinnara arrogant just now? Why did he suddenly change his appearance!

"We just need to wait now. Lingshan will be able to stabilize soon." Xuanzang looked at the Lingyun Ferry and Guanyin and others in front of him and said with a smile.

Guanyin and the others were now in a dilemma, neither leaving nor staying, which was really awkward.

If they left, Xuanzang and the others would definitely take the opportunity to cross the Lingyun Ferry, and then attack from front and back with those who were causing destruction in Lingshan. They would be even more passive at that time.

But if they didn't go back, no one could stop the group of people who were causing destruction!

Just when everyone was struggling, the commotion on Lingshan stopped, which made Guanyin and the others show puzzled expressions.

After a while, Marshal Tianpeng led Posu and a group of Asura clan members to appear at the Lingyun Ferry. After Guanyin and the others saw Marshal Tianpeng and the others, they immediately looked at Xuanzang.

"Don't look at me like that. This is what I should do." Xuanzang said with a smile.

"Master Xuanzang, it's handled. There should be a result in a while." Marshal Tianpeng looked at Xuanzang and said.

"Good!" Xuanzang nodded.

Guanyin and the others didn't know what Xuanzang and Marshal Tianpeng meant, but there was definitely nothing good in this, at least nothing good for Lingshan.

About the time of an incense stick, a golden-red Buddha light suddenly appeared in the Great Leiyin Temple of Lingshan. After seeing this Buddha light, Guanyin and the others showed a trace of surprise. This golden-red Buddha light was exclusive to that person. With him there, Lingshan would definitely not be in chaos.

But they never expected that Zen Master Wuchao was actually Xuanzang's person. Of course, Xuanzang could not tell them.

"I am Vairocana Buddha. Now my Lingshan has suffered a calamity, and demons have invaded. This poor monk, in the name of Vairocana Buddha, regains control of Lingshan to protect the safety of Lingshan. May the Heavenly Dao witness this." Zen Master Wuchao's voice appeared in everyone's ears.

"Lingshan is saved!" This sentence suddenly appeared in the hearts of Guanyin and the others.

But they forgot that Tathagata only said that Lingshan was invaded by demons at that time, but he did not say that Lingshan was in danger. Now that Zen Master Wuchao did this, Lingshan directly changed hands. When Tathagata reincarnates, Lingshan could not be his anymore. After all, Vairocana Buddha was recognized by the Heavenly Dao!

"Xuanzang, don't be proud. We still have Vairocana Buddha in Lingshan. Your conspiracy will not succeed." Guanyin looked at Xuanzang and sneered.

"Alright, you won." Seeing Guanyin say this, Xuanzang shrugged.

Then he asked Dapeng and the others to organize the team and prepare to retreat.

"Something is wrong, this Xuanzang is wrong." Ancient Buddha Dipankara looked at Xuanzang and the others who were preparing to retreat, a puzzled look in his eyes.

"That's right, this is a bit too anticlimactic. Xuanzang came here aggressively, it's impossible to just leave like this?" Ju Liusun Buddha frowned and said.

"In fact, in this poor monk's view, Xuanzang's behavior is normal." Guanyin also spoke at this time, but his view was different from everyone else's.

"How is this to be understood?" Manjushri Bodhisattva asked the question in everyone's hearts.

"You should not understand Xuanzang, or rather, you do not understand Jin Chanzi." Guanyin looked at everyone and said.

Then Guanyin explained to everyone that Xuanzang did this actually just to kill Tathagata, because Tathagata once killed him. Although it was because of the Journey to the West Great Calamity, Jin Chanzi clearly did not accept it, so he attacked Lingshan and killed Tathagata.

Hearing Guanyin's words, everyone nodded, feeling that what Guanyin said made some sense. Samantabhadra Bodhisattva actually wanted to ask, what about Jinnara? But in the end, she didn't say it.

After Xuanzang and the others left, Lingshan returned to calm, but under this calm, there were undercurrents surging.

Jinnara guessed Xuanzang's true identity, so he returned to the Abyss of Darkness. After Lingshan recovered, he walked out of the Abyss of Darkness.

"Since you said let me play by myself, then don't blame others." Jinnara looked at the golden Lingshan, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

"Jinnara? Since you want to take over this mess of Lingshan, then give it to you." Vairocana Buddha saw Jinnara sneaking around in Lingshan to bewitch the Lingshan people, and a smile appeared on his face.

When Vairocana Buddha took over Lingshan, he also had his own ideas. Lingshan was integrated from Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, and Hinayana Buddhism, and Vairocana Buddha only wanted Buddhism, which was the Buddhism of Ksitigarbha.

One year later, Vairocana Buddha gathered all his team. This team was the team when Ksitigarbha founded the religion.

After gathering this team, Vairocana Buddha prepared to retreat. Let Jinnara have this place.

The annual Ullambana Festival began again. Vairocana Buddha knew that his opportunity had come. At the same time, Jinnara also knew that his opportunity had come. Under the tacit understanding of the two, Lingshan completed another change.

When Guanyin and the others reacted, everything was too late. In the end, they could only grit their teeth and accept it.

At this time, they finally understood what Tathagata's unwillingness before his death was because of. Obviously, it was because of Jinnara.

Xuanzang was not the demon in Tathagata's mouth at all; Jinnara was.

Thinking of this, Guanyin and the others were relieved instead. After all, if Jinnara was in power, Tathagata still had a possibility of returning.

But what they didn't know was that Lingshan was no longer orthodox at this time. Vairocana Buddha's place was the orthodox one. After Lingshan completed the change of personnel again and again, it was no longer the Lingshan of the past.

"Next, the prehistoric world should be a bit calmer. After all, the Heavenly Dao must be in a mess now. The Journey to the West Great Calamity was not completed, the Heavenly Dao is incomplete, and Hongjun of the Profound Sect will probably find an opportunity to transcend the Heavenly Dao, so the Heavenly Dao cannot interfere with the prehistoric world for at least a hundred years." In the Kingdom of Women, Xuanzang muttered to himself.

In Mount Shouyang, Pan Huang's idea was similar to Xuanzang's, but he did not think the prehistoric world would be calm.

Next, there would be the struggle between the Sea of Blood and the Demon Sect, the struggle between Taishang Laojun and the people of Chechi Kingdom and the human race, and the struggle between Tathagata's reincarnation and Jinnara. The prehistoric world to come would still be exciting.

Sure enough, just as Pan Huang thought, Jinnara sent his confidant, the Black Robe Protector, to the mortal world as soon as he stabilized the situation in Lingshan. What this Black Robe Protector went to the mortal world to do was self-evident.

Although Guanyin and the others obeyed Jinnara on the surface, they also had their own circles and plans in private.

After Jinnara sent people to the mortal world, they also sent people to the mortal world. Their plans were also self-evident.

Jinnara sent people to the mortal world to strangle Tathagata's reincarnation in the cradle, while Guanyin and the others sent people to the mortal world to protect Tathagata's reincarnation.

In Mount Shouyang, after Pan Huang received the news, he sent news to the ancestral land of the human race and the Holy Court at the first opportunity, asking them to pay attention at all times. Once Lingshan had any act of wantonly slaughtering the human race, they would immediately send a large army to level Lingshan.

After receiving Pan Huang's news, the Holy Court and the ancestral land of the human race also took action, which made the prehistoric world that had just calmed down lively again.

(End of chapter)