The most powerful force in the Buddhist land of Western Continent is Buddhism, but Buddhism originated in the early days of the Dapan Dynasty when Monk Hongyuan led thousands of disciples and Buddhist followers to cross the river to the west, and gradually became what it is today.
Before that, the Shura Yakshas and other tribes in the Sea of Blood were the earliest creatures to exist in Xizhou. The vast Sea of Blood ran through the bottom layer of the land of Xizhou, swallowing up the originally vast veins and the deepest underground space. The source of the Sea of Blood was rooted in the roots and eyes of the earth of Xizhou.
It was also they who created the endless desert and the forbidden land of life for tens of millions of miles in Xizhou.
When the Buddhists came across the sea, it was destined that their fate would be connected with the creatures in the sea of blood. The situation of one gaining while the other loses was a life-and-death battle between the two enemies.
In the past few hundred years, the Blood Sea Demon Kingdom almost completely suppressed the power of the Buddhist Pure Land. The situation changed since Monk Hongyuan transformed into the golden body of Vairocana Tathagata and suppressed the entrance to the Blood Sea Demon Cave.
One hundred years ago, the Blood Sea Demon General Mo Yun rebelled and killed the Rakshasa Ghost Mother in the depths of the Blood Sea. He devoured all of the Rakshasa Ghost Mother's Blood Sea divine power and became the most powerful creature in the Blood Sea. He called himself the ancestor of Mo Yun and wanted to unify the entire Blood Sea.
The ten demon generals under the Blood Sea Rakshasa Ghost Mother had become independent and united to go to war against Patriarch Mo Yun.
The Blood Sea Demon Kingdom was thus split and entered into endless internal strife and fighting. Although the original nature of the creatures in the Blood Sea was to constantly devour each other, after the appearance of the Rakshasa Ghost Mother and the mortal enemy Buddhism, they began to integrate.
There is even a sign that the Rakshasa Ghost Mother is about to merge with the entire blood sea and transform into the Blood Sea Demon God. Once she transforms into the Blood Sea Demon God, she must devour all the creatures in the Blood Sea. At that time, she will transform the entire blood sea into a supreme demon body and become the most terrifying and powerful demon god in the Demon Sect.
And it was at this time that Mo Yun, unwilling to be a puppet for others, turned against the Rakshasa Demon Mother and killed her, leading to the current situation.
Buddhism becomes increasingly powerful, while the creatures in the sea of blood continue to weaken.
It seems that everything is moving in a good direction. As long as Buddhism continues to grow stronger, it will be able to suppress the sea of blood.
However, Monk Hongyuan who founded the Leiyin Temple made another decision. He told the two monks in the Dizang Temple and Guanyin Mountain who controlled the golden bodies of Dizang and Bodhisattva that the existence of the sea of blood would be eternal and it would be difficult for Buddhism to flourish.
The Blood Sea is rooted in the spiritual eye of the earth of Xizhou. It is immortal and will live and die together with Xizhou. There is only one way to wipe the Blood Sea from Xizhou, and that is to let the Blood Sea Demon be born.
Let the Blood Sea Demon devour the entire Blood Sea, transform into a demon body and leave Xizhou and the human world.
However, the emergence of the Blood Sea Demon will also deal a severe blow to Buddhism, so Leiyin Temple began to plan hundreds of years ago. Monk Hongyuan even chose Taoist Moyun and taught him the Buddhist Dharma, hoping to completely bind Taoist Moyun and himself.
The two have equal strength, one grows while the other declines but they are entangled with each other, and their fate and destiny are united together.
Monk Hongyuan had already made a plan the moment he discovered the secret of the Blood Sea. As an innate spirit, the Blood Sea Demon was born with great luck and destiny, and was also an important part of the perfect laws of heaven and earth.
On the day when the demon god is born, with the help of his power and innate destiny, Vairocana Tathagata will also be perfected at the same moment.
At that time, the first person to become an immortal in this world had not yet appeared in the world. Monk Hongyuan wanted to rely on the power of innate creatures who were bound to achieve enlightenment, and go through disasters together with his followers to achieve immortality. This was the safest way.
It can also allow Buddhism to take root in the vast and boundless sea of blood, and completely absorb the power of the sea of blood to grow stronger.
The Blood Sea Demon God ascends to the upper realm, and Monk Hongyuan will accompany him. When the Blood Sea Demon God ascends to the upper realm cave, he may be able to use his power to open up the Buddhist paradise.
Although this move has certain consequences, the fortunes of Buddhism and the sea of blood are too closely connected, and the cause and effect are too deeply involved, and it is likely to suffer backlash in the later stage.
But from the current perspective, the transformation of Monk Hongyuan into a Buddha, the rise of Buddhism, and even the fate of the entire Xizhou have all changed because of this.
After several hundred years, everything went as Monk Hongyuan had expected. The demon general Moyun became the ancestor Moyun, the Rakshasa ghost mother had also died long ago, and the ten demon generals were also suppressed by the ancestor Moyun, with most of them destroyed. The rest even began to ask for help from the Buddhism, wanting to join it.
It was at this time that the Taoist from Fengdu passed by and entered Xizhou.
The bright moon came from the east and went west all the way, passing through the vast land of Xizhou. Many ships on the sea, alien races on the islands and monsters on the seabed saw the scene of the bright moon sliding down the sky.
And above the desert wasteland of Xizhou, among the dotted Buddhist kingdoms and exotic cities, everyone could see the bright moon falling to the west and then onto the Lingshan Leiyin Temple, which was emitting heavy Buddhist light.
This miraculous scene attracted countless people to prostrate themselves on the ground, each of them wearing clothes like a cassock. The women also covered their bodies tightly, and their faces appeared tall and deep, as grand as a pilgrim.
They chanted the Buddha's name. They saw that only gods and Buddhas could do such a scene. However, they did not know that the person they were kneeling to was a Taoist immortal.
When the bright moon descended over Lingshan Leiyin Temple, the entire Lingshan Leiyin Temple was completely shocked, just like the outside world.
The huge bell rang twelve times in succession, and the thousand-meter-high giant Buddha leaning against Lingshan Mountain opened his eyes. His white and delicate golden body shone with golden light and bursts of Zen chanting.
There are temples and pagodas all over the mountain, and thousands of Buddhist monks surround them on both sides for protection. In addition to the golden statue of Vairocana Tathagata, there are also some small golden statues of Arhats.
The monks in the many buildings on the plain at the foot of the mountain were also startled by the sound of the huge bell. They quickly walked out and looked at the bright moon. They were shocked by the power it emanated.
All I saw was that the full moon was so big that it overshadowed Lingshan Mountain and Vairocana Tathagata, covering the entire sky, as if the bright moon in the sky had really fallen to the human world.
"Where did this come from?"
"The Buddha has not spoken yet, so it must be a great power coming from afar. Looking from afar, it comes from the east, so it must be a great power from the East Continent."
"I turned my body into the bright moon. I have heard that Dongzhou is full of powerful people. It turns out that..."
Vairocana Tathagata looked at the huge bright moon falling in front of him. The outline of the full moon reached the sky and the earth. A figure was sitting cross-legged in the center of the moon. The power of the moon was spreading out from his body.
This power and momentum are even more like that of a god or Buddha than that of Vairocana Tathagata, who is sitting under the sacred mountain and exudes the aura of a ten-thousand-foot-high Buddhist kingdom. In comparison with the two, the golden body of Vairocana Tathagata, which originally looked extremely magnificent, is far inferior.
The Tathagata put his hands together and bowed slightly, his words filled with shock: "I haven't seen you for a long time, I never thought I'd meet you again. You have already achieved immortality. Fengdu Immortal Lord, how are you?"
"On my way through Xizhou, I saw the magnificent roof of the Bao Temple from afar. I remembered our discussion of Dao with Taoist friend Hongyuan in the past, so I came to bother you."
The figure walked down from the sky, and the huge immortal body of the bright moon gradually shrank and slid into the body. Finally, a handsome Taoist in white clothes slowly walked out from the endless light.
The Leiyin Temple on Lingshan Mountain was shining brightly. Covered in golden light, colorful clouds and spiritual mist condensed. Thousands of monks stepped on the clouds to lead the Immortal King of Fengdu into the Leiyin Temple.
The crystal clear leaves of the Bodhi tree were sparkling and emitting a spiritual glow, and the cloud-like light was swirling around it like a sea of stars. The Taoist in white, guarded by rows of practitioners who looked like arhats, walked into the Leiyin Temple and met the monk Hongyuan, who was wearing a gray monk's robe and looked strong and young.
The two of them sat cross-legged and discussed Buddhism. After so many years, Monk Hongyuan's understanding of his own path, especially the use of the power of Buddhism's golden body and incense faith, has become more sophisticated. He has even subtly proposed the prototype of the final Buddhist paradise.
He told him about his own path without any reservation, and Fang Xiu also told him the method he longed for to trigger his own calamity and achieve immortality.
But this is only the superficial thing. The deepest level, about how to select the main star and how to comprehend the immortal way corresponding to the stars, heaven and earth, requires everyone to comprehend.
Next, Fang Xiu looked down at the bloody sea in the devil's cave below. The power of the former Rakshasa Ghost Mother was gone, but he faintly felt a familiar breath.
Monk Hongyuan also recounted some of the things that had happened over the years. Although he did not explain some of the details of his calculations and future plans, Fang Xiu immediately knew what Monk Hongyuan wanted to do.
He took a deep look at the monk with thick eyebrows and big eyes: "Buddhism is good at calculating, and Fengdu has seen it today!"
Monk Hongyuan's expression remained unmoved. When it came to calculations, this Fengsheng who traveled to the world, the first immortal to achieve immortality, was the best in the world. He had learned a lot from the man in front of him: "But little Daoer, if you have the power of Vajra Prajna that can break through everything, why would you be afraid of this mere sea of blood."
"The Immortal Lord of Fengdu has already achieved immortality. It may be that the only thing he needs to do to pass the tribulation and ascend to heaven is time. Is he reluctant to leave the mortal world? Or is there a plan for his Taoist tradition that has not been completed yet?"
The Taoist in white smiled carefreely: "I have indeed never seen enough of this beautiful land, and more importantly, the time has not come yet!"
"What matters in cultivation is fate. When fate arrives, you will naturally become an immortal. When fate ends, you will naturally ascend to the upper realm."
After saying that, the Taoist in white suddenly asked, "I heard that some demons have appeared in the underworld recently, and there have been many changes in the underworld of Xizhou. I wonder how these creatures from the sea of blood entered the underworld, and what plans does the Buddhist sect have?"
Monk Hongyuan laughed and said, "I didn't expect that Fengdu Immortal Lord also knew about it. Some time ago, Yintianzi City also sent people to Xizhou to inquire about Ksitigarbha."
"As the number of Buddhist nations in Western Continent increases, Ksitigarbha alone is no longer able to control the cycle of life and death in Western Continent. Ksitigarbha has applied to Yintianzi City for ten positions of the true gods, intending to establish the Ten Palaces of Yama to guard the netherworld."
"Your Majesty, you don't know that the bottom of the blood sea is connected to the underworld. Some demons in the blood sea can enter the underworld through this entrance. These creatures in the blood sea do not belong to the world of the living, nor to the underworld. They are born with the power to shock all ghosts and demons. They are born ghosts and gods."
"Recently, several demons in the Blood Sea are about to leave the Blood Sea and go to the underworld to wash away their past lives, shed their demon bodies, and convert to Buddhism."
"Our Buddhist sect opens the door to convenience. As long as they are willing to convert sincerely and give up their past, we will naturally arrange a place for them in Yama."
The Taoist in white narrowed his eyes. This monk Hongyuan was not only targeting Mo Yun, but also the many demon generals in the sea of blood. He was not going to let any of them go.
By utilizing those powerful and gifted creatures in the sea of blood to establish the Ten Palaces of Yama, their power in the underworld became increasingly powerful, and their control over the reincarnation in Xizhou became increasingly strict.
But this hand is too long, and in the underworld, it is not possible for Monk Hongyuan to suppress and control the Ten Kings of Hell with only Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.