When Fang Xiu arrived, he heard that all the monks in Lingshan called Monk Hongyuan "World Honored One", which is the honorific title of the Buddha in the world and also a nickname for Sakyamuni Buddha.
Before becoming a Buddha, Monk Hongyuan had already erected a golden statue of Vairocana Tathagata, calling himself the World Honored One and the Buddha, and built the Lingshan Leiyin Temple. He plotted to ascend to heaven and open up the Western Paradise to guide disciples, and he also set up the Ten Palaces of Yama to control the reincarnation in the Western Continent.
It seems that its ambitions are very grand. This seemingly desolate and barren West Continent cannot support a large population and monks, but it has avoided all disturbances. It does not have the strong East Continent dynasty, numerous sects, and gods ruling one side, but it is becoming more and more powerful.
Although the Buddhist sect has not yet made its mark, and apart from Monk Hongyuan, there seems to be no other figure strong enough to attract the attention of the Dongzhou Taoist sect, however, as Monk Hongyuan's plans and plots succeed, one day the entire mountain and sea will be able to take notice of it, and even overshadow Dongzhou, which is currently the leading province with many talented people.
Fang Xiu felt that this was a good idea. Now that Taoism and Dongzhou were strong enough, if Xizhou could develop, it would also promote the progress and development of the entire world. On the other hand, Monk Hongyuan was willing to help him improve the order of the underworld's reincarnation and the upper world, which was of course better.
However, Fang Xiu was not very optimistic about Monk Hongyuan's plan. It was big enough, but if one link went wrong, the whole thing would be a failure.
No matter whether it is the plot against the creatures in the sea of blood and the ancestor Moyun, or the ten palaces of the underworld of Yama, if they backfire one day, I am afraid that the Western Paradise will collapse together, and even the Tathagata will die.
In the Leiyin Temple on Mount Lingshan, two people who stood at the top of the world, one Taoist and one Buddha, were discussing the Dao. There were countless Buddhist monks standing or sitting cross-legged inside and outside the temple. However, only those who stood close to the temple could hear some of the secrets.
“The Ten Kings of Hell are all just true gods?” Fang Xiu felt that the Ten Kings of Hell had great reputations, but were just a mere true gods, and it felt like the name did not match their status.
But to be honest, the land of Xizhou could not possibly support the existence of ten emperors of the underworld. Fang Xiu estimated that among the ten kings of hell, one or two would be able to elevate their status to the level of the emperor of the underworld, and that would be the limit of Xizhou.
Fang Xiu looked at Monk Hongyuan. If a Yama Luo attained the status of the Emperor of the Underworld, it would probably be the beginning of instability in the cycle of reincarnation in Xizhou.
Monk Hongyuan, who was wearing a simple grey robe but spoke louder and louder, had a bitter look on his face: "Even with all the power of Xizhou, we can only plan for the position of an emperor. For this reason, Venerable Ku had to transform into Ksitigarbha to suppress the reincarnation of the underworld in Xizhou forever. However, until now, he still only has the title of emperor, but not the real emperor."
"The way of gods also has its own calamities. There are nine levels of divine calamities. How many great masters of the way of gods in the underworld, seven or eight emperors, are stuck at this step and dare not move. This last step is the real terror. One step will lead to immortality, and one step will lead to death."
"The barren and hot land of West Continent cannot compare to the abundant resources and outstanding people of East Continent."
After Monk Hongyuan finished speaking, he looked at the Taoist priest Fengdu with more and more sighs: "People in the world only know that the immortals are free and happy, but they don't know how terrifying and dangerous the calamities of the immortals are. Only people like the Immortal Lord have the great perseverance and wisdom to break through these calamities and achieve freedom and ease."
"The first person to achieve immortality paved the way for those who came after him and opened up the true path to immortality."
"Meeting you today has given me more confidence. It's like I've opened the door to heaven for attaining the Great Sun Tathagata and Buddhahood."
The Taoist of Fengdu smiled and said, "You are too kind, my friend. It is just that the opportunity has come!"
Just as he finished speaking, suddenly there came from under the ground a sound like the roar of a water dragon, whistling and shaking for thousands of miles, rumbling towards him.
"Boom!"
In an instant, it was as if a dragon with a radius of thousands of miles turned over, and this Lingshan Mountain was the place where the dragon with a radius of thousands of miles turned over. The roaring dragon beast underground slammed into the bottom of the Lingshan Mountain.
This huge noise instantly alarmed the entire Lingshan Mountain, but Monk Hongyuan did not seem surprised at all, as if this scene was not the first time it happened. Even the monks and believers in the Lingshan Leiyin Temple quickly took action, and the sound of Zen chanting could be heard from every temple on the earth.
"here we go again!"
Monk Hongyuan, who was sitting cross-legged in the Buddhist temple, looked into the distance, then turned back and clasped his hands together towards the Taoist priest Fengdu: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Immortal Lord!"
Afterwards, Monk Hongyuan's body turned into Buddha's light and merged into Lingshan Mountain, Leiyin Temple, and the golden body of Vairocana Tathagata sitting against the mountain.
Blood overflowed from the mighty and undulating Lingshan Mountain Range and from beneath the earth, continuously spreading toward the sky. In an instant, the light turned into a blood column that shot up into the sky. The entire Lingshan Buddhist Kingdom was filled with the roars of evil spirits and ferocious gods. Thousands of evil spirits appeared and disappeared in the black wind and blood light. In an instant, the Lingshan Buddhist Kingdom showed signs of turning into a netherworld.
But what followed was the Buddha's light. In every pagoda and temple, thousands of monks and tens of millions of believers chanted Buddhist scriptures together.
The Buddha's light in the sky collided with the blood light, and the two sides continued to offset the friction. The blood light rumbled against the Lingshan Buddha.
The whole world was shaken by the rumbling sound. Except for the Lingshan Mountain and the Buddhist Kingdom under the feet, which were connected as one like a supreme magic weapon, large tracts of land in the distance began to shatter and collapse, turning into an abyss.
In an instant, the earth turned transparent and gradually disappeared, and the whole world seemed to be swallowed up by the blood.
The sea of blood swept up from the earth. Lingshan and Vairocana Tathagata were seated on the sea of blood, always suppressing the vast sea of blood without moving. No matter how the impact was, they had no intention of moving.
The horrifying scene reminded people that the Lingshan Leiyin Temple is located on the former Blood Sea Demon Cave, and this area of thousands of miles is the former site of the Blood Sea Demon Kingdom. It reminds people of the scene when the Demon Kingdom devoured all living things in the world and the blood sea swept the world.
At this moment, under the Lingshan Mountain, in the reflection of the constantly churning sea of blood, one can see a blood-colored demon shadow that is comparable to the Vairocana Tathagata.
It is connected to the golden body of Vairocana Tathagata, like one positive and one negative, one good and one evil.
Like two sides of the same thing.
The Vairocana Tathagata is above, emitting supreme golden Buddha light, with millions of Buddhist believers guarding and chanting. The Blood Sea Demon is below, sweeping up tremendous evil thoughts, with countless Asuras, Yakshas, and creatures of the Blood Sea roaring around him.
The endless flow of blood between the two was like a mirror, reflecting the two worlds above and below, while at the same time seeming to separate the two worlds.
The two sides fought a great battle in this mirror, but Buddhism always suppressed the creatures in the Sea of Blood. The Sea of Blood was no longer the Sea of Blood it was thousands of years ago, while Buddhism was becoming more and more powerful.
The Tathagata lowered his head and looked down at the sea of blood. The swastika symbol behind him kept spinning, and the heavy golden light vibrated into circles of halos, transmitting to the sky: "Venerable Moyun, you practice the Dharma of my Buddhist sect, and you are also a Buddhist. Why do you keep entangled in the cause and effect of yesterday? Why don't you join me in achieving immortality as soon as possible, escape from this sea of suffering, and obtain the supreme fruit of the Tao."
The Blood Sea Demon God sneered coldly: "Hongyuan, you are trying to use the innate power of the Blood Sea to ascend to heaven and strengthen Buddhism. You regard my Blood Sea as a calamity and great opportunity for Buddhism, and I am just relying on the power of Buddhism."
"My supreme demon body is about to be completed. Let's see who will have the last laugh in this game. It will be you, the Buddhist sect, who will suppress the sea of blood and finally escape the calamity."
"Or will my blood sea devour the Buddha Kingdom and transform me into the Supreme Heavenly Demon."
Seeing that he was still unable to break free from the seal and suppression of the Lingshan Buddha, the Blood Sea Demon said no more, but instead looked at the Taoist in white standing on Lingshan.
Even with the mighty flashing Buddha's light and the reflection of the Lingshan Buddha, it still couldn't stop the power surging out of the Taoist's body. It was true immortal power. His whole body was filled with an aura of perfection and the rhythm of the great way of immortals and gods.
Even the Blood Sea Demon God's pupils could not help but shrink when he saw this power. This was most likely a being who had already achieved immortality.
The sea of blood was suppressed under the earth, isolated from the world. Even he did not expect that there had appeared in this world a being who had achieved immortality and was about to ascend to heaven.
"Who are you?" asked the ancestor Mo Yun, who had transformed into the shadow of the devil. He didn't know why, but he always felt that this figure was extremely familiar. He even felt a mixture of fear and longing emanating from the bottom of his heart. This was an emotion that he had never experienced since the birth of the Blood Sea.
The Taoist in white stood under the Bodhi tree, without emitting any power. He raised the corner of his mouth like an ordinary person and looked at the Blood Sea Moyun Patriarch with a warm gaze: "My name is Fengdu!"
After hearing the voice, Patriarch Mo Yun suddenly felt goose bumps all over his body. He did not bother with Monk Hong Yuan any more and sank into the ground again.
The vast and boundless sea of blood faded away, the earth emerged, the power of the Lingshan Buddha swept across the ground, and everything began to return to its original state.
The Taoist in white looked at Taoist Mo Yun leaving with the sea of blood, a faint smile appeared on his face. He no longer had any intention of staying. He waved his hand and turned the wind into a vast silver moonlight that shot up into the sky.
A few days later, ten babies were born one after another in the Buddhist land of Xizhou. When they were born, Xizhou was filled with bloody storms, ghosts weeping and gods howling. Each of them was born with a strange face and extraordinary talents.
However, in the place where they were born, green sprouts began to grow in the barren desert and clear springs gushed out of the ground. After these babies grew up, they each established a country and became the ruler of their country.
A holy monk came out of the Ksitigarbha Temple and said that these ten people were the reincarnations of Buddha's children. After experiencing the hardships of the human world, they would eventually create a prosperous paradise.
It was also from this time that the Buddhist land of Xizhou began to gradually revive and prosper. Xizhou, which was originally barren and desolate with vast expanses of desert, also began to show signs of life.
The earth veins began to gradually revive and grow, and a large number of living creatures appeared on this land.
However, the sea of blood underground continued to shrink and condense, and the demonic shadow in the deepest part of the earth became stronger day by day.