Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant - Chapter 2458: 221: Both Wounded (Part 3)

Capítulo 2458: Chapter 221: Both Wounded (Part 3)

“The path of Mahayana Buddhism, at its core, is still the path of compassion. Remember, never stray from it…”

He paused slightly, then sighed softly through a transmitted thought:

“This is the last lesson I, as your Incarnation, teach you.”

Kong Zen trembled, his gaze clearing a bit, only to see the monks around him wither and perish, his eyes once again grew dim, and he bellowed angrily:

“Tianyin, let me go! Let me kill him!”

Buddha Tianyin sighed softly and, with a gentle pat, pushed Kong Zen instantly to Wang Ba’s side in the distance.

“Take care of him!”

He instructed Wang Ba.

Then his expression gradually cooled, turning to look at Tianshang Buddha, and said in a distant voice:

“Tianshang, isn’t it me you are looking for? Then watch this…”

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly took a colorful pill from his sleeve and struck it directly at his brow.

At first, Tianshang Buddha was indifferent, but upon sensing the black pellet, his heart shook immensely, and for the first time, his expression showed some change:

“Soul Suppressing Pill!”

This change immediately turned into extreme anger!

The hand reaching in from outside the realm accelerated, suddenly breaking through True Man Gai and Heavenly Monarch Chao, and then reached straight for Buddha Tianyin!

The Buddha’s light in front of Buddha Tianyin only paused slightly before shattering with a bang…

Just at the moment of grabbing Buddha Tianyin, that Buddha’s Hand suddenly froze in mid-air, then silently retracted into the void.

Revealing the seated figure of Buddha Tianyin in the emptiness.

His aura had already declined, strands of black fire rising from the top of his skull, seemingly burning his last ember.

At the same time, Tianshang Buddha’s body was also engulfed in clusters of black fire, and his aura quickly weakened…

Only Tianshang Buddha seemed indifferent to the changes on his body, his gaze fixed tightly on Buddha Tianyin, revealing various intense emotional fluctuations, as if angry, as if unwilling, yet as if extremely disappointed:

“You actually… you actually would not even leave yourself a chance for reincarnation?”

Yet Buddha Tianyin sat calmly in the void, with a hint of release, tranquility, and serenity on his face, his Buddha’s light faintly rising, he sighed lightly:

“There is no Tianyin in the world, I am just the past you. To prevent future beings from falling into Avīci Hell, the divergence between you and I should also be settled today.”

“Amitabha.”

He finished, clasping his hands together in front, silently reciting the Āgama Sutra.

“As this exists, that exists; as this arises, that arises; as this does not exist, that does not exist; as this ceases, that ceases…”

“All formations are impermanent; all phenomena which arise must perish; if they do not arise, they do not cease; the cessation is the greatest joy…”

His body gradually became phantom-like, with a Relic faintly visible within, slowly rotating.

However, on his face, there was not a trace of fear or worry, only endless peace and calm.

“Take action!”

True Man Gai, seeing Tianshang Buddha’s aura rapidly decline, was unwilling to miss such an opportunity.

He was the first to rush forward, sword-light flipping, and piercing in!

Yet this sword only pierced air.

Tianshang Buddha’s body was like an illusionary bubble, breaking at a touch.

Then silently reconvening at another place.

Gazing blankly at Buddha Tianyin’s increasingly phantom-like body, on him, at this moment, he seemed to see countless unreachable pasts…

Muttering:

“Yesterday’s heart is unattainable, today’s heart is unattainable, tomorrow’s heart is also unattainable.”

“The past is dead, today must stand!”

He seemed enlightened, yet unable to comprehend, therefore his brows knitted tightly.

Swish——

The sword light descended on his back, slicing him into two.

Tianshang Buddha’s figure silently reconvenes at another place, but his aura was even more diminished. He glanced at the unsightly True Man Gai, shook his head slightly, then turned and walked straight out of the realm, disappearing in an instant…

“He just left like that?”

True Man Gai and Heavenly Monarch Chao exchanged glances in disbelief.

They wanted to pursue, but fearing the other’s Dharma Realm, and seeing Buddha Tianyin’s body becoming increasingly ethereal, seemingly ready to vanish at any moment, they hesitated for a moment and eventually descended.

Wang Ba, Kong Zen, Yan Poluo and others also descended beside Buddha Tianyin.

Seeing this phantom-like figure, Kong Zen’s expression turned blank, reaching out to touch, but not daring to:

“Old Tianyin, you…”

Buddha Tianyin smiled softly, his voice faintly carrying a distant melancholy, looking at Kong Zen who had returned to normal, he chuckled:

“All phenomena are impermanent, Nirvana is tranquil; you should be happy for your master.”

Kong Zen remained silent.

Wang Ba was also silent, sensing Buddha Tianyin’s state and the undercurrents beneath Kong Zen’s silence, his expression became grave as he looked at Yan Poluo, asking:

“Master, may I ask what the Soul Suppressing Pill is?”

Yan Poluo looked at the calm expression of Buddha Tianyin, a hint of sadness on his face, and said softly:

“It is a poisonous pill that specifically targets the Primordial Spirit and True Spirit. If one within the main body and incarnation consumes it, the other will also be implicated, leading to the dispersion and death of the Primordial Spirit…”

“So, Tianshang can’t survive either?”

Heavenly Monarch Chao asked upon hearing this, his face turning slightly somber, faintly sighing.

True Man Gai couldn’t help but show signs of delight.

Yan Poluo’s brows furrowed slightly, hesitated for a moment but nodded:

“It should be so…”

True Man Gai’s heart was filled with joy.

But then Buddha Tianyin slowly spoke, with slight regret:

“No, he won’t perish… The Soul Suppressing Pill, though domineering, can only harm him briefly.”

“Although he and I were once one, we have long been separated and our hearts are divided, the effect of the Soul Suppressing Pill will ultimately fall short.”

“Instead, I can feel that through this event, his state of mind becomes more perfect, perhaps even easier to control those three Dharma Realms.”

Everyone was startled at these words.

“What exactly is the relationship between Tianshang and you, Tianyin? Why have we never heard you mention it before?”

Heavenly Monarch Chao pondered for a moment and could not help but ask.

Upon hearing Heavenly Monarch Chao’s query, True Man Gai and Wang Ba also pricked up their ears.

Buddha Tianyin, hearing this, said calmly:

“As you have already heard, Tianshang and I were originally one. But he practiced Small Mahayana Buddhism. To cultivate Mahayana Buddhism, he decided to cut off his past and cultivate with his present body.”

“Thus, I came to be.”

“In other words, I am his past self.”

“Only I inherited his true intention, realizing he strayed from his path, tried to correct him, but caused him to leave the Glazed Buddha Realm, without news… Until our next meeting, it was the last time the Supreme True Buddha attacked the Cloud Sky Realm.”

“Who could have imagined, he had already become the Tianshang Buddha of the Supreme True Buddha.”

Buddha Tianyin sighed.

As he spoke, his body was like a candle in the wind, flickering slightly.

Everyone felt a heaviness in their hearts upon hearing this and, seeing Buddha Tianyin in such a state, could not help but feel a pang of sorrow.

Having answered their doubts simply, Buddha Tianyin remained calm and peaceful, looking at Kong Zen who was seldom silent, a smile appeared on his face, then he turned to Yan Poluo beside him, and asked with a smile:

“Is the initiation ceremony ready?”

Upon hearing this, Kong Chanzi trembled…