Chapter 2471 - 2469: Karma Made Clear
Outside the great hall, the chants of Buddhist hymns resounded, golden light flashed in all directions, as if the Patriarch Buddha himself had descended.
Not just on Heavenly Court Continent, but in all the Buddhist temples across the Human Realm, Buddha light flickered and bells hummed.
All monks turned westward to pay their respects.
"What monk?"
Lin Yingying, curious, asked Lin Shanshan who reported, "Did your monk brother-in-law go too?"
"He went!"
Lin Shanshan nodded her head.
"Let’s go, take a look!"
Lin Yingying got up and took her out together.
The disciples on Heavenly Court Continent all looked up in astonishment at the scene before them.
An immense Dharma Laksana, as large as a planet, sat above Heavenly Court Continent.
This Dharma Laksana was graceful and dignified, indeed like the descent of the Patriarch Buddha.
After Lin Yingying went out, this Dharma Laksana suddenly opened its eyes and fixed them on her.
Lin Yingying felt as if a planet was pressing down on her, with the Chaos Clock in her Storage Ring letting out a hum, immediately suspending overhead to shield her from the pressure.
The Buddha statue spoke, placing its palms together, "Amitabha, the Chaos Clock is indeed in the benefactor’s possession."
Lin Yingying asked, "Who are you? Where do you come from? What do you intend to do?"
The Buddha statue spoke, "I am Emperor Shi Tian, the leader of the Eight Divine Dragons of the Western Heavens. Today I’ve come to borrow the Chaos Clock from the benefactor."
As he spoke, golden lotuses sprouted from the earth.
In all directions within the void, golden lotus flowers appeared.
Indeed, the buddha light illuminated everything, captivating the mind and soul.
The Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals guarding the Heavenly Court were all overwhelmed by the aura, momentarily too afraid to move.
Lin Yingying raised her eyebrows with a light snort, "Emperor Shi Tian?"
Long Fei’s Buddhist Dharma Body arrived, speaking to Lin Yingying, "Emperor Shi Tian, one of the five emperors of the Asura Clan, converted by the Patriarch Buddha, now the leader of the Buddhist Sect’s Eight Heavenly Dragons."
Emperor Shi Tian’s gaze fixed on Long Fei, expressing wonder, "I see, no wonder you bear the Buddha mark, so you gained the fate of our Buddhist Sect."
Long Fei’s Buddhist body smiled faintly, "Amitabha, Buddhist Law is boundless, indiscriminate between you and me. All beings in the world can believe in Buddha, cultivate Buddha, and become Buddha. Brother Dao has entered the Buddhist Sect for quite some time, yet seems to not fully understand the profound meaning of Buddhist Law."
Emperor Shi Tian impatiently retorted, "Enough, why are you just like those old monks? Let’s cut to the chase, I’m here to borrow the Chaos Clock. If you comply, I’ll spare your Pretend Heavenly Court. If not, I’ll act on behalf of the heavens and destroy this place."
Lin Shanshan exclaimed angrily, "Is this borrowing or robbery?"
Emperor Shi Tian chuckled lightly, "Think what you will, using things wisely reveals their true wonder. In your hands, this item can’t even bring out a fraction of its true power, truly a waste. Better lend it to me, and we can also form a good karma with each other."
He was domineering, even robbing with righteousness as if retrieving something that belonged to him.
The disciples on Heavenly Court Continent all wore faces of indignation.
Everyone looked to Lin Yingying, waiting for her decision.
Lin Yingying knew this Buddha was formidable, just one Buddhist Dharma Body could easily destroy Heavenly Court Continent.
She looked to Long Fei’s Buddhist body, secretly conveying, "Should we fight hard?"
"No need!"
Long Fei’s Buddhist body lifted a hand, took the Chaos Clock from above her head, and stepped beyond the Heavenly Court’s barriers.
He confronted Emperor Shi Tian’s Buddha visage face-to-face, saying, "Brother Dao came from afar, let us discuss Buddhist Law."
"You, a Golden Body Arhat, dare challenge me?"
Emperor Shi Tian stared at him, a trace of disdain flashing across his face.
Over the years, Long Fei’s Buddhist body advanced swiftly, already breaking beyond the Golden Body Arhat’s cultivation level.
Buddhist Law does not entangle with karma, hence there is no Heavenly Tribulation.
This cultivation level is comparable to a True Immortal.
Though invincible in the Human Realm, he indeed was slightly inferior compared to Emperor Shi Tian.
Emperor Shi Tian’s cultivation had reached the Bodhisattva Realm.
Back then, had it not been for the intervention of the Patriarch Buddha, not even all gods and Buddhas could have converted him.
He reached out a hand towards Long Fei’s Buddhist body, "So be it, today I’ll open your eyes, showing you the true Mahayana Buddhism."
The large hand opened, as if an entire universe, gleamed with golden mysterious light pressing down on Long Fei.
All surrounding universes of the Heavenly Court were enveloped by this Buddha light.
The cultivators watched in alarm at the scene before them, as if a golden sky was collapsing.
The immense pressure made the lower-level cultivators immediately crawl to the ground.
The Buddhist disciples placed their palms together, fervently reciting, "Amitabha!"
Long Fei’s Buddhist body stood unmovingly in the vortex, his gray cloth monk robe fluttering.
He placed his hands together, and with a secret mantra of the "bā" syllable, suddenly it was as if a sun erupted in the sky, radiating blinding golden light.
This force of Buddhist Law rapidly amplified through the Eastern Emperor Bell.
With a clang of the bell, the solar light surged upward, colliding against Emperor Shi Tian’s Buddha handprints.
With a thundering crash, golden light tore apart a universe, shattering Emperor Shi Tian’s Buddha handprints into pieces.
Emperor Shi Tian’s palm trembled, hastily withdrawing.
He stared incredulously at Long Fei’s Buddhist body, shouting, "You actually obtained the Six Syllable Mantra Technique?"
The Six Syllable Mantra Technique of the Buddhist disciples is the source of various Buddhist laws.
All Buddhist spells, Bodhisattva spells, Arhat spells, derive from the Six Syllable Mantra.
Long Fei’s Buddhist body, though not rivaling Emperor Shi Tian in cultivation, could barely hold his ground by the amplification of the Eastern Emperor Bell.
"We won!"
Lin Yingying and the disciples below all exclaimed in excitement, slightly relieved against this formidable foe.
Emperor Shi Tian, enraged, didn’t expect his Buddha Body Dharma Laksana in the Human Realm to be unable to suppress even a mere Golden Body Arhat.
He grew more fond of the Eastern Emperor Bell, raising the Demon-Subduing Pestle.
This item was also a holy artifact of the Buddhist Sect, upon emergence, it shone with blinding golden light, illuminating the entire sky above the Heavenly Court.
"I didn’t expect that to deal with an ant like you, I’d have to use this holy artifact!"
Emperor Shi Tian felt frustrated, his reputation slightly at stake.
But compared to the Eastern Emperor Bell, reputation could be set aside.
After all, once he got the Eastern Emperor Bell, he’d destroy this place, and no one would remember the event.
Lin Yingying watched anxiously below, shouting to Long Fei’s Buddhist body, "Be careful!"
She knew the Demon-Subduing Pestle’s power, its holy energy was intimidating, merely revealing it agitated the surrounding void.
This giant Buddha visage suddenly lifted the Demon-Subduing Pestle, as if wielding a golden heavenly pillar, smashing fiercely toward Long Fei’s Buddhist body below.
The void trembled, golden light flashed, thunderous roars echoed.
Long Fei’s Buddhist body gazed at the horizon, chanting, "After today, karma shall be resolved!"
He placed his hands together, uttering the "Om" syllable mantra.
A burst of Buddha light suddenly entwined around him, transforming into a golden bell-shaped barrier, protecting him from all sides.
Simultaneously, the Eastern Emperor Bell shuddered mightily, the bell barrier merging with the golden bell barrier.
The Demon-Subduing Pestle descended, crashing violently onto the golden bell barrier.
With an earth-shaking boom, it tore the heavens apart.
The holy artifact Demon-Subduing Pestle collided with the primordial Chaos Clock.
The intense force of the collision tore open a Dark Domain in the sky above the Heavenly Court, instantly swallowing the surrounding heavens and earth into this crazed void.
The Chaos Clock resonated with a hum, forcibly stabilizing the void.
The Dark Domain dispersed, and the Demon-Subduing Pestle was abruptly flung away.
"Beneath the bell, Long Fei’s Buddhist body, exhausted, his entire Golden Body shattered, transforming into golden lights that scattered like stars in all directions.