Chapter 220: The Pure Land Also Wants a Slice of the Pie
Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea, Sacred Fire Cliff.
Just as the Treasure-Laden Youth took out the Buddha statue and revealed his identity as an undercover agent for the Pure Land to recruit Sword Master Xuantie, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue also raised her embroidered eyebrows slightly.
In the next second, she looked up towards the direction of Jiangxi.
“Bald donkeys also want to intervene.”
Before her voice fell, a Buddha head as large as a mountain also rose within the Pure Land. Its eyes seemed made of glazed glass, and its lips parted to utter a burst of Buddha sound:
“Not really.”
Inside the spacious hall, a magnificent voice rang out: “It’s just a junior who wants to take advantage of this great war to deliver some fated people to my Pure Land to enjoy blessings.”
“Hmph!”
A flash of scarlet passed through Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue’s beautiful eyes, seeming somewhat unable to restrain herself. “Fine, I don’t care about this person, so don’t you care either.”
“If he dies in Jiangbei, don’t blame me.”
“Amitabha, that is only reasonable.”
The Buddha head smiled slightly. The one he sent this time was a Great Arhat at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment. Unless a cultivator at the Perfection of Foundation Establishment took action, who could kill him?
However, those at the Perfection of Foundation Establishment were all thinking about seeking the Golden Core. What they tabood most was making enemies with Perfected Lords like them. Who would risk offending a Bodhisattva to kill a Great Arhat at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment for no reason? It simply wasn’t worth the loss, unless they didn’t want to seek the Golden Core in this lifetime.
So the Buddha head was very calm.
In his view, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue obviously couldn’t withstand the pressure from the Pure Land, the Dao Court, and the Sword Pavilion, so she chose to soften and take a step back.
“A wise move.”
Thinking of this, the Buddha head withdrew his gaze, faintly expectant in his heart, recalling that devil who cultivated the [Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art] corresponding to [City Rampart Earth].
Previously, [Bodhisattva Aquarium Moon] had taken action, but due to Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue’s intervention, it ended in failure.
Now, however, was a great opportunity. Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue had to protect Chong Guang and couldn’t attend to other things, which was perfect for converting that devil to the Pure Land side!
Zhalong Pass.
Looking at the Treasure-Laden Youth and Sword Master Xuantie before him, the Dharma Body surrounded by Buddha light nodded in satisfaction and said, “My name is [Venerable Vimalakirti].”
In the Pure Land, Foundation Establishment meant Arhat.
And a Great Perfected One at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment was called a Great Arhat in the Pure Land, and also a Pure Land Venerable who had attained the three meanings of Slayer of Defilements, Free from Rebirth, and Worthy of Offerings.
Slayer of Defilements: cutting off all delusions of views and thoughts.
Free from Rebirth: no longer being born in the Three Realms.
Worthy of Offerings: deserving great offerings from the world.
As the name suggested, a figure like [Venerable Vimalakirti] could access the World-Honored One’s insights at any time and would encounter almost no bottlenecks in cultivating Divine Abilities.
At the same time, the Dharma Body achieved Nirvana in the Pure Land, and the soul remained only within the Pure Land, not entering reincarnation.
Unless killed by someone, there was no need to undergo the suffering of reincarnation again. Moreover, he could receive offerings from countless disciples, Dharma Masters, and even Arhats of the Pure Land, preparing for achieving the Right Fruit and advancing to the Bodhisattva position in the future.
Only thus could one attain the title of [Venerable].
Therefore, after hearing the newcomer call himself [Venerable Vimalakirti], Sword Master Xuantie instantly became excited, and his expression became increasingly respectful.
“Please, Venerable, save us from the sea of suffering.”
“No rush.”
Facing Sword Master Xuantie’s plea, [Venerable Vimalakirti] shook his head and smiled. “The people of the world are dull and sinking in the sea of suffering. I wish to devise ways to save them all.”
“This…”
Sword Master Xuantie frowned instantly upon hearing this. He defected to Buddhism to save his life. If you tell me “no rush” now, what is the meaning of my defection?
“Rest assured. Since you chose to forsake darkness for light and join the Pure Land, how could I abandon you?” [Venerable Vimalakirti] smiled slightly, then reached out and tapped out two streaks of Buddha light. “Take this method down to comprehend. As long as you prepare the necessary people, it can naturally help you defeat the Saint Sect.”
“This is…”
Sword Master Xuantie and the Treasure-Laden Youth glanced at the Divine Sense projected by [Venerable Vimalakirti], and in an instant, a cultivation method appeared in their Seas of Consciousness:
[Great Mighty Ox-Headed Wisdom King Blessing Method]!
“This method requires men born in a Yang year, Yang month, Yang day, and Yang hour as mediums to be cast. Only a Pure Yang fate can bear this method”
“As long as you can find such men and inscribe the method scriptures I passed to you onto their bodies, I can cast a spell to empower them, transforming them into [Mighty Wisdom Kings]. With my stature, it is enough to allow them to exert combat power at the perfection of the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment for a short time!”
The Treasure-Laden Youth and Sword Master Xuantie were dumbfounded.
Perfection of the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment!?
This was already a force sufficient to change the war situation. No wonder he was called a Great Perfected One; even acting from a distance, he possessed such Divine Abilities!
“I’ll go arrange it right away!”
The Treasure-Laden Youth hurriedly sent a message to order people to be found, while Sword Master Xuantie’s gaze was bright. “With the Venerable taking action, we will definitely be able to crush the Demonic Sect this time!”
Just right to avenge the Sect Master and the Sword Sect!
“That is secondary.”
Venerable Vimalakirti put his palms together and smiled faintly. “My Pure Land came this time not for fighting and killing, but to convert fated people.”
The Treasure-Laden Youth was stunned. “Fated people… who?”
“I see that Yuan Tu of the Demonic Sect is very fated with my Pure Land. When the war starts this time, I will have the empowered [Mighty Wisdom Kings] capture him immediately.”
“That’s perfect!”
The Treasure-Laden Youth laughed loudly, a look of anticipation appearing on his face. Although it wasn’t his own ability, if he could borrow [Venerable Vimalakirti]’s hand to teach Lu Yang a harsh lesson and then force him to betray the Demonic Sect and join the Pure Land, it would count as indirectly venting his anger.
Moreover, this way he could also prove himself in passing.
Heaven can witness, the sun and moon shine brightly—I am truly not a Saint Sect undercover agent!
“Then we will rely on the Venerable to take action when the time comes.”
“Amitabha.”
Venerable Vimalakirti nodded. Recalling the Bodhisattva’s task in his heart, he felt there should be no major problems with his operation.
Personally participating in the great war carried too heavy a tribulation karma, making it easy to be reckoned with afterward.
However, by using a secret method to borrow others’ bodies and not using the power of a Great Perfected One to participate in the battle and with the Bodhisattva as a backstop, presumably there would be little risk.
And he was rational and not greedy.
As long as he captured Lu Yang and converted him, he could conversely help the Saint Sect. Under the grand scheme of Chong Guang seeking the Golden Core, he believed no one would pursue the matter.
“If I must mention a flaw…” Venerable Vimalakirti pondered in his heart, “This [Great Mighty Ox-Headed Wisdom King Blessing Method] actually has a defect. The requirement for the empowered person is too high; it must be a man with a Pure Yang fate. The Demonic Sect once specifically created a dao art for this.”
The function of that Dao Art was simple— to turn a man into a woman.
Once the gender changed, the Pure Yang fate was instantly broken.
As a result, not only would the empowered person die violently immediately, but under the backlash of the Dao Art, it would even affect his original body, stripping away several years of Dao comprehension out of thin air.
“But that Dao Art can only change gender.”
Thinking of this, Venerable Vimalakirti quickly regained his composure:
“Apart from targeting the [Great Mighty Ox-Headed Wisdom King Blessing Method], it has almost no use. Presumably, no devil would specifically cultivate it…”
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