Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

Chapter 1477 - 520: A Thousand Prayers, A Thousand Answers (Part 3)

Doumu Yuanjun laughed instead of getting angry and said, "Taoist Friend Ji, it seems I guessed wrong. Your true identity is not among those bald rogues. If it were those bald rogues, they wouldn’t give up partnering with me to ascend the Other Shore for a group of mortal All Spirits who don’t worship them."Ji Jingqiu said calmly, "So all of you fell from the True Spirit Heavenly Rank."

Doumu Yuanjun’s expression immediately turned icy cold.

No one knows how long it took before Doumu’s expression returned to normal, with a hint of regret:

"It seems that you and I ultimately couldn’t reach a consensus. Although I anticipated it, I held a sliver of hope. Taoist Friend Ji, you disappointed me."

"Different ideals make for no common cause." Ji Jingqiu’s tone remained calm as always.

Even though there was regret and pity, Doumu Yuanjun still showed an expression of appreciation:

"Taoist Friend Ji, even if we walk different paths, I admire your consistency and courage. If Taiwei had even half your courage to openly declare war against me, I would spare his life in respect of his true body."

Speaking to this point, Doumu’s expression returned to indifference and majesty: "So, Taoist Friend Ji, this is also my final advice to you."

The next moment, Ji Jingqiu seemed to be expelled from the view of the Heavenly Court, as if driven back to the Buddha Country.

He remained silent for a moment, collecting his Spirit God, and began to organize the gains from this meeting.

From Doumu Yuanjun, he glimpsed the true entirety of this world.

At this moment, his only remaining confusion was this one point—why is it that even Doumu Yuanjun feared the True Spirit Heavenly Rank, dare not walk alone, while only he could so easily cross over to the Other Shore?

In other words, Doumu’s former body is the mother of the Group Stars of the sole Heavenly Court, but who is he?

This confusion, even Hel, who heard everything within Ji Jingqiu’s Inner Universe, could not explain, especially the Moon-cutting Sword Light.

Today, the information revealed by Doumu Yuanjun plunged the Moon-cutting Sword Light into deep contemplation.

This is a Supreme secret that even its true body has not come to know!

"Ji Jingqiu, have you truly stepped into the Other Shore?" Wuzhou asked, "Ascending to the True Spirit Heavenly Rank isn’t enough to have you step into the Other Shore?"

Ji Jingqiu slowly said, "Through years of enlightenment, I’ve gained a deeper understanding of the Path of the Other Shore. Ascending to the top of the Heavenly Rank can indeed make one see the Other Shore, but to truly step into the Other Shore Realm, I am still lacking a bit."

"Lacking where?"

Wuzhou pursued, curious only about one thing: if ascending to the top of the True Spirit Heavenly Rank allowed one to see the Other Shore, then did Hel, the only one among them who ascended alongside Ji Jingqiu to the True Spirit Heavenly Rank, also see it...the Other Shore?

Ji Jingqiu was silent for a moment before replying, "It’s the completeness of the True Spirit Nature, or it can also be called Unity."

Wuzhou’s pupils shrank sharply, and his gaze involuntarily fell on Hel’s back.

Ji Jingqiu didn’t look at Hel but said calmly:

"I have already understood the true meaning of the Other Shore, was originally contemplating the breakthrough of the Other Shore in hopes of breaking the restrictions of the Investiture of the Gods, but now it seems that even stepping into the Other Shore, it’s difficult to escape the fetters of the Investiture of the Gods."

"And ignoring the oppression brought by incense fire wish power, I have already achieved that."

Wuzhou couldn’t help asking, "Are you not planning to continue contemplating the breakthrough of the Other Shore?"

Ji Jingqiu said softly, "Do you still remember the wager I had with the one at the end of the Returning to Truth Road? Stepping into the Other Shore isn’t enough to secure my victory. When the Other Shore cannot satisfy my desire, it ceases to be my ’Other Shore.’"

At this moment, Wuzhou for the first time couldn’t completely fathom Ji Jingqiu’s thoughts.

He suddenly felt horror, as a Heavenly Demon, this is the second time in his life he couldn’t completely understand a person’s thoughts.

And the first time he had such a feeling was when facing Mu Shitian!

Wuzhou suddenly said, "Ji Jingqiu, Mu Shitian also used to say similar words, that the Other Shore is not what he pursues—"

Ji Jingqiu no longer spoke, he did not retreat into seclusion, but waited silently for Doumu’s move.

After swallowing Taiwei and a group of Divine beings, even if she later peeled off Taiwei’s divine nature, Doumu had reached the point where she could progress no further.

Now, before her, only the words breakthrough remained.

At this time.

The entire Buddha Country spanning a hundred and seven Realms shook with a great boom!

An indescribable oppression descended, it was the suppression from the Investiture of the Gods, Doumu not idly watching as he contested the control of Buddhism, but using the Investiture of the Gods as the lead to begin exerting pressure on him.

Ji Jingqiu was well aware, this was only the first step!

Soon after, the voices of prayers and entreaties from all beings suddenly increased tenfold or a hundredfold—

Ji Jingqiu looked down and saw various degrees of natural disaster descending within the hundred and seven Realms, where even traces of the Silence Tide appeared!

All Spirit beings of the Realms, were in this moment pleading for the Buddha Master’s protection!

Ji Jingqiu knew clearly that all of this was Doumu’s doing, its purpose was to restrain him, just as Emperor Yi previously tried to stir the Bitter Sea to distract him, preventing him from intervening in the battle of the Heavenly Court.

As numerous chanting voices and prayers continually entered his ears, among them even mixed with Blood Sacrifice rituals as if only thus could attract his attention...

Ji Jingqiu sighed softly, though he incarnated into billions and ventured into various Realms and Heaven and Earth, spreading the true essence of Buddhism, time remained too short, far from enough to educate all beings.

At this moment, beyond the endless Void, the female Heavenly Emperor standing at the highest place seemed to be asking him —

World Venerate Ji, without the suppression of the Investiture of the Gods, this Realm’s beings, filled with suffering, Karmic Fire unextinguished, terrifying and frightening, will you heed or ignore?

"Ji Jingqiu, don’t follow her rhythm, otherwise you will be dragged to death by her!" Hel suddenly spoke seriously.

Ji Jingqiu’s Spirit was like a still lake, without the slightest ripple.

At this stage of Spirit cultivation, he was long undisturbed by external matters, thoughts germinating in his mind were all about being his own enemy, ultimately arriving at his true desire.

Doumu already made her move, and his response was but—

A thousand prayers yield a thousand responses.

Ji Jingqiu gazed at the Heaven and Earth beings before him, slowly closed his eyes, Spirit God descends, incarnates into billions, descending upon the world.

Witnessing this scene.

Wuzhou within the Inner Universe couldn’t help but whisper:

All Buddhas, World Venerable, wish to enlighten beings with Buddhist wisdom, hence descend upon Suopo, to certify the Tao in the current world.

...

The female Heavenly Emperor sitting at the infinite heights of the Heavenly Court, expression indifferent, eyes brimming with mockery.

"Truly more foolish than those bald rogues."

And to her right, Luo Xuan stood here and chuckled, "Why bother calculating with him, Your Majesty, early ascension to Returning to Truth is of utmost importance."

Doumu looked with interest at Luo Xuan: "Luo Xuan, who do you think has the greater chance of winning this time?"

"Naturally, Your Majesty!"

"Indeed?"

"All he is today originated from Your Majesty and the Investiture of the Gods." Luo Xuan shook his head, "I truly can’t find where this World Venerable’s chance of winning lies."

Doumu laughed, indeed so, even if she let Ji Jingqiu contend for the control of Buddhism, it was far from reaching the point of completely escaping the Heavenly Court and the Investiture of the Gods.

Her suspicion of Ji Jingqiu remained because Ji Jingqiu, like her, achieved True Spirit Unity.

For beings like them, no degree of precaution could be excessive.

Thinking of this, Doumu suddenly said, "Go to the Netherworld and check on the Bitter Sea’s situation."

Luo Xuan was taken aback, then hesitated, "Your Majesty, the current Netherworld is probably difficult to enter."

He understood the situation on the Netherworld’s side well.

Concerning the Carrying Dao Divine Weapon left by Taoist Wuque, Luo Xuan had long heard!

Even though he gained the Divine Position of Taiwei, the divine power from the Investiture of the Gods supporting him, he didn’t believe he could rival the Carrying Dao Divine Weapon which bore half the Daoist career of an Elder Transcender.

In his view, the latter could entirely be regarded as a Transcender!

He currently no longer possessed the Guardian Divine Soldier left by his elder brother, the Divine Weapon had a spirit and had long departed from him, returned to the Heavenly Prison Palace to stand guard.

"I have measured things, you go ahead." Doumu said casually.

Luo Xuan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately agreed.

After Luo Xuan departed, Doumu looked at the already incarnated billions Ji Jingqiu rescuing the world, sneered, and summoned a person with a wave.

"I’ve heard you sensed where your Master You’s Dao Fruit is located?"

Zhang Tiancheng bowed respectfully and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, it’s in the Netherworld! And the Dao Fruit is currently in an ownerless state, I suspect it’s hidden in the Bitter Sea!"

Once again the Bitter Sea.

Doumu’s eyes were deep, she had previously noticed Emperor Yi’s peculiar behavior before.

The Bitter Sea couldn’t possibly harm her, Emperor Yi’s previous deliberate release of signs of the Bitter Sea’s emergence was either to restrain her or to restrain Ji Jingqiu as Buddha Master.

If memories served, Ji Jingqiu’s predecessor as World Venerable perished suppressing the Bitter Sea.