Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

Chapter 1476 - 520: Prayers Answered in a Thousand Places (Part 2)

And her words revealed another piece of news — can one only see the realm of Heaven and Earth Unification by witnessing the True Self and achieving True Spirit Unity?It seems even Doumu Yuanjun has yet to reach that realm, and was this the reason she "descended to the lower realm"?

Having personally crossed the True Spirit Heavenly Rank, Ji Jingqiu fell into silence, his heart already stirred into a fierce turmoil. Doumu assumed he was pondering and weighing matters, and continued:

"Ever since the ’Heaven Pillar broke and Earth Vein severed’, beings like you and I have been like meteors falling from the True Spirit Heavenly Rank. This is a catastrophe for beings with spirit, but it’s also an opportunity for us. Everything will be reshuffled. As long as you and I can return first, there’s a high probability we can seize the advantage and advance further!"

Ji Jingqiu asked, "The Heavenly Emperor position you want, is it the unique Heavenly Emperor position in the Only Heavenly Court?"

Is it because Doumu Yuanjun has treated him with such "special courtesy" for so long, even letting him seize part of Buddhism’s control, because she believes he, like her, comes from the Only Buddhism?!

In her eyes, are Emperor Yi and Taiwei in this realm merely projections of the true Heavenly Emperor, the Taiwei Star Lord?

Doumu Yuanjun raised her eyebrows, finally her Taoist Friend Ji revealed everything to her.

"I have reclaimed my True Spirit position, yet I still lost most of my memories." Ji Jingqiu calmly said, "In the Only Heavenly Court, what rank do Transcenders hold?"

"The Great Divine Power who has escaped from the Bitter Sea is a strong figure whose name is enough to be revered throughout All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds — in this realm, those truly considered Transcenders, counting that Netherworld Lord, number only four."

— Is the Dao Ancestor of this realm only truly considered a Transcender in the Only Heavenly Court?

"Above Transcendence is Heaven and Earth Unification?"

Doumu nodded, "Indeed, Heaven and Earth Unifiers are the masters of the Boundless World, True Spirit Unity, embodying the Only Path, able to influence All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds in a single thought — they themselves are a continuously radiating, world-affecting myth and legend!"

"But wasn’t the Heavenly Court at your feet also at the Heaven and Earth Unification level at its peak, why do you persist in returning to the old Heavenly Court?" Ji Jingqiu gazed at Doumu Yuanjun.

Doumu Yuanjun meaningfully said, "Even if we don’t mention that the position of this fake Heavenly Court is diminished, how could Taoist Friend think this place compares with the true Only Heavenly Court? Doesn’t Taoist Friend want to sit atop the truly supreme position of Heavenly Emperor or World Venerable?"

Ji Jingqiu suddenly asked, "What exactly was the calamity of Heaven Pillar breaking and Earth Vein severing?"

This time, Doumu Yuanjun was sparing with her words, "The Silence Tide was merely an aftershock of that calamity, don’t pursue it unless you reach the level of Heaven and Earth Unification and trace it yourself."

Ji Jingqiu no longer pressed the issue. In fact, the information Doumu revealed today, combined with what he had explored in the True Spirit Heavenly Rank, was already enough to shake the soul.

"If a native being of this realm witnesses the True Self of the Other Shore, what happens?" Ji Jingqiu suddenly asked.

"The same as it did for us, no difference, gathering all manner of True Selves of endless time and space, achieving True Spirit Unity, and ascending again to the Other Shore."

Doumu Yuanjun slowly said,

"In the earliest period, all beings with spirit were on the Other Shore, it was an unspeakable calamity that caused beings with spirit to fall from the Land of Origin to the True Spirit Heavenly Rank, reflecting out different-time-space selves, True Spirit splitting into countless spirits."

"Taoist Friend Ji, since you and I have both reclaimed our True Spirit Nature and awakened the Only True Spirit, we ought to advance together, care for each other on the True Spirit Heavenly Rank, and return to our respective Heaven and Earth."

Faced with Doumu Yuanjun’s repeated olive branch, Ji Jingqiu remained silent for a long time before saying:

"What do you plan to do?"

"Using the Investiture of the Gods as a guide, transforming the True Spirit Nature of All Spirits into the cornerstone, aiding you and me to reach the top of the True Spirit Heavenly Rank again!"

"Then what price must the All Spirits of the 107 realms under the Heavenly Court pay for this?"

Hearing this question, Doumu Yuanjun frowned, shaking her head:

"Taoist Friend Ji, you must understand, all beings who have not awakened the Only True Spirit are merely a ’projection’, an empty scene, unworthy of our attention."

"Grass and trees perish in autumn, while pine and cypress endure, this is fate; zhi-lan flourish, yu-tree in ascendancy, this too is fate."

"Each being has its own fate, and their fate is just to lend us a helping hand."

"An empty scene?" Ji Jingqiu looked at Doumu, speaking word by word, "Doumu, I have heard of a saying that all spirits have a ’heart’, only Divine does not have ’heart’, thus the Netherworld is the grave of gods, the reflection of beings’ hearts. Of the spirited All Spirits and heartless Gods, who is truly an empty scene?"

Doumu’s expression gradually grew cold; she had already discerned Ji Jingqiu’s stance.

And beings like them who have witnessed the True Self and achieved True Spirit Unity, once their minds are settled, how could it easily be swayed by others?

"Taoist Friend Ji, do not obstruct my path." Doumu straightforwardly warned.

"Doumu, you have awakened the Only True Spirit, why not rely on yourself to tackle the True Spirit Heavenly Rank?" Ji Jingqiu counter-questioned.

He relied solely on himself to ascend to the pinnacle of the True Spirit Heavenly Rank, initially witnessing the Other Shore.

If Doumu were truly the Mother of Group Stars in the Only Heavenly Court, having already stepped into the Other Shore Realm before falling from the True Spirit Heavenly Rank, why does she now need to use the All Spirits of the 107 realms as a stepping stone to return to the Other Shore?

Doumu coldly said, "Too many variables exist in ascending to the Other Shore, why gamble? It’s natural to choose the most prudent method."

Ji Jingqiu asked, "Before falling from the True Spirit Heavenly Rank, were you who ascended to the Other Shore Realm through acquired means, or innately at the Other Shore from birth?"

"We were innately born, naturally existing on the Other Shore from creation."

Ji Jingqiu nodded and decisively stated, "Doumu, I will obstruct your Enlightenment."