Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

Chapter 1475 - 520: A Thousand Prayers, a Thousand Responses

"You devoured Taiwei, then consumed various divine beings. Who do you plan to send next to expand territory for the Heavenly Court?"Ji Jingqiu had never set foot in the Heavenly Court and remained standing in the Buddha Country.

For this Buddha Country, and indeed the entire Buddhism, as the highest authority of the Investiture of the Gods, Dou Mu Yuanjun originally had absolute control, capable of cutting off incense supply at any time and even replacing the Buddha Master.

But as Ji Jingqiu used the Bodhi Tree as his foundation, entered the Buddha Country, harmonized part of the Buddhist roots, and transformed into countless figures spreading the true teachings of the Buddhist Sect across various realms...

The absolute control of the Heavenly Court over Buddhism had long been shaken.

And now, Ji Jingqiu stood in the Buddha Country, just like Dou Mu standing in the Heavenly Court.

"Expand territory?" Dou Mu smiled and asked back, "Does Taoist Friend Ji think it’s still necessary?"

These words brought the worst suspicions to Ji Jingqiu’s mind. Could it be that Dou Mu was already able to take the final step?

"Even if it is truly needed, there will always be a suitable candidate." Dou Mu said profoundly.

As these words fell.

Luo Xuan immediately kneeled behind and vowed to serve the Heavenly Court to death.

Dou Mu casually pointed, touching Luo Xuan’s forehead, pouring in such a massive divine nature that it seemed like a divine golden body took root behind him in an instant!

Luo Xuan’s aura skyrocketed, quickly reaching the level with Heavenly Court’s blessing that Taiwei had!

Even before, even without divine weapons and other protections left by his brother, Luo Xuan was in the first echelon of the True Saint; now he went further ahead.

Ji Jingqiu witnessed the entire process, and in the blink of an eye, he saw Luo Xuan being pushed to Taiwei’s divine position.

As one of the top five on the Investiture of the Gods, he could clearly perceive the fluctuation of divine positions and the ascension of a new god.

"Well-played." Ji Jingqiu said coldly, "Taiwei did not die unjustly."

Dou Mu seemed unwilling to continue on the topic of Taiwei, speaking:

"Since Taoist Friend Ji, you have already found your True Spirit Nature, the plan to ascend the Other Shore should also be accelerated."

"As of now, there are 107 realms under the Heavenly Court, with the True Spirits of the Ten Thousand Spirits barely enough to lift us to glimpse the Other Shore."

"And once we re-ascend the Other Shore, the Dao Heavenly Limit of the Transcendence Domain will no longer be a barrier for you and me, and stepping into Returning to Truth will be a matter of a single thought."

"After re-entering Returning to Truth, is there still any obstacle in this Sea of Realms?"

Ji Jingqiu lightly sighed in his heart.

Indeed, the scope covered by Buddhism as of now had reached 107 realms!

The power of incense provided by life within such scope is terrifyingly immense, as described by the Moon-cutting Sword Light. In the past, those Gods of Gods who transcended the Divine Dao didn’t even have as many pastures at their peak!

Ninety percent of the incense has been extracted by the Heavenly Court over the years, and some has been offered to the "Bodhisattva Arhat" who joined Buddhism.

Yet even so, with the power of incense offering, the Golden Body of Ji Jingqiu, the Buddha Master, has long surpassed the level of a True Saint, enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with those Harmonization of One Realm individuals, standing at a threshold.

Only one step away from being a Transcender.

As such, Dou Mu, who could manipulate the Investiture of the Gods, would only be stronger.

But the power Dou Mu displayed in the battle just now still exceeded Ji Jingqiu’s expectations, a strength beyond his comprehension, unavailable to be matched head-on.

"What do you plan to do?" Ji Jingqiu followed up on Dou Mu’s topic.

"Haven’t you already known?" Dou Mu said with eyes as sharp as torches, "Using the True Spirit Nature of the Ten Thousand Spirits as the cornerstone, to help you and I ascend further on the True Spirit Heavenly Rank and re-ascend the Other Shore!"

"You, having now seen the True Spirit Nature, should be aware that the position of this realm in the True Spirit Heavenly Rank is too low. You and I will find it drastically hard to reverse flow to the Other Shore, especially with tribulations like True Giant Spirits along the path."

"True Giant Spirit?"

"The giant spirit within the True Spirit Heavenly Rank, feeding on the True Spirits of the Ten Thousand Spirits, which none under the Other Shore can contend against."

Giant Spirit...

Ji Jingqiu looked deeply at Dou Mu and spoke slowly:

"You haven’t seen the Other Shore yet."

Dou Mu frowned, yet ultimately kept her patience. She raised her hand, also freezing Luo Xuan in the river of fate and the River of Time, openly revealing to Ji Jingqiu:

"Taoist Friend Ji, I know very well that you come from Buddhism, just as you know I come from the Heavenly Court."

"Now that you and I have both awakened our unique True Spirit, the Other Shore is near at hand. Once we re-ascend the Other Shore, you and I will return to our respective worlds, and even Heaven and Earth Unification will be within reach."

"I am not your enemy; our goal is the same."

Ji Jingqiu was greatly shaken in his heart, for the Buddhism and Heavenly Court Dou Mu referred to were absolutely not the Buddhism and Heavenly Court they presently inhabited!

The words of Moon-cutting Sword Light not long ago echoed once more in his ears.

"The greater the height the Seeker’s True Spirit occupies, the wider the scope of spacetime it can influence."

"Under such assumptions, the being at the pinnacle of the Dao can influence all spacetime!"

"Even if he has never been to certain places, legends about him will project into those coordinates, spawning tales, perhaps mythical legends, or perhaps momentary inspirations turned into novels, films, games in someone’s mind, even... reality!"

At least beyond this Sea of Realms, there truly is an unparalleled Heavenly Court, reigning over infinite realms, projecting upon all worlds, and Dou Mu Yuanjun’s True Spirit comes from here?!

Is this why she treats former colleagues like Taiwei Star Lord and Emperor Yi with such disdain?

Indeed, Dou Mu had said that between them, it was a matter of who was more "complete."

If my current reasoning is correct, then Dou Mu Yuanjun is not only the Dou Mu Yuanjun of this realm but spans across all heavens and myriad worlds, with a unique True Spirit, the Dou Mu Yuanjun of that unparalleled Heavenly Court!