Chapter 288: Buddhist Kalpa of Virtue, Retreating from the World and Entering the World

"A saint's blow?"

Upon hearing this, Duobao Tathagata showed a trace of helplessness: "The saint is the incarnation of the great Dao of heaven and earth. Apart from the saint's proof of the Dao treasure, ordinary innate spiritual treasures cannot carry the saint's power! I proved the Dao two eons in advance, and the twelfth-grade golden lotus of merit has even fallen in grade. Where did I get the proof of the Dao treasure? Instead of counting on me, you might as well count on the teacher to give you the Qingping Sword for protection."

The treasure of proving the truth is extremely important to a saint. Its value is no less than that of the innate treasure. As long as the saint makes progress in the great way, there will be unlimited possibilities.

It is even possible that one day it will transform into an innate treasure!
The Qingping Sword of Master Tongtian, the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi of Yuanshi Tianzun, the Panlong Bianguai of Laozi Taiqing, the Jieying Treasure Banner that accompanies the Jieying Taoist, the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree of the Zhunti Taoist, the red hydrangea in the hands of the Nuwa Niangniang... they are all closely related to the saints' path and can be regarded as the saints' treasures of proving the truth!
The treasure of Buddha Duobao's enlightenment was originally the Golden Lotus of Merit, which restored the twelve levels of Buddhism's treasure after he gained infinite merit and fortune after the journey to the West.

However, Duobao Tathagata attained enlightenment ahead of time and had not yet had the time to imprint his own great Dao on the Golden Lotus of Merit, so naturally he did not have any treasures to attain enlightenment now.

Han Yi did not force it after hearing this. He also knew that Duobao Tathagata had attained enlightenment ahead of time, so there must be some differences between him and a normal saint who attained enlightenment.

He was about to say something else, but Duobao Tathagata seemed to have predicted his words and said first: "Don't worry about your cultivation. I'm not asking you to become a Tathagata right away!"

"The Zhou Dynasty lasted for 800 years. After that, there was the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when a hundred schools of thought contended with each other and Zulong conquered the heavens. All you have to do is become Tathagata before that monkey makes trouble in heaven!"

As he spoke, Duobao Tathagata looked towards the direction of Lingjiu Mountain and said with a smile, "If you were to become Tathagata now, where would you place fellow Daoist Randeng?"

Ran Deng?

Han Yi was stunned when he heard this.

Then I remembered that in the Buddhist system, Many Treasures Tathagata is the present Buddha, Dipankara Buddha is the past Buddha, and Maitreya Taoist will achieve the Buddhahood in the future.

Now, Ran Deng is still the deputy leader of the Chan sect. After he joins Buddhism, he will definitely be the Buddha for a period of time before giving up the position of Buddha.

"Oh, right!"

Duobao Tathagata seemed to have suddenly remembered something and suddenly laughed, "You sent Juliusun to the Investiture of the Gods, and you have to compensate the Buddhist sect with a Juliusun Buddha!"

In the Buddhist system, Juliusun Buddha is one of the seven ancient Buddhas and holds a pivotal position. He is the first Buddha after the Kalpa of Virtue.

The Kalpa of Virtue is somewhat similar to the Kalpa of Measure, but it is not a kalpa in the prehistoric world, but a kalpa in the Pure Land of Possum opened up by the Taoist Masters Jie Yin and Zhunti.

In the future Buddhist system, a thousand Buddhas will be born in this kalpa, which means there will be many sages and saints, so it is called the "Kalpa of Virtue".

From the first to the eighth minor kalpa of the Kalpa of Virtue, no Buddha will be born.

When the ninth kalpa reduced human lifespan to 60,000 years, Kukkuravatipa Buddha was born, the first Buddha of the Kalpa of Virtue.

When the age was reduced to 40,000 years, Kanagaramuni Buddha was born, the second Buddha of the Kalpa of Virtue.

When his life span was further reduced to 20,000 years, Kashyapa Buddha was born, becoming the third Buddha of the Kalpa of Virtue.

When the age was reduced to 100 years, Sakyamuni Buddha was born, becoming the fourth Buddha of the Kalpa of Virtue.

In the tenth minor kalpa, when human lifespan is 80,000 years, Maitreya Buddha is born and becomes the fifth Buddha of the Kalpa of Virtue.

During the eleventh to fourteenth minor kalpas, no Buddha will be born.

In the fifteenth minor kalpa, another nine hundred and ninety-four Buddhas were born one after another.

From the sixteenth to the nineteenth minor kalpa, no Buddha will be born.

In the twentieth minor kalpa, the Buddha Louzhi was born.

Together they form the Thousand Buddhas of the Kalpa of Virtue.

Buddha is a fruit position, not a state of mind, but this first Buddha after the Kalpa of Virtue has a role in the evolution of Buddha's fruit position that is comparable to the creation of the world.

"So troublesome?"

Han Yi couldn't help but frown.

Duobao Tathagata smiled and said, "Of course, if you have other ways to increase the luck of Buddhism, you can try them. It doesn't have to promote the evolution of Buddhahood!"

Everything in the world is not static, but he has the experience of later generations and knows that promoting the evolution of Buddhahood is the simplest and fastest way.

Dipankara, Juliusun, Cihang, Manjusri, and Samantabhadra are all people with deep Buddhist roots. Once they join Buddhism, they have the ability to attain Buddhahood.

Although Cihang, Manjusri and Samantabhadra were only Bodhisattvas in later generations, their status in Buddhism was higher than that of most Buddhas.

Cihang once attained the fruition of the True Dharma Bright Tathagata, but he felt that the Tathagata fruition was not suitable for him, so he used his supreme magical power to turn the wheel of Cihang back on his back, gave up the Tathagata fruition, and reappeared in the world to save all living beings.

Manjusri is even known as the teacher of the Seven Buddhas. Like Cihang and Samantabhadra, he follows the worldly path rather than the otherworldly path of the Buddhas.

The Buddhahood has both advantages and disadvantages. It can quickly improve one’s cultivation, but it also has many restrictions. One cannot easily leave the Solitary Grove, which is known as the Pure Land of Buddhism.

Therefore, the vast majority of Buddhas are inferior to Bodhisattvas such as Cihang and Manjusri in terms of strength, realm, or understanding of Buddhism.

They only have one name!
"Due!" Suddenly, Han Yi suddenly remembered the real person Du'e who was deceived by him to go to the West. He wondered whether it was feasible to let him replace Ju Liusun's Buddhahood.

Duobao Tathagata thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible to let him take over. He is now only one step away from the realm of a great supernatural being. He is more than qualified to be a Buddha! But he is the future Lingji Bodhisattva of Buddhism. If you let him become a Buddha, you have to find another person to fill his position as a Bodhisattva!"

In Duobao Rulai's view, Han Yi's idea is undoubtedly to rob Peter to repair Paul. Although it can solve the problem, it will also create new problems.

"How about letting your uncle go?" Han Yi looked at Duobao Tathagata and suddenly came up with an idea: "As I recall, Jinpeng doesn't seem to have occupied the position of Buddha?"

This is one of the few dark histories of Duobao Tathagata. After being swallowed by Peacock King Bodhisattva, he inexplicably gained a Buddha Mother and an uncle.

Duobao Tathagata's face darkened, and then he smiled and said, "This is a good idea, but don't forget, I have already achieved the Hunyuan Dao in advance! And you are the Tathagata of Buddhism. Even if there is an extra uncle, he is your uncle. What does it have to do with me?"

Han Yi was suddenly speechless.

He seriously suspected that Duobao Tathagata modified the history of the ancient times not only to avoid the fate of Jiejiao's defeat, but also to erase his own dark history.

Oops!

He became a stand-in!
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While Han Yi was communicating with Duobao Tathagata, the entire prehistoric world was in an uproar because of Duobao Tathagata's enlightenment and the appearance of Daoist ancestor Hongjun.

However, some are happy while others are sad. Different forces and different identities are destined to lead to different views of many powerful people on this matter.

The Buddhist sect was naturally happy to see this happen. The Buddhist sect had one more saint. Even if the saints had to leave the ancient world temporarily, Jie Yin and Zhunti were overjoyed.

However, after being overjoyed, Jie Yin also discovered the hidden dangers after Duo Bao attained enlightenment: "Since Duo Bao attained enlightenment ahead of time, there must be some flaws in his Dao Fruit. I'm afraid he will be targeted by someone with ulterior motives!"

As he spoke, he cast his deep gaze towards Shouyang Mountain and Kunlun Mountain. If there was anyone in the prehistoric world who would target Buddhism, it would be these two saints of Xuanmen.

Tongtian and Duobao have a master-disciple relationship, so they will definitely not plot against Duobao.

Hou Tu and Tong Tian have a close relationship, so it is unlikely that they are plotting against Duo Bao.

Although Nuwa had a fight with Duobao, judging from the fact that she took the initiative to help Duobao resist heaven's punishment, the two of them probably had reached some agreement.

"They dare!"

Taoist Zhunti was extremely excited: "We in the West have finally had an opportunity to prosper, we must not let those two guys ruin it!"

“I don’t know who Duobao will choose to bear his karma?” The Taoist Jie Yin nodded and said, “We have to prepare some backup plans for this new Tathagata!”

Taoist Zhunti smiled and said, "I have met fellow Daoist Ran Deng of the Chan sect before. When we were in the Zhuxian sword formation, Manjusri also wanted to join our Buddhist sect! In this case, we might as well take the initiative and convert a few Chan sect disciples to the West! This will reduce the number of disciples that Taiqing and Yuanshi can mobilize!"

"Can!"

The Taoist Jie Yin nodded immediately.

In this great calamity of the Conferred Gods, they had intended to play both sides, have the best of both worlds, and at the same time make Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu owe them a favor.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Duobao attained enlightenment and became a saint. They entered the Zhuxian Sword Formation, but before they could break the formation, Daozu came out to mediate!
Therefore, neither Taiqing Laozi nor Yuanshi Tianzun owed any cause and effect to the West.

Thinking of Brahmanism, Jie Yin naturally knew that for the benefit of Xuanmen, Taiqing and the other two would not stop suppressing Buddhism even if they left Honghuang.

Therefore, he did not reject Zhunti's proposal and planned to convert a few disciples of the Chan sect before leaving the prehistoric world, so as to weaken the strength of the Xuan sect.

The Taoist Master Dipankara, the Taoist Master Cihang, the Heavenly Master Manjusri and the True Man Samantabhadra all have deep Buddhist roots... It's just a pity that only Juliusun made the list!
After seizing the Kongtong Seal, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors immediately returned to the Huoyun Cave and set up several famous formations outside the Huoyun Cave.

Although, Daozu Hongjun said that saints were not allowed to take action in the prehistoric world again, it was tantamount to tacitly agreeing that they had taken the Kongtong Seal from Taiqing Laozi...but who knew whether Taiqing Laozi would go against their words?

For everything, prepare for the worst.

After doing all this, Fuxi offered the Kongtong Seal: "Heaven and humanity are above, I, Fuxi, will use the Kongtong Seal, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, to suppress the destiny of our human race today. I hope Heaven and humanity will bear witness to it!"

As the words fell, the way of heaven roared and the way of humanity boiled. A part of the human race's luck that originally belonged to Taiqing Laozi and Nuwa suddenly fell into the Fire Cloud Cave.

The luck of the human race suddenly increased by 30%!

However, even so, Taiqing bears the title of the leader of the human race, and Nuwa bears the title of the Holy Mother of the human race, and they still each occupy 10% of the human race's fortune.

"So be it!"

Fuxi also wanted to take back that part of luck, but he knew that it was inappropriate to do this before a true saint appeared in the human race.

They have the means to trap saints, but they cannot kill or defeat a true saint.

This time, being able to take back the Kongtong Seal and suppress the destiny of the human race is already a wish come true!

(End of this chapter)