Chapter 294: Ran Deng’s Fate, Sowing Causes and Reaping Fruits

Unexpected changes happen in the weather, and people are subject to misfortunes and blessings at any time. The previous moment, the Taoist Master Ran Deng was still excited about taking Ci Hang and others to the West to be honored as the ancestor. The next moment... the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi came across billions of voids.

"Randeng, you dare to betray your religion?"

An extremely angry voice sounded from the sky, and the void was shaking. The Taoist Master Ran Deng looked up and saw a majestic Yuanshi Dharma image appear.

Yuanshi Tianzun is gone, but his incarnation, Xuhuang Daojun, is still in the prehistoric world.

"Saint, save me!"

The ghost of Randang was in great fear. He used the Qiankun ruler and the coffin lamp to resist, but at the same time he took out a golden relic from his sleeve without hesitation.

This is quasi submitted to him!

"Amitabha!"

I saw seven-colored clouds emerging from the relic, accompanied by a Buddhist chant, and instantly transformed into the shadow of the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, and hit the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in the void.

Boom!

The power of the saint spread across the sky, transforming into a void storm that swept across the heavens. Without even looking back, the Taoist Master Ran Deng picked up the three people of Ci Hang and fled towards the west.

On Mount Sumeru, a huge Buddha shadow appeared, with a welcoming banner that reached from heaven to earth, supporting the endless void and directly protecting Rāhāna and his companions.

The figure of Amitabha Buddha appeared in the void, facing the Void Emperor Daoist Lord from a distance, and said with a smile: "Brother Yuanshi Daoist, why bother to stir up such a nameless karmic fire?"

He is one of the three incarnations of the Taoist Jie Yin. In order to ensure the stability of Buddhism, he has been staying in the Buddhist kingdom called the Lonely Garden opened up by Duobao Tathagata.

Xuhuang Daojun sneered and said, "How dare you, a Buddhist sect, to set your sights on my disciples! If I don't get angry, do you think I'm easy to bully?"

"That's wrong!"

Amitabha Buddha smiled and said, "People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places! Your Chan Sect is weak now, so it is only natural for them to yearn for my Western Paradise!"

Facing the Taoist Lord Xuhuang, Amitabha was not afraid at all. The Buddha's light illuminated the heavens. In just a moment, the Three Thousand Buddha Kingdoms collided with Yuanshi Daluo Heaven.

In an instant, the heaven and earth trembled, the void shook, the road roared, the Buddha's light and the primordial ancestral qi continued to evolve, constantly evolving the destruction and creation of the world in the sky.

As soon as the saint left the ancient world, the Taoist Master Ran Deng took the disciples of Yuanshi Tianzun to defect to the West, which led to a fight between the two incarnations of the saint.

Such a big commotion naturally alarmed the Heavenly Palace and the great masters of ancient times.

"What a Burning Lamp Taoist!" Haotian sat on the dragon throne, watching this scene silently, and couldn't help but sighed: "He is digging up the roots of the Chan Sect!"

but……

This also made him terrified!

Originally, he thought that when the saints left the prehistoric world, it would be the time for Heaven to suppress the three realms, but the two incarnations of the saints undoubtedly gave him a heavy blow.

He thought to himself, "Not only Yuanshi and Jieyin, but also Senior Brothers Taiqing and Tongtian left behind an incarnation! I just wonder if Taoist Fellow Houtu, as well as Lady Nuwa and Zhunti left behind an incarnation?"

Although it was just a guess, when he saw the incarnations of these two saints, a trace of gloom flashed through Haotian's heart, and he confirmed his guess.

Most of the other saints also have incarnations or backup plans left behind.

Moreover, not only Hou Tu, Nuwa and Zhunti, but also Duobao Tathagata, who projected the future Tao fruit into the present world, may also have left incarnations or backup plans!
"Saint!"

At this moment, countless powerful people sighed and looked at the two figures in the sky, reluctantly suppressing the ambitions deep in their hearts.

Originally, they thought that the departure of the saints from the prehistoric world might be an opportunity to change the existing situation, but when they saw the power of the two saints' incarnations... they realized that they were overthinking!
In the ancient times, the saints still have the final say!
In the Great Red Sky of Taiqing Realm, Li Er, the incarnation of Taiqing Laozi, silently added some fire to the Bagua Furnace: "This should be able to scare... those restless guys!"

He had no intention of trying to stop the fight or help Xuhuang Daojun. It was part of his plan to let the two saints' incarnations fight each other.

Only in this way can those ambitious and powerful masters know that even if all the saints have left the prehistoric world, they cannot act recklessly.

……

The battle between the saint's incarnations started quickly and ended quickly. Even with the might of Xuhuang Daojun and Sanbao Yuruyi, they were unable to do anything to Amitabha Buddha.

Moreover, this was just a drama directed by Yuanshi Tianzun in order to make Cihang and others gain the trust of Buddhism, at the cost of his own face!
As soon as the four monks of Rāhāraṇī and Dān Lāmkā entered the West, they were favored by Amitabha Buddha. After Rāhāraṇī killed a corpse, he was directly granted the position of Buddha.

Although Cihang and the other two have not yet entered the realm of great supernatural powers, they have relied on the luck of Buddhism to eliminate all the murderous calamities on their bodies!
Without the killing calamity, with the qualifications and talents of these three people, beheading the corpse is only a matter of time!
Amitabha Buddha summoned the Taoist Master Ran Deng alone and said, "Fellow Taoist Master Ran Deng, do you know why I pushed you to the position of Buddha against all odds?"

The Taoist Master Ran Deng shook his head.

In Buddhism, although Medicine Master and Maitreya are of lower seniority than him, they became great masters of supernatural powers earlier than him and are the most direct descendants of Buddhism.

He didn't understand why Amitabha Buddha didn't choose his own disciples, the two great supernatural powers, but chose an outsider like him...

After all, even if you were to spend a fortune to buy horse bones, you wouldn't buy them like this, right?

Amitabha sighed and explained, "The foundation of Buddhism has just been established, and Duobao is a man of the future! His Mahayana Buddhism is actually not suitable for today's Buddhism! The Hinayana Buddhism advocates saving oneself, while the Mahayana Buddhism advocates saving all sentient beings! But if you can't even save yourself, how can you talk about saving all sentient beings?" This principle is actually very easy to understand. If you haven't even eaten enough, how can you have extra vegetarian food to give to those who are hungry?
Amitabha continued, "Duobao's enlightenment and attainment of sainthood undoubtedly shows that Mahayana is a bright road! But there is still a long way to go from Hinayana Buddhism to Mahayana Buddhism! And now the Buddhist sect is divided into two different factions, the Western Sect disciples and the Jie Sect disciples! Because, I need someone outside the two factions to lead the Hinayana Buddhism to slowly evolve towards Mahayana Buddhism!"

"I understand what the saints mean!" Upon hearing this, the Taoist Master Ran Deng nodded and said, "I will never let you down!"

Although Amitabha’s meaning was very clear that he was only a temporary Buddha, there were so many benefits that Dipankara did not feel the slightest bit of dissatisfaction in his heart.

As if to return the favor, Amitabha Buddha immediately made a promise: "Don't worry, fellow Daoist Randeng. I have heard Tathagata say that in the future, there will be three Buddhas, horizontal, vertical, and horizontal, to suppress the three worlds. You will be one of them. There will definitely be a place for you in the future Buddhist sect!"

"Thank you, Saint!"

Upon hearing this, Rāhāna bowed to Amitabha Buddha.

With these words, even if he steps down from the position of Buddha and is no longer the leader of Buddhism, he will still have a significant influence in the future of Buddhism.

After meeting Amitabha Buddha, the Taoist Master Ran Deng immediately told the news to the Taoist Master Cihang, the Taoist Master Manjusri and the Taoist Master Samantabhadra.

A gleam of light flashed in Cihang's eyes: "It seems that the two saints are going to make use of us!"

Randeng looked at the three and said, "Three Taoist friends, with your foundations, it shouldn't be difficult to achieve Buddhahood, right?"

"It would be nice to become a Buddha, but that's not my wish!" Cihang said with a smile, "Back then, ever since we became disciples in Kunlun Mountain, we have always been at odds with Duobao and the others!"

"If we follow Duobao's path, doesn't it mean that we have completely given up and can only look at Duobao's back for the rest of our lives?"

"Therefore, I just want to achieve the status of a bodhisattva!"

"Although the current Buddhist sect reveres the Buddha, the great path is created by human beings. If I achieve enlightenment, the Buddhist sect may not be able to reverence the Bodhisattva!"

As he spoke, Taoist Cihang transformed into a female figure, picked up a flower and smiled, saying: "I want to see the world and listen to the sounds of the world! From now on, I will be the Guanyin Bodhisattva of Buddhism!"

As a congenital creature, Cihang has no difference between male and female. As the saying goes, appearance is determined by the mind. As long as he is willing, he can freely transform between male and female.

"Yuanshi has no form, Buddha has no form, and Bodhisattva should also be formless!" Guanyin couldn't help but laugh and said, "I never thought that the way of formlessness that I could never understand in the past would be understood immediately after joining Buddhism!"

Seeing that Cihang Zhenren had transformed into Guanyin, Manjusri Guangfa Tianzun smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be lonely to walk alone on the great path? From now on, I will be the Buddhist Manjusri Bodhisattva!"

Samantabhadra followed closely behind him, and a ray of Buddha light flashed by: "From now on, I am the Samantabhadra Bodhisattva of Buddhism!"

Seeing this, Randeng couldn't help but reveal a hint of regret.

He had been trying to break through to become a great supernatural power for years, and it had almost become a demonic obstacle... Therefore, after seeing the opportunity for a breakthrough in Buddhism, he integrated the Buddha's fruition without hesitation.

but……

Among the Buddhas, there is already Tathagata Many Treasures who has attained enlightenment. If he wants to glimpse into a higher realm in the future, he must surpass Tathagata Many Treasures in Buddhism.

How easy is it to surpass a saint?

One road cannot accommodate two saints, nor can it accommodate two Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian.

Therefore, after Nuwa, there was no more saint who achieved enlightenment through the way of creation, and after Hou Tu, there was no more saint who achieved enlightenment through the way of reincarnation.

Although Buddha is only a fruit position and not the great way, he can also be influenced by the great way of the saints.

after all……

This was opened up by a saint!

"It's too late to regret!"

The face of the Taoist Master Ran Deng showed a look of misery. The joy of having just achieved great supernatural powers was gone instantly. Even if he opened up another path for Buddhism, he could at most achieve the level of a patriarch.

Because, if one has not become a Buddha, seeing Tathagata Prabhupada is like a frog in a well looking up at the moon, but after becoming a Buddha, seeing him is like a mayfly looking at the sky!

If you follow the path of Duobao Tathagata, all you can see is Duobao Tathagata's back.

"Yuanshi!"

Ran Deng suddenly realized.

As one of the three thousand guests of Zixiao Palace, he should not have made such a mistake. However, not long ago, Yuanshi Tianzun used a secret method to deceive his mind.

At the beginning, when he brought Cihang and others to the West, what Xuhuang Daojun hit with the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi was not his physical body, but his Dao heart that he had cultivated for many years.

Cause and effect! Cause and effect!
His joining the Chan school was the cause, his betrayal of the Chan school was the result, and his achievement of great supernatural powers through the Buddha's Dharma was also the cause, but he also suffered the consequences.

Thinking of this, the Taoist Master Ran Deng couldn't help but smile sadly: "You reap what you sow! Is this the price I pay for abandoning the Chan Sect and joining the Buddhist sect?"

Only now did he realize how ridiculous he was in front of a saint.

(End of this chapter)