Chapter 301: Golden Body Dharma
When Maitreya Buddha saw that the human bag had failed to do its job, he knew something was wrong and quickly reached out to grab the body that was tied up with the immortal rope.
However, just as he made a move, the billowing yellow smoke in the Zhuxian Formation, carrying with it the aura of murder, transformed into all the weapons and sharp blades in the world, sweeping over and instantly severing his magic power and consciousness, separating his six-foot-tall golden body from his real body.
not good!
Maitreya Buddha's expression changed.
The time and space in the Zhu Xian Formation are not the same as the reality. A short distance may be as far as the horizon, and a world as far as the horizon may be as close as the horizon. Once his six-foot-tall golden body is separated from his original body, it is almost impossible to get them together again.
Without any hesitation, Maitreya Buddha clasped his hands together in front of his chest and chanted: "Namo Amitabha!"
In an instant.
Boundless Buddha light burst out from the six-foot-tall golden body, and pairs of arms appeared from the golden body, each holding a demon-subduing umbrella, a purple gold bowl, a golden bow, silver arrows and many other Buddhist treasures, and together they attacked the long river of weapons transformed from the murderous aura.
The honorable status of Maitreya Buddha in Lingshan is second only to that of Tathagata, and in terms of orthodox lineage, he is even above Tathagata.
Some of the Buddhist treasures in his hands were refined and bestowed by saints, and some were refined by himself. Although they were all acquired, their power was not inferior to ordinary innate spiritual treasures.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One after another, Buddhist treasures rose into the sky, bringing with them tremendous Buddhist light, and struck towards the long river of weapons.
At this moment, time seemed to become extremely slow, but then a moment later, it suddenly accelerated, and a thousand years passed in an instant.
boom!
All the Buddhist treasures crashed into the long river of weapons at the same time.
Countless loud noises merged into one.
The magic power ripples produced by the collision surged in all directions, instantly tearing the void apart. The earth and sky trembled, as if the end of the world had come, which was terrifying.
Maitreya Buddha was well aware of the power of the Immortal-Slaying Formation, and also understood the danger of his own situation. When he made his move, he had already made up his mind without any hesitation.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
In just a moment, several Buddhist treasures shattered, their light dissipated, and turned into star-like specks of light that disappeared into the sky.
The long river of weapons trembled violently after being hit by this blow. Countless sharp blades of weapons shattered in an instant, just like a river that was cut off, revealing the real body of Maitreya Buddha behind it.
Maitreya Buddha was overjoyed and turned into a ray of Buddha light and rushed over.
clang!
A sound of sword ringing suddenly rang out, and the Four Zhu Xian Swords were like four stars in the dark night, lighting up from all directions, and slashing towards Maitreya Buddha with a terrifying aura.
The Zhuxian Formation is the greatest killing formation in the prehistoric world. Even saints dare not ignore the power of the Four Zhuxian Swords. If they strike a Golden Immortal, his head and body will be separated.
Maitreya Buddha could feel the sharp his hair stood on end.
"Go!" Maitreya Buddha waved his sleeves, and the four Buddhist treasures turned into golden light and flew out, heading towards the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.
Bang!
These four Buddhist treasures are rare items in the world, but in front of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, they are like porcelain hitting iron or stone, and they are shattered in an instant.
However, they also succeeded in slowing down the speed of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian for a moment.
This moment of opportunity is what Maitreya Buddha wants.
brush!
Maitreya Buddha's body suddenly accelerated, and at the critical moment, he passed through the intersection of the four sword lights and headed straight for his main body.
At this moment, a divine light suddenly lit up on the left and arrived in an instant.
When Maitreya Buddha saw that his real body was so close, he originally did not want to pay any attention to it and wanted to use his six-foot-tall golden body to resist, but the divine light instantly pierced through the protective Buddha light around him.
not good!
Maitreya Buddha was startled and turned around to see Yang Jian, dressed in black and silver armor, holding a three-pointed, double-edged sword, standing in the void.
That divine light shot out from the third eye on his forehead.
Yang Jian is not the first half-god-human hybrid in the world, but he is the most talented one among them.
As the product of the perfect combination of human and divine blood, the Heavenly Eye was able to help Yang Jian repel the pursuers from Heaven before he started practicing. Now it is no less powerful than the companion spiritual treasures of many innate creatures, and it will continue to become stronger as Yang Jian's strength increases.
This is also the reason why Yang Jian only uses a three-pointed, double-edged sword and does not rely on any magic weapon.
"Namo Sadhasuka..."
Maitreya Buddha clasped his hands together and chanted the Buddha's mantra. Countless golden Brahma stones appeared out of thin air and condensed into a huge Buddha's palm, which slapped towards the divine light.
boom!
The Buddha's palm and the divine light collided, like a needle against a wheat spike, and a dazzling white light burst out. The terrifying aftermath of the magic power surged out, causing Maitreya Buddha's body to slow down.
In this moment of slowness, Nezha had already grabbed the body of Maitreya Buddha and retreated backwards, putting some distance between himself and the golden body of Maitreya Buddha.
Yang Jian took a step forward and stood in front of Maitreya Buddha.
Maitreya Buddha knew that the opportunity had been lost, so he simply stopped and said in a deep voice: "Yang Jian! Nezha! As disciples of the Xuan Sect, you are so reckless . Aren't you afraid of provoking a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, and causing all living beings in the three realms to fall into endless catastrophe?"
“Humph!” Nezha sneered and said bluntly: “For this bullshit catastrophe, you treated the sentient beings of the Three Realms as ants and pawns and manipulated them at will. Now you want to use the sentient beings of the Three Realms to make trouble again. How shameless!”
"Nezha! Don't be disrespectful to the Buddha!"
Yang Jian stopped Nezha and said, "Buddha Maitreya, the Prison God has just made it very clear that everything we do is from our hearts and has nothing to do with Xuanmen or Buddhism."
Maitreya Buddha said: "Yang Jian, as the God of Justice, you have been in charge of the Heavenly Laws and Regulations for so many years. You should understand that the people and things in this world are causally connected, and it is not unrelated just because you say so! The three of you are all direct disciples of Xuanmen. Your every move represents Xuanmen, Taiyi Tianzun and Yuding Zhenren!"
Yang Jian said: "What the Buddha said is the world's opinion, which has nothing to do with us. The three of us only hope that one of us can have a clear conscience."
Nezha echoed at the side: "Right! We do things with a clear conscience, unlike you who talk about righteousness but are actually the most selfish!"
Maitreya Buddha ignored Nezha and stared at Yang Jian. He had already realized that Yang Jian was the mastermind behind everything that happened today, and Li Anran and Nezha were just accomplices.
Yang Jian faced Maitreya Buddha's gaze without dodging or avoiding it, and was open and honest.
Maitreya Buddha looked at Yang Jian for a long time, and finally put his hands together, chanted Amitabha, and asked: "How far do you want to go?"
Yang Jian said: "I am the Emperor of Heaven, in charge of the Three Realms, I will rebuild the Heavenly Laws, and all living beings will be equal."
Maitreya Buddha was shocked again. He did not expect that the goal set by Yang Jian and the other two would be so big, nor did he expect that Yang Jian would say it in such a calm tone without any concealment.
What's even more terrifying is that in Yang Jian's eyes, he didn't see the slightest greed or fanaticism for power, only the determination to shoulder the heavy responsibility.
What Yang Jian said was true, that’s what he believed!
Maitreya Buddha suddenly understood why Yang Jian’s cultivation had increased so rapidly in ten thousand years.
If nothing unexpected happens, after he becomes the Emperor of Heaven and amends and perfects the Heavenly Laws, his cultivation will skyrocket again!
By then, even Tathagata would find it difficult to take him down!
"Li Anran, Zhuxian Formation, Wuji Xinghuang Flag, Nezha, Taiyi Tianzun..."
"Add to that Yang Jian who has such a firm heart, magical powers, and has been in charge of the Heavenly Principles for many years!"
"No wonder the Buddha was stopped outside the prison, helpless!"
Maitreya Buddha thought of the future scene he had seen before, and couldn't help smiling bitterly in his heart. He also thought of the bet between Tathagata and Wujitian. This was really a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!
If the Jade Emperor knew this would happen, he would never agree to let Wu Tian rule the Three Realms for thirty-three years!
These thirty-three years were just a blink of an eye for the gods and Buddhas of the three realms, but now, the world is about to be completely changed!
Yang Jian said, "Buddha Maitreya, the three of us have no intention of provoking a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, and we are definitely not targeting Buddhism. As long as the Buddha agrees to stay in the Heavenly Prison and no longer interfere in the affairs of the Three Realms, we will never make things difficult for the Buddha and Buddhism."
As he spoke, Yang Jian made hand gestures, chanted a spell, and loosened the ropes that were tied to Maitreya Buddha's body.
"Namo Amitabha."
Maitreya Buddha did not expect that Yang Jian would have such courage, and his evaluation of Yang Jian increased a bit.
Maybe... he can really do it!
Maitreya Buddha thought of Tathagata who had just transformed from a barbarian into a Buddha.
In comparison, Yang Jian's situation seems to be better.
At the beginning, Tathagata was truly alone, and Yang Jian had two helpers, Li Anran and Nezha.
Li Anran watched all this quietly and did not stop it. He just condensed the sword energy emitted by the Four Zhuxian Swords in mid-air, waiting for the final decision of Maitreya Buddha.
Even though Maitreya Buddha was distracted for a moment and his body was tied up by the immortal rope, he was at a disadvantage.
But in fact, he still has many tricks up his sleeve. If they really fight to the death, even if the three of them join forces, they may not end up well!
Li Anran relied on the Book of Punishment to raise his understanding of the Zhuxian Formation to the maximum level. However, due to the short time, he only initially refined the Four Swords of Zhuxian and could not unleash the full power of the Zhuxian Formation.
It would not be difficult for him to trap Maitreya Buddha in the Zhuxian Formation, but it would be almost impossible for him to kill him.
Maitreya Buddha retracted his six-foot-tall golden body into his body and asked, "You detained Sun Wenshu and Samantabhadra and came before me. I wonder how they are doing now?"
Yang Jian did not hide anything and told Maitreya Buddha about the detention of Sun and others.
"Namo Amitabha."
Maitreya Buddha breathed a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that these pillars of Buddhism had met with misfortune.
Then Buddhism would probably have to regress to tens of thousands of years ago!
Only Sun was detained and seriously injured, with only a remnant soul left, that's all!
——Kujaraṅgān was a follower of Theravada Buddhism and a die-hard supporter of Dipamkara who converted from the Chan school. Maitreya Buddha was not familiar with him and did not care much about him.
Especially after Dipankara left Buddhism under the pretext of entering Nirvana.
Maitreya Buddha had already seen through Sun's intention to leave, so he no longer cared about him. He just showed compassion on the surface, and that was it.
"I am a person who is not a monk. I should not have too many worldly thoughts. However, all living beings suffer. How can I be merciful to myself? I hope the God of Justice can think of all living beings and don't forget what I said today."
Maitreya Buddha clasped his hands together and sat cross-legged. A golden lotus of merit appeared under his body. His body gradually turned golden until it completely turned into a golden Buddha statue, motionless.
