Chapter 314: Jade Book of Creation
"The Golden-winged Peng Eagle is the guardian of the Buddha. Why did it appear next to the demon boy?"
Li Xiuyuan looked at the golden-winged eagle disappearing behind Qiao Ling'er, and vaguely sensed something was wrong, but before he could make any move, he found that his body...
No!
It should be said that everything in the world, from the robbers wielding swords and guns to the shivering people, to the surrounding insects, fish, birds, beasts, and even the breeze and white clouds, all stopped!
What—is—going on?
Li Xiuyuan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he was horrified to find that his thoughts seemed to have stagnated as well, becoming extremely slow.
Then he noticed that the sky no longer existed, and in its place was a dark yellow light hanging down.
Buzz!
A Buddha's light suddenly emerged from Qiao Ling'er, who was tied up with red silk by the bandit leader Bai Lianhua. It collided with the dark yellow light and formed a clear boundary.
The expansion speed of the dark yellow light suddenly slowed down, but it was still spreading bit by bit.
Obviously, this infinite Buddha light was no match for the dark yellow light and was being continuously compressed towards Qiao Ling'er.
Li Xiuyuan looked at the extremely familiar Buddha light in front of him, and suddenly a light bulb went off in his head. He finally understood where the doubts and uneasiness in his heart came from, and his eyes revealed extreme shock and regret.
But the next moment, all his thoughts disappeared.
A dark yellow light swept across, and time, space and even thinking all stopped.
“Tathagata.”
The figures of Li Anran and Yang Jian appeared in the void.
Below them, the Chaos Bell shone brightly, covering an area of millions of miles. Right below the center was the reincarnation of Tathagata and the place where Tathagata was hiding—Qiao Ling'er.
"Amitabha."
Tathagata appeared in the Buddha's light and let out a long sigh.
The reason why Tathagata did not know about the changes in the Three Realms before was because he followed the agreement with Wujitian and lived in the body of a reincarnated spirit boy, not participating in any affairs of the Three Realms.
Now, seeing Li Anran and Yang Jian appear, Tathagata only needed to count with his fingers for a few times to roughly understand what had happened.
At this time, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Wu Dang Sheng Mu also caught up.
The Holy Mother Wu Dang said nothing and just watched the development of the situation coldly.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has a sad and complicated expression, showing worry, self-blame, and resentment.
If Tathagata had not insisted on having a bet with Wujitian, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in Lingshan would have fallen into the trap and been thrown into the Heavenly Prison, where they would have been captured one by one by Li Anran.
Even if Li Anran had the Zhuxian Formation and the Chaos Bell in his hands, he might not be able to defeat Lingshan, let alone wipe out Lingshan in one fell swoop.
But now, it's too late!
"World Honored One."
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva put his hands together and bowed. The moment their eyes met, he told Tathagata everything that had happened in the Three Realms during that time.
Li Anran and Yang Jian did not stop them.
Now both sides have already made their cards clear, it all depends on what choice Tathagata will make.
"Amitabha."
Tathagata clasped his hands together, lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva: "Please tell Kinnara for me that I lost this time, and he will take over the position of the Buddha. I hope he will not change his original intention, protect the monks, and don't make the same mistake as me again."
"The disciple will follow the Buddha's command."
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva did not say much.
He knew very well that this was the best choice for Buddhism.
Now that Li Anran and Yang Jian have already won the upper hand, there is no point in fighting to the death. It would be better to retreat temporarily, avoid their sharp edge, and plan for the follow-up.
Giving the throne of the Buddha to Wu Tian was also to preserve the vitality of Buddhism as much as possible.
But if this happens, Tathagata will probably become the laughing stock of the three realms and a sinner of Buddhism.
Tathagata didn't care about these anymore. He turned to look at Yang Jian and Li Anran, clasped his hands together, lowered his eyebrows and looked down, "This old monk has caused the Three Realms to suffer this catastrophe for my own selfishness. My sins are heavy and I am willing to accept the punishment."
As he spoke, the Buddha's light on Tathagata's body gradually dissipated, and he looked like a mortal old monk.
After weighing the pros and cons, Tathagata made the same choice as Wu Dang Sheng Mu and others.
He agreed to the conditions proposed by Li Anran and Yang Jian, and imprisoned himself in the Heavenly Prison on the condition that his magical powers would not be sealed and his magic weapons would not be handed over.
Li Anran and Yang Jian were also happy to see this.
For Li Anran, with the Book of Punishing Evil, there is no upper limit to his ability to improve. The longer he delays, the greater his advantage will be.
He traveled through time to the Journey to the West era, and the catastrophe of the end of the law was approaching, and time was running out.
If he traveled back to the ancient times and had enough time, he would definitely find a place to hide until he became an invincible saint.
Seeing that Tathagata had chosen to surrender so decisively , Holy Mother Wu Dang had no choice but to give up the last thought of resistance in her heart and was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison together with Tathagata by Li Anran and Yang Jian.
From then on, all the gods and Buddhas of the three realms were imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, either voluntarily or by force!
There was no longer any obstacle for Yang Jian and Li Anran.
Half a month later, Yang Jian ascended the throne as emperor in Lingxiao Palace, appointed gods and generals from all over the world, and announced new heavenly rules.
For a moment, the three realms were shaken and people were in panic.
Many demons and monsters, especially those who used to be guests of Zixiao Palace, are ready to make a move.
——The Taoist boy Haotian and the young man Yang Jian can both become the Emperor of Heaven, so why can’t I?
However, before they could make any move, Li Anran had already held the Chaos Bell and the Immortal Execution Formation, and led Nezha, Monkey King and other heavenly soldiers and generals to suppress them one by one and imprison them all in the Heavenly Prison.
The three realms are purified.
Yang Jian also became a truly powerful emperor like Donghuang Taiyi and Di Jun, rather than a puppet emperor like the Jade Emperor who was constrained by various forces. The new heavenly rules were also forcefully implemented.
After helping Yang Jian solve these troubles, Li Anran returned to the Tianlao Palace. Using the Chaos Bell and the Zhuxian Formation as the yin and yang core, he arranged the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation around the Tianlao to prevent those powerful people in the Tianlao who still had magic powers and magic weapons from changing their minds and turning against him.
Thousands of years passed in a flash.
On this day, Li Anran was practicing in the Tianlao Palace as usual, when he suddenly saw a purple gas rising into the sky from the Tianlao, which actually broke through the double blockade of the Zhoutian Xingdou Array and the Chaos Bell.
"Hongmeng Purple Qi! Tathagata and the others actually understood it thoroughly!" Li Anran was shocked.
The Heavenly Prison was only that big. Not long after Tathagata and his companions were imprisoned in the prison, they discovered Ancestor Hongyun who was also hiding in the prison.
The moral bottom line of Tathagata and others was obviously higher than Li Anran had imagined. After agreeing to imprison himself in the Heavenly Prison with Li Anran, he never tried to escape again.
Especially after discovering that Yang Jian had governed the Three Realms in an orderly manner.
Even the Jade Emperor had tacitly accepted Yang Jian's position as the Emperor of Heaven and began to concentrate on enlightenment and attaining truth in the hope of becoming a saint as soon as possible.
After discovering that Ancestor Hongyun was also in the Heavenly Prison, they naturally would not let go of the Hongmeng Purple Qi.
Also, because there were too many powerful people from various forces in the Heavenly Prison, after some disputes among the parties, it was finally decided that everyone should study and comprehend the Hongmeng Purple Qi together.
Li Anran had the Book of Punishment for Evil, which could be used to check the biographies of gods and Buddhas, and he had noticed this situation early on.
But, he had no way to stop it.
The reason why he was able to rely on the Chaos Bell and the Immortal Execution Formation to imprison all the gods and Buddhas in the Heavenly Prison was because these gods and Buddhas had different thoughts and the Orthodox Sect was secretly standing on their side.
If so many powerful men really united, he and Yang Jian would be no match for them and could only accept the matter.
Since then, he has been observing the progress of the matter by checking his biography.
However, checking the other person’s life history can only show you their experiences, but not their heart!
The Hongmeng Purple Qi is related to the matter of attaining the Tao. These powerful beings all comprehend it on their own and rarely share their insights.
Li Anran was also unable to learn the specific progress of the matter.
Unexpectedly, the Hongmeng Purple Qi would have such a big reaction today!
“Who understood it?”
Li Anran looked solemn. Just as he was about to go in to check, the primordial purple energy that rose into the sky suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a mysterious and indescribable wave.
In just a split second, all the gods and Buddhas imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison disappeared!
In their status bar, the original [Imprisoned] suddenly changed to [Prison Break]!
Li Anran's expression changed and he quickly turned into a ray of golden light and flew towards the source of the breath.
I saw a hole with a diameter of two meters, flickering with seven-colored light, suspended in the air!
The power of time and space swirled around it, turning from virtual to real, making the hole look like a whirlpool!
"open!"
Li Anran shouted loudly, and the third eye on his forehead suddenly opened, and a divine light burst out.
Passing through the space vortex, I saw endless chaos inside. A huge green lotus emitting seven-colored rays of light was swaying gently.
And those gods and Buddhas that had disappeared in the sky were like flies looking at rotten meat, and they all used their own methods to pounce on the green lotus.
Li Anran had read the life experiences of many powerful gods and Buddhas, but this was the first time he had seen such a treasure. The aura it exuded was even more ancient, profound, and mysterious than the Chaos Bell Zhuxian Formation.
"This is... the Green Lotus of Creation?!"
Li Anran cried out, "The primordial purple energy of Red Cloud Patriarch is actually connected to another primordial world?"
Li Anran instantly understood why Tathagata and others were so eager and reckless in rushing forward. With a flash of his body, he also turned into a stream of light and rushed towards the vortex of time and space.
But, just as he was about to step into the vortex of time and space, he suddenly stopped.
The Blue Lotus of Creation...
Three, Three Thousand Demon Gods!!!
A thought suddenly flashed through Li Anran's mind, and he felt a chill on his back and his hair stood on end.
The prison is only so big. If someone comes in, someone has to leave!
After so many years, those who remain are either the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, deities, or great demons, monsters, and ancient powerful beings!
Their cultivation is at least at the initial stage of Daluo Jinxian, and they have comprehended their own way!
Among them, the largest proportion are the three thousand guests who once lived in the Zixiao Palace!
Could it be that Patriarch Hongjun had calculated this day back then?
Li Anran didn't know whether this was a coincidence, a designed chess game, or some kind of predetermined fate.
"Master, come back soon..."
Li Anran was about to call out to Taiyi Tianzun, but stopped again.
Taiyi Tianzun and the others are all experienced and shrewd people. It is impossible for him to find out that something is wrong, but Taiyi Tianzun and the others didn't notice it at all!
This could only be Taiyi Tianzun and his own choice!
If I hear the truth in the morning, I will be satisfied if I die in the evening!
Taiyi Tianzun and his companions have been trying to achieve enlightenment for so many years but have no way to do so. Now that the Green Lotus of Creation is right before their eyes, even if they know it is a trap, they will probably rush forward without hesitation!
After all, great danger is also a great opportunity, and attaining enlightenment is a matter of 100% certainty of death!
They are willing to take the risk!
Boo!
Before Li Anran finished his thought, he saw the Green Lotus of Creation shining brightly, much brighter than before, and its petals trembled slightly and then bloomed.
At the heart of the lotus, five lotus seeds emit thousands of rays of light!
Countless great ways are flowing, implying the creation of heaven and earth, and endless life!
Tathagata and others looked more and more anxious, and regardless of the damage caused by the raging earth, water, fire and wind, they sped up again.
But at this moment, a lotus seed cracked with a "bang", and a man with four limbs, five parts, hair and beard appeared in everyone's sight.
"It's really the great god Pangu!" an ancient powerful man cried out.
"We...we are the Three Thousand Demon Gods!" A powerful man with a tiger's head and a human body shouted tremblingly.
"Oh no! We've been tricked! Let's go!" Another powerful voice was shouting.
For a moment, many powerful people who were not firm in their faith or who were hoping for a lucky break suddenly stopped and turned around to flee.
However, many powerful beings such as the Jade Emperor, Tathagata, Taiyi Tianzun, etc., had already guessed all this.
Not only did they not slow down, but they sped up even more regardless of their own consumption.
Because beside the man, the fragments produced after the lotus seeds broke, after blending with the aura of the Green Lotus of Creation, not only condensed into an Axe of Creation, but also condensed into a jade tablet as big as a millstone!
It is the Jade Book of Creation held by Hongjun Daozu!
It is a moment of life and death, but also a moment of enlightenment!
Originally, all three thousand demon gods died in the end, but they might not...
No, that's definitely not the case!
The eyes of Tathagata and others were determined, as unshakable as mountains.
"upbraid!"
At this moment, Pangu, who had his eyes closed and curled up in the lotus heart, was startled by the sound outside. He suddenly opened his eyes and uttered his own voice, which was also the first voice in this world.
boom!
The sound turned into endless chaotic divine thunder, surging out in all directions, and in an instant it shattered ten ancient mighty beings who had roamed the world for countless years.
The countless tiny fragments they left behind after their death poured into the Jade Book of Creation like rivers flowing into the sea.
Buzz!
The Jade Book of Creation was glowing with light, and dozens of imperceptible lines appeared inside, corresponding to the number of those ancient mighty beings.
