Chapter 502: Three Buddhas

It has been a while since Chu Ge's focus shifted from Qiu Wuji to Chu Tiange. Except for the fact that he had Chu Tiange practice the Buddhist Joy Sutra in a small copy for a few days in order to steal some time, most of the plot is about Chu Tiange's experience of fighting all the way westward.

After obtaining a bunch of top-notch resources in Heaven and practicing in seclusion for half a year, and then coming out to fight and digest them, Chu Tiange's practice has now stabilized at the middle stage of Xuanxian, and his combat power is not weak.

He arrived at the Western Buddhist Kingdom, under the guise of "worshiping Buddha", but in reality he was sent by the Emperor of Heaven to get a close look at the possible location of the White Tiger - which was coincidentally similar to what his father was doing.

However, everyone thought that the White Tiger was in the west and the Buddhist Kingdom was related to the White Tiger. However, Zhu Mengmeng unexpectedly solved the mystery and found that the Buddhist Kingdom was actually related to the Suzaku...

However, Chu Tiange didn't know all this at the time. What he was looking for in his mind was the White Tiger.

The monks of the Buddha Kingdom did not know who he was. A big man in the middle stage of Xuanxian came to worship Buddha, so of course he was received with great ceremony and was accompanied by a monk as a tour guide. He did not walk around the periphery for long before being taken directly to the "Pure Land of Bliss". In fact, they wanted to test whether this Xuanxian might be deceived by this and join them, so it was a routine test.

So there was no clue about the real white tiger, but a group of "white tigers" were seen among the men and women.

Chu Tiange was speechless, and asked the receptionist beside him without looking away: "Is this the paradise?"

The monk in charge of reception put his hands together and laughed: "Isn't this bliss?"

Chu Tiange shook his head and continued to move forward with the monk in charge of reception.

The monk in charge of reception had a somewhat stiff smile.

Is this Xuanxian also the kind of crazy cultivator who has no interest in women? Well, our Buddhist country also has the right attraction for such people.

Deep in the mist ahead, there was a tall temple tower, shining with Buddha light. Chu Tiange pointed and asked, "Is that Leiyin Temple?"

The monk in charge of reception said, "That's right, this is where the Buddha gave his teachings."

Chu Tiange asked, "Are you sure it's not called Little Leiyin Temple?"

The monk in charge of reception was stunned and said: "Why add a small word? Buddhism is vast and boundless, if there is any word to be added, it should be the Great Leiyin Temple."

Chu Tiange asked: "What color are the Buddha's eyebrows?"

"?" The monk in charge of reception was puzzled and could only answer: "The Buddha's face does not age, so naturally he has black eyebrows."

Chu Tiange was then sure that it wasn't Tiandao's father playing a joke on the Little Leiyin Temple for a bad taste. This seemed to be the real Buddhist country.

It’s weird. Wasn’t the Buddhism he wrote about in the human world quite good? Why did he write about the bad character of the heavenly world?

Chu Tiange suddenly realized something... Chu Ge should have written it this way on purpose, the original version of the old heavenly Buddhism was not necessarily so rubbish, it was in order to adapt to the corrupted Buddha, the Buddhism in the new heaven was deliberately written in this way, as a villain that should be destroyed, and the Buddha was eliminated through the hands of the protagonist as a matter of course.

But Chu Tiange’s current strength is not enough to do this, so he should keep a low profile at this time.

Eh, that's not right... He couldn't be low-key even if he wanted to. The Buddha's power should be able to know everything about the entire Buddhist country. In other words, the Buddha should know about Chu Tiange's visit. Every move is under control, so what's the point of exploring the white tiger?

This is how Heaven arranged it... Unless Heaven has another way to explain that the Buddha didn't know he was coming?

Thinking of this, Chu Tiange tried to ask: "Is the Buddha here at this time? I want to worship and listen to the Buddhist teachings. I wonder if this is possible?"

The monk in charge of reception had never thought that a mid-stage Xuanxian would dare to cause trouble alone in the Buddha Kingdom, so he smiled without any suspicion and said, "This is unfortunate. The Buddha just left before you came here... But he should be back soon, so you can just wait for a while."

Chu Tiange secretly thought that his father was awesome, and looked very surprised: "Why, is there something important that requires the Buddha to personally come out to handle it?"

The monk in charge of reception said sternly: "The Buddha has calculated that someone with great affinity with the Buddha will soon ascend from the human world. This is a great joyous event for the Buddha, and we must not let others harm us."

An old face with great sorrow appeared in Chu Tiange’s mind and he breathed a sigh of relief. So that’s how it is.

The Heavenly Dao specially arranged for Dabei to ascend at this time. He did not need to write down the Buddha's reaction. He knew how the Buddha would deal with it. No matter how the Heavenly Dao controlled Dabei, the Buddha was definitely confident that he could win over a devout Buddhist like Dabei. He could not let the other two families kill him directly. Of course, he had to go to meet him personally.

Isn't this a good opportunity for him to take action?

Seeing that there was no one around, Chu Tiange opened his spiritual sense, blocked the "surveillance" perception of the Buddha Kingdom, quietly knocked out the monk in charge of reception, and rushed into the inner part of the pagoda.

The things that the monks showed outside were obviously meaningless. Anyone could come and worship Buddha, so what was there to see? If one really wanted to find the secret, one had to go to the forbidden area at the back!

Of course it's dangerous, but isn't that what the protagonist does...

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The Buddha is very busy at this moment.

He calculated the time of Dabei's ascension accurately and blocked Dabei precisely at the bridge between heaven and earth.

Although Dabei's ascension did not cause as much noise as Qiu Wuji and Yan Qianlie's ascension, and even many people in the human world did not know that he had ascended, his ascension was strictly speaking more meaningful than the previous three.

Because in addition to his improvement in strength, there is also the meaning of improvement in merit.

He truly traveled all over the oceans and built countless temples on his own to spread Buddhism to the world. The Sun Chasers helped him, but Dabei's own devotion to Buddhism was the main driving force.

When the last temple was built and the last statue was sculpted in the East Continent, Dabei suddenly felt something in his heart and knew that the time for his ascension had come.

That is the call of heaven - if we don't anthropomorphize it, even the will of heaven would think that a great saint like you should really ascend to heaven.

Dabei sat cross-legged on a cushion facing the sea with a smile on his face. Under the watchful eyes of a few young monks nearby, he quietly ascended into the sky.

People could only see colorful rays of light surrounding the bridge of heaven and earth, as if thousands of celestial maidens were scattering flowers to welcome them, and the wheel of the sun was born behind Mahabharata's head, just like the Buddha coming to the world.

Before people could kowtow, the gates of heaven had closed and Great Compassion had already set foot on the soil of heaven.

Before he could feel the free air of heaven, he saw a fat man sitting cross-legged in front of him: "Dabei, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Dabei was stunned for a moment. Not only was the Buddha here in person, but there were other Buddhas behind him. The procession looked extremely solemn. He did feel a little flattered: "Greetings to the Buddha. Why did the Buddha and other Buddhas come to greet me personally..."

The Buddha smiled and said, "You are very good. You have done great deeds in promoting my teachings and saving the world. Of course, we need to welcome you to show your merits."

Dabei put his hands together and bowed: "I dare not, that is what we monks should do..."

The Buddha smiled and said, "You will have the status of a Buddha. Please follow us back to Leiyin Temple and we will open the altar and confer the title upon you."

In fact, what Dabei wanted, to ascend to heaven, or to meet the Buddha, was not such a scene or dialogue.

He kept saying that he was being praised for his merits and titles... It seemed like an affirmation of his behavior. However, saving others is also saving oneself, and shouldn't it be right to spread merits to the common people? Why did it seem like I was doing those things just to be crowned as a Buddha? It was a bit unpleasant.

In a sense, it is fair to say that it is a humiliation.

Of course, Dabei thought that the Buddha would not go to such lengths. Although they were fighting against the Heavenly Dao, Dabei could understand that it was for the sake of transcendence and freedom, and he would not become a villain. But he still felt uncomfortable. He sighed and whispered in a slightly unhappy tone, "If saving people is for the sake of enlightenment, then one is attached to appearances... I wonder what enlightenment the Buddha has prepared for his disciples?"

The Buddha was about to answer when his expression suddenly changed slightly.

Through the cause and effect line of Suzaku, he deliberately left a projection in the world, and the projection saw a fatal pair walking into the main hall.

How could the Buddha have the time to argue with Dabei? His first reaction was that Chu Ge was heading for his own projection, and his second reaction was that Zhuque had been found...

Compared to receiving a great sorrow, it seems that matters of heaven are more important.

His thoughts had already started quarreling with Chu Ge through the projection... Dabei was watching in front of him, frowning tightly.

What happened to this Buddha...

Being distracted is one thing, but why do I feel angry?

A violent Buddha?

He asked again: "What status did the Buddha give me?"

The Buddha smiled and said, "I want to establish the Buddhas of the three ages to be on the same level as me, and the position of the future Buddha will be yours."

Dabei narrowed his eyes.

The Buddha of the Future?

It sounds like a good idea, being on par with the three Buddhas of the past, present and future, with a high status. But if you are immortal, then wouldn't you just be a prince for life, with a name but no substance?

Dabei doesn't care about the fruit of enlightenment, but this kind of political routine makes Dabei very disappointed. This is not something that Buddhists should play.

In the darkness, it seems that one can hear the question from the Heavenly Dao, which comes from nowhere: "Aren't you just a fake Buddha?"

(End of this chapter)