“It’s him!”
Bai Lang suddenly realized something, and then he couldn't help but complain: "Xiao Chuan, how come you know everyone?"
Lin Zhongtian smiled at the Emperor Gou Chen, and then sent a message to the people behind him: "If you participate in the Peach Festival once, you can also become a know-it-all in the Three Realms."
Nie Changchuan chuckled, "Indeed, the Peach Festival is much more lively than this Yulan Festival. Not only is the venue set up in Yaochi, but also when the great men appear, there are attendants calling out their names, which is full of grandeur and pomp!"
"interesting!"
Bai Lang's face was full of anticipation: "I wonder when the next Peach Festival will be held."
Nie Changchuan smiled and said, "About 360 years left. Of course, this refers to the time in the human world. If you go to heaven, you only need to wait about another 360 days..."
Zhao Lihe asked with great interest, "One day in heaven is one year on earth. From what you said, the Peach Festival is held once a year?"
Nie Changchuan nodded and said, "It is indeed once a year, but there are also different types of Peach Fairs. The general Peach Fair is a small one, which usually only has low-quality peaches that bloom once every three thousand years, and occasionally there are medium-quality peaches that bloom once every six thousand years."
"If there are five or ten, it is the middle and grand meeting, and there will be higher quality peaches for the immortals to enjoy."
"Five hundred years ago, the Peach Banquet where Sun Wukong caused havoc in Heaven was the grand meeting."
"The next conference will be more than three thousand years later..."
After hearing Nie Changchuan's eloquent words, all the alliance members nodded in understanding.
Soon, Buddha's light appeared on the Lingshan Mountain, and a golden Buddha emerged and stood at the head of the conference. He was the convener of the Ullambana Festival, the Tathagata of the West, Sakyamuni.
Seeing the real master appear, all the immortals and Buddhas stood up and saluted Tathagata.
Only Lin Zhongtian, Emperor Gou Chen, and the three disciples of Yuanshi Tianzun were qualified to sit and perform the ceremony.
Emperor Gou Chen represents the Jade Emperor, the nominal ruler of heaven and the three realms.
Jade Ding Zhenren, Taiyi Zhenren and Huanglong Zhenren represent Yuanshi Tianzun.
As for Lin Zhongtian, even if he was willing to stand up and salute, Tathagata probably would not accept it.
Therefore, among the four people sitting here, only Lin Zhongtian just smiled and nodded without even raising his hand.
Even so, the many immortals, gods and Buddhas present took it for granted.
After everyone finished the ceremony, Tathagata sat at the chief seat, smiled slightly, and announced the official start of the Ullambana Festival.
At the same time, golden Buddha light enveloped the entire Lingshan Mountain, and colorful auspicious clouds filled the entire sky.
At that time, auspicious mist filled India, rainbow light embraced the Buddha, the West was ranked first, the gate of the formless Dharma King!
When the Ullambana Festival officially began, grand event scenes that many alliance members had never seen before appeared one by one.
What about the black ape offering fruit, the elk holding flowers, the blue phoenix dancing, the colorful phoenix crying, the spirit turtle holding longevity, and the crane catching the mushroom...
All kinds of fairy beasts and strange animals, strange phenomena and sights appeared in the fairy music, auspicious clouds and Buddha's light, which opened the eyes of all the alliance members.
Afterwards, many exotic flowers and fruits were presented on the table.
Lin Zhongtian's seat of honor was served with fruit by Ananda and tea by Bodhisattva, which could be said to be a great honor.
During the banquet, the Buddhas stood up to congratulate and presented a poem of blessing. The immortals from the three realms presented a poem of longevity. Even the Great Emperor Gou Chen, one of the Four Imperial Gods, presented a poem of prosperity on behalf of the Heaven.
At this point, happiness, wealth and longevity are all achieved, creating a peaceful and joyful scene.
Seeing this, all the alliance members were amazed, and the group chat messages in the Void Jade Card were almost flooded.
Especially Zhou Tianyi, the head of the Zhou family in the world of immortal cultivation, felt deeply shocked and ashamed of himself at the Ullambana Festival.
...Sure enough, when it comes to pomp and ceremony and the atmosphere of immortals, we have to look at the traditional Chinese mythological universe!
In comparison, Zhou Tianyi felt that the various conferences and ceremonies he held in the online world of immortal cultivation were like those of a nouveau riche in the mortal world, who focused on being wealthy and powerful without any elegance at all.
"Next time we hold the Ascension Ceremony, we must find a few poets to imitate the pomp and circumstance of these bigwigs..."
Just when Zhou Tianyi made up his mind to humbly ask for advice from these senior leaders, a Buddha with Buddha light behind his head stood up and asked Tathagata, who was at the chief seat, about Buddhist principles.
Seeing this scene, everyone was cheered up, knowing that the main course of the Ullambana Festival was finally about to begin!
As expected, Tathagata finally spoke kindly, preached the Dharma, and promoted the righteous fruit.
He was explaining the Three Vehicles and the Five Aggregates, but for the alliance members who mainly practiced Taoism, they could still apply their knowledge to other areas.
In an instant, flowers fell from the sky, golden lotuses emerged from the ground, and Buddhist dragons flew out from all directions, circling around Lingshan Mountain with dragon roars.
Numerous Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, immortals from the three realms, and the alliance members behind Lin Zhongtian were all immersed in it, listening with fascination.
Lin Zhongtian sat upright at the table, his spiritual awareness covering the people behind him, protecting their minds from being confused by the Buddha's words.
This lecture will last for seven days and seven nights.
During this period, fairy light continued to emerge behind Lin Zhongtian, and many alliance members broke through the bottleneck and advanced to the next realm.
At the same time, due to the exotic flowers and fruits in the Ullambana Basin, everyone's magic power can be replenished while digesting the exotic fruits.
Those who were gifted and had amazing comprehension, such as Wang Chuyi, Nie Changchuan, Bai Youyou and others, all broke through to the celestial immortal realm because of this.
And those who did not choose the path of cultivating immortals, such as Zhao Lihe, Bai Lang, Daenerys, Ye Zixun and others, also saw the future path in this Buddhist Dharma, and more or less comprehended several magical powers.
As for the new members whose cultivation level is not yet that of True Immortals, they are the biggest beneficiaries of this trip.
Giant panda Qin Zhaowei broke through two major realms in succession, advancing from the Spirit Transformation stage to the Fusion stage.
Ning Yi and Fan Xian also broke through to the late and peak stages of the Refining Void realm respectively.
As for real newcomers like Deng Herong, Du Qian, and Xiao Xiao, they formed Nascent Soul on the spot, and then quickly broke through to Spirit Transformation, and later on all the way to Fusion without any bottlenecks.
Noticing the gains of the alliance members, Lin Zhongtian couldn't help but smile.
The Tathagata was indeed wise. Seeing that he came with a group of alliance members, he focused on the basic principles below the True Immortals when preaching. Every sentence clearly stated the fundamentals and pointed directly to the source. It can be said to be a golden small classroom for becoming an immortal.
Since Tathagata is working so hard, Lin Zhongtian will naturally cooperate actively in the upcoming Journey to the West.
After the sermon was finished, Tathagata's voice gradually faded away. Surrounded by many strange visions, he cast his gaze towards the immortals at the table, especially pausing on Lin Zhongtian and the alliance members behind him.
Lin Zhongtian smiled slightly, picked up a red date from the plate and put it into his mouth.
Tathagata understood, and realized that this was a case of taking advantage of others and being soft-hearted...
He calmed himself down, looked at the table with a smile, and waited quietly for everyone to wake up from their epiphany.
Thus, after another three days and three nights, many immortals and alliance members who had gained some insights woke up one after another.
Many immortals who had no powerful backing stood up one after another and solemnly paid their respects to Tathagata as a half-teacher.
Some alliance members did the same thing. Lin Zhongtian glanced at them but did not say anything to stop them.
After the lecture was completely finished, Tathagata sat on the lotus platform and said leisurely: "I have observed the four continents, and the good and evil of sentient beings are different in each place. In the Dongsheng Shenzhou, people respect heaven and earth, and their hearts are peaceful and calm."
"Although the people of Uttarakuru love to have children, they only do so to make a living, and their natures are clumsy and their emotions are loose, so they don't do much harm."
"We, the people of Xi Niu Hezhou, are not greedy and do not kill. We cultivate our energy and spirit. Although we are not the supreme beings, everyone lives a long life."
"Only in Jambudvīpa, there is greed and greed, and people are happy to cause trouble. There are many murders and quarrels. It is a vicious field of arguments and a sea of right and wrong. Now, I have the Three Treasures Sutra, which can persuade people to do good and save all living beings..."
Here it comes, it’s finally here!
In Buddhism, Jambudvīpa is also known as Jambuvipa, which is the place where the Tang Dynasty in the East is located, and is also the Shenzhou in the popular sense.
Hearing this name, the many alliance members behind Lin Zhongtian were all cheered up, looking at Tathagata on the lotus platform with bright eyes, looking forward to witnessing the beginning of the great catastrophe of the mythical main universe's journey to the west.
The numerous immortals and gods from the three realms who were invited to come were all silent, watching this scene unfold.
Sure enough, after the Tathagata finished speaking, the Bodhisattvas clasped their hands together and stepped forward to ask, "May I ask my Buddha, which of the three Tibetan scriptures is this?"
Tathagata replied softly: "I have a collection of Dharma to discuss heaven; a collection of theories to discuss earth; and a collection of sutras to save ghosts."
"The Tripitaka consists of thirty-five volumes, or 15,144 volumes, which are the path to cultivation and the door to righteousness and goodness."
"I was going to send him to the East, but the people there are so ignorant that they slander the truth and don't know the essence of my Dharma."
"I have been thinking that someone with magical powers must go to the East to find a believer, and teach him to go through thousands of mountains and rivers to get the true scriptures from my sacred mountain, so as to spread them to the East. Only in this way can we gain the respect of all living beings and spread the true scriptures widely."
"This kind of behavior is a blessing as great as a mountain and as profound as an ocean. I wonder... who among you is willing to go and do it?"
Hearing these words, the alliance members behind Lin Zhongtian all turned their gazes to Guanyin Bodhisattva.
This kind of spoiler behavior made many immortals and gods unable to help but look mocking or embarrassed.
But Tathagata is Tathagata after all, and Bodhisattva is Bodhisattva after all.
Facing the gazes of the alliance members, Guanyin Bodhisattva remained calm, stepped forward on the lotus platform, and said with a firm look: "I am a humble disciple, but I am willing to go to the East and find a person to obtain Buddhist scriptures for my Buddhist sect!"
Tathagata did not speak, but just cast his gaze at the other immortals, gods, Buddhas, Arhats and Bodhisattvas present at the table.
Seeing this scene, Lin Zhongtian sighed inwardly, coughed twice, and said lightly: "Venerable Guanyin has profound magical powers and great supernatural powers. He is the best choice for this trip to the east. The World Honored One does not need to hesitate."
As soon as these words were spoken, the originally slightly chaotic situation quickly became clear.
It seems that the Heaven has acknowledged the catastrophe of the Journey to the West and the fact that Buddhism is about to prosper.
Upon realizing this, the immortals from the three realms all looked sideways, looking at Tathagata and Lin Zhongtian with a look of surprise and doubt.
Lin Zhongtian also sensed the change in the heavenly secrets, and felt a little regretful, so he bargained with his voice transmission: "No, just preaching is not enough, you have to bring out a few more Buddhist scriptures!"
Tathagata smiled slightly and said leisurely: "Good!"