A giant golden lotus appeared in the heavenly court, radiating waves of Buddhist light, and the sound of chanting could be heard from within it.
"Eeya." Mengmeng curiously approached the lotus, blinking her eyes, and tried to touch it, but Dongfang Bubai simply picked her up and carried her away.
Inside the lotus was the body of the Buddha. After Wutian's primordial spirit entered, a golden lotus quickly grew around his body and enveloped him.
"Boss, will he become Wutian or Tathagata in the future?" Saitama asked after looking around at the golden lotus.
“Cause and effect intersect; Wutian is Tathagata, and Tathagata is also Wutian,” Li Daoyi explained.
As soon as he finished speaking, the golden lotus slowly bloomed, and a gentle fragrance instantly filled the entire heavenly court, giving people a very comfortable feeling.
As the petals gradually opened, a golden figure bathed in Buddhist light slowly appeared. He had his hands clasped together, and his face resembled both Wutian and Tathagata. He was bald, with a golden swastika between his brows. He had a solemn and dignified appearance, a smile on his face, and slowly opened his eyes. Two golden lights flashed in his eyes before returning to his deep gaze.
"Amitabha."
The resounding Buddhist chant emanated from his mouth, filled with compassion, inspiring a sense of reverence in those who heard it.
"Wu Lai greets you all."
Li Daoyi was taken aback when he heard this.
"No coming?"
"All phenomena are unmoved, without coming or going. The Great Awakening has neither coming nor going, and movement and stillness, right and wrong are not two."
"This humble monk has no intention of coming."
"Very good, what a wonderful 'nowhere to come from'! Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on your new life," Li Daoyi praised.
The lotus flower slowly dissipated, and Wulai stood up and slowly fell from the sky.
"Buddha Wulai?" Dongfang Bubai exclaimed.
"It is indeed this humble monk."
"Is Wutian gone?" Dongfang Bubai asked again.
Wu Lai smiled slightly and said.
"Past events and past thoughts should not be remembered. Let go of one thought, and you will be at ease. From now on, there will only be no coming in this world."
“Whether it’s Wutian or Tathagata, as long as one finds the true Buddha in their heart, their identity is no longer important,” Li Daoyi said, looking at Wutian.
Wu Lai bowed slightly to Li Daoyi.
"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist."
"No need to be polite, this is what I promised you." Li Daoyi nodded.
“Now that the spiritual energy of this world has dissipated, and the Heart of Pangu has been mistakenly eaten by Mengmeng, it will be quite troublesome to restore it to its former state.” After Li Daoyi finished speaking, he glanced at Mengmeng.
"Eeya?"
The little guy pretended to be completely innocent.
Wu Lai frowned upon hearing this. Although his cultivation had recovered to the peak of Quasi-Saint, without spiritual energy, his cultivation would eventually drop, let alone break through to the Primordial Chaos stage.
“Buddhism speaks of three thousand worlds, so it seems we can only search for a suitable World Heart in other worlds,” Li Daoyi said.
“Amitabha Buddha, all beings are equal. If we bring disaster to other worlds for the sake of this place, this humble monk thinks it is inappropriate. What does it matter if I don’t have magical powers? Being a mortal is also a blessing,” Wu Lai quickly said.
“Buddha is merciful, but the loss of the Heart of Pangu is ultimately related to me. I will naturally repay this karma. But rest assured, although Li Daoyi has traveled throughout the heavens, he has never done anything to sever anyone’s future. I will find a way to obtain the Heart of the World,” Li Daoyi explained.
Wu Lai reluctantly nodded in agreement.
Lion Camel City suddenly became lively after the arrival of the immortals.
Everyone was excited as they looked at the legendary saints. When they noticed that these former saints and immortals looked exhausted, General Hu and Xuanming quickly ordered people to prepare food.
At this time, Lion Camel City had been cleaned up and many houses had been restored, so there was no shortage of accommodation. However, the more than three hundred immortals and saints were in a bit of an awkward situation. They used to be high above others, but now that they had lost their magic power and cultivation and come to the mortal world, they were not quite suitable for it.
However, they still needed to eat. When the fragrant food was served, the people who had been locked in cages for twenty years and only drank a little thin porridge every day could no longer care about their status.
Seeing the crowd wolfing down their food, General Hu and Xuanming exchanged a glance, too embarrassed to speak.
"Please excuse our poor appearance, we suffered greatly at the hands of the demons," Lü Dongbin sighed.
"No, no, we did the same thing before," General Tiger quickly replied.
The three of them sighed again. Too many people had died in this great calamity. Many famous people had died, including Sun Wukong, Erlang Shen, Nezha, Li Jing, several Bodhisattvas, the Eighteen Arhats, and so on. These people had long ago had their primordial spirits devoured by that evil demon and died tragically.
"Waaah..."
Suddenly, someone in the crowd started crying.
The three were startled and quickly went over. It turned out that it was Sha Wujing crying.
"Wujing, Wujing," Tang Sanzang comforted him from the side.
"Waaah, Master, I miss my eldest brother and second brother."
Upon hearing Sha Wujing's words, Tang Sanzang also shed tears. If it hadn't been for the two of them fighting to the death back then, they would not have had a chance to survive.
The people who had been wolfing down their food stopped and looked ashamed.
"Sigh..." The Celestial Venerable of Morality sighed helplessly.
"Everyone, from now on we are no longer saints," said the Celestial Venerable of Morality to the people beside him.
Lingbao, Yuanshi, and Nuwa opened their mouths, wanting to say something, but they didn't know where to begin. Without their magical powers, they were no different from ordinary mortals.
According to statistics, there are now 1,888 people here, including the more than 300 people who were just rescued.
Among them, there were more than 300 demons, and the largest number of humans, about 1,200. Of the more than 300 rescued, less than 100 were Buddhist disciples, and the rest were mostly celestial officials and generals from the Heavenly Court, as well as some hermit cultivators.
"Is no one else alive elsewhere?" Nuwa asked softly.
“Your Highness, Senior Dao Yi has already searched for it, but it’s gone.” Lü Dongbin shook his head.
What a once bustling world is now reduced to a mere thousand or so people—how desolate!
"A catastrophe indeed, an unprecedented catastrophe," the crowd exclaimed.
Compared to now, past grievances, power struggles, and religious conflicts seem like a joke.
"Ants, this is what it feels like to be an ant." Yuanshi Tianzun recalled Li Daoyi's previous question and clenched his fist with a wry smile.
Just as everyone was ascending, rays of light filled the sky. When everyone looked up, they saw Li Daoyi and his companions slowly emerge from the light. Their imposing figures inspired awe and reverence, and a glimmer of hope arose in everyone's hearts.
"Greetings, senior." Everyone bowed deeply.
Soon the group landed, and everyone discovered that Tathagata had disappeared, and a strange monk appeared beside Li Daoyi.
Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, the monk slowly emerged.
"Could it be..." The four sages exchanged glances, their eyes filled with surprise and doubt. Although they had lost their cultivation, their eyesight remained, and they noticed some clues.
"Amitabha, this humble monk is Wulai." After saying this, a golden halo appeared above Wulai's head, and the Buddha's light shone on everyone like the sun, making people feel very comfortable.
"Buddha, it's Buddha!" Xuanming was overjoyed and quickly pulled Xuanliang over, then knelt down on the ground.
"Buddha." Guanyin Bodhisattva also stepped forward and knelt down.
"Greetings, Buddha." Immediately afterwards, the other dozens of Buddhist disciples stepped forward, knelt down, and kowtowed.
“Amitabha Buddha, there is no Tathagata or Wutian in the world, only Wulai.”
"I have met the Buddha Wulai."
The others also quickly bowed in greeting.
"Um, Wu Lai, how come your cultivation level is..." At this moment, the Celestial Venerable of Morality stepped forward and looked at Wu Lai with a puzzled expression.
Only then did everyone realize that Wu Lai possessed cultivation, and their eyes instantly filled with hope as they looked at him.
"Amitabha, I have only temporarily recovered my cultivation after the fusion, not because the spiritual artifact has recovered. Without spiritual energy, I will soon return to being a mortal," Wu Lai said softly.
Everyone couldn't help but feel disappointed.
"Having experienced this great calamity, I'm sure you've all gained some insights. As for the matter of spiritual energy, I will find a way," Li Daoyi said.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at him with excitement and gratitude in their eyes.
"Mengmeng".
"I'm here." The little guy peeked out from behind Saitama.
"Give me some peaches."
Okay.
With a wave of his hand, the little guy instantly conjured up countless peaches in the air.
"Peaches of immortality? How is this possible? How can there be so many?" The Jade Emperor was the first to exclaim in surprise.
"Peaches, they really are peaches, so many."
Even the sages were shocked.
“These peaches will temporarily restore your cultivation, but without the aid of spiritual energy, it will only last for a year at most before you lose your magic power,” Li Daoyi said.
"You four will have to make do for now. The peaches of immortality can't bring you back to the Primordial Chaos realm; they can only give you the Great Luo cultivation level." He then looked at Nuwa and the others and said.
However, at this point, they didn't care about such things; being able to regain some of their magical power was already a great blessing.
"Whoosh..."
The peaches from the sky instantly flew into everyone's hands.
"Everything is in ruins and needs to be rebuilt. In this year, you must work together to restore the world as soon as possible."
"Furthermore, the human race, as the foundation, is entrusted to you for its reproduction and propagation."
"Yes," everyone replied.
“Back then, Pangu was able to create a new world from chaos, and I think you all can do the same. Losing something is not necessarily a bad thing. Only in this way can we cherish the present.” After Li Daoyi finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a huge blue ox appeared in the air.
"Huff..."
"Moo..."
Li Daoyi casually picked up Mengmeng and slowly flew onto Niu Er's back.
Saitama also jumped up.
Everyone stared at the sky, bewildered.
"To save this world, I can only go to other worlds to find a way. Dongfang and Long'er will stay behind to help you rebuild the world. Everyone, wait for me." After saying that, Li Daoyi slowly crushed a random time travel talisman in his hand. The bull and the man twisted and disappeared in an instant.
"This is the true example for me, junior brothers and sisters. We were too selfish before, and we were unworthy of the name of a saint," the Moral Celestial Venerable said with emotion.
"Everyone, the peaches of immortality need to be eaten as soon as possible. Next, we will protect you all." Dongfang Bubai and Xiaolongnu slowly flew into the sky.
"Amitabha." Wulai then flew into the sky.
The three then used their supernatural powers to create a massive barrier that enveloped Lion Camel City.
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