Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 125 - 105: All are Mayflies Beneath the Immortal_2

Chapter 125: Chapter 105: All are Mayflies Beneath the Immortal_2

Joining the Demon Sect could result in the loss of one’s legitimacy, unless one became powerful enough to establish their own sect; otherwise, life would not be too pleasant there. Conversely, reaching this point, like Sword Master once did, there would be people inviting you to recognize your origins and return to the sect.

"Next is about the Immortality Pill."

As these words were spoken, the atmosphere immediately grew much heavier, and the True Monarchs lingering outside all pricked up their ears.

"Everyone may already know that the Immortality Pill might be in Heavenly Spring Mountain, so I won’t beat around the bush. As a favor for inviting the Heavenly Girl, I must caution everyone not to act recklessly for a one in ten million chance."

Jun Yan paused slightly, scanning the expressions of everyone, especially Yu Hua and Gu Wen.

The former’s true face was unseen, while the latter appeared unfazed, as though uninvolved.

The rest couldn’t help but breathe a bit differently, filled with curiosity and greed, which are natural human emotions.

The ultimate goal of cultivation is becoming an Immortal, which largely is to achieve eternal life, and the Immortality Pill allows one to ascend to heaven in a single step.

"After Heavenly Spring Mountain opens, only the Ten Thousand Sword Path will remain in the Sword Array; you may have someone bring you up, or find another way. But True Monarchs must not enter, for anyone who does will be attacked en masse. Could any single one of you fight against so many of us?"

"Are we few capable of defeating the Heavenly Girl?"

Instantly, the curiosity and greed of the crowd were reined in. They might not necessarily want to steal, but Jun Yan’s warning kept them rational.

Without the help of sect elders and interference from external True Monarchs, they should consider how to escape from Yu Hua’s grasp.

"That’s about it, does anyone have anything else to add?"

Jun Yan looked towards others including Chi Yu Zi, Xiao Yunyi, Jade Sword Buddha, Lan Yongning, Yu Hua, and others.

Most of them had nothing to say, only Chi Yu Zi asked, "Are Taoist Soldiers limited to one per person, or is there no limit?"

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Chi Yu Zi wants to take more?" Jun Yan squinted slightly, discerning the subtext.

Chi Yu Zi candidly said, "I can at least control six Taoist Soldiers, but my sect can only provide three. This time if I take them all, not necessarily can I not overpower you when joined together."

Jun Yan chuckled and replied, "I am not as skilled as Fellow Daoist Chi Yu Zi in Sword Control, but in terms of combat, I may not be weaker. Just right, I’ll wait until you’ve gathered them before taking my pick. Saves me the effort and trouble."

To take them all, wait till you’ve gathered them and then steal away.

Gu Wen tugged at the corner of his mouth, feeling he was not crazy in the slightest, because everyone else was maddeningly so.

After that, no one else offered any opinions, agreeing to gather the day before Heavenly Spring Mountain opened in fourteen days.

As Gu Wen was about to leave, Xiao Yunyi’s voice reached his ears.

"Meet me tomorrow at the third watch of the night."

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Gu Wen and Yu Hua returned to the inn, the latter glanced at the nun following behind and lightly flicked her bald head twice, saying, "If you can’t find the Dharma connection, just find a place to sit."

"Mhm."

Jade Sword Buddha directly went to sit in a corner of the inn, her white gold kasaya mismatched with the wooden chairs around.

Gu Wen curiously asked, "What is Dharma connection?"

Yu Hua answered, "Within the Buddhist Sect, there are three vehicles: Śrāvaka, Pratyekabuddha, and Bodhisattva. Among them, Mahayana encompasses the great vehicle which carries infinitely many sentients to enlightenment, and Hinayana Dharma connection pursues personal enlightenment. Jade Sword Buddha cultivates both Mahayana and Hinayana."

"Both?"

"No, it’s just a form of self-expenditure. If you hear her speak, it’s Mahayana; otherwise, it is Hinayana, but either one is just superficial."

Yu Hua shook her head and walked upstairs, pausing before entering the room to specifically caution, "You can learn swordsmanship from her, but do not get involved too much with her. She is born a Buddhist, and also born a Demon."

With the Dharma connection, Jade Sword Buddha seemed like a person, just like at the beginning when she sought him out for the Immortal Sword. Losing the Dharma connection, she would become like a wooden Buddhist percussion instrument.

Gu Wen still felt confused and said, "It didn’t seem like this when I first met her."

"For some reason, I have a Dharma connection with her, and since you are associated with me, you naturally will acquire the Buddha Heart. But this memory with you will completely disappear once the Dharma connection is gone."

Yu Hua paused for a moment, pointing to her temple, trying to explain using terms Gu Wen could understand, "Entering the Buddhist path, she is the Buddhist path, what you see is just an illusion externalized by the Buddha Heart. She can be lively and cheerful, as long as you have the Dharma connection. Once you lose the Dharma connection, the her born from you will be devoured by the Buddha Heart."

"You shouldn’t regard her as a person; all relationships, morality, and ethics on her are illusory."

Gu Wen nodded in understanding, deciding never to seek out Jade Sword Buddha again as it would be fruitless to please her.

Turning to look back through the staircase, he could see Jade Sword Buddha sitting neatly in a corner on the first floor, her head slightly reflecting the candlelight under her, carrying an inexplicable sanctity.

Sanctity like a jade Buddha, coldness like a Heavenly Demon.

"What Dharma connection is she seeking?"

Circling back to the first question, Yu Hua walked into the room, not looking back, and said, "Once there was a Buddha Ancestor who fed his flesh to a Demon, and the unenlightened Demon devoured the Buddha Ancestor and consequently exploded. Then she came into being."

"She wants to cleanse the sin of slaying the Buddha, so she cultivates Mahayana Buddhism. But she is not a Demon, just born because of a Demon; hence she seeks the Hinayana method to save herself."

Gu Wen’s interest deepened further, and he followed into the room, naturally sitting beside Yu Hua, asking, "Can sins and karma be inherited? But since the Buddhist Sect regards her as an inheritor, they must not plan on holding her accountable, right?"

"Of course not, instead they hope to follow that Buddha Ancestor’s will to enlighten the Great Demon." Yu Hua shook her head, her voice acquiring a hint of chill, "When Mahayana Buddha returns, when Hinayana cultivates the Great Demon into a Buddha, what does it ultimately have to do with Jade Sword Buddha?"

Gu Wen’s eyes widened a bit, his breath halting momentarily as he asked, "Neither Buddha nor Demon died?"

He realized Jade Sword Buddha might just be a link in the struggle between Buddha and Demon, without any autonomy, with even her self-awareness merely fleeting.

That day, the little nun who taught him the Buddha Sword and bumped into walls might already be dead.

Although not intimately acquainted, the thought of a Jade Sword Buddha, who was ten times stronger than himself yet just a puppet manipulated by Buddha Demon, filled him with fear.

It was a fear of Buddha Demon’s immeasurable unknown powers and the incomprehensible manner of dying.

"Immortals have already transcended life and death; they only differ in existence or non-existence."

"So she sought my help to switch and cultivate the Buddha Sword, hoping to eliminate demons and reduce her sins to a point where she could atone with her own life, ideally ending it all with a single stroke. This is already the most dignified manner she can face Buddha Demon, so you must reach Dao Foundation Perfection of the ninth level."

Yu Hua held Gu Wen’s slightly cold hand, as if comforting but more like warning, "Only with Dao Foundation Perfection of the ninth level can one possibly become an Immortal. Otherwise, you will just be one of the countless ephemerals in the vast ocean."

"Even True Monarch or Venerable are ephemerals; only by becoming an Immortal can one be truly carefree."

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