Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 451 - 47: Yu Hua is Reborn, Supreme Calming Heart Scripture

Chapter 451: Chapter 47: Yu Hua is Reborn, Supreme Calming Heart Scripture

Buddha emerged from chaos, rooted in the desires of all beings, past Buddhas preached the dharma to the masses.

All phenomena are impermanent, they arise and disperse, what has arisen is quashed, and this quiescence is bliss.

The earliest Buddha was formless and featureless, possessing only an image in the mind.

The Dharma Wheel shatters troubles, rolling ceaselessly, fulfilled without flaw. The swastika, a symbol of auspiciousness and fortune, the lotus, a symbol of enlightenment, and the Bodhi Tree all represent profound enlightenment and the attainment of fulfillment.

Precious parasols, golden fish, treasure vases, halos, lions, tigers, elephants, snakes...

They encompass thousands, encompassing all things.

At that time, the monks of heaven and earth made no distinctions, not between humans and demons, even a weed on the ground could comprehend the Buddhist way.

Later, since the first Buddha, Zhan Tan Buddha, understood the Buddha Fruit, he called together Buddha Practitioners from everywhere to recite scriptures together for eight hundred years. The Great Way shone upon heaven and earth, and from then on, Buddha had a form.

And those Saints who chanted the scriptures, without exception, all attained their Position, and sat in their rightful Position.

Among these people, some became Buddhas, some became Bodhisattvas, some passed into obscurity, some live to this day. But from then on, not all beings could practice Buddhism; Buddha became enshrined in Golden Bodies.

Even today, those who cultivate to attain Position are called Mahayana; those who cultivate the Primordial Buddha are called the Lesser Vehicle.

The greater ones have large forms but small intentions, the smaller ones have small forms but great intentions.

True Buddha Ancestor was one of those chanting monks back then, and also the thirty-sixth Buddha since the heaven and earth opened, one of the thirty-six forms of the Buddhist Sect—the True Buddha Image.

As for the enchantress, she was a Great Demon captured by the True Buddha Ancestor.

She, too, was formless, and even more so without intention, yet the Buddha refined her into a form, a collection of all desires.

With form, naturally, intention arose, and with intention, she became a Great Demon.

"All your previous Buddhas wanted to use form to reach formlessness, and while they actually were formless, they did not become Great Saints."

The Great Demon murmured in his ear, her voice coquettishly charming, hands climbing the old monk’s body, mind grasping the root of annoyance.

"You’ve spent a thousand years and yet never allowed him to enter the temple. Why don’t you let me try, I’m also quite covetous of this Mixed Element Heart."

"Do you think a mere Heart Monkey can corrode a Mixed Element Heart? Or do you think a thousand years of unyielding rage can be subdued by another thousand years of beating?"

"A dream of yellow millet, a moment is like a thousand years, but eventually, one will wake up. That mortal woman has no special skill to trap a Saint, she’s not unique, it’s only because of the Mixed Element Heart’s attachment that she seems special."

"Don’t forget, it’s not only the Heavenly Saint watching, but also an Immortal on par with a Saint. Let me do it! What do you, an old Bald Donkey, know of passion, know of great love; how can you enlighten him without love?"

The old monk’s lips trembled, and he kept muttering scriptures.

Enlightenment is relative, he could enlighten the Great Demon into Buddhism, but the Great Demon could also enlighten him into a Demon. And this was precisely what True aspired to, for while Mahayana Buddha has a form, the pursuit of Buddhism inevitably leads to retreat into the monastery.

He needed desires, but with desires, the Buddha is no longer a Buddha.

"You... go ahead."

At the sound, the enchantress grinned wide, her mouth splitting to her ears, spewing forth turbid Buddhist scriptures.

"Speech is the defilement of honesty, self-discipline is the defilement of the heart, non-evil is the defilement of conduct, non-killing is the defilement of life. In this life and the next, evil laws are also Buddhist laws."

"Seize the Heart Monkey, return to its true form, capture the Nine Netherworld, transform the living!"

"What the Heavenly Saint cannot give, my Buddha will give!"

A wisp of dim Buddha light rose from Sumeru Mountain, clouds around Three Pure Mountain gathering and dispersing to form a giant; the stars of the Void shone brightly, and Heaven and Earth Two Saints bowed their heads to watch.

The dim Buddha light targeted the Nine Netherworld directly, piercing through life and death, entering into Wu Wang City.

She never felt a virtual form could capture a Mixed Element Heart. If so, why not seize a real one?

A dream of yellow millet, the pure land of Buddhas, just a moment is a hundred years.

Such defiance of Heavenly Rules and Earthly Laws shook heaven and earth in an instant, layers of thunderclouds gathering above Sumeru Mountain, coalescing into a towering figure.

Rustle rustle.

The sound of pages turning swept through heaven and earth. The Book of Life and Death flipped open, the rhythm of the Great Demon Dao quickly wilted, the enchantress aged into an old woman, black hair turned white.

"Amitabha Buddha, your desires, my Buddha compassionately will enlighten."

With one chant of Buddha’s name essence, True Buddha Image shone upon heaven and earth, self-amputated an arm, transforming it into a Buddha bridge spanning life and death.

The Nine Netherworld was briefly traversed, the shadow of Wu Wang City appearing for a moment between heaven and earth.

Two Little Saints exerted their strength together, shaking the Earth Law just to snatch a breath of a dead soul for rebirth.

Inside Wu Wang City, a figure in white turned back, her eyes reflecting a red bridal sedan.

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Three Pure Mountain.

"Bald Donkey, do you really think I wouldn’t dare to kill?"

Huayang clasped her teacup in her hand, suddenly clenching it to dust; her serene and delicate face suddenly turned frosty.

Initially, she wasn’t going to interfere, because of Gu Wen’s steadfastness in his wayward heart, not bounded by external things. At the same time, she worried about his deep obsession, which could lead to all seven emotions and six sensory pleasures arising at once.

Better to take this chance to resolve a thing or two.

Both words of Heart Demon initiate desire, without desire, one is firm.

Even with a myriad of original bodies, the True Buddha Ancestor couldn’t beguile Gu Wen’s steadfast heart. Even if it was Yu Hua’s false form, Gu Wen could still remain as calm as still water.

Even discerning real from fake, knowing that beyond this world lies another.

One could say that as soon as the illusion evolved into Immortal Land, the True Buddha Ancestor had already lost. Because in Gu Wen’s eyes, this world was merely a prison, and one day he would walk out of it.

But what if Yu Hua became real?

A trace of breath revealed, causing Yun Miao and Huayang to break out in cold sweat, even the White Fox in her arms became cautious, asking, "Yunshang, what’s wrong?"

"There’s been a bit of trouble; I need to go in person."

Qingcang stood up, the White Fox quickly grabbed the hem of her gown, and on feeling a slight dizziness, the scent of incense was already in her nostrils.

Dong!

The distant sound of a bell rang out, and the White Fox saw a massive Golden Buddha, the majestic Buddhist temple, two women and a man standing in front of the Buddha statue.