Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 461 - 53: Seeing Ten Thousand Buddhas in One Day

Chapter 461: Chapter 53: Seeing Ten Thousand Buddhas in One Day

The Immortal Position in Heavenly Court was similar in nature to the Venerable of the Daoist Sect, both providing the strong with their deserved status to leverage power and stabilize governance.

The biggest difference was probably that the Daoist Sect granted power while the Heavenly Court granted longevity.

The latter was obviously more tempting, even Chi Yu Zi had once shown a longing for it.

Once the Immortal Position was obtained, longevity was within easy reach, and all problems would also be alleviated by the Heavenly Saint Dao.

So what was the price?

Gu Wen’s thoughts were like threads, touching the Qi Sea of Jade Sword Buddha, who did not show much resistance.

There was no price, or at least none that I could see.

The movement ceased, and the steward of Qianfeng Tower’s expression remained unchanged, not noticing the celestial changes that had just occurred; Chi Yu Zi waved her hand to dismiss her.

Being at the Golden Core Stage qualified one as a great cultivator with a high social status, going anywhere was enough to make a living. But when it came to the matter of Immortal Positions, she was not even qualified to hear of the Buddha Ancestor’s decrees.

Once the outsider left, Chi Yu Zi said, "We had just left, and this newly appeared Buddha Ancestor was granted the decree by the Heavenly Saint. Three Pure Ones, Four Imperial, Five Elders, Nine Luminaries—the Five Elders should correspond to the Five Elements, not too low in rank."

"What exactly does this Heavenly Saint want to do? Surely this great saint doesn’t suddenly want to descend and be the Emperor?"

Gu Wen responded, "The Great Saint is Wuxiang; it is likely not his intention to descend and be the supreme ruler of the world, but rather to recruit various strong beings. He grants longevity, while the Heavenly Court maintains stability."

"What benefits does this have for Him? I heard that the Heavenly Court existed in the ancient times and then mysteriously disappeared, reappearing now inevitably carries some conspiracy."

Chi Yu Zi looked skeptical; she did not believe there was such a thing as a free lunch in this world.

"Cultivators seek longevity; out of a hundred Qi Refiners, perhaps one can reach Golden Core, and from those establishing their Foundation, one out of a hundred can reach the Reverse Void. Until they ascend to immortality, among ten billion people in the world, not one might become a Demi Immortal."

"But this Immortal Position can easily elevate someone to be on par with an Immortal."

The pursuit of longevity knows no bounds, driving countless beings into madness.

Those countless, inexhaustible evil cultivators were born from the thirst for longevity. Through normal means, they could never achieve immortality or even cultivate.

Killing others simply to live longer, caring not for the lives of others.

"It’s not random; even a Buddha Ancestor can only take five of the Elders. Among those who can be listed by name, at most there are only twenty-one, which is scarce to the powerful beings between heaven and earth."

"How come Jade Sword Buddha can hold four Imperial positions?"

"She’s different; originally embodying both Buddha and Demon for sainthood, now only she remains naturally qualified with the dispersal of Buddha and departure of Demon."

Upon hearing this, Chi Yu Zi stood up and moved to Jade Sword Buddha’s side, inhaling the sweet fragrance of Spiritual Wine, half-asleep, half-awake, she patted her head.

"Is this fool also a saint?"

Gu Wen shook his head, "Not quite, at most it’s borderline, a guaranteed ascension to immortality. But whether she becomes an immortal doesn’t seem to matter anymore having assimilated the Immortal Position."

Jade Sword Buddha was just borderline; the legacy left by the Buddha and Demon made ascension to immortality easy, but sainthood was clearly impossible. True Buddha had ultimately fallen from his realm due to becoming consumed by his own demonic nature, let alone Jade Sword Buddha.

It’s like a glass spilling wine; after being cleaned and refilled with clear water, there remains a hint of wine taste.

But that doesn’t mean it’s wine.

"It benefits the stability of heaven and earth for Heavenly Court to return."

Gu Wen drank a sip of wine; its strange sweetness blossomed on his taste buds.

Indeed, the Heavenly Saint had always wanted to leash himself as a so-called Jade Emperor. But objectively speaking, if all strong beings were incorporated into the Heavenly Court system, large-scale conquests would vanish.

Not fearing power, but fearing chaos.

At this moment, Jade Sword Buddha and Chi Yu Zi started to scuffle, with the latter attempting to rub her bald head.

"Touching it won’t kill me; Gu Wen and Yu Hua have touched it, I want to as well."

"Amitabha Buddha, even Buddha has his Wrathful Vajra."

Chi Yu Zi and Jade Sword Buddha were equally matched, their fingers interlocking, wrestling with each other.

Amid the bustling, Chi Yu Zi asked, "So what does the Heavenly Saint want?"

"He wishes for all beings to be orderly, all strong beings to come under Heavenly Court, following the Heavenly Decrees."

"What are the Heavenly Decrees?"

Gu Wen dipped his fingertips in some wine and casually flicked it into the void, forming vast characters that instantly filled the room.

Chi Yu Zi glanced hastily at a few lines: Yin and Yang, the Five Elements must not be reversed, numbers of life and death must not be violated, immortals should not reproduce, Immortals and mortals must not consort...

These were all common sense, taught when one first enters cultivation, just like water flows downhill.

But now, written into the Heavenly Decrees, is it that there were Decrees first or the laws?

She chuckled, "Are you the Heavenly Saint? How do you know so much, listing everything clearly?"

Gu Wen sincerely answered, "He told me."

"Bullshit, what more, Be-Careful-What-You-Ask-For?"

Chi Yu Zi released Jade Sword Buddha and stepped back two steps, jokingly asked, "Then let that Heavenly Saint check where Chi Ling is."

"An Immortal’s transcendent body is not governed by the Heavenly Decrees."

"Then why bother with whether Yu Hua can be resurrected or not? Isn’t this superfluous?"

Gu Wen pondered for a moment, seemingly communicating with some existence.

The Dao Rhythms of Heavenly Saint are omnipresent, also omnipotent in response.

He said, "What you ask for is an Immortal’s existence, and yet life and death are the laws for all beings. If an Immortal wishes to reverse life and death, they must touch upon them, thus naturally coming under the Heavenly Decrees."

Ascension to immortality is transcendence for the individual, painless before sainthood, yet not having to succumb to the saintly laws.

Of course, Immortal Positions, Earth Officials, Grotto Heaven masters, and so forth, despite having the power of an Immortal, can’t transcend the material like ordinary beings.

To become an Immortal is to face thousands of hardships, but ultimately better than relying on external things.

Chi Yu Zi was somewhat disappointed and asked, "Is there any other way? It can’t be that whenever she wants to hide, I’ll never be able to find her, right?"

Gu Wen paused, then looked towards Jade Sword Buddha and said, "After she becomes Houtu, controlling the fluctuations of mountains and rivers along with various mountain gods and earth spirits, if Chi Ling is still in the Cultivation World, it would be possible to detect her."

"If she leaves the Cultivation World and enters the Void, then the assistance of the Nine Luminaries Star Officials would be necessary. Gathering the Nine Luminaries to cast a vast net would capture all under heaven, leaving no place to hide."

"Hmm..." Chi Yu Zi frowned and said, "Let’s forget it. I feel there’s a scam in this Heavenly Court, isn’t this nun already one of the Four Imperials? There won’t be any problems later, right?"

"No."

Gu Wen replied without hesitation, "This Immortal Position is just like the Dao charm I left on you, to a Saint, it’s akin to cutting off one’s flesh. They wouldn’t bother with such, a Great Saint dealing with a bunch of mortals?"

"Alright," said Chi Yu Zi, scratching his head, and then doubtedly asked, "Wait, why aren’t you worried? Just because they won’t scheme with us, does it mean they can’t scheme with you?"

She wasn’t a Saint, but Gu Wen was, and logically they were of the same level.

"How would you, not being a Saint, know whether a Saint would scheme?"

Gu Wen smiled gently, with a hint of teasing and an unusual change in his demeanor.

"And I’m quite self-loving; I never think about the entire world or have any grand ideals. Generally speaking, even the Heavenly Saint himself can’t do much to me."

"Can you defeat the Heavenly Saint?"

"Not at the moment, but I can run."

"You really aren’t anything like Qingcang Immortal..."

Chi Yu Zi tugged at the corner of her mouth, turned her head and continued to coax the little nun to drink alcohol and eat meat.

At midnight, the boisterous Chi Yu Zi got completely drunk, while the Jade Sword Buddha was meditating in a seated position.

Gu Wen took a small swig of his drink, the endless Dao charm turned into a faceless figure, sitting opposite him, silent, with only the remnants of the Great Dao lingering.

[In the human Dao cultivation, cannibalism is common, desires never cease, cannibalism never ends.]

[Houtu controls, creates shrines on lands, blessing thousands, overseeing the world.]

[With every ten cycles of the sun and moon, a temple is built; with a million temples, the world will see no cannibalism]

"Three years should suffice."

Gu Wen’s fingertips gleamed with Buddha Light, gently pressing on the brow of the Jade Sword Buddha.

Combining his Great Dao with that of the Heavenly Saint.

Yet it’s not about making one plus one greater than two, but rather, helping Jade Sword Buddha to grasp the Houtu Immortal Position. Rather than making the Immortal Position stronger, it’s better to let mortals understand the essence of the Great Dao.

[Do you wish to become the Jade Emperor?]

"Buzz off."

Gu Wen succinctly replied, drank the rest of the beverage in his glass in a single gulp, drops of the heavenly liquor fell from the corners of his mouth like a slice of the bright moon.

The Heavenly Court is beneficial to the world, to the common people, to all beings.

The Daqian dynasty’s relief food was like water; what are the Longqiao merchants’ intentions in their disaster relief? Eating people has been the norm in thousands of years of cultivation, even Daoist Sects cannot stop it frequently; his master could suppress the world, but not desires.

The citizens of Buddha State willingly offered their lives to Buddha, how could that be considered an evil path?

"A Daoist excels at benevolence, why bother about whether others are benevolent or not?"

Gu Wen picked up a jug of wine, his expression a bit distant, and praised: "Heavenly Immortal Drunk, not bad, not bad."

After speaking, he took the jug and left with a step, a Qingyi Daoist on the bright moon above Unclean City took a step on the moonlight and flew away.

Thereafter, Buddha State shook, and golden light surged from the ground.

Huanhuan Zen, Lantuo Temple, Poison Temple... cleansed in one night, and when the eastern purple Qi arrived, the blood light in the Buddhist temple could not be dispelled.

After this, the name of True Martial Demon Sweeping Heavenly Venerate would truly propagate across the world, shaking all directions.

Inside the Lantuo Temple, Gu Wen stepped on a sea of blood, suddenly sensing a familiar aura, he moved tens of thousands of meters in one step and instantly arrived at a corner of the temple.

A small monk quivered in the corner.

"Old Lord, is that you?"

Gu Wen approached, and patted the monk on the shoulder. The young monk’s heart thumped loudly and soon he fainted directly.

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Qianfeng Tower, early morning.

Chi Yu Zi groggily opened her eyes, already back in her bedroom, not far away the Jade Sword Buddha was still meditating, and a small bald monk now occupied the floor.

Meanwhile, Gu Wen casually leaned by the window, pouring down a cup of Heavenly Immortal Drunk towards the sunrise.

In a melodious voice: "In my view, Unclean City can now be renamed Clean City."

"Clean my ass, this damned place has more brothels than even Huajian State."

Chi Yu Zi exhaled a breath of dull energy to expel the alcohol, shook her head, and asked, "Where did this monk come from? Why is there a smell about him that I absolutely detest?"

"Last night, during my stroll, I encountered a soul separation of Jun Yan."

Gu Wen glanced at the small monk with the corner of his eye.

Reincarnation, soul separation, Ten Thousand Demons unify.

Previously, Gu Wen couldn’t understand Jun Yan’s issue, but now he knew at a glance; the origin as well as that Demon’s method of cultivation.

The difference between reincarnation and resurrection is not about the form, but that in reincarnation the Heavenly Life continues.

Jun Yan and Ten Thousand Demons fragmented their Divine Souls into countless pieces, then reincarnated to cultivate those reincarnated bodies together, causing a quantitative change to bring about a qualitative change.

Just like One Qi to Three Pure Ones, the ultimate union was for the purpose of becoming an Immortal.

"Is this Jun Yan?"

Chi Yu Zi suddenly spirited, noticing the small monk’s Qi Cultivation Stage cultivation and revealed a smile.

Jun Yan had the worst relationship with her, having caught the opportunity, she naturally would take revenge.

Gu Wen shook his head, "It’s only part of him, but with this part, finding the others will be much easier."