Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 280 - 268: The Turning Wheel Sage King’s Difficult Achievement

Chapter 280: Chapter 268: The Turning Wheel Sage King’s Difficult Achievement

Tales tell of Laozi, Lord of Primordial Beginning, and Wukong -- the Three Sages, in Tushita Palace, crafting magical treasures with the Eight Trigrams Cauldron, using the remnants of Heaven and Earth as materials.

After ten full years, this magical treasure emitted bursts of intense azure light, with endless talismans flashing atop it, dazzling to behold.

Laozi smiled and said, "It’s nearly complete!"

Lord of Primordial Beginning remarked, "It really isn’t easy to refine these remnants of Heaven and Earth; the power of this Great Seal is remarkable!"

Wukong channeled the last thread of National Destiny into it, and thus, the Great Seal had finally been accomplished.

With a bend of his fingers, Laozi crafted a spell, and the Eight Trigrams Cauldron swung open; then, a jade seal-sized, square Great Seal flew out from within.

Wukong raised his hand to capture the Great Seal, which was extremely heavy in his grasp, surely weighing millions of pounds. What was more terrifying was the heavy aura of National Destiny revolving around it, as if it could crush Heaven and Earth itself. The heaviness of National Destiny, that represents the will of the people, as the ancient saying goes: "National Destiny is pivotal, the destiny of the realm." Indeed, it symbolizes the will of the people!

"Wukong truly is a genius; his grasp on the will of all beings, such as the revolutionary will, the National Destiny, is almost invincible," Lord of Primordial Beginning couldn’t help but praise aloud.

"You flatter me! Although this Great Seal of National Destiny is not quite akin to the Heaven and Earth Seal of Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch, it is still not far behind!" Wukong, having successfully refined the magical treasure, could not contain his joy.

Let’s set aside Wukong’s success with the Great Seal of National Destiny; meanwhile, Victorious Fighting Buddha visited Mount Sumeru to meet Amitabha Buddha and Zhun Ti Taoist.

By rights, the two parties should be enemies, but with the situation in Heaven and Earth already settled, and no interests left to compete over, the plan for now is to simply continue cultivating quietly, to advance their cultivation level further and wait for the upcoming crisis of Ultimate Calamity. Thus, saints bear no grudges against each other.

Luo Hou and General jointly attempted to pull down the sun to fight for fortune and benefits for their Demon Clan. Now that General has been slain by Tong Tian Sect Master, and having somewhat grasped the severity of Ultimate Calamity, he naturally dared not prioritize the interests of the Demon Clan over those of all beings in the Three Realms. One must not lose the greater by grasping for the lesser; even if the Demon Clan were stronger, they likely could not withstand the fierce onslaught of the Chaos Heaven Demon.

The survival of the Earth Immortal Realm is everyone’s undeniable responsibility.

Victorious Fighting Buddha came to Mount Sumeru to discuss the Turning Wheel Sage King with Amitabha Buddha, after all, the concept of Turning Wheel Sage King was proposed by Amitabha Buddha himself.

Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, apprentices naturally came to greet them, not daring to neglect, and invited them up to Mount Sumeru.

Saints place great importance on etiquette, so Amitabha Buddha and Zhun Ti Taoist came to the front hall to welcome Victorious Fighting Buddha.

"Amitabha Buddha, Zhun Ti Bodhisattva, Victorious Fighting Buddha presents his respects!" said Victorious Fighting Buddha.

"We have seen Victorious Fighting Buddha," the two replied in greeting.

Although Zhun Ti Taoist holds only the position of Bodhisattva in the Buddhist Sect, it’s not because his mana is insufficient or his contributions lacking; rather, Zhun Ti Taoist himself does not wish for more, and additionally, he is also known as Zhun Ti Buddha Mother. He is revered as the mother of all Buddhas in the Three Realms, and is one of the two founders of Buddhism with exceedingly high achievements.

Kong Xuan is also known as Buddha Mother, but he is considerably lesser compared to Zhun Ti, because he swallowed Tathagata whole. And since even Tathagata must consider the master when beating a dog, he dared not offend Zhun Ti, and thus compromised by conferring him the title of Buddha Mother.

They invited Victorious Fighting Buddha to sit down in the grand hall and then offered him fragrant tea.

"One does not visit the Three Jewels’ Hall without a cause. Victorious Fighting Buddha, having come to my Mount Sumeru, must certainly have a significant matter to discuss," said Amitabha Buddha.

Victorious Fighting Buddha set down his teacup and said, "It is so! I’ve come to discuss the Turning Wheel Sage King with Amitabha Buddha."

Amitabha Buddha paused for a moment and then asked, "The Turning Wheel Sage King? What brings your interest to this?."

Victorious Fighting Buddha answered, "My path has reached its pinnacle; the Turning Wheel Sage King might be a new path. With Ultimate Calamity looming, only the path of Turning Wheel Sage King can present that slim chance of survival."

Amitabha Buddha sighed and furrowed his brows, saying, "After achieving the position of Buddha Ancestor, during my enlightenment, I was inspired by the existence of Turning Wheel Sage King. This Turning Wheel Sage King is the highest deity in the Buddhist Sect. Although not yet born, his status surpasses mine and Zhun Ti’s. In fact, many Buddhist scriptures were conceived after my inspiration from Turning Wheel Sage King, like the ’Amitabha Sutra’ for example."

Zhun Ti Taoist shook his head slightly, saying, "Turning Wheel Sage King is quite elusive. In our sect, we have the concept of cultivating the Future Body because we were inspired by the Turning Wheel Sage King, since he has not yet been born. Thus, all Buddhas cultivate the Future Body, which is to see who the as-yet-unborn Turning Wheel Sage King might be!"

Buddhist Family discusses the "Future Buddha," which refers to a Buddha who has not yet been born but has already been inspired.

The Eastern Radiant Crystal Light Pharmacist Buddha is one such Future Buddha. After the establishment of Buddhism, inspired by Amitabha Buddha, he then created the Radiant Crystal Light World. Later, Pharmacist Buddha was born in the Eastern Radiant Crystal Light World.

"Will the Turning Wheel Sage King ever be born? Or will any Buddha achieve it?" asked Victorious Fighting Buddha.

"I don’t know either... I just sensed the existence of the Turning Wheel Sage King, who exists in the future. Perhaps, he does not exist in this Yuan at all!" Amitabha Buddha sighed.

The future is infinite. Perhaps, after a hundred thousand years, two hundred thousand years, or maybe a million years, the Turning Wheel Sage King will be born, or some Buddha will cultivate out a Turning Wheel Sage King. Such things are too ethereal, and by then, the realm of Earth Immortals might have already perished, and the Turning Wheel Sage King born into another new world.

Upon hearing this, Victorious Fighting Buddha furrowed his brow deeply, unable to believe that even Amitabha Buddha was unclear about the matter of the Turning Wheel Sage King.

Zhun Ti Taoist sighed and said, "In that case, let Amitabha Buddha and I jointly summon the Turning Wheel Sage King. You delve your Divine Sense into it to see if you can fumble for some clues. As the Yuan’s calamity is about to descend, having one more Great Dao Sage adds one more hope."

Victorious Fighting Buddha said, "Okay!"

Amitabha Buddha and Zhun Ti Taoist then sat down cross-legged on their meditation cushions and began summoning the Turning Wheel Sage King.

Victorious Fighting Buddha divided his Primordial Spirit Thoughts, placing them between the two.

Before him was darkness, and after a long while, there was a flash of golden light.

A tremendous white elephant walked out from the darkness, and then slowly, atop the elephant, materialized a magnificent Buddha with the Aspect of All Living Beings, holding a Treasure Wheel, sitting on the white elephant, exuding an aura of great compassion and also, his cultivation was terrifyingly mighty, not weaker than the aura found on Hong Jun and Di Jun!

"Turning Wheel Sage King!!!" Victorious Fighting Buddha was startled, staring intently at this Buddha.

The Turning Wheel Sage King, temporarily born through the Sacrificial Great Method, looked exactly like Tathagata, but his aura was even more profound, his Aspect of All Living Beings much more variable, exceeding Tathagata by hundreds, thousands of times.

"Victorious Fighting Buddha." The Turning Wheel Sage King suddenly spoke.

Victorious Fighting Buddha said, "You know of me?"

The Turning Wheel Sage King said, "Across the vast universe, unbeatable in battle. Such is named Victorious Fighting Buddha. I am the supreme deity of the Buddhist Sect, and I keep an eye on all things Buddhist. You being the lord of the Ultimate Bliss World, of course, I am aware of it."

Victorious Fighting Buddha joined his hands in salutation, saying, "Infinite aeons! Since the Turning Wheel Sage King perceives everything, with Yuan’s calamity about to descend, may I inquire when will you be born?"

The Turning Wheel Sage King slightly shook his head, saying, "This, I do not know either. Perhaps in some years, maybe after one or two Yuan, or perhaps never."

Victorious Fighting Buddha frowned and said, "How so?"

At this moment, the Turning Wheel Sage King suddenly disappeared, a flash of golden light, and along with the white elephant, vanished without a trace.

When the three saints regained their senses, they were all sweating profusely; summoning the Turning Wheel Sage King indeed consumed a lot of mana.

Amitabha Buddha said, "The Turning Wheel Sage King actually spoke; such an event is rare. Victorious Fighting Buddha, perhaps there is indeed some hope in achieving the Turning Wheel Sage King."

Victorious Fighting Buddha said, "This is definitely an existence at the level of a Great Dao Saint! If we manage to achieve the Turning Wheel Sage King, there is hope to preserve the realm of Earth Immortals! With Tong Tian achieving Great Dao Saint and producing another Turning Wheel Sage King, the four saints gathered, forming a grand formation, can surpass the Yuan’s calamity!"

Amitabha Buddha and Zhun Ti Taoist were both slightly startled, saying, "Tong Tian is becoming a Great Dao Saint?"

They originally thought that it would be Laozi or Lord of Primordial Beginning who would achieve the state of Great Dao Saint, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be Tong Tian Sect Master.

The fortune of the Buddhist Sect had been conceded, Laozi and Lord of Primordial Beginning also attempted to gather great fortune to achieve the Great Dao Saint, but this path was simply impracticable!

Victorious Fighting Buddha nodded slightly, saying, "The original purpose of Tong Tian Sect Master establishing Jie Taoist was to intercept the Three Thousand Great Paths, to prove the position of Great Dao Saint. Now, he begins to explore anew, and achieving Great Dao Saint is highly likely."

Amitabha Buddha said, "Infinite aeons! Well said, well said, if Tong Tian achieves Great Dao Saint, it will be a great support for our realm of Earth Immortals."

After chatting briefly with the two, Victorious Fighting Buddha stood up to take his leave, returning to the Ultimate Bliss World.

Having accomplished the Great Seal, Wukong also took his leave, heading towards the Reincarnation Netherworld to return the meditation cushion to Xuan Ming.

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