Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 690 - 553 Cunning Jiang Chen

Chapter 690: 553 Cunning Jiang Chen

Great Awakened Golden Immortal?

Suddenly hearing this title, the great divine transcendents were dumbfounded at first, but then as if they realized something, they exclaimed in admiration:

"Great Awakened Golden Immortal, marvelous, truly marvelous! How didn’t we think of this title before?"

Afterwards, the look these great divine transcendents directed towards Jiang Chen became more and more lenient.

He was a genius, a real genius.

The so-called change of Buddhist Temples to Daoist Temples, Shakyamuni to Heavenly Lord, Bodhisattva to Virtuous Lord, and monks to Moral Officers, all with hair-knot and crown holding a command, seemingly turned Buddhism into Daoism, but it only scratched the surface without touching the root of Buddhism.

But the four characters of Great Awakened Golden Immortal truly rocked the foundation of Buddhism, changing Buddha to Great Awakened Golden Immortal, what does this mean? It means to change Buddhism into Immortal Dao.

If in the future Buddha is no longer Buddha, but an immortal, a Great Awakened Golden Immortal, will Buddhism still be Buddhism?

No, once the Great Awakened Golden Immortal is prevalent, the best outcome for Buddhism will be to blend into Immortal Dao, becoming a branch of it. Just like the unification of the Mystic Sect’s three thousand ways, Buddhism will change into Golden Immortal Dao.

Some great divine transcendents didn’t utter a word but their eyes sparked brilliance, clearly deliberating the feasibility of this method in secret.

If this method indeed works, it won’t be long before a new power named Golden Immortal Dao appears in the Three Realms. And this power’s doctrine will be very similar to that of Buddhism’s.

In fact, it can be said that the doctrine of this Dao is adapted from the Buddhist doctrine. With the same doctrine originating from the same source, only then could the Golden Immortal Dao devour Buddhism.

Just like Buddhism and the Demonic Way, their doctrines are alike but not intertwining, originating from the same vein. Because of this, the transformation between Buddhism and demon is so effortless.

Sometimes a Demonic Way great power, in a moment of enlightenment, can suddenly become a Buddha. While a Buddhist High Monk, upon failure in his practice, can instantly fall into demonism.

The ease of transformation indicates the tight connection between the two ways.

Just having similar doctrines isn’t enough, the disciples also need to be the same. If circumstances permit, the Great Founder of The Golden Immortal Dao was probably the past Tathagata.

The other direct disciples should be Puxian Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and others.

This was their last chance. If they were willing to abandon Buddhism to return to Dao, to strive for Golden Immortal Dao assimilating Buddhism, then every mistake they made in the past would be forgiven.

But if they persisted in their mistaken path, then they would lose the last bit of kinship, and the next time they meet, they will be enemies, the kind needing to resolve life and death.

With Buddhism’s doctrines becoming Golden Immortal Dao’s doctrines and the Buddhists becoming the disciples of the Golden Immortal Dao, doesn’t Buddhism become Golden Immortal Dao?

With this method, the long-troubling question of the Mystic Sect’s great divine transcendents would be resolved. Not only has Buddhism been extinguished, but also it has returned to the Mystic Sect.

What a marvelous method!

No wonder these great divine transcendents saw Jiang Chen more pleasingly as they looked. He had solved the problem that had troubled them for countless years!

If indeed Golden Immortal Dao swallows Buddhism, each person participating here, without an exception, would reap immense benefits.

They could say they owe Jiang Chen a favor!

"Heavenly Lord’s words are marvelous, the title Great Awakened Golden Immortal is well chosen! If Golden Immortal Dao appears in the future, Heavenly Lord would be the leader of the Golden Immortal Dao, with boundless merit!"

Upon hearing Jiang Chen’s suggestion, these great divine transcendents directly changed their addresses to him. They no longer referred to him as King Buddha but Heavenly Lord. This action signified their absolute agreement with Jiang Chen’s suggestion.

After the great divine transcendents praised Jiang Chen for a while, they proposed to take their leave: "Now that the Great Thunderclap Temple is being established, Heavenly Lord must be really busy, we won’t disturb you for now. We’ll leave first and when you have time in the future, we’ll come to visit."

The intention of Jiang Chen was clear to them and having received a satisfactory answer from him, the great divine transcendents didn’t hesitate and left at once.

At that moment, they couldn’t wait to return to Dongsheng Divine Continent, to gather and study thoroughly, with the intention of creating the Golden Immortal Dao as soon as possible.

The more these Great Divine Transcendents pondered, the more they marveled at the elegance of the four words "Great-Awakening Golden Immortal", surpassing their plan to modify the Buddhist scriptures by leaps and bounds.

If their plan for the Golden Immortal Dao was realized, it would essentially encapsulate the whole Buddhism Dao into Immortal Dao without any changes.

The Great Divine Transcendents left in high spirits full of joy.

Overjoyed as they were, they presented Jiang Chen with a grand gift before departing.

Before now, countless Great Luo Golden Immortals from Dongsheng Divine Continent have stormed into Xiniuhe Continent, exterminating monsters and demons for the creatures there.

Immortal Dao values life and disdains killing. While it was necessary to kill monsters and demons, not many were actually killed. Instead, many were captured alive with the intention of deciding their fate in Dongsheng Divine Continent based on their sins.

The Mystic Sect’s Great Divine Transcendents, reminded by Jiang Chen and feeling a little bashful, presented the captured monsters and demons to him as a token of their appreciation right before their departure.

Jiang Chen gave them a cursory glance and realized that the number of captured monsters and demons given to him by the Mystic Sect’s Great Divine Transcendents could easily reach billions. He wondered how much willpower it would provide him if they all converted to his cause.

Jiang Chen, thrilled, gladly accepted the gift from the Mystic Sect’s Great Divine Transcendents and sent them into the Thunder Pool, where the countless monsters and demons could be converted.

After the Great Divine Transcendents left, Jiang Chen turned his attention to the deities of Heaven Court like Doumu Venerable. These were his fellow disciples, and they didn’t impose any difficulties on him. Accompanied by White Elephant, Green Lion, and other monsters, they returned to the Heaven Court.

The Green Lion, White Elephant, and other monsters served as mounts for the Bodhisattvas of the Spiritual Mountain. They had been disciples of the Jiejiao Sect before becoming mounts.

Now, with the Bodhisattvas all dead, these former mounts, no longer restrained by their masters, regained their freedom. However, dealing with them now became a hassle, so it was most apt that Doumu Venerable and others took them along.

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"A Great-Awakening Golden Immortal? Interesting."

"Amidst the great catastrophe, Buddhas fell, and the Great Merit, Great Power King Buddha emerged. Single-handedly averting the catastrophe and rebuilding the Great Thunderclap Temple amid ruins, he saved countless lives from distress, accumulating boundless merit. He’s worthy of being the Boundless Merit Buddha."

"The so-called great awakening involves comprehending oneself, leading to great freedom, great bliss. The Merit Buddha has this intention, so he may be called the World Freedom King Buddha."

Among the chaos beyond Heaven, both Jieyin Saint and Zhunti Saint spoke in unison. One hailed Jiang Chen as Boundless Merit Buddha, and the other hailed him as World Freedom King Buddha.

They didn’t pay much heed to the matter of the Great-Awakening Golden Immortal. One must say that Jiang Chen is quite cunning.

The term Great-Awakening Golden Immortal has different interpretations to different people.

In the eyes of the Mystic Sect’s Great Divine Transcendents, it’s a chance to swallow Buddhism Dao.

But to the two saints of the West, the so-called Golden Immortal Dao will eventually serve as a dowry for Buddhism Dao, just to be swallowed up by it.

And Buddhism Dao, currently in decline, will reach its peak again after swallowing Golden Immortal Dao.

The same teachings, the same disciples, just dressed in a new bottle—isn’t that Buddhism Dao?

The Mystic Sect’s Great Divine Transcendents are confident in swallowing Buddhism Dao through Golden Immortal Dao. But the two saints of the West are equally confident that Buddhism Dao will swallow Golden Immortal Dao in one fell swoop and reach its peak again.

The Mystic Sect’s efforts will eventually become a dowry for Buddhism Dao.

Understanding this, the two saints of the West didn’t make an issue with Jiang Chen. Because they cannot ascertain whether Jiang Chen announced the Great-Awakening Golden Immortal to harm Buddhism Dao or to assist it.

However, this does not matter. What’s crucial is that they can see the benefits to Buddhism Dao from Jiang Chen’s plan, and that’s enough.

PS: Annoyingly, I bought fake rat poison and, instead of dying, the rats have grown more energetic. I really wish these two rats would just die.

Die!