Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 695: Five Five Eight Divine Dao

Chapter 695: Five Five Eight Divine Dao

There is no one more suitable to be the sutra picker in the Buddhist door than Amitabha. Not to mention Golden Cicada, even the Buddha Tathagata cannot compare with him.

Amitabha is the one whom Jiang Chen has appointed as the next Supreme figure in the Buddhist Door. Buddhism will prosper in his hands and his position will remain unshakeable.

Even if, centuries later, Jiang Chen is driven out of Spiritual Mountain because he couldn’t overcome the likes of Buddha Tathagata, the position of Amitabha will still remain steady.

He is designated as the Supreme of the Buddhist door, this is the will of Buddhism. Unless Buddhism disappears, even a saint can’t defy this.

Also, this is the backup plan prepared by Jiang Chen for himself. One should always prepare for the worst, like if he can’t beat Buddha Tathagata.

In such a time, Amitabha will be useful as the heir to Buddhism and Jiang Chen’s disciple. If Jiang Chen is defeated, he can regain control of Spiritual Mountain through he method of supporting Amitabha to ascend to power.

This is his fallback plan, if things don’t go as planned, Amitabha is his key to a comeback.

The reason for making Amitabha the sutra picker is also to pave a way for him, it would be more accessible for him to seize the power of Buddhism, having accomplished preaching in the East.

Jiang Chen has already prepared for the eventuality that Amitabha may not be born before the great calamity of the Buddhist door. Otherwise, he would not have planned for a contingency for himself.

However, to turn things around, just being the heir of Buddhism is not enough, one must become the Supreme of Buddhism.

Considering this, Jiang Chen chanted the Buddha’s name again, "Out of Buddha’s compassion, four hundred years from now, Amitabha will attain enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, understand his true self, rebuild the pure land in the west, and become the new Supreme of the Buddhist door."

As soon as Jiang Chen uttered these words, the Fate of the Buddhist door responded immediately, shaking with a rumble, countless golden Buddhist lights spewed out, giving birth to brilliant golden Buddhist words, suspended in the void.

Then, these golden Buddhist words converged sharply into one bundle, transformed into a golden edict, and fell in front of the Buddha statues in the main hall of the Great Thunderclap Temple, right in front of Amitabha.

This edict is the proclamation of Amitabha as the Supreme of the Buddhist door.

With this edict, four hundred years from now, no matter who rules Spiritual Mountain, the Fate of the Buddhist door will acknowledge Amitabha as the leader, and push him onto the throne of the Supreme of the Buddhist door.

The precedent of the Future Buddha is right there, Jiang Chen cannot help but prepare early, defining the time of Amitabha’s ascension, lest Amitabha, the heir to the Buddhist door, end up with the same fate as Maitreya Buddha.

The Future Buddha, the Buddha of the future, such a good name, the future repeating itself, so many future’s, this future may never come.

Jiang Chen believes that if he does not set a fixed time for Amitabha’s ascension, then after the Buddha Tathagata regains power, Amitabha as the heir will only remain an heir for a lifetime.

Is there such thing as a lifelong crown prince?

"Humph! Now that this edict is here, even if I lose to the Buddha Tathagata in the great calamity a hundred years later, it won’t matter, because the final victory will definitely be mine."

Looking at the slowly calming edict, a smile couldn’t help emerging on Jiang Chen’s face. With this edict in place, the future of the Buddhist door is his.

As for denying this edict, that is tantamount to standing against the Fate of the Buddhist door. Even the Buddha Tathagata won’t be able to bear the backlash of Fate.

"May Buddha show compassion!"

Upon hearing Jiang Chen’s voice, the beings of the West were agitated once again and knelt on the ground, continually praising.

Though Jiang Chen had said that the Buddhist door does not foster the ceremony of kneeling, centuries-old traditions cannot be changed with a few words.

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Outside the world in Chaos, Zhunti, looking at the dharma image of Amitabha that suddenly appeared in the River of Time and Space, frowned and said to Jieyin Saint who was by his side:

"Senior brother, what do you think of the Autonomously World Buddha’s, this move? Isn’t this exhausting the power of our Buddhist door to strengthen his Divine Dao?"

"If he’s just taking advantage of it, it would be nothing, but it is clear that his ambitions are far greater than this. He wants not only the benefits, but also to kill the source."

"Who, after taking advantage, kills the source of these benefits?"

It was evident that Zhunti was slightly unhappy with Jiang Chen’s actions.

Listening to Zhunti’s complaints, the expression of Jieyin Saint did not change, he only said lightly, "Junior brother, you are attached."

"Whether it’s Buddha or Divine, they are just different names, all are illusory, what’s worth caring about?"

"The name doesn’t matter, what matters is whether he can help us fulfill our great vow from the past. As long as he can fulfill our aspirations, what does it matter if he is called a demon?"

"Compared to our great vow, everything else is illusion. Even if we are mocked, it doesn’t matter."

"Younger brother, you have become attached to extraneous matters over the years. Have you forgotten our grand vow from the past?"

The voice of Jieyin Saint, though calm, spoke words that were blunt, particularly the last sentence, which was quite accusatory towards Zhunti Saint.

However, Zhunti Saint wasn’t angry when he heard this; instead, he responded humbly, "What older brother said is true, I have become attached, I shouldn’t have pursued a false reputation."

The purpose of the Buddhist door is to assist the Western Two-Saints to fulfill their grand vow, which represents that the Buddhist door is not the only path. If the Western Two-Saints find a better one, they can replace it at any time.

Like how Buddhism once replaced Western teachings.

"Indeed, the Self-Mastery Buddha of this world is a genius. He even thought of Divine Dao, a system that benefits Heaven and Earth, it would be no exaggeration to call him a great sage."

After speaking humbly, Zhunti Saint changed the topic and started talking about Divine Dao.

It’s impossible to conceal the matter of Divine Dao. As powerful as the saints are, they linked Amitabha Buddha with Divine Dao at the first sight of him, and instantly understood all the profound mysteries of Divine Dao.

Therefore, even a saint as strong as Zhunti Saint would not be stingy with his praise for Jiang Chen.

Divine Dao is indeed wonderful, but does not allow transcendence; although it benefits Heaven and Earth, it restrains the gods to Heaven and Earth, making it difficult for them to extract themselves.

Without this shortcoming, Divine Dao could have been a supreme Great Dao.

Unfortunately, Divine Dao cannot transcend.

This alone is enough to make countless cultivators discard it like worn-out shoes.

All the paths in the world, including those of immortals, demons, martial artists, and Buddhists. Their ultimate goal is to seek transcendence, only Divine Dao goes against this.

Those who strive for transcendence are naturally discontent with this path.

"As for Divine Dao, we’ll see. Time will prove everything."

Jieyin Saint did not comment on Zhunti Saint’s evaluation. He has become increasingly desireless. Now, the only thing that can cause a ripple in his state of mind is the matter of the grand vow.

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Jiang Chen did not know about what was happening beyond the heavens, but he knew about the unhideable matter of Divine Dao. As soon as Amitabha Buddha came into being, he knew he couldn’t keep Divine Dao a secret anymore.

However, it no longer mattered. At this point, he didn’t plan to continue hiding it.

Next, he would let the world witness the greatness and incredibility of Divine Dao, turning the unreal into real!

Immortal Dao transforms the false into truth, while Divine Dao turns the unreal into real.

Atop Spiritual Mountain, Jiang Chen brought his hands together and issued a grand proclamation, "I am the Boundless Merit Buddha, the Self-Mastery Buddha of this world, the Great Power and Virtue King Buddha. Today, I want to hold a water and land ritual on the top of the Spiritual Mountain to help the fallen Buddhas transcend, so that they may rest in peace."

"All my faithful Buddhist disciples are invited to the Spiritual Mountain to recite sutras and pray for the Buddhas."

As soon as his words ended, billions of Buddhist lights fell from the sky above Spiritual Mountain, transforming into countless paths that spread throughout the entire Xiniuhe Continent.

Some paths even extended beyond the Three Realms, into the Vast Universe.

ps: Hell!

There was a wedding going on ahead, blaring music until now, meanwhile the village loudspeaker also began, reciting pandemic prevention measures on loop for 2 hours.

The wedding sound system is right out my house, and the village speaker is also near my front door, one on the left, one on the right, when both start playing at the same time, it’s quite stimulating.