Chapter 2539: Two Energies Open the Heavens

“If you say Buddha is about practice, I have my own path to walk.”

“If you say Buddha is compassionate, often pitying the people of the world, I have killed so many people, there is no way back.”

Yin Guan looked up at the sky as he fell, but there was nothing at all in the sky.

He was facing an opponent he probably could never defeat. He didn't even know why he would be stained with such terror. Even if he had fought life and death battles against Jing Country, it would be impossible for Jing Country to send out a transcendent being to deal with him!

He only understood... there was no "why."

Weakness is the original sin; the inability to grasp one's own destiny is the reason.

He understood this principle very early on, and his life since then has only repeatedly verified it.

Everyone in the Gate of Hell has already fallen deep into the trap, but they can't even see the face of the one who laid the trap.

In that so-called "eternal pure land," that Buddha wanted to create a reincarnation like the opening of heaven and earth, and it was only one great achievement among many.

And the so-called Yan Luo Hall that governs good and evil rewards and punishments is only a component of this reincarnation.

Yin Guan was just in this Yan Luo Hall, with an identity specified by the Buddha—a true Qin Guang King, conforming to myth and legend.

That high and mighty Buddha's palm, while stroking mountains and rivers, while compassionately soothing sentient beings, didn't care about the thoughts and ideas of sentient beings!

Those beings only have grand ideals and infinite power.

And those like them are just dust rising and scattering in the face of heaven-overturning, earth-shattering changes, not worth mentioning.

That Buddha, who claimed to pity the world, didn't even truly make a move. He had already restored the near-dead Wu Guan Wang and pushed back the peak-impacting Qin Guang King. The entire process was fundamentally light as a cloud and wind, without ripples.

This existence, whispered in everyone's ears, revealed a terror that already exceeded the understanding of power held by these vicious Yan Luo of the Gate of Hell.

Beyond imagination, they didn't even know which direction to escape to.

Everyone was silent.

These killers within the Gate of Hell, perhaps all of them were bad characters, not a single one honestly listened to words—but each one knew how to act in their own interest.

Even Yan Xiao, who represented pure evil thoughts, also knew evil and knew fear, and temporarily lay low.

Only Yin Guan still looked up at the sky, fighting for himself: "Today you say the Buddha heart ferries me, but what is Buddha?"

He lifted that hand that had killed people like flies, pointing it at everyone on the opposite rock wall: "Look at them! Which one doesn't have blood on their hands, which one hasn't killed people like flies? Let us, these killers who disregard human life and kill for money, accompany you to create the Yan Luo Hall and dutifully govern good and evil rewards and punishments?"

He shouted: "Is heaven blind, or is the Buddha originally blind?!"

Yin Guan understood he couldn't resist!

At first, he thought that only by risking death to reach the peak could he have the qualification to sit at the table and discuss.

But now it was clear that even if he truly reached the peak, it was fundamentally impossible to reach the power of that Buddha.

His opponent was no longer at the level of a God-hero; he was facing a more terrifying existence.

And where was the opportunity?

First, in the painting he had seen, there were two split Buddhas and a standing emperor.

Second, it was still within himself.

His opponent possessed such great power that he could forcibly withstand the siege of the emperors of two hegemonic countries and vow to create reincarnation. In this process, to use their small killer organization to assist in establishing the Yan Luo Hall... this should originally be an easy thing.

Why not just wave a big hand and turn them into puppets, so they would diligently worship Zen from then on and work hard without complaint?

Why did he need to start laying out from Wu Guan Wang, and even need a figure of the weight of a God-hero to make a move, spending so much thought before and after?

Unless that Buddha... wanted not puppets.

It needed a truly complete "ferrying," to make these extremely evil ones truly convert, to add bricks and tiles to Its eternal Buddha land.

The essence of "ferrying," of course, cannot be superficially viewed as spiritual control, but rather Buddha Bodhisattvas informing the people of the world about the truth of this world, the true causes of suffering, and the methods to leave suffering and attain joy. The people of the world should act according to the law and can leave the bitter sea.

They needed to illuminate the pure land with their original vows, to build the Buddha country with true emotions!

Just like the Dragon crowd in the past, after converting to the Buddha gate, they fought a great battle against the Dragon clan.

Since he knew this Buddha's need was ferrying, then he naturally persisted in his error.

He not only didn't enlighten himself, but also wanted to stop other Yan Luo from "enlightening," hence this emotional, intense reaction. Every exaggerated expression was poured into his most fundamental cursing power, resisting compassion with bitter hatred and evading Bodhi with confusion.

But that grand, compassionate voice of the Buddha didn't sound again.

Perhaps because everything was already irreversible.

Boom boom boom!

Great changes occurred on the barren island reef!

Stone pillars rose from the ground one by one, building carved foundations. Suddenly, large segments of thick clouds smashed down, flying to form a dome. The outline of a hall was thus easily drawn.

Covering the sky of this island reef was the blank left after a large group of clouds fell. It looked like a dry well, nakedly embedded in the human world, but it would actually exist eternally.

More terrifying than the hall itself was the qualitative change that had already occurred in the rules of this side of heaven and earth.

Yin Guan had already seen the truth and was able to see clearly. The world rules here had already irreversibly rushed towards some unknown direction intended by the Buddha.

There was no need for Yin Guan to enlighten, no need for him, this Qin Guang King, to convert. The Yan Luo Hall had already begun to build!

And the Yan Luo Hall was not built in the underworld, but stood in the present world!

This place would be connected to the underworld!

“The Buddha passed by the bitter sea, casually picked up an ant, threw it to the shore, and then already left.”

“Saving from suffering and difficulty is only the compassion of the Buddha.”

“Whether the ant is grateful, the Buddha doesn't care.”

Wheel King She Di Sheng, sitting cross-legged in the stone cave, stopped reciting scriptures and sadly looked towards Yin Guan: "Head—you must not again be so self-loathing and self-abandoned. The Venerable One has given us an opportunity. You also saw the bitter sea early on. Please enter this hall, take this as your boat. That supreme glory has already bathed my body. I have already seen that eternal pure land!"

He seemed not like a pinched-out shell, but that true rune genius She Di Sheng who defected from the giant city!

Only he had already piously converted and was no longer gloomy as in the past. But with compassion, piety, and kindness, at this time, he also put his palms together and softly recited: "Knowing to return when lost is not too late. Put down the butcher knife and immediately become a Buddha!"

He responded to Yin Guan's question with this, resolving Yin Guan's confusion, already like a skilled Zen Buddhist layman.

"Since becoming a Buddha is so easy, why not call all the people of the world to lift their knives! First kill people, then put down the knives. A hundred kinds of sin power forge a golden body. Originally, killing life is cultivating Buddha!" Yin Guan spread his hands, his robe sleeves like flags, and points of green light lit up like stars. That was him using curse power to call: "Come! Come! Come together!"

"Enter my Hell Buddha gate, and from now on, a hundred evils are not forbidden."

"Despite killing people and setting fires, robbing wealth to forge a golden body!"

He cursed himself and also spread his curse through curse power. With this, he strengthened that shaky heart defense.

Becoming a Buddha is a great practice.

Entering Zen is a beautiful wish!

It does not make people fall, but makes them upward. It does not lead to filthiness, but towards beauty.

And precisely because of this, it is especially difficult to resist.

Yin Guan leaped into the mud swamp to refuse the light.

But She Di Sheng only sat there calmly, looking with a sympathetic eye: "Putting down the butcher knife refers to putting down the three industries of heart, mouth, and intention, and all delusional thoughts, delusional ideas, confusion, upside-downness, distinction, and attachment. If you seek Buddha with a heart of attachment, you will naturally never see the pure land. If you cultivate with killing life as your industry, your industry fire will naturally burn itself. Head, you are the most talented person within our organization, and also someone who can truly become a Buddha. At first, because there was no road to walk, you led your brothers to create the Gate of Hell. Now, the broad road is right in front of you, why do you persist in your error, stop your steps, and hesitate to move forward?"

He had first defected from the giant city, wandered the world, and later joined the Gate of Hell, licking blood from the knife's edge for so many years, and also suffered torture in the Central Heavenly Prison without being willing to die, also bearing a huge burden.

But his so-called burden, compared to Ksitigarbha Buddha's great ideal, was completely not worth mentioning!

All kinds of past events were like dust and smoke. For the rest of his life, he would respectfully be before the Buddha.

"Then, why me? Why us? All beings suffer. We, among many people, are also beings of suffering. The Buddha is so compassionate, why is it precisely us that he ferries?" Yin Guan looked at him: "Since Wheel King has already seen the true Buddha and participates in creation with merit, perhaps he has a word to teach me?"

"Fate." She Di Sheng now had the calmness of someone who had seen through the mortal world: "Do not feel how important you are, or how important I am. In front of the Buddha, we are equally small. The reason it is us is only because we happened to encounter us. Would you specially go to seek out an ant? There is truly no difference between people."

Before Yin Guan's eyes, there seemed to be a mirror, with light and shadow constantly flashing within. He could vaguely see crowns and clothes of three colors, red, white, and green, and a corner of supreme purple intent.

He vaguely understood—

At this time, Ksitigarbha's escape from Zen was happening throughout the heavens and myriad worlds. Emperor Ji Feng Zhou of Jing and Emperor Jiang Shu of Qi were also pursuing him throughout the heavens and myriad worlds!

But in this place where the heavenly mechanism was chaotic, unknown to people, on a barren sea island reef, the Yan Luo Hall was being built.

Once the Ten Yan Luo Halls were built, Ksitigarbha's underworld would have a skeleton, Its complete layout could thus unfold, and Its power could also be partially repaired.

Gong Sun Xi's death led to the decline of the sun and moon chop. Ksitigarbha was like a blind person; no one in the world could see him anymore.

Jiang Shu borrowed this to enter the trap and assassinate Ksitigarbha. Ksitigarbha's layout also unfolded from this!

And the eye of this mirror, which was sometimes present and sometimes not, was who was passing the message?

Yin Guan was being ferried by a Buddha he had never seen before, and there was another kind of unknown power, seemingly passing a message to him, helping him resist.

Non-transcendent beings could not plan against transcendent beings.

His will would become meaningful on the battlefield of transcendence, and he had no choice.

"If you truly observe ants, you will discover that there are also differences among them. Some are responsible for fighting, some are responsible for finding food, some are responsible for reproduction—that is also an organization with clear divisions like the Gate of Hell, and you are also an ant in front of the Buddha's eye. You actually don't see it." Yin Guan said: "If there is no difference between people, why are you persuading me now?"

He lightly shook his head: "Wheel, you have already lost your spirituality. You have become stupid because of your overly pious faith. This is even more the reason I am unwilling to be the same as you."

"I only see through, so I am no longer willing to argue. I only see the Buddha prove nature, hence I am no longer confused. This is called great wisdom like foolishness." She Di Sheng looked sympathetically at his own leader. Only after entering Zen did he see the pity of this man. Before, he only felt his strength and terror: "No matter what you do, it will all happen."

Boom rumble rumble!

The various halls on the island reef were indeed built without obstruction. Even on the first completed main hall, a plaque with inscribed characters was already hung.

The first hall said "Xuan Ming"!

Immediately after were Pu Ming Palace, Zhou Jue Palace, Tai He Palace...

"And Jiu Lun Palace, Ming Chen Palace, Shen Hua Palace—" She Di Sheng was full of expectation: "Bi Zhen Palace, Seven Fei Palace, Su Ying Palace! Ten halls together, the underworld is initially formed. The entire Gate of Hell can all ascend to heaven like chickens and dogs!"

A crowd of Yan Luo observed the great changes on the island reef, all not speaking.

Only Yin Guan was abnormally firm: "I don't believe that if we all resist, the Yan Luo Hall can truly be built."

"And not to mention whether your resistance has meaning." She Di Sheng said with regret: "Leader, are you sure all the brothers will resist?"

He looked at this laughable and pitiful ignorant one: "Are the brothers to continue licking blood from the knife's edge with you, not knowing the morning or evening, or to become Buddha, become ancestors, free and eternal?"

Xuan Ming Palace was majestic and wide, its large doors slowly pulled open.

Inside the palace, ghost gods lined up, solemnly waiting.

"As long as you walk into this palace and take the Qin Guang great seal, you can immediately prove the Dao of Yang God and become a Yan Luo great king! And not like now, the peak is hard to reach, only through nine deaths and one life adventures... Brothers are also the same! They originally had no opportunity to see the peak, but their destiny is different because of Zen. True hope lies in pious belief."

A wheel of Buddha light appeared behind his head. His palms lightly parted, and he smiled with compassion: "Want to see everyone's choice? If more people support you, I will sacrifice my body for the Buddha. If more people support me, please enter the main Xuan Ming Palace and be a good Yan Luo great king of your hall—how about it?"

These were not false words; this was the birth of the underworld.

She Di Sheng represented that he believed in that Buddha and gave Yin Guan one last possibility to resist.

Ask the true hearts of the crowd of Yan Luo!

They all knew that this was an organization that could least stand the test.

"Playing god tricks, I don't understand your bullshit. What Yan Luo great king, this old man doesn't believe it!" Yan Xiao's wings moved, and he shifted through space. His burly body instantly disappeared, his substantial killing intent almost cracking the rock wall. The tip of his beak probed, containing deadly terror power, and just like that, he pounced straight at She Di Sheng's face!

It might not care about what Buddha or not Buddha was. Its master supported Qin Guang King; it just supported Qin Guang King.

But She Di Sheng only lightly cast a glance at it.

Yan Xiao discovered itself still in the original place!

Its divine ability of shifting through space became a step in the original place!

"Bian Cheng King, do you feel it? You are already free." She Di Sheng said gently: "It is the Buddha who has given you freedom."

Yan Xiao, born from extreme evil, instantly stopped in its original place. Its extremely chaotic and evil eyes scattered in a flash, bewildered as if it didn't know what evening it was today.

In its body, a red square seal suddenly rose, carved with immortal dragons and demon apes. The two qi opened the heavens, truly like the rising sun shining in all directions!

Yet it was that Zhen River True Monarch's Red Heart Seal, stimulated and sent out by instinct, in a situation where its original master was not supporting it.

Boom boom boom!

It seemed like a mountain, moving thunder.

That Zhen River True Monarch's seal suppressed heavenly person state paths, becoming a contemporary master of seal suppression with a reputation.

The power of a single strike left by a True Monarch who derived the Dao was enough to crush the island reef and suppress the various Zens. It instantly broke open the chaotic flow of rules that was initially rising in the underworld and fell straight towards She Di Sheng's heavenly spirit!

"Who moved my god seal?!"

She Di Sheng had already converted to Ksitigarbha, but the Yan Luo Hall was not yet truly complete. He still couldn't enter the main Su Ying Palace and wasn't yet counted as a Yan Luo great king. Although he could borrow part of the Zen power, he couldn't take this strike.

He had just come in time to probe with his palm. His whole person suddenly sank back, sinking into the end of the stone cave, sinking into a deeper place in the cliff wall.

Only a dark, bottomless human-shaped pit was left in the deep place of the stone cave!

That square god seal only shifted over at this moment, temporarily scattering the Yan Luo like flying birds.

And the entire rock wall, which had endured wind and frost carvings and had long suffered from sea wave erosion, crashed down with a bang, collapsing like mud and sand, burying everything like dust and powder!