Chapter 2723: The Divine Firmament's Scheme

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What is faith? Pour out your all to hold what you seek.

For the Black Lotus Temple's ideal of "world attainment of the Way," Rat Jialan gave up the opportunity to advance towards becoming a Sky Demon. He was willing to sacrifice himself and embrace the Knowing Heart Bell.

As the supreme treasure controlled by Ancient Nan Mountain for many years, the Knowing Heart Bell originally had no possibility of being plundered. It had long resided in Ancient Nan Mountain, enlightening countless Bodhisattvas and Arhats, receiving echoes from many Buddhas. It had become one with Ancient Nan Mountain, their Buddhist fates connected. No matter how far away, Ancient Nan Mountain could summon it back at any time. In a certain sense, "to move the Knowing Heart Bell is like moving Ancient Nan Mountain." Who in this world could accomplish such a feat?

So the young Demon King, Yang Yu, also had the opportunity to take it out of the mountain gate and travel in the bustling city and venture into dangerous places. Of course, in view of the importance of the Knowing Heart Bell, Great Bodhisattva Chan Fayuan also accompanied and protected it, never leaving its side. It should be said that Ancient Nan Mountain exercised sufficient caution in the movement and use of the Knowing Heart Bell.

But the Feather Clan's legendary Divine Firmament Land, left ten thousand years ago, is a very special place. It could, in a completely free state, prevent Tiger Taisui's invasion by self-destruction. It could isolate inside and outside, even blocking the various Sky Demons' tracking of it, almost possessing the prototype of an independent world...

Ancient Nan Mountain, as the recognized Buddhist orthodoxy of the Demon Realm, had long reigned supreme. Chan Fayuan, using Divine Firmament Land as a chessboard to place his pieces, also disregarded other players. He shook the Knowing Heart Bell, wanting to occupy everything completely.

While the Knowing Heart Bell was piercing secrets and penetrating time and space, a part of itself was inevitably drawn into the Divine Firmament Land. Rat Jialan's sacrifice at the Black Lotus Sacrifice Altar was greatly amplified, firmly holding this part of the Knowing Heart Bell within Divine Firmament Land, indirectly triggering the world rules of Divine Firmament Land, and finally prying open the possibility of moving the Knowing Heart Bell away!

Suppose the Knowing Heart Bell falling into the shadow of Divine Firmament Land was a pigeon that could return at any time. What Rat Jialan was doing now was gripping the wings of this pigeon, preventing it from returning to its cage.

The power of the Knowing Heart Bell originally relied on its knowing and hearing ability to freely shuttle through secrets. But at this moment, it was fixed within this secret. Compared to the rules of a complete world, the connection established by Ancient Nan Mountain's monks with the Knowing Heart Bell over ten thousand years was so fragile.

And at this critical moment, when this connection was severed and the Knowing Heart Bell was fixed, Deer Xingkong activated the faith insects of the End Dharma Era Buddhist Law new transmission. In an extremely short time, they erased the mark of Ancient Nan Mountain and began to engrave inscriptions belonging exclusively to the Black Lotus Temple on the ancient bronze bell.

Including the corruption of Yang Yu and the shadow of the Knowing Heart Bell, this was only the aftermath of this process. At this time, in the sky above Mo Yun City, several Sky Demons, including Tiger Taisui, could clearly see the handwriting firmly proceeding on the body of the ancient bronze bell.

"Self without delusion knots Bodhi."

The next sentence was already written up to "His heart not prove." The golden light was hidden, the night was long. The old era had perished, a new era was about to come!

The smile on Chan Fayuan's face had shattered, and with it, his pieces in this game of Divine Firmament. To fully occupy everything, he chose to end the game first, resulting in being the first to be out of the game. Now, winning was no longer important; what was important was not to lose anything more.

His expression was extremely serious, an expression almost no one had ever seen on him, and thus it held real power. Leaning on the Knowing Heart Bell, which was still in a stalemate in the secret passage, he solemnly asked: "Yang Yu, have you attained enlightenment yet?"

Yang Yu in Divine Firmament Land was suppressing the invading black patterns on his body. At this juncture where his body was about to fall but had not yet fallen, he poured more power into the shadow of the Knowing Heart Bell to resist the clamp of the Black Lotus Sacrifice Altar.

As a demon who had left home, he should be indifferent to worldly affairs. He was naturally also uninteresting, calmly accepting everything, without waves from the start. The escape of the true secret of Divine Firmament, attracting more competitors, did not matter to him. It made no difference who competed with him or who blocked his path. This was his truth.

He was also proud. He wanted to forcefully question all competitors with the sound of the bell, wanted to make Rat Jialan return from his lost path, wanted to make Deer Qilang recognize the ranking. He wanted heaven and earth to recognize only him. This was also his truth, just like this moment.

He was struggling, struggling with all his might against the Fall Buddha power descending from the End Dharma. With the ability of a Sky Demon seed ranked fifth on the new Heavenly List, he had already struggled out to an independent and clear self, and was still struggling for the ownership of the sect's supreme treasure.

But at this time, he heard Chan Fayuan's question. The struggling expression on his face disappeared in an instant, returning to a warm and calm state. He only slowly said: "Under the Bodhi tree, all heavens' cause and effect. On Ancient Nan Mountain, ten thousand years of spiritual fate. How can our generation's true transmission of the Light King, who gives life and forgets death for Buddhist faith, be behind anyone?"

Before the true transmission of my Buddha, of course, nothing was important. Including the doubts about Chai A Si and Peaceful Ghost Officer, including the win or loss against Deer Qilang, and also including himself.

His final voice was not as intense as Rat Jialan's, but in responding to the Great Bodhisattva, he had already given up the suppression of his own body. Black patterns instantly crawled all over his warm face, making him evil, filthy, and indecent. But golden light burned all over his body! His entire body burned up.

He just burned in the air like this. The fire gradually intensified, the golden light gradually became more vibrant. Finally, he burned into a roaring golden Buddha fire, using his light head as a hammer, striking the shadow of the Knowing Heart Bell, which had been mostly entwined by black patterns...

"When one is a monk for a day, one rings the bell for a day." Ancient Nan Mountain's head bell rang. No one else awakened, only Yang Yu entered the dream. His light head cracked open, collapsed, and his entire Buddha fire golden body disappeared, but unexpectedly, fresh blood remained. The fresh blood flowed silently down the upper part of the Knowing Heart Bell's shadow, "extinguishing" the black patterns climbing upwards.

Clearly, it was the Black Lotus Temple's Rat Jialan who first chose to sacrifice himself, but his body was still withering, still having a thin part. The high-spirited Yang Yu just now was the first to pass away. All the demons in the field were moved.

Ape Mengji swallowed hard. His always slow brain, at this moment, occupied the high ground, transmitting an emotion named fear towards him. The encounter with that absolute beauty woman before brought no waves. The golden light flashed, and he woke up. But this time, before Yang Yu's attack of striking the Knowing Heart Bell, he personally felt the means of the Ape Immortal Court, and his confidence had originally risen. But the scene before his eyes was truly somewhat frightening.

The journey of exploring Divine Firmament Land had just begun, and everyone had not seen anything yet. The new Heavenly List King, ranked fifth, Yang Yu, just passed away? Similarly, Rat Jialan, who also had the strength of a new Heavenly List King, could clearly see that he had only a few breaths left. He was withering away, only a section of his chest remaining.

Birth and death were originally nothing. He, Ape Mengji, had come this far and was not a chick who had never seen blood. He didn't care when Yu Xin left; he wouldn't be scared at all. But did you all have to die so intensely? Did you have to make such a big fuss? I, Ape Mengji, was born noble, I just came in casually to exercise. My long-lost Ape Immortal Court grandfather is still waiting for me outside to go home!

He looked at the enveloping golden light cover, his face expressionless. In his heart, he was already shouting: "Grandfather! I'm not playing anymore. Can you come and take me back?"

At this moment, calling for his grandfather in his heart was not only him. His capable subordinate and loyal little brother, Chai A Si, was also extremely astonished at this time. The Buddha said that the fifty-eighth chapter was still in hand, and it was not yet time for Yang Yu to take over, but Yang Yu was already dead. Wait, could this also be within the Upper Venerable's plan?

In addition to astonishment, he also felt a trace of regret. These were all future pillars of the Demon Clan, usable talents for his Emperor Chai A Si. Dying so meaninglessly, wasn't it a damage to the overall situation of the Demon Realm? So he asked in his heart: "Upper Venerable grandfather! This death and injury is too great, too pitiful, shouldn't we come out and advise?"

The Upper Venerable was too lazy to care about him. Advise what? It had come to this point. Should he advise Rat Jialan not to die, advise Yang Yu to live? It would be strange if Rat Jialan didn't angrily take you, Chai A Si, away.

Instead, Yang Yu's last words, "For Buddhist faith, give life and forget death. How can I be behind anyone?" made him suddenly think of the time on the grassland when the new Crown High Priest of the grassland, Tu Hu, told him about the three hear, three Buddhist faiths. He had always wondered how to explain the "faith" in this sentence within the context of Buddhist faith. Was it true, sincere, or a message? He only knew that this "three hear, three Buddhist faiths" meant "as widely heard," "as known and heard," and "as I hear," representing three precious mouths in the world. Now, he unexpectedly saw it all.

The sound of the bell that had been ringing in Ancient Nan Mountain for ten thousand years seemed to bring him some inspiration at this moment, close at hand yet vague. My Buddha is compassionate!

In Mo Yun City, Great Bodhisattva Chan Fayuan's expression was sorrowful and pitying. At the moment of decision, he directly gave up on Yang Yu to fully protect the Knowing Heart Bell. And the abandoned Yang Yu, not only showed no resentment, but actively burned his remaining body, striking this one bell sound, fulfilling the duty of an Ancient Nan Mountain monk...

The sound of the Knowing Heart Bell rang out again in Divine Firmament Land. That illusory shadow connected to the original, describing the secret to Chan Fayuan once again, allowing Chan Fayuan's Sky Demon power to track it back to Divine Firmament.

Thus, Chan Fayuan flipped his palm and pushed. The fixed and motionless Knowing Heart Bell, which was hanging high, suddenly leaped forward. It shouldn't be said forward, because its direction of movement was not towards this Demon Realm. It leaped towards the secret of Divine Firmament Land that it knew and heard!

Rat Jialan and Deer Xingkong were binding the pigeon's leg, preventing it from returning to its cage. The distance between the pigeon and the cage was the secret of Divine Firmament Land; it was a distance that did not exist in the meaning of time and space. The secret of Divine Firmament Land, in turn, triggered the world rules of Divine Firmament Land, directly freezing this distance and the pigeon and cage on both sides of this distance.

Deer Xingkong, in this process, used supreme divine ability to pry into the world rules of Divine Firmament Land, cutting off the connection between this pigeon, its cage, and its owner. Then, he took advantage of this to erase the mark of this cage and engrave the mark of the Black Lotus Temple on it, thus completing the replacement. At the same time, Rat Jialan also worked to tame the bound pigeon, and with the help of Deer Xingkong, corrupted Yang Yu. Using the life and death of this true transmission of Ancient Nan Mountain, he restrained Chan Fayuan's actions. After this pigeon returned to the cage, this pigeon and cage would also be prefixed with Black Lotus and gain new life.

And Chan Fayuan, at this critical juncture, made an emergency response. After notifying, he directly gave up on Yang Yu and pushed the cage back to that distance representing the true secret of Divine Firmament. The pigeon could not fly back, so he pushed the cage over, this is the so-called "if the mountain does not come to me, I go to the mountain." In this process, Yang Yu actively sacrificed himself to burn the rope binding the pigeon, allowing the pigeon to return to the cage earlier. He didn't know what Chan Fayuan wanted to do, because this was not in the plan, he just did his best, and did a little more. But with Chan Fayuan, he achieved a wonderful cooperation.

The two monks, old and young, had the wonder of Bodhi in their hearts, shortening the process of recycling the Knowing Heart Bell's power. The sentence "His heart does not prove open lotus flower" on the ancient bronze bell had already been engraved to the last stroke of the word "lotus." But Deer Xingkong's so-called faith insects of the End Dharma Era Buddhist Law new transmission fell into emptiness! The Knowing Heart Bell had already fallen into that segment of true secret. It was not in any place within the Demon Realm, nor in Divine Firmament Land. It did not exist in a concrete space, but advanced into that segment of secret.

There are billions of kinds of world secrets, which can sentient beings seek? Of course, Chan Fayuan did not want the Knowing Heart Bell to be lost like this. The reliance of his move lay in the incense connection between the Knowing Heart Bell and Ancient Nan Mountain for ten thousand years, and in the Buddhist fate left by many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas on the Knowing Heart Bell. That connection was only temporarily cut off. When the world rules of Divine Firmament Land lost the means guided by Deer Xingkong and were eroded by time, that long-standing connection could still recover. Ancient Nan Mountain could then borrow this connection to seek the Knowing Heart Bell back once again. It would not even take too long.

Because at this moment, Chan Fayuan had already emergency communicated with Ancient Nan Mountain, and countless Brahma sounds were already floating and sinking around his body, leaping up! That was Ancient Nan Mountain's call to the Knowing Heart Bell, temporarily not ringing out, only because it was not yet the best timing...

It has to be said, Chan Fayuan's response in this situation was truly inspired. In the situation where many of the Black Lotus Temple's sacrifices had died, he managed to struggle out an opportunity and win the possibility of protecting the Knowing Heart Bell. In this game, Ancient Nan Mountain lost one Yang Yu, Black Lotus Temple lost one Rat Jialan, and their scheme for the Knowing Heart Bell fell empty, also sacrificing a large number of faith insects of the End Dharma Era Buddhist Law new transmission. If a cruel comparison were made, it's truly uncertain which side lost more.

At this moment. The Knowing Heart Bell fell into the secret. The engraving on the bell's body was still incomplete, which also meant it was not stable and would soon be eroded clean. But Rat Jialan had just burned out his last bit of life. Rat Jialan was already dead; he climbed and stained the Knowing Heart Bell until his death! But the opportunity to seize the Knowing Heart Bell had been lost, how could Deer Xingkong be willing?

His pair of terrifying eyes, dense with black and white spots, suddenly closed. Terrifying power was being generated. In the secret that no one else could see, the black words engraved on the Knowing Heart Bell began to self-destruct one by one, hitting the bell one by one. He wanted to smash it, sink it, or at least knock off all its marks. Or directly destroy this segment of secret. If I cannot engrave you, then don't think about summoning you back. Just let this Knowing Heart Bell forever sink in that segment of secret! My Black Lotus Temple will never own it, and your Ancient Nan Mountain will gain and lose again.

"You seek death!" Chan Fayuan glared angrily, no longer caring about any Bodhisattva demeanor. He roared and struck with a punch, shattering the boundless darkness like glass. Every piece of shattered glass darkness echoed Deer Xingkong's mad laugh: "I will not kill you yet. Let you swallow the bitter fruit of losing the Knowing Heart Bell night after night for the rest of your life!" Chan Fayuan was furious like mad, but how could he stop Deer Xingkong now? Ancient Nan Mountain was still far away. The several Sky Demons spectating in the field could only hope that the Knowing Heart Bell would be lost; they would fundamentally be unable to intervene.

He watched a Buddhist supreme treasure thus disappear. In Divine Firmament Land, however, a voice suddenly rang out. "No, not quite right." The voice said like this. "Let's restart." The next sentence, belonging to the same voice, rang in the secret of Divine Firmament Land. Chan Fayuan's fury and Deer Xingkong's roar stopped in an instant. Because at this very moment, both of them lost their vague perception of Divine Firmament Land. Whether it was the Black Lotus Sacrifice Altar or the shadow of the Knowing Heart Bell, they no longer transmitted messages. Of course, they could no longer find that segment of secret, nor could they destroy or summon back the Knowing Heart Bell again. Not only the two Great Bodhisattvas were shocked and angry at this moment. Tiger Taisui, Deer Ximing, and Spider Yi, who had always sat and watched the two groups of bald men fight, also changed color. Because just like Chan Fayuan and Deer Xingkong, their ability to intervene in the game from the outside was also lost at this time!

Up to now, the third player participating in the Divine Firmament game had made a move! But it was definitely not Chan Fayuan, definitely not Deer Xingkong. Nor was it Tiger Taisui, nor Deer Ximing, nor Spider Yi. Who exactly was it?

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