Wet viviparity

Chapter 829 Buddha Rainbow, Revealing the Mystery
Outside the Cold Sea Treasure Mansion, an acquaintance arrived.

This man had a joyful expression on his face, and his clothes fluttered in the wind. He was none other than the Crying Ancestor, who was out running around. He had informed a dog-sealed protector in front of the mansion and was waiting for the sect leader inside to receive him.

After waiting for a long time, they finally saw the sect leader who had just emerged from seclusion in the mansion. They hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Good news, good news! After my ancestor pleaded and prayed for thirty-six days in front of Moyun Peak, that senior finally agreed to impart profound secrets and mysteries, allowing us to avenge our deep-seated hatred."

These words came out of his mouth, but the old ancestor saw that Jiang Heixiao, who had just come out of seclusion, was unmoved, and his heart sank.

He wondered if the Black Owl, in the face of this impending calamity, had become hesitant and feared the loss of his vast empire, and thus chose to distance himself from the situation.

Jiang Heixiao's gaze swept over the face of the Crying Ancestor. He saw that the old ancestor's complexion was gloomy, his lips were dry and his eyes were hot. He had lost most of his pure Dao energy. He knew that the Crying Ancestor had been bewitched by the calamity energy, to the point that his three corpses were in his head and his seven emotions were on his face. Jiang Heixiao's heart sank. Was this a case of supernatural powers being no match for fate?!
He stood with his hands behind his back, deliberately feigning hesitation.

"I've heard of that person from Moyun Peak at home. He was originally a criminal who was punished to go down to the mortal realm to reflect on his mistakes. Even if he has extraordinary abilities, under the watchful eyes of those two ancestral masters and immortals, he can hardly be of great benefit to us."

"Ancestor, you and that Master Lingxu haven't reached the point of no return. If you're willing to take a step back now, that master will surely accept this situation after the calamity, and his future cultivation will be boundless. Little Qinggu can also enjoy immortal bliss with me, retiring to a secluded place for quiet cultivation."

"You want me, your ancestor, to give way to a mere brat who has been practicing Tao for less than a hundred years!"

The old ancestor of bitterness first showed great hatred and was furious, then put on a bitter and sorrowful expression and said: "If it weren't for his instigation behind my little disciple Chi Shenzi, which caused the deaths of my three beloved disciples, how could my Western Wilderness's lineage of Qingzhen Temple and Thousand Flower Cave have fallen apart?"

I cannot let this blood feud go unavenged; otherwise, if I were to perish one day, how would I face my deceased disciples?

Although Jiang Heixiao's words were meant to provoke the ancestor, he still felt regret when he actually saw the ancestor in such a state.

This is not a lament for the ancestor, but a lament for Xiao Qing Gu. After all, even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. Although Xiao Qing Gu has a wicked past, she is not beyond being guided to goodness. But following this crying hemp behind, she can only drift in the sea of ​​suffering.

When this life ends, I hope it will also be the moment when Xiaoqinggu suddenly realizes the truth, and at that time she will be able to wash away all the worldly dust.

Composing himself, Black Owl continued, "That Chi Shenzi might have been instigated by Master Lingxu, but that should have happened after the Battle of Little Blessed Land. It seems that your eldest disciple, Huang Zaozi, died before the Battle of Little Blessed Land. What does this have to do with Master Lingxu?"

"You don't know, but back then my little disciple Chi Shenzi held a Buddhist scripture appreciation gathering to find the recipients of the karmic connection with the original deity."

When this matter reached Lingxuzi's ears, he sent his rat-like subordinate to plot against fate. At the meeting, Yang Qian, a former disciple of Taiping Mountain, revealed the truth in one sentence. From then on, my junior disciple formed a bad relationship with Lingxuzi, and later even fought with my senior disciple Huang Zaozi.

I have spent many years trying to decipher the mystery behind it. Although I cannot fully understand it, I have a feeling that these two things are related, and now I have found some clues.

That Master Lingxu was indeed remarkable, but his cultivation was still within the fourth realm. No matter how deep his schemes were, in situations beyond the scope of his cultivation, he couldn't erase the traces of his methods.

The old patriarch, Ku Ma, poured out his grievances, but Black Owl's eyes remained unseen.

Black Owl had already thought of the traces that the Crying Ancestor had investigated. Back then, when Chi Shenzi was fighting Huang Zaozi, he had indeed gone beyond the scope of control and had to let his main body take action, remotely using the Golden Chest Sacrifice Technique to kill Huang Zaozi.

Although the matter was handled discreetly at the time, if an old man like Kuma Laozu were to investigate further, he would eventually find some clues.

“Ancestor, I have also heard about what happened in the Southern Fire Frontier. No one can control the Spirit Void Mage in that frontier, and now they are refining a magic weapon whose details are unknown to everyone.”

Even if I personally take action, and send the Dharma Protectors, Elders, and their two generals to the Southern Fire Frontier, do you think I can accomplish what those strongmen of the Cloud and Rain Temple and the Four Fiends Child could not?!

At this point, Black Owl suddenly sensed someone approaching. Looking towards the outside of the mansion, he saw that the evil miasma and poisonous mist above Suye Water City had all dissipated, and a huge circle of Buddhist rainbows bloomed, encircling the thousands of acres of void above and below.

The area inside was not empty; there was a shadow of a tiger lying on a rock, clearly a sign of divine intervention.

"Buddha, why aren't you stepping forward to pay your respects!"

A sound that sounded like both roaring and singing came from all directions. Black Owl frowned and thought to himself that this Zen Master Caihu was quite the show-off.

Although he was displeased, Black Owl still stepped forward and bowed.

There was no surprise on his face when he first saw a deity. Although he wanted to act out such surprise, he had seen deities so many times that he was no longer able to feel it, so he simply didn't force himself to act it out.

"Could it be that the Venerable Master Caihu manifested his divine power on Moyun Peak in the land of Jiuzhen?"

Within the Buddha's rainbow, the tiger's head slightly raised, looking at the black owl, and said, "You left home early, yet you still know about me, a reclusive immortal."

"Although I am away from home, I have not completely lost contact with my family."

Black Owl gave a vague reply, which greatly surprised Crouching Tiger on the Rock within Buddha Rainbow.

He could understand Black Owl's nonchalant attitude in the face of his divine manifestation, but the tone was far too casual, and the witty remarks were handled with ease, as if he were accustomed to dealing with immortals and gods, without the slightest pressure.

Thinking of how Jiang Jiazi had created his own method, making him a rare genius in the True Spirit Sect, and how geniuses naturally possess extraordinary qualities, Zen Master Caihu temporarily suppressed his awkwardness. "Kuma once went to the outside of the peak to seek help. I am originally a hermit immortal, and also a banished god of the Thunder Department. At this time when the calamity is spreading in the south, I should not have any worldly thoughts, lest I add more calamities and endless disasters to the south."

"But I have a long-standing karmic connection with you, and you were originally my chosen disciple, which is why I have this opportunity to manifest my divine power."

"Buddha?"

Black Owl paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered that when Zhao Chi first came to Diqiu Xiaoci Gorge, he had revealed a secret, saying that as long as he ascended the altar and bowed, and recited a Buddhist scripture, a divine messenger would come to guide him and cleanse him of his demonic body.

At that time, he guessed that this was the work of Zen Master Caihu in secret, using the pretense of guiding him to salvation, but in reality, he was plotting to bring him into three karmic connections.

However, Zen Master Caihu did not expect that Zhao Chi, because the Three Secrets of Buddhism was too difficult to master, would be attracted by his newly created "Secret Record of Transformation and Mystery of Evil," and would completely forget about the matter of guiding Zhao Chi that the Zen Master had instructed him to do.

This Zen Master Caihu was extremely patient, waiting until now, until Jiang Heixiao was dragged into the calamity by Kuma, before he finally revealed himself to him.

"My child, you were born with initiation and bestowed with the three karmic connections of the 'King of Wealth'. For many years, you have practiced and realized the Dharma on your own, unaware that the true form of the King of Wealth originates from the Southern Buddhist lineage—Bao Fa Temple. Once the time is ripe, someone from Bao Fa Temple will come to guide you."

"Zen Master, aren't you that one from the Thunder Department?"

"No!"

Zen Master Caihu interrupted Hei Xiao's words, rose from the rock and sat upright, put his palms together and said: "Back then, I followed that person to quell the rebellion in the Lijiang River in Dongdu. Because of the deep sins of killing, my violent nature became poisonous, and my three corpses caused chaos. Fortunately, the eminent monk of Baofa Temple risked another tribulation to use the compassionate and unobstructed light of Buddhism on me, and touched my head to receive the precepts and bestowed the Three Jewels upon me."

From that moment on, I donned Buddhist robes and made a grand vow to revitalize the Buddhist lineage in the South. You are the one who fulfills my vow and is my chosen Buddhist son.

During this great calamity, I originally intended to secretly help you so that Ku Ma could resolve our past grudges. However, he said that the enmity was too deep to be resolved and that he would rather give up his path to immortality than fail to repay Ling Xuzi.”

Upon hearing this, Black Owl looked at Old Ancestor Crying in surprise.

Based on his understanding of the Crying Ancestor, even the two Green Maidens were not as important as his great cause of becoming an immortal, so how could he say such a resolute thing?

If he hadn't had in-depth contact with the Crying Ancestor and hadn't experienced things with him, he would have truly been moved by Zen Master Caihu's words, which were so empathetic.

However, since the Crying Ancestor never said these words, the purpose of Master Caihu's performance in this play is quite interesting. Black Owl even thinks that the Crying Ancestor's obsession with revenge is at the behest of Master Caihu.

His thoughts raced, but he didn't show them on his face; he listened intently.

“This feud can only be resolved by Lingxuzi’s military intervention. I know that this is a case of turning evil into evil, and it will inevitably lead to endless karmic obstacles. But in order to help you escape this calamity and gain great freedom and ease, I am willing to fall into hell myself.”

Upon hearing this, the Old Ancestor Kuma was overjoyed and said, "That Lingxuzi has killed countless beings and created endless karma during the calamity. He is already a sinful person. How can the Zen Master use sin to transform sin? This is truly a good deed."

"Shut up, you wicked creature!"

A loud shout came from within the Buddha's Rainbow, and with a raised arm, he pointed directly at the Crying Ancestor and said, "If you hadn't used the deep affection between Buddha and his Daoist partner as a means to make Buddha sink into the mire, he would have long ago followed me to cultivate in seclusion on Moyun Peak and attained the fruit of Buddhism."

“If the Zen Master truly has a brilliant plan, I am willing to become a monk and abandon all matters of love and affection,” Black Owl suddenly said, clasping his hands together.

The old patriarch, Kuma, was taken aback by Hei Xiao's determination and didn't know how to respond. After a long while, he finally said, "You don't necessarily have to observe the precepts to study Buddhism under the Zen master."

"Idiot, shut up!"

The Zen master's voice echoed in the heart of the old patriarch, Kuma.

Within the Buddha's rainbow, the fierce tiger cast its gaze down, meeting the black owl's stare.

"The rivers and lakes rise and fall, the bright moon shines through the vast waves."

He turned and swept away the dust of the world, the tolling of bells fading into the silence of the wooden fish drum.

The Zen master opened and closed his tiger's mouth, recited a Buddhist verse, and compassionately said: "You have the heart to help, and you wish to use this action to make your fellow practitioner realize that he is deeply attached to resentment, to the point that he has forgotten what he cherishes and is lost in ignorance."

Your act of selflessly helping her realize right and wrong, so that she may no longer fall into the abyss of evil and hatred, shows that you already possess profound Buddhist nature. Excellent, excellent!

"Please, Zen Master, reveal the profound meaning!"

Kuma interrupted the moment of profound contemplation and spoke.

(End of this chapter)