If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1268 Keep your spirits up, don't lose face.
Master Guan asked with a stern face, "Can you dispel the karma on the souls of the dead?"

"I can't, but the Grand Tutor's Buddhist scriptures aren't very effective either. At the current pace, it would probably take several days and nights of chanting."

After Yang Li finished speaking, he emphasized again: "Master, I just think that the Buddhist 'Karma Elimination Sutra' is nothing special. I don't mean to belittle the Grand Tutor."

The more I respect the Grand Tutor and the more I know how powerful he is, the more I feel that Buddhism is merely a heretical sect and has no right to join forces with our Xuanmen sect in 'merging Taoism and Buddhism to jointly worship the dead'.

Just think, what kind of person is our Grand Tutor? To say he's 'the best in the Three Realms' might be a bit of an exaggeration.

Add a qualifier: "The greatest hero in the Three Realms since the Middle Ages." I don't think many people would object, right?
Even such a 'first hero' would need to spend several days and nights slowly grinding away the karma on the vengeful spirits. It would probably still be impossible to completely eliminate all the karma, at most allowing them to re-enter the cycle of reincarnation.

Using ordinary monks would only be less efficient and less effective.

As the Master just said, our group is considered second-rate in the Xuanmen (Taoist sect).

Look at the effect of the grand Taoist ritual we, a bunch of nobodys, have put on.

Guan Zhenren was stunned for a moment, then somewhat convinced.

“What you said makes some sense, but you shouldn’t have been talking nonsense while the Grand Tutor was performing the ritual for the deceased.”

Yang Li laughed and said, "You underestimate the Grand Tutor's magnanimity. Even if I were to say it to her face, let alone mutter it to herself, she would just laugh it off."

Master Guan sighed, “As you said, given Grand Tutor’s current efficiency, this ‘Taoist and Buddhist Convergence, Grand Ritual in Luotian’ will probably last for several days.”

This was nothing unusual.

In the past, whether it was the Luo Tian Grand Ritual of my Xuanmen sect or the Water and Land Dharma Assembly of the Buddhist sect.

Three days and three nights, seven days and seven nights, or even ten days or half a month are all considered normal.

Grand Tutor Ke had planned to go to the Central Plains tomorrow to reconstruct the earth's veins.

Now that the plan is failing, your grumbling from the sidelines is only making the Grand Tutor more anxious and flustered.

Yang Li said, "Grand Tutor, there is no need to worry. Just do your best."

Even if we can't completely convert those resentful souls this time, we can wait for the next one—

Before he finished speaking, golden light suddenly appeared above Grand Tutor Yu's head.

The golden glow was not bright, but rather resembled fireflies.

They flew above Yu Taishi's head and quickly combined to form two golden gates.

Without a sound, the golden light gate opened to both sides.

A wonderful world, never before seen even in dreams, is revealed before everyone's eyes.

Yang Li and Guan Zhenren, who were whispering to each other, were both unable to control themselves, their minds were captivated, their eyes were dazzled, and their expressions were blank.

They could not describe the beauty of the world they saw in words; simply by seeing it, they felt a blissful sense of ease, from their bodies to their souls, and their hearts yearned for it.

It wasn't that I was misled, but rather that I saw a perfect pure land and instinctively felt joy and longing.

Just as one will sincerely admire a beautiful flower, one will instinctively appreciate a stunningly beautiful woman, even if she has a questionable sexual orientation.

That pure land wasn't specifically for them, nor was it open to them.

The Pure Land spread out above Grand Master Yu's head, extending all the way into the "Ghost Gate" of the Temple of Earth.

The souls of the dead in "Qin City," burdened with resentment, heavy with karma, and unable to find release, are all drawn to the "Perfect Pure Land."

Even the leader, "Ghost King" Chen Huan, couldn't help but walk over step by step, bathing in the seven-colored glazed light emanating from the "pure land".

It looked as if someone had crawled out of the mud, standing under the showerhead taking a shower.

The resentment and gloom on their bodies, like mud being washed away, dissolved in the clear, colorful light of crystal.

Their expressions became peaceful, their eyes calm and devout, as they walked step by step toward the "pure land".

Before long, the “converted souls” who had been sent to the blessed land by the Taoist masters also came out of the blessed land and walked towards the “pure land” with longing on their faces.

"Ah, this is the legendary Western Paradise! Grand Master Yu has actually summoned the Pure Land! The gates to the Paradise are open to us! Quick, charge!"

Even the ghosts and gods of the underworld have gone mad.

There are ghost messengers from the City of the Wrongfully Dead, Black and White Impermanence who escort the souls of the dead into the City of the Wrongfully Dead, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, and even witches mixed in among them.

Some of them knew what "Pure Land" was, and they also knew that after bathing in the radiant light of crystal and washing away all karma and sins, they could enter the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss and enjoy eternal bliss.

They rushed toward the illusory "Paradise of Bliss" as if they had gone mad, shouting and yelling.

Hearing their shouts, the departed souls, who were initially somewhat confused and hesitant, understood that once they entered the "Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss," they would be able to enjoy eternal bliss, even if they did not know the meaning of the "Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss."

"So this is the Western Paradise. It truly lives up to its name. It is perfectly pure and blissful, a perfect world without worries," Yang Li murmured.

"The Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss is the Western Buddhist paradise! Grand Tutor, you've actually summoned it to the present world!"

The Taoist priests who were chanting scriptures and performing rituals stopped and looked at the Pure Land world with shocked and longing expressions.

Grand Tutor Yu frowned, suddenly stopped chanting, stood up, and his demonic eyes flashed with an eerie light as he scanned the night sky above.

Without her chanting of the Sutra of Salvation for the Dead with a "Buddha-like heart," the projection of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss above her head seemed to lose its power and gradually faded and dissipated, and finally the golden gate closed again.

The souls who had returned to normal within the City of the Wrongfully Dead all wore expressions of extreme disappointment, and even some resentment.

The underworld ghost messengers collapsed to the ground, wailing in grief, "The Pure Land is so close, yet we have missed it! How bitter!"

Let's rewind to more than half a month ago.

After Yu Taishi hatched Hengshan, the bigwigs in Nuwa Palace all bid farewell to Goddess Nuwa.

Nezha and Yang Jian originally wanted to return to the mortal realm, but Taiyi Tianzun stopped them, saying, "The heavens have been repaired, why are you still going down to the mortal realm? Hurry back to the South Heavenly Gate, and don't run around aimlessly anymore."

Especially avoid dealing with Yu Fengxian; she's eccentric, incredibly resilient, and has exceptionally strong luck.

Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal was killed by her; you can't afford to offend her.

Yang Jian said, "This disciple understood long ago that during the great calamity, we must avoid her."

Before arriving at Nuwa Palace, I discussed with her and we agreed to split into two groups: she would help with disaster relief in the human world, while I would seek the Goddess's help to obtain the stone for mending the sky.

Now that the sky has been repaired, I need to make things clear with her.

She was still completely confused about where the Sky-Mending Stone came from!

"No need to say anything, she knows perfectly well. Even if she doesn't understand, wait ten or twenty years. If she's still alive, after the great calamity, you can tell her whatever you want."

But during this great calamity, you'd better not get involved with her anymore.

Her fate was quite peculiar; the calamity energy around her was so strong that even a Great Luo Golden Immortal couldn't withstand it, and four of them died from it.

"Don't provoke her, keep your distance and avoid her," said Taiyi Tianzun solemnly.

Therefore, Yang Jian and Nezha did not return to the human world, but went straight back to the South Heavenly Gate.

On the other side, Julusun Buddha also called out to Dipankara Buddha.

"Teacher, where are you going?"

Randeng said, "I am going with Daoist Zhenyuanzi to the Mi Luo Palace in Shangqing Heaven to ask Yuanshi Tianzun to explain the Great Luo Dao Dharma."

Julusunfo glanced at Zhen Yuanzi and said, "Teacher, the lecture can wait a moment. There are more important matters to attend to now." Zhen Yuanzi offered, "Brother Dao, you can chat slowly. I'll wait for you outside the Mi Luo Palace."

After he left, Julusun Buddha said directly, "Master, although we did not mend the sky, Yu Fengxian completed it on her own. For our Buddhist sect, this is not a bad thing."

It could even be described as an unexpected and great joy. Because she is your disciple, and also my Buddhist disciple.

But she hadn't truly entered the path, nor had she grasped the essentials of Buddhism.

Ran Deng slowly said, "Although she did not go to Mount Ling, she is not completely ignorant of the essentials of Buddhism."

Ten years ago, Zen Master Wuchao gave her a profound enlightenment.

Through ten years of life experience, she has transformed Buddhist wisdom into her own.

Her current level of attainment is even higher than that of an Arhat.

Ju Liusun said, "But she has not mastered any of the great supernatural powers of Buddhism."

Dipankara said, "Didn't the Tathagata teach her the fundamental mysteries of cause and effect and karma through Huaguang a few years ago?"
I think she has a good aptitude for learning and is doing quite well.

Ju Liusun Buddha took a few steps closer to the old Buddha and whispered, "Teacher, let me be frank! Yu Fengxian is stirring up trouble in Shenzhou, but she only uses Taoist magic and has no trace of the demeanor of a 'Buddhist disciple'."

Isn't this a waste of her status as a Buddhist disciple and a squandering of her destiny?
She desperately sought the profound teachings and supernatural powers of the Xuanmen sect in China, but to no avail.

Our Lingshan Mountain has no shortage of great laws!

"It would be better to teach her all six great supernatural powers of Buddhism sooner rather than later, so that when she swaggers across the land, she can also spread Buddhist light to the Central Plains and promote the majesty of our sacred mountain."

With a blank expression, Ran Deng said, "You mean, when she kills many great gods and immortals of the Xuanmen in the future, she should not use Xuanmen supernatural powers, but Buddhist supernatural powers instead?"
Do you want her to die even faster?

She is now living on the edge of a raging fire, dancing on the edge of a knife; one wrong step and she will perish.

Add to that the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism, which gave the Taoist immortals an excuse to intervene, how many more days can she live?

Julusun Buddha hesitated for a moment, then said, "This is Tathagata's idea."

He meant that Yu Fengxian was wise enough to know her destiny and was quite astute.

Even if given Buddhist supernatural powers, she wouldn't recklessly use them to kill people and bring trouble upon herself.

She simply has an extra trump card, which can save her life in critical moments.

As long as she uses Buddhist supernatural powers to save her life at the critical moment, firstly, it will strengthen the karmic connection between her and my Lingshan; secondly, the act of saving her life with Buddhist supernatural powers itself demonstrates the power of Buddhism.

Finally, Yu Fengxian is a symbol; the longer she lives, the better, as it will benefit the eastward spread of Buddhism.

Dipankara sighed, "Isn't Tathagata making things so obvious? Isn't he afraid that Jin Chanzi won't understand?"

Ju Liusun was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Don't the various factions in Ling Mountain often fight each other?"
Faced with the greater cause of the eastward transmission of Buddhism, everything else can be set aside for now.

Ran Deng said, "If you want to learn the six fundamental supernatural powers of the Buddhist sect, it's useless to talk to me."

Go find your master and hear what the leader has to say.

Ju Liusun said awkwardly, "Is it really necessary?"

Ran Deng said calmly, "Do you really think Yu Fengxian's 'Eight-Nine Arcane Arts' was just something she picked up randomly?"

"Outsiders may think that way, but I certainly wouldn't be so shallow."

After a moment of hesitation, Ju Liusun asked quietly, "What does the Master mean? Why is there only a fragment and no sequel?"

This in-between situation has left us confused, unsure of how to respond to her.

Even Yu Fengxian herself was very unhappy.

“You don’t need to worry about Yu Fengxian. She’s very straightforward. She has already used the general outline of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts to forge her own path. Even if you give her the later chapters, she will only refer to them and won’t cultivate them exactly as they are,” Ran Deng said.

"What does the cult leader want to do?" Ju Liusun asked.

Ran Deng pondered for a moment and said, "It is probably because the Xuanmen mark was left on Yu Fengxian."

He left only a mark, without interfering with her path, thus transmitting the teachings, but only incomplete fragments, with no continuation.

"What should we do?" Ju Liusun was at a loss.

“I have been waiting for Yu Fengxian at Mount Ling, but I will not take the initiative to find her. You should pass on the Buddhist teachings to her in advance, and tell the sect leader yourselves.” After stating his position, Randeng transformed into light and flew up to the Heavenly Purity.

Julusun sighed, descended from the clouds, and found the Buddha above Xianyang City.

"I'm afraid it won't work. My teacher wants to leave a Xuanmen mark on Yu Fengxian."

Yu Fengxian's current fundamental method, "The Wind-Returning Mixture of Mountains and Waters to Refine the Spirit," is indeed the most orthodox "classical Xuanmen Great Method." The key is that this method is still in the process of being perfected.

If we transmit the six fundamental supernatural powers of Buddhism to her at this time, it will definitely affect her path.

This contradicts the teacher's plan.

The Buddha pointed to Xianyang below and said, "Look, the first Water and Land Assembly of our Buddhist sect in the capital of the Celestial Empire is about to begin."

Ju Liusun glanced at the sign, slightly surprised, but after silently calculating with his fingers, he understood.

He chatted with Dipankara Buddha for a while in heaven, and half a month passed on earth.

He laughed and said, "That's not surprising. She often chants sutras to help the souls of the dead find peace."

Hehe, in the past, ascetic monks were not even allowed to perform rituals for ordinary people when they entered China.

The Taoist temples scattered throughout the towns and villages would try to stop them, and government officials and constables might even arrest them.

Now, Grand Tutor Yu is leading a group of celestial masters in holding a grand water and land ceremony. Sigh, why is it being held so late at night? And deep in the mountains, with no local people around to watch.

"What a waste! What a huge waste!" Ju Liusun exclaimed regretfully, stamping his foot.

The Buddha said, "Tonight she is performing a ritual to help the soldiers and civilians of the Great Qin who died in the war."

Those with sufficient virtue can even be deified!
If you look at the City of the Wrongfully Dead, it's right outside of Qin City, and there are still many soldiers and generals of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.

They watched the people of Qin enjoy a feast outside the city, their eyes gleaming with envy.

Yu Fengxian deliberately kept a low profile to avoid the news spreading and causing the Qin soldiers to become fearless and commit more massacres and prisoner killings.

After all, fate currently rests with the rebels, not with Qin. The Qin soldiers are fearless and undaunted; there is truly no chance of survival.

Ju Liusun nodded slightly and praised, "She has already entered such a deep tribulation, yet she can still be clear-headed. She is much better than we were back then."

Upon hearing this, a hint of embarrassment appeared on the Buddha's plump face.

He was the least clear-headed one back then, dragging even the Tongtian Cult Leader into the mess.

"Ahem, we don't need to concern ourselves with Yu Fengxian's thoughts and plans. What I mean is, as the first Buddhist Water and Land Assembly in the Heavenly Capital, even if it can't be a grand and spectacular event that shakes the entire city, it should still inspire awe and longing in the Xuanmen Daoists watching from all sides," said Tathagata.

Ju Liusun immediately activated his "Heavenly Ear," which allows him to hear the voices of the three realms, and heard Yang Li and Guan Zhenren "slandering the Buddha."

"Oh dear, Yu Fengxian, all the powerful beings of the Three Realms are watching! Behave yourself, don't embarrass yourself!" he said anxiously.

The Buddha sighed and said, "Therefore, we are not trying to change Yu Fengxian's path. We are merely upholding the basic dignity of Buddhism."

(End of this chapter)