Man in the heavens, wins by lying down to prove the truth

Chapter 138: Now that I have seen the Tathagata, why not bow down?

For Chen Nan, Zhou Cheng's identity was mysterious. Considering the secret he had just learned, that there were guardians and law enforcers in the human world, he could not help but make some speculations.

"Could it be that this senior... is also a guardian or law enforcer of the human world?"

Seeing that Zhou Cheng had already walked into the so-called eternal forest, Chen Nan did not dare to delay and hurriedly followed Zhou Cheng's footsteps.

As he entered the Eternal Forest, Chen Nan felt an indescribable sense of oppression and coldness coming towards him.

"It's so scary. It feels even scarier than the previous death Jedi."

The little phoenix huddled in Chen Nan's arms and trembled.

The dragon baby next to him squatted on the dragon head that had transformed into a dragon head: "Hurry up and catch up with that senior!"

Wow!

A faint sound of rushing river water made Chen Nan a little confused, but seeing that Zhou Cheng did not stop, he followed closely.

About ten miles later, in front of Zhou Cheng, a big river was roaring and rushing.

The river water is yellow, exuding an evil smell that makes people feel disgusted.

The yellow water roared and rushed, the waves rolled, the rapids were unstoppable, and it set off bursts of thunderous sounds, shocking people and making them feel uneasy.

A stone tablet stands on the yellow river bank. Two ancient and weathered characters on the huge tablet are particularly eye-catching: Huangquan!
The ancient stone tablet was engraved with the word Huangquan, which shocked Chen Nan and others.

There is no way, the name Huangquan is really too scary. It is a famous check-in spot in the underworld.

"Ahh! Should we continue to move forward? Why do I feel like the underworld is just ahead?"

Ruffian Dragon shuddered. He just wanted to fly high in the sky to see what was happening in the distance, but was blasted down by the restriction. At this moment, his heart was filled with fear and he didn't want to stay in this ghost place for a moment.

"Ow!"

A group of strange wolf-headed birds emerged from the forest, covering the sky and the earth, with red eyes and losing their minds, and pounced towards Zhou Cheng and others.

A ball of chaotic fire burned in Zhou Cheng's eyes, and his gaze fell on the endless flock of wolf-headed birds.

"Ouch!"

Accompanied by screams, wherever Zhou Cheng's eyes passed, it seemed as if an invisible flame was burning.

There was no visible fire at all, but those strange birds seemed to be burned by the terrifying divine fire. They turned into ashes in an instant and finally dissipated into nothingness.

"The invisible divine fire... could it be the one in the ancient legend?"

Ruffian Dragon shrank his head and became more cautious.

At this time, Zhou Cheng's gaze fell on the Yellow Spring Stele. The third eye between his eyebrows opened a slit, and he saw a mysterious ancient shield.

"Young man from the Chen family, open up your inner world."

After hearing Zhou Cheng's order, Chen Nan didn't waste any words. His inner world opened up, forming a vortex of time and space.

Chen Nan’s inner world has just been opened up, and there is a mysterious sacred tree standing there, suppressing the entire inner world.

Boom!

The entire Eternal Forest seemed to be shaking, and the ancient stone tablet slowly floated up. The ruffian dragon standing by was terrified, fearing that it would trigger the ban left by some great charlatan.

The stone tablet flew into Chen Nan's inner world and suddenly began to expand rapidly. Accompanied by bursts of loud noises, it turned into a sacred mountain, standing beside the sacred tree.

"This is...thank you, senior!"

Chen Nan also came to his senses at this time and thanked Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Cheng laughed and said, "Let's go, and cross Huangquan first."

There are restrictions above Huangquan. If you want to pass Huangquan, you can only take the only passage, Naihe Bridge.

The Naihe Bridge is not far away and can be found by walking along the Huangquan River bank.

Zhou Cheng could directly try to destroy the restrictions here, but there was no need to do so. It is better to have less trouble than more.

Besides, Zhou Cheng had his own purpose for entering this eternal forest.

"We really have to cross the Yellow Springs... Legend has it that once you cross the Yellow Springs, there is no turning back!"

Pizilong looked at Zhou Cheng and Chen Nan cautiously, waiting for them to make a decision.

"Don't worry, I will lead you out."

As Zhou Cheng spoke, he walked along the Yellow Springs Dam in one direction. Upon seeing this, Chen Nan and Pi Zilong hurriedly followed Zhou Cheng's footsteps, not daring to stay alone in this mysterious forbidden place.

"The void around you seems to be distorted?"

Following behind Zhou Cheng, Chen Nan keenly discovered that the void surrounding Zhou Cheng was slightly distorted, and he could vaguely see dragon-like patterns interweaving and spreading.

This is mainly because Chen Nan is too close to Zhou Cheng.

If you stand thousands of miles away and look in the direction of Zhou Cheng, you can clearly see the shadow of a towering sacred tree standing between heaven and earth.

There were traces of invisible waves emanating from the World Tree, sweeping across the entire Eternal Forest like ripples, depicting everything here.

The reason why the Eternal Forest is so mysterious is that there is a half-destroyed Small Six Paths abandoned here.

The so-called Small Six Paths were evolved by the forbidden powerful beings in the ancient times for the eternal layout.

Among them, the six masters of the Six Small Paths are all extremely powerful, such as Dugu Baitian, the Demon Lord, the Ghost Lord, the God of Time and Space, etc. They are all the strongest people in this world and the main force in the war against heaven.

Zhou Cheng's purpose of setting foot in this forest was, on the one hand, to make a deal with Chen Nan, and on the other hand, to copy the six paths of this world.

The real six paths of heaven and earth are invisible and pure avenues hidden between heaven and earth. It will take an unknown amount of time to directly comprehend the secrets contained therein using the World Tree.

"It's a pity that I can't take this little Six Paths directly into my inner world."

Zhou Cheng did not understand the development trajectory of the subsequent Battle of Heaven, and was not sure whether there was any layout by Dugu Baitian and others here, so he did not act rashly, but just tried to steal the principles.

Soon, a long bridge of dazzling white bones appeared in everyone's sight.

The long bridge spans across the river, and in the shadows there seems to be a series of human-shaped shadows floating on the long white bridge.

At the head of the bridge stands a tall stone tablet with three big characters inscribed on it: Naihe Bridge!
The blood-red font is particularly eye-catching, spreading the sound of death to people.

"This...is actually the Naihe Bridge!"

Chen Nan opened his mouth, looking at the scene with shock: "Could this place really be the legendary netherworld?"

"This is the Small Six Paths, but it is already half-destroyed. However, there should still be many treasures here. For example, the stone tablet you just put into the inner world is a fragment of the ancient shield stone."

Zhou Cheng doesn't like being a riddle teller, so he directly tells Chen Nan part of the truth, which also prevents Chen Nan from taking detours in the future.

As he spoke, Zhou Cheng had already stepped onto the Naihe Bridge. The ghosts, obsessions, etc. floating on the Naihe Bridge collapsed and dissipated one by one as Zhou Cheng approached.

After crossing the Naihe Bridge and reaching the other side, what I saw was a sea of ​​flowers, all blood red.

These flowers are so bright red that they seem to be dripping with blood, but they are lifeless and do not have any vitality at all. It seems that these flowers bloom only for death.

"Woo——"

A wisp of sad flute sound floats in the air, wailing with the wind.

An indescribable cold breath swept across the world, containing an indescribable sadness. The sound of the flute seemed to contain some kind of magic, which made Chen Nan involuntarily think of some past events.

In the mind of the ruffian Long who was standing by, an image emerged: a little white dragon covered in blood fell in his arms, and the old ruffian shed silent tears.

"To truly respond to things is to truly respond to nature; to always respond and be calm is to always be clear and calm."

Zhou Cheng's voice sounded, reciting a passage of scripture. A sense of tranquility and freedom of Taoism spread out, instantly dispelling the sadness in Chen Nan and Pi Zilong's hearts.

"Senior, I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Chen Nan looked at Zhou Cheng somewhat embarrassedly. He didn't expect that he couldn't even withstand the power contained in a flute sound.

"Just keep walking."

Zhou Cheng said nothing more and stepped into the vast sea of ​​red spider lilies.

Those bright red flowers seemed to possess some kind of intelligence. As Zhou Cheng walked over, they consciously split to the sides to form a passage.

Soon, an extremely silent sea of ​​blood appeared in front of them. It was boundless and stretching as far as the eye could see. The surface of the sea was very calm, without the slightest ripple.

A huge stone tablet stands in front of the sea of ​​blood, with two ancient and vigorous characters engraved on it: Sea of ​​Bitterness.

These two words have already explained what the sea of ​​blood before our eyes is. The two large characters full of ancient charm seem to exude an atmosphere of compassion for the world, as if persuading people to turn back from the sea of ​​suffering and not to be stubborn and rebellious.

"Namo Amitabha..." An old, low Buddhist chant sounded in the sea of ​​blood, giving people a solemn and sacred feeling.

As the Buddhist chanting sounded, a skeleton as white as jade slowly emerged from the sea of ​​blood below. The skeleton sat cross-legged above the sea of ​​blood with its hands clasped together, looking like an enlightened monk.

"Dear donors, the sea of ​​suffering is endless, it is time to turn back!"

The white jade skeleton was crystal clear, and from its empty eyes, it seemed as if there were invisible gazes falling on Zhou Cheng and the others.

"My great God of Light... seems like a very powerful being." The gangster's scalp tingled and he looked at Zhou Cheng instinctively.

Chen Nan also asked in a low voice: "Senior, can you subdue this demon?"

"This is not some demon, it is the remains of the Buddha's predecessor."

Zhou Cheng shook his head and looked at the predecessor of the Buddha. He sensed a special aura from him and recalled a scene from long ago in his mind.

It was a secret room. At first, I was just a tool that had just been captured by the Lord God. But a bunch of big guys from the heavens followed me, saved my life, and killed the Lord God in the process.

I think each of these beings is no weaker than the main god.

Among the group of bigwigs at that time, there was a monk. He had no title, he was just a monk, the number one monk in the heavens and all the worlds.

"Buddha... Where did this Buddha come from? How could the real Buddha be someone else's ancestor?"

Zhou Cheng uttered something that was considered outrageous in the eyes of some people, and a stream of light appeared around him.

Then, the figure of Zhou Cheng in white clothes was seen walking out of Zhou Cheng's original body, with a look of compassion on his face, but he pointed one hand to the sky and the other to the ground.

"Since you have seen the Tathagata, why don't you worship him?"

Zhou Cheng's voice was solemn and mighty, as if sweeping across the ten directions of the Buddhist world.

A dazzling great light emerged, illuminating billions of Buddha lights. Eight Dharma images of the Buddha swept across the sea of ​​flowers on the other shore, evolving into a boundless world of great light, in which there were countless monks and nuns.

The so-called Tathagata is not just a name, but also refers to a state.

Anyone who becomes enlightened is Tathagata, Buddha.

"You...who are you?"

The white jade skeleton could no longer hold on.

You are Buddha, then who am I?
"One flower is a world, one leaf is a bodhi. No wonder you were abandoned. You don't understand what Tathagata is."

As Zhou Cheng spoke, he extended his right hand.

The palm is not big, but it seems to cover the ten Dharma realms. This is an application of the law of time and space, which is transformed into a magical power and can be called the Buddha's Kingdom in the palm of your hand.

At this moment, the skeleton Buddha statue actually showed fear, and could no longer maintain the posture it had just been in. It fled towards the endless sea of ​​blood in a somewhat embarrassed manner.

"A late Heavenly Stage expert... How could there be such an existence in this era?"

The Skeleton Buddha was terrified and ran away without looking back. He had no intention of fighting with Zhou Cheng at all. He just prayed that this vast sea of ​​suffering could protect him.

Boom!

This vast sea of ​​blood was boiling, with endless blood waves. Finally, all the waves separated, revealing an extremely tall skeleton.

His eyes flashed with a pale green light, which contrasted with the snow-white bones and scarlet blood, making him look particularly evil.

"Who dares to enter the Sea of ​​Bitterness? The Lord of the First Territory of the Sea of ​​Bitterness is here!"

He roared loudly, and his powerful mental waves spread to the minds of the people in front of him. Waves of blood surged, and at the same time, endless snow-white skeletons appeared behind him. There was a vast expanse of white, and there were no less than a thousand of them.

The aura emanating from this skeleton alone made Chen Nan and the three divine beasts feel an immense pressure, as if they were as small as dust.

"Such a strong man... can you stop him?"

Zhou Cheng was happy. There was actually someone who blocked the knife for the Skeleton Buddha. Then you would be the unlucky one.

Boom!

Zhou Cheng clenched his palms, and his five fingers seemed to turn into divine pillars supporting the heaven and earth, instantly crushing the so-called First Domain Lord of the Sea of ​​Bitterness.

What God King, God Emperor? Their levels are too low. They can’t even destroy the earth if they are not at the heavenly level.

boom!
The terrifying energy aftermath exploded, and the entire sea of ​​blood was in turmoil.

Zhou Cheng's own aura also began to rise, and the surrounding void began to shatter, forming cracks.

This is the weight of Zhou Cheng's breath, which exceeds the limit that this space can bear.

Suddenly, the skeletons that had been silent in the depths of the sea of ​​blood and wanted to revive disappeared in an instant, as if they were really just ordinary skeletons and none of them dared to show up.

"Let's go, across the sea of ​​blood."

As Zhou Cheng spoke, the sound of a rushing river swept across, and black and golden river water surged out from the void.

The black river water was eerie and icy. The moment it appeared, a thin layer of blood-colored frost appeared on the entire sea of ​​blood.

The golden river water was surging with clouds and the blazing divine power was sweeping over it, interweaving with the extremely gloomy river water to form a vast divine bridge, spreading across the boundless sea of ​​suffering and connecting to the other side.

At this moment, Zhou Cheng also had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

Build the divine bridge, cross the sea of ​​suffering, and reach the other shore... Unfortunately, this small Six Paths is not the secret realm of the wheel sea of ​​an almighty powerful man.

The ruffian dragon revealed his true form as a purple-gold dragon and tactfully asked Zhou Cheng to stand on top of his head. Behind him followed Chen Nan and the two baby divine beasts, and they followed the Yin-Yang Divine Bridge to the other side of the Sea of ​​Bitterness.

This is a gray land filled with gray fog, with rocky mountains and cliffs everywhere, without a trace of vegetation, and it looks lifeless.

Deep in this land, there is a dark demonic cloud echoing.

A series of shrill ghost howls came from the devil cloud, and countless ghost shadows floated on the edge of the black area, as if tens of millions of evil spirits were gathering and roaring.

(End of this chapter)