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

Chapter 359 The Buddha's Fall, the Three Pure Ones Face Tribulation, and the Heavenly Emperor Disappears
As time goes by, the moon waxes and wanes, and life brings both sunshine and rain.

It is said that a month or so passed in the blink of an eye after the five saints attained enlightenment.

On this day, in the Buddhist realm of Lingshan.

In that sacred Pure Land, there is an ancient temple, which was the sacred site of the ancient Dipankara Buddha.

Inside the temple, Dipankara Buddha sits on a lotus throne, contemplating the profound mysteries of supreme enlightenment and studying the truth of great tranquility.

Suddenly, the Dipankara Buddha on the lotus platform opened his eyes, feeling a surge of excitement.

"This...calamity is imminent."

Dipankara Buddha used his profound magical power to see the past and the future. He felt that the past was a state of ignorance, and when he looked at the future, it was chaos.

Only a glimpse of the future remains, a sign of one's own impending death.

"Enough, enough. The World Honored One and the Great Virtuous One had an agreement at the beginning, hoping that the monkey would be given an important mission."

The ancient Buddha sighed softly, then used his magic to summon a monk disciple.

A short while later, a young novice monk stepped into the ancient Buddha hall, clasped his hands in prayer to the ancient Buddha, and respectfully said, "Disciple Yunju pays respects to the ancient Buddha."

"Yunju, a great calamity is about to occur in the Buddhist realm."

Upon hearing the ancient Buddha's words, the young monk from Yunju was taken aback and exclaimed in alarm, "What kind of calamity is it that the ancient Buddha takes it so seriously?"

"I can't say it, I can't say it, saying it will harm you. I can only tell you that all humans, gods, immortals, Buddhas and countless sentient beings, inside and outside the Three Realms, are within this calamity."

As the ancient Buddha finished speaking, he said, "After I pass away, there will be a relic. You should keep it safe and give it to the Victorious Fighting Buddha. Do not ask about anything else. Only in this way can you save your life."

"Disciple will respectfully follow the ancient Buddhist teachings."

The young monk from Yunju bowed repeatedly, tears streaming down his face, before taking his leave.

Thus, the ancient Buddha used his profound magical power to erase all such cause and effect, leaving no trace of the past or future, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Namo Satipatthana, Sugataye Arahadhi, Samyaksambuddha..."

The ancient Buddha chanted scriptures, and all that could be heard was the echoing of various Buddhist sounds, the intertwining of all kinds of principles, which transformed into myriad mysterious forms, surrounding the ancient Buddha and presenting a sacred realm of fixed light.

He didn't know how much time had passed when suddenly the ancient Buddha felt all sorts of thoughts surging in his mind, and all sorts of distracting thoughts and desires arose.

Immediately, the ancient Buddha opened his eyes and saw a man in black robes and black hair standing in front of him.

"This humble monk, Wutian, greets the ancient Buddha."

The black-robed monk raised one hand to his chest and bowed slightly.

Dipankara Buddha shook his head: "You are not him."

"Yes and no. If it's not yes, it's precisely because I am that I've come to see you," the black-robed monk said.

Upon hearing this, the ancient Buddha nodded slightly: "That is indeed true."

"What brings you here?"

Wu Tiandao said, "All sentient beings are plagued by demonic obstacles. This humble monk has come here only to fulfill the Buddha's wishes and to remove these obstacles for the Buddha."

The ancient Buddha then laughed and said, "You don't need to do anything; I will take care of it myself."

After speaking, the ancient Buddha closed his eyes and emitted boundless light, illuminating heaven and earth—this was the extraordinary phenomenon of his passing away.

In a mere instant, all traces of the ancient Buddha from the past and present were erased.

Countless sentient beings, from this point onward, only remember that there was a Buddha in the past, but do not know who he was or what his name was.

Throughout the ages, the ancient Buddha has never been seen; only a golden body has appeared, coming from nothingness and returning to the present.

"Moro, you have failed."

A voice came from Na Wutian's body.

Wutian remained expressionless: "So what if we lose? There are countless powerful beings in this world. What harm is there in finding another one?"

"Hahahaha, go ahead, go ahead. Zhou Cheng is hiding from me and doesn't dare to show himself. You can do whatever you want." The voice came from Wutian's body once again.

In the next instant, Wutian's figure disappeared from the spot.

Outside the Buddhist realm, beneath Mount Ling, a young novice monk gazed at himself in bewilderment, having forgotten what he was supposed to do.

Suddenly, a radiant light appeared on his chest, transforming into a relic.

Faintly, a voice seemed to travel across countless ages, resounding in the young novice's ears.

"Go to Flower Fruit Mountain, find the Victorious Fighting Buddha, and give him this item."

The young novice monk was in tears, but he didn't know why he was crying.

"Yes, leave it to the Victorious Fighting Buddha, I'll set off now."

The young novice monk rode on a cloud and headed towards the eastern horizon.

……

It is said that when the extraordinary phenomenon of the ancient Buddha's passing away illuminated all the worlds of the three realms and shocked all the gods of the past, a dark cloud suddenly appeared above the heavens.

In an instant, it shocked and puzzled countless gods in the heavens.

"The Lingxiao Palace is a boundless holy land in heaven, why is it covered by dark clouds today?" Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, couldn't help but ask.

An ancient deity was utterly terrified and trembled as he said, "The Heavenly Realm has endured 125,000 kalpas since its founding, and has never seen such a bizarre situation as today."

Beside Li Jing, the Third Prince Nezha said, "Today, many strange things have happened in the Heavenly Realm. First, the Peach Tree died of madness, and then the demons suppressed in Chonghua Palace rioted. Could it be related to these strange phenomena?"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Li Jing hesitated and said, "The Heavenly Realm has the Great Heavenly Venerable in charge, and the Three Pure Ones are cultivating in the Outer Heaven. What kind of being has such divine power to cause chaos in the Three Realms?"

Another star lord said, "Could it be... that the passing of the ancient Buddha was also related to this strange phenomenon?"

Upon hearing this, all the gods paled.

If the passing of the ancient Buddha is related to such strange phenomena, then a true catastrophe is about to befall the Three Realms.

Just then, a streak of light descended from the heavens and landed in front of everyone; it was the golden and silver attendants from the Tushita Palace.

“Great gods, three quarters of an hour ago, Laozi said that a great calamity was about to befall the Three Realms and that he should sacrifice himself to meet the calamity. Then he turned into a breeze and disappeared. Now his whereabouts are unknown.”

As the panicked voices of the two attendants, Jin and Yin, faded, a second stream of light appeared from beyond the heavens, belonging to an attendant of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

“Great gods, three quarters of an hour ago, the Heavenly Venerable said that a great calamity was coming, and all the gods were the source of the chaos, and then he disappeared without a trace,” the boy said.

Finally, a third stream of light descended, and the one who came was the Kui Niu, the mount of the Heavenly Venerable Lingbao, riding on auspicious five-colored light and celebratory clouds, just as described above.

At this point, all the gods were filled with unease and fear.

The three Celestial Venerables all claimed to be facing a calamity. What kind of calamity could it be that required all three Celestial Venerables to do so?
It should be understood that the three Celestial Venerables were the physical bodies of the Dao descended to the human world. After the Dao departed, they became living beings themselves, representing the Great Dao of Limitless Emptiness.

"A great calamity is approaching in the Three Realms. What should we do?" Someone looked at the great gods.

Then Venus spoke up: "Gentlemen, please wait outside the Tongming Hall. I will now pay my respects to His Majesty."

Meanwhile, in the outer heavens, in the Tushita Palace.

A lotus flower suddenly appeared, drooping with dark light, transforming into countless demons, which then went to take the various Nine-Turn Pills.

"receive!"

A muffled voice rang out, and then a strange, blue-faced man with a single horn on his head appeared, holding a gleaming white bracelet. In an instant, he took away all the immortal pills.

"If there is indeed a demon, now that we have the treasure bestowed upon us by Laozi, who among you dares to be presumptuous?"

The green ox spoke in a deep voice, and suddenly a five-colored auspicious light appeared.

"You little ox, how dare you be so insolent in front of me?"

From within the auspicious five-colored light emerged a female bodhisattva, her eyes filled with murderous intent as she stared at the green ox.

"You... Peacock King!"

The green ox's expression changed. This Peacock King was the son of the Phoenix, born with the Primordial Dao Fruit, wielding the ultimate power of the Five Elements, and possessing immeasurable divine might.

Even with the Vajra Bracelet in hand, Qingniu knew he would have a hard time defeating the peacock.

"It's good that you know me, so why don't you just surrender?"

The peacock snorted coldly, also staring warily at the bracelet in the blue ox's hand.

That bracelet was extraordinary, and she couldn't do anything to the Green Ox.

"Heh, surrender? Dream on! Break through!"

Boom! Boundless Dharma light roared, causing countless stars in the Great Crimson Sky to fall.

A unicorn appeared, unleashing the Law of Heaven and Earth, with billions of stars appearing like dust around him.

boom!
As the unicorn stomped out, fragments of space and time shattered, and endless chaotic energy erupted, transforming into shockwaves that swept across the entire Great Crimson Heaven.

"That cow is asking for it!"

The peacock used profound magical power, and the five-colored divine light transformed into five chains of divine order. At this moment, all things of the five elements in the world trembled and surged, influenced by the end of the Great Dao.

Swish!
The Five Elements Divine Light tore through layers of chaotic energy, piercing through time, aiming to trap the Unicorn Rhinoceros in the past and capture it before it was protected by the Vajra Bracelet.

Just half a day ago, the unicorn was lazily sleeping.

Suddenly, Laozi's figure appeared in front of him.

"Little sparrow, don't be so stubborn."

Laozi smiled and spoke, waving his whisk, instantly dispelling all the dazzling light.

At this moment, the sleeping unicorn was startled and stared blankly at Laozi: "My lord, I am not a sparrow, I am a unicorn."

Lao Jun then laughed and said, "I understand, I understand, thank you for reminding me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Laozi took off the white ring from his right arm and made it into a nose ring, which he then hung on the nose of the unicorn.

The unicorn was delighted: "Master, will you teach me how to play with this ring?"

Lao Jun smiled and nodded: "I'll teach you some tricks, but you must stay here for a day. After that, you can go anywhere, whether it's heaven or earth."

"Hehehe..." The unicorn chuckled foolishly.

……

"puff!"

The peacock, who had just unleashed great magic, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura weakened, and a look of fear appeared on his face.

"The Limitless Dao, this is the Limitless Dao, invincible!"

The peacock, panting heavily, wiped the immortal blood from the corner of its mouth, intending to use its magic again to try and bewitch the unicorn and snatch the ring back.

Just then, a brilliant burst of light suddenly appeared, followed by a soft shout.

"You audacious beast, how dare you run wild!"

The Fire-Tipped Spear burst into flames, its brilliant light burning away time and space, and its dazzling spear tip instantly pierced the peacock.

"Things of the Five Elements cannot harm me!"

The peacock sneered, and five-colored divine light burst forth, about to sweep away the flames.

The next instant, a white circle appeared, directly capturing the five-colored divine light.

"Pfft!"

In an instant, the spear pierced the peacock through the heart.

"Hahaha, well done, Brother Niu!"

The Wind-Fire Wheels pierced the sky, the Hun Tian Ling (a magical ribbon) swayed in the wind, and Nezha's figure landed beside the old ox.

"Brother Nezha, you've come at the perfect time! It's this evil bird causing trouble. Let's capture it first and bring it before the Great Heavenly Venerable for questioning!" The unicorn's power surged.

"Okay, let's do it together!"

Nezha shook, unleashing his three-headed, six-armed divine power, manifesting 1,700 calamity-killing forms. Boundless evil energy swept across the nine heavens, and all manner of monsters covered the heavenly realm. It was none other than the Demon God of the Three Altars and Seas!

"Hehehe... Great Celestial Venerable, he's probably too busy taking care of himself right now!"

Looking at Nezha's extraordinary treasures and then at the ring on the unicorn's nose, the peacock snorted coldly and transformed into a five-colored rainbow as it flew away.

All that was left was a bunch of demons staring blankly at the murderous Nezha and the unicorn.

"Disaster! Disaster! Run!"

"Let's go!"

By then it was too late to leave. The Unicorn and Nezha joined forces and wiped out the demons in an instant. The blazing wind and fire extinguished all evil spirits and restored the pure energy of the Great Crimson Heaven.

……

Meanwhile, inside the Lingxiao Palace.

The Great Celestial Venerable's Dharma body sat regally on the imperial throne, with all the immortals and gods gathered around.

"Your Majesty, the Grand Emperor Huang Zengtian has fallen."

"Your Majesty, the Taiming Jade Heaven is being attacked by demons!"

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! There is a demon causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace of Yuanzai and Kongsheng."

"His Majesty……"

Urgent cries came from the crowd.

Suddenly, two auspicious beams of light descended and landed before the gods; they were the One-Horned Rhinoceros and Nezha.

It is said that after Nezha landed, he waved his hand and threw the heads of demons to the ground.

"Your Majesty, demons attacked the Great Crimson Heaven, but were annihilated by my forces and the Unicorn Rhinoceros!"

When the Heavenly Emperor's Dharma Body arrived, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Beside him, Venus bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Three Realms are in grave danger. Please unleash your boundless power to cleanse the evil forces."

Upon hearing this, all the immortals and gods kowtowed and begged the Heavenly Emperor to intervene.

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Emperor shook his head: "My true body has disappeared, leaving only this imperial body formed from the Heavenly Rules. I have no time to attend to anything else."

"what?"

"What...what should I do?"

The Heavenly Emperor's Dharma Body shook his head, looked at the one-horned rhinoceros, and said, "Ox, let me ask you, the Three Pure Heavens have divine talismans hanging high to cleanse all evil spirits, so how can any evil spirits enter the Three Pure Heavens?"

The unicorn bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the divine talisman left by the master was burned by a black lotus that suddenly appeared and spat out a divine fire."

"Is there such a thing?"

"Even a supreme treasure can be destroyed by fire?"

"..."

All the gods and beings were terrified and reacted in different ways.

The Heavenly Emperor's Dharma Body let out a long sigh and said, "By imperial decree, may all the heavens bless and all the gods return to their positions, to govern all worlds and cleanse all evil!"

The body of an emperor is influenced by all the myriad paths. As soon as these words were spoken, the immeasurable Great Dao blessed all the gods.

Of course, it's just an incarnation of an emperor, so this is all it can do.

"My beloved ministers, quickly perform your duties and cleanse the celestial realm of evil without any slackening!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Upon hearing this, all the gods bowed and obeyed the decree. They then transformed into various auspicious lights and dispersed, each unleashing their great magical powers to sweep away the demons in the heavens.

"Ugh……"

After the gods departed, the Heavenly Emperor, in his avatar, sighed softly.

"What kind of calamity was it? Why did their true forms disappear? And why did the three Dao Ancestors also perish in the face of this calamity?"

The Heavenly Emperor's avatar sighed, then suddenly frowned slightly, as if he had sensed something.

"Come out, don't hide anymore."

As soon as the words "Heavenly Emperor incarnation" fell, a figure in black appeared out of thin air.

The Heavenly Emperor sized up the black-robed monk and said, "You must be the demon who unleashed this great calamity?"

"Heh, demon... If I am a demon, then what are you, the true source of chaos in the Three Realms,?" the black-robed monk sneered in response.

"What is your purpose?" The Heavenly Emperor's avatar did not answer him, but only questioned him.

The black-robed monk sneered: "You call yourself Heaven... but I am no Heaven!"

(End of this chapter)