Mythology

Chapter 484 The Gains of Deep Integration

Yang He noticed that a small novice monk was squatting inside his heart.

It has a dignified appearance and is seven or eight parts similar to Jin Chanzi, but it does not have a flawless feel. However, the fragrance it emits is still the same as always.

So far, Tang Sanzang's birth has gone relatively smoothly, as he only inherited part of Yang He's immortal body.

"Does the birth of Tang Sanzang mean the end of the story?"

Yang He had always been only vaguely aware of the conditions for completing the allusions, and many times the allusions ended very abruptly, so he had to hurry up and harvest the leeks.

"The stories of the Holy Demon Monk have not yet been collected. Once they are completed, I will not be able to use the gaps between the stories to go into seclusion, even if it is only for ten days or half a month."

Most of the immortals and Buddhas were killed or injured. Yang He slowly walked towards Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The four-faced man's eyes darted around, and the roots of the Myriad Transformation Tree emerged from the ground to bind Guanyin Bodhisattva. The latter did not plead bitterly, nor did she mention their past friendship in the Chan Sect. She simply watched Yang He quietly.

“Nephew Yang He, now that you have revealed your true form, you will no longer be able to remain unscathed.”

Guanyin Bodhisattva sat motionless, her life force already mostly dissipated.

Yang He remained expressionless. His true form was indeed his only weakness. Now that he had offended a large number of immortals and Buddhas, he would have to be much more cautious about the next time he merged his roles.

"Master Uncle, are you still Cihang Daoist?"

"I don't know."

The voice of Guanyin Bodhisattva did not come from her mouth, but rather surged from all directions, as if the bricks and tiles of the entire city of Chang'an were resonating. "It wasn't just me; all twelve Golden Immortals who successfully dissolved their bodies were like this."

After saying that, her flesh and bones crumbled and dissolved inch by inch.

“Nephew Yang He, we will meet again. I hope I will still be myself then.”

Yang He remained silent, and Guanyin Bodhisattva continued, "Nephew, you can save the Ten Incarnations of Jin Chanzi, but it won't change the outcome."

boom.

Guanyin Bodhisattva transformed into minced meat and splattered everywhere.

Yang He didn't stop her, not out of sentimentality, but mainly because Guanyin Bodhisattva in the original work had many incarnations, and her true form was definitely not the latter's lifeline.

The character fusion is nearing its end. With the support of his older brother, even the merging of ten characters into one has not affected Yang He in the slightest, and the process seems effortless.

Bixiao stood worriedly outside Hongfu Temple, only breathing a sigh of relief when she saw that Yang He was safe and sound.

Yang Hechuan read aloud to Bixiao, instructing her not to enter Hongfu Temple.

His actions in Chang'an may have been enjoyable, but they put him on the opposite side of the immortals and Buddhas. Bixiao had no position in the Pure Land, and rashly taking sides would easily lead to difficulties.

boom.

The head of the Sandalwood Merit Buddha fell from the sky, and Yang He took the opportunity to bring it into the Myriad Transformations Heavenly Dao Field. Unfortunately, he only severely injured the Sandalwood Merit Buddha, allowing the old man to escape back to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

[Deep fusion has been completed. The permanent characters <Namo Immaculate Ancient Buddha>, <Pure Lapis Lazuli Body>, <Flame Net Adorned Body>, <Wonderful Sound All-Pervading Body>... can no longer be played and have been merged into the new permanent character <Namo Immaculate Ancient Buddha>.]

Yang He's name remained unchanged after the character was merged, but he definitely benefited greatly from this experience.

He noticed that Tang Sanzang was about to be born, so he planned to return to the main world. He didn't know what the situation was with the three demons of Chechi Kingdom. If he couldn't rescue Sun Wukong in time, the next story would probably be about the Five Finger Mountain.

[Would you like to consume 1000 points of Insight to travel to the main world?]

Yang He prepared to leave the world of legends. After canceling the Immortal Transformation Technique, he restored his body and soul, which were covered in cracks. Then, he stabbed his right arm into his chest, intending to remove his heart.

Tang Sanzang could not be brought to the main world, but the heart he left behind was enough to support his birth.

suddenly.

Tang Sanzang's heart rate increased, and he became extremely anxious.

Yang He was slightly puzzled, but regardless of whether the birth went smoothly or not, he had to return. So he comforted Tang Sanzang and guided the medicinal power of a human-faced peach to ensure that Tang Sanzang had sufficient nutrition.

At that moment, all was quiet in the chaotic city of Chang'an.

The common people stopped chanting scriptures, while the monks rushed to Hongfu Temple.

The monks' expressions were almost identical, all showing extreme terror, clearly influenced by Tang Sanzang, and they were likely trying to convey some message through this.

"save……"

"Help...us!!!"

The monks shouted in unison, their brows revealing an indescribable despair.

Tang Sanzang didn't even know why he was in despair; he was just instinctively asking for help.

Yang He was puzzled and belatedly glanced at the panel. Then his pupils suddenly shrank as he saw his spiritual vision increasing at an extraordinary speed.

He had never seen such a surge, far more exaggerated than even facing a sage.

After 500 years of accumulation, and with the occasional descent of immortals and Buddhas during his seclusion, his spiritual vision had only reached 7868 million. Yet now, in just a few breaths, it has surged ahead of the 100 million mark.

Is it the seven Buddhist saints causing trouble?
wrong.

A sage descending to earth cannot be without making a sound!
Yang He stood frozen in place, an immense sense of crisis welling up inside him. Even the descent of the Sandalwood Merit Buddha to the mortal realm couldn't compare to one or two tenths of it. If his true form remained in the world of legends, he would most likely... die!

"What the hell?"

Yang He gritted his teeth, sensing the source of his growing spiritual vision, only to discover that it came from the Buddha statues within the city—yes, the Buddha statues containing Tang Sanzang's flesh.

He communicated with the roots of the myriad trees that were everywhere, and the roots entwined the Buddha statue.

"What exactly is the purpose of Buddha statues? If Shakyamuni's goal was to have ten reincarnations of Tang Sanzang, there would be no need to stockpile large quantities of Tang Sanzang's flesh in Chang'an!"

Yang He did not believe that Shakyamuni wanted to use the Buddha statue to protect Chang'an.

That doesn't make sense. Shakyamuni was a very shrewd and calculating person; he thought things through carefully before taking almost every step...

and many more.

Yang He communicates with the Myriad Transformations Tree, overlooking the entire Chang'an from a perspective similar to a 2D plane.

Chang'an is like a pond, and mortals are like flying insects hovering on the surface, while the fragrance emanating from the Buddha statues creates ripples.

Bait?

That's right, the Buddha statue is the bait!
Yang He suddenly realized, and then the increase in his spiritual vision began to fluctuate downwards, as if a big fish was swimming from the depths of the pool towards the bait.

In Chang'an, the reaction was that thick black water was constantly seeping out from the cracks in the ground.

That giant fish... came from Guixu!!!
"Damn it, is Shakyamuni out of his mind? Why would he be setting up camp in Chang'an?!"

Yang He dared not be negligent, and the roots of the Myriad Transformations Tree instantly came into contact with all the Buddha statues.

[Golden Cicada can be exchanged for 23 Spirit Vision]

[Golden Cicada can be exchanged for 37 Spirit Vision]

[Golden Cicada can be exchanged for 29 Spirit Vision]

.........

Yang He didn't even dare to take them into the Daoist temple, because the beings inside the Ruins of Return might still be able to smell the fragrance, so he simply exchanged them all for Spirit Vision.

[Spiritual Vision: 1 billion]

As his spiritual vision broke through to nine figures, his sense of crisis gradually began to subside.

Yang He tried his best to suppress the aura of Tang Sanzang within him and was ready to return to the main world at any time. After a while, the black water seeping from the ground slowly receded.

Without bait, the big fish will eventually lose interest in flying insects.

"Is Shakyamuni Buddha attracting beings from the depths of the Void to the mortal realm?"

The Investiture of the Gods calamity was caused by the Heavenly Court's lack of immortals and gods, while the Journey to the West calamity felt entirely derived from Shakyamuni. Yang He only knew that the other party's scheme was related to the Void. [Consume 1000 points of Spiritual Vision to proceed to the main world?]

"determine."

Yang He dared not be negligent; the world of classical allusions was not a place to linger.

He took out his heart and handed it to Lü Dongbin, then nodded slightly to Bixiao and disappeared.

.........

Yang He breathed a sigh of relief. Since it was the world of legends where his true body had descended, there was no need to exchange for rewards. However, his injuries to his body and soul would require some time to stabilize.

He went into seclusion, and a rich aura emanated from his body.

Many immortal bodies underwent transformations, which in turn affected the mortals of the main world through the Myriad Transformation Tree, resulting in countless cultivators being reborn overnight.

The seven disciples were within a hundred meters, so their influence was naturally the deepest.

The sound of ruptured organs came from Chen Qian's body. The insect demon peeled away layers, using the immortal body to completely merge with her soul; Wang Lan's living parts were decreasing, and his flesh and bones were being replaced by evil spirits; Sun Qi simultaneously possessed the characteristics of a tiger-snake corpse...

With a thought, Yang He distributed the medicinal power of the Human-Faced Peach among the seven people.

Before long, they will begin to undergo tribulations one after another. However, to be honest, the Heavenly Dao that the seven people contemplate is the Tree of Myriad Transformations. Yang He could actually manipulate things behind the scenes, but considering that it would be counterproductive, he decided to let it develop as it was.

"Well."

Yang He opened his fiery eyes between his brows and looked toward the ninth level of hell.

Having been through countless strange and inexplicable events, my mind has long since become calm and undisturbed.

"The number of ghosts and gods is only three times greater. Once I advance to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, and there are enough permanent resident slots, they will all be refined into a Celestial Court."

"Yes, the ninth level of hell seems to contain the ruins of the Shang dynasty's remnants."

Yang He glanced at some dilapidated buildings that had stood for thousands of years. The Great Shang Dynasty must have stayed on the ninth level, but they continued to fall into endless hell as time went by, so they did not form a civilization.

He estimated that the ghostly cultivators should appear around the fifteenth level of hell.

"go."

The roots of the Myriad Transformations Tree spread into the ninth level of hell, drawing upon yin energy to supply the entire mortal realm.

"A few decades is enough to change the world in the mortal realm."

Yang He took out the corpses of the immortals and gods one by one, and the Investiture of the Gods revealed a clue.

[Would you like to consume 1 points of Spirit Vision to merge the <Door God Corpse> into <God Becomes God>?]

[Would you like to consume 1 points of Spirit Vision to merge the "Cauldron God's Corpse" into "God Becomes God"?]

[Would you like to consume 1 points of Spirit Vision to merge the <Thousand-Mile Eye Corpse> into <God Becomes God>?]

.........

Yang He only gained minor immortals and gods; the Longevity Immortal never descended in his true form, let alone the Five Elders. However, they were more than enough to fill the Investiture of the Gods list.

[The story of "God begets God" currently has 16 celestial ranks that can be conferred.]

The Buddha's corpse could not trigger the Investiture of the Gods. His flesh and bones were used as nourishment for the Myriad Transformations Heavenly Dao Field. The relics were preserved, and we'll see what value they will have in the future.

Yang He then examined the differences in his own immortal body; the changes in his innate corpse qi body were not apparent.
[Innate Corpse Qi Body]

[This was formed from the first wisp of corpse energy at the beginning of creation. Later, it was baptized by the Buddha's light, and its physical body did not decay after death. It breathed with the Taiyin (the moon) and could transform into a white bone Buddha after its life force was exhausted. Remember, this process is irreversible.]

Yang He narrowed his eyes, wondering if the Buddha of Corpse and Ksitigarbha were sent by Shakyamuni intentionally. Fortunately, it didn't matter how many times the recurring characters died and came back to life, otherwise they might have become the White Bone Buddha.

"Let's look at the Ghost Immortal's body again. It will definitely be completely different after merging with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."

[The Primordial Earth Store Ghost Body]

[This is the first evil spirit to attain Buddhahood since the beginning of time. It can possess living beings to absorb their yang energy for cultivation. Furthermore, its body and soul do not stiffen after death; even a wisp of yin energy can be used to reshape it. Its internal organs transform into the Nine-Bend Yellow Springs, and by consuming tens of thousands of evil spirits, it can generate the energy of life and death.]

"As expected, Shakyamuni still harbored wicked intentions and wanted to pull me into the Buddhist camp."

"However, I don't want to be an immortal or a Buddha. I'll accept all the benefits. Hehe, Ghost True Immortal is now considered a figure from the prehistoric era."

Yang He was very interested in the energy of life and death. After possessing the body of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, he obtained a large number of useless remnant souls in the Nine Turns of the Yellow Springs. Even if they were immersed in the endless hell, it would be difficult for them to survive. It would be better to treat them as consumables.

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is right about one thing: compared to the immortals and Buddhas who practice cannibalism, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is indeed a great benefactor."

The remnant souls in the Nine Turns of the Yellow Springs are almost all naturally generated in the underworld. There are very few mortals among them, or rather, the cycle of life and death has most likely stopped. After a mortal dies, his soul either becomes a ghost or dissipates within seven days.

Yang He selected tens of thousands of remnant souls and then activated the Innate Earthly Treasury Ghost Body.

Gululu.

The intestines began to move incessantly, and the Nine Turns of the Yellow Springs formed an infinite cycle.

The remnant soul was ground into fragments by the Nine Turns of the Yellow Springs, transforming into a wisp of black mist mixed with white light.

Before Yang He could even examine the life-and-death energy, the black cat excitedly landed on his shoulder, its entire body bursting with five-colored divine light, which flowed out in a shimmering, annihilating aura.

The Qi of Life and Death

[Born from the underworld and the Yellow Springs, and corrupted by the aura of the Void, it has developed sentience and can corrupt all living beings and evil spirits.]

Yang He raised an eyebrow. The life and death energy was not very useful, and it could easily backfire when refining weapons.

After all, the essence of life and death has already transformed into a ghost.

"The Five-Colored Ghost, the Annihilation Ghost, and the Life-and-Death Ghost—the three supernatural powers united as one, are complete!!"

Meow! ! !
The black cat danced with joy, all the gloom between its brows vanishing.

Yang He was already a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and logically, the Immortal Transformation Technique should have fed back into the Five-Colored Divine Light, so the Black Cat's cultivation should have progressed by leaps and bounds. However, they were missing one person.

"Let me think."

He went through the memories that flooded his mind and quickly found the lineage of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

It is called the Ksitigarbha Sutra.

"The Ksitigarbha Sutra may not be suitable for the dead and the living; I always feel that practicing it might lead to mistakes."

The black cat was so anxious that it scratched its ears and cheeks, wishing it could devour the ghost immediately.

Hearing the black cat meowing, Yang He asked with a puzzled look, "You mean, one can comprehend the content before becoming an immortal on their own, and then seek help from the Pure Light Tathagata afterward?"

The black cat nodded, its big eyes blinking.

"alright."

Yang He instilled the Ksitigarbha Sutra into the black cat, and then released the restraints of the Ghost of Life and Death.

The black cat leaped high into the air, and the five-colored divine light swept directly into its body.

Yang He ignored Hakimi, who was chanting sutras, and turned his attention to the Immaculate Body.

[The innate, immaculate body of a Buddha]

[This was conceived by Nuwa at the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth using her own flesh and blood. Later, it received the blessing of the Buddha of the past, and its internal organs transformed into the eleven side peaks of Mount Ling. Each drop of its blood contains thousands of monks and ghosts.]

[Namo Immaculate Ancient Buddha: Legend has it that you are the only child of Nuwa, and at your birth, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth sang praises of your existence. Later, by chance, you took control of the Silver Branch of Buddhism, and were only half a step away from becoming a saint.]

"Only half a step away from becoming a saint? Could it be that the Immaculate Buddha is already a quasi-saint?"

Yang He immediately denied it to himself. Although the Seven Sages of Buddhism may have some exaggeration, they were still sages. He guessed that the character information meant to completely confirm their identities.

It is easy to imagine how difficult it is to take that half-step towards becoming a Buddha.

(End of this chapter)