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Chapter 129 Asking Ksitigarbha

"So, was the Bodhisattva doing it intentionally or accidentally?"

Ye Xuantian's question made Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's bitter smile grow even wider.

“Sage, back then, Buddha Tathagata entered the River Styx with a fearless heart, determined to suppress the Asura lineage. As a member of Buddhism, how could I sit idly by? Therefore, I left the core of the seal, which gave Mosquito Daoist the opportunity. It was absolutely an unintentional mistake on my part!”

Ye Xuantian opened his palm, revealing the divine consciousness of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

“Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, I joined forces with you back then because I saw your great compassion. But you attacked first with the yellow robe and almost stole the credit from the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Now you have released the Mosquito Taoist. I am starting to doubt whether this wisp of your divine consciousness is real.”

As Ye Xuantian spoke, he exerted a little force with his palm, and that wisp of divine consciousness shattered instantly.

puff!
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body was covered with fine cracks.

"presumptuous!"

Upon hearing that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had been injured, Di Ting was about to intervene, but at that moment, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva shouted sternly, "Di Ting, stop!"

As the voice of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva rang out, his physical body began to peel away inch by inch, like broken porcelain, revealing a nearly perfect face. The compassion he exuded was so great that just one glance was enough to inspire the thought of taking refuge in him.

Lu Ya immediately lowered his eyes. The power of Buddhism to convert people has always been very strange. Especially when Lu Ya looked at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva earlier, he inexplicably had the thought of becoming a Buddha on the spot.

Ye Xuantian remained unaffected, merely gazing thoughtfully at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

"The quasi-saint is perfected, only one strand of merit is needed to enter sainthood! No wonder Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva forcibly seized merit several times."

"Fellow Daoist, now that you have renounced all worldly desires and are free from all distracting thoughts, it is the perfect time for you to enter my Buddhist path. Why not become my disciple? Once I attain Buddhahood, I will guarantee you a place of Buddhahood within the Buddhist community."

"The Bodhisattva, having shed his mortal form, has become much more arrogant. Hand over your divine sense! I'll give the Bodhisattva another chance," Ye Xuantian said in a deep voice.

"Fellow Daoist is too domineering. The journey to the West is the karma of my Buddhist sect. Fellow Daoist has taken away my Buddhist sect's merits without cause. My Buddhist sect has already been very kind by not causing trouble for you. Why do you need to create trouble for yourself!"

"I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty; this great vow enters my desires!" Ye Xuantian's desire source between his brows shone brightly.

With just one sentence, strands of black lines began to appear on Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's jade-like skin. The dense black lines were enough to make one's scalp tingle. Most importantly, all the black lines were surging towards Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's brow, and now they had reached his ears.

"Sage, it is not easy for a Bodhisattva to cultivate. You are destroying the Bodhisattva of Buddhism!" Di Ting looked at this scene with unconcealed shock in his eyes. He knew all too well how much effort the Bodhisattva of the Jade Body had put in to cultivate to such a level.

If these black lines were to actually invade the space between the eyebrows, then Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's spiritual practice would be ruined.

"This isn't the first time! Hand over your divine sense!" Ye Xuantian stared directly into the eyes of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva clasped his hands together, his eyes filled with coldness: "Fellow Daoist Xuantian, now that you are in my Daoist temple! Are you really not afraid that I will fight to the death and release the Asura lineage?"

As the voice of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva faded, the temple began to expand, covering an area of ​​a hundred miles in the blink of an eye. The magnificent temple housed numerous monks and nuns, each with anger hidden in their eyes.

Tens of thousands of monks and nuns held mudras, their eyes wide with anger, creating a somewhat terrifying scene.

"The Origin of War!" Ye Xuantian remained fearless, the Origin of War also flashing between his brows: "If Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva truly has the will to fight to the death, then that would be for the best. Kill the Bodhisattva and let Lu Ya guard this place, and we can completely annihilate the Asura lineage."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva looked at Lu Ya, who still kept his eyes down, not daring to look directly at him. "We are both at the peak of Quasi-Sainthood, but he is far inferior to me."

"is it?"

Lu Ya's voice rang out from behind Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife landed on Lu Ya's head, its white light dazzling.

"What!" Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva looked at Lu Ya beside Ye Xuantian in disbelief, and at this moment Lu Ya slowly raised his head, revealing himself to be a scarecrow.

Turning his gaze away, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva realized that his temple was gone, replaced by a rice paddy. Ye Xuantian stood before him, two beams of primordial power emanating from his brow, striking Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's brow.

The silver light of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife behind him was aimed at the neck of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

"Hand over your divine sense!" Ye Xuantian raised his eyes, and this time, the coldness in his eyes was hard to hide.

Gudong!

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"Why now!" Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva did not believe that Ye Xuantian had only realized that there was a problem with his divine sense now. Since such a foolish mistake could not have occurred, then today's coercion must have a great meaning.

"I will cut off any possibility of Mosquito Taoist returning. I will make sure he cannot connect to this place when he crosses the river! The Bodhisattva is too thoughtful, so I have to be ruthless and completely eliminate these risks."

"Hand over your divine sense now, or Lu Ya and I will nail the Bodhisattva's primordial spirit to this scarecrow's domain, with no possibility of returning."

As Ye Xuantian finished speaking, tens of thousands of scarecrows appeared out of thin air on the rice paddy, each scarecrow resembling the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva glanced at Lu Ya Daoist behind him: "You are the ancestor of the rogue cultivators during the Investiture of the Gods, so why are you so willing to follow him?"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's sarcastic remarks did not diminish, but his actions were not slow either. A divine thought appeared between his brows and was sent to Ye Xuantian.

"Sage, I wonder if I will still have the chance to ascend to the Great Dao and take a look?"

Ye Xuantian withdrew his divine sense, closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was still in the temple. He looked at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva with an extremely calm expression: "If the Bodhisattva is wholeheartedly devoted to the great vow, this black line will not spread. Consider it as the cause and effect of Buddhism, guarding the Blood River. In the future, when merits fall, I may be able to lend the Bodhisattva a helping hand."

"Why is the Sage so magnanimous?" Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva asked unwillingly, because in his heart he did not believe that Ye Xuantian would really help him become a Sage.

"I once said that this world is too small, so small that I don't even bother to fight for it. If it weren't for the selfishness of the Heavenly Dao and the Dao Ancestor, who wanted to turn the human race into puppets, I think I would have remained hidden forever."

"The Great Dao is where we should fight. Bodhisattva, cultivate diligently, there will be opportunities in the future! Lu Ya, let's go!"

Ye Xuantian and Lu Ya left, but Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Bodhisattva, are you alright?"

"I am unharmed! Go to the Tang Dynasty! Go quickly and tell Guanyin Bodhisattva not to bewitch the Emperor Star!"

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