Dimension Demon's Chat Group

Chapter 220 Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Two Chapters Combined)

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva did not refute them, but simply sighed softly and uttered a Buddhist chant in a tone that seemed both sorrowful and compassionate.

Lin Yu observed her expression, pondered for a moment, and then strode into the Buddha's light, arriving at the space behind it.

When Lin Yu was using his consciousness to probe, his attention was focused on this Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

It wasn't until he personally stepped into the Buddha's light that he noticed the unusual nature of this place.

In his perception, although this world was faintly connected to the underworld, it was a world of its own. Apart from the Buddha's light of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, there was a rather strange power that filled the entire world, maintaining the appearance of this small world.

Lin Yu looked towards the source of this power and saw that behind Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, shrouded in Buddhist light, was a rootless Styx River with no visible source or destination.

Six strange whirlpools floated on the river, with six portals standing within them.

Even with Lin Yu's eyesight, he could still vaguely make out the indistinct seal script on the gate. Counting from left to right, they were: Ascension Immortal Path, Transcendence Noble Path, Rebirth Blessing Path...

"This is the Six Paths of Reincarnation?!"

Lin Yu suddenly realized that this space was the true identity of the Six Paths of Reincarnation in this world!

It turns out that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has been hiding in the six realms of reincarnation all along. No wonder Lin Yu could only vaguely sense that someone was spying on him in the dark, but could not determine the other party's exact location.

The cycle of six realms of reincarnation relates to the birth, death, and transmigration of all sentient beings in the world. It involves immense causal relationships, and thus it is elusive yet omnipresent.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva already possesses great supernatural powers, and with the cover of the six realms of reincarnation, he can naturally avoid his pursuit and perception.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu couldn't help but exclaim, "The Bodhisattva truly has amazing skills!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva chanted a Buddhist prayer and shook his head, saying, "Benefactor, you misunderstand. This humble monk did not intentionally hide here. It was only to maintain the true operation of the six realms of reincarnation that I had no choice but to do so..."

How to maintain the normal operation of the six realms of reincarnation?
Lin Yu was taken aback upon hearing this, then frowned and asked, "What exactly happened in this world?"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva shook his head and remained silent, whether because he was unaware of the truth or because he had some difficulties he was unwilling to reveal.

Lin Yu was quite dissatisfied with the riddle-teller's behavior, but out of respect for the other party being Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, he did not continue to ask questions and changed the subject.

"Since the Bodhisattva is unwilling to speak, I will not press the matter further."

"There's just one thing I need to understand..."

Lin Yu stared at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and asked, "What exactly is the Bodhisattva plotting, and for whom is he plotting?"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva put his hands together in prayer and chanted the Buddha's name, saying, "Naturally, it is for the sake of all living beings in this world."

As she spoke, her gaze shifted, piercing through the Buddha's light, and looked towards Yan Chixia, who was radiating golden light in the underworld.

"This Benefactor Yan is exceptionally skilled and profound in his cultivation. What is even more remarkable is his righteous heart and his dual practice of Buddhism and Taoism."

"His temperament, talent, cultivation, and even his past and future experiences are all perfectly suited to be the ruler of the Underworld, to govern this vast netherworld..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu thought to himself, "As expected, this person in front of me has taken a liking to Yan Chixia's temperament and cultivation."

She orchestrated everything, guiding Yan Chixia to discover the Diamond Sutra, so that after Yan Chixia's decisive battle with the Black Mountain Demon, he could use Buddhist power to deliver the countless wronged souls and vengeful ghosts beneath the City of the Unjustly Dead.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva continued, "As for Benefactor Lin's question just now, this humble monk did not intend to conceal it, but it concerns the secrets of the upper realm, and it is not appropriate to tell you."

"Oh?" Lin Yu raised an eyebrow and asked with interest, "What secret is it that even the Bodhisattva is so secretive about? Could it be that a monkey has caused a ruckus in the underworld?"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva looked surprised: "You've also heard of that monkey, benefactor?"

Is there really something about the Monkey King?
Lin Yu was slightly taken aback, but then his interest grew. He looked intently at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and said, "I know a little bit about this. What, could this matter really be related to that monkey?"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva nodded, then shook his head, explaining, "This matter is indeed related to that monkey, but the reason I cannot speak about it is not because of that monkey."

"As for the reasons behind this, you will know once this matter is resolved."

At this point, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva paused, then said softly, "You are a person from beyond the heavens, of noble status. Although I am forced to appear today, I would like to take this opportunity to establish a good relationship with you."

"All my previous schemes were for the benefit of the people. If they have involved you, I hope you will not take offense."

After speaking, she clasped her hands together and bowed to Lin Yu again.

Lin Yu frowned slightly, looking at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva with a complicated expression.

He was not surprised that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva revealed his origins.

The moment he voluntarily released his true consciousness, he was already prepared to be discovered by the people of this world.

However, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva knew his identity, yet still dared to appear before him and act so friendly that Lin Yu couldn't help but become suspicious, wondering if this guy had some kind of scheme against him.

Looking at the silent Lin Yu before him, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva seemed to understand something and smiled slightly:

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency. Someone like you would naturally be regarded as a celestial being in the beginning of chaos."

"But times have changed. Given your status and position, let alone this small world, even if you were to visit Mount Ling, the World Honored One and all the Buddhas would treat you with the utmost respect!"

...So exaggerated?
Lin Yu looked at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in surprise, wondering if extraterrestrial demons were so sought after now.

Despite his complaints, Lin Yu also gleaned some clues from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's attitude and words.

The world doesn't seem to be hostile to his existence; in fact, it seems to have a subtle welcoming attitude.

Judging from the small, the Heavenly Dao of the main world might not be as troublesome as he imagined. He had a preconceived notion, directly projecting the world consciousness he had encountered in the past onto the Heavenly Dao, believing that the other party would definitely drive him away at all costs.

But now it seems that even if he goes directly to the main world, he probably won't encounter any trouble.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu pondered, "Could it be that the Bodhisattva has seen beings like myself?"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva shook his head and said, "Since my birth, I have never left this world, and I know very little about the outer heavens. I am afraid I cannot answer your questions."

So where did you get all this knowledge from?

Lin Yu looked Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva up and down, then suddenly asked, "Is the Bodhisattva the original deity or an incarnation?"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva smiled slightly, put his hands together and said, "I am who I am, and I am also who I am."

That's an incarnation!

Lin Yu's expression showed understanding, which confirmed a guess in his mind.

Just then, a strange change occurred in the underworld, and the Buddha's light that filled the sky suddenly became unstable.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva glanced at Yan Chixia, who was suspended in the Buddha's light, and immediately sighed softly. With an expression that seemed both sorrowful and compassionate, he chanted a Buddhist mantra, and then looked at Lin Yu in front of him and said:

“I know that you still have many questions, but the situation is urgent and I have no time to worry about anything else.”

"If fate allows in the future, you are welcome to visit me in the underworld. I will certainly welcome you with open arms and await your arrival!"

Without a doubt, the underworld here must be the underworld of the main world!
Lin Yu frowned slightly as he watched Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva step out of this realm.

In an instant, Buddha's light appeared, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva appeared in the underworld, his hands clasped together, riding a lotus platform.

At this moment, Yan Chixia was suspended in the golden light, with bloody cuts on the tips of his ten fingers. His once robust body had become emaciated, and he was clearly on the verge of death.

Even so, he still forced his weakened body to keep pushing his internal energy to its limits, chanting incantations and reciting the Sanskrit texts in the scriptures in front of him with a numb expression.

Seeing this, Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh softly.

However, since he already knew about Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's plan, he naturally wouldn't interfere and ruin Yan Chixia's opportunity.

Sure enough, after Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva appeared, he saw Yan Chixia's current state and couldn't help but show pity, sighing, "Foolish child."

"...Please wait a moment, benefactor, this humble monk will lend you a hand!"

Before she finished speaking, she raised her hand and waved it, the tin staff in her palm radiating golden light, pointing to the ruins of the City of the Dead that had fallen not far away.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the enormous ruins of the City of the Dead trembled violently, rising from the ground under the golden light and transforming into a black token with gold edges, which floated in the air.

Lin Yu looked closely and saw that the token had two large characters engraved on the front: "Wrongfully Died!"
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva raised his hand and the Token of Wrongful Death instantly transformed into a stream of light, flying to the top of Yan Chixia's head.

The next second, a dazzling golden light, unlike the previous Buddha light, emanated from Yan Chixia's body.

At this moment, Lin Yu had already stepped out of the Buddha's light and followed Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva back to the underworld.

Feeling the aura of that golden light, he couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart.

"Golden light of merit?"

As the golden light, seemingly a sign of merit, emerged, the token of wrongful death trembled and transformed into streaks of ghostly light, surging towards Yan Chixia below.

In an instant, Yan Chixia's spirits lifted, his previously numb eyes regained their clarity, and his withered body became full again, as if he had been fully revived, floating in the air.

Moreover, his attire also changed drastically in the eerie glow of the token.

In the blink of an eye, the rough linen clothes of the martial arts practitioners transformed into a wide robe with a blue upper body and black lower body.

His entire demeanor was transformed by the black robe, gaining a sense of sinister power and majesty.

Sensing the change within himself, Yan Chixia glanced gratefully at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva before resuming his work of deliverance, his expression solemn as he concentrated intently on reciting the scriptures. Before long, all the wronged souls that had surged forth from the great formation vanished, and the cracks in the formation began to heal in the golden light.

After Yan Chixia successfully performed the ritual to deliver the deceased, he immediately stood up, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and bowed deeply to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

"Thank you for your help, Bodhisattva!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva nodded slightly and said with a smile, "You already know everything that has happened here. As for what you should do in the future, I don't need to say anything more, do I?"

"..."

Yan Chixia nodded. The token of wrongful death contained a wealth of information and had already told him everything he needed to know.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva clasped his hands together, chanted a Buddhist mantra, then lowered his eyes and looked at Yan Chixia, saying slowly, "Yan Chixia, you were originally a cultivator in the mortal world. You have spent your life doing good deeds and accumulating merit. Now that you have helped the souls of the dead to be saved, your merits are complete. You should enter the Netherworld to suppress all ghosts and re-establish the Underworld on this land!"

Yan Chixia's expression turned solemn, and he bowed respectfully, saying, "This disciple will certainly not fail the Bodhisattva's trust!"

"good!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva nodded in satisfaction, then turned his head and looked at Lin Yu not far away.

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow, about to speak with a smile, when he suddenly saw Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva smile slightly, toss his prayer beads, and they transformed into a stream of light that flew towards him.

Lin Yu was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously raised his hand to catch it.

The moment he caught the prayer beads, the voice of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva rang in his ears.

"This treasure is something I always carry with me. It contains immense power and can concentrate the mind, calm the spirit, exorcise evil, and eliminate demons."

"In addition, there are three volumes of the Ksitigarbha Sutra among the prayer beads. If you are interested, please accept the prayer beads. If you encounter a promising person in the future, you can simply give these three volumes of the sutra to my Buddhist disciples."

"As for these prayer beads, they are given to you as a gift!"

After saying this, without waiting for Lin Yu's reply, she threw out the tin staff in her hand, which transformed into a forest at the original site of the City of the Wrongfully Dead, reinforcing the great formation that suppressed the wronged souls and vengeful ghosts.

At the same time, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva himself put his hands together in prayer, chanted the Buddha's name, and his whole body transformed into golden light amidst the chanting, flowing into the black underworld outside the forest like a river flowing into the sea.

"Boom!"

The next second, the ground trembled violently, and a black city, even larger than before, rose from the ground and stood before the two of them once more.

Seeing this, Lin Yu was deeply moved, seemingly never expecting that this Bodhisattva would sacrifice himself and transform into a city.

Not far away, Yan Chixia also had a complicated expression. After a long sigh, he bowed deeply and said, "Respectfully bidding farewell to the Great Vow Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!"

"..."

Lin Yu snapped out of his daze, frowned slightly, and looked at Yan Chixia, asking, "You already knew?"

Yan Chixia stood up, sighed, and said, "The Token of the Wrongfully Dead contains information left by the Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva has already made preparations and is only waiting for me to return to my position after achieving my goal..."

Yan Chixia shook his head, not finishing his sentence, but his meaning was quite clear.

Lin Yu gazed thoughtfully at the city and noticed that it was slightly different from the previous City of the Wrongfully Dead. Apart from its size, it also faintly exuded the aura of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Clearly, this new city is far more than just a second City of the Dead.

It was indeed the main base prepared by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva for Yan Chixia to re-establish the Underworld!

Upon realizing this, Lin Yu couldn't help but feel a deep sense of respect.

This guy didn't make empty promises; he said he was doing it for the common people, and he really was!
"...Alright, since you keep your word, I will find someone to pass on these three volumes of the Ksitigarbha Sutra."

"As for these prayer beads, I'll keep them for now and return them to your original self when we go to the main world."

As Lin Yu thought this to himself, he put away the string of Buddhist beads.

Compared to Yan Chixia, he was only moved by the actions of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and felt no sadness.

After all, this guy is just an avatar of the original body. Even if he transforms into a city, he only loses his cultivation and golden body. There is really nothing to be sad about.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yan Chixia.

Then he discovered that the guy wasn't as sad as he had imagined.

Judging from the way he kept stroking the token in his hand, as if he couldn't put it down, he was probably more excited and thrilled about the change in his status!
"..."

Lin Yu was speechless. He shook his head and asked, "So, from now on, you will be the new ruler of the Underworld, right?"

"Not quite." Yan Chixia appeared modest, but there was still a hint of undisguised joy in his eyes. "Currently, I am only the newly appointed Lord of the City of the Unjustly Dead."

"Only when we sweep away the netherworld, suppress all ghosts, and re-establish the underworld can we be considered to have entered the realm of the dead!"

Looking at the joy in his eyes, Lin Yu said thoughtfully, "Back in the Land of Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Bodhisattva told me that once things here are over, he will answer my questions."

"If I'm not mistaken, this statement should apply to you, right?"

Yan Chixia's expression turned serious: "That's right, the Bodhisattva has already given me the information you need, Senior."

"Including intelligence from the upper realm?"

"of course."

No wonder this guy was only outwardly sad; he knew that the Bodhisattva was just an incarnation!

Lin Yu smirked and continued, "Then tell me, what exactly is going on in this world?"

Yan Chixia sighed deeply and began to explain the whole story to Lin Yu.

In a way, it's a case of collateral damage; the decline of this world is actually due to the prosperity of other worlds.

Not long ago, the Heavenly Way suddenly changed. The Ling Mountain faction calculated and believed that the time was ripe for the flourishing of Buddhism and Taoism. Therefore, they began to actively prepare for the Journey to the West.

To increase the success rate of the Journey to the West plan in the main world, the Lingshan faction chose to establish a presence in all worlds, consolidating the Buddhist fortune of the main world through Journey to the West in various worlds.

For this reason, the focus of the immortals, gods, and Buddhas was mainly on the world of Journey to the West and related worlds.

Speaking of this, we must mention the worldview of this mythological multiverse.

Here, apart from the main world, there are countless other worlds, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges.

Roughly speaking, they can be divided into three categories, which, according to Lin Yu's understanding, are the so-called Great Thousand Worlds, Middle Thousand Worlds, and the most numerous Small Thousand Worlds.

Among them, the Great Thousand Worlds is the most powerful and has the closest connection with the Main World.

For this reason, the so-called Heavenly Court and Underworld in such worlds, and all kinds of gods and immortals, are basically projections of the main world, and some are even physical clones of the original.

In comparison, the Middle Thousand Worlds are of less importance.

Most of the middle-level worlds do not have a heavenly court; at most, there is an underworld that maintains the cycle of reincarnation.

Even if there really is a Heavenly Court, not many great gods would actually descend in person; most of them would be cultivators from this realm.

Only some important figures, such as the Jade Emperor, the Three Pure Ones and the Four Emperors, are of such high status that ordinary people cannot bear them, and are usually reincarnated from their original divine form to return to their positions.

Besides these, there are those with great supernatural powers who make grand vows.

For example, there is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who vowed, "I will not become a Buddha until hell is emptied."

In countless worlds and underworlds, there are basically his avatars and incarnations.

As a medium-sized world, "A Chinese Ghost Story" is naturally the same.

Unfortunately, compared to other middle-thousand worlds, this world is located in a very remote location, making it difficult to attract the attention of the main world.

Furthermore, this world itself is subordinate to a larger world, which happens to be preparing for the Journey to the West.

As a result, many famous gods and Buddhas left this world, preparing to go on a journey to the West in the vast world to get a share of the spoils, which led to the disappearance of the Heavenly Court and the chaos in the Underworld.

The entire world has gradually drifted further and further away from the main world, eventually becoming what we now call the Dharma-ending Age...

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu's face darkened, and he finally understood why Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was unwilling to tell him in person.

It turns out that all of this was because of the grand plan of the Journey to the West in Lingshan. It wasn't that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva couldn't speak, but rather that he was unwilling, or rather embarrassed, to reveal these truths.

Lin Yu frowned and said, "So, the destruction of this world is simply because all the gods and Buddhas have withdrawn?"

Yan Chixia shook his head and said, "It's not just that. There's also the remote location of this world and the shift in the center of the Heavenly Dao. Even without the Journey to the West, this world is slowly entering the Dharma-ending Age..."

Even so, Yan Chixia understood that if the immortals, gods, and Buddhas hadn't rushed to leave, or had been more responsible and made some arrangements for this world before leaving, it wouldn't have ended up in this state.

Thinking of this, Yan Chixia couldn't help but sigh.

"A speck of dust in the upper realm becomes a mountain when it falls on us cultivators in the lower realm."

"This has always been the case, so there is no need for surprise, senior."

"At least, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is still here, isn't he?"

(End of this chapter)