Investiture of the Gods: I am Bigan, the Master of Conspiracy

Chapter 169 Yin Ziyu, the First Great Luo Immortal, Overwhelms the Three Realms!
Maitreya Buddha did not continue, nor did he allow Yin Ziyu to break down his defenses, because it was pointless.

When Maitreya Buddha's own path cannot overcome Yin Ziyu's path, but is instead overcome by Yin Ziyu, then defeat is inevitable in this contest. Continuing the contest would be meaningless. In that case, it would be better to admit defeat directly!

"Maitreya Buddha truly deserves to be called the future Buddha of Buddhism. Knowing that his own path cannot defeat him, he has no choice but to admit defeat!"

"Now that both of them have achieved their own Dao, and are both top-tier Grand Luo Golden Immortals in the Three Realms, their Daos are being restrained. What can be done?"

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Generally speaking, the Great Luo Golden Immortal belongs to the stage of cultivating the laws, and the degree of mastery of the laws determines the level of one's cultivation.

Either the outcome is determined by the rules of restraint, or by the number of rules mastered.

Wu Yunxian and Qiongxiao Bixiao belong to the late stage of Daluo Jinxian, but their Dao has not yet been formed.

The early stage of a Great Luo Golden Immortal is when one has just comprehended the laws, the later stage of a Great Luo Golden Immortal is marked by the complete mastery of a law, and the mark of a Quasi-Saint is the formation of one's own Dao.

Maitreya Buddha, who is about to sever his corpse, belongs to the path of achieving his own way through the laws, the future path.

A law is an element, while the formation of the Dao is the convergence of several laws after they have been perfected.

Yin Ziyu's path begins with simply mastering the Five Elements, using the Five Elements to comprehend Yin and Yang, time, and space, thus converging into his own mental realm.

Maitreya Buddha's future path involves comprehending cause and effect and time, merging the two laws, and thus achieving his own future path.

In other words, the difference between a Great Luo Golden Immortal who comprehends their own Great Dao and a Great Luo Golden Immortal who masters the laws is a qualitative leap, roughly equivalent to a Quasi-Saint.

Just like in a game, laws are like elements, and several elements come together to form a spell of their own.

For example, Pangu's Great Dao of Power integrates space and time, because space comes first, and only then does time have meaning, thus creating spacetime.

With the existence of space and time, the Five Elements are needed to fill this world, thus the Five Elements Laws come into being.

Spacetime is a virtual space. With the Five Elements, there is a material world. In order for life to be born and full of vitality in the material world, there are wind, rain, thunder and lightning.

Thus, the entire Great Dao of Creation was formed. Therefore, Pangu's Great Dao of Power is the Great Dao of Creation, which means that Pangu's twelve essences of blood contain twelve laws.

This is the root cause of why Dijiang is the first ancestral witch, because without space, the other eleven would not have been able to exist.

Since Maitreya Buddha has already achieved his future path, cutting off his corpse is an easy task. This is why Mahayana Buddhism left Maitreya Buddha behind to provide a safety net.

The battle between Yin Ziyu and Maitreya Buddha is now a contest of their own paths.

It takes countless opportunities for a Great Luo Golden Immortal to master even a few laws. Maitreya Buddha also needed to be guided and taught the laws of the Great Dao to achieve this and ultimately perfect his own path.

However, Maitreya Buddha's path was countered by Yin Ziyu, and defeat was already a foregone conclusion.

After Maitreya Buddha left, Yin Ziyu stood in the sea of ​​clouds and looked around: "I wonder which fellow Daoist has come to offer guidance?"

Seeing Yin Ziyu's Dao taking shape, Tathagata frowned: "I wonder which Buddha will go to fight?"

"Amitabha! This humble monk is going to fight!"

At this moment, a person stepped forward; it was none other than the future Lord of the Crystal World, the Medicine Buddha!

The Buddha nodded: "In this battle, only the Medicine Buddha of Buddhism is capable of fighting!"

Maitreya Buddha is the direct disciple of Amitabha Buddha, while Bhaisajyaguru Buddha is the direct disciple of Cundi Buddha. Both of them were originally natives of the Western Paradise and were the two most outstanding talents.

At this moment, all beings in the Three Realms looked towards Tathagata, wondering who he would send to fight.

"Amitabha Buddha, this humble monk is Medicine Master, and I have come to learn from your supernatural powers, fellow practitioner!"

Upon seeing the Medicine Buddha appear, Yin Ziyu naturally understood that this was the future creator of the Eastern Lapis Lazuli World, belonging to one of the three major Buddhist worlds.

At this point, it was clear that he had already achieved mastery of his own path; otherwise, he would never have come to fight.

"So you are the Medicine Buddha! I have long admired your name. Please enlighten me!"

The Medicine Buddha stood above the sea of ​​clouds, his body enveloped in seven-colored glazed light, and his own Great Dao condensed into a glazed lotus flower in the void.

"Fellow Daoist, your inner fire is too intense. How about this humble monk uses the cool, clear light of crystal to dispel your karmic flames?"

After hearing this, Yin Ziyu asked, "Does the Medicine Buddha wish to cure all the diseases in the world?"

The Medicine Buddha said calmly, "All sentient beings suffer from birth, old age, sickness, and death, burdened by the karma of cause and effect. Only the Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli can deliver them from suffering!"

After listening, Yin Ziyu said calmly, "Fellow Daoist's path can also be considered to follow the general trend, which is similar to the Chan Sect's Taiyi sect's efforts to relieve the suffering of all living beings!"

The suffering of all beings is a huge market, and this huge market sustains all kinds of enlightened people.

The suffering of all living beings gave rise to the Eastern Paradise, the Lapis Lazuli World, and the Saha World. All of these were built upon the foundation of the human race's lack of an emperor after the Investiture of the Gods.

All of these worlds are direct beneficiaries of the new order following the Investiture of the Gods.

Otherwise, why would the three religions go to such lengths to create the Investiture of the Gods simply for the sake of the 365 righteous gods in Heaven?

After hearing Yin Ziyu's words, the Medicine Buddha remained silent. With a flick of his finger, boundless glazed divine fire instantly swept forth. "Fellow Daoist," he said, "do you know that within this glazed light lie eighty-four thousand kinds of illnesses, and also eighty-four thousand kinds of liberation? Even if you can burn away the flames of karma, have you ever considered that the fiercest fire in this world is born from attachment? Attachment is the ego!"

Medicine Buddha saw through Yin Ziyu's path: his ego was so strong that it transcended good and evil, which was the defeat of Maitreya Buddha.

Therefore, the Medicine Buddha seemed to be burning Yin Ziyu's heart by condensing his own Great Dao of Lapis Lazuli into a divine fire.

"Fellow Daoist believes that my true path is one of deep-seated obsession, but you do not know that when my heart is pure, there is no affliction within! Heavenly Blade of Conscience, slay!"

Boundless light converged into a single blade of conscience, instantly slashing towards the glazed divine fire, which was the path of the Medicine Buddha.

"boom!"

With a single strike, the Glazed Divine Fire instantly crumbled and vanished, leaving only boundless light illuminating the sea of ​​clouds.

"Fellow Daoist, the existence of the Glazed World is based on the order of the Investiture of the Gods. Your Dao is indeed extraordinary, yet it is destroyed at its root, which is a violation of conscience!"

Yin Ziyu looked at the Medicine Buddha and spoke calmly.

"Thank you for your guidance, fellow Daoist. This humble monk concedes defeat!"

The Medicine Buddha sighed, his expression somewhat somber, then left the clouds and returned to the Great Buddha Hall.

"Buddha, this humble monk is incapable of defeating him. This man has attained the Great Dao; only the One of Great Illumination can defeat him!"

After speaking, the Medicine Buddha sighed and returned to his own futon, pondering Yin Ziyu's words.

After reading it, Zhen Yuanzi sighed: "The Medicine Buddha's Great Dao has been perfected. The defeat in this battle was due to the source of his Dao, which ultimately had a flaw!"

“What Fellow Daoist Zhenyuan said is true. The path of Medicine Buddha comes from the suffering of all beings, but the way to solve the suffering of all beings is not the eighty-four thousand diseases. The suffering of all beings comes from the fact that the Human Emperor no longer exists. This is the root of the problem. I wonder if Medicine Buddha can complete his own path. If he can complete this path, his potential will be limitless. If he cannot complete it, he will have no hope of becoming a Quasi-Saint!”

Looking at the desolate figure of the Medicine Buddha, the Queen Mother of the West couldn't help but sigh.

The Great God Lei Ze echoed, "Indeed, the damage to the root was severed by this Heavenly Blade of Conscience. This is truly a great flaw in the Great Dao!"

Styx said quietly, "With a sage present, the Medicine Buddha might be able to complete this path!"

Zhen Yuanzi then said, "It seems that Bi Gan's own path has reached a great perfection and is without flaws. Not to mention a Great Luo Golden Immortal, even a Quasi-Saint cannot defeat him!"

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The crowd was buzzing with discussion, while Yin Ziyu stood atop the sea of ​​clouds, asking, "I wonder if any fellow Daoist would offer any guidance?"

Upon hearing Yin Ziyu's words, no one stepped forward to fight.

Everyone knew very well that Yin Ziyu's own path was so perfect, so who else could come to fight him?

In his two battles, Yin Ziyu fought Maitreya Buddha by taking the Way of His Original Mind as the Way of His Original Mind, and in the second battle by negating the defects of Medicine Buddha's own Way with the Way of Conscience and Heaven.

These two individuals had already achieved their own Great Dao, yet they suffered this defeat. Therefore, those Great Luo Golden Immortals who simply grasp the laws are unable to step forward and fight.

For a moment, the entire Ullambana Festival was quiet, and no one else took the stage.

The Buddha sat on the lotus throne, looking down at Yin Ziyu, the swastika pattern on his robe trembling slightly.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh, "Fellow Daoist Bigan has defeated both the Medicine Buddha and Maitreya Buddha. With the Great Dao now complete, he is truly the foremost Golden Immortal of the Three Realms."

The Buddha's words were melodious and profound, containing both praise and hidden meaning.

This shocked everyone in the Three Realms, and they all agreed that at this moment, the Three Realms were truly unmatched by any other Golden Immortal.

In an instant, amidst the silence of all parties, boundless fortune quietly descended upon him. This immeasurable fortune made Yin Ziyu's title as the number one Grand Luo Immortal in the Three Realms resound throughout the Three Realms.

Meanwhile, Tathagata was secretly discussing matters with Guangchengzi, Xuandu, and others.

"Fellow Daoist Xuandu, fellow Daoists of the Chan Sect, the Jie Sect now possesses the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, making annihilation impossible. Their power has grown too strong to be contained, and we must suppress them quickly. Fellow Daoists, you should lend me a hand!"

The Buddha's words meant that Xuandu and Guangchengzi should quickly choose sides.

Guang Chengzi pondered for a moment: "Now that the Jie Sect is powerful, what does Senior Brother Xuandu think? Even if we help the Buddha, it would be understandable! It wouldn't be to the point of losing the hearts of the people!"

Xuandu listened and pondered for a moment before nodding: "That's fine, but I wonder how Fellow Daoist Tathagata plans to suppress its power? If the opponent has already set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, how should we deal with it?"

The Buddha said calmly, "It's alright. Each of our sects can simply demonstrate its power through its own methods. There's no need for a contest. This Golden Spirit will certainly not use this to set up an array. Besides, this Golden Spirit has only just obtained the Four Swords of Zhuxian, so it certainly cannot perfect the Zhuxian Sword Formation!"

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Seeing that no one was fighting Yin Ziyu, Tathagata immediately said, "Since no one is fighting Fellow Daoist Bigan, then this Great Luo competition is over. This debate among Quasi-Saints is not a contest, but rather something that this Saha world cannot bear. Therefore, each sect should display its own Dao and gather at the Three Thousand Divine Mountains to determine the outcome based on strength!"

The Buddha's words immediately stunned all parties. In terms of the situation, how could this be considered?

Yin Ziyu was also taken aback when he returned to the Great Shang Divine Mountain: "What? You're not pretending anymore? Just using your power to intimidate people in a simple and crude way?"

(End of this chapter)