Journey to the West Arrives: Start by becoming an apprentice of the Tongtian Sect Leader!

Upon hearing this, the Buddha waved his hand again.

"This isn't a question of compensation or not..."

"The problem is that if this were actually done, it would chill the hearts of all the Buddhas of Mount Ling."

Hearing this, Kunpeng clenched his fists inwardly, feeling extremely unwilling.

Is it really impossible for me to become one of the Buddhas?

If even the Buddha himself is unwilling to support me, then I probably won't have much of a chance with other Buddhas either.

At that moment, the Buddha spoke again.

"but…………"

"However, this is not entirely impossible."

The Buddha felt that this matter had come to an end, and that he could no longer provoke Kunpeng. What if this guy really gave up?

When Kunpeng heard that there was still a chance for things to turn around, his eyes lit up!

"Oh?! I wonder what the Buddha means by this?!"

The Buddha smiled as he held up a flower. Looking at the Buddha with his enigmatic smile, Kunpeng couldn't help but think of a saying that had been passed down in the primordial world.

The Buddha smiled as he held up a flower, revealing the profound and subtle teachings of Buddhism.

This Buddhist teaching is truly subtle! Truly subtle indeed!

The Buddha spoke while smiling...

"Senior Kunpeng, if you really want to become a Buddha, it's not that you don't have a chance."

"However, this position of Buddha cannot be held by Senior Kunpeng forever."

Kunpeng was puzzled upon hearing this.

What do you mean by "I have the opportunity to become Buddha, but I can't hold onto the position of Buddha forever"?

What does this mean?

Could it be that they'll help me become Buddha first, and then make me relinquish that position later?!

The moment this question arose in Kunpeng's mind, the voice of the Buddha rang out.

"Senior Kunpeng, as I just said, Dipankara Buddha has done nothing wrong in the Western Buddhist community, so we cannot strip him of his Buddha status without cause."

"Therefore, if Senior Kunpeng wants to become Buddha, there is only one way, which is to have Dipankara Buddha temporarily relinquish the Buddhahood of the past Buddha among the three Buddhas. For the sake of the stability of the fortune of Western Buddhism, Senior Kunpeng can temporarily take over this Buddhahood position."

"As for Dipankara Buddha, he can take this time to quickly find innate spiritual treasures and simultaneously sever his three corpses, allowing his cultivation to once again reach the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm..."

"When Dipankara Buddha returns to the peak of Quasi-Saint, then Senior Kunpeng will probably have to give up his Buddhahood as the Buddha of the past among the Three Buddhas."

"Only with this arrangement can Senior Kunpeng have the opportunity to become Buddha. Only with this arrangement will Dipankara Buddha be willing to temporarily relinquish the position of Buddha."

"Even so, our Buddhist sect still has to compensate Dipankara Buddha, after all, that is the position of Buddha, not just an ordinary Buddha or Bodhisattva."

"And this compensation will probably be quite substantial..."

At this point, the Buddha's eyes suddenly lit up.

He thought of the innate white candle flame he had taken out in front of the Bodhi Buddha.

The reason why the innate white flame, a low-grade innate spiritual treasure, was willing to take it out in front of Bodhi Buddha was twofold: firstly, to trick Dipankara Buddha, and secondly, to further solidify his image in front of the Western saints.

After all, I've even brought out innate spiritual treasures, so who would dare say that I, the Buddha, am not wholeheartedly dedicated to the development of the West?!

Since this low-grade innate spiritual treasure is already destined to be taken out, I might as well do Kunpeng a favor as well.

Anyway, Kunpeng doesn't know that I had already planned to give the low-grade innate spiritual treasure, White Candle Flame, to Dipankara Buddha.

Then the Buddha, who was thinking of this place, sighed softly.

"well…………"

When Kunpeng saw the Buddha suddenly sigh as he spoke, he was puzzled and quickly asked for clarification.

"Why does the Buddha sigh?"

Then, the Buddha spoke softly.

"Alas... What I just said is undoubtedly the best arrangement for the entire Western Buddhist community, but even so, Dipankara Buddha will certainly not be willing to accept it."

"To make amends to Dipankara Buddha and to make him willingly relinquish his position as Buddha temporarily, I plan to offer him a primordial spiritual treasure free of charge to help him sever his three corpses."

"In this way, Dipankara Buddha will be more willing. As long as Dipankara Buddha is willing to temporarily relinquish the position of Buddha, then Senior Kunpeng will have the opportunity to take over..."

"In this way, Senior Kunpeng's wish can be fulfilled, and the fortune of our Western Buddhism will not be damaged."

"It benefits all parties. As for me personally, I only lost one innate spiritual treasure, which is nothing."

Kunpeng was stunned after hearing these words.

Holy crap!

You, Tathagata Buddha, are truly a benevolent Buddha of the West?!

Just to prevent the West's fortune from being damaged, and to allow me to temporarily assume the position of Buddha, you were actually willing to offer up a primordial spiritual treasure to assist Dipankara Buddha in severing the three corpses?!

Shouldn't you two be enemies?!

After all, they are all Buddhas of the Three Worlds, so there is naturally a struggle for the right to speak...

Besides, one of you was a disciple of the Jie Sect and the other was the vice leader of the Chan Sect.

Back when the Investiture of the Gods was a massive upheaval, they practically beat dogs to a pulp, yet now they're willing to go to such lengths for the sake of Dipankara Buddha.

Even Kunpeng couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings) at this moment.

No wonder Buddhism flourished in the West...

With such a benevolent Buddha as Tathagata, how could Western Buddhism not flourish?!

In this way, the Buddha inadvertently re-established his image as a benevolent Buddha in front of Kunpeng. Hmm.

It can only be said that the image of the Buddha as a good Buddha is becoming increasingly stable in Western Buddhism.

Meanwhile, Kunpeng was also pondering what the Buddha had just said.

He would let Dipankara Buddha temporarily relinquish his position as Buddha, and he would temporarily take over. Once Dipankara Buddha's cultivation returned to the peak of Quasi-Saint, he would then relinquish his position as Buddha.

Kunpeng chuckled disdainfully at this matter...

temporary?

Give it up?

Heh... How could that be?!

Let's not even talk about whether I can help Dipankara Buddha return to the peak of Quasi-Saint realm.

Take the matter of giving up one's seat, for example!

I, Kunpeng, suffered a great loss back then in Zixiao Palace.

If it weren't for that time I was offered a seat in Zixiao Palace, I, Kunpeng, would probably have a seat among the Heavenly Saints in the prehistoric world today.

And now they actually want me to give up this position of Buddha?!

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Once it's in my hands, Kunpeng, it belongs to me, Kunpeng!

No one is going to make me give it up! Not even a Western saint!!!