Primordial Corpse Ancestor

At this time, the West was still very beautiful and full of spiritual energy. However, for some reason, it was portrayed as so barren in later legends that it could make two Western saints put down their dignity and repeatedly scheme against the East!

"Mount Ling? We've finally arrived! I wonder if the Golden Lotus is here, but even if she isn't, it doesn't matter, since there are plenty of good things here." The Reincarnation Dao Lord looked at Mount Ling in front of him with a gratified expression and sighed slowly.

Soon, the Reincarnation Daoist ascended to the mountaintop once again. However, this time, he ascended Mount Ling, a sacred place in the West, where, according to legend, two of the most revered saints in the West resided!

Sure enough, various demonic beasts roamed among the endless forest and vegetation. However, something about this place always made the Reincarnation Dao Lord feel uneasy. But since the Reincarnation Dao Lord was very confident in his strength, he didn't pay much attention to it.

On the summit of Mount Ling, countless flowers and plants bloom in competition, vying for beauty. In the middle of these living things, there is a lake that is several miles in circumference. On the edge of the lake, there is a towering tree called the Bodhi Tree. In the spiritual root, it inherently represents the metal element of the west, belonging to the metal element!

The innate spiritual roots with the five elements are: the Bodhi tree (metal element), the peach tree (water element), the hibiscus tree (fire element), the ginseng fruit tree (earth element), and the five-needle pine (wood element). These are the five spiritual roots of heaven and earth.

Legend has it that the ancient peach tree belonged to the Queen Mother of the West in Heaven, the ginseng fruit tree belonged to Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of earth immortals, and was her companion. The ancient Bodhi tree transformed into the two founders of Western Buddhism, revered as saints.

As for the Fusang Ancient Tree, it has always been on the Sun Star. After the death of the ten princes of the Heavenly Court, its whereabouts became unknown. The Five-Needle Pine has basically never appeared and is the most mysterious existence among the major spiritual roots!

Looking at the golden lotus platform gently swaying in the lake and the ancient Bodhi tree by the lake, the Reincarnation Daoist was somewhat surprised. He had not expected that the search for the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus would be so smooth this time. It was just that there were some innate formations on the top of Mount Ling!

The others hardly needed any effort! He made several hand seals towards the twelve-petaled golden lotus platform in the lake. As golden runes fell from the hands of the Reincarnation Dao Lord into the golden lotus in the lake, the golden lotus and its roots shrank continuously. Finally, it shrank to a height of about an inch and disappeared into the sleeve of the Reincarnation Dao Lord!

After retrieving the twelve-petaled golden lotus, the Reincarnation Dao Lord once again focused his gaze on the ancient Bodhi tree!

"Hmm! You are the ancestor of the metal element among the five elements, and it would be a pity to leave you here. However, if I take you away, who knows who will become the second leader of Buddhism in the future! The so-called Heavenly Dao will have to arrange someone else to replace you! It would be better to let you become the leader of Buddhism!"

The Lord of Reincarnation stroked his ear, somewhat hesitantly.

"Fine! I'll just pluck a few roots and branches from you and see if I can cultivate my own Bodhi tree. Who knows, I might even have my own Bodhi tree someday!"

Suddenly, it seemed as if the Reincarnation Dao Lord had suddenly understood something, and his furrowed brows gradually relaxed!

The Reincarnation Daoist made a few grasping motions at the roots of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and soon saw the tree's roots, which were intertwined and dense, with huge root systems intertwined.

Then, Daoist Samsara cleaved the tree roots below with several hand strikes, severing several Bodhi tree roots. He then clenched his hand, and the Bodhi tree roots fell into his sleeve.

Then, with a casual wave of his hand, all the green energy around him converged towards the roots of the Bodhi Ancient Tree. In an instant, the roots were restored to their original state as if they had never been damaged by the hand strike. With just a flick of his sleeve, all the soil that had been pulled out was restored to its original state!

Then, the Reincarnation Daoist struck the branches of the Bodhi tree with several hand chops, and the branches of the Bodhi tree fell into the hands of the Reincarnation Daoist!

Then, the Reincarnation Daoist waved his hand towards the outside again, and endless green energy fell from the endless plants around him onto the canopy of the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Then, the marks left by the Bodhi branches after they were chopped disappeared instantly!

Looking at the progress of this journey to Mount Ling, Daojun of Reincarnation still felt that everything should have gone smoothly, and the twelve-petaled golden lotuses had all been retrieved, so there should be no more regrets!

However, for some reason, at this moment, the Reincarnation Dao Lord still felt deep in his heart that something was amiss!

After thinking for a long time without understanding what it was, the Reincarnation Dao Lord had no choice but to calculate with his fingers and soon found the answer!

It turns out that the demon Rahu is also in this boundless Western Spirit Mountain. However, the future Buddha resides on the top of this Spirit Mountain, while the demon Rahu resides below it. This leads to a situation where Buddhism and the demonic sect are inseparable and interdependent, with their fortunes being interconnected, waxing and waning, and each being indispensable!

"Hehe! I almost forgot about Rahu! Hmm! It would be good to go and see him! Hongjun has already taken human form, but I wonder how Rahu is doing now!" As if he had suddenly realized something, the Reincarnation Dao Lord slowly continued walking westward!

In the blink of an eye, the Reincarnation Dao Lord completely disappeared! It turned out that the Reincarnation Dao Lord had already gone deep into the bottom of Mount Ling!

Looking at the darkness before him, the Reincarnation Dao Lord frowned slightly and slowly said, "The West is truly wondrous. There is a being like Dipankara, a symbol of death, filled with deathly aura, and beneath Mount Ling lies Rahu, the Demon Ancestor, who exists because of demonic energy. Why is the West always so associated with negative things? Even their cultivation is the Path of Annihilation. It's truly astonishing!"

Unable to think of anything unnecessary for the time being, the Reincarnation Dao Lord stopped being overly attached to it. However, this problem became a problem for the entire prehistoric world countless years later, a problem that even the Heavenly Dao found frustrating!

Looking at the enormous black mass of energy before him, the Dao Lord of Reincarnation could clearly sense anger, resentment, hatred, and other negative emotions emanating from it—almost a concentration of all negative emotions in the world. These negative emotions raged and roared within it, like a collection of demons!

Four longswords darted back and forth around him, exuding a murderous aura. Below him was a constantly rotating twelfth-grade black lotus platform, from which a faint aura of innate water spirit radiated continuously!

"You really are quite active, but judging from your appearance, you're almost at the point of taking human form! It's just a bit slow! You should know that the old Taoist Hongjun has already completely taken human form! I wonder where the Heavenly Dao took him and what he's doing?" The Reincarnation Dao Lord slowly spoke to the black cloud of energy in front of him.

Then, the Reincarnation Dao Lord pointed a finger at the black ball of energy in front of him. The black ball of energy instantly seemed to boil, surging rapidly. Sharp roars came from it, as if endless wronged souls and endless vengeful ghosts were constantly crashing and colliding, as if they were about to explode at any moment!

Seeing that Rahu was about to transform into human form at any moment, the Reincarnation Dao Lord nodded slightly, smiled faintly, and then looked again at the black lotus platform below. Sensing the watery spiritual energy constantly emanating from it, the Reincarnation Dao Lord frowned slightly.

A flawless version after careful inspection!

He continued, "I never expected that of the four of you who obtained my black lotus seed, you would be the first to mature. However, as a water spirit born from creation, you shouldn't occupy my lotus seed. You're almost ready to develop sentience, aren't you? Then you will remain in the lotus platform forever, so as to add some power to it!"

Then, the Reincarnation Dao Lord reached out and grasped the black lotus platform. Several deep black rays of light surged from his hand and fell onto the lotus platform. The watery spiritual energy on the lotus platform gradually faded until it disappeared completely!

Looking at the surging black energy in front of him, which seemed to be about to take shape at any moment, the Reincarnation Dao Lord could deeply feel the pressure from the sky, but this pressure was almost negligible to him!

It was obvious that there were tribulation clouds above the black cloud at this moment, which meant that it was time for the black cloud to take shape. This was its own tribulation. The Reincarnation Dao Lord just stayed at a distance and watched all of this calmly!

"Boom!"

After a long while, a deafening roar finally shattered the spirit mountain, creating a chasm several meters deep. Fortunately, this happened dozens of meters underground; otherwise, Rahu would have had to use his twelfth-grade black lotus to defend against the attack!

Then, a series of booming sounds echoed throughout Mount Ling, causing all living beings on Mount Ling to hide in all directions and appear at will!

Finally, after four bolts of lightning, Mount Ling was riddled with holes and completely destroyed. Even the future Western leader, Bodhi, was scarred. However, a golden cloud appeared on the top of the Bodhi tree at some unknown time!

The golden light that kept flashing was shielding the Bodhi tree from the thunder and lightning that filled the sky, showing a spirit of selflessness!

"Hehe! Interesting! It seems this is Amitabha, the future Buddha of the West! This brotherhood is somewhat similar to the bond I shared with Pangu! No wonder in my past life's memories, the two leaders of the West were extremely close!"

Looking at the ancient Bodhi tree and golden clouds before him, Lord of Reincarnation sighed with slightly reddened eyes.

Then, with a casual wave of his hand, the Reincarnation Dao Lord created a transparent light screen around the Bodhi Tree and the golden clouds, protecting them firmly within. No matter how much lightning and thunder struck outside, the Bodhi Tree and the golden clouds inside remained completely unaffected!