Merit Golden Lotus! Heart Inquiry Trial: Who Am I? First Update

On the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway, billions of Buddha lights shine.

A handsome young man stood on the steps with his eyes closed, exuding an aura of unparalleled elegance and independence.

Below the steps, everyone looked at the boy on the steps, at Lu Changsheng, wanting to see what was going on.

Lu Changsheng closed his eyes because, in the instant the Qing Feng blew by, a Buddhist or Daoist chant rang in his ears.

What is Buddha?

This is a test for him.

"The Other Shore Heavenly Stairway, is that all?"

Lu Changsheng was speechless.

He knew that this Other Shore Heavenly Stairway couldn't just be a simple matter of walking up stairs; there would definitely be tests involved.

For example, it tests the physical body, the Primordial Spirit, and one's fortune.

Lu Changsheng had also considered this kind of test.

But I didn't expect it to be so simple.

This is all stuff he's already done.

This is still called the Western Paradise.

"All sentient beings are Buddhas."

Lu Changsheng said this without hesitation.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Changsheng opened his eyes.

Buzz buzz buzz!

Buzz buzz buzz!

Suddenly, the Buddha's light gathered and dispersed like clouds and mist throughout the entire Other Shore Heavenly Stairway. Golden lotus flowers sprouted from the ground at Lu Changsheng's feet, blooming with dazzling golden light.

"Golden Lotus Emerging from the Earth!"

"No! This is the Merit Golden Lotus! What's going on?!"

"Why are there strange phenomena appearing on the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway!"

"I've been crouching on these celestial steps for a hundred thousand years, why have I never seen anything like this before!"

At that moment, everyone was stunned.

Everyone was stunned.

A peerlessly handsome young man descended from the Pure Land World, then ascended the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway, which triggered the emergence of golden lotuses from the earth, revealing his merits.

It should be understood that in Buddhism, merit is of utmost importance.

If you walk or stand on the Heavenly Tribulation for a while, Merit Golden Lotus will appear, and the steps will be worn smooth.

"I understand! It was the Heart Inquiry Trial! He passed the Heart Inquiry Trial!"

Someone immediately shouted.

However, as soon as he said that, someone immediately refuted him.

"Impossible! My second great-uncle told me that the Heart Inquiry Trial on the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway are on the forty-second, ninety-seventh, and one hundred and eightth steps. How could there be Heart Inquiry Trial as soon as you step onto the steps! And there is also Merit Golden Lotus appearing!"

"Your seventh uncle's Buddha-nature is lacking. The Buddhist practice is seven steps, Heart Inquiry Trial is clearly seven steps at a time! This was the case with the Holy Monk Xuan Xin before."

"Even after passing the Heart Inquiry Trial, the Merit Golden Lotus has never appeared!"

"That's right, even the Holy Monk Xuan Xin didn't show any unusual phenomena! Could it be that this young man's Buddha-nature is so high!"

"Hiss! This young man just closed his eyes. Could it be that Heart Inquiry Trial has already occurred the moment he stepped in?!"

The crowd began to discuss and argue.

Meanwhile, in the Pure Land World.

A myriad of Buddhas paid homage, and auspicious omens bloomed. One by one, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats opened their eyes and descended onto the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway.

Even they were drawn to the commotion on the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway and turned to look at what was happening there.

"This!"

In an instant, many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas looked astonished and showed disbelief.

"He is the Master of Destiny!"

Then the Buddha spoke, and said this.

He witnessed the battles at Divine Stone Ridge and Ancient God Mountain Range using his great Divine Ability and saw Lu Changsheng.

"Wasn't he banished to the Outer Domain? How could he appear in our Pure Land World!"

"What!"

"What? He is the Master of Destiny!"

"What on earth is going on?!"

"Why does the Master of Destiny ascend the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway?!"

"Was he banished to the Pure Land World by the Palm Heaven Sect?"

"If that's the case, why would he ascend to the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway?"

In an instant, all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats were in an uproar, and many even looked up at the Supreme Buddha Mother sitting high above.

This Western Paradise is entirely under the control of the Buddha Mother.

If the Master of Destiny were to appear here, the Buddha Mother could not possibly be unaware of it.

Moreover, the Master of Destiny made no attempt to conceal himself, and even ascended to the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway.

"Buddha Mother, may I ask what this is?"

One of the Buddhas, unable to suppress his curiosity, asked a question.

"Did the Palm Heaven Sect send the Buddha Mother to convert the Master of Destiny?"

One of the Bodhisattvas couldn't help but speculate.

"No, this is my arrangement."

The Supreme Buddha Mother answered calmly and ethereally.

The one who appeared silently on the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway, conversing with Lu Changsheng and Xuan Xin, was a projection.

At her level, she could project and create clones at will, especially in the Pure Land World, which is why other Buddhas and Bodhisattvas failed to notice her.

Upon hearing this, all the Buddhas were even more puzzled.

It wasn't the Palm Heaven Sect; it was the Buddha Mother's own arrangement.

"Can the Buddha Mother resolve our doubts?"

The Buddhas were very curious.

"I saw the Master of Ten Thousand Buddhas, I saw Immeasurable Calamity, the true vitality of my My Buddha, and all of this is related to the Master of Destiny."

The Buddha Mother spoke, saying these words to dispel the doubts of the crowd.

There was one more thing she didn't say: she also saw a scene through the Master of Ten Thousand Buddhas, a scene different from the legends left behind by the Supreme Hall and the Palm Heaven Sect.

But this is so shocking.

Upon hearing this, all the Buddhas fell silent.

I couldn't speak, and I didn't dare to speak.

Because the Buddha Mother is the Master of Ten Thousand Buddhas and the lord of the Pure Land World.

But at that moment, the Buddha Mother said she saw the Master of Ten Thousand Buddhas.

This is absolutely stunning.

Of course, what shocked them even more was the true vitality of Buddhism over Immeasurable Calamity.

And this opportunity for survival is actually related to the Master of Destiny.

In the main hall, everything quieted down, and all eyes returned to the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway, to Lu Changsheng.

On the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway, Lu Changsheng walked upwards step by step.

With each step or two, a Qing Feng would blow by, followed by the sound of Buddhist chants.

This was Lu Changsheng's Heart Inquiry Trial.

"What is cause, and what is condition?"

Buddhist chanting began.

"Strength is the cause, weakness is the condition."

Lu Changsheng paused only slightly before speaking.

There is another distinction here: the preceding and following are mutually generative, which is the cause; the present assists each other, which is the condition.

But the preceding sentence is from Buddhist scriptures.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng chose to follow the Buddhist scriptures.

What are the eight sufferings?

The sound continued as soon as he took a step.

Lu Changsheng remained silent.

Don't you have any questions? Your questions are so weak.

Looking at the 108 steps, Lu Changsheng even thought, "I'm not going to walk up these steps."

He felt that the questioning of the heart on this ladder was not Heart Inquiry Trial, but a test of annoyance.

But now that we're under someone else's roof, we have no choice but to bow our heads.

Throughout his life, Heavenly Emperor Lu was able to be both assertive and yielding.

He spoke quickly, saying, "Birth, old age, sickness, death, not getting what one wants, being with those one hates, being separated from those one loves, the five aggregates."

With each answer Lu Changsheng gave, golden lotuses bloomed continuously.

At the same time, golden clouds gathered above the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway, illuminating hundreds of millions of miles and suppressing even the Buddha's light.

"This is terrifying!"

"This boy has to stop every time he takes one or two steps. Could it really be because of the Heart Inquiry Trial?"

"This merit is terrifying! If it were accumulated in one person, they would probably become a Buddha directly!"

"I want the merit!"

"This is incredible! Who exactly is this young man? How could he possibly attract such a strange phenomenon!"

"The thunderclouds when I was undergoing my tribulation were not this dazzling and dense."

"You're facing such a dazzling tribulation cloud during your tribulation, and you're still bragging about it?"

Below the Other Shore Heavenly Stairway, everyone stared in horror at the peerless youth on the steps and at the terrifying golden clouds of merit above.

Time passed little by little.

Lu Changsheng had climbed halfway down the steps.

However, this Heart Inquiry Trial has been fixed at one level at a time.

Finally, Lu Changsheng couldn't hold back any longer.

Why should I always be the one answering, but not the one asking?

He immediately asked, "Who am I?"