I Came from Spirit Mountain, to Be Born Ten Days Hence

(I'm taking a break to adjust this chapter. I'll make up for the 4,000 words tomorrow and finish updating in the afternoon. My update schedule has been really unpredictable lately.)

It all happened so suddenly that no one had time to react.

Then they saw that old man, a being of Celestial Person caliber, Divine Walker.

They then prostrated themselves quietly, like the most devout and sincere believers.

Towards that seemingly harmless child.

Jiang Feinao was shocked and subconsciously transmitted her voice:

"Teacher, what's going on?"

The Yellow-toothed Old Man did not answer, a serious look flashing across his face as he stared at the porcelain doll.

A child named Zhang Fusheng. Was it really a coincidence?

He casually stroked his wristwatch, then quietly turned towards the little boy in the arms of the Banished Immortal young woman.

At the same time.

Zhang Fusheng thought to himself, "As expected of the Bodhi Thought that has been imbued with the plaque of the Great Leiyin Temple, it is simply too powerful!"

Unlike ordinary Mental Intent, Bodhi Thought is the true Buddha's right mindfulness.

Putting aside everything else, at least in the matter of 'Saving All Sentient Beings,' the effect is surprisingly good!

Wow, Buddhism is really something; it can convert and lead people to Buddhism with just a few words.

But.

He seemed to have vaguely sensed the true method to obtain the [Buddha Heavenly Position].

It also requires one or more 'Destiny Event'.

"On the day of Buddha Ancestor's birth, he took seven steps in each of the four cardinal directions, pointed one finger to the sky and touched the ground with the other, and said, 'Above and below heaven, I alone am the honored one.'"

Zhang Fusheng murmured to himself, "That's true, but it's not just that."

The Buddha Ancestor became the Buddha Ancestor after meditating under the Bodhi Tree for forty-nine days, ultimately attaining enlightenment and becoming the [World Honored One].

Perhaps, I need to do both of these things myself.

But the problem is,

The 49th day—it's now the last day of December, and after the 49th, it's long past February 9th!

Zhang Fusheng's mind was in turmoil. After using the Bodhi Thought, he was infinitely approaching the unknown Buddha Heavenly Position.

Even the proper way to sit in that position has become naturally clear to me.

But that's precisely why he felt bitter.

Disaster.

The forty-nine days under the Bodhi Tree are one thing, but the most important thing is the moment of birth, when one walks seven steps in each of the four directions, pointing to the sky and touching the earth—

How could I possibly be born?

As thoughts turned,

Zhang Fusheng stared at the Celestial Person being prostrate on the ground, feeling many terrifying gazes descending from the heavens.

Clearly, the All Gods had already noticed the minor changes happening here, and were watching closely, observing from above.

He simply sighed softly and gently patted Ruan Yutu's hand. The latter understood and let go, allowing the porcelain doll to fall to the ground.

Get up.

Under the astonished and uncertain gazes of Li Xiuyuan and Cui Linglong,

The porcelain doll calmly recited the mantra to the prostrate old man, who promptly stood up, clasped his hands together, and bowed his head.

"Amitabha!"

The group of the Buddhist Sect from the Mandala System retreated step by step, while the head monk entwined with the six desire goddesses felt a chill run down his spine.

Even the dumbest man would realize at this moment—he'd caught a fish.

We've caught a real 'big fish'!

The problem is, they simply can't control this fish!

More and more celestial beings are casting their gazes upon this place.

The porcelain doll lowered her eyelids, sighed softly, knowing she could no longer hide, and said calmly:

"I come from the Above High Heaven."

Cui Linglong and Li Xiuyuan changed, the Yellow-toothed Old Man and Jiang Feinao exchanged a glance, and the gaze of the deity descending from the sky became intense!

Above High Heaven?

Gaotian Association?

Above the sky, beyond the sky.

Kong Shentong straightened his posture slightly, his gaze unfathomable. Was he a member from Above High Heaven?

He raised an eyebrow, while the All Gods around him were all discussing and debating the matter of the mysterious Gaotian Association.

The All Gods had all heard of the Gaotian Association.

"A secretive organization that never conceals its existence. Its members are a mystery, and their backgrounds seem to be very powerful. There is a self-proclaimed Celestial Venerable in charge."

The Great Divine Ability User with a full head of white hair whispered:

"Furthermore, the Heavenly Calculation Department has deduced vague information that Above High Heaven lies a higher level of the Gaotian Association, and now it seems that a core member of that society has truly appeared?"

Another deity spoke:

"Once the analysis of the Heavenly Stele is complete and allows the Venerable One to enter, we will immediately go and capture that child."

Kong Shentong and Old Niu glanced at the speaker without making a sound.

Then, they heard the porcelain doll, who claimed to come from the Above High Heaven, continuing to speak in the Chongyang World.

On the ground.

Zhang Fusheng said in a clear and gentle voice:

"I won't make things difficult for you. I want you to go and tell all the religious sects in Chongyang City."

"I will be born into the world in ten days. Also in ten days, I hope that all religions and sects will come to see me, in the Executive Building on Chongyang Festival."

The followers of the Mandala System looked at each other in bewilderment.

Three question marks popped into Li Xiuyuan's mind—born in ten days?!

What the heck??

Zhang Fusheng ignored whether they understood or not and continued speaking:

"In the ten days before my birth, this land of eight hundred li should be a pure land."

"Within an area of eight hundred li, no killing or warfare is permitted, and no life shall be wasted."

"This is my will."

Everyone was bewildered, exchanging glances, except for the elderly man who had become extremely devout and respectful, who bowed in greeting.

"That's how it should be."

"Mercy, mercy." Zhang Fusheng sighed, then walked forward. The believers gathered there unconsciously parted to make way for him.

Cui Linglong was stunned.

Watching that crystal-clear child walk through the crowd, step by step, slowly and steadily, until reaching the altar in the distance.

Chen Daoling struggled to lift his head, looking at the child he had never met before with a puzzled expression.

But then she saw him walking towards her, stepping on the void, as if stepping on one empty staircase after another, until he was close enough to be taller than her.

The little boy, with a solemn expression, placed his hand on Chen Daoling's forehead:

"All who are devout have a source and a destination."

A faint Buddha Light emanated from his palm, Bodhi Thought flowed out, instantly healing Chen Daoling's injuries and even creating 'Arhat bones'!

Chen Daoling was stunned, having no idea what had happened.

Then they saw the boy turn around and walk back step by step to the spot, landing beside the girl who looked like Banished Immortal.

"Several of them are people I have a connection with, and we once traveled together for a while."

Zhang Fusheng smiled gently:

"Why don't we travel a little further together and head towards the city?"

The Yellow-toothed Old Man looked extremely solemn; the sudden scene unfolding before him was far too bizarre.

Most importantly, he tried to use his wristwatch to measure the fluctuations of Time Particle in the child's body—but to no avail.

The other person seemed to be shrouded in a faint mist, making it impossible to measure or know whether this Zhang Fusheng was the same Zhang Fusheng.

None of them objected.

Under the trembling gaze of the Buddhist Sect,

The five people followed behind the crystal-clear porcelain doll, heading towards Chongyang City.

Upon entering the city,

The porcelain doll spoke, its voice echoing for miles around, as if issuing a decree.

"I come from the Above High Heaven, and from the sacred mountain."

A vast sound reverberated, and Chongyang City suddenly fell silent. Many powerful wills rose up, and gazes swept over the area.

The great sound echoed.

Inside the Executive Building, Hu Zhongli, Li Guoquan, and others walked to the window and looked into the distance. Lin Dongxi and Chen Yuque, who had just left the underground pipes, looked up and listened to the sudden loud noise.

As for underground, Hong Tianbao, who was hiding in a secret room, suddenly opened his eyes.

Above High Heaven, Mount Ling...

That childish, loud voice still echoed:

"Ten days from now, I will be born in this city; that will be my birthday."

"Therefore, for ten days before my birth, Prohibition of Killing within a radius of eight hundred li."

A barrage of gazes fell upon them. Some Heavenly Human Level Beings narrowed their eyes, attempting to probe, while a massive palm print descended from the void.

The Yellow-toothed Old Man changed color and prepared to fight back to protect his apprentice, but just then...

The child walking in front clasped his hands together, raised his head, and silently gazed at the giant palm print falling from the sky.

He said:

"I will forgive every human being three sins; this is compassion."

The enormous palm print vanished into thin air amidst the calm, childish voice, as if it had never existed.

The Celestial Person, refusing to believe in evil, intervened a second time, summoning the Wind Tribulation, one of the Three Tribulations, from the void. Bì Wind, tall buildings in its path turned to dust.

The child spoke:

"You shall stop here; do not cross this line."

The Bì Wind could scatter the souls of Celestial Person was swirling around in front of the child, unable to penetrate even a little bit!

"Some things have been destroyed because of you, that is your second sin; you have been taught but not reformed, and you have resorted to attacking again, that is your third sin."

"The fourth sin is having no intention to turn back and no compassion."

Zhang Fusheng's clear, youthful voice echoed for miles around.

"But I still give you a chance to repent. I ask you, are you willing to confess your past sins?"

The Celestial Person who had probed the matter gave a cold snort and then disappeared.

But it was at this moment.

Under the horrified gazes of Jiang Feinao and Cui Linglong, and under the heavy, resolute stares of many powerful figures,

The porcelain doll sighed for the third time.

He closed his eyes, then opened them again, and his eyes seemed to shine like two Great Sun Golden Lamp!

"The sinner's sin lies with heaven and earth, not with you."

"Since you cannot cross the Sea of Suffering, I grant that you were never born, and therefore never came into this boundless Sea of Suffering."

As they were talking.

Zhang Fusheng's eyes reflected countless threads of cause and effect, tracing back to the location of that Celestial Person, all within the other's terrified gaze.

He reached out, his fingers tracing the cause and effect, but he did not kill the Celestial Person; he merely sighed with pity and compassion.

Then.

With a flick of his hand, Zhang Fusheng precisely identified the cause and effect of the Celestial Person being's 'birth' from among the many causes and effects associated with him.

To forcibly separate and peel away.

Without the cause of birth, there is naturally no effect of existence or living.

Under the silent gaze of many, a Celestial Person in the Third Decay was quietly 'erased'.

It's as if they never existed, never lived.

The vast Chongyang City fell into a deathly silence, and even the All Gods from beyond the heavens, who had been quietly overlooking this place, changed color.

"What kind of technique is that?!" a deity exclaimed in shock.

Even Kong Shentong, whose expression had been calm, frowned deeply.

"It is the Path of Karma: this person removed the cause of that Celestial Person's Cause of Birth, and the result of that being's existence collapsed along with it!"

The All Gods exchanged bewildered glances, and even the white-haired old man, a being of Great Divine Ability User, paled.

The Path of Karma is one of the most mysterious principles in the world, and perhaps only time can rival it.

Time is wondrous, and cause and effect are mysterious.

Both are completely illogical!

Meanwhile, on the Chongyang World...

The porcelain doll, with a dignified appearance and hands clasped in prayer, continued walking forward step by step.

There were no unusual signs, no Heavenly Light, and no Brahma Chant.

In the silence of the entire city, he walked to the very center of the city.

The five people behind them followed the same path.

Then.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people,

The porcelain doll sat down cross-legged and spoke compassionately:

"As I said, I will be born in ten days."

"At that time, all religions and sects within a radius of eight hundred li will come to witness my birth, and on that day, this place will become a pure land."

"Compassion, compassion."

He recited softly, sighed softly, and then, amidst the bewilderment and astonishment of countless people—

The porcelain doll has passed away.

That's right.

He passed away quietly and peacefully.

He first withered, then cracked, and finally disintegrated into a handful of dust and mud.

Dust settled on the ground, forming a small pile, from which a tiny sapling sprouted.

With each gust of wind, the sapling grows taller and thicker; with each subsequent gust, it grows even taller and thicker.

A faint Buddha Light emanated from the sapling, and a rich Buddhist Rhyme flowed through the texture of its trunk.

Those who see the sapling will unconsciously think of the word "Bodhi."

That's Bodhi Tree.

The world fell silent.

In the dead silence, gazes fell upon the bewildered group standing before the Bodhi sapling.

The Yellow-toothed Old Man twitched at the corner of his mouth:

"This is putting us on the hot seat!"

More and more eyes fell upon them.

"It is to put you on the fire to roast."

The Divine Realm, above the Heavenly Realm Sea of Clouds.

Zhang Fusheng sat upright in front of the gate of the Great Leiyin Temple, exhaling a faint breath of stale air; his figure was extremely dim.

The actions just now, though seemingly casual, actually consumed a terrifying amount of energy!

Forcibly removing the cause of a Celestial Person's Cause of Birth nearly exhausted Zhang Fusheng —but he had no choice but to do it.

He was 'conducting an experiment'.

He needed to know whether the Cause of Birth could be successfully separated, so that he could then sever the Cause of Birth, attain Nirvana, and pass away peacefully!

Certainly.

Those who pass away peacefully, enter Nirvana, or attain enlightenment are merely renouncing their physical bodies, which turn into dust and drift to the earth.

As for one's own spirit, will, and true soul?

That's great!

As for the Bodhi Tree, they are genuine Bodhi Tree.

Zhang Fusheng glanced sideways at an ancient Bodhi tree in front of the Great Leiyin Temple. The tree trunk had no unusual features, only exuding a vast and serene charm, nothing more.

That's enough.

The saplings outside were actually Bodhi Tree that he plucked using his ability to Touch the Void, and then forcibly refined from falsehood to reality.

This almost drove him to his death from mental exhaustion!

But in the end, it succeeded.

This is an extremely bold attempt: to let the physical body perish, to strip away the Cause of Birth, and then to plant Bodhi Tree.

In this way, Zhang Fusheng was able to experience the two indispensable Destiny Event of his birth and forty-nine days under the Bodhi Tree!

What if it fails?

It's not a big problem.

It's just a matter of changing the past a moment ago; we'll just have to find another way.

And it worked.

As for you...

Zhang Fusheng's will, through that small Bodhi Tree, observed the few people being watched by countless Celestial Person and even gods.

He did it on purpose.

The Yellow-toothed Old Man and the girl named Jiang Feinao have mysterious origins, their cause and effect shrouded in mystery, making it difficult to discern their true nature.

Cui Linglong was alright, but that Li Xiuyuan...

He was Remnant of Spirit Mountain, and he also had this name. In addition, he possessed a special constitution that allowed him to frequently encounter beings from the old world.

It's hard for Zhang Fusheng not to overthink things.

He wanted to see what kind of people these were—as for now.

"I will be born in ten days, but how will I be born, and from whom will I be born?"

Zhang Fusheng muttered to himself, his eyes filled with a deep, obscure light.

He was thinking, considering, and deliberating.

Finally, an extremely bold and audacious idea came to him.

"In mythology, Buddha Ancestor was once swallowed by a peacock, and then emerged from its body. Therefore, the peacock was revered as the [Mother of Buddha]."

Zhang Fusheng muttered to himself:

"But Buddha Ancestor is Buddha Ancestor, and I am me—even if I were to try to become Buddha Ancestor, I would do it for myself first, and then for Buddha Ancestor."

"Of course, it's impossible to follow the Buddha Ancestor's old path entirely."

"So."

He coughed, quietly rose, and silently descended into the human realm of the divine realm, into the dynasty called the Nüwa Kingdom.

He walked to the palace, into the huge hall called [Wa Palace], and looked at the statue of [Wa].

"Who are you?!" a guard shouted.

Zhang Fusheng ignored them and walked to the statue that had been worshipped for 4,600 years, a divination cup appearing in his hand.

He threw down the divination cup, just as he had asked [Taiqing] for guidance before.

"Borrowing your body, I was born."

Zhang Fusheng recited the incantation softly and cast nine divination blocks in succession, receiving nine Holy Grail.

A breeze blew, and the statue of Nuwa appeared dim and flickering.

He actually agreed.

A bright smile appeared on Zhang Fusheng's face. He clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully to the statue of Nuwa.

"Your Empress, I beseech you."