Forty-Nine Days, Buddha Ancestor Fusheng!

"World Honored One, why have you not yet appeared?"

A profound sense of bewilderment arose in the minds of one powerful individual after another.

The Golden Province benefited from the temporary dissipation of the dense fog on the World Plateau.

Having taken charge of the entire Gold Province, and being comparable to top-tier experts within the province, Su Qiansuan could survey the World Plateau.

His enormous head emerged from the Golden Province —or rather, the Golden Realm—gazing upon the Other Shore World.

One can see that Other Shore World, where Buddhist Rhyme flowed and Buddha Light shone, is now crumbling and decaying.

More than a hundred venerable ones are acting violently.

Even with what appeared to be a mysterious magical array protecting and suppressing it, that world was still cracking; the earth shattered, and the sky collapsed.

Empty cities are collapsing one after another, and even Gaotian City has not been spared. It is being destroyed, and countless civilians and believers are dying tragically!

Su Qiansuan sighed softly. He knew that even if the World-Honored Tathagata appeared at this moment, the Other Shore World and Gaotian City would be finished.

Even if the World-Honored Tathagata, repelled hundreds of deities,

After this battle, which religious sect would dare to remain permanently in the Other Shore World?

The central hub that Brother Fusheng wanted to build has become a complete joke.

Unless the dead rise from the dead and the destroyed land is restored—

But who in heaven and earth could do such a thing?

Su Qiansuan watched silently as the Other Shore World crumbled.

Not just Him.

Within the Five Finger Mountain, which resembles a deep, dark abyss, Sun Shiyi frowned deeply. In the virtual landscape beside him, the gods gazing at the Other Shore World in reality also looked rather grim.

Especially the thirty-six Venerable Ones who chose to 'take refuge' in Vulture Peak were all filled with unease.

The ten Great Divine Ability User all lowered their eyes.

"Perhaps, it was a misjudgment." A Great Divine Ability User sighed softly, "The Other Shore World is ultimately just a fleeting moment, Mount Ling, alas."

The other Great Divine Ability User also shook their heads.

Meanwhile, in the Other Shore World.

Huang Qiuxian, his expression complex, quietly huddled in a corner, watching the entire world slowly crumble.

This is a very rare and spectacular sight; the sky appears as if it's a shattered piece of glass, falling piece by piece.

The earth collapsed, cities crumbled, and mountains and rivers were long gone.

He glanced at the old governor, who was also huddled beside him:

"My lord, aren't you going to make a move?"

"What a load of rubbish!" the old governor cursed. "My Innate Spiritual Sense surpasses that of ordinary people, and I have a very bad premonition right now."

"That World-Honored Tathagata, never appeared from beginning to end!"

Huang Qiuxian nodded slightly, then offered a reminder:

"That being said, the Other Shore World is already collapsing beyond saving. Gaotian City has become a mere illusion. On this World Plateau beyond the heavens, many gods are watching."

The old governor gave a muffled "hmm" and said in a low voice:

"As I said before, the Other Shore World has been destroyed and Gaotian City has collapsed, but the World Honored One is still here, though he hasn't shown his face yet. It's best to keep a low profile."

"Let's stay here. If anything goes wrong, we can escape to the Other Shore World immediately. And if nothing goes wrong..."

The old governor raised his head, his gaze piercing through the shattered sky, fixed on the majestic figure seated World Plateau.

He shrugged.

"At worst, I'll just be held accountable."

As he spoke,

The old governor looked up and saw that the female immortal was dying; her three souls and seven spirits had been scattered, with one soul and five spirits remaining.

The Buddha Light Sea has dried up, and the Supreme Treasure robe it wears is about to be stripped away!

This female immortal should have died long ago, but protected by that mysterious robe, she has stood until now. However, it is foreseeable that...

The moment the robe leaves her body, the female immortal will immediately perish, perhaps even her soul will be scattered!

The old governor glanced once more at the collapsed Gaotian City in the distance, listened to the wails coming from within the city, and sighed softly.

On the other side, in Chang'an Town.

Inside the Yuan residence, Wei Busǐ asked in a low voice:

"Old Yuan, should we make a move?"

"It's useless." Yuan Tiandao shook his head. "Even if you summon a bit of your ancestor's true spirit again and bring out that ancient figure, what good will it do?"

He sighed softly:

"It could kill one or even ten Venerables—but there are over a hundred here!"

Wei Busǐ remained silent, while Ruan Yutu, the Yellow-toothed Old Man, Li Xiuyuan, and others behind him all had their eyes flickering.

All three shared the same thought: that what happened today was far from over.

The World-Honored One has not yet appeared.

Especially Li Xiuyuan, after that mysterious, unknown 'World-Honored Tathagata' revealed his identity,

He already understood that the Buddha's background might be even greater than he had imagined.

Although this person is not the real Shakyamuni Tathagata Buddha Ancestor, he probably still had an extraordinary background in the old world.

"Where is He?" Li Xiuyuan murmured.

The words had barely left his mouth.

In the distance, at the moment when Earth Collapse.

There was a local deity, a [Mountain Lord] transformed from a tiger, who was roaring:

"Where is the World Honored One? Come forth and be punished!"

The roar of the tiger resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and the souls of many commoners, as well as Martial Arts Master and grandmasters, were roared out of their bodies!

Lin Changle, who faced the tiger's roar head-on, was in an even more miserable state. His earth soul had already been roared out, and his body was covered in corpse spots. At this moment, his heavenly soul had also been roared away from his body.

The light in her eyes was rapidly dimming, and her intelligence was being extinguished!

"Where is the World Honored One? Come forth and be punished!"

More and more deities joined in, and the Mountain Lord opened its mouth, tore off one of Lin Changle's arms, and swallowed it.

Then roared:

"World Honored One, you speak of compassion, saying you have come to this Mortal World for universal salvation, but what kind of universal salvation is this?"

"When all living beings perish, you cower like a turtle—is this how you deliver humanity?"

This mountain Mountain Lord is clearly acting strangely; a normally enlightened earth spirit wouldn't utter such words.

His consciousness at this moment was clearly being guided by the Ancestor of Land Immortals was manipulating this divine body from afar!

"World Honored One!"

The Mountain Lord roared again, opening its massive maw towards the distant Gaotian City, and inhaled!

Countless Soul Spirit were sucked into His belly and refined into his accomplices!

As the dying Lin Changle looked around, he saw many familiar faces: Hu Zhongli, Li Guoquan, Chen Daoling, and Zhao Wenting.

As she watched countless people die and countless souls be consumed, her heart ached.

Then, he actually felt pity and a sense of Great Compassion.

And at this very moment.

Lin Changle suddenly felt that the power within him was being slowly stripped away.

"Is it the World Honored One?"

She was first bewildered, then overjoyed. Ignoring the All Gods' methods of killing, she faced west, clasped her hands together, and then shouted!

"Welcome, World-Honored Tathagata!"

A crisp sound pierced the sky, but at that moment, her Brocade Cassock was completely stripped off, her body disintegrated, her soul shattered, and she began to perish and die.

She began to dissipate.

It was at this time.

Bright.

A Buddha's Buddha Light shone from the Jiuzong Mountain Range outside Chang'an Town; it wasn't particularly intense, but rather shone slowly and gently.

The gazes from beyond the boundary suddenly sharpened, and the hundreds of gods who were wreaking havoc in the Other Shore World fell silent and turned their attention to the side.

"World Honored One?"

The Ancestor of Land Immortals, controlling the Mountain Lord, spoke indifferently.

There was no response.

Yes, but only a faint light.

And a small figure that appeared at the edge of the mountain range at some unknown time.

The figure was a full sixteen feet tall, sitting upright on the ground, leaning against a phantom Bodhi Tree that was only nine feet tall, with his eyes closed, and his face was the same handsome appearance he had ten days ago.

"World Honored One!"

The Mountain Lord opened its mouth and roared.

Amidst the tiger's roar, vast swathes of the earth tore apart, and the millions of demons He had forged bared their fangs and claws, charging forward alongside the ripped earth!

Gravel, broken rocks, smoke and dust, and evil spirits.

Everything combined into a massive torrent, sweeping away everything!

The figure remained seated beneath the Bodhi Tree.

Everything that came before him suddenly stopped.

The shattered earth stood still, and the menacing demon remained motionless, as if there was an invisible, insurmountable dotted line in front of him.

"Playing tricks and deception"

The Mountain Lord spoke coldly and unleashed another killing technique, while the other All Gods also used their own killing methods to varying degrees!

It could be Sword Qi tears through the void, a galaxy that pours back, a flame that can burn down a world, or a gust of wind that can extinguish the sun.

More than a hundred deadly techniques, enough to wipe out an entire province or even a vast world in an instant.

But as they approached the figure under the Bodhi Tree, they slowed down, slowed down, until they completely froze.

The All Gods' expressions changed, and the white-haired old man from beyond the heavens and Kong Shentong stood up.

The Buddha still did not open his eyes.

Then, at this time.

A divine realm.

[In the 42,000th year, I am still comprehending the great spiritual path, the profound principles of Buddhism, and the fundamental nature of heaven and earth.]

[I haven't found a way to break through the third mental Great Limit; I've just suddenly realized what the sea of Sea of Suffering is, what the other shore is, and what the Mortal World.]

[By staying away from the Mortal World, one can find peace and tranquility]

Only by standing amidst the hustle Mortal World can one attain true tranquility.

[The clamor of sentient beings is my path to enlightenment; Bodhi is not attained through visualization, but is always in my heart.]

[And so, I became enlightened.]

Forty-two thousand years have passed, and within the Divine Realm, forty-two thousand years have also elapsed.

The three-headed sunbird grew to nine heads, and the number of other star beasts increased tenfold.

The first 'native Venerable One' appeared in the human realm, establishing the Sword Tomb outside of the Martial Abode and the Temple, becoming the third Venerable One in the Human Realm.

In the Nine Netherworlds, Death Qi pervaded everything, both existent and nonexistent, and the number of departed souls was countless.

It was at this moment.

First, it sat upright for seven thousand years, then meditated under the Bodhi Tree for forty-two thousand years. One thousand years is one day, which is exactly forty-nine days.

The Buddha sat beneath the Bodhi tree for forty-nine days, forty-nine millennia, witnessing all the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death in the Human Realm.

It also witnessed the rise of the Sword Tomb Master from a young boy to become the first true Venerable in the Divine Realm world.

He opened his eyes.

He opened his eyes in the divine realm, under the Bodhi Tree, and saw the [Buddha Heavenly Position], which he had longed for but could not obtain, hanging right in front of him.

The Buddha Heavenly Position is illusory and ethereal, appearing as a large Buddha seated on a lotus throne.

Suddenly, the Heavenly Emperor asked:

Why aren't you getting up?

Zhang Fusheng replied:

"I vow not to rise from this seat until I attain enlightenment."

The Heavenly Throne said again:

"Countless Buddhas of the past attained enlightenment under this tree; this place is the Vajra Throne of all past Buddhas, the place where they attained enlightenment."

"But what makes you think you can become a Buddha?"

Zhang Fusheng calmly pointed to the ground beneath him and replied:

"Let the earth bear witness."

The final question about the Heavenly Throne:

"The earth bears witness to your Buddhahood. Are you the Buddha, or Zhang Fusheng?"

Zhang Fusheng replied:

"I am Buddha."

"But more importantly, it's Zhang Fusheng."

"I am me first."

The heavenly position swayed, and he fell silent, slowly merging with him.

He gently exhaled a breath of Pure Qi.

He then opened his eyes in the present world, in the Other Shore World, and under the illusory Bodhi tree, and faced more than a hundred deadly techniques that were frozen in front of him.

The illusory Bodhi tree behind him had, without him noticing, solidified into a real Bodhi Tree.

It's not tall, only nine zhang (approximately 33 meters).

Then.

Zhang Fusheng reached out again, pointed downwards, and spoke softly:

"The earth bears witness."

This sound resounded Other Shore World, across the World Plateau, and across Forty-Nine Provinces!

No Heavenly Flowers Falling, no golden springs gushed from the earth, no lotuses bloomed—

In Chang'an Town, Li Xiuyuan stared intently at that figure, and murmured:

"Buddha Ancestor."

"What?" Cui Linglong asked, puzzled.

Li Xiuyuan began to repeat:

"Buddha Ancestor, but not Shakyamuni Buddha Ancestor, but..."

Before the words were even finished, auspicious sounds arose from heaven and earth, consisting of only eight characters: "[Buddha Ancestor Fusheng blessings upon you, with Great Compassion!]"

As the congratulatory voice rang out.

The Buddha Ancestor rose from under the Bodhi Tree.

"I vowed not to rise from this seat until I attain enlightenment; now that I have risen, I have already attained enlightenment," the Buddha Ancestor sighed.

"Playing tricks!!"

The Mountain Lord roared and led the remaining eighty earth deities in a fierce battle, a tragic aura permeating the entire shattered Other Shore World!

It was at this time.

Zhang Fusheng stood quietly, and the frozen killing technique before him suddenly melted away like ice and snow, and a bright light appeared beside him.

Four Arhats and thirty-six Vajras appeared, standing beside Him. Above His head were nine great suns, and nine golden crows circled around Him.

Sun Shiyi, standing beneath the Five Finger Mountain, was breathing rapidly, while the All Gods the Myriad Gods Cult in the illusory scene stared wide-eyed.

The Ancestor of Land Immortals in the wilderness narrowed his eyes, while the white-haired old man and Kong Shentong in the sky suddenly changed color!

It was at this time.

The Buddha Ancestor surveyed the shattered Other Shore World and whispered:

"The Sea of Suffering! The other shore!"

He reached out and stood in the Other Shore World, yet he also lifted up the entire Other Shore World and overturned it once more.

Chaotic light spread, and Heaven and Earth Overturned.

Then.

Under the silent gaze of countless eyes.

Eighty-one Venerable Ones, eighty-one Earth Deities, some dragons, some phoenixes, and Mountain Lord.

They are all in the Buddha's palm.

Then the Buddha said:

"Guanyin has offered three pieces of advice, which is three times of forgiveness. Now it is the fourth time, and the Sea of Suffering for you is already boundless."

There is no turning back.

The overturned heavens and earth, as light as a feather, crushed the eighty-one earth deities into powder.

Eighty-one divine souls remained.

The white-haired old man's eyes were wide with rage.

Forty-five venerable ones stood frozen in the shattered Other Shore World.

The Buddha Ancestor merely glanced at the Brocade Cassock scattered on the ground, and sighed again:

"Return."

Lin Changle, whose soul had been scattered, miraculously reassembled his soul and Essence, Qi, and Spirit as if Time Reversal!

She was standing there perfectly fine again.

It seems as if it has never fallen.

Zhang Fusheng looked at the entire Other Shore World and once again used the Great Divine Ability he had gained after attaining the [Fuli True Person Fruit Status].

He lifted up the broken world and said:

"The other side."

Collapsed buildings, shattered mountains and rivers, a falling sky, and a torn earth—all began to [reverse].

Even to say--

The millions who were turned into vengeful spirits by the Mountain Lord, and countless more dead souls and dissipated spirits...

Under the astonished, bewildered, and horrified gazes of countless eyes, they were all [turned upside down]!!

It's not restoration, nor healing; it's reversal.

It's like stepping back in time.

It's as if the [result] in a cause-and-effect relationship has been erased.

Everything has suddenly returned to normal, and thousands of pear trees are in bloom.

The Buddha Ancestor Fusheng looked compassionately at the forty-five Venerable Ones, then raised his head to gaze at the heavens, at the white-haired old man and the other deities high above.

He suddenly smiled:

"Alas!"

The Bodhi tree swayed, and the gods turned and fled.