"Amitabha Buddha, all sentient beings suffer, all sentient beings are burdened, why should they suffer?"
Watching the two scheming against each other, the Buddha's face was filled with sorrow, and even golden tears fell from his eyes. The surrounding earth seemed to grieve because of his compassion.
"Human suffering stems from desire. When the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance enter the body, even the most divine cannot save one. People do not understand this principle. If it were not so, how could such a great crisis have occurred in the world?"
The atmosphere of sorrow permeated the surrounding area for miles, and even the wind seemed to carry a sound of weeping.
"That disgusting guy is lamenting his awful remarks again."
Above the heavens, Ziwei looked down at the sorrowful-looking Buddha with a cold expression and disdain in her eyes.
She wasn't the only one who felt contempt; the three-eyed general behind her shared the same sentiment.
Both of them knew the identity of the ashen-faced Buddha.
The Buddha of the Past, one of the three great Buddhas of the Buddha Kingdom, had an extraordinary background. He was a big figure in the Central Federation back then. If it weren't for his intervention, Elder Liu wouldn't have had the chance to achieve such high honor. Even Elder Long had to give way to him when facing this person in the Central Federation back then.
However, after entering the game, this old man became somewhat extreme. But then again, it's understandable; the legacy of the Buddha of the past is difficult to obtain unless one is extremely radical.
"His theory is that amidst the stench, there is no desire in the world. Without desire and want, there is no killing. Everyone acts according to the rules of heaven and earth. Vegetarians eat vegetarian food, and meat-eaters eat meat. Vegetarians should not be afraid of being eaten, because they are part of the cycle of heaven and earth. The corpses of meat-eaters will eventually return to the earth. Everyone is the same; it's just that you go first and he goes later."
"If meat-eaters don't overindulge, and vegetarians don't live in fear, and everyone only satisfies their basic needs, then there will be no more resentment in this world, and all living beings can return to normalcy. Then the crisis of the fourth version can naturally be resolved. A place completely devoid of spiritual energy will not be targeted by golems, so there's not much point in going to such great lengths to come to this world."
"Cowardly words!" The Three-Eyed General sneered.
The greatest advantage of this world is that everything has a path to advancement. There are weak demons and weak humans. Even the most lowly humans are used as food by demons in every era, but there are still some outstanding individuals who break free from the shackles of their race, advance to the Transcendent, and even become kings.
Whether it's the Heavenly Court, the Demon Realm, or his bewitching Buddhist temple, there are native humans who have ascended to their level of existence. Nearly ten of his divine generals are also native humans. These are all achievements made through relentless self-improvement. It is precisely because of this fighting spirit to break free from shackles that the beauty of life is revealed.
That old bald monk's philosophy was to keep all living beings forever servile, to endure whatever they were born with, to always lie flat, including himself and others. As long as they lay flat, the spiritual energy of the world would decrease, and all living beings would never evolve. Then, through the means of reincarnation, he would control all things in the world and avoid those demonic statues from beyond the heavens.
He had always scoffed at this approach, seeing it as nothing more than escapism.
Leaving aside whether this method is feasible, even if it succeeds, the factor of avoiding the so-called Outer Heaven Demon Statue only applies after the other side deems it worthless and will come without any effort. But doesn't this essentially hand over the initiative to the other side?
The other person might not bother coming over because you're worthless, or they could just step on you and kill you while passing by, right?
Just like ants on the roadside, their fate is often beyond their control. Perhaps they encounter someone who doesn't care about them and escape unscathed, or perhaps they encounter some unruly children who are determined to cause trouble. What can you do then?
" Elder Liu actually went to the trouble of sending him out." Ziwei said coldly, "I remember Elder Liu was quite wary of him, wasn't he?"
In the past, Buddha had a group of followers in the Buddha Kingdom. Elder Liu has been cultivating the Future Buddha, which is equivalent to creating a faction conflict within the power structure.
The Buddha had hardly appeared in the previous era, and some even suspected that he had died in an internal struggle. They never expected him to appear so quickly this time.
"Isn't Elder Liu worried that if he gets too involved and gathers too much power, he'll become too powerful to control?"
Faced with this question, the Three-Eyed General had other ideas and suddenly said, "Perhaps... we want to use someone else to get rid of him?"
"Get rid of him?" Ziwei was taken aback. "What good would that do for Elder Liu?"
"The quality of an army is more important than its quantity, and the same applies to power. In the past, when Buddha and Elder Liu disagreed, his power often became a hindrance. Rather than constantly being on guard against him, it's better to abandon him."
"Do you think Chen Qing can get rid of him?" Ziwei asked with a smile.
The Three-Eyed General had fought Chen Qing many times and held Chen Qing in high esteem.
"Perhaps," the three-eyed general said, looking in that direction, "We don't need Chen Qing!"
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"Sir, this is your third attempt!"
"Isn't it because you have limitations?" King of Qin replied coldly, "If you do as I say and kill all these guards at once, you can just reincarnate again, and then I can determine A Li's location?"
Upon hearing this, the Buddha fell silent once more.
The past method relied on the law of time and space reincarnation to reshape time and space. Within its scope, everything could be reincarnated. But now I have two problems.
First, he lost the Time-Space Jade that originally belonged to him, which greatly reduced his control over his supernatural powers.
Second: This law does have some weaknesses. With each cycle, the causal relationship becomes heavier. The effect is that the greater the result you change, the heavier the causal burden you bear. Just now, the King of Qin lost, which was the original result from the first cycle.
If the second attempt yields the same result, then the cost to oneself is minimized.
However, if things change, the greater the change, the greater the burden on oneself.
Killing A Li is a huge change in cause and effect. If killing her is not enough, one must reincarnate again and undergo another large-scale change in cause and effect, which would put the burden on oneself to the limit.
I haven't recovered yet, and I don't have the Time-Space Jade on me. If I let the other party accept the burden twice, it would be too late.
It remained silent; neither of them trusted the other. The other feared it, and it was also wary of this young man.
This young man's destructive power is no less than that of Chen Qing back then.
We need to handle this carefully.
"Benefactor, you may try two more times. If you still cannot succeed, our cooperation will end here."
The King of Qin frowned upon hearing this.
He himself hadn't expected that the fox could be so cunning; on all three occasions, the other party had precisely seized the opportunity to switch Tian Liang, without a single error.
I never imagined I'd suffer so many setbacks at the hands of this girl!
"Found you!"
A faint voice rang out again, and the King of Qin's face turned extremely ugly. It seemed that he would have to resort to some extreme measures.
I have to admit that the other party's observation skills are probably far superior to mine. In some things, you have to admit defeat.
There's no other way.