Chapter 72: Establishing the Heavenly Court (Part 2)
In the world in Zhang Ke's dream, everything has quality, including changes in mind and gaze.
In the famous "double-slit interference of light" experiment in 1801, people's gaze can change the spectrum.
At this moment, when he discovered that a group of Buddhist monks from the Western Regions had not spoken a word, Zhang Ke looked over with gray eyes.
And as he watched, the laws of heaven in the blue world immediately changed.
Two white-gold light spots first appeared in the dim sky, and then the two ends of the two light spots extended nearly a thousand feet in length, forming two white-gold slender rays of light across the sky.
Immediately afterwards, these two slender rays of light opened two arc-shaped cracks high in the sky, like closed eyes slowly opening.
Endless dark clouds condensed in these two cracks in the sky, like human pupils.
At this moment, the sky opens its eyes and looks down at all living beings!
The moment the eyes of the sky opened, the tens of thousands of Yuanshen True Monarchs above the clouds instantly felt the endless pressure as if the heavens were pouring down from them.
In an instant, the mountains and rivers were stagnant, the wind and rain were stagnant, and the sounds of all the creatures in the world were silent.
Looking at this scene, Taoist Lord Yukui's heart skipped a beat, and he understood that this was the manifestation of Taoist Ruyi's will.
He could feel the endless pressure brought by the eyes manifested in the sky, and he couldn't help but feel frightened.
Is this the power a Dao Lord should have?
While I was thinking about it, my keen mind sensed the two eye-like cracks in the sky, which seemed to project my sight like a person turning his gaze.
But seeing the dark clouds in these two cracks seem to be rolling violently like the tide in a tsunami, it is frightening to see.
Out of an instinct to sense danger, Daojun Yukui swayed and tried to get out of the way. Then he reacted and hesitated for a moment without leaving the cloud.
After all, I am also a Dao Lord Sanxian. If Zhang Ke's gaze alone can make me retreat, then I will probably not be able to stand up straight in front of him in the future.
Against the pressure of the eye of the sky, Daojun Yugui turned his head and looked at the thirty-six Buddhist sages not far above the clouds.
The target of the Eye of the Sky is not me and others, but this gaze is already too much for me to bear.
As for how the group of monks from the Western Regions, who were the focus of attention, should deal with the overwhelming pressure, Taoist Lord Yukui was really curious.
Moreover, he also had some dark thoughts in his heart.
In front of a group of eminent Buddhist monks from the Western Regions, he and others humbled themselves and acted small. The comparison between the two really made all the Taoist monarchs lose their face.
Since Ruyi Daojun wants to reestablish the Heavenly Court, the land in the Western Regions should naturally be brought under his jurisdiction.
Even in the secular world, there is a saying that everything in the world is the land of the king, and the shores of the land are the king's ministers.
As the Heavenly Court in charge of the three realms, he wanted to see how Lord Ruyi would deal with the resistance of Buddhism.
There are many large and small Zen monasteries in the Western Region, and there are countless Buddhist masters. However, the only ones who can stand on the clouds at this moment are the thirty-six venerables who are equivalent to the realm of Taoist kings from the ten major Buddhist temples and more than 800 true kings who are equivalent to the Taoist Yuan Shen.
Level of Buddhist Arhat.
Among these Buddhist sages, the leader of the Mahayana sect is the Universal Master.
Originally, the first of the three thousand Zen monasteries in the Western Region was the "White Tuo Temple", but more than a hundred years ago, the "White Tuo Temple" Zen Master Da Zhi was turned into a seven-inch statue by Zhang Ke in public, and the ban has not been lifted yet.
At the same time, the 'White Camel Temple' was also demoted from the third-grade upper gate to the fourth-grade middle gate by Zhang Ke.
Jiang Fengchi of the "Louvre Palace" even led Lei Bu, one of the eight tribes of the "Xunjie Tai", to seize many eminent monks of the "White Camel Temple" and are now in Xiaopenglai day and night to recite scriptures for Mount Kumgang.
Therefore, since more than a hundred years ago, the leader of the three thousand Zen monasteries in the Western Region has been the Mahayana sect.
At this moment, when Venerable Puhua felt the gaze of the eye in the sky, he suddenly felt that what was watching from high in the sky was not the will of Lord Ruyi, but the overwhelming pressure of a world.
Venerable Puhua did not dare to neglect, and after reciting the Buddha's name loudly, he immediately issued orders.
"Amitabha, all the abbots of the Zen monastery will recite the six-character mantra with me!"
Following Venerable Puhua's order, thirty-six Venerables and eight hundred Arhats above the clouds responded in unison.
"Good! Good!"
"Amitabha, please obey His Majesty's decree!"
Immediately afterwards, an endless and majestic murmuring sound sounded from between heaven and earth.
"Om mani padme hum!"
"Om mani padme hum!"
"Om mani padme hum!"
Jade Chamber and many other Taoist monks silently traveled hundreds of miles away from where the monks in the Western Regions were.
The group of eminent Buddhist monks in front of them were obviously trying to fight against Taoist Ruyi. They did not want to be harmed by the fish in the pond, so they naturally stayed away.
But they were also curious about how Lord Ruyi was going to deal with this situation.
Is it a war?
Or persuade?
...
Above the clouds, eight hundred Arhats gathered together with thirty-six venerables as the core. They sat cross-legged in the clouds and all closed their eyes and recited the six-character mantra in a low voice.
"Om mani padme hum!"
"Om Mani..."
The chanting by the group of monks was not loud, but the echoing sound of the great avenue between heaven and earth was like the vibration of a great bell and a great river.
The majestic, majestic, solemn, and solemn sound waves resounded throughout the world.
A series of illusory golden six-character mantras burst out from the mouth of a Venerable Arhat.
As the six-character mantra was uttered one after another, the bodies of nearly a thousand monks slowly bloomed with a golden glow like the sun.
Golden halos overlapped each other, with the thirty-six sages as the core, manifesting thirty-six huge illusory golden lotuses.
And these thirty-six golden lotuses are intertwined with each other, and finally form a huge golden lotus that is solid, three hundred feet in diameter, brilliant and brilliant.
At the same time, countless large and small Zen monasteries and temples in the Western Region of the Azure Realm have been prepared. Under the command of their respective abbots, they guide countless believers to recite the six-character Buddhist mantra.
"Om mani padme hum!"
"Om Mani..."
Buddhism is different from Taoism. Cultivation is the power of merit and virtue, and it has a complete operating system from top to bottom.
Even in different monasteries, their practices can be integrated with each other, and after countless years of accumulation, their use of the power of merit far exceeds that of Taoism.
At this time, under the guidance of many Zen monasteries, countless believers in the Western Regions chanted the six-character Buddhist mantra at the same time.
Looking from top to bottom, you can see that the entire area of the Western Region is manifesting the illusory golden lotus phenomenon bit by bit.
The golden lotus above the clouds gradually merges with the golden lotus in the Western Region. With the corresponding upper and lower directions, the golden lotus above the clouds emits endless golden light and continues to extend outward.
In just a few breaths, thousands of miles high in the sky was completely enveloped by the golden shadow of the lotus.
When the shadow of the golden lotus almost enveloped the sky, Venerable Puhua took out a brocade box from his sleeve with a solemn expression.
Then he opened the brocade box, uncovered the red cloth, and revealed a nine-inch golden seated Tathagata statue in the box.
Venerable Puhua solemnly placed the seated statue of Tathagata on the brocade box.
A wisp of sandalwood rose, and in the curls of green smoke, the expression of the seated Tathagata appeared a bit lively and lively.
Venerable Puhua calmed down and bowed three times to the seated image of Tathagata.
After three bows, Venerable Puhua prayed deeply.
"Lord Buddha, please listen to the words of believers:
There are unbelieving people who want to re-establish the heaven and hinder the spread of Buddhism.
For the sake of my Buddhist future, believers hereby sincerely request the Buddha to show his majesty and punish this unbelieving person!"
Venerable Puhua prayed three times in a row, and the sound of the Great Way became louder and louder each time.
When the third prayer came, the sound of thousands of thunders resounded from heaven to earth, spreading throughout the three realms.
And with his three prayers, the golden lotus phenomenon manifested above the clouds and in the Western Regions also bloomed with endless golden glow, and this endless glow merged into the seated Tathagata bit by bit.
Immediately afterwards, a shadow of an indescribably large seated Tathagata with closed eyes appeared vaguely in the sky.
In comparison, the Eye of the Sky, which is the manifestation of Zhang Ke's mind, is not half the size of the shadow of the sitting Tathagata.
‘Xu~~’
Venerable Puhua let out a long breath and turned to look at Ruyi Taoist Lord standing in the void in the distance. There was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, and he couldn't help but smile a little at the corner of his mouth.
The nine-inch seated statue of Tathagata has no rank and is the most precious treasure of Buddhism in the Azure Realm.
It is said that it was shaped by Moko Kasyapa, the great disciple of Buddha, and it contains the beliefs of countless Buddhist followers.
By condensing the power of faith and vows, this treasure can manifest the virtual image of the Buddha and embody the infinite power of Buddhism.
In the history of the Azure Realm, this treasure has only shown its power once, but that time, it caused demons at the level of Taoist Masters to retreat and not dare to attack again.
The Blue World has been controlled by the Taoist Sect since ancient times, but why was it that even when the Taoist Sect was at its strongest, it could not drive the Buddhist Sect out of the Western Regions?
In addition to the powerful power and unity of Buddhism, this nine-inch seated statue of Tathagata is also an important reason.
However, this seated statue of Tathagata is not particularly powerful when it fails to gather the power of faith and vows. Therefore, Venerable Puhua has always been worried that Ruyi Daojun will interfere with the casting of spells.
Unexpectedly, in the quarter of an hour after the Buddha's sitting statue was brought out and the power of faith and vows was gathered, Ruyi Taoist Master did not interfere at all.
'Haha, Mr. Ruyi Dao, Mr. Ruyi Dao, after all, you were just lucky enough to achieve this for a while, and your background is really as shallow as paper!'
Venerable Puhua mocked secretly in his heart, and then shouted in a deep voice:
"Although I, the Buddha, are compassionate, I also have the power of a diamond thunderbolt.
Buddha, please take action to slay the demons!"
Following this majestic sound of thunder, the shadow of the Tathagata sitting in the sky with eyes closed slowly opened its eyes, revealing a peaceful and calm look of kindness.
Immediately afterwards, an almost endless golden glow that was warm, soft, and as warm as the sun bloomed around the shadow of the seated Tathagata.
At this moment, the night sky turned into day.
Daojun Yukui had seen records about the seated statue of Tathagata in sect records, but he had never actually seen it.
But at this moment, when the seated statue of Tathagata appeared, I suddenly felt a heavenly pressure that was not weaker than the majesty of Ruyi Daojun rushing towards my face.
‘Hey~, this Western Region Buddhism really has some foundation!’
As my mind turned, I saw the eyes of the Tathagata sitting like a shadow, glancing down from high above.
Then he saw the peaceful face of the sitting Tathagata becoming slightly serious and showing a trace of anger.
It was obvious that Zhang Ke, with the seven-color rainbow bridge under his feet, the colorful clouds steaming behind him, and the purple lightning above his head turning into an umbrella, was being noticed.
Before Daojun Yukui could think too much, he saw the shadow of the Tathagata sitting high in the sky. Heshi's right hand on his chest slowly bent his index finger, then turned it downwards, with his index finger facing down, and pressed his finger towards Zhang Keqing standing in the sky.