Chapter two hundred and forty-two: what to do has been done
Garuda Kingdom in the Western Region.
In the sky above the Zhenmo Tianwang Temple, thousands of miles of dark clouds gradually dispersed, revealing the sun that had already sunk halfway into the earth.
Appearing with the sun, there is also the returning Lord Kongchen and the Reincarnation Wheel.
The pilgrims who originally fled on the earth were suppressed by the Garuda people from various places on both sides of the boundary river.
Many people looked up at the scene where the clouds cleared and the fog dispersed, watching the light return to the world again.
More people walked out of the house again amid trembling and fear, looking at the afterglow and the immortal saint sitting in the sky. The light fell on them, dispelling the fear in their hearts.
The previous scene, which was like the roar of black clouds and demonic shadows thousands of miles away, made people in the entire Western Region think that the catastrophe of the world was coming.
But now I see that the black clouds have dispersed and Dao Lord Kongchen has returned.
Everyone knows who the final winner is.
"Kongchen Taoist Lord!" Everyone shouted the name of the Immortal Saint on the clouds.
On the ground, everyone knelt down and shouted.
After Kongchen Daojun returned, he didn't say a word.
There is only a huge wheel of reincarnation slowly rotating between heaven and earth, with the black clouds receding from it as the center, from the Garuda Kingdom to the Mirage Kingdom on the edge of the Western Region.
The world has left its imprint on the wheel of reincarnation. The evil gods and demons under the Buddha's seat are drawn out of the void one after another. Even if they are allowed to escape to the ends of the earth, they cannot escape.
Thousands of people from the Pure Land of Bliss who originally used the Wheel of Reincarnation to seize human bodies were also absorbed into nothingness.
It turned into a carving and a mark on the wheel of reincarnation.
At the same time, people who had been deprived of their bodies by evil gods, demons, and people from the Buddha Land also woke up one after another, and their true spiritual imprints returned to themselves.
Just like the old monk who was the first to take away the body of the deceased Buddha, everyone woke up and was at a loss. They had no idea what happened in these days.
From an earthen fortress, King Garuda led the crowd out and worshiped again and again until the sun set below the earth.
Everyone was completely convinced.
Even the most devout believers of the deceased Buddha have already understood at this moment that Buddhism has become a thing of the past.
There may still be Buddhist heritage in the world in the future, but it will hardly become the mainstream. The protagonist in this world has been decided.
Daojun Kongchen waved his sleeves, and the reincarnation wheel rotating between heaven and earth slowly shrank and fell into his sleeves.
The light faded and night fell.
There is no sea of clouds in the sky, only stars.
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After Alanta woke up, he stood up from a palace near the foot of the mountain below the Temple of the Demon-Suppressing Heavenly King.
Several young boys and girls in white clothes immediately gathered around them when they heard the movement. There were even shouts from outside, and more people gathered around the palace.
"woke up!"
"Your Majesty, wake up!"
Aranda woke up and felt like he had endless energy in his body. His condition was extremely good, but he felt strange.
"wrong!"
"Reborn Buddha?"
Aranda once again recalled the last scene in his memory. When he returned from traveling eastward to seek Dharma, he encountered the Buddha coming to the world on the way. His face changed drastically at the thought.
Aranda was wondering what happened next, why he suddenly crossed such a long distance and appeared directly in the Temple of the Demon-Suppressing Heavenly King.
The people who rushed in at this moment immediately told Alan Tuo what happened after his arrival.
After listening to this, Aranda was immediately frightened out of his wits. The more he listened, the paler his face became.
The Buddha actually used his body to plan the transformation of the Western Region into a demonic land, and even went to the Temple of the Demon-Suppressing Heavenly King to plot against Taoist Master Kongchen. Fortunately, Taoist Master Kongchen held the universe in his hands, calculated the past and present, and finally used his way to return the evil. The other body.
Whether it's the black clouds thousands of miles away in the Western Region turning into demonic land, the evil gods and demons only reincarnating and returning, or the final death of the Buddha.
Breaking news one after another shocked Aranda into a state of dizziness.
When he felt uneasy and his legs were too weak to stand, everyone sent him to bathe and change clothes, saying that the King of Heaven would appear tomorrow and would receive him at the Palace of Suppression of Demons.
Aranda asked hurriedly: "Did the King of Heaven tell you why he saw me?"
The other party replied: "It was not stated in the oracle of the King of Heaven."
The other party added: "Don't panic. Your Majesty traveled eastward to seek Dharma and returned. The Dao Lord and the Demon-Suppressing Heavenly King should not blame your Majesty. What's more, King Garuda and all the distinguished people from the Western Regions will be there tomorrow to witness."
Alan Tuo has an extremely "steady" temperament, but despite hearing all this, he is still extremely panicked and has no place to settle in his heart.
Fast, bathe, and chant Huang Ting quietly.
After dawn the next day.
Below, King Garuda, tens of thousands of pilgrims, and people from the Demon Suppressing Palace were all present.
This scene is quite similar to the previous time when the Buddha arrived, but it is obviously different. The scene is not as grand and sacred, but more formal and full of secular feeling.
Under the Palace of Suppressing Demons, Alanta looked a little pale and uneasy and led several boys in white up the stairs. The boys held the Taoist scriptures obtained by traveling eastward to seek Dharma, while Alanta held the gift from Chixia Yuanjun The order of incense and ghosts.
Several people stepped into the shrine, and layers of light bloomed in the huge shrine. The image of the Demon-Suppressing Heavenly King was revealed on the top of the mountain, and his true body also appeared in the Demon-Suppressing Palace.
"The true Dharma pays homage to the King of Heaven." Alanduo, who called himself Taoist, knelt down and shouted.
The tall and divine body of the King of Heaven sat cross-legged on a high place, looking at Aranda.
He raised his hand and the golden light fell, and all the Taoist scriptures turned into golden pages and scattered all over the hall.
Page after page were turned into gold foil and stamped on the palace wall, and suddenly the wall was covered with Taoist scriptures.
Since then, these Taoist scriptures obtained through seeking Dharma have stayed here forever. The Taoist Dharma scriptures of the entire Western Region country have been copied from here, traveling through hundreds of countries and thousands of cities.
Raising his hand again, the order of ghosts and gods fell into the hands of the Demon Suppressing King.
The King of Heaven nodded with satisfaction and stared at Alan Tuo.
Aranda became even more nervous and swallowed involuntarily.
"A Taoist of the true Dharma, you traveled eastward to seek Dharma and came back with complete meritorious deeds."
"From today on, you are my disciple and the first generation Taoist Master of the Demon-Suppressing Heavenly King Temple in the Kingdom of the Western Regions."
The Demon-Suppressing Heavenly King appeared as a saint, and as if nothing had happened, he accepted him as his disciple according to his previous promise.
Although the deceased Buddha set up a trap with the help of Alanta to plot against Kongchenzi, he himself had nothing to do with Alan Tuo, and it was impossible for him to resist the power of the deceased Buddha.
He traveled eastward to seek Dharma through all kinds of hardships. Along the way, demons, demons, and Buddhas all wanted to kill him. This journey was not easy.
Nowadays, it is a symbol that represents the introduction of Taoism into the Western Regions. It also symbolizes the hundreds of countries and cities in the Western Regions as well as the banner of Buddhist believers who converted to Buddhism and became Taoists in the past.
Kongchenzi was not prepared to change his previous plan. It was originally planned to be Alanta's, but it was still Alanta's.
Then the Demon-Suppressing King waved a pottery figurine of himself out and integrated it into Alanda's body. From then on, Alanda could directly borrow part of his power.
It wasn't until this moment that Alan Tuo relaxed and his panic turned into full of surprise.
"Meet the Master."
Later, the Demon-Suppressing King led Alanta to come to see Taoist Lord Kongchen. This was considered a special treatment and gift from Alanta as the master of this lineage in the Western Region.
The stairs of the shrine continue to spread upward, one level after another, as if there is no end in sight.
The higher you climb, the smaller everything in the distance becomes.
Until we came to the palace on the top floor.
Daojun Kongchen is currently on the high-altitude corridor outside the palace, looking through the books originally collected by Landuo Temple about the Buddha, Kunlun and Taoism.
Aranda stepped forward to salute with the Demon-Suppressing King. The Taoist ignored it, but slowly read the entire book before placing it on the table.
At this time, he looked at the Demon Suppressing King, and then his eyes shifted and fell on Aranda.
"True Dharma Taoist."
"I once said that when my teaching was spread to the Western Regions, the teaching rose and the Buddha disappeared. Now that the Buddha has died, it can be regarded as fulfilling my previous words."
"The King of Heaven governs the country in the Western Region, and he is responsible for the affairs of ghosts, gods and demons. He cannot be asked to live in this world."
"You are the master of the Western Region's Taoism, and you are in charge of the Demon King's Temple. You will assist the Heavenly King in teaching me the Tao, canonize the ghosts and gods of the Western Region, and perfect the Western Region's Shinto."
"If you have done well in this mortal life for a hundred years, you can come to see me after death with overwhelming merits. You will naturally be honored in the divine way."
"If you don't do it well."
The Taoist paused for a moment and said calmly: "There is no need to come to see me. You will be responsible for all the resentments and sins of all sentient beings."
Alan Tuo realized that this was both a warning and a gift to himself.
How many people in this world can see Dao Lord Kongchen after they die, and let him judge the merits and demerits of their lives.
Aranda felt the pressure on his shoulders, and boundless expectations surged in his heart.
"The true law will definitely not disappoint Dao Lord."
Daojun Kongchen stood up and looked to the northwest.
"Last winter I watched the sky, and in the blink of an eye it was spring, summer, autumn and winter."
"After traveling tens of thousands of miles, we are finally coming to an end."
The Demon Suppressing King immediately stepped forward.
"master!"
"Will you stay in the Western Region when you return?"
The Taoist shook his head: "What needs to be done has been done, and what needs to be said has been said."
"The rest is your business, the King of Heaven."
Kong Chenzi took one step forward and crossed directly from the top of the temple. Boundless clouds rose up, lifting the Taoist and floating towards the sky.
A ray of fire passed through the sky, turned into a donkey and landed next to Kong Chenzi. The Qinglong Sword hanging on the palace wall also flew up and fell into his sleeve.
Chapter completed!