Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 45 - 42 They Covet Each Other’s Bodies

Spirit Ocean.

Extreme Abyss.

The vast and pure white fire stretched endlessly, laying out a kingdom.

It was as pure as glass, untouched by dust, with no other color within the kingdom.

A Buddha, entirely formed of white light, sat at the center of this kingdom, eyes tightly shut, hands in prayer, with a compassionate expression, connecting to countless strands of white threads extending into the depths of the void, beyond the Heart Sea.

It seemed as if it was continually receiving the supplication of all beings, or like a test subject in a laboratory, connected to countless infusion tubes.

Suddenly,

a strand of pure white thread turned as black as ink in the blink of an eye, and suddenly shattered!

The Pure White Buddha suddenly opened its eyes!

It let out a painful howl, its voice seemingly a conglomeration of countless overlapping human voices.

...

Inside a solemn and sacred ancient temple.

A group of pious supplicant believers suddenly looked up, only to see the Buddha statue shedding tears of blood, their expressions shocked and horrified.

"Blood tears before the Buddha..."

"Buddha's enemy! The Buddha's enemy has appeared!"

"Quick! Hear the True Buddha's will! Convey it to the esteemed lords!"

...

Moments later.

In a meeting room adrift in the Spirit Ocean.

One by one, figures appeared in their respective seats, quiet and silent.

Waiting for everyone to arrive, as the organizer this time, a white-robed believer conveyed the will from the Supreme True Buddha to all present.

"The True Buddha has issued the latest will——

a new Seeing Bodhi from the Mu Family has emerged, an enlightened Heavenly Pride of the Supreme Wisdom Light!

Find him, and at all costs, bring him before the True Buddha!

The True Buddha will use his form to reshape itself, attaining true Great Freedom, Great Transcendence, until surpassing the Four Directions God!"

After conveying the will, this person bowed deeply,

"I entrust you esteemed lords."

The people visiting this place spiritually were silent for a long time.

"Mu Family..."

The Federation had stood tall until today, and over thousands of years of rising and falling, countless once-glorious families and groups had perished, yet only the Six Great Families remained independent, aloof from the world.

Many years ago, someone sarcastically said that the Federation was the Six Great Families and the Six Great Families were the Federation.

This statement was certainly exaggerated, but clearly expressed some people's fear of the power held by the six families, casting a shadow within the Federation.

Suddenly, someone said,

"I heard that this generation of the Mu Family produced two geniuses competing for the title of this generation's 'Martial Artist,' perhaps the person the True Buddha seeks is among them."

"Has the battle for the title already begun? Another time of grandeur..."

"Moreover, the True Buddha is currently in a state of chaotic ignorance, we cannot also be chaotically ignorant. Mu Laosan is not dead yet, we cannot give him a reason to attack us."

"Indeed, the True Buddha's current chaotic ignorance is the most important matter!"

"But we have already discussed this point before, the root still lies in the integration of too much martial artist divine intent, too mixed, at present, we still need a complete Supreme Grandmaster to sacrifice themselves, merging with the True Buddha as one!"

Someone suddenly slammed the table, speaking passionately.

At these words, those present didn't know what to say.

To let a complete Supreme Grandmaster sacrifice themselves, merging with the True Buddha as one...?

Even the radical members present felt these words were too extreme.

Suddenly, someone thoughtfully said,

"If we could find that legendary Mu Family ancestor who sat in meditation for a long time, using him as the foundation for the True Buddha's presence in the world, even if it was just a shred of consciousness, it should also be possible..."

These words hadn't been finished when they elicited mocking laughter from others:

"Why don't you bring the Four Directions God of the Federation to kneel before our Buddha, transforming into four incense candles before the Buddha, igniting themselves, achieving the highest for our Buddha?"

"Enough."

A thin, aging figure stopped everyone's dispute.

It was an old man who looked very ordinary. But when he spoke, an astonishing aura surged from his body, giving one the illusion that his form suddenly became tall and imposing.

The sound that emerged from his dry lips was as loud as a spring thunderstorm, exploding in everyone's heart, seemingly with no intention of stopping, until many showed expressions of pain, only then did it halt.

The elder scanned the crowd, resting his gaze on the person conveying the will:

"Did the True Buddha give the current coordinates of that person?"

The man shook his head with a bitter smile.

The elder frowned slightly.

Someone chuckled softly: "Chaotic ignorance is just like this."

No one spoke, some frowned, some looked angry, some sighed and shook their heads...

This was the shortcoming of the Federation's God System.

As an integration thought body or also called integration.

They were called gods, but most of them didn't have a clear mind.

Because its essence determined that they were easily influenced by the faith and desires of believers, causing consciousness to fall into chaotic ignorance, providing no possibility of communication.

The Federation's Religious Administration controlled these mindless gods through the god power core and limited divine positions.

And as an attempt of the Supreme True Buddha Sect, the situation of the Supreme True Buddha was even more complicated than those chaotic gods.

The elder spoke slowly and incontrovertibly: "Even if you do not wish to maintain respect for the True Buddha, at least maintain respect for our departed ancestors."

The crowd remained silent.

Martial artists of the Supreme True Buddha Sect throughout generations chose in death to invest their spirits into the True Buddha's body.

It was exactly through this generation after generation of nurturing that it gave rise to the current grotesque and terrifying monster.

"Probe which members have been out on missions these past two days, and who has the believers capable of summoning a True Buddha avatar," the elder suddenly said.

The people looked back and forth at each other, discussing among themselves before saying, "This needs to be verified carefully."

The elder nodded: "The True Buddha felt it, it should be that one of His avatars saw it with His own eyes. Clarify where these people have been frequenting, and which ones from the Mu Family were there."

"Understood."

The elder slowly stood up:

"The Federation is currently surging with undercurrents, fearing that a rebellion from over a hundred years ago might reoccur. Everyone should behave recently, don't stir up trouble, if you're really too idle, just prioritize the True Buddha's will."

"After clarifying, do not act rashly, Mu Laosan... is not easy to deal with."

Suddenly someone asked, "Should we continue to advance our cooperation with the Star Group?"

The elder said emotionlessly, "That depends on whether their discoveries on the Heavenly Road are true."

The people nodded slightly, saying, "That makes sense."

...

...

Ji Jingqiu attempted to communicate with the man in the Inner Realm.

But no matter how he asked, the other was in a daze as if completely empty of the five aggregates, unable to hear or see, merely sitting cross-legged within the fiery rain, the faint white flowing fire coursing over his body.

It was like a miniaturized Supreme True Buddha was sitting here.

Inquiring the Bodhi sapling, the answer received was that the individual had too many mixed thoughts, difficult to unify, needing to first sort them by priority.

Immersed now in the bloody rain and fiery blood of the Bitter Sea, it was to temper the heart, remove impurities, also a process of determining higher and lower victories.

Once distinguished, He would awaken, becoming his own protector god with a brand new appearance.

He aided Him, and He protected him.

Ji Jingqiu mused.

If he guessed correctly, the situation of that Supreme True Buddha was just as bad, if not worse.

Outwardly appearing sacred and grand, but internally, chaotic and lamentable, with many mixed thoughts, no one yielding to another, hard to unify.

No wonder it desired the "Wisdom Light," and longed to enter this "Fire House."

The former could shine through all darkness, helping it escape this predicament.

The latter could allow it to temper itself, removing impurities from its thoughts; similarly acting to escape the current predicament.

Ji Jingqiu remembered that dream, thus sorting out the hidden relationship between himself and the Supreme True Buddha.

Ji Jingqiu coveted its body as flower fertilizer.

It craved Ji Jingqiu's body to escape its predicament.

Considering the vast difference in power between the two at present, he needed to go about it carefully, without exposing himself yet.

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Just like today...

Upon thinking this, Ji Jingqiu exited the Inner Realm, as the outside situation didn't allow him to linger.

The spirit reinhabited the body.

The slightly cool night wind, scented with smoke from the ruins, gently brushed against the face.

The rain had stopped.

A large number of the Security Bureau and Order Office personnel flooded the scene, beginning to clean up the aftermath.

"Awake?"

Keeping watch beside him was Master Yang.

Master Yang's hair and beard seemed even whiter, his once proud bearing no longer present.

With a loud crash, the abandoned factory behind collapsed, and Lord Blade emerged, carrying a head. He said flatly to Bage, who was in the middle of a call,

"Li Buyi has been killed by me."

Bage glanced back before continuing his call, seemingly haggling with the other side.

Faintly, one could hear:

"... so old, yet used a secret technique that overdraws life potential, and you want him to cooperate with research?

Where's the humanity in that?

Where's the concern for the elderly?"

"... my second uncle just avenged a great feud, planning to temporarily settle on East Three Bright Star, as people are not suited to life in the central region."

"Principles and such, aren't known just unknown!"

"You ask me, I ask the Supreme True Buddha Sect, do you think it knows?"

"No, third brother, we're fellow disciples, my second uncle is your second uncle, how can you be so lacking in decisiveness, what will make the brothers continue to support you in the bureau?"

"That settles it, ending the call!"

"Oh, in a couple of days, Dao and I have a joint subsidy application, make sure to approve it for us as soon as possible!"

Bage ended the call, rubbing his bald head, looking troubled and silent for a long time before dialing another call.

Ji Jingqiu looked up, seeing the night clouds scattering, leaving only a small piece of night sky dome blocked by large buildings, emanating a faint starlight.

**He wasn't sure if it was an illusion.**

**A strange resonance seemed to be reaching out to him from the other end of the starry sky.**

**Unlike the call of the Spirit Ocean, it was more fervent, more urgent, separated by countless light years.**

He squinted his eyes, the night wind was very cool, and *he inexplicably felt a sense of calm and lightness in his heart.*

With matters here concluded,

*he could finally devote himself fully to martial arts.*