Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 1244 - 555 Emperor Wu’s Imperial Decree, One Shoot One Bud One Spring_2

Chapter 1244: Chapter 555 Emperor Wu’s Imperial Decree, One Shoot One Bud One Spring_2

[Now, the only plan is to cross the sea to the east and venture to Penglai, seeking assistance from Daoist Immortal Venerables who have been in seclusion for many years, in order to prolong the reign of Vermilion State.]

[Otherwise, once the faithful’s battle is lost, the Vermilion Red Land will become the next Sakura fall!]

[Vermilion is the only remaining pure land in the world, and I have governed this land for a thousand years. How could I allow this great rivers and mountains to turn into a hell on earth!]

[Whether those Daoist Immortal Venerables had foreseen such a situation beforehand or had secluded themselves because they could not compete with the gods and Buddhas of the West, I must make a trip to Penglai.]

[Perhaps in the eyes of those Immortal Venerables, I am nothing but a villain who seeks only to cozy up to power.]

[I became the Vermilion Emperor by clinging to the gods and Buddhas of the West, and after founding the nation and claiming the throne, I, following the divine commands to revere Buddha and suppress Daoist practices, swept away Daoist temples and shrines within Vermilion, greatly built Buddhist temples and monasteries, drove out Qi Refiners, and burnt Daoist Scriptures...]

[Now, at the end of my rope, I have no choice but to put aside the gods and Buddhas of the West and turn to the Daoist Immortal Venerables of Penglai for help. Is this not the act of a despicable person who tries to have it both ways?]

[But what does the face of one man matter compared to the state and welfare of Vermilion, compared to the lives of millions of citizens?]

[...]

[Fortunately, the Immortal Venerables did not turn me away, nor did they stoop to my level. It seems that the incense offerings of the entire nation of Vermilion are not considered precious by the Daoist Immortal Venerables.]

[The child guide treated me with utmost respect. Seeing the child’s expression even gave me an illusion: it seems that whether it’s the millions of common people or you, the Vermilion Emperor, believe if you will, leave quickly if you don’t, and do not bother this child’s heart, which is set on pursuing the path to ascension.]

[Seeing the child’s demeanor, I suddenly realized, what did the gods and Buddhas of the West cultivate if not great Prajna, great freedom?]

[The true great freedom lies beyond all this...]

[The island of Penglai seemed like a fairy palace on earth, and as I followed the child guide deeper into the island, I saw none of the many Immortal Venerables recorded in the Daoist scriptures, nor was I received by the Daoist Ancestor.]

[I met with a female Immortal Sovereign whom I had never heard of before, whom the child said was a new disciple of the Daoist Ancestor.]

[The ’Purple Void Sovereign’ was like a celestial, her cultivation profound and earth-shattering. Yet, observing the Sovereign’s words and actions, I faintly felt that she might not have been from the Central Plains before her ascension?]

[The ’Purple Void Sovereign’ conveyed the Daoist Ancestor’s instructions: the Yama God had once bestowed a kind, a bud, a spring to his left and right Attendant Bodhisattvas and to his assistant, the lady of purple light ’Central Heaven Brahmic Doumu Sovereign’.]

[The left and right Attendants were the ’Great Wisdom Boundless Intention Bodhisattva’ and the ’Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’, each holding a kind and a bud, while that spring now resides within Penglai.]

[If Emperor Wu wishes to find a glimmer of hope, one must request a kind or a bud from the Bodhisattva.]

[As long as one obtains either item, there might be a chance for Vermilion to prolong its survival...]

[...]

[After a detailed discussion, I left Penglai with a heavy heart and returned to the Imperial Palace.]

[For the Sovereign told me that the Yama God’s left and right Adjacent Servants would likely, like the all-encompassing gods and Buddhas of the West, unknowingly fall prey to Evil Whims and descend into Extreme Evil.]

[If I wish to call upon the two Bodhisattvas for a kind or a bud, the risks are indeed too great. A single misstep could lead to irrecoverable disaster.]

[After much contemplation, and the front lines delivering the dire news of a great defeat, I finally made up my mind to take the risk.]

[With my imperial decree, the construction of ’Qin’an Temple’ was quickly completed, and the statue of the Sovereign was also carved by the finest royal craftsman.] 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

[I decided to call upon the Yama God’s Right Attendant Bodhisattva ’Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’ during the grand ceremony of the temple’s inauguration for blessings.]

[...]

[...]

[I’ve won the gamble!]

[The ’Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’ is different from those whose bodies were entwined with Evil, being the Yama God’s Right Attendant, indeed holding Supreme Great Divine Power, not yet having descended into Extreme Evil.]

[The Great Bodhisattva handed over the ’bud’ to me and informed me that when the right time comes, I can go to Penglai, and the Daoist Immortal Venerables themselves will tell me what to do next.]

[After the Great Bodhisattva lost the protection of the ’bud’, it would soon fall into Extreme Evil, and I must not call upon it to descend and manifest saintliness again.]

[The Great Bodhisattva did not tell me when the right time would be. I could only make monthly offerings to the Sovereign to nourish the ’bud’, driving away the silently lingering Malice...]

[...]

[In the blink of an eye, over half a year passed with our front-line forces in constant retreat, Vermilion’s lands shattered, corpses strewn across the fields.]

[The armies of Xinde Country, unstoppable as a bamboo juggernaut, have already attacked the Capital City, with the large army pressing on the city gates...]

[I... can no longer wait!]

[I do not know when the true moment is, but I know that if I continue to desperately await that moment without taking action, the fall of Vermilion will be today!]

[I am determined to call upon the Yama God’s Left Attendant, to gather a kind, a bud, and a spring!]

[There’s no other way at the moment. Perhaps once the three items are gathered, the true opportunity will arrive!]

[...]

[...]

[Hahahaha!]

[I’ve won the bet again!]

[Even though the Capital City has become ruins amidst the great war, the Imperial Palace was thankfully preserved, and the armies of Xinde Country have already retreated...]

[This "Great Dark Endless Delusion Bodhisattva" is truly magnificent in appearance!]

[A hundredfold, a thousandfold more beautiful than the concubines in my harem—if I could indulge in a night of pleasure with this being, I’d willingly surrender my empire and throne.]

[Alas, the Fragrant Fire Dojo of this Left Attendant Bodhisattva is in Xinde Country, making it too troublesome to summon their descent and "Show saint".]

[However, the Right Attendant "Samantabhadra Bodhisattva" is not bad either, and their Fragrant Fire Dojo is located within the Capital City...]

[...]

[The flavor of the Right Attendant Bodhisattva is indeed the ultimate human pleasure. So the true opportunity mentioned by the Great Bodhisattva was this very moment, ah, I see now! I see now!]

[Hehe, these West Heaven Buddha look dignified and solemn, but in bed, they are even more debauched than prostitutes, truly indescribable pleasure.]

[The Great Bodhisattva, impressed by my art of the inner chamber, granted me an Invoking Mantra for self-defense, and even bestowed upon me a red hemp rope as an object of pleasure for our future rendezvous.]

[In return, I presented the young sprout I wore on my chest to the Great Bodhisattva. Wearing it was quite uncomfortable, and I have no idea why I wore it on my chest in the first place.]

[Eh... Where did this come from? Why can’t I suddenly remember?]

[I searched through the previous records on Emperor Wu’s Imperial Decree, but couldn’t find a shred of clue. How odd and perplexing!]

[...]

[...]

[I often call upon the Great Bodhisattva to descend and indulge in the ultimate pleasures on Earth. The once beautiful ladies of the harem now look utterly hideous to me; they cannot even compare to the little toe of the Great Bodhisattva.]

[I can clearly feel that the more I indulge with the Great Bodhisattva, the more the "Buddha energy" surges and ebbs within me...]

[As of today, the "Buddha energy" has finally overflowed, and I have received the divine calling of "Ancient Heavenly Warden"!]

[...]

[...]

[I have become a true son of heaven, the Proxy of the Ancient Heavenly Warden!]

[With the mandate of heaven upon my shoulders, I am ready to sail eastward in search of Penglai, to rid the heavens of those Daoist Immortal Venerable who have long since betrayed and are ridden with evil spirits!]

[This is my fated duty, and I shall not shirk it!]

[It’s just a pity that after setting sail eastward, I will be away from the Great Bodhisattva’s Fragrant Fire Dojo. If I wish to indulge in joy with the Bodhisattva, I would have to wait until my return from the eastward journey...]

[I can’t help but recall how the Great Bodhisattva struggled and cried out in vain, bound on the bed by the red hemp rope... The Great Bodhisattva adores this kind of boudoir pleasure; how could I disappoint such beauty?]

[I too find joy in it!]

[Regrettably, regrettably, I can only select a few concubines to accompany me on the eastward voyage to relieve the loneliness...]

[...]

[The content of Emperor Wu’s Imperial Decree ends here.]

Lin Xun finished browsing the information and the artifacts, his eyes flickering with countless characters.

On Emperor Wu’s first voyage to Penglai, the Purple Void Sovereign told him that to find the key to life, he needed to obtain either a sprout or a kind.

Afterward, Emperor Wu summoned the Right Attendant Great Bodhisattva, received a "sprout," and continuously nourished it with sweet spring water, waiting for the opportunity mentioned by the Great Bodhisattva.

Lin Xun knew that the so-called true opportunity should be when the Evil God traversed the Void and left this world, then headed to Penglai to execute the Reincarnation of Dirt plan for the Ancient Heavenly Warden.

However, before the true opportunity arrived, the Vermilion State could no longer hold on.

Emperor Wu had no choice but to gamble everything and call upon the Left Attendant Yama God again, thinking that perhaps by gathering a kind and a sprout, the true opportunity could come sooner.

Unfortunately, Emperor Wu lost the bet again on his second attempt; what he summoned was not the "Great Wisdom Boundless Intention Bodhisattva" but the current fallen form of the Bodhisattva, consumed by Extreme Evil...

From that point on, Emperor Wu fell into Extreme Evil.