leonardwarren #356 - The illusion shatters, devouring the divine thoughts
#356 - The illusion shatters, devouring the divine thoughts
Within the illusion.
Bodhisattva Guanyin appears.
Xu Chengxian's face was covered in tears.
Then he heard Bodhisattva Guanyin smiling and praising him.
The Bodhisattva's words were as sweet as honey.
As the droplets fell, Xu Chengxian felt his spirit refreshed.
A look of intoxication gradually appeared on his face.
Then, the Bodhisattva sighed with compassion.
Speaking again, she said:
“Xu Chengxian, although you are a good person, you have also committed many sins.”
“Killing and harming lives, seizing by force, especially swallowing bird eggs and dragon eggs, creating much evil.”
“Now, I grant you a chance for liberation.”
“I ask you, are you willing to take refuge in my Buddha, observe the precepts, and cultivate yourself?”
At this moment, the Buddhist sounds and chanting gradually ceased.
All the gods and Buddhas in the sky stopped reciting scriptures.
From the high heavens, they looked down upon Xu Chengxian below, through the clouds.
“If you refuse to take the precepts, you will surely die in an accident in the future and will not have a good end.”
Bodhisattva Guanyin continued, “If you are willing to take the precepts, upholding the Sangharama will bring you many benefits.”
Xu Chengxian's expression was dazed, and his eyes revealed confusion.
The Bodhisattva continued, “If you are willing to take the precepts, kneel down, and I will bestow the precepts upon you by touching your head.”
Hearing this, Xu Chengxian slowly lowered his head.
He seemed to be contemplating and weighing his options, or perhaps preparing to submit.
At this moment, a drum suddenly sounded.
A god or Buddha from the high platform shouted loudly:
“Xu Chengxian, why haven’t you knelt down to me!”
Subsequently, all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Vajras, and Arhats spoke in unison.
“Kneel down!”
“Kneel down quickly!”
“Kneel before my Buddha!”
Ding!
Dong, dong!
From the sky, occasionally came the distant and deep sounds of chimes and bells, the call from the World Honored One, and also the final warning.
In this world shrouded by gods and Buddhas, the colors became exceptionally clear.
Golden divine light and silver lightning intertwined, illuminating the entire world, leaving no place for darkness to hide. A faint fragrance permeated the air.
It resembled the floral fragrance unique to the Western Paradise, yet it also had some similarities to the incense offered by the common people in the mortal realm.
It made people feel both mysterious and awe-inspiring.
They couldn't help but want to submit and kneel.
With softened knees, they would kneel down.
“Let’s not talk about whether I am guilty or not.”
Xu Chengxian suddenly sniffed and said.
He wasn't pretending anymore.
He couldn't keep up the act.
They kept wanting him to kneel down.
This was not easy to handle.
He didn't want to do it, and he couldn't do it.
A man has gold under his knees; besides heaven, earth, parents, and his wife making him kneel on a washboard, he had to see if he had made a mistake!
Then, he raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face and said, “Bodhisattva wants me to take refuge? After taking refuge, what benefits will I receive?”
It was unreasonable to ask people to follow without offering anything.
Even gangsters offering membership would offer some benefits.
At least there should be a feast of wine and meat.
It was unreasonable for the Bodhisattva asking him to take refuge to not even offer an empty promise.
That would be too stingy, right?
“Naturally, you will act according to my Buddha's will.” The Bodhisattva said with lowered eyebrows.
“What if I don’t want to listen?” Xu Chengxian asked again.
If he had to listen to everything the Buddha said, wouldn't that make him a dog?
“The Buddha has great wisdom; by following the decree, you can attain supreme freedom.” The Bodhisattva said, “You must listen.”
“Tsk, that won’t do.” Xu Chengxian shook his head.
Even a dog has its own thoughts. This was too much, directly saying he couldn't refuse.
The Bodhisattva was silent.
The gods, Buddhas, Arhats, and Vajras behind her were all furious.
“Then Bodhisattva, if I take refuge, what position will I get?” Xu Chengxian continued loudly, “Will I get a Vajra, Arhat position, or a Venerable Bodhisattva position?”
The Bodhisattva did not respond.
“Don’t be embarrassed to give it.” Xu Chengxian shouted, “And don’t consider whether I will want it or not, just say whether you can give it or not!”
“You are a demon, and you have many karmic obstacles.” The Bodhisattva finally spoke, “I am afraid you cannot sit on such a high lotus platform. You can only be a mount or attendant for my disciples.”
“……” (⊙_⊙)?
“Then taking refuge is out of the question.” Xu Chengxian shook his head repeatedly.
As soon as he finished speaking.
“Bold!”
“You fiend!”
“You are so ungrateful!”
“To accept you as a mount or attendant is already a great kindness!”
The Buddha was enraged.
Suddenly, the peaceful and splendid paradise changed its appearance.
Above the firmament, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder roared, as if heaven and earth were furious.
Rumble.
Each shout was like the sound of wind and thunder.
The gods and Buddhas sat or stood above the clouds, their figures looming in the lightning, emitting a terrifying pressure.
The golden Arhats had solemn faces, holding Dharma instruments, their eyes revealing an unquestionable light of judgment.
The Vajras glared, each with a face of anger, holding their Dharma instruments high, as if they would shatter Xu Chengxian's soul with a single command.
And those compassionate Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, although their faces were compassionate, the Buddha light surrounding them was as sharp as a sword, pointing directly below.
At this moment, Xu Chengxian was an unforgivable sinner.
Even not begging for the forgiveness of the Buddhas was a great sin!
“Amitabha.”
The old monk below the gods and Buddhas put his palms together and closed his eyes.
Beneath the earth, the wind howled, sand and stones flew, and everything seemed to be trembling, indicating that a great disaster was about to befall.
A repressive and solemn atmosphere suddenly filled the surroundings.
And in this grand scene, Xu Chengxian stood alone on the vast earth.
“Heh.”
His clothes were fluttering in the wind, and he sneered.
In an instant, the situation he faced became a trial against him.
Countless lofty gods and Buddhas leaned out from the clouds, their eyes staring straight at him.
At this moment, it seemed that only he and these Sangha Venerables sitting high in the clouds remained between heaven and earth.
Thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed, as if the entire heaven and earth were launching a final judgment against him.
The scene was grand and full of pressure.
If one were a little timid, they would probably be frightened.
But Xu Chengxian, in this life, could be said to have grown up being frightened.
From hatching with the Empress Dao Lord, he had seen many grand scenes along the way.
Not to mention anything else, his heavenly tribulation had twenty-one tribulation thunders.
The power of heaven and earth was much more terrifying than this illusion.
After all, that was real.
“Oh? Why are you getting angry out of embarrassment?” Xu Chengxian laughed indifferently. “You Sangha Venerables haven’t cultivated enough.”
“Greed, hatred, ignorance, pride, doubt, and evil views, you call them evil thoughts.” He laughed, “You all say not to recklessly stir up nameless fire, not to generate unwarranted evil thoughts.”
“Then what do you call this?”
“Hey!”
“Bold!”
A Buddha on the lotus platform shouted, scolding angrily.
“You beast!”
“How dare you be so rude!”
“Daring to criticize us Venerables!”
“We will surely cast you into the six paths of reincarnation to suffer for all eternity!”
Reprimands and angry scoldings came from all directions, and Xu Chengxian suddenly became the target of everyone's condemnation.
He was stunned by the scolding at first.
Then he became furious.
What the hell!
What the hell!
What the hell are these people!
When they first came up, they were coaxing and deceiving.
Once they saw that people wouldn't agree, they started a snake attack!
Too tasteless!
“And they’re even scolding me as a beast!” Xu Chengxian gritted his teeth.
A bunch of dead bald donkeys!
A burst of red light rose from his body, and his human form disappeared.
A colorful snake appeared in its place.
“Hiss hiss!” He raised his head and hissed.
The next moment.
White mist also poured out from Bodhisattva Guanyin's body, and then her figure changed.
She turned into a man with a human head and a snake body.
He flicked his tail, sweeping towards the gods and Buddhas in the sky, and the old monk.
Shattering the Dharma forms one by one.
Then, he smiled slightly and turned around.
He was swallowed into the belly of the huge colorful snake.
“Hiss hiss!”
The colorful snake stretched its body, its blood energy surging, and quickly grew larger.
Until the limit that this illusion could withstand.
Boom!
Crack!
The illusion shattered.
……
【Ding dong!】
【Congratulations, Host.】
【Swallowed a wisp of Bodhisattva-level divine thought.】
【Refining will grant…】