Chapter 3443

The moment the Shattered Fireflies touched the Ancient Buddha Relic, they immediately fused with it. Like adding the finishing touch, the flamboyant seven-colored brilliance suddenly converged. The luster around the Ancient Buddha Relic gradually turned white, just like an ordinary physical body. What was special was that the light gradually gathered at the back of the Relic's head. The face turned red with red lips and white teeth.

Relic's eyes, which were originally closed, suddenly opened. His eyes were first filled with confusion, then clarity, and a look of great enlightenment flashed across his eyes.

At the same time, a loud and clear noise resounded throughout the entire passage. Buddhist lights and Sanskrit chants resounded everywhere. Countless heavenly flowers appeared out of thin air and circled around Naili. Numerous heavenly maidens danced in the air along with countless heavenly dragons!

Between the Heavenly Dragon and the Heavenly Maiden, there were countless flashes of Buddha's radiance. In the Buddha's radiance, there were illusions of small chiliocosms appearing one after another. The Buddha's radiance illuminated these illusions. In the Sanskrit chants, there seemed to be thousands of Buddhas chanting, "Namo Great Wisdom Manjushri Bodhisattva, this is what I heard: For a time, the Buddha gave his tree to the Garden of Solitude in the Shewei Kingdom, along with eight thousand monks of the Great Bhikkhu, Elder Sariputra, Maha Kasyapa, Maha Kasyapa, and so on.

There were sixteen Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas, Virtuous Tribulation, Thousand Bodhisattvas, and Maitreya was at the top.

There were also one thousand two hundred Bodhisattvas from the other side. The Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva was the leader. Then the Venerable One of the World entered Samadhi at night. His Samadhi was called All Light. Once he entered Samadhi, his body would emit golden light.

Its bright light shone brightly on the Jidori Forest, like a golden color, circling around and illuminating the Manjushri Room, turning into seven layers of golden platforms. On each platform, there were five hundred Buddha Transformation Altars.

In front of Shi Wenshu's room, five hundred Seven Treasures Lotus Flowers were naturally born. They were as round as a wheel, with silver as the stem. Amaozha's mandala was its platform, and the variegated pearls were its whiskers.

Its flowers illuminate the abode of the Buddha. When it exits the abode, it enters the abode of Manjushri … "

"Amitabha …" Ancient Buddha Caili, who was now like a living person, chanted amidst the Sanskrit chanting.

"Return to life, true, wonderful and auspicious, I recite according to the teachings of Yoga.

Body, Mouth, Mind, Karma, Vajra, Tathagata, Three Secret Doors.

Practitioners should have the heart of Samantabhadra, and teachers should receive the Diamond Precepts.

Only by being merciful in spite of one's life can one enter the Wheel of Liberation.

Today, my merit is complete and I can repay the Bodhisattva's body.

He should be called Namo Great Wisdom Manjushri Bodhisattva! "

Before Manjushri Bodhisattva's voice died away, the light behind him emitted a brilliant Buddha's light. The Buddha's light soared into the sky, ignoring the roof of the Xuanshui Palace and the ancient magic formation. It rushed out of the Saint River!

It pierced straight through the void!!

"Rumble …" Heaven and earth shook, and the wind and clouds changed colors. Endless power of faith poured out from the Buddha's light like a waterfall. The golden body of the Manjushri Bodhisattva became even more plump and even taller. It didn't stop until it was about eight feet tall!

However, the power of faith didn't stop. It continued to gather like crystal threads and rushed into the light behind Manjushri's head.

How could Monk Gu Zhen not know the cause and effect of this?

A bitter smile appeared on his face. He put his palms together and knelt on the ground with difficulty. He had mixed feelings in his heart!

"Amitabha …" Manjushri Bodhisattva chanted again and looked up. His eyes were filled with infinite wisdom. The Bodhisattva looked at Gu Zhen who knelt on the ground and slightly raised the green lotus in his left hand. A ray of Buddha's light fell and covered Gu Zhen. Inside the Buddha's light, Gu Zhen's injuries healed at a visible speed. The power of faith that had disappeared was even more turbulent than before!

Then, the Bodhisattva waved his right hand and the sword flashed in the air. The brave and invincible battle puppet was instantly shattered into pieces.

The indigo lion that was curled up near Gu Zhen now had an indigo cloud under its feet and flew into the air. Manjushri Bodhisattva put away the green lotus and sword and stepped on the indigo lion, sitting cross-legged.

The indigo lion roared in the air. As the Buddha's light rose higher, the endless power of faith continued to pour into the light. However, the Buddha's light gradually disappeared and all the strange phenomena disappeared in front of Gu Zhen's eyes.

When the Buddha's light disappeared, Ci Hui who had attained the Buddha's fruit of "Manjushri Bodhisattva of No Great Wisdom" also left. Gu Zhen knelt on the ground and waited for a long time before he slowly got up. His dim eyes glanced at the messy tunnel and then fell on the broken battle puppet. He stared at it for a while as if he was recalling the days when he fought with Manjushri Bodhisattva. Then, he raised his head and looked at the stone wall where the ancient Buddha Sarira rushed out. He said to himself in a slightly sad voice, "The Bodhi Sarira is really amazing. Since it has attained the fruit in this life, it won't fall into the reincarnation cycle and won't stay in the next life!

This Ci Hui … is really scheming. Since he knew that the ancient Buddha Sarira was left by him in his previous life, he waited here for his nine lives of merit to be fulfilled. He even said that he wanted to give the ancient Buddha Sarira to me!

I took the risk to enter this ancient magic formation and risked my life to get out of the tunnel. It turns out that I've made a wedding dress for someone else!

Since Ci Hui has attained the Buddha's fruit of Bodhisattva, then where is my merit?

Could it be that because I'm a Buddhist protector, I don't deserve Ci Hui's merit? "

The more Gu Zhen thought about it, the more puzzled he became. His face showed a trace of ferocity. He had forgotten that Ci Hui had been good to him. Ci Hui had sensed the origin of the ancient Buddha Sarira and wanted to fulfill his wish by leading him to this place again and again.

Ci Hui even sacrificed his body at the last moment and used the secret technique of Xiang Sect to save him.

Ci Hui wanted to help Gu Zhen become a protector. However, Buddha's fate was Buddha's fate. The ancient Buddha Sarira was similar to the Daoist Sect's Ningzhi Treasure. If it was Ci Hui's, it was Ci Hui's. If it wasn't Gu Zhen's, even if Gu Zhen encountered it, he wouldn't be able to obtain it.

If it was fate, they would meet even if they were thousands of miles apart. If it wasn't fate, then so be it!

In particular, Ci Hui gave up her physical body and secretly followed the Buddhist principles. She combined her spiritual wisdom and the Sarira into one. Finally, she achieved success in this life with a single thought.

Unfortunately, such a living fruit of a thought and Ci Hui's mercy didn't wake Gu Zhen up. Instead, it aroused the hostility in his heart and poked at his sore spot, causing him to be endlessly agitated.

The hole in the stone wall that the ancient Buddha Sarira rushed out of was huge. Inside, there was a faint Buddha's light flashing. Gu Zhen looked at it for a moment and pondered for a moment. Then, he urged the cloud to enter the hole.

Behind the stone wall was an even bigger hall. The hall was empty. Other than a tall stone pillar in the center of the hall and a huge oil lamp floating on top of the pillar, there was nothing else.

Gu Zhen flew to the top of the stone pillar and looked around. His eyes flashed with astonishment.

This was an oval-shaped hall. The surrounding stone walls and the dome above were the same as the stone walls in the tunnel. They were all made of huge green stones.

However, what was different was that these green stones didn't glow with the same aqua blue brilliance as the tunnel.

Instead, a layer of Buddha's light overflowed from them!

Under the Buddha's light, there were many scenes of the Buddha Kingdom engraved on the green stones. In the gaps of the Buddha scenes, there were also many densely packed Sanskrit characters. They were like bats and also like incantations that connected these Buddha pictures together.

Looking at the dome, there was another Ten Thousand Buddhas Painting. However, although the Buddhas in this Ten Thousand Buddhas Painting had different images and postures, each Buddha's face was filled with a kind of solemnity and benevolence. It was far from the solemn and stirring Ten Thousand Buddhas Painting in the Buddhist ruins of the Dawn Rain Mainland.

In the center of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Painting, there was another image of an ancient temple. Sitting cross-legged in the ancient temple was the Namo Master Shakyamuni Buddha. To the left and right of the Buddha were the Namo Master Shakyamuni Buddha and the Namo Dipankara Archaic Buddha.

Under the three Buddhas of the Future, Present, and Past stood countless Bodhisattvas and Arhats. Around the ancient temple, flowers bloomed, heavenly dragons roamed, and heavenly maidens danced. It was truly a solemn scene!

Gu Zhen's gaze swept past the Ten Thousand Buddhas Painting and the ancient temple's Buddha scenes. Finally, his gaze landed on a Bodhisattva in front of the Buddha. This Bodhisattva was the Namo Great Wisdom Manjushri Bodhisattva, who had the same appearance as the Golden Body in the tunnel.

"Hahaha …" Gu Zhen laughed inexplicably. He laughed so hard that tears flowed from the corners of his eyes. After he stopped laughing, he cried out in sorrow, "I, Gu Zhen, have followed the Buddha for more than two hundred years. Every day, I've racked my brains. Although I've never chanted any scriptures or worshipped Buddha, I've always disregarded my own life. In my eyes, all devils and heretics deserve to be killed. I'm a Buddhist who exterminates devils and protects Buddha. Why do I have Buddha in my heart but no path beneath my feet?"

Thinking of this, Gu Zhen prostrated himself on the stone pillar and kowtowed hard. He cried, "Buddha, oh Buddha, I know this is the place where the Golden Body of the Namo Great Wisdom Manjushri Bodhisattva is enshrined. It's also the place where the Buddha is wise enough to see.

I kowtow here sincerely. I hope the Buddha will show me the path under my feet. How can I attain fruition? How can I … "

At this moment, before Gu Zhen could finish speaking, an old voice rang out from the oil lamp above his head, "Little monk, do you want to become a Buddha?"

"Who?"

Gu Zhen's body stiffened. He almost blurted it out, but then panic appeared on his face. He hurriedly kowtowed again and cried, "Buddha, please forgive me …"

However, before he could finish his words, he jumped up from the stone pillar again. He formed a seal with both hands and stared at the oil lamp suspended in the air above his head.

This oil lamp was different from the usual ones. It was a round plate a few feet in size. There was no wick on the plate, only a faint layer of bright yellow flame burning on it. The brilliance was very uniform. It shone on the ceiling of the hall, illuminating the Million Buddhas Picture and the ancient temple.

Gu Zhen knew this was a Longevity Lamp. It was used to enshrine the Golden Body of the Namo Great Wisdom Manjushri Bodhisattva. He had some grudges against Manjushri Bodhisattva before, so he didn't look at it carefully.

Now, he had to look at it again.

The Longevity Lamp was sky-blue. The bottom was still engraved with the Golden Body of the Namo Great Wisdom Manjushri Bodhisattva. However, Manjushri Bodhisattva wasn't holding a sword or a green lotus, nor was he riding on an indigo lion!

Instead, he formed a seal with both hands and walked in the void …