My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1165 Showdown at the Sea of ​​Consciousness and the Mandala
"You also practice Buddhism?"

For the first time, the Guide's voice carried genuine surprise. He could clearly sense that there was not a trace of hypocrisy in the Creation Celestial Venerable's Buddhist power, but rather a sincere commitment to "practicing universal salvation": "And this merit... far surpasses that of ordinary Buddhas!"

"Isn't spreading technology, enabling ordinary people to escape hunger and cold and gain dignity, also a form of 'universal salvation'?"

Wen Rui spoke calmly, his Buddhist power growing ever stronger. He rammed his crystal pagoda into the two saints' pagodas: "You seek a 'Buddhist kingdom on earth' to discipline all beings with Buddhist laws; I seek 'universal technological harmony' to enable all beings to live better lives on their own. The paths are different, but both are for 'saving people.' Doesn't this Buddhist heart deserve the recognition of Heaven?"

Before the words were even finished, the two pagodas collided with a deafening crash.

Golden Buddhist light intertwined with lapis lazuli light, and a deafening roar resounded within the mandala, as countless fragments of scriptures danced in the void.

Although the pagoda of the two saints was blessed with the power of a thousand years of vows, it developed subtle cracks under the impact of the merits and Buddha power of the Creator God. This was a clash between the ideas of "forced discipline" and "technology changing life." The former was strong, but it lacked the "way" of conforming to the needs of all beings.

Upon seeing this, the Sage Zhunti waved the Seven Treasures Tree once more, and countless "wisdom clones" suddenly emerged from within the mandala. Each clone held prayer beads and chanted scriptures, surrounding Wenrui.

These clones are not illusions, but are formed by the power of the vows of Buddhist believers in the Three Realms. They are inexhaustible, and each attack carries the power of the rule that "belief will surely succeed".

The Celestial Venerable of Creation frowned slightly and immediately activated the "Probability Reversal Field," attempting to reverse the "success probability" of the Willpower Clone attack.

But just as the energy field spread, the golden Buddhist light within the mandala suddenly surged, and those attacks that were about to miss their target actually penetrated the influence of the probability field and still accurately struck him.

"Sure enough."

Wen Rui had anticipated this, and sighed softly: "In this mandala based on willpower and faith, the metaphysical rule of 'sincerity can move mountains' overrides probability. My probability reversal field will ultimately fail to work."

In the critical moment, a transparent "spiritual barrier" suddenly rose around him, with Buddhist runes of "guarding the mind and understanding one's nature" flowing on the barrier.

The attack of the avatar of the will struck the barrier with a dull thud, but it could not break through. This barrier was not a product of technology, but a spiritual defense line formed by Wen Rui with the belief of "seeking a glimmer of hope for all beings". It had a subtle resonance with the Buddhist principles of the mandala and was able to block the impact of the will.

"Use Buddhist teachings to counter Buddhist teachings, and use faith to protect faith."

A complex look flashed in the eyes of the Guide: "You clearly have the qualifications to become a Buddha on the spot, so why are you so fixated on technology? If you join the Buddhist sect, with your merits and Buddhist power, you would be able to become a Buddha and jointly build a Buddhist kingdom on earth."

"The Buddha already told me this."

Wen Rui sneered, "But don't forget I'm a disciple of the Jie Sect. My Jie Sect Master Tongtian's belief in protecting life is no less than yours, you outsider monks. Moreover, he practiced what he preached, far superior to you lot who talk more than they do!" "As for becoming a Buddha, a Buddha is merely an enlightened being. Aside from saving oneself, what right do they have to talk about saving all sentient beings? When true calamity strikes, in reality, they're nothing more than a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river, barely able to save themselves!"

Wen Rui smiled, and the crystal pagoda around him suddenly emitted a soft light, enveloping the surrounding avatars of his vow power: "I spread technology not to become a Buddha, but so that all beings do not have to rely on 'Buddha,' nor seek liberation from the afterlife or from illusions, but can live in the present, live well in the present, and live with dignity!"

"Moreover, the merits of my practice of 'using technology to save lives' far exceed those of 'laying down the butcher's knife.' If one wants to become a Buddha, it is only a matter of a single thought. But I would rather see all beings build a world where they can live in peace and happiness without the need for 'Buddha's salvation' and only need 'self-reliance'."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly formed a mudra with his hands and began reciting the Diamond Sutra: "All forms are illusory. If one sees all forms as non-forms, then one sees the Tathagata..."

As the chanting of scriptures resounded, the Buddhist power around him surged, and a huge "Cyber ​​Buddha" phantom appeared within the mandala—the Cyber ​​Buddha's golden body was composed of countless parts, chips, and neon lights.

Holding a "code of knowledge" in his left hand and a "mechanical gear" in his right, with a Gatling gun in front of him and countless phantoms of ordinary people working and learning behind him, he embodies the concept of "using technology to help people".

Within the mandala of the Western Sage's consciousness, Wen Rui reversed his role and manifested the supreme Dharma body of the Buddha.

As soon as the phantom of the Buddha appeared, the Gatling gun lying in front of him spewed countless golden beams of light at the two saints' vow-power clones and the pagoda.

Wherever the beam of light passed, the clones of the will dissipated, and the cracks on the Two Saints Pagoda became more and more obvious.

Even more astonishingly, the power of the Heavenly Dao's merit contained in the beam of light caused the golden Buddha light of the mandala to show signs of "submission"—that was the Heavenly Dao's recognition of "technology benefiting mankind and changing the world," far exceeding the rules of the two saints' "faith and vow power construction."

It was as if illusion had met truth, falsehood had met reality, and the momentum was unstoppable, like boiling water being poured on snow!
The Sage Zhunti's expression was solemn. He exchanged a glance with the Buddha Tathagata, and the two of them rose into the air at the top of the mandala, forming the "Huayan Mudra".

Countless Sanskrit characters surged from their bodies, converging into a giant "Buddhist scripture phantom." The moment the scripture was opened, countless "causal threads" wrapped around the Creator God—this was the Western religion's "Causal Binding God Technique," attempting to bind the opponent's fate to the "great flourishing of Buddhism" through the countless reincarnations and karmic connections experienced by the two saints in their past and present lives, thus completely severing any possibility of resistance.

A resolute glint flashed in Wen Rui's eyes. He put away all the technological equipment and, relying solely on his own Buddhist power and merit, formed the "Universal Salvation Mudra" with both hands, facing the Huayan Mudra of the two saints from afar.

Within the mandala, two enormous Buddha figures collided, their golden Buddha light and lapis lazuli-colored merit light intertwining into a chaotic mass. Space twisted continuously, and rules collided frequently. Each impact caused the entire mandala of the sea of ​​consciousness to tremble violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

"Although your Buddhist power is strong and your merits are high, compared with us, you still lack the cultivation and foundation of countless millennia!"

The voice of the Guide Daoist rang out in the chaos, and the threads of cause and effect became denser: "If you do not admit defeat today, you will be bound by this cause and effect and trapped in this mandala for eternity. If you put down that strange rotating cylinder and convert to my sect, my Western Heaven Spirit Mountain will surely have a supreme lotus platform for your Cyber ​​Merit Buddha."

(End of this chapter)