I can't be a demon.

Chapter 334: Living is more painful than dying
When the medicinal properties of Lingshan Wine took effect, Shen Lian immediately confirmed that the so-called [consciousness fell into a state of boundless transparency, looking directly at Lingshan] was the visualization of the Heavenly Dao when transforming from a mortal to an immortal.

Hiccup~~

Shen Lian's consciousness became hazy, as if he was drunk, and his soul left his body and went to the so-called sacred mountain.

In a trance, the soul was already above the ninth heaven, and the sound of wooden fish was heard in the ears.

Similar to the previous experience of visualizing the way of heaven, illusory colors came into view, showing that Lingshan wine can indeed go to the way of heaven.

Shen Lian seemed a little nervous.

If you want to take advantage of the situation, you must first verify a guess about the way of heaven.

He controlled the lotus platform to go deeper into the light and shadow, and then the outline of the mountain gradually appeared. Outside the mountain, a faint Buddha light gently caressed his soul.

"Sure enough, the way of heaven of immortals and Buddhas is completely different."

"The Heavenly Dao of the Heavenly Palace has no name. Later generations may call it the Heavenly Dao of the Three Pure Ones, while the Heavenly Dao of the West should be called the Lingshan."

The lotus platform passes through the light and shadow.

Shen Lian's soul witnessed the true appearance of Lingshan Tiandao and realized that he had taken advantage of the situation. Today, he would make sure that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva would pay the price.

.........

After his soul left his body, Shen Lian's body was naturally exposed.

Although there is a split soul sitting in the Niwan Palace, it is impossible to control it as easily as with one's own arm, and the physical body is almost in an unprotected state.

Once the body dies, the soul will also be scattered.

Not to mention the spies from various forces present, even Huang Shi couldn't figure out the situation. Why did Shen Lian choose to leave his body after self-mutilation?

Shen Lian's strength far exceeds that of his peers. Even if he cannot defeat Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, it should not be difficult for him to escape by relying on various means.

What is the difference between such behavior and hanging oneself?

Only Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva noticed the clue and his face turned pale.

"He...has a complicated background. Maybe he is really a great Buddha in Lingshan Mountain in the West!!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva noticed that Shen Lian's spirit was not simply leaving his body, but he was visualizing the [Lingshan Heavenly Dao] in an inexplicable way.

It is very likely that he wanted to use the Lingshan Heavenly Dao to awaken his wisdom from his previous life.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva knew too well the virtues of the Buddha of the ancient Lingshan. Sometimes a sudden enlightenment could lead to instant Buddhahood. Although Lingshan has experienced great calamities, the way of heaven and earth has changed dramatically.

But Shen Lian might have some special Buddhist teachings that could allow him to borrow the power from his previous life.

"No! We can't let him get what he wants!!!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had a ferocious expression on his face as he looked around at the 300,000 people. He then realized that Shen Lian was planning to protect millions of ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty.

He muttered to himself bitterly: "You want to be merciful? Unfortunately, the Three Realms are completely different now. Now the only thing left is cannibalism!"

"Shen Lian!!"

"You can't become a superior person by enduring hardships. You can become a superior person by eating people!!!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva no longer hesitated. Countless arms emerged from his body, and the Buddha's light formed large pieces of swastikas and smashed towards Shen Lian.

Bang bang bang.

The scene was like a meteor shower falling to the ground, and the mountains and jungles were all vaporized.

Under the influence of the Buddha's light, the people began to recite scriptures, and songs praising Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva were heard in the city.

"Open your eyes and take a look. What you are protecting are just a group of ants!"

"Ants are ignorant, how can immortals and Buddhas associate with them!!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was full of murderous intent, his spirit locked onto Di Ting and Taotie disguised as Bone Blade, and he had no hope of luck at all.

It was really because Shen Lian's behavior was too weird from beginning to end.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva originally did not intend to take action himself. Those four damn Bodhisattvas must have known Shen Lian’s identity in his previous life.

"die!!!"

The Buddha's light shines everywhere, and the land for hundreds of miles turns into colored glaze due to burning.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva pointed directly at Di Ting and was about to land on the latter.

As a result something unexpected happened.

Di Ting sneered disdainfully, then abandoned Shen Lian without hesitation and turned to rush towards the groups of Buddha statues outside the temples surrounding the town.

Not only that, the shadow under Shen Lian's feet began to move.

Taotie emerged from the shadows and greedily glanced at the Buddha outside the temple, then surrounded him from the left and right with Di Ting.

Let Shen Lian fall to the ground.

You have to know that there is a gap in strength between Shen Lian and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. After his soul leaves his body, his physical body alone has absolutely no power to fight back.

"Something is wrong. Aren't they the guardian gods?"

While Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva hesitated, the Buddha's light hit Shen Lian's body like a torrential rain, but the destruction of his soul did not occur.

The Buddha's light disappeared into the sea, and all of it converged on Shen Lian's brows.

The yellow lion's eyes widened, and every hair on his body stood up. "Something... big has happened. I won't let my words come true. Is he really the reincarnation of Tathagata?"

The chanting stopped abruptly and people gradually regained consciousness.

They looked around in confusion and saw that the sky had been covered in blood without them knowing when, and a touch of bright red like ink was spreading wantonly.

The blood-red sky completely swallowed up the Buddha's light, and a giant lotus platform bloomed at the feet of Shen Lian's physical body.

There are ten lotus pedestals in total, and the flesh-like and jade-like petals are stained with a little blood red.

Shen Lian, who was sitting cross-legged in the center of the lotus pedestal, was unrecognizable even to his familiar relatives. He exuded an otherworldly aura.

The lotus platform swallowed up the Buddha's light, the broken petals fell off, and new petals grew out immediately.

Wherever a petal falls, a brilliant Dao rhythm blooms.

There seemed to be a complete small world contained in the Dao rhyme, but it disappeared in just a few breaths, which was unbelievable.

"One flower, one world?!!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva stared at Shen Lian in disbelief.

"The tenth-grade lotus platform is indeed a lotus platform transformed from an innate spiritual root!"

"The seat of Tathagata back then was a 12-grade lotus platform. Who on earth is Shen Lian to have a 10-grade lotus platform protecting him?!"

"He is more than just a big Buddha, what secrets are involved?!"

Shen Lian's Seven Treasures Buddha Bones digested the fragments of the Martial Arts Golden Body and then took shape completely. His entire body of bones naturally emitted brilliant Buddha light.

He opened his eyes, but it was not his soul returning to his body.

It was because of the Seven Treasures Buddha Bones that the soul and the body became closer, and even though they were far away in Lingshan Tiandao, they could still barely control them a little.

A halo composed of Sanskrit characters appeared behind his head.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva retreated again and again, without having time to care about the countless Buddhas outside the temple who were killed or injured.

Di Ting and Taotie cooperated well. Taotie trapped the Buddha outside the temple. Di Ting used his wisdom eye and the ghosts could only ask for help from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

"Buddha, save us!"

"Buddha, please consider that we have served you for a thousand years!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had no energy to be distracted. Facing the tenth-level lotus platform, his bad premonition became stronger and stronger, and his fingertips trembled slightly.

"It is different from the rumored Merit Lotus Platform. It is not an innate spiritual root, but a plant spirit with 20,000 years of cultivation. We can definitely deal with it."

"Lu Zu Temple is indeed my promised land!"

"Tenth-grade lotus platform, listen carefully to the holy beast."

"After I take away your chance, does it matter whether it's a real Buddha or a fake one?"

“Kill you!!!”

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's mouth was wide open and his head split open and turned into an incense burner.

There is no brain inside the skull, only densely packed Buddha fingers inserted inside. The burning progress of the Buddha fingers is different, which shows that they need to be constantly replenished.

At the level of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, his Buddha addiction, which is due to his reliance on the Buddha's finger, has not eased at all and is even a hundred times more severe than that of an Arhat.

It was all thanks to the Buddha's finger that the true scriptures in the body were suppressed.

The fact that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva used the true scriptures shows that he has realized the threat of death.

His entire body was filled with smoke and dust, and the incense burning above his head was getting more and more intense. At first glance, he looked like a giant incense stick.

Countless scriptures mixed in the smoke and dust and spread out.

The sky and the earth turned black and white.

Wherever Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva passes, everything turns to ashes. A thick layer of incense ash accumulates on the ground and floats in the wind.

The lotus platform was overwhelmed, and even 20,000 years of practice was not enough to face the Earthly Immortal. "Save the six realms of suffering beings to attain this state."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva raised his hand, and the incense ashes in the sky condensed into tens of thousands of monks, who used knives to injure themselves in order to bless their master.

The monks are all people who have died at the hands of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. They were unable to be reborn after death and became puppets of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's facial features were distorted, and he bared his teeth and said, "Why aren't you afraid?!!!"

"Because...I'm your father!"

Shen Lian laughed loudly, his body suddenly grew to nearly thirty meters, and the lotus platform grew accordingly.

He looked up at the sky, as if he was looking into the eyes of his soul in the dark, and at the same time pointed one hand to the sky and the other to the ground.

The banyan tree continued to grow, shrinking most of its roots to two hundred meters.

"die!!"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva vomited, and a sea of ​​heads submerged Shen Lian.

Shen Lian was neither hurried nor slow, and his soul began to receive the baptism of Lingshan Heavenly Dao.

As early as when he transformed from a mortal to an immortal, he discovered that visualizing the way of heaven would affect the physical body, and if he was not careful, the physical body would go astray.

Shen Lian has a different understanding of this.

It seems that visualizing the Heavenly Dao causes the physical body to lose control, but in fact, the fact is that the physical body cannot withstand the baptism of the Heavenly Dao and collapses.

If you can bear it and use the extra energy of heaven to influence others.

This is taking advantage of the situation.

The moment the primordial spirit set foot into the depths of the Lingshan Heavenly Dao and saw the true face of the Heavenly Dao, boundless Buddha's light flowed along the primordial spirit into the physical body.

Shen Lian also saw it clearly, and Lingshan Tiandao was just a corpse of Buddha.

To be precise, it was Tathagata's corpse.

The corpse was shaped into the outline of a mountain, with the head embedded in the chest and the limbs having their flesh and blood shaved off to pretend to be vines in the mountains.

His internal organs had been hollowed out, and the blood flowing from the wounds formed a waterfall.

The unknown Buddha's light poured into Shen Lian's body.

The dragon-fish robe turned into a cassock, like flowing sunlight, with delicate and exquisite texture and a large number of complicated scriptures engraved on the surface.

Shen Lian's body continued to grow rapidly, and in half a breath he was over a hundred meters tall.

The Buddha's light blurred his figure. He sat quietly on the lotus platform. Time had not left any trace on him, and he looked very solemn.

In addition, with the cassock and lotus platform as a backdrop, even though no one could see Shen Lian clearly, they all had the same thought at the same time...

Tathagata has come to the world!!
Shen Lian looked down at Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and imitated the tone of the Yellow-browed Old Buddha.

"You have seen the Tathagata, why don't you bow down to him?"

The whispers resounded throughout the heaven and earth, forcing Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to stop where he was. The aura of the Lingshan Heavenly Dao was something that no earthly immortal could resist.

With a wave of his finger, the head of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was obliterated by the Buddha's light.

Of course, Shen Lian himself was not feeling well either.

The body and soul are like a sponge filled with water, but are being drained dry bit by bit by the Lingshan Heavenly Dao. When they are withered, even the Golden Immortal is powerless to save them.

Fortunately, Shen Lian was prepared. He spread out his left hand, and more than thirty immortal ghosts appeared in his palm.

The dragon fish robes transferred the injuries, and they were responsible for sharing the erosion of the way of heaven.

At the same time, the banyan tree was absorbing the Buddha's light as much as possible, and its branches and leaves were dyed golden. People only felt that the mountain god they worshipped on a daily basis was reaching straight into the sky.

Shen Lian sat on the lotus platform with his back against the golden banyan tree.

Just like the legendary Sakyamuni who attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.

"One leaf, one bodhi? You can't be Tathagata. Only the Little Leiyin Temple can..."

Before Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva could finish his words, Shen Lian snorted coldly.

"Stubborn."

Shen Lian activated the true meaning of the Thousand Arms Fist. The halo behind his head turned into the phantom of a sacred mountain. The lingering resonance of the Heavenly Dao was mixed in with his fists.

It was too late for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to react.

He whined.

Shen Lian relied on the Lingshan Heavenly Dao, and a mere earthly immortal was powerless to stop him.

The fist made a loud bang and hit Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's forehead heavily. The skull shaped like an incense burner made a crackling sound and the Buddha's finger burned wildly.

"you……"

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's shoulders were already burning, and his expression revealed ecstasy.

"You cannot use the Buddha's light of Lingshan Heaven for a long time. Remember, I will wait until you are exhausted and repay you a hundredfold."

Shen Lian smiled without saying anything. Indeed, with just one strike, his body and soul were already covered with cracks.

Water can carry a boat but can also capsize it. The erosion from heaven that he and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva endured was almost the same.

The difference is that Shen Lian has a professional panel!

He swept the profession panel, and several Arhats who were originally affiliated with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva died, and their souls became consumables for fishing magical powers and creating martial arts.

【Burning incense Arhat fruit position (fake)】

[The Arhat fruit position (fake) of Xiao Leiyin Temple condensed by Shen Lian represents the rank among the evil Buddhas. After one step further, it will transform into the fruit position of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (fake). 】

【The Lamp Holding Arhat Fruition Position (Fake)】

[The Arhat fruit position (fake) of Xiao Leiyin Temple condensed by Shen Lian represents the rank among the evil Buddhas. After one step further, it will transform into the fruit position of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (fake). 】

.........

Including the previously completed [Ci Di Arhat Fruition (Fake)], Shen Lian has obtained a total of six Arhat Fruition Golden Body Techniques.

[Whether to consume 0 points and master the burning incense Arhat fruit position (fake)]

"My soul is still receiving the baptism of Lingshan Heavenly Dao, and my comprehension has increased suddenly, which is just right."

Shen Lian perfected the Five-Ground Arhat Golden Body Technique and without hesitation integrated into the Compassionate Land Arhat status, with the six golden bodies in his dantian devouring each other.

Before long, the [Fake Achievement of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva] will be born.

As the unique golden body proving the identity of Xiao Leiyin Temple, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva will become a human immortal once he attains the state of enlightenment, which is equivalent to a martial arts elixir!

Shen Lian's martial arts practice is to use Taoism and Buddhism as stepping stones.

The golden body of martial arts (the longevity stake) devours the fruit position of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva; the immortal mystical skill devours the martial arts elixir and sets foot in the realm of human immortals in martial arts.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was stunned and looked at the sun in fear.

"No no no!!"

"Buddha, why do you want to deprive me of my status!!!"

The breath of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was sharply reduced. Any Bodhisattva in Xiao Leiyin Temple was unique, and Shen Lian's occupation of the temple hit his weak spot.

Shen Lian's Buddha light became stronger and stronger, and disappeared in an instant.

There is murderous intent hidden in the Buddha's light.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva shook his head repeatedly. He wanted to kill me, how was that possible?

Severe pain struck.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's chest was open, and Shen Lian dug out the beating heart.

Shen Lian's body and soul were on the verge of collapse, but he had no intention of retreating. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva could no longer remain calm and immediately performed his method of reincarnation.

boom.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva turned to ashes.

Shen Lian never thought that he could kill Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and forcing him to disintegrate was already beyond his expectations.

In a sense, living is more painful than dying.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, and flashed past with the remaining afterglow of the Heavenly Dao, almost piercing through the yellow lion a hundred miles away, killing the latter's disciple instantly.

"His fruit position was taken away, his body was destroyed, and the only way left for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was to die."

"We'll meet at the Shangqing Palace."

Shen Lian played with the heart, and the prompt on the career panel appeared.

[Ksitigarbha Yama-Evil Ksitigarbha compatibility 97.67%]

[Whether to synthesize the evil Ksitigarbha and be promoted to Ksitigarbha Yama]

(End of this chapter)