Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 342: Burning in the Fire, Refining the Zhou Dynasty

"Burn him! Burn him!"

Ji Jingqiu ignored Hela's excited shouts.

He lowered his head and stared at his palms. Countless dark red and pitch-black threads were entangled and twisted, which was chilling. These were all karmic entanglements, or sins, which were the "fuel" of karmic fire.

Following these karmic threads, he saw a dark and vast "world", which was cause and effect.

The road of cause and effect that is closely connected with fate.

And at this moment, what appeared before him, densely intertwined and almost turning into a dark starry sky, was the network of cause and effect that Wu Zhou had been involved in throughout his life.

When Wu Zhou was at the peak of his powers, no matter how overwhelming these causal lines were, they could hardly touch him.

But at this moment, Ji Jingqiu used himself as a spark to ignite the karma that Wu Zhou had been contaminated with. Especially the massive power of faith and will accumulated in this temple was madly fueling the fire.

When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down, and the web of cause and effect is no exception. Even if Wu Zhou wanted to escape at this moment, it is difficult to get out. He is bound by the heavy cause and effect and can only endure the current disaster of karmic fire.

But what Ji Jingqiu is really concerned about at the moment is not Wu Zhou, or Wu Zhou's cause and effect line.

But it is his own causal line.

He followed Hela's advice, took the initiative to ignite his own karma, and then took Zhou Yi and I to "embrace" the sea of ​​​​karmic fire.

According to Hela, Ji Jingqiu is only in his early twenties. How much karma can he be involved in?

Even if the karmic fire was ignited, he could easily overcome it with the Bodhi tree that was unique to his lineage as the Buddha.

It is true that Mu Shitian died in the karmic fire in the past, but this guy has been burned by the karmic fire no less than dozens of times.

But at this moment, Ji Jingqiu was shocked by the causal line he was involved in.

This is a web of cause and effect that is definitely not under our control!
Wu Zhou, who was forced to sit down with Ji Jingqiu and endure the burning of karma, also frowned for a moment after seeing the various cause and effect lines that Ji Jingqiu was involved in.

It seemed that He was unable to understand how Ji Jingqiu, a little celestial being, could be involved in so many causes and effects at this age.

Could it be the work of Mu Shitian...

But soon, Wu Zhou showed a grim smile:

"Is this what you rely on?"

"Between you and me, today..."

Before he could finish, Ji Jingqiu gave him a strange look.

As if sensing his thoughts, the Bodhi tree behind him swayed gently, creating a piece of pure land, a clear and empty space that resisted all kinds of karma.

Wu Zhou’s words came to an abrupt halt.

Just as Hela said, although Master Mu fell under the fire of karma in the end, he had experienced the tempering of fire of karma more than once in his life, and he relied on this Bodhi tree.

After seeing Wu Zhou's expression suddenly darken, Ji Jingqiu continued to study his own huge and complicated network of cause and effect with peace of mind.

If he didn't have his own Bodhi tree, he might have been cheated by that stupid woman Lajiang.

……

Just when Ji Jingqiu and Wu Zhou were confronting each other.

Youli in the corner of the hall, as well as the archbishops of the Four Divine Temples and others who had survived the aftermath of the battle, all screamed and wailed in pain.

In almost an instant, the flesh and blood of the weaker ones among them were burned to charcoal.

Among them, the fire on the archbishop and others was the most intense!
At this moment they finally understood what the Lord God feared.

This is an endless karmic fire fueled by sinful karma!
Not to mention them, even the gods would never dare to get involved easily.

The world of mortals is filled with endless suffering. There is evil in everyone’s heart and all things are subject to cause and effect. The fire of karma can follow the line of cause and effect to burn away all the sins in the world.

A wisp of karmic fire may not be very powerful, but once it is ignited, it will not go out, and it will ignite the sinful karma of the person who is attached to it, and burn more and more vigorously depending on the degree of karma and cause and effect.

For the gods who absorb endless power of faith and will, karmic fire is like the victory of the great way and a natural enemy.

Even if one is a supreme god, if he is contaminated by the fire of karma, he will suffer heavy losses if he is not decisive enough in cutting off the fire.

And if the most critical core of divine power is contaminated by the fire of karma, it can almost be a death sentence.

It is said that the karmic fire formed by the combined sins of the world can destroy all the gods!
"Lord God...Lord God, save me!"

"No...I didn't kill you...it was him! It was the Archbishop's order!"

Listening to the crazy talk of the people who were going crazy in the burning fire of karma, You Li gritted his teeth. The pain of burning body and mind made him want to end his life, but at this moment, life and death were no longer in his control.

His eyes were fixed on Wutan.

Why does this person seem to be unaware?!

It was obvious that the karma fire on his body was the strongest among those present, almost stronger than that of the God Lord!
This alone is incredible enough.

The fire of karma looks at the karma one has been contaminated with. Is the karma that Wu Tian has been involved in higher than that of the Lord God? !
Even so, as the instigator, how could he be unaware of anything? Couldn't he feel the pain of being burned by the karmic fire? !

Could it be the sacred tree behind him?

Carrying endless resentment and doubts, You Li could not withstand the burning of the karma fire, and his body gradually burned to ashes.

With You Li's death, only Ji Jingqiu and Wu Zhou were left in the palace.

The raging fires all around gradually died down, without even burning through the void, but it easily wiped out the followers of the Four Temples.

Ji Jingqiu and Wu Zhou sat opposite each other.

The power of the karmic fire around me is terrifying, as if it can burn all realms and burn down eternity, just as the karmic fire adjusts its power according to the realm of the person it attaches to.

Ji Jingqiu discovered that compared to Wu Zhou's causal line, the causalities he was involved in were more illusory, as if he was not deeply involved, or the time for repayment had not yet come.

He tried to trace these causal lines, but ultimately could not find the source.
At Hela's urging, Ji Jingqiu turned his attention back to his own karma fire.

His own causal lines seem huge, but in fact they are all illusory, with very little real, and the karmic fire ignited is limited.

In Hela's words, it was indeed not worth mentioning to him, not even enough for him to survive the fire.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly sighed.

He figured out some things.

In the past, Master Carpenter practiced cultivation, and along the way he suffered from the karma and fate of the mortal world. In this way, he tempered a Bodhi mind, which eventually blossomed into pure glass, achieved infinite wisdom light, and opened up the [Fire House Buddha Prison].

The path he took was different from that of Master Mu. There were important differences. One could even say that...

in contrast.

Feeling the solemn anticipation and eagerness coming from the Bodhi tree at this moment, Ji Jingqiu knew that Hela had accidentally found the most suitable way for him to survive the fire.
For others, thunder disaster is the most severe among the three disasters, corresponding to heavenly calamity and catastrophe. If one is not careful, one will die.

But for him, the most difficult thing was actually the fire.

It’s not that he can’t survive an ordinary fire, but if he’s not careful, he may leave irreparable regrets at this stage.

This is also a kind of "overcoming tribulation".

The difficulty for others is to survive the fire, but his difficulty is to find the right fire in the dark.

From this perspective, Hela accidentally found the "fire" that suits him best.

"Every sip and every bite, isn't this also a kind of cause and effect fate?"

Through this exploration of the causal line, Ji Jingqiu finally touched the edge of the causal road, and was no longer wrong just by talking about it or thinking about it.

He flicked his fingers lightly, and with a crisp "clang" sound, a causal line as thin as a silk thread suddenly broke.

Suddenly.

Wu Zhou's expression changed, and the karmic fire on his body suddenly jumped up!
Afterwards, Ji Jingqiu took the initiative to absorb this part of the karma fire and temper himself.

He combined the six-syllable heavenly sound of the Buddha with "Only I Am Supreme" to subdue his own mind and body, and quietly endured the refinement of the karmic fire.

This is bound to be a long process.

Because he also started a fire, he had to endure an unprecedented fire disaster!

He removed the protection of the Bodhi tree, allowed himself to be burned by the karmic fire, and began to practice the [Visualization Diagram of the Fiery House of Buddha].

He sat there, calm and motionless. Two little men, one above and one below, sat respectively between his eyebrows and his internal organs in his chest, accepting the burning of the karmic fire with him.

The area between the eyebrows is the holy fetus of the soul, and the area between the chest is the divine fetus of the physical body.

Fire refines real gold, and the losers are reduced to ashes, while the winners will naturally reach a higher level.

Ji Jingqiu's inner world was also undergoing the baptism of karmic fire. His body was emitting infinite light, which was intertwined with the karmic fire on his body, but was clearly separate from it.

I don’t know when it started.

His bones crackled and his whole body was bright and transparent.

Especially his five internal organs, which had been through countless trials and tribulations, were trembling in a regular pattern, just like five doors, crumbling and about to open.

In the burning of this karmic fire, Ji Jingqiu's body was not only unharmed, but his aura became even stronger!
Wu Zhou, who was not far away, had a distorted expression on his face and was unable to move, weighed down by the numerous lines of cause and effect.

What he could not tolerate the most was that this boy actually turned him into a furnace and used his karmic fire to burn his body!

"not enough!"

“You are going to use Wu Zhou as a furnace to burn yourself. Although this is dangerous, the benefits to you are definitely beyond your imagination…” “This karmic fire is different from the karmic fire in the world. It contains the ten thousand Dao runes of Wu Zhou’s transformation. You can use it to burn yourself, and perhaps you can refine these Dao runes into your body…”

"It's too slow to trigger them one by one. Cut off more of His causal lines and increase the firepower. You must not only keep training yourself, but also ensure that Wu Zhou can't escape!"

In the inner world, Hela was more proactive than ever before, offering him advice and careful guidance, almost "teaching him hand in hand".

Under Hela's guidance, Ji Jingqiu continued to draw out the karmic fire around him, turning it into a furnace that enveloped his body.

At the same time, the Bodhi tree also restrained its clear glass light and underwent the baptism of karmic fire together with him. It became more lush and green in the sea of ​​fire, exuding a vigorous energy.

In the end, Ji Jingqiu took out Qingzhu and let him bathe in the karmic fire with himself and undergo the tempering of the karmic fire.

During this period, Qingzhu melted several times or was burned by the fire of karma, but he finally survived and was miraculously reborn.

Ji Jingqiu vaguely guessed why Master Mu had set himself on fire dozens of times in the past. Although it was difficult to refine the gilded body with karmic fire, it was a rare transformation for a warrior.

His physique has long surpassed that of ordinary celestial beings. Logically speaking, if he wants to improve it, the only way he can do is to polish his inner world.

But at this moment, under the calcination of the karmic fire, his body was undergoing a drastic transformation, just like a snake shedding its old skin, tiny white bone residues were squeezed out of the skin, and every bone was sublimated to the utmost under the calcination of the karmic fire. The invisible imprint of the avenue was engraved in his flesh, blood, and bones as it was tempered by the karmic fire...

This can be called a disaster, a calamity, but it is also a rebirth.

To endure the karmic fire of others is also to eliminate the karma of others.

During this period, Ji Jingqiu saw many bizarre scenes through the karma fire on Wu Zhou's body.

The mind seems to fall into a strange world, sinking into it.

In Hela's words, this is also a practice, a spiritual practice.

Just as Ji Jingqiu was immersed in his practice.

Hela left his inner world for the second time, projected the outside world, and looked at Wu Zhou, who was burned by the karmic fire and unable to escape, with a half-smile.

"We are old friends, don't you have anything to say?"

Wu Zhou looked at her deeply and suddenly asked, "When did he replace himself with his real self?"

“Not long ago.” Hila said with a smile, “After something happened in Jiuzhou, I asked him to rush to the vicinity of Gusu Star through the road opened up by the ancient will.”

"As for hiding it from your eyes?"

"You kind of overestimate your eyes."

Wu Zhou narrowed his eyes. After knowing that Hela was actually assisting Ji Jingqiu, he deduced a lot of key information, but it was too late.

He didn't say much. The pain of being burned by the karmic fire would accumulate infinitely over time, and even He would not be able to endure it for long.

At this moment, his facial expressions changed almost constantly, and each face was extremely hideous, as if countless resentful souls bound in his body were trying to break free at this moment.

Suddenly.

Wu Zhou saw Hela holding a tiny person in her hand and trampling on him at will, completely treating him like a human being.

His face suddenly darkened: "You should know what my taboos are!"

“Taboo? Are you talking about him or freedom?” Hela shook the little Wu Zhou in her hand and said sarcastically, “Wu Zhou, you are talking to me about taboos now?”

Wu Zhou stared at her coldly.

Suddenly he smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have taken good care of your kingdom of God for you. After all, it was the limitation of the throne that prevented me from feasting on it. I only had a taste of it."

Even though Hela had anticipated this, her eyes were still as cold as a knife.

"No hurry, Wu Zhou, we have to settle the accounts between you and me one by one."

Hela's voice gradually regained its composure after each word was spoken, and her expression regained its lazy and elegant look, without any loss of composure.

Looking at the projections roaming around Ji Jingqiu, Wu Zhou said sarcastically:

"Have you been completely corrupted by your ten thousand years in the Yanhuang Federation?"

“Fallen? To always be with a Buddha and observe the truth from this perspective, isn’t this what you longed for in the past?” Hila said with a half-smile, “Why, just because Mu Shitian rejected you, you turned your love into hatred?”

Wu Zhou said coldly: "If he doesn't give it to me, I will take it myself."

Hila nodded: "Ji Jingqiu and I said the same thing. He needs the remaining illusory Dao fruit of your [Formless Heavenly Demonic Art] to split it into illusory Dao. If you don't give it to us, we will take it ourselves."

Wu Zhou was not angry but smiled and said, "Seize the opportunity to fight back. See you next time. I hope you can still be as confident of victory as you are today."

Hela suddenly sneered:
"Don't try. Your body will be burned by the flames of karma. Unless your main body is crazy, there is no way it can receive the message you send. In addition, I have made some preparations to ensure that your clone cannot send messages to the original body."

"If you lose, you have to admit defeat. Isn't that what you always said back then?"

"By the way, I want to thank you on behalf of Ji Jingqiu. With your clone, he will be able to digest it for a long time, which will greatly save his savings in the Heavenly Human Stage."

"Well, speaking of it, you and I can still get along for a long time. It depends on how long Ji Jingqiu's fire takes, but at the very least it will take a few months."

Wu Zhou said coldly: "Why didn't I see you being so talkative before? It seems that these ten thousand years have indeed changed you a lot, or is it just your clone?"

Hila smiled and said, “To be able to appreciate your demeanor after being roasted for several months, not only me, but even the other two guys would be very interested.”

Wu Zhou said nothing more and closed his eyes.

Endless karmic fire was burning fiercely, and he was trying his best to suppress it. As long as he could find a loophole, today's battle would not be over.

But Hela was not ready to let him go. She attacked him with all kinds of words and ravaged the little Wu Zhou in her hand, asking him to persuade another self to surrender as soon as possible, so that he would be imprisoned for the rest of his life...

This stalemate lasted for a month.

Until one day, Ji Jingqiu suddenly opened his eyes, and the Bodhi tree behind him suddenly grew rapidly, brushing off endless glazed clear light, and sealed Wu Zhou, whose aura had dropped significantly, into his body!
As the karmic fire that enveloped him surged again, Ji Jingqiu continued to practice.

As the Bodhi tree behind him swayed, the Dao fruit at the top rolled, becoming more and more brilliant and pure. The other incomplete and illusory Dao fruit was invisibly completed, and then began to be split apart.

This practice of using Wu Zhou as the great medicine is far from over.

He also needs to dismantle its illusory avenue and integrate it into his own magical power of establishing the Dao.

As the saying goes, a glimpse of a small pattern can reveal the whole picture, and a glimpse of ice on the eaves can tell how cold the winter is.

Next, it will be much easier for him to open up his own illusory road.

When Wu Zhou was taken into the inner world by the Bodhi tree, things became much easier.

With the help of the Bodhi tree, Hela completed the suppression of Wu Zhou with a complete victory.

"You have a new brother." Hela smiled and patted Xiao Wuzhou's head.

Then, Hela's expression became serious, and she began to search through Wu Zhou's many memories.

Although, as expected, most of the important memories were either cut off or sealed, Hela still extracted some of the parts she needed.

Among them, there are some related parts about the turmoil in the underlying rules in the near future.

"I told you, we'll see each other soon."

Wu Zhou, who was forced to hold on until the last moment, said in a cold voice, and then he was like losing his last breath of support, and was refined by Ji Jingqiu. His whole body turned into karma fire, and the majestic Tao rhyme poured out, helping Ji Jingqiu's practice.

Hela was expressionless.

Wu Zhou's memory helped her find some answers, and the "feast" that would take place soon must have been left there intentionally by Wu Zhou.

This made Hela frown deeply.

In this memory, that bastard Ji Tianxing had actually been captured by Wu Zhou and 01!

In the memories left by Wu Zhou, with the help of 01, Ji Tianxing's cub had been partially assimilated by Wu Zhou.

It’s only a matter of time before we are completely assimilated!
Wu Zhou extracted some key memories about the Yanhuang Federation from Ji Tianxing, such as the shortcut under the Four Guardian Stars.

The contradiction between the two pieces of news made Hela confused for a moment.

A shortcut?

Is the Eye of the Sea of ​​Bitterness also a shortcut?
It seems to be the case, but it is definitely not the shortcut they desire!

This was obviously a pit dug by Ji Tianxing, waiting for Wu Zhou and the others to jump in.

But the problem is... 01 is involved in this matter!

Even if Ji Tianxing has a smart mind, he can't hide from the authority of 01!
The latter is truly a glimpse into “everything”!
Hela suddenly looked up. What new invention is this kid making?

Use the water from the sea of ​​suffering to irrigate the fire of karma?
Using the fire of karma to refine Wu Zhou and feed back to himself was part of Ji Jingqiu's plan this time.

But at the end.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly had an idea.

What will happen when the water of the sea of ​​suffering meets the endless fire of karma?
Is it the conflict between them that causes the karmic fire to be extinguished and the sea of ​​suffering to evaporate; or is it adding fuel to the fire, causing it to burn more and more vigorously? Can the karmic fire ignite the water in the sea of ​​suffering?

He appeared in his own inner world, his body ablaze with karmic fire, and he stepped out of the Pure Land in one step, bathing in the illusory rain of the sea of ​​suffering.

But unexpectedly, the karmic fire was not extinguished, nor was it added fuel to the fire. Instead, the water from the sea of ​​suffering became clear and transparent after passing through the karmic fire.

Looking at the clear and transparent water of the Sea of ​​Bitterness in the palm of his hand, Ji Jingqiu was silent for a long time.

Is this the reason why Master Mu in the past instigated the karmic fire of all living beings and caused the sea of ​​suffering in all the worlds?

(End of this chapter)