The Eastern Emperor of all Heavens did not wish to become a Buddha.

Chapter 63 All Buddhas' bodies are but one Dharma body (Seeking first subscription)

As he activated the "Buddha's Palm," Zhong Xu's mind merged with the golden Buddha in his spiritual world, directly transforming into a perfect and majestic Buddha.

The illusory Bodhi tree in his hand radiated a clear and brilliant light of wisdom, carrying the meaning of Nirvana, which transcends all things.

At the same time, nine Buddhas with different mudras formed behind him surrounded him, showing the scene of ten thousand Buddhas paying homage.

The grand and sacred chanting arose, echoing throughout the vast ocean of the soul, as if it had become a pure land of Buddhism.

A compassionate smile graced the face of the Martian Holy Body, revealing an expression of certainty. He clasped his hands together and softly chanted:

"That's what I heard."

The moment his words fell, his figure transformed into a golden light, merging with a large Buddha statue behind Zhong Xu that formed the 'I Am the Only One' seal, carrying a true meaning that directly points to the nature of all living beings.

"The bodies of all Buddhas are but one Dharma body."

A compassionate and majestic Buddhist chant resounded, and the solemn Buddha that Zhong Xu had transformed into suddenly expanded, radiating a brilliant and clear Buddhist light, as if it had become the source of Buddhism and the root of the Dharma.

Immeasurable light, immeasurable life, immeasurable Buddhas.
In an instant, the realm and power of the Martian Sacred Body's divine sense, like an invisible breeze, directly merged into the solemn Buddha formed from Zhong Xu's mind, becoming a part of him.

'It really works! Is this the true meaning of the Tathagata Palm technique I received?'

'It feels a bit like the Supreme True Buddha!'

In the outside world, as his thoughts changed, Zhong Xu felt his realm and power rising continuously, seemingly without end. In the blink of an eye, he was many times stronger than before.

His vision was constantly expanding, and the power of his Heavenly Eye was guided by his own realm, instantly being pushed to an unimaginable degree, changing the entire world.

At the same time, the various powers within him were instinctively reorganizing and transforming according to his current level of understanding.

"Taiyi Golden Chapter", "Demon Buddha's Profound Skill", "Tathagata's Divine Palm", "Taoist Scripture", "Ananda's Breaking the Precepts Knife".
He now instinctively understood the parts of each martial art that he had previously struggled with, and adjusted them according to his own situation, making the operation of these techniques more suitable for him.

Immersed in this special state, Zhong Xu felt as if he had become the Buddha, the World-Honored One, reclining in the Pure Land of Bliss, preaching the Dharma, and a few inexplicable insights arose in his heart:
All Buddhas share the same origin; they all seek to attain the Buddhahood of Vairocana.

Buzz

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Zhong Xu gained a completely new understanding and insight into Buddhism. The golden Buddha phenomenon in the Sea of ​​Wheels also changed, becoming increasingly closer to the true golden body of the Tathagata.

At the same time, he felt an extremely powerful force flowing through his body, a force that was both compassionate and peaceful, yet also boundless in its fierce and domineering nature.

'Is this the power contained within the divine consciousness of the Martian Holy Body?'

Thinking of this, Zhong Xu recalled the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts," a peerless divine skill that combined Buddhism and Taoism.

Having possessed this unparalleled divine skill for so long, although he has not yet begun to cultivate it, he often contemplates and comprehends the Buddhist and Taoist principles contained within it.

Now, all these scriptures appeared in his mind, and under his current profound realm and special state, they were quickly and thoroughly understood and integrated into his own insights.

In an instant, his body, as if by instinct, began to operate the peerless divine skill, the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts. Using the power of the Martian Sacred Body as its source and template, it began to continuously adjust and automatically adapt to the power of the Martian Sacred Body.

However, in the blink of an eye, Zhong Xu's aura underwent an unexpected change. Not only did it perfectly absorb the power of the Martian Sacred Body, but it also carried a bit of the Sacred Body's essence, as if it had become a newly born Sacred Body.

However, his sacred body radiated a clear and peaceful Buddhist light, making him appear more like a sacred Buddha.

Buzz

Slowly opening his eyes, countless black and white star lines flowed in Zhong Xu's eyes, as dazzling as a galaxy, carrying a transcendent sense of seeing through all illusions.

'This is true divine insight!'

As his gaze shifted, the causes and effects of fate, the changes in time and space, and the laws of heaven and earth seemed like star lines arranged in a mysterious way, which he clearly saw and transformed into various complex information, which he quickly comprehended with his current level of understanding.

As his Heavenly Eye ability developed and evolved, in Zhong Xu's eyes, the deep pool in front of him was no longer just a pool of water, but a world-shaking array composed of countless imperial runes, like a world of array formations.

At the deepest part of the great formation, a complete small world was opened up, in which an ancient tower radiating brilliant immortal light floated and suppressed the heavens and earth.

'Desolate Tower. Azure Emperor'

As the name came to mind, Zhong Xu clasped his hands together, and a beam of Buddhist light containing countless swastikas appeared between his brows, directly disappearing into the great formation.

The Buddha's light carried a lofty intent that pointed directly to the nature of all living beings, ignoring everything external. Whether it was the world-shaking array composed of countless imperial runes or the solid and immortal small world, they all seemed like illusions, allowing the Buddha's light to sink into the ancient tower that exuded immortal light.

boom

As the Buddha's light entered the desolate tower, it seemed to activate the existence within, causing it to gradually awaken. The entire tower suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, spreading outwards.

Wherever the light passed, the constantly operating imperial array automatically fell silent, as if influenced by the will of its master, opening a safe path.

Wow

To Duan De and Ye Fan's astonishment, the once tranquil and lifeless pool suddenly churned, then parted to reveal a deep passage resembling a gateway to the Netherworld. 'Boundless Heavenly Venerable, what's happening?'

Upon seeing this, Duan De's eyes widened, the hairs on his body stood on end, and his legs trembled uncontrollably.

Why did this grave suddenly react?

Could it be that the Azure Emperor inside never died, or that the Emperor's corpse became sentient?
Thinking of these two terrible reasons, Duan De had an urge to run away immediately.

However, before Duan De could react, Zhong Xu, surrounded by Buddhist light, stepped directly into the separated deep pool.

"master."

Ye Fan let out a gasp, and Duan De's gaze also became slightly dazed.

This tomb has undergone such strange changes, yet this fellow Daoist still wants to enter it? Does he have a death wish?

This was the first time Duan De had ever met a tomb raider even more persistent than himself.

The next moment, the deep pool closed up again, and everything returned to normal, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

'this'

Looking at the still and lifeless deep pool, Duan De and Ye Fan fell silent for a moment.

However, neither of them left. Instead, they stared intently at the deep, silent pool before them, wondering if a miracle might happen.

Within the deep pool, Zhong Xu was surrounded by Buddhist light, as if he were stepping on the veins of the void, each step he took seemed to step into another space.

Buzz

A moment later, his eyes flickered slightly, and his feet swayed as he entered a small world.

Upon arriving at this place, Zhong Xu's heart stirred, and he immediately focused his gaze on the center of the small world, where he saw an ancient tower shrouded in celestial light.

The tower has nine stories, is ancient and sacred, and is surrounded by immortal light. It has the marks of time and seems to run through the entire ancient history of civilization.

This is a true immortal artifact, crafted by Shi Hao himself. It was forged when Shi Hao's cultivation was not yet fully developed; it is the Desolate Tower.

Looking at this celestial artifact, Zhong Xu activated his Heavenly Eye and vaguely saw a slightly hazy chaotic blue lotus within it.

'Qingdi.'

Looking at this somewhat illusory, seemingly lost, chaotic blue lotus, Zhong Xu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Those who reap what they sow will not live."

As the immortal divine medicine Chaos Green Lotus in human form, it defied the heavens to prove its Dao in an era when the Great Dao suppressed it, becoming the only Great Emperor after the Ancient Era. It is no exaggeration to say that the Green Emperor was the darling of heaven and earth.

In terms of both combat power and lifespan, he far surpasses that of a normal emperor; he is at least a Heavenly Emperor level being.

As long as he can remain calm and avoid recklessness, when the path to immortality opens in the Forbidden Land of the Ancient Wilderness, he will be at his peak, with unparalleled combat power. Who in the universe can compete with him for that spot to become an immortal?

It could even be said that, based on the timeline, the path to immortality in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, which could only be traversed by the Great Emperor of the present era, was practically opened specifically for the Azure Emperor. He could be considered a person born to become an immortal.

Even if we take a step back and assume that one doesn't achieve immortality through the path to immortality, as a manifestation of the immortal elixir, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he is a reincarnation of an immortal king. With the Azure Emperor's extraordinary talent, as long as he focuses on exploring the Great Dao contained within the Chaos Azure Lotus, achieving immortality in the mortal world is definitely not an impossible thing.

Unfortunately, the Azure Emperor did not choose either of these two promising paths. Instead, he chose to occupy the Desolate Tower, a celestial artifact, with his primordial spirit, and create a celestial realm within it—a dead end.

If it were his previous life, when he was a Celestial King, he might have been able to create a Celestial Realm by using the creation principle contained in the Chaos Green Lotus.

But what level is he at in this life?
How could a human emperor possibly attempt to create an immortal realm?

Even the Azure Emperor couldn't call him stubborn; he could practically call him courting death.

More importantly, the Azure Emperor abandoned his physical body, which was the most important part of his species system, and instead chose to enter the Desolate Tower with his primordial spirit and evolve the Immortal Realm with his primordial spirit. That meant he gave up the last bit of hope for success.

It can only be said that the Azure Emperor's life was too smooth. He rarely stumbled, but when he did, he ended up losing his life.

Of course, as the embodiment of the immortal elixir, the Azure Emperor may also have been influenced by the Great Dao contained within his original form.

After all, the creation of heaven and earth contained within the Chaos Green Lotus is too perfectly aligned with the path of evolving the Immortal Realm.

It's understandable that, given the lack of a clear path forward, the Green Emperor might impulsively think he'd found a promising road ahead.

The only thing the Azure Emperor hadn't anticipated was that his own strength was too weak, simply insufficient to support his creation of the Immortal Realm.

Because of this, he was completely trapped in the desolate tower, unable to escape or successfully evolve, and could only watch himself slowly head towards failure.

However, now that Zhong Xu has arrived, the Azure Emperor has hope.

(End of this chapter)