"Jiang Rulai? Jiang Lianshan's son? "Gu Hai suddenly raised his eyebrows.
Gu Hai had been to the Dayan Dynasty's Divine Farmer City in the past. However, His Holiness, Jiang Lianshan, did not have a crown prince. Jiang Rulai?
"The Present Buddha is called Jiang Rulai? How can that be? Since he is the fake Present Buddha, why can't the others of the Spirit Mountain's holy land tell? "Shangguan Hen said with a frown.
"Shangguan Hen? You have obtained the Deity Xuanwu's inheritance, right? "Bodhisattva Lian Sheng asked Solemnly.
"Oh? That's right. Now, the entire world knows about it, "Shangguan Hen said, feeling confused.
"Since you obtained the Deity Xuanwu's inheritance, you should have heard of the Present Buddha's former name. Eight hundred thousand years ago, do you remember what the Present Buddha was called?" Bodhisattva Lian Sheng asked.
"Gautama Heavenly Demon?" Shangguan Hen's expression changed.
"Why was he called Gautama Heavenly Demon?" Bodhisattva Lian Sheng asked with a bitter smile.
"Legend has it that eight hundred thousand years ago, the Present Buddha was benevolent and demonic. He saved one and killed another. He was half-good and half-evil, moving unhindered in the west, "Shangguan Hen recalled through the Deity Xuanwu.
"That's right. Do you know why?" Bodhisattva Lian Sheng asked.
"Why?"
"Because the Present Buddha has two thoughts. One is good and the other is evil. It is like two people living in the same body. One is the good one, and the other is the evil one, "Bodhisattva Lian Sheng said with a sigh.
"Oh? Dual personalities? "Gu Hai's expression changed.
Bodhisattva Lian Sheng nodded. "Mr. Goode's explanation is similar."
"In that case, it is somewhat similar to Shangguan Hen's past. One body and two souls? One is Prime Feng Yue? "Gu Hai asked as he looked at Shangguan Hen.
However, Shangguan Hen stared at Bodhisattva Lian Sheng. "What happened after that?"
"Tathagata is the Heavenly Devil. Kindness is the Buddha Saint, and evil is the Fiendish Devil. Back then, when the Immortal of the Six Paths defied the heavens, it was the evil rulership's body that led the Spiritual Mountain's holy lands to assist the Immortal of the Six Paths, achieving great merit! "Bodhisattva Lian Sheng sighed softly.
"Evil Tathagata?" Gu Hai asked solemnly.
"That's right. One thought is good, and the other is evil. They can be twins. Later on, the two seemed to diverge more and more. In the end, the Good Tathagata used a great method to sever the Evil Tathagata from his body. It was just like how Xuanwu Supreme had severed the Evil Tathagata from his body. The Evil Tathagata was beheaded. The Holy Land of the Spiritual Mountain became even more solemn and merciful. The Evil Tathagata and the Good Tathagata were twins, and they were not killed either. They were merely suppressed. Until the Great Nirvana of the Buddha in the past. The Evil Tathagata reincarnated into Jiang Lianshan's son! "Bodhisattva Lian Sheng explained.
"Reincarnated into Jiang Lianshan's son?" Gu Hai asked with a frown.
"Yes. Perhaps Jiang Lianshan did it on purpose, or perhaps the Evil Tathagata did it on purpose. Perhaps the two conspired together. In any case, the Evil Tathagata reincarnated into Jiang Rulai and became Jiang Lianshan's son, obtaining Jiang Lianshan's help." Bodhisattva Lian Sheng sighed softly.
"What happened after that?" Shangguan Hen asked with a frown.
"After Jiang Rulai grew strong, he came to find me. He worked with another person to head to the Spiritual Mountain's Holy Land to seek enlightenment and seize the sect! "Bodhisattva Lian Sheng said with a bitter smile.
"He came to find you? Why? Which temple did Bodhisattva Lian Sheng belong to in the past? "Shangguan Hen asked, feeling confused.
"That is Nalanda Temple!" Bodhisattva Lian Sheng replied Solemnly.
"Oh? The Spiritual Mountain's former main sect? "Shangguan Hen said in shock.
"That is Nalanda Temple?" Gu Hai felt slightly stunned.
"The Tathagata Heavenly Demon was a monk who left Nalanda Temple in the past. He was also my senior brother. Later, Nalanda Temple declined, and I guarded it. However, the Spiritual Mountain's Holy Land was opened by the Tathagata Heavenly Demon, becoming the largest land for monks and Buddhas in the world," Bodhisattva Lian Sheng explained.
"Three Buddha Inquirers? You, Jiang Rulai, and the other one is the current Future Buddha?" Gu Hai asked, feeling confused.
"That's right. One thousand two hundred years ago in the Divine Continent, the three of us agreed to reunite. The three of us agreed to reform the three generations of Buddhas, replacing the Spirit Mountain's holy land's three generations of Buddhas. Hah! That time, it was very miserable. Blood flowed like rivers, and cries shook the sky. In the end, the Good Buddha's Buddhist heart was damaged, and the Great Nirvana vanished. From then on, the Spirit Mountain was replaced by Jiang Rulai. The former Future Buddha's body and soul were destroyed.
"What about the Past Buddha? You should be aiming for the Past Buddha's seat, right? "Gu Hai asked with a frown.
"The Past Buddha? He betrayed us, which led to the Future Buddha's miserable death! "Bodhisattva Lian Sheng smiled bitterly.
"That is to say, the Past Buddha betrayed the Good Tathagata, and Jiang Rulai and the Future Buddha betrayed you? The three of them went to Buddha Inquirer together, and the two of them snatched the seat while you were excluded? "Gu Hai asked seriously.
Bodhisattva Lian Sheng sighed softly and nodded.
"You harbored resentment and went to find my son, Gu Han. When you discovered that he was the Good Tathagata's reincarnation, you wanted to use him to take revenge?" Gu Hai asked coldly.
Bodhisattva Lian Sheng nodded bitterly. "Indeed. Originally, Gu Han and I started to rebuild Nalanda Temple, but …"
Gu Hai stared at Bodhisattva Lian Sheng for a while before letting out a long breath. "Gu Han is safe?"
"Yes, Mr. Goode. Sorry!" Bodhisattva Lian Sheng bowed to Gu Hai with a bitter expression.
"Never mind. If Gu Han is really the Good Tathagata's reincarnation, even if you did not bring him away, he would be taken away by another monk sooner or later. No wonder. No wonder all the bodhisattvas, arhats, and Protectors did not complain when Jiang Rulai was in charge of the Spirit Mountain's holy land. It turns out that Jiang Rulai and the Good Tathagata were the same person in the first place. It was just the difference between good and evil. "Gu Hai sighed softly.
Bodhisattva Lian Sheng nodded.
"Mr. Goode, we had better leave quickly. Not long ago, I gave Gu Han the power of enlightenment. Right now, my cultivation is only at the middle heavenly palace. If the Future Buddha returns, we won't be able to leave!" Bodhisattva Lian Sheng said.
"Leave? Do you know how to leave? I heard that one can only leave through the Cycle Pool? "Gu Hai asked, feeling confused.
"The Cycle Pool? Ha! That was Nalanda Temple's cornerstone treasure in the past. Now, it is in Jiang Rulai's hands. However, I have a way to get out, "Bodhisattva Lian Sheng said solemnly.
"Oh?"
Xiao Chen saw Bodhisattva Lian Sheng take out a white jade bottle and gently uncorked it. Beams of rainbow light immediately came out of the bottle.
Gu Hai looked down and saw a rainbow lotus flower in the bottle. There was also a rainbow lotus bud in the bottle. It was nourished in a bottle of liquid.
"This is?" Gu Hai asked, feeling confused.
"The water in this bottle is the Cycle Pool's source water. This rainbow lotus flower grew in the Cycle Pool in the past as well," Bodhisattva Lian Sheng explained.
"Oh?"
"As long as you pluck this Cycle Lotus Flower and let it wither, you will be able to open the entrance to the Cycle Mystic Realm and leave. The exit will be random. You won't know where it is, but you can get out!" Bodhisattva Lian Sheng said solemnly.
"The Cycle Lotus Flower? Get out? "Gu Hai asked, feeling confused.
Then, Bodhisattva Lian Sheng reached out and plucked it.
Clack!
The rhizome that was plucked instantly withered and disappeared.
However, the plucked Cycle Lotus Flower trembled slightly and shot out a beam of rainbow light. Ripples appeared in space as the rainbow light enveloped the place. Then, a huge entrance appeared. It looked like a passageway.
The lotus flower floated in the air, but it quickly withered.
"Mr. Goode, there is only one incense stick's worth of time. Let's leave quickly," Bodhisattva Lian Sheng invited.
Gu Hai looked at the mysterious entrance before him, and his expression changed. "Bodhisattva Lian Sheng, I still have a friend in hell. Is that possible?"
"Huh?" Bodhisattva Lian Sheng's expression froze. Then, he smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Goode, you are too late. There is only one incense stick's worth of time left. Once the Cycle Lotus Flower withers, everything will be too late. Do you have enough time to call for your friend?"
"There's no time. I don't know where he is for now," Gu Hai said bitterly.
"In that case, there is no other way. Mr. Goode, let's go first. We will come back in the future," Bodhisattva Lian Sheng said bitterly.
"However, I see that there is still a flower bud in your bottle?" Gu Hai asked, feeling confused.
Bodhisattva Lian Sheng looked at the seven-colored flower bud and smiled bitterly. "Mr. Goode, I don't know how long I have to wait for it to bloom."
"Oh?"
"Back then, when this Cycle Lotus Flower was moved from the Cycle Pool to this bottle, it was also a flower bud. Furthermore, it was twice as large as the one in the bottle. That was eight hundred thousand years ago," Bodhisattva Lian Sheng said bitterly.
"What? This Cycle Lotus Flower bloomed after eight hundred thousand years? "Shangguan Hen's expression changed.
Bodhisattva Lian Sheng nodded. "Hence, it will take even longer to wait for this flower bud to bloom. Eight hundred thousand years? No, it might not even open after one million eight hundred thousand years! "
Gu Hai's eyelids twitched wildly.
Thud!
At this moment, a petal fell. Bodhisattva Lian Sheng's expression changed. "Mr. Goode, quickly come with me. Otherwise, it will be too late. Immortal Six Paths sealed off the eighteen layers of hell. There is no other way out!"
Gu Hai remained silent for a while. "Bodhisattva Lian Sheng, can you give this flower bud to me?"
"Huh? You're not leaving? "Bodhisattva Lian Sheng felt slightly stunned.
"I want to continue searching. Furthermore, time here is not symmetrical with the outside world, right?" Gu Hai smiled.
"Even so, you have to endure it. Can you endure it?" Bodhisattva Lian Sheng asked in shock.
"I want to try!" Gu Hai said Solemnly.
"Naturally, it is fine to give it to you. However, once the Future Buddha returns, he will definitely do his best to find you. How can you …" Bodhisattva Lian Sheng said worriedly.
"There is always a way, right?" Gu Hai smiled.
Bodhisattva Lian Sheng remained silent as he looked at Gu Hai strangely.
"Alright, then. This white jade bottle is for you. I wish you good luck, Mr. Goode!" Bodhisattva Lian Sheng sighed softly.
"Many thanks, Bodhisattva Lian Sheng!" Gu Hai received the bottle gratefully.
"Haha! Mr. Goode, there is no need for me to stand on ceremony. You are the one who saved me. Hah! Never mind. Take care!" Bodhisattva Lian Sheng shook his head.
"Bodhisattva Lian Sheng, when you go back, please help me pass a message to Gu Han. Just say, 'Do not be pleased by external gains or grieved by personal losses. Even after losing the Spirit Mountain Holy Land, you are still the Second Crown Prince of the Dahan Imperial Dynasty!' "Gu Hai said solemnly.
Bodhisattva Lian Sheng's expression changed slightly. In the end, he nodded. "I will pass the message. Take care!"
After saying that, Bodhisattva Lian Sheng stepped into the exit and vanished from Gu Hai's sight.
"Your Majesty, are we not leaving?" Shangguan Hen asked worriedly.
"We are not leaving. You don't need to leave, either. The eighteen layers of hell are a blessed land. We can help you recover your cultivation," Gu Hai said seriously.
"Yes!" Shangguan Hen nodded.
Sure enough, in the time for an incense stick to burn, the Reincarnation Lotus had completely withered and transformed into ash, and the passageway had suddenly vanished as well.
"Let's go!" Gu Hai turned his head and led Shangguan Hen out of the hall.
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