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The Thunder Sound Pagoda was indeed filled with all sorts of challenges and insights. Just the Pure Land of Bliss alone was enough to allow one to comprehend many things.
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As Ye Mo continued walking, a straight path appeared before him. Soon, Ye Mo saw a huge stretch of land at the end of his line of sight. It seemed that he had reached the other side.
Ye Mo leaped into the air and landed on the pure land.
In the distance, there were four Buddhist disciples sitting cross-legged. When they saw Ye Mo, they all stood up, turned around, and looked at Ye Mo with astonished expressions.
These four Buddhist disciples all possessed immortal strength. They were tall and skinny, and wore robes without any patterns. Clearly, they had also violated the rules of the Buddhist sects, which was why they were imprisoned here.
"This poor monk is Wukong!"
"This Penniless Monk has gained enlightenment!"
"This Penniless Monk is comprehending the Dharma!"
"This Penniless Monk is enlightened!"
The four Buddhist disciples introduced themselves one after another.
"My name is Ye Mo. I was sent to the Leiyin Pagoda to be punished on behalf of someone else. May I know why the four of you are imprisoned here?"
Ye Mo bowed to the four of them with one hand clasped in front of him. He could sense that the four of them weren't ordinary Buddhist disciples. They had reached the level of the Universal Buddha.
In the entire Buddha Realm, there were only over a hundred of them. Yet now, there were four of them that were imprisoned here.
"You shouldn't be a disciple of our Buddhist Sect. To think that you're actually accepting punishment on behalf of others. You've truly caused this poor monk to admire you. The four of us had snuck out of the Buddha Realm and violated the rules of the Buddhist Sect. That's why we were imprisoned here. Right now, we're waiting for a single person to pass through the next trial together."
Wukong said lightly.
"Sneak out of the Buddha Realm? All of you should be Buddha, right? You ought to be extremely clear about the rules of the Buddha Dimension, so why did you sneak out? "
Asked Ye Mo curiously.
"Save the people!"
Wu Dao, who was at the side, spoke, "Those Lord Buddhas and even Buddhas of the Buddha World only know how to meditate, saying that they want to deliver the masses from suffering. However, they haven't actually done anything. The myriad worlds in the Buddha World are still in chaos. Their hearts are still filled with greed, ruthlessness, and plundering. For the sake of achieving greater strength, they don't hesitate to destroy everything. Many people have become their stepping stones, becoming ghosts that died in vain."
"Then all of you intend to leave the Buddha Realm to reform others? Do you think your Dharma can make them stop? "
Ye Mo shook his head.
The stronger one was, the greater their desires. Without a profound Buddhist Dharma, it was impossible to purify them. Even Blackpeak's Devil Slaughtering Mantra had to bind them within the God Slaughtering Devil Rod before they could be purified.
Purifying wasn't a form of control. Instead, it was a form of cleansing of one's soul. If one wanted to do that, it was practically impossible. Even if it were a powerful being of the Ancestral Buddha's level, there wouldn't be much hope for him to purify a powerful being with immortality.
From Ye Mo's point of view, only true fear could stop him. In other words, he would use violence to curb violence. The Primordial Heavenly Lord wanted to unify the Punishing Heavens and Myriad Realms, and Ye Mo couldn't convince her otherwise. Only by defeating her would it be possible, or even directly killing her.
"Then what's the point of them staying in the Buddha Dimension to meditate?"
When they saw Ye Mo, it was as if they had found someone to confide in. Since Ye Mo wasn't a Buddhist, he naturally understood them.
"Sometimes, there's no standard for who's right and who's wrong," Ye Mo said with a smile. "The way I see it, the four of them are worthy of respect."
Ye Mo smiled and said, "But there's no point in us talking about this now. If we can get out of the Leiyin Pagoda, we'll have the right to reason with the Ancestral Buddha. After all, no Buddhist disciple has ever escaped from the Leiyin Pagoda."
"Ye Mo, you're right."
Wukong nodded and said, "Next, I'll introduce the layout of the Leiyin Pagoda to you. The Leiyin Pagoda is divided into three levels, and each level has three checkpoints. The one you just passed was the first checkpoint, the Pure Land of Bliss. The next two checkpoints are the Demon Buddha Palace and the Evil Buddha Temple. Only by passing these two checkpoints can you proceed to the second level. As for the second level, it's even more dangerous."
"The Demon Buddha Palace and the Evil Buddha Temple? What are those places?"
Ye Mo asked curiously.
"In the Demonic Buddha Palace, there is a mirror image of Demon Buddha Great Amitabha. As long as you break the mirror image, you will be able to pass the level. However, to enter the Demonic Buddha Palace, you will need five people. If you fail to break the mirror image, you will be purified by Demon Buddha Great Amitabha and become an evil Buddha."
Wukong said faintly, "As for the Evil Buddha Temple, the mirror image of Heaven and Evil Buddha reside there."
"To think that it's the Great Tibetan Demon Buddha and the Heaven and Evil Buddha. Young Master, we've really made the right choice this time around."
Little Qing suddenly said, "These two Buddhas are not righteous, but their methods are heaven-defying. They have the means to avoid the three calamities and nine tribulations. Break their mirror images and obtain their sariras, and you can avoid one calamity. Obtain two sariras, and you can avoid two calamities. In other words, if you pass these two tests, you only need one more calamity."
Hearing Little Qing's words, Ye Mo's heart was filled with excitement. Suddenly, a palm that could lift a continent broke out from the Pure Land of Bliss, tore through the ground, and stood in mid-air.
"The Buddha's hand has appeared again. A person can enter the Demonic Buddha Palace by standing on one of its fingers."
Buddha Wukong said immediately.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The four Buddha Buddhas stood on the four pillar-like fingers. Ye Mo's body moved, and he stood on one of them. Sensing that there were five people standing on it, the giant Buddha's hand moved slowly in the air. Everything around it turned pitch-black.
Hum!
Suddenly, in the darkness of the void, spots of light suddenly lit up, gathering together and turning into a huge patch of light.
Following that, Ye Mo felt his center of gravity become unstable. It turned out that the Buddha's hand had disappeared, and the space around him had brightened up. He had arrived in a palace.
The palace was boundlessly vast, with huge stone pillars inside. The surface of the pillars was covered with all kinds of ghost and snake carvings. At the top of the pillars were statues of Buddhas.
These Buddhas were pitch-black in color. Although they contained the Buddha's Nature, there was a hint of Evil Qi, as well as ferocious Buddha statues.
"We've already entered the Demonic Buddha Palace," Wukong said. "Inside, there should be Buddhist disciples who have been enlightened by the Ksitigarbha Demon Buddha. But they should have become Demon Buddhas. They'll definitely make a move on us. Look, that Buddha statue is the Ksitigarbha Demon Buddha."
Wukong pointed in a direction. Everyone followed the direction of the voice and saw a huge Buddha statue. It was ten meters tall, pitch-black, and wore Buddha beads on its head. But the strings of Buddha beads were actually connected by skulls. The statue's expression was that of an angry Buddha, emitting a murderous aura.
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