Chapter 1470: Chapter 518: True Spirit Heavenly Rank, Location of the Other Shore (Part 2)

"All these years, you haven’t been idle in Buddhism—you’ve transformed a myriad of forms, traveled among various sects, elucidating the enlightenment of beings in Buddhist law, some doctrines even contradicting those propagated by the Heavenly Court..."

"I never interfered with any of this."

"But if Taiwei and Emperor Yi ascend, will they still tolerate you like this?"

Doumu’s words cut directly to the point, making Ji Jingqiu look deeply at her.

Over the years, Ji Jingqiu created incarnations with countless faces and traveled through the realms under the Heavenly Court, elucidating Buddhist law to people and hoarding incense.

Without his covert assistance, the collapse of the Gate in the Sea of Realms would have been faster.

Moreover, he competed with the Investiture of the Gods for control over Buddhism, with incense wish power being the most crucial.

All of this, as the Lord of Heaven, Doumu witnessed, yet strangely, she never intervened.

"It turns out the indulgence of these years was for today," Ji Jingqiu sneered, "However, you are right, if you and Taiwei and Emperor Yi must remove one side, it is better to remove Emperor Yi."

Doumu smiled: "The right choice. Once Taiwei is removed, you can enjoy forty percent of Buddhist incense."

Ji Jingqiu suddenly asked: "Doumu, how does it feel to be betrayed by ex-comrades and colleagues?"

Doumu Yuanjun restrained her smile, paused in silence, and then faintly smiled again:

"It’s rare to feel a bit melancholic, but I got used to it long ago. Divines are heartless and immortal. True immortals have long become accustomed to solitude."

"Can even Divines feel loneliness?"

"It’s loneliness," Doumu corrected, "Pure divine nature could never give birth to the human feeling of loneliness. World Venerate Ji, despite being an acquired being, you still have the hope of achieving ’Supreme God’ one day like me. When that day comes, you and I will go from being similar to being ’the same’."

Ji Jingqiu sneered: "Even Taiwei betrayed you, who do you think will be the next to betray you?"

Doumu was speechless: "Could it be you?"

"Wrong." Ji Jingqiu said plainly, "I never formed an alliance with you, so how could I betray you? We are not of the same path, and hence do not seek the same goals."

After speaking, Ji Jingqiu waved to dispel Doumu Yuanjun’s gaze.

On the golden arch bridge, Doumu Yuanjun slowly withdrew her gaze after a long while.

Around her, ancient stars started to emerge one by one, connecting the Ten Thousand Realms, transforming into cosmic river projections, yet strangely, these ancient star-reflected cosmic river projections were not part of this Sea of Realms!

Doumu looked below the arch bridge and murmured:

"Every world truly seems like a ferry boat, we board and disembark, but ultimately we never stay long, we are destined for the Other Shore."

...

In the Pure Land of Liuli.

Under the Sky-reaching Bodhi, with profound Zen depth, Ji Jingqiu sat alone there, yet it seemed as if numerous silhouettes overlapped and sat, like the mirror reflecting a myriad of selves.

This scene was enough to horrify mortals and astonish supremes!

"True Spirit Heavenly Rank..."

As if countless Ji Jingqiu were whispering, triggering a Buddha Country reverberation.

In the past decades, with endless incense supplication, Ji Jingqiu’s main focus was on infinitely elevating one of his innate divine abilities: [True Self].

This innate divine ability directly determined the strength of his True Self, which was fundamental in resisting the wish power of all beings.

During this time, he discovered [Eternal Freedom] had the highest compatibility with [True Self].

He had previously tried combining these two divine skills and cultivation techniques, and now took it further, [Eternal Freedom] had already transcended its former limits.

With the blessing of Buddha Master position and endless incense, [True Self] soared to a terrifying level, the Great Freedom Realm envisioned by Ancestor Shouzhen, he now had an initial glimpse.

In this moment.

Ji Jingqiu looked up, just as Doumu had previously looked at the unknown place, with [True Self] in operation, a True Spirit was high above, rising into the unknown.

When Ji Jingqiu pushed [True Self] to a certain extreme realm, his True Self was submerged into layers of hazy mist, this familiar feeling finally made him find the "front."

All these years, he always pondered, what exactly is the Other Shore, where is the Other Shore.

This accident allowed him to vaguely see a direction.

In this moment.

Ji Jingqiu’s True Spirit soared, rising into layers of mist and intersecting light and shadow.

Ultimately reaching an indescribable realm.

This place seemed to be the end of time and space, where time lost its scale, space lost its boundaries, all returning to the starting point, which is also the endpoint.

And this place...

Ji Jingqiu had already visited it, and more than once.

This was the place he reached when he formerly achieved enlightenment, reversed innate nature, and severed the Evil Poison Disease curse net.

But unlike at that time, then he entered the mist and was in constant descent, yet now he was high suspended in the sky, ascending into the heavens, going above the mist as his True Self enhanced.

"Ji Jingqiu, exert a little more effort today, strive to rise another level!"

A miniature version of Hel nestled on top of his head, cheering him on.

Even Ji Jingqiu was not clear about what method this dude used, while Wuzhou and Sword Light exhausted their methods but couldn’t follow his True Self into this place.

Ji Jingqiu ignored this guy who assumes no burden and looked upward.

This period, he devoted all his energy to exploring this place.

And as his True Self continually ascended, a very faint, yet truly existent sense of sublimation pervaded the depths of his True Self.

It seemed the higher he went, the greater the transformation obtained by his True Self.

He never understood where this was, searching through ancient records couldn’t find a similar description until Doumu just revealed the information about the "True Spirit Heavenly Ladder."