Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 1077 - 385: All Beings See Me, and Thus See the Tathagata (Part 2)
[Life is like a fleeting moment, the world like a tide, all beings rushing through the world, a thought brings suffering, movement causes disturbance...]
The debate among All Saints abruptly ceased.
All eyes returned to the young man seated in the heavens and earth.
...
At this moment, beings in the Great Universe, regardless of realm, felt a kind of...
Oppression. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
More oppressive than complete silence.
This nearly suffocating sense of oppression, like the weight of ten thousand tons of water, pressed heavily upon the hearts of all beings.
Cre-eak—
The bones that nearly upheld the spine of the heaven and earth universe just emitted a sound of unbearable weight.
Under an intangible Qi, the oppressive feeling around Ji Jingqiu grew increasingly intense.
This weight came not only from the heaviness of the Dao rules of the Great Universe but also from the backlash of the awakening Nether Sea.
This sense of heaviness dragged Ji Jingqiu as if attempting to pull him into an abyss, eternally sinking into the depths.
Millions of Heart Lamps illuminated every acupoint within and outside Ji Jingqiu's body, anchoring his state of being.
His previous intuition was correct.
These Heart Lamps lit within the endless spirits indeed became one of his greatest reliance in resisting the Nether Sea's backlash.
In the void of nothingness.
Potential spiritual disasters lurked like beasts hidden deep within the Nether Sea, sharpening their claws, coldly observing his form.
Ji Jingqiu pierced through the origin of these "eyes," vaguely realizing the true intention behind the Nether Sea's backlash.
For the strong, particularly those of higher positions, the Nether Sea is oppression.
Yet for All Spirits, a powerful person doing as they please is also oppression.
From this perspective, the Nether Sea is a graveyard for gods, but for all beings...
A protector?
At this moment.
Ji Jingqiu vaguely realized Wuzhou's proclaimed hope for freedom among all beings lies.
"Wuzhou, when you stepped into Transcendence those years ago, the arrival of the Nether Sea was not accidental, was it?"
Ji Jingqiu asked in his heart.
Wuzhou remained expressionless.
In the past, Wuzhou nearly "swallowed" the living beings of a realm, achieving transcendence but eventually found himself trapped inside the realm, enjoying only partial freedom, and thankfully the subsequent Nether Sea invasion helped him achieve liberation.
The realm of Death Demon's location was the same.
Now it seems, the arrival of the Nether Sea may not be coincidental.
Ji Jingqiu raised his head, faced the gaze from the void of nothingness, feeling the current "cold stare" from the Nether Sea.
Intense spiritual waves within reenacted for him various tragedies that occurred in the Great Universe over several months.
Like questioning him—
[All beings possess Tathagata Wisdom and Virtue, yet why do they still sink into the Bitter Sea, unable to transcend, unable to see Tathagata?]
Ji Jingqiu's gaze crossed the pitch-black, blood-stained eyes in front of him, spanning countless light-years, crossing long nights and haze, seeing the blazing Heart Light steaming among the cosmic stars.
It's a spiritual light gathered by the hearts of all creatures, visible only to those who prove Fetal Breath.
Under the vast sky, All Spirits are extremely insignificant, yet after the appearance of the Spirit Ocean, their gathered Heart Light is arrogant and flamboyant, surpassing the Group Stars.
Ji Jingqiu closed his eyes.
"If I attain Dao one day, I will use All Phenomena as a foundation, Karma as a net, to calm disputes in the world, ensuring sentient beings no longer suffer the pain of the Bitter Sea, making the freedom of the strong be bounded by the weak..."
At this point.
Ji Jingqiu abruptly fell into silence.
As if dissatisfied with this vow.
Or perhaps dissatisfied with his current behavior of having only grand aspirations and vows.
Until a ray of light ignited within him, a light illuminating boundlessly, shining upon heaven and earth, reflecting the innate nature of All Spirits freely, neither defiled nor pure, undying and imperishable.
This light was so dazzling, brilliant, boundless, yet like a majestic, gentle spring breeze soothing the mountains and earth, like the sun rising from the water, flourishing with vigorous vitality.
Ji Jingqiu calmly "cut" down this long-accompanied Wisdom Light.
In Hel and Wuzhou's nearly incredulous gaze.
He again "plucked" a flower from the Illusion Dao from the Innate Divine Power [Heart Flame All Phenomena Lamp] manifested in his Heavenly King Taoist Body.
The flower leaves were sparkling, and the flower's root was stained with crimson blood, his True Self's "blood."
Then, he paused in silence, seemingly pondering what was still lacking.
Finally, he also verified his karma path within it.
...
"Are you crazy, Ji Jingqiu?"
Hel murmured in disbelief, not with fury or panic, but with disbelief to the extreme.
Ji Jingqiu at this moment was evidently to use his fundamental Dao to "fulfill" the Nether Sea and all beings.
Wuzhou silently watched Ji Jingqiu; he integrated a trace of True Spirit into this situation due to a wager between himself and Mu Shitian unknown to Ji Jingqiu.
The core of this wager revolved around Ji Jingqiu.
He initially thought the wager's outcome would be decided at least tens of thousands of years later, if not longer.
But today…
"Is everyone from the World Venerable Lineage a madman?"
Wuzhou closed his eyes and sighed softly.
He couldn't comprehend the actions of this lineage, yet it didn't hinder the fact he lost.
...
The Illusion Dao flower condensed by the Heart Flame All Phenomena Lamp is illusory.
Its color cannot be described by normal perception, like the fusion of all colors, allowing everyone to see the colors they wish within.
Ji Jingqiu integrated the true intention of Defend Void Silence into it.
Then dropped the Wisdom Light onto the Dao flower, transforming it from illusion to reality from the flower core to flower leaves and stem.
Finally, this Dao flower in his hand had a truly heavy feeling.
He turned the flower stem, gently blew.
Just like a child picking a dandelion by the roadside and gently blowing, watching the seeds fly towards the distant mountains washed by light.
