hotmtlnovel Chapter 445 - 344: Serving as an Official in the Heavenly Court
Chapter 445 - 344: Serving as an Official in the Heavenly Court
"Senior Brother, do you realize what you are saying?"
Fa Ding rebuked angrily, and these words, coming from the mouth of a Buddhist Arhat, were a hundred times more terrifying than any spoken by heretics and evil fiends.
"Amitabha!"
Great Enlightenment Arhat chanted the Buddha’s name, and an immeasurable amount of Buddhas transformed into a treasure mirror in the air, on which images of Spirit Mountain appeared.
Countless Buddha’s Disciples and Grand-disciples recited sutras in unison.
Myriads of Buddha’s radiance and auspicious energy pervaded the atmosphere, a scene of joy, auspiciousness, and harmony.
"Junior Brother, every matter in this world requires sacrifice."
Great Enlightenment Arhat spoke slowly, "Do you choose the shattered Spirit Mountain and a severed Buddhist lineage, or do you choose the death of a group of Righteous Gods and some mortals..."
"It’s not just a group or some, but as many as tens of billions!"
Fa Ding understood what Great Enlightenment Arhat meant, that it was better to trigger an explosion now, rather than allowing the calamity to accumulate and shatter the continent, as the latter would affect a much larger area.
Great Enlightenment Arhat said, "With the overwhelming trend of the times, there is no choice but to sacrifice the few for the many, to trade a small part of the population for the stability of the continent!"
Fa Ding retorted, "This is just delaying the catastrophe, not solving the problem from its root."
"This catastrophe, at least, can be postponed for a thousand years..."
The voice of Great Enlightenment Arhat was as calm as an ancient well, "With the Heavenly Court further enforcing strict laws, it can be postponed for another thousand years!"
Fa Ding asked, "And what about after two thousand years?"
Being True Gods with a lifespan of five thousand years and prospering incense offerings that could sustain them for nearly ten thousand years, Fa Ding would still be alive two thousand years later.
"By then, it will be up to the Junior Brother to find another who will face the tribulation and push for the reduction of Immortal Gods."
Great Enlightenment Arhat said, "In this manner, with a catastrophe every two or three thousand years, the cataclysmic energy between heaven and earth can be resolved. Until the tide of Spiritual Energy fades, the Heavenly Court will not collapse, and the teachings of the Three Teachings will not cease to be passed on!"
"Very well, very well, such a clever strategy indeed."
Fa Ding said, "Such a shocking plan cannot be the idea of just one person, right?"
"To use a minor catastrophe to resolve a major one also does not violate the teachings of the Severing Heaven Sect."
Great Enlightenment Arhat’s face showed a sneer of mockery as he laughed.
"The Daoists of the Severing Heaven Sect are easier to persuade than those of the Severing Heaven Sect. You merely need to shout for the sake of the numerous beings in the Dongsheng Divine Continent..."
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The Heavenly Secret Hall.
A ray of Spiritual Energy descended into it.
The contemporary Immortal Ming Zhenzi suddenly opened his eyes; with a slight stirring of his Divine Sense, he understood the message conveyed by the Spiritual Energy.
"It turns out the old baldy Great Enlightenment really did find someone to face the tribulation..."
The mana of the Immortal Beings of the Three Teachings far surpassed that of True Gods, and they had sensed the rise of cataclysmic energy between heaven and earth even before the previous generation of Immortals ascended. With some divination, they found the root of the great catastrophe and held several discussions.
In the end, the overall situation was deemed most important, and it was chosen to have a minor catastrophe every two thousand years to resolve the major one.
As the tide of Spiritual Energy fades and the end-times descend, there will be no cultivators left in the world. All Spiritual Energy and cataclysmic energy will naturally dissipate.
The ancestors of the Upper Realm of the Three Teachings will, during the next rise of Spiritual Energy tide, open the teachings and inheritances, taking advantage of the era to once again become the masters of the Dongsheng Divine Continent.
"The reincarnated Heavenly Master, with karmic burdens as vast as the ocean, from any perspective, is the perfect candidate to face the tribulation!"
Ming Zhenzi took out a Spiritual Treasure, Copper Coin, using his lifespan to perform Severing Heaven arts.
The Copper Coin fell to the ground.
Intermittent messages of fate emerged out of thin air in Ming Zhenzi’s soul.
"Three Teachings, Heavenly Master, karmic forces... It seems very likely that it is indeed him reincarnated!"
Ming Zhenzi suddenly recalled the teachings of Heaven’s Secret Child, that those of the Severing Heaven Sect must always leave room for maneuver, this being the great way of evolving heaven.
"How can I leave room for maneuver?"
After pondering for a long time, Ming Zhenzi made up his mind and sent a message back to Great Enlightenment Arhat.