Chapter 2805: The Buddha's Shadow in the Water

Chapter 2805 Water Buddha's Shadow
"Are you finally here?"
"No!"
"You're not him, who are you?"
……
Walking into the gate of three lives, the golden surface under Zhang Ruochen's feet turned white.
The boundary between water and sky disappeared.
This is a world without dust and impurities!
As Zhang Ruochen moved forward slowly, he asked, "Who are you, and where are you?"
"I know who you are now. You are his descendant."
The vast voice resonated once again.
"Whoosh!"
Under Zhang Ruochen's feet, a white surface appeared with a shadow.
It was the silhouette of a Buddha, with benevolent eyes and a kind expression, wearing a robe. There were ninety-nine hair buns on top of the head, resembling the patterns left by earthworms in the mud.
张若尘忍不住后退一步，并且抬头看向上空。
But there was nothing in the sky.
Only a figure in the water.
"No need to search anymore. I have been dead for many years. This is the manifestation of my remaining consciousness and accumulated merits," said the Buddha figure in the water.
The sound was fluctuating, sometimes far away, sometimes close by.
Zhang Ruochen noticed the Buddha's shadow in the water, which resembled the face of Buddha Yun Qinggu. He asked, "Are you Buddha Yun Qinggu?"
“Exactly.”
Zhang Ruochen felt a sense of respect and quickly clasped his hands together in worship.
这可是一位佛门的大贤者，而张若尘深受佛门恩惠，怎能不拜？
张若尘道：“你要等的人，应该是我的师尊须弥圣僧，对吧？”
"I was originally waiting for him, but it's also good that you came," said the Buddha's reflection in the water.
Zhang Ruochen was puzzled and said, "I have just reached the level of Spiritual Power Ascendence. My cultivation is limited, and I am far behind Master."
“并非修为高，就一定能成事。你且先坐下，我与你慢慢的说。”
张若尘盘膝坐下，与水中佛影坐在同一位置。
水中佛影，像是他的倒影。
The Buddha shadow in the water says: "In this abyss of darkness, I have been dead for endless years. Only the physical body remains, and even the consciousness is about to be erased. Your arrival is my only hope."
The Buddha has three bodies: the Dharma body, the Reward body, and the Response body.
The Dharma body is the Buddha's true body and symbolizes the essence of life.
The Dharma body of Yunqing Buddha is the giant corpse measuring thousands of zhang (a Chinese unit of length) lying in the abandoned and ancient city.
Karmic body refers to the body formed by accumulated merits and knowledge, and after the physical body dies, the karmic body can be reborn.
Good deeds will be rewarded, and evil deeds will be punished.
All are karmic bodies.
As for the "ying shen," it refers to the incarnation of Buddha.
Cloud Qing, the ancient Buddha, has passed away in his Dharmakaya, the ying shen no longer exists, only the bao shen remains here and cannot be reborn.
Zhang Ruochen has some understanding of Buddha and says, "The ancient Buddha hopes that I can bring your bao shen out of the abyss of darkness and be reborn."
The Buddha's reflection in the water said, "While I do have this idea, I hope you can do something even more important. Because, perhaps only you can make it happen."
Zhang Ruochen asked, "What is it?"
"Go to Mount Daming, retrieve the Buddha's treasure – Moni Pearl," said the Buddha's reflection in the water.
Zhang Ruochen was not unfamiliar with the Moni Pearl and said, "Mount Daming is elusive and cannot be found. With my current cultivation, I'm afraid it will be difficult to fulfill the ancient Buddha's request."
With the cultivation of Yunqing Ancient Buddha, he still couldn't retrieve the Mani Pearl and fell in the abandoned city of the ancient wilderness.
With the cultivation of Yinxue Tian, in order to find the Mani Pearl, he still disappeared in the Abyss of Darkness.
Zhang Ruochen is a humble and cautious person, and naturally cannot be so arrogant as to think that he can do things that even Cloud Qing Ancient Buddha and Yin Xue Tian cannot do.
"Clang."
Ripples appear on the water surface.
A picture scroll rises from the water and appears in front of Zhang Ruochen.
On the scroll, two swallows on a willow branch are painted with great precision.
However, Zhang Ruochen can see that this painting contains the traces of the Great Dao. Every stroke, seemingly random, contains infinite mysteries.
At the bottom left corner of the scroll, there is also a character "Zhang".
Seeing this character, Zhang Ruochen's mind involuntarily conjured up a majestic figure. He stood above the twenty-seven heavens and stepped on the underworld, awe-inspiring.
In the water, the Buddha's shadow said, "Have you ever heard of the allegory 'The Ming Emperor Lost the Jade while Meditating in Zen'?"
Zhang Ruochen suppressed his shock in his heart, looked away from the painting scroll, and nodded.
"Back then, the Great Venerable of the Immovable Mingwang won the Mani Pearl from my master, the Jade Sky Buddha. But, after my master's nirvana, he came to pay his respects and gave me this painting. He said that with this painting as a token, I can retrieve the Mani Pearl from the depths of the dark abyss," said the Buddha Shadow in the water.
Zhang Ruochen's fingers touched the scroll as he sighed, "This painting, 'Swallows Flying Together,' is actually created by the hands of the Great Honored. However, if the ancient Buddha possessed the relic, then why..."
Zhang Ruochen couldn't say the second half of the sentence.
Within the water, the image of the Buddha said, "The dangers of the Abyss of Darkness are far more terrifying than you can imagine."
Zhang Ruochen said, "So, the ancient Buddha hopes that I can hold this drawing, go to the Great Ming Mountain, retrieve the Mani Bead, and send it back to the Western Buddhist realm?"
"No! I hope that you can retrieve the Mani pearl and give it to the Nether Clan's Kaiten Snow. If she has already fallen, you can give it to her offspring." The Buddha's reflection in the water said.
Zhang Ruochen was puzzled and asked, "Why? How can the precious treasure of Buddhism fall into the hands of the Nether Tribe?"
"What is the significance of the existence of the precious treasure of Buddhism?" the Buddha's image in the water asked.
Zhang Ruochen understood it cleverly in his heart.
In the water, the shadow of the Buddha said, "All the grudges and grievances of the past originated from this Muni Bead. These grudges and grievances continue to exist even after the passing of our former friends, causing countless innocent tears and blood."
"A pearl, a story, a grudge, endless pain."
"In those years, I wanted to find the Mani jewel in order to resolve this tragic grudge. The Mani jewel is certainly precious, but its true value lies in using it to resolve hatred, reduce pain, and calm resentment."
张若尘心中感慨。
海水说，云青古佛欲要找回摩尼珠，是因为当年摩尼珠是因他而失，心中愧疚，想要弥补心中的遗憾。
Now it seems that Hai Shui underestimated Yun Qing Ancient Buddha.
Zhang Ruochen sincerely admires Yun Qing Ancient Buddha and says, "Has the Ancient Buddha already realized that I am the descendant of the Immovable Demon King?"
"Yes, that's right! It is precisely because of your unique identity that you are the best candidate to retrieve the Mani Bead and resolve the grievances between the two families," said the Buddha's shadow in the water.
张若尘双手合十，道：“寻摩尼珠，晚辈义不容辞。但，要我将摩尼珠，送给空印雪的后人，送到冥殿，我却是万万做不到。”
"This is exactly why I insist on you going to deliver it! Most conflicts in the world arise from preconceived notions in our hearts."
"If you hold onto these preconceived notions, there will be endless conflicts and fights in the future. When will it end?"
The Buddha's reflection in the water continued, "However, if you have a heart to resolve hatred, let go of prejudices in your heart, you may still be able to see the sun beyond the clouds, have boundless possibilities, and accumulate blessings for future generations. I observe you, your state of mind is broad-minded, able to embrace diversity, tolerant of all things. You are not someone who only seeks personal gain, nor are you narrow-minded. You should be able to achieve this."
Zhang Ruocheng smiled bitterly and said, "Senior, do you know how many years you've been trapped in the Abyss of Darkness? It has been 800,000 years. In these 800,000 years, the outside world has already undergone tremendous changes. The Twenty-Four Heavenly Realms have fallen, the Holy Realm has been destroyed, and the Celestial Court has been established. Under the attacks from the Infernal Realm, countless lives have perished in the billions."
"Now, as war erupts once again, countless great realms are facing destruction, and countless stars are on the brink of shattering."
"By sending the Moony Pearl to the Underworld, am I not fueling the war towards a more brutal direction?"
"You say that I have a broad mind and can accommodate all things, but I cannot tolerate the gods of the underworld because they are far stronger than me and do not need my tolerance. In other words, I do not have the qualification to speak of tolerance in front of them before I have strong cultivation."
"The premise of 'Embracing all rivers is that I need to be as vast and powerful as the sea."
"Right now, I am just a drop of water, with a heart that yearns to become the sea, but unable to contain rivers."
The Buddha's reflection in the water remained silent for a long time, as if digesting the words spoken by Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen continued, "However, I can promise the ancient Buddha that if I become strong enough in the future, I will do my best to resolve the past grievances and fulfill the ancient Buddha's final wish. But if the descendants of Kong Yinxue remain obstinate and continue to be my enemies, I can only draw my sword and eliminate them to forever remove the threat."
当年空印雪的一道诅咒，令得张家无人可以成神，不知多少张家族人因无力抵抗外敌而惨遭杀戮。
这些死伤和血泪，虽不是空印雪亲手所为，却是她间接造成。
Zhang Ruochen's ability to agree to Yunqing Ancient Buddha and resolve this ordeal is already as vast as the ocean of Buddha's heart.
The Buddha's reflection in the water said, "You say that you are just a drop of water, incapable of containing rivers. I say, I can assist you."
"How can the ancient Buddha help me?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
"Although I have already passed away, the Gate of Three Lives still exists, with countless traces of Buddha's aura. I can help you break through into the realm of gods, and within ten thousand years, you can reach the realm of Supreme Truth," replied the Buddha in the water's reflection.
Taizhenjing is the level of a great deity.
Zhang Ruochen can't miss the meaning of the words from Yun Qinggu, the former great sage of Buddhism. He intends to pass on his inheritance to him.
To obtain the inheritance of a deity is not an easy task. However, with the assistance of Yun Qinggu's manifested body, it is equivalent to receiving direct initiation.
Yunqing Ancient Buddha is the master of the Sixth Patriarch.
Xumi Holy Monk once listened to the Sixth Patriarch's teachings, and can be considered as a half disciple and half friend.
Therefore, it can be said that Yunqing Ancient Buddha is half the ancestral master of Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen's heart trembled, and he quickly changed his sitting position to kneeling, saying, "Thank you very much for the ancient Buddha's benevolence! However, the path to becoming a god is difficult, and I am afraid that inheriting the legacy alone is not enough to break through."
"The Ancient Buddha, Kungfu, is the teacher of Yin Xue. She should be aware that she used the Slashing Dao Curse back then, preventing the descendants of the Invincible Venerable from entering the divine realm."
As Zhang Ruochen said this, he had a probing intent, wanting to further confirm from the mouth of Yun Qing, the Ancient Buddha, whether the Slashing Dao Curse truly existed.
In the water, Buddha image said, “You're wrong!”
“I'm wrong?” Zhang Ruochi said.
In the water, Buddha image said, “Back then, her slaying Dao spell was not targeting the descendants of the invincible lord, but the descendants of the Spirit Swallow. And of course, your lineage is the descendants of the invincible lord and the Spirit Swallow, that is, the descendants of Mount Sumeru.”
Zhang Ruochen's heart was greatly shaken, and he said, "Venerable Xumi!"
"Venerable Xumi is none other than the Great Lord Immovable and Ling Yanzi's child. The events of that year cannot be explained in just a few words, and even some secrets, I am not aware of."
The Buddha's reflection in the water said, "However, I know the method to dispel the curse of the Sword Technique. Empty Seal Snow used the Sword Technique to draw out the Mani Pearl in the hands of the Spiritual Swallow, because the Mani Pearl can break all curses in the world."
"In other words, as long as you find the Moni Zhu, you can break the Dao curse with one slash."