Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

Chapter 894 - 327: When Flowers Bloom on the Other Shore, Ksitigarbha Responds to Calamity

"Later, the Netherworld Lord had an idea, using his own Divine Country as a burial ground Yin Soil to accommodate all the ghosts. This was around... three thousand eons ago?!"Hel suddenly stood up and said, "Could this matter be related to Mu Shitian? But what did he take without telling?!"

Ji Jingqiu no longer paid attention, as the ocean-like ghosts were already sweeping towards him; dense and horrifying, beyond human capability.

He chose to sit cross-legged, summoned the Bodhi Tree, and upheld a Pure Land, attempting to suppress and transform the souls through it.

Meanwhile, he was also communicating with the Protecting Gods behind him, wanting to know why they suddenly emerged from the Inner Realm.

As he sat down, the Protecting Gods also sat cross-legged, formed hand seals, remained immovable, closed their eyes, and recited scriptures.

Ji Jingqiu recognized that they were reciting the Rebirth Soul Crossing Scripture of the World Venerable Lineage, as each verse was spoken, the Heaven and Earth gradually revealed a glazed glass color, inside and outside becoming clear.

At this moment, a projection of the Supreme True Buddha merged into the Protecting Gods’ body, forged into the World Golden Body, as if countless layers of time and space all gathered with a Buddha with a compassionate face seated, all over Heaven and Earth there was ’Buddha’!

Ji Jingqiu felt something, drove the Bodhi Tree, and sprinkled light upon the Protecting Gods.

A piece of Pure Land came into form from nothing, began to expand outward, integrating with the Reincarnation Bodhisattva Buddha Country of the Supreme True Buddha, omnipresent, encompassing the vast expanse, receiving the endless Nether Sea into the Buddha Country!

"Heavenly King Dharma Body?"

Not far away, You Jiu whispered, repeatedly confirming that this was not the living body of that World Venerable, yet it had some extremely close connections with Ji Jingqiu, seemingly originating from the same source.

"It’s the Reincarnation Body, not the Dharma Body..."

"One Heavenly Person can create a Heavenly King Reincarnation Body?"

After penetrating some secrets, You Jiu fell into contemplation.

The World Venerable Lineage seemed not to be empty words...

As the scriptures spread, the endless ghosts at the forefront were all transformed, with their resentment fading, the ferocity and distortion disappearing, leaving only peace and bewilderment.

They seemed like lost travelers, not knowing where they came from or where they were going, until golden Divine Flowers bloomed in the void, guiding the way.

Buddha Light rippled from the Golden Body, opening golden flowers in the void and Yin Soil, not resembling lotus flowers, not like Brahma, yet guiding ghosts to sit on the Pure Land.

Meanwhile.

Manifested in the world, the Bodhi Tree rooted in the void, its branches and leaves swayed, with its sturdy trunk flowing with a rich vitality, the misty light spreading, emitting a joyful emotion.

A drop of water slowly gathered at the tip of the branch, falling under the Divine Throne of the Protecting Gods, opening a lotus platform in the void, transforming into a Merit Golden Lotus.

At this moment.

Ji Jingqiu seemed to sit opposite the Protecting Gods.

—This place is where my fate lies, I ask the World Venerable to allow me to remain here.

The Protecting Gods united their hands and bowed their heads in supplication.

Ji Jingqiu’s gaze crossed over the Protecting Gods, landing on the resentment-free, peaceful seated ghosts, sighing lightly in his heart.

Back then, you were named Ksitigarbha, never thought one day you would truly embody this name.

"Can you feel their pain?" Ji Jingqiu asked softly.

The Protecting Gods named Ksitigarbha shed a drop of bloody tear, rolling down the cheek, reflecting a splendid sight; Ji Jingqiu caught a glimpse, seeing countless tragedies and sorrows, witnessing the suffering and struggles of the All Spirits in the Yin Soil.

Indeed...

"What will you do?" Ji Jingqiu asked, "How many of these ghosts occupy the Yin Soil? Can you truly transform them all?"

The Protecting Gods remained silent.

The revealed ghosts here were but a fraction of the billions in the Yin Soil, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges.

Even he felt it was futile, fearing he would never again have the opportunity to serve beside the World Venerable.

—I ask the World Venerable to teach me.

Ji Jingqiu softly said, "I heard once that a Buddha made a Great Vow, vowing not to become a Buddha until Hell is empty, and only upon saving all beings can one truly attain Bodhi."

The Protecting Gods’ gaze paused slightly.

Ji Jingqiu’s expression remained calm, with the Supreme True Buddha manifesting behind him.

He said a phrase, allowing the Protecting Gods to repeat—

From today onward, through myriad eons, in every world, in all Hells and the Three Evil Paths, all suffering beings, I vow to save and deliver them from the Hell’s evil destinations, the animal and hungry ghost realms, until all are freed from sins and attain Buddhahood, only then I will achieve True Enlightenment...

The Heavenly Will descended, the Buddha sound roared, grand and solemn, the Buddha Light illuminating all, clearly shining upon this endless Evil Domain, spreading glazed glass light across the void.

You Jiu, who opened the corner portal to Yin Soil, was shocked by the feeling of the grand Heavenly Will descending from the unseen.

This is... a vow inheriting Heaven Heart?!

At this moment.

The Protecting Gods, infused with part of the True Buddha essence, slowly rose, saluted Ji Jingqiu again, actively walked towards the endless front ghosts, the golden lotus platform beneath transformed into Buddha Light following him, warm and peaceful, clear and pervasive.

With each step he took, a golden Divine Flower bloomed beneath his feet, resonating with Buddha sound, removing the sins of all beings.

These weren’t lotus flowers, nor Brahma, but the Other Shore.

The flowers bloomed on the Other Shore!

With each ascend of his steps, where he trod, the Other Shore bloomed, the obsessions of endless ghosts all vanished, quietly following him, taking shelter in the Pure Land, to the deeper parts of Yin Soil.

At this moment, You Jiu couldn’t close the portal to Yin Soil anymore!

He was visibly shaken, trying all kinds of methods, but none worked, watching helplessly the unknown "God" walked into Yin Soil!

You Jiu abruptly stood up, gritting his teeth, unsure whether today’s reckless actions would bring uncontrollable changes.

He suddenly looked at Ji Jingqiu, about to say something, but met a pair of calm eyes that seemed to penetrate everything, quiet and deep.

Borrowing the great vow of the Protecting Gods, inheriting the Heavenly Will of the Great Universe, Ji Jingqiu saw the light of three thousand eons ago, penetrating the truth of bygone days.

There was a figure stepping on water, standing in the Time River, scolding the Supreme Netherworld Lord for being overconfident, going against the flow, disregarding the lives of his myriad spirits...

Ji Jingqiu slowly spoke:

"The promise of the past was not for you, Nether Ruins Lineage, but for the billions of souls in the Nether Ruins."

"The World Venerable Lineage has never owed the Mingxu Divine System."