Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 1374: Chapter 1390: Buddha

Taking advantage of the brief moment of consciousness.

With a thought, a piece of red gelatinous substance gathering dust in Jiang Fan’s space storage device appeared in his palm.

Sealed within the red gelatinous substance was a black Buddha Scripture.

To prevent the Bodhisattva from sensing the existence of the black Buddha Scripture, he didn’t dare to tear the red gelatinous substance open.

But now, he couldn’t afford to care that much.

He ripped open the red gelatinous substance and grasped the black Buddha Scripture.

With a force of his fingers, Netherworld Ghost Fire surged out, enveloping the black Buddha Scripture.

With just a thought, the flames would burn this scripture.

The benign smile of the Heavenly Listening Bodhisattva froze the moment the red gelatinous substance was torn away.

As if sensing something, his gaze turned to the black Buddha Scripture, his warm eyes suddenly becoming sharp.

Unbelievable excitement flashed in the eyes of the Bodhisattva.

His voice, once slow and magnetic, now became rapid and astonished.

"The ’Prison Suppressing Soul Scripture’!"

"It is actually in your hands?"

Noticing the powerful surge of Netherworld Ghost Fire in Jiang Fan’s hand, about to ignite the scripture,

he quickly withdrew the golden sun above his head and removed the restraining Buddhist Law, saying,

"Where did you get it from?"

The vague memories in Jiang Fan’s mind surged back like a tide.

He let out a long breath.

It seemed he had won the gamble.

The importance of the black Buddha Scripture to the White Horse Temple surpassed the desire to convert him to Buddhism.

Clutching the scripture tightly, Jiang Fan said coldly, "Where it came from is no longer important."

"What matters is, if you don’t want the ’Prison Suppressing Soul Scripture’ destroyed, don’t push me!"

The Heavenly Listening Bodhisattva suddenly realized he had lost his composure, showing greed and delusion.

Hurriedly joining his palms, he softly recited the Buddha’s name, "Amitabha, sin, sin."

When he opened his eyes again, they had returned to their serene and gentle state.

His voice, once more magnetic and calm, softly said,

"Not being able to bring Master Jiang into my Buddhist fold is a great regret."

"But if we can retrieve the ’Prison Suppressing Soul Scripture,’ it would compensate for that regret."

The implication was that if Jiang Fan handed over the ’Prison Suppressing Soul Scripture,’ the White Horse Temple would no longer trouble him.

Jiang Fan felt a silent relief.

Looking at the black scripture in his hand, he couldn’t help voicing the question that had been pressing him for so long.

"What exactly is this scripture?"

With his palms still joined, the Heavenly Listening Bodhisattva showed respect: "It’s a legacy work of a Great Bodhisattva."

Jiang Fan’s heart stirred.

He once asked Jian Linyuan about the origin of the black Buddha Scripture that the Jian Family was searching for.

He also said it was written by a Great Bodhisattva who presides over Hell.

The Heavenly Listening Bodhisattva continued,

"That Great Bodhisattva, to prove his attainment of Buddha Venerate, entered the Hell Realm, using Buddhist Law to enlighten all resentful spirits in Hell."

"He once vowed, ’Hell is not empty, I will not become a Buddha.’

Jiang Fan was shocked.

What a lofty vow!

In the Hell Realm filled with the Asura Clan, surviving alone would not be easy.

Let alone enlightening all the resentful spirits?

This couldn’t be possible, right?

Thinking for a moment, Jiang Fan still asked, "Did he succeed?"

The Heavenly Listening Bodhisattva slowly nodded: "He did."

"After enlightening all the resentful spirits, he achieved the fruit position of Buddha Venerate."

Jiang Fan was astonished.

A Great Bodhisattva should be equivalent to a Magic Cultivation’s Great Venerate of the Heavenly Human Five Declines.

So, Buddha Venerate should be equivalent to the Wise Man Realm in Magic Cultivation!

However, the Heavenly Listening Bodhisattva was not finished.

"After achieving the fruit position of Buddha Venerate, he then enlightened the Asura Clan and established the Hell Buddha Domain."

"He became a Buddha of his time."

Huh?

Jiang Fan gasped.

The Buddha should correspond to the Ancient Saint in the Central Earth Realm, right?

This Great Bodhisattva, after entering Hell Realm, actually cultivated all the way to become the Boundary Master of Hell Realm?

That’s... that’s too against the heavens!

The Heavenly Listening Bodhisattva said, "The ’Prison Suppressing Soul Scripture’ in your hand was created before he became a Buddha."

"By mastering its Buddhist Law, we could also, in a catastrophe, enlighten wrongfully deceased resentful spirits, and attain the fruit position of Buddha Venerate."

Jiang Fan fully understood.

No wonder the White Horse Temple has been so persistent about the ’Prison Suppressing Soul Scripture’ for centuries.

Because, the paths of Buddhist Practitioners and Magic Cultivators are different.

The Great Venerates of Magic Cultivation’s Heavenly Human Five Declines seek to enter enlightenment, needing to establish merit.

Once merit is achieved, they naturally enter wisdom.

But Buddhist Practitioners seeking to attain the fruit position of Buddha Venerate need not merit, but to change all beings’ fate.

The Bodhisattva in Hell Realm, by enlightening all resentful spirits in the world, successfully attained the fruit position of Buddha Venerate.

The White Horse Temple also wanted to replicate his path, becoming a Buddha and proving the Way!

Just as a millennial ancient giant catastrophe occurs, Central Earth will inevitably fall into chaos, with endless resentful spirits.

It’s the best time to cultivate the ’Prison Suppressing Soul Scripture.’

No wonder the White Horse Temple would so easily give up enlightening Jiang Fan for the ’Prison Suppressing Soul Scripture.’

This scripture is too significant to them.

Jiang Fan frowned slightly: "The Jian family needs this scripture to suppress their resentment and bloodlust, too."

"It’s strange, since this scripture came from the Hell Realm, how did both of you know about its existence?"

The Heavenly Listening Bodhisattva said: "How the Jian family knows is not known to me."

"Our White Horse Temple learned about it because over a thousand years ago, a Bodhisattva from the Hell Buddha Domain gave a dream to a Bodhisattva of the White Horse Temple at the time, before dying."

"He told us that the Great Bodhisattva who descended into Hell from our Central Earth had already proved the fruit position of Buddha Venerate."

"Moreover, the ’Prison Suppressing Soul Scripture’ he created was quietly brought to Central Earth."

Jiang Fan looked thoughtful.

The time point over a thousand years ago.

Again from the Hell Realm.

There could only be one place, the underground world of the Old Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion!

It was likely that the Bodhisattva from the Hell Buddha Domain died in the underground world, and before dying, gave a dream to the White Horse Temple.

Coupled with the fact that the black Buddha Scripture originates from the underground world.

It all corroborates that the Bodhisattva’s words are credible.

"Then it’s strange, you know about the ’Prison Suppressing Soul Scripture’ because someone gave you a dream."

"What about the Jian family? That Bodhisattva from Hell couldn’t have given them a dream, too?"

Jiang Fan asked in puzzlement.

Suddenly.

He remembered the Slaughter Stele obtained by the Jian family.

The origin of the Slaughter Stele is quite interesting.

Several hundred years ago, it fell in Taicang State, and the ancestors of the Jian family, being highly skilled, seized it.

From then on, the Jian family thrived on the Slaughter Stele, but it also brought endless troubles.

Because the practice of Slaughter Skill on it, inevitably, due to the sedimentation of murderous aura, leads to madness and eventual death.

Therefore, the Jian family had to seek the black Buddha Scripture to suppress the resentment.

It seems like this stele is prompting practitioners to find the black Buddha Scripture.

And those who know about the black Buddha Scripture are very few, only from the Hell Realm.

Suddenly, Jiang Fan shuddered all over.

His pupils widened with an intake of cold air: "Asura Saint Son!"

The Asura Saint Son and Kui Xing were the only two from the Asura Clan who escaped the underground world.

Kui Xing is already dead, leaving only the Asura Saint Son who knows about the black Buddha Scripture!

The Slaughter Stele was purposely released by the Asura Saint Son!

Currently disguised as a Sage in Central Earth, he couldn’t overtly search for the black Buddha Scripture.

Hence, he deliberately released the Slaughter Stele, subtly plotting for practitioners to help him find it!

Understanding now that he’s the mastermind behind it all.

Jiang Fan shivered all over.

Because, back when he had ten consecutive victories at the Slaughter Stele, a dark shadow appeared within it.

The other party even gifted him the Slaughter Origin, urging him to diligently practice the Slaughter Skill!

With the potential to achieve a Slaughter Divinity Transformation!

There was no doubt that this dark shadow was a remnant soul left by the Asura Saint Son!

Hiss!

He had already crossed paths with the Asura Saint Son!