Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel-Chapter 616 - 350: Rings Within Rings Within Rings (Part 2)
With the mighty power of the Eight Treasures, the Spiritual Power and various forces within have reached a perfect balance, yet something is still missing to begin forming a "Buddha Spirit" akin to the Human Race.
Li Ye showed no expression, but his heart was quite surprised.
This is actually a Small Thousand World made from the Bodhisattva’s relics, and it seems to be nurturing some kind of Buddha Spirit — which seems different from the elders’ speculation of it being used to nourish the Human Race.
The Abbot seemed to notice Li Ye’s slight emotional change, and smiled kindly at him before speaking:
"Boundless Pure Land, infinite virtues, coupled with the Eight Treasures as the foundation, whether the beings nurtured will naturally possess Buddhist nature and can truly replace the Celestial Dao awareness of this Small Thousand Buddha World.
Transform into the sole Great Sun that guides all things.
This is actually the root of the Buddha Country Nursery’s plan."
The Sect Leader, True Man Suoxing, Mr. Xianghuai, and Wangshu all showed expressions that were hard to describe.
Especially Mr. Xianghuai: "So you are trying to artificially create a Buddha, or a Buddha capable of controlling the Celestial Dao world; isn’t this overreaching and disrespectful?"
The Abbot shook his head: "Buddha does not care, if he cares, then he is not a true Buddha.
Buddha would reveal the nature of suffering and the path of liberation, teaching all beings to see the truth of impermanence and no-self.
He would offer a complete cultivation system, allowing everyone to journey towards enlightenment.
And demonstrate the possibility of liberation through personal example.
But if he cares about our research into the nature and truth of Buddha, then he is not a Buddha."
Li Ye: "..."
I previously thought the Buddhist sect of this world was quite rigid, yet I did not expect that in their madness they would even want to artificially nurture and create a Buddha.
Given that I really don’t understand Buddhism well, Li Ye chose to remain silent, but the Abbot looked at him:
"Donor Li."
"With the backing of the Eight Treasures and infinite mighty powers, this Buddha Country Nursery is easy to construct, but to truly give birth, a heart is needed."
"Without a heart, there is no entity."
"Your painting is born from nothingness, and the spiritualities that emerge from chaos, opposite yet intertwined, are precisely the heart that can be imprinted on this pure land."
So that’s how it is.
They want to use that chaos-tinged painting with no inclination towards any Spiritual Power to create a heart for that "Buddha" within the nursery.
After revealing this, the Abbot continued to up the ante: "Donor Li, within our Buddhist Sect, there are many wonderful methods, as long as you agree, you can browse them freely.
On Karma Wish Power and fate, our Buddhist Sect has conducted deep research, all of which can be provided to you."
It seems this is indeed the highest price he can offer — Dharma Methods are not lightly shared, let alone those from Kongxiang Temple, a powerful group with genuine Buddhas from the Upper Realm behind them.
Some Dharma Methods would never be leaked unless they presented them, possibly the highest price Kongxiang Temple can offer in thousands or even tens of thousands of years.
"..."
Yet Li Ye still shook his head.
He refused, saying: "Actually, I have not been able to fully balance the chaos."
He summoned chaos, patting its head: "It is not the completely neutral being that senior desired, but rather extreme goodness and extreme voidness.
If it were truly used as the heart’s primer, who knows what kind of Buddha you would nurture..."
"Isn’t that just right?" The Abbot’s gaze was intense as he looked at the gray canine chaos: "If these two extremes could be balanced, a true Buddha could certainly be created.
Donor Li, the chaos you depicted is very special, and precisely because of its special nature, it can create an extraordinary miracle."
Even Li Ye was speechless now.
Who knew the Abbot would say such things.
Even Li Ye himself, the creator, dared not claim to be able to balance it, only suppressing chaos’s void aspect, he spoke as if balancing it was feasible... 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Not to mention whether it can be achieved.
If it can be done.
Then what?
What kind of Buddha does he intend to create?
Could it be any more insane...
The instincts originating from chaos in Li Ye were frantically warning — if done, who knows what consequences would follow.
He felt helpless, looking to his master for help.
His master gave him a gentle smile.
He spoke directly: "Let’s drop it, Abbot."
"I know you trust my disciple, but I cannot let my disciple get involved in such dangerous matters."
"I only wish to ask you... is this the result or the cause."
This question instantly stumped the Abbot.
He didn’t expect Su Xing to see through the most essential and important aspect here — nurturing a Buddha through this Buddha Country Nursery is an already attained "result," he just needs to create the "cause" with his fellow brothers to ensure success.
In other words.
This Small Thousand Buddha World is the "fruit position" of that Buddha.
To prove the Tao before coming into being, once born, it is forever proven.
This is the essence.
"Presumably this is also the grand wish you and other Dao You swore." True Man Suoxing unhurriedly revealed a secret.
This left the Abbot utterly silent.
He didn’t expect Su Xing to know so much or discern so much — he was confident that others wouldn’t be able to investigate this matter.
This is the prowess of a Star Daoist.
The Sect Leader remained silent, but Mr. Xianghuai was thoughtful:
"So you have mastered this grand wish method, aiming to create a future Buddha as your wish, to fill the present Mana."
"Doesn’t that mean you can mass-produce Bodhisattva Divinity Transformation stages? After all, your grand wish has no time constraint."
Her expression was relaxed, yet her eyes were sharp, staring straight at the Abbot, devoid of any teasing or banter from before.
— This sounds quite terrifying.
Mass-producing "Divinity Transformation."
Even for an overlord-level sect like theirs, cultivating a Divinity Transformation requires some serendipity, yet you can cultivate it this way?
If this spreads, the balance between powers will surely be disrupted.
The Sect Leader remained silent, with a calm expression.
Li Ye thought this was indeed quite exaggerated.
Even if wishing could "loan" this way, it indeed seems too far-fetched, if everyone "loans" this way, can the world afford it?
Finally, the Sect Leader spoke.
"I still think there’s something wrong with what you said, junior brother."
"This Buddha Country should be made from a Bodhisattva level skull relic, rather than saying it’s the Abbot’s grand wish, it’s better to say it’s the grand wish left by that strong being, once the Buddha Spirit is born."
"That strong being may complete his vow, reborn from cause and effect!"
This left the Abbot utterly speechless.
Because it had been thoroughly seen through — one of them could alter stars, think with swapped positions, while the other refused to die and remained a sly thief, truly terrifying.
Trying to deceive them is harder than enlightening dozens of worlds.
Abbot hid a hint of joy in his heart, outwardly sighing:
"Since you two have already guessed these matters, I indeed can no longer conceal it."
"In any case, that’s the situation."
"Please both of you give it serious thought."
"Especially... Donor Li."
The scene was rather awkward for a moment.
But Li Ye felt there might be more to it.
Could it really be so easily guessed?
If he dared disclose it, he must be confident that it wouldn’t be discovered — though certainly not to Li Ye’s harm, the benefits he would gain mustn’t be small.
Even weighing the pros and cons wouldn’t make it so.
Then.
What is it?
Li Ye discreetly stroked the dog’s head while scrutinizing the "Buddha Country Nursery."
Then.
He really did notice some clues.
